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Large Black Forest Walnut Wooden Carving of Eagle (1 of 6)
Wick Antiques Ltd
Flag of United KingdomHampshire, UK
Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art, as well as taking the occasional auction. Together they make a formidable team with extensive knowledge and buy and sell some of the best items on the market.
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Large Black Forest Walnut Wooden Carving of Eagle

REF: LA474537
£4,800
€5,607
$6,038
Certified DealerApproved item413 sales by dealer
Certified DealerApproved item413 sales by dealer
Description
This is a large late 19th Century (c.1890) Black Forest Swiss antique walnut wooden carving of an eagle, perched on a tree stump with wings outspread and the head turned to the right, with black stained detailing on the feathers and inset glass eyes. Please see Arenski, Daniels and Daniels, ‘Swiss Carvings, The Art of the ‘Black Forest’ 1820-1940’ Woodbridge 2005, pp. 88-90, for several similar studies of eagles dating from 1870 to 1890. One is carved by Alfred Stähli and the others by the famed Ruef brothers.
measurements
Height:
20 in
Width:
22 in
Depth:
12 in
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Large Black Forest Walnut Wooden Carving of Eagle (LA474537) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1890
location
This Large Black Forest Walnut Wooden Carving of Eagle is located in Hampshire, United Kingdom

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