Lot # 150 - The 3 Bears

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Pick-ups in Gregory Heights in Burien near St. Anne Hospital Thursday July  24th 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm AND Friday July 25th 9:00 am - 4:00 pm  ALL ITEMS MUST BE PICKED UP BY FRIDAY @ 4:00 pm* *For special pickup arrangements outside pickup windows, please call Jena no later than Wednesday evening (July 23rd) at 206-235-0532 
Start Date/Time: 15-Jul-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 22-Jul-2025 9:29:00 PM
Current bid:

$22.00

Highest bidder:

pop

Auction has ended

Description :

Three vintage bear figures - all in excellent condition.

Brown ceramic bear made in Japan for San Francisco's Takahashi Trading Company*. He can be filled with sand to give him more heft as a weighted bookend, but he's gorgeous simply as a piece of art. He stands 9" H x 4" W x 4" D.

The rearing polar bear from Seattle's John Todd Company is a ceramic vase with beautiful proportions - like the previous bear, he's alluring simply as a piece of art in addition to being functional. He stands 7" H x 3" W x 5" D. 

Vintage heavy paper cut-out of a brown bear that can be stood up on a shelf to be 3-D (never used). Measures approx. 4" L. 

*Henri & Tomoye Takahashi were forced into the Topaz Internment Camp during WW2. After the war they opened the Takahashi Trading Company in San Francisco specializing in post-war goods made in occupied Japan and had retail stores in San Francisco and New York. The business operated until 2019 after the death of both founders.


Auction History

Highest bidder is pop

Date Bid User
22-Jul-2025 7:49:48 PM $22.00 pop
22-Jul-2025 7:49:48 PM $21.00 magict1966
22-Jul-2025 7:01:59 PM $13.00 pop
22-Jul-2025 7:01:59 PM $12.00 budget-banana
22-Jul-2025 7:01:31 PM $11.00 pop
22-Jul-2025 7:01:31 PM $10.00 budget-banana
22-Jul-2025 6:56:42 PM $9.00 pop
22-Jul-2025 6:56:42 PM $8.00 budget-banana
21-Jul-2025 2:21:04 PM $7.00 pop
21-Jul-2025 2:21:04 PM $6.00 MarjSeyl
15-Jul-2025 4:48:18 PM $5.00 pop

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