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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LOTE 295:
The Baby Elephant Unlocks at X O'Clock Bank
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Vendido por: $32 000
Precio inicial:
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11 000
Precio estimado :
$22 500 - $27 500
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 27.5%
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The Baby Elephant Unlocks at X O'Clock Bank
Manufactured by Charles Bailey Cobalt, Connecticut - Early 1880's. From Perelman Museum Collection. Before he went to work for the Stevens Company, Charles Bailey produced a small group of meticulously detailed toy banks in lead. This miniature wonder is the smallest of his creations. The long panel of the bank features an elephant dangling a boy above the snapping jaws of an alligator with razor sharp teeth. A cartoon bubble emanates from his mouth, encapsulating these words, "Of if I had only put some money in the bank". Then presumably he wouldn't find himself in this dangerous predicament. When the clock hands are turned to 10 o'clock, the elephant rears backwards. He's holding the boy with his front legs. This action also exposes the coin slot for deposits. This particular example of the Baby Elephant bank is an extremely scarce color variant comprised of gold-stained walls and a red base. It was once a featured part of Leon Perelman's museum collection.
