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Material: Wood
Rare Original Antique Swiss Carved Black Forest “Walking Bear” ca. 1920
Located in Shippensburg, PA
RARE ORIGINAL CARVED BLACK FOREST "WALKING BEAR"
Probably Swiss, circa 1920
Retaining original glass black eyes
9 3/8" H x 5 1/8" D x 16 1/8" W
A finely carved Black Forest bear, ...
Category
20th Century Swiss Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Surrealist Bird & Butterfly Jungle Scene in Illuminated Natural History Diorama
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flood, 2016, is an illuminated update on the traditional Victorian glass-cased diorama depicting a surreal jungle encounter between an upcycled vintage taxidermied tiny egret and...
Category
2010s American Modern Wood Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Brass Sphere the Netherlands 1960
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful and stylish brass sphere sculpture in great vintage condition.
This beauty will be shipped insured overseas in a custom made wooden crate.
Cost of transport is crate incl...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cast Sculptures Bronze Lions, after Antonio Canova, 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A pair of resting bronze lions on shaped walnut painted plinths modeled on the original marble sculpture by Antonio Canova.
Reduction from the originals created by Antonio C...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,615 Sale Price
20% Off
Earth Globe Black and Teak N°1 Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Earth Globe Black and Teak n°1 all
in hand-carved natural teak root and with black
volcanic sand. On swivel base with easy
rotative syste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Wood Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes.
Made in Englan...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Ulysse Dabouze (Haitian, 19th C.) Hand-Carved Bust of Henri Christophe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ulysse Dabouze (Haitian, 19th C.) hand-carved bust of Henri Christophe.
inscribed H. Christope
This hand-carved wooden bust of Henri Christophe, attributed to Ulysse Dabouze (Haiti...
Category
19th Century Haitian Folk Art Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Ebony
Large Vintage Bali Indonesian Hand Carved Wood Woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mid Century Bali Indonesian hand carved wood woman. This bust statue with headdress is made out of heavy hardwood mahogany. It is dark rich brown in color. This is heavy and well car...
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Daprato Studios Kneeling Angel Statues, c. 1910
By Daprato Rigali Studios
Located in High Point, NC
These stunning angel sculptures are sold as a pair. They were originally placed on an church altar, with one facing left and the other facing right. With their detailed facial features and sweeping wings, they are truly captivating works of art. They were designed by Daprato Statuary Company in the 1910’s. Daprato Statuary Company was founded in 1860 in Chicago by four brothers, who were statue-makers from Barga, Italy. By the 1890’s, the company had grown to be a worldwide ecclesiastical art...
Category
1910s American Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Pine
Hand Carved Teak Temple Guards, Foo Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of intricately hand carved Teak temple guard dogs. Foo dogs are symbolic, protective statues, and they are designed in pairs — one is female, the othe...
Category
20th Century Thai Tribal Wood Sculptures
Materials
Teak
$875 / set
Large Size French Wall Crucifix / Jesus Christ on the Cross with Crown of Thorns
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique large size sculpture and an impressive, religious work of art.
Looking at Christ suffering like this, the crucifix (in our view) is a symbol of what 'telling people the trut...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Teak Signed Balinese Sculptures Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Hand Carved Signed Balinese figure bookends or sculptures - two outstanding carved wood figures - both intricately carved. The pair are lovely island people and can work as ...
Category
20th Century Balinese Mid-Century Modern Wood Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Wharton Esherick Important Sofa
Located in Chicago, IL
Wharton Esherick important sofa for Lawrence and Alice Seiver.
We are pleased to offer this exceptional item, the epitome of the Americ...
Category
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Poplar, Tulipwood, Walnut
$180,000
A Senufo Sculpture of Two Birds
Located in CA, CA
A wooden sculpture of two stylised black and white casqued Hornbill, likely originating from the Senufo people of the Ivory coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
The circular base suggest...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Dansk Pepper Mills by Jens Quistgaard - A Curated Collection of 17
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a curated collection of Dansk Pepper Mills Designed to be displayed symmetrically to resemble one side of a chess board. All of the grinders ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1950s Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture of an Upright Jazz Bass Player
Located in Oakland, CA
Signed cast bronze sculpture by Irma Stoloff and numbered 236/300. Having textured finish figurative abstract sculpture of a upright Jazz bass player resting on painted wood base.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Kokeshi Doll Sculpture from Northern Japan, Hand-Painted, Signed
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and exceptionally 19 inches tall classic traditional Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the early 20th century, covered with a layer of wax. Signed by the artist on its underneath. In good condition with charming patina. A classic traditional doll with a simple but lovely design, a decorative piece. In Japan these dolls symbolize love, friendship and believed to be a lucky charm. We offer more large Kokeshi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Pair of Dummy Boards
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare pair of 18th Century English dummy boards depicting a Cavalier and his Lady, he with a Van Dyke mustache, sword and leather boots, she with ...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Pine, Paint
$12,500 / set
Stormtrooper Black Helmet Butterflies Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Stormtrooper Black Helmet Butterflies with original
black Stormtrooper helmet in matte black resin ornamented
with black papillo gambrisius butterflies (no cites required f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Wood Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Wood
$12,605 / item
Life Size Horse Head in Plaster on Pedestal
Located in Tilburg, NL
Wonderful large horse head in plaster. Big scale and great details and patina. The white plaster creates a beautiful interplay of light and shadows.
