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Vintage Folk Art Carved Wood Ashtray with Monk Head Smoking Cigar - 1Y172
Located in Bordeaux, FR
monk's head enjoying a cigar. A true piece of folk art, this ashtray showcases intricate craftsmanship
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Early 20th Century French Empire Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Monk Head Bamboo and Glass Sculpture, Japan 19th Century, Edo Period
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb bamboo sculpture with glass eyes of a Japanese monk. Japan, 19th century, Edo period. In
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Antique Early 19th Century Edo Busts

Materials

Bamboo, Glass

Antique Grotesque Monk Wall Candle Head in Plaster, Italy 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
depicting a monks head. Grotesque caricature with strong evil/dark features. It was made in Italy circa 1880
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Early 20th Century European Medieval Candlesticks

Materials

Plaster

19th Century Hand Carved Wood Baby Monk Face
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A beautiful 19th century Buddhist baby monk head, hand carved wood depicting the baby looking
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Antique 19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Silver Cup by Pavel Ovchinnikov
By Pavel Ovchinnikov
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
piece represents an old monk sitting while his beard falls into a cauldron. On the monk's head is a hat
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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Russian Empire More Silver, Flatware ...

Materials

Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Silver

19th Century Buddhist Statue Monk Tang
Located in New York, NY
strength over all obstacles as was needed for his journey. Monks head dress with ribbon blessing scroll
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique French Pyrogene, Utensil Holder, Secret Box, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
toast the bottle. The monk's head can be removed to reveal a secret compartment inside the figure. I
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Nikon
Located in Gloucester, MA
reality transformed, and a monk’s head in a cowl, among other things and ideas. The artist would say that
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Nikon
Nikon
H 16 in W 12 in
A tribute to the music of Thelonios Munk, Willisau 1986.
By Niklaus Troxler
Located in New York, NY
typography outlines the recognizable silhouette of Monk's head in text of blue, red, and yellow, the colors
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo
Located in Firenze, IT
Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo Charcoal on paper with light watercolor
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil

A Fine and Interesting Pair of Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Ormolu Andirons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Gothic tracery, with wonderfully observed monks’ heads in their cowls nestled between them. The stems
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Antique Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Fireplace Tools and Chi...

Materials

Ormolu

Head of a Monk – Preparatory Study, Atelier of Enrico Reffo
Located in Firenze, IT
Study of a Kneeling Figure, from the Circle of Enrico Reffo Charcoal on lightly toned paper 47 x 32 cm Late 19th – early 20th century From the atelier of one of Reffo’s pupils This ...
Category

Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil

Ivory handle walking stick depicts the head of a monk, England 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory knob. The handle depicts the head of a laughing monk. Bamboo wood cane, with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Antiquities

Materials

Silver

A French 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Titled "La Sécurité" Eugène Delaplanche
By Eugène Delaplanche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, bronze, Compiègne. Musée Crozatier. Study of a monk's head, circa 1870, marble, Le Puy-en-Velay
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage Coral 18K Gold Chinese Monk Shou Lao Large Brooch Pin
Located in Miami, FL
. The coral head monk is depicted standing, clutching a staff, symbolizing support and strength. His
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Vintage 1960s Retro Brooches

Materials

Coral, 18k Gold

Thai 1900s Gilt and Polychrome Hand Carved Sculpture of Seated Buddhist Monk
Located in Yonkers, NY
monk's serene expression and shaven head, all reflecting deep inner peace and spiritual wisdom. The
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Early 20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

MONK AND VASE Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Interior, Striped Robe, Floor Vase
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
headed monk dressed in a narrow striped, orange brown robe with blue sleeves. His body seems to lean
Category

1980s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Hand Carved Oak Wood Bust or Sculpture of a Religious Monk or Friar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
1900 in the period Edwardian style. The sculpture is composed of solid oak and depicts a chubby monk
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Busts

Materials

Oak

Tibetan Ceremonial Sash with Thirteen Ornamental Bronze Heads, 18th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
copper) heads representing various Tibetan figures attached (these heads appear to be from the khatvanga
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

1872 Portrait of the Head Priest of Daiji Temple – Commemorative Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
honorific portrait of a high-ranking monk, possibly the head priest of a Buddhist temple called "Daiji
Category

