Lot 169 , A 19th century Black Forest carved wood centrepiece

A 19th century Black Forest carved wood centrepiece with vineous basket centred with lovebirds over a tree trunk stem, with gamebirds, on a naturalistic base and oval plinth, 48cm wide, 32cm deep, 42cm high
£300-500

Condition:
Fair condition, mid brown colouring with some rubbing from polishing over the years, top of the front centre right bird's wing broken away and missing, top of its beak broken, larger bird below has losses to the beak and wing tips, small section of branch missing from the top of the stem, one or two other small chipped faults scattered throughout including top of the leaf at the back edge of the upper bowl, old cracks running in places.

Sold for £500