13th Apr, 2023 10:00

Dolls & Teddy Bears Auction

 
  Lot 146
 

146

A German 1930s Teddy Bear with photographic provenance

Sold for £40
Estimated at £50 - £70


 
A German 1930s Teddy Bear with photographic provenance, with golden mohair, orange glass spike eyes, pronounced muzzle , black stitched nose and mouth, slotted in ears, pin-jointed limbs, slight hump and inoperative growler —16in. (40.5cm.) high (limbs now strung together, balding and wear, pads damaged or covered), three original photographs of boy and his family, the youngest when he was about one, dated 1933; other items including a British Egyptian silk handkerchief a Souvenir of Egypt circa 1910 - purchased from Ludlow Auctions 15th August 2019, the identity of the little boy is unknown, but it is believed that this handkerchief was given to him by his father and they came from the Sparkhill area of Ludlow