The James Gillespie Estate Soldiers & Cast Iron Toys Auction
Fifteen Elastolin and Lineol WWII-era military figures and related accessories form a diverse multi-nation grouping of composition and lead figures. The lot is highlighted by a saluting lead Legion Condor officer in a grey Spanish-style uniform measuring approximately 6 cm H from base to head, and a tall Durso Belgian officer figure marked "NB" on the base, depicted mid-speech with both arms outstretched and measuring approximately 8 cm H. Eleven other standing figures measure approximately 7 cm H and include an Italian Fascist Blackshirt (MVSN) officer, an Italian colonial Askari or Eritrean Ascari soldier in a blue uniform, a French infantryman, a Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) Labor Service leader, and a German Wehrmacht general staff officer. The military parade band section includes a musician playing a sousaphone tuba and a bugler in a blue ceremonial uniform, along with marching infantrymen carrying rifles at the shoulder. Two seated figures consist of a driver or passenger in a brown shirt uniform and an auxiliary vehicle operator wearing a black panzer wrap. Flag bearers are also represented. The assortment is accompanied by loose flags, vehicle decals, a miniature sword, a red diorama beach umbrella, a small fabric swastika flag, command pennants, and additional small accessories. Two figures are in good condition, three figures have leg cracks, and the remaining figures are in very good condition.
Condition: MIXED VG/G
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