Black Forest Wall Decorations
BLACK FOREST STYLE
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.
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Style: Black Forest
Black Forest Folk Art Carved Wood Chamois Head with Real Horns, 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art chamois head wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More ...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Wood
Black Forest 1880s Carved and Painted Wooden Bear's Head Wall Hanging Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A black forest carved wooden bear head from the late 19th century, with oak leaves and green, yellow and red accents. Created during the last quarter of the 19th century, this Black Forest wall...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Wood
Antique Musical circa 1880 Black Forest Hand Carved Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, Musical, original circa 1880 Swiss made Black Forest wood, Fox whip hook with glass eyes
These...
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1880s Swedish Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Wood
Black Forest Carved Walnut Deer Head Trophy Mount
Located in Essex, MA
Well carved with original oval carved back. The head realistically carved with amber colored glass eyes. Antlers are carved walnut as well.
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1870s German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Glass, Walnut
Unknown, Oil on Canvas Painting Angel with Sleeping Child
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great angelic oil painting depicting an angel sheltering a sleeping child from a snake. Oil painting on canvas with vigorous pastel colors. Framed wit...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Collection of Nine Black Forest Antler Mounts on Hand-Carved Wood Plaques Priced
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection of nine black Forest antler mounts on hand-carved wood plaques, great color and patina. Priced per mount.
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
19th Century French Oval Black Forest Game Plaque with Bark Trompe L’Oeil
Located in Dallas, TX
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Hand-carved in the style of Black Forest, this oval French from the 1800s depicts a pair of recently felled birds suspended from a partial branch by a ...
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19th Century French Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Wood
Relief Woodcarving by Hermann Steiner Meran 19th Century
By Hermann Steiner
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Relief Woodcarving by Hermann Steiner Meran 19th century
The wooden carved relief shows a grandfather with grandson on his lap. The granddaughter is sitting on the chair and hides a...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair of Roe Deer Heads, Wall Decoration, Germany, 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Roe deer heads, wall decoration, made of plaster, Germany, 1930s, set of two.
An absolutely adorable pair of roe deer heads in the Black Forest style is ...
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1930s German Vintage Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Plaster
Black Forest Mantle Carving "Antler's Clash"
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss Black Forest mantle carving of two fighting stags. Great mangle carving piece. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published.
Period: circa 1920
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1920s Swiss Vintage Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Wood
Black Forest Marquetry Table Top
Located in Savannah, GA
A Black Forest marquetry hunt scene table top wall-hanging, 19th century.
36 ¼ by 27 ¼ inches
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Late 19th Century Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
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Wood
Antique Cabin Antler Wall Clock with Deer and Chamois Austria ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Cabin Antler Wall Clock with Deer and Chamois Austria ca. 1900
A great rustic antler wall clock. The wooden case is richly decorated with plaster applications, a plaster deer...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Plaster, Antler
Large Wild Boar Trophy on Turned Wooden Plaque, Germany 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Wild Boar Trophy on Turned Wooden Plaque, Germany 1950s
Item e6936
A vintage Black Forest wild boar (Sus scrofa) trophy on wooden plaque. The teeth a...
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Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Antique Monumental Black Forest Bear Statue as Mountain Walker or Naturalist
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art Bear Statue. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a Cabin room or the office of a Hunter or Wood...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Antique hand carved Walnut Wall Plaque Fruits and Vegetables, Early 20th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique hand carved walnut wall plaque fruits and vegetables, Germany, early 20th century.
This absolutely gorgeous masterfully carved wall decoration from the early 20th century fe...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Collection of Nine Black Forest Antler Mounts on Hand-Carved Wood PlaquesPriced
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection of nine black forest antler mounts on hand-carved wood plaques. Priced per mount.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Walnut
Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque - Germany ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Sika Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque - Germany ca. 1950s
Item e7343
A vintage 6 pointer sika deer (Cervus nippon) trophy from the Black Forest. The trophy was shot around 1...
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Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Hanging Cabinet / Small Cabinet Oak Bird
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stunning 19th century Swiss black forest hanging cabinet / small cabinet carved from solid oak.
Superb Black Forest cabinet with floral carvings displaying leaves & acorns. The doo...
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1870s Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Black Forest Style Wall Shelves Featuring Stag Heads and Acorns
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Black Forest Stag Wall shelves decorated with vines, leaves and acorns. 11.0" W x 8.5" H x 6.0" D
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20th Century Unknown Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
A colorful oil print depicting a dramatic poaching scenery in the Bavarian alps....
