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Material: Hardwood
Group of Three Large Scale Carved Teak South Asian Musician Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A set of three large heavy carved teak musician figures. All are seated in elegant dance- like poses and wear local style loincloths, neck torques and anklets. One plays a stringed i...
Category

20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Lobi Stool by Sikire Kembire
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare stool from the renowned carver Sikire Kembere of the Lobi people of Burkina Faso . The stool is in the traditional form of three legs and Janus heads one male and...
Category

1930s Burkinabe Tribal Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Dogon Finely carved Door with Lock, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
A beautiful example of a Dogon, hardwood grain door still equipped with its lock and engraved with a sober decoration in connection with the Dogon cosmogony. Beginning of the 20th ce...
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Senoufo Ivory Coast Kpelié Initiation Dance Mask, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
A strikingly darkly patinated and geometrically inscribed ritual mask made by the Senoufo people of the Ivory Coast. This delicately carved mask, with its characteristic arched eyebr...
Category

Early 20th Century Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

1940 s - 1950 s Zulu Milk Pail ( Ithunga ), South Africa
Located in London, GB
This early-twentieth-century tall, narrow vessel, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, would have traditionally served as a milk pail. Known as an 'ithunga', the vessel exhibits ...
Category

Early 20th Century South African Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

E.S. Ritchie Söns Boston Brass Compass on Teak Socket
Located in Vienna, AT
E.S. Ritchie & Sons, Boston. Patinated brass nighthouse on solid lacquered teak plinth. Transport box for compass, included. Measures: H. 106 cm. Ø. 31 cm....
Category

1920s American Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Sculptural Downton Abbey Laundry Pincers
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of over-scale laundry pincers used at the turn of the century by a laundress in a great country house like that depicted in Downton Abbey for remo...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Sycamore

Midcentury American Craft Artisan Hand Carved Bowl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Unusual and highly figurative hand carved artisan bowl, mid-20th century, American. This one of a kind hand carved bowl is made from a single large pi...
Category

1950s American Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Batak Tribe Ceremonial Bowl from Jackfruit Wood, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Batak tribe ceremonial bowl from jackfruit wood, early 20th century. The Batak Tribes are ethnic groups predominantly found in North Sumatra, Indonesia....
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Teak Burl Wood Bowl from Java, Indonesia, Late 19th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A teak burl wood bowl crafted on the island of Java, Indonesia. The bowl was cut from a much larger slab of burl wood and maintains an organic shape and natural texture. It has aged ...
Category

Late 19th Century Indonesian Other Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Large Teak Wood Bowl from Java, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A large teak wood bowl crafted on the island of Java, Indonesia. The bowl was cut from a much larger slab of teak wood and maintains an organic shape and ...
Category

Early 1900s Indonesian Other Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Traditional Hardwood Crocodile Carving, Nigeria, cira 1970s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Decorative Folk Art hand-carved hardwood crocodile, with lots of details in the carving. Nigeria, circa 1970s.
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Batak Tribe Wood Ceremonial Bowl, Sumatra, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Batak tribe wood ceremonial bowl, early 20th century Dimensions: Diameter 56cm x height 24cm.
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Mid-20th Century Makonde Black Madonna, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century African Madonna comes from the Makonde culture, in the Matwara region of southern Tanzania. The Madonna figure exhibits a graceful, serene facial express...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Beautiful 19th Century Apache Figurative Olla Shaped Basket
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Apache figural basketry olla with seven dogs on shoulder. After an olla was filled to the brim with wild grass seeds such as chia or amaranth, or domestic plant products like corn or...
Category

Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Other

Javanese Solid Teak Storage Box with Engravings Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This teak storage box comes for the Island of Java, Indonesia. Dating to the Mid-20th Century it was crafted from a single block of teak. It features ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Burmese Temple Carving, Polychrome Monkey and Elephant
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Burmese Temple Carving, Polychrome Monkey and Elephant This very ancient carving is part of a larger piece, the paint has a dusty slightly chalky finish with bright colours. The ca...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Sunda Islands Sumbawa Sumba Tibor Iron Wood Shaman Dukun Guardian Door, Oceania
Located in Reutlingen, DE
Old, heavy hand-carved entrance door of a shaman / healer / magician (“Dukun”) from the Sunda Islands, crafted from dense ironwood. This remarkable piece shows a strong visual and s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Organic Teakwood Abstract Standing Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artist unknown, 1960’s. Abstract sculpture with biomorphic form carved from a solid piece of teakwood. Mounted on on a a teakwood base. Newly restored, in excellent condition
Category

