Other manufacturers quickly caught on, but none more so than the Steiff plush toys company from Germany, which quickly became a worldwide brand name due to the quality build of their teddy bears.

The expert then explained that 'Edward' was part of a collection of black bears issued by Steiff in 1912 after the sinking of the Titanic. Only 600 of the bears had been sent to the UK ...

A broken down and moth-eaten teddy bear was the standout star of the Antiques Roadshow from Belfast's Botanic Gardens on Sunday, 15 December, when it earned a five-figure valuation. Dubbed "the ...