Bidspirit auction | Steiff Cosy Friends Schlenker Teddy

Steiff Cosy Friends Schlenker Teddy Bear - A modern Steiff plush teddy bear from the Cosy Friends range, identified as the Schlenker model. The bear is crafted from cream-coloured, textured plush fur with a soft-stuffed body and floppy limbs. Decorative features include black plastic safety eyes and a brown stitched nose and mouth. The bear retains several original identification marks, including a yellow cloth ear tag secured by a metal button and printed in red with the text Steiff and KNOPF IM OHR. A circular cardboard chest tag is also present, featuring red, green, and yellow horizontal bands and printed with Original cosy friends Steiff KNOPF IM OHR. The bear is accompanied by its original paper swing tags, one of which is printed with Margarete Steiff GmbH, the address Alleenstraße 2 D-89537 Giengen/Brenz, and the model details 020216 Schlenker Teddy 35. An additional blue-bordered tag features the Steiff logo and the slogan Freunde fürs Leben. The reverse of the main tag displays a barcode reading 4 001505 020216.