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Technique: Carved
A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver
Depicting a possibly unique Mother and Child (?) or Male and Female (?)
Wood ebony with lime infill
Massim Area, Papua New...
Category
19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
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 Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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 Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Beads
1930s Wood Campgrounds Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood campgrounds sign from the 1930s. Sign was used to let people use shovels and supplies and make sure they are returned. Great rustic sign, cool piece of Americana. 2.5 fe...
Category
1930s American Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Middle Eastern Fibulas
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful pair of vintage Middle Eastern tribal fibulas.
A fibula was used to close a woman's veil in the Middle East and Africa.
Handcrafted by Berber a...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,250 / set
Carved Soapstone Sculpture of an Inuit Leaning Forward, Holding Bag at Feet
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Black Soapstone Inuit figure stooped over, grasping a bag at his feet.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Carved Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Signed Quebec Folk Art Carved Burlwood Wall Sculpture of a Bearded Man
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This folk art wall sculpture is signed by Noel Guay a Quebec wood carver of Canada and dates to approximately 1960 and done in the Quebec folk art styl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Handcrafted Moorish Ceramic Planters with Handles
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of very decorative large handcrafted Moorish, Spanish style ceramic urns planters from Fez,
Metal handles, bottom and top adorned with embossed metal.
Great decorative large ce...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Carved Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Carved Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Butt Nose Chest Piece 1 by Dale Wolfield
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An archival piece from contemporary artist, Dale Wolfield. Wolfield is a New York native currently creating her one of a kind pieces in the Hudson Valley. She self describes her art ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Clay, Stoneware
Pair of Italian Carved Wood and Silver Gilt Floral Prickets, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian carved wood, gesso, and silver gilt floral prickets with centered spikes for candles, bulbous ring columns with bead work, and terminating on stylized lions paws feet...
Category
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Lamp Table Lighthouse Seagull Cornish Granite, Nautical Sea Rock
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Appealing to the nautical or seaside enthusiast
Characterful table lamp bringing the spirit of the sea into the interior, would be atmospheric in a seaside home.
A large Cornish ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Granite
Folk Art Heron Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Heron Decoy, likely, circa 1960s or 1970s. A stately heron carved in an alert posture with upraised head and elongated neck. Decoy was made in three parts, nicely ha...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modernist Freeform Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand carved wooden sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1969 and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Remarkable Mesquite Wood Trough Bowl Found in Jalisco, Western Mexico, Mid 19th
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Remarkable mesquite wood dough bowl found in Western Mexico, mid 19th century, carved from a single block of wood.
It's rare to come across this bowls in such a great state, espe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Mexican Primitive Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Red
Green Painted Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract and sculptural, this wooden form demonstrates the timeless appeal of African art. Hand-carved to an hourglass shape, the unusual figure is actually a grinding mortar, compri...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1800s Tobacco Tin in Turned Wood
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish late 19th century tobacco tin in turned wood and with turned lid with good fit.
It comes with a slightly brick colored shade and ther...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Pine
Original Antique Grape Vine Carved Black Forest Wood Music Box Needs Service
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this antique original circa 1880 Black Forest Wood music box with grape vine carving to the top
A very good lookin...
Category
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Baoule Tribal Mask in Yellow-Black with Antelope Head Decoration
Located in Salzburg, AT
Expressive, interesting African Baoulé mask from Cote d'Ivoire from last third of the last century, carved from wood painted polychrome.
The face is narrow & elegant and has a though...
Category
1970s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Senufo "Wanyugo" Firespitter Helmet Mask, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Senufo "Wanyugo" Firespitter Helmet Mask, 19th century, with double-sided mythical beasts, mounted on patinated black metal stand. 20" H x 27" W x 12" D. Provenance: From a 35 East 7...
