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Hand Carved Overdoor

18th Century Carved Wooden Overdoor from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This hand carved wooden overdoor dates to the early 1700s as shown by its main motif at the center
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Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

18th Century Hand Carved Stone Coat of Arm Wall Mount Art Overdoor Crest Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Coat of Arm Wall Mount Art Overdoor Crest Antique . Rare 18th
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Antique 18th Century French Architectural Elements

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Stone, Limestone

Highly Carved 18th Century Rocaille Overdoor from France
Located in Dallas, TX
With its elaborate Rocaille style, this period Louis XV overdoor was hand-carved in France during
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Architectural Elements

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Wood, Oak

Large Plaque Architectural element Carved Stone Wall mount Art overdoor Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Plaque Architectural element Carved Stone Wall mount Art overdoor Antique . 18th /19th
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Antique Late 18th Century French Architectural Elements

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Stone, Limestone

Wooden Antique Garland Overdoor or Headboard
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
overdoor , over mirror or over a padded headboard. M/1523.
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Art

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Fruitwood

Wooden Antique Garland Overdoor or Headboard
Wooden Antique Garland Overdoor or Headboard
H 11.82 in W 26.78 in D 2.37 in
Pair of Overdoors in the Regency manner
By Thomas Hope
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of carved wood and parcel gilt over-doors, also known as supraporte or sopraporte. The
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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Architectural Elements

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Gold Leaf

Pair of Overdoors in the Regency manner
Pair of Overdoors in the Regency manner
H 18.25 in W 32.75 in D 7.8 in
Set of Three Italian Giltwood Overdoors or Supra Porta Architectural Fragments
Located in Nashville, TN
Well carved architectural water gilt fragments , Italian , probably overdoor fragments . Pretty
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Elements

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Giltwood

Large Period Louis XVI French Painted Overdoor or Headboard, circa 1790
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally an overdoor from a boiserie room at a French chateau, this large architectural was hand
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Architectural Elements

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Wood, Paint

Interior door in painted wood, complete with frame and painted overdoor, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique single-leaf interior door, made of solid wood hand-painted in aqua green and yellow with
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Antique 18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

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Poplar

Set of 8 Lacquered Interior Doors with Frame and Overdoor, '700 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Incredible set of No. 8 antique interior doors, with frame and overdoor, are 4 with moved bar and 4
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Antique 18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

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Poplar

Set of 6 Identical Doors, Lacquered with Frame and Overdoor, 18th Century Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
, complete with original frame and space for overdoor, sold only in sets together, with gooseneck opening
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

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Poplar

Large Neoclassical Hand Carved White Marble Bas Relief / Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental 19th century French hand carved white marble architectural bas-relief depicting two
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

n.2 doors painted with lacquered frame, complete with overdoor, '700 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
2 interior doors, hand painted with carved panels, lacquered frame, and complete with overdoor
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Antique 18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

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Wood

Huge amazing richly carved wooden portal frame, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Incredible and enormous portal in poplar wood richly carved with leaf decorations and volutes
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Antique 18th Century Italian Architectural Elements

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Poplar

17th Century French Carved Oak Cartouche Panel with Portrait Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved from oak in the 1600s, this French cartouche panel consists of thick, beautiful
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Antique 17th Century French Architectural Elements

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Canvas, Wood, Oak

N.3 above door sculpture in carved and lacquered wood, Piedmont Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Set of 3 over-the-door sculptures in solid wood, richly carved and lacquered with golden details
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Antique 18th Century Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Chestnut

An English 1930s carved floral basket wall appliqué or wall hanging
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
. This very decorative hand carved wall hanging is fashioned as a gilded basket overflowing with with
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Wall Brackets

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Wood

Antique Carved Polychrome Painted Panel Devotional Icon Triptych Altarpiece
Located in Forney, TX
A rustic religious folding three carved wood panel devotional painting icon triptych, 20th century
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Early 20th Century Rustic Religious Items

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Metal

Antique Door with Rich Frame and Carved over Door, Black and Gold, 1700, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient door to a knock with rich frame and carved overdoor, the door itself is richly carved and
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Doors and Gates

