Grisly and Clemens five mohair Teddy Bears: Grisly (1) Peanut Butter artist Teddy, by Susan R Geary, LE444, 12"/30cm; (2) Buffy, LE 555, 16"/41cm; (3) Jojo by Mirjana Schnepf, LE 444, 15"/35cm; (4) Edward the Loyal by Susan R Geary, LE 200, 19"/48cm; (5) Clemens Traumer by Martina Lehr, musical bear- also rotates his head, LE 999, 17"/43cm; Good to Excellent Plus; all with swing label certificates; (5). £30-£40
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Adorable Bears Benjamin artist Teddy Bear by Linda L Dorr (USA), LE 6/10, blonde mohair, Good Plus, with swing label certificate, 24"/61cm. £30-£40
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Pair of artist Teddy Bears, in animal pattern plush: (1) Bosky Bears Lissie, by Diane Morris, LE 1/10, 18"/46cm; (2) Pink Dino (Switzerland) Django, by Karin Kaller & Rene Tscherrig, LE 1/15, 16"/41cm; with swing label certificate, Good Plus to Excellent; (2). £30-£50
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Mother Hubbard pair of artist Teddy Bears by J Hubbard: (1) Ziggy, Le #6, white and blue mohair, 18"/46cm; (2) Dr Chi-Chi, LE 14/20, black and white mohair panda, 15"/38cm; Excellent to Excellent Plus; (2). £30-£50
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Mother Hubbard Ying and Yang, pair of artist Panda Bears by J Hubbard, specials for Asquith's, black and white mohair, LE 2/40, with swing label certificates, Excellent to Excellent Plus; (2). £25-£35
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House of Nisbet Deli Delicatessen Teddy Bear, blonde mohair actual size replica, celebrates the arrival in Witney of Peter Bull's most famous bear Delicatessen (starred in Brideshead Revisited as Aloysius, LE 500, with swing label certificate, Excellent Plus, 23"/59cm. £50-£70
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Hisa Kato King Teddy (Japan) artist Teddy Bear, made from aged golden mohair, metal eyes with black painted pupils, black metal nose, fully jointed, leather foot pads, wearing golden crown to head, tilt growler, complete with tags, Excellent, 13"/33cm. £50-£70
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Hisa Kato Drawing Bear (Japan) artist Teddy Bear, made from aged golden viscose plush, green and black glass eyes, black plastic nose, fully jointed, wearing blue nylon waistcoat, carrying wooden drawing board and pencil, complete with tags, Excellent, 10"/25cm. £50-£70
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Three artist Teddy Bears and three small plush: (1) Flower Bearies Clematis Bud, by Miss Bear Haviour, LE 25, 9.5"/24cm; (2) Limerick Bear (USA) Sailor Sam, by Lynn Gatto, 6.5"/17cm; (3) Animal Crackers (USA) Basil Bunny, by Jacqueline Wright, LE #14, 9"/23cm; (4) Shoebutton Bears Wallace, 1.75"/4.5cm; (5) & (6) Tikicrafts Pauline Bjonness-Jacobsen miniature bears; all with swing labels; Good Plus to Excellent; (6). £25-£30
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Three small artist Teddy Bears: (1) Wee Scone Muesli, by Diane Kennedy, OOAK, beige sparse mohair, wearing white knitted jumper, 7"/18cm; (2) The Bear Basket (USA) Brizzly, by Sharon Dressman, LE 40, clipper sparse brown mohair, 4.5"/11.5cm; (3) The Bear Basket (USA) Teddy Clown, by Sharon Dressman, golden, red and blue sparse clipped mohair, 3.25"/8cm; all with swing label certificates, Good to Excellent; (3). £20-£30
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Four artist Teddy Bears: (1) REG Bears (USA) Maybelle, by Ruth E Gallagher, golden mohair, 9.5"/24cm; (2) REG Bears (USA) Marlon, by Ruth E Gallagher, LE 1/20, beige mohair, wearing leather biker jacket, 7"/18cm; (3) & (4) Micha Bears James (LE 5/15) and Charlie (LE 1/15), by Michaela Parnell, dark blonde mohair, 5.5"/14cm; with swing label certificates; Good to Excellent; (4). £25-£35
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Die aus dem Koffer Genevieve artist Teddy Bear by Susanne Tauber (Germany), LE 3/6, golden short pile mohair, black glass eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, brushed cotton pads, black claw stitching, wearing cream cotton dress, with swing label certificate, Excellent Plus, 12"/31cm. £60-£70
