Hand-Carved Mounted Objects

Behold a captivating pair of 18th-century hand-carved wooden treasures, dating from the remarkable span of 1717 to 1780. These exquisite pieces stand as a testament to the artistic mastery of their era, adorned with original polychrome and resplendent gold gilding that portrays the venerated Saints Cosmas and Damian...

15th century Italian carved wood, polychromed and gold gilded sculptures of four Pillars of the Christian Faith (Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Luke, Saint Matthew).

18th-century distressed Italian mecca gilt arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once part of a decorative motif in an artistic depiction in historic ...

A set of seven antique carved wooden cartouche moulds from the Tucker collection. This is one of many moulds we are selling from this vast collection assembled by British make-up art...

18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base. The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...

Amazing antique expertly hand-carved wood block that has been used in printing production, now stained a dark reddish brown color from ink that appears to have been red. This now rus...

Amazing period piece. Beautiful hand-carved fragment depicting a dragon / mythical creature. Once had its place in wall of a medieval church or chapel in Spain. Weathered stone full ...

18th century Italian candlestick decorated with free-forming glass and baroque pearls on an Italian glass bobeche base. The 18th century candlestick is from Tuscany. It is hand carved and hand painted with brownish-red metallic paint. It is placed on an Italian bobeche base. Hand-molded freeform glass...

A stunning late 18th/early 19th century neoclassical white statuary marble chimneypiece tablet mounted on a stand. Originally from a property in Mayfair, London, this large scale ant...

A Balinese smaller-sized carved wood rice barn door from the early to mid-20th century on custom iron stand. This wooden door from Bali is embellished with hand carved accents in an ...

1600-1700th century sculpture of female head carved in sandstone. Mounted on a base of light sandstone. From pagoda / temple in Burma. Charming expression with good patina. M...

Amazing antique expertly hand-carved wood block with a floral and vegetal pattern that has been used in printing production. This now rustic piece shows signs of years of handling in...

A pair of 16th Century Italian wood carved figures of Saint Ambrose Archbishop of Milan and Saint Augustine Bishop of Hippo, two of the four original Doc...

Tuscan raw wooden lamp, entirely hand-carved, with fruits - It's perfect for a country house - It is not necessary to change the power supply, but also use Your lamps with 110 W - 12...

The collection of temple sculptures are inspired by the postclassic period of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican ceremonial architecture from the center and south of what today makes up the country of Mexico. Temple central is a 3-piece detachable sculpture. Crafted and finished on the shores of Lake Cajititlán, Jalisco, Mexico. This area is recognized for its extensive amount of basalt stone traditionally used to make molcajetes. This type of stone is recolected manually and is a material known for its hardness and aesthetic appeal and texture. Various pre-Hispanic sculptures...

Venetian 1700s lectern from the Baroque period. Baroque-era lectern, from the early 1700s, from the Veneto region (Venice) Made of gilded wood with mecha technique and with floral ...

Italian carved coral parasol handle in Baroque style. The handle dates to early 19th century. Most likely made in Torre del Greco near Naples. Fin...

Antique Arts & Crafts crucifix with stunning hand carved details and an amazing patina. This remarkable and good size sculpture of Christ (who has just bowed His head) on the cross is different to almost all others. The artist who hand-sculpted this impressive work of religious art has created a church relic that, in our view, is second to none. And that is because this uniquely hand carved corpus comes with numerous stylized details that are unlike anything you will have ever seen. It is a style of carving that is very recognizable for being from the European Arts and Crafts...

Mounted walnut and aluminum sculpture. The rectangular hand-carved wood sculpture with an aluminum cap and thin edge aluminum base is mounted to a clear resin base to give a floating...

Stunning contemporary sculpture but also a functional cabinet by Paolo Lumini an Italian contemporary artist from Tuscany. Made in carved wood and bamboo.

A wonderful hand-carved panel from a balinese temple with a jungle landscape and elephants. The mixture of shades and age-related patina add to this pi...

A pair of early 17th Century Baroque polychromed carved wood Angel sculptures with torch shaped candleholders.

Museum quality and condition work of religious art with amazing, hand carved details. This amazingly hand carved wooden wall plaque is not only of great quality and condition, it also has a patina that is unlike anything you ever saw. Over the decades we have sold a number of unique and interesting crucifixes, but we had not yet come across one that is inside such a beautiful branches and leaf frame in the Swiss Black Forest style. For us to have found it in this amazing condition again felt like a blessing and we are grateful to be able it to offer it to our 1stdibs clientele first. At the centre of this Christian-work-of-art-wall-plaque and behind the original, mouth-blown convex glass 'window' is an even more detailed sepiolite sculpture of Christ on the cross. The details in this crucifix sculpture...

1950 abstract stone sculpture covered with zinc, plexiglass base, beautiful piece of great emotional force.

The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to embellish with uniqueness, beauty and charming any living area or bedroo...

A Chinese Shanxi carved wooden corbel from the mid 19th century, mounted on a base and depicting two deities. Born in the Northern Province of Shanxi during the 1840s, this exquisite wooden corbel demonstrates the undeniable skill Chinese artists possessed at the time. Presenting two deities (possibly Zhong...

18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded large putto (angel bust) with aragonite and baroque pearls. It was once part of a heavenly, angelic depiction in a historical church in Tu...

Antique Indonesian Buffalo Racing Cowbell Painted Wood with Rope Handle Discover this antique Indonesian buffalo racing cowbell, traditionally strapped around the necks of water bu...

This striking artifact is an antique teak fence column from Java, Indonesia, once part of a traditional cow pen enclosure. Hand-hewn from dense, old-growth teak wood, the column now ...

Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved and gilded base with a Chesapecten fossil shell formation and natural-forming baroque pearls. The Chesapecten shell cluster was found fro...

Rare, beautiful, practical, decorative and wonderfully characterful bookends. In all our years of collecting and trading antiques, we have never come across bookends quite like thes...

Amazing antique expertly hand-carved wood block that has been used in printing production. Stained dark black with ink, this now rustic piece shows signs of years of handling, while ...

A Fabulous Pair of Antique French mid 1800s Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Putti Seated on Fluted Plinths. Each putti is seen seated with their arms an...

A extremely decorative large pair of carved wall panels. These panels are well carved with lots of detail, showing one male and one female figure. The carving is elaborate with depth, intricate curling foliage and minute detail such as the males hair and beard and the females wings and clawed feet. There are three lion cubs, their fur and faces clear and characterful. The Female is possibly a attribute to Gilgamesh Ishta - Queen of the night or Lilith. According to Mesopotamian mythology she is the Goddess of love, fertility and sex. The male is likely to be Gilgamesh, hero of the ancient world. This is a really exceptional and unusual pair of wall panels...

Sculptural and abstract, this curious wooden fish is a 19th-century Buddhist woodblock from western China. Known simply as "wooden fish" (mùyú), these temple bells were used by Buddh...

This striking artifact is an antique teak fence column from Java, Indonesia, once part of a traditional cow pen enclosure. Hand-hewn from dense, old-growth teak wood, the column now ...

Beautiful fine hand carving made of walnut wood of a sitting kid with intriguing facial expression, pointing finger to the mouth with the expression Quiet !!!. Mounted on a granite ...

This is an authentic antique Dogon door lock from the early 20th century, originating from the Dogon tribe of Mali. Beautiful hand-carved from wood, this piece is adorned with intri...

Majestic pair of travertine pedestals produced by Up&Up in the 1970s — rare, sculptural and of exceptional material quality. Carved from s...

Rare and very stylish, early 1950 fashion model sculpture. This very cool sculpture of a western world lady in a perfect 1950s outfit is in excellent condition. Sculptures of this...

Antique Indonesian Buffalo Racing Cowbell Painted Wood with Rope Handle Discover this antique Indonesian buffalo racing cowbell, traditionally strapped around the necks of water bu...

Antique and sculptural, Dutch oak wall coat rack. This beautiful antique coat rack, according to us, depicts the new generation (or 'patri...

Antique crucifix with stunning hand carved details and an amazing patina. This remarkable and good size crucifix with a sculpture of a suffering Christ on the cross is another one...

This superb Acheulean hand axe stands as a testament to the technological ingenuity of early hominins. Fashioned by Homo ergaster nearly one million years ago, it represents one of h...

This Chinese Neolithic-inspired stone axe head, meticulously carved from an orange/brown stone, is a testament to ancient craftsmanship and cultural significance. Axe heads of this s...

Late 20th Century encased art installation entitled “Heart Ache” Dimensions in inches: H 24” x W 24” x D 19” Age: Late 20th Century Origin: Unknown Condition: Good Overview An unu...

Highly decorative White Carrara Marble Triangular Sculptures , possibly antiquities , presented on custom made museum-display mounts - each of slightly different height and width . ...

‘Hampatong’ is the term used for ancestors and protective figures made of hard ‘iron wood’, which the Dayak of Borneo would position infront of their houses as guardians. This early ...

Gota - table bottle sculptural jug -decoration for the spirit, the spring of the soul It is a decorative piece that mixes black clay from Oaxaca and stone from Jalisco. Two ...

A unique old carved wood door latch that was created by the Dogon people in Mali, Africa. At some point in time it was salvaged and mounted on a custom modern metal stand. The carvin...

18th-century Italian fragment base with fossil agate coral and calcite crystal on a polished agate base.  The 18th century hand carved fragment base is originally from Tuscany. The ...

Impressive antique and top quality hand crafted eleven light chandelier with a fabulous fable creature 'Orge'. An ogre (in English) is a deformed human-like creature and bad spirit ...

Sculptural tribal chair from Ethiopia in the early 20th century. Made up of pieces of wood joined by archaic fasteners of the same wood and animal (probably goat) leather strips on t...

'Eye' is not only a refined, luxurious furnishing accessory, but also a hand-carved sculpture, designed to enhance any living area or bedroom with unique beauty and charm. This is ou...

A unique and interesting hand carved antique Indian architectural remnant, part of a corbel, that was salvaged at some point in time. The forms in the carving are a Naga (dragon), hu...

Striking large, Renaissance Revival wall mirror with an amazing patina. If you are familiar with style elements of the Renaissance era then you will immedidately recognize this practical size antique as a Renaissance Revival piece. In this particular case, you are looking at a Dutch specimen from the 1800s. Both the deeply carved top panel with its floral / scrolling patterns AND the 'lord of the house' or noble men sculptures...

Sculptural 18th century Italian hand-carved wood figure of Christ on an optical calcite crystal base. The original red bole shows through on the artifact and coordinates with the pha...

18th century Italian gold leaf processional finial decorated with tangerine crystal quartz points on an optical calcite base with inclusions. The piece is put together by Jean O'Rei...

18th century Italian station of the cross on calcite crystals in matrix with a natural-forming baroque pearl. The station of the cross is originally from a historical church in Ita...

18th century Italian Station of the Cross wood fragment with Vanadinite. The hand-carved molding fragment has been adorned with raw Vanadinite crystals. This piece is part of a colle...