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French Egyptian Revival Carved Wood Figure of King Tutankamun
Located in Stamford, CT
A carved standing figure of King Tutankamun wearing the royal headdress topped by the double uraeus
Category

Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 17th Century Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
17th Century carved figure of Guanyin in Rajalalitasana position. Seated on rock with the right
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Moroccan Carved Polychrome Painted Wooden Camel Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
African Art Deco Orientalist figural carving features fine detailing throughout, hand carved, sculpted and
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Extremely Fine Northern European Carved Wood and Polychrome Decorated Figure
Located in North Miami, FL
indicative commonalities of high Baroque sculptures from Austria and Germany in the late 17th and early 18th
Category

Antique 17th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Carved Wood Figural Card Stand, Receiver, Late 18th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Antique Italian carved wood figural card stand or server. Life-sized figure in the form of a young
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Scale 19th Century Guatemalan Carved Wood Diablo (Satyr Figure)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking 19th-century Guatemalan large scale (52 inches tall) carved wood figure of a Diablo or
Category

Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Carved Wood Thai Buddha Figure Kneeling and Praying
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Wood Carving Art Thai Buddha Figure kneeling and praying. Vintage Mid century wood carving
Category

Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Egyptian Carved Sarcophagus Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Egyptian carved and painted life size sarcophagus figure (19/20th Cent)
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Egyptian Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

African 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood Terracotta Seated Female Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Nigeria 20th Century carved wood & terra cotta Yoruba female figure seated on 2 posts, with
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Nigerian 20th-Century Yoruba Carved Wood Figure on Stool
Located in Queens, NY
African Nigeria 20th Century Yoruba carved wood male figure with the head and body wrapped in rope
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

105" Tall Hand Carved Figural Wood Spirit Animals Tree Trunk Totem Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Towering at an awe-inspiring 105 inches—nearly nine feet—this hand-carved totem pole rises with a
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Papua New Guinean Carved Wood and Cowrie Shell Mask / Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Possibly Papua New Guinean carved mask / figure of a face with cowrie shell eyes and tall
Category

20th Century Unknown Other Figurative Sculptures

Idoma Ido Nigerian Carved Wood Figure Of A Seated Female
Located in Dallas, TX
Idoma Ibo Female Figure. Africa, Nigeria 20th century or earlier. A seated female figure on a
Category

Antique Early 1900s Nigerian Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tribal Figural Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage carved figure of a male dancer with cross hatched ear design
Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Burmese Mandalay carved wood figure of the standing Buddha
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Burmese Mandalay carved wood figure of the standing Buddha on a square base, the left hand is in
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century European Polychrome Carved Wood Figure of a Dickensian Character
Located in Southall, GB
An extremely fine European polychrome carved wood figure of a Dickensian character, circa 1900. In
Category

Antique 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Gabon 20th Century Carved Wood Fang Male Reliquary Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Gabon 20th Century carved wood Fang male reliquary guardian figure representing the Byeri
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

19th Century Italian Carved Wood Figural Group of Mother and Child
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th century Italian carved wood figural group of mother and child lovely old patina.
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Indian Carved Wood Mogul Standing Figure with Extended Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large early 1900s wooden Mogul standing figure with extended arm, from India. This wooden Mogul
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Angola 20th Century Carved Wood Chokwe Ancestor Chibinda Ilunga Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Angola 20th carved wood Century Chokwe Ancestor Chibinda Ilunga figure (the hero Chibinda
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

BLACK FOREST 1900 Germany-Swiss Carved Wood Nutcracker Old Gnome Figure
By Black Forest
Located in Miami, FL
A folk-art nutcracker carved in oak wood. This is an elusive antique black forest nutcracker
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Black Forest Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Nigeria Mid-Century Carved Wood Yoruba Seated Female Fertility Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Nigeria Mid-Century carved wood Yoruba female figure seated on a post with incised coiffed
Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Middle Eastern Egyptian 20th Century Carved Wood Mami Wata Standing Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Egyptian 20th Century carved and painted wood Mami Wata figure in realistic form
Category

20th Century African Moorish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Diviner Seated Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Ivory Coast 20th Century carved wood Baule seated male trance diviner figure with incised
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ivory

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Baule Mbra Monkey Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Ivory Coast 20th Century carved wood Baule Mbra monkey figure, seated with a string
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ivory

Vintage Hand-Carved Wood Popeye Figure with Original Paint Surface
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage popeye figure. Hand-carved wood with amazing alligatored paint surface complete with anchor
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

17th Century Carved Wood Silver Gilt Polychrome Figure of Saint John
Located in Vero Beach, FL
, Germany. The superbly carved and highly decorated slender figure, in an elegant and balanced posture with
Category

Antique 17th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

African Togo 20th Century Carved Wood Legba Aja Figure on Stand
Located in Queens, NY
African Togo 20th Century carved wood Legba Aja (goddess of healing, herbs & knowledge) figure in a
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Beads

