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Creator: Black Forest
Antique circa 1880 Super Rare Black Forest Hand Carved and Painted Whip Hook
By Black Forest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, stunning, original circa 1880 Swiss made Black Forest wood, whip hooks which has the original paint This is a fine exa...
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1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19th C Rustic Black Forest Hand Carved Walnut Branching Fruit Serving Tray
By Black Forest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An exquisitely hand-carved Black Forest wooden serving tray, circa mid-late 19th Century. A stunning, open handled tray showing branching exotic fruit – pomegranates, passionfruit, persimmons, and custard apples. The fruit is shown in clusters along with their leaves, immature fruit, and blossoms, hanging from branches that twine to become the side handles and raised rim of the tray. Naturalistically carved with incredible detail. A unique piece of unparalleled artistry. ‘Black Forest’ carvings were originally thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest...
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19th Century Swiss Rustic Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Walnut

Black Forest Carved Candle Holder
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black Forest candle holder with tree and standing chamois. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published. In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Swi...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19th Century Black Forest Music Box
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss cylinder music box . 21 1/2" cylinder playing 12 tunes. Housed in a Black Forest carved exhibition box with a carved chamois doe with fa...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

Black Forest Carved Cat Match Holder
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss carved match holder with a cat with glass eyes seated beside a pitcher. In the 1800’s the wood carving industry of Switzerland started in the...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

19th Century Black Forest Carved Dinner Gong
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century Swiss Black Forest carved brass dinner gong suspended by two trees each having a carved climbing bear. Very neat and unique piece of Bla...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Black Forest Carving "The Hunter" Attributed to Johann Huggler
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
The Hunter attributed to Johann Huggler (1834-1912) Of Brienz - a small town in Bernese Oberland, Canton Bern Switzerland. When one looks at the old photographs of Johann Huggler, this is a self - portrait. Johann Huggler was known as the "King of the Carvers" of Brienz. The few carvings that survived until this day pay homage to the mastery with which he carved animals and human figures. It was he who opened the Swiss wood carving...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Walnut

Black Forest Carving "The Hunter" Attributed to Johann Huggler
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
The Hunter attributed to the Huggler's (1834-1912) Of Brienz - a small town in Bernese Oberland, Canton Bern Switzerland. A carving of a huntsman holding a cock pheasant. This appear...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Walnut

Lovely Late Victorian circa 1880 Hand Carved Black Forest Wine Bottle Holder
By Black Forest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely lovely original circa 1880 Black forest carved wine bottle holder A very good looking and decorative piece of folk art from the ...
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1880s German Late Victorian Antique Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

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Black Forest sculptures and carvings for sale on 1stDibs.

Black Forest sculptures and carvings are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Black Forest sculptures and carvings, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sculptures and carvings by Black Forest were created in the Victorian style in europe during the 19th century. Prices for Black Forest sculptures and carvings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $900 and can go as high as $35,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,697.
Questions About Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Franz Anton Ketterer is believed to be the German clockmaker who invented the cuckoo clock, and he is also one of the founding fathers of the Black Forest clockmaking. Today there are many cuckoo clocks, but to be deemed an authentic Black Forest cuckoo is an honor that is bestowed to only those clocks where every essential part is handmade exclusively in the Black Forest region of Germany. Shop a collection of cuckoo clocks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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