Antique 1870s Prints

Materials

Paper

Italian School Study for the Head of a Saint. Study of Enrico Reffo (1831-1917)
Located in Firenze, IT
Study for the Head of a Monk Attributed to Enrico Reffo Charcoal and white chalk on ochre-toned
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Late 19th Century Academic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Antique Italian Hand Carved Walnut Renaissance Dragon & Knight Throne Chair 1880
Located in Portland, OR
knight's helmet, to each side are 'grotesques' carved as the head of monks. The back having an upholstered
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Antique 1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Small stone Buddha made in the Edo period in Japan/18th to 19th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
beloved figure, often depicted as a monk with a shaved head, offering a gentle expression that exudes
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Statues

Materials

Stone

Ming Dynasty Polychrome Lacquer and Gilt Iron Figure of Ananda
Located in Austin, TX
Ananda is portrayed in a typical fashion, as a youthful monk with a shaved head and dressed in
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Arts & Crafts "Monk Head" Four-Light Fixture with Art Glass
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Vancouver, BC
Garde Silhouette and 'monk head' figural motif, fitted with contemporary gold aurene glass shades, made
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Antique Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Arts and Crafts "Monk's Head" Flush Mount with Signed Steuben Art Glass
By Pettingell-Andrews Co.
Located in Vancouver, BC
. Featuring a 'Monk's Head' design and coffee colored 'streaky' cathedral glass (centre light). The light has
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Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Flush Mount

Arts & Crafts 'Monk' Head Light Fixture
Located in Vancouver, BC
grimacing ‘Monk’ faces on the body and the stylized ‘painters palette’ gas keys on the arms. Immaculate
Category

Early 20th Century American Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Head of Buddhist Monk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved painted wood with Stone Eyes mounted on a metal base
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Head of Buddhist Monk
Head of Buddhist Monk
H 22 in Dm 21 in
Stucco Head of Monk or Nat, Burma, 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
"Lacquered stucco head of monk or Nat with blue and red color traces. The hairstyle reveals traces
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures

Stucco Head of Monk or Nat, Burma 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
"Lacquered stucco head of monk or Nat with blue and red color traces. The hairstyle reveals traces
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Busts

XIV th century head of a monk with polychromy
Located in Paris, FR
Fine head of a monk carved in limestone, with extensive and rare remnants of medieval polychromy
Category

15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Head of a monk by Jacques Philippe le Bas - Etching - 18th Century
By Jacques-Philippe Le Bas
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. - Head of a monk. Description: From the "Recueil
Category

1760s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Etching

14th Century Sandstone wth Red and Black Lacquer Lohan Head, Pagan Period, Burma
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
dominates a deep feeling of religiosity and contemplation. This remarkable head of sandstone monk covered
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Sandstone

Presumed portrait head of Cardinal Jean Rolin, circle of le Moiturier, XVth c.
Located in Paris, FR
This monk or prelate's head is striking for its naturalism, which betrays a portrait behind the
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Limestone

Early 20th Century Enso Zen Circle by Zen Master Shuhan Genpo
Located in Berlin, Berlin
. Shuhan Genpo has been 468th head monk of Japan's most famous Zen temple Daitoku-ji in Kyoto. He might be
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

"Trust Me", contemporary, sculpture, ceramic, red, green, white
By Chris Fraticelli
Located in Santa Monica, CA
-laid with white, topped with hybrid green and black figure with the head of a monk. Through a process
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Found Objects

Circle of the Master of Kefermarkt (active Austria, 1470-1510)
Located in New York, NY
from the monks feet to his lowered head. His right knee conveys marked plasticity. The ample drapery
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Sculptures

Circle of the Master of Kefermarkt (active Austria, 1470-1510)
By Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
from the monks feet to his lowered head. His right knee conveys marked plasticity. The ample drapery
A. J. Cochrane After Alessandro Sani - Framed 1896 Oil, Monk's Head
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th century oil study of a monks head taken from Alessandro Sani's (1856-1927
Category

Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Hand Carved Wood Baby Monk Face
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A beautiful 19th century Buddhist baby monk head, hand carved wood depicting the baby looking
Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

