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Lignum Vitae Wassail Bowl
Located in Greenwich, CT
A wonderful and large turned lignum vitae wassail bowl.
Category
Antique 1660s Charles II Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
18th Century Lignum Vitae Sphere
Located in London, GB
A late eighteenth century lignum vitae sphere of large scale.
Lignum vitae was favoured by Dame
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English More Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball Rack
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A three-row oak bowling ball rack comprised of twenty-seven (27) regulation sized antique lignum
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Oak
Antique Lignum Vitae Night Stick
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Industrial finely turned and warmly patinated antique Lignum Vitae truncheon (night stick), with
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Wood
Turned Lignum Vitae Tobacco Jar
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th Century turned Lignum Vitae tobacco jar, the stepped lid with acorn finial, over
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Scottish Lignum Vitae Carpet/Lawn Ball
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a good example of a 19th century Scottish Lignum Vitae carpet or lawn ball. Lignum Vitae is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Games
Materials
Iron
Scottish Lignum Vitae Carpet/Lawn Ball II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a good example of a 19th century Scottish Lignum vitae carpet or lawn ball. Lignum Vitae is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Games
Materials
Iron
Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball on Stand
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an example of an early 20th century Lignum Vitae bowling ball on stand. This ball was not
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Bookends
Materials
Wood
Pair of Lignum Vitae Vases, circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of lignum vitae vases from England circa 1900. They are gracefully hand turned and have a
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Vases
Materials
Wood
17th Century Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 17th century English mortar and pestle made from turned lignum vitae, an extremely
Category
Antique 17th Century British Rustic Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Hardwood
Lignum Vitae English Treen Footed Bowl (Tazza)
Located in Free Union, VA
A handsome turned wooden vessel, hewn from a single piece of lignum vitae, presented in a classic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Baroque Decorative Bowls
Materials
Hardwood
English 19th Century Turned Lignum Vitae String Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
English 19th Century turned Lignum Vitae string box of "pillar box" form, the ring turned lid with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Anglo-Indian, Massive Baluster Turned Lignum Vitae Pot Pourri Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th Century Anglo Indian, massive baluster turned, lignum-vitae pot pourri stand. Circa 1880
Category
Antique 1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Hardwood
Dumbell Lignum Vitae Weight Training Fixed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
piece
Beautiful, tactile lustrous patina. Lignum vitae is sought after for the beauty of its grain
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sailor's Fid Made of Lignum Vitae and Brass
Located in New York, NY
Sailor's fid made of lignum vitae and brass. Once an indispensible tool on tall ships, the fid was
Category
Antique 19th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a growling bulldog with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
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H 3.94 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic red
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
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H 4.34 in W 4.34 in D 3.15 in
Duplo U Contemporary and Customizable Sideboard in Lignum Vitae by Luísa Peixoto
By Luísa Peixoto
Located in Frazão , Porto
Sideboard of 2 doors in glossy Lignum Vitae.
Bespoke / customizable
Identical shapes with
Category
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Materials
Wood
H 31 in W 79 in D 18 in
Antique 20Thc Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell Jar c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell carved in the form of a bulldog head. The
Category
Vintage 1910s British Other Inkwells
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th c. Hand Carved Lignum Vitae Bowling Ball and Pins c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A primitive 19th century Lignum Vitae bowling ball and 10 pins. All hand carved. Bowling has
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Inkwell, c.1860
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
19th century Victorian lignum vitae inkwell modelled as the head of a bulldog with realistic glass
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Brass
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H 4.34 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
Lignum Vitae Treen Vices Pair of Minature Tree of Life
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Collector's specimens
- Lignum vitae is sought after for the beauty of its grain, coloring
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Antique Lignum Vitae Balls, 11 Indoor Carpet Balls, Scotland 1870, H1144
Located in Vancouver, BC
1870, H1144
+ Scotland 1870
+ Solid lignum vitae
+ Original finish
+ All in wonderful condition
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Toys
Materials
Hardwood
Large Antique Turned Lignum Vitae Mortar w/Palmette Carved Ring Above Foot
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Exceptionally large eighteenth century turned Lignum Vitae mortar having a ring turned cylindrical
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Planters, Cachepots and Jard...
Materials
Wood
Lignum Vitae Turned Lemon Squeezer, from the Carter Burden Jr. Collection
Located in New York, NY
A turned lemon squeezer, crafted off a single block of Lignum Vitae wood, from the Carter Burden Jr
Category
Vintage 1960s American Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique 20th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head. The
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
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H 8.47 in W 8.47 in D 6.89 in
Antique 20th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Smoking Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Victorian lignum vitae bulldog tobacco jar featuring a carved bulldog
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Jars
Materials
Glass, Wood
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H 9.45 in W 3.94 in D 7.09 in
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Victorian Blackened Lignum Vitae Bull/Pug Dog with Bow Tie Inkwell
England, circa
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 4.5 in W 3 in D 4 in
Antique 19th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head. The
Category
Antique 1890s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
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H 6.7 in W 4.73 in D 6.3 in
Antique 20th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-20th Century Victorian lignum vitae tobacco jar carved in the form of a bulldog head
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
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H 7.88 in W 7.09 in D 7.88 in
Set of Six Lignum Vitae Goblets and Six Coasters with Storage Box, circa 1960
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Set of six lignum vitae goblets together with six coasters with storage box, circa 1960. Six
Category
Mid-20th Century Netherlands Antilles Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Wood
Wax Seal Impressions in Turned Lignum Vitae Boxes
Located in East Geelong, VIC
All seven of these red sealing wax impressions are housed in nicely turned lignum vitae boxes with
Category
Antique 1830s English Georgian Desk Sets
Materials
Ebony
19th Century, Treen Vase
Located in High Point, NC
19th century, hand-turned wood vase made from lignum vitae.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vases
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Monogrammed Bone Inlaid English Lawn Balls c.1900 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A set of English lawn bowls made of Lignum Vitae Wood inlaid with bone. Monogrammed "AJG
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Monogrammed Sterling Silver Inlaid English Lawn Balls c.1900 (FREE SHIP)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A set of English lawn bowls made of Lignum Vitae Wood inlaid with sterling silver
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 3.75 in Dm 3.75 in
Duplo U Contemporary and Customizable Sideboard by Luísa Peixoto
By Luísa Peixoto
Located in Frazão , Porto
Sideboard in glossy Lignum Vitae.
Bespoke / Customizable
Identical shapes with different sizes
Category
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood, Lacquer
Duplo U Contemporary and Customizable Sideboard by Luísa Peixoto
Located in Frazão , Porto
Sideboard in lignum vitae with interior lighting.
Bespoke / Customizable
Identical shapes with
Category
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Duplo U Contemporary and Customizable Sideboard in Pearl-Night-Blue
By Luísa Peixoto
Located in Frazão , Porto
Sideboard of 2 doors in glossy lignum vitae.
Bespoke / customizable
Identical shapes with
Category
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Materials
Wood
1960s Freestanding Tropical Hardwood Tree Sculptures
Located in Sagaponack, NY
striated surfaces and evocative forms. Variable sections in cocobolo and lignum vitae. Priced per tree.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cocobolo
1900s Bowling Ball Collection
Located in Sagaponack, NY
. Filled with 12 lignum vitae bowling balls. Manufactured in the 1920s.
Category
Early 20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Duplo U Contemporary and Customizable Sideboard in Peach Lacquer
By Luísa Peixoto
Located in Frazão , Porto
Sideboard of 2 doors.
In the photo: Sideboard in glossy lignum vitae and peach lacquer.
