Vintage Aston Martin DB5 toy fails to sell at auction
27-Sep-2018 • Collecting
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A collection of model cars that were owned by the founder of a toy firm has sold for more than £21,000, reports the BBC.
The cars, which belonged to Charles Ullman, founder of Mettoy, included preproduction and rare models from the 1950s up to the 1980s.
The set of 128 lots was deemed to be of "significant importance to the collecting world" by auctioneer Vectis.
But a gold-plated model of James Bond's Aston Martin DB5, which had an estimate of up to £3,800, failed to sell.
A spokeswoman for Thornaby-based Vectis said the toy failed to meet its reserve.
The collection was sold by Mr Ullmann's grandson Philipp Ullmann from Goodwood, West Sussex.
