A teddy bears auction includes Mr. Beans teddy bear toy
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Hey, I had no idea there is a Teddy Bear Museum that actually exists outside of children's books. That has gotten me so excited! Teddy bears from all decades of all shapes and sizes. I need to plan a trip here. Anyway, the focus of this article might be a teddy bear, but it is the Mr. Bean teddy bear. I absolutely hate Mr. Bean, I can't stand over the top, slapstick humor. Rowan Atkinson, however, donated a Mr. Bean toy for a sale by Brohams in Knowle that sold for ?180. Oh wait, here's some bad news. The reason for this sale is that the museum is closing! No, that cannot be! Not before I get to visit it. Broadcaster and former MP Gyles Brandreth set up the Teddy Bear Museum with his wife Michele 21 years ago. It started out in Warwickshire but moved base to Wimbledon later. A miniature of the Royal Shakespearian Company's playhouse, complete with bear actors was also included in the auction. It sold for ?72. Imagine the coming together of literature and teddy bears, must be a super cute result. The museum seems to have been very popular and even members of the Royal Family have visited it. Gyles Brandreth said that the bears from his personal collection were on sale as he had no place to keep them at home. There were some Victorian Dolls that sold for an impressive ?768. But not everything was sold like the giant 11 feet bear that adorned the entrance of the museum.
An interesting bear at the Teddy Bear Museum is the first Paddington Bear to appear on TV. I'm sure there were many more amazing bear toys here that I will never get to see again! In case, you are ondering why the museum is closing, the reason given is that it has 'come of age'.
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