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Indian Carved Hardwood Elephant Stool
Located in Hudson, NY
Vintage, intricate, hand carved round wooden, ebonized table. Four elephant heads with faux ivory
Category

Vintage 1960s Indian Stools

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th Century Vintage Carved Elephant Side Table
Located in Jupiter, FL
Carved Elephant side table , possible a foot stool or plants stand. This is solid and beautiful.
Category

20th Century North African Bohemian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Pair of Carved Elephant Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Sold in Pairs / 2: Exceptional set of carved #elephant heads/ trunks, tusks, #armchairs. Entire set
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Vintage 1970s American Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Carved Wooden Elephants
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Carved wooden elephants, probably once covered in silver
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Antique 19th Century Indian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Hand Carved Elephant Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Carved Wood Elephants with Brass Tusks Mounted as Tables.
Category

Vintage 1960s Tables

Materials

Teak, Glass

Pair of Extaordinary Hardwood Chairs Carved as Elephants
Located in London, GB
Pair of amazing Hardwood Tub Chairs carved as Elephants, India
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Vintage 1930s Indian Club Chairs

Materials

Wood

Portuguese carved elephant head colonial bench or windowseat
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Interesting carved elephant head bench or window seat in the colonial style Brazil. See also
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Wood

Portuguese carved elephant head colonial bench or windowseat
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Interesting carved elephant head bench or window seat in the colonial style Brazil. See also
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Benches

Materials

Wood

A Hand Painted Wood Elephant on a Stand
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A Hand Painted, Carved Wood Elephant on a Stand.
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20th Century Unknown Decorative Objects

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Wood

Pair of Chinese Carved and Lacquered Elephant Candle Holders
Located in San Francisco, CA
These are wonderful and large carved wood elephants done in the Qianlong style fitted with brass
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Late 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Candle Holders

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Wood

Late 19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved and Ebonized Elephant Form Stand
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved and Ebonized Elephant Form Stand
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Antique 19th Century Indian Pedestals

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Wood

Gampel Stoll Style Stone Top Carved Elephant Desk and Chair
By Gampel-Stoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stone top carved elephant desk and matching chair. All tusk are completely removable for safe
Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Desks

Materials

Stone

Thai Elephant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage hand-carved wood elephant stands on a custom made black lacquer stand. Charming elephant
Category

Vintage 1940s Thai Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Elephant Benches
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two vintage carved wood elephant stools from southern Nepal. Used as stools in a bar near Chitwan
Category

Vintage 1950s Nepalese Benches

Materials

Metal

Huge Carved and Painted Indian Elephant, Jodhpur Region Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This witty and unusually oversized study of a trotting Indian elephant, a revered animal in Indian
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Anglo - Indian Elephant Motif Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabulously deep foliate carvings on top in rich dark hardwood. The elephant's trunks are grasping
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Side Tables

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Wood

1940s Black Lacquered Elephant Motif Table
Located in London, GB
Carved wood table re-lacquered table with gesso tusks. This is a large impressive table with black
Category

Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Revival Center Tables

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Gesso, Wood

Lacquered White Elephant Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Newly lacquered white gloss wood carved double elephant table.
Category

20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of "Trunks Up" Good Luck Elephants
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming pair of wood carved and painted elephants. Trunks up for good luck!
Category

Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Burmese Carved Gilt Wood Pyin Sa Rupa Chimera Figures
Located in Seattle, WA
. This pair appear to have the attributes of a horse, dragon, goat, deer and an elephant. Carved wood
Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Glass

Anglo-Indian Elephant Motif Coffee Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exceptional carved hard wood with 4 elephant motif legs and carved full figured elephants
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Anglo-Raj Elephant Leg Drinks Table, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anglo-Raj elephant leg drinks table, circa 1880.
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Antique 1880s Anglo Raj Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Pair of Vintage Elephant Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Newly Lacquered Pair of Carved Wood Tall Elephant Brackets with Lacquered Metal Brace with two
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20th Century Wall Brackets

Exceptional Large Elephant Tusk Armchair 6 available
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional large carved wood #armchairs with #elephant tusk. Great form, tight frames, need
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Vintage 1970s American Armchairs

