Funny little native man, with a big.... snake

[wendy177]

Nice Rauville !! Like I said my gut said have it checked.

[Ipcress]

Didn't think they were mid 19th though. Early 20th.

[P360NUT]

Many thanks for your help. Have emailed Vectis  

EDIT:
Vectis rang me first thing this morning & said that they would be interested in selling him and estimate £200/£300 they take about 22% in commission!

However as he shows a few signs of a visit from a woodworm I should ensure he has had some treatment so he does not get any worse.
I think treatment is available in my local store, not sure what sort would be best, I'm guessing an oil based aerosol?

Anyway the next auction for his sort is in Nov so will keep you posted.
Thanks again

[Ipcress]

Interesting estimate. They've sold a couple recently - late 20th century versions - and they fetched £80 and £160. I think yours is earlier though


They're good guys at Vectis. Commission's a bit steep but they have such a large pool of buyers. You could list this on Ebay, get £150 and pay about 12% in fees. However, Vectis might get £250 and you get almost £200 back.
Certain toys sell better on Ebay than in auction rooms. Others are more specialist and people prefer them to have been seen by a specialist valuer first, hence they do better in an auction house.

[talesofthesevenseas]

Thanks KC and Rauville, I learned a lot on this one!