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Pair Modern Style Rock Crystal and Giltwood Table Lamps
Located in Cypress, CA
Lovely pair of modern style hand carved and hand polished rock crystal and 22-karat gold leaf
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Art Deco and Egyptian style gilded table lamp, Spain, 1960s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Mid-Century large hand-carved wooden table lamp, Spain, 1960s. Polychromed wood body in gold
Category
Vintage 1960s Spanish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
$748 Sale Price
20% Off
Asian Etched Bronze
Champleve Enamel Urn Vase as Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
into a lamp; in an urn shape with an intricate greek key motif and handles cast with bird faces
Category
Antique Early 1900s Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Bronze
$780 Sale Price
35% Off
Louis Baldinger Brass Articulating British Drafting Table Desk Lamp! Rare!
By Louis Baldinger
Sons
Located in Peoria, AZ
LOUIS BALDINGER
BRASS ARTICULATING
DRAFTING LAMP
EXQUISITE!
CLEAN ALL ORIGINAL!
Dimensions: 20
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Sublime! Danish Modern Table Lamp Solid Teak Burlap Raymor MCM 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Peoria, AZ
SOLID TEAK
DANISH MODERN
TABLE LAMP!
MAGNIFICENT STYLE!
( DIMENSIONS: 20" TALL 18" WIDE
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Painted Asian Porcelain Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century Beautiful Hand Painted Asian Porcelain Lamps w/ Carved Wood Bases.
Category
20th Century Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$1,250 / set
Important Lamp, Antique Victorian Industrial Printing Roller, Late 19th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Important Lamp – Antique Victorian Industrial Printing Roller – Late 19th Century
A sublime and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Arts
Crafts Rosewood Teak Lamp Handcrafted 50s Mid Century Modern Architecture
By George Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arts and Crafts!
Magnificent Hand Carved Rosewood Lamp
In the manner of George Nakashima
Sleek
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Teak
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Contemporary Hand Caved Hand Decorated Wooden Lamp with Fabric Lampshade
Located in Scandicci, Florence
This is a very unique black wooden lamp, completely hand carved and hand painted so as to give an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Arts
Crafts Rosewood Lamp Handcrafted 50s Epic Mid Century After Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arts and Crafts!
Magnificent Hand Carved Rosewood Lamp
After George Nakashima
8-sided Design
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Rosewood
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Pair! FREDERICK COOPER "Harlequin" Black
White Decorator Lamps Rare
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE & RARE!
PAIR
HAND-FINISHED
FREDERICK COOPER
"HARLEQUIN" TABLE LAMPS!
Black & White
Category
Mid-20th Century American Futurist Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$5,599 Sale Price / set
53% Off
Pair of Tall Italian Mid Century Silver Leaf Table Lamps
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid Century Silver Leaf Table Lamps, A Pair
Fantastic pair of carved wood, silver gilded, urn
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Candlestick Lamps with Custom Parchment Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of custom lamps made with a pair of 19th century hand carved Italian candlesticks wired into
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rustic Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Set of 3 Large Lamps, Antique Ink Rollers Art Nouveau Industrial, Circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Set of 3 Large Lamps – Antique Ink Rollers Art Nouveau Industrial – Circa 1900
A sublime and rare
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Gino Sarfatti Tripod Italian Desk Lamp! 1950s Greta Grossman Grasshopper
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Peoria, AZ
GINO SARFATTI
THREE FOOT "GRASSHOPPER"
DESK LAMP
EXQUISITE!
1953
SIMPLY GORGEOUS!
Dimensions
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Gino Sarfatti Tripod Italian Desk Lamp! 1950s Green Greta Grossman Grasshopper
By Greta Magnusson Grossman, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Peoria, AZ
GINO SARFATTI
THREE FOOT "GRASSHOPPER"
DESK LAMP
EXQUISITE!
1953
SIMPLY GORGEOUS!
