By the Dart • Antiques Plethora of pieces for eagle-eyed collectors
plethora of pieces which eagle-eyed collectors can spot but sometimes you get the feeling that you are being watched! Googly eyed dolls were at the height of their popularity between the two World Wars in Germany, France, England and America, their name derived from the German ‘Guck Augen’ meaning ‘Ogling eyes’. The bulging eyes certainly give the doll a naïve and charming air that is also a little disarming and it is this appeal that has seen them remain a favourite with collectors ever since. The illustrated example dating from the 1930s would doubtless stare at you until you had bid the necessary £40-60 to acquire her. Perhaps a toy that would be a little more familiar to most is the Pelham Puppet, made in rural Marlborough from 1947. In an age of
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increasing automation, they were made by hand and individually painted which by the mid 1970s led to huge pressures to meet international demand. A source of endless pleasure and frequent frustration as one tried to untangle the strings. There are 100s of different puppets including examples made under licence for Disney, The Muppets, BBC Wombles and other T.V. spin offs. They can be found at auction still in their original yellow
earnes Hampton & Littlewood’s fortnightly Antiques & Interiors auctions have a regular
boxes together with a theatre so you can stage your own productions. A figure with a more
serious air about him is the Staffordshire pottery portrait figure of George Washington. Unusually it portrays a recognisable likeness of the American statesman who more often than not appears as a recycled version of Thomas Jefferson with a different caption on the base – evidently the enterprising Staffordshire Potters didn’t think anyone would notice; as such this version is somewhat of a rarity that should fetch £80-100. Closer to home,
but a world away in terms of decoration and country charm is Wemyss pottery, originally made by Robert Heron, in Kirkcaldy in Fife. When the company closed in 1930, the moulds and rights were bought by the Bovey Tracey Pottery Company which continued to make this distinctive ware. I think you’ll agree the bright colours and the rendering of strawberries, plums, cherries and honey bees seems entirely suited to Devon and would brighten anybody’s day.
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Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1881-1972) Puerto de Soller, Mallorca Sold for £3,000
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