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Lot Essay
This lot appeared in The Teddy Bear Calendar 1991, and comes with a photograph of the original owner William T. Diamond Jr.
Details
A rare Silberstein teddy bear
with golden mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, brown velvet nose, red/brown stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with velvet pads and hump, circa 1910 --15½in. (39.5cm.) high (bald patch on front, general thinning, pads worn and part mouth stitching missing)
with golden mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, brown velvet nose, red/brown stitched mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with velvet pads and hump, circa 1910 --15½in. (39.5cm.) high (bald patch on front, general thinning, pads worn and part mouth stitching missing)
Literature
See Teddy Bear Encyclopedia (German), Jürgen & Marianne Cieslik, pages 195 and 196.
Special notice
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