Carved Decorative Objects

A near pair of wood koi fish from Japan circa 1860-90s of late Meiji Period. Hand-carved from solid wood, these sculptures are known as Jizai Kagi in Japane...

Extraordinary hand carved rocking horse made in Italy at the end of 19th century. The piece is still wearing its authentic paint in light blu...

Large shaped photograph frame in gold plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with borders and laurel frieze in Louis XVI French Empire style. Exte...

Solid carved Santo Domingo Mahogany tray with handles. The tray has beautiful flowing lines and a great patina and natural polish.

Lifesize Marble Classical Figure Neoclassical Elegance Variegated carved Marble C20th

This antique and fine lacquered wood box, is painted on both the sides with an elegant portrait of a woman and on the other side a dancer. The piece will be delivered with its certi...

An outstanding and exquisite 17th century French capital to a pilaster. Expertly carved from wood with a wonderful cherub stunningly finished in water g...

Gorgeous & breathtaking! This 19th century black forest jewelry box carved out of fruitwood. Carved by a master carver with at...

Large Organic Modern Root Carving Sculpture Bowl in Burlwood, Indonesia, 1970s One-of-a-kind Organic Modern sculpture bowl, hand-carved from a single piece of richly grained burlwoo...

Octagonal table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with black fired enamel inserted in a hand engraved drawing and with fired enamelled miniature, hand painted by the p...

This door once occupied the entrance of a traditional Timor long house, dating to the early 20th century the door is visibly old with a wonderful age related patina and weathering. T...

Wooden sculpture of a Dancing Tengu, Late Edo–Meiji Period, Japan An animated and finely sculptured wooden figure of a Tengu, captured mid-step in a vigorous dance. The supernatural ...

17th C. Hand Carved Stone Planter Jardinière Decorative Antiques Center Piece LA . Beautiful Circa late 1600’s carved limestone Vasque jardi...

Early 20th century American double sided whirligig figure A brilliant example of early 20th century American Folk Art. In the form of a hand carved wooden double sided whirligig f...

Large Indian Carved Painted Brown Wood Elephant Sculpture Indian, c. 1900 Height 99cm, width 104cm, depth 50cm This beautifully carved wooden elephant sculpture, dating to around 1...

Square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides. In the center, a beautiful hand painted tempera miniature on a vegetable ivory plate depicting the portrait of a 19th century lady, signed by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani. Dimensions cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 618. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 and manufactured in Florence in some specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...

Pair of Asian Chinese style (19th Cent) carved wood foo dog figures with straw hair trim on shaped base

19th C. Swedish Carved Pine Wood Clock Grandmother Grandfather Long Case Antique . Freestanding hand carved pine wood clock with all the original mechanics and hardware , weights rack...

Beautiful decorative tinned copper hand-hammered Indo-Persian box with lid. Probably used as a tea caddy or tobacco storage. Nice Middle Eastern Arabian Moorish style hand chiseled copper...

19th century blue and white Japanese porcelain dish Meiji period decorated with prunus on the cobalt blue ground, inscription to base, Ex Bonhams lot 268 diameter 12 inch.

A porcelain plaque portrait from KPM that depicts a young girl sitting in a stone bench after gathering some roses in her shawl and embellish her turban with one of them. Beautifully...

Hand-carved teak mouse sculpture by H+F Denmark, c.1950s. The oversized mouse features a leather tail and ears, with black glass eyes and pronounced white resin teeth. Dimensions 20...

Unique wood sculpture showing a long dressed 1940'S style woman stretching out arms "Symbolism" influence Circa 1940-50 Dimensions Height cm x Width cm x Depth cm Good conditio...

A large and impressive Indian carved sandstone architectural frieze featuring a central image of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi flanked by two atten...

This whimsical little bronze shows 2 young children on a sled riding down a hill of snow and with one youngster waving to us. The bronze is finished in gilt and the sled is mounted on carved marble. That is marble, not alabaster, and if you ever tried to dig your thumb nail into marble vs. alabaster you will see how much harder that stone is comparatively. The bronze is signed by the noted German artist Paul Ludwig Kowalczewski...

Set of four beautiful and highly decorative hand-carved painted wooden putti / cherubs. Two of them are with label. L. Röger, Augsburg and Karl Storr, München. Made probably in 1960s...

A pair of French Louis XIV period late 17th century carved cherub appliques from Strasbourg, with scrolling design. Born in the Alsacien city of Strasbourg in 1690s (which was annexe...

A magnificent 'Black Forest' carved Drinks cabinet on stand Hand-carved from Lindenwood, the drinks box of D-end shape carved in exquisite high relief...

Advertising Tea Barrel Caddy From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer an unusual Advertising Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy in the form of a coopered barrel complete with two thick brass straps around a beautifully patinated body with a mahogany plinth having a cavetto edge. The lid with a matching cavetto edge having a beautiful star inlay motif surmounted by a turned finial in the shape of an acorn. The front of the caddy is beautifully inlaid in Ebony with the word Tea in a 3d effect. We are confident this Caddy would have been commissioned as an advertising piece for a luxury tea shop in the mid-19th century with tea being such a desirable commodity in higher society. Provenance Sold at Grosvenor House antique fair...

Unique hand-carved folk art-style wood gazing ball. A friend of bookshelves and coffee tables. A lovely garden accent. An organic doorstop. A compliment to any room-- great suppo...

Set of four. Dore bronze. Profiles are bisque on velvet. Finely chased details. Possibly 19th century.

