Monumental Black Forest Hunting Plaque Attributed to Johann Flück, 19th C.
Located in Hannover, DE
An exceptional and monumental late 19th-century Black Forest hunting plaque, attributed to the renowned Swiss master carver Johann Flück.
Walnut
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Walnut Hunting Plaque with Game Animals
Located in Dallas, TX
This impressive antique Black Forest hunting plaque is distinguished by its exceptional depth of carving and richly detailed narrative composition.
Walnut
Huge Antique Victorian Era Black Forest Wall Clock or Mirror Frame with Hare
Located in Lisse, NL
Incredible size and great quality black forest hunting plaque for wall mounting with Fruits of the Hunt.
Nutwood
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Oak Hunting Wall Plaque with Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring bold Alpine character to a study, library, or lodge-inspired interior with this richly sculpted antique Black Forest panel, crafted in France circa 1880 and finished in a desir...
Mirror, Oak
Pair of 19th Century Swiss Carved Black Forest Trophy Plaques Hunting Deer Stag
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This pair of 19th century Black Forest hunting Trophy plaques from Brienz Switzerland.
Walnut
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
A Swiss Carved Black Forest Hunting Wall Plaque, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Swiss Carved Black Forest Hunting Wall Plaque, Early 20th Century Provenance: Private New South Wales Collection.
Wood
$1,885 / set
Marquetry & Bone Inlaid Hunting Plaques, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of Marquetry and Bone Inlaid Hunting Plaques, each rendered in mixed woods with carved bone inlay. These panels depict lively 18th century style hunting scenes, one showing a dr...
Bone, Wood
Pair of 18th C. French Carved Oak Hunting Plaques with Wrought Iron Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
Add historical charm and sculptural interest to your interior with this impressive pair of hand-carved French wall plaques, crafted in oak circa 1780. Each plaque takes the form of a...
Wrought Iron
Black Forest Hunting Plaques Pair
Located in La Grange, TX
Pair of Black Forest hunting plaques. Ibex and roe deer.
Wood
19th Century Large German Black Forest Hunting Plaque
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Very large German wooden plaque hand carved in basswood in German Black Forest style.
Wood
Sold
H 20 in W 22 in D 3.25 in
Four 19th Century French Hand-Carved Walnut Black Forest Oval Hunting Plaques
Located in Dallas, TX
This spectacular set of antique fruit wood carvings were crafted in France, circa 1860. Each of the black forest oval wall plaques features a unique hunting scene with animals includ...
Walnut
Sold
H 39.38 in W 21.66 in D 3.94 in
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Nature-Morte Hunting Plaque c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century German nature morte black forest grand size hunting plaque, such items were usually bought back by tourists from the Swiss / German borders (the Black Fores...
Wood
Set of Six Hunting Plaques, Austria
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of six hand-carved hunting plaques with deer trophies. Wooden plaques hand-engraved from wood with oaks and oak leaves in the traditional style of Black Forest.
Oak
Sold
H 40.56 in W 20.87 in L 40.56 in
Antique 19th Century Black Forrest Game Plaque Carved Wood Hunting Scene Panel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Large black forrest game plaque. A charming large 19th century 'Black Forest' wall plaque of exceptional high quality.
Wood
Pair of Fine Carved Wood Hunting Wall Plaques circa 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
a pair of fine handcarved wood plaques. depicting poacher with their game. in the back the hunter turnes up to apprehend them. a very naturalistic black forest work by vitus madl & s...
Wood
19th Century Carved Black Forest Hunting Plaque
Located in London, GB
Literature: Literature; ‘Swiss Carvings , The Art of the Black Forest’ by Arenski, Daniels and Daniels, published by The Antique Collectors Club 2004 Provenance: In the 19th cent...
Wood
19th Century German Black Forest Hunting Plaque
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large German wooden plaque hand carved in basswood in German Black Forest style.
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swiss 'Black Forest' Trophy Hunting Plaques
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved black forest game plaques Expertly carved in Lindenwood, the shaped plaques, carved with oak leaves, depicting a chamois, ibex, birds, and hunting accoutrements, ...
Wood
Dog and Rabbit Bunny Hunt Hunting Trophy Plaque Antique, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Rare antique large German metal hunt scene on a wooden wall plaque trophy depicting a Rabbit, a dog and a bag with a champagne bottle. Wonderful Trophy of the Hunt for your Black Fo...
Metal
Pair of carved black forest hunting-themed wall plaques
Located in Toronto, ON
Set of 2 matching carved wild game plaques
Wood
Suite of Four Hunting and Fishing Trophy Plaques
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A set of four monumental hunting and fishing trophy plaques in hand-carved oak. The panels depict various game animals and fish as well as the accoutrements of the sports in haute re...
