3rd Dec, 2024 12:00

Teddy Bears of Witney Auction

 
Lot 36
 

36

‘Stratford’, a Steiff Teddy Bear, circa 1910

Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000


 
‘Stratford’, a 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, hump, inoperative squeaker, FF underscored button and red knitted coat with brass buttons —13 ½in. (34cm.) high (pads recovered, some balding to back of head and general wear and thinning) - purchased from Gyles Brandreth’s Stratford upon Avon Teddy Bear Museum, Christie’s South Kensington auction, lot 145 - features on the cover of Stratford Museum's catalogue as well as Michele Brown's book Edward Bear Esquire - The Astonishing Achievements of the Teddy

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