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Hollow Tree, Hollow Trunk
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Gregory Sumida. “Hollow Tree, Hollow Trunk” is a landscape painting, watercolor on
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Asian Teak Wood Folk Style Tree Trunk Planter Originally Used as Mortar
Located in Yonkers, NY
cylindrical hollow trunk resting on a tree root style base, this piece was very likely used as a mortar to
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Antique 19th Century Asian Primitive Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Teak

Ivory Okimono by Kofu, Japan Meiji era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
a hollow trunk, inside which hides an owl. A small 4mm lack at the end of the tail and the beak
Category

Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ivory

Ivory Okimono by Kofu, Japan Meiji era
Ivory Okimono by Kofu, Japan Meiji era
H 9.65 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Okimono - Bronze Sculpture Of An Eagle, Japan Meiji Era
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Rare bronze okimono with multiple patina representing a bird of prey perched on a hollow trunk
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Swedish Primitive Kubbstol Chair in Original Paint with Provenance, 18th c.
Located in Wichita, KS
This “kubbstol” is a traditional Scandinavian chair made from a hollowed trunk of wood. This
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

José Zanine Caldas trunk stool Brazil 1979
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A stool made of a hollow trunk designed by José Zanine Caldas, manufactured in his own workshop in
Category

Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Hardwood

Spanish Antique & Brutalist Hollowed Out Tree Trunk Wooden Planter, 1700
Located in Miami, FL
Rare and beautiful Spanish antique hollowed out tree trunk wooden planter in a brutalist and
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Primitive Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Wood

Spanish Antique & Brutalist Hollowed Out Tree Trunk Wooden Planter, 1700
Located in Miami, FL
Rare and beautiful Spanish antique hollowed out tree trunk wooden planter in a brutalist and
Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Primitive Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Wood

French Antique & Brutalist Hollowed Out Tree Trunk Wooden Planter, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and beautiful French antique hollowed out tree trunk wooden planter in a brutalist and wabi
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Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Oak

Antique Northern Thai Primitive Folk Teak Planter Made of a Hollow Tree Trunk
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Thai teak folk art Primitive planter from the 19th century, made of a hollow wood trunk
Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Primitive Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Teak

"Hollow Tree, " Oil Painting
By Mikael Olson
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "Hollow Tree" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ugento I
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Ugento III
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Ugento II
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Tricase II
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Olive Press
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Olive Cellar
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Apulian Trullo
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Nardo II
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Struda I
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Tricase I
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Struda II
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Specchia
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Nardo I
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Scorrano
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Trepuzzi
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Felline
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Lecce I
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Lecce II
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Casarano II
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Casarano
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Alliste II
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Alliste
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
while the landscape beyond can be seen through holes of a hollowed trunk, creating a dramatic presence
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Big Grain Storage, Hollowed Out Tree, Circa 1900's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Hollowed out tree trunk used for storing grain etc. Hollowed out by hand. Beautiful object to use
Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Industrial Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Fruitwood

Luggage Trunk Lighter, 1980s Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage table lighter in the shape of a luggage trunk with straps and bag tags. Made
Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Luggage Trunk Lighter, 1980s Japan
Luggage Trunk Lighter, 1980s Japan
H 3 in W 3.5 in D 1.38 in
Pueblo Indian Cottonwood Trunk Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian cottonwood trunk drum - it's old. Pueblo drum made from a hollowed
Category

Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Bing & Grondahl Porcelain "The Tinderbox" Hans C Anderson 8051 Royal Copenhagen
By Jens Jakob Bregnoe
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
the tree, the witch tells him, and slides down the inside of the hollow trunk, he will find himself in
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Colossal Tree Trunk Sculpture, Africa 20th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
be from one tree trunk, most likely teak. The hollowed surface is the result of serving as the home
Category

20th Century African Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Wood

Gorgeous Pair of Carved Finnish Tree Trunk Chairs
Located in Helsinki, FI
hollow and thus light and easy to move around even though they are large. The chairs have separate
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Country Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Gorgeous Pair of Carved Finnish Tree Trunk Chairs
Gorgeous Pair of Carved Finnish Tree Trunk Chairs
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H 28.35 in W 25.6 in D 21.26 in
Large Tree Trunk Crystal Bowl by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf
By Bengt Edenfalk, Skruf
Located in San Diego, CA
shallow crystal bowl in the form of a hollow tree trunk; the base showing a cross section of the growth
Category

Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces

Materials

Crystal

Rustic Elm Wooden Large Mortar Bowl Hand Carved from One Piece of Tree Trunk
Located in London, GB
hollowed out to a depth of 22.5cm and weighs 14kg. An amazing decorative piece in it’s own right or one
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardini...