Shows great movement in the way the head is depicted. Reminiscent of equivalent plaster casts of horse heads from the Parthenon frieze...
Category
1960s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Boxwood
Lamborghini Rowing Machine
By Lamborghini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian vintage Lamborghini oak wood rowing machine.Rowing machine is in good vintage condition . Previously we have one in our office on the wall.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Whale Rosewood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A hand carved, polished, whale sculpture decorative object in a rich rosewood, circa late-20th century to early 21st century. Excellent condition as shown in images and video. Dimens...
Category
Late 20th Century Wood Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Extraordinary Carved Hindu Figural Sculpture with Krishna and Arjuna in The Triu
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large scale carved wood sculpture with extraordinary detail. The entire piece represents Krishna on his peace mission and preparation for war with the hostile Duryodhana.
Later in triumph, here Krishna is the charioteer for the famed Archer Arjuna who rides in the Palaquin at back, in prayer and with his Bow and Arrow lying in front. The god Hanuman, with his monkey face and hiding a prayer scepter sits under an arch, flanked by carved peacocks.
The chariot is drawn by four horses and the Palaquin has an elaborate top. Every inch has carved decorative details. The entire piece is mounted on a carved base with leafy details and scalloped base edge. Protected in a custom Plexiglass Display Case...
Category
20th Century Indian Agra Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Bronze Greco Roman Style Bust of a Spartan Soldier on Black Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Greco Roman style bronze buste depicting a Spartan soldier on black wooden base. This Greco Roman style bronze bust, masterfully depicting a Spartan soldier, is a striking piece th...
Category
20th Century Greco Roman Wood Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a polished calcite base.
The fragment was originally p...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
$521 Sale Price
25% Off
Biomorphic Carved Wood Sculpture in the Style of Isamu Noguchi
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
This monolithic sculpture, designed by the talented Artist Joel Escalona, is a towering example of beauty in craftsmanship. Hand and digital machine made; the standing sculpture stan...
Category
2010s Mexican Bauhaus Wood Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Italian Gilded Eagle with Calcite Crystal in a Sphalerite Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded eagle on a cut phantom calcite crystal base. The missing wing of the eagle has been replicated with a rare coordinating calcite crystal cl...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Midcentury Wood Monk Table Lamp Attibuted to Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy 1950s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing sculpture table lamp in wood and metal attributed to Aldo Tura for Macabo.
Made in Italy in the 1950s.
It depicts a bearded monk holding a stick (removable) in ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lifesize Driftwood Black Horse Sculpture, Handcrafted by Artist, IDN 2024
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding lifesize sculpture of a spriting mustang artfully handcrafted by an exceptional indonesian artist. Elaborately created out of unique handpicked driftwood pieces that were collected on the beaches, this horse impresses with absolute amazing details like the hair of the mane or the musculoskeletal system. This large horse sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Wood Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
A Large Figurative Sculpture By Manuel Pereira da Silva 1979
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A very unusual, stylized sculpture of man by a Portugese sculptor Manuel Pereira da Silva. Made of pine, 1979.
A note about the artist: "Manuel Pereira da Silva was born in Portelas, in 14 de Maio Street, Vila Nova de Gaia, on 7 December 1920. In October 1928, he started his education at Cabanões primary school. After he sat the 2nd level exams, at Palhacinhas school, his father enrolled him in the Faria Guimarães Industrial School (currently Soares dos Reis Artistic Secondary School), to take the joinery course. The following year, he changed to the Drawing course. After completing his secondary school studies, he enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Porto, in 1939. Here, he studied under the supervision of Joaquim Lopes, Acácio Lino and Rodolfo Pinto Couto, and had as colleagues Arlindo Rocha, Júlio Resende, Eduardo Tavares, Isolino Vaz, Nadir Afonso and Fernando Azevedo, some of which were part of the "Grupo dos Independentes" (Group of Independents). He received two awards: the Teixeira Lopes Award and the Soares dos Reis award. His final thesis was on Nuno Álvares Pereira, and he obtained a final mark of 18 out of 20.
