Thursday, April 16, 2020
Sun with clouds
5 C 41 F
Sun with clouds
5 C 41 F
A Fast Answer
to the Articulated Wooden Man and Horse
This past Monday (April 13, 2020), I wrote a post for a Larry S. He had this very nice articulated wooden man and horse. Larry asked me if I could find information on it, so of course, I decided to take the challenge.
I first wrote to Bonham's, a famous British auction house . It was founded in 1993 ( 227 years ago), and is famous for selling antiques, art old cars and jewellery.However, they have sold old dolls and toys on occasion. Unfortunately, I got an answer - they no longer have a toy specialist, but I was recommended a toy and doll specialist from a company named
C & T Auctioneers & Valuers
Mr. Leigh Gotch was the specialist and head of the department at Bonham's for antique toys and dolls. I checked their website for toys & dolls, but they no longer listed toys & dolls as one of the areas that they auction. He now is the specialist ,and I assume head of the department at
C & T Auctioneers & Valuers.
C & T Auctioneers & Valuers.
I received a fast reply from Mr. Leigh Gotch, a renowned evaluator .
Here's what he wrote me back:
Dear Mr Bindman
Here's what he wrote me back:
Dear Mr Bindman
"Thank you for your email, your wooden articulate John Gilpins Ride toy was made by Louis Schmetzer & Cie of Rottenburg in German, they made wooden toys, dancing dolls, toy wagons etc and where founded in around 1876, I similar toy to yours is Ye Hero of 76 made by Crandall's of New York an example of which I offered for sale when running Bonhams toy and doll dept in 2012.
Your toy is in lovely condition and looks complete with instruction and if placed in auction I would advise a guide price of £400 - 600, we hold specialist toy and doll sales, due to the current situation our next sale is now scheduled for November, would love to offer your toy as I feel it would do extremely well if offered for sale.
C&T auctions charge sellers an all-inclusive commission rate of 15% (+VAT).
In the meantime if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Leigh Gotch
(Toy & Doll Specialist)"
Mr. Gotch thought I was the owner of the toy, but it was Larry S. from the USA.
I couldn't believe how fast Leight wrote back. Larry's toy turned out to be made by a company
Louis Schmetzer & Cie of Rottenburg in Germany, founded around 1876 , 143 years ago.
Also, Leight assessed the value of the toy at auction to be between £ 400-600 (British pounds)
with an added commission of 15%, and the VAT (Value Added Tax in Britain). In American dollars ($ 498.59 - $ 545.00 as of April 12, 2020.
I will be writing about about Leigh in the immediate future, but due to the Covid-D virus, the auction will not take place until November 2020. He has accepted an invitation from me to write about himself and C & T Auctioneers & Valuers.
In the meantime, if Larry (Larry S.) is reading this post, would you please get back to me at :
I was very fortunate to have contacted Mr. Leigh Gotch,
and I look forward to hearing from him.
As always,
Thanks for dropping by,
and have a great part of the day or evening.
Please taken precautions (mask & gloves) when you go out
because these are very hard times in the world.
Stacey Bindman
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