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Vintage 1950s Malagasy Hand-Carved Ebony Wood Sculpture – Woman Figure - 2Y414
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This is a vintage Malagasy hand-carved sculpture from the 1950s-1960s, depicting a standing woman
Category

Vintage 1950s Antiquities

Materials

Rosewood

Decorative African Wooden Sculpture, Mid Century, Handcrafted in the 1940-50s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful hand carved wood sculpture / figure. Made in Africa in the 1940-50s,. Bought from a
Category

Mid-20th Century African Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid Century, Decorative African Wooden Sculpture, Made in the 1940-50s
Located in Odense, DK
A beautiful hand carved wood sculpture / figure. Made in Africa in the 1940-50s,. Bought from a
Category

Mid-20th Century African Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th/19th Century Carved Painted Limewood Christ Child Altar Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A superb antique European hand-carved and painted limewood Santo altar figure. Born in Europe in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

Senufo Figure African Sculpture
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Dogon Tribe Double Ancestor Figure Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
female surmounted by a male Ancestor Figure lifting an offering to the sky. Powerfully carved and in all
Category

20th Century Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Decorative Folk Art Carving of a Human
Located in Odense, DK
Fine hand carved Scandinavian wood sculpture / figure. Made by an unknown carpenter in 1960s
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood, Wood

Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic old piece, retaining some of the original painted surface. Art from the Cameroon tribes played a great role in influencing and inspiring the German Expressionists. Though ...
Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Modern Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

17th Century Spanish Wooden Crucifix Figure Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Spanish wooden crucifix figure sculpture.
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Spanish Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Pair Monumental Figural Supports Columns Sculptures Representing Atlas Hercules
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two carved of oak columns or pedestals, each of a muscular male figure, representing Atlas or
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Wood

American Eagle Hand Carved Seri Ironwood Bookends 1960
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
beautiful design decorative bird eagle sculptures. Set of 2 carved wood figure of an Eagle sculptures from
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Bookends

Materials

Wood

The Magician Wood Carved Figural Sculpture by Floyd Shaman
By Floyd Shaman
Located in Dallas, TX
Titled the Magician, this unique sculpture is made entirely of laminated wood and then hand carved
Category

1990s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Carved Wood Blackamoor Figure
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Unusual large carved wood figure with dark stained finish. This would make a great console table.
Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Late 18th Century Indian Polychrome Carved Wood Figural Sculpture
Located in Pasadena, CA
An Indian polychromed carved wood figural sculpture of a couple. North India, Circa 18th Century
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th Century Carved Wood Smiling Buddha Figure Sculpture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A wood carved sculpture depicting a seated smiling Buddha. Unsigned, artist unknown. Carved from a
Category

Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Old Wise Man Antique Handmade Carved Wood Figure Asian Traditional Art Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
Carved wood Old Wise Man handmade figure. Antique Asian sculpture full of tradition and mysticism
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Busts

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Panel of Religious Figure
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well carved in relief, a religious figure, hands clasped , wearing what appears to be a habit. The
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century British Renaissance Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Figure IV, Wood Sculpture by Nairi Safaryan
By Nairi Safaryan
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
Each stunning piece is hand carved to the limits of the wood's capacity by combining technical
Category

2010s American Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique French Carved Wood Polychrome Figure
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hutton-Clarke Antiques is delighted to present an exquisite Antique Carved Walnut Polychrome Figure
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Fruitwood

19th century Chinese carved wood figure
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Chinese figure in a seated ancestral pose, made of carved wood and paint
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Sculptures

Early Carved Wood Cross and Figure
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
carved oak religious figural scene
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Old Wise Man Antique Handmade Carved Wood Figure Asian Traditional Art Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
Carved wood Old Wise Man handmade figure. Antique Asian sculpture full of tradition and mysticism
Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

German Carved Wood Figure, circa 1930
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Carved wood figure of a child holding a bouquet of flowers, Germany, circa 1930. Measures: Height
Category

Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Hemba Carved Wood Male Ancestor Figure
Located in Cambridge, MA
A hand-carved wood singiti or ancestor figure from the Hemba people, Democratic Republic of Congo
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Burmese Mandalay Carved Wood Standing Buddha Figure
Located in New York, NY
Burmese Mandalay carved wood figure of the standing Buddha on a square base, the left hand is in
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Burmese British Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Carved Wood Figure Of Seated Kannon
Located in Wilton, CT
Extremely Handsome Carved Wood Figure of Kannon (Guanyin) Seated in Royal Ease (lalitasana) on a
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

Female Nude Figure Bust Wood Carving 1960s sculpture
Located in Gravesend, GB
Excellent Classic Carving of Female Nude Pose Incredible detail, great scale. Unsigned. From around 1960s
Category

