Carved Bone Tusks
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
Indian carved hardwood elephant with bone tusks and toe nails
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Indian caparisend hardwood elephant with bone tusks and toe nails, intricately carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
$895
H 6 in W 6 in D 2 in
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
Category
Antique 1870s German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
$24,500
H 25 in W 15 in D 21 in
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
Category
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
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone, Wood
$8,930 / set
H 46 in W 24 in D 16 in
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
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
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
Category
Vintage 1960s African Retro Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
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
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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
Category
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.
Category
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
Category
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
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
Category
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
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian End Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Bone
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
H 18.9 in W 34.65 in D 17.72 in
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
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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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Antique 1880s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bone
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
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
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Located in New York, NY
This significantly sized, fantastically serrated megalodon tooth is five to ten million years old out of South Carolina, USA. The megalodon was the most massive predatory shark to ev...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
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Located in New York City, NY
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Materials
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$24,000
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Early 20th Century Model Ship Diorama Within a Bottle, circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
A Most Interesting Early 20th Century Model Ship Diorama within Bottle.
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19th Century French Academic Drawing Portrait of Male Nude Young Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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French, late 19th century
pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed
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Category
Late 19th Century French School Nude Paintings
Materials
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18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
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Jules Leleu Art Deco Cabinet with Floral Marquetry in Ebony and Mother of Pearl.
By Jules Leleu
Located in Dublin 8, IE
A truly exceptional rare and refined cabinet from the late Art Deco period by one of the most renowned French furniture designers of this period, Jules Leleu. The two gently bowed do...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
$43,350
H 51.19 in W 31.5 in D 14.97 in
Swedish Karl Johan/ Empire Meridienne/ Recamier in Carved Mahogany w/ Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
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Materials
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$8,950
H 40 in W 77 in D 27 in
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Polyurethane Resin
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
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$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
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Located in Vienna, AT
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Brass
$23,500 / set
H 57 in W 34 in D 18 in
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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
- 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.