A 19TH CENTURY BAVARIAN BLACK FOREST CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A HOUND in the manner of Walter Mader, mo
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A 19TH CENTURY BAVARIAN BLACK FOREST CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A HOUND in the manner of Walter Mader, modelled seated with glass eyes. 24 cm x 14 cm. Note: The wood carving industry started out in Switzerland in the Swiss city of Brienz. After a famine in 1816 the Swiss government encouraged the wood carving industry as a way of creating jobs and boosting the local economy. Black Forest carvings were symbolic of luxury and wealth. Common animals that featured in Black Forest Wood Carvings were Bears, Eagles, Stags, Boars and Dogs.
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A 19TH CENTURY BAVARIAN BLACK FOREST CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A HOUND in the manner of Walter Mader, mo
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