1960s Unknown Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Vintage Solid Teak Wood Bowl from Java, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A solid teak wood bowl crafted on the island of Java from a slad of burl wood. The bowl features polished finish and is very solid with a think basin and walls. The bowl was cut from...
Category

Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Rare and Unique Modern Craftsman / Adirondack Twig Writing Desk
Located in New York, NY
A rare, unique neo-primitive /modern craftsman desk attributed to Lee Fountain (1869-1941) and composed of a base of interwoven twigs supporting a top in cherry. Drawer has a twig ha...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Twig, Cherry

Boxwood folk art stick depicting a man with snake and lizard, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art stick: single branch of naturally growing boxwood, punctuated by a series of carvings with different subjects, depicting a snake wrapping around the cane and a lizard, the f...
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Boxwood

1940 s - 1950 s Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, from the Pare culture in Tanzania, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, sh...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Duckweed Green Creel
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Native center opening creel made of split willow. We assume sold to a fisherman, he painted. Measures: 9" x 13" x 8" H. Period: 19th century Origin: Northeast Size: 9" x 13" x 8" ...
Category

Early 19th Century American Native American Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Dinka Club
By Hassan Rahimi
Located in Glasgow, GB
A very fine Club from the Dinka people of Sudan . A club of this quality was a prize possesion of a Dinka Warrior. Carved from very dense wood ansd striated in classic Dinka form. S...
Category

Late 19th Century Sudanese Tribal Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Small 19th Century French Elm Bowl
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small 19th century French Elm bowl. Lovely grain and patina.
Category

Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Elm

Maidu Basketry Bowl, 1910-1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maidu basketry bowl 1910 - 1920 Willow and Devil's Claw Measures: 3.25 inches H. x 10.25 inches L. x 7.25 W. This basket appears in excellent original unrestored condition.
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Dogon Tribe Hardwood Carved Rhythm Pounder from Mali, Africa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Museum quality Dogon tribe ironwood percussion pounder reportedly collected from a Tellem cave in the Bandiagara Escarpment in Mali. Collected in the late 1970’s with approximate age...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Colonial Police Officer Bust
Located in Glasgow, GB
A very rare bust of a Colonial Officer from the Makonde people of Mozambique. The carving of a Colonial Officer is of exceptional quality. Dating from the early 20th century and carv...
Category

Early 1900s Mozambican Tribal Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique boxwood Art Nouveau corkscrew, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Art Nouveau corkscrew made of hand carved boxwood, depicting plant branches enveloping the knob with brass flowers at either end of the T. The corkscrew worm is made of iron ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Early 20th Century Shona Female Caryatid Stool, Zimbabwe
Located in London, GB
Supporting the flat, circular seat of this early twentieth-century stool from the Shona culture in Zimbabwe is a figurative sculpture of a sturdy-bodied female. The figure is depicte...
Category

Early 20th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Antique French Dressing Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of primitive Country French Dressing Chairs. Time-softened hardwood frames with curved flat crest rails on the tall shaped slat backs...
Category

19th Century European French Provincial Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Cane, Hardwood

Emil Milan 1981 Cherry Wood Triple Bird Sculpture Thompson PA Studio Craft
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare form. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed, Date with Location.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Cherry

Bambara Granary Door Lock in the Form of a Crocodile, Mali
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile, a symbol of protection in the Bambara culture. The crocodile-shaped door lock, ad...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Wooden Lay Figure or Mannequin
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional small Wooden Artist Mannequin Model from Italy, 19 th Century, very fine sculpting of the body and features of the face, polychrome rests of painting of the male face, wa...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Large 2002 Peter Petrochko Signed Amorphic Bowl of Layered Hickory
Located in Morristown, NJ
A Peter Petrochko amorphic bowl of layered hickory, signed and dated 2002 underneath. From the "Tent Series'. Bending notions of traditional vessel ...
Category

Early 2000s American Organic Modern Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hickory

19th Century Scale Boat Hull Model Line Plans Naval Sailor Maritime Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interesting scale model hull of a vessel with its original line plans. The boat has its original painted exterior, and appears to be complete. The plans are dated but unfortunate...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Nepalese Sandalwood Buddha Tree, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The sculpture, expertly carved from fragrant Nepalese sandalwood, stands as a testament to the rich tradition of wood carving in Nepal. The medium itself adds a sensory dimension to ...
Category

