February 16, 2012

1975 Mint Cententennial Car Mini-Ingot Collection $250.00

.              I’m not sure if it was my interest in cars, precious metals or all things shiny that made me decide to obtain this item. I didn’t even know these existed. In 1975 the Franklin mint offered this 100 piece collection of a century of automobiles starting with an 1875 Marcus and ending with a 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit. All the classic makes are represented Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Ford, Chevrolet etc. All cast in a sterling silver ingot with a frosted finish on front and the makers logo on back. Each sterling silver ingot weighs over 1.5 grams. There is just over 5 ounces of sterling silver in the entire collection. The original wooden box with glass display cover is in perfect condition. The box is lined with green velvet that the individual ingots sit securely. Estate price $250.00

January 13, 2012

Royal Doulton Pantalettes HN 1362 Circa 1930s $300.00

This is currently the oldest Royal Doulton figurine we have in stock. She was issued sometime between 1929 and 1942. The reference number is HN1362. This sassy little ladies name is Panalettes. The Charlton Standard Catalogue places her value in the year 2000 at approximately $700.00. We did a little inter net searching and our estate price of $300.00 is the best out there. Needless to say she is in perfect condition with out a scratch or chip to be found.

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD

January 12, 2012

Royal Doulton Rosemary Figurine HN2091 Circa 1955 $350.00

One of our more rare Royal Doulton figurines. Rosemary was only produced in the 1950s. The colours are very vivid and she is without any damage.  The Charlton Standard Catalogue estimate of value circa 2000 is approximately $800.00 CDN. She is approximately 7 inches tall and the Royal Doulton reference number is HN 2091. Estate priced at $350.00

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD

January 5, 2012

Retired Royal Doulton (Made in U.K.)

After hundreds of years of production in England Royal Doulton has moved all production to the far east mostly Thailand. When this monumental transition took place a couple of years ago we decided to no longer carry the line. The tradition was lost and we felt the brands direction had changed. In making this change all the U.K. production became instantly retired and instantly collectible. At last count we had well over 100 of the retired pieces. All of the in stock figurines are priced at 30% off their last suggested retail price or 2 for the price of 1. All are discontinued and no longer available.

Dumbo RARE RARE RARE $1750.00

.                I often over look the giftware and collectables we have in the store. As an authorized Swarovski dealer we have hundreds of rare and retired crystal figurines. This is possibly the most rare in stock. I have very little information on this little guy. He was only available for 1 year in 1988 and only available at Disney theme parks at the Arribas store. The original price was $95.00.  Warner’s Blue Ribbon Book circa 2001 has placed a value of $3700.00 on this, not including the wooden mirrored stand that I understand is impossible to find. Have a look on the internet just to see how rare this Dumbo figurine is. Search reference number 7640NR34 VAR. 4. Our estate price is $1750.00

March 20, 2011

Swarovski Dragon Ltd Ed. 127/300 $16500.00

.               This is for the serious collector. You likely didn’t even know this figurine existed since it appeared in no Swarovski catalogues. The limited edition Jinlong-The Golden Dragon. You had to put your name into a draw to even have the opportunity to purchase this piece along with being a member of the Swarovski collectors society. It measures over half a meter in length and is hand set with 63100 Swarovski coloured crystals. It takes the crystal artisans 355 hours to complete this masterpiece which is presented on a cloud shaped marble base. It has only been taken out of its lockable presentation box once for this photo. It comes complete with the certificates, a pair of white gloves  and 2 keys for the box. There are only 300 of these in the entire world perhaps only a couple in Canada. The original price of the figurine was $20000.00 if you could find one. Number 127 of 300 is offered for $16500.00

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD