Large Vintage Folk Art Electrified Bear Game, according to the family by an unidentified female artist from northern Michigan sometime after WWII, 17 x 19.5 x 12 inches, unsigned, Black Forest influence, carved painted wood, suede, skin and electronics skill game of slinging handle loop similar to Operation. Always have electrical items inspected by a licensed electrician prior to use. Provenance: This is one of 34 lots that come from a second estate in the auction with Vanderbilt ties, the private collection of a New York interior designer, name withheld, who lived in the James Macnamee Clara Vanderbilt House that later became the George Vanderbilt House on Grymes Hill in Stapleton Heights on Staten Island before retiring to the Florida Gulf Coast. Her room settings were featured in Better Homes and Gardens Decorating et al. Many of the artworks and antiques were acquired in Manhattan and much of the Outsider Art examples were obtained directly from the artists or as the original owner buying at exhibitions with the artist present. CX BGR 30

Generally very sound, some scattered wear, dusty, electronics not tested.