Black Forest Carved Wood Wall Plaques
Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1940s Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1950s Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1950s Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1940s Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1960s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
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Vintage 1940s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Clocks
Nutwood
Vintage 1940s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Mounted Objects
Wood
Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1930s German Rustic Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1940s German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Antler, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1970s German Black Forest Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Antique 1880s German Rustic Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1920s German Rustic Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Vintage 1970s German Country Decorative Art
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Vintage 1920s Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Scientific Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique 1860s Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Fountains
Wood
Vintage 1920s Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique 1860s Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique 1890s German Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique 1860s Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s German Rustic Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Tobacco Accessories
Wood
Antique 1890s Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Bone, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood, Blown Glass
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Serving Pieces
Blown Glass, Wood
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A Close Look at Black-forest Furniture
Although its name evokes a mountainous region in Germany, antique Black Forest–style furniture originated in Switzerland. In Brienz, during the early 19th century, wood-carver Christian Fischer recognized the market for tourist souvenirs and helped make the village into a wood-carving destination. The Brienz Woodcarving School was founded in 1884 and had its own small zoo for studying the anatomy of animals, depictions of which are a defining aspect of the style, also known as Brienzerware.
Whimsical sculptures, often depicting bears and other Alpine animals like stags, owls, deer and boars, characterize the work produced in the area. Along with folk art and decorative objects, Black Forest furniture included benches held aloft by bears, umbrella stands carved with acorns and clock cases adorned with scrolling oak leaves. While most wood-carvers adhered to a similar realism in their designs and woods like linden, maple and walnut, their aesthetics varied.
The F. Peter Trauffer family was known for their hand-carved bear sculptures that saw the furry mammals playing instruments, smoking pipes and engaging in all sorts of human activities. They were sometimes detailed with glass eyes and integrated into functional pieces of furniture, including chair backs and bench legs, which generations of cabinetmakers created from the 1880s to the 1950s. Walter Mader and his son Heinrich frequently carved Saint Bernard sculptures that they incorporated into furniture.
As the Black Forest furniture style spread around the world through exhibitions at world’s fairs in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the rusticity of these pieces resonated at a time of increasing urbanization, inspiring other artisans.
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