Wade International Collectors Club 1997/1998 Membership Figurine Baby with Teddy Bear

A glazed ceramic figurine produced by Wade (Burslem, England) as the official membership piece for the Wade International Collectors Club for the 1997/1998 year. The figure depicts a seated young child holding a small brown teddy bear, detailed with a single brown curl of hair and blue eyes. The character is dressed in a white sleeveless vest and blue trousers. The underside features the official circular backstamp in black and red for the International Collectors Club, inscribed with Membership piece 1997 / 1998, and includes a hand-painted blue mark M. The item is accompanied by its original white cardboard box which features the red Wade logo on multiple sides.