Antique Carvings
Unlike items cast using a mould and hot metals, carved items require the artist to slowly chip away at the block of material to ‘reveal’ the artwork within. This is usually achieved using metal chisels and a mallet to add more force to the blow but can also include chip carving where just a chisel with no mallet is used, and whittling which uses a sharp knife instead of a chisel. The most common materials to carve are wood and stone and examples of these have been found to date back many thousands of years. No matter what the age, the skill of the artist is to understand how the material has been formed and where the natural weaknesses are so they can work in harmony with them. Those working in wood will know that carving with the grain is far more effective than against the grain (which chips more easily) and that a tighter grain will hold more detail. Similarly a competent stone mason will know how soft or hard each type of stone is and how it should break or chip even before they hit it.
For those who collect carvings the love is often both for the skill of the craftsperson to bring that piece to life, as well as the way it has continued to age over time. The inherent moisture and internal pressures in wood will cause it to crack and bend over time as if still somehow alive, and stone left out in the weather will slowly wear away the details and become home to moss, lichen and more. It is this ability for carvings to constantly evolve even after they have been completed which make antique and vintage pieces so much more special than new examples.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Antique and Vintage carvings for all your needs.
The Old Yard
Pair of 19th Century Root Carvings
£ 260
Koos Limburg Jnr
A Very Stylish And Artistic Oak Art Deco Sculpture Of a Woman
£ 475
Martlesham Antiques
A Set of Three 19th Century Black Forest Carvings
£ 595
The Old Yard
19th Century Sandstone Carving
£ 2,850
Trade Antiques
Large Chinese Carved & Painted Horse
£ 585
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Chinese Carved Giltwood Temple Panel
£ 135
The Old Yard
Pair of 1920's Large Carved Wood Sphinx
£ 2,850
£ 750
£ 5,950
Stunning Italian Two Tone Carved Alabaster Sculpture by Gugielmo Pugi
£ 5,950
Burgett Langfield
The Three MusCATeers
Small Victorian Alabaster Carving of Recumbent Dog
£ 110
Martlesham Antiques
Lovely Quality 19th Century Black Forest Carving of Wild Boar
£ 1,250
£ 1,450
Campbell Vintage
Large Modern Abstract Stone Sculpture of Couple Entwined
£ 880
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
18th Century Carved Figure of Madonna and Child
£ 2,815
Burgett Langfield
Large Italian Carved Alabaster Sculpture by Pugi
£ 2,750
Mark Stacey Antiques & Decorative
Alabaster Abstract Sculpture
£ 225
Graham Smith Antiques Ltd
Japanese Carved Wood Figure
£ 395
Mark Stacey Antiques & Decorative
A Fine Pair of Italian Wall Brackets
£ 2,795
Attrells
Carved Wooden Butchers or Waiter
£ 345
Youngs Antiques
Large Late 19th Century Carved Monkey
£ 2,500
Graham Smith Antiques Ltd
Japanese Carved Wood Foo Dog
£ 395
Treehouse Antiques
2 Oak Carvings From Masons Lodge
£ 125
Hutton-Clarke Antiques
Carved Bone Corpus Christi
£ 145
£ 995
Deviantik
Black Forest Carved Shoe
£ 48
Deviantik
Black Forest Carving of Old Man
£ 89
Ripley Antiques
Set of 3 Black Forest Carvings of Deer, Wall Plinths
£ 175
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
French Carved Wood Lady's Head Bust Sculpture
£ 695
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Antique Carved Figure of St. Roch
£ 1,375
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Large Quality Carved Hardwood Chinese Figure of Immortal
£ 725
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Quality Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Group
£ 495
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Quality Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Figure
£ 485
Antique & Modern Living
A 17th Century Italian Walnut Carving
£ 1,450
Alain Michel Antiques
Three Brimanie Monks - 18th Century in Carved Wood
€ 12,500
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Pair of Oak Terms
£ 425
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Italian 19th Century Alabaster Female on Plinth
Georgian Antiques
Venetian Carved Blackamoore
POA
Campbell Vintage
Stone Carved Sculpture of Entwined Couple
£ 225
£ 695
£ 895
Antique Carved Dan Mask, Ivorian, African, Tribal, Ivory Coast, Victorian, 1900
£ 895
London Fine Ltd