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Period: 20th Century
Early 20th Century Wooden Foundry "Y" Pipe Mold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th Century Wooden Foundry "Y" Pipe Mold Great original patina. Perfect to hang on a wall if your first or last name starts with a "Y". This piece will add interest to a...
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American Industrial Antique 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Terracotta Tikar Figurine - Maison Dieu - Cameroon
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Terracotta Tikar Figurine - Maison Dieu - Cameroon primitive art - tribal art - Africa Measures : 15.5cmx9cm H:26.5cm Material : Terracotta Wear consistent with age and use.
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Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Postmodern Pottery French Horn Steve Smeed 1997
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Whimsical pottery French Horn by Steve Smeed 1997. Steve Smeed has made a variety of unusual and sometimes whimsical bugles. They are instruments of a combination of extruded, slab-...
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American Post-Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

English Folk Art Church Model
Located in London, GB
Folk Art Church Model We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-20th Century folk-art church model. Built from scratch using various material...
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British Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Handmade Folk Art Articulated Wooden Figure, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting wooden mid-century Folk-Art human form from the American east coast. Teaching model illustrating how to properly life a heavy item. Handmade from pine and chipboard with ...
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Conical Hat Mornington Island, Queensland Australia Woven Fiber on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century woven fiber and palm leaf conical hat with two vertical painted stripes on the front, from Mornigton Island, Queensland, Austral...
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Australian Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Organic Material

Early Yoruba Wood Circular Divination Board Face Figures, Early 20th C round
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very early large Yoruba divination board, a classic form round board with face at top, figures, couples, snakes, cowrie shells and other items around the edge of the board. Heavy wood, early 20th century, Nigeria. Areas of erosion, old insect damage and wear in center from traditional use. Provenance: ex - Mereidi Singer Stoli collection, ex Lempertz Auction 2019 With small metal stand...
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Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Oaxaca Wood Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpture Signed By Pepe Santiago
Located in Tampa, FL
A striking example of traditional Oaxacan folk art, this hand carved and hand painted wood sculpture is signed by renowned artisan Pepe Santiago. Dating to the 1970s, the work exempl...
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Mexican Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Light Wood Yam Mask Elegant Flame Shaped Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik light wood yam mask. Elegant flame shaped form, old, oxidized wood with black accents, traces of yellow and white pigments. Small...
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Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop in the Style of Walter Von Neesen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous screeching black cat door stop in iron & steel. Stylized in the manner of Walter Von Neesen for Chase. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Steel, Iron

Bidjogo / Yaka style African Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
The most important event in the Yaka ceremonial cycle is the initiation of young boys into adulthood. To mark the end of the educational period, festivities are held in which the ini...
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Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn, Textile, Raffia, Wood

Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved Wood and Bottlecap Snake on Octagonal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art snake made from naturally aged/rusted bottle caps stacked and strung on wire to mimic the reptile's sinuous form (ca. 1920s/30s, USA). Features hand-carved/painted wooden he...
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Unique and Extraordinary Ceramic Sink by Michelle Hartmann, "Les 2 Potiers"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unique and extraordinary ceramic sink by Michelle Hartmann (Born in 1936) "Michell" . "Les 2 Potiers". Perfect original conditions, circa 1970-...
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French Beaux Arts 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Jaguar Wood Figure Found in Chilapa, Guerrero, Southern México, ca. 1940
By NONO
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
This vintage hand carved and hand painted Tiger, is presumed to have been made in or near Chilapa, Guerrero in circa 1940 in a Folk Art style. The carving has been made in a naive st...
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Mexican Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Native American Indian Iron Wood Carving Chief Bull Aparoke by Artist Bruce Law
Located in Tustin, CA
"Chief Bull Aparoke" is a legendary work of art from renowned Arizona Native American artist, Bruce Law. Hand-carved from a solid trunk of a rough-hewn Ironwood tree, Chief Bull Aparoke's polished, deeply lined, life size face emerges to evoke the spirit of a stoic Indian Chief who has seen much hardship. Brass plaque beneath the face reads, "Chief Bull Aparoke Sculpture Bruce Law" and has a carved mark of two intersecting bent arrows. Measures: 16.5" high x 11" wide x 11 deep. Weighs 27 pounds. Bruce Law grew up in Phoenix, and now resides in New River, Arizona. Collectors of Bruce’s work include the honorable Barry Goldwater...
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American Native American 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Carved Walking Cane, Snakes and Fish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Folk Art carved walking cane with hand, 2 snakes and fish. Cane measures 7" wide, 7" deep and 38.25" high.
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Whimsical Folk Art Painted Lady Liberty Political Figure
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Whimsical hand made carved wood and painted folk art hanging liberty figure.
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Tall Teak Wood Asian Folk Art Sculpture of Elderly Man
Located in Evergreen, CO
Carved from a substantial piece of teak, this masterpiece is nearly 3 and a half feet tall. It features an elderly, bearded man carrying a bowl of food, possibly noodles, with two ma...
Category

