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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LOT 255:
Snake and Frog in Pond Tin Bank
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Sold for: $7,000
Start price:
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2,500
Estimated price :
$5,000 - $7,000
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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Snake and Frog in Pond Tin Bank
By Carl Quehl Company. Germany - Late 1910's. Frank Kidd Collection. The snake and the frog represent an age old predator/prey relationship in nature. This bank, which is magnificently lithographed, presents the renowned adversarial pair on opposite sides of the pond. Who flinches first often determines whether the snake will capture his prey or whether the frog will elude his predator. In this rare instance, the snake and frog collaborate to help you deposit your coins into the bank. This is one of the rarest and most important of the European tin toys banks. Exquisite quality here.
