English Sold Wood Glass Eyes Black Forest Style Bear Coat Hat Umbrella Stand

Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut carved bear umbrella stand holding leaf shaped dish

We are delighted to this very rare original Black Forest wood hand carved coat hat and umbrella rack finished with large American eagle A very rare and collectable piece, I’ve onl...

Exceptional and Large 19th century very beautifully carved wood black forest bear hall tree Umbrella Stand with the large standing Mama bea...

This is a very impressive piece dating from the turn of the 19th century, carved in the Black Forest we have three bears, the mother bellowing from below, ...

Never seen before, concrete Black Forest style umbrella stand. This is another one of our recent rare and great finds. We were given 1stdibs in buying several unique antiques and works of art from a lady who had to move to a smaller home due to old age. This concrete Black Forest Style bear was purchased 26 years ago from an antique dealer in the east of Holland (by her late husband) and it had been in their hallway ever since. Since we have never seen a concrete Black Forest bear before, we have no idea about the exact age. What we can see, is that the original bear stand was beautifully carved. Why someone took the time and effort to make a mold (which is very time consuming and often costly) and then only make one cast in concrete copy, is a mystery to us. However, we are pleased by that also, because that would make this old (or maybe even antique) concrete bear...

A large Black Forest carved wooden umbrella stand from the late 19th century, depicting a bear climbing a tree branch. Created during the last de...