Fans of Batman, classic steam engine models, Corgi, Dinky and other toys and model brands are bidding furiously in two Toys and Models Sales organised by Bury St Edmunds-based auction house Lacy Scott & Knight.
On offer are some 1500 lots, that include Live Steam and related items, all gauges of Model Railway and Railwayana, Meccano, Diecast Models including Corgi, Dinky, Matchbox, Tinplate and Triang, Juvenalia, Britains and plastic kits, and more.
Both sales, spread over two rooms at the auction house, will take place on 20th August 2021, with a viewing the previous day. There are already high bids on classic toys encompassing racing cars, military vehicles and more – and, of course, there’s particular interest in media-tie-ins, including Batman, Doctor Who, James Bond and Star Wars.
While rare steam engine models are have some high estimated sales in the steam engines-dominated auction, a rare boxed T.N Nomura “Batman” battery robot is proving of particular interest in the toy car-dominated offering. Released in 1966, it has an opening price of £2500, and is expected to sell for much more.
This Batman is a classic robot toy (even if its design makes it rather prone to falling over, according to collectors!) that is highly searched for by robot and non-robot collectors.
Other items include boxed Corgi Batman toys, original Dinky Thunderbird 2, James Bond Aston Martins and some original watercolour art commissioned for the development of the Forward March Corgi Toys range, die-cast figures of famous people from history.
Lacy Scott & Knight is an independent and long-established firm of auctioneers and valuers and property professionals. They’ve been selling antiques and works of art since 1869 in their purpose-built Auction Centre situated in the heart of historic Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk since the 1980s. The company is one of the largest salerooms in the East of England, holding a diverse range of specialist and general sales throughout the year.
• Auction 20th August 2021 10.00am BST ( Lots: 1001-9999) | Viewing: 19th August 2021 10.00 – 6.00pm BST | Lacy Scott & Knight web site: www.lskauctioncentre.co.uk
John Freeman
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”. He’s the writer of "Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies" for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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