The RSL Auction Company is very pleased to announce its adoption of a new auction format that shall henceforward be known as the “Crème de la Crème Auction”. This phrase originated in France perhaps three centuries ago. Its earliest use stems from culinary references related to cheese produced with the finest creams. In modern parlance, the phrase has simply come to mean the ‘very best’, whether in reference to people or things. As the phrase implies, these auctions will be extremely small with only the very best quality offerings on the market.
Our first crème de la crème sale will take place this summer on Saturday, August 21st at our auction facility in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. The sale will showcase 300 stellar pieces that will include architectural still banks, dynamic themed spelter still banks, figural still banks, tin and cast iron mechanical banks, bell toys, cast iron animal drawn toys, European tinplate planes, trains, automobiles and novelty toys, rare examples of American tin and mechanical toys and several prized pieces of folk art. In the future, we will plan to create one crème de la crème sale every summer.
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LOTE 219:
"RESCUE" Paddlewheeler Rare & Unusual Boat Model
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Vendido por: $850
Precio inicial:
$
750
Precio estimado :
$1 500 - $2 000
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 27.5%
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"RESCUE" Paddlewheeler Rare & Unusual Boat Model
Cape Cod. Made Circa 1880 25" Long x 10 1/2" Deep x 11" Tall. This is a truly unusual boat model. It depicts a type of rescue craft equipped with line-throwing cannons inside the two towers. Its hull profile is very wide and chunky so that it can sit low in the dangerous water and rescue sailors whose boats are breaking up near shore. I doubt you will ever see another boat model like this one.
