18th C Rare Wood Female Carving Artifact

16th century artifact imported from Europe; a beautiful figure with patinaed painted wood. An alter piece with a hook on the back for hanging. Lovely adorn...

Antique rare & ancient artifact, a foot, wearing a sandal, the bottom of the foot has been carved with the sandals bottom as well.

African hand carved rabbit mounted on metal stand ready to display. Carving 16"H X 4"D X 4.5"W

Stunning, 18th century Italian chest with three full sized lined drawers. The tope sides & drawers are adorned with geometric marquetry, bronze pulls & escutcheon keyplates.

Hand carved candlestick lamp by Chapman Manufacturing company. Polished brass lamp works providing directional lighting with 2 sources of light. Easy pull chain on & off. Original f...

Perfect poolside furniture. a rare set of wrought iron patio dining table & chairs from the Andalusian collection by Russell Woodard. Andalusian features elaborate Spanish style scr...

An unusual subject in an interesting pose with a bundle of fruits in his arms. The clothes, head piece, etc., are well detailed.

A finely carved Baroque period architectural element, now fashioned as a sculptural bracket shelf. Hand-crafted by a master-artisan in the 18th century, originally part of a corbel...

We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare late 18th early 19th-century hand carved wood statue of an Angel with lovely movement and articulated arms A truly stunn...

A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee shelf. Original polychromed painted decoration, European in origins, age related wear...

A lovely angel, his right hand extended as if to touch something or hold something. He appears very calm and peaceful, clothed in a partial shroud which is draped over his shoulder...

A large carved and polychrome painted tobacconist's figure almost certainly 17th or early 18th century For a related example see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 412, plate 436. Originally this may well have been a tobacconist's shop window figure. For a similar, but slightly earlier unpainted example, see Sotheby's, The W. J. Shepherd collection of treen, 30th November 1983, Lot 393, illustrated in Pinto "Wooden Bygones of Smoking and Snuff Taking", plate 1. Carved wooden figures, often painted, were placed outside tobacconist's shops as signs from the 17th century onwards. The earliest of these figures is the 'black boy' or 'blackamoor'. 'At the sign of the black boy' or 'at the sign of the blackamoor' was a popular address for tobacconists since the early 17th century. The 17th century figures...