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Three Essential Bears miniature artist Teddy Bears by Megan and Wendy Chamberlain, made from artificial plush and artificial long pile velvet, each is fully jointed, with cloth labels, one has swing label, largest 4.25"/11cm, smallest 3.5"/9cm; cream bear has discolouration to cotton dress, otherwise Good to Excellent; (3). £40-£60
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Elgie Bears Ursula artist Teddy Bear by Sue Elgie, blonde mohair, black glass eyes, vertically stitched brown nose, fully jointed, ultrasuede pads, brown claw stitching, with swing label certificate, Near Mint, 11"/28cm. £50-£70
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Bears N' Company (Canada) Silas artist Teddy Bear, by Ingrid Norgaard Schmid, with swing label certificate, blonde mohair, black glass eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, cotton pads, black claw stitching, wearing black cotton tail coat, aged to resemble a vintage bear, Excellent, 5"/13cm. £40-£60
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Bears N' Company (Canada) Leonard artist Teddy Bear, by Ingrid Norgaard Schmid, with swing label certificate, OOAK, exclusive to Teddy Bears of Witney, blonde mohair, black glass eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, cotton pads, black claw stitching, wearing beige cotton military-style coat, aged to resemble a vintage bear, Excellent, 5.5"/15cm. £40-£60
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Bradgate Bears artist Teddy Bear by Judy Fellows, with cloth label, blonde artificial plush, black glass eyes, horizontally stitched black nose, wobble head, fully jointed, wearing pink silk puff-ball hem dress, Excellent, 8"/20cm. £30-£40
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Hazeley Bears (New Zealand) Montgomery Merrieweather artist Teddy Bear, designed by Joan Easton, with swing label certificate, LE 3/8, blonde mohair, black glass eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, brushed cotton pads, aged to resemble an old bear, wearing pale pink, beige and pale green clown outfit (some discolouration), Good, 7"/18cm. £30-£40
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Hazeley Bears (New Zealand) Molly artist Teddy Bear, designed by Joan Easton, with swing label certificate, LE 1/5, golden artificial silk plush, black glass eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, shaven muzzle, fully jointed, cotton pads, black claw stitching, aged to resemble an old bear, wearing grey overcoat- paper tag states "Molly 5 years" (in the style of a World War II evacuee), carrying parcel, Near Mint, 5.5"/14cm. £30-£50
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Three artist Teddy Bears: (1) & (2) Beechfield Bears in golden and beige mohair, with cloth labels; (3) Teds from the Tyne by Gillian Wilkinson, green mohair, with cloth label; average height 7"/18cm; Good Plus to Excellent; (3). £30-£40
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Four artist Teddy Bears: (1) Teddy Bears of Witney Gingerbread, golden mohair, with chest tag, 7"/18cm; (2) - (4) GeMs golden mohair, Teddy Hermann and another, average height 5"/13cm; Good to Excellent; (4). £20-£30
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Tonni Bears (Netherlands), Nina artist Teddy Bear by Marjan Jorritsma (now Balke), LE 2/4, blonde mohair, black plastic eyes, black vertically stitched nose, fully jointed, wearing beige and brown check cotton dress, swing label certificate, Excellent, 9"/23cm. £30-£40
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Early British golden mohair Teddy Bear, replacement eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, replacement pads, wearing cotton dress, inoperative tilt growler, 15"/38cm. £30-£40
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The Old Post Office Bears Katinka artist Teddy Bear by Dawn Jellis-Jones, LE 3/5, red mohair, black glass eyes, black vertically stitched nose, fully jointed cotton pads, black claw stitching, in the style of an old bear, complete with swing label certificate, Excellent, 8"/20cm. £30-£40
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The Old Post Office Bears Perryn artist Teddy Bear by Dawn Jellis-Jones, OOAK, blonde mohair, black glass eyes, black vertically stitched nose, fully jointed cotton pads, black claw stitching, in the style of an old bear, complete with swing label certificate, Excellent, 6"/15cm. £30-£40
