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Lot 92
An unusual and rare German teddy bear circa 1910, with red mohair head and arms, black boot button eyes, black stitched shield shaped nose with a stitch up each side and mouth, exaggerated muzzled swivel head, pin jointed arms, the very odd conical body made of canvas with a card lined base, traces of glue and green, finished up front seam and with no voice mechanism - 9½in. (24cm.) high (one arm professionally replaced, some general wear) - this bear is a mystery, he has the look of Strunz or similar early manufacturer, but his purpose is unknown. Normally this shape of bear has a squeak or tilt growl voice box, but this does not. It would appear that he had felt or even paper clothes glued to him.
Lot 244
An early Steiff teddy bear, circa 1908, with short golden mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump, inoperative squeaker and small FF button - 12in. (30.5cm.) high (balding to head and arms, some wear and thinning, pads damaged)
Lot 130
A Steiff elephant on wheels, 1920s, with grey mohair, black boot button eyes with red felt behind, white felt tusks, embroidered red felt saddle cloth, pull cord voice mechanism, original pull robe, green stained wooden wheels and FF button with remains of white tag - 15¼in. (39cm.) long (bald spot to left ear and slight general wear) - this elephant was lot 57 in Christie’s teddy bear auction December 2000 and comes with the catalogue and copy of the Christie’s invoice
Lot 69
Big Ted, a rare very large Strunz teddy bear, circa 1910, with blonde mohair, black flat boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose with grey felt behind, mouth and five claws, hand finished seam from ear to ear, swivel head, elongated limbs with felt pads, card lined feet, hump and inoperative growler - 38½in. (98cm.) high (balding to legs, other bald spots, general wear, repairs mainly to feet pads and eyes replaced); sold with two original photographs of Big Ted and his owner in their Leigh-on-Sea garden in 1924 and an album about Big Ted’s history - Provenance - Big Ted was bought by Captain George Frederick Jenkinson, possibly in Germany, for his daughter Lydia Rose. Lydia grew up in Leigh-on Sea in Essex and married Eric Black. They moved to Tiverton in Devon and had two daughters, Jenny and Janet, who also played with him.
Lot 256
A fine Steiff centre seam teddy bear, circa 1910, with blonde mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump and inoperative growler - 18¾in. (47.5cm.) high (slightly matted, right ear needs a stitch or two at one end, small hole to right hand pad and a few tiny stains to left)
Lot 232
An early American teddy bear, possibly Ideal, with golden mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with card lined feet, slight hump, inoperative squeaker and wearing cream brass studded leather dog collar - 20in. (51cm.) high (pads nice replaced, some general wear and thinning)
Lot 158
An early Steiff teddy bear, circa 1906, with golden mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose and remains of claws, swivel head, elongated limbs, hump and soft stuffing - 13in. (33cm.) high (piece of mohair missing from left heel, pads recovered, some stuffing lost, some general wear and thinning); this bear was sold in Christie’s teddy bear auction in December 2000 and comes with the catalogue and receipt, this bear also comes with a copy of an original photograph showing this bear seated in a sleigh
Lot 98
A Farnell Felix the Cat 1920s, with black mohair, black boot button eyes with linen discs behind, white mohair muzzle, black flat boot button nose, black mouth with white stitched teeth, whiskers, swivel head, wired armature in ‘Felix Keep on Walking’ pose - 11½in. (29cm.) high (slight wear, wire protruding at tip of tail, hip and one foot)
Lot 79
Edwin, an unusual small Merrythought teddy bear, 1930s, with golden mohair, dark orange and black glass eyes, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with velvet pads, inoperative squeaker, celluloid covered button on top of back and woven yellow and black label - 10½in. (26.5cm.) high (fairly worn, bald spots, label dirty); and a Macfarlane Lang & Co 3 Bears Cottage biscuit tin (faded and wear)
Lot 184
A fine Chad Valley moon eyed teddy bear, 1930s, with blonde mohair, clear and black glass eyes with orange back, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with cloth pads, rounded hump, inoperative squeaker and blue and white celluloid covered metal button in ear - 25½in. (65cm.) high (slight thinning and wear) - this bear is known as Alexander
Lot 70
The following twenty-one lots are the collection of Professors Nod Miller and Rod Allen. Dandini, an early Steiff cinnamon mohair teddy bear circa 1910, with black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, re-stitched black nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with black stitched claws and remains of replace pads, hump, FF button and red velvet coat - 9½in. (24cm.) high (patched holes to muzzle, balding and wear)
Lot 85
Wilhelm and Jahn, two Continental teddy bears, a white mohair teddy bear with velvet pads; and a Hermann type teddy bear, wearing matching cream wool outfits with red wool blanket stitch trim - 18½in. (47cm.) high (both worn, first with large patch to top of body and button eyes) - purchased from a flea market in Amsterdam
Lot 243
An early Steiff teddy bear, circa 1910, with blonde mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs and large inoperative growler - 13in. (33cm.) high (missing one ear, pads replaced, some balding and general wear)
Lot 106
A small Steiff teddy bear, circa 1910, with blonde mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump and inoperative side squeaker - 10¼in. (26cm.) high (some slight thinning, darn to right hand pad and hole to left pad)
Lot 66
Two rare Dean’s Rag Book Dismal Desmond Party Hats with provenance, the hats black printed white brushed cotton, pink velvet tongues, one with painted linen button eyes, one with felt lining with stiffened rim, the other with cotton lining and stuffed rim - 12½in. (31.5cm.) high (some ageing); and an original photograph of the original owners wearing these hats - the two children in the photograph are Arnold and Gwennie McKerrow; Gwendolin was born in 1911, went to Manchester School of Art and in her 20s moved to London, becoming a commercial artist with Askew Younge. She married in 1954 and became Gwen Mandley; she continued as an illustrator/designer all through her career, but in the 1960s she developed a new career as a painter, mostly in watercolours and exhibited well into the late 1990s; she died in 2004 and passed these two hats on to her daughter, who is now the vendor
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