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SPINNING TOP

• RARE MINIATURE SPATTERWARE TEA POT &
  RARE MINIATURE SPATTERWARE TEA POT & PLATESEngland, a rare blue and red miniature spatterware tea pot (3.25" high), along with two small spatterware plates decorated with scenes of boys spinning tops (hairline to one), measuring 3.75" diameter.
• GORHAM SILVER BUSINESS SPINNING TOP
  GORHAM SILVER BUSINESS SPINNING TOP AND A TIFFANY & CO. SILVER MONEY CLIPEach marked 'Sterling', the top inscribed 'Work, Sell High, Play Golf, Hire Assistant, Buy Low, Leave Early'; the clip inscribed 'Nicki'. The top 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. diam., the clip 2 1/4 in. long, .6 oz. approx. weighable. Condition Each with minor wear. The top with a small bruise to 'Hire Assistant'. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• A GROUP OF TIN-LITHO TOYS AND A CHILD'S
  A GROUP OF TIN-LITHO TOYS AND A CHILD'S TYPEWRITER A group of tin-litho toys and a child's typewriter, comprising (1) J. Chein Hercules Ferris Wheel, 16.5"h; (1) Western Stamping Co. Tom Thumb typewriter; (1) Ohio Art Co spinning top and (1) Fritz Bueschel Walt Disney spinning top, approximately 9.5"dia
• A VICTORIAN CAST METAL TABLE LAMP.DEPICTING
  A VICTORIAN CAST METAL TABLE LAMP.DEPICTING A YOUNG BOY & SPINNING TOP.LATE 19TH CENTURY. (SOLD AS SPARES ONLY)38CM TALL
• SPINNING LARK MIRROR DECOYFrance, 19th
  SPINNING LARK MIRROR DECOYFrance, 19th Century 20 in. tall by 10 in. wide This rare and refined European hunting artifact features a finely crafted stake fitted with a spinning top embedded with mirrors. These were used to attract larks which have been popular table fare in Europe. A French name for these devices is "miroir aux alouettes." As found.
• Twenty-one 19th Century bone ivory and
  Twenty-one 19th Century bone ivory and wood spinning tops with painted and incised letters numbers and dice from 1ins to 3ins high (some wear and damage)
• CONTROLLED SPINNING TOP.Controlled Spinning
  CONTROLLED SPINNING TOP.Controlled Spinning Top. Chicago: K.C. Card Co. [?], ca. 1950. Eight-sided metal top spins fairly for the mark, but lands on the eight whenever the operator desires. Push-through spindle.
• FOUR BAKELITE HORSE RACE BETTING SPINNERS.Four
  FOUR BAKELITE HORSE RACE BETTING SPINNERS.Four Bakelite Horse Race Betting Spinners. American, ca. 1920s. Six-sided spinning tops, all featuring the same horses: Man O’ War, Morvich, Greylag, Colin, Zev, and Spark Plug. Approx. 2 ½” tall.
• PAIR OF BAKELITE HORSE RACE BETTING
  PAIR OF BAKELITE HORSE RACE BETTING SPINNERS.Pair of Bakelite Horse Race Betting Spinners. American, ca. 1920s. Six-sided spinning tops both featuring the same horses: Man O’ War, Morvich, Greylag, Colin, Zev, and Spark Plug. Larger example with red, white and blue dot pattern to top. Approx. 2 ¾” and 2 ½” tall.
• COLLECTION OF SPINNING TOPSSixteen various
  COLLECTION OF SPINNING TOPSSixteen various wood and one tin top in as found condition
• GROUP, FIVE LALIQUE CRYSTAL TOUPIES
  GROUP, FIVE LALIQUE CRYSTAL TOUPIES SPINNING TOPSGroup of five Lalique crystal 'Toupies' spinning tops, circa 1990, assorted colors. Approx. diameter 1.5". Each faintly signed Lalique, France".
