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Cypress Knee

Cypress knee console travertine
Cypress knee console travertine

Cypress knee console travertine

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H 30.5 in W 64 in D 12 in

Cypress knee console travertine

Located in West Palm Beach, US

Unique Cypress Knee Console Table with Travertine Top Elevate your space with this striking console table featuring authentic Florida cypress knees, known for their unique and sculp...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Travertine

"Set of 5 Distressed Cypress Knee Sculptures, Organic Art, 1980"
"Set of 5 Distressed Cypress Knee Sculptures, Organic Art, 1980"

"Set of 5 Distressed Cypress Knee Sculptures, Organic Art, 1980"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Set of 5 interesting sculptural cypress knees, organic art.

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Adirondack Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

1950s Mid-Century Cypress Knee Live Edge Sculptural Table Lamp
1950s Mid-Century Cypress Knee Live Edge Sculptural Table Lamp

1950s Mid-Century Cypress Knee Live Edge Sculptural Table Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Carved from a naturally formed cypress knee, this Mid-Century table lamp base presents as an entirely organic, one-of-a-kind sculptural form.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Branch Structure and Cypress Knees, Baxter Slough, Silsbee, Texas

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 ...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Antique Live Edge Cypress Wall Mirror with Hat Rack, Louisiana, 1910
Antique Live Edge Cypress Wall Mirror with Hat Rack, Louisiana, 1910

Antique Live Edge Cypress Wall Mirror with Hat Rack, Louisiana, 1910

Located in New Orleans, LA

A charming and unusual antique folk art naturally live edge cypress wall mirror with three cypress knee’s for hanging hats or coats.

Category

Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Sculptural Cypress Root Landscape Coffee Table Base by Fred Lindahl, 1978
Sculptural Cypress Root Landscape Coffee Table Base by Fred Lindahl, 1978

Sculptural Cypress Root Landscape Coffee Table Base by Fred Lindahl, 1978

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Sculptural Cyprus Root Landscape Coffee Table Base, by Fred Lindahl, 1978 Attributed to Cypress Knee Studio, signed by the artisan Fred Lindahl, dated Presenting an exceptional sc...

Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Cypress

Kayaking from Edenton Bay, Original Painting
Kayaking from Edenton Bay, Original Painting

Kayaking from Edenton Bay, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Cypress knees protrude near the trunks, adding texture and rhythm to the water’s surface.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art

Materials

Acrylic

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Cypress Knee Table Lamp

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H 24 in W 8 in D 4 in

Cypress Knee Table Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Vintage table or desk lamp with cypress knee driftwood base. Dimensions below are overall, the base is 15.75 inches high.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Grand Scale Cypress Knee Table Lamp with Original Split Oak Shade
Grand Scale Cypress Knee Table Lamp with Original Split Oak Shade

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 with whip stitch trim.

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Large Hand-Carved Cypress Knee Figural Sculpture After Botticelli's Venus, 1970s
Large Hand-Carved Cypress Knee Figural Sculpture After Botticelli's Venus, 1970s

Large Hand-Carved Cypress Knee Figural Sculpture After Botticelli's Venus, 1970s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Especially notable is the unnamed artist’s ability to leverage the constraints imposed by the shape and lines of the solid cypress tree knee from which it's carved to enchanting effe...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Pair of Cypress Knees
Pair of Cypress Knees

Pair of Cypress Knees

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H 38.5 in W 13 in D 7 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 Cypress trees.

Category

Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

Cypress Knee Console Table
Cypress Knee Console Table

Cypress Knee Console Table

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H 27.75 in W 15 in D 49 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 upside down or as is.

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Glass

Vintage Mid-Century Height Cypress Knee Wood Floor Lamp
Vintage Mid-Century Height Cypress Knee Wood Floor Lamp

Vintage Mid-Century Height Cypress Knee Wood Floor Lamp

Located in Pasadena, TX

44" height cypress knee wood floor lamp Monumental cypress knee wood.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cypress

Pair of Cypress Knee Chairs from Polaroid Estate
Pair of Cypress Knee Chairs from Polaroid Estate

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 horsehair.

