- FINE FOLK ART CARVING BY UNKNOWN
FINE FOLK ART CARVING BY UNKNOWN ARTIST CA. LATE19th century; small size trinket-type carving that is crafted from sawn, whittled and mounted parts, the small hearth shaped stand up figure has fine relief carved tulip in central arch and polychrome painted seated man with daughter in lower vignette, a small cat depicted under the father's chair, on either side depicted two young men seated on chairs, figures oddly pin nail mounted to board and encased in flat trim; [Note: similar piece is pictured on page 50 (pic. 200) in "Just For Nice" for Machmer]; Condition: back appears to be signed, however, mostly illegible
- Pr. Chinese Carved Horn Miniature
Pr. Chinese Carved Horn Miniature CupsFinely carved and raised on short foot rings 1.75''H.Private collection Rochester Hills Michigan.
- Lava Carving. Miniature carving
Lava Carving. Miniature carving of clasping hands, no setting, 32mm x 21mm, very detailed. Estimate $100-300
- Carved Ivory Miniature Covered
Carved Ivory Miniature Covered Jar fine polychrome landscapes 1 3/4'' excellent.
- A Carved Ivory Miniature of a Carpenter
A Carved Ivory Miniature of a Carpenter Meiji/Taisho Period Well carved with nice detail unsigned 1-5/8"T x 1-1/2"L.
- COLLECTION OF MINIATURE WOOD CARVINGS
COLLECTION OF MINIATURE WOOD CARVINGS & DECORATIVE ITEMSlate 19th century - early 20th century articles, comprising 12 items, wooden decorative fan with carved handle and Chinese scenes on both side (14 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches), inlaid box (10 inches wide; 7 1/2 inches deep; 1 3/4 inches high), Syrian wood decorative folding tray stand (7 1/2 inches diameter; 8 inches high); Condition:
- JAPANESE MINIATURE CARVED BONE
JAPANESE MINIATURE CARVED BONE FIGURINEHand carved figure of a carpenter making furniture. The head is detachable.
Dimensions: 1.25"L x 1"W x 2.5"H
Country of Origin: Japan
Condition:
Age related wear.
- GROUP OF MINIATURE BIRD CARVINGSGroup
GROUP OF MINIATURE BIRD CARVINGSGroup of miniature bird carvings, to include a Bill Hanic curlew, pintail duck, owl in a tree burrow and hummingbird, and a goose decoy, together with a painted lead duck, signed R. L. Muhler 1970 , a carved bone pair of salmon on a rosewood base, 6" l., and a carved fish, 9 3/4" l.
Condition:
Goose - lacking beak. Pintail - beak and tail repaired. Others - good condition.
- EIGHT JAPANESE CARVED MINIATURE
EIGHT JAPANESE CARVED MINIATURE FIGURES Includes; farmers, fisherman , sages, and others, all approximately, 2 in. H.
- LARGE COLLECTION OF SMALL WOOD
LARGE COLLECTION OF SMALL WOOD CARVINGScomprising approximately 40 items; including a wood box with carved grapevine motif (4 1/2 inches wide; 4 3/4 inches deep; 1 3/4 inches high); a miniature bellows (5 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches); ink stand carved with fruit and foliage (6 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches); and a miniature casket (3 inches wide); Condition:
- A Folk Art Carved Wood Cruifix
A Folk Art Carved Wood Cruifix Hand carved by a naive artisan the figure conforms to the natural shape of the section of wood apprx. 17-1/2"H x 3-1/2"W.
- Carved ivory netsukes c. 1900
Carved ivory netsukes c. 1900 along with other miniature ivory carvings including two chicks in eggs seated figures man with a gourd buck with a frog etc. minor damaged.
- Hand carved sculpture deer and
Hand carved sculpture deer and rabbits. 26'' x 17''.
