The Beswick Characters of David Hand’s Animaland were all modelled by Arthur Gredington and were based on David Hand’s Animaland characters. There were eight figures in the collection and were produced by Beswick from 1949 to 1955. The figures were: Dinkum Platypus, Zimmy the Lion, Felia, Ginger Nutt & Hazel Nutt (Squirrels), Oscar Ostrich, Dusty Mole and Loopy Hare. In this updated feature we include a price guide / value guide of realised prices at auction.
David Hand was a cartoon film animator who originally worked for the Disney organization where he was involved in several major productions including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi. He moved to England in 1944 where he set up an animation studio – GB-Animation (short for Gaumont-British).
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Beswick David Hands Animaland - ' Ginger Nutt' Gold Backstamp , Vintage c 1950's
£31.89
Beswick David Hands Animaland - Zimmy Lion- 1150 Gold Backstamp , Vintage c1950
£52.69
Beswick David Hands Animaland - 'Felia' Gold Backstamp , Vintage c1950's
£52.69
Beswick David Hands Animaland - 'Hazel Nutt' Gold Backstamp , Vintage c1950
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BESWICK - FELIA from DAVID HAND'S ANIMALAND - 1151.
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Beswick David Hands Animaland - Oscar Ostrich- Gold Backstamp , Vintage c1950
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BESWICK HAZEL NUT BP2a 1153 David Hands Animaland series gold oval
£73.49
Beswick David Hands Animaland - 'Dinkum platypus' Gold Backstamp , Vintage1950's
£52.69
BESWICK LOOPY HARE 1a 1156 David Hands Animaland series gold circle
£177.49
BESWICK DINKUM PLATYPUS 2a 1148 David Hands Animaland series gold oval
£73.49
DAVID HAND'S ANIMALAND - DINKUM PLATYPUS - BESWICK - GOOD CONDITION
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Beswick David Hand's Animaland Dusty Mole Figure Gold Backstamp Excellent
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He produced a series of 9 short films in the Animaland series on which the Beswick characters were based. The films are: The Lion (Felis Leo) (1948), The House-Cat (Felis Vulgaris) (1948), The Cuckoo (1948), The Ostrich (1949), The Australian Platypus (1949), It’s a Lovely Day (1949), Ginger Nutt’s Christmas Circus (1949), Ginger Nutt’s Bee-Bother (1949), Ginger Nutt’s Forest Dragon (1949).
The Animaland characters with their Beswick model number
1148 Dinkum Platypus
1150 Zimmy the Lion
1151 Felia
1152 Ginger Nutt.
1153 Hazel Nutt
1154 Oscar Ostrich
1155 Dusty Mole
1156 Loopy Hare
I love this set and for me has one of the cutest figures of all time Oscar Ostrich
David Hand’s Animaland Price Guide
Some individual figurines sold at auction with their realised prices.
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Feature updated 16th June 2024.
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Animaland characters at auction
Arthur Gredington and Beswick
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DAVID HAND'S ANIMALAND - DINKUM PLATYPUS - BESWICK - GOOD CONDITION
£45.00
BESWICK - FELIA from DAVID HAND'S ANIMALAND - 1151.
£39.99
Vintage Beswick Figurine David Hand’s Animaland Felia the Cat rare
£24.98
Ginger Nutt Gift Book - David Hand's Animaland Characters - Vintage Book 1940s
£5.45
Beswick David Hand's Animaland Dusty Mole Figure Gold Backstamp Excellent
£80.00
DAVID HAND'S ANIMALAND DINKUM PLATYPUS BESWICK FIGURE 1148
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Chester the Cat - David Hand's Animaland Cartoons 1948 Illustrated
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RARE BESWICK DAVID HAND'S ANIMALAND OSCAR OSTRICH FIGURE
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