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Period: 20th Century
Pair of Stunning Stump Carved and Painted Wood Chairs, French, circa 1970s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of stunning stump carved and painted wood chairs, French, circa 1970s. Wonderful form, modernist Art Deco inspired, originally purchased in France in the late 1970s, extremely h...
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French Organic Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Painted Elephant and Rider on Wheeled Base
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful paint decorated carved wood Indian elephant with rider on a red painted wheeled base. Incredible detail to the paint. A large-scale, impressive ...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Abstract Metal and Glass Sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber, Cranbrook School
By Gertrude Schreiber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract metal and glass sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber ,Cranbrook student. Amazing visual, intricate execution, wonderful use of color form and space.
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Dick Seeger Sculptural Creature Artworks
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...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Modernist Abstract Brass and Enamel Wall Sculpture by C. Jere
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic modernist contemporary wall art sculpture. Brass and black enamel construction. Retains original C Jere hang tag. Stunning.
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Steel

Carved USWV Lodge Pedestal Podiums Folk Art American Flag and Clasped Hands
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic pair of ceremonial lodge pedestals from United Spanish War Veterans lodge in Toledo, Ohio. One with a very well carved and three dimensional Amer...
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Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Guardian Figure from Nepal
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully weathered antique guardian figure from Nepal on a custom-made stand. These figures were usually placed at the entrance of a home to provi...
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Nepalese 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Unusual Brutalist Bronze Figure Mounted Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Brutalist bronze figure mounted sculpture, emotionally charged, raw imagery, beautifully hand executed, depicting cloaked person amazin...
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Unknown Brutalist 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Cast Iron Andirons in the Form of the Easter Islands Stone Statues
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century cast iron andirons in the form of the Easter Islands stone statues. Andirons do not have backs, circa 1900-1920.
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

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...
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Chinese Qing 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Silk, Wood

Baga Mandor Shrine a-Tshol
Located in Chicago, IL
When this powerful figure is engaged at Baga ceremonies, it directs the movements of the dancer handling it. Held in one’s hands or worn on the head, the figure becomes one with the ...
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Guinean Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Charming 1920s Wooden Fireman Sculpture
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Charming 1920s Wooden Fireman Sculpture, Charming Folk Art painted wooden statue of a pre-war of a fireman,  A great little piece he is in sound condition, he has had a repair...
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Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso

Small Sailor Whirligig, circa 1930-1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Figural standing sailor whirligig, carved from Pine wearing a white hat with metal brim, a blue sailor’s middy with scarf, striped red and white unde...
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American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Abstract and anthropomorphic large figure from the Pie River, located to the east of the Era River. Abstract, anthropomorphic form stands on separate legs with dynamic varying outline, wide hips, and torso leading straight to a rounded head. Figure represents Irivake, the ancestor hero who is considered as the founder of headhunting, also believed to have climbed to the sky and to command lightning. It is enlivened with various curvilinear details highlighted with red and white pigments. The back appears with a collection number in red, and the following: Ipigau (village), Upper Pie River, Papua, P63.20. This is a 'later example', not a first generation piece with several age cracks. It has likely seen field use, but not extensive field use. Provenance: Private New Jersey Collection, ex. Michael Rockefeller...
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Papua New Guinean Primitive 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Collection of 5 Sculptural T-Shirt Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting set of 5 ceramic T-shirt vases. Great sculptural item. Excellent vintage condition. Set includes two large and three small. Great piece of art.
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Canadian Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Aharon Bezalel Solid Brass Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare and great example of Aharon Bezalels beautiful and evocative work. Aharon Bezalel lived and worked in Jerusalem. He studied carving and sculpture with the artists Ma...
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Israeli Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Sculpture 'Crow' by Joseph Csaky
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture in bronze with green patina. Signed and numbered. Stamped with the foundry stamp Blanchet and marked AC (Atelier Csaky). The model from 1926, the present cast is a postmo...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Folk Art Flower
Located in New York, NY
A carved wooden flower sculpture of assembled carved pieces of wood mounted on an iron stand. Very good condition with some signs of repairs made over time. Early 20th century.
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand Crafted Guitar Shape Inlaid Stool, Exotic Woods by Darrin S. Millard
By Darrin S. Millard
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual hand crafted Guitar Shape Inlaid Stool.exotic woods by Darrin S. Millard..Beautifully hand exicuted,Solid oak wood,Exotic wood inlay simulating guitar details ,f-hole,fret bo...
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Wood

Folk Art Hunter Carving, circa 1930s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand-carved wooden Folk Art hunter with a sheet metal hat. Original red, white and black paint surface.
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sheet Metal

