MILNE A.A: (1882-1956) British Author. Alan Alexander Milne. Best known for his books about “Teddy Bear Winnie-the-Pooh”. An excellent set of two good and contrasting A.Ls.S., by Milne. The first being an A.L.S., `A.A.Milne´, one page, small 8vo, London, 2nd July 1920, on his personal printed stationery “11, Mallord Street, Chelsea S.W.3, Tel. Kensington 2074”, to Vincent Seligman. Milne refers in part to his wife´s pregnancy, stating `I´m afraid that my wife won´t be able to go out now until after September..´. Christopher Robin was born a month later on 21st August 1920. The second letter being an A.L.S., `Blue´, signed in Milne´s nickname, two pages, 8vo, Hartfield, 27th November 1942, to Vincent Seligman. Bearing to the heading his handwritten initials `C.F - H.S´, which correspond to the acronym for Cotchford Farm, Hartfield, Sussex. This letter is written to same correspondent but twenty two years later. Milne notes that `Moon´, his nickname for Christopher Robin is now stationed at a training battalion for the Royal Engineers, and then quotes his son in his last received letter from Christopher Robin `Scorpions or no scorpions this is a very pleasant place. We might be much worse off.´ Milne, who was Captain of the British Home Guard in WWII, makes several references to the war, including the comment `Do you realize we are winning..´ Cotchford Farm was the creative birthplace of Milne´s wonderful stories about his young son Christopher Robin and Winnie The Pooh. Small overall creasing with upper edge slightly trimmed, otherwise G £1500-2000
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HEREND; a group of porcelain figures and figure groups of animals to include a bear, height 9cm, a hedgehog, a unicorn and two ducks, also a campana shaped vase (10).Additional InformationThe small rabbit has got a small chip to the tip of its ear. This lot would fit into a small box for shipping.
A Mixed Collection Of Contemporary Silver Jewellery All marked 925 for silver, to include crystal set pendant in the form of a reticulated apple, synthetic amber set ring and Italian silver chunky link bracelet. Together with a pair of drop earrings in the form of tree frogs and a silver Pooh Bear pendant. Total weight, 33.2 grams. Please see image
An original Teddy puppet from BBC Children’s television show ‘Andy Pandy’, by Chad Valley early 1950s, fine quality tan mohair bear with orange glass eyes, vertically stitched nose with top stitch and stitched mouth, with specially built metal hoops to shoulders, hips and neck for string attachment, wearing a white and red polka-dot bow tie, HMS sailor hat and brown rucksack, (condition: generally excellent), 9” (23cm) tall, also with a Della Porta’s Ltd paper bag containing red and green polka-dot ribbons. Together with card box with pencil ‘ANDY PANDY’ TEDDY and pen LiTTLE ‘TED’ BBC. T.V to lid, felt tip ‘ANDY PANDY’S TEDDY.!. TO LID EDGE, back of box address to Miss Vida F Baxter, 139 Union Street Aberdeen, Scotland and Sender. M.Bird, Chartwell Cottage, Westerham, Kent, stamps and frank mark for Westerham. It is believed that this is the first Teddy made for the Listen with Mother Andy Pandy television series created by Frieda Angstrom and Maria Bird who formed Westerham Arts Ltd, named after the village where they lived in Kent, also home to the craftsman who originally sculpted their Andy Pandy puppet. Unlike Little Ted auctioned at Bonhams in 2009 and the example at the Museum of London this Teddy is not weighted something that helped the puppeteers operate the later examples, thus we believe this is the first of the three made for the television series. The Sailors hat and rucksack where probably used in the episode ‘Boats’ aired on the 26th September 1950.
A fine Steiff golden mohair Teddy bear, circa 1909, the straw stuffed bear with black boot button eyes, black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips with elongated arms, large feet and felt paw-pads and stitched claws, weighted growler, (condition: generally good, lacks button, growler inoperative, small bald area to forehead and sparse area to back of head, some general wear to body and limbs, holes/loss to right felt pad and tear to left), 17” (43cm) tall.
A large Steiff long golden mohair Teddy bear, 1920s, the straw stuffed bear with large brown glass eyes, brown stitched nose and mouth and large ears, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips with elongated arms and large feet, felt paw-pads and black stitched claws, growler, (condition: generally fair to good, lacks button, colour faded, some loss to nose and mouth stitching, some wear to front of body, paws and feet, holes to felt paw pads), 29” (74cm) tall.
