Prices realised at Christies “Teddy Girl” a cinnamon Steiff teddy bear Sold for £110,000, December 1994 World record price for a teddy bear London, South Kensington An exceptionaly fine and rare Steiff black teddy bear Sold for £91,750, December 2000 London, South Kensington “Bruin”, a fine Steiff teddy bear Sold for £17,625, […]
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Wild Dogs Motorcycle Club Bobber from Robert Harrop
Bobber is the latest addition to the Harrop Doggie People collection. Bobber has been sculpted by Mike Rogers and is available in a worldwide limited edition of only 50 figurines. ‘Bobber’ is one of the oldest members of our ‘Wild Dogs Motorcycle Club’. An old hand and old school chopper builder, Bobber is […]
Soccer Champion Mo from Swarovski
Swarovksi’s latest limited edition Mo has a World Cup feel. She is very colourful with a yellow head, green body and clear horns and bell. A football hitting the target decorate her body. This Mo’s purpose is to travel to the games, where she will become a big success and help create […]
A Puzzling Element to Vectis Sale
The Vectis TV and Film Related and Specialist Diecast sale to be held on 25th June features a number of Jigsaws with iconic imagery, from The Beatles and the Monkees, to Steptoe and Son, Thunderbirds, Batman James Bond and the Avengers and New Avengers. For more information visit Vectis.co.uk
World Cup Collectables 2014
With the World Cup now under way we thought we would have a look at some of the official and unofficial collectables and memorabilia available to collect and buy. The Official FIFA Store There are quite a few interesting items here. The World Cup mascots are always fun and especially […]
Harrop’s World Cup Footballers
To celebrate the World Cup in Brazil, Robert Harrop has produced 10 special Bull Terrier footballers. The England and Brazil editions are both timed and feature Red Bull Terriers. The remaining eight are all modelled using White Bull Terriers: Germany, France, Argentina, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, USA and Australia. The timed […]
Only The Best – The Steiff Story
These days there is a definite tendency to over-use adjectives such as ‘extraordinary’ and ‘inspirational’ but when these words are applied to the achievements of Margarete Steiff, founder of the world famous Steiff company, their use is amply justified. In the nineteenth century, to be female was almost as great […]
Chad Valley’s Magna – An English teddy full of character
The Chad Valley Company was one of the most successful and best-loved of all English soft toy manufacturers and although it ceased trading in 1978, the memory of its golden years lives on. Today, Chad Valley teddies and other animals are highly popular with collectors for a variety of reasons. […]
Designer Collecting – Yves Saint Laurent
Considered as one of the greatest fashion designers of the 20th Century, Yves Saint Laurent, sadly passed away from a brain tumour in June of 2008. The last of the traditional Parisian courtiers he was not only a celebrated fashion designer but also an artist whose legacy will live on […]
WMF – Wurttembergische Mettalwaren Fabrik
From the late 19th Century through to World War 1, the German factory, Wurttembergische Mettalwaren Fabrik (more commonly known as WMF) was one of the most prolific in producing stylish, evocative and elegant designs in commercial continental pewter and silver plate metal ware.
