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Monumental African Baga Bansonyi Wood Serpent Snake Sculpture on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A monumental, very tall, quite engaging African Bansonyi serpent snake sculpture/ headdress/ mask
Category

Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Flexible Wooden Snake Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Flexible Wooden Snake Sculpture, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979
Category

20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Snake Carrier
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
presence and seem to reference the interlocking sculptures by fellow Japanese-American, the late Isamu
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Snake Carrier
H 3 in W 90 in D 3 in
American Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Spindly Snake Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-carved wooden spindly stick in the form of snake (ca. late 19th Century, USA). Sinuous body
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Polychrome Baga Bansonyi Snake Sculpture Headdress, Guinea 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
girls. It also appears at funerals. This sculpture is worn on the top of the head, with a headdress to
Category

Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved Wood and Bottlecap Snake on Octagonal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art snake made from naturally aged/rusted bottle caps stacked and strung on wire to mimic the
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

"Lodum Boa Egg", Snake Pattern Design, Dimensional paint, symmetry
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Lodum Boa Egg" is an original piece by PJ Linden made from acrylic, dimensional paint on wood
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Unusual Odd Fellows Snake Staff
Located in Branford, CT
Unusual Odd Fellows snake staff. Stitched leather snake and carved wood with original paint
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Leather, Wood

Unusual Odd Fellows Snake Staff
Unusual Odd Fellows Snake Staff
H 79 in W 9 in D 3 in
Antique Japanese Edo Carved Wooden Rare Cigarette Holder Snake
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible rare cigarette pipe holder with wood carved snake circa 1950's. Made in Japan circa 1950
Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Carved Walking Cane, Snakes and Fish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Folk Art carved walking cane with hand, 2 snakes and fish. Cane measures 7" wide, 7" deep and 38.25
Category

Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of South Indian Hand-Carved Fore and Aft Indian Snake Boat Prows
Located in San Francisco, CA
snake boat races of Kerala, South India and powered by approximately 45 people; the prow is carved as a
Category

Vintage 1910s Indian Other Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Birch

Pedro Friedeberg Snake Bar / Server / Table / Candle Holder / Sculpture, Signed
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pedro Friedeberg Snake bar, Mexico, c. 1970s. Made of carved and gilt wood, antique statuary, and
Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Post-Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Glass, Wood

Monumental Baga Snake Sculpture, Guinea, Africa
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully carved and hand-painted. A great example of Baga Art.
Category

Mid-20th Century Guinean Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Natural Wood Antler Form Sculptural Tack Holder with Snake Heads
Located in New York, NY
first glance but is in fact three branches of grey oxidized wood topped with subtle snake heads. The
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Snake and Dagger Whimsey
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a one of a kind hand-carved snake and dagger whimsey. On one end is a snake with an arrow
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Snake and Dagger Whimsey
Hand-Carved Snake and Dagger Whimsey
H 1.75 in W 47.5 in D 1.25 in
21st Century Contemporary Dark Blue Armchair with Golden Snakes Sculptures
By Giampiero Romanò
Located in Milan, IT
and reptile print leather on the armrests, the armchair is made unique by the handmade snake
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

21st Century Mirrored Chest of Drawers with Grasshoppers and Snakes Sculptures
By Giampiero Romanò
Located in Milan, IT
snakes.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

"Skate Snake" Dimensional paint on wood skate deck
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Skate Snake" is an original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from dimensional
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Found Objects, Wood

"Snake Spade", Contemporary Surrealist Sculpture with Mixed Media, Fine Craft
Located in St. Louis, MO
Magazine "Snake Spade", Contemporary Surrealist Sculpture with Mixed Media, Fine Craft
Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Carved Serpentine Marble Snake Sculpture by Charles Umlauf
By Charles Umlauf
Located in Austin, TX
A carved serpentine marble figure of a snake by the celebrated Texas sculptor Charles Umlauf, 1949
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Serpentine

Memento Mori, a Skull Sculpture Out of Chalk, with a Bronze Snake, Italy
Located in Milan, IT
bronze snake. Excellent Memento Mori, Italy, circa 1880.
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Snake
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming Primitive / Folk Art snake carved from a dense, hollow tree branch. Wood retains its
Category

Vintage 1940s American Primitive Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Snake
Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Snake
H 12.5 in W 16 in D 16.75 in
Ominous and Monumental Folk Art Snake Carving, circa 1930's
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ominous and Monumental Folk Art Snake Carving, American, circa 1930's. Sculptural root form with a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A specimen of Hemachatus hemachatus snake taxidermy, Italy 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
A taxidermy specimen of the Hemachatus hemachatus (Bonnaterre 1790) snake, a genus of snake in the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Brass

