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Vintage Mounted Horn, Continental, Water Buffalo Display, Mid-20th Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage mounted horn. A Continental water buffalo display horn, dating to the mid-20th
Category

Mid-20th Century Taxidermy

Materials

Horn, Pine

Pair of Mid-20th Century Water Buffalo Horn and Leather Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of mid-20th century water buffalo horn and leather armchairs Fantastic pair of leather and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Horn

Large Carved Malachite Water Buffalo
Located in New York, NY
The malachite for this carving was sourced from the Congo where the finest quality of this mineral is currently found. Malachite from the 18th and 19th century was also sourced from ...
Category

Early 2000s Congolese Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Malachite

Original Watercolor Painting "Water Buffaloes" by Romeo Villalva Tabuena
By Romeo Villalva Tabuena
Located in San Diego, CA
Original watercolor on board painting of Water Buffaloes by renowned Filipino artist Romeo
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Chinese Etched Dragon Buffalo Horns, China, 1950 s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A pair of decorative Chinese water buffalo horns, hand-crafted in China around the 1950s. Each horn
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bone

Japanese Netsuke, 20th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese netsuke, 20th century, water buffalo, wood carved, signed.  
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Large 19th Century Buffalo Horn of Plenty, Cornucopia Mounted in Metal Copper
Located in Haarlem, NL
A very large drinking horn or 'Horn of plenty' made of Indian Water buffalo Horn, mounted in silver
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Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Natural Specimens

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Metal, Copper

Vintage Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Figural Sculpture
Located in Bronx, NY
fierce tiger attacking a water buffalo. Each animal is exceptionally well rendered with muscular
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

Polished Horn Decorative Vintage Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Footed bowl, vide Poche, catchall made from water buffalo Horn, with a polished interior, and the
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Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls

Materials

Horn

Vintage Carved Horn Parrot
Located in Houston, TX
A beautifully hand carved water buffalo horn parrot. This parrot is caramel and creamy in color and
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20th Century Philippine Animal Sculptures

Materials

Horn

Mother of Pearl and Lacquered Wood Backgammon and Chess Set, Vietnam, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Water buffalo bone and horns Vietnam, 1960s This unique and luxurious backgammon, chess and checkers
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Vintage 1960s Vietnamese Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Bone, Horn, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Hoi Lebadang, a Signed Lithograph. Landscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
with children riding water buffalo and playing flute, signed din pencil, edition 1/275. Image: 22.5"H
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Late 20th Century Asian Prints

Materials

Paper

Natural Horn Pedestal Bowl
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous, well crafted natural horn bowl (most likely water buffalo), circa 1990s. The piece is in
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Late 20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Horn

Vintage Sterling Silver Box from Burma
Located in New York, NY
. Carved sterling sliver decoration include water buffalo, elephant, foliage, boat with fisherman, a
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Snow Shoe Styled Rocking Chair by Vermont Tubbs
By Vermont Tubbs Furniture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white ash bentwood framed rocking chair with water buffalo gut strung seat bottom and back in the
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Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Folding knife or letter opener, model number: 3962, Carl Auböck, Vienna 1960
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Made Vienna/Austria; signs of age and use, slightly scratched, the handle is made from Nepalese water
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Anglo-Indian Horn Veneered Sewing Box from Vizagapatam w/Fitted Interior/Drawer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
veneered in water buffalo horn with tapered sides and tiered top with lotus flower form finial and raised
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn, Sandalwood

Hand-Carved Wooden Architectural Panel Minangkabau of West Sumatra, circa 1960
Located in Point Richmond, CA
carvings, and the soaring end gables of the roof, emulating the curved horns of the water buffalo so
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Vintage 1960s Indonesian Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Huge Dhangro Dhami Drum Shaman Medicine Healing Tibetan Buddhist Phurba, Nepal
Located in Buffalo, NY
the drumhead x 6 inches thick. The wood is steamed, bent and stitched, and the water buffalo skin is
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Vintage 1930s Tibetan Tribal Musical Instruments

