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 230:
Recumbent Clown Skittle Set
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Vendido por: $5 000
Precio inicial:
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3 750
Precio estimado :
$7 500 - $9 500
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 27.5%
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Recumbent Clown Skittle Set
Complete with Nine Clown Pins. Germany - Made in the Early 1900's. 23" Long x 9 1/2" Wide x 12" Tall. Elaborately molded and decorated skittle sets became the envy of every child at the turn of the nineteenth century. Often times, they took the form of animals such as dogs, cats, turkeys, frogs, camels, etc. and there were also human themed incarnations such as Native Americans, soldiers and clowns. Most frequently, the container would come with either nine or ten skittles and a pair of rolling "knock-down" balls.
