This week-end, I will be at Staffordshire Fairground for the antiques fair on Saturday and Sunday. Celebrating its 40th year this is a great show to see all sorts of antiques ranging from Furniture to of course My favourites toys and Arts and Crafts. This show I’m also bringing a wide selection of Arts and […]
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This huge Steiff Lying Leopard, with mesmerising glow-in-the-dark green eyes, is truly a rare find. This Steiff leopard most likely headlined as a store display for the Steiff Lying Leopard range, introduced in the 1950’s and which featured numerous different sizes of this lovely leopard.
For those of you who didn’t make it to the NEC Toy Fair on the 22nd you missed a great event. I had some great new toys on show including a number of new Schuco toys and of course the usual collection of curios. I also took a collection of signs which doesn’t normally fit […]
A Superb Quality, Hand-crafted Antique Crystal Lidded Bowl – mid to late 19th Century This exquisite crystal bowl with lid is in excellent condition. It is most likely of Anglo-Irish production during the early to mid 1800’s. The body of the bowl has a deeply cut diamond and starburst pattern and the rim of the […]
Schuco Curvo 1000 US zone of Germany, 1950’s Clockwork This is a fine example of the wonderful toys that Schuco made. The Curvo is not only my favorite, but collectors love it too. The Schuco Curvo was one the most elaborated of the Schuco motorcycles. Seven different tracks can be performed: oval, triangle, circle etc… To […]
