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Pier Luigi Colli Mid Century Sideboard with Relief Carvings
By Pier Luigi Colli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century Italian sideboard / credenza by designer Pier Luigi Colli. Carved animal reliefs and
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Cabinet Bookcase Padouk Hand Carved Display Relief Carving 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
drawn to the fact that the carving is deep relief from the solid wood and not applied Great as a
Category

Antique 1890s Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Demilune French Oak Hunt Buffet with Deep Relief Carvings
Located in Dallas, TX
From France, this exceptional, hand carved hunt buffet with curved ends, depicts extraordinarily large versions of beautiful animals. They are featured on the two front cabinet doors...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Buffets

Materials

Oak

Pair of Antique Italian Armchairs with High Relief Carving, circa 1860-1880
Located in Round Top, TX
relief. The backrest is covered with a number of carved motifs from ribbons, flowers and masks to a pair
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Early Folk Art Carving of a Cowboy with His Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved and painted Folk Art relief carving is the cowboy with his horse. It is all
Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Sunflower Printing Block
Located in Chicago, IL
wall decoration. We love this piece as a warm addition to any room. The patina combines with the relief
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Carved Wood Panel Fragment of Lotus
Located in Somis, CA
A solid wood panel with deep relief carvings of lotus in various stages of blooming. A pair of
Category

Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Carved Goat Cheese Press, Large Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art
Located in Vero Beach, FL
intricacy. The bas relief carving on the front shows two women making cheese from the goat milk. The sides
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Maple

Naïve Relief Wood Carved and Original Polychrome Blacksmith
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Relief carved blacksmith in his workshop, original paint, deep relief carving. Most likely Austrian
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian More Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th c. English Relief Carved Black Lacquered Desk
Located in Dallas, TX
original detailed relief carvings on each panel, gadroon molded edge, and leather top with greek key
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Pressed Bovine Horn Snuff Box Last Supper Bas-Relief, Early 19th Century France
Located in Knivsta, SE
Lovely Pressed Bovine Cow Horn Snuff Box featuring a Bas-Relief carving of the Last Supper (La Cene
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bone

An Italian Neoclassical White Marble Relief Portrait of a Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
opalescent white marble centering a relief carving of a man in profile with thick, wavy hair
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Monumental Antique Chinese Ancestral Shrine
Located in Forney, TX
, elaborately decorated layered front with Dougong interlocking wooden brackets over ornate relief carvings and
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Plaster Relief
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A plaster relief of Ceres. England circa 1880
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Plaster

Pair Romanesque Alabaster Reliefs Of Adam And Eve
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of unusual French Romanesque style alabaster reliefs carvings of Adam and Eve. Eve shown
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall-mounted Sculptures

Dutch Neoclassical Carved Wooden Relief, The Three Graces, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Relief carving of pinewood depicting The Three Graces, one of the most classical subjects of Greek
Category

Antique 1780s Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Wooden Micro Carving Plaques by Johann Rint
By Johann Rint
Located in Berghuelen, DE
a pair wall plaques with detailed relief carvings worked out of two linden wood plaques by Johann
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Botanical Relief Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautifully carved trapezoid of camphor wood, this mid-19th century botanical relief was
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized, Italian, majolica urn with neoclassical relief carvings
Category

20th Century Italian Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Mule Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mule chest with relief carving, tulip and acanthus leaf motif.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century North American Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century French Bleached Oak Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Oak armoire circa 1780. Nice relief carving and excellent patina
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Oak

1930s Art Deco Leather Upholstered Oak Gamechairs
Located in Banner Elk, NC
1930s Art Deco leather upholstered oak gamechairs with floral blind relief carving.
Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Indian Carved Hardstone Figural Relief Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Indian carved hardstone figural relief sculpture, depicting standing female attendant holding a fly
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown International Style Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

19th Century Pair of Chinese Chairs
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century pair of Chinese family chairs decorated with animal bass-relief carving.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Wood

1920s Chinese Black and Red Painted Hand Carved Wooden Bench
Located in Marbella, ES
1920s Chinese black and red painted handmade wooden bench with relief carving decorations.
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Benches

Materials

Wood

Eighteenth Century Italian Walnut Cassone
Located in Montreal, QC
Eighteenth century Italian walnut cassone, beautifully decorated with gilt gesso on relief carving.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Boxes

Materials

Walnut

French Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
SIngle-drawer, French side table with cabriole legs, and heart and arrow relief carving.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

Outstanding Large Ebonized 1920s Mirror
Located in Bellport, NY
Stunning large mirror with ebonized three dimensional frame.Relief carvings just above the mirror.
Category

Early 20th Century English Picture Frames

Anglo-Indian Carved Rosewood Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rosewood table with open work panels and low relief carving. Overall good condition and sturdy.
Category

Early 20th Century Indian End Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Italian Chinoiserie Trumeau Of Antique Elements
Located in Nashville, TN
Italian chinoiserie trumeau comprising antique elements (the oil scene , the gilt relief carvings
Category

Early 20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique French Figural High Relief Deeply Carved Oak Tall Case Clock, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
oak case with crest having central wheel and flanking music men surmounting case with high relief
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Metal

