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Hand Carved Antique 'Black Forest' Fox Stool

$14,389.42

£10,500

€12,249.96

CA$19,709.90

A$21,921.72

CHF 11,446.84

MX$266,763.97

NOK 146,193.60

SEK 137,103.81

DKK 91,426.11

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About the Item

A 'Black Forest' fox stool Constructed in a very well patinated and carved lindenwood, the kneeling fox having glass eyes, with monochrome naturalistic highlights; the seat carved to resemble a mushroom. Brienz Area, circa 1900 Brienz, in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland was remarked upon in Baedeker's Travel Guide, as having a population of 2400, of whom 600 persons were employed as woodcarvers, to supply the tourist trade to Switzerland with mementos of the tour. A museum devoted entirely to the art of wood carving may be visited today. Arenski, Jay, Simon Daniels, and Michael Daniels. Swiss Carvings: The Art of the 'Black Forrest', 1820-1940. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2005, p. 140 (fig. 224). Illustrating a kneeling bear stool of similar construction.

Dimensions:

Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)

Style:

Black Forest (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Glass,Wood,Hand-Carved

Place of Origin:

Switzerland

Period:

19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1900

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: 93861stDibs: LU954718826152

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