ROBERT RAIKES ORIGINALS 1989 ROBIN HOOD RACCOON & MAID MARION HEDGEHOG- IN BOXES

Description: WONDERFUL COLLECTIBLES!!!!*RAIKES* ORIGINALS VINTAGE CIRCA 1989 RARE TO FIND A PAIR IN SUCH GREAT CONDITION!!!! SHERWOOD FOREST COLLECTION "ROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION" FURRY WOODLAND CREATURES DESIGNER STUFFED ANIMAL DOLLS (ROBIN RACCOON #660331 & MARION HEDGEHOG #660332) SYNTHETIC-FUR WITH HAND CARVED WOODEN FACES, FEET & HANDS LIMITED EDITION NUMBERS ROBIN 7259/7500 MARION 54/7500 SIZES- ROBIN HOOD IS APPROX 16" TALL & MAID MARION IS APPROX 14" TALL CONDITION- PAIR IN ORIGINAL BOXES, WITH TAGS & CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY A History of *Raikes*Posted July 18, 2016 by GiGi's DollsRaikes Bears are a bit different from the traditional teddy bear. Instead of a soft face made of fabric and stuffing Raikes Bears, and other animals, have a distinctive look with their carved wooden faces. Robert Raikes grew up in many different parts of the U.S., and spent some time in England, toured the world on a military tour, and visited Southeast Asia during his formative years. In his middle school years he became fond of spending hours carving and whittling wood, creating intricately detailed works of art. He started with sculpture, creating items like furniture and carousel horses, and as his talents developed, he even won an award for his work. After this, he decided to turn his passion into a lifelong career.In the 1970s, Raikes created some of his first dolls at a customer’s request. His dolls had wooden faces with cloth bodies filled with sawdust. This set the stage for his first bears, which rose to prominence in the early ‘80s.Raikes bears were unique and distinctive, combining his hand-carved wooden faces with mohair bodies, giving customers something entirely new during an era when teddy bears were really rising in popularity. After receiving such critical acclaim, Raikes approached the company Applause to see if they would license his product. Raikes and Applause came to terms in 1985, and worked together for several years. At the start of the ‘90s, Raikes dissolved this partnership and took back full ownership of his bears, seeking to return quality and consistency to his bears and committing to keeping edition numbers low. This limited number of bears being released only served to make Raikes bears more popular and sought-after, creating the market there is today for these collectible and rare teddy bears.Collectors continue to seek out those original classics that remind them of their childhood still today.

Price: 84.99 USD

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska

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