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Colossal Tree Trunk Sculpture, Africa 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
be from one tree trunk, most likely teak. The hollowed surface is the result of serving as the home
Category
20th Century African Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
1950 / African tree trunk bowl / Mid-century / vintage / design
Located in Meulebeke, BE
1950 / African tree trunk bowl / Mid-century / vintage / design
This eye-catching large African
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Oak
Impressive Sculpted Live Edge Tree Trunk African Tribal Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning and impressive sculpted live edge tree trunk is the perfect mix of hand carved
Category
20th Century Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Trunk Metal Painted Black Pair Union-Castle Line & Safmarine South African Rail
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Town
Both with S.A.R. S.A.S. labels numbered 58
One with South African Railways Label
One marked 'No
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
H 9.45 in W 27.56 in D 15.75 in
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Mortar carved in a probably very old trunk
Category
Antique 18th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Luba Caryatid Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This stool by the Luba people of Zaire is indicative of their classic style. A single tree trunk
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Stools
Materials
Wood
Unique Piece, Table, Palm Trunk, XXth
Located in Nice, FR
Realization of a table from a palm tree trunk. The legs of the table are carved in the mass.
To
Category
20th Century Maghreb Aesthetic Movement Side Tables
Materials
Palmwood
Central African Wooden Vessel Adorn with Figures Carved Along Sides
Located in Atlanta, GA
Africa is created from a single piece of hallowed trunk, which has been artfully decorated about each
Category
Mid-20th Century Central African Vases
Materials
Wood
African 'Oromo' Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
stool is carved from a single tree trunk, which was a common technique in Africa during the 19th and
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Meissen King Vulture standing on a tree trunk, around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Large Meissen King Vulture standing on a tree trunk, around 1880
Large statuette depicting a king
Category
Antique 1880s German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
African Senufo Multipurpose Bench Hand Carved from Acacia Wood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
acacia wood (carved from a single tree trunk, no less!) has been smoothed out by its constant use.
This
Category
Antique 19th Century Ivorian Benches
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hong Kong Camphor Seamans Trunk with Brass Inlay by George Zee and Co.
Located in Hanover, MA
Most unusual large camphor lined teak wood trunk extravagantly adorned with decorative brass
Category
Vintage 1950s Hong Kong Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 20.25 in W 48 in D 21 in
Statue Of The Teke Tribe DR Congo African Art Early 20th Malebo Pool Brazzaville
Located in Leuven, BE
DR Congo / Congo Brazzaville Malebo Pool area Central Africa
Height: 31cm
Early 20th century (around
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 12.21 in W 2.56 in D 2.56 in
Elephant Sculpture. Black matte
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Matte black porcelain creation inspired by an African elephant from the Origami collection. This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Exhibited
By Robert Turner
Located in Atlanta, GA
variations in Turner's repertoire since 1970s, the jar features a robust trunk form with numerous surface
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Jars
Materials
Ceramic
18th-century Johann Weinmann Engravings of Grapes, Set of Four
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
deep
Sapele is a large hardwood tree naturally that has a widespread growth range across Africa. It
Category
Antique 1740s German Georgian Prints
Materials
Paper
21st Century Baobab Table with Marble Top by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
By Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
shape that refers to the typical African tree. The top made up of five irregularly shaped marble
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Located in Point Richmond, CA
fibrous trunk of a tree fern composed of aerial roots surrounding a woody core, in the distinctive Vanuatu
Category
Mid-20th Century Vanuatuan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Organic Material
Brutalist/wabi sabi Mid-Century modern Hand-Carved Solid Wood Sculpture, 1970s
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Kokoschka, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and others. Kirchner for instance was inspired by African art. and made
Category
Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 15.75 in W 9.06 in D 4.73 in
Large Vintage Bamileke Elephant Mask, Cameroon, Decorative, Tribal, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
flourishes
Brass tusks and trunk end present beaming golden tones
Gilt metal bird to centre with
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Decorative Art
Materials
Hardwood
H 38.19 in W 11.23 in D 10.24 in
Ethiopian-Style Stool with Scrolled Legs, Norway, First Half of the 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
trunk, which was a common technique in Africa during the 19th and early 20th century. The low seats have
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Brutalist Stools
Materials
Wood
H 14.57 in W 13.78 in D 12.21 in
Paolo Buffa Style Italian Art Deco Round Coffee Table With Dark Glass.
