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Six Foot Carved Eagle Stern Board
Located in Norwell, MA
x 6” D
Made: America
Material: Wood
Date: 1920.
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Nantucket Fish Market Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
: 33 lbs.
Overall Dimensions: 24"H x 60"W x 2"D
Made: America
Material: Wood
Date: 2024
Category
2010s North American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Barber Pole
Located in York County, PA
American barber pole, made of turned wood, with a narrow, gently tapering staff, terminating with a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century North American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Organic Rain Stick with Sculptural Form, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A sculptural and organically textured rain stick, likely carved from dried cholla cactus wood. The
Category
Early 20th Century South American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Painted and Carved Bird Sculpture, Early 20th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An early twentieth century whimsical folk art bird tree having six carved and painted wood birds
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Pair of Vintage Carved Painted Folk Art Duck Figures
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair of old vintage carved painted wood duck figures on stands. One retaining glass eyes and most
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Rotating Tramp Art Tower
Located in Santa Monica, CA
photos or paintings. Multiple carved layers vary from 4 to 14 layers of carved wood. Original paint
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Fine Pair of Early Spanish Colonial Carved Paint and Parcel Gilt Angels
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The early 19th century angels standing 13 inches tall with individualized facial expressions resting on square wooden bases with hands folded in prayer wearing beautifully carved robes.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century South American Spanish Colonial Sculptures an...
Materials
Wood
Early 20C Mounted Duck Decoy Heads 1
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY Early 20C Mounted Duck Decoy Heads 1.
This consists of 5 Duck Decoy heads from circa 1920 mounted on a wooden plinth.
This piece came from a wealthy estate ...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Glass, Wood
American Folk Art Wood Carving of Boxer Joe Lewis
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Folk Art wood carving of boxer (Attributed) Joe Lewis, realistically carved, unmarked
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
American Carving of a Winged Bird and a Serpent
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely carved in distressed old white paint. Possibly from a mirror.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Large North American Moose Antler Carving of Perched Eagles Mounted on Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
Very detailed large moose antler carving from Indonesia of a group of eagles perched on a tree
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Antler
Native American Folk Art Carving of a Lizard by Charlie Willeto
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
medicine man, Charlie Willeto began carving in 1960, just four years before his death. He is now one of the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Bog Wood
Spanish Colonial Religious Wood Carving Icon, Christ Crucified with Two Thieves
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spanish Colonial Religious Wood Carving Icon, Christ Crucified with Two Thieves, Late 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century South American Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood
New Mexican Table, Southwest Style Carving
Located in Palm Springs, CA
New Mexican Santa Fe style dining or card table. This table came from an Albuquerque, N.M. home. Beautiful southwest motif. Table measures 40" wide, 40" deep and 31.5" high. Table...
Category
Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Rabbit
Located in Astoria, NY
An American Folk Art sculptural wood carving of a rabbit, produced within the early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Dog Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
having glass eyes. Whimsical colorful large dog carving depicting a dog saddled for riding. American
Category
Vintage 1970s American Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,400
Antique American Wood Hat Forms
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of four antique American wood hat forms. Size from left: H 9.5", W 10", D 10"; H 8.5", W
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Carved Wood Horse with Original Paint, circa 1900
Located in New Haven, CT
Horse, probably originally a child's toy. Carved wood with original paint. Remnants of a horsehair
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Carved Wooden Zephyr
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic 19th Century American wood carving of a Zephyr. The Roman God of the West Wind. Great
Category
Antique 19th Century American Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folk Art Animalistic Stool, Naive, Primitive, South American, Early 20th Century
Located in Totnes, GB
An utterly charming and unique Folk Art stool of animalistic form, we believe representing a capybara. Likely Peruvian and early 20th century. It is hewn from a single piece of tree ...
Category
Early 20th Century South American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Original American Carved Cigar Store Indian Advertising Statue
Located in Chicago, IL
Original American Carved Cigar Store Indian Advertising Statue. It came from a private collection
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Rare 19th Century American Folk Art Architectural Squirrel Cage
Located in Essex, MA
A rare, complete 19th century American Folk Art architectural squirrel cage, beautifully preserved
Category
Antique 1870s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Tin
Carved Wood Lady in Long Dark Dress
Located in New York, NY
Anonymous carving of a woman with a mask like face and fancy dress. Carving marks add texture to
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rare 18th Century Naive Hand Carved Wooden Dog Original Paint, American Folk Art
Located in Totnes, GB
ears make me think he could be a coonhound, perhaps suggesting this chap to be American.
Measures
Category
Antique 18th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Indian of Carved Wood with Braided Hair
Located in New York, NY
Carved and painted wood Indian with braided hair. One of a group of carvings by an unknown maker
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Pair of Portrait Busts
Located in Litchfield, CT
Portrait of a man, portrait of a lady wearing a necklace.
American, artist unidentified, early
Category
Antique Early 19th Century North American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$55,000
Vintage Rams Horn Walking Stick or Cane
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage Rams horn walking stick or cane.
