Stylish Mid Century Carved Wood Abstract Giraffe Sculpture! 50s Carved Art Decor

Immaculate! Danish Modern Teak Sail boat Sculpture With Removable/Articulating Sails Circa 1960 Here is a simply fabulous Danish Modern teak sai...

Arts and Crafts! Hand Crafted Ironwood Lamp! Gorgeous! Textural Delight! Burlap Shade! Dimensions 44" by 18" Here is a marvelous Arts & Crafts lamp from the mid twentieth century...

GORGEOUS! MID CENTURY MODERN LIVE-EDGE CARVED WOOD POTTERY! After George Nakashima Dimensions: Height: 15" Width: 6-1/2" This absolute masterpiece of Wood Pottery looks sensational! It's one of the greatest examples of the "live-edge" wood carving techniques, applied to a vase, as made famous by George Nakashima! The rich wood hues the carving exposes are perfect. The contrasts and texture are a sensory delight! A rich visual cornucopia for the decorator's eye. The warmth flatters every decor and color palette! In great vintage condition! This piece of art can be used as a vase or just look absolutely fabulous, by itself, on an Italian desk, Eames shelf...

MUSEUM PERFECTION ! AZTEC INFLUENCED LATIN AMERICAN COLONIAL ART AMAZINGLY RARE PIECE ! Approx. 14" x 8" x 2 1/2" After Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire, painting and sculpture schools were set up within missions to produce art for Roman Catholic worship in Spanish America to promote Christian evangelization. The works that emerge from this period are great historic treasures and tell us much about this time in history. Icons were important in this conversion process. Here is an Imagene that was likely employed in a church from the 17th century. It features 5 elaborately carved faces and figures depicting angels and saints. This piece is magnificent for many reasons, but the most important reason is that this piece illustrates the bridge between the Spanish and Aztec art schools. The Aztecs had developed the most splendid feather art in the world. Feather mosaics (arte plumario in Spanish, amantecayotl in Nahuatl), were created by specially trained and talented Aztec nobles. The blue green iridescent color of hummingbird feathers had made them a regular form of tribute to Aztec rulers and art that featured these feathers were incomparable. The Spanish art instructors adopted feathers into traditional Catholic imagery and this piece shows the result of such hybrid. Here feathers are prominently sculpted into the background and were polychromed with sensational hues to reflect the native love and cultural appreciation for feather art. Few feather mosaics survive because of their temporal frailty, but the wood worked feathers in this piece give scholars and collectors a lasting indication of how Aztecs stylistically used the feathers in their pieces. Aztec religious leaders wore headdresses and garments made of feathers - and here these saints appear to be wearing feather headdresses! Even after centuries, the colors of this piece are incredibly compelling. Fragments of the rich blue green pigment that was applied to mimic the hummingbird feathers are still present. The golds, yellows and browns display spectacular understanding of complementary colors. What's more this piece also shows Aztec sun imagery incorporated into the design! On the reverse side of the Saints' faces we see a vivid blue sun burst type design which clearly was an Aztec motif of the period and has no comparable counterpart in Catholic holy treasures...

Bring a touch of natural beauty to your space with this vintage hand-carved wooden giraffe sculpture. Crafted with intricate details, this piece...

A vintage American carved wooden giraffe sculpture from the mid 20th century, with spotted touches. Made in the USA during the midcentury period, this w...

Spectacular giraffe couple sculpture handcarved, handcarved wood handpainted. Elegant unique stylization and colour. Some surface imperfections due to age .

Grand scale African folk art hand carved wood giraffe, with charred black stained spots. Appears to be carved from log. In fine vintage condition. Unsigne...