Black Forest Carved Wood Bear beautiful object The lid of the box

The lid of the box shows some age

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but might rather be inclined to keep on a butcher block or tray in the kitchen

Black Forest Carved Wood Bear beautiful object The lid of the boxA wonderful little finely hand carved wooden Black Forest bear, here, I believe from either the German Schwarzwald mountain region in southwestern Germany, or, possibly, the Brienz area of Switzerland. Based on others that I have seen, I'd guess it dates from the first half of the 20th century. A very sweet little bear he is, with slightly cocked head, deeply carved eyes, and detailed carving of the fur that gives him quite a realistic feel; I'd say