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Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Ceramic Vessel or Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a wonderful 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 These pieces were originally made...
Category
Congolese Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Table Lamps with Hand Carved Temple Lions Mounted in Nickel
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic pair of antique hand carved temple Lion sculptures that were mounted in Nickel as table lamps in the 60's giving them both a midcentury and antique feel. From a unique home in Cambridge, Massachusetts with an art collection ranging from Picasso to Calder to Lichtenstein. Most likely these carved lions are 19th century Asian, perhaps earlier.
Remnants of old paint and lacquer are still attached. One lion...
Category
Central Asian Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Nickel
Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands
Located in Leesburg, VA
Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands
Anonymous
Southern Asia, probably India; first-half of the 20th c...
Category
Indian Archaistic 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Sculptures Massai Woman & Massai Warrior by H. Dullo 'Kenya' Tribal
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
H. DULLO (KENYA),
20th century.
A pair of terracotta sculptures
Massai Woman and Massai Warrior.
Both signed and dated “Dullo H. Eak 79”
Modelled i...
Category
Kenyan Tribal Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Terracotta
Mid Century Modern Abstract Carved Stone Outsider Art by Louise Abrams, c1970
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Carved stone by abstract outsider artist Louise Abrams.
This particular piece is from the artists personal collection of her own art.
Sits on a black lam...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Alabaster
Carved Wood Miniature Baule Bush cow Mask Stand Ivory Coast Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old carved miniature wood mask with traces of red and green pigment, from the Baule people of Ivory Coast, Africa. Representing a bushcow, and dating from the early 20th century. Mas...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Cigarette Cutter Bulldog, Rarity, "Kusch dich!", Curiosity
Located in Greven, DE
The cigarette cutter offered here is not only an antique, but also an absolute curiosity, which is probably rare to find on the market.
We see a bulldog looking out of a tobacco barr...
Category
Unknown 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
19th Century Austrian Carved Pine Folk Art Farmer and His Oxen Model
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine folk art farmer and his oxen model
We are proud to offer a unique example of a late 19th century hand carved pine folk art model of a farmer and his oxen. R...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Sculptural Vintage Drill Bit Tool Display
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century American set of 32 steel large drill bits mounted on a wood base, originally used in a workshop, but brought into...
Category
American Industrial 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Steel
Russell Russ Graff Signed Hawaiian Artist Inlaid Carved Wood Bird Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful. Whimsical piece by Hawain artist Russ Graff.
Made from Hawaiian exotic and Kauai inlaid woods and a tree of natural driftwood.
Signed an...
Category
American Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Figure of a Mormon
Located in London, GB
The Mormon
We are proud to offer a unique hand carved early 20th century figure of a traditional Mormon. Wonderfully carved from a single piece of hard wood, detailing an angel at t...
Category
American Victorian Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Old and Well Used Luba Wood Medicine Mortar with Classic Face, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old and well used Luba wood medicine mortar with classic carved Luba face, DRC Africa.
The mortar is heavily worn and polished outside from many years of use, and the inside shows de...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mannequin of Vittorio De Sica Italian director of the film Grandi Magazzini
Located in Milano, IT
A unique and unrepeatable piece for collectors and film enthusiasts: this rare mannequin dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, one of the greatest Italian directors and actors of the 20th c...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
A polychrome decorated theater papier-mâché sarcophagus cover, 1st half 20th C.
Located in Diest, BE
A polychrome decorated papier-mâché sarcophagus cover, early 20th C.
Made for a French theater 1930's.
Category
Egyptian Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Life Size Auto Mechanic Truck Stop Menu Board Trade Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Life Size Auto Mechanic Truck Stop Menu Board Trade Sign
A charming and rare piece, a life size mechanic he came from the outside of a Trucker’s Diner, he is 6ft tall with Giant spa...
Category
Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fiberglass
Large Antique Statue of a French Freedom Fighter ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Antique Statue of a French Freedom Fighter ca. 1920s
A large wooden French freedom fighter statue holding a metal saber. The hand-made scu...
