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Details
'Bärle', a Steiff centre-seam teddy bear
with cinnamon mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs, hump, FF button in ear and growler, circa 1908 --23.5in. (60cm.) high (pads recovered, nose stitching replaced, repairs to ankles, slight general wear, fading, matting and dusty)
with cinnamon mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs, hump, FF button in ear and growler, circa 1908 --23.5in. (60cm.) high (pads recovered, nose stitching replaced, repairs to ankles, slight general wear, fading, matting and dusty)
Provenance
Purchased from Sotheby's London, 16th February 1987, lot 2418.
Literature
For this actual bear see The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia, by Pauline Cockerill, page 22.
The Teddy Bear Hall of Fame - a Century of Historic Bears, by Michele Brown, page 46.
The Ultimate Teddy Bear Book, by Pauline Cockerill, page 24 where he is known as Maximilian.
The Teddy Bear Museum - The Official Guide, cover.
The Little History of the Teddy Bear, by Michele Brown, pages 51 and 57.
The Teddy Bear Hall of Fame - a Century of Historic Bears, by Michele Brown, page 46.
The Ultimate Teddy Bear Book, by Pauline Cockerill, page 24 where he is known as Maximilian.
The Teddy Bear Museum - The Official Guide, cover.
The Little History of the Teddy Bear, by Michele Brown, pages 51 and 57.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.