Antique Victorian Carved Ivory Wolf or Bear Glove Stretcher - Black Forest Germany Carving dore bronze frames given wine at dinner

given wine at dinner

I see it mounted on a heavy silk pillow front

Normally I don't buy a micro mosaic that has a flaw

Without taking the works out

and I have not done it justice with the photos

Antique Victorian Carved Ivory Wolf or Bear Glove Stretcher - Black Forest Germany Carving dore bronze frames given wine at dinnerI think this is a wolf, and then I look and decide it is a bear, instead. I'll leave it to you to decide. It's a wonderful old carving, figural, and in great condition there atop the handles of this extra large (gentleman's) glove stretcher from the Victorian era. There is a very old repair to one side; apparently some very strong 'bear' of a gentleman needed to pry his gloves to a much larger manly size at some point and created a break in the one