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Wood

Italian Antique 18th Century Handcarved Polychrome Painted Pilaster Friezes
Located in Firenze, IT
is deeply hand carved with a wonderful compositions of fruits, flowers and leaves, the whole hand
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Antique 18th Century Italian Other Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Period Gothic Oak Trunk or Chest Façade from Picardie France, circa 1550
Located in Dallas, TX
highly valued antiques. Hand-carved from oak in Picardie, France, circa 1550, this period Gothic
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Antique 16th Century French Gothic Architectural Elements

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Metal, Iron

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
to have remained in private hands. First the Biblical source illustrated by De Troy which constitutes
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Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs

Materials

Silk, Wool

Large Recumbent Giltwood Venus or Goddess Architectural Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
through out. Nicely carved and presents very well. Probably an architectural overdoor fragment. worn
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Antique 19th Century French Classical Roman Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

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Outdoor Metal Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Wrought iron sconce with three (3) glass panes. Made in Italy *Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not UL Listed. Standa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

Antique Salvaged Carved Wooden Architectural Wall Brackets, Corbels or Shelves
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This matched pair of antique hand-carved walnut wall brackets were salvaged from an early Victorian house in Montreal, Canada. The brackets are unsigned, but presumed to have origina...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Canadian Early Victorian Architectural Elements

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18th Century Painted Boiserie Panel
Located in Washington, DC
A 18th century painted boiserie panel.
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Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Painted Boiserie Panel
18th Century Painted Boiserie Panel
H 41.5 in W 48.5 in D 2 in
Contemporary Minimal Round Coffee Side Table in Travertine Stone Natural Pores
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Large Side Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key side table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Side Tables

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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Large and Unique Antique French Boiserie with Covered Alcove, 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful section of boiserie has been carved from softwood in the 17th century (upper section pieces only). It has been completely cleaned (stripped) and clear waxed at some po...
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Antique 17th Century French Panelling

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Softwood

Large Italian Giltwood Bed Canopy 'Corona'
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian giltwood bed canopy, or corona (also known in France as a ciel de lit), circa 1760-1780. Hand carved giltwood with painted detail decoration. Portion of reverse side is...
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bed Coronas

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Wood, Giltwood

Carved Corinthian Limestone Capital
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 20th Century. Perfect size for table top. Buff color with nice hand carved work.
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Early 20th Century European Pedestals and Columns

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Limestone

Carved Corinthian Limestone Capital
Carved Corinthian Limestone Capital
H 9.5 in W 11 in D 9.5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

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Wood, Pine

Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Taxidermy

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Organic Material

Carved Italian Stemma Plaque with Cornucopias, Eagle, and Winged Angel
Located in Dallas, TX
A stemma is a written record of a family tree that can be traced back to ancient Rome when they recorded such genealogical information on scrolls. In the Middle Ages, coat of arms be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Limestone

Pair of Long Antique French Giltwood Valances or “Cantonnieres”, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Valances, known in French as cantonnieres, are types of cornices used in window treatments. A single valance would be affixed to the wall above a window. Curtains would be attached t...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Curtains and Valances

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Giltwood

Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely gorgeous cast iron day bed, made in France circa 1890, the deeply cast floral design with acanthus leaves and scrolls, it exudes early French Nouveau influences. The w...
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Daybeds

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Iron

Double Eagle Cartouche Plaque in Carved Limestone
Located in Dallas, TX
Reminiscent of a late 15th century coat of arms, this double eagle cartouche plaque has been hand-carved in limestone in Italy. A square top shield with a rounded base, known as “Ibe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Limestone

Claydon Pier Mirrors
By Luke Lightfoot
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An exceptional pair of rectangular carved pier mirrors, inspired by the Chinese Room of Claydon. The elaborate carved decoration following the style of Luke Lightfoot in the chinoise...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chinoiserie Pier Mirrors and Conso...

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Paint, Wood, Gesso

Claydon Pier Mirrors
Claydon Pier Mirrors
H 80 in W 40.25 in D 15 in
17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

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Spruce

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Carved, Painted and Gilt Architectural Element
Located in Houston, TX
Architectural element is carved, painted, and gilt was possibly an elaborate overdoor. Piece has
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20th Century French Other Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Large Carved & Painted Oak Architectural Memorial for Henry Kitcher
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
hand-painted script with line decorated border reading ‘Sacred to the memory of Henry Kitcher, (1789
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Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Signs

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Oak

Early 18th Century Regence Carved Overdoor Fragment from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This period Regence hand-carved overdoor fragment is absolutely spectacular. The sculptor who
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Antique 18th Century French Régence Architectural Elements

