ONLINE AND LIVE AUCTION WITH IN-HOUSE BIDDING
FEATURING VINTAGE MILITARIA ANTIQUES
AND FISHING EQUIPMENT
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2023 10 AM EST
Toystrainsandotheroldstuff LLC is happy to present another great group of vintage WWII and earlier militaria related items to include US and German helmets, medals, period photographs, books, swords, daggers and more; some vintage advertising and other odds and ends, hundreds of vintage and antique photographs mostly from families that resided in New York City , Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens; some fantastic vintage fishing equipment to include Orvis and other fly rods and reels, hundreds of pre-tied flies, fly tying material, some other modern unused fishing equipment and more. Just added numerous boxes of ammunition, numerous different types and sizes available, an antique Sharps rifle, WWII German M98, Marlin lever action model 1897 .22 rifle and others. This will be a great auction with lots of quality items including some very scarce pieces that are seldom seen.
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LOT 392:
WWI Spirit of the American Doughboy E.M. Viquesney statue converted into lamp award
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Sold for: $30
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Estimated price :
$5 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 15%
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WWI Spirit of the American Doughboy E.M. Viquesney statue converted into lamp award
WWI Spirit of the American Doughboy E.M. Viquesney bronzed white metal statue converted into lamp and award. This bronze is in good condition and the later attached wood base has a plaque that reads, Presented by American Legion Kings County to Brookrich Rifle Assn. The doughboy is missing his left hand and the rifle that was attached to it, it isn't broken off as it looks to be a separate piece that fell off and got lost at some point, the right hand has been broken off and reattached but not as vertical as it originally would have been. He was supposed to be depicted as throwing a hand grenade but now has a lamp shell attached to his raised hand that includes a fantastic vintage period lamp depicting a burning torch that is marked Austria. It measures 18 1/2 inches tall to the tip of the light bulb it currently has, just the bronze is just over 11 1/2 inches tall. The back side of the base where the wire goes in is marked Copyrighted by EM Viquesney Sculptor Americus, Georgia.
