- Black Forest BearSKU: AG0692Swiss carved sitting Black Forest bear. 6 1/2" x 3" x 4 1/2" PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 6 1/2" x 3" x 4 1/2"
$750 - Black Forest Mantle ClockSKU: AF1470Swiss Black Forest carved mantle clock with finial of eagle holding chamois fallen and chamois running across rocky base. Keeps time but does not chime. Fully restored and mechanically functional. Circa 1890. 23"H x 19"W x 9"D This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on ...
$7,500 - Black Forest Smoking TableSKU: M1475Swiss carved smoking table with cabin with five "tree trunks" including a cigar nipper. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published. PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 38"H; 18"x14"
$8,500 - Black Forest Hall TreeSKU: M427Black Forest carved hall tree with two bears and mirror. 83"H x 31"W This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our website. Please contact the Gallery at (208) 769-7575; info@ciscosgallery.com to get a shipping quote, or to purchase. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: ...
$22,000 - Black Forest Carved Plant StandSKU: P15Black Forest carved Swiss plant stand, with bear holding foliage and shell-shaped tray for cards. Published in "Black Forest Bears and Swiss Woodcarvings," plate 15. Book included. PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 42"H
$15,000 - Black Forest Moose HeadSKU: AF1471Massive Swiss Black Forest carved cow moose head with glass eyes. Original paper label on back. Carved integral with plaque. Real antlers can be added. A rare piece. Circa 1890. 40" x 25" protrudes 36" This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our website. Please ...
$30,000 - Black Forest Antler Table LampSKU: R955BBlack Forest table lamp using red stag antler antlers having silk shade with hunting motif of riders with hounds. Base 12" x 12", shade diameter 15", overall 27" PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: Base 12" x 12", shade diameter 15", overall 27"
$1,800 - Black Forest Bull CarvingSKU: W260Swiss carved bull with old tag on bottom, "sent from England, Elmore Clayton, Oct 18 1944." Black forest carving - bulls extrememly rare. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 11"H x 12"W
$4,500 - Black Forest Carved Gun RackSKU: AF0311French Black Forest carved gun rack with mirror. Large carved deer head mount with glass eyes at top and carved dog head and glass eyes at base. 62"H x 29"W x 16"D PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 62"H x 29"W x 16"D
$22,000 - Black Forest Chamois Table LampSKU: G1438Black Forest carved chamois table lamp/smoking piece with cutouts for cigarettes, ashtray and lighter under stump and rawhide shade. Purchaed from a German family who acquired in Germany in the 1930s. Original shade was replaced. Base 16" x 11", shade diameter 14", overall 2" PERIOD: Early 19th ...
$4,500 - Black Forest Cigar CabinetSKU: L2481Swiss carved double hinged lid with two game birds carved on front and also as finial. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published. Five slide out trays each holding 14 cigars. Heavily carved and footed. PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 9"x15"x12 1/2" High
$4,500 - Black Forest Carved Entry TableSKU: O1501Swiss carved entry or hall table with two smiling standing bears holding a log over their shoulders as front legs. Tabletop surrounded by carved pine logs. Carved by master carver Bernhard Amend. Can be used separately or as a set with O1500. This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will ...
$20,000 - Black Forest Carved China CabinetSKU: PLATE12Black Forest carved china cabinet. Front door has a bear playing accordion. Mother and father dancing together as cub plays close by. Two bears supporting shelves. Two drawers for flatware. Beveled glass door on top. Pictured in Black Forest Bears Plate 12. 71"H x 43"W This is a large or ...
$75,000 - Black Forest Bear Hall TreeSKU: B0614PL2Standing bear umbrella stand with metal drip pan. Exceptional carving. Published as Plate 2 in the book Black Forest Bears. Swiss wood carvings. This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our website. Please contact the Gallery at (208) 769-7575; info@ciscosgallery.com ...
