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Lot Essay
This bear is known as Charles.
Details
A fine Steiff centre-seam teddy bear
with cinnamon mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump, part soft-stuffing and blank button in ear, circa 1905/6 --19½in. (50cm.) high (repair to left pad and side squeaker in operative)
with cinnamon mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump, part soft-stuffing and blank button in ear, circa 1905/6 --19½in. (50cm.) high (repair to left pad and side squeaker in operative)
Provenance
Previously sold in these rooms as lot 206 on the 6th December 1993.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis