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A trio of Elongated African Bronze Sculptures, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A trio of vintage African bronze sculptures. One depicts a naked man/tribes man with stretched arm, one a female carrying a bowl on her head and another female loin cloth carrying a ...
Category
20th Century African Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Wicker Splint Market Basket
Located in New York, NY
A wicker splint market gathering 'buttocks' basket with 'God's eye' handle support, circa early-20th century, America.
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker
90lb Natural White Quartz Crystal Rock Stone Formation Healing Cluster
Located in Dayton, OH
A fine and impressive 90 pound natural white quartz specimen. Gorgeous natural sculpture adding organic modern element to any room.
This white crystal is considered a “master heal...
Category
Late 20th Century Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz
$1,252 Sale Price
55% Off
Neolithic Carved Stone Disc Mounted On A Steel Base 2-3000 BC
Located in Stamford, CT
Neolithic hand carved stone disc with a hole in the center mounted on a modern steel base. This evocative ancient piece has a real presence that belies it's size. Wonderful color wit...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Namibian Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
19th Century Primitive Dove Tailed Hammered Copper Brass Water Jug
Located in Louisville, KY
Copper vessels of this nature were once primitively made in Europe and Middle Eastern areas of the world. This piece is a stunning example of the stout, but primitive craftsmanship t...
Category
19th Century European Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Antique Wabi Sabi Style Bowl in Wood 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Antique Wabi Sabi Style Bowl in Wood 19th Century.
A wonderful and large antique wooden bowl with a very good wabi sabi appearance. Ha...
Category
19th Century European Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Double-Handled Terracotta Amphora Pot
Located in London, GB
This double-handled terracotta amphora pot is a striking piece that captures the spirit of traditional Anatolian pottery, evoking a sense of timeless beauty and craftsmanship. With i...
Category
1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Carved Copper Thousand hand Bodhisattva Buddha Statue
Located in San Diego, CA
The thousand arms of a bodhisattva symbolize compassion and the ability to help all beings, including oneself, to achieve enlightenment. The ideology of this mythical being is repr...
Category
1940s Tibetan Vintage Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Japanese Antique massive burl wood slab Sculpture wabi sabi art piece objet dart
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
from North part of Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan.
Antique massive wood lump, burl wood slab can be displayed as an unique art piece to add the taste of wabi sabi, or the touch of natu...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Exceptional Early 19th Century Blue Painted Chopping Bowl with Stitched Repairs
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A rare early 19th century New England wooden chopping bowl in original blue-green paint with beautiful stitched repairs and rich patina.
An extraordinary example of early American ut...
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Small Pantry Box with Original Lid
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautifully constructed circular pantry box from the late 19th century is indeed a unique find. It's smaller size makes it particularly unusual. Typically found in one's pantry ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Old wooden sculpture by an unknown artist from Japan
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old wooden sculpture.
No details are known, but it was found in Japan.
It appears to be based on a European female figure.
So it is estimated to have been made afte...
Category
20th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique French Copper Hanging Cauldron Pot with Iron Handle, Early 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Antique French Copper Hanging Cauldron Pot with Iron Handle, Early 20th Century. This cauldron has a beautiful natural patina to the copper.
Category
Early 20th Century French Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron
Late Bronze Age Cypriot Painted Jar Ca 1450 BCE to 1200 BCE
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Late Bronze Age Cypriot Painted Jar ca. 1450 to 1200 BCE
An elegant example of Late Bronze Age Cypriot pottery, this jar features a broad, ovoid body tapering upward to a short neck ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Religious Polychrome Santos Wood Carving
Located in San Diego, CA
An early polychrome religious santos carving, circa 1800s. The piece is hand carved in a soft wood with original paint and polychrome finish on a wood...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Softwood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box / Chest. Beautiful natural patina.
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$728 Sale Price
49% Off
A small hand-carved malachite sculpture of an indigenous tribesman, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A hand-carved malachite sculpture depicting an indigenous tribesman - possibly Mayan or Aztec - , probably 20th century. A hole is carved on verso bottom of sculpture so he can be fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
19th century Rural Egg Collection Buttocks Basket
Located in Louisville, KY
Imagine this gorgeous textural piece of rustic history being carried about a farm in the 1850's, collecting eggs on a spring morning. Now, imagine this same beautiful piece today in ...
Category
Mid-19th Century North American Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Unique Natural Stone Sculpture
Located in Nijlen, BE
A unique big sculpture, created from the water.
Originated in Malta.
Velvet soft in feeling.
