Team Breker »Science & Technology« »Mechanical Music«»Fine Toys«
144th Speciality Auction
November 11, 2017

Märklin TP 800 Tank Engine, 1948 Estimate: € 700 – 900 / US$ 820 – 1,050
\Märklin DT 800 Railcar, 1951 Estimate: € 700 – 900 / US$ 820 – US$ 1,050
Märklin TWE 700 B Railcar, c. 1938 Estimate: € 3,500 – 4,500 / US$ 4,000 – 5,000
Edison ‚Opera‘ Phonograph, c. 1910 Type SM, Model A, with mahogany horn. Estimate: € 3,000 – 5,000 /US$ 3,500 – 5,850
‚Storch Automat‘ Chocolate Vendor, c. 1905, By MUM-Automaten GmbH, Dresden. Extremely rare!! € 35,000 – 50,000 / US$ 38,000 – 55,000
‚Polygraphon‘ Combined Disc Musical Box and Gramophone, c. 1905 Estimate: € 7,000 – 10,000 / US$ 8,200 – 11,750
Trebla (‚Darling‘) Typewriter, c. 1910 Miniature pocket and desk typewriter by Sullivan & Co. GmbH, Berlin – Extremely rare! Estimate: € 2,500 – 4,000 / US$ 2,900 – 4,700
Lioret ‚Le Merveilleux‘ Phonograph, c. 1898 Estimate: € 2,000 – 3,000 / US$ 2,350 – 3,500
‘Voix Celeste’ Musical Box with Reed Organ, circa 1870 By Ducommun-Girod, Geneva Estimate: € 7,000 – 9,000 / US$ 8,200 – 10,500
‚Le Cochon Electriseur‘, circa 1898 French electric shock machine by Philippe Léon, Paris. Estimate: € 20,000 – 30,000 / US$ 23,500 – 35,200
Four Crookes Demonstration Tubes, c. 1915 Estimate: € 300 – 500 / US$ 350 – 580
‚Capitol Model L‘ Phonograph Lamp, circa 1915 Art-Nouveau design, by Burns-Pollock Electrical Mfg. Co., Indiana. Estimate: € 1,500 – 2,000 / US$ 1,750 – 2,350
Futuristic Cityscape by Konrad Zuse, 1991 Original oil on canvas by the inventor of the very first programmable electro-mechanical computer, 1941 Estimate: € 8,000 – 15,000 / US$ 9,400 – 17,600
„Polizist“ Chocolate Vendor, c. 1903 By Mitteldeutsche Automaten A.G., Dresden, Germany. Estimate: € 17,000 – 25,000 / US$ 20,000 – 30,000
“Sewing Machine” – Wooden Sculpture by Fumio Yoshimura (1926 – 2002) New York, minimalist limewood sculpture from the Pop Art era. Estimate: € 8,000 – 12,000 / US$ 9,400 – 14,000
‘Pascaline’ (or ‘Arithmatique’) Calculator Accurate replica of Blaise Pascal’s mechanical calculating milestone from 1650 € 7,000 – 10,000 / US$ 8,200 – 10,500
Cast-Iron Hen Chocolate Vendor, circa 1935 € 3,500 – 5,000 / US$ 4,000 – 6,000
Large and Varied Collection of Early Microphones, c. 1920-1960 Estimate: € 100 – 800 / US$ 120 – 940 / each
‘La Cantinière’ French Three-Reel Bandit, c. 1911 € 10,000 – 15,000 / US$ 12,000 – 18,000
“Mercedes Gauss” Calculator, 1905 Sensationally rare stepped disc calculating machine by Christel Hamann. Est imate: € 7,000 – 10,000 / US$ 8,200 – 12,000
Rare ‚Elephant Grip Test‘, c. 1900 € 15,000 – 20,000 / US$ 17,000 – 24,000
“Magazine of all the New Inventions, Discoveries and Improvements”, 1798 – 1830 German, 15 half-calf volumes with 575 copper plates. € 1,800 – 2,200 / US$ 2,100 – 2,600
‚Shocking Jack‘ Electric Sailor, circa 1910 By Polyphon Musikwerke, Leipzig. Estimate: € 5,000 – 8,000 / US$ 5,900 – 9,400
Ride-In Morgan Model, 1970s With combustion engine. Length: 2m(!), scale of 1:2 Estimate: € 3,500 – 5,000 / US$ 4,100 – 5,900
»Apple Lisa-1«, 1983 World’s 1st commercially successful PC with graphical mouse-controlled User-Interface (GUI) – Exceptionally rare! Estimate: € 15,000 – 30,000 / US$ 18,000 – 36,000
Komet Disc Musical Box, circa 1898 By Komet-Musikwerke, Bauer & Co., Leipzig. Estimate: € 15,000 – 20,000 / US$ 17,600 – 23,500
Electro-Magnetic Motor with Rotating Geissler Tube, c. 1915 Estimate: € 700 – 1,000 / US$ 820 – 1,170
Steampunk “Sewing Machine” Sculpture Found elements in cast-iron and steel, with electric motor and five moving figures. – A fascinating interactive exhibition & collector’s piece! Estimate: € 1,500 – 2,000 / US$ 1,750 – 2,350
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