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17th Century Flemisch Madonna & Child Bone Carving
Located in Nottingham, GB
Madonna & Child Bone Carving
Category
17th Century Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Antler
Musicians Bone Carving Bone and Wood, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Carved figures of wood and bone, on wooden base, height ca.17 cm. around 1900, three figures, good
Category
Early 1900s Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Vizagapatam India Table Box Ebonized Wood & Bone Carvings
Located in Forney, TX
ebonized solid wood footed domed casket form, elaborately mounted with hand carved ox bone panels and
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19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Wood
English Monumental Polished Steel & Bone Carving Set, Hallmarks S.H, Circa 1835
By Samuel Harwood
Located in Charleston, SC
English monumental polished steel carving set with inlaid eagle bone handles depicting E. pluribus
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
H 52.5 in W 3 in D 2 in
Vintage Asian Deer Horns Carving Human Skulls Beads Noble Bracelet
Located in 景德镇市, CN
This Vintage Deer Horns Carving Bracelet is a striking and meaningful piece featuring hand-carved
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Bone Carved Elephant Sculpture
Located in Pomona, CA
bone. It has very detailed carving works on it. The rug on the elephant back was made from copper
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Copper
Antique Bone Figure of Indochina Male Dignitary Hardwood 19th Century Chinese
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exquisitely hand carved bone Chinese dignitary standing figure portraying a lavishly dressed
Category
19th Century Chinese Late Victorian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Hardwood, Bone
H 9.75 in W 2.75 in D 1.75 in
Pair of Monumental Oversized Bone Pedestals With Intricate Detail Design
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of monumental oversized wood and bone inlay pedestals with intricate detailed design and
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Wood
Carved Soapstone Sculpture of a Seated Inuit Holding a Bone Narwhal Tusk & Fish
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Black Soapstone of Seated Inuit figure, holding a carved bone Narwhal tusk in one hand and a
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Early 20th Century Canadian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Pair of Hand Carved Chinese Wood Carved, Bone Inlay Foo Dogs, circa Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
Intricately carved wood and bone inlaid pair of Chinese foo dogs.
Very unique and wonderful. We
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Wood, Bone
H 10.5 in W 4 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Pine
Exquisite Carved Bone Torso of Christ, Spain, circa 1700
Located in Hamburg, DE
pores and grooves typical of bone carvings. It is important to note that this piece is not made of ivory
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Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
18th Century Ox Bone Carved Riding Hunting Cups Classical Figures Green Man
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Rare Pair Of Antique Early 18th Century Folk Art Carved Hunting Cups.
Carved From Ox Bone
Category
18th Century European Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vintage Beaded Bone Scrimshaw Necklace
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
ethnographic jewelry, bone carving, and vintage folk adornments.
A rare and soulful necklace that tells a
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Bone Carvings
Vintage Beaded Bone Elephant Scrimshaw Necklace
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
collectors of ethnographic jewelry, bone carving, and vintage folk adornments.
A rare and soulful necklace
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Bone Carvings
Old Chinese Engraved Ox Horn Heart Sutra Bowl
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Old Chinese Engraved Ox Horn Heart Sutra Bowl – A Sacred Symbol of Wisdom and Spiritual Enlightenment
This Old Chinese Engraved Ox Horn Heart Sutra Bowl is a rare and exquisite arti...
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Important Pair of Horses from the Ching Dynasty
Located in Madrid, ES
horses have a very elaborated workmanship and are made of horn, bone and cloisonné. All the tiles are
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Beautiful Chinese fan of Canton of the 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful Chinese fan of Canton of the 19th century in Bone, Paper and Silk.
Dimensions: H: 49cm
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Silk
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Sculptural Polychromate Netsuke Of a Yamabushi
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Meiji period netsuke. of a Yamabushi.
This is an exceedingly beautiful and intricate carved netsuke, created during the imperial Japan in the Meiji period, back in he 1890....
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
19th Chinese Carved Hardwood Figure of an Immortal Holding a Bat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
inlaid bone eyes and teeth, adding a lifelike and striking quality to its appearance. Standing at a
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Chinese Silver Mounted Letter Opener
Located in Middleburg, VA
inlaid dark eyes.
