An Antique Black Forest Armchair, circa 1880.
An exuberant and naturalisticaly carved linden wood armchair, having bear cubs climbing the front legs, a larger bear incorporated within the back, being framed in foliate branches.
Bibliography;
Swiss Carvings: The Art of the 'Black Forest' by Michael & Simon Daniels, published by the Antique Collectors Club, Suffolk 2005. A similar armchair is pictured on page 142, Fig232.