Vectis Direct Offer Noah’s Ark Collectibles Dating from the 1800’s
Published May 30th, 2008
Vectis Direct a specialist toy retailer, are privileged to offer the finest collection of Ark sets to hit the open market. Drawn from all over the world, the company has over 50 highly sought after items on sale.
Vectis Direct recently purchased the Noah’s Ark sets from an avid collector, whom had amassed them over a 20-year period. As a result, this collection is the first to be offered on such a scale.
The exquisite toys, which are rarely seen even in fine auction house and museums, can be traced back to the 1800’s. Made with such intricacy and fine detailing, the toys that make up the collection are still in very good condition.
The tradition of Arks as a toy can be traced back to Germany in the 1700’s, particularly in the Erzgebirge region. When tracked down, originals can fetch prices in excess of £10,000. Arks such as these are included in the collection, plus modern day offerings under £100. British manufacturers of Arks include Chad Valley and Britains who produced them in the 20th century.
Vectis Direct Valuer, Joanne MacDonald said: “The quality and diversity of this collection, means it has been an honour to sort and catalogue. Finding resource material, books and seeing private collections is very difficult, so the most exciting find for me has to be the German Ark circa 1840, which includes the original list of 300 animals with some obscure ones such as ‘vicunnas, shamdies and rellmiccs’.
Visit the Vectis Direct website at www.vectisdirect.co.uk to view the Noah’s Ark collection.
