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'Albert', a Steiff centre seam teddy bear
with blond curly mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, felt pads, and hump --23cm.(58.5cm) tall, circa 1910 (pin hole moth damage to pads, wear to tips of feet and ankles, stuffing shifted from upper arms); with gelatine silver print photograph of Albert an his owner, signed G. Tupper, Guernsey, mounted on board, glazed and framed --15 x 12½in. (38cm. x 31.5cm.)
See Colour Plate 1 and Front Cover (detail)
with blond curly mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, felt pads, and hump --23cm.(58.5cm) tall, circa 1910 (pin hole moth damage to pads, wear to tips of feet and ankles, stuffing shifted from upper arms); with gelatine silver print photograph of Albert an his owner, signed G. Tupper, Guernsey, mounted on board, glazed and framed --15 x 12½in. (38cm. x 31.5cm.)
See Colour Plate 1 and Front Cover (detail)