#158

Early Period Rare American Golden Mohair Teddy Bear by Ideal
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Description
17" (43 cm.) Of golden mohair with lustrous finish, the teddy has swivel head with centered round snout, black shoe button eyes, brown embroidered nose, side-stitched large rounded ears, jointed elongated arms, disc-jointed legs, brown embroidered claws, felt paw pads. Excellent condition, few very tiny moth holes. American, Ideal, circa 1910, the bear was photographed on the cover of Teddy Bear Treasury, Volume II by Ken Yenke, and is in a very fine state of preservation and appeal.