Bing Teddy Bears. Examples, information and price guides to antique and vintage Gebruder Bing teddy bears including a clockwork bear from around 1909 and a bear on wheels, also from around 1909.
GERMAN RUSSET MOHAIR TEDDY BEAR BY GEBRUDER BING
20" (51 cm.) Of russet-brown mohair, the teddy has pronounced long clipped muzzle, black embroidered nose, amber glass eyes, swivel head, jointed limbs, hump back, felt paw pads. Good condition, some mohair sparseness on muzzle, repair on paw. Germany, Gebruder Bing, circa 1920.
Sold for $1,300 at Theriault’s
Teddy bear, golden mohair plush stuffed with wood wool, probably manufactured by Gebrüder Bing, Germany, 1908-1913
Reference: © Victoria and Albert Museum
A teddy bear of golden mohair plush stuffed with wood wool. The bear is jointed with card discs. The mohair is worn and all four pads have been replaced. The original eyes have been removed and brown wool stitching put in their place. There are the remains of five claws stitched with brown wool on the feet and arms. The nose stitching is almost completely missing and the muzzle is worn. The head has been restitched onto the body. The stuffing in the body is somewhat mishapen and the card squeaker inside has shifted position to the right. The front seam appears to have been unpicked and stitched up again but not recently.
Bing bear on wheels, circa 1909 The brown mohair bear with black button eyes, elongated muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, hump to back and growler, standing on all fours to metal base with four wheels, wearing a brown leather collar with metal studs, (some slight wear to back, ears re-stitched), 46cm (18in) tall.
Sold for £ 562 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2013
A Bing clockwork teddy bear with blonde mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, jointed elongated limb, key-wind mechanism causing his head to move from side to side and hump, circa 1909 –19½in. (49.5cm.) high (mechanism inoperative, head detached, pads damaged, balding to front and inner left leg, general wear and fading)
Sold for GBP 2,160 at Christies in 2007
BING bear, ’30s, 48 cm, gold-brown, slight hump, slightly snaped off arms, partially a little bit mohair loss, paws were over sewed at the arms, feet are partially over sewed, remaining felt, damaged, some places with mohair loss
Sold for €550 at Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH in 2019
A 1920’s German manufactured, Bing Teddy Bear. He has amber glass eyes, floss stitched nose, and fully jointed body. The felt pads have some usual moth damage but still intact and the mohair covering looks to be about 75 to 80% with overall thinning. Nice condition overall. Condition: Dimensions: 10″ x 5 -1/2″ .
Sold for $475 at Dan Morphy Auctions in 2019
