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A Black Forest Suite of Carved Bears
A Black Forest Suite of Carved Bears
Various Dimensions:
Bear 1: H: 16 in / 40 cm | W: 25 in / 63 cm | D: 13 in / 33 cm
Bear 2: H: 10.5 in / 27 cm | W: 21 in / 53 cm | W: 5.5 in / 13.5 cm
Bear 3: H: 10 in / 25 cm | W: 17 in / 43 cm | D: 5.5 in / 14 cm
PRICE: £28,000
19452
A Black Forest Suite of Carved Bears*
Each bear made from solid lindenwood, the animals naturalistically carved, and with patinated highlights and glass eyes.
Brienz, Circa 1890
*Available for sale separately
Brienz, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
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 Forest," 1820-1940. Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 2005; for similar examples.
Arenski, Jay, Simon Daniels, and Michael Daniels. Swiss Carvings: The Art of the "Black Forest," 1820-1940. Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 2005; for similar examples.
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