Walnut Wall Brackets

Walnut bracket with carved hunting hound, oak leaves and acorn background. circa 1890. h 30, w30, d 19.5.

This beautifully antique wall brackets were carved in the Alps Mountains of France, circa 1870. Half circle in shape, each fruitwood shelf consol...

This beautifully antique wall bracket was carved in the Alps Mountains of France, circa 1870. Half circle in shape, the fruitwood shelf console features fine hand carved nature motifs including a deer figure, foliage and tree branches. The corbel console...

Geographically speaking, “Black Forest” denotes the forested mountain range in southwest Germany. Since the early 1800’s, the phrase has been used to describe elaborate animal wood carvings, as the figures were thought to have originated in the Black Forest of Germany. It is believed that in the 1850s, the Trauffer’s, a family of woodcarvers, began popularizing the “black forest style” through their handicrafts, furniture making and their instruction in carving at a school in Brienz Switzerland. The popular notion that the Black Forest style has its roots in the the Bavarian Black Forest, in Germany, is likely mistaken. By 1910 there were some 1,300 cottage industries of woodcarvers in the environs of Brienz and the Black Forest style of carving became a major economic force and home industry throughout Switzerland. The communities of Luzern and Interlaken also became noted for these handicrafts. The popularity of black forest carvings was driven by both a strong tourist industry and the crafts movement. The “Black Forest” style describes wooden sculptures or carved replicas of nature’s bounty, incorporated into the design of household items. Antique Black Forest handicrafts exemplify Swiss folk art traditions and are seen in carved clock cases, hall trees, desks, picture frames, chairs and all variety of decorative objects and furnishings. Walnut and linden wood is typically used. The black forest style is the accomplished carving and trained whittling of realistic tree branches, twigs, bears, birds, deer, rabbits, edelweiss flowers and such Both of the brackets seen here feature a small, shaped shelf with a thin recessed molding along the underside. They rest on top of a tripartite tree trunk support, just above an eagle with wings displayed and expanded perched on a branch. Each eagle grips its prey with its talons. Additional branches dotted with small flowers surround each bird. The birds have been presented looking in opposite directions, allowing for them to be displayed on either side of a piece of art or architectural element. Our pair of Swiss black forest eagle wall brackets...

Beautiful antique Black Forest wall rack for letters. The rack is beautifully refined, each shelf has its own animal. We see a rabbit, foxes and birds. It is a beautiful piece of cra...

An adorable pair of French Art Nouveau wall brackets with beautifully carved floral motifs from circa the 1920s. Dimensions: height: 15 cm / 5.9 in; width: 14 cm / 5.51 in; depth: 1...

A hanging wall bracket with one drawer decorated with nailheads.

Pair Antique German Black Forest Wood-Carved wall brackets, Circa 1920's.

Steel meat hooks, mounted on solid walnut board with mounting (hanging) hardware.

Place a bust or a vase on this elegant antique wall corbel; crafted in France, circa 1860, the fruitwood wall bracket features hand carved leaf motifs with...

Harvey Probber Wall-Hung console, features double drawer storage with inset rosewood pulls. Bleached and stained rosewoods, solid walnut wall brackets. ...

Matching pair of 19th century, Italian grotesque wall brackets or shelves. This unique and amazingly hand carved pair of antique wall brackets is another one of our recent great finds. The story of Medusa in Greek Mythology has been world famous since ancient times. Over the centuries the story of Medusa has inspired a number of very renowned artists to create some amazing works of art. This unique pair of hand carved Medusa...