In 1946, he left for Paris. He spent the following two years studying at the École des Beaux-Arts, shared the experience of the great masters at the Louvre, came into contact with the new artistic trends and attended open courses, where he learned, among others, the fresco mural painting technique, which was later used in the Santa Luzia Church, in Viana do CasteloIn his workshop in Afonso de Albuquerque Street, in Vila Nova de Gaia, he produced two types of works: realist sculptures, to meet the commissions he received, and more abstract and independent-type of sculptures, which can be found in many Portuguese and African cities, for instance, Viana do Castelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Bolama, in Guinea – Bissau, and Luanda, in Angola. Baixo relevo de D. Pedro Pitões entre os Cruzados no Palácio da Justiça do PortoAmong the sculpture work he produced, we highlight the torsos of his friends Fernando de Araújo Lima, Adriano de Sá Figueiredo and Adelino Gomes; the monument to the Athlete (1973), erected in the Gândara Square, in Vila Nova de Gaia; the monument to the American general and statesman Ulysses Grant (1822-1847), in front of Bolama City Hall (1955); and the low relief work in Ançã stone, for the Audience Room of the 3rd Court Division of the Porto Court House, depicting D. Pedro Pitões near the Porto Cathedral summoning the crusaders to help Afonso Henriques in the conquest of Lisbon, dated 1961. Estátua de Ulysses Grant (1955)Manuel Pereira da Silva also produced a low relief in multi-coloured ceramics for the façade of a building in Luanda, dated 1960; the figure of the Lavrador (Farmer), in Gulpilhares; the fire-fighters in Avintes and Gondomar; the monument to the benefactor of Sandim, Fernando Couto; the monument in homage to furniture...
Category
1970s Portuguese Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Grand Scale Hand Carved Wood Giraffe Sculpture on Base circa 1970's
Located in St. Louis, MO
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...
Category
1970s African Folk Art Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Decorative Kokeshi Doll Sculpture from Northern Japan, Hand-Painted
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and exceptionally 18 inches tall Classic traditional Kokeshi doll from Northern Japan. Handcrafted of wood and hand-painted in the the early 20th century. In good conditi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Graceful Curved Wood Totem Still Stand No39 by NONO, Joel Escalona Crafted
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona
Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testament to the power of the material...
Category
2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Wood Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Teaching Aid Showpiece - Structure of the Human Skin, Resin on Wood 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Teaching Aid Showpiece - Structure of the Human Skin, Resin on Wood 1950s
A vintage hand-painted anatomical model depicting the structure of human skin with hair roots. The model is...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
Signed Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
By Curtis Jeré
Located in West Chester, PA
Original Curtis Jere 3-D Brass Copper Flower Cart Sculpture Circa 1960's
Signed with brass tag on edge of base as well as original label on bottom.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden cross
Guanajuato, Mexico
Wood, paint
22 x 13 inches, (56 cm x 33 cm)
18th century
A wonderful old wooden cross with a painted crucified Christ figure, an angel, possibly Mary Magdelene...
Category
18th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Midcentury Postmodern Optical Neon Floor Lamp Sculpture after Rudi Stern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive 1980s neon sculpture designed by Zimmerman Studios and produced by Archigraphics LA in 1987. Comes complete with pedestal as shown. Signed and numbered.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
Antique Swiss Black Forest Wood and Marble Lucerne Lion Carving
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
Mounted on a Black Marble Plinth
From our Black Forest collection, we are delighted to introduce this Swiss Black Forest Lucerne Lion Carving. The Lucern...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Wood Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood sculpture by the student in scuola di belle arti in Venice
a public academy of art in Venice.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$510 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Chinese Carved and Lacquered Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent near life-sized Chinese carved and lacquered wood figure of a Buddha, Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier, southern China.
The figure likely represents one of the Five Tathagatas, also known as Dhyani Buddhas or Wisdom Buddhas. More specifically, either Amitabha or Amoghasiddhi. Amitabha is the Buddha of infinite light, and represents the wisdom of observation and recognition. Amoghasiddhi is the Buddha of accomplishment, and represents the wisdom of perfected practices. The size and scale of the Buddha indicates it was made for temple worship.
