Bertoia's Spring Auction Hits $1.9M with Rare Toys
Bertoia's Spring Auction, held on May 29 and 30, generated nearly $1.9 million in sales, inclusive of fees. The auction's success was significantly influenced by the second installment of the Martin and Deborah Maloy toy collection, alongside items from Bill Gallagher. Highlighting the event was a vintage Bing gauge 4 toy train from approximately 1906, which fetched $78,000. Another noteworthy item, a unique mechanical bank modeled after the Old Woman in the Shoe, sold for $36,000. A miniature salesman sample of a 1922 Autocar rotary dump truck also attracted $25,200. The event featured around 1,000 lots of collectible toys.
Key facts
- Bertoia's Spring Auction held May 29-30
- Total nearly $1.9 million including buyer's premium
- Part 2 of Martin and Deborah Maloy toy collection featured
- Bill Gallagher collection included toys, banks, trains, robots, pre-war Japanese toys
- Circa-1906 Bing gauge 4 toy locomotive sold for $78,000
- Old Woman in the Shoe mechanical bank sold for $36,000
- 1/4-inch-scale salesman sample of 1922 Autocar rotary dump body truck sold for $25,200
- 1,000 lots offered over two days
Entities
Institutions
- Bertoia
- Martin and Deborah Maloy
- Bill Gallagher
- Bing (German toy manufacturer)