Vectis Auctions

The John Gurney Collection

Part 1 of the John Gurney Collection came up for sale this week at Vectis Auctions, Thornaby; the sale spanned two days and realised just short of £100,000 (including Buyers Premium). Further sales will be held in March, May and possibly July.

Part 1 of this fantastic collection was made up of mainly white metal items which have been collected over many years. Day one featured Dinky, Corgi, Matchbox, Franklin and Danbury Mint and day two included Gems & Cobwebs, Milestone, Brooklin and Minimarque.

Highlights from the two days include:

Vectis Auctioneer Andrew Reed believes the reason for these phenomenal prices is the quality, rarity and condition of this collection. There was a lot of interest before the sale and the Mint models in Mint condition boxes ensured some extremely strong prices achieved.

Further lots from the John Gurney collection include an outstanding collection of ‘Bronze-age’ comics (Feb 28^th) and 740 Durham Classics models (March)

Model Train Sale -- Friday 19th January 2018 10:30 AM

The Model Train Sale which was held on the 19th of January featured part 4 of The Southampton Collection, including Hornby (China), Hornby Railways and Bachmann OO Gauge. Other items in the sale included O Gauge British Outline, HO and N Gauge, Hornby Dublo 2 and 3-rail plus literature & accessories; Wrenn, Triang Railways and Kit/Kitbuilt OO Gauge, Meccano & Other Constructional Toys. The sale concluded with Live Steam, Gauge 1 & Larger; Hornby, modern and further O Gauge plus Kit/Kitbuilt and our usual good selection of General Trains.

Highlights include:

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:

Royal Connection.

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

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.