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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

African Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye Kwfebe Figural Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
African Congo 20th Century wood Songye Kwfebe plaque carved in flattened figural form with a
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ash

Antique Chinese Carved Gilt Wood Polychrome Decorated Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique Chinese figure, carved from wood and adorned with gilding and polychrome
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Italian Carved Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition considering his age. She is very beautiful. From a significant home in Santa Barbara. Base is 9.5" x 10".
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi Baboon Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
figure (\"Yombe Nkisi Nkonde\") features a composite carved wood figure and monkey skull with attached
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20th Century African Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

19th Century 33" French Articulated Carved Wood Artists Mannequin or Lay Figure
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
33" tall posable, articulated carved wood figure of a male, used for learning figure drawing in art
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Antique Late 19th Century French Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Figure In Carved And Polychromed Wood
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Spanish Colonial wood and polychromed hand carved figure of a Santos or possibly Jesus
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved Ancestor Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Ancestor worship was an integral part of traditional Chinese home life. This carved figure bears
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Primitive Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Vintage Hand-Carved Spanish Wood Figure – Virgin of Montserrat (La Moreneta)
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Black Madonna), one of Spain’s most venerated religious icons. The figure is hand carved in wood and
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Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Thai Asian Large Carved Wood Gilt Lacquer Kneeling Praying Temple Shrine Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
Truly, a wonderful piece. We gravitated towards it upon first sight. Very well done, beautiful detail and coloring. Quite unusual and rare in this pose. Very well preserved. We have ...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Mirror Nkisi Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood 2-headed nail fetish guardian
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi Male Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood male nail fetish guardian figure
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Glass

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Songye 2-Headed Janus Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood Songye 2-headed Janus guardian
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Italian 19th Century Carved Wooden Saint Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice saint figure. Hand carved wood with glass eyes Italy, circa 1800-1850. Weathered, small
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved Jade Figural Sculpture of Laughing Buddha, Budai, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This buddha is in Jade, in, a green color. He is sitted on his wood base. It has been done in
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Jade

19th Century Carved Wooden Figure
Located in Charlottesville, VA
An interesting carved figure with glass eyes. No wings present.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pig Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Add a touch of whimsy to your space with this charming antique carousel figure featuring a carved
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Early 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bambi Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Capture the enchantment of childhood with this delightful antique carousel figure featuring a
Category

Mid-20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Figural Wooden Sculpture by Luigi Conti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful large figural wooden sculpture of three naked entwined women by Luigi Conti. Luigi
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Large Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
‘One who hears the cries of the world.’ The rather androgynous figure is adorned with beaded jewellery
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

African Cameroon 20th Century Carved Wood Beaded Namur Doll Female Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Cameroon 20th Century carved wood Namur female fertility doll in a stylized curved form
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

A Large Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
‘royal ease’, the figure is instead seated in the meditative padmasana, or ‘lotus position’, rendering
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

A Large Chinese Carved Wood Figure of Guanyin, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
enlightenment and crowned with a diadem depicting the Buddha Amitabha, the figure is immediately recognisable as
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

Carved Chinese Figure of Buddha on Carved Base, Signed to the Underside
Located in Miami, FL
carved wood Buddha figure that rests upon a carved wood base. The base doesn't appear to be original. The
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20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Black Forest Carved Seated Bear Figure
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique black forest carved seated bear sculpture An adorable and masterfully hand-carved figure
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African D.R. Congo 20th Century Carved Wood Nkisi 2-Headed Nail Fetish Figure
Located in Queens, NY
African Democratic Republic of the Congo 20th Century carved wood 2-headed nail fetish guardian
Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Figural Nude Bronze, Wrought Iron and Wood Sculpture circa 1960s-1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a vintage figural nude bronze, wrought iron and wood sculpture, circa 1960s-1970s
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Iron

19th Century Dutch Carved Monumental Wood Eagle Figure Seated on a Pedestal
Located in Queens, NY
Continental 19th century Dutch life-sized carved wooden eagle figure with open mouth on square
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Well Carved Folk Art Eagle Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A carved and contrastingly stained wood eagle perched on a tree stump and surveying the
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Hand-Carved Tribal Ancestral Figure with Horsehair Topknot
Located in Pasadena, CA
This striking wooden figure stands tall and elongated, carved with angular limbs and an expressive
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Vintage 1980s Burkinabe Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Jade Turtle Sculpture/Figure With Stand
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a Chinese Jade Turtle Sculpture with stand. It depicts a heavy hand carved translucent light
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Vintage Carved Wood and Poly Chrome Painted Figural Musical Clock Figurine
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage hand carved and hand painted musical clock is unsigned, but presumed to have been made
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

