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.

A rare pair of Steiff teddy bears are expected to fetch £10,000 when they go under the hammer. The rod-jointed bears which have been in one family’s possession since new, date back to around ...

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) ...

A rare pair of Steiff teddy bears are expected to fetch £10,000 when they go under the hammer. The rod-jointed bears which have been in one family’s possession since new, date back to around 1904 and ...

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 ...

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 rare pair of Steiff teddy bears are expected to fetch £10,000 when they go under the hammer.The rod-jointed bears which have been in one family’s possession since new, date back to around ...

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.

The homecoming of Steiff bears, which famously have a button sewn into their ears, comes four years after the company joined the global cost-cutting trend of moving manufacturing to China.

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

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 ...