German Medieval over Mantel Mirror with Carved Medieval Monk Face to Crest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
relief carved 3 dimensional medieval monk head, arched wood frame, beautiful wood grain, beveled glass
Category

Early 20th Century German Medieval More Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Set of 6 Large Retro Amber Globe and Chrome Lights
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
monks head cover for the each globe There wiring is good, and the condition of the lights is also good
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Oak Mission Style Settee and Rocker
Located in Stamford, CT
figures with drinking mugs on them. The tops of the units have carved solid oak monk heads which are
Category

Early 20th Century American Settees

19th Century French Carved Oak Renaissance Altar Throne Chair Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
carved monk head figure in the center. The bench seat with iron strap hinges lifts up with interior open
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Benches

Materials

Oak

Large 18th Century Carved Polychrome Santos
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 18th century carved Santos. Large figure of robed monk, unpainted head, grey and white
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Copper Tibetan Pot, Bhumba
Located in Somis, CA
", is always placed on the altar filled with saffron water, with a peacock feather. A head monk pours
Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper

Japanese Unusual Artisan Enku Style Wood Carving of the Buddha, Showa Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
from one piece of distinguished grained wood in an unusually tall and narrow form. Provenance: A Head
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures

Materials

Wood

French Walnut Gothic Revival Chimneypiece and Overmantel
Located in London, GB
depicting fighting hunting dogs is flanked by a running frieze of quatrefoils, supported on the heads of
Category

Antique 1880s French Gothic Revival Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Walnut

Arts & Crafts Mission Brass with Slag Glass Shades & Monk Heads Chandelier C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular 4 light Arts and Crafts slag glass chandelier with monk heads cast into the central
Category

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Pair Arts & Crafts Antique Sneering Monks Head Brass Wall Sconces by Gaumer 1905
By Biddle-Gaumer Co.
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and very rare to the market an original pair of sneering Monks Heads brass wall sconces by
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Antique Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

19th Century Hand Carved Wood Baby Monk Face
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A beautiful 19th century Buddhist baby monk head, hand carved wood depicting the baby looking
Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty 18th Century Hand Carved Stone Head of a Buddhist Monk
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 17th or 18th century Ming dynasty hand carved head sculpture of a serene Buddhist monk on bronze
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Monk Decanter or Bottle; 'Le Moine Legendaire' by Lejay Lagoute
By Lejay Lagoute
Located in Verviers, BE
-France, and the words Lejay-Lagoute pressed into the base. The monk's head and cowl are a separate piece
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Barware

Materials

Glass

McCoy Tyner Sextet Willisau 1980
By Niklaus Troxler
Located in New York, NY
his music. The typography outlines the recognizable silhouette of Monk's head in text of blue, red
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

Ceramic Monk Sleeping on a Pouf
Located in Houston, TX
Ceramic monk laying its head on a pouf and is fast asleep. It is painted a skin tonal color with a
Category

Vintage 1960s East Asian Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Monk Sleeping on a Pouf
Ceramic Monk Sleeping on a Pouf
H 12 in W 19.5 in D 11 in
Antique Standing Bronze Buddha - 19th Century or Earlier
Located in Atlanta, GA
usually depicted in the form of "snail-shell" curls. Monks have shaven heads, but according to legend
Category

Antique 19th Century East Asian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chinese/Thailand stucco buddha head
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Chinese/Thailand stucco buddha (monk) head, Goddess of Compassion, traces of orange and blue
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures

Materials

Stucco

Robert Mouseman Thompson carved oak "Monk" chair, England circa 1930
By Robert Thompson
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
rail and arms. Carved with Monks head, above three panels, carved with a cipher and roses. Raised on
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Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Oak

Robert Mouseman Thompson carved oak "Monk" chair, England circa 1930
By Robert Thompson
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
rail and arms. Carved with Monks head, above three panels, carved with a cipher and roses. Raised on
Category

Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Oak

American Arts & Crafts Chandelier
Located in Fairfax, VA
unique design with sculpted monk's head under each light.
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the monk head you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A monk head — often made from metal, stone and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the monk head you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A monk head made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one monk head that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jacques-Philippe Le Bas produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Monk Head?

Prices for a monk head start at $325 and top out at $12,500 with the average selling for $5,380.