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 ...

With that, the teddy bears on this list range from a low of about $3,000 to a high of $143,000 for the Steiff Teddy Girl Bear. Steiff-Karl Lagerfeld Teddy Bear - $3,687.26 He's a trendy bear.

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, ...

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 ...