Oak
Sold
H 16.93 in W 12.21 in D 3.15 in
Black Forrest Oak Carved Panel Hunting Game Birds Bas-Relief Plaque circa 1890
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Black Forrest Oak Carved Panel Hunting Game Birds Bas-Relief Carving Plaque An oak carved panel of hanging game birds. In reeded gilt frame with small losses to one beak and foot. ...
Oak
$500
H 12.75 in W 6 in D 1 in
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Hand Mirror with Mercury Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a vanity, powder room, or dressing table with this elegant antique French hand mirror, crafted circa 1870 in the Black Forest tradition. The Louis XV–inspired form features ...
Mercury Glass, Walnut
$1,995
H 15.5 in W 12 in D 7.5 in
Antique Black Forest Hand-Carved Deer or Elk Head Wall Plaque or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed antique wall sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in Switzerland in approximately 1890 in the period Black Forest style. This hand-carved sculptur...
Softwood
$4,500
H 22 in W 13.75 in D 11 in
Black Forest 1900s Hand Carved Wooden Buck Head Mounted on Shield Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swiss Black Forest hand carved wooden buck head wall sculpture from the turn of the century, with shield plate. Born in the early years of the 20th century, this exquisite wall scu...
Wood
19th Century Black Forest Mantel Clock
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality 19th century black forest mantle clock, the clock dial located at the centre within a farmyard scene consisting of a cockerel at the top and a chicken, baby chick an...
Walnut
Antique Black Forest Mirror with Antler Arrangement ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Black Forest Mirror with Antler Arrangement ca. 1920s This striking wall mirror is framed with an elaborate arrangement of natural deer antlers, forming an oval surround of ...
Mirror, Wood
$245
H 11.62 in W 7.09 in D 6.7 in
Antique Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque, Black Forest, Germany 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque, Black Forest, Germany 1900 Item e8315 A great antique 6 ponter red deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy with unequal antlers mounted on a carved woo...
Antler, Wood
$1,611
H 22.05 in W 18.71 in D 1.38 in
Black Forest / Tramp Art Wall Mirror - Hand-Carved Wooden Mirror - Austria 1890s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Black Forest / Tramp Art Wall Mirror - Hand-Carved Wooden Mirror - Austria 1890s Nice example of an Austrian mirror somewhere between Black Forest and Tramp Art styles. Hand crafted...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
$320
H 12.75 in W 7 in D 0.88 in
Black Forest Brienz wood carved Handheld Mirror, Antique Austria 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful hand mirror is antique, old and beautiful. It was made from carved wood in the quiet of the Black Forest and comes from the Austrian Alpine region, from the village of...
Wood
Antique Black Forest hand carved case wall clock
Located in Houston, TX
This handsome clock is beautifully carved with grapes and oak leaves Around the face of the clock. It has the key and pendulum and The spring is good. The face lifts for winding. The...
Oak
Antique German Black Forest Wall Clock, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique German Black Forest Wall Clock with Carved Bird and Florals, Circa 1880.
Wood
$2,400
H 30 in W 16.5 in D 4 in
19th C. French Black Forest Carved Oak Mirror with Bronze Trim and Bird Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking example of French Black Forest craftsmanship, this intricately carved mirror was created circa 1870 and is made of stripped oak with a light, natural patina. The circular ...
Bronze
19th Century Baroque Wall Mirror, Carved Honey Oak, French Design
Located in High Point, NC
This piece presents as a cabinet, distinguished by medium honey oak, carved scroll. Originating in France during 19th Century, it shows the construction techniques typical of the tim...
Glass, Oak
$5,248
H 50.6 in W 39.77 in D 3.94 in
Exceptional Quality Antique 19th Century Victorian Carved Oak Wall Mirror
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exceptional Quality Antique 19th century Victorian carved oak wall mirror having an arched top and fine carved oak frame depicting various fruits and foliage. The carving is exquisit...
Oak
$245
H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 5.32 in
Antique Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque, Germany 1929
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque, Germany 1929 Item e8314 A roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) antler trophy mounted on a finely carved wooden plaque, dating to the ...
Antler, Wood
$1,590
H 29.92 in W 21.65 in D 1.1 in
19th Century Black Forest Rustic Mirror, Handcarved, Germany ca. 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional crafted rustic Black Forest wall mirror from the period around 1880 in Germany. Artfully hand carved out of basswood, this fantastic rural mirror impresses with its elabo...
Mirror, Softwood
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Fire Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
There is something unmistakably romantic about the Swiss Black Forest tradition—where craftsmanship leans into illusion, and wood is coaxed into becoming something almost alive. This...