A white mohair Teddy bear, German 1920s, the straw stuffed bear with brown glass eyes, clipped muzzle with brown horizontally stitched nose and mouth, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips with elongated tapering arms, felt paw-pads and brown stitched claws, with light blue neck tie (condition: generally fair, general wear to mohair especially back of head, left felt paw pad replaced, lacks two claws to right paw), 20” (51cm) tall.
Steiff golden mohair Original Teddy, 1950s, the straw stuffed bear with black boot button style eyes, brown stitched nose and mouth, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips, felt pads and stitched claws, squeaker, wearing sailor outfit and satchel, (condition: generally good, eyes replaced), 11” (28cm) tall.
Large Pedigree Teddy bear, English 1950s, with orange eyes, black stitched nose and mouth, round ears and swivel neck, jointed at shoulders and hips and with brown cloth paw pads, wearing red neck ribbon, (condition: generally good), 23” (58cm) tall, together with a Deans bear with apron, a large bear with rexine pads and knitted red scarf, and another, (a/f), (4 items).
A small Steiff Teddy bear, German circa 1909, the straw filled light brown mohair bear with button to left ear, and black boot button eyes, pointed muzzle with stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips with felt paw pads, hump to back and cream neck ribbon, (condition: general wear, a little dirty), 8 ¾” (22cm) tall.
Collection of eight various Teddy bears, including a sweet blonde mohair Berg bear, Austrian 1950’s with brown glass eyes, stitched nose and mouth, and swivel head, jointed at shoulders and hips and with felt paw pads, wearing a blue tunic, label to arm, 17” (43cm) tall, (condition: good, wear to front legs), together with a golden mohair Wendy Boston, Merrythought bear with green polka dot shirt and label to foot, a musical golden mohair bear playing ‘merrily down the stream’, seated Chiltern bear with blue eyes, golden bear with rexine pads, 1960’s bear in blue knitted jumper, a Chad Valley polar bear cub on all fours and toy cat, (a/f), (9 items).
A good large golden mohair Steiff Teddy bear, German circa 1925, straw filled bear with button to left ear, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, pointed muzzle and swivel head, jointed at shoulders and hips, with hump to back, elongated arms and large feet, upper pads with recovered cloth pads, lower pads in original felt, (condition: generally good, some wear to mohair mainly to tummy, colour faded in places, upper pads recovered, two holes to lower pads),26” (66cm) tall.
Steiff Original Teddy bear, German 1950s, button and yellow tag to left ear, straw filled blonde mohair bear with brown glass eyes, stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed at shoulders and hips, felt paw pads, (condition: fair to good, some sparse areas to mohair, slight loss to nose stitching, holes to paw pads), 19 ¾” (50cm) tall.
A small Steiff Teddy bear, German circa 1909, with button to left ear, straw filled bear with remains of brown mohair, glass eyes, stitched nose and mouth, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips, replaced cloth paw pads, neck tie and satchel to back, (condition: very bald, pads recovered), 9 ½” (24cm) tall, together with a small blonde bear with glass eyes, wearing a dress, (a/f), (2 items).
Steiff Original Teddy bear, German 1950s, straw filled brown mohair bear with brown glass eyes, stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed at shoulders and hips, felt paw pads and wearing sailor style outfit, (condition: fair), 11” (28cm) tall, together with a brown mohair teddy bear, Steiff brown mohair bear on all fours with collar, bell and original paper tag, miniature golden mohair and Schuco bear, (5 items).
A rare clockwork Schuco dressed Teddy bear, circa 1930, short brown mohair head with glass googly type eyes, stitched nose and felt lined open mouth and tongue, metal torso housing c/w mechanism, jointed at shoulders and hips, red and white felt arms with mohair and velvet paws, mohair legs and red felt boots, felt jacket and velvet shorts, (condition: mechanism not working, a couple small sparse areas to mohair, red top has been removed in the past and needs attention), 12” (30.5cm) tall.
A Steiff toy dog on wheels and Teddy bear, 1910-20s, dog with button to left ear, boot button eyes, stitched nose and mouth and on cast metal wheels, (condition: mainly bald, hole to tail), 11 ½” (29cm) tall, together with a golden mohair Steiff bear with brown glass eyes, stitched nose, mouth and claws, felt pads, (condition: general bald areas, claws and pads replaced), 11 ½” (29cm) tall, (2 items).
