Lot Essay
Jimmie is the childhood bear of Neil Lennox. He was photographed with his bear in his grandmother's garden in Dundee aged 1 in the summer of 1929. Shortly afterwards, they moved to India.
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'Jimmie', a rare Chad Valley teddy bear
with blue mohair, replaced orange and black glass eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched bulbous nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with velvet pads, label on foot and button in ear, circa 1929 --20½in. (some slight wear and fading, head sagging); and two photgraphs of the owner with his bear (3)
with blue mohair, replaced orange and black glass eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched bulbous nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with velvet pads, label on foot and button in ear, circa 1929 --20½in. (some slight wear and fading, head sagging); and two photgraphs of the owner with his bear (3)
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