Materials

Elm

Rustic Elm Wooden Large Mortar Bowl Hand Carved from One Piece of Tree Trunk
Located in London, GB
. The bowl has been hollowed out to a depth of 19cm x width 26cm and weighs 11.8Kg. An amazing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Elm

wooden root trough planter
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A great hollowed out elm tree trunk. Beautiful on its own and paractical to be used as a indoor
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Elm

wooden root trough planter
wooden root trough planter
H 35.44 in Dm 15.75 in
Brutalist Travail Populaire Side Table, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful side table, handcrafted from a solid tree trunk with a beautiful slate top. This side
Category

Early 20th Century French Rustic Side Tables

Materials

Slate

Brutalist Travail Populaire Side Table, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Folk art side table, handcrafted from a solid tree trunk with a beautiful slate top. This side
Category

Early 20th Century French Rustic Side Tables

Materials

Slate

Brutalist Travail Populaire Side Table, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Folk art side table, handcrafted from a solid tree trunk with a beautiful slate top. This side
Category

Early 20th Century French Rustic Side Tables

Materials

Slate

18th Century French Baker's Table
Located in Ross, CA
hollow oak trunk on a separate curved base with four legs. The wood top can be lifted to reveal the hull
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Tables

Materials

Oak

18th Century French Baker's Table
18th Century French Baker's Table
H 28 in W 106.5 in D 41.5 in
Hand Carved Palm Screen, Early 20th Century
Located in Hilversum, NL
Early 20th century hand carved screen, sculpted from a hollowed out Sumatra Palm. The screen is
Category

Early 20th Century Asian Arts and Crafts Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Palmwood, Reclaimed Wood

Hand Carved Palm Screen, Early 20th Century
Hand Carved Palm Screen, Early 20th Century
H 72.05 in W 45.28 in D 1.97 in
Japanese round wooden cha'dansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Unique and beautiful round wooden chadansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet) made of a hollow tree trunk. Placed on
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Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Japanese round wooden cha'dansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet)
Japanese round wooden cha'dansu 茶箪笥 (tea cabinet)
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H 44.1 in W 35.44 in D 12.01 in
Rustic Dug Out Wooden Server
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
livestock feeder.  These would have been made from hollowing out a tree trunk by hand. No evidence of
Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Softwood

Rustic Dug Out Wooden Server
Rustic Dug Out Wooden Server
H 5.5 in W 34.5 in D 15.5 in
Architectural Carved Wood Thai Drum Pedestal
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
An antique Thai wood carving. Carved from a tree trunk hollowed in its center, this drum pedestal
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Large Rustic Dugout Hand Carved Bowl
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
of bowls were often used to feed livestock.  Made from a solid tree trunk section and hollowed out
Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Rustic Decorative Bowls

Materials

Hardwood

Large Rustic Dugout Hand Carved Bowl
Large Rustic Dugout Hand Carved Bowl
H 9 in W 35 in D 20.5 in
Rare Norwegian Kubbestol, circa 1850, Origin Telemark, Norway
Located in New York, NY
/ trunk of the tree; it is of cylindrical form wherein the upper part is hollowed and cut to form the
Category

Antique 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Fir, Paint

Black Forest Hand Carved Terrier Inkwell Stand with Glass Eyes, Swiss circa 1880
Located in Banner Elk, NC
beautiful glass eyes, the hinged top opens to reveal the original inkwell, with a hollowed-out tree trunk
Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Victorian Inkwells

Materials

Wood

Swedish Painted Folk Art Kubbstol Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Folk Art Kubbstol chair from Northern Sweden. A Kubbstol chair is made from a hollowed tree trunk
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Antique Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Pine

Swedish Painted Folk Art Kubbstol Chair
Swedish Painted Folk Art Kubbstol Chair
H 36.62 in W 18.51 in D 18.51 in
Antique Thai Architectural Ornament, Sukhothai kilns, 15th century.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Thai Architectural Ornament, Sukhothai kilns, 15th century. A glazed hollow ceramic roof
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

José Zanine Caldas Pilao chair Brazil 1978
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
hollow tree trunk, indicating its very early origin. Later ones were mainly made of solid trunks. With
Category

Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

José Zanine Caldas Pilao chair Brazil 1978
José Zanine Caldas Pilao chair Brazil 1978
H 31.5 in W 21.66 in D 22.84 in
Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
from the early 20th century. The hollow molded figure portrays a sleeping elephant, lying on its legs
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Other Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
Japanese Porcelain Boy with Elephant Figure
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H 2.56 in W 4.34 in D 2.37 in
Scandinavian Wooden Barrel Chair Made in the 19th Century
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in Stockholm, SE
with patina and soft edges hollowed out from a naturally formed tree trunk. It has an organic, natural
Category

Antique 1890s Swedish Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Pine

Swiss Black Forest Novelty Anvil Tobacco Jar Smokers Compendium
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
wooden tree trunk base realistically carved with wood knots. Beside the anvil sits an ebonised decorative
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swiss Jugendstil Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Metal

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