Two Steiff toy dogs and a Hermann Teddy bear, 1950s, white and black mohair Fox Terrier, brown glass eyes, stitched nose, mouth and claws, with collar and tag, 13 ½” (34cm) long, a later black Steiff Poodle with button to left ear, and a mohair Hermann Teddy bear, 14 ½” (37cm) tall, (condition, generally good some play wear), (3 items).
Complete set of Steiff limited Edition Noah's Ark and animals, 1992, all limited to 8000 pieces and including, 038006 wicker wood and ark with Mr & Mrs Noah, boxed with outer packing, 038587 Noah's Children set, 038341 Giraffe set with ramp,038327 Brown bear set, 038440 Lion set, 038501 Llama set, 038488 Tiger set, 038564 Dove set, 038525 Donkey set, 038464 Gorilla set, 038303 Elephant set in boat and 038549 Camel set, all boxed and bagged and with certificates, (condition: excellent Giraffe box dented and creased), (12 items).
Three Steiff for Danbury Mint Limited Edition Royalty bears, 664359 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Teddy Bear, blonde 28cm, 866 of 1953, 664113 George The Steiff Royal Baby, white 26cm, 1109 production limited to 22nd July 2014, 664809 Charlotte The Steiff Royal Baby, blonde 25cm, 7 production limited for 31st December 2015, each boxed with certificates, (3 items).
Three Steiff for Danbury Mint Limited Edition bears, 690006 Einstein by Steiff, light beige 28cm, 208 of 1905, 664281 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Centenary Bear, cream 28cm, 263 production limited to 2013, 664755 The Cub Scout Centenary Bear, golden brown 25cm, 613 production limited and ends 31st December 2016, each boxed with certificates, (3 items).
Three Steiff for Danbury Mint Limited Edition bears, 664558 Winnie the Pooh by Steiff, blonde 25cm, 52 of 5000, 664427 Dorothy Wizard of Oz Musical Bear, white 28cm, 175 production limited and ends 31st December 2014, 662768 Willy Wonka, blonde 25cm, 73 of 5000, each boxed with certificates, (3 items).
Four Merrythought collectors bears, Tommy the W.W.I centenary Bear, 256 of 1914, Johnny the Evacuee Bear, 203 of 1939, Douglas the Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Bear, 83 of 1940, each boxed with certificates, Merrythought classic Bear, 132 of 1924, Harold Teddy Bear by Pam Howells, and a Toledo cat by Kosen, (6 items).
Painted wooden dolls house with red roof and contents, English early 20th century, stone brick effect façade with painted quoining, two glazed bay windows to ground floor and three glazed windows above with balcony, steps to wooden front door and red pitched roof, front opening in one wing to four rooms on two levels, with decorative wall papers. Top right Nursery: with colourful scraps to walls and including cream painted embossed card dressing table, sideboard and chair, metal bed, wooden bed, wardrobe, chairs and tin bath, dolls include two all bisque children with painted features and original clothes, all bisque baby, two glazed china shoulder heads in pyjamas and a pink miniature Schuco teddy bear. Top left Bedroom: with painted wooden pink wardrobe, bed, side table and chair all with flower decoration, embossed card dressing table and chair, tinplate washstand, wooden set of drawers, shaving mirror and chair, three all original all bisque dolls. Kitchen: with tinplate stove and metal sink, wooden dresser, shelves, table and two chairs, selection of kitchen ware and utensils. Sitting room: with good wooden corner cabinet having green painted interior, blue velvet upholstered settee and four chairs, green velvet chaise lounge, wooden fireplace with mantle, hall stand and dining table with soft metal tea kettle on burner stand, gilt metal bird in cage, figurines, three all original bisque children and more, (condition: some restoration to façade, one doll with re-glued foot), 36” (91cm) tall, 30” (76) wide, 17” (43cm) deep. Please note: For shipping and collection of this lot after the day of sale please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T auctioneers.
A Parcel Gilt Bronze Figure of an Entertainer, he stands with a bamboo cane in one hand and a Shishimai mask and costume hanging down his back, into his robe is tucked what appears to be a Hiottoko mask, his jacket and trousers bear peony emblems and he wears waraji sandals on his feet, unsigned, on a gold lacquered wood stand, overall height 28cms, Meiji Period
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