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Material: Shell
Italian Folk Art Fish Sculpture from 18th/19th Century Fragments Found Objects
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous large Italian folk art fish sculpture. Hand-crafted in the 21st century using found 18th and 19th century architectural fragments and decorative antique / vintage elements...
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18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Driftwood, Giltwood, Reclaimed Wood
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes.
Made in Englan...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Italian Giant Clamshell Swan by Gabriella Binazzi
Located in Voorburg, NL
This beautiful large clamshell swan is designed and handmade by Gabriella Binazzi. She creates original and unique objects using strange materials such...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silver Plate
18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also st...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silver
Wooden Hand Carved Bowl Made Out of Birch in Sweden 1978, Signed Holger Jonsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful and odd: Handcrafted bowl made out of birch wood. The handle is designed for being able to carry vegetables. Made in Vännäs, Sweden by Holger Jonsson, June, 1978. A unique ...
Category
1970s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Abalone, Birch
Hummingbird Pitcher
By Los Castillo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-century pitcher with a mother of pearl hummingbird floating over a hand crafted silver plate on copper vessel. Signed Los Castillo on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silver Plate
Folk Art Dog Sculpture Made from Sea Shells
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-327 Amazing folk art sculpture of two dogs made from various size and colors and shape sea shells.
Category
1960s Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell
Andreas Dettloff 2003 “My Polynesian Heart”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful Sculpture by the noted German born Tahitian artist Andreas Dettloff. The sculpture is titled “My Polynesian Heart” and dated 2003. It, or an extremely similar one is depict...
Category
Early 2000s Polynesian Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Rubber, Paper
Antique Carved & Painted Troubadour or Minstrel, Nodder Figure with a Violin
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century carved and painted wood figure of a troubadour or minstrel wearing a hat and long coat with his trousers tucked into knee-high boots and having a violin under one arm wi...
Category
Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Abalone, Gesso, Pine, Paint
Larger Than Life Extravagant Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Outrageous larger than life piece of Folk Art painstakingly composed of found objects such as sea shells, beads, toys, vintage jewelry buttons, and bottle caps (to name a few). There...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell
Mexican Copper Brass and Abalone Grasshopper Centerpiece Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Hand-wrought circa 1960s copper and brass grasshopper centerpiece sculpture with abalone inlay eyes and legs. Signed underneath, COBRE MEXICO.
Also ...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of African Cowrie Fertility Idol Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of African (19/20th Cent) seated Cowrie fertility idol figures with a surface of small shells and beads and mounted on modern silver metal bases
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood, Paint
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A very handsome, darkly colored set of six bowl by American master wood turner Bob Stocksdale. All are signed and marked ("Mahogany of Guatemala") by Stocksdale. Stunning in any sett...
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19th Century Zinc Folk Art Baby Goose
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Italian Big Brass Heron or Crane, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful big size heron or crane, Made in Italy, circa 1970s.
The sculpture is made of full brass with gorgeous vintage patina, and in excellent vintage condition.
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Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian
By Antonio Raggi
Located in Vienna, AT
Early fine carved sculpture of a lying lion. Attributed to the circle of Alessandro Vittoria, located in northern Italy/ Venice. Original late Renaissance or early Baroque figure.
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
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Art Deco Bronze Statue of Man Pulling Boat Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a man gripping a rope and pulling a row boat ashore, It is a strong and unusual image, in contrast to the many images of men throwing spears or bendin...
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18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
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18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
18th-19th Century Italian Wood Carved Angel
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lovely angel, his right hand extended as if to touch something or hold
something. He appears very calm and peaceful, clothed in a partial shroud
which is draped over his shoulder...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Baroque Period European Antique Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period European antique hand carved and painted wood santo altar figure, 17th/18th century, the religious folk art sculpture depicting Ma...
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18th Century European Baroque Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Mother Mary Madonna Wood Carved Polychrome Santo Santos, 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful hand-carved wood Santo of the Madonna, Mary mother of Christ.
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19th Century Primitive Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
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Found and Salvaged Industrial Steel Object Sculpture Arrangement
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Made from found industrial objects, this face takes on different looks at every angle. A wedge, sprockets, gears are adhered to a found painted steel plate to complete this "Flatlay Face"
Jim Rose
Flatlay Face No. 06, 2021
found industrial objects
4.25h x 9.50w x 9.50d in
10.79h x 24.13w x 24.13d cm
JR0300
Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023
Bio
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.
Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin
Education
1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Awards
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI.
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Solo Exhibitions
2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Exhibitions
2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz
2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery
2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi
2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY
2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts,
Mesa, AZ
2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI
2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI
2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI
2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY
2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition)
2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
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2010s American Folk Art Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Steel
19th Century Dutch Carved Monumental Wood Eagle Figure Seated on a Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
Continental 19th century Dutch life-sized carved wooden eagle figure with open mouth on square pedestal.
Category
19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 43 in W 17.5 in D 19.5 in
Folk Art Carved Wood Swan Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folk art carved wood swan bowl
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Handcrafted artisanal piece
Carved...
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Mid-20th Century Shell Sculptures and Carvings
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Wood
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Located in Nantucket, MA
Adirondack style plaque of a lake fish. Carved from wood with glass eyes, mounted on cement with shells and fern leaves. Mounted in a natural branch frame,
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Located in Nantucket, MA
Adirondack style plaque of a lake fish. Carved from wood with glass eyes, mounted on cement with shells and fern leaves. Mounted in a painted branch frame,
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Shell Sculptures and Carvings
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H 9.25 in W 7 in D 2.5 in
Vintage Painted Gourd Couple, Folk Art from Lombok, Indonesia, Late 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage painted gourd couple. Folk Art from Lombok, Indonesia, late 20th century.
This delightful couple functioned as a kind of Lombok folk version of the Loro Blonyo...
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1980s Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
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Mother-of-Pearl, Cane, Paint
H 17.5 in W 24 in D 9 in
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Located in Culver City, CA
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1940s English Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
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