Forest + Found Decorative Objects

Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His creations of recycled material are in numerous museums and in private collections worldwide. Sewell was born in Annapo...

Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide. Sewell was born in Ann...

Intricately carved Black Forest Canterbury or magazine rack. Designed in a swirled leaf pattern with horned grotesque figures on each corner.

Brutalist hanging wall sculpture by Bill Heise. Found objects, hand executed from found objects, welded The pieces are crafted from turn-of-the-century farm equipment collected from the fields of Vermont, maritime parts salvaged from around the Bay Area, and railroad components, antique tools, and other vintage metal found throughout America. The delicate lines and whimsical nature of Heise sculptures often defy the rugged origins of each component part. Railroad spikes, plough discs, pitchforks, shovel blades, and a myriad of other parts are transformed into birds in flight, cows out to pasture, tropical fish, and a variety of other wildlife forms. And there's always an interesting story behind each piece, be it the eighty something farmer who helped me retrieve equipment from the "back forty," frozen hands from digging a hay rake...

Porcelain sculpture depicting a hare, inspired by the plant motifs of the designer William Morris, one of the all-time masters of the decorative arts. This sculpture, made in matte black porcelain, depicts an exquisitely ornamented hare inspired by the famous patterns with motifs taken from nature that Morris, one of the key figures in the renewal of the decorative arts, applied in all his works. The piece is finished in matte black porcelain and decorated with Morris’s signature plant motifs, finished in green and metallic tones. William Morris was a multifaceted British artist, instrumental in the renewal of design and the decorative arts. The driving force behind the late-nineteenth century Art and...

Structure No. 248 occupies an important place within Jim Rose’s legacy as a distilled, architectural meditation born directly from the material logic of his studio practice. Constructed from steel and aluminum found objects salvaged during the making of his quilt cabinets...

A large Black Forest model of the Lion of Lucerne dated 1867, after Bertel Thorvaldsen, carved from stained linden wood, the dying lion depicted beside two c...

Early 19th Century Black Forest Carved Wooden Deer Head with Antlers Carved from solid wood and mounted with naturally shed antlers, this expressive deer head exemplifies the rustic...

Delightfully whimsical found object sculpture with vintage elephant and clown on top of a rustic carved wood finial, with bits and pieces of crazy quilt to create a one of a kind wor...

A dramatic pair of sculptural Found Objects panels, circa 1970. Cream painted wood frame construction with a heavy plywood back. Varying sections comprised of intricately arranged vintage furniture parts, architectural salvage and wood letters...

A ‘Black Forest’ walnut plaque of the “Lion of Lucerne”, of rectangular form with a recess showing a dying lion resting on two shields, the motto “Helvetiorum Fidei Ac Virtuti dei X ...

A tall northern Thai ancient driftwood carving from the Chiang Mai Region. This charismatic tree carving was found near the Ping River and presents a tall, rustic silhouette. Perfect to be placed in a modern décor where it will bring a grand contrast with its lovely weathered appearance, this northern Thai wood carving...