We are one of Britain's foremost public auctioneers of Toys, Die-Cast and Model Railways. Our six sales each year contain ranges of miscellaneous toys, die-cast models from British and foreign manufacturers, model soldiers and model railways, with significant items offered individually.

Public auctions of toys and die-cast models and model railways are held six times a year. The dates of our 2012 sales are as follows:

• 21st March 2012
• 23rd May 2012
• 18th July 2012
• 19th September 2012
• 14th November 2012

Our next general public auction of Toys will be held at the Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EJ, on Wednesday 21st March, starting at 12 noon. The online catalogue will be available approximately 3 weeks before the sale. To view the online catalogue, once it is uploaded, and place bids on items in the sale click here. To download a catalogue (without illustrations) click here.

The sales take place at the Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury Street, Warwick CV34 4EJ. The hotel has a small car park at the rear and the nearest public car park is in New Street. The nearest railway station is Warwick Town and the nearest major international airport is Birmingham. For directions please visit our How to Find Us page.

Public viewing for all of our auctions is held at our own premises, the sales being too large to transport to the auction venue. Account settlement and lot allocation takes place progressively at our premises whilst the auction continues, so as soon as the section which interests you has been knocked down, you can pay and collect your lots without waiting for the end of the sale.

Public viewing for this sale was available at our offices on the following dates:

• Friday 16th March from 09.00 - 17.00
• Monday 19th March from 09.00 - 17.00
• Tuesday 20th March from 09.00 - 17.00
• Wednesday 21st March from 08.00 onwards

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Bassett-Lowke Wagons in Demand

The Warwick and Warwick January 18 2012 auction contained a range of Bassett-Lowke O gauge rolling stock which proved popular.

A no. 21774 cream “Esso” tank wagon, excellent, in good plus box, with un-numbered label, estimated £400, made £575 and a no.1402/0 “Pratt’s Spirit”, excellent, unboxed, estimated £200, made £460.

A range of David Lawrence kit-built OO gauge scale model coaches were on offer as individual lots. The best results were the £276 realised by the 1st class / luggage coach, GWR no. 6208, excellent plus, and the £356 realised by the rail motor power car, LMS no. 10694, excellent plus.

The highest price of the day for a locomotive was the £437 realised by a Hornby Dublo E3002 class AL1 (class 81) AC Electric Bo-Bo locomotive no. 2245, excellent, in good box, with original instructions.

The best result for die cast models in the January 18 sale was achieved by a Shackleton mechanical Foden F.G. platform lorry, excellent, in fair yellow and blue box, offered with original instructions, spanner and key. Estimated at £320, it realised £368.

Rare TM Toys Motor Cyclist realises £483

The November 16th 2011 auction contained a number of lots manufactured by TM Toys. A battery operated tinplate Expert Motor Cyclist, in full working condition, including headlight, rider dismounts, re-mounts and rides off, excellent, in nearly excellent box with lift off picture lid and internal packing piece, with minor graffiti on lid, rare in this condition, was estimated at £400 and realised £483.

The model railways section was comprehensive and included rolling stock from Bassett-Lowke.

Bassett-Lowke O gauge “Bassett Lowke Model Manufacturers Northampton” 165 red brown, 8 plank, tinplate open wagon with Carette couplings, excellent with some light rust patches under the floor, 1 coupling re-attached, in excellent plain brown card box, with lift off lid, “Private Owners Goods Wagon” Lowko label (Ramsay W1a), was estimated at £350 and realised £661.

Bassett-Lowke O gauge LNWR 1322 1st/3rd carriage, excellent plus, in plain box with lift off lid, without labels (Ramsay C1), was estimated at £120 and realised £287.

Corgi Die Cast Individual Results

The Warwick and Warwick auction held on September 21 contained many Corgi and Dinky toys offered as individual lots. All sold remarkably well. The following results were recorded for Corgi:

• Corgi. Rover 2000 no. 252, maroon body, RN 136 special release, excellent plus in nearly good picture box, with 1965 Monte Carlo Winner Special Release sticker. £138.
• Corgi. Batmobile no. 267, gloss black body, red ‘bat’ logo on doors, gold cast hubs, Batman and Robin figures, Secret Instructions without envelope, 4 red rockets, pictorial card box with diorama, without badge. £287
• Corgi. The Green Hornet’s Black Beauty no. 268, with Secret Instructions with envelope, 4 missiles and 4 scanners, nearly excellent with some very light corrosion at missile firing lever, in excellent picture box with inner pictorial stand. £172
• Corgi. Monte Carlo Mini Cooper no. 317, red body, white roof RN 37, excellent in excellent picture box. £184