Category

Vintage 1940s Chairs

Large + Amazing Pair of Cypress Knee Lamps with Original Shades
Large + Amazing Pair of Cypress Knee Lamps with Original Shades

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 shades.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Cypress Knee Lamp
Cypress Knee Lamp

Cypress Knee Lamp

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H 37.5 in W 20.75 in D 14 in

Cypress Knee Lamp

Located in Brooklyn, NY

triple knee arch form on black biomorphic plinth with original shade, finial, & line switch the shade is laminated with botanical specimens nice

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1950s Vintage Cypress Knee Lamps with Woven Wood Shades
Pair of 1950s Vintage Cypress Knee Lamps with Woven Wood Shades

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, completely restored with new wiring and UL sockets.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cypress

Mid-Century Modern Cypress Knee Table Lamp in Florida Bald Cypress, USA, c 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Cypress Knee Table Lamp in Florida Bald Cypress, USA, c 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Cypress Knee Table Lamp in Florida Bald Cypress, USA, c 1960s

Located in Deland, FL

Constructed from a solid Florida Bald Cypress "Knee" this lamp design was a popular design in Florida throughout the early 1960s and harkens back to a time when Florida was truly wild.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Burl

Pair of Cypress Knee Table Lamps

Pair of Cypress Knee Table Lamps

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H 30 in W 14 in D 11.5 in

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' found on Cypress trees' root systems. Each lamp with oval base and closed-drum par...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Cord, Silk

Pair of Sculptural Cypress Root Knees Table Lamps
Pair of Sculptural Cypress Root Knees Table Lamps

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," the root outgrowths that cypress trees develop in wetlands.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Machine Age Cypress Table Lamp
Machine Age Cypress Table Lamp

Machine Age Cypress Table Lamp

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H 38 in W 18 in D 7.25 in

Machine Age Cypress Table Lamp

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Cypress knees are approximately 19 1/2“ tall. $

Category

Vintage 1940s American Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cypress Lamps
Cypress Lamps

Cypress Lamps

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H 35 in W 10 in

Cypress Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of cypress knee lamps from Sausalito, Ca.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
Sculpture, Wood, Cypress

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress

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H 51.5 in W 36 in D 18 in

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress

Located in New York, NY

Decorative wood sculpture by cypress knee. The sculpture has a beautiful silver color from being treated by the sun over one year.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Country Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Pair Sculptural Cypress Root Table Lamps
Pair Sculptural Cypress Root 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," the root outgrowths that cypress trees develop in wetlands.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Pair Sculptural Cypress Root Table Lamps
Pair Sculptural Cypress Root 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," the root outgrowths that cypress trees develop in wetlands.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

"Out Of Town" - Nocturne Oil Painting With Swamp Cabin and Cypress Trees
"Out Of Town" - Nocturne Oil Painting With Swamp Cabin and Cypress Trees

"Out Of Town" - Nocturne Oil Painting With Swamp Cabin and Cypress Trees

By Mark Harrison

Located in Denver, CO

The composition is framed by towering cypress trees and their gnarled knees rising from the still water, all bathed in a soft palette of cool blues and greys.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Era Cypress Knees Sculptural Table Lamp with Woven Wooden Shade
Mid-Century Era Cypress Knees Sculptural Table Lamp with Woven Wooden Shade

Mid-Century Era Cypress Knees Sculptural Table Lamp with Woven Wooden Shade

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The base of the lamp is composed of cypress wood knees which are organic outgrowths from the roots of the Cypress tree.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Fab! Mid Century Modern Cypress Knee Wood Table Lamp! Arts Crafts Movement 1950s
Fab! Mid Century Modern Cypress Knee Wood Table Lamp! Arts Crafts Movement 1950s

Fab! Mid Century Modern Cypress Knee Wood Table Lamp! Arts Crafts Movement 1950s

By Gustav Stickley

Located in Peoria, AZ

This cypress knee lamp is one of the most impressive of the cypress knee lamps we have encountered!

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress
Sculpture, Wood, Cypress

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress

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H 39 in W 22 in D 18 in

Sculpture, Wood, Cypress

Located in New York, NY

Decorative wood sculpture of cypress knee. It has a beautiful silver color from being treated by the sun about one year.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Country Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cypress

Cypress Root Tree Knee Vintage Dining Table Desk Console Base Wood
Cypress Root Tree Knee Vintage Dining Table Desk Console Base Wood

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 desk or even a console table base. Glass is included. Glass measures 84 40 x 3/8...

