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Cypress Knee

Interesting Set of 5 Sculptural Cypress Knees, Organic Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 5 interesting sculptural cypress knees, organic art.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Adirondack Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Pair of Mid Century Sculptural Cyprus Root Lamps, Attrib. Cypress Knee Studio
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Mid Century Sculptural Cyprus Root Lamps, Attrib. Cypress Knee Studio Attributed to the
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Branch Structure and Cypress Knees, Baxter Slough, Silsbee, Texas
By David H. Gibson
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson David H. Gibson ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Large Hand-Carved Cypress Knee Figural Sculpture After Botticelli's Venus, 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
evocative of Sandro Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", hand-carved from an unusually large cypress tree knee
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
is thought that a different material was inserted into her right hand. The knees are not protruding
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Antique Victorian 1843 English Sterling Silver Wine Ewer
By Samuel Hayne & Dudley Cater
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
knee-length dresses, reflecting the Classic design of a chiton (Greek: ??t??, khiton), and strapped
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Antique 1840s British Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

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By American of Martinsville
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Set of 12 American Rustic Old Hickory Martinsville Chairs
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Cypress Knee Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Vintage table or desk lamp with cypress knee driftwood base. Dimensions below are overall, the
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Cypress Knee Table Lamp
Cypress Knee Table Lamp
H 24 in W 8 in D 4 in
Grand Scale Cypress Knee Table Lamp with Original Split Oak Shade
Located in Hudson, NY
Wonderful cypress knee table lamp with six knees. Extraordinary large oval woven split oak shade
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

"First Light at Dogwood Springs" oils on canvas, water, by Margaret Ross Tolbert
Located in New Orleans, LA
springs cave. I crouched in the shallows and peered at it through branches and across cypress knees. The
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Cypress Knee Console
Located in North Miami, FL
Fabulous, glamorous, organic...glass-topped console with white-painted cypress knees base.
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Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

Cypress Knee Console
Cypress Knee Console
H 25 in W 54 in D 16 in
Cypress Knee Side Tables
Located in North Miami, FL
White-washed cypress knees serve as bases for these organic-chic 70's side tables. Glass tops are
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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Cypress Knee Side Tables
Cypress Knee Side Tables
H 21 in Dm 18 in
Pair of Cypress Knees
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of large natural Cypress Knees. These naturally forming "knees" occur at the bases of mature
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Pair of Cypress Knees
Pair of Cypress Knees
H 38.5 in W 13 in D 7 in
Cypress Knee Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Sandblasted cypress knee base with beveled glass top. Can be used with the base flipped
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Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Glass

Cypress Knee Console Table
Cypress Knee Console Table
H 27.75 in W 15 in D 49 in
Cypress Knee Side Table
Located in North Miami, FL
Charming side table has a natural, sand-blasted cypress knee base, with glass top held in place by
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Vintage 1970s American Side Tables

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Aluminum

Cypress Knee Side Table
Cypress Knee Side Table
H 21.5 in Dm 18 in
Cypress Knees Side Table
Located in North Miami, FL
Could only be in Miami...white-painted cypress knees form the base for this "organic-glam" glass
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Vintage 1970s American End Tables

Cypress Knees Side Table
Cypress Knees Side Table
H 20 in W 28 in D 22 in
Vintage Mid-Century Height Cypress Knee Wood Floor Lamp
Located in Pasadena, TX
44" height cypress knee wood floor lamp Monumental cypress knee wood. Some of the cypress
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Cypress

Black Lacquered Cypress Knee Side Tables
Located in North Miami, FL
Glossy black lacquer give these natural cypress knee side tables a strikingly modern, graphic
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Vintage 1970s American Side Tables

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Aluminum

Pair of Grey-Washed Cypress Knee Side Tables
Located in North Miami, FL
70's-vintage cypress knee side tables are sand-blasted, grey-washed, and topped with half-inch
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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Side Tables

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Cypress, Glass

Pair of Cypress Knee Chairs from Polaroid Estate
Located in NYC, NY
A pair of unique chairs fashioned from cypress knees, each re-upholstered in clarence house
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Unique Vintage Cypress Knee Driftwood Lamp w/Basket Weave Shade
Located in Dorchester, MA
This unique lamp is constructed of a "Cypress Knee", which is a distinctive structure in a root of
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20th Century American Table Lamps

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Cypress Knee Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
triple knee arch form on black biomorphic plinth with original shade, finial, & line switch the
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Wood

Cypress Knee Lamp
Cypress Knee Lamp
H 37.5 in W 20.75 in D 14 in
Large + Amazing Pair of Cypress Knee Lamps with Original Shades
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A pair of large and amazing cypress knee lamps with their original scenic Florida garden fiberglass
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Pair of 1950s Vintage Cypress Knee Lamps with Woven Wood Shades
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1950s handcrafted cypress knee lamps with woven wood shades and cypress knee finials
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Cypress

Pair of Cypress Knee Table Lamps
Located in NYC, NY
Pair of table or desk lamps, the bases & finials are made from the distinctive, mountainous 'knees
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Cord, Silk