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Wood

18th Century Baroque Overdoor from Sicily
Located in Dallas, TX
This extraordinary hand carved overdoor from Sicily dates to the 1700’s. In the Baroque style, the
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Elements

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Wood

Hand Carved Italian Overdoor Fragment
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian wood carving that has a slight arch which would make it a perfect bed canopy with fabric draping down underneath or on its own over a door or window. Natural wood finish with...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Art

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Wood

Carved Oak Overdoor
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
18th century English carved oak over-door. Large country house proportions, 1760. Reference
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Antique 18th Century English George II Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak Overdoor
Carved Oak Overdoor
H 28.5 in W 52.5 in D 13.5 in
Stripped 19th Century Carved French Overdoor Element
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful hand-carved, stripped wooden overdoor from France is from the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

Large Carved Boiserie Giltwood Overdoor Trophy Panel Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
Overall probably an allegory of might or strength. Instruments of war with oak leaves and acorns (oak being a very strong wood). Cut from paneling or from a trumeau, architectural fr...
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Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Architectural Elements

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Giltwood, Paint

18th Century French Carved and Polychrome Overdoor, Length 93 Inches
Located in Dallas, TX
Measuring almost 93 inches in length, this carved and polychrome overdoor once graced a French
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Antique 18th Century French Architectural Elements

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Wood, Paint

Pair of Hand Carved Mahogany Decorated Mantle Shelves or Overdoors, circa 1910
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of hand carved decorated mantle shelves with wonderfully hand carved decoration. The top is
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Early 20th Century Fireplaces and Mantels

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Mahogany

19th Century French Oak Overdoor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French finely carved oak overdoor with cherub and flower motif.
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Antique 19th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Oak

19th Century French Oak Overdoor
19th Century French Oak Overdoor
H 25 in W 37 in D 4 in
French 19th Century Architectural Overdoor Panel
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic Louis XVI-Style richly hand carved and painted wooden overdoor panel, circa 1880, is
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Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Architectural Elements

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Wood, Giltwood

French 19th Century Architectural Overdoor Panel
French 19th Century Architectural Overdoor Panel
H 34.5 in W 39.375 in D 1.375 in
Antique Overdoor from Lyon, France
Located in Dallas, TX
. The deeply hand carved ornamentation is rich, thick and highly detailed. There is a demilune linear
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Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements

Antique Overdoor from Lyon, France
Antique Overdoor from Lyon, France
H 38.25 in W 72.75 in D 6 in
18th Century French Grisaille Overdoor Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hand-painted in France, this handsome grisaille overdoor painting is from the 18th Century
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Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Paintings

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Paint

Set of Three Bas Relief Overdoor Panels from France, circa 1860
Located in Dallas, TX
originally used as overdoor decorations in a paneled room, likely a French country Chateau, dating to the
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Art

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Softwood

18th Century French Hand Carved Oak Relief Panel of St. Augustine
Located in Dallas, TX
This amazing 18th Century French hand carved wood bas relief has all been carved out of the wood as
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Antique 18th Century French Architectural Elements

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Oak

Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Style Overdoor Paintings from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
, have been beautifully framed in a meticulously hand carved Louis XV style of ornamentation. The frames
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Antique 1890s Italian Louis XV Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Carved Larch Boiserie with Panels, Late 19th Century, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique set of boiserie, carved in solid larch wood, half height and carved with a double row of
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Panelling

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Fir

Pair of Early 19th Century Carved and Polychrome Architectural Grapevine Panels
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in France in the early 1800s, this pair of polychrome architectural panels have been
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Antique Early 19th Century French Architectural Elements

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Paint, Wood

Pair of French Louis XVI Period Wooden Panels Carved in Low-Relief with Bouquets
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French period Louis XVI hand-carved wooden panels with urns and bouquets from the late
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Art

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Wood

French Architectural Relief, Circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful demilune French overdoor has been meticulously hand carved in gros relief. It is
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Architectural Elements

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Oak

Antique Napoleon III Boiserie Room, Paris C. 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
A very rare, complete set of carved oak paneling from a Haussmannien apartment, boulevard Raspail
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Panelling

Grand Louis XV French Antique Oak Bibliotheque Boiserie
Located in Dallas, TX
) has a center door with storage and shelving behind. It has shaped overdoors over each section with
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Bookcases