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

Tibetan Dhangro Dhami Drum Shaman Medicine Healing Buddhist Phurba, Nepal
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
long. The wood is steamed, bent and stitched, and the water buffalo skin is stretched and sewn with
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Vintage 1920s Nepalese Tibetan Musical Instruments

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Chinese Qing Bronze Censer and Stand, 19th Century
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
a storm and the opposite side with a man riding a water buffalo through a landscape. The censer has
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Italian Woven Leather Armchair by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, 1970s
By Antonio Citterio
Located in Chicago, IL
accentuated by narrow, handwoven strips of water buffalo leather. The elegantly curved wooden arms and legs
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of 12 African Safari-Themed Sterling Silver Cocktail Picks with Animals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
animals include a water buffalo, camel, zebra, lion, cougar, gorilla, giraffe, hippo, elephant, rhinoceros
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Late 20th Century American Modern Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

1945 Allies Amphibians identification original World War 2 vintage poster
Located in London, GB
action in Okinawa in April 1945. The LVT4 "Water Buffalo" was also a 1943 development, improved by the
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1940s Modern More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Indonesian Hand-Carved Out of Horn Wayang Dolls Sitting in Chairs Bali
Located in Lisse, NL
Horn (probably from an Indonesian water buffalo). We think that the nose of the wayang figure with the
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn

Japanese Meiji Bronze Ox and Samurai Genryusai Attributed
Located in Dallas, TX
water buffalo. The figures show movement and character with historical and cultural significance, circa
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Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Carved and Pierced Double-Sided Gilt Lacquer Wall Panel, Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
man and a water buffalo, and a small boy. The old man most likely portrays Lao Tzu (Laozi), the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This flat shadow puppet was created by an unknown Indonesian artist using water buffalo hide. This
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Animal Skin

Huge Antique Bronze Elephant Bell, Thai Karen Hill Tribal Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
. This one like its smaller mates, was mounted on a yoke and worn by water buffalo. Becasse of its large
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Early 20th Century Thai Edwardian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Javanese Gold and Sapphire Ring Cabochon 7th - 15th Century Indonesian
Located in London, GB
mimic the shape of water buffalo horns and taper down towards the back of the ring. One of the largest
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Solitaire Rings

Materials

Sapphire, Gold

Panther Big Game Trophy Natural Sisal Fiber Sculpture Puma Anne Andersson Art
Located in Surfside, FL
, bears, water buffalo, bison, moose, wolves, coyotes and more—but she feels closest to the big cats
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Early 2000s Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Tapestry, Wood

Ancient Gold Javanese Ring 9th-10th Century Fish and Lotus Flower
Located in London, GB
form of water buffalo horns, a widespread symbol in Southeast Asia.   The bezel is intricately
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Empire Signet Rings

Materials

Gold, 22k Gold

Japan Serene "Women Tea Sharing" Two-Panel Screen, 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
tea on the veranda of a mountain villa or pavilion while men rest with prized water buffalo…..all
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Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Watercolor

White Tent Landscape
By Bo Bartlett
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gallery, Philadelphia, PA John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000 Water Series, University at
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1990s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Water Buffalo Skull
Located in San Francisco, CA
Water Buffalo Skull.
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20th Century American Decorative Art

Water Buffalo Skull
Located in New Preston, CT
A water buffalo skull with horns intact.
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Vintage 1930s African Decorative Art

Museum Mounted Water Buffalo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage taxidermy of water buffalo in superb condition.
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Vintage 1940s English Taxidermy

Old Water Buffalo Skull
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A big heavy great looking water buffalo skull. Very impressive!!!
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Decorative Art

Materials

Bone, Horn

Large Water Buffalo Skull
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A large unmounted water buffalo skull. Bullet hole to the top right of skull. Late 19th
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Early 20th Century American Native American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bone