The large Buddha is portrayed seated in vajrasana, or full lotus position, with the soles of both feet facing up. His elegant hands, with impossibly long and slender fingers, perform shuni mudra, the gesture of bestowing patience. His right arm is bent at the elbow, the right hand raised to heart level. The left arm resting gently in his lap, the left hand at navel level.
The Buddha is dressed in voluminous robes that wrap around his shoulders and body, and tied at the waist. The heavy fabric draping and pooling elegantly all around his robust body. His broad chest and right arm exposed.
The Buddha's face is both solemn and beatific - his expression seeming to change depending on the angle of view. The most notable feature of his face is the large urna to the center of his forehead, set between a pair of painted, high arching brows over heavily lidded almond shaped eyes. A strong nose is set above a small mouth pursed in an ever so slight smile. Long pendulous earlobes touch his shoulders.
The Buddha's hair arranged in the typical fashion, with "spikes" representing tight curls. A prominent ushnisha rises from the crown of his head, covered by more hair, and topped with a rounded protuberance.
The Buddha is constructed from several blocks of wood, joined, carved and lacquered a deep red-brown with gold flecks...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
BLACK FOREST 1900 Germany-Swiss Carved Wood Nutcracker Old Gnome Figure
By Black Forest
Located in Miami, FL
A folk-art nutcracker carved in oak wood.
This is an elusive antique black forest nutcracker created in northern Europe, most probably in Germ...
Category
Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,155 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Japanese Meiji Bronze Sculpture Elephant and Tigers by Mitsumoto
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE OKIMONO OF ELEPHANT BEING ATTACKED BY TWO TIGERS
Workshop of Omori Mitsumoto (kôgen), 大森光元, Japan, circa 1900
Cast and patinated bronze, hardwood base, two carved...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Wood Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Venetian abstract sculpture in solid walnut by Giuseppe Carli - 1961
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Massive Venetian abstract sculptures in solid walnut "Forcola (Oarlock)" by Giuseppe Carli, dated 1961.
Carli is recognized as one of the leading "Remeri" of Venice, an elite group ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
$1,440 Sale Price
58% Off
16/20 Limited Edition "Xai" Surrealist side tables by Salvador Dalí, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
Design inspired on an artwork by Salvador Dali´: Interpretation project for a stable-library, 1942
Stuffed lamb, elaborated with a technique by a taxidermist. Drawer and table top i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Wood Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Elephant Sculpture in Noble Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture elephant in hand-carved noble wood.
All in waxed noble wood and with 2 tusks in white
finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,341 / item
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Dimensional Abstract Sculpture.
We offer a great abstract expressionism dimensional kinetic sculpture mounted on a wood base.
Great coffee table or bookcase accessory!
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
20th C. Hand Carved Egyptian Revival Folk Art Bali Cat Sculpture Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century hand carved folk art wooden cat form sculpture or statue. Features a knockdown design with elegant form. Features pointy claws, curled tale an...
Category
20th Century Egyptian Revival Wood Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier w Music Making & Dancing Sculptures, Great Fun
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and all handcrafted, practical size antique circular chandelier.
Some chances you only get once in your life and that is exactly what we thought when we first saw this unique...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art Wood Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Hand Carved Solid Ebony wood African tribal Warrior Head Bust Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful hand carved bust head African sculpture circa 1950's, nice clean condition.
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Wood Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bears Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This charming antique Black Forest inkstand dates from circa 1880.
Beautifully modelled, hand carved from linden wood, with mother and baby bear on a naturalistically carved rocky outcrop.
The inkwells are in the form of a pair of tree trunks with fluted glass wells with carved lids and a useful pen tray in front.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As an antique item, it shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, the inkstand displays beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 15 cm x Width 23 cm x Depth 14 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 6 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 5 inches
History of Black Forest Carving
The idea behind the success of Brienz wood carving was quite simple. After a disastrous famine in 1816 in the Brienz area people were forced to find new areas of revenues. Driven by the need to create jobs in the Bernese Oberland, an economically underdeveloped region, the Swiss government encouraged the existing resource of timber industry to liaise with the traditional wooden craftsmanship. It took some time to improve from home requirements to sophisticated designed arts but the process was supported by the rising amount of tourists visiting the region.
Christian Fischer and other founders
Christian Fischer (1790-1848) started self-taught from simple turneries (carved bowls and other articles of daily use) to unsophisticated regional animals and people. Due to his success and the interest of the tourists, other carvers started also following his idea of carving the pristine naturalism. The Swiss government supported these start-ups with additional training of apprentices at special trade school.