Category
French Art Nouveau 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Carved Polychrome Baga Bansonyi Snake Sculpture Headdress, Guinea 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This is a Baga protective serpent, known in the literature under various names: Bansonyi, A-mantsho-na-tshol or Inap. In spite of of its aged look this particular carving is made for...
Category
Guinean Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Modernist Neo Sumerian style Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
A rare and valuable modernist sculpture of a centaur, 20th century. Hand carved out of solid bronze with felted base. D’après Picasso with clear influence from Giacometti and Henry M...
Category
Brutalist 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art Polychromed Iron Construction Worker Card Holder/ Vide-Poche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Folk Art polychromed iron construction worker card holder/ vide-poche
A whimsical well executed Folk Art sculpture of construction worker caring a...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign.
Provenance: By Repute Crosby Cobblers - Liverpool Est 1841
Originally hung outside the cobblers in Crosby, Liverpool. Hand forged metal strap work and solid brass laces...
Category
British 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Brass
Hand-carved 20th century female bust in white Carrara marble, by P. Simoens
Located in Oostende, BE
The bust portrays a woman with very serene and soft features, even with mystic appearance.
The piece is signed, as can be seen on 1 of the pictures.
Category
Belgian 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Carrara Marble
Folk Art Bicycle Stool, 1980s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique bicycle style stool made in France, circa 1980s. Unique design with great contrasting colors from the brown seat to the electric blue body and the black rubber base. Perfect p...
Category
French Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Vintage Santon de Provence French Clay Doll Figurine Old Woman Holding Clay Pot
By Warranty Paris JB Depose
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly collectible and fascinating figurine represents the santon of Provence.
The santon is made of terra-cotta (head, body, legs, forearms, hands, feet,). The base is made of wood. The arms are connected to the body and allow articulation (simultaneously lift both arms)
Traditional dress of lovely provincial fabrics and delicate lace representing french Provence.
Series of French santons...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay, Fabric, Wood
$111 Sale Price
60% Off
Iron and Art Glass Sculpture Larry Livolsi (1946-2015) Lorenz Studio
Located in Woodbury, CT
Glass and iron sculpture with removable blown glass art glass vase surrounded by hand wrought iron.
LARRY LIVOLSI (1946-2015) MID CENTURY SCULPTOR AND GLASS BLOWER OF LORENZ STUDIO,...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Creature Sculptures by Dick Seeger
By Dick Seeger
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Dick Seeger large-scale sculptures, circa late 1980s. Seeger created a series of large-scale creatures all with saw horses on the interiors as foundations with papier mâché atop. The...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Arts and Crafts Leather Model of a Bull Elephant This is a beautiful find
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Leather Model of a Bull Elephant
This is a beautiful find from the early part of the 20th Century, it was made for Liberty and is known as “ The Bull Elephant ”
Thi...
Category
Archaistic Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Leather
$5,202 Sale Price
20% Off
Baule Painted Kpan Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
To ward off evil and exert positive influences on the spirit world, the Baule people engage in a daylong masquerade known as the Goli. A sequence of four masks are donned during the ...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Baule Lost Wax Cast Bronze Circular Discs Butterfly Ivory Coast Africa Based
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Circular Lost Wax Cast Bronze Discs or pendants, one with beautiful butterfly in low relief. The other has abstract design, both have finely modeled rings as background to the design...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Burmese Shan Style Gilt Wood Buddha, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This early 20th century Shan style Burmese Buddha is made from wood and black lacquer covered in gilt. The Buddha maintains a Buddha Touching Earth posture. Much of the gilt has worn...
Category
Burmese Other 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Large Cast New England Bank Patriotic Eagle and Clipper Ship Plaque
Located in Nantucket, MA
Cast and Gilded Patriotic Eagle with Clipper Ship Plaque, with a Clutch of Arrows and an Olive Branch in it's Talons, mid 20th Century, from a Boston Bank...
