Diana Seifert. Bel Ami Bears. Hermione 2016 Sold £420 14 ins

Diana Seifert. Bel Ami Bears. Hermione 2016 Sold £420 14 insHermoine a Bel Ami Bears Victorian Cat by Diana Seifert, elaborately dressed with parasol and lorgnettes 29in. (74cm.) height including stand and hat My name is Diana Seifert. I am a Teddy Bear Artist from Germany. Ive been creating my BEL AMI BEARS 2003, but in the last years I have specialized in creating Dressed Cats. Ive been giving this category the special name "Chateau Mijou" because all of those cats have an aristocratic and royal appearance.

She is made of mohair about 18 inches high

Button   Label   Fabric Mohair Size 16 ins Eyes Glass Features Old Chiltern Nose Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Cotton original stitching Stuffing Woodwool Clothes Growl Working Number 134A

4/5 stitches Stuffing Woodwool Kapok Clothes Sailor Suit Growl Number 47A

Fabric Mohair Blond/white Size 20 ins Eyes Glass Features G

Marcel has been loved and his mohair is worn with overall thinning and large bare patches

His glass eyes are old replacements & were once boot button

His mohair is sparse but his nose and mouth stitching is original as are his pads and paws

They began to make Bears in 1925 in the region of Divonne-les-Bains

The early toys are marked “J

Date 1920 Make Eduard Cramer Button   Label Fabric Mohair Mustard Size 19 ins Eyes Glass Features Very Rare Jointed Fully Jointed Pads Felt Stuffing Straw Clothes Brown Velvet Jacket Growl Not Working Number 259

Growl Number 221A

in the 1930's