Lot Essay
This bear was purchased in the early 1920s in Buenos Aires and over seventy years of sunshine has caused his original brown coat to fade to beige.
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A Steiff teddy bear
with brown mohair, brown and black glass eyes, pronounced snout, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, long jointed limbs, cream felt pads, hump and button in ear --20in. (51cm.) tall, circa 1920 (growler inoperative, overall fading in colour)
See Colour Plate 1
with brown mohair, brown and black glass eyes, pronounced snout, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, long jointed limbs, cream felt pads, hump and button in ear --20in. (51cm.) tall, circa 1920 (growler inoperative, overall fading in colour)
See Colour Plate 1