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Original Corgi Prototype of 'The Frying Dutchman' from 'The New European' Collection.
Notes
An exceptional collection of prototypes were purchased by ?The New European? Collector, largely originating from two well-documented sources i.e. the auction of the property of Marcel Van Cleemput at Sotheby?s Auction House in 1999 and the Losch Auction House in Germany during 2000.
Pictured in The Great Book of Corgi, page 470, this is an appealing trailer with a comic figure on one side, Complete figure and black lettering. Model measures approx. 13 cms including the tow bar. Unglazed. White furniture details inside. Rear door detail markings r. Rear lights painted. Sky light and chimney. Whizzwheels are fixed.
Minor marking on the roof.
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