Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 626

Black Forest Carved Walnut Bear Form Hall Tree

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Swiss, late 19th/early 20th century, top with seated bear cub supported by standing mother bear holding a tree trunk, glass eyes, each with open mouth with traces of polychroming, stand with metal drip pan and three branch form umbrella support, 70-1/2 x 21-1/2 x 21 in.

Provenance: Estate of Madolyn L. Nickerson, Highlands, North Carolina

Condition

typical shrinkage cracks, some cracks and separations at laminations, some separations with infill including at lower bear's arm, typical distress at drip pan

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