'Arthur', a Steiff cinnamon centre-seam teddy bear

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'Arthur', a Steiff cinnamon centre-seam teddy bear
with black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped snout, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, elongated jointed shaped limbs, beige felt pads, card reinforced feet, hump and button in ear --19in. (48.3cm.) tall, circa 1908 (growler inoperative, fading to front, slight moth damage to felt pads, scattered patches of wear to mohair)

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Arthur has spent all his life as a much respected member of the Wellesley family, and was named after the Duke of Wellington