295 US Hwy 22 East, Suite 204 West, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, United States
Terms of sale
View demo
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.
The auction has ended
|
LOT 411:
Diminutive Peacock Carousel Figure with Rare Double Seater Feature
more...
|
|
|
Sold for: $12,000
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
15,300
Start price:
$
4,750
Estimated price :
$9,500 - $12,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
|
Diminutive Peacock Carousel Figure with Rare Double Seater Feature
Unknown Carver & Manufacturer. American - Circa Early 1910's. 44" Wide x 20" Deep x 37" High. Sold by the Metropolitan Museum. Miniature scaled carousel animals usually come from fairground rides that were transient in nature. Which is to say, from traveling circuses or from companies that rented small rides for use at local State Fairs. Of necessity, these rides had to be easy to transport; easy to put together and easy to disassemble. This "two-sitter" bird would indicate that it was made for use by extra young children. The seats are elegantly upholstered in burgundy velvet. The choice to feature an iridescent paint surface would point to a date around 1910, an aesthetic made popular in the era of Louis C. Tiffany. This remarkable small peacock carousel animal remains in his original first coat of paint. Very few large carvings like this can boast of such a terrific original finish.
Condition: Exceptional Preservation & Patina.
