Posted 9 years ago
poody1
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I purchased this car at an auction and just love it. I would like to know more about it as there is no makers mark anywhere. It is 28 inches long and 11 inches tall. It appears to be made of some sort of a resin or plaster over wood. I'm not sure if it was sculptured. The wheels are made of real rubber with wire spokes. After a lot of research I think that it is modeled after a Bugatti type 59 but I would love to know who made this. It is so beautifully crafted. It has its home now on my Mantel Just love it but would like to know more about it. If anyone has seen one of these or is it a one of a kind
Nope-- not one of a kind or antique.
These are modern decorator pieces. They were retailed at Hobby Lobby and similar stores and have now found there way into the secondary market.
They look nice but have little collector value or interest.
scott
"their" NOT "there"-- hate to see that in postings and now I am guilty!
scott
We'll let it ride this time Scott, but next time, the gimlet!!
Thanks buss YOU'RE the man!
Another one that annoys me: you're/ your
scott
Thank You for the info. it still will keep its place on my Mantel. I really love it
Would love to know who made it; if you compare poody 1`s pic with mine, it becomes obvious it was the same chap. Pity it`s classed as a `modern decorators piece`, you would never think so, to look closely. I was convinced it was at least 1930`s; so has everyone else who has seen it. When were `Hobby Horse` shops open? We don`t have them in the U.K. Would help to date it, for a start.
I saw these in Hobby Lobby in the 1980s and 90s. They still sell similar items today in Hobby Lobby, but I haven't seen this particular style in a while.
They show up here on Collectors Weekly several times each year. Usually sold/ purchased as an antique and priced as such.
When originally sold they were in the $20- $30 range. I see them often represented as antiques and priced in the $100- $200 range.
Sadly, there are a lot of buyers who don't do the research and are willing to pay that kind of money on a mass produced decorator piece.
scott
Thanks, Scott; I think you`re spot on. To look at, though, it`s easy to see how someone could mistake it for a genuine, vintage piece. It was a gift, so no financial loss involved; but if I`d spotted it in a boot sale, maybe £50 as it is; I would have paid that for it. Still would; I love it.
To each his own-- I'd rather spend money on an actual antique or collectible item.
I really dislike items that are habitually misrepresented and sold to new collectors as antique, when in fact they are modern.
scott
I can understand Scott , I do agree with you , things like I do stay away from , and they never show the bottom base on these as well , why is that ,meaning the makers makr if any at all.
Beware of genuine fakes, then? True enough, Scott; hinges on whether or not the item was intended to deceive, initially. Don`t know if the model in question was, if it was sold as a decorators piece in Hobby Lobby. Mine was a gift, so it will never be for sale; the value I place on it stands roughly in line with inflation, though, albeit academic.
Not sure I know what a "genuine fake" means?
These were originally sold as decorator pieces-- no intent to deceive.
On the secondary market they are often sold as antique (unknowingly and deceptively).
scott
Hallo again Scott, I meant something obviously meant to deceive. Think you put your finger on it; originally sold simply for ornament, but have found their way into the secondhand/antique market via people like me, perhaps, who just don`t know. I often trade on bits I find at boot sales and charity shops, but I am not a dealer, in any sense. Love finding things out through research, though.