RETIRED Bad Taste Bears "NORMAN" Figurine Piranha Studios w/Box funny gift beer

Condition: Used

Condition Notes: Used - Excellent Condition (Boxed)The collectible is in excellent, display-ready condition with no noticeable chips, cracks, or damage to the paintwork. The original box is included and is in good used condition, showing some minor wear consistent with age and storage, but still structurally sound and features all original stickers. The figure is nestled securely in its original styrofoam packaging. Please see all photos for the exact condition of the figure and box.

Country of Origin: China

Occasion: Retirement

Signed: No

Size: Small

Material: Resin

Customised: No

Subject: Beer

Brand: Bad Taste Bears

Type: Figurine

Department: Adults

Era: 21st Century (2000-Now)

Packaging: Box

Collection: Ornaments

Original/Reproduction: Original

Theme: Humour

Time Period Manufactured: 2000-2009

Room: Any Room

Character Family: Bad Taste Bears

Handmade: No

Used Excellent Condition (Boxed)

The collectible is in excellent, displayready condition with no noticeable chips, cracks, or damage to the paintwork. The original box is included and is in good overall condition, showing some minor wear consistent with age and storage, but still structurally sound and features all original stickers. The figure is nestled securely in its original styrofoam packaging. Please see all photos for the exact condition of the figure and box.

Description

The Bear: "NORMAN"

Up for auction is the highly soughtafter and longretired Bad Taste Bears figurine, "Norman". Created in 2004 by the original designer, Peter Underhill, this figure is a classic example of the line's irreverent humor.

Norman is depicted as a slightly worseforwear, glazedover bear with a noticeable potbelly, clutching a jar of what appears to be honey (or perhaps something a little stronger!). The figure stands approximately 3.25 inches (8.3 cm) tall and is individually handpainted polystone.

• Bear Name: Norman

• Release Year: 2004

• Manufacturer: Piranha Studios

• Figurine No.: 17457 (as shown on the box)

• Dimensions: Approx. 3.25 inches / 8.3 cm tall

Historical Background: The Original Retired Series

This collectible belongs to the coveted original series of Bad Taste Bears, produced by Piranha Studios before the company was acquired in 2008.

The Bad Taste Bears concept was created by designer Peter Underhill in the mid1990s. The figures gained rapid popularity by taking the innocent image of a teddy bear and injecting it with adult themes, black humor, and cheeky rebellion.

Figures produced by the original Piranha Studios are now all officially retired and are highly collectable among a worldwide fanbase, making this a fantastic opportunity to own a piece of the line's history! As the box warns: "WARNING CONTENTS MAY OFFEND."