“FERNAND MARTIN TOYMAKER IN PARIS” 1878 – 1912
September 2018: The Frank Mohr Mechanical Toy Collection (part I)
Full of expectation, collectors of the Toys of Fernand Martin looked forward to yesterday, Saturday 22 September.
At the auction house Bertoia Auctions the first half of the collection ofFrank Mohr, a collector of antique mechanical toys, was auctioned. His collection also contained many rare items from Fernand Martin.
Below an overview of sales prices achieved in USD, without the 25% auction costs. I have kept the order of the auction in this list and mainly looked at toys that are less often or rarely offered.
| Name of toy | Number(of Martin) | price in US $ |
| L’Ours Blanc | 216 | 11000,00 |
| La Boule Mystérieuse | 204 | 600,00 |
| L’Hercule Populaire (boxed) | 200 | 9500,00 |
| La Course en Sac | 205 | 3750,00 |
| Le Petit Cuisinier | 198 | 1500,00 |
| Le Petit Diabolo (boxed) | 208 | 4250,00 |
| L’Homme Sandwich | 186 | 12000,00 |
| L’Entravée | 220 | 4000,00 |
| La Chasse au Rat | 221 | 1600,00 |
| Le Traineau Russe (boxed) | 40 | 7500,00 |
| Les Boxeurs | 35 | 3500,00 |
| L’Assiette au Beurre et le Pantin | 152 | 6000,00 |
| Le Gymnaste | 201 | 13000,00 |
| La Blanchisseuse | 171 | 1300,00 |
| L’Autruche | 24 | 1400,00 |
| La Sentinelle Française | 183 | 3000,00 |
| Les Forgerons Infatigables | 7 | 4500,00 |
| Le Faucheur (boxed) | 170 | 4750,00 |
| Le Garcon de Café | 181 | 6500,00 |
| L’Eminent Avocat | 201 | 1300,00 |
| Le Treuil (no.1) | 149 | 2500,00 |
| Les Joyeux Danseurs (boxed) | 23 | 12000,00 |
| L’Homme de Corvée | 173 | 4250,00 |
| Le Gendarme | 191 | 8000,00 |
| Le Jeu de Massacre | 16 | 5500,00 |
| Dame de la Croix Rouge | 237 | 2250,00 |
| Le Pecheur a la Ligne | 37 | 3750,00 |
| Le Charcutier | 187 | 8500,00 |
| Chauds les Marrons | 227 | 2250,00 |
| Le Menuisier | 212 | 4250,00 |
| Le Cab Volant (boxed) | 25 | 1300,00 |
| La Sentinelle Italienne | 183 | 2750,00 |
| Le Gentleman Khaki | 175 | 4250,00 |
| Les Courageux Scieurs de Long | 18 | 4000,00 |
| The Policeman | 180 | 3250,00 |
| La Voiture a Bitume | 194 | 7500,00 |
| L’Aeroplane | 215 | 5500,00 |
| Le Petit Pianiste (boxed) | 189 | 3250,00 |
| La Pompe | 159 | 1800,00 |
| La Perruche | 36 | 3250,00 |
For more information I refer to the website of Bertoia Auctions: http://www.bertoiaauctions.com/
Thanks to Michael Bertoia and Cor van Schaik for sharing their information.
To be continued ….. in 2019!
Lourens Bas 