Category
19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Baule Painted Kpan Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
To ward off evil and exert positive influences on the spirit world, the Baule people engage in a daylong masquerade known as the Goli. A sequence of four masks are donned during the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Reclining Lobi Backrest With Two Legs
Located in London, GB
With a low seat supported by two splayed legs, this Lobi backrest from Burkina Faso exhibits a wonderful form with a long, reclining back support. Throughout, the surface of the piec...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Ceremonial Palm Wine Cup (
Mbwoongntey
), DRC
Located in London, GB
The decorative details adorning this ceremonial cup reflected the owner’s wealth, status and influence within the Kuba Kingdom. This anthropomorphic Kuba cup ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Carved Panel of Two Brothers Titled: "He Ain
t Heavy, He
s My Brother"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage folk art carved panel is signed in several places by an unknown artist, and presumed to have originated from North America, likely Canada, but possibly the United States...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Oak
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Dimension: Height: 15 cm Diameter: 5 cm.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category
19th Century European Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large Antique Carved Eagle in Painted Green Wood with Gold Accents
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique carved wooden eagle painted green with gilded accents makes an impressive statement with its 69 inch wing span when hung in your ho...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare 19th Century Zulu Studded Knobkerrie, South Africa
Located in London, GB
The large, mushroom-shaped bulbous head of this rare 19th century Zulu knobkerrie from South Africa has been decorated with an array of early metal tac...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Fang Kefwebi Mask
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Fang Tribal Mask.
Category
20th Century African Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Modern Framed Artwork Decorative Painting Landscape LA CA Art Gallery
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Large Modern Framed Artwork Decorative Painting Landscape LA CA Art Gallery . Wall Art Decorative Hand painted Oil on Canvas Falling Vessel sculpted hand crafted silvered Frame.
"Fa...
Category
1990s Carved Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$8,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Folk Art Woodcarving Alebrijes Jaguar Wagon Folkloric Art
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This bold piece by Manuel and Ruby, a master artisan husband and wife team, represents a lifetime of dedication to the art of wood carving. With this piece, they give you the feeling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Carved Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
19th C. French Hand-Carved Wood Cherub Figures, Beautiful Decorative Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of carved-wood cherub figures from the 19th century. This antique pair of wooden figurines from France have been hand-carved to depict a male child (or putto) with loos...
Category
19th Century French Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large carved wooden spoon in the shape of a standing female figure, with a round bowl over her head, Yoruba People, circa 1960s.
The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn Stat...
Category
1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Pair of American Victorian Carved Drapes for Funeral Car
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Victorian stripped carved wood (funeral hearse) drapes (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small 19th Century Kamba Elder
s Chair With Beaded Lizard Motif, Kenya
Located in London, GB
High-backed chairs of any form are rare in Kenya. This small elder’s chair, consisting of and a dome-shaped backrest, is supported by four legs.
The back ...
Category
19th Century Kenyan Tribal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
Early 20th Century Sculptural One of a Kind Hand Crafted Fir. Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Organically shaped with a touch of whimsy this one of a kind pair of Fir chairs was handcrafted in 1912 in the Big Sur/Carmel region of Central California. The bottom of each chair i...
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,800 Sale Price / set
26% Off
African Seated Luba Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Artisans from the Luba tribe were renowned for the organic flow of their carving style. This example clearly shows the smooth transition from aspect to aspect, maintaining a singular...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Carved Folk Art Wooden Wall Hanging Commemorating The Royal Mail
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique folk art hand carved wall hanging is unsigned but presumed to have been made in England in circa 1880 in the Victorian style. The wall sculpture commemorates the Royal Mail stagecoach which was used for long distance mail delivery in the mid-1800s. The carving is very intricately executed and depicts the Royal Mail coach...
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Victorian Painted Shoemaker
s Boot Sign
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian red & blue painted and decorated wood carved shoemaker's boot sign.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Cheese Boards
Located in Houston, TX
Antique cheese boards from France, dating to early 20th century. Heart-shaped handles carved into boards. Two available and sold individually, priced $7...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Carved Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$795 / item
Carved Wooden Statue of a Dancer "Queen Dancer", Egba People, Abeokuta, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, circa 1950s.
The statue is hand-carved in a rather rough way, not very...
Category
1950s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Female
Biteki
Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved 'Biteki' figure, from the Yaka culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibit...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Outstanding Large Oak Carved Eagle Grasping Shield
Three Arrows
Located in Stamford, CT
Outstanding large oak carved eagle grasping shield with three arrows in his talons; most probably by a Philadelphia carver. Found in East Boothbay, Maine at collector's home. Arrows ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Collection of 18th or Early 19th Century Miniature Carved Hands
Located in Nantucket, MA
Collection of 18th or Early 19th Century Carved Miniature Hands, a collection of five hand-carved miniature wooden hands, probably fruit wood, certainly European and most likely Ital...
