WHAT: It doesn't look much like the heroic, full body, spread-winged bald eagle symbol of America, but a 26-inch high carved pine eagle may be closer to nature. Attributed to German immigrant Wilhelm ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

Christie’s announced Americana at Christie’s New York, a series of live and online auctions, viewings and events, from September 17-22.

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art woodcarver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. His pieces, even then, went for thousands of dollars. Schimmel (1817-90) was born in Germany and ...

In the 1950s, America's best-known folk-art wood-carver was Wilhelm Schimmel of Cumberland Valley, Pa. A carved eagle by this man was the dream of many a collector. His pieces, even then, went for ...

Old Wilhelm Schimmel was a familiar figure in Pennsylvania’s rural Cumberland Valley when he died in 1890. For more than 20 years, the cantankerous German-born immigrant had supported himself by ...

An Antiques Roadshow guest was shocked to learn the whopping value of a set of carvings she had brought to the show in a paper bag. The latest episode of PBS's appraisal show, Vintage Phoenix 2025, ...

Locally, the most popular cane carver, “Schtockschnitzler Simmons” (1885-1910) from the Kutztown, Moselem, Hamburg area was a late German born immigrant who bartered his carved bird handle canes from ...