Cuban Figurative Sculptures

Tribal wood carved statue. Unknown origin.

Signed CH.GROSS on the plinth with the artist's "fox stamp" below, and on the bottom of the base, as well. A beautifully carved modernist wood sculpture by well known and highly collectible New York artist, Chaim Gross (1904-1991). It is one of ten small versions of a 29" sculpture in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sculpture is made of Lignum Vitae wood. The meaning of LIGNUM VITAE is the very hard heavy wood of any of several tropical American guaiacums. Guaiacum is of the caltrop family of tropical American evergreen trees and shrubs. Sometimes called guayacan or guaiacum, it is also known in parts of Europe as Pockholz or Pokhout. Due to its extreme hardness, the wood of such a tree is often used for making pulley blocks, mallet heads, bearings, etc. Provenance: Schrick private collection, Connecticut, USA. Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) was an Austrian born American sculptor. He was born in the then Austro-Hungarian village...

Impressive and grand arch that graced the entry of a Chinese restaurant in the 1940s American Midwest. Impressively carved and double-sided solid wo...

1940s, Gorgeous oriental decorative statue in bronze. Thai Deity. The item is in excellent condition. Dimensions: 4, 33" W x 1, 96 D x 7, 87 H inches. L...

Exquisite and compelling wood statue of the Virgin Mary with polychrome paint finish. Well executed, and finely carved we believe it's 19th C Continental, or possibly US in origin. U...

A beautiful soapstone hand-carved head of an African tribe-woman circa 1940.

Large statue of saint hand carved in wood during the late 17th century, or early 18th century. Some restoration. Sculpture portrays a saint and originall...

Statue of two bears playing. It is made from ceramic with a copper colored glazing. Made in the 1960s in Spain by Santa Monica pottery. Marked underneath but hard to impossible to re...

Exceptionally well-made hand carved/turned sculpture of nude your female. Its made from either birch or maple and from one piece. The alluring female posses naturally and is resting ...

splendid porcelain statue designed and produced by Giovanni girardi , 1940s, "lady with basket", archive n ° 207 measures 27 cm, in very good stor...

A stylish porcelain statue made in Italy in the 1940s by Cia Manna small laboratory in Turin. It's in good conditions with normal signs of age. A super piece...

A carved wood statue of a female Balinese dancer in traditional clothing, late 19th century-early 20th century. Retains much of its original painted fi...