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<b>- Photographica & Film: </b>World's No. 1 Specialty-Auction offers approx. 600 lots of exceptionally rare and important collector's items and museum exhibits in this traditional Autumn Sale: Classic cameras, photographical treasuries and rarities from the 170 years of the history of photography and the early days of the moving image and its optical pre-history! * Classical photography * Historical photography & movie literature * Advertisements * ... and much, much more!
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<b>- Science & Technology: </b>we're offering approx. 500 lots of highly desirable collector's items and exposition pieces of all kind of "Technical Antiques". - Extremely rare museum quality items of the entire classic "Office Technology", "Scientific Instruments", "Mechanical Music Instruments", and superbly rare "Toys & Tin Toys"
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Early Hydrometer Set by G. F. Brander301 - Early Hydrometer Set by G. F. Brander
Auction Team Koeln
Early Hydrometer Set by "G. F. Brander", c. 1780 3 hydrostatical balances with calibrated scales, signed "G.F. Brander, Augsburg"...
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Start Price : 325.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Spitzlis Manual and Catalogue of Optica302 - Spitzlis Manual and Catalogue of Optica
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Spitzli's Manual and Catalogue of Optical Instruments 118-seitige Schrift über Maße, Abkürzungen und Begriffe des Textilwesens. B...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 220.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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German Brass Telescope by Utzschneider 303 - German Brass Telescope by Utzschneider
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German Brass Telescope by "Utzschneider und Fraunhofer in München", c. 1818 Relacquered, eyepiece repaired, length 5 3/4 in., height ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to siroco2003 for (680.00 + 146.54BP) = 826.54
 
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Heavy-weight Reflecting Aclescope304 - Heavy-weight Reflecting Aclescope
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Heavy-weight Reflecting Aclescope (3 in.) "S. Johnson, London", c. 1770 S. Johnson, Ludgate Street, London. Brass, polished and lacquered....
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to 616144958412 for (800.00 + 172.40BP) = 972.40
 
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Reflection Telescope Foucault / Secrtan305 - Reflection Telescope Foucault / Secrtan
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Giant Rarity: Reflection Telescope "Foucault/Secrétan", c. 1850 Rare French table telescope by "Foucault", marked by "...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to rhodopk for (3,800.00 + 818.90BP) = 4,618.90
 
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Calculator Instrument de Prcision by F. Brun306 - Calculator Instrument de Prcision by F. Brun
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Very early French Calculator "Instrument de Précision" by "F'çois Brun, Lyon", c. 1830 Extraordinarily rare calcul...
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Anemometer Richard Frres, Paris307 - Anemometer Richard Frres, Paris
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Anemometer "Richard Frères, Paris", c. 1900 French instrument for measuring the wind velocity, marked "RF - Paris", complet...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to eagleriver.. for (100.00 + 21.55BP) = 121.55
 
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2 French Measuring Instruments, c. 1900308 - 2 French Measuring Instruments, c. 1900
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2 French Measuring Instruments, c. 1900 1) Mirror galvanometer by "Atelier Ruhmkorff, J. Carpentier, Paris", thread and mirror renewed, ma...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (220.00) = 220.00
 
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English Book Press, c. 1880309 - English Book Press, c. 1880
Auction Team Koeln
English Book Press, c. 1880 Unmarked, mahogany, toggle drive, 15 3/4 x 8 2/3 in.<Br> Englische Buchpresse, um 1880 Unbezeichnet, Mahagoni-Holz...
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Estimate : 130.00 - 180.00
Sold to 616144958412 for (220.00 + 47.41BP) = 267.41
 
