(Auction)Claus Toy Boats Rule the Waves
Märklin New York Series II clockwork battleship #1092/115, circa 1905, with gilt embossed figurehead, 27½" long, $109,350.
The auction's top performer, a Märklin Providence clockwork tinplate paddle-wheeler #1071, 1900-02, with captain on the foredeck, 26" long, went at $247,250.
Märklin battleship Maryland #5128D/9, circa 1915, flies U.S. flag, modeled after a proposed ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Folk Art Double-Sided Trade Sign Surfaces
Photo courtesy Conestoga Auction Company.by Karl H. PassA 19th-century large double-sided trade sign reading "A. SCHEFFMAN'S/ MEAT MARKET" sold for $41,300 (includes buyer's premium) on July 28 at Conestoga Auction Company in Manheim, Pennsylvania.The three-part wooden sign is composed of ribbon-shaped banners above and below a central oval image depicting ... (Read More)
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