It was almost 9 p.m. in Munich, and I was on a bear hunt. I was determined to buy a Steiff, the makers of the original stuffed bear, in the country where it was born. Scrolling through my phone, I ...

This year’s festival set a record for antique teddy bears: The Steiff Titanic Bear Othello from 1912 sold for more than $196,000. Only a few hundred were made to honor those who died on the Titanic.

The bear, named Mabel, was made in 1909 by the German manufacturer Steiff. The collection, valued at more than $900,000, included a red bear made by Farnell in 1910 and a Bobby Bruin made by ...

This Steiff teddy bear was purchased in an antique shop at Christmas 1987. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the ...

JACKSON, MI - His toy bears are coveted by collectors worldwide. Just say the name Richard Steiff and their faces light up. But mention that Steiff called Jackson home for the last 16 years of his ...

Hans-Otto Steiff, 75, retired president of Margarete Steiff G.m.b.H., makers of teddy bears and other animal toys, died Dec. 31 in his hometown of Giengen, Germany, after several strokes. The famil… ...

A rare early 20th Century Steiff teddy bear has been sold at auction for £3,200. The 114-year-old, German-made toy had attracted interest in bidders from the USA and France. Toy and collectables ...

A pair of German-made Steiff teddy bears are expected to fetch £10,000 at auction. The rare rod-jointed bears have been in one family's possession since 1904 and were originally purchased in the ...

It turned out to be worth nearly £4,000 Credit: SWNS. Jeanette, 60, convinced Kyle to buy the bear on a gut feeling that it was a rare toy made by Steiff.. With new examples retailing at £159 ...

A savvy mum and son bought two battered teddy bears for £130 at a car boot sale and discovered one was a rare Steiff toy worth up to £6,000. Jeanette Davies saw the antique teddies on a stall at ...