AFTER RESEARCHING LOTS OF ITEMS. I HAVE DECIDED TO DO MOST OF MY AUCTIONS NOW WITH THE. OPTION SO YOU CAN OFFER ME WHAT YOU THINK IS A FAIR PRICE ON MY ITEMS. I DO THIS FOR A LIVING NOW SO PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT I HAVE COLLECTED FOR YEARS AND HUNT THESE ITEMS DOWN FOR YOU. AND I LOVE TO HELP COLLECTORS FIND THAT ONE ANTIQUE / VINTAGE TEDDY BEAR, COLLECTOR TOY OR SPECIAL ITEM THEY CHERISH! THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND READING THIS! I USUALLY DO ALL MY AUCTIONS WITH CAP LETTERS AS IT IS EASIER TO READ. YOU WILL FIND MORE RARE ANTIQUE TEDDY BEARS & BEAUTIFUL ARTIST TEDDY BEARS & UNIQUE HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR TOYS / HARD TO FIND UNIQUE VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS ETC IN MY OTHER AUCTIONS, INCLUDING VINTAGE STEIFF ETC…… MEET MARCUS : HE WEARS HIS FUN CLOWN NECK RUFFLE AND HAS HIS LITTLE TOY ACCORDIAN HE LOVES AND HE IS JUST A WONDERFUL RARE TEDDY BEAR TO DISPLAY….. HE WILL BE MISSED.. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HARD TO FIND ANTIQUE MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR. MARCUS IS BELIEVED TO BE AN EARLY 1914 -1916 TEDDY BEAR MADE BY THE PEACOCK TOY COMPANY OF ENGLAND OR AN EARLY RARE WHISTLER BEAR FROM THE FRENCH TOY AND NOVELTY COMPANY NY….. THESE TWO ANTIQUE BEARS WERE VERY SIMILAR IN LOOKS AND I HAVE HAD SOME WONDERFUL MESSAGES WITH SOME GREAT INFO FROM ANTIQUE TEDDY BEAR COLLECTORS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THESE RARE BEARS.. Thank you so much for your help. AFTER THE 1930S CHAD VALLEY BOUGHT OUT PEACOCK… &AS ALWAYS I WELCOME COMMENTS FROM MY COLLECTOR FRIENDS… This is a copy of some of the helpful information from a fellow antique teddy bear collector…. Thank you so much for your helpful information on this rare bear. Very beautiful bear but he isnt English he is a Rare Whistler bear made by the National French Toy and Novelty Company New York… Year is right, they went out of business in 1920’s… They always did put clackers in ears… They also made the googly eyed bears…. Ken always thought they looked like Peacock bears.. They do but I have peacock bears and they are different… THESE BEARS ALSO LOOK SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE EARLY AETNA BEARS AND HECLA BEARS. THIS RARE BEAR HAS OLD CLACKERS IN BOTH OF ITS EARS… THEY NO LONGER WORK BUT ARE EASY TO FEEL IN THE LARGE EARS…. HIS EYES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LONG LIFE OF THIS BEAR AND ARE NOW OLD BUTTONS….. NOSE LOOKS LIKE A PARTIAL FABRIC MATERIAL.. HIS MOHAIR IS A PRETTY SILVERY COLOR NOW WITH AGE… MAY HAVE STARTED OUT MORE OF A GOLD BLONDE OR APRICOT COLOR…. HE IS FULLY JOINTED AND HAS LONG CLAWS AND VERY LONG FEET.. SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS KEN YENKE MENTIONS OF THE EARLY PEACOCK TEDDY BEARS ARE.. LONG BROAD ARMS AND LEGS. EARLY BEARS HAD CLACKERS IN THE EARS. KAPOK AND STRAW STUFFED. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PHOTOS THIS RARE TEDDY BEAR HAS ALL THOSE IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS.. A VERY HARD TO FIND TOY & A TRUE GEM FOR THOSE COLLECTORS THAT APPRECIATE THE ANTIQUE & VINTAGE TEDDY BEARS & TOYS FROM THE PAST…. