*Dolls. A pair of bisque head character dolls, Kammer & Reinhardt, early 20th century, two composition character dolls with articulated limbs, bisque heads impressed 'CP 1985 UK K R 114' and with a V within a star, blue glass sleeping eyes, blonde hair (the girl with coiled side plaits), both dressed in navy and cream sailor suits, the boy with a tam o'shanter and the girl with a frilled straw bonnet, clothing with some scattered small holes (especially to boy), length 43cm (17ins), together with two early 20th century doll's prams, one of wicker construction, with a pair of large wheels, two smaller stabilising wheels, and a fabric hood, 63cm (25ins) long, 58cm (23ins) high, the other of wooden construction, with four wheels, a fabric hood, and inner compartment with removable panel, 61cm (24ins) high, 65cm (25.5ins) high, both rubbed and dusty, with some wear, plus two small early 20th century dolls and a Merrythought teddy bear (with celluloid label in ear and fabric label on foot) (7)
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*Steiff. A pair of rod bears, Germany, circa 1904, together two mohair teddy bears, one white and the other golden, both jointed with metal rods, with hump back, long limbs, seam from ear to ear, black boot button eyes, protruding shaved snouts (with stitching and remains of gutter percha nose), card-lined felt pads, and paws with black stitching, golden bear with .75" remains of thick thread stitched to tummy (at one time attaching paper tag?), left foot of white bear with outline hand-stitching where fabric label previously attached (retailer's label or child's name tag?), some minimal threadbare areas, golden bear with pad on right foot worn with some loss and small hole to pad on left foot, neither bear with ear button, height of each 41cm (16ins), together with a copy of The Roosevelt Bears, Their Travels and Adventures, by Seymour Eaton, Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Company, 1st edition, 1906, contents becoming loose in original pictorial boards, rubbed and some wear to extremities, 4to Provenance: given when new to the current owner's grandfather, George W. Elkins (1903-1966), and thence by descent. George Elkins was the only child of Eleanor Pollock Glass and Port Brommell Elkins, who was an inventor and innovator, the first person to use reinforced concrete in industrial buildings in Boston. They lived in Pittsburgh and travelled widely. The current owner's parents met in Helensburgh during their teens, and that is how the bears came to live in the UK, following the decease of their original owner. The bears were known in the family as Teddy B and Teddy G after the duo in Seymour Eaton's famous storybook 'The Roosevelt Bears' (the original owner's copy of the book accompanies the lot). Steiff's very first fully jointed teddy bear, produced in 1902, had string jointing, but none are believed to be in existence today. They were followed by a brief period (1904-1905) in which bears were made with rod jointing, before disk jointing was perfected to give the bears their moving limbs, a method which is still used today. As is well known, Steiff toys were given a button in the ear - although they are often now missing - as well, apparently, as a paper chest tag, which seldom survives. The metal button is first known to have been used in 1904, but the device wasn't registered as a trademark until May 1905. It may perhaps be that our pair of bears are two of the earliest, which had only a paper tag, before the button became universally used (although we have not been able to confirm this). Nevertheless, rod bears are rare, and the appearance of not one, but a pair of such teddy bears at auction, which have been in the same family since new, is an exceptional occurrence. Their well-preserved condition makes them additionally unusual; the original child owner travelled extensively with his parents, and the bears were often left behind, and so were not played with as much as they might have been. The current owner remembers not being allowed to handle them as a child, and for some years they have been confined to an old trunk. In all appearance early Steiff bears, a visit to the local vet confirmed the metal rod construction inside each bear, and a copy of the resulting x-ray is available to the bears' new owner. We would like to express our thanks to Bunny Campione for assistance in researching this lot. (3)
*Teddy. A teddy bear in the Steiff style, early 20th century, a jointed light brown mohair teddy bear with protruding snout (threadbare, with most of nose stitching gone), and long limbs, eyes sometime replaced, webbed stitching on paws (some loss of black thread), foot pads sometime renewed, and a few other unobtrusive old stitched repairs, height 56cm (22ins) A handsome bear, generally in a good state of preservation. (1)
*Teddy. A large teddy bear, Chad Valley, circa 1930, a jointed light golden mohair teddy bear with protruding snout (stitching renewed), and long limbs (pads on all four paws sometime replaced), celluloid ear button ('Chad Valley British Hygienic Toys'), lacking eyes, some threadbare areas, and one ear becoming unstitched, height 71cm (28ins) Provenance: given when new to the vendor's father, Seymour Aitken (1926-2016) and thence by descent. An unusually large early teddy bear, who, with sight restored, would enjoy a new lease of life. (1)