Sculptural 18th century Italian candlestick mounted with chalcopyrite and calcite crystals in matrix. The gilded fragment was originally part of a candlestick in a historical Italia...

A French Baroque style walnut putto from the late 18th century, sitting on a pillow. Created in France during the last quarter of the 18th century, this walnut sculpture charms us wi...

Vintage rustic wood wheel from a wooden cart mounted on an iron stand. This large hand carved wooden wheel shows natural age splits and texture and will serve as a wonderful piece of...

Rectangular table snuff box with 2 slightly rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature; oute...

Measuring over six feet tall, this life-sized statue is a wonderful depiction of the Roman goddess, Flora. Supported by a circular pedestal with a diameter of 22 ½ inches and a thick...

Name: Porter Sculpture. Also it can be used as small bookcase. Material: zelkova This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws. it's sculpture and also displaying shelf...

Sculpture of a Buddhist monk made of natural stone, masterfully hand-carved. The calm posture, finely folded robes, and engraved dedication give the figure a distinctive spiritual an...

An English miniature cabinet from the 19th century with scrollwork inlay, glass doors and multiple inner drawers. This English miniature cabinet from the 19th century is an exquisite...

This is the heavily textured sung-glazed stoneware vase by Danish experimental artist Bodil Marie Nielsen. It comes in a brutalist, brick colored, sung-glazed design. It has the form...

The hand carved beaker-shaped wood drinking vessel was used to drink 'chicha' which was a beer-like beverage made from fermented corn. The weathered exterior showing incised geometri...

This very intense and engaging artwork was created by Urano Palma that is a well known Italian artist who starts to create his artworks following the philosophy of Lucio Fontana. He ...

Alabaster, brass and gilded gold wall lamp designed and produced by Christian Caudron, Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2015*, in his Parisian workshop. This sconce, part of the Bridge ...

Large gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver shaped photograph frame with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and rich friezes in Louis XVI French Empire style. External measurements...

Discover a pinnacle of luxury with this parallelepiped handbag perfume holder, crafted from 925/1000 sterling silver and finished with a screwed cap. This masterpiece features exquis...

A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Art Deco Sculpture! They are each unique from o...

Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...

This antique figural candlestick holder is crafted in gilt bronze (ormolu) and is attributed to French production of the 19th century. The piece features a finely detailed sculptural...

This stunning rustic Buddha box stand table is a late 19th century offering box. Significant Triangular shape box stand table set on legs carved as Naga's a...

Liptay Mathias. Born in Kalocsa (Hongria) in 1936. Direct carving in Carrara marble, signed Mathias L, unique piece. Measures: Height 67 cm Width 27 cm Depth 17 cm Height 5 cm Diameter 33 cm Biography Came to Paris at the age of twenty, he entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Formed through different experiences and different materials : iron, metal , plastic. He creates transparent sculptures before tackling the woods and find finally in stone his preferred medium . Since 1972, Mathias Liptay lives and works in Carrara in Italy where , through the marble , he seeks to achieve the essence and unity of things. He is concerned with specific topics for some years, allowing to divide his creative activities in several successive periods : - "Les Eclosions" 1977-1982 - "Les Têtes" 1984...

Rare pair of carved petrified wood tree sculptures, old western American studio craft. White H 9 3/8 in. / 3.9 lbs. Black H 20 3/4 in. / 15.12 lb...

This exceptional 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is a true work of art, featuring a rare oval shape. Nearly 150 years old, the walnut wood has developed a beau...

A striking hand-carved wooden sculpture depicting a resting dog, captured in a peaceful, curled pose. It's shown with its head lowered onto its front paws and its body wrapped inward...

Vintage pair of American wood women shoe form molds mounted as bookends Vintage wooden shoe making mold from the 1930s. A pair of shoe form converted to bookends, these well carved solid wood shoe mould would have been used to make handmade shoes. These molds were traditionally made for each customer and would be used each time they came into the cobbler for a new pair of shoes. They are in good original condition with the patina and metal that shows age. Cobbler molds size 6.5 B model 258 Made from solid wood, I love these moulds because of their individual nature but also they are almost a piece of sculpture. Since the shoe form themselves were used as molds to make shoes, there are pin-pricks and wear present from frequent use in addition to naturally aged patina. They work well as bookends or simply as tabletop sculptures. These elegant women wooden shoes bookends form mold make a great addition to your vintage decor. Vintage hand carved wood cobbler shoe molds...

An impressive stylized and abstract carved fossil stone sculpture depicting a squirrel incorporating a nautilus shell and fossils. The stone beautifully polished with a smooth patina...

Pair of elegant Italian baroque carved giltwood candlesticks torchères turned into table lamps with ivory silk lampshades Measures: Height 24 in /60 cm Diameter 14 in /36 cm Weig...

A striking contemporary sculpture by Michigan artist Peter Davidson, created in Leelanau County and constructed from carefully selected natural stones and patinated mixed metals. The...

Rare 19th Century Hoshiarpur Hand Crafted Vessel A rare example of a late 19th century hand crafted Indian Hoshiarpur inlayed vessel of sorts. The refined detail and placement of pat...

More information coming soon… This small leather table coffret from France dates to the mid-1800s. The leather is affixed by numerous nailheads, with some arranged in geometrical p...

Mid Century Modern Sculpture Green Art Glass Vase Bowl Basket. This stunning teal glass basket designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri D'Arte in 1950 is a captivating example of Mid...