Lot 264 was an early 20th Century Bing four seater touring car in need of restoration, which had been bought into us by a small local house clearance firm. We believe it to be the same model as the pristine example sold as part of the Donald Kaufman antique toy collection, by Bertoia in 2009 for $59,000.
£6000 (£7080 including Buyers Premium) is a new record high price for us, beating the previous record set when one of a pair of Hotwheels display stands acheived £4000.
Early teddy bears
Another lot ready for the restorers also far outstripped it’s estimate of £50 – £70 and went on to be purchased by an internet bidder for £2200 hammer price. Lot 311, a mixed lot of early teddy bears and some assorted dolls included a two-tone clown bear believed to be by Strunz (Germany) - this seemed to be the item which triggered the competitive bidding, as many prospective buyer’s had requested additional close-ups of this bear. The lot also included an interesting 1920′s celluloid doll by Schildkrot in nice condition.
Scarce Dinky Triumph ‘staff only’ variationsHighlight of the large diecast section of the August auction was a group of Four Dinky Toys models of Triumph cars which were special colour variations made for staff at the Triumph factory in the 1960′s. They were lotted seperately, but this rare opportunity was seized by just one keen collector who outbid dealers in the saleroom and paid a combined £4000 for the models.
Full list of sale results can be found here:
Aston's Toy Auction Results
By Chris Aston
