A large late 19th / early 20th century Swiss Black Forest carved wood hall stand modelled with bears
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A large late 19th / early 20th century Swiss Black Forest carved wood hall stand modelled with bears
the hall stand carved as to be part of the tree, the larger bear holding the trunk and looking up to the small bear playing in the branches above, 197cm high
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
US$ 6,100 - 9,100
€4,700 - 7,100

Footnotes

  • Similar hallstands circa 1900 feature in the early 20th century catalogue of the sculptor Louis Meichtry (page 8). This is illustrated in J. Arenski, S, Daniels and Michael Daniels, Swiss Carvings, The Art of the Black Forest, Antique Collectors' Club, London, 2005, page 105.

Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art

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