Pair of Large Wooden Overdoor Panels Hand Carved, Germany, circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
hand carved floral tendrils and fruits and were toned to a nut wood look. A unique design combined with
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Antique Late 19th Century German Decorative Art

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Softwood

18th Century Carved French Oak Overdoor with Cartouche
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in France during the 1700’s, this oak overdoor has an airy and scrolled cartouche. The
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Antique 18th Century French Architectural Elements

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Oak

Gilt and Carved Wood overdoor, French, or Italian 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Giltwood carved ribbon urn with flowers and scrolling acanthus leaves. Entirely complete from end
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Antique 18th Century French Architectural Elements

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Wood

Antique French Carved Oak Overdoor Crest with Cartouche, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved in oak during the 1800s, this French crest with cartouche was most likely an overdoor
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Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements

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Wood, Oak

Wooden Antique Overdoor or Overmirror or Headboard with Fruits
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant giltwood overdoor from Val Gardena in Northern Italy - May be over a mirror or a padded
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Decorative Art

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Fruitwood

Italian Tuscan Floral Painted Panel Overdoor
Located in Nashville, TN
A highly decorative hand-planed and carved panel, probably a chimney breast or overdoor. The hand
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Panelling

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Wood

Italian 19th Century Architectural Hand Carved Walnut Wood Wall Bracket or Shelf
Located in Firenze, IT
This wonderful antique 19th century Tuscan solid walnut wood wall-mounted shelf is deeply hand
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Wall Brackets

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Walnut

18th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Carved Panel
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful 18th Century carved overdoor panel depicting crossed torches with birds and swags
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Panelling

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Wood, Giltwood

French 18th Century Painted Panel Depicting an Olive Tree Branch from Arles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French 18th century carved and painted wood panel with foliage motifs from Arles, South of France
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Antique 18th Century French Architectural Elements

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Wood

Monumental 19th Century French Oak Bibliotheque-Vitrine “Rocaille”
Located in Dallas, TX
is the contrast between its strict rectilinear lines and the ornate Rococo doors and carved overdoor
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Bookcases

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Brass

Very Fine and Rare Pair of Night Blue Grisaille Paintings, France, circa 1775
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very fine and rare pair of night blue grisaille overdoor paintings, oil on canvas; France, Louis
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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

Wood sculptured Painted and gilt Overdoor Piece, Rococo, mid 18th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rococo hand carved and painted overdoor piece, mid 18th century. Original condition and with
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Baroque Decorative Art

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Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Overdoor Fragment
Located in Woodbury, CT
Frolicking nude cherubs holding garlands and baskets. Well detailed hand carving.
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Antique Late 18th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Overdoor Fragment
Hand-Carved Wood Overdoor Fragment
H 12 in W 44 in D 1.5 in
Hand-Carved Giltwood Over Door Panel
Located in Woodbury, CT
This overdoor panel of carved wood is gilded with traces of paint. There is a central vase
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Panelling

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Wood

Hand-Carved Giltwood Over Door Panel
Hand-Carved Giltwood Over Door Panel
H 16.5 in W 38 in D 3 in
Antique English George III Style Overdoor Painted Timber Window Frame circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
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Antique 19th Century English George III Architectural Elements

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Wood

French Carved & Painting Painted Panel, Wall Hanging
Located in San Francisco, CA
Among several possible uses for this beautiful piece, you might consider placing it as an overdoor
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Walnut Garniture
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Wonderful hand carved walnut garniture with original patina of the Greek god Bacchus as a child. He
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

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Walnut

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Hand Carved Overdoor For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the hand carved overdoor you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A hand carved overdoor — often made from wood, metal and paint — can elevate any home. There are 21 variations of the antique or vintage hand carved overdoor you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect hand carved overdoor — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A hand carved overdoor made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made hand carved overdoor has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Aubusson Manufacture are consistently popular.

How Much is a Hand Carved Overdoor?

Prices for a hand carved overdoor start at $550 and top out at $93,838 with the average selling for $5,451.
Questions About Hand Carved Overdoor
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    To tell if wood is hand-carved, first look for small marks in the wood that indicate hand tools were used to cut and shape the material. Hand-carved pieces may also have small irregularities, particularly along curved areas. However, it may be very difficult to tell the difference between machine-worked and hand-carved pieces in some cases. On 1stDibs, shop a range of wood furniture and decorative objects.