CIRCA 1900, PROBABLY BY RUEF BROTHERS OF BRIENZ

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A SWISS 'BLACK FOREST' CARVED WALNUT EAGLE
CIRCA 1900, PROBABLY BY RUEF BROTHERS OF BRIENZ
SHOWN WITH WINGS SPREAD, STANDING ON A ROCKY OUTCROP
33½IN. (85CM.) HIGH; 38¾IN. (98.5CM.) WINGSPAN; THE BASE -- 12 X 11½IN. (30.5 X 29.3CM.)

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Lot Essay

THE DISTINCTIVE BURNISHED HIGHLIGHTS TO THE FEATHERS CONFORMS TO FINISHING KNOWN ON TWO OTHER MODELS OF GOLDEN EAGLES, ATTRIBUTED TO THE RUEF BROTHERS OF BRIENZ. (PLATES 130/131 SWISS CARVINGS, THE ART OF THE 'BLACK FOREST' 1820-1940 ARENSKI, DANIELS & DANIELS, WOODBRIDGE 2005.)

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