Dimensions
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,874 Sale Price
25% Off
Single Eglomize
Chinoiserie Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1950s French carved wood table lamp with Chinoiserie églomisé' panels on front and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Gianni Pinna Sculptural Table Lamp, 1970
By Gianni Pinna
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Gianni Pinna Sculptural Table Lamps, Carved wood and fabric, Italy, 1970
Gianni Pinna's 1970s rare
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Parcel Gilt Column Lamps Set of 2
Located in Pomona, CA
A pair of wood-carved column-style table lamps. Size without shades 5.75" W, 5.75"D
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$1,800 / set
19th Century Baroque Altar Candlestick Fashioned as a Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning Continental Baroque well carved wooden altar candle holder pricket from the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century European Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Green Art Nouveau Wooden Bird Decor Globe Lamp, 1920s
By Jean Besnard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique spherical wooden table lamp beautifully lacquered in earthy dark green color with a two
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$416 Sale Price
20% Off
Assembled 20th Century Turned Wooden Lamp Unique Item
Located in Verviers, BE
Assembled 20th century turned wooden lamp unique item
Important: The lampshade is included in
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Haeger 1950s Abstract Pink Pottery Mid Century Modern Atomic Table Lamp
By Haeger
Located in Peoria, AZ
EXQUISITE!
HAEGER ABSTRACT, ATOMIC AGE
PINK POTTERY TABLE LAMP!
VERY RARE!
CLEAN DESIGN
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Italian Fragment Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th c. Italian Carved Wood Fragments converted to Lamps. The Shades are included and are
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
$2,950 / set
Pair of Asian Figures of Burmese Musicians Turned into Table Lamps
By S. Thailand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large pair of Thai figures of Siamese musicians, nicely carved turned into table lamps.
Musicians
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Large Black Forest Lamp Mountain Goats, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large black forest lamp with two mountain goats on a rack, circa 1880.
Electrified and wired for
Category
Antique 1880s French Black Forest Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chinese Red
White Peking Glass Vases, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Red and White Peking Glass Vases, Now as Lamps
China 20th Century
This elegant
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps
Materials
Glass, Wood
$992 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gino Sarfatti Stilnovo Mid Century Modern Italian Desk Lamp! 1950s Yellow Rare!
By Stilnovo, Gino Sarfatti
Located in Peoria, AZ
GINO SARFATTI
SAUCER SHADE
DESK LAMP
EXQUISITE!
1952
SIMPLY GORGEOUS!
Dimensions: 20" Tall 6
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Wilshire House Beverly Hills Glass Lamp Mid Century Danish Modern 1950s Murano
By Wilshire House
Located in Peoria, AZ
harp & lamp socket base. Original label is retained. Glass is spectacular! Wood is in very fine vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Blown Glass
$3,575 Sale Price
44% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Table Lamp! Gerald Thurston Era 1950s Brass
Walnut
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
managed to incorporate this
wood into almost every type of furnishing
and do so beautifully!
Lamp is in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Spanish Colonial Giltwood Columns, Now as Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
one with a good antique patina, with three carved stylized rosettes, raised on a later ebonized wood
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian 19th Century Red and Giltwood Shield Shape Fragment Table Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian fragment mounted onto a newer Lucite base. This lamp features a beautiful fragment carved with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century Column Capital Lamps from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of 18th century French oak column capitals have been turned into wonderful table lamps
Category
Antique 18th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Dutch Amsterdam School table lamp by L. Bogtman, 1920s
By Louis Bogtman
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
utensils such as bookends, clocks and bowls. Especially the more rare batiked items like lamps and pieces
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Florentine Cherub Table Lamp by Chelini White Finish, 1980
By Chelini Firenze
Located in Milano, MI
Italian table lamp featuring a standing angel carved figure with later white painted distressed finish
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Rocket Table Lamp Svend Aage Holm Sorensen Teak Plaster Brass 50s
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Peoria, AZ
DANISH MODERN
TEAK, PLASTER & BRASS
TABLE LAMP!
MAGNIFICENT STYLE!
One of the finest Danish
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Heifetz John Van Zwienen T-7-M MOMA Lamp Swing Arm 1951
By Heifetz
Located in Peoria, AZ
& production.
