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Pat and Nora
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more TEDDY BEARS The property of Kathleen Eleanora Phillips - 1905-1989 Kathleen and her two bears Pat and Nora (both girl bears) lived in Oxford in their early years, much loved by their owner who did not like dolls. Summer holidays were spent in Birchington, Kent and winters in Gstaad, Switzerland. It was in Birchington that Kathleen spent many idyllic summer days playing on the sands. One of these holidays are detailed in her 'Nature Note Book' diary in 1914, which would probably have been the last time before The Great War. A wonderful collection of Edwardian photographs featured Kathleen, Nora (unfortunately, not Pat) and their many wonderful holidays playing on the beach.
Pat and Nora

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Pat and Nora
'Pat', a rare black Steiff teddy bear with short mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black horizontally stitched nose, black stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with cream felt pads, growler and hump --14in. (35.5cm.) high, circa 1910 (1in. x ½in. hole in one hand pad, small hole in other, very small bald patch to tip of one toe, growler inoperative); and 'Nora', a Steiff teddy bear with pale blonde short mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black horizontally stitched nose, black stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, growler and hump, wearing white wool skirt, knitted white jumper, underwear and boots with a silk parasol --13½in. (34cm.) high, 1908 (worn, pads recovered and parasol frayed); a sixty page 'Nature Note Book' with diary entries from Friday 24th (July) to Tuesday 22nd (September) 1914 including pencil drawings and watercolours; a collection of family photographs relating to Kathleen, Pat and Nora, including a family group photograph of the grandparents' Golden Wedding on 28th October 1917, featuring a twelve-year old Kathleen, holding Nora, who is dressed in a nurse's outfit, a silver print photograph of Kathleen, holding Nora and her brother, Ivor, playing with their dog, a carte de visite with a 18 month/2 year old Kathleen, a view of their home in Oxford and various views of their holidays in Birchington, from 1906 to 1914, many featuring Kathleen, Ivor, Nurse and their many friends playing in the sands, most silver prints on postcard backs.
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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.
Further details
The diary and the photographs taken by the family are to be sold with copyright - Please note that Christie's cannot accept any liability arising out of defect in such a copyright

Various Properties

Lot Essay

Diary extracts -

Saturday 25th July 1914 - In the morning I played in the garden with Pat and Nora my two bears. In the afternoon I played on the sands and when I had dug a little, Nurse and I said lets have a paddle so we took off our shoes and had a paddle and when we were in the water I thought I should like to have a polka and I slipped in the water and had to run home and change all my clothes and then I went to the sands again and built a nice castle.

Saturday 12th August 1914 - .......I had a fine game and Pamela came to tea and after we made our teddies some clothes.

Thursday 17th August 1914 - I stayed in all the morning and I read a book because it was so wet. After lunch I went on the sands and Harold, Emily and I had fine games. After tea I took Pat and Nora for a walk with nurse.

Friday 18th August 1914 - In the morning the waves were very rough, so I went in the gardens and I took Nora with me and we had a fine game and when we went home I lost Nora's gloves and I looked everywhere, but could not find them. After lunch I looked again and nurse helped me and nurse was cross with me because nurse told me to put them away and I did not. In the morning to my surprise I found them in my pocket. I was so please and so was nurse, because I did not want to lose the gloves that nurse gave me.

Tuesday 22nd September 1914 - ........when I got home it was harlf (sic) past six and my bed time so I took Pat and Nora and went to bed.

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