Black Forest Carved Wood Bear accordion box 5ʺ at widest diameter ×

5ʺ at widest diameter × 3

I just love the silhouettes of the figures

with fantastic bright blue eyes

" (In 1929 the company outfitted Charles Lindberg for his  his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean

A charming set of vintage painted wood toy bowling pins or skittles in yellow

Black Forest Carved Wood Bear accordion box 5ʺ at widest diameter ×A 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