Vectis Auctions

The Doll and Teddy Bear sale held on the 29^th of June featured a large collection of vintage Miss Rosebud hard plastic dolls, plus hand sewn and knitted outfits, miniatures and accessories. Further Lots included artist dolls, antique bisque, Pedigree dress making dolls, plus vintage children and doll clothing. There was a large selection of porcelain vintage half dolls, reference books, children?s books, magazines and reference material. The sale also included a large collection of Steiff and Charlie bears, plus artist bears, glove puppets, TV & Film related soft toys and a nice collection of books from Margaret Tarrant.

The General sale held on the 28^th of June featured models from manufacturers such as TWH Collectables, Sword Models, CMC and CMR; plus, further items from Pathfinder, Somerville, EFE, Minichamps, Matchbox, Dinky and Corgi. There was a nice selection of vintage Subbuteo, New Footy ?Table Soccer? and tinplate football games. Further items included vintage board games, cabinets and plastic display cases, porcelain and China, annuals, Vinyl, and diecast aircraft. There were also the usual large groups of vehicles from Vanguards, Lledo, Oxford Diecast, Corgi, plus Britains farming vehicles and accessories, and kits from Airfix, Tamiya and Revell.

The Specialist Sale to be held on the 9^th of June started with boxed and unboxed Corgi, Dinky and Crescent models from a Private Owner Collection. Further Corgi and Dinky models included cars, trucks, military, plus Corgi Juniors, rare issues, pre-production colour trials and rare catalogues. Part 3 of The Hector Hamer Collection included tractors from Britains, Siku and others, the sale continued with further Corgi and Dinky models, TV & Film Related, and Plastic & Metal Model Kits. The sale concluded with The Leicester Hills Collection and further specialist models including Matchbox Superfast, Hot Wheels, Autoart, Minichamps, Tomica and others.

Episode 10 ? Barbie

In this week's sale, iconic American doll brand Barbie goes head-to-head with UK rival, Sindy. But which will achieve the highest prices? Teddy bear expert Jo receives an elderly and well-loved, Steiff bear called ?Ted?, and grandfather Mick hopes to foster his continuing love of toy trains in his 8-year-old grandson, Charlie.

The Simply Dinky sale held on the 8^th of June featured a single private owner all-Dinky collection. It included French, Spanish and Dublo Dinky models, including cars, commercials, buses and coaches, trucks, lorries, construction vehicles, Military, aircraft, farm vehicles, emergency vehicles and TV & Film related. The lots included Trade Packs, promotional, rare and hard to find models, plus accessories and empty boxes.