Swarovski Steiff Bear Cookie – Limited Edition in 2012
In June, I wrote about some limited edition Swarovski – Steiff Bears that launched earlier in the year. Now, there is official news about another limited edition teddy bear…the Swarovski Steiff Bear ‘Cookie’, the Holiday Bear.
The Steiff description states that this teddy bear, Swarovski Steiff Cookie, is made of mohair and alpaca. Cookie’s necklace is the Swarovski Twinkling Gingerbread Man. The Twinkling Gingerbread Man Ornament was introduced in 2011, and presently retails for $45 at the Swarovski online shoppe. How fitting of the name, Cookie the Holiday Bear, wearing a gingerbread man cookie on her neck!
Steiff Bear Cookie is a Limited Edition Bear with a maximum production of 1500 units. The Steiff USA web site and stores in North America will be accepting orders for this Swarovski teddy bear very soon. The suggested retail price on the Steiff Holiday Bear Cookie is $310. Steiff Cookie may be at a slightly lower price at Sunny-Bears.com .
Several days ago, I wrote about a limited edition Swarovski – Steiff Bear that was a spring 2012 release. There is also another spring release limited edition teddy bear…the Swarovski Steiff Bear Shelly.
Stieff’s description reveals that Swarovski Steiff Shelly white felted mohair teddy bear. The bear brand indicates that Shelly is ready for a wonderful day at the beach. At a glance, her pendant shell resembles the Swarovski Scallop in a topaz color, but at a zoomed in view, I don’t believe they are the same. The Swarovski Scallop was the 2006 gift when SCS members initially joined the Swarovski club or when returning members renewed their SCS membership. The scallop in 2006 was clear and went with the Swarovski Wonders of the Sea trilogy, which consisted of Swarovski Harmony in 2005, Swarovski Eternity in 2006, and Swarovski Community in 2007.
Steiff Bear Shelly is a Limited Edition Bear with a maximum production of 1500 units. The Steiff USA web site and stores in North America are accepting orders for this Swarovski teddy bear. The suggested retail price on the bear is $240. I found Swarovski Steiff Shelly in stock at a slightly lower price at Sunny-Bears.com .
This recent teddy bear is named Diamond (also known as Diamant Teddybär). The bear features a cream-colored coat of silk material. Diamond / Diamant wears a Swarovski gold-colored pendant with a Swarovski stone simulating a brilliant diamond. The bear has paws encrusted with Swarovski crystal Elements stones that reflect a rainbow depending on the bear’s surroundings.
Steiff Diamond is a limited edition bear. There are only 2000 available. Naturally, the Diamond Steiff Bear can be purchased from the Steiff USA site.
I noticed that the Teddy Bear company discusses a previous release Swarovski Steiff Sapphire in the promotion for Diamond / Diamant . Sapphire and the Diamond teddy bears do have their similarities with their paws decorated with Swarovski dust. Both bears being named after gemstones, I’m wondering if we are likely to see a Swarovski Steiff Emerald? Or perhaps a Swarovski Steiff Ruby?
Swarovski and Steiff have been releasing limited editions bears since 2004. Some of the prior teddy bears include…:
Remember, Diamond is a Steiff / Swarovski Limited Edition piece, so don’t delay your purchase if this is a teddy bear that you want to add to your Steiff collection or Swarovski collection. And if you are looking for an older bear, try Crystal Exchange America as they have a few retired Steiff bears.
Swarovski has announce to its SCS members that another Lovlots crystal cow is just weeks away from launching….Swarovski Magic Mo!
Swarovski Lovlots Magic Mo
Swarovski Magic Mo is dressed as a wizard for the Halloween holiday. This purple Lovlots cow is decorated with yellow stars and yellow moons. Magic Mo has her own special accessory…an orange jack-o-lantern. Magic Mo and her sidekick pumpkin are both wearing matching pointed black hats.
Magic Mo is an online limited edition. The Swarovski sneak preview indicates that she will be available for purchase in late August of 2012′ but there is no mention of price. I am thinking that the price point will be higher than the swarovski bubble mo (which is $55) because of the added pumpkin.
