A Black Forest Dog By Walter Mader
A carved mountain maple umbrella stand by Walter Mader, in the form of a life-sized dog standing alertly waiting for his owner.
Swiss Carvings: The Art of the 'Black Forest', by Michael & Simon Daniels, published by the Antique Collectors Club, Suffolk, England, published 2005
See page 101 for an almost identical subject.
The Mader Family of Brienz, a lakeside Swiss village were notable carvers of dog subjects of considerable artistic merit.