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 326:
The Confectionery Iron Bank
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Sold for: $26,000
Start price:
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12,000
Estimated price :
$25,000 - $30,000
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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The Confectionery Iron Bank
Made by the Kyser & Rex Company. Frankford, Pa. - Mid 1880's - 9" Tall. The designs created by Kyser & Rex demonstrate a flair for composition and a penchant for narrative that has no equal among other toy bank manufacturers. Their ability to fashion shrunken down environments that feel so perfectly developed give their toys a genuine timeless quality. For example, in the present toy bank, the viewer can nostalgically ponder what it must have felt like to visit the local confectionery shop and buy some penny candies. The Confectionery Bank is the only instance in which we find a toy bank that tangibly rewards its operator for saving pennies. Through a hidden removable door found on the back of the bank, thin Necco wafer candies could be loaded. Pushing the operating button firmly causes the shop girl to turn leftward. At the same time, the lowest right drawer opens and the thin circular candy is pushed on to her tray. Release the button and watch her turn forward again to offer you the sweet confection. This is a very superior specimen of the Confectionery Bank.