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANOTHER ONE OF EITHER OF THESE EARLY PEACOCK BEARS OR THE RARE WHISTLER BEARS FROM THE FRENCH NOVELTY TOY CO IN THIS NICE OF CONDITION COME UP FOR SALE FOR A LONG TIME.. FULLY JOINTED AND MEASURES APPROX 16 INCHES….. JUST A GREAT RARE ANTIQUE BEAR TOY : BETTER IN PERSON THAN PHOTOS SHOW…. WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY NICE ANTIQUE /VINTAGE TEDDY BEAR COLLECTION. VINTAGE PRE OWNED TOYS WILL USUALLY SOME SHOW SOME AGE WEAR…. MISSING ORIGINAL EYES SOMEWHERE ALONG HIS LONG LIFE WERE REPLACED WITH BUTTONS… COUPLE SMALL HOLES IN ONE OF THE ARM FELT PAW PADS… HIS MOHAIR COVERAGE IS GOOD… HEAD IS HARDER STUFFED THAN BODY PRB STRAW AND KAPOK…. PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS FOR BEST DETAILS AND DESCRIPTION. THIS TREASURE IS FOR THE SERIOUS TEDDY BEAR COLLECTOR WHICH SEEKS OUT THE HARDER TO FIND RARE GOOD QUALITY ANTIQUE TEDDY BEARS AND VINTAGE TOYS….. ANY TRUE COLLECTOR KNOWS HOW HARD IT CAN BE TO FIND THESE TRUE VINTAGE GEMS IN GOOD CONDITION. HAS AN ADORABLE FACE…… JUST AN AMAZING SWEET TEDDY BEAR WITH ALL THE WONDERFUL CHARACTERISTICS WE COLLECTORS LOVE AND THEN SOME.. PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS FOR MORE DETAILS AS BEST DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION ETC. PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS FOR BEST DESCRIPTION………. I TRIED TO SHOW ALL THE DETAILS THE BEST I COULD.. THANK YOU LOTS OF CHARACTER AND PRESENCE IN THIS SWEET ANTIQUE TEDDY BEAR FOR SURE!! WILL MAKE A NICE ADDITION & RARE FUN PIECE TO ANY NICE ANTIQUE / VINTAGE TEDDY BEAR / TOY COLLECTION. RARE AND COLLECTIBLE TEDDY BEAR TOY… A TRUE GEM FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR. I LEAVE ALL MY OLD TOYS AS FOUND.. I HOPE THIS ONE FINDS A LOVING HOME SOON… THEY HAVE ALL BEEN LEFT AS I HAVE FOUND THEM OVER THE YEARS. BOTH MY HOME AND MY ANTIQUE SHOP ARE NON-SMOKING. ANTIQUE BEARS DISPLAY GREAT WITH ANY FUN COUNTRY DISPLAY, SITTING WITH OLD COLLECTOR TOYS OR ON ANTIQUE ROCKING HORSES ETC…. THEY ARE ALWAYS VERY SWEET AND FULL OF UNIQUE CHARM FOR YOUR NICE COLLECTIONS OR DISPLAYS. I WILL ALSO HAVE MANY MORE BEARS SOON TO BE LISTED! FOR WORLDWIDE OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL. I only wish I was lucky enough in my lifetime to get to go to half of the wonderful places in the world and some of the countries many of my Dear Antique Teddy Bear friends have been Lucky enough to have been adopted to!!! I THANK ALL My Teddy Bear Friends that have Adopted my Sweet Bears, it means so much to me to know they have GOOD Homes & Are LOVED!! ADDED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE WILL ADD THAT PRICE TO THE TOTAL… SHOP POLICY IS ALL SALES ARE FINAL SO PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS FIRST! I TRY TO FIND INTERESTING AND UNIQUE VINTAGE ITEMS FOR YOU…. I WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE IN MY OWN COLLECTION!! YOU WILL FIND US WAY UP HERE IN GOD’S COUNTRY… NORTHERN MINNESOTA, WE HAVE MULTIPLE DEALERS AND LOADS OF TREASURES AND TRINKETS. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. THANKS FOR LOOKING, WE HAVE MULTIPLE DEALERS AND LOADS OF TREASURES AND TRINKETS. The item “ANTIQUE MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR VERY RARE EARLY 1900’S ENGLISH PEACOCK TOY HECLA AETNA” is in sale since Wednesday, August 28, 2019. This item is in the category “Dolls & Bears\Bears\Antique”. The seller is “bogwoman” and is located in International Falls, Minnesota. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Size: 16in.
- EXTREMELY RARE EARLY 1900S TEDDY BEAR: RARE PEACOCK TEDDY BEAR ENGLAND BRITISH ANTIQUE
- ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY NOVELTY CO TEDDY BEAR: RARE ANTIQUE WHISTLER BEAR FRENCH NOVELTY CO
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
- Age: 1900s 1914 – 1916 APPROX
- Animal: Bear
- Features: Antique
- Color: APRICOT SILVER BLONDE MOHAIR
- Occasion: TRUE VINTAGE COLLECTORS BEAR
- Brand: PEACOCK SIMILAR TO HECLA AETNA