19th Century Water Buffalo
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A large pair of water buffalo horns on original timber shield. 19th Century. H:55 W:144 D
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Early 20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Large Water Buffalo Skull Sumatra Indonesia
Located in Point Lonsdale, AU
A genuine authentic water buffalo skull from Sumatra island in Indonesia. Water buffalos are
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2010s Indonesian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone, Animal Skin

20th Century Terracotta Water Buffalo
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
20th century terracotta water buffalo with a bronzed finish with carefully sculptured skin with
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20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures

Indian Bronze Water Buffalo Group
Located in Paradise Point, Queensland
Indian bronze water buffalo group, all one-piece, weighs 11kg, no makers marks Measures: 40
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1990s Indian Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ginormous Water Buffalo Horns On Stand
Located in US
Water Buffalo Horns Spanning 5 Feet Mounted on Beautifully Crafted Darkened Steel Stand.
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20th Century New Zealand Sculptures

Materials

Steel

:Large Water Buffalo Horn Mounted with Chrome
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Water Buffalo Horn Mounted with Chrome Fitting
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Vintage 1970s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome

Irassi Water Buffalo Shield from Ethiopia
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
Very distinct and unusual water buffalo shield from Ethiopia. It has a geometric radiating design
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Antique 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art

1950 S ITALIAN GILT BRONZE WATER BUFFALO
Located in San Francisco, CA
A CHIC 1950'S ITALIAN MATTE GILT BRONZE STYLIZED FIGURE OF A STANDING WATER BUFFALO ON EBONIZED OAK
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Vintage 1950s Italian Statues

Sculptural Water Buffalo Horn Mounted on Chrome Base
Located in Quechee, VT
Sculptural and decorative water buffalo horn from Southeast Asia mounted on a rectangular chrome
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Chrome

A 19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Wood Water Buffalo
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Anglo-Indian carved wood water buffalo on a naturalistically carved integral wood
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Antique 19th Century Indian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Great Water Buffalo Trophy Mount With Museum Label on Back
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A great large 19th Water Buffalo Trophy mount with original Zoology museum paper label on the back
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Early 20th Century American Taxidermy

Sterling Silver Water Buffalo Bolo Leather Strap Bolo Tie
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming sterling silver Water Buffalo bolo tie is signed by Jug. It is paired with a 40in
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Vintage 1980s Modern More Jewelry

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Group of Three Mounted Water Buffalo Skulls with Horns
Located in Glamis, Angus
A lovely group of three Water Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) skulls with horns. Each mounted on a custom
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Taxidermy

19th Century Set of Water Buffalo Horns on Sheild
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
An impressive rustic weathered set of late 19th century water buffalo horns and skull cap. They
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Horn

Water Buffalo Horns
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of Watrer Buffalo horns from the collection of John T. Pirie Jr. Mr Pirie's
Category

Early 20th Century African Animal Sculptures

Set of Three Vintage Water Buffalo Horn Desk Accessories
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Horn accessories desk set made from water buffalo horns. The horns are unpolished and have natural
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20th Century American Desk Accessories

19th Century Red Stag Antler and Water Buffalo Horn Copper Gong
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A round bronze gong, engraved with an image of a prominent elk, hangs from a water buffalo horn
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Antique Late 19th Century More Desk Accessories

Materials

Bronze

African Water Buffalo bells on Custom Racks
Located in New York, NY
Collection of 5 hand forged antique African Cowbells mounted on on a steel rack with leather straps.
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Vintage 1940s African Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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Water Buffalo For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal water buffalo for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and bone, every water buffalo was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a water buffalo, we have 224 options in-stock, while there are 26 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a water buffalo — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each water buffalo bearing mid-century modern, folk art or modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one water buffalo that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jordi Ribaudí, Elena Laveron and George Nelson produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Water Buffalo?

A water buffalo can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,916, while the lowest priced sells for $0 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.