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A 'Black Forest' Bear Bench
A 'Black Forest' Bear Bench
Dimensions: H: 38.5 in / 98 cm | W: 61 in / 155 cm | D: 19 in / 48 cm
A 'Black Forest' Bear Bench
Constructed in carved Lindenwood, the seat supported by two free-standing bears; the frame of the bench modelled from branchwork with a carved bear in the central backrest flanked by open fencing with oak foliage continuing as armrests, the seat carved with further leafy oak branches in shallow relief and with a carved apron bearing a pair of carved oak leaves.
Brienz area, circa 1890
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.
Literature:
Arenski, Jay, Simon Daniels, and Michael Daniels. Swiss Carvings: The Art of the 'Black Forest' 1820-1940. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2005, illustrating related examples.
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