Category
American Federal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Composition
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Candle Stick
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Candle Stick
A unique piece of early 20th Century folk art in the form of a hand carved geometric formed can...
Category
Unknown Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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
American Brutalist 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Copper
"Caught in the Frame » / A Folk Art Metal Wall Piece by Bernie
Located in Pasadena, CA
A tin house, its structure cold and raw. A gaping hole at its center, like an explosion. Inside, two pink figures, nude and stunned. Their round eyes, mouths agape—surprise, unease, ...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sheet Metal
Folk Art Tree Branch Tabletop Easel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tabletop easel composed of tree branches nailed together (ca. Mid-20th century, USA).
Wonderful American Folk Art craft in the Adirondack / Rustic styl...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu Tribal carved wood Snuff Container, South Africa
A finely carved snuff container with finely carved incised great geometric designs, a great example of the detailed work the Zu...
Category
South African Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
"Tanko" a Bronze Resting Cat by Barbara Beretich
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Entitled "Tanko", this is a beautiful and sleek bronze cat sculpture by Barbara Beretich(1936-2018). This lounging cat is displayed while grooming itself with its curvy tail wrapping around it's body and legs. Beretich's unique use of patina accentuates the subtle presentation of movement. We currently have 2 of these, same mold and patina. On a chair, sofa or on its own, this sculpture sits elegantly wherever it is placed.
This is a lost wax cast and the piece is from her home gallery as seen in picture #6. During her younger years in California, Beretich's family raised multiple animals including hogs, cows, sheep and horses. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a BA in art. The following year Beretich spent time in Europe where she met and became lifelong friends with French artist, Francoise Gilot. Ater Europe, she moved to Claremont CA...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Three Inuit Sculptures One Signed with Inuit Canada Sticker
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lot of three inuit sculptures. The black one is signed and I have given up trying to decipher the carver. It also has the official Canadian sticker....
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Canadian 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Large Art Deco Carved Wood Reclining Nude, Stylized Hair / Face
By Frankart
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Art Deco carved wood reclining nude, Stylized Hair / Face, Iconic design, pose. Retains original surface, patina. Possibly held a planter, fish bow...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Vintage Sculptural Primitive Hand Weights/Dumbbells
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of circa 1930s American hand-carved dumbbells, each from one continuous piece of wood retaining its original deep mahogany stain.
Perfectly aged with rich patina and finish loss...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early Carved Wood Tribal Kuba Figural Cup, Congo, Africa Male with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved hard wood tribal Kuba figural cup, Congo with rich patina. In the form of a stylized male face with finely carved beard. Wonderful asymmetrical incised classic Kuba crisscross design for hair. Deep patina from extensive use, early 20th century. Chips to top rim. Decorated rim to base.
Measures 7 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Kuba palm wine cups...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1960s German Large Turned Wooden XL Display Model of Screwdriver nr 7
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very unusual extra large vintage wooden display model of a screwdriver nr 7.
Turned and carved out of one piece of wood, probably used as displa...
Category
German Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Italian Wooden Sun Face Mask Carving by Hermann Reichegger
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderfully detailed sun face mask carving by Hermann Reichegger, of the Ahrntal Valley
Due to its remote geographical location, the Ahrntal valley remained a high valley untouc...
Category
Italian Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Stoneware Silhouette Sculpture
Located in Denton, TX
Stoneware silhouette double sided sculpture.
Category
Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stoneware
Bust of an Unknown Woman by Georg Klimt, from 1915
By Georg Klimt
Located in Praha, CZ
Georg Klimt 1867-1931
Unglanized porcelain
Signed
Good Original condition.