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Cypress, Wood

Cypress Knee Console
Cypress Knee Console

Cypress Knee Console

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H 25 in W 54 in D 16 in

Cypress Knee Console

Located in North Miami, FL

Fabulous, glamorous, organic...glass-topped console with white-painted cypress knees base.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

Cypress Knee Side Tables
Cypress Knee Side Tables

Cypress Knee Side Tables

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H 21 in Dm 18 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.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Cypress Knee Side Table
Cypress Knee Side Table

Cypress Knee Side Table

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H 21.5 in Dm 18 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 a sleek, polished aluminum cap.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Cypress Knees Side Table
Cypress Knees Side Table

Cypress Knees Side Table

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H 20 in W 28 in D 22 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-topped occasional table.

Category

Vintage 1970s American End Tables

Bleached Cypress Knee Table Lamp
Bleached Cypress Knee Table Lamp

Bleached Cypress Knee Table Lamp

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H 50.5 in W 18 in D 14 in

Bleached Cypress Knee Table Lamp

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Bleached Cypress knee table lamp with original woven shade.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Floor Lamps

Pair of Cypress Knee Floor Lamps
Pair of Cypress Knee Floor Lamps

Pair of Cypress Knee Floor Lamps

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H 64 in W 29 in D 18.5 in

Pair of Cypress Knee Floor Lamps

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of Giant Cypress Knee Floor lamps. From the Everglades.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Black Lacquered Cypress Knee Side Tables
Black Lacquered Cypress Knee Side Tables

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 quality without losing their organic roots!

Category

Vintage 1970s American Side Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Grey-Washed Cypress Knee Side Tables
Pair of Grey-Washed Cypress Knee Side Tables

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 glass, secured by brushed brass caps.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Side Tables

Materials

Cypress, Glass

Unique Vintage Cypress Knee Driftwood Lamp w/Basket Weave Shade
Unique Vintage Cypress Knee Driftwood Lamp w/Basket Weave Shade

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 a cypress tree found in the swamps of Louisiana.

Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Cypress

Vintage Pair of Glass-Topped Cypress Knee Tables
Vintage Pair of Glass-Topped Cypress Knee Tables

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" glass tops, secured by aluminum caps. Sleek, yet organic, we love them paired in ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Paint, Glass

Organic Sculptural Live Edge Cypress Slab Coffee Table
Organic Sculptural Live Edge Cypress Slab Coffee Table

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.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Burl, Wood

Pair of Sculptural Cypress Root Organic Modern Table Lamps
Pair of Sculptural Cypress Root Organic Modern Table Lamps

Pair of Sculptural Cypress Root Organic Modern Table Lamps

Located in Phoenix, AZ

The sculptural lamp bases are made from cypress knees the above ground outgrowths of bald cypress tree root systems found in wetlands.

Category

Vintage 1960s North American Organic Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cypress

Cypress Root Lamp
Cypress Root Lamp

Cypress Root Lamp

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H 48 in W 14 in D 11 in

Cypress Root Lamp

Located in Chicago, IL

Cypress root knee organic table lamp. Shade not included.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Lake Crescent.

Lake Crescent.

By Clyde Butcher

Located in New Orleans, LA

It wasn’t until a visit to Tom Gaskin’s Cypress Knee Museum in 1984, a roadside attraction in central Florida, that Clyde was introduced to a new side of Florida.

Category

Late 20th Century Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Film

Cypress Knee Table
Cypress Knee Table

Cypress Knee Table

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H 30 in W 55 in D 35 in

Cypress Knee Table

Located in North Miami, FL

Fantastical sand-blasted cypress knee table. Shown above as a center hall table, but capable of supporting a much larger dining table-sized glass top.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Center Tables

Materials

Cypress

Unusual Cypress Root Table Base, 1960s
Unusual Cypress Root Table Base, 1960s

Unusual Cypress Root Table Base, 1960s

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H 30.52 in W 50.99 in D 44.1 in

Unusual Cypress Root Table Base, 1960s

Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire

An unusual and sculptural Cyprus root table base, unlike any other centre table due to its great texture and formation, 1960s. Cypress trees in certain areas, usually swamps grow th...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Organic Modern Center Tables

Materials

Cypress

Badlands 23 by Clyde Butcher. Silver gelatin landscape photograph.
Badlands 23 by Clyde Butcher. Silver gelatin landscape photograph.

Badlands 23 by Clyde Butcher. Silver gelatin landscape photograph.

By Clyde Butcher

Located in New Orleans, LA

It wasn’t until a visit to Tom Gaskin’s Cypress Knee Museum in 1984, a roadside attraction in central Florida, that Clyde was introduced to a new side of Florida.

Category

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.