- MINIATURE OBJECTSThree gilt metal
MINIATURE OBJECTSThree gilt metal framed miniature objects; a carved shell cameo of an angel, a painting on glass of a basket of flowers, unsigned, and an 18th century domestic scene printed on cabochon, what appears to be a crack is intentionally printed
. Largest, 7" top to bottom.
- COLLECTION OF ASSORTED MINIATURE
COLLECTION OF ASSORTED MINIATURE ARTIFACTSCollection of Assorted Miniature Artifacts, comprising four partial bronze figures and three partial stone carvings; ranging from 3 3/4 in. high to 2 in. high Condition:
- CARVED WOOD TRINKETS AND ACCESSORIESCarved
CARVED WOOD TRINKETS AND ACCESSORIESCarved wood trinkets and accessories, to include a miniature painted stool, lantern, clamp with heart decoration, etc.
- THREE CARVED & PAINTED FOLK ART
THREE CARVED & PAINTED FOLK ART WOODEN FIGURESA group of 3 hand carved and painted folk art wood figures, one in the form of an old man with finely executed features, wearing patched trousers, minor losses, signed illegibly on the underside, measuring 10.5" high; together with a pair of miniature country western caricature figures of a native man wearing a painted blanket together with an old cowhand wearing a ten gallon hat and chaps, losses. Both signed on the underside Trygg, measuring 5.5" high and 5.75" high respectively.
- 3 HAND PAINTED PORTRAIT MINIATURES3
3 HAND PAINTED PORTRAIT MINIATURES3 portrait miniatures hand painted on bone. In matching jeweled frames. Each approximately 2"-diameter
- MINIATURE CHINESE CARVINGSA group
MINIATURE CHINESE CARVINGSA group of four 20th century Chinese carvings, one of a small boy and a water buffalo in obsidian measuring 2.75" high, one in amethyst of a fish surrounded by plant life measuring 3.25" high, together with one of a foo dog in green strawberry quartz measuring 3.25" high, and a green soapstone seal with a qilin finial measuring 2.25" high.
- COLLECTION OF PREDOMINANTLY SOUTHEAST
COLLECTION OF PREDOMINANTLY SOUTHEAST ASIAN CARVED WOOD, STONE, AND OTHER MINIATURE ARTICLESCollection of Predominantly Southeast Asian Carved Wood, Stone, and Other Miniature Articles,,
- Folk art carvings, miniature chairs,
Folk art carvings, miniature chairs, carved and painted wood figures: standing man, 6-3/4 in., losses to foot and hat brim, otherwise excellent condition ; seated man in miniature chair, 7 in.; chair with original price marked on back "10 cents", 4-3/8 in.; miniature fiddle, 3-1/8 in., carved by Thomas Elbert Hixon, 1920s or 1930s, Sequatchie and Fentress Counties, Southeastern Tennessee. Carver was grandfather of consignor; The Collection of Tom and Ann Hixson.
- CHINESE QING MINIATURE CARVING
CHINESE QING MINIATURE CARVING ON CUSTOM ROSEWOOD BASE Reticulated Celadon Jade Sculpture of two deer grazing from low trees, 1 3/4" long.
- 3 HAND PAINTED MINIATURES3 hand
3 HAND PAINTED MINIATURES3 hand painted miniatures on bone. Mother and child, and two portraits of women. Larger portrait signed Regnol, smaller signed illegibly. All in gilt metal frames. Mother and child 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" (with frame 6 3/8" x 5"). All with horizontal cracks to bone, losses to embroidery on larger portrait frame.
- THREE MINIATURE HAND MIRRORS. Two
THREE MINIATURE HAND MIRRORS. Two having jadeite handles with enamelled plaques depicting birds. 5'' l. One with a tiger's eye handle brass plaque and cabachon beetles. 4 1/4'' l.
- Two Carved and Polychromed Figural
Two Carved and Polychromed Figural Ornaments Delicately carved wood figures from a shrine said to be 18th Century polychrome painted and with traces of gilt each mounted on a carved wood base.
