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 310:
Green Cabin Iron Mechanical Bank
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Vendido por: $3 500
Precio inicial:
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1 100
Precio estimado :
$2 250 - $2 750
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 27.5%
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Green Cabin Iron Mechanical Bank
By J. & E. Stevens Company. Cromwell, Ct. - Late 1880's. Richard Goldstein Collection. At first glance, the imagery developed for the Cabin Bank seems innocuous, but looking more closely, one finds that negative racial themes abound. The black property owner is portrayed as indolent, lazily standing in his doorway, hands in his pocket, rather than sweeping out his cabin or fixing its broken windows. This is truly one of the most gorgeous examples of the Cabin Bank that you'll ever find.