It seems a bit surprising the the crystal giant is releasing so many online limited edition Lovlots mo cows…apparently they must be big hits to do 2 or 3 each year. The first one in 2012 was the Swarovski Bubble Mo, which launched at the end of May. Then the Swarovski Angel Mo, which will launch in July.
So give the Swarovski Lovlots Magic Mo a mystical, warm welcome to the Lovlots crystal cow herd!
Swarovski collectors wanting to know more about the Swarovski Lovlots and other limited edition Lovlots can read more at the Crystal Exchange America web site!
Our favorite crystal brand is blessing us with yet another Swarovski Lovlots cow….the Swarovski Angel Mo.
Swarovski Lovlots Angel Mo
The Lovlots Angel Mo cow is golden-colored, accented with bronze stars. Being Angel Mo, she naturally has shimmering wings too.
This limited edition angelic cow will certainly remind Swarovski Santa Mo and the rest of the Swarovski Mo herd of the true meaning of Christmas.
Swarovski did not share the MSRP of Angel Mo in its article for the SCS members. As the Lovlots mo cows have generally been around $55, I think this may be a reasonable estimate for the upcoming Christmas Lovlots addition. Since the Angel Mo crystal figurine is available online, collectors will not likely find it at a discount price. Buyers who want to save money should look for the email vouchers that the crystal brand sends out, and hope there are no exclusions for limited edition figurines.
Swarovski crystal collectors will be able to purchase the Swarovski Angel Mo from the online shoppe in early July. This online limited edition crystal figurine will not be available in stores, so look for an email notice when she is officially available.
Crystal Exchange America has a large selection of retired limited online edition Mos prior to the 2012 releases for collectors seeking those discontinued Mos. At their website, to find Swarovski Lovlots, navigate downward in the menu on the left side of the screen to the Lovlots and Zodiac category.
On the crystal brand’s web site, they state that Limited Edition Swarovski Bubble Mo will be limited to 10 per person. This guideline is in place to ensure that many collectors can purchase them directly from Swarovski at original retail price of $65. If there were no maximum quantity in place (as has long been the practice on the Swarovski Mo figurines), they can be quickly found in the online auctions at higher prices, which does not make dedicated collectors very happy.
Swarovski Bubble Mo blue cow is about 1 ¾” height. The company uses these colors in their official product description: Scuba Blue, Air Blue Opal, and Lavender crystal. Swarovski mentions that the laser engraved bubbles are symbolic of bubbles of excitement in the product description.
Collectors wanting any of the retired or discontinued cow Swarovski Mo figurines can likely find them at Crystal Exchange America in the ‘Lovlots and Zodiac’ category of the store.
I’m placing my order today for the Limited Edition Lovlots Bubble Mo. I hope she is as cute in person as she looks online!
The Swarovski Wild Horses were the third Swarovski NLE produced for SCS members, available in 2001. This Swarovski masterpiece celebrated 25 years for the Swarovski Silver crystal product line. The Swarovski Limited Edition Wild Horses are my favorite of the NLE that was produced by the crystal giant.
Swarovski Numbered Limited Edition Wild Horses
The NLE Wild Horses were designed by Martin Zendron, who is credited with over 80 figurines to date. The Swarovski Wild Horses were a result researching and watching mustangs in North America and horses in the Austrian Alps.
10,000 Swarovski Wild Horses were produced, along with 150 production samples. This Swarovski NLE was the first NLE to utilize frosted accents. Frosting was used on the manes and tails, along with the flat base that the pair of clear horses is attached to. The 2001 Wild Horses is just over 13″ long and is about 5 1/2″ tall. Swarovski assigned the part number 7607 000 003 and system number 236 720 to the 2001 Wild Horses.
Like all the previous Swarovski NLE, the Wild Horses came in a grey leather-like suitcase, with gloves and a cleaning cloth. This suitcase lock for this figurine does not use a key like previous NLE cases (Eagle and Peacock). This was more convenient to avoid issues with key loss, as well as it being more secure with 2 separate latches. Additionally, this figurine is accompanied by an official signed Swarovski certificate that includes the unique sequence number that matches the laser-engraved number in the base of the Wild Horses. A full color presentation book was also included in the box
The Wild Horses has a separate black wooden stand to make the figurine a bit more stable. Swarovski also used the concept of a separate display stand for 4 NLE. (I never cared for the display stands as this blocked light in my crystal cabinet making it more difficult to enjoy figurines displayed on shelves below the stands.)
