Auction Team Breker 142nd Specialty Auction
»Science & Technology« »Mechanical Music« »Fine Toys«
May 20 2017
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Group of Physical Demonstration Instruments
From a single-owner collection.
Estimates from: €200 – 800 / $210 – 900
Apple-1 Computer (No. 01-0073), 1976 With provenance, manual and documents from the original owner. Estimate: €180.000 – 300.000 / $190,000 – 320,000
Extremely Rare »Certa« Adding Machine with 9 Keys, 1929 – Sister of Famous »Addix« With manual and original guarantee. Estimate: €3.000 – 5.000 / $3,200 – 5,300
»Vendeur de Fruits« Musical Automaton by Gustave Vichy, circa 1880 Estimate: €25.000 – 30.000 / $26,800 – 32,100
»Ernest« the Poet Musical Automaton By Michel Bertrand & the Atelier Vichy. Estimate: €10.000 – 15.000 / $10,700 – 16,000
»Monkey Schoolmaster« Musical Automaton by Jean-Marie Phalibois, c. 1878 Estimate: €8.000 – 12.000 / $8,500 – 12,750
Rare Original Terracotta Symphonion »Gambrinus« Figure, circa 1897 With provenance from its original establishment. Estimate: €3.000 – 5.000 / $3,200 – 5,300
Selection of Radio Loudspeaker Horns, 1920s From €300 – 1.000 / $320 – 1,100
Imposing Black Forest Musical Clock, circa 1890 With cuckoo and musician to announce the hours. Estimate: € 2.000 – 3.000 / $ 2,200 – 3,200
Equatorial Minute Sundial, c. 1750 Signed: “Joh. Car. Seltman Fec. Brunsv.” Fire-gilded brass. Extremely rare museum exhibit. Estimate: €10.000 – 15.000 / $10,700 – 16,000
»Klingsor« Resonance Gramophone, circa 1910 By Krebs & Klank, Hanau. With waltzing figures Estimate: €2.500 – 4.000 / $2,700 – 4,300
»Orphenion« No. 106 Disc Musical Box, c. 1900 By Bruno Rückert, Leipzig. Estimate: €15.000 – 18.000 / $15,900 – 19,000
»Darling«, 1911 One of the top highlights in any major typewriter collection. Estimate: €4.000 – 6.000 / $4,500 – 6,700
»Melba Deluxe« Art- Nouveau Gramophone Pedestal, circa 1905 Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd., London Estimate: €1.500 – 2.000 / $1,600 – 2,100
»Orpheus« 22 5⁄8-inch Table Disc Musical Box, c. 1900 Estimate: €12.000 – 16.000 / $12,700 – 17,000
Orchestral Musical Box with Mandarin Automata for the Chinese Market, c. 1880 Estimate: €10.000 – 15.000 / $10,700 – 16,000
Miguel Indurain’s Original Tour-de-France Winning Bicycle, 1995 Legendary bicycle from his 5th Tour-de-France victory! Estimate: €7.000 – 9.000 / $7,500 – 9,600
»Kosmopolit«, 1888 Extremely rare and sought-after (2nd) German Index typewriter. Estimate: €9.000 – 12.000 / $9,600 – 13,000
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Malling-Hansen »Writing Ball«, 1867 Rare nickel-plated version. With provenance from Gustaf Walfrid Wilhelmsson of the publishing house Andrreas Caspersens Boktryckeri, Fredrikshald, Norway. Estimate: €70.000 – 90.000 / $75,000 – 96,000
»IMF Transcription 300« Turntable, c. 1975 One of the rarest record players. Estimate: €4.000 – 6.000 / $4,300 – 6,400
Senior Monarch Gramophone, c. 1905 By Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd., London. Estimate: €1.500 – 1.800 $1,600 – 1,900