TIN TOYS

A GEBRUDER BING FERRIS WHEELSTEAM ACCESSORY
German, circa 1900
Hand painted tinplate with four seated lady figures. Some paint loss.

31 cm high

€ 475contact me
GUNTHERMANN PERFORMING CIRCUS BEARS ON PLATFORM
German, circa 1900
Hand painted tinplate bears, with working wind-up mechanism. Baby bear spins when toy rolls along. Minor paint loss.

16 x 8 x 16 cm

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A CLOCKWORK TINPLATE FROG
German, circa 1910
Hand painted tinplate frog with working mechanism.

12 cm long

€ 150contact me
A CHARLES ROSSIGNOL PLATFORM TROLLEY
French, circa 1920
A lithographed tinplate luggage cart with three spoked wheels, the rear one being a caster. Including five original cases.

8 x 6 x 6 cm

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INGAP GYMNAST ON HIGH BAR
Italy, circa 1920's
Wind-up tin toy shows boy in uniform to perform on lithographed frame gymnastic bars. The green platform and both legs are marked "INGAP, Padova, made in Italia". Wind-up mechanism rusted but working.

At its highest point 22 cm high

€ 400contact me
A SET OF FOUR ROSSIGNOL SAILORS
French, circa 1890
Hand painted tinplate figures wearing a uniform and three of them holding an axe. Considerate paint loss.

8 cm high

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A BOY ON IRISH MAIL PENNY TOY
Meier, German, circa 1915
Lithographed tinplate, boy moves make and forth when moving along. Paint loss.

8 cm long

€ 250contact me
A CIRCUS ACROBAT ON A BARREL
German, circa 1900
Hand painted tinplate figure does tricks on a barrel while it moves forward and a plink-plonk sound is heard. Clockwork needs to be restored. Some paint loss.

9 cm long

€ 500contact me
A RARE TIN BEACH SCENE
Nuremberg, circa 1880
Hand painted 3/4 massive tin figures in bathing suits, fully dressed ladies and gentlemen strolling and sitting on a bench, a lady with an easel painting, children playing on the beach, building a sand castle, a figure sailing and a lot of figures swimming.
Changing cubicle on wheels 7 cm high

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A BOY ON A SLEDGE PENNY TOY
Meier, German, circa 1915
Lithographed tinplate, wheels under the sledge to make it move. Paint loss and damage to the head.

9 cm long

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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

€ 400contact me

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