The Numbered Limited Edition Swarovski Wild Horses had the 2nd highest original MSRP of $4000, outdone only by the Swarovski NLE Rhinoceros in 2008 at $4125. On the secondary market, the Wild Horses is out-performing all the other Swarovski NLE, presently selling at $3900 – $4700 for recent transactions.
If you want to own the unique Swarovski crystal masterpiece, the Swarovski Wild Horses, available only to SCS members in 2001, Crystal Exchange America does have a few available. Simply visit their online store at www.CrystalExchange.com and then navigate to the Collector Society / SCS category, then SCS Annual & Limited Editions.
In 1995, Swarovski produced one of its first numbered limited edition figurines, the Swarovski Limited Edition Eagle. My parents were charter SCS members and I remember them being notified of the exclusive offer available to USA collectors, the opportunity to purchase this figurine at a retail price of $1750. Within hours of the notification, they rushed to the local FedEx facility and overnighted the required paperwork and payment, after all, there were only 2900 of 10,000 allocated to the USA SCS members…who wouldn’t be in a rush?
1995 Limited Edition Swarovski Eagle
Meanwhile, it seems that all other areas of the crystal-collecting world had little to no restrictions for consumers. While it is unclear how many were reserved for the various markets, in Canada and in Europe, there was no prerequisite for the paying customer to be an SCS member, nor any rule indicating that there was only one Swarovski Eagle per customer. So, in 1995, in other regions, anyone could walk into a store that had the Numbered Limited Edition Eagle and purchase 2 or 3 if the store had them available. While the purchase process was quite select in the USA, leading collectors to think this was perhaps a premium offering, that was not quite the case. And in 1995, with the internet still in infancy, no one knew any different.
The Swarovski Limited Edition Eagle sold out in the USA very quickly. USA Swarovski collectors who pondered the opportunity to purchase most likely missed out. Secondary market prices began to rise quickly. By 1998 / 1999, the Swarovski Eagle was selling in the $6500 – $7500 price range. Prices settled down, and remained steady at $4900 – $5500 2003 through 2005.
Unglued Swarovski Limited Edition 1995 Eagle
Around 2002, we began hearing stories, and experiencing first hand, feathers detaching from the wings, wings detaching from bodies, and bodies detaching from bases. For the most part, this was an issue of the glue letting loose and mostly occurring during shipping. The damage to the Swarovski Eagle became a bigger problem when shipping carriers (US Mail, UPS, FedEx, etc) would deny claims since this was likely a manufacturer issue, not a rough handling issue. But when little feathers detached and would rattle around inside the box, many feathers and other crystal components became nicked and chipped, ultimately leaving very little worth or salvage to the remainder of the Limited Edition Eagle.
So about this time, Crystal Exchange America changed their policies on selling Eagles. The Swarovski Numbered Limited Edition Eagle would have to be personally delivered or personally picked up to avoid the Eagle from becoming damaged. If delivered, the company would basically buy a contractor a seat on a plane, arrange a meeting place and time for the contractor and buyer to meet for the exchange, and fly the contractor home. Crystal Exchange America continued selling the Swarovski Eagle in this fashion until 2008.
In 2008, Crystal Exchange America ceased selling the Swarovski Eagle. More and more eagles were coming unglued in display cases, as well as inside the manufacturer packaging. The risk was simply far too great that something would go awry on such a high dollar figurine. Also, in 2007 and 2008 Swarovski Eagle prices dropped dramatically, with an average selling price of just under $4000.
Why does the unglue issue occur on the Swarovski 1995 Eagle? I believe there are two main reasons.
Less was known about the adhesive and its long-term bonding on very large figurines. Remember…this was the biggest figurine ever produced.
There was such little surface area to glue, that makes it more difficult to maintain a strong bond.
