A Pair of Miniature Black Forest Bear Carvings

Object Description

A Pair of Miniature Black Forest Bear Carvings

Constructed using linden wood, the animals naturalistically carved, and with coloured highlights and glass eyes.
Brienz, Circa 1890

Object Literature

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 Forrest’ 1820-1940. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2005, p. 38 (fig. 31, illustrating a similar pair of miniature carved bears, in a private collection).

Object Condition

Excellent condition

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