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One woman's epic collection of more than 600 teddy bears is expected to fetch &pound;40,000 when it goes under the hammer.<br />
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The late Yvonne Crompton amassed 635 bears, as well as teddy ornaments and pictures, over 50 years of collecting and had many limited edition models.<br />
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Her vast collection filled a whole room from floor-to-ceiling at her five-bedroom family home in Wimbledon, south west London.<br />
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Mrs Crompton spent decades scouring car boot sales, antique fairs and specialist exhibitions for her bears, which her husband Rufus would also often buy her as presents.