Merrythought approx 9 inch (23cm) Tide-rider Cheeky teddy bear
Believed to be a version of Merrythought Cheeky 2000 T8TRM seen
on back cover of Teddy Bear Review magazine dated May/June 2000

Tide Rider was the distributer for Merrythought teddy bears in the US
This bear was one of the teddy bears made exclusively for Tide-Rider Inc USA

long distressed beige caramel brown colour mohair
gold stitched nose, mouth and claws, gold ribbon, gold wishbone and 2000 on left foot
Exclusively for Tide-Rider Merrythought Made in England label on right foot
Eyes have gold and brown rims plus a blue 'star' in each

fully jointed, trademark bells in ears, No Limited Edition tag (possibly a sample)