American icons were the flavour of the month at a Cumbrian auction house sale.
Mitchells’ recent toy sale, held at its Cockermouth saleroom, saw a life-sized figure of Marilyn Monroe in her most famous pose sell for £350.
The 1.6 metre figure depicts the movie star wearing a white halter dress and clutching her billowing skirt in a recreation of the famous 1950s ventilation grate photograph by Sam Shaw.
Another American icon – the Statue of Liberty – also did well in the sale. The 2.5 metre figure sold for £190.
Three other life size figures were also sold including a pirate which made £160, a native American Indian and an American police officer which both made £130 each.
A collection of N gauge rolling stock by Graham Farish sold for £180. Farm vehicles and machinery were also popular with a collection of five Britain’s models making £170. A group of 25 Corgi diecast models sold for £160.
Two vintage teddy bears with jointed limbs made £140 and six Pelham puppets in their original boxes were sold for £140. Two vintage Sasha dolls also made £140. An assorted collection of late 1960s/early 70s comics went for £140.
The next event at Mitchells is a one-off sale of Model Railways and Railwayana on Thursday April 13.
This sale comprises a large single owner collection of model locomotives, tracks and other railwayana from a deceased estate in West Cumbria.
The substantial private collection totals hundreds of lots, many in original boxes and in excellent condition. Highlights will include original railway signage from Cockermouth station which closed in 1966 just before the demise of the railway line from Penrith to the west coast.
