Lot Essay
The rare blue painted button was used between 1948-1950
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A white Steiff teddy bear
with clear and black glass eyes, pronounced snout, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed shaped limbs, cream felt pads, hump, growler, US-Zone label stitched to right arm rare blue painted button in ear with yellow label intact --15in. (38cm.) tall, circa 1948 (slight moth damage to right paw pad)
See Colour Plate 2
with clear and black glass eyes, pronounced snout, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed shaped limbs, cream felt pads, hump, growler, US-Zone label stitched to right arm rare blue painted button in ear with yellow label intact --15in. (38cm.) tall, circa 1948 (slight moth damage to right paw pad)
See Colour Plate 2