Beacon's Glow Collectibles received in a quite unique and distinctive piece by Steiff yesterday that we wanted to tell you a bit about. This Alpaca Classic Teddy Bear Leopard is a classic ambassador of the Teddy bear species, but at first glance looks as if he just escaped from the jungle.
His beautiful leopard-like patterned fur looks so real. This leopard is 16 inches tall (40 cm) and his soft tan fur is made of alpaca and his leopard spots have been painted by hand by one of Steiff's wonderfully talented German artists. His mouth and nose are hand-sewn and hist\ paws are made of felted wool. He even has one of Steiff's classic growler mechanisms contained within.
This Alpaca Classic Teddy Bear Leopard is the first of three unmistakable bear representatives that were created by the artist, Peter Lorenz, from Leverkusen, Germany, on the occasion of the 2005 Teddy Bear Parade in Giengen, Germany. Incidentally, the original was made of a fiberglass synthetic material.
In the future, Steiff will be introducing this Leopard's friends - Teddy bear "Tiger" and Teddy bear "Zebra" that will soon follow in the Steiff footsteps of this lovable Teddy bear Leopard.
Alpaca Classic Teddy Bear Leopard (EAN 420696) is from Steiff's Classic Collection and comes from a limited edition of 2008 pieces worldwide. Of course, he comes with Steiff's classic "Button in Ear' trademark tag.
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