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 673
An 19th century William Spooner dissected puzzle ‘The Manufacture of Silk’
Sold for £60
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 674
A mid 19th century John Betts dissected puzzle ‘Village Scenes’
Sold for £90
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 675
An 19th century English dissected puzzle ‘The House That Jack Built’
Sold for £40
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 676
A late 19th century W.H. Cremer dissected puzzle ‘A Long Pull & A Strong Pull’
Sold for £20
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 677
An 19th century John Betts dissected puzzle ‘Robinson Crusoe’
Sold for £700
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 678
An early 19th century J & E Wallis ‘The Glorious Battle of Waterloo’
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 679
A mid 19th century English dissected puzzle of ‘Review Day - The Camp at Chobham’
Sold for £150
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 681
A mid 19th century German game of siege ‘The Assault of Silistria’
Sold for £30
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 688
A late 19th century English dissected puzzle ‘My Children’
Sold for £80
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 689
A mid 19th century English dissected puzzle ‘The English Farm’
Sold for £120
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 690
An early 19th century William Darton dissected puzzle ‘The Cries of London’
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 695
A W.S. Reed Toy Co. wooden construction church, circa 1880
Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 696
An early 19th century Myriorama diorama sixteen card set
Sold for £260
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 698
A late 19th century German construction ‘Im Garten’ the garden house
Sold for £40
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 700
A mid 19th century English ‘Architecture’ wooden construction set
Sold for £30
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 704
Four Raphael Tuck chromolithographic on card Jumping Jacks
Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 712
Czechoslovakian glass cracker charm animals with jewelled eyes
Sold for £200
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 713
Czechoslovakian glass cracker charm animals and Father Christmas
Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 715
A rare mid 19th century Seiffen carved and painted wooden couple
Sold for £500
Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 716
Four 17th and 18th century English dolls’ house pewter ware
Sold for £340
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 718
An 19th century Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house fireplace
Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 719
An 19th century Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house sofa
Sold for £360
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 720
An 19th century Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house sofa
Sold for £160
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 722
An unusual mid 19th century Grodnerthal dolls’ house black doll
Sold for £270
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 724
An early 19th century small Palladian style stained wood dolls’ house
Sold for £2,900
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 726
A rare early 19th century John Bubb large scale dolls’ house chest of drawers
Sold for £480
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 727
A rare early 19th century John Bubb large scale dolls’ house side board
Sold for £380
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 728
An early 19th century large sale dolls’ house drop front bureau
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 729
An early 19th century John Bubb doll’s tilt-top occasional table
Sold for £290
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 730
An early 19th century John Bubb doll’s chest of drawers
Sold for £550
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 731
An early 19th century John Bubb doll’s tilt-top occasional table
Sold for £340
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 732
A mid 19th century doll’s or large scale dolls’ house drawing furniture
Sold for £360
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 734
A first half of the 19th century English Gothic dolls’ house on stand
Sold for £700
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 737
An 19th century Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house console table
Sold for £600
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 738
A rare 19th century Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house chest of drawers
Sold for £380
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 739
An 19th century Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house toilet mirror
Sold for £110
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 742
A mid 19th century wax shoulder-head dolls’ house boy doll
Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 743
An 19th century German bisque shoulder-head male dolls’ house doll
Sold for £150
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 744
An 19th century German bisque shoulder-head male dolls’ house doll
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 745
An 19th century German wood grained dolls’ house cupboard
Sold for £70
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 746
An 19th century German wood grained dolls’ house display cabinet
Sold for £80
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 747
Four 19th century German wood grained dolls’ house furniture
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 748
A 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house consul table
Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 749
A 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house canopy bed
Sold for £100
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 750
Four 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house dining chairs
Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 754
A 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ rocking cradle
Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 757
A late 19th century Avery of Redditch dolls’ house brass toilet mirror needle case
Sold for £250
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 758
A late 19th century Avery of Redditch dolls’ house brass work/chess table needle case
Sold for £400
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 759
A late 19th century Avery of Redditch dolls’ house brass work or picnic basket needle case
Sold for £60
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 760
A late 19th century Avery of Redditch dolls’ house brass Queen’s footstool needle case
Sold for £160
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 762
A 19th century Tunbridge ware white wood round cottage tape measure
Sold for £140
Estimated at £40 - £60