CREME DE LA CREME TWENTY-TWO
By RSL Auction Company
Mar 5, 2022
295 US Hwy 22 East, Suite 204 West, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, United States

Mechanical Banks, Still Banks, American Tin Toys, American Folk Art, German Antique Toys, and American Cast Iron Toys
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LOT 43:

Cockatoo with Placard Spelter Bank

Sold for: $1,300
Start price:
$ 450
Estimated price :
$900 - $1,200
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
sales tax: 6.625% On commission only
tags:

Cockatoo with Placard Spelter Bank
Germany - 1920's - 4" Tall. Illustrated as #134-C in PGSB. This example includes a small placard affixed to the bird's talons that identifies it as "A Present from Kirriemuir", which is a small hamlet in rural Scotland. The author of Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie) was born and is buried in Kirriemuir.