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A 'Black Forest' Musical Bear Bench
A 'Black Forest' Musical Bear Bench
Dimensions: H: 34 in / 86 cm | W: 55 in / 140 cm | D: 19 in / 48 cm
PRICE: £28,000
A 'Black Forest' Musical 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 roundel amongst oak foliage, the seat carved to simulate a tree bark, and hinging open to reveal a fitted music box.
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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