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The Old Post Office Bears Chaplin artist Panda Bear by Dawn Jellis-Jones, OOAK, brown and white mohair, black glass eyes, brown vertically stitched nose, fully jointed cotton pads, brown claw stitching, in the style of an old bear, complete with swing label certificate, Excellent, 6.5"/17cm. £30-£40
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The Old Post Office Bears Clarisse artist Teddy Bear by Dawn Jellis-Jones, OOAK, blonde mohair, black glass eyes, brown vertically stitched nose, fully jointed cotton pads, brown claw stitching, in the style of an old bear, complete with swing label certificate, Excellent, 5.5"/14cm. £30-£40
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The Old Post Office Bears Edmund artist Teddy Bear by Dawn Jellis-Jones, OOAK, golden mohair, black glass eyes, brown vertically stitched nose, fully jointed cotton pads, brown claw stitching, in the style of an old bear, complete with swing label certificate, Excellent, 4.25"/11cm. £30-£40
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Five Teddy Bears, including House of Nisbet golden mohair, 14"/36cm, GeMs artist Bear (requiring repair), Ashton Drake Galleries, etc; Fair to Excellent; (5). £5-£15
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Hovvig's Sephyr artist Teddy Bear by Yvonne Graubaek (Denmark), cream alpaca, OOAK, Near Mint, complete with swing label certificate, 14.5"/37cm. £50-£70
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Bell Bears Nathaniel artist Teddy Bear by Doreen M. Swift (UK), golden mohair OOAK, dark brown glass eyes with black pupil, brown vertically stitched nose, light brown ultrasuede pads, swing label certificate, Near Mint, 11"/28cm. £40-£50
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Hovvig's Alfred artist Teddy Bear by Yvonne Graubaek (Denmark), brown mohair, OOAK, Near Mint, complete with swing label certificate, 11"/28cm. £40-£50
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Murphy Bears Billie artist Teddy Bear by Pat Murphy, LE 1/5, brown mohair, black plastic eyes, vertically stitched black nose, fully jointed, felt pads, black claw stitching, shirt made from repro-fabric (1930s), carrying felt posy, with swing label certificate, Near Mint, 11"/28cm. £30-£40
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Bell Bears Mossy artist Teddy Bear by Doreen M. Swift (UK), dark brown alpaca, OOAK, black glass eyes, brown vertically stitched nose, light brown ultrasuede pads, brown claw stitching, swing label certificate, Near Mint, 11"/28cm. £35-£45
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Naomi Laight Charlie artist Teddy Bear, brown artificial plush, cloth label to rear seam, wearing red hand-knitted jumper, Near Mint, with swing label certificate, 8"/20cm. £15-£25
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Farnell Reuben Teddy Bear, British, early 1920s, blonde mohair, clear glass eyes with black pupils and remains of brown painted backs, shaven muzzle, black vertically stitched nose, fully jointed, cotton pads with card-lined (re-covered) feet, black claw stitching (webbed stitching to paw pads), thinning and balding to mohair on inside of legs, otherwise Excellent, 20"/51cm. NB: Comes with letter of provenance stating Reuben has previously lived in Singapore, before returning to his native country. He comes with his own antique wooden chair. (2). £400-£600
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Merrythought Cheeky Golden Bean Teddy Bear, LE 250, golden mohair, Near Mint, with swing label certificate, 16"/40cm. £40-£60
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Hermann Teddy Bear, German, post-war, dark cinnamon mohair, amber and black glass eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, beige inset muzzle, fully jointed, felt pads (holed), black claw stitching, excelsior filled, wearing red cotton Cossack-style jacket, 14"/36cm. £50-£70
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Pedigree Teddy Bear, British, late 1950s, golden mohair, amber and black glass eyes, vertically stitched black nose (replaced), fully jointed, velveteen pads, inoperative tilt growler, wearing sailor-style shirt and shorts, Good Plus to Excellent, 19"/48cm. £40-£60
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Sweetie Pie Bears grey sheepskin artist Teddy Bear, by Maxine Terry, with cloth tag, black glass eyes, black stitched nose, fully joined, felt pads, Excellent, 19"/48cm. £20-£40
