Antique Black Forest Carved Wood Inkwell, Bear Figure with Log Pen Holder, Stand English Sterling There are also a few

There are also a few age/drying splits in some handles but

however) and a gold accented convex pen tray

and all have just been cleaned and waxed after their long storage and their trip here from France

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Antique Black Forest Carved Wood Inkwell, Bear Figure with Log Pen Holder, Stand English Sterling There are also a fewAnother charming old Black Forest bear (bears are everyone's favorite) and this time he's likely lumbering through a forest, a pen tray in that front half log and the thatch or foliage top to the right is the inkwell. All you need is a bit of ink, a dip pen, and some paper write a book about bears, why not? These carved trinkets were very popular with Grand Tour travelers who visited the Alpine villages of Switzerland, Germany, even parts of France,