Black Forest Carved Wood Wall Plaques
Vintage 1920s Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique 1880s French Black Forest Decorative Art
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Clocks
Wood
Vintage 1910s German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Hardwood
Vintage 1920s Swiss Arts and Crafts Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Antler, Walnut
Antique 1890s German Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Horn, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Horn, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Horn, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Early 20th Century Decorative Art
Porcelain, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Other
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique 1880s Swiss Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Oak, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Clocks
Nutwood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Decorative Art
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Vintage 1920s Architectural Elements
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Taxidermy
Wood, Antler
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Antique 1890s German Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Fountains
Wood
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Tobacco Accessories
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood, Antler
Early 20th Century Austrian Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
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
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Chairs
Nutwood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest More Desk Accessories
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Books
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century German Black Forest Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Taxidermy
Antler, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Models and Miniatures
Wool
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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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