The James Gillespie Estate Soldiers & Cast Iron Toys Auction
Two Elastolin and Lineol German townhouse facades are offered together as half-relief scenic backgrounds for toy soldier displays. One is a yellow townhouse facade marked "Gasthof zum Adler, " while the second is a blue-painted urban structure with a miniature Hamburg-Amerika Linie travel poster on the ground floor. Loose diorama accessories include a larger birch tree, a smaller deciduous tree, and a hand-painted composition figure of a German soldier embracing and kissing a civilian woman. The yellow building measures approximately 12.30" W x 15.16" H x 2.95" D, while the blue building measures approximately 9.06" W x 15.75" H x 3.94" D. The accompanying figure measures approximately 7 cm H. Normal light wear from age and handling is present.
Condition: VERY GOOD
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