Duncan by Jerome and Colette Maillot, Vintage Bears, France Kösen and his soles and paws

and his soles and paws covered with pale-coloured felt

this very sweet little bear wears an inquisitive expression

crisp ear tag and chest tag as well as a Steiff sample tag dated 1977 (see photo)

Non-jointed and surface washable

Duncan by Jerome and Colette Maillot, Vintage Bears, France Kösen and his soles and pawsThis outstanding, medium sized, classic bear is finely made of hand dyed, sparse and distressed, reddish brown mohair with deeply set black glass eyes, a waxed thread nose and painted age detail on his muzzle and felt paw pads. Densely and heavily filled with a mixture of wood shavings and mineral granules, Duncan wears a blue neck ribbon and comes with a cardboard drum and wooden drum sticks as shown. one of a kind 38cm 15