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Handcrafted Contemporary Akuaba Doll Sculpture – Inspired by Ashanti Tradition
By Jom Rivers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This museum-quality, one-of-a-kind Akuaba doll sculpture reimagines the traditional Ashanti fertility figure with a bold, contemporary vision. Masterfully hand-carved from exceptiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Burl Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Burl
Marc Wroe Turned and Turquoise Inlaid Wood Vessel, II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautifully elaborated and finely carved Burl vessel that has been polished to a satin smoothness and inlaid with turquoise by the listed Arizona Artist, Marc Wroe. The ves...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern Burl Folk Art
Materials
Burl
19th Century American Burl Wood Horse Hoof Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This remarkable 19th-century American Folk Art vessel, expertly carved from a natural burl to resemble a horse's hoof, is a quintessential example of Folk Art's imaginative and uncon...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Burl Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Swedish Burl Wood Sculpture
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A large Swedish sculptural object made from burl wood. Hand carved form an ornamented inside, with Natural knotholes to add to the sculptural appeal of the work. This object is unsig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Burl Folk Art
Materials
Burl
Swedish Burl Bowl of Sculptural Form
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 19th century Swedish root burl bowl retaining traces of original mustard and ox blood read paint and having lovely organic form with excellent patina.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Burl Folk Art
Materials
Burl
Brutalist Bird + Flower Statuette in Copper & Burl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home the charm and whimsy of mid-century brutalist decor with this attractive statue of a little bird with flowers. Constructed from wood burl and metal, it features a carved f...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Burl Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Copper
Modern Carved Burl Wood Sculpture by Sig de Tonancour
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Striking and sensuous Carved Burl Wood Sculpture of a Female Bust signed and dated '92 on the right back side, Asian style carved and polished femal...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Burl Folk Art
Materials
Burl
21st Century Oklahoma Ranch Framed Burl Wood Print with White Matte
By Scout Studios
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Original photo of cattle feeding on the Stevens ranch, circa 2018 in Nowata County, Oklahoma. This piece is made to order and could take up to 2 weeks from order to doorstep. Other f...
Category
2010s North American American Classical Burl Folk Art
Materials
Burl, Paper
$2,800 Sale Price / item
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This is a fantastic piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
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20th Century Congolese Folk Art Burl Folk Art
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Exceptional 19th Century American Tramp Art Candle Box
Located in London, GB
Exceptional 19th century American Tramp Art candle box
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Modern Creative Kokeshi Doll by Hideo Ishihara, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Large Swedish Birch Burl Bowl, ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Swedish Birch Burl Bowl, ca 1850
Beautiful gray patina, with incredible patterns in the wood grain.
Four old drilled holes in the bottom, and owner marks: 'BAD'.
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Rude Osolnik Signed Mid-Century Modern Locust Wood Turned Vessel Bud Weed Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned weed vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American woodturning history. In 1992, he was presented by then-Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, with the Milner Award, the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The vase is made from locust wood, quite rare for Osolnik, features highlighted striped areas of dark and light. It is signed "Osolnik Originals...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Burl Folk Art
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Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll...
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20th Century South African Folk Art Burl Folk Art
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Late 19th Century Carved Wooden Angel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Impressive wood carved angel with amazing detail. Certainly the work of a master carver. Found among the entire contents of a Catholic Church in the Midwest which was said to have cl...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Burl Folk Art
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Rare 19th Century Swedish Dala Horse in Original Polychrome Paint
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare hand-carved Dala horse in pine wood with original polychrome paint.
Sweden, circa 1840.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Burl Folk Art
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Grey Wolf Kachina Doll Hand Carved Signed by Artist
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully detailed and decorated wolf figure Kachina doll with fur.
Signed by the artist on the base.
From a collection of Native American objects an...
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20th Century American Native American Burl Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Leather, Wood, Paint
Letterpress Wood Block Sculpture
Located in East Hampton, NY
Antique letterpress printers wood block sculpture.
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Early 20th Century Burl Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ishihara Hideo Japanese Kokeshi Doll Sculptures Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of Kokeshi dolls by Hideo Ishihara (1925 - 1999). The title of this set is "Mitinoku Okako" or "Parent and Child". Hideo Ishihara came from a fam...
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1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Burl Folk Art
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1960's Solid Wood Hand Carved Primitive Totem Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully hand crafted solid wood totemic sculpture with detailed features highlighting its authentic presence. This unique piece meshes style and art into a eye catching and taste...
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Materials
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Vintage American Poker Chips
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite vintage poker set is a masterclass in craftsmanship and style, designed to elevate even the most casual game night into an artful experience. The burl wood caddy, with...
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1960s American Adirondack Vintage Burl Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Burl
Giant 8-Foot Tall Tree Trunk Mushroom Floor Lamp with Burl Knot Wood Shade
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Well Alice, you chased that white rabbit and it brought you here, to this colossal floor lamp where logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead.
Nearly beyond description, but these three words come close. Magical, mystical, whimsical. This truly one-of-a-kind masterpiece is going to be excruciatingly hard to let go. Everyone at FMV is already getting depressed and sentimental just thinking about it being sold and taken away.
The prehistoric looking lampshade is actually a 3-foot wide, solid burl knot. This naturally formed, bell shaped wood formation...
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Metal
Native American Burl Bowl, Abenaki Tribe, Northeast Woodlands, circa 1820
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Indigenous American vessel in Atlantic white cedar burl having a rolled lip and a single occlusion to side. A hefty and thoroughly utilitarian, rough-hewn bowl showing layers of goug...
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Early 19th Century American Native American Antique Burl Folk Art
Materials
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Massive Birch Burl Bowl
Located in Farsta, SE
Truly massive primitive root bowl
From Sweden, made out of burl birch in 1970.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Brutalist Burl Folk Art
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Adirondack Style Chess Set
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful 20th century American Adirondack-style chess set with a board with burl, ebony, and maple inlay, and rustic hand-carved cherry and ash pieces. The perfect set for your cabi...
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20th Century American Adirondack Burl Folk Art
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Irregular-Shaped Hand-Carved Swedish Root Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Irregular-shaped hand-carved Swedish root bowl dating to the 19th century.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Primitive Antique Burl Folk Art
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Vintage Teak Burl Wood Bowl, Java, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Teak Burl Wood bowl, Java, Mid-20th Century. 9-3/4" dia by 4-1/2" tall.
This lovely burl bowl was used to hold the betel nut and condiments for betel nut chewing, an essential form of social interaction throughout southeast Asia. Because sharing betel was such an important act of hospitality, the vessels and paraphernalia involved also became highly prestigious objects.
This beautifully figured bowl was such an object, and would have been treasured for the quality and density of its burl. It is hand made from a single piece of teak burl. Originally it would have had a metal liner, most probably of bronze or brass, and would have held a number of smaller metal vessels...
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Mid-20th Century Javanese Organic Modern Burl Folk Art
Materials
Teak, Burl
19th Century American Round Burl Bowl with Great Patina
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a round burl bowl, probably American in origin dating to the 19th century with great overall patina, minor shrinkage cracks, and other minor imperfections and surface wear from age and use. A great addition to your primitives collection...
Category
19th Century American Antique Burl Folk Art
Materials
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Fine Antique American Turned Burl Bowl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique American burl wood bowl open traditional form with a lip and very good condition.
Well done filled age split on center bottom. Age polished with a Fine smooth hand.
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Burl Folk Art
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Old Burl Wood Tsampa Container with Lid, Tibet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old burl wood Tsampa container with lid. Tibet, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Burl Folk Art
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Located in Houston, TX
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Natural Burl Wood Forest Spirit
Located in Chicago, IL
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