20th Century Tribal Figural Head Bust by David Tennant Hand Carved Ebony Wood
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful 20th Century Tribal David Tennant figural head bust comprised of hand carved ebony wood
Category

20th Century Unknown Tribal Busts

Materials

Wood

Australian Aboriginal Carved Ancestor Figure with Ochre Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hand-carved wood ancestor figure with surface pictorial carving showing kangaroo hunting and
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Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mary, Mother Of God Wooden Carved Holy Figure South Tyrol Italy Baroque
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
South Tyrolean woodcarver, circa 1760 Wood, painted Mary, Mother of God, is missing the fingers of
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1760s Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved Wood Standing Figure of Guanyin in the Ming Dynasty Style
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Chinese carved wood standing figure of Guanyin in the Ming dynasty style, with polychrome
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Carved And Polychrome Figure Of The Young Christ
Located in London, GB
A delightful carved and polychrome figure of the young Christ. From the De Wispelaere workshops in
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Baroque Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Carved Wooden Dog Head Figure with Articulated Mouth
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Hand-Carved Wooden Dog Head with Movable Jaw – Finely crafted from dark hardwood, this
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Figure of a Bishop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage, 18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychromed and Parcel-Gilt, Painted Sculpture of a
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold

African Ebonized Wood Figure of a Rhinoceros
Located in Germantown, MD
Handcrafted African Ebonized Wood Figure of a Rhinoceros. Measures 13.5" in width, 8.5" in depth
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Late 20th Century Zimbabwean Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Hand Crafted Belgian Wood Child.s Horse Figure
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
White painted wood standing horse. Hand carved and well proportioned.
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical hand carved lion statue from Africa. Hand carved by local artisans in East Africa in
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Vintage 1970s North African Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Carved Black Forest Style Cane Stand with Bear Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
figure holding the open oval support for umbrellas and canes. The shaped base with an oval depression in
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20th Century Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Carved Architectural Wooden Figural Plaque, 17th Century
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
hard wood panel is carved in deep relief from three pieces of wood. The three figures could possibly be
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Antique 17th Century European Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wooden Bishop Religious Figure
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely carved wooden Spanish Colonial bishop religious figure with mitre, robe, and metal
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Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Large 19th c. Carved and Painted Carousel Style Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century carousel style carved and painted figure, possibly representing a Turkish male
Category

Antique 19th Century Turkish Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

A late 17th Italian carved limewood figure of Mermaid, circle of Filippo Parodi
Located in PARIS, FR
A late 17th c. Italian carved figure of Mermaid, Circle of Filippo Parodi (Genoa, 1630 – July 22
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Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Teak Chinese Male Figure with Boy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
splits, such as the one down the backside. These do not affect the strength or usability of the figure
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak, Wood

Hand Carved Bear Figure with Glass Eyes, Germany, circa 1930s
Located in Barntrup, DE
hand-carved linden-wood figure of a bear, with glass eyes, highly detailed features, and fur. Germany
Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Carved Giltwood Putti Figure on Stand
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Baroque Carved Giltwood Putti Figure on Stand. The figure is depicted in a dynamic
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Carved Sitting Figure, Circa 1800 – Jesus Child
Located in Hamburg, DE
This finely crafted carved wooden figure from around 1800 showcases exceptional artistry and detail
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Antique Early 1800s German Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Japanese Carved Root Yōkai Figure, Meiji Period
Located in Savannah, GA
A japanese carved root yōkai figure, Meiji Period. 6 inches wide by 5 inches deep by 8 inches
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20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage handsome hand carved male Figure with black pedestal.
By Alba China
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome handcrafted male figure standing on a black pedestal. This hand carved figure is
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

A Small Chinese Carved Timber Polychrome Figure, Ming Dynasty
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Small Chinese Carved Timber Polychrome Figure, Ming Dynasty Provenance: Private Australian
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

j.g. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton Signed a
Located in San Francisco, CA
J..G. Wiggins Folk Art Carved Wood and Painted Figure of George S Patton Signed and Dated 1952
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Vintage 1950s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Temple Guardian in Repose: Thai Carved Ceremonial Figure
Located in New York, NY
This carved wooden sculpture represents a ceremonial temple guardian, designed to protect sacred
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Italian 18th Century Carved Wooden Baroque Arm Of A Saint Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing 18th century carved wooden Baroque arm of a Saint figure. This piece was once part of a
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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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.