Category
18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rustic Swedish Spouted Salting Trough
Located in Houston, TX
Rustic Swedish spouted salting trough hand-carved from bleached wood, dated 1855. Runic characters inscribed upon underside.
Note: Due to regional changes in humidity and climate du...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indonesian Stone Coin, Extra-Large
Located in New York, NY
A large hand-carved stone coin from Indonesia, round center. Smooth finish in flat white. Mounted on a 18" x 8" black metal stand.
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$995 Sale Price
27% Off
Inside Painted Crystal, "After Rain" Snuff Bottle by Fu Guoshun, 2014
Located in Tainan, TW
Fu Guoshun was born at Hebei in 1954. He was complimented as a Master of Chinese arts and crafts in 2012. It is the highest honor for an inside painting artist. There are only ten artists who earned this glory. He is also the director of China International Painting and Calligraphy Association, vice chairman of China Snuff Bottle Professional Committee, and vice-chairman of Hebei Inside painted snuff bottle Association. Since 1977, he has been studying the art of inside painting under Wang Xisan. Fu Guoshun is one of the best artists in Ji school.
Mr Fu Guoshun's inside paintings are exquisite. His works include landscapes, figures, animals, flowers, and birds to calligraphy with comprehensive skills. In addition, his professions are known for their elegance, flexibility, and light. With the three superb skills of poetry, calligraphy, and painting, there are only a handful of artists who can match up in the field of snuff bottles. It is difficult to find other artists who could compare his paintings from an artistic perspective when it comes to inside painted snuff bottles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Carved Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
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 Carved Folk Art
Materials
Beech
19th-20th Century Renaissance Carved Wood Judica Figure of Michelangelo
s Moses
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large continental 19th-20th century Renaissance revival carved walnut judica figure of "Moses with the Ten Commandments". The baroque wood carving...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Walnut
$4,950 Sale Price
23% Off
Hand-Carved Danish Folk Trestle Table, Heart Shaped Stool in Solid Oak, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
1 set of Danish folk trestle table and chair in solid oak.
Both table and chair are from the 1920s - both in solid and heavy oak.
The chair is characteristic with a heart-shaped ...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Oak
$3,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late 19th Century Carved and Painted Figural Bust, England
Located in San Francisco, CA
Possibly from a ship, this rare antique late 19th Century English bust is carved and painted, representing a branch of the military. Portrayed in dress or formal uniform. Interesting...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mason Detroit Grade Canvasback Decoys, circa 1920
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Pair of Evans Factory canvasbacks
Item Number: Y606A
Pair of Evans Factory canvasbacks. Original paint, hand carved, glass eyes. Were used in Wisconsin. Almost complete wing paint remains. One bottom carved W.E.T. Assume the hunter.
Period: Early 20th century
Origin: Wisconsin, United States
Size: to scale
Dimensions: 15" x 5" x 6".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery...
Category
1920s American Vintage Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Carved Ornaments
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden figurine from the Taisho period.
"Daikokuten" is a traditional Japanese guardian deity that symbolizes good fortune and prosperity.
Daikokuten's distinctive appear...
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
French Faux Painted
Gilt Console Cabinet. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French faux painted and gilt marbleized console with two hinged flanking doors, fleur-de-lee & figural faces, single fitted interior shelf, and ter...
Category
1790s French Louis XVI Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Italian 16th Century Pair of Curios Chest Feet The Sea Monk Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd pair of hardwood carved furniture feet from South Tyrolean region Italy, possibly from a ecclesiastical piece like a chest.
They remind me of the early imagery of the S...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands
Located in Leesburg, VA
Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands
Anonymous
Southern Asia, probably India; first-half of the 20th c...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Archaistic Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian School Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony and the Child
Located in Leuven , BE
According to the legends, there are two Saint Anthony’s, they can easily be distinguished by their hair. This one is known as Saint Anthony of Padua, he is recognizable by his hair, ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Carved Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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