Details
'Pu-Bear', a white Steiff centre seam teddy bear
with black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, beige stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, hump, faint growler and button in ear --20in. (51cm.) tall, circa 1911 (pads recovered, repair patch to lower snout, slight wear to forehead, back of head, ears and upper chest, small overall wear)
See Colour Plate 8
with black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, beige stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, hump, faint growler and button in ear --20in. (51cm.) tall, circa 1911 (pads recovered, repair patch to lower snout, slight wear to forehead, back of head, ears and upper chest, small overall wear)
See Colour Plate 8
Provenance
'Pu-Bear'
In July 1911 a family went on holiday to Hotel Schweizerhof in Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland. The family consisted of grandparents, Julius and Clara Kohsen, and their children Walter (born 1895) and Hetty (born 1896), with friends.
One day Hetty and her friend Resi, then fourteen years old, insisted that they must each have a teddy bear to keep them company. Several days later, when the young ladies arrived in the dinning room for breakfast, a white and brown teddy bear occupied their chairs at the table. Hetty received the white bear and Resi the brown one.
The bears accompanied the family on the continuation of their holiday before returning to their respective homes.
In 1938 Pu accompanied Hetty and her daughter from Berlin to the USA. First to New York and later to Los Angeles. Pu entertained and was much loved by three generations of children.
Reluctant to leave Pu to a fourth generation, he has made the journey from California to London in the hope of finding his final home.
In July 1911 a family went on holiday to Hotel Schweizerhof in Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland. The family consisted of grandparents, Julius and Clara Kohsen, and their children Walter (born 1895) and Hetty (born 1896), with friends.
One day Hetty and her friend Resi, then fourteen years old, insisted that they must each have a teddy bear to keep them company. Several days later, when the young ladies arrived in the dinning room for breakfast, a white and brown teddy bear occupied their chairs at the table. Hetty received the white bear and Resi the brown one.
The bears accompanied the family on the continuation of their holiday before returning to their respective homes.
In 1938 Pu accompanied Hetty and her daughter from Berlin to the USA. First to New York and later to Los Angeles. Pu entertained and was much loved by three generations of children.
Reluctant to leave Pu to a fourth generation, he has made the journey from California to London in the hope of finding his final home.