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Porcelain
Mid 20th Century Folk Art Cowboy Rodeo Whirligig
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 20th century Folk Art cowboy Rodeo Whirligig, circa 1940s to 50s, comprising four carved and painted cowboys mounted on horseback riding in a circle a...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Copper
Scandinavian Modern Sculpture Signed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien can certainly not be accused of being ordinary. Her design has had its own style ever since the beginning of her artistic career. Already when Ulrica was 17 years old she became a student at the College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, and went on to further study in the USA and Mexico. This bold and funny sculpture...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Folk Art Papier Paper Mâché Mardi Gras Halloween Voodoo Costume Mask
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique antique handmade folk art papier/paper mâché Mardi Gras/Halloween voodoo costume mask. The mask is handmade and painted by the artist. Signed "Michel" on the inside. Grea...
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paper
Charming Italian 19th-20th Century Carved Alabaster Figure of a Fisher Boy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming Italian 19th-20th century carved alabaster figure of a fisher boy. The young boy wearing a blouse, with his pant legs rolled up to his knees and ...
Category
Italian Country Antique 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Alabaster
$3,795 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Carved Rustic Wooden Spoon, circa 1900s
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A beautifully weathered hand-carved wooden spoon with a long handle and slightly squared bowl. The object bears the marks of practical use, yet its form and patina give it a sculptur...
Category
European 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
1970s Handcrafted Exotic Rosewood Link Belt Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Exotic Rich Grain Rosewood Square Link Belt with circular Center Buckle. Handmade Natural Organic Vintage
Size: 38.5 x 1.5 x .25
Preowned Original Vintage Condition.
Please ...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Rosewood
Standing Female Pende Wood Figure with Arms at Sides Cascading Hair Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare carved wood standing female Pende figure with arms at sides cascading hair. Classic downturned Pende style face, feet absent.
Democratic Republic of Congo, early to mid-20th...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$475 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Wooden Carved Horse Paper Weight, circa 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great wooden carved head of a horse. It is mounted on a wooden base - usable as desk decoration or paper weight. Made in Germany ca. 1920.
Measures:...
Category
German Black Forest 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Walnut
Large Folk Art Pocket Knife Store Display
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind large scale pocket knife (24" L), likely used as a store display / sign composed of a painted and carved walnut handle / bolster wi...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Walnut, Poplar
Bronze Sculpture, Il Cavalino, by Barbara Beretich '1936-2018'
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a signed bronze sculpture of a horse entitled, Il Cavalino, by Barbara Beretich. This is a lost wax cast and the piece is from her home gallery as seen in picture #8. During her younger years in California, Beretich's family raised multiple animals including hogs, cows, sheep and horses. After graduating from the University of Illinois with a BA in art. The following year Beretich spent time in Europe where she met and became lifelong friends with French artist, Francoise Gilot. After Europe, she moved to Claremont CA...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Kiln Fired Clay Sculpture of a Woman, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clay sculpture of a disapproving Woman with her hands on her hips. No signature or known designer. Woman has short hair and a slender frame. Glaze finish with abstract coloring and p...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay, Paint
Chinese Robed Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand puppets, like this one from China’s Zhejiang region, have been a popular form of entertainment for centuries. In the late 19th early-20th century this tiny robed gentleman proba...
Category
Chinese Qing 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk, Wood
$258 Sale Price
29% Off
Wooden Sculpture of Masculine Face
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden sculpture of a masculine face.
A highly detailed antique sculpture of a male face. It is an impressive wall decoration consisting of handcarved and stained wood.
Measures:
W...
Category
German Rustic 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Matching Pair of Yoruba Twin Figures Ibeji Nigeria African Tribal Art beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matching rare pair of stocky male twin figures "Ibeji" from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Africa, created in the early 20th century. Dressed with matching glass bead necklace and bra...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$1,480 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Early 20th Century Folk Art Huntsman Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art huntsman figure.
A charming handcrafted folk-art figure of a huntsman. Constructed from pine, lead and leather this figure stands holding a metal riffle in his articulated lead hands. With faded and worn paint and stood on an old ceiling...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
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