• Corgi. Austin Mini Cooper S “Sun-RAC Rally” no. 333, RN21, Rally decals front and rear, excellent, in nearly mint correct 225 box with white label with blue lettering no. “333 1966 RAC International Rally B.M.C. Mini-Cooper ‘S’”. £264
• Corgi. James Bond’s Toyota 2000GT no. 336, white body, both figures, red aerial, envelope containing instructions, 007 badge, 6 missiles, 3 still on sprue, excellent plus (boot does not stay closed) in nearly mint picture box with inner pictorial stand. £195
• Corgi. US Army Field Kitchen no. 359, excellent, in excellent plus picture box. £115
• Corgi. Ford Consul Cortina Super Estate no. 440, with golfer, caddy and clubs, excellent plus, in excellent picture box with inner pictorial stand. £149
• Corgi. BMC Mini Police Van no. 448, with policeman and dog, excellent plus, in excellent picture box with inner stand. £138
• Corgi. Karrier Bantam Mobile Canteen no. 471, blue body, “Joe’s Diner” decal, nearly mint, in excellent plus picture box. £138
• Corgi. The Man From UNCLE’s Thrush Buster no. 497, with Waverly Ring, excellent plus, in excellent picture box with inner pictorial stand. £195
• Corgi. Citroen Safari 1968 Winter Olympics no. 499, with tobogganist, skier, 2 red skis and poles, excellent (light corrosion to toboggan) in excellent window box with pictorial header, small split in cellophane. £207
• Corgi. Horse Box Gift Set no. 2, with Land Rover, light brown body with apricot tilt, Rice’s Pony trailer, brown with cream roof, brown horse with blue coat, nearly mint, in good plus picture box with inner stand. £138
• Corgi. Gift Set no.10 Marlin Rambler set, excellent plus, in excellent box, with both canoes and internal packing. £161

• Corgi. Ferrari Racing Gift Set no. 17, with Land Rover, red body with cream tilt, yellow trailer with red Ferrari F1 no. 154, Land Rover excellent plus, trailer and F1 good, in excellent plus picture box with inner stand. £218
• Corgi. Riviera Gift Set no. 31, with Buick, light blue body, red trailer, Dolphin Cabin Cruiser, skipper and water skier, generally excellent to nearly mint, in good plus picture box with inner pictorial stand with small Sellotape repair. £230
• Corgi. Farm Gift Set no. 33, with Fordson “Power Major” tractor and beast carrier with 4 calves, excellent plus, in excellent plus picture box with inner stand. £172

• Corgi. Oldsmobile Tornado Gift Set no. 36, with Oldsmobile, greenish blue, Swordfish speedboat on trailer with 3 figures, about mint, in excellent window box. £195

Hornby Dublo Locos keenly contested.

Good prices were realised by individual Hornby Dublo locos in our auction on July 20th 2011. The following realisations were typical:

• Hornby Dublo. BR black 80054 Class 4MT 2-6-4T locomotive no. EDL18, nearly mint, in nearly excellent picture box with guarantee (Ramsay L4) £98;
• Hornby Dublo. BR green 7013 “Bristol Castle” 4-6-0 locomotive and tender no. EDLT20, nearly mint, with additional name plate “The Bristolian” added to front, in excellent plus box (Ramsay L5) £126;
• Hornby Dublo. LMS maroon 6231 “Duchess of Atholl” 4-6-2 locomotive and 2 tenders no. EDL2, excellent plus, EDL2 in roof (Ramsay L6) £98;

• Hornby Dublo. BR green 60022 “Mallard” 4-6-2 locomotive and tender no. L11, good extremely fine, with additional name plate “The Flying Scotsman” added to front, in excellent boxes (Ramsay L7) £161;

• Hornby Dublo. BR D9001 “St Paddy” Deltic Co-Co diesel-electric locomotive no. 3234, excellent, in good plus box, with Sellotape repairs to 2 corners of lid and 1 side of bottom, with instructions and Tested label (Ramsay L14) £310;
• Hornby Dublo. BR green Co-Co diesel electric locomotive no. 3232, good extremely fine, in excellent box, with instructions and guarantee (Ramsay L14) £184;

• Hornby Dublo. Southern S65326/S77511 Class 501 Suburban EMU Electric Motor Coach and Trailer Coach nos. 3250 and 4150, power car with green rear end moulding instead of black, excellent/excellent plus, in nearly good/good boxes, with loco instructions and guarantee (Ramsay L16) £345.

Corgi Limited Edition sells for £690.

A limited edition of the James Bond Lotus Esprit from “For Your Eyes Only”, gold plated, with black plastic skis, made for Collectables Magazine, no. 002 of 007, mint, in mint attaché case, with gold coloured ring and in outer cardboard box, was estimated at £600. Publicity via our website ensured it realised £690, representing the estimate plus the buyer’s premium.

