A boxed WELLS BRIMTOY, England — 'The Coronation Coach', lit...
A boxed WELLS BRIMTOY, England — 'The Coronation Coach', lithographed tinplate coach and four-horse team, produced for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1937, an attractive pre-war English lithographed tinplate Coronation toy comprising an elaborately decorated State Coach drawn by four horses, two carrying mounted outriders, pressed-tin coach is finished principally in rich crimson-red, with highly decorative lithographed side panels simulating an ornate ceremonial carriage, incorporating green window panels and elaborate gold and yellow scrollwork, the body is mounted on four metal spoked wheels, the larger pair to the rear and smaller steering pair forward, with projecting carriage shafts linking the coach to the horse team, the four flat-profile lithographed tinplate horses are finished in dark brown with decorative red, yellow and gold saddle cloths and harness details, the two off-side horses carrying mounted ceremonial outriders in red and yellow uniforms, the horse assemblies are articulated to the coach by metal couplings, in its original illustrated card box, the lid carrying a period image of a ceremonial coach and horses and the title 'THE CORONATION COACH', together with 'MADE IN ENGLAND'.
[ translate ]A boxed WELLS BRIMTOY, England — 'The Coronation Coach', lithographed tinplate coach and four-horse team, produced for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1937, an attractive pre-war English lithographed tinplate Coronation toy comprising an elaborately decorated State Coach drawn by four horses, two carrying mounted outriders, pressed-tin coach is finished principally in rich crimson-red, with highly decorative lithographed side panels simulating an ornate ceremonial carriage, incorporating green window panels and elaborate gold and yellow scrollwork, the body is mounted on four metal spoked wheels, the larger pair to the rear and smaller steering pair forward, with projecting carriage shafts linking the coach to the horse team, the four flat-profile lithographed tinplate horses are finished in dark brown with decorative red, yellow and gold saddle cloths and harness details, the two off-side horses carrying mounted ceremonial outriders in red and yellow uniforms, the horse assemblies are articulated to the coach by metal couplings, in its original illustrated card box, the lid carrying a period image of a ceremonial coach and horses and the title 'THE CORONATION COACH', together with 'MADE IN ENGLAND'.
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