1940s Han Carved Water Buffalo Horn of Detailed Bird Sculpture on a Wood Base

This 1940s hand-carved wooden statue of a man or woman is just under 2 feet Small piece missing on back as shown

1950s Italian Carved Wood Folded Leaf or Shell Sculpture on Wood Base Spirals carved in base Carved Scalloped Edges Light brown, tan, peaches, and cream colors Italy carved on unders...

Nice patina, large, fine carved sculpture of water buffalo. The wood seems to be black walnut.

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...