The Dinky section of the sale was large and the following results were obtained:

• Foden diesel 8 wheel wagon, no. 901, with red cab, chassis and hubs and fawn truck body, good plus, in nearly excellent box, estimated £220, made £276.
• Foden14 ton Regent tanker, no. 942, good plus, in good box, estimated £120, made £138.

• French Dinky Willeme tractor and closed trailer, no. 36B, tractor in red and semi-trailer in orange, with removable green plastic tilt, excellent, in nearly excellent Supertoys box, estimated £110, made £125.

• In the Spot-On section a “British Road Services” AEC Mammoth Major 8 flatbed lorry with sides, no. 110/3, with red cab, black roof, red and cream back and silver chassis, good plus/nearly excellent, in good box, with illustrated colour technical details leaflet and Spot-On collectors’ leaflet, was estimated at £250 and realised £242.
• In the model railways section, a Bassett-Lowke O gauge, clockwork, red 1931 “Duke of York” 4-4-0 loco and tender, no. 3301, excellent plus, in working order, with key, in good box, with end label, estimated £350, realised £310.

• A Rivarossi O gauge Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee green 231G230 Pacific 4-6-2 steam loco and tender, no. 7300, mint, in excellent box, being a limited edition, with certyificate no. 28, estimated at £150, realised £333.
• A Wrenn B.R. black 80064 4MT Standard Tank 2-6-4T loco, no. W2218A, nearly mint, in nearly mint box, estimated £150, realised £149.

G Gauge Railway Results

Our February 9th auction included the large G gauge model railway collection and layout formed by Alfred Baker of Tywyn. The following results were recorded:

• LGB unboxed G gauge steam locomotive and tender, refurbished as silver DCGGGR ‘Penhelig Castle’ 2-6-6-2, good plus, with remote controller and charger, estimated £350, realised £471.
• LGB unboxed G gauge steam locomotive and tender, refurbished as silver 250/59261 ‘Harlech Castle’, good plus, with remote control and charger, estimated £150, realised £276.
• LGB G gauge ‘Rhätische Bahn’ set no. 29452 with ‘Brown Boveri & Cie’ electric locomotive Rh.B 205 and three wagons, good to excellent, in good plus box, estimated £150, realised £437.
• LGB 15 ‘Bayerische Zugspitzbahn’ G gauge electric locomotive set no. 70246, with two coaches, good plus in excellent box, estimated £150, realised £460.
• In the Hornby section, an O gauge LMS maroon 6100 ‘Royal Scot’ 4-4-2 clockwork locomotive and tender, in working order, together with key, good with slight chips to paint, in fair red box with cardboard packing pieces and without box for tender (Ramsey L17), estimated £180, realised £253.
• A Hornby Dublo BR 34042 “Dorchester” 4-6-2 locomotive and tender, no 3235, excellent plus, in good plus box, with 2 corners of lid split (Ramsay L8), estimated £200, realised £287.

The die cast models section was larger than normal.

• Corgi The Avengers Gift Set no 40, with John Steed’s Bentley red and black, Emma Peel’s Lotus Elan, Steed figure and 1 umbrella, generally nearly excellent but windscreen broken on Bentley, contained in good box with inner pictorial stand. The estimate of £140 was achieved by the hammer price, which gave a total figure of £161 including the buyer’s premium.

• Dinky Farm Tractor and Hay Rake, no. 27AK, excellent, in good box with packing piece, estimated £100, made £218.
• Dinky Foden Flat Truck with Tailboard, no 903, mid blue cab, chassis and hubs, fawn flatbed, about excellent, in nearly excellent box, estimated £500, made £604.

Bassett-Lowke Steam away to Victory.

The Warwick and Warwick December 8th 2010 auction contained a fine selection of well collected Bassett-Lowke locos and rolling stock, which achieved excellent results. The following realisations were recorded:

• Bassett-Lowke O gauge, 3 rail electric LMS maroon 1190 Standard Compound 4-4-0 locomotive and tender, generally good to good plus (Ramsay L39) £264.

• Bassett-Lowke O gauge, 3 rail electric LMS maroon 2945 Stanier Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive and tender, no. 4601/0, loco generally good, tender fair with sides parted from base on 3 sides. (Ramsay L57) £276.

• Bassett-Lowke O gauge, 3 rail electric BR blue 60103 “Flying Scotsman” 4-6-2 locomotive and tender, no. 5310/0, generally excellent, with minor rust on tender, in nearly good box. (Ramsay L80) £1,035

• Bassett-Lowke 1924 Series Bogie Coaches LMS maroon 2784 1st Class and 2783 3rd Class/Brake, generally about excellent. (Ramsay C4) £195.

Auction Results, October 13th Sale

Toys Section

• Dux-Astroman, West Germany, 1950s battery-operated, plastic robot, no. 150, with remote control cable attached, excellent, in good pictorial box, estimated £150, realised £207.