Vintage 1960s European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Wood Carved Figure of Poseidon
Located in Nashville, TN
Beautiful 18th Century Wood Carved Figure of Poseidon. Poseidon was the Olympian god of the sea
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th C Carved Figure
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Carved religious figure of a man with glass eyes Well carved detail and paint. Maybe a santos
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Figure
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 19th century Southern Italian figure carved from fruitwood. Completely original and in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

Japanese Carved Figure
Located in Stamford, CT
A carved Japanese carved wooden figure of the wind god, Fujin one of the eldest Shinto gods
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood and Cast Metal African Woman Figure
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Papaikou, HI
A very nicely carved and lyrical figure of an African woman done very much in the style of
Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Easter Island Carved Figure
Located in Hershey, PA
Large hard wood carved Easter Island carved wood figure with custom ebonized colored oak custom
Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Wood

20th Century Italian Carved Wood Figure of Boy with Serving Tray
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century Italian carved wood figure statue of boy with serving tray Measures: Base 13.5" W
Category

20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Artist Mannequin circa 1900 Antique Carved Wood Lay Figure
Located in Newtown, CT
Hand carved wood artists mannequin or lay figure made circa 1900. These were used by artists to
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century European Polychrome Carved Wood Figure of a Dickensian Character
Located in London, 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

Kwere Miniature Figure, "Mwana Hiti", Carved Wood, Kwere People, Tansania, 20th
Located in Basel, BS
figure stands alone without a base. Carved in wood. Figures called "mwana hiti" were lovingly cared
Category

Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Qing Dynasty Painted and Carved Wood Deity Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
This male figures wears a hat of interlocking braided ribbons and a dragon and the robes of a member of the Imperial Court.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures

Carved Rabbit Carousel Figure
Located in Summerland, CA
Circa 1915 Unknown carver Hand carved rabbit from a New England children's carousel. Hand blown
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Blown Glass

Colonial Carved Wood and Polychrome Figure of a Bishop
By Carver s Guild
Located in San Francisco, CA
The bearded Bishop wearing the traditional red miter and trimmed red robe, standing in slight contrapposto with arms outstretched before him, raised on a square base.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Brazilian Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

French Carved Walnut Ecclesiastical Figure
Located in Houston, TX
French carved walnut ecclesiastical figure in excellent condition.
Category

Antique 18th Century French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Carved and Painted Figure dressed in silks
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Wonderful, Whimsical Wood Figure of a Man, Dressed in Silks, with a Jaunty Plumed Hat and Broad
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Silk

Large Carved Male Figure, 18th Century
Located in Houston, TX
Large hand-carved standing figure of a mustached man with raised hand and pouch on his belt. He has
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved, Articulated figure of a Man
Located in Essex, MA
Wonderful carved full-bodied figure of a man, with articulated arms and hands. Traces of original
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Spanish Polychromed Wood Figure of a Saint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Saint Gregory or Saint Sylvestre A vigorous figure, half life size, standing in rigid
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Sculptures

Materials

Wood

20th century hand carved wooden figure
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage early 20th century hand carved wooden figure of a Renaissance courtier is truly unique
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique South Indian Carved Wood Bull Figure of Hindu Deity Nandi
Located in New York, NY
South Indian carved wood sculpture depicting the Hindu deity of Nandi, a recumbent black bull
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Northern Italian Carved Figure of a Blackamoor, 19th century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Smoking a hookah and seated on a pillow
Possibly Turin
Early 19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Black Forest Finely Carved Linden Wood Figure of a Chamois
Located in Suffolk, GB
A late 19th century black forest finely carved linden wood figure of a chamois depicted on
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Hardwood Bust of a Male Figure
Located in New York, NY
Depicting a male figure with closed eyes mounted to an acrylic base.
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Busts

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood

20th Century Oriental Figure Sculpture in Malachite
Located in PALERMO, IT
Valuable sculpture depicting an oriental figure. Made from a single block of flowery malachite
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Malachite

20th Century Carved Native American Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century carved Native American figure.
Category

20th Century Native American Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Venetian Carved and Polychrome Blackamoor Figure
Located in Miami, FL
Venetian carved and polychrome Blackamoor figure draped in typical costume raising a tazza for a
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Moorish Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th-20th Century Thai Carved and Painted Temple Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-20th century Thai carved and painted temple figure.
Category

20th Century Thai Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Amyas Naegele Young Female Sukuma Figure in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Amyas Naegele Young Female Sukuma Figure in Wood Young female Sukuma figure wearing a leather
Category

Vintage 1950s Tanzanian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Large Scale Wooden Figure, 1960s
Located in Budapest, HU
Hand carved large scale wooden figure, signed, in original condition, from the 1960s.
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Limewood Figure of St Catherine of Alexandria, 17th Century
Located in Salisbury, GB
Carved limewood figure of St. Catherine of Alexandria, possibly German, 17th century.
Category

Antique 17th Century German 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.