Lot 376: A Collection of Play Me Die-Cast Miniature Pencil Sharpeners on a Decorative Peacock Motif Tray

This collection comprises seven die-cast metal miniature pencil sharpeners manufactured by Play Me of Spain. Each item is constructed from zamac with a bronzed and copper-toned patina. The group includes a slot machine with a functional side lever and fruit reels, a terrestrial globe on a rotating stand, a desktop typewriter with keyboard and carriage detail, a box-style coffee grinder with a rotating handle, an early 20th-century open-top motor car, a touring cruiser motorcycle, and a cash register. The cash register is marked with the inscriptions CONTADO and NATIONAL. The miniatures are displayed on an octagonal wooden tray with a mahogany-toned finish, featuring two ornate cast metal handles and a central decorative mount. The interior panel of the tray is decorated with a polychrome print depicting two peacocks.
Tray: 48cm x 33cm.