Belvadere is a Collectable, one of a kind bear, & has been made for the TBACA Christmas Challenge. I am proud to announce that this Bear won best Christmas Scene. Belvadere has been made as an old 1903-1905 Steiff syle bear.The rules are that the Artist was not allowed to use modern techniques after the fur was cut from the pattern. Belvadere is all hand-stitched in a dense/curl, antiqued Schulte Mohair in the traditional bear colours. I have distressed, and stained the fur before tracing our the pattern. The foot pads are made of the traditional wool felt, and he is filled with wood wool as the old 1903-1905 bears were. Belvadere has the traditional bear shape with a hump, skinny ankles, long elongated feet and arms. He has antiqued boot button eyes, with a long traditional bear trimmed muzzle, with an aged black embroided nose. There are some patches on this bear that give the illusion of wear and tear, for which you can see the wood wool underneath. He stands at 43cm (17inches),and has a GROWLER in his belly. So that when rocked, he has a traditional bear growl sound. Belvadere comes with a frayed Christmas coloured ribbon around his neck, and a hand-painted star shape terracotta name tag to be attatched to his ankle. There is also a Bumble Bears tag stitched into his back for authenticity. He has 5 embroided claws on each limb, and is 5-way jointed. (Please note that the Christmas setting around him is not for sale.) Thank you for taking the time to look. For further enquiries please contact me at bumblebears@bigpond.com.