*Toy animals. A collection of toy animals, late Victorian, eighteen painted composite animals, including an elephant, a hippopotamus, a zebra, a giraffe, a monkey, a pig, a sheep, a tapir, a lion, etc., plus the figure of a farmer and a palm tree, some with paint flaking and minor damage in places, height of animals 17cm (6.75ins) and shorter, plus four model boats, six painted composite soldier figurines, two painted carved wood peasant figures, a couple of small knitted dolls, a rag doll holding a teddy bear, and a small china head doll with stuffed hessian body and crudely-sewn fabric limbs, circa 1860s/70s (a small carton)
Milne (Alan Alexander). Teddy Bear and Other Songs from "When We Were Very Young"... Music by H. Fraser-Simson, Decorations by E.H. Shepard, 1926, black & white illustrations, free endpapers partially toned, front free endpaper with bookplate of W. Kitchin, original cloth-backed boards with paper label to front cover, dust jacket, spine and folds toned with small chips to extremities, a little edge-fraying, short tear to head of lower joint, large slim 4to, together with Songs from "Now we are Six"..., Music by H. Fraser-Simson, Decorations by E.H. Shepard, 1927, black & white illustrations, free endpapers partially toned, front free endpaper with bookplate of W. Kitchin, original cloth-backed boards with paper label to front cover, dust jacket, spotted and toned in places, spine ends chipped and a little frayed, large slim 4to, plus The Hums of Pooh, Lyrics by Pooh, Music by H. Fraser-Simson..., Decorations by E.H. Shepard, Additional Lyric by Eeyore, 1929, black & white illustrations, some finger-soiling, one short closed edge tear, free endpapers partially toned, original cloth-backed decorative boards, edges a trifle soiled, toned and lightly marked dust jacket, some chips and small losses, some repairs to verso, large slim 4to, with four others all Milne-related music including, More "Very Young Songs", 1928, with dust jacket (8)
Heyde small scale S. A. Andree's Arctic Balloon Expedition, 1897 EXTREMELY RARE Arctic Survey Dirigible Balloon with friction steering ropes, two baskets, one crewman, propeller, suspension pulley and Swedish flag (Condition Good-Fair, one dent in end of gas bag) with No.2 size Arctic Exploration Team, man hauled sled with three supplies, tent, ice floe, polar bear, surveyors with theodolite and five other personnel (Condition Good-Fair) 1899 (18)
A collection of six Steiff various bears together with four miniature bears from 'Small Bears for a Big World' to include:-Winter Bear with sleigh, wearing green trousers, tartan scarf and green hat with bell, label in ear reads Made in Germany by Steifff LED of 4,000pcs 00928, 20cm approx.Polar Bear on wheels with blue ribbon collar, badge for Steiff Club Edition 1999, ear label reads Made in Germany by Steiff, Steiff Club Edition 1999 23cm long approx.Zotty, bear with green bow and paper label Zotty 1960, Steiff button and label in reads Made in Germany by Steiff KnoopeF IM 0HR 029967 16cm approx. Baby Madchen 12 with pink dummy, Steiff button in ear, paper label, 11cm high approx; Bear with sunflower, right foot with number 8, Steiff ear button and label, 10cm high aproximately.Green bear with butterfly, right foot with number 6, paper label on chest and Steiff ear button. Four miniature bears sizes approximately 7cm, 6cm, 4.5cm and 3.5cm, two hearts and two paper cards reading 'Small Bears for a Big World I was designed by Theresa Yang'. (10).
Three Limited Edition Hermann-Spielwaren bears from the European Edition to include:Queen Guinevere Bear in pink dress nd crown. Growls when rolled, complete with paper label , Hermann Bear stud to back of head, right foot embroidered Queen Guinevere European Edition 229/500E. King Arthur bear with his Sword Excalibur, red cloak, white cape, crown with gold trim, sword embroidered Excalibur, growls when rolled, paper label, Hermann bear stud to back of head, right foot pad embroidered King Arthur European Edition 233/500E. Sir Lancelot Bear with blue cape, gilt decorated shirt with shield and letter 'L', cloth helmet and a lance with two pennants, paper label . Herman stud to back of head. Right foot pad embroidered Sir Lancelot European Edition 155/500E. .
Three Hermann-Spielwaren bears European Edition to include:Kaiser Franz Joseph Bear with blue cape, and hat with gold trim. Growls when rolled. Paper label . Hermann Bear stud to back of head. Right foot embroidered Kaiser Franz Joseph European Edition. Nr. 178/500E.Mouse King from The Nutcracker Suite, with blue velvet cape. Paper label reads ' Mouse King from Nutcracker suite No. 298/E of a Limited Edition of 500 pieces. Hermann bear stud to back of head. Right foot embroidered Mouse King European Edition 298/50E. Wilhelm II Bear in blue cape and hat with red and gold trim. Paper label, right foot embroidered Wilhelm II der letzte deutsche Kaiser European Edition Nr. 176/500E. .
TWO EDWARDIAN NOVELTY SILVER ARTICULATED BEAR PIN CUSHIONS, both modelled with muzzles, the larger with ring through nose and the smaller with ring to top of head, maker H.V. Pithey & Co, Birmingham 1909 and registration stamp RD537681, heights 6cm and 4.3cm (2) (condition: both lacking glass eyes, velvet very worn on smaller bear, small patches of wear to velvet on larger bear, all joints move freely, polish collected in some recesses)
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY SPILL VASES, modelled as a pair of Spaniels with front legs resting on the roof of a Kennel with a bird perching on a branch above, on oval bases, bear 'Collection of Sir Alfred Owen' labels to the underside, height approximately 21cm (2) (condition: some paint loss, firing fault/chip to side of base)
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