Blanchet, an unusual French Teddy Bear, circa 1953, with white artificial silk plush, clear and black glass eyes with brown painted backs, yellow felt petals behind eyes with red artificial silk plush eyebrows, black stitched nose and mouth with die stitched to tip of nose, white felt ear linings with bell earring, swivel head, jointed limbs, knitted pink dress, cardigan and knickers and white leather shoes —15 ¼in. (39cm.) high (some wear and ageing, old moth activity to ears, eyes and cardigan) - purchased from Sotheby’s in 1995 - see Some of our Favourite Bears by Ian Pout, page 38