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Maine Antique Digest, April 2015 37-E
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G. &J. Lines dollhouse, English, 1910-20, rich
detailing, four-room interior with center hall
and staircase, nicely proportioned rooms, all
with fireplaces and original floors and wall-
papers, sold for $5142.50 (est. $3000/5000). A
Schneegass bedroom suite (not shown), late
1800s, of golden oak, sold for $1149.50. It had
a partial FAO Schwarz label and had been
in the Goodman House Museum collection.
A chinoiserie bedroom suite (not shown) sold
for $2420 (est. $1500/2000).
German storeroom box, painted and
stained wood, with three walls, the back
wall with 12 paper-labeled drawers, side
walls with open shelves, 19" tall (at mar-
quee) x 26" wide x 12½" deep, good to
excellent condition, sold for $4840 (est.
$800/1200).
Arcade Buick sedan, painted cast iron,
with nickel-plated spoke wheels, an
exceptional example of one of Arcade’s
most desirable toys, near-mint con-
dition with a few fly specks, sold to a
collector in the salesroom for $4537.50
(est. $2500/3000).
Factory-built quarter-scale Hudson
model, one of only 12 examples made
(only seven survive), all destined for
display at the 1932 New York Auto
Show. This two-door sedan weighing
over 100 pounds is fitted with a full
interior and removable tires, wheels,
and hubcaps. It is in excellent con-
dition and sold on the phone for the
price of a full-size car—$29,040 (est.
$20,000/30,000)—and was shipped to
California. For a number of years it
was on display at the Ypsilanti Automo-
tive Heritage Museum.
The reclining Chinaman mechanical
bank by J. & E. Stevens exploited the
anti-Chinese sentiment of the late 19th
century. The figure lies down on a log
with a rat next to it and holds four aces,
obviously cheating. It is 8½" long, in
good condition, with some paint loss. It
sold to a collector in the salesroom for
$2299 (est. $2000/3000).
Rare Gerhard Sohlke bed, circa 1860,
stained wood with elaborate painted soft
metal overlays on three sides, 2¾" tall x
5¾" long x 3¼" wide, sold for $1089 (est.
$300/400). Some doll-size furniture sells for
more than full-size furniture of Victorian
design.
Schoenhut two-story dollhouse, furnished, circa
1923, carved and incised painted wood with
pressed board shingle roof and 21 windows,
eight rooms, lace curtains, lithographed paper
walls, in very good condition, sold for $3025 (est.
$1200/1600).
Hoproco Hopewell flyer roundabout,
15" tall x 14" diameter at the base, good
to very good, some wear to one zeppelin,
sold on line for $1028.50 (est. $300/400).
Some other pieces by the Hopewell, New
Jersey, toy maker are in the Hopewell Val-
ley Historical Society, and local residents
of Hopewell were disappointed underbid-
ders. It was part of a zeppelin collection
consigned by a man who cleans out houses
and found a collection of toy zeppelins.
This tin horse and rider balance toy,
painted tin, is in very good condition
and the base has some re-soldering.
Made by either Fallows or Hull & Staf-
ford, it dates from the 1880s and sold in
the salesroom to toy and folk art dealer
Steven Weiss of Gemini Antiques for
$8470 (est. $4000/6000), underbid on
the phone.
This C.W.F. Dare tally-ho sulky, one of the rarest
child-size riding toys, was made in the late 19th cen-
tury. Dare, the maker, is known for his finely crafted
carousel animals. This is one of only four known but
is in rough condition; it has wear and is missing the
propulsion pull rod. It is 25" tall x 41" long. It sold
on the phone for $1694 (est. $2000/3000). The best
example of this toy is pictured on the slipcase and
described by Patricia Mullins in her book
The Rock-
ing Horse
(1992). Barrett said he sold one in the best
condition 25 years ago for $25,000.
Early painted wooden tricycle,
metal-rimmed wooden spoke
wheels, in near-mint condition,
with the shiny enamel cloth-cov-
ered seat with bullion fringe,
and rich red and pale green
striping, 44" x 31",
sold to a collector
in the salesroom
for $5142.50 (est.
$1500/2000).
This Hubley elephant mechanical bank, painted
cast iron, with original Hubley decal, 9" long,
in excellent near-mint condition with only some
small chips, sold for $2420 (est. $800/1000) to
Steven Weiss of Gemini Antiques, Oldwick, New
Jersey.
Circus elephant with clown whirligig,
clown riding a striding elephant, with
a blanket lettered “Cole Sys-
tem, NY,” possibly a reference
to Cole Brothers Circus. The
fan is a salvaged six-plate
radiator fan from a 1930s
car painted with red,
white, and blue stripes.
It is 22" long, in as-found
condition, and sold to an
absentee bidder for $2057
(est. $400/600).
Fernand Martin l’Avocat,
painted and lithographed
tin, cloth-dressed figure
with original flap collar and
a “Civil Code” paper in his hand
and a stamped tin Martin logo on the desk front and
top, 9" tall, sold for $3025.50 (est. $2000/2500). There
always seem to be buyers for Martin and Lehmann
toys in the U.S. and in Europe, according to Barrett.
Bergmann Vienna bronze carousel
with cats and a music box that plays
the “Blue Danube” waltz, 9½" tall,
in very good to excellent condition,
sold for $3327.50 (est. $1200/1500).
Hubley large fire patrol wagon, painted
cast iron, with galloping horses and seven
original firemen figures, brightly painted
gold lettering on the wagon sides, 19" long,
good to excellent condition, some paint loss,
sold for $968 (est. $600/800).
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