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 1538
A rare mid 19th century Waltershausen dolls’ house breakfront bookcase
Unsold
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 1539
A mid 19th century bisque shoulder-head dolls’ house couple
Sold for £110
Estimated at £120 - £180
Lot 1541
Three mid 19th century bisque shoulder-head dolls’ house elderly dolls
Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £180
Lot 1542
A late 19th century German dolls’ house sofa and two chairs
Sold for £110
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 1546
Late 19th century cardboard dolls’ house furniture assembled from flat sheets
Unsold
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1550
A G & J Lines No.24 ‘Kits Coty’ painted wooden dolls’ house, circa 1909
Sold for £600
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 1564
A Chad Valley Works ‘Dollie’s Home’ cardboard collapsible dolls’ house, 1910-20
Sold for £60
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1565
A Gottschalk wooden dolls’ house villa with open-sides, circa 1910
Unsold
Estimated at £800 - £1,000
Lot 1567
A late 19th century German soft metal dolls’ house upright piano
Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1571
A small Gottschalk blue roof dolls’ house, circa 1908
Sold for £240
Estimated at £300 - £400
Lot 1582
Two tiny Grodnerthal carved wooden dolls’ house dolls
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1583
A mid 19th century china shoulder-head dolls’ house doll
Sold for £70
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1588
An unusual 19th century composition black doll in turban
Sold for £45
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1592
A Hertwig all-bisque boy and girl in moulded blue sun hats
Sold for £80
Estimated at £60 - £80