Asian Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak

Carved Stone Cockatoo Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Carved stone cockatoo sculpture caught in the action of landing on an amethyst geode. Featuring a lofty combination of colors and textures with an u...
Category

Brazilian Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Crystal

Unique Sculpted Wooden Artwork
Located in Nijlen, BE
This beautiful craftwork by an unknown creator is a beautiful interplay of three-dimensional cubes in recycled wood. The sculpted cubes stand on a wooden plate. Earthy warm color to...
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French Minimalist Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

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 recent acquisition from a New York estate. Thi...
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American Primitive 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Style Bronze Woman by Vladimir Emilevich Gorevoy c1975. 2/5
By Vladimir Golub
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vladimir Emilevich Gorevoy (born 1944) was a notable Russian sculptor known for figurative works, including busts of historical figures like painter Ivan Aivazovsky and artist Ivan K...
Category

Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Carved Soapstone Sculpture of a Seated Inuit Holding a Bone Narwhal Tusk Fish
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Black Soapstone of Seated Inuit figure, holding a carved bone Narwhal tusk in one hand and a carved bone fish in the other.
Category

Canadian 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Most Unusual Arts Crafts Stand w/ Hawaiian Art Deco Carved Panels
Located in Buffalo, NY
Most Unusual Arts & Crafts Stand with Hawaiian / Art Deco Carved Wood Panels. Pure Crafts . Mission form with a twist ! Piece has carved wood panels on each side with different moti...
Category

Unknown Arts and Crafts Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Antique San Isidro With Oxen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This expressive folk sculpture depicts San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers, shown guiding a pair of oxen as they plow the land. San Isidro is represented in traditional ...
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Guatemalan Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

A Vintage Marwal Chalkware Rabbi Sculpture, New York, Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A charming and expressive vintage sculpture by Marwal Industries, this piece was created in New York during the 1960s, and is a fine example of chalk...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Plaster

Finely Carved Wood Thermometer Stand Hunter and Staghound, 1910
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Finely Carved Wood Thermometer Stand Hunter and Staghound, 1910 A Black Forest thermometer with impressive carved hunter and staghound standi...
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Austrian Black Forest 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Double Sided French Zinc Clock Smiths Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century double sided French zinc clock Smiths Trade sign We are proud to offer a rare example of an early 20th century French double sided clock smiths trade sign. With i...
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French Victorian Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Zinc

Antique life-size male mannequin, circa 1920, rare
Located in Wien, AT
rare Antique Male Mannequin in Life Size, ca. 1920, head made of mass, good original condition, Austria. includes free shipping
Category

Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Other

Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved model of a Marlin. Dimensions: Height 20 inches Width 56 inches Depth 5.5 inches.
Category

British 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pine

Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
$5,459 Sale Price
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Ewe sculptures
Located in S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Trio of small Ewe sculptures from Togo or Ghana.
Category

Togolese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Ewe sculptures
Ewe sculptures
$177 / item
Vintage Folk Art Monkey Sculpture
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Folk Art brutalist Monkey sculpture. He is so cute and imperfect which makes him absolutely perfect to me. He is made of sculpted clay. This i...
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Brutalist 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

Large Primitive Shrine or Roof Guardian
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large Primitive Carved Wood Shrine or Roof Guardian, well weathered surface & beautifully sculptural. Western Nepal Circa 1900
Category

Nepalese 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This early 20th century ‘Wayang topeng’ mask was used in Javanese masked dance performances. This mask features a dark red polychrome and resembles a bird-...
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Indonesian Other 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

German Policeman Handcarved Folkart Midcentury Fairground Figure
Located in London, GB
Midcentury fairground figure An extraordinary handcrafted mid-20th century fairground dodgems/go cart figure in the form of a policeman. Directing traffic flo...
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German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Sheet Metal

Brutalist Folk Art Sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison // Abstract Fig
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist Folk Art sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison, great sculpture made up of welded metal, screws, nuts etc, depicting abstract figures. Mounted on metal base with ba...
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American Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Wall Sculpture, Mixed Metals by B. Walters Schreiber After Paul Evans
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist wall sculpture, mixed metals by B. Walters Schreiber after Paul Evans. Wonderful wall hanging, hand executed, great example of classic Brutalist design.
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American Brutalist 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal, Copper, Bronze

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 the 1970s, this wooden statue will be a great accen...
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North African Tribal Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Japanese Wooden Shinto Priest
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Japanese Mid-Century Modern bleached wood carved religious figure of a Shinto Priest seated in Lotus position with legs crossed.
Category

