DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — Pook & Pook, together with Noel Barrett, Antiques & Auctions, put together an antique toy auction that ran for two sessions, on December 7 at 6 pm with 282 lots, ending on Saturday with lots 283 to 777. The sale grossed $621,630, including the buyer’s premium.
A full report of the auction will be in a forthcoming issue.
![Selling for $14,640 was Lot 529, a large Carette tinplate clockwork limousine with a cream and teal blue surface, faux upholstered seat, beveled glass windows and roof rack. It measures 16 inches long and sold for $14,640, over the $12,000 high estimate.](https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Lot-529-1-Pook-1024x739.jpg)
Selling for $14,640 was Lot 529, a large Carette tinplate clockwork limousine with a cream and teal blue surface, faux upholstered seat, beveled glass windows and roof rack. It measures 16 inches long and sold for $14,640, over the $12,000 high estimate.
![The Morton A. Hirschberg collection of steam toys, 121 lots, did well and was highlighted by Lot 401, Doll & Cie painted tin Ferris wheel steam toy with composition figures, largest of the Ferris wheels with six seats each with four riders. It measures 17 inches high, 13½ inches wide and 11 inches deep. The phone bidders were very active on this lot, one winning with a bid of $21,960. It carried a high estimate of $11,000.](https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Lot-401-1-Pook-800x1024.jpg)
The Morton A. Hirschberg collection of steam toys, 121 lots, did well and was highlighted by Lot 401, Doll & Cie painted tin Ferris wheel steam toy with composition figures, largest of the Ferris wheels with six seats each with four riders. It measures 17 inches high, 13½ inches wide and 11 inches deep. The phone bidders were very active on this lot, one winning with a bid of $21,960. It carried a high estimate of $11,000.