Lot Essay
The Steiff Nimrof teddy joined the range in 1953 as part of the Jubilee programme celebrating the teddy bear's fiftieth birthday.
Details
A rare Steiff Nimrod teddy bear
with white mohair, brown and black glass eyes, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs, cream felt pads, dressed in original hunters costume complete with riffle and button in ear with remains of yellow label --8in. (20.3cm.) tall, 1953
See Colour Plate 4
with white mohair, brown and black glass eyes, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs, cream felt pads, dressed in original hunters costume complete with riffle and button in ear with remains of yellow label --8in. (20.3cm.) tall, 1953
See Colour Plate 4
Literature
Steiff Teddy Bears, Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, page 99