Swiss Wood Carved Wall
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1870s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures
Wood
Antique 1890s Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall Brackets
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Glass, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall Brackets
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Clocks
Metal, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Clocks
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Hat Racks and Stands
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Decorative Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 1860s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Other
Antique 1860s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Other
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Decorative Art
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1920s Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Mirror, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Neoclassical Clocks
Wood
Vintage 1910s Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Glass, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Wall-mounted Sculptures
Walnut, Antler
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Horn, Wood
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Paintings
Wood, Masonite
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
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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