Brienz School of Wood Carving
In 1884 the "School of Wood Carving, Brienz" was founded. It became an important educational institution to strengthen and develop the artistic backgrounds and exhibit an area of creativity. During the years of war in the 20th century, the demand for wooden sculptures came to rest and led to the re-orientation in areas such as toys and carvings for constructions. Beyond that the Brienz wood carving articles had to face an enormous competition from abroad. The School of Wood Carving had to get through difficult economic times but in the late 1970s wood carving enjoyed a renaissance. A lot of young people searched for elemental jobs and added a new value to school education. Today Brienz School of Wood Carving is combined with the education of turner, basket makers and coopers. The school still claims high-quality standards and follows old principles with regard to future perspectives.
Wild animals
At all times wild animals fascinate people. The highland around Brienz has large variety of different wild animals. Bears are among the most popular models for carvers. On the one hand bears are easy to cut and on the other hand they have a strong symbolized image. The enthusiasm for bears in art...
Category
1880s Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Carousel Horse "BUFFALO, NY" c. 1880s - W6054
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a great Carousel Horse that came from an estate in Buffalo, NY. It was made in the early 1900s and is in good condition. The horse is sitting on a metal pole made by a person...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Wood Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$1,160 Sale Price
60% Off
Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Conifer Araucaria Slab Specimen
Located in Forney, TX
Petrified Conifer Slab
Araucaria (Monkey Puzzle Tree)
Triassic Period
Chinle Formation
Arizona, USA
A stunning over 200 million year old petrified conifer slab, featuring a m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
African, Ashanti stool
Located in London, GB
c.1970
Carved wood
H39 x W54 x D30 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,217
Hand Carved Bone Bust of Nefertiti on Wood Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Wonderful Carved Nefertiti Head on Base. The piece is carved bone and finely detailed.
A compliment to many spaces - on a shelf, or as a paper weig...
Category
20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Wood Sculptures
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Altar Crucifix Detailed Silvered Bronze Sculpture of Christ & Monstrance
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique table crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art.
For us the most powerful statement will always be 'the truth will set you free'. It is what we have learned most from th...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Royal Worcester Ruby Throated Hummingbird by Dorothy Doughty with Custom Crate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Royal Worcester Ruby Throated Hummingbird by Dorothy Doughty with Custom Crate
This exquisite Royal Worcester porcelain sculpture of a Ruby-Throated Hum...
Category
20th Century English Wood Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Mocap "White/Black" Illusionistic Wall Clock
Located in Maastricht, NL
Mocap (white-black)
Illusionistic wall clock
Design: Jan Paul
“Time is an illusion”
Most wall-clocks have the same basic shape: round. Also t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Wood Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$779 / item
5 Foot Tall Pop Art Wood Pencil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive vintage display pencil. Made of one solid piece of wood and a machine engraved metal ring wrapped around the end by the eraser. Size: 60" long. Marked ARTIST GRADE - GRAPHITE...
Category
1970s American Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Antique Hand Carved Large Size Statue of Saint Joseph and Child Jesus Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and high quality carved antique sculpture of Joseph holding the child Jesus.
If you are looking for a great value for money, work of religious art then this quality carved church relic could be gracing your home or monastery or house of prayer soon. This may not have been carved out of the most expensive or hard woodtype, but that is not what this antique is about. This striking and meaningful sculpture is all about the natural manner in which both the little boy Jesus and Saint Joseph have been hand-carved out of wood and how an accomplished sculptor clearly has spent a whole lot of time, focus and dedication to get the details of this large and meaningful sculpture very right. In this case, the hands and feet, the curly hair, the serene facial expressions, the perfectly natural body postures AND the perfect draping of the cloths are the most eye-catching details. Ones that most mortals would never be able to create like this and it will have taken this skilled artisan weeks rather than days to create.
We believe that this unique antique is made of basswood or pine and it has been hand patinated (original). This was probably done to make the entire sculpure look more warm and calm (no wood grains taking away anything from the beautiful details we described). This meaningful and quality crafted work of religious art is ready for you to enjoy and, to us, it breathes a holy serenity and beauty that will never fail to impress. No matter where you decide to have it on display, this ecclesiastical antique will never fail to impress and if you already have a place in mind for 'them' then maybe you should be their next custodian.
Mind you, our price for this hand carved antique church statue...
Category
19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Wood Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pine
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Located in Munich, DE
Rare female articulated mannequin from an artist’s studio in Paris, circa 1910-1920. The charming figure is carved from lime tree and signed on the back: Marquette Artistique C.M.B –...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Wood Sculptures
Materials
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