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FRIDAY DECEMBER 17, 2021 • VOL. 51, NO. 50
German Auction Company Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion Holds Steiff Sale Realizing Over $670,000 Large Brass Center Seamed Mohair Cub Brings $36,341 Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion’s 367-lot Steiff Special Auction held Nov. 6 attracted buyers from every continent and generated strong results from start to finish. Prices noted include the company’s buyer’s premium and are converted from Euro to U.S. dollar. Early turnof-the-20th-century teddy bears were many of the top lots. A large and appealing brass center seamed mohair cub realized $36,341.60. This handsome, turn-ofthe-20th-century example was fully jointed and measured 20 inches standing. The period features included black shoe button eyes
and a prominent back hump and it retained its long trailing “F” ear button as its Steiff ID. An unusual white mohair bear, ca. 1905, sold for $23,761.82. This 16-inch-tall showstopper was softly stuffed and retained an early prized blank button. It was detailed with black shoe button eyes, a brown embroidered nose and mouth, and a very fuzzy muzzle. Bears from this era usually have shaved muzzles. A rare 16inch-tall white mohair Dicky bear with all IDs sold for $20,966.31. This example from ca. 1930 had stenciled velvet paw pads and pink airbrushed facial highlights. The only
Return Of Scott Antique Markets’ Columbus Shows Deemed A Huge Success Next Show Set For Dec. 18 And 19 “Oh my, it’s so good to see you! I was wondering if you would be here,” proclaimed one show goer. Over and over, phrases like this were repeated throughout the Bricker and Celeste Buildings. Old friends caught up with each other, and customers reunited with their favorite vendors on Nov. 27 and 28 during the grand reopening of the Scott Antique Markets, Columbus, Ohio, shows. Hundreds of vendors converged on the Ohio Expo Center to fill the two large buildings with unique items to sell. Rows upon Continued on page 5
A white mohair bear, ca. 1905, made $23,761.82. This 16-inch-tall showstopper was softly stuffed and retained his early, prized blank button. Detailed with black shoe button eyes, a brown embroidered nose and mouth, and a fuzzy muzzle, most bears from this era usually have shaved muzzles.
A ca. 1929-30 Pupp-Bully Bulldog doll brought $9,504.73. This hybrid rarity, with a dog’s head and a humanly scaled body, was three ways jointed. The Pupp-Bully was in excellent condition and retained its Steiff archive tag and was one of only 20 examples produced by Steiff.
other white Dicky bear with a chest tag which the auction company knows exists is in the Steiff archives in Giengen, Germany. A fully jointed, handpainted velvet Bonzo cartoon dog with IDs and its original Steiff archive tag realized $46,125.54. This 9-inch-tall example from 1927 mirrored his namesake with black and blue glass eyes, a red leather collar, and a red felt tongue. Bonzo was a figure by the English author G. E. Studdy, who personally marketed the success of his character. Steiff wanted to produce Bonzo through a licensing agreement, but Studdy selected the firm Chad Valley instead. This Bonzo is one of only 115 produced by Steiff. An early 1930s era white begging Putzi cartoon character sold for $12,300.24. A rarity in excellent condition with its Steiff button, legible ear tag, and named chest tag came alive with a felt tongue and a black glass button nose and eyes. This Putzi was only one of 2,542 Continued on page 2
The Little Antiques Show That Could Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association Holds Highly Successful Show By Winston Lennon The 74th annual Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association (BCADA) show in New Hope was a resounding success. Held Nov. 13 and 14 at the Eagle Fire Hall, this little show of 32 exhibitors had its biggest gate dating back to the early 1990s. Almost all of the antique dealers in the show Continued on page 4
The “Record Teddy” pull toy with Steiff ID was sold for $8,386.52. A ca. 1913 legacy plaything featured a 10-inch-tall, fully jointed mohair bear riding upon a cart with a metal carriage and four wooden wheels.
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 6 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . starting on page 6 AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 6
FEATURED RESULTS: Heritage’s Comics And Comic Art Auction - November 18 to 21 - Page 3
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .on page 7