black forest wall decoration from the south of germany

an antique wooden wall rack with impressive carvings of a chamois, leaves and acorns. executed ca. 1900, swiss brienz.

a whimsical black forest whip holder carved as a farmer which is lighting a cigarette, ca. 1920 - original paint with abrasions.

a very nice black forest bear whip holder, swiss brienz ca. 1900.

a nice handcarved owl whip holder / coat hook. the owl is sitting on a branch which builds the coat hooks. executed ca. 1910. (ears restored).

a handcarved wood bear barometer and thermometer. modelled with two dancing bears left and right, a bear at the base looking out of a hunting bag and a standing bear on top. decorated with branches and leaves. executed ca. 1900, swiss.

an antique wooden hunting wall plaque with impressive carvings of a chamois, partridge, hunting gun, gunpowder horn, leaves and acorns. executed ca. 1900, swiss brienz.

a whimsical handcarved mandolin playing bear whip holder / coat hook. with music work integrated in the body which starts playing when something is hanged on the chamois horns. executed by peter trauffer, swiss - brienz ca. 1890. backplane probably replaced.

a tridimensional woodcarving of a poacher in the forest. with woodframe, most probably walnut. executed in the 1920s.

grandfather with grandson on his lap. the granddaughter is sitting on the chair and hides a ball from her brother. executed by the famous woodcarver hermann steiner, meran. signed.

a rare antique monastic work of a wall decoration - named quodlibet. the creative work shows an enormous number of old needleworker utensils, like buttons, metal badges, belt buckles etc., embroidered on fabric. executed ca. 1900.

an unusual wall decoration completely made of matchsticks by a fairgroundman ca. 1920. decorated with souvenir badges.

a fine tridimensional / diorama corkcarving of a scenery with castle, trees, bridge and windmill behind glass, with a carved wood frame. executed ca. 1880.

a fine tridimensional / diorama corkcarving of a scenery with castle, trees and rambler behind glass, with a carved wood frame, goldpainted. executed ca. 1880.

a whimsical handcarved hunting hare whip holder / coat hook. executed ca. 1900, swiss - brienz. with music work integrated in the body which starts playing when something is hanged on the chamois horns.

a fine tridimensional / diorama corkcarving of a scenery with castle, trees and ramblers behind glass, with a carved wood frame, goldpainted. executed ca. 1880.

a large stucco relief in renaissance design. depicting a greek mythological scenery - wagon of eos? stucco reliefs were used in the architectural decoration schemes of many ancient cultures and very famous in the second half of the 19th century. this wall decoration comes from a dissolution of a stucco relief producer and is an original antique piece. made of cast and reinforced with horsehair. very good condition - surface soiled due to the long storage.

a pair of large black forest whip holders carved in the area of berchdesgaden ca. 1830 - color abrasions, some small pieces of wood missing

a large stucco relief in renaissance design. depicting a greek mythological scenery? stucco reliefs were used in the architectural decoration schemes of many ancient cultures and very famous in the second half of the 19th century. this wall decoration comes from a dissolution of a stucco relief producer and is an original antique piece. made of cast and reinforced with horsehair. very good condition - surface soiled due to the long storage.

antique german target. the handpainted scene depicts a dachshund which walks with his half-drunk master. executed 1923.