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Details
A German teddy bear handbag
with brown tipped white mohair, orange and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched horizontal nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed limbs and metal-framed purse in back with remains of strap, 1920s --10¼in. (26cm.) high (pads recovered, darn to one ankle, some general wear, faded and missing most of strap)
with brown tipped white mohair, orange and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched horizontal nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed limbs and metal-framed purse in back with remains of strap, 1920s --10¼in. (26cm.) high (pads recovered, darn to one ankle, some general wear, faded and missing most of strap)
Provenance
Purchased from Sotheby's London, 15th May 1987, lot 31.
Literature
For this actual bear see The Ultimate Teddy Bear Book, by Pauline Cockerill, page 77.
The Teddy Bear Hall of Fame - a Century of Historic Bears, Michele Brown, page 90.
The Teddy Bear Museum - The Official Guide, page 12.
The Teddy Bear Hall of Fame - a Century of Historic Bears, Michele Brown, page 90.
The Teddy Bear Museum - The Official Guide, page 12.
Special notice
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