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Material: Elm
Dolf Breetvelt Sculpture in Solid Elm Netherlands, 1963
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Eye catching sculpture made by Dolf Breetvelt, The Netherlands 1964. This beautiful hand carved sculpture is interesting from all sides. From every angle, your imagination will see something differently. It’s an harmonical sculpture, beautiful organic crafted solid elm providing an extra dimension due to its honey-coloured patina. A very nice large sized piece, but not too large so it can still fit on a side table or credenza for example. The sculpture is in very good original condition with a beautiful age-related patina. Highly decorative piece of art which can provide your interior with that little extra character.
Adolf (Dolf) Breetvelt attended the academy in The Hague. Before the war...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Efforus stool
By ELAKFORM
Located in Växjö, SE
Carved wooden stool from locally sourced elm wood from the lanscape of Småland
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Hand carved by master Swedish woodmaker ELAKFORM.
Painted by hand with a durable acrylic-based colou...
Category
2010s Swedish Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Earthly Treasures No 27, an Elm & Cornish Turquoise Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 27’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred English Elm inlaid with Cornish Turquoise.
Morrison turns beautiful wooden spheres from damaged or diseased trees that have been felled as they can no longer survive. Using aged wood such as this, reveals cracks and crevices which the artist can inlay with precious minerals. The results are breathtaking. These take on the role of globes and are evocative of old maps. The minerals suggest undiscovered islands and continents.
During Thomas’ time as a designer and maker of furniture it was usual practice to mask and hide any blemishes or cracks in the wood, however much like the Japanese art of Kintsugi (where ceramic breakages are repaired with gold and precious metals) Thomas highlights the anomalies in the wood by inlaying them with naturally formed colorful minerals, many taken from his personal collection which he still adds to. Recent visits to the ‘World Famous’ Blue John Mine and also a working Fluorspar mine in Derbyshire has meant new materials for future inlays. With the wood hard to find and unpredictable to turn, the resulting union of the Earth’s natural resources are patiently and skilfully jigsawed together, resulting in truly unique treasure-laden artworks.
Is his own words:
‘The two mediums I combine both come directly from the Earth. The trees form and grow at the surface whilst the minerals can form at great depth. It is not unknown for some trees to have accumulated pieces of crystals in their roots. The thought of this combination of a substance formed during explosive episodes in the Earth millions of years ago with a gently formed living substance, which may have been growing for hundreds of years before finally coming to an end, is both exhilarating and intriguing. I think of it as a fusion between animate and inanimate, above and below the ground, naturally both beautiful, and without which, we as humans could not survive’
Morrison Thomas was born at New Inn Cottage in the tiny village of Charlton near Banbury, Oxfordshire. His father was a cabinet maker & carpenter who was also a wheelwright and blacksmith, as with many village craftsman of the time, he was skilled in all things. Keeping the family tradition, Thomas continued in his father’s footsteps and is a fourth generation woodworker.
As a furniture designer & maker Thomas has exhibited his work in numerous high profile galleries and undertaken many prestigious commissions. He has written articles on woodworking with his work appearing in numerous publications. Previously the chairman of the Surrey Guild of Craftsmen and with a listing in Debrett’s Who’s Who, his achievements are many, especially in consideration that he received no formal training, with his skills obtained from observing and listening to his father.
For many years Thomas designed and made contemporary furniture but mainly due to health reasons stopped making larger-scale works. With woodworking in his blood and a material he simply couldn’t stop creating with, he resumed his creative skills some years later by making unique hand-turned wooden vessels...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone, Elm
R van 't Zelfde Abstract TOTEM Sculpture Holland 1970s
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very visually pleasing and appealing totum sculpture from the hand of Dutch artist Rob van 't Zelfde, made in the 1970's. The sculpture is made out of Elm wood and is slightly tapere...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Large Abstract Elm Wooden TOTEM Sculpture by R. Van't Zelfde, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large abstract curved wooden totem sculpture by R. van 't Zelfde (The Hague 1949), the Netherlands 1970s. Van 't Zelfde studied at the Academy...
Category
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Chinese Elm Wood Headrest with Subtle Engravings from Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Chinese headrest was crafted from elmwood and has a wonderfully smooth texture. It likely belonged to an upper-class individual t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Elm
Chinese Elm Wood Headrest from Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Chinese headrest was crafted from elmwood and has a wonderfully smooth texture and elongated shape. It likely belonged to an uppe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
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Japanese Abstract Expressionist Carved Wood Sculpture by Takao Kimura
By Takao Kimura
Located in Austin, TX
A powerful abstract expressionist caved elm wood sculpture by Japanese artist Takao Kimura, circa 1970s. Carved in two parts, the swooping, concave body plays dramatically with the o...
Category
1970s Japanese Expressionist Vintage Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Spirit Screen with Duan Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century spirit screen from northern China is inset with a duan stone, similar to stones used to create many inkstones for calligraphy. The stand i...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Elm Abstract Sculptures
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Stone
Provincial Chinese Disc Wheel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Softened by subtle patina, the expressive grain of northern elmwood (yumu) shines in this provincial wheel from an early 20th century farm cart. The wheel is...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Chinese Abstract Cloud Carpenter Line, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Given the beauty and thoughtful design of traditional Chinese furniture, it’s no wonder that Qing-dynasty carpenter’s tools were accorded the same att...
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Chinese Elm Wood Headrest from Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique Chinese headrest was crafted from elmwood and has a wonderfully smooth texture. It likely belonged to an upper-class individual t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Elm
Carved Object by Jon Brooks
By Jon Brooks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A carved wood container with carved wood oblong object within, by Jon Brooks (b.1944).
Category
1970s American Vintage Elm Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut, Beech, Elm, Rosewood
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Morrison turns beautiful wooden spheres from damaged or diseased trees that have been felled as they can no longer survive. Using aged wood such as this, reveals cracks and crevices which the artist can inlay with precious minerals. The results are breathtaking. These take on the role of globes and are evocative of old maps. The minerals suggest undiscovered islands and continents.
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Provincial Chinese Wheel Disc, c. 1850
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Category
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