A Chiltern teddy bear

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A Chiltern teddy bear
with golden mohair, clear and black glass eyes, pronounced square snout, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed shaped limbs and pink cloth pads --16in. (40.5cm.) tall, 1930s (slight overall wear, pads dirty); a Steiff rabbit, velvet covered with pink stitched nose --3in. (8cm.) tall, circa 1905 (lacks eyes, slight overall wear); an English cotton plush covered teddy bear, fully jointed --8in. (20cm.) tall, 1950s (very slight overall wear); and a Merrythought cat, with pale dusty blue mohair, yellow and black glass eyes set into face, painted nose and mouth, grey felt inner ears, swivel head, squeaker and label to both hind foot pads --11in. (28cm.) long, 1930s

See Colour Plate 7 (rabbit)
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