Japanese Old Wood Carving Snake 1860s-1920s / Antique Figurine Wooden Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An old Japanese wood carving snake. It seems that it is carved into a wooden bump. The era
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Striking Rattle Snake Carved Wood American Folk Art
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Excellent American Folk Art carved rattle snake. Posed to strike. Great carving detail from the
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1940s Sumerian Art Bronze Sculpture God Snake & Chalice
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculpture Ancient Mesopotamian depiction modern bronze art sculpture Sumerian God Snake & Chalice
Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved and Painted Snake Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-carved and painted folk art snake (ca. 1970s, USA). Attractive color combination of light
Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Wood Carved Small Snake Figurine / Taisho Period / Lucky Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
etc. It is reproduced finely. The wood may be Japanese magnolia. Snakes have long been considered
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Carved Wood and Bottlecap Snake after Felipe Archuleta
By Felipe Archuleta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Felipe Archuleta-style folk art snake is comprised of bottlecaps, a carved wood head and
Category

Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Skull with Kissing Snake Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. This smiling, mischievous skull with kissing snake
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art Snake and Wood Spirits Walking Stick, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
. Carved from a single section of gnarled hardwood in the form of a snake with two wood spirits to the body
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

American Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Snake
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Primitive wooden hand-sculpted snake (circa 1920, USA). The wood grain adds nice texture / detail
Category

Vintage 1920s American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Very Rare circa 1850 Chinese Hand-Carved Serving Tray with Snake Handles & Frog
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
timber serving tray with snake handles chasing a frog A very good looking and exquisitely carved piece
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chippendale Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Horn Snake Sculptures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Extremely unusual pair of snake sculptures made from ram horn and wood. Would make great lamps.
Category

Vintage 1950s Indian Sculptures

Materials

Horn, Wood

Horn Snake Sculptures
Horn Snake Sculptures
H 25 in Dm 25 in
Wooden Spiral Snake Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Spiral openwork snake in black paint. Rising in graceful arcs with a detailed carved head and
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wooden Spiral Snake Sculpture
Wooden Spiral Snake Sculpture
H 25 in W 13 in D 13 in
Spiraling Snake
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A wonderful hand carved, sculpture in a spiraling upward, folky snake motif. Simply but beautiful
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Spiraling Snake
Spiraling Snake
H 9 in W 3 in D 2 in
Hand Carved Mexican Eagle Devouring A Snake
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Great craftsmanship of an Eagle devouring a snake, shield or emblem of Mexico, fine woodworking
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Bone

Hand Carved Mexican Eagle Devouring A Snake
Hand Carved Mexican Eagle Devouring A Snake
H 14.18 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Studio Dean Santner Whimsical Wooden Snake
By Dean Santner
Located in San Francisco, CA
Created in the 1970s is this mixed woods studio piece by Bay Area studio woodworker Dean Santner
Category

Vintage 1970s American Organic Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

Wooden Folk Art Snake, circa 1900
Located in Summerland, CA
Fabulous! Realistic American Folk Art. From the early 1900s. All hand made from root. Original paint finish, carved head with forked tongue, carved rattle. Rock is 'as foun...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wooden Folk Art Snake, circa 1900
Wooden Folk Art Snake, circa 1900
H 14 in W 32 in D 18 in
Antique Baga African Snake Sculpture
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Carved and painted, black, red and white antique African snake sculpture on an iron stand, early
Category

Early 20th Century Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

Antique Baga African Snake Sculpture
H 84 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Carved Wood Snake Sculpture
Located in Morristown, NJ
Carved wood snake sculpture by an unknown Mexican sculpture. Features immortal battle of snake vs
Category

20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Snake Sculpture
Carved Wood Snake Sculpture
H 1 in W 1 in D 1 in
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Wood Snake Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of wood snake sculpture for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and bronze. Find 14 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of wood snake sculpture now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of wood snake sculpture — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each object in our assortment of wood snake sculpture bearing Folk Art, Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made option in this array of wood snake sculpture has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Giampiero Romanò and Charles Umlauf are consistently popular.

How Much is a Wood Snake Sculpture?

A piece of wood snake sculpture can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,973, while the lowest priced sells for $399 and the highest can go for as much as $27,800.
Questions About Wood Snake Sculpture
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.