The RSL Auction Company is excited and pleased to announce a two-day CREME DE LA CREME: THE SINGER AND KIDD COLLECTIONS sale which will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022, and Sunday, December 4, 2022. The sale will include fantastic selections of Toys, Still Banks, and Mechanical Banks from the 50-plus-year collections of Frank and Joyce Kidd, Ed and Naomi Singer, and Alvin Goldstein. The 40-year Doorstop collection of Mr. John Oppenheimer will be sold as well.
The RSL family has known the three bank and toys consignors since the early 1980s and considers them lifelong friends and mentors. Frank, Joyce, Ed, and Alvin share a passion for collecting antique toys and banks and are eager to see their collections spread to future generations of collectors.
We are truly honored to have been selected to sell these four world-famous collections.
The December 3, 2022, portion of the sale will include about 240 Still Banks (all types, excluding architectural) and 175 Mechanical Banks (bank patterns and prototypes.) The December 4, 2022, portion of the sale will include 150 Architectural Still Bank lots, 55+ Doorstop and paperweight lots, 200 Cast Iron Toy lots (horse-drawn, automotive, motorcycle, airplane, and cap guns), with about 40 American and European Tin, Clockwork or Windup Toys.
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LOT 401:
Chinaman in Boat Bank
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Sold for: $55,000
Start price:
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18,000
Estimated price :
$35,000 - $45,000
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Chinaman in Boat Bank
Made by Charles Bailey. Cobalt, Connecticut - Circa 1881. From the Floyd Griffith Collection. Before Bailey went to work for J. & E. Stevens, he created four extraordinary toy banks in lead. These include the Springing Cat, Baby Elephant, Chinaman in Boat, and the elusive Fisherman Bank (only 2 known). The "Chinaman" is perhaps the most elaborate and complex from this quartet. It is certainly the prettiest to look at and it is definitely the most fun to play with. The chinaman is asked to pay for his "One Cent" dinner in advance because the hotel doesn't trust him to pay after his meal. Pressing his braided queue causes him to flip the menu card over and reveal his dinner of boiled rat. Bailey clearly drew the inspiration for this imagery from the negative sociocultural currents of his day. There are fewer than ten extant specimens of this rare and desirable toy bank.
Condition: Excellent (original rudder re-soldered).