Model Railways

• Hornby Dublo BR Class 4MT 2-6-4T loco, 80059, 2 rail conversion, no. 3218, good plus, in good box, estimated £180, realised £210.

Die Cast

Corgi Heinkel Trojan, no. 233, mint, in mint box, estimated £120, realised £126.

• Corgi Gift Set No. 23, Chipperfield’s Circus Models, 1st issue, excellent, in excellent pictorial box, estimated £300, realised £402.
• Dinky Standard Vanguard Saloon, no. 153, nearly mint, in nearly mint box, estimated £130, realised £172.
• Dinky Jaguar XK120, no. 157, nearly mint, in good box, missing one end and inner flaps, estimated £130, realised £109.
• Dinky U.F.O. Interceptor, no. 351, mint, in early box with excellent inner pictorial mount and nearly good outer box, estimated £120, realised £126.
• Dinky Guy Flat Truck with Tailboard, no. 513, 1st cab, excellent, in nearly excellent box, estimated £120, realised £149.

Good Results for Model Railways

The Warwick and Warwick August 11th auction included a detailed section of model railways, which delighted our clients. Excellent results were achieved. The following are representative.

• Bassett-Lowke. O gauge, BR green 60103 “Flying Scotsman” 4-6-2 clockwork locomotive and tender, with key, in full working order, generally excellent but part repainted, presented in incorrect box, estimated £400, realised £471.
• Exley. O gauge K5 type LMS 8885 all 1st class Side Corridor Coach, excellent plus, in good plus Bassett-Lowke type box without label, estimated £120, realised £184.
• Exley. O gauge K6 type LMS 2002 all 3rd class Side Corridor Coach, excellent plus, in nearly excellent Bassett-Lowke labelled box, estimated £120, realised £184.

• Exley. O gauge K5 Type LMS 6999 3rd class / brake Side Corridor Coach, excellent plus, in nearly excellent Bassett-Lowke type box without label, estimated £120, realised £184.

• Hornby. O gauge LMS 70 (sans serif) No 1 Special 0-4-0T 20v locomotive, nearly excellent, estimated £180, realised £368.
• Hornby. O gauge Cadbury’s Chocolates Van, with blue body, sliding doors, white roof, green base, some paint loss to roof, otherwise generally good plus, estimated £80, realised £80.
• Hornby. O gauge ‘Fyffes Bananas’ Private Owner Van no. RS690, yellow with green chassis and white roof, some paint loss to roof, otherwise good plus, in fair box, estimated £40, realised £46.
• Hornby Dublo. Pullman Train Set no. 2035, with BR 34005 “Barnstaple” Rebuilt West Country class 4-6-2 locomotive, Pullman Carriages Aries, no. 74, no 79 and track, nearly mint in nearly excellent box, estimated £200, realised £241.
• Jouef. Collection of HO/OO gauge European locomotives, generally excellent to mint, in good to excellent red, white and black boxes, quantity 20, estimated £400, realised £632.
• Jouef. Collection of HO gauge coaches (40) and wagons (8), generally excellent to mint, in excellent to mint new logo red, blue and white window boxes, estimated £170, realised £287.
• Lima. Collection of HO/OO gauge electric locomotives, generally excellent to mint, in good to excellent boxes, quantity 18, estimated £360, realised £425.
• Lima. Collection of HO gauge coaches (100) and wagons (12), generally excellent to mint, in excellent to mint grey window boxes, estimated £320, realised £632.
• Roco. Collection of 12 locomotives, generally good to excellent, in good to excellent boxes, estimated £240, realised £341.
• Roco. Collection of 15 coaches and 28 wagons, generally good to excellent, many with fair to excellent corresponding boxes, estimated £65, realised £126.
• Wrenn. Range of 5 locomotives, generally excellent to mint, in generally excellent boxes, estimated £200, realised £241.
• Wrenn. BR 46242 ‘City of Glasgow’ class 8P ‘Duchess’ 4-6-2 locomotive and tender no. W2229, excellent, in excellent box, estimated £100, realised £98.
• Wrenn. BR 3051 (90 and 91) Pullman EMU ‘Brighton Belle’ Southern Electric Motor Coach 2 car set, with brown tables, no. W3006/7, excellent, in excellent box, estimated £150, realised £207.

Amongst the many Dinky Toys on offer individually, the highest realisation was achieved by Racing Cars Gift Set No 4, containing Cooper Bristol no. 23g, Alfa Romeo no. 23f, Ferrari no. 23h, BMW no. 23j and Maserati no. 23n, wear to top of some helmets, generally nearly excellent to nearly mint, in nearly excellent box. This set was estimated at £1,500 and realised £1,380.