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Late 19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair of Black Forest Type Deer Head Wall Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Black Forest style Deer head wall shelves or brackets. Made in a Faux Bois design.
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20th Century Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Game Hunter's Bag with Woodcock, Rifle & Horn
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Black Forest antique hand carved miniature wall pocket of a fringed game hunter's bag with woodcock, rifle and horn
Rich, dark patina and very we...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Turned Plaques Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Turned Plaques Germany ca. 1900s
A set of six antique Black Forest roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on turned wooden plaques. The trop...
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Early 1900s German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swiss Carved Black Forest Trophy Plaques Hunting Deer Stag
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stunning craftsmanship! This pair of 19th century Black Forest hunting Trophy plaques from Brienz Switzerland.
Fully carved from solid ...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Black Forest Rustic Photo Frame with Original Glass Plate, Austria, circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely rustic black Forest photo frame from the late 19th century, around 1880 in Austria. Elaborately hand carved out of bass wood this antique photo fra...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Blown Glass, Softwood
Modern Black Forrest Carved Walnut 6, Point Deer Shoulder Mount
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Black Forrest Carved Walnut 6 -Point Deer Shoulder Mount
Switzerland, Circa 1960s
Enhance your space with the timeless elegance of this Modern Black Forest Carved Walnut 6-Point Deer Shoulder Mount. Originating from Switzerland and dating back to the 1960s, this piece represents a fine example of the revered Swiss Black Forest carving...
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20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Rope, Glass, Walnut
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1947
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1947
A large vintage deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque fea...
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Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Antler
Pair of Black Forest Carved Walnut Bird Nest Wall-Mounted Consoles, ca. 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of Black Forest style carved walnut wall-mounted consoles or shelves, birds nest, Germany, ca. 1920.
An adorable pair of wall-mounted consoles with beautifully and masterfully c...
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1920s German Vintage Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swiss 'Black Forest' Carved Game Trophy 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, deer, bird, fox and hunting accoutrements,...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Pair of Corner Shelves Original Hand Carved Switzerland Late 1800s
Located in Chicago, IL
Black forest pair of hanging corner shelves, hand carved in Switzerland between 1860 and 1890. The black forest hanging corner shelves are quite unusual with their original intricate carving. Black Forest Furniture...
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1880s Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Wooden Micro Carving Plaque by Johann Rint ca. 1880
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden Micro Carving Plaque by Johann Rint ca. 1880
A small wall plaque with detailed relief carvings worked out of linden wood by Johann Rint ca. 1880....
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Large Deer Trophy from a Noble Estate, Uneven 14 Ends
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Deer Trophy from a Noble Estate, Uneven 14 Ends
A very large uneven 14 pointer Black Forest deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy from the palace of Salem in South Germany. Shot by a m...
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Late 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Antler
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene After Josef Ringeisen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
A colorful oil print depicting a dramatic poaching scenery in the Bavarian for...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
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...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Circa 1860-1880 Black Forest Carved Eagle Wall Shelf
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A boldly carved eagle wall shelf, c.1860-80, Black Forest. Carved from linden wood. Beneath the shelf a spread eagle above a festoon of fruits & leav...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Vintage Deer Trophy Spain Toledao 1983 uneven Twelve Ends
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Deer Trophy Spain Toledao 1983 uneven Twelve Ends
A great uneven 12 pointer Black Forest deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy from the palace of Salem in South Germany. It was shot ...
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Late 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Antler
Abnorm White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Abnorm White Tailed Deer Trophy Mount on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
A large abnorme white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) trophy on a wooden plaque with black finish. The trophy w...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Monumental 19th Century Black Forest Carved “Spoils of the Hunt” Wall Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of the most impressive masterfully carved German or Swiss black forest wall clocks I have ever had in my possession circa 1880. The shear size and quality of the carvings is incredible.
Adorned with several duck and bird forms to the clock, a rifle, catch bag, powder horn and bird call...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1943
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Vintage Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque 1943
A large vintage deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophy on a wooden carved plaque. The plaque fea...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Antler
Antique Hand Painted Advertising Poster for a Hemoglobin Fabrication in Munich
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Handpainted Advertising Poster for a Hemoglobin Fabrication in Munich
A large antique handpainted advertising poster for a hemoglobin fabrication in the 19th century in Muni...
