Dolls & Teddy Bear Auction 9th of January

 

Dolls & Bears Auction - Thursday 9 January 2025 10:00

Our first auction of 2025 features a fantastic selection of vintage and modern dolls and teddy bears. Lots include bears from Steiff, Charlie Bears, Merrythought, Deans Rag Book, and Hermann Spielwaren, and for the first time Vectis has Jellycat plushies for auction. Further items include Steiff Disney Fantasia pairs, felt dolls, Kaycee bears and further artist bears. There are some wonderful vintage and antique bears, including a Steiff muzzle bear, a Gebruder Bing clockwork walking bear and vintage mohair bears. Dolls include cloth, composition, and teenage fashion dolls including Barbie and Sindy, plus vehicles, accessories and antique hard back books.

 Highlights include; 

Steiff
Lot 545 - Steiff "Cubby" antique Muzzle Bear, German, 1911-1917, Art No 5350,27, with small underscored "f" button, light brown mohair, black boot button eyes, remains of black nose stitching, with felt underneath, fully jointed, felt pads, black claw stitching, leather muzzle, tilt growler does make a sound (very intermittent), mohair faded overall, wear to mohair under chin, where collar has rubbed, tiny patch of wear to left arm (near elbow), some slight moth damage to pads, leather muzzle and leash is fragile in places, but still intact, this bear is in astonishing original condition, 25"/64cm. NB: The vendor states "Cubby was originally owned by a wealthy family in New Jersey, USA. When the children grew out of their toys, they were given to their nanny. She kept Cubby, as he was known, for all of her days. Her granddaughter then sold him in auction in 2014. The private owner then sold to a dealer, from whom I purchased Cubby in 2016". 
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Gebruder Bing antique clockwork Walking Bear,

Lot 528 - Gebruder Bing antique clockwork Walking Bear, German, c 1910, cinnamon mohair, also with rare tinplate lithographed DRPa DIV. DRGM tinplate button (beneath left arm), black boot button eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, original felt pads, black claw stitching, soles of feet are re-covered in leather, mohair is distressed and worn in places, particularly to rear of torso and legs, clockwork is untested, 12"/30cm. 
Estimate: £800 - £1,500

Large vintage teddy bear
lot 544 - Large vintage teddy bear, golden blonde, glass eyes, brown vertical stitched nose and claw stitching, fully jointed, replacement felt pads, loose mouth stitching, some areas of balding (notably to tummy and sides), large repair to right side (please see photographs), 29"/74cm.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200