Bespoke
Category
2010s Portuguese Sideboards
Materials
Lacquer
Large Studio Easel by Windsor and Newton
Located in Cheshire, GB
terminating in four lignum vitae casters
Dimensions
Height 71.5 Inches ajustable to 97 Inches
Width 31.5
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Easels
Materials
Pine
Pair of Victorian Walnut Parlour Chairs
Located in Altrincham, GB
, raised on ring turned and tapering fluted forelegs with lignum vitae castors - 26"w x 30"d x 44"h (16" to
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Old Bronze Hand Bell, Town Cryer’s or School Bell
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
and has a beautiful lignum vitae turned handle and a loud ring
The bell is 12” high, and 6” in
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
English 19th Century Treen Salt
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine mid 19th century English turned Lignum Vitae communal open salt. The striking grain on this
Category
Antique 19th Century Vases and Vessels
Schooner Yacht Dauntless Mast Head
Located in Norwell, MA
Lignum Vitae mast head truck or "top" from the famous Schooner yacht "Dauntless". The imbedded
Category
Antique 1860s American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Telescopic Hardy Salmon Fishing Gaff
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. The wooden handle is made of lignum vitae and finished off with a decorative finial made of brass. The
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Brass, Steel
Collection of 19th Century Vintage Oak and Ash Ships Blocks
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
blocks and pulleys, all in good vintage condition, the are made in Ash, Oak and one is made in lignum
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Oak
Watson Collection of 97 Fishing Priests
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, lignum vitae, walnut, boxwood, ash, yew, maple and ebony. One elaborate piece is turned and laminated
Category
Antique 19th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bone, Ivory, Wood, Ash, Boxwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Yew
Early 19th century channel island mahogany chest on chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
with brushing slide and 3 graduating drawers. Bracket feet, standing on original lignum vitae castors
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Important English George III Brown Mahogany Commode
By William Gomm
Located in Dublin, GB
superbly carved angle supports, with shaped sides, on shaped bracket feet with lignum vitae casters
Category
Antique 1660s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany
Collection of Treen Vessels
Located in Greenwich, CT
right, an 18th century turned Lignum Vitae vase ($750), a fine early 19th century turned pearwood spill
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Folk Art Vases
Materials
Ebony, Pearwood, Walnut
Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sculpture is made of Lignum Vitae wood. The meaning of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 9.5 in W 2.75 in D 2.75 in
Carved and Painted Black Duck Decoy, by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
lignum vitae, ebony or the like.
Mary Patricia Gardner was born and lived her whole life on Nantucket
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decoys
Materials
Hardwood
H 7.5 in W 14.5 in D 6 in
18th century lignum vitae Pestle and Mortar
Located in Herzele, BE
A magnificent early 18th century lignum vitae pestle and mortar.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Jars
Materials
Wood
Lignum Vitae Late 19th Century Vase or Urn
Located in Matlock, Derbyshire
Late 19th century lignum vitae urn, English, circa 1860-1880.
The vase shaped vase or urn with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Urns
Unusual Early 18th Century Lignum Vitae or Gaïac Bow Fronted Commode
Located in London, GB
Bow fronted crossbanded Régence commode opening with three long drawers.
Lignum Vitae parquetry
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Antique 1720s French Régence Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
H 32.29 in W 50.01 in D 25.99 in
A Lignum Vitae Wassail Bowl
Located in New York, NY
The first mention of a wassail bowl was in the thirteenth century, a vessel in which revelers dipped cakes and fine bread. The practice of floating crisps of bread in the wassail bow...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Decorative Bowls
Fine Lignum Vitae Mortar, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
This turned lignum mortar is particularly large and has retained a superb color and pagination
Category
Antique 17th Century British Decorative Bowls
Box Containing 8 Lignum Vitae Wood Lawn Bowling Balls with 2 Kitties Early 1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
"Bowling Club." ) The box holds eight beautiful Lignum Vitae wood lawn bowling balls with engine turned
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Games
Materials
Wood
H 6.75 in W 19.5 in D 18.5 in
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Lignum Vitae For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lignum vitae you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every lignum vitae was constructed with great care. Find 52 options for an antique or vintage lignum vitae now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer lignum vitae, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A lignum vitae is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Mid-Century Modern and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one lignum vitae that is appealing in its simplicity, but Luísa Peixoto produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Lignum Vitae?
The average selling price for a lignum vitae at 1stDibs is $1,950, while they’re typically $199 on the low end and $85,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About Lignum Vitae
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Lignum vitae is a tropical hardwood, known for being self-oiling. It was used for building steamship bearings and pulleys. For medicinal purposes, the resin of lignum vitae was known to help treat gout and skin infections. Today, it is used primarily for carving. Shop a collection of lignum vitae furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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