Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles April 2022 Newsletter Now Available

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles newsletter is available as a print subscription, or as a digital version that is included in the Kovels Knowledge and Kovels All Access memberships. Start your Kovels Knowledge Free Trial now or login. Kovels’ April 2022 newsletter features Handel lamps, modern furniture by Robert Whitley, baseball memorabilia, Royal Doulton Bunnykins […]

Steiff Always Charming, Collectible 

Stuffed toys have been faithful companions of children for decades. But some of these plush creatures also are wanted in the collectors’ community. A recent sale at Apple Tree Auction Center in Newark, Ohio, had 41 lots of Steiff animals and dolls. The highest price was $708 for a 28-inch-long dinosaur made in 1959. The […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 48 No. 8 – April 2022

Handel Lamps … Baseball Memorabilia … Steiff Animal Toys & Tags … Royal Doulton Bunnykins … Modern Furniture …  Fake Fenton … Collector’s Gallery … Prices    

Steiff Stuffed Toys

Steiff, the company famous for its teddy bears and other stuffed animals and toys, was founded by Margarete Steiff (1847-1909) in Giengen an der Brenz, Germany, in 1880. Margaret contracted polio as a young child and was unable to walk and also had limited use of her right arm. She trained to become a seamstress […]