'Jimmie', a rare Chad Valley teddy bear
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'Jimmie', a rare Chad Valley teddy bear

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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)
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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

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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