Early Hand Carved Shoe Forms

Collection Antique Hand Carved Cobbler Shoe Forms. Largest measures 12 inches long.

Late 19th-early 20thc. Hand carved In the form of a quiver with arrows, with copper base. 27 in. h. x 13 in.dia.  

West Africa, Cameroon, Bamileke/Bamun, ca. early 20th century. A hand-carved wooden pipe in the form of a highly stylized human head with a rounded headdress that also serves as the bowl of the pipe a

Hand carved oval form with notched handles on underside with carved date of 1812 below one handle and initials C.W. below the other, nice old dark patina, 21 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 3 1/2" high.

English, late 18/early 19th century. A pair of period Heppelwhite style mahogany side chairs, each string and marquetry inlaid with satinwood and having a hand carved shield form back, with a pierced

Chinese, likely late 19th/early 20th century. Hand carved stained hardwood libation cup of tapered form with pierced branch form legs rising to body of vessel accented with flowers and buds. Unmarked.

Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf Region, Tami Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood bowl in the form of a boat, the exterior carved with relief and incised

**First Time At Auction** Central America, Guatemala, early 20th century CE. A wooden slingshot, hand-carved in the form of a crouching monkey. He stands upon a small square peg, elbows resting upon h

Central America, Guatemala, early 20th century CE. A wooden slingshot, hand-carved in the form of an acrobatic male figure either doing a handstand or swinging from his hands. The man is dressed in a

Hand carved baluster form cabinet bottle in amber agate. Sitting ram on rocky outcropping and small tree to side. Stopper with blue lapis lazuli and hand carved spoon. Circa late 19th/ early 20th C. 2

**Originally Listed At $200** Central America, Guatemala, early 20th century CE. A pair of wooden slingshots, both hand-carved in animorphic forms. The first example assumes the form of a perching bir

This impressive, antique Chinese cupboard is fashioned with small, double doors over three drawers. It is heavily hand carved with cloud form panels and deeply detailed floral panels. The drawers feat

Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall wooden figure, hand-carved, in the form of a long-limbed male with his arms held at his sides and a prominent, flaccid phallus.

Ancient Greece, Cyclades, Cycladic culture, Early Cycladic II, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A beautiful bowl of minimalist form, hand-carved from creamy honey-yellow marble. The vessel features a round but s

Northern Europe, Neoclassical period, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A stunning, hand-carved agate cameo of ovoid form set in a gold brooch. Sculpted from creamy white agate that nicely contrasts

Pacific Northwest, Native American (USA and Canada), Haida peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden rattle in the form of a raven perched on a pole. Decoratively incised and p

Ancient Central Asia, modern day Pakistan / Afghanistan, Bactria, late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A beautiful idol or ritual object of a sizable form, hand-carved from mottled beige-hued stone w

Continental, late 19th/early 20th century. Hand carved and polychrome wood merry-go-round or carousel carriage of tapered form with sides ornamented with recessed florals and patera blocks in red and

Italian, Late 18th/Early 19th century. Hand carved and gilt wood wall mirrors of shield form with scrolled foliates, flowers and flumes in Rococo style surrounding shaped looking glass. Overall each a

Native American, Pacific Northwest, ca. 20th to early 21st century CE. A fine, hand-carved cedar plaque in the form of the head of a Thunderbird with clear cut lines and vibrant colors, crowned by str

Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden "food hook" in the form of an abstract mask-like visage with bold features, with a petite stylized figure, who intrigu

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. early 20th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden drum in the form of a standing anthropomorphic figure with a crested

**Originally Listed At $400** Ancient Central Asia, modern day Pakistan / Afghanistan, Bactria, late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A beautiful idol or ritual object of a sizable form, hand-carved f

ANGOLAN CHOKWE PEOPLES SKELETON WOODEN CHAIR, Early-to-mid 20th century. Patinated hand-carved wooden chair in the form of a seated skeleton. For the Chokwe Peoples, the skeleton represents absolute k