625 - FORET NOIRE

FORET NOIRE Important stepped desk in interlocking wood and deer antlers opening with three drawers in the waistband and, at the top, four compartments and two leaves decorated with medallions featuring a reclining deer and a walking deer revealing two drawers. A polychrome terracotta stag head tops the tier. Austria, 19th century Height: 169 cm; Width: 121 cm; Depth: 74 cm (accidents, restorations) Please note. The art of deer antler furniture has its roots in the hunting culture of the great Germanic forests. It was in the 19th century, driven by the Romantic movement and its idealization of the wilderness, that this craft tradition reached its golden age. The workshops of the Black Forest became the most renowned production centers, supplying hunting castles and aristocratic mansions throughout Central Europe.