Vintage Teddy bear (unusual)
Found this guy when cleaning out my 104 year old Grandmother's house. It is a beautiful deep red plush with wool or flannel (plaid black, white, and red) legs. arms and back. I believe the factory has possibly made a mistake on this one as, when doing research, bears similar to this usually have the accent trim on the inside of the ears and not the back of the ears. The snout from nose to neck is rubber. The black on the nose does not go all the way down to the red mouth. It has black googly eyes. This bear is very, very clean with only a bit of wear on the nose. The plush is in almost new condition and all seems are closed. The width from paw to paw ends is around 14". The length from top of ears to bottoms of feet is about 24". The width from front to back at chest. is around 4.5". This guy was going to be thrown out but I thought his color and unusual size and ear trim was beautiful. Thank you for your time.
Not sure who it belonged to but found in Grandmother's house.
Inherited
Maybe
Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
It is a cute teddybear. Such vintage soft toys are being offered at auction on a regular basis.
I believe your teddybear was produced in the last part of the 20th century. Soft toys were extremely popular at this time and were produced worldwide. Especially in the Far east there were many factories specialising in soft toys that were exported to the rest of the world.
Your teddy bear was probably produced in China or Taiwan during the 1970s-1980s when the use of checkered and patterned fabric was modern for teddy bears.
Without any tags or labels it is hard to find the exact manufacturer. Mass produced soft toys and teddybears rarely have value beyond their purchase price even when kept in excellent shape.
The value of all your teddy is determined by the company that made them and how many teddybears were made from each lot. Normally these companies produced soft toys in lots from 1000 and upwards of the same teddy bears. The market value for such soft toys and teddy bears has declined in the past few years.
The estimate provided is for a well-advertised specialised online toys auction, where I believe the teddybear has the best chance of realising its fullest potential. However, there is no measurement for the sentimental value you might attach to the teddy. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and vary.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions. I’m happy to help.
Thank you