Italy Murano Large Unique Hand blown Glass Meditation Buddha, Signoretto
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unique one-of-a-kind meditaton buddha From Italy and Murano comes this charming large scale, solid hand blown glass seated Meditating Buddha It is a rare one-of-a-kind sculpture executed in amber color with gold flecking and high lights by maestro Giancarlo Signoretto. Signature: signed on the front base Giancarlo Signoretto, about 1985 Dimensions: 15 inches high Provenance: Veneto, Italy forty year old family collection. Photographs taken both inside our gallery and outside in natural light for your viewing pleasure. This is a one-of-a-kind treasure and would make a spectacular acquisition for the discerning connoisseur of artistic delights or a very special meditation room...
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Italian 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Iron Mesh Container
Located in New York, NY
Antique Folk Art from Flores. Handwoven iron mesh container with an hour glass shape. Measures: 10- 22" DIA x 34" high. Andrianna Shamaris, Inc. The Leader ...
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Primitive Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Iron

Modernist Copper Sculpture, Indoor or Outdoor
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist copper sculpture, indoor or outdoor. Can be hung or placed as stationary element, amazing design made with one continuous copper strip.
Category

Unknown Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper

Pair of African Cowrie Fertility Idol Figures
Located in New York, NY
Pair of African (19/20th Cent) seated Cowrie fertility idol figures with a surface of small shells and beads and mounted on modern silver metal bases
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African Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Shell, Wood, Paint

Matched Pair of Cat Carvings by Linvel Barker, Kentucky
By Linvel Barker
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Linvel Barker was a retired metalworker turned folk artist. He didn't start carving until 1984 and he would rough out the shapes on a band saw and his wife wo...
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American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Brass Sculpture Inspired by Tribal Chinese Miao Hook Talisman
Located in New York, NY
A vintage brass sculpture, influenced by Miao Hook tribal talismans of China. It consists of two tightly wound coils connected with a stylized ...
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Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Monumental Bill Clinton Sculptural Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental sculptural head of President Bill Clinton. Made out of foam, paste and hand-painted. Able to be worn on the head. Looks great as a free floatin...
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American Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paste, Foam, Paint

Kinetic Dimensional Works, Abstract Expressionism Sculpture
Located in East Hampton, NY
Perfectly and auspiciously whimsical. Iron and gold leaf kinetic sculpture, in abstract form -a tabletop sculpture. The sculpture is in excellent original condition. In the style ...
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American Expressionist Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold Leaf, Iron

Japanese Wooden Shinto Priest
Located in New York, NY
Asian Japanese Mid-Century Modern bleached wood carved religious figure of a Shinto Priest seated in Lotus position with legs crossed.
Category

Unknown 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Cock in Wood by R.J Lakin from Streatham Workshop in London, Carousel, 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Cock in wood by R.J Lakin from Streatham Workshop in London. Unique piece from Carousel 1930. Devided piece of Beam in sculpted wood hand-painted with optical illusion, 1930. Rare...
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British Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Danish Folk Art Angel Wall Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, mixed media, Folk Art angel is plaster sculpture with acrylic paint on wood cutout with newspaper backing on her wings. The angel is signed and date...
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay, Wood, Acrylic

Hanne Dreutler for Studio Arhus, Glass Art Object, Sweden
Located in Den Haag, NL
Hanne Dreutler for Studio Arhus, glass object, Sweden.   
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Art Glass

Collection of Whimsical Carved Wood Village People
Located in Ferndale, MI
Carved wood collection bankers, doctors, police, builder, banker, lawyer, golf and tennis players average measurements: 4.25 wide x 3.25 deep x 12.5 tall.
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Set of Seven German Hat Forms
Located in Stamford, CT
Seven different style wooden hat forms from the 1930s. Each is displayed on a metal stand.
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German Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Floor Sculpture after Louise Nevelson, 1970s
Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Floor Sculpture after Louise Nevelson, 1970s. Large wooden Industrial found objects art sculpture after Louise Nevelson, 1970s. This piece - entitled "Marilyn" after Marilyn Monroe -...
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American Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental W.P.A. Plaster Sculpture "Young Abe Lincoln" by Frank Romanelli
By Frank Romanelli
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large W.P.A. plaster sculpture, depicting a young Abraham Lincoln. Done by Frank Romanelli, born Farenza, Italy 1909, died 1974. Amazing detail, retains orig...
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American Other Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Plaster

Jean-Marie Simonnet and Martha, Sculpture Polymorphic Red, circa 1968, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean-Marie Simonnet and Martha, Les Simonnet Sculpteurs, Sculpture polymorphic red lacquered fiber glass, Circa 1968, France. Height: 2m50, width: 130 cm, depth: 90 cm. After ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fiberglass