A solid wood base with a swiveling device permits the adjustment of a brass arm with a lamp
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Sculptural Lamps in Gilded Bronze Representing Dancers, Thailand, 20th
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pair of Sculptural Lamps in Gilded Bronze Representing Dancers, Thailand, 20th Century.
Add a
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Brass
Sculptural Lamp in Bronze Representing the Mermaid Princess Suvannamaccha
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Sculptural Lamp in Bronze with Double Green and Gold Patina Representing the Mermaid Princess
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pair of Tall Mid Century Modern Antique Wall Paper Roll Table Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of lamps created from rolls which in their past life were used to print
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Pair of Moderne French Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1950s French Moderne carved wood sculptural lamps with gilt bases.
Measurements
Category
Vintage 1950s French Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$5,400 / set
Pair of Monumental Mid-Century White Lacquer and Nickel Sculptural Table Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional pair of large Mid-Century Modern sculptural table lamps in carved wood, finished in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel
A Pair Of Antique Baroque Table Lamps In Painted Pine
Located in Søborg, DK
A pair of large antique Baroque table lamps in painted pine.
Most probably Italian and from the
Category
Vintage 1910s Italian Baroque Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$813 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Pair of Italian Midcentury Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1960s Italian carved wood and Lucite ball table lamps.
Measurements:
Height of
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
$4,400 / set
Japanese Porcelain Lamp, Decorated with Castles and Pagodas, Mid-20th Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
This Japanese porcelain lamp, dating from the mid-20th century, subtly blends tradition and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Vintage Chinese Figure Lamp Yes We Have It, on Your Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage lamp has as a base a carved wood Chinese draped figure standing on a two-tier metal
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
19th Century Italian Fragment Table Lamp in Painted Cream with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
fragment carved with fluting, ball trimming and a curved overhanging top. The lamp is gilded and has old
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Italian 18th Century Pair of Baluster Fragments Made into Wired Lamps on Lucite
Located in Atlanta, GA
wood loss on the base. These fragments have been made into table lamps that have been professionally
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Japanese Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase Lamp, Meiji Period, c 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
upon two wood bases. The actual lamp of brass plate, set with a single socket and tall, adjustable harp
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Table Lamps
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver, Brass, Copper
Nile Table Lamp White oak Natural stain with Ivory Silk Shade by Amorph
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Nile table lamp is a stunning addition to any luxury or modern home. With its elegant organic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Cantagalli Majolica Urn Table Lamp with Warrior Portrait, Italy 1930-1950
By Cantagalli
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
, orange, and blue palette. The urn with cover was converted into a lamp body, with carved wood base and
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique White Polar Bear
Lamp Post Figural Glass Decanter Bottle Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Converted into Table Lamp with Carved Wood Base. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 24" H (to finial) x
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Stone Raised Corner Lamp with Shade in Han Bai Yu by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stone raised corner lamp with shade
Han Bai Yu
Hand carved
Copper base
Hand repousse
Limited
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
Vesta table lamp in Black Lacquer glossy finish with Ivory silk shade by Amorph
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vesta table lamp is a one-of-a-kind table lamp that stands out with its unique design. It
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
A Highly Unusual Pair of English Japanism Motif Porcelain Vases Turned to Lamps
Located in New York, NY
-carved wood bases.
England, Circa: 1880
Overall Dimensions:
Height: 25.5 in.
Width: 6 in.
Depth: 6 in
Category
Antique 1880s English Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Twisted Column Fragments Made into Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian twisted column wooden fragments from the 18th century, with carved giltwood
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Lucite, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Baroque Style Pricket Table Lamps, Italian Circa 1890
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly decorative & robust pair of 19th century hand-carved & painted Italian Baroque style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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Carved Wood Lamps For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of carved wood lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique carved wood lamps was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and fabric. There are 1805 antique and vintage carved wood lamps for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 109 modern editions to choose from as well. Carved wood lamps have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Carved wood lamps bearing mid-century modern or neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Carved wood lamps have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Amorph Inc., James Mont and The Marbro Lamp Company are consistently popular.
How Much are Carved Wood Lamps?
Carved wood lamps can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,004, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.
Finding the Right Table Lamps for You
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Carved Wood Lamps
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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, 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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