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Wood

Suite of African Teak "Elephant" Furniture
Located in London, GB
teak wood elephants. The 'tree trunk' form standard lamp is attached to a side table which is
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20th Century African Dining Room Sets

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Teak, Ivory

Collection of 24 Indonesian Keris Dagger Handles
Located in Seattle, WA
, the removable hilts of carved wood, ivory, horn and elephant molar. The keris is an asymmetrical
Category

Antique 19th Century Indonesian Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Ivory, Horn

Marvelously Carved Wood Elephant Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic hand carved, solid wood elephant wall hanging. Wonderful scale and execution. This
Category

Vintage 1960s Central African French Provincial Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

Wood Elephant Hand Carved Plant Stand
Located in Cookeville, TN
Offering a beautiful elephant plant stand. Hand carved and hand painted the detail is amazing
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Garden Ornaments

Materials

Wood, Paint

Sculptural 1970s Italian Carved Wood Elephant Table
Located in Washington, DC
Sculptural 1970s Italian carved wood elephant table.
Category

Vintage 1970s European End Tables

Carved Indian Elephant, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved Indian elephant, circa 1900 Beautifully carved.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Indian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Monumental Pair of Tall Carved Wood Elephant Tusks Brass Bases
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Monumental pair of tall carved wood elephant tusks sculptures from Africa, both on square brass
Category

Vintage 1970s African Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass

1970s Italian Wood Elephant Sculptural Chair
Located in Richmond, VA
Listed is a fabulous, 1970s Italian solid-wood, sculptural elephant chair. Can easily add a seat
Category

20th Century Italian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Carved Anglo-Indian Elephant Motif Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The deeply carved hardwood table is fashioned with 4 elephant heads In addition, its top is inlaid
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Bone, Wood

Pair of Anglo-Indian Carved Elephant Benches
Located in Oaks, PA
Pair of Anglo-Indian carved elephant benches, each one of carved solid ebonized wood with gilt
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Benches

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Wood

Carved Wood Statue, Toy of an Indian Elephant with Ambari, circa 1970
Located in Antwerp, BE
This is a carved and painted wood elephant with Ambari made by a Kondapalli craftsman in the 1970's
Category

Vintage 1970s Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Anglo-Indian Huge Wood Ornate Elephant Sculpture circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
antique circa 1860-1880 Anglo-Indian Impressive tour de force wood carved sculpture of an elephant raising
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pair of Well Carved Wooden Elephants Now As Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Well Carved Wooden Elephants From India are mounted on a fabric covered base featuring a
Category

20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Silk

Elephant Form Ashanti Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The elephant is carved from a single piece of wood - a Classic form. Nicely proportioned and
Category

Vintage 1960s Nigerian Benches

Materials

Wood

Ashanti African Tribal Elephant Stool
Located in London, GB
A very well carved Ashanti/Asante decorative tribal stool in the form of an elephant.
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Thai Kneeling Elephant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Thai hand-carved kneeling wood elephant sits on a custom-made black lacquer stand
Category

Vintage 1940s Thai Animal Sculptures

Antique 19th Century Anglo-Indian Elephant Side Table, circa 1890
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian Elephant side table circa 1890, the heavily carved top comes with
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Side Tables

Materials

Wood

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Wood Carved Elephants For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of wood carved elephants for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct wood carved elephants — often made from wood, hardwood and metal — can elevate any home. Find 357 antique and vintage wood carved elephants at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of wood carved elephants available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Wood carved elephants bearing mid-century modern or folk art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Wood carved elephants have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Gampel-Stoll, Marge Carson and Rajhastani are consistently popular.

How Much are Wood Carved Elephants?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,972, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $2,000,000 highest priced.
Questions About Wood Carved Elephants
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There 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, 2022
    Japanese 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jepara 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 ExpertMay 5, 2023
    A 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, 2024
    To 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, 2021
    The 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, 2022
    In 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, 2022
    Antique 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, 2023
    To 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 ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What 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, 2022
    In 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, 2023
    What 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, 2022
    Carved 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.