20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Sandalwood

Antique Hand-Turned Olive Wood Plate Rack with Finial Detailing, 19th Century
Located in Northport, MI
A rare and exquisitely crafted 19th-century olive wood plate rack, showcasing meticulous hand-turning and richly detailed spindle work. This sculptural piece features a rhythmic arra...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Olive

Mid-Century Modern Large Driftwood Carved Marine Dolphin Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful hardwood drift wood art. Miami Dolphins collector's dream!
Category

Mid-20th Century American Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Georgian Satinwood Sewing Box circa 1825 with Lock and Key
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Refitted Georgian satinwood four footed sewing wood box with working lock and key, circa 1825.
Category

1820s Georgian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Satinwood

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture depicts a mother, crowned with a sweeping double-parted coiffure, holding her child at her side. Multiple strands of glass b...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

Dated 1932 Norwegian hand-crafted birch wood jug / tankard, Baroque style
Located in Skien, NO
Primitive antique/semi-antique tankard in birchwood from Norway. Handcrafted in 1932 with a unique pattern, intricately decorated around the entire body and lid with hand-carved Ba...
Category

1930s Norwegian Baroque Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Birch, Nutwood

Mid-Twentieth Century Headrest in Animal-Like Form
Located in London, GB
This large mid-twentieth century headrest, carved from a single piece of wood, comes from the Dinka culture in South Sudan. With multiple upright supports, the headrest displays a wo...
Category

Mid-20th Century South Sudanese Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Tribal Wooden mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
A tribal Wooden mask from Papua New Guinea, Sepik region, good patina and wear of the mask, the mask is decorated with small shells and shell parts, powerful object
Category

1970s Asian Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Folk art walking stick depicting the head of a man, USA 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: one piece of fruitwood depicting the head of a man. United States of America circa 1880.
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique carpet beater, heart-shape, United Kingdom, late 1800s.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique carpet beater, to remove dust from carpets, heart-shaped in heavy twisted metal wire, with double connection (from and) through the mesh to obtai...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Metal

South African Tribal Carved Wooden Figure of Naked Lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
South African Tribal carved wooden figure of naked lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s.
Category

1960s South African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Trade sign for a wine shop: three bottles with french label wine, France 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A trade sign for the window of a wine shop, depicting three bottles with the label of French wines: Chateau Santenay, Chateau Ponsac, Chateau Ermitage. Made of carved solid fruitwood...
Category

1950s French Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

Antique Folk Art Carved Wooden Sculpture of the Old Grand Dad Whiskey Logo
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Folk Art carved wooden sculpture is initialed on the base, but the artist is unknown. It is presumed this carving was done in the United States in 1945 in a Folk Art sty...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Rustic Handcrafted European Wooden Folk Art Sculpture, Baby Seat
Located in Madrid, ES
Called a ¨Taca-taca" in Spanish, this handmade combination baby seat and walker from the early part of the 20th century is a fine example of rustic ingenuity and craftsmanship. Much ...
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Mannekin Head
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century French mannekin head in beech with original polychrome remains.
Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Beech

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket becomes a truly beautiful statement. The artisan’s mastery is evident in thi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Willow, Fabric

A French Baker’s Wooden Bread Paddle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A French Baker’s Wooden Bread Paddle This is a piece of French history, it is a beech Bread paddle used for moving the dough into and the bread or pizza out of a wood fired bread oven...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Beech

Pair of Scottish Ram in Polychrome Wood, 19 Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb pair of rams in polychrome carved wood from Scotland-19th century Very elegant and unique pair of rams which are almost carved at life size which come from a Manor in Scotl...
Category

19th Century Scottish Folk Art Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A whimsical and intriguing headrest carved from a single piece of hardwood in the form of an anteater. The curved back of the animal would have supported the neck and displays a wonderfully warm patina from tribal use. The anteater's over sized head has been carved in a charming manner. Found in Sumatra, but most likely traded from Irian Jaya.
Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century Dimension: Height: 12 cm Diameter: 4 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category

19th Century European Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Lake Sentani Carved Feasting Platter
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved festival feasting platter. One end featuring a long billed water bird head. The exterior carved with a traditional complex interlocking motif. The interior plain and di...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Apache Basketry Tray with 12 Point Star Design, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apache basketry tray with 12 point star design 1900 Willow and Devil's claw Measures: 2.50 inches Height. x 10 inches in Diameter An excellent e...
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Scottish Ram in Polychrome Wood, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb polychrome carved wooden ram from Scotland-19th century Very elegant and surprising ram which is almost carved at life size which comes from a Manor in Scotland. Uncommon ...
Category

19th Century Scottish Folk Art Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

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