In addition to being a popular plush toy, bear figures also occupy a place in the collection and luxury industry. Some antique teddy bears with a lengthy time and excellent preservation have a strong collection value, and their value is even up to hundreds of thousands or millions, which can be regarded as luxury goods. There are also luxury bear dolls made of gold, sapphires and diamonds that can fetch up to $85,000, and auction houses abroad hold bear sales. Find out what Teddy bear luxury looks like.
First, what is the luxury bear doll like?
A teddy bear is what we commonly call a teddy bear. As a toy, it is not extremely costly, but there are also teddy bears sold as luxury goods in the market, so what is a luxury teddy bear?
There are all kinds of luxury brands out there, but in the toy bear world, the most classic is the 125 gold teddy bears made by Steiff, a German company, which celebrated its 125th anniversary. The bears have a mouth made of gold, a hair made of gold thread, the pupils of their eyes are sapphires, and the iris is made of 20 tiny diamonds. Selling for up to $85,000 each, they were snapped up immediately and today antique teddy bears are worth millions.Here are Teddy Bear Plush Toy.
There has been a long history of buying and collecting luxury toys in foreign countries. Christie's auction house in London holds a teddy bear auction every two years. The average price of teddy bears is between 1,000 and 6,000 pounds. Soon after the sale, Christie's sold an antique teddy bear wearing a Louis Vuitton coat for $193,477, setting a world record for a stuffed animal at auction.
Teddy bears are also popular as a luxury item, with professional teddy bear collectors and salons dedicated to teddy bear enthusiasts.
Two, is the teddy bear worth collecting
For those who love teddy bears, they will buy some of the action bears that can be considered luxuries and keep them carefully, but are they worth collecting?
Teddy bear as a kind of stuffed toy, unless it is like the gold teddy bear mentioned above, the collection value is relatively low, mainly some aged stuffed bear have a certain collection value. Teddy bear collecting is a market driven by "love" -- it evokes the love and passion of collectors. To a man who doesn't love teddy bears, bears are simply bears. But to a teddy bear lover, each bear has its own distinct personality, and if they fall in love, they will spend their money where their heart is.