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 first Steiff teddy bear was made in Germany in 1903. ... Catherine Zeta-Jones, 55, and Michael Douglas, 80, celebrate daughter Carys' Brown University graduation with proud photos; ...

A 1904 Steiff bear, known as Growler, is one of the world's oldest In 1903, 3,000 teddy bears were sent by ship from Germany to America only for them to disappear. Some claim the bears were the ...

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 ...

Steiff's teddy bears, loved by children of all ages the world over, are distinctive, says Toyohiko Sato, a member of the exhibition committee. "First, the material used is mohair, the expensive ...

Steiff, founded in 1880 in southwestern Germany, can still file an appeal against the decision to the EU’s highest court. Originally Published: January 16, 2014 at 5:48 AM PST Share this: ...

Moving on to value the item, Bunny revealed: “So we are talking about a Steiff teddy bear, circa 1904, incredibly rare colour, a rare size because most of them were smaller than this, and a ...

According to Christie's, Elliot had languished inside the Steiff headquarters in Giengen, Germany for many years, long before he became the teddy bear at the centre of a very high-profile sale.

55 PB was introduced to the German public at the Leipzig Toy Fair in spring 1903. But there was not much interest, says Maniera. "There's a wonderful story how he's [Richard Steiff] just so fed up ...