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<p>[QUOTE="giotto, post: 1656488, member: 13931"]Many Thanks for your comments</p><p>You are both correct(I love the correct answers,straight away) saves me arguing for the next six months (and then to be found to be correct)</p><p>We visited Switzerland recently and went to the Jobin woodcarving Museum in Brienz,amazing work was done there from the mid 1800s ,the pair of bust pictured above I saw in a shop in Interlaken,they had a great collection of early carving (not for sale)</p><p><br /></p><p>My caving is signed on the back Hans Huggler 1877-1947.His father Johann Huggler (1834-1912) , (son of Kaspar Huggler -Schid 1806-1846) was probably the best woodcarver of Brienz.</p><p><br /></p><p>My caving may have been done by Hans,he was probably the person that first did these busts (I hope it is one by him) these busts have been copied in Brienze by other carvers over the years .</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is in European walnut which makes it one of the better ones as linden (a much softer wood was used most of the time ,it was softer and quicker to carve .</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards Giotto</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qAJzysy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/RuLVoP5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="giotto, post: 1656488, member: 13931"]Many Thanks for your comments You are both correct(I love the correct answers,straight away) saves me arguing for the next six months (and then to be found to be correct) We visited Switzerland recently and went to the Jobin woodcarving Museum in Brienz,amazing work was done there from the mid 1800s ,the pair of bust pictured above I saw in a shop in Interlaken,they had a great collection of early carving (not for sale) My caving is signed on the back Hans Huggler 1877-1947.His father Johann Huggler (1834-1912) , (son of Kaspar Huggler -Schid 1806-1846) was probably the best woodcarver of Brienz. My caving may have been done by Hans,he was probably the person that first did these busts (I hope it is one by him) these busts have been copied in Brienze by other carvers over the years . Mine is in European walnut which makes it one of the better ones as linden (a much softer wood was used most of the time ,it was softer and quicker to carve . Regards Giotto [img]https://i.imgur.com/qAJzysy.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/RuLVoP5.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
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