ANRI Woodcarvings

This book presents vintage, often whimsical, and one-of-a-kind wooden figurine carvings by ANRI, the world-renowned company founded in 1912 in the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy. Among the more than 2,500 carvings featured are bottle stoppers, bottle openers and corkscrews, bar sets, calendars, letter openers, bookends, humidors, ashtrays, lighters, cigarette boxes, pipe rests, salt and pepper sets, pepper mills, napkin rings, timers, toothpick holders, brushes, salt and serving spoons, spoon and key racks, door knockers, and figurines, including monks and characters from novels by Charles Dickens. Collectors with a wide range of interests will be delighted with the amazing number of woodcarvings shown. This book will amuse and inspire today's woodcarvers and collectors, novices and experienced devotees alike.

Aceasta carte prezinta sculpturi de figurine din lemn de epoca, adesea capricioase si unice, realizate de ANRI, compania de renume mondial fondata in 1912 in Muntii Dolomiti din nordul Italiei. Printre cele peste 2.500 de sculpturi prezentate se numara dopuri de sticle, deschizatoare de sticle si tirbusoane, seturi de baruri, calendare, deschizatori de scrisori, suporturi de carti, humidoruri, scrumiere, brichete, cutii de tigari, suporturi pentru tevi, seturi de sare si piper, mori de piper, inele pentru servetele, cronometre , suporturi pentru scobitori, perii, linguri de sare si de servit, linguri si chei, ciocanitoare si figurine, inclusiv calugari si personaje din romanele lui Charles Dickens.