• VACLAV CIGLER 'CONE' LAYERED ART GLASS
  VACLAV CIGLER 'CONE' LAYERED ART GLASS SCULPTURE Vaclav Cigler (Czech Republic b. 1929), 'Cone,' sculpture, 1999, in cut and polished optical glass, representing a cone or a spinning top with graduated layers of glass and mirrors, having an etched signature to edge of widest layer. Provenance: From the Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA, deaccessioned July 2023. Approximate dimensions: h. 9.5", diam. 11.25".
• GLASS CONTAINER HOLDING FIFTY-SIX WOODEN
  GLASS CONTAINER HOLDING FIFTY-SIX WOODEN SPINNING TOPS 20TH CENTURY CONTAINER HEIGHT 13". TOP LENGTHS FROM 2” TO 4”.GLASS CONTAINER HOLDING FIFTY-SIX WOODEN SPINNING TOPS, 20th Century, Dimensions: Container height 13". Top lengths from 2" to 4".
• Four Tin Lithograph Toys 20th Century comprising
  Four Tin Lithograph Toys 20th Century comprising a German 'Harold Lloyd' bell ringer toy, a Chein mechanical fish, an Ohio Art Co. spinning top with zebras, and a Marx 'Zippo' climbing monkey with original box. together with a Schuco Product Development pressed-metal, felt, and flocked plush 'Jo' monkey yo-yo prototype. Length of fish 9 1/4 inches.
• JON SAUER, AMERICAN , BOTTLE #91-185,
  JON SAUER, AMERICAN , BOTTLE #91-185, STUDIO TURNED WOOD VESSEL / JAR WITH LID, 4 3/4"H X 2 3/4"DJon Sauer, American Bottle #91-185, studio turned wood vessel / jar with lid Cocobolo, Ebony, ____ and ____. Signed under base. Highly skilled decoration. From the artist's website: As a self-taught turner, my passion for turning started early with a lathe made by My grandfather. At first, I tried turning wood but was not very successful, so I switched to turning candles and was much easier to work with and quite forgiving. By 1968, I was a determined woodturner, but after my exposure to exotic woods in the early 70's woodworking became a serious endeavor. A number of years later I read an article about Frank Knox and his ornamental lathe and started an in-depth search for an ornamental turning lathe of my own. In 1986 my first ornamental lathe arrived from London. It was made by Holtzapffel & Company in 1868. With this machine, the work piece is indexed manually and then carved with a small revolving cutter held in a cutting frame that is vertical, horizontal, or tangential to the work piece. Turning like this is very time consuming, and in the days before electricity, it must have been extremely tedious. The woods need to be very hard and tightly grained, with the best being African blackwood, boxwood, cocus wood, kingwood, etc., although ivory was the turning medium of choice in the Victorian era. In 1991, I met Robert Whiteside who showed me what could be done on a guilloche machine (rose engine). I soon added a small plant round machine to my repertoire, which marked a change for my work. With this new machine, I learned that designs on wood, metal, and other materials could be done more efficiently with less effort. My work is ever-changing, and I always strive to create something extraordinary. There is joy and satisfaction in seeing a new form evolving, and I have learned to use the natural grain and figure of the wood to produce striking new designs. To take a raw Material, change its shape, and create beauty of form brings purpose to my life. I find a special joy in turning spinning tops, perhaps because my philosophy is that play is good and life is about having a bit of fun. studio turned wood vessel / jar with lid Dimensions: 4 3/4"H x 2 3/4"D
• THREE VINTAGE TIN TOYSincluding two
  THREE VINTAGE TIN TOYSincluding two spinning tops and a bicycle duck large top: 9 inches diameter; 8 inches high; duck toy: 8 inches high Condition:
• UNKNOWN ARTIST: YOUNG BOY PLAYING WITH
  UNKNOWN ARTIST: YOUNG BOY PLAYING WITH TOPbronze; with removable spinning top; Provenance: The Estate of Henry and Lillian Mosauer; 11 inches wide; 10 inches deep; 12 inches high Condition:
