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Sotheby's THE HEGARTY COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE TOYS,10/12/01,New York,151 lots. All items are described in detail
and fully illustrated.
This is a book for the Sotheby's New York October 12, 2001 sale catalog for the Hegarty Collection of Antique Toys. 299 lots is thgis 148 page fully illustrated, all color catalog. This will be a great reference book for years to come. The lots cover: Mostly cast iron toys mid to late 1880; Kyser and Rex, Ives, J. & E. Stevens, Dent, Pratt & Letchworth, Wilkins, Gong Bell Mfg., Carpenter, Hubley, Harris, Kenton, Welker & Crosby, Harris, Ideal, Merriam Manufacturing, N.N. Hill Brass Co., American Tin, Althof Bergmann, Francis Field, Shimer, Saratoga Chimes, Topsy, Buck's, A. C. Williams, Kyser & Rex, Stevens & Brown, Arcade, Jones & Bixler, Beggs, Weeden Dart, U. S. Hardware, George Brown. This Collection began in the early 1940s when there was very little information available. Hegarty bought toys from the Dent Factory that are in unplayed-with many still with their Dent Factory Sample tags. The collection is filled with rare examples in superb condition, seldom available on the market. Although their cast iron bank collection was sold a number of years ago, the cast iron toy collection has remained intact for over 30 years. Some of these toys are illustrated in "The Toy Collector" by Louis Hertz. Items are Pull-Toy & Wind-Up in Cast Iron, Tinplate, and Hand Painted. Subjects include Sleighs, Bicycles, Fire Wagons, Horse & Carriages, Bell Toys, Buggys, Trucks, Floor Trains, Circus Wagons, Carts, Brakes, Cabriolet, Barouche, Omnibus, Trolleys, Motorcycle Delivery Carts, Airplanes, Clockwork Articulated Figures, Advertising Figures, Chariots, Cars, Buildings, Buses, Fire Trucks, Boats, Battleships, Paddle Wheeler, Scull, Yacht, Automotons, Covered Wagons, Coaches, Train Locomotive Engines, and More. Some of the better highlights are: KYSER & REX Cast Iron Santa Sleigh, 1885, Estimate $5,000 - 7,000. DENT Combination Hose Reel & Ladder Wagon, 1910, $4 - 5,000. WILKINS Oversized Fire Pumper, 1888, $5 - 6,000. J. & E. STEVENS?, Drummer Boy Bell Toy, 1885, $6 - 8,000. DENT NY - Philadelphia Express Truck with Factory Sample Tag, $10 - 15,000. IVES Floor Train, 1890, $4 - 5,000. HUBLEY Four - Seat Brake, 1906, $9 - 12,000. PRATT & LETCHWORTH Flying Artillery with Caisson, 1895, $20 - 25,000. WILKING Oversized Aerial Fire Wagon, 1895, $4 - 5,000. PRATT & LETCHWORTH Barouche, 1895, $6 - 8,000. HUBLEY Royal Circus Giraffe Cage Wagon, 1920, $4 - 6,000. MERRIAM Tin & Cast Iron Bell Toy, 1875, $5 - 7,000. AMERICAN Tin Clockwork Fire Pumper, 1875, $4 - 6,000. ALTHOF, BERGMANN Patent Chime with Soldiers Bell Toy, 1875, $5 - 6,000. FRANCIS, FIELD Hand Painted Tin Omnibus, 1860, $20 - 30,000. WILKINS Freight Floor Train, 1896, $3,500 - 4,500. J. & E. STEVENS?, Saratoga Chimes Bell Toy, 1887, $4 - 6,000. GONG BELL, Elaborate Clown & Dog Bell Toy, 1890, $4 - 5,000. HUBLEY, Harley Davidson Motorcycle with Sport Rider, 1932, $4 - 6,000. HUBLEY, Clockwork Indian Flower Van, 1932, $20 - 25,000. TOPSY Blinking Eye Clock, 1880, $2,500 - 3,500. CARPENTER Fire Engine House, 1890, $6 - 8,000. Unusual Clockwork Washerwoman with Tin Washtub, 1885, $9 - 12,000. DENT Three Horse Hook & Ladder, 1910, $4 - 5,000. HUBLEY Three - Seat Brake, 1908, $8 - 10,000. DEMUTH Smoking Punch Cigar Store Advertising Figure, 1885, $15 - 20,000. J. & E. STEVENS, Swan Chariot, 1891, $4 - 5,000. GONG BELL, Tin & Cast Iron Freedom Bell Ringer, 1880, $6 - 8,000. KYSER & REX Monkey Bell Ringer, 1890, $3,5 - 4,500. IVES Articulated Walking Horse on Platform, 1890, $5 - 6,000. JEROME SECOR Clockwork Banjo Player, 1879, $15 - 20,000. IVES Single Galloper with Medium Horse & Dressed Driver, 1880, $3,500 - 4,500. HUBLEY Extremely Rare 1927 Straight Eight Packard, 1927, $9 - 12,000. KYSER & REX Women Drummer Bell Toy, 1885, $8 - 10,000. KENTON ALPHONSE & GASTON Automobile, 1911, $8 - 12,000. HUBLEY Two - Seat Brake 1908, $8 - 10,000. CARPENTER Extremely Rare Burning Building 1892, $8 - 12,000. HUBLEY Extremely Rare Penn Yan Speedboat, 1938, $15 - 20,000. AMERICAN TIN Mary & Her Little Lambs, 1878, $4 - 6,000. GONG BELL, Extremely Rare Russia vs. Japan Bell Toy, 1902, $6 - 8,000. CARPENTER Tally - Ho Coach, 1885, $20 - 30,000. HUBLEY Indian Side Car Motorcycle with Sport Figures, 1932, $6 - 8,000. HUBLEY The Flower Shoppe Indian Motorcycle Van, 1932, $20 - 30,000. IVES Cutter Sleigh Drawn by Articulated Horse, 1893, (Hegarty's Rarest Toy in Superb Condition) $20 - 30,000. PRATT & LETCHWORTH Four - Seat Brake, 1890, $9 - 12,000
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 7715 |
| Condition:
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Year:
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