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Prato, Tuscany
similar to mahogany, from Equatorial Africa; this sophisticated material has a tight weave and interwoven
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cherry, Sapele Wood
Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a family or clan and
Category
Vintage 1930s Togolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 44.49 in W 8.67 in D 9.45 in
Organic Modern Conference Dining Table in Madagascar Mahogany by Mark Leblanc
Located in Deland, FL
in 2” thick African Sapele Mahogany, adding a tremendous amount of weight, grounding the base. The
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.25 in W 111.5 in D 33.5 in
Maria Sibylla Merian - J. Mulder - Cotton leaf Jatropha and Hawkmoth Nr. 38
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
native to Suriname, but cultivated and growing wild in Asia and Africa. The root is used as a remedy for
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Other Prints
Materials
Paper
H 17.72 in W 11.93 in D 0.04 in
"Nude Pan Figure with Pipe, " Fabulous, Large Art Deco Mythological Drawing
By Paul Daxhelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
legs giving him support like the trunk of a tree. The artist uses waxy crayon or pastel to remarkable
Category
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Drawings
Saint Afre of Augsburg
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. Others see her origins in Africa instead, her name meaning African in Latin.
Settled in Augsburg, they
Category
Antique 16th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Wood Senufo Multipurpose Bench in Light Brown
Located in Brooklyn, NY
acacia wood (carved from a single tree trunk, no less!) has been smoothed out by its constant use
Category
20th Century Ivorian Tribal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Tripod Sculpture by Atelier Ledure
Located in Geneve, CH
takes its inspiration from West Africa. In many of these countries, a firm root is trimmed once a tree
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
20th Century Frosted Glass Sculpture Entitled "Standing Elephant" by Lalique
By Marc Lalique
Located in London, GB
Impressive Mid-20th Century clear and frosted glass figural study of an African elephant with its
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
by one, forming the "tree trunk" that serves as the base; And the backrest, which projects upwards in
Category
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wicker
Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style, Black seat
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
glued one by one, forming the "tree trunk" that serves as the base; And the backrest, which projects
Category
2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wicker
H 90.56 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
African mid century carved tree trunk chair
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Mid century african chair carved from a tree trunk
Category
Vintage 1950s African Armchairs
Materials
Wood
African Carved Wood Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
African armchair, carved from the trunk of a tree. Acacia or one of its family.
Category
20th Century Central African Tribal Armchairs
Lieutenant Prideaux Brune’s Leather Boot Trunk
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
The engraved brass plate to the top of this leather boot trunk shows that it belonged to G.E
Category
Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
African Carved Wood Day Bed
Located in Seattle, WA
Cote d’Ivore. The day bed is carved from a single trunk of a tree with a grace and simple dynamic
Category
Early 20th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Contemporary "Baby Demoiselle" Hard Wood African Stool by Jean-Servais Somian
By Jean Servais Somian
Located in London, GB
Coconut palm trunk, carved; hard wood, lacquered
Jean-Servais Somian’s series of Les Demoiselles
Category
2010s Stools
Materials
Coconut
H 13.78 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Contemporary Kiaat Wood Coffee Table in Oiled Finish with Steel Base
By Bonga Jwambi
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Kiaat wood and steel. Kiaat table top: tree trunk cut to 55mm thickness. Single leg of turned Kiaat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Moroccan Ironbound Coffer
Located in Woodbury, CT
A massive wooden iron strapped and hand tooled metal plated coffer or trunk, raised on inverted bun
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Moroccan Tribal Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Black Exotic Wood Coffee Table
By Papa Mamadou N'Doye
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Layou coffee table
Dimensions: Diameter 90 cm / Height 35 cm
Materials: Dimb wood (exotic African
Category
2010s Senegalese Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Grand Fleuve 10 by Marcel Zelmanovitch, Edited by Galerie Diurne
By Marcel Zelmanovitch
Located in Paris, FR
A trunk of tree accross the river.
