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Unusual ‘Black Forest’ Walnut Eagle & Chamois Hall Stand (1 of 11)
Wick Antiques Ltd
Flag of United KingdomHampshire, UK
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Unusual ‘Black Forest’ Walnut Eagle & Chamois Hall Stand

REF: LA511656
£14,500
€16,938
$18,239
Certified DealerApproved item418 sales by dealer
Certified DealerApproved item418 sales by dealer
Description
Unusual late 19th Century (c.1880) Swiss ‘Black Forest’ antique walnut eagle and chamois hall stand, modelled as an eagle perched in the bare branches of a tree sizing up a chamois below, with a shaped vine branch for enclosing walking sticks and a metal drip tray, the feathers and fur naturalistically carved, applied with glass eyes and a barometer below the eagle’s beak. Footnote:- In Chapter 6 of ‘Swiss Carvings, The Art of the ‘Black Forest’ 1820-1940,’ Woodbridge 2005; Arenski, Daniels and Daniels show numerous similar hall stands featuring dogs and bears but none of this design.
measurements
Height:
79.6 in
Width:
24 in
Depth:
13 in
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Unusual ‘Black Forest’ Walnut Eagle & Chamois Hall Stand (LA511656) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1880
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location
This Unusual ‘Black Forest’ Walnut Eagle & Chamois Hall Stand is located in Hampshire, United Kingdom

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