The natural glow creates a beautiful wabi-sabi feel, a sense of imperfection.
Beautifull...
Category
19th Century Maltese Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Antique Copper Bucket Pail w/ Handle, United States, 19th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Antique Copper Bucket Pail w/ Handle, United States, 19th Century. This bucket has a beautiful natural patina to the copper. Scattered shallow dents, scratches and paint splatter. A...
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expr...
Category
Late 19th Century Malian Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
$810 Sale Price
83% Off
Large Ceramic Pot
Located in Dallas, TX
Category
20th Century European Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$890 / item
Chinese River Basket, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese woven reed river basket, circa 1900.
12 inches wide by 14 ½ inches tall
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Reed
Early French Gathering Basket
Located in Louisville, KY
This early French gathering basket has all the right stuff that makes it feel like it was in a romantic novel in early Spring in the south of F...
Category
Early 20th Century French Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker
Terracotta Amphora
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique Moroccan terracotta amphora , simply for water in the desert.
I have also some others.
O/2782/9.
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Blackware Jar – Warring States Period
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Chinese Blackware Jar – Warring States Period China, 475–221 B.C.
A finely hand-built blackware jar from the Warring States period, notable for its elegant simplicity and timeworn pr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Antique Primitive Glider Rocking Hobby Horse Rustic Carved Wood Cast Iron Red
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Primitive Glider Rocking Hobby Horse Rustic Carved Wood Cast Iron Red. Item features a carved wood horse, red painted wood base, cast iron hardware with star accents, and lea...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
A Large Willow Branch Basket
Located in Savannah, GA
A large vintage willow branch basket, mid-20th century.
27 inches wide and deep by 14 inches tall
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Willow
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann / Bellarmine Jug German Salt Glazed Stoneware
Located in Meer, VAN
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann Jug / Bellarmine Jug Salt Glazed Stoneware, Germany.
This is a very fine and early example of a renowned ‘bartmann’ / ‘baardman’ of ‘Bellarmine’ jug ...
Category
Early 17th Century German Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage African Bronze Rooster Figurine Ife Benin Nigeria Primitive Folk Art
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking vintage bronze rooster sculpture is a fine example of African tribal artistry, originating from the cultural regions of Ife and Benin in Nigeria. Crafted with a primiti...
Category
1940s Beninese Vintage Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Makonde Carved Figure
Located in London, GB
A fascinating large hand carved Shetani figure from the Makonde people of Tanzania. Named 'Daudi' which roughly translates to 'beloved'. The Shetani carved figures represent good spi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
$1,796
Northern Wei Dynasty Painted Terracotta Horse Torso, 386–534 A.D. or Later
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
A sculptural terracotta horse from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534 A.D.), featuring the head and torso rendered in a dynamic, upright pose. The surface is richly decorated with swi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Large Chinese Sang de Boeuf Bowl, 20th Century, Signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
Large patinated Chinese Sang de Boeuf with Flambe glazed bowl, signed, early 20th century. A heavy, thick-bodied earthenware bowl with great color likely used for utilitarian purpose...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Decorative Hand-Woven Mask from Panama, Nemboro by Ethic&Tropic
By Ethic&Tropic
Located in Warsaw, PL
Decorative hand-woven mask from Panama, Nemboro by Ethic&Tropic
Extraordinary art and decorative items, these masks come from the shamanic beliefs and rituals of indigenous Embera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Panamanian Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Cane
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mythical Beast Coconut Splitter, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural early 20th century coconut splitter was carved into the form of a crouching beast ready to pounce. It was likely a merchant's tool in a Southeast Asian market used to...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$468 Sale Price
40% Off
19th Century American Dough Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful large 19th century American carved wood dough bowl with a wonderful shape, and an old iron repair. At some point in its lifetime, someone added a hanger on the back so it...
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Primitive Polished Marble Stone Sculpture
Located in Skokie, IL
Primitive Polished Marble Stone Sculpture
This striking sculpture is a primitive piece of unknown age and origin, but likely from Africa. It has been hand-carved of polished marble ...
Category
20th Century African Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Iron
Kenyan Dorobo Water Basket, c.1900
Located in Savannah, GA
A Kenyan water basket attributed to the Dorobo, circa 1900.
5 by 5 by 5 inches; 7 ½ inches tall with handle
Category
Early 1900s Kenyan Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Natural Fiber
Turkish Dual-Handle Terracotta Storage Pot
Located in London, GB
This Turkish dual-handle terracotta storage pot is a captivating piece that embodies the heritage and artistry of Anatolian craftsmanship. With its robust form and elegantly curved d...
Category
1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Antique Candle Holder
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand carved antique candle holder. Full dimensions; 18.5″ high x 4″ diameter top x 5.5″ diameter bottom. Circa 1950.
This candle holder was hand carved in the spirit of Wa...
Category
1950s Vintage Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Decorative hand-woven bag/box from Panama, Sac-Bolso by Ethic&Tropic
By Ethic&Tropic
Located in Warsaw, PL
Decorative hand-woven bag from Panama, Sac-Bolso by Ethic&Tropic
Extraordinary art and decorative items, these masks come from the shamanic beliefs and rituals of indigenous Embera ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Panamanian Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Cane
18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...
Category
18th Century French Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and modern-in-spirit early 20th century Japanese hand-carved wooden tray of rectangular form raised on two runners, and with a circular convex bowl in the center. There are several knife marks on one side making us believe that this was used in the kitchen. Today its perfect for catching your keys, pocket change...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Primitive Antique Oak Dovetailed Butlers Cutlery Tray Knife Caddy Tool Box 13"
Located in Dayton, OH
Primitive antique oak divided cutlery / knife tray / box / trug with raised carved center divider and hand cut dovetailed corners.
Dimensions:
12.75" x 8.75" x 6.25" (Width x Depth ...
Category
19th Century Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
19th Century American Wrought Iron Candle Sconce
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century American wrought iron two-arm candle sconce is a stunning piece of historical craftsmanship. It features a twisted stem, showcasing intricate blacksmithing skills, ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Abstract Wood Modern Sculpture Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Brown Patinated wood modern sculpture Circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Spiral Courting Candlesticks with Wooden Bases
Located in Bilzen, BE
A charming pair of antique wrought iron spiral candlesticks, dating to the 19th century. Each candlestick features a distinctive corkscrew stem with an adjustable candle holder, oper...
Category
19th Century French Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Large Black Lacquer Embedded Sea Shell Floor Vase Coral Philippines 45"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage tree or giant coral shaped floor vase crafted of composite / resin finished in black lacquer, thoroughly embedded with small sea shells, their exte...
Category
Late 20th Century Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Lacquer
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Decorative African Wooden Sculpture, Mid Century, Handcrafted in the 1940-50s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful hand carved wood sculpture / figure. Made in Africa in the 1940-50s,. Bought from a collector of African art.
Great patina and overall a good vintage condition. This figu...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
20th Century Sculpture "Adam & Eve"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
20th century sculpture ''Adam & Eve'', this work is done with concrete stone and signed under.
Category
Late 20th Century French Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Antique Export Tin Metal Transport 5 Gallon Canister Container with Wood Case
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique export tin metal transport canister container with wood case. Item features a solid wood frame, galvanized tin metal container, remnants of cork to mouth of canister, very nice antique item. Believed to be a 5 gallon...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Swedish Mora Clock Sven Nilsson Morin Model
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Mora clock Sven Nilsson Morin Model 100 % Original paint.
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Handcrafted Vintage Turkish Clay Jar, Rustic Pottery Vase
Located in London, GB
Bring timeless character to your space with this vintage Anatolian clay jar, a handcrafted vessel that reflects the rich pottery traditions of Anatolia. With its earthy tones, organi...
Category
1940s Turkish Vintage Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Unusual Large Decorative Antique Papier Mâché Bowl - Shelf Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An unusually large Paper Mache (Papier Mâché) bowl, organic form with a superb earthy colour tone. Constructed from the ancient technique known as Papier Mâché, the bowl has a wonde...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
19th Century Primitive Wabi Sabi Hand Carved Wooden Dough Bowl
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A large primitive hand carved wooden dough bowl with recessed grips. Carved in one piece from a hollowed poplar trunk split along its longitudinal axis. Traditionally the dough for b...
Category
19th Century European Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Poplar
Antique Wooden Mythical Animal Mask Mounted on Black Lacquer Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
Antique mythical animal wooden mask from Southeast Asia mounted on a custom black lacquer base. This antique wooden mask hails from the mystic realms of Southeast Asia and carries wi...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Primitive Antique Dough Bowl
Located in Bradenton, FL
A primitive style rectangular antique dough bowl or trencher bowl. Since colonial times these wooden bowls were found in every home to mix bread dough.
Category
19th Century Antique Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Stone candleholder
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful primitive style and stone and metal candleholder.
5” Width 3” Height
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Primitive Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Primitive decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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