A powerful and resonant flood of water.
A burning landscape
Category
2010s French Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Hemp
Yoruba Wooden Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
prolific tribes of Sub-Saharan Africa. They are centred in southwestern Nigeria, with a significant
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
unique sort of African feel that few other artists would have even really endeavored to try. He’s
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
unique sort of African feel that few other artists would have even really endeavored to try. He’s
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Foam, Lacquer, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
unique sort of African feel that few other artists would have even really endeavored to try. He’s
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Foam, Lacquer, Paper
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
unique sort of African feel that few other artists would have even really endeavored to try. He’s
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Hemp, Paper, Lacquer
Contemporary Japanese Urushi Lacquer Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
unique sort of African feel that few other artists would have even really endeavored to try. He’s
Category
2010s Japanese Other Lacquer
Materials
Foam, Paper, Lacquer
Large North African Rope Trunk
Located in Bellport, NY
A large handcrafted blue orange and yellow, rope trunk or hamper. Great storage, or coffee table.
Category
Late 20th Century North African Moorish Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Rope
Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
lavish Moroccan rug features a columnar trunk decorated with a phenomenal selection of symbols, geometric
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs
Carved Solid Rustic Organic Tree Trunk Table Stool, Africa, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
A solid wood carved trunk that can be used as a stool or table.
Most likely made in the middle
Category
Mid-20th Century African Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Palmwood
Leather Bound Trunk with Decorative Brass Nailheads and Plating, North Africa
Located in Dallas, TX
This serpentine shaped leather-bound trunk dates to the early to mid-1900s. The hundreds of brass
Category
Mid-20th Century North African Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
H 23.5 in W 37.5 in D 19 in
Zinc-Panelled Trunk
By Overpond
Located in London, GB
Zinc-panelled trunk. Originally from South Africa. Marked 'Rhodesia Police Store.'
Category
Vintage 1950s South African Industrial Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Zinc
African Solid Wood Stool, Africa, ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carved wooden stools were widespread in Africa during the 20th century, especially in the region of
Category
Vintage 1950s Sub-Saharan African Stools
Materials
Wood
19th Century African Wooden Mortar
Located in High Point, NC
sculptural quality. Made in Africa in the 1800s, the large size of this piece indicates that it would have
Category
Antique 19th Century African Rustic Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Antique African Carved Side Table
Located in Round Top, TX
This African side table is made out of a hollowed out tree trunk. It's dark color and intricate
Category
Early 20th Century Central African Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique African Carved Coffee Table
Located in Round Top, TX
This African coffee table is made out of a hollowed out tree trunk. It's dark color and intricate
Category
Early 20th Century Central African Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
West African Cameroon Drum Table
Located in Wilton, CT
Well proportioned single trunk carved table from West Africa. These tables are responsibly
Category
20th Century Central African Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique/Vintage African Carved Side Table
Located in Round Top, TX
This African side table is made out of a hollowed out tree trunk. It's dark color and intricate
Category
Early 20th Century African Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage African Black Carved Side Table, circa 1940
Located in Round Top, TX
This African side table is made out of a hollowed out tree trunk. It's dark color,intricate
Category
Vintage 1940s Central African Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage African Carved Black Side Table, circa 1940
Located in Round Top, TX
This African side table is made out of a hollowed out tree trunk. It's dark color,intricate
Category
Vintage 1940s Central African Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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