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Early 20th century adzed food vessel
Early 20th century adzed food vessel

Early 20th century adzed food vessel

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Hand carved from a solid tree trunk using an adze technique. Our example has been fully treated and hand polished so it can be used within the home.

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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Pine

Personal Carved Wood Stool or Bench with Double Animal Heads, Philippines
Personal Carved Wood Stool or Bench with Double Animal Heads, Philippines

Personal Carved Wood Stool or Bench with Double Animal Heads, Philippines

Located in Point Richmond, CA

A wonderful carved wood personal size stool or bench with double animal heads, from the Philippines In very good condition, with small chips wear and polish from use. Nice traditio...

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Mid-20th Century Philippine Tribal Adze Used

Materials

Wood

20th C. Japanese Brutalist Wooden & Marble Side Table / Wabisabi Coffee Table
20th C. Japanese Brutalist Wooden & Marble Side Table / Wabisabi Coffee Table

20th C. Japanese Brutalist Wooden & Marble Side Table / Wabisabi Coffee Table

Located in 足利市, JP

Its striking hourglass silhouette and faceted geometric planes were carved by hand at its origin using traditional adzes. During Japan’s mid-century Showa era, it was artfully conver...

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20th Century Japanese Brutalist Adze Used

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Iron

An Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Dog
An Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Dog

An Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Dog

Located in London, England

A charming French folk art carved dog, the fur and tail implied using an adze contrasting the smoothness of the face - captures the spirit of the ….moment perfectly. 

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Early 20th Century Adze Used

Materials

Wood

Early 20th century large wooden bowl
Early 20th century large wooden bowl

Early 20th century large wooden bowl

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Handmade from a solid piece of wood, using an adzed carving technic. The bowl is water tight, so with further resin treatment it could form an interesting water feature or sink basi...

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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Hardwood

Large rustic dugout hand carved bowl
Large rustic dugout hand carved bowl

Large rustic dugout hand carved bowl

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

These types of bowls were often used to feed livestock.  Made from a solid tree trunk section and hollowed out using an adzed technique.

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20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Hardwood

Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base
Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base

Hand-Carved Mossi Tribe Ceremonial Wood Mask on Elevated Sculptural Base

Located in New York, NY

Formed from A single piece of light and soft wood from trees in the Ceiba genus is carved using adzes and knives while it is still moist, making it easier to shape.

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1960s Burkinabe Mid-Century Modern Adze Used

Materials

Wood

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Jade Necklaces from New Zealand
Jade Necklaces from New Zealand

Jade Necklaces from New Zealand

Located in Barnsley, GB

They come on a cord and a gold plated chain. Toki (Adze) Necklaces The toki (adze) was a chisel tool used by the Māori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) to carve their great canoes ...

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21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Contemporary Adze Used

Materials

Jade

Elegant 19th Century Fijian Yaqona Bowl, Ex East Coast USA Private
Elegant 19th Century Fijian Yaqona Bowl, Ex East Coast USA Private

Elegant 19th Century Fijian Yaqona Bowl, Ex East Coast USA Private

Located in Vienna, AT

Fiji Yaqona bowl D 39cm, H 16.5 cm. Definite signs of use, adze carved, deep red brown patina. Used in ceremonies to make Yaqona, Yaqona - made from the roots of the pepper plant, P...

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Late 19th Century Fijian Adze Used

Materials

Wood

Early 20th century adzed food vessel
Early 20th century adzed food vessel

Early 20th century adzed food vessel

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H 9 in W 44.5 in D 22.75 in

Early 20th century adzed food vessel

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Hand carved from a solid tree trunk using an adze technique. Our example has been fully treated and hand polished so it can be used within the home.

Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Adzed Food Vessel
Early 20th Century Adzed Food Vessel

Early 20th Century Adzed Food Vessel

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H 9 in W 44.5 in D 22.75 in

Early 20th Century Adzed Food Vessel

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Hand carved from a solid tree trunk using an adze technique. Our example has been fully treated and hand polished so it can be used within the home.

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Early 20th Century Bulgarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Wood

Early 20th century hand carved bowl
Early 20th century hand carved bowl

Early 20th century hand carved bowl

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H 6 in W 33.5 in D 13.5 in

Early 20th century hand carved bowl

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Hand cut from a solid piece of wood and finished with an adzed technique. Ideal for use as a table server or for retail display. 

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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th century hand carved bowl
Early 20th century hand carved bowl

Early 20th century hand carved bowl

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H 6 in W 33 in D 13 in

Early 20th century hand carved bowl

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Hand cut from a solid piece of wood and finished with an adzed technique. Ideal for use as a table server or for retail display.

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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Wood

Large Rustic Dugout Hand Carved Bowl
Large Rustic Dugout Hand Carved Bowl

Large Rustic Dugout Hand Carved Bowl

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H 9 in W 35 in D 20.5 in

Large Rustic Dugout Hand Carved Bowl

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

These types of bowls were often used to feed livestock.  Made from a solid tree trunk section and hollowed out using an adzed technique.

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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th century large wooden bowl
Early 20th century large wooden bowl

Early 20th century large wooden bowl

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H 10.5 in W 37 in D 27.25 in

Early 20th century large wooden bowl

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Handmade from a solid piece of wood, using an adzed carving technic. The bowl is water tight, so with further resin treatment it could form an interesting water feature or sink basi...

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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Adze Used

Materials

Wood

Antique Jacobean 17th Century Oak Settle Bench Shakespeare Ann Hathaway 1610
Antique Jacobean 17th Century Oak Settle Bench Shakespeare Ann Hathaway 1610

Antique Jacobean 17th Century Oak Settle Bench Shakespeare Ann Hathaway 1610

Located in Portland, OR

The bench is of joined & pegged form and has traces (particularly on the back) of the use of an adze (a rudimentary tool for planning wood shaped like an axe).

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1610s English Jacobean Adze Used

Materials

Oak

Japanese Antique Coffee Table / Low Table Exhibition Table / Wabi-Sabi Primitive
Japanese Antique Coffee Table / Low Table Exhibition Table / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

Japanese Antique Coffee Table / Low Table Exhibition Table / Wabi-Sabi Primitive

Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture

For traditional Japanese wooden architecture, they used adzes to carve posts and beams into precise forms.

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Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Adze Used

Materials

Hardwood, Cedar

Antique Tribal African Dogon Iroko Sculptural Ladder, 19th Century
Antique Tribal African Dogon Iroko Sculptural Ladder, 19th Century

Antique Tribal African Dogon Iroko Sculptural Ladder, 19th Century

Located in Stow on the Wold, GB

Fabulous sculptural piece carved from one piece of hardwood with wonderful Adze tool marks. Each step has been handcarved from the wood using an Adze tool.

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19th Century Malian Tribal Adze Used

Materials

Hardwood

New Zealand Jade Necklace
New Zealand Jade Necklace

New Zealand Jade Necklace

Located in Barnsley, GB

New Zealand Pounamu Faceted Adze Necklace . Adze means something used for shaping wood and is a old tadeona Prehistoric Māori adzes from New Zealand (called toki in Māori) were u...

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21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Contemporary Adze Used

Materials

Jade

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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Adze Used

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Adze Used For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic adze used available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and stone, every adze used was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the adze used you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each adze used bearing Arts and Crafts, Mid-Century Modern or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. A well-made adze used has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Robert Thompson, Alan Acornman Grainger and Robert (Mouseman) Thompson are consistently popular.

How Much is a Adze Used?

A adze used can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,540, while the lowest priced sells for $342 and the highest can go for as much as $9,800.