The bone carving is joined to the blade with a chased silver ferrule adorned in floral
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Metal, Silver
19th Century Hand-Carved Bone Alligator Handled Culinary Carving Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
19th Century hand-carved bone alligator handled culinary carving set with a cutting knife, fork
Category
1890s French Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Chinese Peranakan Inlaid Hardwood Pagoda Display Cabinet, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
boxwood and bone carvings of more auspicious motifs of plants, animals and fruits, including squirrel and
Category
1910s Asian Chinoiserie Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Boxwood
H 77.5 in W 40 in D 16 in
Huge Prehistoric Fossilised Whale Bone
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Standing at over 120cm (47 inches) tall, this rare prehistoric fossilised whale bone is a
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Metal
Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea
Located in North Hollywood, CA
upper arm.
Antique Ethnic Bone Cassowary Artifact with minimal carving and incised design confined to
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Antique French .950 Silver 5-Piece Carving Service with Gigot in Box
Located in Pembroke, MA
carving fork (with adjustable resting stand for raising it off of the table), a serving fork with bone
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Silver
Black Lacquer and Rosewood Cabinet with Soapstone and Bone Inlay
Located in Lomita, CA
. But the whimsical figural bone inlay carvings are what makes this most memorable. The cabinet is roomy
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Chest of Drawers in Natural Walnut, w/Dog Bone decoration. France 1890s.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful French commode with 4 drawers,
good old bleached patina of the walnut,
nice Dog-Bone
Category
1890s French Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Walnut
H 39.77 in W 52.76 in D 33.86 in
Early 19thc Scrimshaw and Walnut Hand Carved with Heart Cutlery Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
Scrimshaw is the art of carving bone, ivory, or other materials. It was a popular pastime for
Category
1820s American Folk Art Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Walnut
Pair of Great Dragon Temples Chinese Minguo Period
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of great dragon temples.
Chinese Minguo period (1912-1949), in carved bone plates. With
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Antique Moroccan Desk or Escritoire
Located in Palm Beach, FL
movement influences. Featuring Moorish architectural references, floral and geometric bone inlays and
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Mahogany Canteen Chest on Legs with Flatware, Set Circa 1910.
Located in New Orleans, LA
carving pieces have bone handles and stainless steel blades. The rest of the flatware is made of the
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Silver Plate
H 30 in W 25 in D 16 in
19th Century English Coromandle Canteen Service by Walker & Hall
Located in Dublin, IE
pickle forks, bone handle table knives and carving set, a soup ladle, 2 serving spoons, 2 fish carvers
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Silver Plate
Mint C. and Large Antique Display Shell Box w. Beveled Glass Top & Silver Spoons
Located in Lisse, NL
with handcrafted, silver hinges and putting a small lock in exactly the right place and carving
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Silver
H 2.6 in W 8.4 in D 6 in
LUCE Harlequin & Columbine Bronze 1920
Located in Encino, CA
, 1920
The bronze has a beautiful original silver and gold patina and the bone carving is very delicate
Category
1920s French Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Bone Indo-European Chariot and Horse
Located in Fossano, IT
A small Indo-European (company style) fine carved bone group of a chariot and horse, with rider and
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Italian Rosewood and Bone Engraved Panels, circa 1620-1640
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
Set of four rosewood and bone engraved panels, Italian, circa 1620-1640.
The old testament
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Rosewood
Walking cane with carved horse head
Located in Woking, GB
Walking cane with carved horse head
Horse head carved in bone with initials I.G.B. Replacement
Category
Early 1900s Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Walking cane with greyhound top carved in whalebone
Located in Woking, GB
Whalebone walking cane with greyhound top.
Glass eyes, carved greyhound head. All original. L91, d 7, w 2.5cm. Circa 1870. English
Category
1870s English Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
20th Century Sculpture Chinese Warrior Parade Amor Foo Dog Emblems Signet
By Mei Yi
Located in Osnabrück, DE
From a collection of more than 70 years, this extraordinary and highly decorative bone over wood
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
H 19.3 in W 7.88 in D 7.49 in
19th Century Japanese Okimono
Located in Paris, FR
Very funny okimono of a man leaning on a tree trunk.
