11th November 2025 at 11:00 - Teddy Bears, Games & Toys
12th November 2025 at 11:00 - Dolls & Dolls' Houses
This two-day auction featuring 880 lots has a fascinating collection of games at the core, built up from the mid 20th century over many years including 19th century and earlier folding games, chess sets, parlour games, dissected puzzles and cards; elsewhere there are more rare dolls from the Austin Smith collection and also a large selection of dolls' houses, chattels and dolls' house dolls
We are currently consigning for future 2026 'Dolls, Teddy Bears and Traditional Toys' Auctions. For further information, please email daniel@specialauctionservices.com or call 01635 580595.
Order of Auction
Auction Start - 11th November 2025 at 11:00
Day 1 - Teddy Bears, Games and Toys
Lots 001 to 090 - Artist bears, R John Wright, Steiff limited editions and Hantel Miniatures
Lots 091 to 124 - Antique and Vintage Teddy Bears (many more bears will be included in Rare Bears on the 2nd December)
A collection of games, the Property of a Lady (Lots 125 to 362)
Lot 125 to 167 - Chess and Draughts
Lot 168 to 280 - Games
Lot 281 to 304 - Parlour Games
Lot 305 to 326 - Dissected Puzzles
Lot 327 to 362 - Card Games
Lot 363 to 393 - A further collection of Playing Cards
Lot 394 to 467 - Traditional Toys and Games
Auction Start - 12th November 2025 at 11:00
Day 2 - Dolls' Houses and Dolls
Lot 468 to 666 - Dolls' Houses, Chattels and Dolls' House Dolls
Lot 667 to 880 - Dolls including items from the Austin Smith Collection and the Park House Toy Museum
End of Auction
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Lot 394
A rare British Folk Art 1st World War Smith’s Potato Crisp tin Dreadnought
Lot 396
A rare late 18th century Bowles & Carver Tristram Shandy dissected puzzle
Lot 397
A mid 19th century Perry & Co’s jigging black man Automaton Dancers
Lot 400
A late 19th century German fly-wheel driven painted tinplate lady
Lot 401
A mid 19th century Oberammergau wooden figure of a nun with hidden chapel in robes
Lot 402
An early to mid 19th century Oberammergau wooden figure of a monk with hidden chapel in robes
Lot 409
A quantity of small antique and vintage glass Christmas baubles
Lot 420
A late 19th century stable with ‘Jack’ and ‘Tom’ named horses
Lot 432
An early 20th century Indian carved wooden Lord Krishna balancing toy
Lot 441
A late 19th century French painted tinplate horse drawn open carriage
Lot 445
An early 20th century German lithographed tinplate Little Red Riding Hood toy part tea set
Lot 446
A Japanese diecast Penny Toy miniature or dolls’ house train set
Lot 449
A Japanese 1920-30s ‘Naval Boat’ clockwork lithographed tinplate speed boat
Lot 452
A German lead black boy and his younger brother on rocking chair
Lot 458
Thirteen hand-made carved wooden soldiers made by R & M Kirby
Lot 464
A Japanese plastic teething ring with twelve plastic Kobi toy charms
Lot 465
A C.B. Nualart (Barcelona) Teatro de los Ninos children’s theatre
Lot 468
A rare 19th century Christian Hacker ‘Commerce de rouleurs et d’epiceries’ shop
Lot 470
An English early to mid 19th century ‘Waterloo House’ wooden dolls’ house
Lot 474
A German mercury glass dolls’ house tea for two, probably early 20th century
Lot 476
An unusual late 19th century English wooden box back dolls’ house with later wings
Lot 477
A rare late 19th century German cast-metal large scale dolls’ house oil-lamp chandelier
Lot 478
A rare late 19th century German cast-metal large scale dolls’ house oil-lamp chandelier
Lot 479
An early 20th century German cast-metal dolls’ house figural mantel clock
Lot 480
A late 19th century German soft-metal dolls’ house plant stand
