My original Steiff is a well-loved polar bear; he was never very cuddly and makes a growling sound when you tip him over, though the growl has faded over his 37-year life.

Early, rare Steiff teddies generate excitement when they enter the marketplace, usually via auction houses like Theriault's and Christie's, which conducts two teddy bear auctions annually at its ...

The sale is due to take place at 10am on May 11, with something for everyone on offer. Beginning with the Steiff bears, there are several ‘Fruities’ – valued between £50-£80 – with bears ...

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.

If you own a stuffed animal with a yellow Steiff tag pinned in its ear, you have a descendant of one of the first teddy bears. While the stuffed bears were eventually named for President Theodore ...

6 Most Valuable Steiff Teddy Bears If Winnie-the-Pooh is your friendly neighborhood talking teddy, then a Steiff bear is the distant Lord who lives in an inherited mini mansion at the edge of town.

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.

A rare teddy bear which was bought at a car boot sale has been auctioned for thousands of pounds today. Jeanette Davies, 60, bought the 1905 Steiff teddy at a car boot sale in Monmouth for £130 ...

A teddy bear found at a car boot sale has sold at auction for £3,800. The stuffed toy was spotted on a trip to Monmouth Show Ground by Jeanette Davies, 60, who sensed it was valuable. The rare ...

A teddy bear bought by a woman at a car boot sale could sell for £6,000 at auction. Jeanette Davies, 60, bought the 1905 Steiff teddy bear with her son Kyle Johns, 29,at the car boot sale at ...

A MUM who picked up a rare teddy bear at a car boot sale has been able to sell it on at an eye-watering price. Jeanette Davies and her son Kyle Johns splashed £130 for two of the stuffed toys at ...