$2,126
H 33.47 in W 22.45 in D 18.12 in
19th Century French Carved Oak Black Forest Plant Stand Jardinière Flower Box
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous fully hand carved Black Forest 19th century plant stand / jardiniere in hand carved Fruitwood.
Fruitwood
$2,310
H 25.5 in Dm 16 in
Antique Carved Wooden Tripod Wine Table or Plant Stand with Marquetry Inlaid Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Mid-19th century table with an inlaid top. This hand-carved and handcrafted table can be used for all kinds of purposes. The tripod base is beautifully carved in the shape of Black ...
Wood
Well carved old Black Forest plant stand bear cubs glass eyes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A well carved beautiful old Black Forest plant stand or pedestal with bear cubs climbing a tree.
Wood, Glass
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Plant Stand
Located in Round Top, TX
Black Forest items are always a wonderful find, including this unique plant Stand.
Wood
Sold
H 36.5 in Dm 15.5 in L 36.5 in
German Carved Walnut Figural Black Forest Marble-Top Plant Stand, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German figural Black Forest plant stand offers marble to surmounting carved walnut base having various game masks and central full stag, raised on tripod base with paw fee...
Marble
Sold
H 35.5 in W 25 in D 12 in
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Plant Stand with Vine Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
The walnut top features realistic hand carved grape, leaf and vine decor on all four sides, and is embellished with the original inside painted tole tray. The antique, Black Forest p...
Tôle
Black Forest Carved Ibis Torchere or Plant Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and rare Black Forest carved torchere or plant stand in the form of an Ibis with a fish in its mouth all in a naturalistic setting.
19th Century Black Forest Style Carved Plant Stand from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
This plant stand is carved in the Black Forest style, but reflects its Swedish origin with fish (or mermaid?)
Wood
Sold
H 37 in W 36 in D 11.5 in
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Plant Stand with Bird and Vine Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, raised antique planter was crafted in France, circa 1870. Rectangular in shape and made of pine, the detailed jardinière stands on four l tree branch shaped legs decora...
Pine
Sold
H 35.5 in W 24 in D 12.5 in
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Pedestal Plant Stand with Grapes
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, raised jardinière was crafted in France, circa 1870. The detailed, rectangular planter sits on a four-leg pedestal shaped as a vine and features fine hand carvings on a...
Walnut
Sold
H 22 in W 18 in D 18 in
19th Century French Carved Black Forest Walnut Plant Stand with Fleurs de Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique Black Forest jardinière was crafted in France, circa 1870.
Walnut
Sold
H 34.65 in W 34.26 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Black Forest Plant Stand, Jardinière Carved Chestnut Wood
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Charming plant stand, carvings of the Black Forest style.
Chestnut
Sold
H 34.85 in W 22.45 in D 19.69 in
19th Century French Carved Oak Black Forest Plant Stand Jardinière Flower Box
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous fully hand carved Black Forest 19th century plant stand / jardiniere in hand carved Fruitwood.
Fruitwood
Sold
H 34.5 in W 29.5 in D 18.5 in
19th Century French Carved Oak Black Forest Plant Stand Jardinière Flower Box
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from France, a lovely antique French Black Forest planter, jardinière, with exceptional carvings and details! ~ The stand body has outstanding carvings with the center a dime...
Oak
Antique German Black Forest Hand Carved Walnut Plant Stand Basket, circa 1890
By Black Forest
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German Black Forest basket plant stand offers walnut construction with flared and faceted basket having scalloped edge, hand carved floral and foliate elements, and drop f...
Wood, Walnut
Black Forest Plant Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Black Forest hand-carved bear plant stand, 19th century.
Sold
H 32.29 in Dm 11.82 in
Art Nouveau Jugendstill Black Forest Side Table, Planter Plant Stand, Pedestal
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Beautiful figural Black Forest pedestal plant stand or side table featuring a hand carved heron standing in leaves, holding a hexagonal table top on its beak.
Wood
$99,931
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
$116,412
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$130,107 / set
H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
Mirror, Giltwood
$18,003Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...
Carrara Marble
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
$267,063
H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Located in London, GB
*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight* The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin Carved entirely from Irish bog yew wood, ...
Upholstery, Yew
$260,400Sale Price|25% Off
H 68 in W 55 in
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in Queens, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...
Oil
$13,901 / set
H 87.01 in W 41.34 in D 88.59 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...
Wood
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...
Mahogany
$805,614Sale Price|20% Off
H 129.93 in W 118.12 in D 31.5 in
Exceptionel Bookcase Forming Desk, by G. Grohé, France, Circa 1860
By Guillaume Grohe
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional neo Renaissance bookcase forming desk. This monumental piece consists in a lower part forming drop-front desk supported by two pillars with drawers. The lateral parts eac...
Wood
19th Century Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished with elaborate carvings on the headboard and sides. The stunning wood grain enha...
Silk, Wood
$18,511
H 96.46 in W 144.49 in D 19.3 in
Louis XV style paneled room with 18th century stone fireplace
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XV style paneled room was made in the early 20th century. The Louis XV era stone fireplace was made in the 18th century. The woodwork may be likened to the work of Jansen....
Stone
$91,816
H 141.74 in W 247.25 in D 154.73 in
Antique Carved Oak Wood Paneled Room, Napoleon III Style, France, 1880
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This beautiful carved oak wood paneled room was made in the 19th century. Designed originally for a hexagonal room, with a boudoir, it is composed of six carved wall panels. Three pa...
Wood, Oak
$18,955
H 60.63 in W 75.99 in D 51.19 in
19th Century Baroque Louis XV Style Bed in Walnut Carved with Putti
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Exceptional baroque Louis XV style bed in walnut carved for babies Louis XV style bed in Provençal walnut richly carved and engraved XIXth century decorated with acanthu...
Wood, Walnut
$3,376
H 8.67 in W 13.39 in D 8.27 in
Exquisite 19th Century antique Swiss fully hand carved Black forest Jewelry box
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A true masterpiece, this fully hand-carved 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is a remarkable work of art. Nearly 150 years old, the wood has developed an extraor...
Velvet, Wood
$22,503 / set
H 106.3 in W 53.55 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Large French Antique Renaissance Revival Buffet Cabinet Oak 19th Century
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Simply stunning! This pair of French renaissance revival buffet cabinets from the 19th century. Both cabinets are made out of solid oak with 16 beveled glass windows & 1 beveled mi...
Glass, Mirror, Oak
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.