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Carved Bone Tusks

Mid-20th Century Hand-Carved Elephant Side Table With Bone Inlay Top
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
work, textured details, a curled trunk, and carved bone tusks, giving this piece so much character and
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Vintage 1950s British Colonial Side Tables

Materials

Bone, Wood

19th Century Pair of Ebony Elephants
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
breaks, nicely patinated surface and still retaining the original carved bone tusks, toes and eyes. Circa
Category

Antique 1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Ebony

19th Century Pair of Ebony Elephants
19th Century Pair of Ebony Elephants
$1,778
H 11.82 in W 11.03 in D 6.7 in
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 Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Black Forrest Carved Oak Hinged Boar Head Cellarette with Bone Tusk, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Black Forrest hand carved oak hinged boar head cellarette with bone tusk, carved intertwined
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Antique 1870s German Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

19th Century Boar's Tusk Serving Fork. with Sterling Silver Shoulder
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very unique and highly unusual "Boar's Tusk Handled Fork with Sterling Silver Shoulder Mount
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Antique 1880s American Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Carved Wood Elephants from "Auntie Mame" with Rosalind Russell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A unique pair of carved wood elephants with bone tusks raised shown with front feet on an integral
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Wood

Antique Anglo Indian Carved Table with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
with intricate carved flowers and figures, on four carved elephant heads with bone tusks as legs
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Anglo-Indian Carved Ebonized Elephant Side Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
Anglo-Indian Elephant Side Table with ebonized wood and bone tusks. The table is hand-carved
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Elephant Head Center Table with a Japonisme Top
Located in Palm Beach, FL
embossed stylized landscape. The legs have carved elephant heads with bone tusks and paw feet.
Category

20th Century English Japonisme Center Tables

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Pair of Elephant and Coconut Boxes or Garnitures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
-hammered floral and geometric designs over a coconut vessel. The carved ebony elephants have bone eyes
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Garniture

Materials

Coconut

Pair of Elephant and Coconut Boxes or Garnitures
Pair of Elephant and Coconut Boxes or Garnitures
$9,900 / set
H 14.5 in W 7 in D 6 in
Pair of Ebony and Coconut Tea Caddies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
coconut bowls above carved ebony elephants with bone tusks and eyes.
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Garniture

Materials

Coconut

Pair of Ebony and Coconut Tea Caddies
Pair of Ebony and Coconut Tea Caddies
$11,900 / set
H 12 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
1960s Ruby Emerald Sapphire 14 Karat Yellow Gold Elephant Pendant
Located in Poitiers, FR
Pendant in 14 karat yellow gold. This antique pendant features an elephant carved from bone. Its
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Vintage 1960s African Retro Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

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18ct Yellow Gold Peridot, Diamond and Carved Mammoth Bone Chrysanthemum Ring
By Theo Fennell
Located in London, GB
This extraordinary design is exquisitely made using two romantic materials. Bone, carved from the
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2010s British Artisan Cocktail Rings

Materials

White Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Pair Of Elaborately Hand Carved Bone Tusks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of elaborately hand carved bone tusks with great detail. Mounted on bone bases.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures

Anglo Indian Carved Table with Elephants Heads and Bone Tusks
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A well carved late 19th/early 20th oval Anglo Indian table with elephant heads, bone tusks, in very
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20th Century Indian Side Tables

Antique Anglo Indian Elephant Head Wall Plaques
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial antique Anglo Indian elephant head wall plaques crafted in carved ebony with bone
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Mahogany

Anglo Indian Inlaid Box with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
inside with purple felt. The box is suspended by two flanking carved ebony elephants with bone tusks.  
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony

Anglo Indian Inlaid Box with Elephants
Anglo Indian Inlaid Box with Elephants
H 3.25 in W 15.5 in D 4.5 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
categories of ivory carving, for all carved teeth and tusks, or bone carving. The making of scrimshaw
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Antique 1820s British Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Bone

Pair of Elephant End Tables
Located in Palm Beach, FL
carved borders on carved wood elephant bases with bone tusks. A matching coffee table is also available
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian End Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Bone

Pair of Elephant End Tables
Pair of Elephant End Tables
H 18 in W 15 in D 12 in
Vintage Decorative Coffee Table, Asian, Mahogany, Side, Elephants, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
shaped bone tusks presented in contrasting lighter hues Standing upon a pair of shaped trestle legs with
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Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Anglo-Indian Carved Teak Elephant Bookends
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
elephant bookends. This mid-century, handcrafted portrait pair with carved bone tusks with upturned trunks
Category