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1890s German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Antique Print with Humoristic Scene Featuring Wild Boars and a Painter
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Print with Humoristic Scene featuring Wild Boars and a Painter
A colorful antique oil print depicting a humoristic scene in the Black Fore...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Photo Print Collage with Hunt Company and Game in the Forest
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Photo Print Collage with Hunt Company and Game in the Forest
An antique collage of several victorian hunters in a forest. Made with a pai...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
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 F...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Softwood
Black Forest 19th Century Set of Four Oak Wall Brackets Carved as Hunting Animal
By Black Forest
Located in Firenze, IT
This antique and amazing set of four hand carved Black Forest solid oak wood wall brackets are impressively and deeply sculpted with hunting themed motifs. Under each deep hand carved shelf...
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19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Original European Landscape By Listed Artist Lothar Baumann
Located in San Diego, CA
Framed original oil on canvas by listed artist Lothar Baumann, European landscape, Lothar Baumann was born in Bavaria and studied the arts in Munich, Germany. His later works expressed his love for the Bavarian landscapes...
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20th Century German Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair Black Forest Carved Hanging Game Plaques
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Matched pair of Black Forest linden wood hanging game plaques. One with chamois and grouse, the other red stag and fox. Both complete with rifle and game ...
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Early 1900s Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Large Pair of Carved Black Forest Trophy Plaques depicting Deer, a Hare, and Fox
Located in London, GB
A pair of large black forest game plaques
Expertly carved in lindenwood, the shaped plaques, carved with oak leaves, depict a buck and a r...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Black Forest 1900s Carved Wooden Plaque with Chamois Motif, Foliage and Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Black Forest period carved wooden plaque from the early 20th century, with chamois motif, foliage and petite mirror. Hand-Carved in Switzerland during the early years of the 20th century, this wooden Black Forest plaque draws our attention with its chamois head emerging from an oval medallion, surrounded by scrolling leaves wrapped around a branch. The lower section showcases a petite oval mirror...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Pair of Carved Relief Limewood Shadow Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of carved limewood shadow boxes
Finely carved in high relief, and depicting two famous scenes of an eagle attacking a man, and a poacher being shot, housed within rectangul...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Collection Of Twenty Black Forest Roe Mounts
Located in Buchanan, MI
COLLECTION OF TWENTY BLACK FOREST ROE MOUNTS PRICED PER MOUNT
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Early 20th Century Austrian Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut, Antler
19th Century Black Forest Carved Walnut and Leather Wall Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant and heavily carved antique vitrine was crafted in France, circa 1880. The hanging cabinet features hand carved leaf and branch motifs throughout the front. The cabinet d...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut, Leather
19th Century Carved Swiss 'Black Forest' Life-Sized Stag's Head Wall Mount
Located in London, GB
A Rare Life-Sized Black Forest Stag's Head
Carved from Lindenwood, the deer head with realistic fur effect, patination, and glass inset eyes in conjunction with the real three-tined...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Felix Possart Large Oil on Canvas "A Spring Alpine Journey"
By Felix Possart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Felix Possart (German, 1837-1928) a large oil on canvas "A Spring Alpine Journey". The elongated painting depicting a mountain scene, possibly set in the Austrian or Swiss Alps, of a young man hiking in the Alps during springtime wearing Lederhosen and carrying a bucket and a water drum...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
Black Forest Carved Bird Plaque
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss carved walnut plaque with game bird and two chicks with vine and leaf design. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published.
Period: circ...
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1920s Swiss Vintage Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Large Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque - Germany 1937
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque - Germany 1937
A large 8-pointer red deer trophy (Cervus elaphus) from the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, mounted on a brown wooden...
Category
1930s German Vintage Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Mid 19th Century Bear Head Wall Sculpture - Black Forest - Hand Sculpted
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A rare Black Forest wall sculpture with a bear head, hand sculpted from chestnut wood. Polychrome painted head, on a wood sculpted rococo-style frame with scrolls with a gold leaf fi...
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1850s German Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Monumental wood carved Black Forest Monk Statue Vintage 1960s Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art Monk Statue. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a Cabin room or Library. More than likely one of the Folk Art items made in...
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1960s German Vintage Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair of Carved Lime Wood Pictures
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Swiss carved lime-wood pictures one showing a hunter being attacked by an eagle as he attempts to raid its nest, the other a climber rescuing a g...
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1880s Swiss Antique Black Forest Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Black Forest wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Black Forest wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, bone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Black Forest wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Switzerland pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Black Forest, Black Forrest, Hermann Steiner, and Johann Maresch. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $28,000 while the average work can sell for $980.