With the 15th of July Toys, Cigarette Cards and Postcards Auction complete, reflect on some of the highlights of yesterday's sale.
First we start with our Cigarette card section, this sale we had an incredible range of cards all from around the world which sold brilliantly, however I am here to highlight something closer to home, Lot 88 includes an 1890 Wills Cigarettes advertisement card, highlighting all the different brands of cigarettes they produced at the time, this unique card is a one of a kind find for any collector and reached a hammer price of £230.
Moving on to our Postcard section with Lot 160 featuring this beautiful card by the artist Alphoso Mucha, known for his work in the Art Nouveau movement. This lithographic set of 10 cards contains some premium works of art in their original set packet; this piece of art history sold for a hammer price of £1,600.
The next lot we are highlighting is the Golden Arrow car made by Kingsbury; this model comes with its original box whilst still being in good condition. This model sold for a hammer price of £650.
Finally, we move onto our Model Railway section with this N-Class 2-6-0T BR locomotive by Bassett-Lowke. This model is a prized possession amongst model railway enthusiasts; it reached a hammer price of £300. And that wraps up the highlights for our 15th of July sale. We are currently accepting entries into our 16th September Toys, Cigarette and Postcard sale, so if you are interested in having some of your items valued and potentially sold, please contact us either by email at info@warwickandwarwick.com or call us on 01926 499031.
