A tin toy and its original illustrated box made in 1911 sold recently at a Bertoia toy auction in New Jersey for $12,000. The price was more than twice the low estimate. The clockwork toy is a boy ...

This 7-inch-tall clockwork toy sold for $12,000, no doubt because it told part of the story of a famous theft; it was made soon after the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre.

VINELAND, NJ, UNITED STATES, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — VINELAND, N.J. – An early Marklin (German) hand-painted early musical carousel knocked down for $120,000 and a circa-1912-1915 ...

The 7-inch-tall toy sold for $12,000, no doubt because it told part of the story of the famous theft. A tin toy and its original illustrated box made in 1911 sold recently at a Bertoia toy auction in ...