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Place of Origin: Swiss
Hand Carved Wood Bear Head Nutcracker Brienz Switzerland
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Hand Carved Wood Bear Head Nutcracker Brienz, Switzerland
A wooden carved nutcracker with a bear head. It is a fine antique Black Forest woodcarving ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Bronze Sculpture Male Nude with Stone Hugo Siegwart H. 36 inch
By Hugo Siegwart
Located in Antwerp, BE
Description Impressive Antique sculpture of a male nude throwing a stone by the Swiss artist Hugo Siegwart (1865-1938) He worked in Germany and France.
Artist/ Maker: Hugo Siegwart....
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Attributed to GUSTAVE LOUIS BUCHET (1888-1963) Bronze statue "L
EFFORT"
By Gustave Buchet
Located in Ixelles, BE
Attributed to GUSTAVE LOUIS BUCHET (1888-1963) Bronze statue "L'EFFORT" or "L'ATHLETE".
Description of the work The statue "L'EFFORT" or "THE MAN LIFTING A STONE" Attributed to Gust...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Black Forest Carved Deer
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Black Forest hand carved figure of a Chamois deer, bending down to eat foliage. The carving is lovely and in very good condition for its age.
Category
19th Century Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
"Eye" Glazed Ceramic
Glass Sculpture by Pierre Eggli, Switzerland, ca. 1980
Located in Geneva, CH
Unique glazed ceramic and glass sculpture "Eye" by Pierre Eggli, Switzerland ca. 1980s
Signed engraved on the base
Measure: Diameter 28 cm
Very good condition.
Category
1980s Vintage Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
19th Century Carved Wood 3rd Station of the Cross,
Jesus Falls’, Switzerland
Located in Buffalo, NY
19th century carved wood 3rd station of the cross, 'JESUS FALLS’ carved in Switzerland, recently acquired from Holy Angels Church located in Buffalo New Yo...
Category
1880s Black Forest Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask
By Willi Huggler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925...
Category
20th Century Tribal Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Wood
19th century Swiss limewood carving of a man playing an instrument circa 1880
Located in Central England, GB
A Black Forest hand-carved limewood figure portrays a young man from the medieval period dressed in a cloaked tunic and open-toed boots playing a set of traditional Swiss bagpipes ca...
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
19th century pair of horticultural Black Forest figures, circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
19th Century Pair of Antique Horticultural Black Forest Figures
These very fine examples are of exhibition quality. Their scale, modelling, and superb artistry of carving are rare and difficult to find on the open market. They depict two rural figures and are of a large scale. The first is an 18th century male gardener dressed in typical European costume walking through trees and foliage whilst pushing a rustic wheelbarrow into which he is collecting cut flowers. The second figure in this remarkable pair is a flower girl who is also dressed in a typical period style, and she is carrying an assortment of woven baskets that are full of cut flowers. She is on her way to the market to set out her stall and sell her wares. She is depicted on a rural hillside heavily laden and carrying a tall stick...
Category
19th Century Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Swiss clock vanity
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Grenoble, FR
Vanity made of lead and old clockwork elements in homage to Dali and his melted clock
Category
Early 2000s Brutalist Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Lead
$1,473
Signed Mid Century Marble Sculpture "Kubus" on Ebonized Walnut Base by Max Bill
By Max Bill
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Mid Century Modern marble sculpture, entitled "Kubus", was realized by the renowned Swiss sculptor Max Bill in 1966. It features...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th century Black Forest figure group "Bear Attacking Man" circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
19th Century Black Forest Figure Group "Bear Attacking Man"
This brilliantly composed and carved walnut black forest figure group is most unusual. It depicts a large bear rearing up...
Category
19th Century Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Unique Mannequin Pop Art Fashion Sculpture, Schläppi Switzerland 1960
s
By Schlappi
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique Pop Art Fashion mannequin. Made by Schlappi circa 1960's.
Category
1960s Space Age Vintage Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Lotschental , folk art , Masque Valais
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Lotschental, folk art , masque Valais.
