Lot Essay
The outer box for this lot was sold in Christies sale 'The Britains Archive', 27th June 1994, lot 186. The animals for the zoo box were included in lots 230 and 231.
Details
Britains Archive Farm Sample Box insert card, 603 to 621:
603 - Rabbit, two colour examples
604 - Cat, two colour examples
608 - Huntsman, mounted, walking
609 - Lady, mounted side-saddle, standing, two colour examples, two hat styles
610 - Gentleman, mounted, galloping, two colour examples
611 - Lady, mounted side-saddle, galloping, two colour examples, two hat styles
612 - Gentleman dismounted, standing
613 - Lady dismounted, standing, two colour examples
(612 and 613 have the wrong numbers under the figures)
614 - Hound, standing, two positions
615 - Hound, running
616 - Fox
618 - See Saw, with Boy and Girl
619 - Garden Swing, with Boy
620 - (numbered 623) Hare, running
621 - Traffic Policeman
623 - Lady, mounted astride, standing
tied to cream tie-card, circa 1946 (E-M, card P-F, staining); and an empty Zoo Sample Box, red lid, end label (924 to 949) (P-F, one end with large water staining) (2)
603 - Rabbit, two colour examples
604 - Cat, two colour examples
608 - Huntsman, mounted, walking
609 - Lady, mounted side-saddle, standing, two colour examples, two hat styles
610 - Gentleman, mounted, galloping, two colour examples
611 - Lady, mounted side-saddle, galloping, two colour examples, two hat styles
612 - Gentleman dismounted, standing
613 - Lady dismounted, standing, two colour examples
(612 and 613 have the wrong numbers under the figures)
614 - Hound, standing, two positions
615 - Hound, running
616 - Fox
618 - See Saw, with Boy and Girl
619 - Garden Swing, with Boy
620 - (numbered 623) Hare, running
621 - Traffic Policeman
623 - Lady, mounted astride, standing
tied to cream tie-card, circa 1946 (E-M, card P-F, staining); and an empty Zoo Sample Box, red lid, end label (924 to 949) (P-F, one end with large water staining) (2)