24th (10:00), 25th (11:00) & 26th (11:00) June 2025
This fantastic 3-day auction includes Part 2 of the David Finn Collection, Margaret Towner Collection, Items from the Park House Toy Museum, Stow-on-the-Wold, and the Jean Wicks collection of Teddy Bears.
We are currently consigning for future 2025 'Dolls, Teddy Bears and Traditional Toys' Auctions. For further information, please email daniel@specialauctionservices.com or call 01635 580595.
Order of Auction
DAY ONE: Auction Start – 24th June 2025 at 10:00 (BST)
Lots 001 to 104 - Limited Edition and Collectors Teddy Bears
Lots 105 to 162 - The Bunny Campione Collection of Bunnies
Lots 163 to 377 - Antique and Vintage Teddy Bears
Lots 378 to 714 - Traditional Toys including the David Finn and Margaret Towner collections
*The Jean Wicks collection of Teddy Bears – Lots 216 to 260 and 282 to 296
*The following Lots are from the Park House Toy Museum, Stow on the Wold – Lots 1-13, 20-24, 33-42, 85-98, 204, 207-210, 266-280, 314-316, 319-320, 326-333, 338 and 368
*David Finn Collection – Lots 378 to 449 and 458 to 516
*Margaret Towner Collection – Lots 581 to 714
End of Day One
DAY TWO: Auction Start – 25th June 2025 at 11:00 (BST)
Lots 715 to 1215 - Margaret Towner dolls' house collection
End of Day Two
DAY THREE: Auction Start – 26th June 2025 at 11:00 (BST)
Lots 1216 to 1288 - Margaret Towner's dolls, sewing, textiles and antiques
Lots 1289 to 1455 - Antique and vintage dolls
Lots 1456 to 1596 - Dolls' houses and chattels
*Including dolls and dolls' house items from the Park House Toy Museum, Stow-on-the-Wold – Lots 1289 to 1307, 1312, 1313, 1317-1326, 1334-1341, 1367-1382, 1411, 1438-1440, 1581-1596
End of Auction
Lot 1058
German tinplate dolls’ house Continental style room stoves
Sold for £90
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1070
A late 19th century German bisque shoulder-head dolls’ house male doll
Sold for £80
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1074
A Viennese cold painted bronze pug in sailor hat holding ‘Merry Christmas’ sign
Sold for £140
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1080
A rare late 19th century Gottschalk wooden dolls’ house room millinery shop
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 1081
Two late 19th century miniature card hat related sweet or candy containers
Sold for £360
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1083
A late 19th century McLoughlin Bros ‘The New Folding Doll House
Sold for £100
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1088
A German cast-metal cooking stove and Gottschalk dolls’ house wooden furniture
Sold for £30
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 1094
Early 20th century German larger scale oak dolls’ house furniture
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1098
A Germman larger scale dolls’ house oak settle and nook
Sold for £50
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1100
A rare late 19th century Lutz tinplate dolls’ house room setting
Sold for £500
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 1101
An 19th century German turned and painted wooden dolls’ house dinner service
Sold for £2,100
Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 1102
An 19th century German turned and painted wooden part set
Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 1103
An 19th century German turned and painted wooden dolls’ house tea set
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1110
19th century German soft metal dolls’ house furniture
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1117
Three rare mid to late 19th century German personality dolls’ house dolls
Sold for £150
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1119
A German dolls’ house shoulder-head dolls’ house motorist doll
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1132
A German bisque shoulder-head dolls’ house housekeeper doll
Sold for £70
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1139
German small scale metal dolls’ house chattels and furniture
Sold for £80
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 1141
An English tinplate ‘The Unbreakable Toy Dinner Set’, in original box
Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 1147
A small Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house fire place
Sold for £300
Estimated at £40 - £60