Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! RARE Antique Black Forest 26″ x 15″ Barometer, 3 Big Bears with Glass Eyes. 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. This is a large wall cased barometer and thermometer, both working perfectly well, housed in a hand carved wood case that has 3 count’em: 3! Wonderful Black Forest bears. Large at 26″ tall and 15″ widest, 3 depth, it’s a fabulous item to add to your decor for the Holidays, or to enjoy all year round in your ski lodge, hunt lodge, cabin or Country French decor. This one is nice and old, at least 1900 or earlier, and each bear has the typical glass eyes and painted mouths of the Brienz, Switzerland bears. The language on the mechanisms is French. Aneroid barometer is working well. Heavy old forest growth wood used, this one is RARE as can be. If you’ve followed us for a while you know I’m a big fan of the old hand carved “Black Forest” items that come to us from 19th century Switzerland, Germany, parts of France and Italy, where they pleased the Grand Tour tourists and still please us all today. These hand carved treasures range from whimsical small bears to large and elaborate mantel clocks, wall clocks, wall plaques showing the most awesome anatomical studies of stag, fowl, “fruits of the hunt”. I’ve got more to list so look through the vast collection. I’ve just used quite a few piece in our own 2nd home decoration , Rocky Mountains location, and love the look as well as the heritage since my own ancestors hail from that region and others. The pieces work well in Country Manor, French Country, Ski Lodge or Hunt Lodge and even in a den or office. Everything from a pocket watch case to huge plaques – from needle and thread holders to cigar caddy – these decorative objects survive today a testament to the artisan’s craft of carving wood. Very good to excellent condition, both in the carved case, which hasn’t any chips I have found (please look it over well in case I might have missed something since usually a leaf tip or some small part will have a chip). No cracks, no breaks. Mechanism and thermometer both working fine. Measurements also noted on the photos. Our photos are large and clear. We do expect our customers to review them all, evaluate the item based on both our description and our images. Thanks for all the compliments – we love what we do! Antiques & Uncommon Treasure – all the best, all the time! 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 replaceable. Please remember that when leaving DSR ratings. Icon here or above to see more of our inventory, offerings and venues. We have a HUGE assortment of the finest antiques to be found online, all at your fingertips with Antiques & Uncommon Treasure. _gsrx_vers_631 GS 6.9.8b6 (631). The item “RARE Antique Black Forest 26 x 15 Barometer, 3 Big Bears with Glass Eyes” is in sale since Saturday, November 19, 2016. This item is in the category “Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Barometers”. The seller is “antiquesuncommontreasure” and is located in San Marcos, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
