Carved wood bears drinking beer - they have a keg and everything - pyrography?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Bookahtoo, Oct 22, 2016.

  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I think they're bears. I couldn't find a mark and could find nothing similar by Googling.
    The bears are individually carved. They have burned in details. I'm thinking Germany because of the walking stick but them I see the pitcher and I think "That doesn't look like a German pitcher". Then I think, "This is ridiculous, I'm just going to post it."
    What do you think?

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  2. desperate_fun

    desperate_fun Irregular Member

    Not German, possibly "Bearvarian" ;)
     
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  3. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    Anyone else care to venture a guess? Googling Gila? ;)
     
  4. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    I get a Jamaican vibe,its really too cute !
     
  5. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    I was thinking Mexican.
     
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  6. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    You know those diorama rooms from Mexico? The wood is the same color.
     
  7. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice

    Funny, the moment I saw this I thought Brazil - one of the German areas..........and I have no idea why. I don't recall ever seeing one there, but...............
     
  8. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I was thinking more Georgia or South Carolina; they look like they're drinking moonshine.
     
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  10. coreya

    coreya Well-Known Member

    I'd vote for Intuit or Alaskan area, they have that stretched out totem feel.
     
  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Wow !!!
    It sure sounds as if it comes from everywhere !!!! :hilarious::hilarious:

    So ...beer drinking bears in the woods.......I'll say Black Forest .

    ( that pine cone may give a hint as to where it's not from....?..)
    ( Oh...& I really like the keg ! )
     
  12. LIbraryLady

    LIbraryLady Well-Known Member

    look more like cats, or foxes, to me.
     
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  13. gregsglass

    gregsglass Well-Known Member

    Hi LibraryLady,
    In the beginning I thought like you do, but they have no tails so bears they are.
    greg
     
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  14. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    EXACTLY, LibraryLady & Greg!

    (I thought CATS, for sure... maybe even MANX cats, but I suppose BEARS are more likely!)
     
  15. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    From the back they look like they're wearing puffy snow pants.
     
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  16. Mansons2005

    Mansons2005 Nasty by Nature, Curmudgeon by Choice


    Not snow pants.....they just don't make Depends in a thong style............I know............ I checked.......................
     
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  17. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    Not snow pants.....they just don't make Depends in a thong style............I know............ I checked.......................

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    Peggy
     
  18. Ladybranch

    Ladybranch Well-Known Member

    My first thought was from that region also like the Smoky Mountains of east TN or NC - moonshiners; however, the details look more Mexican or South American to me. Carving just doesn't look detailed, fine enough, for Black Forest work.

    --- Susan

    Edit: Smokey Mts. black bears would be portrayed drinking from jugs rather than from mugs.
     
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  19. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    This is very cute. I also think they are bears, although they don't really look like them. I can't think of any other similar animal that doesn't have a tail.
     
  20. yourturntoloveit

    yourturntoloveit Well-Known Member

    And if it were "Smokey Mountains" black bears at least one would be prone on the floor (and he'd be the "designated driver" through the "hoots and hollows" of those mountains). "And there was thunder, thunder over Thunder Road . . . ." :rolleyes:
     
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