A very rare 19th Century original Black Forest bear stick or umbrella stand. This finely hand carved animalier sculpture executed with incredible workmanship and attention to detail depicts a bear in upright pose holding an oval shaped tree branch which forms the holder for canes, walking sticks and umbrellas, all supported on a naturalistic tree stump base with removable metal drip pan, labelled verso, ‘Chalet Minerve & Chalet Suisse … elle Egger … Sesti & Brügger … sculptures artistiques, INTERLAKEN’.
Dimensions:
H: 33.5 in / 85 cm W: 13 in / 33 cm D: 18.5 in / 47 cm
Stock Reference No: A3768
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