• MORRIS HENRY HOBBS (AMERICAN/NEW ORLEANS,
  MORRIS HENRY HOBBS (AMERICAN/NEW ORLEANS, 1892)Morris Henry Hobbs (American/New Orleans, 1892-1967) , "Spinning Tops, Burgundy St., Old New Orleans", 1940, etching on paper, pencil-signed, titled and inscribed lower margin, titled and dated in plate, sheet 4 5/8 in. x 3 1/2 in., matted. Ill.: Isbell, Reed W. Morris Henry Hobbs - A Catalogue Raisonné of Etchings, Engravings & Lithographs. McLean, VA: Coffee Street Publishing, 2017, p. 112
• GROUP OF VINTAGE LITHOGRAPH TIN TOYS
  GROUP OF VINTAGE LITHOGRAPH TIN TOYS INCLUDING WYANDOTTE AND MINOCGROUP OF VINTAGE LITHOGRAPH TIN TOYS INCLUDING WYANDOTTE AND MINOC, Wyandotte, made in USA, Carnival set includes a carousel and a ferris wheel, structure base is w: 15.75 x 11.5 in.; Wyandotte carousel with flying airplanes, dia. 4.5 in.; spinning top made in U.S.A, dia: 7 in.; windup turtle with leather tail made in U.S.A., l: 5.75 in.; and Minoc English Double Decker bus with Ovaltine, Bovril Bisto stickers, made in England, l: 7.25 in.; and an unmarked painted metal female figurine, h: 2 in. (6)
• (6) Toys & dolls, c/o 11" Ideal Novelty
  (6) Toys & dolls, c/o 11" Ideal Novelty & Toy Co Walt Disney Pinocchio wood & composition puppet (splits to body), 21" cloth body doll with rubber face (tear to body), glazed pottery piggy bank, wooden spinning top, Folk Dance Jr miniature playing cards, Boette Compay Rainbow Chain kit
• Attributed to Thomas Cox (19th Century)/Portrait
  Attributed to Thomas Cox (19th Century)/Portrait Miniature of a Child/wearing a blue dress, holding a spinning top/watercolour on ivory, 7cm x 5.5cm/and a pair of portrait miniatures, Joseph and Sophia Farrell, circa 1840 (3)
• ASSORTED TOYS & COOL ITEMS Includes;
  ASSORTED TOYS & COOL ITEMS Includes; tin spinning tops, small wood rocking horse, games and 78 rpm records.
• Chein 'Toy Spinning Top merry-go-round
  Chein 'Toy Spinning Top merry-go-round scenes 8''.
• Three Sterling Silver Tea Infusers including
  Three Sterling Silver Tea Infusers including a "spinning top" by Blackinton a ball-shaped by Blackinton and an unmarked strainer probably South American combined weight 3.85 troy ozs.
• Lot of 4: Assorted Moxie Spinning Tops.
  Lot of 4: Assorted Moxie Spinning Tops.
  Includes one large two-sided top with great paint and good graphics remaining. Also includes one celluloid over tin with slight fading, and two cardboard spinners with general heavy wear and loose or seperate spinning pins.
  Condition (Good - Excellent). Size Largest: 2 - 1/2" Dia.
  
• Three Small Oriental Articles Including
  Three Small Oriental Articles Including a small shaped relief plaque in brown metal and gilt finish with the image of two ladies doing calligraphy superimposed over a fan surrounded by other Oriental designs, approx. 4-3/8" x 3-1/4", a brown metal water dropper in the shape of a miniature teapot, approx. 2-3/8" x 1-1/4" x 7/8"H with Japanese characters cast into the top, and a spinning top made from cast metal and wood with pictographs in ink on the wood portion, approx. 2"H x 2"D.
• Continental carved ivory figural decanter
  Continental carved ivory figural decanter stopper, spinning top, and three Indian carved ivory chessmen 1) decanter stopper - in the form of a monkey holding a goblet, 1 5/8 in. H. of ivory, 3 1/4 in. H. includes cork stopper; 2) spinning top - square form with painted letters, 2 in. H., 1 in. Sq.; 3) chessmen - 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 in. H.
• Gorham sterling silver mounted wooden
  Gorham sterling silver mounted wooden spinning top 20th century With whimsical inscriptions 'Play Golf, Sell High, Hire Assistant, Buy Low, Leave Early, and Work. H: 2 1/2in. PROVENANCE: Property from the Estate of William F. Heefner, Bucks County, PA Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.