Carousel and Circus Memorabilia and Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata

Auction 20419

4 Dec 2012, starting at 10:00 PST.

Sessions

Carousel and Circus Memorabilia, starting with lot 501.

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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 50,000 inc. premium

A fine and rare carousel Hippocampus
Daniel Carl Muller, Philadelphia
circa 1905

Sold for US$ 36,250 inc. premium

A carved and paint decorated carousel tiger
Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Philadelphia
circa 1900-1910

Muller Tiger- unpainted carousel tiger- pending

Sold for US$ 31,250 inc. premium

A rare carved wood carousel tiger
Daniel Carl Muller
Philadelphia
early 20th century

A circus performer <BR />French, late 19th century

Sold for US$ 23,750 inc. premium

A circus performer automaton
Gustave Vichy, late 19th/early 20th century

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501	A group of three litho-tin clockwork carousel toys	US$ 200 £132 €154
504	Artist Unknown (20th century) Robinson Bros. Shows Almost Incredulous Feats in Mid Air By Worlds Champion Performers	US$ 2,500 £1,655 €1,932
506	Two Contemporary carousel posters Marcus Illions and Norman Evans	US$ 87 £57 €67
509	Artist Unknown (20th century) Trained Circus Dogs	US$ 312 £206 €241
512	Artist Unknown (20th century) Robinson Bros. Trained Animal Shows	US$ 375 £248 €289
513	Artist Unknown (20th century) Robinson Bros. Trained Animal Shows (Dancers)	US$ 375 £248 €289
514	Artist Unknown (20th century) Robinson Bros. Trained Animal Shows (horses)	US$ 937 £620 €724
515	A "B" Company slot machine early 20th century	US$ 1,875 £1,241 €1,449
516	An Ace Novelty Co. figural slot machine 20th century	US$ 10,625 £7,036 €8,211
517	A Jenning's "Sun Chief" slot machine early 20th century	US$ 3,000 £1,986 €2,318
518	A Mills 'One-Armed Bandit' five cent slot machine first half 20th century	US$ 2,500 £1,655 €1,932
519	A Regina oak 15 1/2" disc music box late 19th century	US$ 2,125 £1,407 €1,642
520	An Edison cyclinder phonograph early 20th century	US$ 375 £248 €289
520A	A Swiss oak cylinder music box late 19th century	US$ 625 £413 €483
521	A Mills oak console model dropscope early 20th century	US$ 2,500 £1,655 €1,932
524	A Haines Bros. mahogany player piano	US$ 937 £620 €724
525	An assembled group of Ampico player piano rolls	US$ 250 £165 €193
526	A Polyphon mahogany marquetry disc music box	US$ 1,250 £827 €966
527	A Lochmann's Original disc music box late 19th century	US$ 3,500 £2,318 €2,705
528	A Regina cherry interchangeable 15" disc music box late 19th century	US$ 7,750 £5,132 €5,989
529	An Edison home phonograph with three cylinders	US$ 275 £182 €212
536	A carved and paint decorated carousel horse Armitage Herschell, North Tonawanda, New York early 20th century	US$ 1,375 £910 €1,062
538	An American carved giltwood and painted carousel horse on stand attributed to Charles Looff, Brooklyn, New York circa 1900	US$ 4,375 £2,897 €3,381
538A	A carved and painted carousel mare attributed to Gustav Dentzel Philadelphia, first quarter 20th century	US$ 3,750 £2,483 €2,898
539	A carved and painted carousel horse Fredrick Savage, England	US$ 875 £579 €676
539A	Two painted carnival ride shields late 19th/early 20th century	US$ 1,000 £662 €772
540	Two paint decorated rounding board shields Allan Herschell, North tonawanda, New York, early 20thc.	US$ 1,000 £662 €772
540A	A carved and paint decorated carousel horse Stein and Goldstein, Brooklyn, New York early 20th century	US$ 6,875 £4,553 €5,313
541	A carved and paint decorated carousel horse Charles Loof, Brooklyn, New York late 19th century	US$ 6,250 £4,139 €4,830
542	A carved and paint decorated carousel giraffe Herschell Spillman, North Tonawanda, New York early 20th century	US$ 20,000 £13,246 €15,457
543	A carved carousel horse Gustav Dentzel, Philadelphia late 19th century	US$ 7,500 £4,967 €5,796
544	A rare carved wood carousel tiger Daniel Carl Muller Philadelphia early 20th century	US$ 31,250 £20,696 €24,151
546	A carved and paint decorated carousel horse Gustav Dentzel, Philadelphia early 20th century	US$ 6,250 £4,139 €4,830
548	A carved and paint decorated carousel ostrich Herschell Spillman, North Tonawanda, New York early 20th century	US$ 7,500 £4,967 €5,796
549	A carved and paint decorated carousel rose horse Herschell Spillman, North Tonawanda, New York early 20th century	US$ 15,000 £9,934 €11,592