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A fine early Steiff teddy bear
with golden apricot mohair, soft filling, pronounced muzzle with black stitched nose, mouth and claws, boot button eyes, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump and blank button in ear --28in. (71cm.) high, circa 1905 (dirty, one ankle and one wrist split, hole in toe of foot pads, split to hand pad, some nose stitching loose)
with golden apricot mohair, soft filling, pronounced muzzle with black stitched nose, mouth and claws, boot button eyes, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump and blank button in ear --28in. (71cm.) high, circa 1905 (dirty, one ankle and one wrist split, hole in toe of foot pads, split to hand pad, some nose stitching loose)
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The illustration on this lot has been wrongly captioned. The caption should read '251' instead of '151'.