Walnut
$10,204
H 46 in W 70.9 in D 30.5 in
Gothic Revival Oak Fireplace Mantel with Carved Church Window Panels & Guards
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful Gothic Revival fire-place mantle surround with an amazing presence and patina. If you like Gothic Revival furniture then we are certain you will like this quality made and...
Wood, Oak
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Located in London, GB
The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...
Ormolu
$2,238
H 35.44 in W 14.97 in D 10.24 in
Pendant Light with a Large Wooden Figure Mountain Climber with Lantern, Germany
Located in Barntrup, DE
A wonderful German figural pendant lamp showcases a large hand-carved figure of a mountain climber. The intricately carved wooden mountaineer holds onto a rope while gripping a woode...
Metal
$840
H 10 in W 8.5 in D 6 in
Antique Black Forest Carved Deer Head Wall Shelves / Brackets with Oak Leaves
Located in Essex, MA
A striking pair of wall-mounted shelves crafted in the Black Forest style, each featuring a finely carved stag’s head in high relief, framed by richly detailed oak leaves and acorns....
Wood
Classic Antique Black Forest Carved Bracket with Stag’s Head
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique black forest hand-carved stag’s mounted on the support with an oak leaf surround. With a shaped top shelf with canted corners. Excellent detailing and craftsmanship. Dimens...
Wood
19th Century Carved Walnut Gun Racks, Black Forest Style, Signed
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A highly rare and most unusual pair of carved walnut gun racks, each with a different carved bird at the bottom, one being a hawk or eagle with spread wings and talons along the bott...
Walnut
$4,498Sale Price|25% Off
H 10 in W 18 in D 12.5 in
GERMANY 1870 Black Forest Oversized Cigar Humidor Box In Solid Carved Oak Wood
By Black Forest
Located in Miami, FL
A German cigar humidor box carved in oak wood. This is a fabulous oversized black forest humidor box created in northern Europe, most probably in Germany or Switzerland, back in the...
Bronze
$1,010,681 / set
H 36.23 in W 41.93 in D 24.41 in
Important and Very Rare Pair of Micromosaic, Malachite and Walnut Console Tables
By Antonio Deangelis
Located in London, GB
Important and very rare pair of micromosaic, malachite and walnut console tables Italian & Russian, early 19th century Measures: Height 89cm, width 106.5cm, depth 62cm These exc...
Malachite, Ormolu
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s A great walnut wall panel with an artistically carved scene showing a family of stags in the forest. Hand-carved, probably ...
Wood
Antique Wooden Carved Black Forest Game Plaque with Fox
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique wooden carved Black Forest game plaque with fox An antique wooden hunting game plaque with impressive carving of a fox and hunting accessoires. Black Forest, executed ca. 19...
Wood
$1,530Sale Price|20% Off
H 26.38 in W 10.24 in D 5.12 in
Black Forest Hand-Carved Wooden Night Watchman Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charming Black Forest hand-carved wooden lamp of a night watchman with lantern, circa 1950s. A unique hand-carved Black Forest style wooden lamp depicting a traditional night watchm...
Metal
19th Century French Carved Eagle Mirror
By Gabriel Viardot
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A finely carved wooden eagle holding a mirror in the shape of a crescent moon attributed to French cabinetmaker and wood craftsman, Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906). Dating from the late ...
Mirror, Wood, Beech
$68,800
H 13 in W 12.5 in D 9.5 in
Important French Renaissance Revival Silver, Lapis Lazuli, Jeweled Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
An Important French Renaissance Revival Covered Box, Crafted in Silver and Mounted with Lapis Lazuli Panels, Gilt Bronze Figures, and Jeweled Cabochons. The piece is signed in two lo...
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Sold|$32,500 / set
H 31 in W 52 in D 20 in
Pair of French Wood Carved Dolphin Console Tables, Pier Tables, Giltwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of French Wood Carved Dolphin Console Tables, Marble Top, Giltwood, Made in France A Large and Impressive pair of full bodied Dolphin solid wood carved console or pier tables. ...
Giltwood
Victorian Blue & White Transfer Print Porcelain Bowl Sink
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A stylish Victorian porcelain bowl sink dating from circa 1870, decorated with a timeless blue and white willow pattern transfer print. This antique sink is a beautiful basin for a...
Ceramic, Porcelain
$8,018
H 39.77 in Dm 66.93 in
HERITAGE BROWN LEATHER FOUR SEAT CHESTERFiELD COVERSION TETE A TETE SOFA SEAT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, highly collectable, Heritage Brown Leather Chesterfield tufted conversation, Tete a Tete so...
Leather
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.
Find a collection of antique Black Forest cabinets, bedroom furniture, seating and other items on 1stDibs.