Vectis Auctions

Model Train Sale - Friday 17th August 2018 10:30 AM

The model Train sale held on the 17th of August featured a large selection of OO Gauge British Outline, HO USA & Continental Outline, N Gauge, Hornby Dublo 2- and 3-rail, plus Triang, Wrenn Railways, Kitbuilt OO Gauge and Triang Minic Motorways. The sale featured two private owner collections, with the Man of Kent Collection, Part 2 - 54 lots of British Outline OO Gauge, and Part 4 of The Broos Collection, a further 76 lots of O Gauge Continental, Polamaxi/Rivarossi and Marklin Vintage models. The sale continued with Hornby Dublo Printing Plates, Meccano & Other Constructional Toys, Live Steam, Gauge 1 & Larger; Hornby, Modern, Scratch/Kitbuilt and other O Gauge, and a Hornby O Gauge Single Owner Collection. The sale also featured On30 (O Gauge Narrow Gauge) plus Books, Magazines, Catalogues and our usual good selection of General Trains

General Toy Sale - Thursday 16th August 2018 10:30 AM

The General Toy sale held on the 16^th of August featured The Northumberland Collection Part 2 plus over 250 lots of General toys. Lots included boxed and unboxed groups of cars, commercials, emergency, military and TV and film related vehicles from manufacturers such as Corgi, Matchbox, Vanguards, Atlas Editions, Hot Wheels and Dinky. General lots included DVD’s and VHS, books and games, cabinets, and beer mats, as well as boxed and unboxed groups from Matchbox, Onyx, EFE, Lledo, Vanguards, plus aircraft and aviation related groups, commercials and taxi groups plus DeAgostini (or similar) boxed tank mercury related items.

The Craigard Attic Treasures Collection

The Craigard Attic Treasures Collection comprises the family contents of an old attic within a Scottish house which had lain untouched for several decades. (Lots 5501- 5519 inclusive.)

The collection is like a time capsule, relating to family life in the days when Christmastide and parties were very special events in the yearly calendar.

The collection even includes newspaper pages from the Sunday Express London- June 1 1930, a pair of India Stamp Journals - March and July 1949; in a large suitcase- stamped with Craigard's address to the lid, the very suitcase the teddy bears and friends were kept safe within for all those years- through the four seasons- including many cold Scottish winters!

Specialist Sale - Wednesday 15th August 2018 10:30 AM

The Specialist Sale held on the 15th of August featured four private owner collections; The John Gurney Collection included cars and commercials from Brooklin Models, BMC (British Motoring Classics), Western Models, and Durham Classics, plus others. The Manchester Collection featured 113 lots of Brooklin Models and Corgi 1/50th Scale Commercial Vehicles; whilst The Northumberland Aircraft Collection included Franklin Mint Armour Collection, Corgi The Aviation Archive, Matchbox, Miscellaneous & Kits, and The Bedfordshire Collection featured 135 lots of Brooklin Models, Rob Eddie (Brooklin Models), Lansdown, Weston and Somerville models, plus Gems & Cobwebs and many others. Also included in the sale were Modern issues including WSI Models, Corgi 1/50^th scale, Tekno trucks and trailers, Britains Farm, Minichamps, Spark, IXO and Look Smart plus Russian Diecast groups and ships.

Coming up in the 29th of August Dolls and Teddy bear sale is a rather special Sindy ....

Lot 5365 - Hasbro Sindy doll, early 1990s, wearing Vivienne Westwood designer outfit, blonde intricately styled hair, pink sateen dress with corseted bodice and padded skirt, crown style hat, pink ballet wedge heels (one lacks ribbon tie), Westwood crown logo pendant (base is missing), Good Plus.

From the doll's original vendor: "I was the PR Manager for Hasbro in the early nineties and at the time Sindy was celebrating her 30th anniversary. We used a real-life Sindy and I organised a big 30th birthday party in London at which she wore an outfit created by Vivienne Westwood.

The party was held at a venue in London which had a glass roof and was attended by Vivienne Westwood and her muse Sarah Stockbridge wore the real-life costume. They made a small outfit for Sindy too, did her hair etc. and there are only two in the world. (The other doll was purchased by the V & A Museum of Childhood, Bethnall Green, London.)"

For further information on this Lot 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.