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,840 Sale Price
42% Off
Large Black Forest Poacher with Chamois
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Poacher with Chamois
A very large wooden handcarved poacher statue. The poacher is on his way back from the hunt with a hunted chamois on his back. The hand-made ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Black Forrest Carved Black Walnut Toothless Man Motif Hanging Match Holder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Black Forrest Carved Black Walnut Toothless Man Motif Hanging Match Holder
Swiss, Later 19th Century
A whimsical and intricately hand-carved piece from the Black Forest region, this hanging match holder features a realistically carved black walnut portrait of a smiling toothless man, or possibly a Satyr. Dating back to the later 19th century, this piece showcases the craftsmanship and charm of the era.
The carved wood head portrait measures 3 inches wide, 3 inches high, and 2 inches deep, capturing the expressive details of the toothless man's face. Mounted on a beveled shield backplate, this match holder exudes a sense of whimsy and character. The brass ring holder adds a practical element, allowing for easy access to the matches.
This match holder is designed to hold numerous standard 1.5-inch long matches...
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
$622 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Forest Swiss 1900s Carved Wooden Fragment with Bear Motif and Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Black Forest period carved wooden fragment from the early 20th century, with bear motif. hand carved in Switzerland during the turn of the century, this wooden fragment features a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black Forest Carved Monkey Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Black Forest carved monkey sculpture.
Category
19th Century Black Forest Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
$1,595 Sale Price
20% Off
Walter Linck (Swiss, 1903-1975) Bronze Don Quixote 1944
Located in Dallas, TX
Walter Linck (Swiss, 1903-1975)
Don Quixote, 1944
Bronze with brown patina
Signed W. Linck, dated and numbered I (on base)
Height: 21 5 in. (54.3cm)
Sold by Order of the Board of Tru...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Robert Rudolfi Bronze Sculpture “An der Quelle” – ca. 1920s
Located in Staffanstorp, SE
A finely detailed bronze sculpture by Austrian artist Robert Rudolfi (1873–1935), titled An der Quelle (“At the Spring”). The piece depicts a young woman gracefully gathering water i...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century black forest carving
Located in Martlesham, GB
A wonderful and unique 19th Century black forest carving of an elderly man sitting on a tree trunk holding a newspaper, the front of the tree trunk encased behind a circular glass wi...
Category
1880s Black Forest Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
$1,577 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Metal CarMascot by Georges Darel
By Darel
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Silver Metal CarMascot by Georges Darel
This car mascot by Georges Darel is a silver metal figure depicting the head of a Spartan warrior in profile, wearing a distinctive helmet. Th...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Swiss Walnut Sculpture Composition Signed Carl Binder
By Carl Binder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's study with this antique wooden sculpture composition signed by Swiss sculptor C. Binder and dated 1912.
Bought in France, and carved in one single block of walnut w...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Homage to Newton Figurative Sculptures by Salvador Dalí 1981
Located in Madrid, ES
This sculpture, Homage to Newton, was cast by the Perseo Foundry in Mendrisio, Switzerland, using the lost-wax casting method from a mold made from Salvador Dalí's original work, cre...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hyperrealistisch bronzen tray
By United Artists
Located in PARIS, FR
Daniel Spoerri, pseudonym of Daniel Isaak Feinstein, born March 27, 1930 in Galați (Romania) and died November 6, 2024 in Vienna (Austria), is a Swiss visual artist of Romanian origi...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Black Forest Model of the Lion of Lucerne Dated 1867
By Bertel Thorvaldsen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Black Forest model of the Lion of Lucerne dated 1867, after Bertel Thorvaldsen, carved from stained linden wood, the dying lion depicted beside two c...
Category
1860s Black Forest Antique Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Carved Relief Limewood Shadow Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved limewood shadow boxes
Finely carved in high relief, and depicting two famous scenes of an eagle attacking a man, and a poacher being shot, housed within rectangul...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tall Game of Stone Marble Center Piece by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall game of stone marble center piece by Josefina Munoz
Game of Stone Collection.
Dimensions: H 12 x Ø 20cm.
Material: marble Palissandro Blu Nuvolato.
Also available in low cen...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Low Game of Stone Marble Center Piece by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Low game of stone center piece, blue by Josefina Munoz
Game of Stone Collection.
Dimensions: H 8 x Ø 24 cm.
Material: Marble Palissandro Blu Nuvolato.
Also available in tall cent...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Swiss Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
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