Unknown 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Large Sculptured Greyhound Dogs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Large Sculptured Greyhound Dogs This Super pair of Dogs has a good patina they appear to be made with an old polished steel finish They are in very good condition with a bea...
Category

Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Clay

A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP A Statue of Saint Martín
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope G...
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Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Plaster

Indonesian Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980. Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand. This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
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Indonesian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak

Early 20th-Century Antique Chinese Erotic Porcelain Figurine
Located in Pomona, CA
These "spring palace paintings" (春宫畫), Chinese erotic porcelain figurine were historically given to brides and young couples, sometimes as a form of "sex education" in a culture wher...
Category

Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Category

German Baroque Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Folk Art Papier Paper Mâché Mardi Gras Halloween Voodoo Costume Mask
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique antique handmade Folk Art papier/papier mâché Mardi Gras/Halloween voodoo costume mask. The mask is handmade and painted by the artist. Signed "Michel" on the inside. Gre...
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paper

Modernist Wire, Copper and Mache "Worlds Expansion" Albright Knox
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist wire. Copper and papier mâché "Worlds Expansion" Albright Knox, amazing hand executed sculpture, recently purchased from Buffalo NY estate, pos...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper, Wire

Folk Art Carved Wood Statue Signed Colby 1982
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This is a vintage folk art wood carving sculpture of a man. The sculpture is painted and depicts a man in a red jacket, white striped pants, and a blue tie and is surmounted on a ped...
Category

Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Mexican Day of the Dead Ceramic Collection
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful Folk Art collection of Mexican traditional Day-of-the-Dead ceramic figures. Although unsigned these figures are in the style of the Aguilar Family of Oaxacan pott...
Category

Mexican Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Pair of Statuesque Cast Iron Horse Head Gate Post Finials
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Statuesque Cast Iron Horse Head Gate Post Finials Pair of Large Painted Cast Iron Horse Heads, Gate Post Finials This is a superb large pair of Gate Post finials they are 3 ...
Category

Folk Art Antique 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Unusual , Architectural stacked "Spool" Folk Art Pedestal / Plant Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual , Architectural stacked "Spool" Folk Art Pedestal / Plant Stand .. Great size. proportion.. Amazing original patina , color , finish. surface,
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American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

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 surroundings. With life like feathers, brass beak and talons, and glass eyes. Mounted on a cir...
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Brass

Large Carved Black and Gold-Painted Sunburst
Located in New York, NY
Exuberantly carved sunburst mounted on a black roundel. Provenance: From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York, NY.
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Concrete Seagull Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Concrete Seagull Sculpture
Category

Unknown Folk Art 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Concrete

Abstract Metal and Glass Sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber, Cranbrook School
By Gertrude Schreiber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract metal and glass sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber ,Cranbrook student. Amazing visual, intricate execution, wonderful use of color form and space.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Two Antique Indian Papier-Mâché Hand Painted Face Masks Depicting Brides
Located in Yonkers, NY
Two antique Indian papier-mâché hand painted face masks from the early 20th century, depicting Indian brides. They are priced and sold individually. Featuring a polychrome finish made of ocher, red and black tones, each of these face masks depicts an Indian bride. Touching us with the simplicity of their execution, they showcase traditional red jewels adorning the brides' foreheads and curly strings of hair on the cheeks. The eyebrows, mouths and noses are represented in an archaic manner that gives great presence to the ensemble. With their fascinating décor and small proportions, these Indian papier-mâché face...
Category

Indian 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Other

Pair of Tall Carved Japanese Figures, Dumb Waiters or Card Butler Greeters
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Tall Carved Japanese Figures, Dumb Waiters or Card Butler A very Beautiful pair of 1920s Dumb waiters, a Geisha and a Samurai, these 2 Card Butlers are hand carved, they ar...
Category

Japonisme Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

1920s American Carousel Horse
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A decorative 1920s carved wood American carousel horse, in original paint. Rests on a later made stand.
Category

American 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early Joy Brown Bronze 1993 Artist Proof 4/4
Located in Woodbury, CT
Joy Brown seated figure w crossed arms. This bronze is one of the earlier pieces by Joy Brown. Signed, dated 1/8/1993 and numbered 4/4, AP(artist proof).
Category

American Minimalist 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

1930s Folk Art, Wood and Metal Airplane / Fan
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930s Folk Art, wood and metal airplane / fan... amazing design, working motorized fan blade, hand build and hand painted.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Unusual Hand Carved / hand crafted Folk Art Wooden Shoe..
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Hand Carved / hand crafted Folk Art Sculpture of Antique Wooden Shoe.. Truly Amazing detail. Unbelievable craftsmanship..Metal shoelaces and tacks (sole of shoe)
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal