Welcome Monsieur Noir, The famous "Titanic Bear" is undoubtedly one of the special highlights of this year's Steiff Giengen Auction 2026. This rare example from 1913 is one of the legendary black mourning bears made by Steiff to commemorate the victims of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 14, 1912. Here in the 1913 shape with a Hug me voice. Item no. 5328.1 Only a few of these extraordinary mourning or black bears were made, making them one of the most important and rarest icons of early Steiff history. The "Titanic Bear" impressively combines contemporary history, rarity and emotional symbolism and is regarded by collectors worldwide as one of the most sought-after Steiff rarities of all. With expertise from the Steiff archive. Shoebutton eyes underlaid with red felt, black embroidered nose and claws, small STEIFF button, block letters, elongated f, long bent arms, hump, faults on the feet, produced from 1912-1917, 50 cm, some beautiful full black mohair, mohair loss on the snout and in small areas behind the ear and on the back, some loss of filling on the right arm, age-related faults on the paws, nose garnish rubbed the item is in the Swiss bonded warehouse, for bidders outside Switzerland shipping must be arranged, for import into the EU customs duty, VAT and handling fees apply, for bidders outside the EU the usual customs conditions apply there