Black Forest. Fox and hare bookends. Characteristic of the Black Forest style, this art of woodcarving experienced a remarkable boom with the development of tourism during the Victorian era. The villages of Brienz, Interlaken, and Lucerne were home to the most renowned carvers at that time.
A comparable example is reproduced in the catalog Swiss Carving, The Art of the Black Forest 1820–1940, p. 72.
 
Dimensions of bookends when closed: L: 32 cm, W: 13 cm, Thickness: 4.5 cm,
Dimensions of bookend when fully open: L: 46 cm, W: 13 cm,
Height: Hare 14 cm, Height: Fox 12.5 cm
Minor restoration on the fox-side tray. 
 Price: 350 Euros.
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