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A Collection of Vintage Plush Toys, Collectibles, and Instruments including E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and MotoMeter Gauge

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Start price: £15

Estimated price: £15 - £20

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Description

This lot comprises an assortment of vintage toys, collectibles, and miscellaneous instruments. The collection includes a licensed E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial plush figure wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, retaining its original cardboard hang tag. Also present is a large tan-coloured shaggy long-pile plush dog with glass eyes and a stitched nose, and two small felted character figures dressed in waistcoats. Collectible items include a Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer commemorative wedding keepsake medal by H. Samuel in a red presentation case, a boxed set of Simply Tarot cards, and a circular porcelain plaque featuring a portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach. The lot further contains an ornamental metal filigree shoe, a wooden crucifix with a metal corpus, and a shell-shaped souvenir shrine. Functional items include a MotoMeter tyre pressure gauge marked W. Germany in a leather pouch, two red-handled folding knives (one in a cardboard box, the other with a leather sheath), a handheld brass magnifying glass, a circular brass-cased instrument with a hinged lid, and a rectangular wooden box with hand-carved floral decoration.

Approximate height of E.T. plush: 28 cm

Approximate height of shaggy dog: 30 cm.


Condition report:

The items are in varied vintage condition. The plush toys show signs of age-related wear, surface dust, and some thinning to the fabric pile. The E.T. tag is creased and shows edge wear. Metal items exhibit varying degrees of surface tarnish, oxidation, and minor scratches. The presentation boxes and carved wooden box show light surface scuffs and general age-appropriate handling marks.