Northwest Redwood Relief Carved Panel of a Lumberjack
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Early 20th century from the Pacific Northwest. Carved redwood depicting a lumberjack topping a tree. Great early original surface.
Category

Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

late 18th/early 19th Century Boiserie Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gorgeous french mirror, elaborately decorated with relief carving. Original grayish white paint
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French More Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Original Vintage Hand-Carved Relief Panel Fragment depicting a Bird
Located in Leesburg, VA
carving in high-relief depicts an abstract bird in South Asian manner. This salvaged artwork makes the
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Gilt Metal and Terracotta Seahorse Table
Located in Montreal, QC
gilt relief carving of Triton.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Painted Antique Console
Located in New York, NY
A painted antique console table with bold floral relief carvings at the base and on fluted
Category

Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Indian Low Relief, India, Antique 19th Century Carved Wood, Skanda
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Indian low relief, India, antique 19th century carved wood. Skanda. Measures: H 50cm, W 30cm, W
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Nineteenth Century Chinese Antique Carved Wall Sculpture Plaque Relief Screen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning 19th century Chinese wall relief with red tones. Age appropriate wear as it is over 150
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bas-relief panel entitled “Je nage dans le bonheur”. Contemporary.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bas-relief panel titled “Je nage dans le bonheur” lacquered in blue, framed in natural oak. Work
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lacquer

Roman Marble Column Capital
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Roman Carrara marble column capital with relief carving. Natural loss of pattern in areas
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Architectural E...

Materials

Marble

Pair of Asiatic style wood panels bas-relief, late 19th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of wood panel bas-relief representing a vase filled with flowers and next to side tables, the
Category

Antique 1880s Asian Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

French Cerused Oak Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
with bronze figural medallion and diamond form relief carving.
Category

20th Century French Cabinets

Midcentury Carved Wood Abstract Art Panel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A midcentury carved wood art panel. Abstract relief carving representative of the 1970s. Back metal
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unusual Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
Unusual gilt wood mirror, the relief carving representing stylized dog figures. Entire frame not
Category

20th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Grand Tour Marble Relief – Fragment of the Parthenon Frieze
Located in Kastrup, DK
A finely carved Grand Tour marble relief, inspired by the iconic Parthenon Frieze. Crafted in white
Category

Antique 19th Century Greek Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Marble

Swiss Oak Wood Cylinder Music Box, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Swiss Oak Wood Cylinder Music Box with handle on stepped based and scroll relief carvings, 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century Swiss Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Brutalist Oak Dresser, France Circa 1960
Located in Culver City, CA
Brutalist Oak Dresser France Circa 1960 Constructed in oak with relief carving on doors, and iron
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Dressers

Materials

Iron

Large Art Deco Chinese Style Carved Open-Work Wooden Relief Screen Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large decorative Art Deco Chinese style richly carved gilt and painted open-work wooden relief
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Giltwood

French Deco Serving Piece
Located in New York, NY
1940. decorated with bronze figural medallion and diamond form relief carving.
Category

Vintage 1940s French Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Large 18th/19th C. Chinese Pale Celadon Jade High Relief Hand-Carved Mountain
Located in New York, NY
An incredible 18th/19th century Chinese Qing dynasty pale Celadon Jade high relief hand-carved
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

French 19th Century Walnut Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
over a circular crest with a relief carving of the date, 1821. Simple scrolling on door panels held by
Category

Antique 19th Century French Wardrobes and Armoires

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Walnut Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
top, with high-relief carving and scrolling on the body columns and turned legs.  
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Serving Tables

Materials

Walnut

Turn-of-the-Century French Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lion's heads and a scrolling back splat embellished with a floral motif, relief carving.
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Armchairs

Materials

Hide, Wood

Charming Tall Antique- Painted French Mirror.
Located in Bellport, NY
Large arched shaped mirror with beaded relief carvings on outer edge,original silver backed mirror
Category

Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art

Relief in White Colors with a Motif of People and Horses from around the 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
A relief in white colors with a motif of people and horses from around the 1940s. Dimensions in cm
Category

Vintage 1940s Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Diminutive Reproduction English Oak Coffer
Located in Nantucket, MA
, front with delicate bas-relief carving and inset old lockplate (no key available). Bootjack sides
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI Style Maison Jansen Salesman Sampler
Located in Manhasset, NY
of the finest quality. Hi relief carvings covered in gilt gold. Nice silk fabric in good condition.
Category

Vintage 1930s French Bergere Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

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Relief Carving For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic relief carving available at 1stDibs. A relief carving — often made from wood, stone and glass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a relief carving, we have 41 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a relief carving — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A relief carving made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made relief carving over the years, but those crafted by Chesney's and Vittorio Dassi are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Relief Carving?

A relief carving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,500, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $40,000.
Questions About Relief Carving
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carved in high relief means that a sculpture has a certain type of carving. Specifically, high relief describes the type where more than half of the figures represented in a work extend outwards from a flat surface. Famous examples include the heads on Mount Rushmore and the Ghiberti Doors on the Baptistery in Florence, Italy. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of high-relief sculptures.