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Cast-iron Line Cutting Machine310 - Cast-iron Line Cutting Machine
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Cast-iron Line Cutting Machine for Early Typesetting Machines (e. g. "Linotype"), c. 1915 By H. C. Hansen Type Foundry, Boston & New Y...
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Salesman Sample of early Rotative Print311 - Salesman Sample of early Rotative Print
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Salesman Sample of early "Rotative Printing Press", c. 1915 By R. Hoe & Co. Inc., New York. Cast iron model on wooden base. Size: 8 1/...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 320.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Miniature Printing Press Golding Jobbin312 - Miniature Printing Press Golding Jobbin
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Miniature Printing Press "Golding Jobbing Press", c. 1890 Cast-iron miniature printing press, unmarked, with type frame, roller cover shou...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 320.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Professional Letter Press Handpress313 - Professional Letter Press Handpress
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Professional Letter Press Handpress Unmarked, for A5 and print sizes 3 2/3 x 5 2/3 in. Old roller covers. - Ideal machine for practical use and as spe
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Hand Press Excelsior Mercury Model N, 3314 - Hand Press Excelsior Mercury Model N, 3
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Hand Press "Excelsior Mercury Model N", 3 x 5 in. Patented American letter press by "Kelsey & Co., Meriden, Connecticut/U.S.A.&qu...
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Estimate : 280.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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American Wooden Hand Press Excelsior315 - American Wooden Hand Press Excelsior
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Early American Wooden Hand Press "Excelsior", c. 1880 Made of "Extra High Grade Warranted Wood" by "AW Co." (Anton Wei...
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Start Price : 320.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Original American Jobbing Platen Press 316 - Original American Jobbing Platen Press
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Original American Jobbing Platen Press "Liberty", 1872 (!) Invented in 1857 by Frederick Degener, USA, and made by F. M. Weiler, New York,...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Lithographic Wooden Hand Press by Voirin317 - Lithographic Wooden Hand Press by Voirin
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Toulouse-Lautrec-Style Lithographic Wooden Hand Press by "Voirin, Paris", c. 1890 Fully working doctor blade press with star wheel. Like t...
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Start Price : 5,500.00 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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German Homoeopathic Central Medicine Chest318 - German Homoeopathic Central Medicine Chest
Auction Team Koeln
German Homoeopathic Central Medicine Chest, c. 1900 Manufacturer: "Zahn & Seeger, Stuttgart", wooden box for 30 medicine bottles (29 i...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest319 - Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest
Auction Team Koeln
Mahogany Domestic Medicine Chest, c. 1880 English, with hinged lid opening to reveal 11 glass bottles, drawer with 3 further bottles, glass mortar and
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Dentists Tools320 - Dentists Tools
Auction Team Koeln
Dentist's Tools Mainly by "Gray & Son", leather-covered box with crucibles, pliers, injections, knifes etc. - Nice demonstration s...
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Endoscope and Rectoscope Sets321 - Endoscope and Rectoscope Sets
Auction Team Koeln
Endoscope and Rectoscope Sets 1) Rectoscope equipment by "Richard Wolf". - 2) Endoscope set by "Richard Wolf". - And: 3) Endosco...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Early French Optometer Auto-Visiomètre,323 - Early French Optometer Auto-Visiomètre,
Auction Team Koeln
Early French Optometer "Auto-Visiomètre", c. 1850 Serial number 476, including two lens sets with 20 glasses each, handcrank-operated...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Improved Magneto-Electric Machine324 - Improved Magneto-Electric Machine
Auction Team Koeln
"Improved Magneto-Electric Machine", c. 1880 For nervous diseases, manufactured by "S. Maw & Son, London", complete.<Br&g...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (90.00) = 90.00
 
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Celluloid Hearing Trumpets, c. 1910325 - Celluloid Hearing Trumpets, c. 1910
Auction Team Koeln
Celluloid Hearing Trumpets, c. 1910 1) Faux-Tortoise shell ear trumpet, marked "Audios", brass telescopic attachment which extends and rot...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to newbegin-a.. for (990.00 + 213.34BP) = 1,203.34
 
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Erotic Postcards and Photos, c. 1900326 - Erotic Postcards and Photos, c. 1900
Auction Team Koeln
Erotic Postcards and Photos, c. 1900 Approx. 130 mostly original photos, some colored, some cards with handwritten back and stamped. Made by famous Eu
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Erotic Postcards and Photos, c. 1900327 - Erotic Postcards and Photos, c. 1900
Auction Team Koeln
Erotic Postcards and Photos, c. 1900 Approx. 130 mostly original photos, some colored, some cards with handwritten back and stamped. Made by famous Eu
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Marilyn Monroe: Golden Dreams, 1955328 - Marilyn Monroe: Golden Dreams, 1955
Auction Team Koeln
Marilyn Monroe: "Golden Dreams", 1955 The nude pose which made her world-famous and which encouraged Hugh Hefner to establish his "Pl...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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11 Erotical Magazines Das Album329 - 11 Erotical Magazines Das Album
Auction Team Koeln
11 Erotical Magazines "Das Album" With lot of sparkling pictures and tales, signed cover pictures.<Br> 11 erotische Zeitschriften &q...
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Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
 
 
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4 Erotic Drawings, c. 1900330 - 4 Erotic Drawings, c. 1900
Auction Team Koeln
4 Erotic Drawings, c. 1900 Original hand-colored pen and ink drawings, on handmade paper. Size: approx. 4 x 6 in., with Arabic handwriting on the back
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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4 Erotic Drawings, c. 1900331 - 4 Erotic Drawings, c. 1900
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4 Erotic Drawings, c. 1900 Original hand-colored pen and ink drawings, on handmade paper. Size: 4 x 6 in., with Arabic handwriting on the back, with p
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Poster Pardon, 1971332 - Poster Pardon, 1971
Auction Team Koeln
Poster "Pardon", 1971 German advertising poster for the satirical journal "Pardon", size: 23 x 32 1/2 in. - A funny arrangement ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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German Book Deutsche Gedenkhalle333 - German Book Deutsche Gedenkhalle
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Magnificent German Book "Deutsche Gedenkhalle", 1907 Editor: Max Herzig, Leipzig, art-nouveau-style, 418 pages with 7 lithographed panels ...
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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3 Famous Cut-out by Schreiber, c. 1910334 - 3 Famous Cut-out by Schreiber, c. 1910
Auction Team Koeln
3 Famous Cut-out by "Schreiber", c. 1910 Rare uncutted picture prints (17 x 141/2 in.). In good condition and pretty colors. By J. F. Schr...
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
 
