Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery August 2015 Mid Century Modern Auction Catalog

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63. Collection of 16 Tin and Steel Vintage Banks Collection of 16 vintage metal banks comprising of a 1920s red square tin “Home Budget Bank” by Tudor Metal Products Corporation; a 1970s red tin “Buddy L Easy-Saver” cash register form bank; two red tin “Pengepostkasse” banks in the form of a money drop, one box with original key; a 1920s nickled brass “Little Millionaire” puzzle bank; a 1920s steel Ideal Gem Bank by Stronghart with Pullman Trust & Savings Bank logo to lid; a 1930s tin Treasure Chest Bank by Chiem; a polished chrome 1950s “The Traveling Teller” bank by The Automatic Recording Safe Company with logo to top for First National Bank, Atlanta, Georgia; a 1970s brass barrel form coin bank; a 1950s silverplated “Snoopy” coin bank by United Feature Syndicate; a 1950s steel patriotic motif Budget Bank by Marx Toys, with original key; a 1930s iron Zell Products Corporation treasure chest coin bank marked to lid “The Prudential Insurance Company of America”, retains original key; a 1970s tin and plastic Treasury Register dime bank; a 1980s house form coin bank printed with children in a figural scene; a 1920s black lacquered steel “Uncle Sam’s Cash Store 2 in 1 Savings Bank” by The Durable Toy and Novelty Company; and a c.1905 Charles M. Shonk Company three coin bank.. Estimate $500-$700

64. Ceramic Piggy Bank in Vintage Abercrombie Style English, mid-20th century. Hand crafted ceramic animal form sculptural piggy bank in brown faux leather finish recalling the vintage leather covered animals produced by Abercrombie and Fitch. Pig sculptural bank with rectangular slit or slot at top of back, animal standing on all fours with charming curled tail. Unmarked. Height 11”, width 19”, depth 7.5”. Estimate $300-$500

65. Three 1920s-50s Cast Iron Figural Banks American, first half 20th century. A collection of three early 20th century figural cast iron banks comprising of a polychromed articulating Boss Tweed Tammany Hall Bank circa 1950s (5.75” tall), a polychromed still cast iron still Boy Scout park ranger bank circa 1920s (7” tall), and a polychromed still General Pershing cast iron bank circa 1920s (7.875” tall). Provenance: From the Collection of Charles P. Hill of Atlanta, Georgia. Estimate $300-$500

66. Conant Ball ModernMates Dresser & Chest Conant Ball (American (Gardner, MA), founded 1852-circa 1990) for ModernMates line. Height of dresser 32.25”, width 58.25”, depth 20.25”, height of dresser 32.25”, depth 20.25”, width 58.25”. Estimate $300-$500

67. Group of Three Space Age Mechanical Banks American, 20th century. Collection of 3 space age collectible mechanical banks comprising of two pale ice blue painted Strato rocket banks with rocket ship with red accents pointed toward moon with crater texture, height 3.5”, width 8”, depth 3”; and “The Satellite Bank” by Duro Mold and Mfg. Inc., Detroit, Michigan rocket ship resting on globe form mechanical bank with gold painted finish, advertisement on front of rounded integral base for The Western Savings Bank of Buffalo, height 10.5”, diameter 3.5”. Estimate $300-$500

70. Collection of 6 Cast Iron Banks, Late 19th C.

69. National Cash Register Co. Receipt/Ticket Box American, early 20th century. Retains original key. Height 6”, width 6.6”, depth 6.6”. Estimate $300-$500

Late 19th century. Group of six collectible cast iron banks comprising of a J&E Stevens (Cromwill, Conn.) “Junior Cash” register bank with silvered patina throughout form ornamented with scrolled foliates and lattice cross work, a green U.S. Mail box form bank with pierced circular holes on back, iron two-story house motif bank with pierced windows, a painted iron “Hall’s Excelsior Bank” architectural motif bank with flip cupola finial on hinged top with hidden figure within, a red painted iron U.S. Mail letterbox form bank, and a pierced iron safe bank of rectangular form with scrolled foliates throughout, marked on bottom with “PAT. JUNE 2, 1896”. Largest bank height 5.25”, width 4”, depth 4.25”. Smallest bank height 3.125”, width 2.6”, depth 2.25”. Estimate $300-$500

72. Mid Century Modern Walnut Step Table by Lane

73. Group of 5 Cast Iron Banks, 19th/ 20th C.

American, circa 1960s. Mid century modern walnut step table, end table or side table manufactured by “Virginia Maid,” a Lane trademark. Marked to underside of top. Height 21”, width 27.75”, depth 20.75. Estimate $300-$500

American, late 19th/ early 20th century. Yale lock bank 10.75” tall, 6.25” wide, 6” deep. Ideal bank 4.25” tall, 3.125” wide, 2.75” deep. Pierced safe 3.375” tall, 2.5” wide, 2.25” deep. Kenton bank 4.25” tall, 3.875” wide, 2.5” deep. Estimate $400-$600

68. Conant Ball 2 MCM Side Chairs & Drop Leaf Table Conant Ball (American (Gardner, MA), founded 1852-circa 1990), circa 1950s. Height of chairs 33” (at highest point), width (of crestrail) 21.5”, depth 17”, seat to floor 17”. Height of table 30.50”, width (leaves folded down) 18”, width (leaves 42.25”) depth 42”. Estimate $300-$500

71. Group of 3 Cast Iron Reproduction Mechanical Banks

Group of 3 cast iron mechanical banks after the originals comprising of “Trick Pony”, reproduced from the original in collection of the Book of Knowledge for John Wright Penny Bank Limited Edition 1987 series, #209/250; James D Capron Replica of Original Collection ‘Horse Race’; U. S. and Spain Bank Mechanical Bank reproduced from the original in collection of the Book of Knowledge. Estimate $300-$500

74. Transvaal Cast Iron Figural Money Box Still Bank English, Early 20th century. A cast iron figural still bank, after the original by John Harper, depicting gentleman with long beard and pipe in mouth, top hat debossed “Transvaal Money Box”. The back of figure marked “By Permission of the Proprietors Westminster Gazelie”. Height 6.3”. Estimate $300-$500

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