May 18, 2024
Sale totals nearly $2.49 Million
The personal collection of one of Britain’s most influential toy-collecting couples: John and Adrianne Haley. Within the industry, the Haley name is both significant and respected. Mechanical & still banks, Marklin & German boats, European trains and luxury autos, lead and composition figures, along with some added surprises.
April 19-20, 2024
Sale totals $1.67 Million
Plus a Bonus BASICS Cyber Monday sale | April 22nd. Featured collections include Spelter Banks from Jim & Genia Willet, the Bob Davis Aeronautical collection, and the soldier & figure collection of the late Oscar Hijuelos.
March 16th, 2024
Part I sale totals $1.27M
Recognized as one of the finest in quality and condition of pre-1900 American toys, this collection is unrivaled with rarity and legendary provenance from all the great early collectors and includes many actual examples from the Bernard Barenholtz, Blair Whitton and Louis Hertz books.
December 1, 2023
Sale totals $845,000
Christmas, Halloween, Easter, patriotic and George Washington, amongst other soft and delicate antiques. nodders, candy containers, Dresdens and glass ornaments, Steiff bears and figures, dolls and doll houses, even Halloween costumes!
November 17-18, 2023
Sale totals $1.8 Million
Highlighted categories include Mechanical Banks, Spelter and iron Still Banks, sensational European tinplate toys and wind-ups, Trains and Airplanes, and much more!
Hurlbert Mechanical Banks | Willett Still Banks  |  Davis Aeronautical Collection
May 11-12, 2023
Sale totals over $600,000
A Bertoia Hybrid Sale with a highlighted day one of choice cast iron toys and doorstops, Kingsbury & pressed steel, and a great selection of advertising and country store memorabilia. With a day 2 Basics, there is something for everyone.
March 24-25, 2023
Sale totals over $1.8 Million
A smooth two day sale with participation from around the globe showcasing the Bertoia degree of integrity. Highlight collections of Rudd Trowbridge banks, European toys from the Steel collection, & a private lifetime doorstop collection.
November 17-18, 2022
Sale totals nearly $2.7 Million
A sensational two day sale with numerous world record prices. Featured collections of Jack White’s mechanical banks, Bob Brady’s toys, Michael Yolles Kingsbury toys, and holiday items from the Curtis & Linda Smith collection.
October 14, 2022
Sale III brings in another $550k
Over 150 mechanical banks and stills, early clockwork toys, candy containers, paper lithographed pieces, European tin toys, horse drawn pieces, and numerous examples of rarities which only turn up in a spectacular 60 year old collection.
September 8-9, 2022
Sale totals over $1.2 Million
Co-authors of the Cast Iron Automotive Toys book, the collection is heavily concentrated on outstanding cast iron toys. Including everything from autos to airplanes, the collection will impress all who view it.
May 19-20, 2022
Sale totals $1.2 Million
A two day sale with toys, Â banks, advertising to ephemera, trains to pressed steel, wind-ups and more. Highlights include a large Coca Cola collection, a huge array of tin wind-ups & penny toys, and a select grouping of toy soldiers.
March 11-12, 2022
Sale totals $2.16 Million
An outstanding collection of comic character toys with countless boxed examples, German autos and cycles, Japanese toys, cars, and robots, American toys and more. A record setting international auction for the history books.
November 18-19, 2021
Sale totals $2.3 Million
The exciting fall auction included a huge array of toys and collectibles ranging from tin toys and cast iron banks to Halloween and Christmas decorations. Collectors worldwide had a chance to participate.
October 15-16, 2021
Sale totals $1.89 Million
This part 2 sale of the Paul Cole collection again featured world class trains. In addition, the collection provided more incredible toys in multiple categories to range from cast iron to tinplate.
September 10-11, 2021
Sale totals $2.6 Million
Part II of this alluring collection will include nearly 900 items over two days, demonstrating the vast scope of the Schoreder’s eye for graceful objects of excellence! Banks, toys, cigar cutters, games, Schoenhuts and more.
May 21-22, 2021
Sale totals $2.5 Million
Part I of this sprawling collection included some the rarest Marklin trains and accessories, near mint cast iron autos and toys, American tin and clockwork toys, penny toys, unusual European wind-up toys, and more.
April 8-9, 2021
Sale totals $1 Million
April 8 & 9 auction featured American and European tin toys, cast iron toys, banks and doorstops, pressed steel transportation toys, comic character and Disney toys, Schoenhut, teddy bears, dolls and automatons, and a large grouping of Christmas, Easter and Halloween.
March 5-6, 2021
Sale totals $3.1 Million
From near mint mechanical banks to cast iron toys, American tin to European toys, aficionados of fine pieces found the Schroeder collection to be the perfect combination of elegance and condition, and the results show!
November 12-13, 2020
Sale totals $2.3 Million
A wonderful two day auction with featured collections from Bob Merck, Jay Schoedinger, and Larry Bethauer. Whether it be cast iron, trains, Christmas, or tin toys, this sale certainly had something for everyone!
May 7-8, 2020
Sale totals $2.5 Million
A top quality auction is already well underway. A fine European tin toy collection will be spearheading the second day, as collectors of all categories; from rare Banks to magnificent Christmas rarities will find the sale both impressive and exciting. Still Banks, Automatons, Comic toys, and Pressed Steel trucks will be highlighted.
November 14-16, 2019
Sale totals $2.25 Million
The November sale is certain to draw interest from all corners of the world. With the second half of the world class Samuel Downey Jr collection standing as the Saturday session headliner, fine European tinplate will certainly be the highlight of the weekend. However the accompanying selections of pressed steel and cast iron toys, mechanical & still banks, comic character toys, doorstops and more will surely prove to be an event worth attending.
October 11, 2019
Sale totals nearly $1.8 Million
A connoisseur collector, Tony had a great eye for collecting quality and condition over the past fifty years. Marklin trains & stations | German & French figures/soldiers | Cast iron toys | Christmas and Holiday items | Phenomenal Paper on wood toys.
May 23-24, 2019
Sale totals over $1.3 Million
Marklin & American Trains | Lehmann, Martin, and European tin toys | Early European motorcycles & autos | Comic character toys | Early American clockwork tin toys | The Ned Bauer still bank collection | Mechanical banks | Steiff bears | Cast iron autos | Penny toys | and so much more!
March 9-10, 2019
Sale totals nearly $2.3 Million
Marklin Boats & Trains | Early European motorcycles & Autos | Live Steam Engines and Accessories | Rare Penny Toys | Clockwork Automatons | Early American Clockwork Tin Toys | A near complete collection of Fernand Martin Toys | Hand painted Still Banks
November 9-11, 2018
Sale totals over $1.37 Million
Pressed Steel & Pedal Cars American & European Trains | European Tin Wind-Ups Comic Wind-Ups | Cast Iron Autos, Cycles, & Horse-drawn Doorstops & Mechanical Banks | Christmas & Halloween
September 22, 2018
Sale totals near $1.37 Million
The Collections of Ben Michel, Frank Mohr, and Stephen Douglas | Marklin Trains & Stations for the American Market| Clockwork Automatons | Early American Clockwork Tin Toys | A near complete collection of Fernand Martin Toys | Hand painted Still Banks
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