$12,000 - Black Forest Dog InkwellSKU: AF1026Swiss carved Black Forest shaggy dog inkwell with pen holder. Circa 1890. 6"H x 8 1/2"W x 4" PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 6"H x 8 1/2"W x 4"
$1,700 - Black Forest Cat Match HolderSKU: AF1025Swiss carved match holder with a cat with glass eyes seated beside a pitcher. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 4 1/2"H x 4" x 4"
$1,500 - Black Forest Barrel SteinSKU: AF0945Swiss Black Forest carved wood barrel stein with grape and leaves, figural hinged lid with rooster and hen. As a result of the bubonic plaque and several invasions of flies throughout Europe, Germany established several laws in the early 16th century requiring all food and beverage containers be ...
$3,500 - Black Forest Dinner GongSKU: AF0731Swiss Black Forest carved brass dinner gong suspended by two trees each having a carved climbing bear.Circa 1900. 14"H x 18"L PERIOD: Early 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 14"H x 18"L
$4,500 - Black Forest HumidorSKU: AF0732Swiss Black Forest carved humidor in the form of a cabin with a dog looking out house. Holds 24 cigars. Door opens to hold stick matches with striker. Circa 1900. 7" x 6" x 8". PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 7" x 6" x 8"
$2,400 - Black Forest Cuckoo ClockSKU: AF0497Monumental Swiss Black Forest carved cuckoo clock decorated with rifles, hunting horn, deer, rabbit, game birds and hunt bag. Fully restored and mechanically functional. Circa 1900. 48"H x 32"W x 20 1/2"D This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our website. Please ...
$32,000 - Black Forest Bovine PairSKU: AF0564Swiss carved walnut cow with bell and standing bull. Both on naturalistic bases. Cows rare. 4" x 5" PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 4" x 5"
$3,000 - The Poacher by The Huggler BrothersSKU: AE1016"The Poacher" depicts a young poacher being caught by a game keeper as he cuts up a chamois he has shot. The detail is incredible on this large carving. The expression of dismay on the young poacher's face and the details on both men's clothing is world class quality. It is signed by the Huggler ...
$40,000 - Black Forest Seated Bear HumidorSKU: PLATE40ABlack Forest seated bear humidor. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published. PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 12"H x 6"W x 7"D
$5,000 - Black Forest Setter with Pen and InkwellSKU: E0001Black Forest carved setter holding pen in mouth with inkwell and tray. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 9" x 4 1/2" x 7"
$3,000 - Black Forest Carved Table and Chairs SetSKU: PLATE62Swiss heavily carved carved bear dining table with four matching chairs. Each chair having matching back rests with bears and leaves. All chair seats contain a music box compartment. Table with heavily carved sides in vine and leaf design with a climbing bear cub on each leg. Top has carved ...
$120,000 - Black Forest Cigar HumidorSKU: K2433ABlack Forest carved cigar humidor with two game bird finials. Vine and leaf carved sides. Missing trays. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 7"W x 10 1/2"H x 8"D
$1,800 - Two Black Forest Carved Bear ChairsSKU: P57Matching pair of Swiss carved dining chairs with bears facing each other. Wood grain carved seat. Front legs have pockets with bears in each. Part of the Brienz Collection as published on Plate # 57. 36"H x 17"W x 16"deep. This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our ...
$24,000 - Black Forest Carved ChairsSKU: P17Matching pair of chairs with bears facing each other. Set in carved tree and leaf design. Seats carved with a fine pine bough. Part of the Brienz Collection and published as Plate #17. 36"h x 18"W x 16" deep. This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our website. ...
$22,000 - Pair of Black Forest Carved ChairsSKU: P11Matched pair of bear chairs with bears facing each other. Set in a tree and leaf design. Seats each have two carved oak boughs, one with acorns. Part of the Brienz Collection as published Plate #11. 36" x 18" x 16"W This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our ...
$22,000 - Black Forest Carved Hanging Game PlaquesSKU: Q344Matched pair of Black Forest hanging game plaques. One with chamois and grouse, the other red stag and fox. Both complete with rifle and game bags. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published. PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 24" x 40" Protrudes 6"
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Brienz Black Forest Carvings
Cisco’s acquired the Brienz Collection in 2001, purchasing a large private collection of a museum in Brienz, Switzerland and then assisting in publishing a comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject, Black Forest Bears and Wood Carvings, 1860-1920. Since that time, Cisco’s continues to acquire additional pieces, both large and small, with one of the largest offerings in the country – over 400 pieces.
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