TIN TOYS

GUSTAVE VICHY TRICYCLE AUTOMATON
French, circa 1860
Bisque-headed boy with black painted hair, carton body, wooden arms, block wooden and wire legs under sewn on costume, metal feet. Seated upon an iron tricycle with two large spoked wheels in the back and a smaller in front from which the pedals protrude. A wind-up mechanism is in the covered tinplate compartment between the two larger wheels. The boy pedals vigorously and the cycle moves forward and in circles. Works but original key missing. Some paint of the tinplate missing and silk clothes discoloured and a bit worn. Completely original.

21,5 x 10 x 19,5 cm

€ 2250
A PAIR OF MINIATURE PUG DOGS
Probably Heyde, Germany, late 19th Century
Cold painted metal, a standing and a smaller seated figure.

6 and 4,5 cm long

€ 275
A ROSSIGNOL BAKER'S WOMAN WITH CART
French, circa 1900
Hand painted tinplate, gyro concealed inside allows strolling motion. Some paint loss.

16 cm wide

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A RARE LITHOGRAPHED TIN MONEY BANK
German, circa 1915
Decorated with six different figures and dressed animals. When the lid is turned, the heads change bodies and caricatural figures emerge. The text on the lid reads: "If you turn me round and round, comical figures will be found". Some rust spots on the lid.

7 cm high, diam 5,4 cm

€ 325
A STRAW BASKET CONTAINING FIVE EGGS
German, circa 1930
Lithographed tinplate eggs that open. Originally candy containers. All with illustrations of fairytales.

5,2 cm wide.

€ 150
A HAND PAINTED TIN GUNTHERMANN ACROBAT
German, circa. 1910
Wind-up mechanism in arms, very delicate, but still working, paint loss.

12 x 6 x 17 cm

€ 450
TWELVE LITHOGRAPHED TINPLATE MÄRKLIN SPINNING TOPS
German, circa 1900-1920
Consisting of flowers, a butterfly, disc tops, a humming top, a flying top, a lemon and a pear, three black and multicoloured two layered tops and three driving sticks in different sizes.

Largest diam 15 cm

€ 400
A METAL STORK
Circa 1920's-30's
Probably made for advertising or display material. Painted metal on turned wire legs that are attached with wing nuts, the head is also detachable. Some rust spots.

93 cm tall

€ 260
A BOXED UEBELACKER DUCKS SWIM SET
German, circa 1890
Hand painted tinplate ducks pulling three ducklings behind them, original marked, original but slightly damaged cardboard box, one duckling not attached to the wire and one missing.

24 x 8 x 5 cm

€ 650
A HANDPAINTED TINPLATE GUNTHERMANN
MOTHER AND CHILD
Germany, circa 905
The mother holds the little girl in her arms and lifts her, then drops her and lifts her arms again. Motor distorted, but spring and gears seem ok.

17,5 cm high

€ 1600
A SET OF VARIOUS TINPLATE LUGGAGE
Circa 1900-1920
A Jugendstil purse, two suitcases and a faux wicker suitcase. The two largest trunks and the red purse are sold.

Largest 22,5 x 14,5 x 13,5 cm

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A GUNTHERMANN WIND UP PARROT
German, circa 1900
Hand painted tinplate, on a wheeled platform, some paint loss.

22,5 cm wide

€ 325

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