20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bookends

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Antique 1900's Anglo-Raj Indian Elephant Leg Gueridon Table with Bone Inlay Top
Located in Las Vegas, NV
. Heavily carved floral motif on top with bone inlay. Four carved elephant legs with hand carved bone tusks
Category

Early 20th Century Anglo Raj Gueridon

Materials

Bone, Teak

20th Century Chinese Profusely Hand-Carved Faux Elephant Tusks, a Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
of ivory !!! These are 100% legal These are 'faux' tusks, hand-carved sections of bone (probably
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Mounted Objects

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Paint

Circa 1900 Boar Tusk Trophy Plaque
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 hand carved trophy plaque from Switzerland. The plaque is wonderfully hand carved from
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Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Fruitwood

Circa 1900 Boar Tusk Trophy Plaque
Circa 1900 Boar Tusk Trophy Plaque
H 8.25 in W 7.25 in D 1.5 in
Pair Inuit Seal and Whale Scrimshaw Walrus Ivory Tusks
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of antique Alaskan walrus tusks with scrimshaw decoration, one with three different whales
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Tribal Antiquities

Materials

Bone

19th Century Boar's Tusk Handle Walking Stick, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nicely shaped boar's tusk handle provides for a nice grip on this 19th century American cane with
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Antique Set of Walrus Tusk Scrimshaw Cribbage Items and Alaskan Utensils
Located in Lomita, CA
cribbage board carved from a walrus tusk and two utensils.. The Cribbage board is late 19th/early 20th
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Bone

Anglo Raj Carved Side Table with Elephant Heads
By Tony Duquette
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
elephant heads with bone tusks holding jars of oil. These finely carved late 19th C. tables are getting
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Side Tables

Materials

Bone, Rosewood

Anglo Raj Carved Side Table with Elephant Heads
By Tony Duquette
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
elephant heads with bone tusks holding jars of oil. These finely carved late 19th century tables are
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Side Tables

Materials

Bone, Wood

Pair of Hand-Carved Hardwood Elephant Floor Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
with bone carved tusks. These fascinating floor lamps will add an other worldly vibe to any interior
Category

20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Floor Lamps

Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Located in London, GB
, for all carved teeth and tusks, or bone carving. The making of scrimshaw probably began on whaling
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Antique 1880s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
Late 19th Century Scrimshaw Beaker
H 4.5 in W 3 in D 2.8 in
Pair of Anglo-Indian Rosewood Tables or Stands
Located in Palm Beach, FL
carved elephant head legs with bone tusks.
Category

20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Anglo Indian Elephant Table or Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
top carved with floral designs on a carved elephant base with bone tusks on a platform with turned
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Anglo Indian Elephant Table or Stand
Anglo Indian Elephant Table or Stand
H 30 in W 27 in D 17.5 in
1940s African Ashanti Two Elephant Coffee Table
Located in Waxahachie, TX
elephants Eyes and shaped bone tusks presented in contrasting lighter hues Standing upon a pair of shaped
Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Impressive hand carved Bone Tusks
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Pair of artfully hand carved Bone tusks.
Category

20th Century Asian Decorative Objects

A Mid 19th Century Teak Indian Elephant With Carved Bone Tusks
Located in London, GB
Sardozi and Head Dress and with Carved Bone Tusks
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Teak, Bone

Anglo-Indian Solid Rosewood Elephant Table with Bone Inlay
Located in Richmond, CA
tusks. Carved wood top has bone inlay in floral motif.
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Side Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Bone

Anglo-Indian Rosewood Elephant Table
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian rosewood side table with carved elephant head legs and bone tusks base. The top has
Category

20th Century Indian Furniture

Materials

Rosewood, Ivory, Bone

Anglo - Indian Elephant Motif Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pineapples. Tusks are carved bone
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Anglo - Indian Elephant Motif Table
Anglo - Indian Elephant Motif Table
H 21.25 in W 20.5 in D 20.5 in

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19th Century French Academic Drawing Portrait of Male Nude Young Man
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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
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$24,500
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$3,608
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Carved Bone Tusks For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of carved bone tusks is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct carved bone tusks — often made from wood, bone and hardwood — can elevate any home. Carved bone tusks have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Carved bone tusks made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many carved bone tusks are appealing in their simplicity, but Chapman Manufacturing Company and Inuit produced popular carved bone tusks that are worth a look.

How Much are Carved Bone Tusks?

Carved bone tusks can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,998, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $125,000.
Questions About Carved Bone Tusks
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Bone 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.