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Collections > Wood Carving
Over 700 architectural carvings including rare altar pieces.
Figure: Child lying asleep
Child lying asleep, his left hand near his side, his right hand on his cheek. His legs are somewhat drawn up towards his trunk. Probably of poplar. The top surface... view details
Table or stand
Octagonal miniatures table or stand, of padouk-wood, inlaid with engraved ivory. Raised on a shallow, square plinth with bracket feet and cushion-mouldings, the sides... view details
Bust: Winter
Male bust in carved and dark-stained softwood, representing Winter. The figure wears a long cap with furred edging and carries a hunting horn and pouch. The back is... view details
Bust: Summer
Male bust in carved and dark-stained softwood, representing Summer. The figure carries on its head a basket of fruit and flowers The back is hollow. The... view details
Bust: Spring
Male bust in carved and dark-stained softwood, representing Spring. The figure carries on its head a wreath of roses. The back is hollow. The black-painted pinewood... view details
Figure: Christ Child
The figure is covered in gilt. The Chid with curly hair stands naked, except for a fig-leaf. His right hand is raised in blessing. He stands on a square plinth to... view details
Stool
Inlaid, in ivory, with a central group of several figures and a border decoration of independent figures, animals, vases of flowers etc. Size: Height: 21 cm;... view details
Canister
Cylindrical canister with screw-on lid with rises to a point. Turned with horizontal decorative bands with punched decoration. A small crown appears at intervals in... view details
Figure
Carved figure of an old lady in torn clothes, her right hand clad in a mitten, her left hand thrust into a muff. Size: Height: 26.5 cm. (Approx.). view details
Vase
Carved and pierced vase with a decoration imitative of the bark of a tree. Size: Height: 22 cm. view details