Antique Black Forest Carved Wood Inkwell, Bear Figure with Log Pen Holder, Stand English Sterling the beautiful French Empire pale

the beautiful French Empire pale wood with darker wood corner trim and key escutcheon

Very slight warp to the back panel

Here's a fabulous service set

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

Antique Black Forest Carved Wood Inkwell, Bear Figure with Log Pen Holder, Stand English Sterling the beautiful French Empire paleAnother 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,