- THREE INTERESTING MINIATURE PAINTINGSThe
THREE INTERESTING MINIATURE PAINTINGSThe collection of three different examples, each painted by hand (two with artist's signatures) includes an early 19th century example in black carved wood frame with memorial hair and seed pearls back side.Measures 6 to 8.5 inches tall.Good to very good condition, noting chips and losses to the very unusual black carved wood rococo frame.
- 19th c. carved wooden folk art
19th c. carved wooden folk art hand. 8 1/2'' Ht.
- WOOD CARVED PUTTIWood carved putti
WOOD CARVED PUTTIWood carved putti on metal stand. Painted, glass eyes. 17 1/2"H including stand (putti approximately 17"H). Paint loss throughout, missing 4 fingers on one hand and 5 fingers on other hand, cracks to both legs and throughout body, crack to neck, cracks to both arms, hole in one arm, section of paint loss on back, paint loss and chips to top of head, writing in pen on hip Samano Santero Cuerninaca 1942. `
- Chinese Carved Ivory Miniature
Chinese Carved Ivory Miniature Alter Table 1'' x 2'' excellent.
- GROUP OF ASSORTED HARDWOOD STANDS
GROUP OF ASSORTED HARDWOOD STANDS AND CARVED WOOD, STONE, CERAMIC, AND OTHER MINIATURE FIGURESGroup of Assorted Hardwood Stands and Carved Wood, Stone, Ceramic, and Other Miniature Figures,
- GROUP OF SIX MINIATURE ASIAN CARVINGScomprising
GROUP OF SIX MINIATURE ASIAN CARVINGScomprising an inlaid wood inro, a carved and painted figure of a man, a wooden clamshell netsuke, a carved and painted wood rooster, a carved wood figure of a man, and a red-painted carved wood netsuk
- Folk art miniature violin, carved
Folk art miniature violin, carved of pine with black-painted elements, 15-3/4 in., in coffin-shaped painted wood case, 16 in., probably late 19th/early 20th century. Violin with minor areas of wear, otherwise good condition.
- ANRI NATIVITY TYPE MINIATURE FIGURAL
ANRI NATIVITY TYPE MINIATURE FIGURAL WOOD CARVINGS, 9 PIECESAnri Nativity Type Miniature Figural Wood Carvings, 9 pieces
- A Collection of Miniature Carved
A Collection of Miniature Carved Ivory Animals Including a 3/4"H bulldog a 3/4"H rhinoceros a 2-3/4"L alligator a 7/8"L turtle a 1/2"L bird two 7/8"L rats and a 1-1/2"H ostrich. Comes in a box marked "Yamanaka & Co. Boston". All carved with minute detail and with pigments rubbed into the surfaces for accent.
- HAND-CARVED ARTICULATED ARTIST'S
HAND-CARVED ARTICULATED ARTIST'S MODELA hand-carved, fully-articulated wooden mannequin with fully posable form made for artist's practice. The form is carved in pine with finger and toes fully detailed and facial details carved and painted with smiling expression. Carved ball joints with wooden peg construction.
The figure measures approximately 20 inches in height and 5 inches wide.
Condition
Figure is complete and fully posable with no stiffness or broken joints. Wood is naturally aged with golden patina. Various scuffs on surfaces, but in very good condition.
- (5) Vintage Folk Art PiecesIncluding
(5) Vintage Folk Art PiecesIncluding a small finely carved wood toothpick holder of a man wearing a vest with a handlebar moustache initialed on the bottom H.M. Also another carved wood toothpick holder of a man with a hat and a vest on a small stand. A small wicker basket toothpick holder. A wooden push mechanism of two men boxing with original white and black paint. A small birchwood box with the blessed virgin and christ child carved on the top and floral design on the sides. Tallest 6.5 '' circa late 19th to early 20th century. Private collection Dearborn Mi.