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    A STEIFF PRICE

    Dec 10, 2020 3 minutes
    BY KRIS MANTY
    Photos by PA Images via Getty Images
    Photo courtesy of Christie’s
    Photo courtesy of Christie’s

    Teddy Girl

    Steiff bear named “Teddy Girl” continues to hold the Guinness World Record for the most expensive antique bear, after selling at Christie’s in London in 1994 for $171,600, more than 18 times the estimate and twice the previous world record. The bear was made in 1905, a year after Steiff made the first jointed plush teddy bear, and

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