Category: Auction Spotlight

Bertoia Auctions’ Fall Start Sale brings in the fall season with yet another offering of fantastic Marklin treasures.  We start off with a beautiful ocean liner with the sailing name “Amerika.”  This wonderful vessel is propelled by a real live-steam power plant fueled by an alcohol burner.  The ship is said to be from the original family that purchased the

NETTE Auctions (New England Toy Train Exchange) of Danbury, Connecticut is well known among collectors for their wonderful toy and train auctions.  Their next auction, October Toy & Train Event, boasts over 500 lots of quality toys and trains.  NETTE Auctions also quite frequently offers Marklin items in their auctions.  Here’s our two favorite Marklin lots in the auction:    

See an overview of the top highlights from the auction at Lankes’s website. Marklin gauge 1 Leipzig Station 2037 BB complete with station accessories including 2 lamps, stairs, 4 halls, 4 lamps, and overhead pieces. Impressive arrangement of an almost entirely complete Leipzig station from the 1930s! 4-arm globe candelabra lamp Marklin Zeppelin with clockwork motor Marklin English “Churchbury Station” complete with signs

Bertoia Auctions has announced it will sell the incredible Jerry Greene collection in a multi-part sale.  Michael Bertoia stated “Because it is so vast, we really can’t estimate how many auctions will be required to sell it all.”  The collection is truly incredible with some one-of-a-kind pieces from makers like Marklin, Bing, and Lutz. The couple’s trains, which were purchased over several

The three-day November auction from Auktionshaus Selzer provided yet another offering of interesting toys and trains.  For those unfamiliar with this auction house, it’s located in Rüdesheim am Rhein, a wonderful picturesque city located on the Rhein River in Germany.  It’s one of Germany’s most popular tourist attractions and a perfect setting for the display and sale of treasured Marklin toys. Days 1 and