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Early Stick Teddy Bear, short pile golden mohair, white and black comical glass eyes, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, replacement felt pads, stitched repair to torso, otherwise Good, 24"/61cm. £150-£200
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Hermann Teddy Bear, German, pre-war, blonde with brown tip mohair, amber and black glass eyes, blonde mohair inset close shaven muzzle, brown vertically stitched nose, fully jointed, replacement pads, brown claw stitching, wearing sailor suit, fur is worn in places with an area to base of rear torso that has been blunt cut, otherwise Good, 14"/35cm £140-£160
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Pedigree Teddy Bear, British, 1960s, golden mohair, amber and black plastic eyes, vertically stitched black nose, bells within ears, fully jointed, velveteen pads (two are darned), tilt growler, wearing blue-knit romper suit, Good Plus to Excellent, 23"/58cm. £40-£60
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Chiltern Hugmee Teddy Bear, British, late 1950s, area to right foot pad where rectangular label has become detached, amber and black plastic eyes, black vertically stitched nose, fully jointed, velveteen pads, black claw stitching, wearing tartan shirt, areas of balding, inoperative press squeaker, 14"/36cm. £40-£60
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Wilfred Australian golden mohair Teddy Bear, 1930s, replacement glass eyes, vertically stitched black nose with longer drop stitches to each side, shaven muzzle, fully jointed, leatherette pads (right paw pad is cracked at tip), black claw stitching, stuffing has shifted to tops of arms, mohair thinning in places, otherwise Good, 20"/51cm. £100-£200
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Chiltern Hugmee Teddy Bear, British, 1930s, amber and black glass eyes, black vertically stitched nose, shaven muzzle, fully jointed, velveteen pads with card lined feet, black claw stitching, inoperative press squeaker, slight wear overall- otherwise Excellent, 15"/38cm. £150-£200
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Otto, German Teddy Bear, 1940s/1950s, possibly by Muller, August & Heublein (1924-1965), blonde mohair, amber and black glass eyes, inset muzzle, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, felt pads with large card lined feet (some repair), black claw stitching, inoperative tilt growler, some wear overall, wearing brown hooded coat, Good, 16"/41cm. £80-£100
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Wilhelm, early dark cinnamon mohair Teddy Bear, German, Pre 1920's, black shoe button eyes, black stitched nose with drop outer edges, fully jointed, replaced wool felt pads, slight shifting to stuffing in torso, minor wear to mohair, 17"/43cm. £100-£150
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Steiff Teddy Bear, German, 1920s/30s, button is missing, golden mohair, brown and black glass eyes, shaven muzzle, black horizontally stitched nose, fully jointed, felt pads (two replacement pads and originals have small holes), black claw stitching, inoperative press squeaker, mohair worn in places, otherwise Good, wearing sailor collar, 14"/36cm. £300-£500
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Pip, Squeak and Wilfred toys, British, pre-war: (1) Farnell Pip Dog, black and white mohair, clear and black glass eyes with brown painted backs, black vertically stitched nose with drop stitches on either side, stand-up ears, white down-turned front paws, fully jointed, mohair thinning in places and faded, otherwise Good, 14"/36cm; (2) Farnell Wilfred Tubby rabbit, golden and cream mohair, replacement eyes, remains of red embroidered nose, large ears, jointed arms, plush is balding/thinning/holed in places, Fair Plus, 11"/28cm; (3) Norah Wellings Penguin, black and white mohair and wool plush, label to sole of foot, clear glass eyes with black pupils and remains of brown painted backs, felt beak and feet, worn and repaired, Fair Plus, 8"/20cm; (4) & (5) Pip, Squeak & Wilfred Annual 1930 & 1931, Fair; (5). NB: Pip, Squeak and Wilfred comic strip first appeared in the Daily Mirror in 1919. £180-£220
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