Dog-Chewed Antique Doll Ready To Be Discarded Sells For Rs 54 Lakh At An Auction
The two-foot German boy figure, identified as a 'Kammer and Reinhardt Walter 102 bisque antique character', roughly dates back to 1910. They go on sale every 20-30 years, according to antique experts at Teesside-based auction house Vectis.
Updated Jun 7, 2023 | 01:32 PM IST
The Kammer & Reinhardt 102 Walter bisque socket head antique doll.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The doll was left in the vendor's home on a sofa after being chewed on by a dog. Reports said the doll belonged to the vendor's grandmother who had passed it down before she died 30 years ago.
- The wife and the husband were left stunned upon learning they doll was a rare piece from 1910. After being listed for an auction that saw bids from all over the world, it eventually fetched £52,567.
- Reports said the doll is one of only a few known survivors from this 'Kammer & Reinhardt 102' doll series.
A rare and antique doll ready to be thrown into a bin by a family after being chewed on by their dog has fetched a whopping £52,000 (Rs54 lakh) at an auction.
The two-foot German boy figure, identified as a 'Kammer and Reinhardt Walter 102 bisque antique character', roughly dates back to 1910. They go on sale every 20-30 years, according to antique experts at Teesside-based auction house Vectis.
It was left in the vendor's home on a sofa after being chewed on by a dog. Reports said the doll belonged to the vendor's grandmother who had passed it down before she died 30 years ago.
When the vendor's husband found the doll while cleaning the house, he decided to hold on to it, believing it could be valuable.
He was right.
The wife and the husband were left stunned upon learning they doll was a rare piece from 1910. After being listed for an auction that saw bids from all over the world, it eventually fetched £52,567.
"He was highly sought after and we had interest from around the world; with a buyer from Germany losing out to a telephone bid from America," a spokesman for Vectis Auctions said.
The vendor said the doll always remained in the living room and on the sofa for the longest time. At some point, the family's late dog chewed its foot.
"The doll belonged to my grandmother who passed away 30 years ago. Since then he has been in my mum's possession. He has always lived in the living room on the sofa for as long as I can remember and our late dog chewed his foot off when he was a naughty puppy. My mum unfortunately is now unwell and emptying her house we found him again," the vendor said.
Due to having so much furniture and mementos to sort out, we were having to be quite ruthless with what we were keeping so I put him on the pile of things to be skipped. However, my husband remembered the doll fondly and decided to put him in the 'to keep pile' and afterwards we realised how special he was.'," she added.
Reports said the doll is one of only a few known survivors from this 'Kammer & Reinhardt 102' doll series.
"This doll was consigned to Vectis after the owner nearly put him in the skip when clearing out a house. After a second thought, they decided to see if they could find out some more information about him and sent some images to our specialist," a Vectis spokesperson said.
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