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 772
A French carded doll’s gilt-metal and turquoise coloured jewellery
Lot 780
A French box contains original card of gilt jewellery and accessories
Lot 784
A late 19th century boxed set of doll’s tortoiseshell hair accessories
Lot 789
A fine Alt, Beck & Gottschalk turned bisque shoulder-head body doll
Lot 791
A fine German bisque turned shoulder-head lady doll, possibly Alt, Beck & Gottschalk
Lot 793
Two canvas covered cross-banded wooden doll’s trunks and contents
Lot 807
A rare size Simon & Halbig bisque shoulder-head doll with moulded top hat
Lot 808
A rare mid 19th century Conta and Boehme bisque shoulder-head doll
Lot 810
A Simon & Halbig for Kammer & Reinhardt small child walking doll
Lot 814
An early Gebruder Kuhnlenz 46.6 swivel shoulder head lady doll
Lot 815
A rare Simon & Halbig for Kammer & Reinhardt 117x toddler doll
Lot 822
A rare Gebruder Heubach 7925 smiling lady turned shoulder-head doll
Lot 824
A Kammer & Reinhardt 117A ‘Mein Liebling’ character child doll
Lot 831
Rare novelty Grecon dolls and character from the family of Margaret Cohn
Lot 844
A late 19th century hand-stitched black and white cloth topsy-turvy doll
Lot 847
A Dean’s Rag Book Co Dancing Joan and Peter cloth dolls, in rare original box
Lot 848
Three recent B Menteath (South Africa) replica painted cloth child dolls
Lot 860
A bisque and plaster Christmas cake decorations and other ornaments
