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Blackened Brass Bear Candleholder/Figurine by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller
Mid-Century Viennese bear figurine designed by Walter Bosse and Herta Baller as part of “Black Golden Line” (Austria, ca. 1950).
Composed of solid brass patinated in a black finish, which is then polished off in places to reveal only the brass details of edges and nose.
Can be used as a candleholder for a small, round votive, ashtray, or a stand-alone decorative object.
Very small size: H: 1″ x D: 1.5″ x L: 2.63″ (orange ping-pong ball measuring 1.5″ in diameter is used to illustrate both the scale of the bear and size of candle the ‘cradle’ can accommodate).
Very good, vintage with light wear/patina consistent with age/use.
Retains the “Made in Austria” tag to the reverse.
Early 20th Century Miniature Taxidermy Brahma Bull
$225.00Miniature taxidermy Brahma Bull (ca. early 20th Century, USA). Often made by taxidermy apprentices for practice, these figures were also sold as children’s toys at zoo gift shops.
Handcrafted/stitched with real fur boating glass eyes and hand painted horns, hooves, and snout/facial details.
General wear consistent with age/use along with patches of fur loss and slits/thin separations where either the appendages were tied or the filling was stuffed. There is also wear/black paint losses around the horns and hooves, revealing the pink fabric within. Remains in good, vintage condition with age-commensurate wear.
H: 7″ x L: 10.25″ x D: 3.75″