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A Black Forest lindenwood mountain dog stick stand

Offered by: Wick Antiques LTD

Description
A Black Forest lindenwood mountain dog stick stand, in the form of a shaggy dog standing on his hind legs holding a circle of twisted branches in his front paws, the base also of simulated branches enclosing a metal drip tray. Swiss, circa 1880.

Footnote: For many years carved wooden pieces such as this were wrongly thought to have come from the Black Forest in Germany. However, we now know that a wide variety of carvings were actually produced in the Swiss Alps as extensively researched by Arenski, Daniels and Daniels. Chapter 6 in their publication, ‘Swiss Carvings, The Art of the ‘Black Forest’ 1820-1940’ Woodbridge 2005, is dedicated to hallstands, those featuring similar dogs can be found on pages 101, 173 and 177.

More Information

Origin:	Switzerland
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Lindenwood
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1880
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	763459

Dimensions

W.	15 in;	H.	38 in;	D.	24 in;
W.	38.1 cm;	H.	96.52 cm;	D.	60.96 cm;

Message from Seller:

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