Oringinal Wood Carved Relief of a Man Fishing
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wonderful vintage relief image of man fishing while sleeping against a tree. Hand carved early 20th century.
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American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Tower of Mini-Drawers by Renowned Artist Purvis Young
Located in East Hampton, NY
Hand painted, oil on wood, 36 drawer tower. Signed: Young Unique commissioned piece, Folk Art by recently deceased artist Purvis Young. Provenance provided ...
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American 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century figurine is hand-carved of bone to depict an Indian soldier holding a musket rifle. Modeled after Sowar cavalrymen who served under the British East India Com...
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Indian Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Paint

Petite Bone Carving of an Elephant Rider
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century figurine is hand-carved of bone to depict an Indian soldier atop an elephant. Modeled after Sowar cavalrymen who served under the British East India Company, ...
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Indian Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Paint

Metal Face Sculpture
Located in London, GB
An Anthony Calder-esque metal sculpture on a stand, made using scrap metal. Circa 1980's France.
Category

French Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Steel

Evelyn Ackerman Animal Wood Carved Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood carving by California artist, Evelyn Ackerman, c.1960s. This carving features a hand carved creature. Dimensions 12.5" width x 9.25" depth x 1" height. Condition Good, origina...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Woven Spanish Donkey Head Wall Mount 1970's
Located in Hastings, GB
A delightful 1970's wall mounted Spanish Donkey Head, hand woven in Esparto grass these fabulous items were crafted for tourists and not many have survived the test...
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Spanish Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Straw

A tall nickel over brass French glove form mold sculpture on an iron stand.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A tall nickel over brass French glove form mold sculpture presented on an iron stand.
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French Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass, Iron, Nickel

Rose Quartz Mid Century Giant Skull
Located in Pasadena, CA
Rose Quartz Mid Century Giant Skull. Rose quartz is in amazing condition. All sides are in tact and no visible damages to any part of the skull. Great weight. Measures approx - 14d ...
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Italian Adirondack 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Rose Quartz

Wooden Folk Art Crow
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly textured with whimsical appeal, this late 20th century wooden crow is a delightful example of naive American sculpture. Poised mid-caw, it is hard to tell whether this crow ha...
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American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Monumental Crayola Crayon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic red Crayola crayon. Heavy plastic frame with thick paper label. Made by Think Big!. This is a rare vintage piece. Excellent vintage condition...
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American Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper, Plastic

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine American Golden Eagle Form
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine American Golden Eagle Form A highly decorative hand carved early 20th century example of a large pine American eagle wall plaque. Hand carved on ...
Category

Unknown Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Wood Carved Store Display Trade Sign Artist Paint Brushes Original Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand carved giant wood artist paintbrushes. All original multi colored paint surface. Completely wood carved. Perhaps part of a retail w...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Mother and Child Marble Stone Sculpture, Kenya, c. 1980's
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a heart-warming abstract sculpture depicting a parent with child in embrace. Hand-carved in solid marble by a Kenyan artisan this exquisite, petite sculpture is the perfe...
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Kenyan Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Brass Bell with Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
This late-20th century brass bell is simple in construction but mighty in use. With a resounding ding, this petite bell is a perfect addition to any tabletop landscape.
Category

Unknown 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Biomorphic Wood Sculpture by Wendell Upchurch
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
Category

Organic Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Scultura monolite in vetro omaggio a Rothko
Located in Torino, IT
Monolite Rothko. Scultura monolite in vetro di murano, omaggio al pittore Mark Rothko, da cui opere l’artista si è ispirato per la realizzazione dell’opera. Realizzato con un blocc...
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Italian 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass

An Old Weathered Nude Boy Garden Statue This is a lovely old statue of a boy
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
An Old Weathered Nude Boy Garden Statue This is a lovely old statue of a boy he is holding a basket of Fruit and has a cute facial expression This is a good quality stone garden ...
Category

Neoclassical Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Cast Stone

Diehard Pair Of Miniature Black Forest Hand Carved Scottish Terrier Scottie Dogs
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
A brave and diehard pair of miniature Black Forest hand carved wooden Scottish Terrier dogs Carved in typical dark wood and sporting leather collars, these Scotties were most likely ...
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English Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Tramp Art Birds in a Tree Sculpture
Located in Highland, IN
This charming piece of folk art features a stylized tree with the classic notched tramp art carving and an inlaid mirror, festooned with four carved birds. 24"h X 15"w X 9.5"d
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Mid-Century Era Cypress Knees Sculptural Table Lamp with Woven Wooden Shade
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage 'live edge' folk art table lamp was made by the Cypress Knee of New Ordleans, Louisiana of the United States in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

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