Sold for $3,438

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Group of Santa Claus Figures

Last Quarter 19th Century and Later

including two jack-in-the-boxes, a cast iron bank and a mechanical Santa Claus.
together with seven frosted trees, two tin street lights and a toy car; the mechanical Santa on rollers and with Patd Sept. 21 75 to the underside of each shoe; 14 items total.
Height of tallest box 10 1/4 x width 9 x depth 9 inches.

Property from the Dean Lower Estate, Lanark, Illinois

Condition Report

Bank with original paint, but about 40% loss. Paint touch ups to hood of mechanical Santa; doesn’t wind. Smaller jack with significant losses to paper on figure; wear to box with some color touch ups around base. Larger jack with small losses to exterior paper and fading/water damage to one corner; Santa appears to retain original paint. Clothing faded and with stains.

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