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I don t know about you, but I m always thrilled to find one of these extremely rare Steiff pull toys - regardless of condition. This one, however, has met with some sort of accident - possibly a bar fight or a head-on collision with a truck. At a certain point in this description, you may want to have the children leave the room. His wounds aren t pretty.
However: Don t panic. I think I have an easy solution to his issues, and he could become just as good as new if it works.
He s nearly 18 long, so he s one of the largest Steiff made. The unfortunate damage has not affected the frame or the signed metal wheels - only the plush body.
The iron wheels and frame are all in nice shape - very nice. There doesn t appear to be anything wrong with the interior frame (skeleton) either.
OK . . . Now is the time for small children and those of you with a more squeamish disposition to leave the room. Shoo! Scat!
Well . . . What can you say?
But like I said earlier: I think I ve come up with an easy solution, but it will require the help and assistance of everyone who s signed up as an eBay seller . . . and all your friends. That s several million people, but if it s going to work as I hope, we re all going to have to pitch in. (More on that in a jiffy. Let s take an even closer look.)
The outer hub of each wheel is signed Steiff ...
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Prepare yourself for one of the most amazing limited edition pieces ever produced for the collectors market!!
THE TEDDY BEARThe fine mohair that is typical for Steiff has been combined with the finest raw silk for our Teddy bear, giving him a unique sheen. In addition to this, glittering threads of gold have been hand-knotted into his soft fur coat. If you look into Teddy bear s eyes, you may get the impression that you are falling into a sky full of stars. Set in 750/000 (18 karat) yellow gold, the pupils of his eyes are made of two sapphire cabochons, each approximately 11 mm in diameter and around 6 karat, surrounded by twenty 0.025 karat diamonds.
The Teddy bear s nose and mouth have been worked in pure 24 karat gold - like his anniversary medallion and the genuine Steiff Button in Ear .
LOVING ATTENTION TO DETAIL GOES WITHOUT SAYING AT STEIFF.
BUT NEVER WERE THESE DETAILS SO PRECIOUS.
sapphire eyes (total approx. 12 karat) set in 750/000 yellow gold (18 karat) and surrounded by 40 diamonds (total approx. 1 karat). His nose has been worked in pure gold and he has a 24 karat gold Button in Ear .
The Elephant!
THE LITTLE ELEPHANT ELEFÄNTLE
Made of pure wool felt, the little elephant is wearing an intricately decorated saddlecloth with a total of 47 (1.00 karat) diamonds making up the border and the A.S. monogram. The precious stones are set in 750/000 (18 karat) white gold. Furthermore, the edge of the saddlecloth is adorned with real onyx beads, each ...