Highly Ornate Antique Black Forest 10.5 Jewelry or Documents Box, Hunting Dog +. All items and photos are the express property of Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. No reproduction without prior written consent. We’ll be sending out sale notices and special deals to our’Favorites’ customers. You love hand carved Black Forest “Animalier” movement works. You love hunt themes and wildlife, dogs. This is one of the finest you’ll see all year, and one of the most charming. A testament to the Master carvers of mid-1800s, Switzerland mostly, this box is made from one solid slab of wood, and a carver’s blade and understanding of his craft. Removing all that is not this scene, the unsigned carver reveals the large hound on top trying to find hone in on the game bird crouched in front of the log. You see how the artist (carver) not only captures the nature of the scene, but the anatomical details and even the coat of dog and bird’s plumage. These early ones are often true works of art, and this one certainly is. One looks for a signature on a box this fine. But I find none. The interior is as nice as is the box, itself, still lined with its hunter green velvet and not much nap lost to the ages. A moderately rusted steel piano hinge intact, along with the working lock with old skeleton key. This one comes to us out of France, by the way. A true work of art! Very good condition for age and type. The flaws notable are that the tail of the dog is mostly missing and the game bird’s head has been either broken off and regaled or is a carved restoration/replacement. Possibly a few tiny nips to leaf & log tips. Such tiny flaws in a hand carved wood box that’s coming up on 200 years old doesn’t bother me much. The box has a fine interior in fine condition – piano hinge and velvet liner both speak to the older age and high quality of this casket. There is a working lock and key. The carving is truly remarkable. Isn’t it just magnificent! Image Hosting by Ruby Lane. We have a HUGE assortment of the finest antiques to be found online, all at your fingertips. We’re easy to deal with. You are very important! Our fine inventory is very important. And your ranking of our performance is also very important! We wish to keep our 4.9 – 5 star ratings in all categories. We always insure our items BUT, more importantly, pack them extremely well knowing that most are not replacable. Please remember that when leaving DSR ratings. Listing created with eLister 3.1.2 for Macintosh. From Black Magik Software. The item “Highly Ornate Antique Black Forest 10.5 Jewelry or Documents Box, Hunting Dog +” is in sale since Sunday, November 20, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Woodenware\Carved Figures”. The seller is “antiquesuncommontreasure” and is located in San Marcos, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Age: 1850-1899
- Style: Black Forest
- Original/Reproduction: Original
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