A Swiss Black Forest Carved Lindenwood Figural Clock , Circa 1880
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October 19, 06:48 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
A Swiss "Black Forest" Carved Lindenwood Figural Clock , Circa 1880
On a rockwork stand incorporating a clock movement flanked by deer and surmounted by an eagle; together with a Swiss carved lindenwood console table with serpentine top, raised on cabriole legs.
height Clock 51 in.; width 31¼in.; depth 11½in. height table 35¼in. width 36 in. depth 17 1/2
129.5 cm; 79.3 cm; 29.2 cm/ 89.5 cm;91.5 cm; 44.5 cm
Despite being captioned as Swiss, the wide variety of carved lindenwood groups are called "Black Forest".
The idea behind the marvelous success of Brienz wood carvings, so-called "Black Forest" carvings and clocks was quite simple. After a disastrous famine in 1816 in the Brienz area at the Swiss/German border people were forced to find new areas of revenues. Driven by the need to create jobs in the Bernese Oberland, an economically underdeveloped region, the Swiss government encouraged the existing resource of the Lindenwood Timber industry to liaise with the traditional wooden craftsmanship.
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