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An interesting lot in the 30th January sale is Lot 5488 a Chad Valley "Bambina" felt and velvet doll, circa 1927. With label to sole of right foot embroidered in red, Chad Valley "BAMBINA" (Regd & Pat), and Hygienic Toys Made in England by Chad Valley Co Ltd to sole of left foot

The vendor states: Special Provenance- Purchased from ex-Royal Palace in Oslo Attic Sale. Late King Olav's mother Maud was one of Queen Victoria's grand daughters. The doll was probably bought in England by Queen Maud for one of her godchildren but was not gifted. In 1990 the British element of the NATO community was offered the contents of the palace attic to sell and raise funds for the repair of the roof of the Anglican Church where Queen Maud used to worship

Specialist & General Toy Sale -- Thursday 18th January 2018 10:00 AM

The Specialist & General Toy Sale held on the 18th of January included ten private owner collections, featuring, The Northumberland Collection, The Peter Skinner Collection, The Mick Long Collection and The North Yorkshire Britains Collection, lots included mixed groups of boxed and unboxed Corgi, Dinky and Matchbox vehicles, tractors, trailers, implements and farm vehicles, plus a one-armed bandit. Further collections included The Tyne & Wear Collection, The Fleetwood Diecast & Steam Collection, The Sussex Racing Car Collection, and two Private Owner Collections with lots including cement and concrete mixers, spot-on vehicles, Tekno, Solido, Western Models plus a Mamod steam wagon and engines, a mountain bike, and radio and remote control vehicles plus over 400 lots of general toys.

Highlights include:

Dolls & Teddy Bear Sale - Tuesday 30th January 2018 10:30 AM

Featuring in the Dolls and Teddy Bear sale on the 30th of January were four Door of Hope dolls, which were created at the Door of Hope Mission in Shanghai, China from 1901-1949. At the beginning of the 20th century, destitute young Chinese women dressed carved wooden-head dolls in the costumes representing the various classes of people in their country. The heads were produced by carvers from the Ning-Po region. Their hand-made clothing, made by the girls of the Mission, represents exact costuming for different classes of Chinese people; there are 25 dolls in the series.

TV & Film Related Sale - 28th February 2018

Comic Book annuals are a part of most people’s childhood memories, remembered fondly as a Christmas stocking filler gift, and a tradition dating back as far as the 1820s according to experts.

Especially annuals such as The Beano and Dandy, with The Beano still topping the comic book annual sales of 2017 and The Dandy featuring in the top 10!

In the February 28^th TV and Film related sale we have two interesting lots of comic book annuals, A collection of five vintage Dandy Annuals/Books dating from 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 & 1957, featuring Korky the Cat and Desperate Dan, plus a collection of four vintage Beano Annuals/Books dating from 1955, 1958, 1959 & 1960 featuring Dennis The Menace and Biffo The Bear, amongst others.

Coming soon….. 1000s of predominantly Bronze Age Marvel and DC comics!

You will not find a Bronze Age comic in a better condition than this! Bought from the Newsagent and stored away with the sole purpose of creating a collection these comics are largely from 1970- 1985, but there are earlier and later editions.

Issues include classic Marvel and DC Superheroes, plus Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Godzilla, and Planet of The Apes to name a few, with Issue 1 being present for most.

To give you an idea of the scale of this collection, our Specialist Kathy Taylor is currently sorting through thirty-five A4 size copy boxes to put into auction as part of the February 28^thTV and Film related sale.

For further information please contact Kathy Taylor on +44 (0) 1642 750616 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.