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 779
A Waltershausen dolls’ house ladies writing desk and chair
Sold for £80
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 780
An 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house sleigh bed
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 783
An 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house cupboard washstand
Sold for £70
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 786
An interesting 19th century dolls’ house bronze occasional table
Sold for £130
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 788
Two late 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house chairs
Sold for £90
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 789
An 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house sleigh bed
Sold for £130
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 794
Two German gold painted metal dolls’ house mantel clocks
Sold for £150
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 798
An 19th century Evans & Cartwright tinplate dolls’ house range
Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 799
A rare early 19th century English tinplate dolls’ house clockwork spit
Sold for £950
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 806
Two 19th century Grodnerthal wooden dolls’ house dolls seated on a sofa
Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 807
A rare pair of English 1820/30s faux bamboo dining chairs
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 808
An early 19th century Grodnerthal wooden dolls’ house doll
Sold for £500
Estimated at £250 - £350
Lot 809
A William IV dolls’ house treen chest of drawers money bank
Sold for £250
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 810
An 19th century English carved wooden ladder back dining chair
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 811
A late 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house chair
Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 814
A late 19th century German bisque shoulder-head dolls’ house doll
Sold for £100
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 819
Two 19th century English small scale dolls’ house metal fire grates
Sold for £750
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 821
Three late 19th century Grodnerthal-type dolls’ house dolls
Sold for £230
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 822
A late 19th century dolls’ house card and paper toilet mirror candy or sweet container
Sold for £100
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 828
An early 19th century John Bubb doll’s chest of drawers
Sold for £550
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 833
An 19th century English wooden doll’s or large scale dolls’ house chest of drawers
Sold for £60
Estimated at £80 - £100
Lot 836
A second half of the 19th century Gothic box-back dolls’ house
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 837
A late 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house upright piano
Sold for £550
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 839
An 19th century German ‘alien head’ composition dolls’ house doll with jointed wooden body
Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200
Lot 841
A near pair of 19th century Rock & Graner dolls’ house tinplate dinning chairs
Sold for £60
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 842
An 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house sofa
Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £100
Lot 843
An 19th century Rock & Graner tinplate dolls’ house plant stand
Sold for £180
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 844
An 19th century Grodnerthal wooden dolls’ house male doll
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 851
A rare late 19th century Waltershausen dolls’ house monkey taxidermy in display case
Sold for £360
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 853
An 19th century German dolls’ house bisque shoulder-head doll penwipe
Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 854
A late 19th century Waltershausen dolls’ house sitting room set
Sold for £280
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 855
An 19th century Waltershausen dolls’ house Gothic display cabinet
Sold for £240
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 857
For late 19th century German dolls’ house china shoulder-head doll
Sold for £170
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 858
An 19th century china ‘alien’ shoulder-head dolls’ house doll
Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 859
Two 19th century German china shoulder-head dolls’ house dolls
Sold for £80
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 864
A rare large Czechoslovakian amethyst glass lying setter
Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120