The James Gillespie Estate Soldiers & Cast Iron Toys Auction
Two Kibri German urban street scene diorama buildings are offered together with a pair of vintage lead street lamps. The gray-green newspaper publishing house is designed as an open-back half-relief structure for toy soldier staging and features prominent signage and advertisements for the "Volkischer Beobachter" newspaper. The complementary red-brick corner building is outfitted as "Cafe-Conditorei Wernicke" with a recessed bay storefront window and miniature advertising graphics. The newspaper building measures approximately 28.75 cm W x 39 cm H x 7.5 cm D, while the cafe building measures approximately 25.25 cm W x 38 cm H x 10 cm D. The two free-standing lead street lamps measure approximately 12 cm H. Normal light wear from age and handling is present.
Condition: VERY GOOD
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