Japan - Meiji (1368-1912).
Measures: Height 4 cm and Diameter 3.5 cm.
Category
1890s Japanese Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Small Indo-Portuguese Saint Anna
Located in Fossano, IT
bone, Goa, 18th century.
Category
18th Century Indian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Wood
Walking cane with Meissen top depicting a turtle
Located in Woking, GB
Turtle top walking cane
Meissen porcelain top depiction of a turtle, on original cane shaft with horn ferrule. Nautical views hand painted with magenta highlights. circa 1850. L 91, ...
Category
1850s German Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Ceramic
18th Century Italian Walnut Carving
Located in London, GB
Wonderful 18th century Italian walnut carving in the form of a mythical bird, carved on the reverse
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Walnut, Bone
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Box
Located in Fossano, IT
arabesque carving. Bone lion feet,
Vizagapatam, late 19th century.
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Horn, Sandalwood
Baroque Style Side Cabinet, Vienna, Late 19th Century
Located in Liverpool, GB
and bottom is decorated with carvings in the form of leaves and flowers connected with each other with
Category
19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Walnut, Oak, Pine
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Chair from Second Half of the 19th Century
Located in Liverpool, GB
, carving,
bone marquetry, second half of the 19th century.
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Mahogany, Bone
H 49.22 in W 18.9 in D 17.33 in
Second Half of the 19th Century Italian Renaissance Style Desk
Located in Liverpool, GB
drawers on the right.
Pine-oak structure, ebony veneers, carving, bone marquetry, second half of the 19th
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Oak, Pine
Continental bone carving of a scene w/soldiers in a frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very well done carved bone that contains soldiers camped at rest having a good time.
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Wood
Large Pair of Vintage Chinese Bone Tusks
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of large, Asian bone tusks, measure: 32" height,
circa 1920.
Category
1920s Chinese Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
18th Century English Hand Carved Mutton Bone Figurative Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
18th century hand carved bone figurative snuff box
One of the most outstanding examples we have
Category
1780s British Folk Art Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Chinese Painting, Miniature, on a Bone Frame, Green and White, Republic Period
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It's a little bone disk, painted. The decor is a decor of birds on branches in green and black
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Telescopic Canton Fan with Carved Bone Stays
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful 1800s Canton fan having highly detailed carved bone stays with a hand painted scene on
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Brass
H 11 in W 19.5 in D 1 in
19th Century Collection of French Carved Bone Spillikins
Located in London, GB
19th century collection of French carved bone spillikins
A small collection of 19th century
Category
1850s French Folk Art Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th century Old Naga necklace with monkey-skull - Original Buddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
its central pendant made from bone, is a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Naga
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
A Nineteenth Century Whalebone Vertebrae
Located in London, GB
A sculptural natural history specimen, large vertebrae bone with naturally aged surface
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone, Goatskin
Japanese Shiitake Mushroom Netsuke Charm, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
fashionable as treasured accessories. This carved bone netsuke was shaped to the simple form of a shiitake
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Georgian Horn Scrimshaw Folk Art English Hand Carved Beaker, circa 1810
Located in London, GB
, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically, it refers to the artwork created by whalers
Category
1810s English Folk Art Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
Chinese Eternal Life Netsuke Charm, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
from bone, this leaf with a central chrysanthemum medallion would have been a waist charm intended to
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bone Carvings
Materials
Bone
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Antique Bone Carvings For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of antique bone carvings available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique bone carvings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, wood and hardwood. Antique bone carvings have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique bone carvings to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Baroque and Victorian antique bone carvings are of considerable interest. Many antique bone carvings are appealing in their simplicity, but Native American Art and Samuel Harwood produced popular antique bone carvings that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Bone Carvings?
Prices for antique bone carvings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique bone carvings begin at $284 and can go as high as $98,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,120.
Questions About Antique Bone Carvings
- What is bone carving called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Bone carving is called scrimshaw, which means any engravings or carvings done in ivory or bone. Traditionally a hobby for whalers, designs featured could be very simple, and as techniques advanced, so did the artwork. Engravings depicted detailed scenes with engraving work done with pigments for color. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic bone carvings from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.