Teddy Bear Collection for Scottish Auction
Published November 29th, 2008
A collection of of teddy bears some dating back to the early 1900s are to be offered for auction in Scotland.
The majority were made by Steiff, a German company which created the first teddy in 1902.
The earliest bear at the auction is from 1908 and is expected to go for up to £1,200.
Jonathan Taylor, from Taylor’s Auction Rooms in Montrose, said: “It’s probably the largest collection of teddy bears to be sold in Scotland for quite a number of years.
“You’ve got some dating back to 1908 and then you’ve got limited edition bears that have been made in the last five years but there’s still quite a big market for them these days.
“Bears that date back to 1910, the 1920s, people are keen to get them because obviously they were owned by children and weren’t treated quite as well as you would’ve liked if you were wanting to keep them for 100 years.”
