Burl Sculptures and Carvings

3-557 Large red painted Barrel footed plant stand with brass banding Inside diameter 15.5".

A finely carved soap stone sculpture of a wise ancient with a dragon on his shoulder standing on a braun soap stone base. In fine original conditi...

An incredible 19th century Japanese Wabi Sabi burl wood dai with a perfect circular recessed tray, once used to display an object of beauty, but perfect today for catching your keys ...

An unusual Japanese carved wood, lacquer, and gilt decorated portrait sculpture of a shogun, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan. The unidentified shogun (possibly Tokugawa Iey...

Stunning and unique pair of matching horse sculptures. With a combined experience of almost 30 years in the antiques trade, we were thrilled to once again find beautifully hand-crafted and decorative antiques that we had never seen before. From the density and the weight we can see and feel that these highly decorative horse sculptures are made of a tropical hardwood. Like, for example, with antique mirror frames or church sculptures these horses too were first covered with a mixture of chalk and glue so that the paint would hold longer. And, as so often is the case with antiques, the colors that were used for painting these horses are so much more beautiful than anything you find in this day and age that they truly are an absolute joy to look at. From the colors, the wear, the materials and the techniques that were used to create these horses we can see that these are 19th century antiques. However and unfortunately we lack the knowledge to be able to tell you from which country these highly decorative and sizeable works of art originate. We just can't find matching style horse sculptures anywhere on the worldwide web. They could be Chinese or Nepalese, but they could also be Persian or Arabian. We just have not been able to find out. What we do know is that they are definitely antique, they are in beautiful condition (with some wear, consistent with their age), they are highly decorative, probably unique and they have a look and feel that will instantly change the atmosphere of the room they are in. Mind you, our sharp price for this wonderful pair of horse sculptures...

This petite footed basin carved of solid limestone was likely once used in the courtyard of a wealthy Qing-dynasty home. Unusual decorative elements elevate...

A sublime Chinese carved boxwood figure of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, called Guanyin in Chinese, mid-Qing dynasty. The an...

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An antique, hand-carved burl bowl with its original surface. Slightly out-of-round. Possibly European in origin, circa 19th century.

Kokeshi or Kokashi doll handmade by Japanese artisans from wood. The dolls have a simple trunk as a body and an enlarged head. One characteristic of Kokeshi dolls is their lack of arms and legs. signed underneath as follow. Kokashi Doll Kegon Waterfall Japan 1987. Kokeshi (???, ???), are simple wooden Japanese dolls with no arms or legs that have been crafted for more than 150 years as a toy for...

Japanese doll called Kokeshi of the early 20th century. Provenance from the northern Japan. Dolls shapes and patterns are particular to a certain area and are classified under elev...

Japanese hand carved and painted wood mask of Tengu, the legendary Japanese folk religion creature. Traditionally depicted as a human-bird of prey hy...