Pair of Cypress Knee Table Lamps
H 30 in W 14 in D 11.5 in
Vintage Pair of Glass-Topped Cypress Knee Tables
Located in North Miami, FL
Made from the roots of Cypress trees, this particular pair have their original white paint, and 3/8
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Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Paint, Glass

Pair of Sculptural Cypress Root Knees Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Natural creations, these lamps appear as abstract sculptures. Both are made from cypress "knees
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Cypress Lamps
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of cypress knee lamps from Sausalito, Ca.
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Cypress Lamps
Cypress Lamps
H 35 in W 10 in
Machine Age Cypress Table Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand machined table lamp incorporating cypress knees, Lucite and stainless steel. Unsigned
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Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Machine Age Cypress Table Lamp
Machine Age Cypress Table Lamp
H 38 in W 18 in D 7.25 in
Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
Located in New York, NY
Decorative wood sculpture by cypress knee. The sculpture has a beautiful silver color from being
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21st Century and Contemporary American Country Abstract Sculptures

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Cypress

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
H 51.5 in W 36 in D 18 in
Pair Sculptural Cypress Root Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Natural creations, these lamps appear as abstract sculptures. Both are made from cypress "knees
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Pair Sculptural Cypress Root Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
Natural creations, these lamps appear as abstract sculptures. Both are made from cypress "knees
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Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Pair of Sculptural Cypress Root Organic Modern Table Lamps
Located in Phoenix, AZ
lamp bases are made from cypress knees the above ground outgrowths of bald cypress tree root systems
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Vintage 1960s North American Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cypress

Il Penseroso, 1866 by Joseph Mozier [America, 1812-1876]
By Joseph Mozier
Located in Kensington, MD
fabric upheld by the right hand is truncated—as in Powers’ figure—at the knee; but once more that weighty
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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Cypress Knee Table
Located in North Miami, FL
Fantastical sand-blasted cypress knee table. Shown above as a center hall table, but capable of
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Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Center Tables

Materials

Cypress

Cypress Knee Table
Cypress Knee Table
H 30 in W 55 in D 35 in
Mid-Century Era Cypress Knees Sculptural Table Lamp with Woven Wooden Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage 'live edge' folk art table lamp was made by the Cypress Knee of New Ordleans
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
Located in New York, NY
Decorative wood sculpture of cypress knee. It has a beautiful silver color from being treated by
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21st Century and Contemporary American Country Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
H 39 in W 22 in D 18 in
Unusual Cypress Root Table Base, 1960s
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
ground, also known as Cypress Knees and would form new trees from these roots. It is unknown as to why
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Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Center Tables

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Cypress

Unusual Cypress Root Table Base, 1960s
Unusual Cypress Root Table Base, 1960s
H 30.52 in W 50.99 in D 44.1 in
Cypress Root Tree Knee Vintage Dining Table Desk Console Base Wood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing vintage mid century modern cypress root tree dining table base. This can also be used as a
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

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Cypress, Wood

Japanese Giltwood Medicine Buddha, Yakushi Nyorai, Edo Period, Late 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
, the gesture or reassurance and fearlessness. His other hand rests on his knee, palm up and bent
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Rock Crystal

Bleached Cypress Knee Table Lamp
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Bleached Cypress knee table lamp with original woven shade.
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Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps

Bleached Cypress Knee Table Lamp
Bleached Cypress Knee Table Lamp
H 50.5 in W 18 in D 14 in
Pair of Cypress Knee Floor Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Giant Cypress Knee Floor lamps. From the Everglades. Very rare. Original
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Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of Cypress Knee Floor Lamps
Pair of Cypress Knee Floor Lamps
H 64 in W 29 in D 18.5 in
Pilings like Cypress Knees oil on canvas by Billy Solitario
By Billy Solitario
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pilings Like Cypress Knees is an original oil on canvas by Billy Solitario from his latest
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2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Organic Sculptural Live Edge Cypress Slab Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An organic highly sculptural reclaimed Cypress wood coffee table with an intact Cypress knee. The
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Burl, Wood

Cypress Root Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Cypress root knee organic table lamp. Shade not included.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

 Cypress Root Lamp
 Cypress Root Lamp
H 48 in W 14 in D 11 in
Lake Crescent.
By Clyde Butcher
Located in New Orleans, LA
until a visit to Tom Gaskin’s Cypress Knee Museum in 1984, a roadside attraction in central Florida
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Late 20th Century Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Badlands 23 by Clyde Butcher. Silver gelatin landscape photograph.
By Clyde Butcher
Located in New Orleans, LA
photographing Florida beaches, still using color film. It wasn’t until a visit to Tom Gaskin’s Cypress Knee
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2010s Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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Cypress Knee For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic cypress knee available at 1stDibs. A cypress knee — often made from wood, cypress and softwood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer cypress knee, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each cypress knee bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one cypress knee that is appealing in its simplicity, but David H. Gibson produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Cypress Knee?

Prices for a cypress knee can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $500 and can go as high as $7,500, while the average can fetch as much as $950.