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
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Lot 579
A Japanese plastic teething ring with twelve plastic Kobi toy charms
Lot 584
A mid 19th century Rhöner carved wooden Rhönwackler (nodder) monk
Lot 591
A German composition Little Red Riding Hood, mid to late 19th century
Lot 593
A German lithographed paper on wood three-tier castle with Erzgebirge soldiers
Lot 595
A early 20th century German Father Christmas candy container
Lot 597
A Russian painted wooden monastery toy of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra in Zagorsk, circa 1900
Lot 598
An early 20th century printed paper on wood Balaklava Station waiting room
Lot 600
A rare 19th century German lead 'Camp of Aldershot' soldiers
Lot 601
A German painted tinplate clockwork castle with moat, 1910-20s
Lot 608
A Footitt et Chocolate ou Les Chapeaux Cascadeurs game, circa 1900
Lot 610
Two mid to late 19th century German composition Turks or nativity kings
Lot 611
Three mid 19th century Oberammergau carved wooden nativity kings
Lot 614
An early to mid 19th century Oberammergau wooden figure of a monk with hidden chapel in robes
Lot 615
A mid 19th century Oberammergau wooden figure of a nun with hidden chapel in robes
Lot 620
A Berchtesgaden colourfully painted wooden carriage and horses with provenance for 1867
Lot 625
A rare and unusual mid 19th century Duke of Wellington funeral commemorative card box
Lot 626
A rare early 19th century John Harris ‘The Swan of Elegance - A New Game’
Lot 627
A rare late 18th or early 19th century English Jacob’s Ladder toy
Lot 630
A J.Passmore ‘The Laughable Game of What D’Ye Buy?’ by Professor Punch, circa 1850
Lot 631
A mid 19th century German ‘Riche Building Case’ architectural building blocks
Lot 632
An 19th century John Batts dissected puzzle ‘Elements of House Building’
Lot 633
An early 19th century William Daxton dissected puzzle ‘My Mother’
Lot 636
An 19th century E Wallis dissected puzzle ‘Britain’s Bulwarks - a Grand Naval Puzzle’
Lot 638
An 19th century William Darton dissected puzzle ‘Rustic Scenes for Infant School’
Lot 639
Twelve Continental toy theatre small puppets, early 20th century
Lot 641
A rare 1860s French toy theatre ‘Le Petit Theatre Enfantin ou La Comedie Portefeuille’
Lot 652
Four late 19th century J F Schreiber pop-up pages of the four seasons
Lot 666
An 1830s G. N. Remmens of Nuremberg dissected puzzle of The Racecourse
Lot 668
A mid 19th century English dissected puzzle of ‘The State Entry of Lord Elgin into Pekin’
Lot 669
An 19th century Christian Grüneberg Senior of Nuremberg dissected puzzle of The Market
Lot 671
An 19th century German puzzle using triangular pieces ‘The History of Printing’
Lot 672
A mid 19th century John Betts dissected puzzle ‘A Chain of Events in English History’