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Collections > Wood Carving
Over 700 architectural carvings including rare altar pieces.
Pipe
Maple wood bowl carved with many items, including two soldiers with rifles on their backs attacking a man holding a bag of money. Cherry wood stem and horn... view details
Statue
Grotesque bearded man carved from a gnarled piece of wood which retains many of its natural characteristics and contours. Size: Height: 25 cm. (Approx.). view details
Figure
Female figure carved in limewood is standing on a scrolled pedestal. Clothed in a voluminous cloak, she is crowned in laurel and a large flower is beside her raised... view details
Figure
Christ-like figure with hat on back of head, a book in the left hand, and the upright of a cross (the rest is missing) held upraised in the right hand. Size: Height:... view details
Tankard with Lid
Carved with decoration of leaves. The tankard is bound, like a cask, with two hoops of brass. Size: Height: 17 cm. (Approx.). view details
Box with key
Plain rectangular box with hinged lid and lozenge-shaped gilt-metal lock-plate. The top and sides are decorated with cut-out figures in paper or silk, highly... view details
Tobacco Grater
Tobacco grater of tapering shape, carved below with two sunflowers in a pot, above with a coat of arms within an oval, this showing a ship in full sail with, per fess,... view details
Figure
Gilt figure of a half-draped woman holding her garment in her left hand and holding her right hand to her head. The feet are broken. Size: Height: 31 cm. view details
Flask
Carved flask with carved panels depicting a bowl of flowers, musical instruments, and a bow and quiver of arrows. Size: Height: 13 cm. (Approx.). view details
Figure of a Saint
Figure of a bearded saint with long hair. His left hand holds his mantle, his right hand is laid on his breast. The figure has traces of paint. Size: Height: 17... view details