Marklin 3-tiered castle, $28,175, RSL Auction

Marklin 3-tiered castle, $28,175, RSL Auction

A Marklin three-tiered  castle, made circa 1895, with a parade ground that would have been driven by a Marklin steam plant, sold for $28,175 at a sale of Fine Antique Toys, Train Stations, Banks and Americana held July 1 by RSL Auction Co., based in Timonium, MD. The sale was conducted at Richard Opfer’s auction gallery in Baltimore. Also, an Ives, Blakeslee Santa bank with removable wire tree, circa 1890, made $22,050; and a possible one-of-a-kind bank called the “1905 Bank,” circa 1905, hit $20,825. Prices are inclusive of a buyer’s premium.