CARETTE TIN LIMOUSINE
c. 1910, clockwork driven
driver and three passengers, one a child; roof rail, beveled windows and rubber tires, 6.75"h; 11.5"long
The consignor's mother and father collected dolls and toys for many years creating a small museum for the enjoyment of the patients and their families at the nursing home which they operated in the 1950's.
Georges Carette, born in France, founded the firm of Georges Carette & Cie in Nuremberg, Germany in 1895.
Paint good; one head lamp missing; one door handle missing; some paint loss to edges of roof; crack in back window; minor spots of paint loss to driver; clockwork mechanism appears not to be functional.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $1,900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 296 : CARETTE TIN LIMOUSINE
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