 
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50 Series Liebig Collectors Sets, c. 1900335 - 50 Series Liebig Collectors Sets, c. 1900
Auction Team Koeln
50 Series "Liebig" Collector's Sets, c. 1900 Complete German series with 6 pictures/each.<Br> 50 Serien "Liebig"-Samme...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Old Vienna Miniature Souvenir, 1884 (!)336 - Old Vienna Miniature Souvenir, 1884 (!)
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Old Vienna Miniature Souvenir, 1884 (!) Small brass tin cutter, manufacturer: "August Klein, Vienna", with little "dance book" i...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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10-Gallon Wooden Barrel by Coca-Cola337 - 10-Gallon Wooden Barrel by Coca-Cola
Auction Team Koeln
10-Gallon Wooden Barrel by "Coca-Cola", c. 1915 Original American wooden barrel for "Coca-Cola" syrop, with label on front side,...
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Start Price : 490.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mechanical Automaton Icebear, c. 1980338 - Mechanical Automaton Icebear, c. 1980
Auction Team Koeln
Mechanical Automaton "Icebear", c. 1980 Unmarked, with electric drive for arms, legs and head (230 V, with English plug), fur-covered body...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Display Window Dressmakers Dummy339 - Display Window Dressmakers Dummy
Auction Team Koeln
Display Window Dressmaker's Dummy, c. 1930 Woman's head for chains presentations, plaster cast, expressively handcolored, height: 19 5/8 in....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (240.00) = 240.00
 
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Decoration Display Head, c. 1955340 - Decoration Display Head, c. 1955
Auction Team Koeln
Decoration Display Head, c. 1955 Advertising figure, used for presentation of jewellery etc. Handcolored synthetic material, height: 113/4 in. - And:
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Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Display Model Mannequin, 1935341 - Display Model Mannequin, 1935
Auction Team Koeln
Mannequin, 1935 Full-size display model, height 69 in., body made of mass, colored head, moveable arms, on solid stand. - Very attractive!<Br>...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Display Model Mannequin, c. 1925342 - Display Model Mannequin, c. 1925
Auction Team Koeln
Mannequin, c. 1925 Full-size display model, height 70 in., body made of mass, colored head, moveable arms, with red velvet dress, on solid stand. - Ve
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Start Price : 330.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Original English Mahogany Showcase343 - Original English Mahogany Showcase
Auction Team Koeln
Showcase in Size 1: Original English Mahogany Showcase, c. 1890 Table or wall mounting! With original stand, sizes of the showcases: height of the sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Original English Mahogany Showcase344 - Original English Mahogany Showcase
Auction Team Koeln
Showcase in Size 1: Original English Mahogany Showcase, c. 1890 Table or wall mounting! With original stand, sizes of the showcases: height of the sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Original English Mahogany Showcase345 - Original English Mahogany Showcase
Auction Team Koeln
Showcase in Size 2: Original English Mahogany Showcase, c. 1890 Table or wall mounting! With original stand, sizes of the showcases: height of the sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Original English Mahogany Showcase346 - Original English Mahogany Showcase
Auction Team Koeln
Showcase in Size 2: Original English Mahogany Showcase, c. 1890 Table or wall mounting! With original stand, sizes of the showcases: height of the sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Original English Mahogany Showcase347 - Original English Mahogany Showcase
Auction Team Koeln
Showcase in Size 2: Original English Mahogany Showcase, c. 1890 Table or wall mounting! With original stand, sizes of the showcases: height of the sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Coin Op Chocolate Vendor Gartmann348 - Coin Op Chocolate Vendor Gartmann
Auction Team Koeln
Chocolate Vendor "Gartmann", c. 1905 Manufacturer: "C.H.C. Gartmann", Germany, wooden case on cast iron base, 69 in. high, 4 ena...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to dr.coinop for (1,500.00 + 323.25BP) = 1,823.25
 
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Art Noveau Chocolate Vendor Stollwerck,349 - Art Noveau Chocolate Vendor Stollwerck,
Auction Team Koeln
Art Noveau Chocolate Vendor "Stollwerck", c. 1900 Early 3-column vendor, manufacturer: "Gebr. Stollwerck AG", Cologne, Germany, ...
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Start Price : 1,250.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Poster Le Comte de Luxembourg, c. 1910350 - Poster Le Comte de Luxembourg, c. 1910
Auction Team Koeln
Poster "Le Comte de Luxembourg", c. 1910 Large French lithographed concert poster, size: 62 x 46 in., signed "Louis Galice, Paris&quo...
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
 
 
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2 Early Bowling Posters, c. 1910351 - 2 Early Bowling Posters, c. 1910
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2 Early Bowling Posters, c. 1910 Large Belgian caricatures "Le Roi" and "Le Favori", signed "Droit 1910", publisher &q...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 180.00
 
 
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