Lot 254

The weight is the silver only, we were able to unscrew them from the wooden bases. They are hollow, not filled and in good condition, just a few scuffs to the wooden bases.


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Sir William Butlin
Thence by descent

Billy Butlin, the founder of the famed Butlin's
Holiday Camps in the UK, spent part of his
childhood following his grandmother's travelling fair
around the country which exposed him to the skills of
commerce and entertainment. It is tempting to think
that these silver bears reminded him of these days in
his early youth.