Steiff bears keep toy sale totals climbing

AUCTIONEER Andrew Hartley has been holding biannual toy sales for a decade but the last few years has seen them grow in strength. Totals have risen steadily from around £40,000 several years ago to the £66,000 mark achieved at their most recent 650-lot sale which boasted a 95 per cent take-up.

“It was the tidiest sale I’ve had in a long time,” said Mr Hartley. Although the Saturday sales are …

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