Antique Victorian Carved Ivory Wolf or Bear Glove Stretcher - Black Forest Germany Carving dore bronze frames Normally I don't buy a

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Antique Victorian Carved Ivory Wolf or Bear Glove Stretcher - Black Forest Germany Carving dore bronze frames Normally I don't buy aI think this is a wolf, and then I look and decide it is a bear, instead. I'll leave it to you to decide. It's a wonderful old carving, figural, and in great condition there atop the handles of this extra large (gentleman's) glove stretcher from the Victorian era. There is a very old repair to one side; apparently some very strong 'bear' of a gentleman needed to pry his gloves to a much larger manly size at some point and created a break in the one