18th Century Hand-Carved Jichi Wood Guanyin Figure
Located in New York, NY
Jichi wood, the sculpture offers a wonderfully aged skein, which both testifies to its antique age as
Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure Depicting Baby Jesus
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting an extraordinary 18th-century Italian carved wood and polychromed figure, capturing the
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

African Nigeria 20th Century Carved Wood Igbo Female Village Guardian Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Nigeria 20th Century carved wood Igbo female village guardian painted white with green
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint

1950s French Wooden Female Sculpture – Expressive Carved Figure with Draped Skir
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
sculpture, carved female figure, vintage wooden statue, expressive figurative carving, patinated wood decor
Category

Vintage 1950s French Brutalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1950s Spanish Hand Carved and Painted Giltwood Romanesque Sculpture Figure
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Spanish hand carve and painted giltwood Romanesque sculpture figure.
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved Root Deity Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (19th Cent) carved root figure of a standing Deity
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Polychrome Antique Carved Life Size Wood Female Figure, Europe, c. 1880 s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Rare life size hand carved wooden woman figure / statue. Beautifully and intricately hand carved
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ming Dynasty Carved Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Marvel at the exquisite artistry of this carved wood Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644) ancestor
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Indonesian Balinese Javanese Carved Temple Deer Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
was carved from a single solid piece of tropical wood, almost certainly an architectural ornament
Category

Antique 19th Century Indonesian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Antler

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Italian Carved-Wood Statue of Male Figure holding a Basket, Mid 20th
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood male figure from the mid 20th century. This vintage carved-wood statue from
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Carved Wood Female Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
figures Chi ware is associated with agriculture. This female example is a strong and striking figure with
Category

Antique Early 1900s Malian Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
triangular motif with large curved spiral carved horns and allover chip-carved surface.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Malian Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Extraordinary Carved Hindu Figural Sculpture with Krishna and Arjuna in The Triu
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large scale carved wood sculpture with extraordinary detail. The entire piece represents Krishna
Category

20th Century Indian Agra Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th-20th Century Renaissance Carved Wood Judica Figure of Michelangelo s Moses
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large continental 19th-20th century Renaissance revival carved walnut judica figure of
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Wood Black Forest Brienz Carved Figural Gnome Nutcracker German Antique, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1930s Black Forest Brienz wood carved Nutcracker in form of a Gnome. Nice addition to
Category

Vintage 1930s German Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome-Decorated Carved Wood Figure of a Bodhisattva
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese polychrome-decorated carved wood figure of a Bodhisattva Standing regally with her hands
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

20th C. Thai Temple Buddhist Hand Carved Terracotta Figural Sculpture Statue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
20th C. Thai Temple Buddhist Hand Carved Terracotta Figural Sculpture Statue. Item featured is a
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Leti Ancestor Figure in Patinated Hand-Carved Wood – Tribal Art from Indonesia
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This Leti ancestor statue, hand-carved from patinated wood, originates from the small Indonesian
Category

20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

c. 1800, Carved Chinese Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant, turn-of-the-19th century, hand-carved, fully finished polychrome and parcel gilt statue
Category

Antique Early 1800s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Articulated Carved Wood Artists Mannequin or Lay Figure
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco articulated, carved wood figure of a person. Know as artists' mannequins or lay figures
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

An Important Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Important Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: A
Category

Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Togo / Benin Coast 20th Century Carved Wood Mami Wata Standing Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Togo / Benin Coast 20th Century carved and painted wood Mami Wata figure, in cylindrical
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint

Wood Black Forest Brienz Carved Figural Gnome Nutcracker German Antique, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s Black Forest Brienz wood carved Nutcracker in form of a Gnome. Nice addition to
Category

Antique Early 1900s German Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Carved Figure
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century Chinese carved figure. While this sculpture may be small it isn't lacking in its
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

American Painted Carved Wood Figural Statue of General Santa Anna, Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
American painted and carved wood figural statue of General Santa Anna in full military dress attire
Category

Antique 1840s American American Empire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Spanish Latin Polychromed Carved Wood Figure Madonna and Child Statue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 32" Spanish Latin Polychromed Carved Wood Figure Depicting Madonna and Child. Item features
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Carved Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Finely carved with a lot of character.
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994
By Tom Cramer
Located in Miami, FL
Tom Cramer Primitive American Folk Art Carved Figural Totem Sculpture 1994 Offered for sale is a
Category

Late 20th Century American Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

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Wood Carved Figural Sculpture For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of wood carved figural sculpture on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, paint and metal. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each piece of wood carved figural sculpture bearing Folk Art, Baroque or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. Interi, Baule Tribe and Brian Stanziale each produced at least one beautiful item from our selection of wood carved figural sculpture that is worth considering.

How Much is a Wood Carved Figural Sculpture?

Prices for a piece of wood carved figural sculpture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $150 and can go as high as $156,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,689.
Questions About Wood Carved Figural Sculpture
  • 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
    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.