Adorable Vintage Collector Golden Beige Plush Teddy Bear Painter / Artist Bear

by House of Nisbet, Winscombe England

Hand Numbered Limited Edition No. 697 of 1000 Worldwide

13 inches tall

Seam opening on her back of about 2 inches, needs a few stitches to close

Dates to 1976 to 1988

Golden velvet pads

Wearing blue Artist's Smock with Paint Brush in pocket 

White snap fastener at the back/neck has come off one side but is present for reattachment

Fully jointed

Orange brown eyes, dark green stitched nose

Original side seam tag showing NTB5 House of Nisbet, Winscombe England, hand numbered on the reverse No 697 of 1000 World Wide. 

Peggy Nisbet Ltd was founded in 1953 by Peggy Nisbet in Weston-Super-Mare England and Peggy specialized in making dolls. In 1975 Jack Wilson's Canadian Investment Company acquired Peggy Nisbet Ltd and in 1976 changed the name to House of Nisbet when they began to introduce teddy bears designed by Peggy's daughter Alison based in Winscombe Avon England. In 1986 two Limited Edition Bears were issued to commemorate their 10th Anniversary. In 1989 the House of Nisbet was acquired by Dakin.