Snow Bear was the first Harrods Christmas bear. Initially created as a one off for the holiday season, he proved so popular the Harrods Christmas bear has become an annual tradition. Snow Bear unlike all his bear followers is not dated on his left paw and does not carry the […]
Since 1986 Harrods have been producing a teddy bear to celebrate Christmas bear. The first specially designed bear was ‘Snow Bear.’ We ran a feature of Harrods Christmas Bears a few years ago which has become one of our most popular articles. There are quite a few collectors out there and each year there is much excitement about the annual bear.
There’s Cute and then there’s Wade Whimsie-Nation Santa. Everyone at WCN went Ahhhh!! when we saw this little fellow. The Wade Whimsie-Nation Santa measures just 2″ high and is being issued in a Limited Edition of just 150. He is priced at £15. For more information please visit C&S Collectables. […]
We all know the Whimsies and other small ornaments produced by Wade, but during the fifties, sixties and seventies, the company also issued a huge range of unusual, often downright eccentric products, very much of their time. Pipe Rests, for example – when was the last time you saw someone […]
Royal Copenhagen’s Annual Christmas Tree and Annual Santa for 2014 are both once again designed by Sven Vestergaard. The Royal Copenhagen annual Santa has been in production since 2001, and the beautifully decorated 2014 Christmas tree is no. 8 in the series.
Certain pottery designs grab attention and continue to attract new collectors and Jessie Tait’s Toadstool design for Midwinter is certainly one of these. We are asked about many pottery designs at WCN and for the most part they do not have any significant value. Jessie Tait Midwinter Toadstool Design items are one […]
The Bonham’s TCM Presents … There’s No Place Like Hollywood auction on November 24th in New York is creating a lot of exciting buzz here at WCN. Another one of the star items is a Dorothy “test” dress and pinafore from The Wizard of Oz. We have featured a number articles on […]
Every year we eagerly await what Swarovski will have to offer for their seasonal Christmas collection. The 2014 Annual Swarovski Collectors Society Ornament is a lovelygolden snowflake. The ornament is priced at $75/£49. This sophisticated snowflake ornament sparkles beautifully in Crystal Golden Shadow. It comes with a silver-tone metal […]
Royals, Romantics And Rubiks – Dolls of The 1980s by Sue Brewer The tragic murder of John Lennon outside his New York apartment in December 1980 was a huge blow to the world of popular music. His wife, Yoko Ono, watched in horror as Mark Chapman fired the fatal shots. […]
This was a fun era; nowadays, people look back and cruelly refer to it as the decade which taste forgot – but at the time, we didn’t realise we were living in a cultural wasteland! The seventies was a colourful decade which still incorporated the sixties swirling psychedelic patterns. […]
