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Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Sep 16, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 631

Black Forest Carved Wood and Brass Letter Holder

Estimate: $600 - $900

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

late 19th/early 20th century, depicting a standing bear paws outstretched, glass eyes, closed mouth, behind series of graduate brass racks, the whole on a shaped wood base, 10-1/2 x 11 x 6-3/4 in.

Provenance: Retailer's paper label base "Ch.H. Schuh/Interlacken" (Switzerland); Estate of Madolyn L. Nickerson, Highlands, North Carolina

Condition

embedded dust, discoloration, scratching, wear to leather on base, bear slightly loose to base