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 1249
A late 19th century china Frozen Charlotte doll chimney sweep
Sold for £60
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1251
A rare Avery of Redditch brass postal weight needle case, circa 1876
Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 1252
A late 19th century Avery of Redditch brass Universal Pin Case
Sold for £60
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1253
A rare late 19th century Punch & Judy brass musical tape measure
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1254
An early 20th century brass and faux tortoiseshell rabbit tape measure
Sold for £60
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1256
A rare 19th century red painted toleware slipper snuff box
Sold for £200
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1258
A mid 19th century papier-mâché snuff box of The Thames Tunnel
Sold for £90
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1262
An 19th century cribbage board playing card box with scene of Brighton Chain Pier
Sold for £270
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1263
An 19th century Tunbridge ware circular cottage money box
Sold for £120
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1264
A 19th century Tunbridge ware Pavilion Brighton circular box
Sold for £50
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1268
Two early 20th century Samson porcelain caricatures of Wellington and Nelson
Sold for £30
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1279
Two late 19th century Moir & Co (Glasgow) printed handkerchiefs
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1283
A small 19th century bronze male bust of an 18th century man
Sold for £20
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1287
An interesting 19th century composition headed doll with jointed wooden body
Sold for £140
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1288
A rare 18th century Spitalsfields silk doll’s tail coat
Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1289
A rare Dressel & Kister half-doll with elaborate headdress
Sold for £250
Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 1309
A Chad Valley stockinette doll in the style of Mrs Houghton
Sold for £190
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1310
An early 20th century Horsman Babyland Rag two-side cloth doll
Sold for £120
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 1327
A rare Dean’s Rag Book Co Flo from Eb and Flo black character, circa 1933
Sold for £60
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1329
A post-war Dean's Rag Book Co Dutch Boy and Girl doll, circa 1948
Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1332
A rare Dean’s Rag Book Co ‘Rose’A1 Posy Doll in original box, circa 1927
Sold for £260
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1333
A rare large 19th century English poured wax baby doll with weighted sleeping eyes
Unsold
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 1335
‘Belinda’, a mid 19th century English poured wax child doll with provenance
Sold for £270
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 1338
A small mid 19th century German bisque shoulder-head doll
Sold for £160
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1341
An interesting late 19th century German poured wax shoulder-head doll
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1342
A quantity of miniature items probably from a pedlar doll’s tray
Sold for £290
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1343
Eleven ‘The Blackmoore Doll’s Paper Patterns, circa 1900
Sold for £80
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 1344
Three late 19th century German doll dress pattern books
Sold for £80
Estimated at £80 - £120