So, now, in 2012, what is happening with the 1995 Limited Edition Swarovski Eagle? I checked eBay, and there are only a few completed sales on them, with prices ranging $2400 – $2900. Prices seem quite low these days. If you are a Swarovski crystal collector, I’d suggest purchasing the Swarovski Limited Edition 2011 Bald Eagle instead…I would not recommend buying the 1995 Eagle since the detaching is quite wide-spread at this point. It does not matter if the Eagle is on display or safely stored in its shipping suitcase, detachment is a serious problem and concern for such an expensive figurine.
If you have the 1995 Limited Edition Eagle, and it is no longer intact, you can contact www.TCWizard.com for a reglue quote. The Crystal Wizard can re-assemble the 1995 Limited Edition Eagle with proper factory adhesive so that it does look brand new again.
We frequently hear stories of collectors pulling them out of storage thinking they’ve got to be worth $10,000 or more by now. Sadly, when they phone us about selling, they get the unexpected news that the value is far, far less. And the news gets worse, when they physically remove it from the case, and the Swarovski 1995 Eagle is broken or comes apart. At that point, we can only suggest they sell it damaged / as is, or pay for a professional to reglue the entire figurine.
While this article is not one of a positive nature, I hope that it does provide some insight if you are considering to purchase the 1995 Swarovski NLE Eagle or that it offers an alternative if yours is not whole that you may have options so that it could be beautifully displayed in your case.
Yesterday, I found an update on the crystal brand’s web site regarding the launch date of the upcoming Limited Edition Swarovski Bubble Mo. The company has announced to its SCS members that the 2012 Limited Edition Bubble Mo will be available for purchase in the online shoppe May 29.
Swarovski Bubble Mo, Lovlots Blue Cow Limited Edition 2012
Swarovski Lovlots Bubble Mo is about 1″ in height. The company uses these colors in their official product description: Scuba Blue, Air Blue Opal, and Lavender crystal. Swarovski mentions that the laser engraved bubbles are symbolic of bubbles of joy in the SCS news, and calls them bubbles of excitement in the product description.
Swarovski states in their announcement, that the Swarovski Bubble Mo blue cow figurines will be limited to 10 per person. But don’t forget, there is only one Swarovski certificate per online order (modification in 2011), so if you desire a certificate for each Limited Edition Bubble Mo (which may not be a bad idea at all!), collectors should purchase one Bubble Mo per order. Just remember, if you order one crystal figurine per order, additional shipping charges may be applied to the order.
The Swarovski Lovlots Bubble Mo (blue cow) and Swarovski Lovlots Lucky Mo (green cow) are both Limited Editions that are only available in 2012, hence retiring at the end of the year if not sold out prior to that date. There are about 15 Swarovski Lovlots figurines that are retiring in 2012. Other Lovlots may be slated for retirement later in the year, but those figurines (if any) have not yet been announced. These Swarovski Lovlots Retirements can be found at www.RetiredSwarovski.com in the Swarovski Lovlots product line (down the left side of the browser window).
Yesterday, I came across this Swarovski blue cow (by accident I must say) on the crystal brand’s web site: Swarovski Bubble Mo! This discovery was quite the surprise!
Swarovski Lovlots Bubble Mo, LE 2012
According to the product description, Swarovski Bubble Mo will be an online exclusive that will retail for $65 USD. The blue bubble decorations are laser engraved into the crystal, not tiny decals like some of the other decorations on the limited edition mo figurines. While the Lovlots Bubble Mo will be available only in 2012, I did not see any information on the launch date.
The crystal brand produced one other blue cow: Swarovski Belle Mo. This Lovlots blue cow officially retires in 2012, but it does appear that it is no longer available in Swarovski’s online shoppe.
The Swarovski Lovlots Bubble Mo is one of several Limited Online Edition Mo figurines. Other Swarovski Limited Online Edition Mos include:
So let’s give a this Lovlots blue cow, Swarovski Bubble Mo, a warm welcome to the Lovlots Mo herd!
Crystal Exchange America has more details about Swarovski Lovlots Mos special editions. If you are looking specifically for the Swarovski Limited Edition Mo figurines, they can be found in the Limited Edition Swarovski category of this online store.
