Sold2017Early 20th C. Yoruba Painted Wood Figure of Priest**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. The Yoruba use wood to carve figures of people they see in their everyday lives. After the arrival of theSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Funerary Figure**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary statue of a highly-stylized anthropomorphic form. The figure standsSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early 20th C. Chinese Painted Wood Figure Deity**Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, China, Republican Era, early 20th century CE. A skillfully carved and finely painted wooden standing figure - perhaps an auspicious household deity or a shamanSee Sold Price
Sold2020Early 20th C. Filipino Painted Wood Cristo Figure**First Time At Auction** Southeast Asia, Philippines, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting the crucified Jesus Christ. He holds his pierced feet together and holdsSee Sold Price
Sold2018An Italian Nubian figure with basketLate 19th/early 20th century The polychrome painted carved wood standing figure holding aloft a fruit basket 38.75" H x 17.5" W x 10.5" WSee Sold Price
Sold2023Vintage Painted Wood Figure, Early 20th C.Vintage Painted Wood Figure, Early 20th C. Property from the personal collection of Seymour Stein. 14" HSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Colonial Horse RiderWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved, dramatic wood colonial figure of a man wearing a pith helmet and bandoliers riding a horse. Extensive details abound, from wSee Sold Price
Sold2016Tall 19th C. Yoruba Wood Figure of a WomanWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A tall wooden statue in the style of the palace of Ikere, where all sculptures were made by Olowe of Ise in the first few decadeSee Sold Price
Sold2018* A Yoruba Wood Figure Height 14 1/2 inches.* A Yoruba Wood Figure nigeria, late 19th/early 20th century with traces of blue pigment throughout. Height 14 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 200-300 The Property of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sold to BenSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pair of Carved and Painted Mermaid / Merman Figureslate 19th / early 20th century; painted wood; each mounted to a later painted wooden base; possibly architectural fragments 33 x 10 x 11 in. (83.8 x 25.4 x 27.9 cm.)See Sold Price
Sold2023Two Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentTwo Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garmentLate 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, AfricaAppears unmarkedTwin female statuettes held within a leather carrying bSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Painted Wood Helmet Mask**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example with nice aged patina of one of the most distinctive forms of West African masks. This is aSee Sold Price
Sold2018FOLK ARTNoah's Ark set with one hundred twenty-one animals/figures, early 20th c. Grass, painted wood Unmarked Ark: 10" x 19 1/2" x 7"See Sold Price
2018Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Ibeji Twins (pr)**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Yoruba culture, Ibeji, ca. early 20th c. CE. A matching pair of deceased female twin figures, known as Ibeji, most likely from Osogbo or the Igbomina regionSee Sold Price
Sold2015Late 19th/Early 20th Century German Noah's Ark.Late 19th/Early 20th Century German Noah's Ark. Over 70 carved and painted wood animal figures. 10-1/2"h. x 21-1/2"l. Condition: Good, cloth hinges on roof are torn, several animals have broken and miSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. African Ogoni Painted Wood Bird MaskNigeria, Ogoni people, ca. early 20th century CE. This is a very intriguing cane wood mask from the Ogoni people, made to be worn atop the head, in the form of a transformative human/bird figure. TheSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Hopi Painted Wood Kachina Figure**Originally Listed At $350** Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi Pueblo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood kachina doll with a cotton scarf around the neck andSee Sold Price
Sold2018AN EARLY 20TH C. CARVED AND PAINTED BLACKAMOORThe flat back, carved wood figure has surface and original polychrome paint and gilt decoration, nice detail, quality and patina. Measures 34.5 inches in length. We happily provide seamless in-house pSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Gilt Bronze Figure of a Reclining WomanA Gilt Bronze Figure of a Reclining Woman Late 19th/Early 20th Century raised on a painted wood plinth. Height of bronze 10 3/4 x length 17 3/8 inches; height overall 13 3/8 inches.See Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Yoruba Wood, Bead, & Textile Figure**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive and intricate ceremonial reliquary figure carved from wood and ornamented in glass beSee Sold Price
Sold2019ANTIQUE CARVED HOLY INFANT OF ATOCHA WITH SHRINEMexican carved and painted wood Holy Infant of Atocha figure, early 20th c., depicting the Christ child seated on a throne with an empty pail and drinking gourd, encased in a wood shrine with paintedSee Sold Price
Sold2016Late 19th C. PNG Painted Wood Ancestor Figure HeadOceania, Papua New Guinea, probably Middle Sepik River region, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully carved and painted figural head representing a spirit and/or ancestor, boasting a charaSee Sold Price
Sold2016African Ibeji Wood Female Figure, ex-ArnovickWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A female Ere Ibeji figure, hand carved to represent the female member of a pair deceased twins, adorned with incised markings representSee Sold Price
Sold20213 PCS, POLYCHROMED WOOD SANTOS FIGURESSouth American and Caribbean, 19th and early 20th century. Group of three carved and painted santos figures comprising Puerto Rican Montserrat Virgin (h. 8"), Holy Mother and Child (h. 13.75"), and ChSee Sold Price
Jun 04Heritage Auctions61157: A French Carved Wood Figure: Cardinal Larroque, US$600