Three Dachshunds Antique Pyrography Dachshund Wooden Wall Hanging with Pegs

Item Number: 343
Time Left: CLOSED
Online Close: Nov 16, 2014 10:00 PM EST
Bid History: 6 bids - Item Sold!



Description
This antique piece features three dogs (presumably dachshunds) looking over a wall with three wooden pegs, perfect for hanging leashes or coats. There is a small chip to the ear of one of the small dachshunds, but despite that it is still a really unique piece. Piece measures 15" wide by 9" high.
The word ?pyrography? means ?writing with fire.? It's sometimes called ?pokerwork? because the design is burned into the wood with a thin pokerlike tool. The earliest examples were done in China more than 2,000 years ago. The technique became popular in the United States in the late 1800s, when a method of coloring the designs by using benzoline was developed. By the early 1900s, boxes, candlesticks, plaques, novelties and furniture were being decorated with pyrographic designs. The Flemish Art Co. was the major producer of pyrographic items in the United States. The term "Flemish art" is sometimes used generically to refer to any pyrographic work. The company was in business in the late 1800s and early 1900s and sold finished pieces, unfinished pieces, woodworking supplies and pyrographic kits through Sears catalogs
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