295 US Hwy 22 East, Suite 204 West, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, United States
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The Morning of Saturday, August 3rd, we will bid farewell to a unique legacy collection of American toys and banks: The Haradin Family Collection. A magnificent and richly historical archive, it spans multiple generations of a family whose roots are deeply embedded in two communities: their native Pittsburgh and the borderless realm of antique toy and bank collecting. This auction hits especially close to home for us because the Pittsburgh clan that built the collection includes our lifelong friend and colleague Ray Haradin, the "R" of RSL Auction Company. The Afternoon of Saturday, August 3rd we will be selling the world class paper lithography collection of Carl & Linda Thomas of Bluefield, WV. Included are many fantastic skittle and knockdown sets, about 15 sets of paper litho trains and about 15 to 20 paper litho horse drawn toys. Also included in this sale is a selection of still banks, penny toys, and the Kobe Toy Collection of Ron & Sandy Rosen.
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LOT 47:
Punch and Judy Bell Ringer
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Sold for: $16,000
Start price:
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8,500
Estimated price :
$17,500 - $22,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Punch and Judy Bell Ringer
Made by the J. & E. Stevens Company. Cromwell, Connecticut - Early 1890's. From the Perelman Toy Museum. As the only known example, this Punch and Judy bell ringer is the rarest commercially produced bell toy that we know of. The toy's design is clearly characteristic of Charles Bailey's early projects for the J. & E. Stevens Company, in which he often combined lead and cast iron elements with great success. The facial detailing for the "Judy" figure is strongly reminiscent of Jonah's face from Stevens' pedestal version of the bank. It also bears an uncanny resemblance to the dentist's face from their Dentist Bank. The "Punch" figure is nearly identical to the treatment Stevens used in their design for the Clown Bell Ringers toy. Once again, this offering provides collectors with a chance to acquire the rarest bell toy in the world.
Condition: Pristine Condition.
