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 262:
The Winner Savings Bank
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Sold for: $6,500
Start price:
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4,750
Estimated price :
$9,500 - $12,500
Buyer's Premium: 27.5%
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The Winner Savings Bank
Made by Berger & Medau, Mfrs. New York City - Pat.'d April 23, 1895. From the Edwin Mosler Collection. By the mid 1890's, upper class America had become enraptured with equestrian pursuits. Horse races, in particular, were seen as world class sporting events. The Winner Savings Bank attempts to capture the thrilling excitement of placing a wager on a horse at the track. When pennies are forcibly pushed into the bank with the use of the cast iron activating stick, watch the six horses circle the track beneath the glass window. The one who finishes nearest to the gold finish post is declared the winner. The case of the bank is appealingly decorated with horseshoes, riding crops and busts of victorious horses. Here is another rare occurrence when a company created and manufactured a single toy bank design and never another one.
