Models, Toys, Dolls & Games

Collecting toys will undoubtedly evoke nostalgic memories of a long-gone childhood – from die-cast models (including Dinky Toys and Corgi), model railways, toy soldiers, dolls, teddies, games and general juvenilia, such as Meccano and LEGO, there is wealth of choice in this collecting area.


Model of RNLI lifeboat

Model of RNLI lifeboat presented to chairman makes 10 times estimate

18 April 2025

The model in the James Peake design was offered as part of the Tony Cuff collection at Clarkes Auctions in Dorset

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Set your stall out for doll collectors

14 April 2025

The pages of ATG have included many antiques stalls over the years but not many that measure just over 2ft long.

Liliput Robot

First Japanese robot toy doubles estimate

09 April 2025

The innovative 1930s clockwork robot found its way into Hartley Auctions in West Yorkshire on April 5.

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Britains toy golfer swings into the saleroom

07 April 2025

Britains is best known as a producer of toy soldiers, but some of its ‘civilian’ figures required a different sort of bunker.

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Presence of box proves key to fantastic Astro Boy price

07 April 2025

Packaging takes Japanese manga character toy ‘worth up to $20,000’ on its own to $100,000 instead

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Original carrying case contains early Barbie and her little sister

24 March 2025

A c.1960 Barbie doll and related items by Mattel is estimated at £300-500 in the Specialist Collectable Toys Auction on April 10 at Sheffield Auction Gallery.

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Do the Locomotion with C&T

24 March 2025

This year marks the 200th anniversary of a major milestone in the railway age: the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR).

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Traditional German toy soldiers on the march in Berkshire

24 March 2025

Highlights from the extensive David Finn German toy collection sold at Special Auction Services

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Liner lined up as part of Bassett-Lowke model boats collection coming up at auction

24 March 2025

A single-owner private collection of pre-Second World War Bassett-Lowke maritime electric, motor, clockwork and live steam model boats is for sale on April 11-12.

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Lehmann Lo & Li on a high at fives times the low estimate

24 March 2025

One of the rarest and most colourful Lehmann toys put in a bright performance at Special Auction Services.

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Mickey Mouse figure from the early days of Disney marketing

24 March 2025

The Disney character was one of the first examples of using merchandise for promotion and early items are sought after by collectors

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Very special Corgi James Bond submersible car surfaces

24 March 2025

When it comes to collectables, the 007 films are on a level of their own. So much so in fact, that a Surrey auction house stages a dedicated sale.

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Triang Minic LMS railway van delivers a strong result at auction

23 March 2025

This tinplate, clockwork Triang Minic post-war LMS railway van 80M hammered at 10 times the low estimate in the Vectis auction on March 4.

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German toys collection comes full of character

17 February 2025

A gentleman (Dukatenscheißer) with his trousers pulled down excreting a gilt metal coin from his bottom or a composition nodder of a grotesque women beating a child might not be for everyone.

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Magic Mini and a magnificent ark star in US salerooms

17 February 2025

Candy and Andy were just like any other children in the late 1960s, except that they lived with two pandas called Mr and Mrs Bearanda and owned a Mini called Stripey.

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Vendor probably over the moon with Vichy price

17 February 2025

The top lot in Potter & Potter’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Wunderkammer Sale was Gustave Vichy’s (1839-1904) 'Aubade a la lune' (Serenade to the Moon) mechanical automaton. It is considered a signature model of the firm.

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Bidders figure out rarity of Palitoy Action Force group with provenance to designer

10 February 2025

Palitoy was a major player in the British toys scene.

22Jan 18

Matchbox wreck truck towed away by determined bidder for hefty £11,000 hammer price

29 January 2025

Mass-produced toys need to have something special to rise above the norm when it comes to auction value. A Matchbox vehicle offered at Teesside saleroom Vectis certainly fitted that bill.

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Tinplate toys take impressive five-figure prices

27 January 2025

Well-funded bidders joined the fray at the recent sale of tinplate toys held by Hohenstaufen (24.5% buyer’s premium) in Göppingen. The two top lots were very different but brought equally impressive results.

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Chess bidders make moves for early Staunton set and medieval piece

27 January 2025

Full array sells for £26,000 while single lot hammers at £6500 as enthusiasts compete in salerooms

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