Size: 5" D Horn x 34" L
Category
Early 2000s North American Bohemian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Horn, Wood
Detailed Replica of the ROBERT E. LEE: Paddle Wheeler
Located in Hudson, NY
Exquisitely detailed model of the iconic Mississippi steam boat the ROBERT E. LEE.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Odd Fellows Fraternal Lodge Radiant All Seeing Eye
Located in New York, NY
Among the membership of the early American fraternal lodges many signs and symbols were used to
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Steve Huneck (1948-2010) | Walking Man
Located in Wyomissing, PA
) was an American wood carving artist, furniture maker, painter, and author. Most of his artwork is
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Steve Huneck (1948-2010) | Self Portrait
Located in Wyomissing, PA
– January 7, 2010 in Littleton, New Hampshire) was an American wood carving artist, furniture maker, painter
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Cat
Located in Seattle, WA
American folk art wood carving of a cat. The cat sits on its haunches with it tail wrapped around
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Leather
$1,950
Sculpture of a Black Man Wearing a Derby Hat
Located in Columbus, OH
, New Jersey, 1996
Illustrated
Marian Klamkin and Charles Klamkin, Wood Carvings
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Wood Bust of an African American Gentleman
Located in New York, NY
to be carved from cheerywood by an unknown carver. Mounted on black wood base.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Carved and Painted Swordfish Bill Sword
Located in Essex, MA
, with carved wooden hilt and grip, the swordfish bill section in wood decorated with applied carved
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Spanish Painted Wood Sculpture of St. Francis of Assisi Spain
Located in Houston, TX
An antique Spanish carved and painted wooden sculpture of St. Francis of Assisi from Spain, circa 1890. The wonderful naive quality of the artist's hand is evident in this devotional...
Category
Antique 1890s South American Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rare Collection of Large Antique Egg Molds
Located in Bridport, CT
. All are hard wood. Measuring 10" to 12" tall and 6" to 7" wide. Height does not included bases. Each
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Craftsman Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Wood Carving of the Frank Lloyd Wright Johnson Wax Research Tower
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a well done rendition carved in a hardwood of the Johnson wax building and research tower in Racine Wisconsin designed by FLW. I believe this to be a one-off.
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Wall-mounted Sculptures
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American Wood Carving For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the American wood carving you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and paint, every American wood carving was constructed with great care. Find 118 options for an antique or vintage American wood carving now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect American wood carving — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each American wood carving bearing Folk Art, Neoclassical or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Hermitage des Artistes, Native American Art and Duane Pasco each produced at least one beautiful American wood carving that is worth considering.
How Much is an American Wood Carving?
Prices for an American wood carving start at $145 and top out at $55,000 with the average selling for $2,104.
Finding the Right Folk-art for You
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.
Questions About American Wood Carving
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are many methods and types of wood carving, including chip, relief, Scandinavian flat-plane, lovespoon, whittling and florentine. Each type uses different tools and can create decorative carvings on both display pieces and furniture. Browse a wide range of carved wood pieces on 1stDibs.
- What is Japanese wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese wood carving is an art form in which artists produce intricate figurines and other objects by cutting and shaping blocks of zelkova, camphor or paulownia wood. In Japanese, the artwork is known as inami. Find a selection of Japanese wood carvings on 1stDibs.
- What is Chinese wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Chinese wood carving is a decorative object carved by hand by Chinese artisans out of local wood, such as nanmu, zitan, bomu or yinxing. This form of sculpture is sometimes called mudiao. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese wood carvings.
- What is Jepara wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jepara wood carving is the intricate wood carving art that comes from the city of Jepara in Indonesia. Artisans typically work with teak wood to create beautiful carved detail and scenes in a piece of furniture. Shop a collection of Jepara wood carvings on 1stDibs.
- What is a Paete wood carving?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023A Paete wood carving is a decorative wooden object produced by artisans in Paete, Philippines. In 2005, the village was officially dubbed the Woodcarving Capital of the Philippines due to the intricate sculptures and statues produced there. Shop a variety of wood art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify wood carvings, get a magnifying glass and inspect your items. Some artisans marked their carvings with symbols or signed them. Researching any markings found on your carving may allow you to identify the maker who produced it and potentially learn more about the piece from there. If you're unable to find a maker's mark, the best approach is likely to use the services of a certified appraiser or other knowledgeable expert. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of wood carvings.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In Bali, many different types of woods are used for carving. Some examples include albesia, crocodile wood, rain tree, hibiscus, jackfruit, teak, mahogany and sandalwood. On 1stDibs, you can shop a range of Balinese wood art, furniture and decorative objects.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Antique carved wood can be identified by how it is made. Antique carvings were done by hand, so nicks and cuts will indicate carvings completed with a plane or knife. In addition, hand-carved wood will not be uniform or have perfect symmetry. Always works with a certified appraiser to determine the exact date and value of an item. Find a variety of antique carved wood furniture and decor on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To tell if wood is hand-carved, first look for small marks in the wood that indicate hand tools were used to cut and shape the material. Hand-carved pieces may also have small irregularities, particularly along curved areas. However, it may be very difficult to tell the difference between machine-worked and hand-carved pieces in some cases. On 1stDibs, shop a range of wood furniture and decorative objects.
- What is carved wood art called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023What carved wood art is called depends on the type of piece. Three-dimensional pieces created by hand-carving wood are whittlings, while carvings into a flat piece of wood are reliefs. Shop a collection of wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In Bali, Indonesia, Jackfruit is considered the best wood when it comes to carving. Jackfruit is a medium hardwood, resistant to termite attacks and is easy to polish. You’ll find a variety of Indonesian carvings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023What wood is used for African wood carvings varies. Iroko, mahogany and ebony are frequently chosen materials, but artisans may choose to work with whatever wood is available in their local areas. Shop a variety of African wood art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.
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