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A rare Strunz polar bear with rotating head
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A rare Strunz polar bear with rotating head

细节
A rare Strunz polar bear with rotating head
with white mohair, clear and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, rotating neck ball-joint, tail and standing on all fours with felt pads, circa 1912 --11½in. (29cm.) high (some thinning to mohair)
出版
See Button in Ear, Jürgen & Marianne Cieslik, page 92.
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品专文

This ball-joint mechanism was registered by Steiff in 1908, their Polar Bear was a complete success. As usual, Strunz copied this product and Steiff were quick to act against him. Steiff took Wilhelm Strunz to court and won, Strunz was ordered to pay 1,500 Marks or spend six months in jail.