Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Master Carving of a "Cow and Calf."

Antique Swiss carved Family of cows, Circa 1880-1900. Exceptional Art of wood-carving.

This single armchair shows the fine care that a master craftsman took with his carving.

Pair Large Antique Late 19th Century French Signed Bronze Castings of the "Horses of Marley."

A pleasing bronze cherub, typical of the period.

Pair antique late 19th century Chinese porcelain fish figures on carved stands.

Antique 19th Century French Bronze D' Ore & Green Marble Bust of Napoleon Bonaparte after artist Antonio Canova.

Earthenware turkey with harlequin pattern from the early 20th century, height 31 cm. Additional information: Material: Earthenware & Ceramics.

An unusual subject in an interesting pose with a bundle of fruits in his arms. The clothes, head piece, etc., are well detailed.

A 'Black Forest' Dog Group The naturalistically carved limewood group shows the bitch couchant and her three playful pups; glass eyes are used in all the figures, in the manner of Walter Mäder...

Sweet little Black Forest carving of a stag standing near a pine tree next to a brass lined nut or candy dish. Some writing bottom front in white is too worn for me to make out, prob...

This intriguing Black Forest inkwell has been meticulously hand carved from wood and dates to 19th century Switzerland. The piece depicts two men attempting to milk a cow. The man wearing a hat is struggling to control the cow by pulling on the bovine’s tail; his bespectacled partner is situated next to the cow in an attempt to milk it. The ground immediately beneath these three figures is a rocky formation of varying height. Below this is a wooden terrain that also has quite a lot of depth. Among the forest-like environment, there are two indentations that house the colored and cut glass inkwells. The colored portions of the mushroom-shaped wells are a rustic orange that ties in nicely with the dark brown wood used in the carving. The wells are then capped with silvered lids. One of the glass containers has a perforated top, which would have held the pounce or sand (pounce pot). This would have permitted the writer to sprinkle the sand on the paper before inking to aid in the drying process. Excess pounce was often poured back into the container. The milk cows...

A pair of miniature black forest bear carvings Constructed using linden wood, the animals naturalistically carved, and with colored highl...