A replica of the original Steiff teddy bear from 1902, called "Bear 55PB," sits on display at the Steiff Museum in Giengen, Germany. (Photographs by Louisa Marie Summer for The Washington Post) ...

Bär 55 PB would likely bring more. It is the lost ark, the holy grail, the ultimate and elusive prize of the teddy bear world. Despite the fact that 3,000 of the bears were ordered from Steiff at ...

Valuable Steiff Bears Record Sales Prices (adjusted for inflation) Teddy Girl : $343,685.80 : Louis Vuitton Bear : $335,727.05 : Titanic Mourning Bear ...

Amanda Finnegan's Steiff teddy bear purchased in Germany. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post. My family has no German roots, but the bears have a special meaning.

It contains the only remaining 1925 Harlequin Teddy bear, which is expected to fetch between £50,000 and £80,000 and other notable bears, such as the black 'Titanic' Steiff bear.

While in school, Steiff hung out at a local zoo sketching bears. He used those sketches in 1902 to create a prototype Teddy Bear with moveable arms and legs. The toy debuted with lukewarm ...

Then came the moment of valuation: "We are talking about a Steiff teddy bear, circa 1904, incredibly rare colour, a rare size because most of them were smaller than this." She paused before ...

In November 2022, a 1906 Steiff bear sold for £10,500 (around $12,746), a number that did not approach the Steiff Louis Vuitton teddy bear (outfitted in a beret and trench coat with the designer ...