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Early 20th Century Life Size Carved Female Torso
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for sale €10,413     $11,303
£8,900

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Early 20th Century Life Size Carved Female Torso

1920 - 1940
Description

A fabulous quality early 20th Century life size carved female torso in the classical style, very well executed in wonderfully figured walnut, the sculpture is in excellent condition and has a wonderful warm walnut colour. Circa 1930.

18" x 8" x 40" high

46cms x 20cms x 102cms high

Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Carved Wood Female Torso to the 1930s.

Independent Date Check ID 09715371
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques Date1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 75-110 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1930s:
Classical torso form carved direct: studio sculpture in the inter-war tradition.
Hand-sanded and rasped contouring: carved by hand before modern mechanical sanders.
Fine seasoning fissures along the grain: natural shrinkage of solid timber.
Mellow wax finish: soft oxidisation and natural handling patina across the curves.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
102cm (40.16")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1245053
Dealers Internal Reference
3421
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Martlesham Antiques is a family run business and has been trading since 1984. Located in Suffolk just outside Woodbridge, Martlesham Antiques is run from a spacious thatched cottage housing nine large showrooms with a vast adjacent car park.

Specialising in 18th and 19th Century furniture, together with creating custom hand-made furniture which is supplied to various interior designers, trade and the retail market. Every piece on the showroom floor is in excellent condition and ready to go straight into the buyers home or premises.

All of Martlesham Antiques furniture is hand polished by their own French polishers and restorers to a very high standard. We are also a member of LAPADA, the association of art and antiques.

Description
A fabulous quality early 20th Century life size carved female torso in the classical style, very well executed in wonderfully figured walnut, the sculpture is in excellent condition and has a wonderful warm walnut colour. Circa 1930.

18" x 8" x 40" high

46cms x 20cms x 102cms high

Date of Manufacture

Martlesham Antiques has dated this Carved Wood Female Torso to the 1930s.

Independent Date Report ID 09715371
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques dating1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 75-110 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1930s:
Classical torso form carved direct: studio sculpture in the inter-war tradition.
Hand-sanded and rasped contouring: carved by hand before modern mechanical sanders.
Fine seasoning fissures along the grain: natural shrinkage of solid timber.
Mellow wax finish: soft oxidisation and natural handling patina across the curves.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
102cm (40.16")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245053
Dealers Internal Ref
3421
Martlesham Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2008
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Trade Associations

Martlesham Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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Archive I A life-size hand-carved wooden sculpture depicting a female torso with a warm grain finish.

Early 20th Century Life Size Carved Female Torso

Archive II A life-size hand-carved wooden sculpture depicting a female torso with a warm grain finish. View II
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Archive XIV A life-size hand-carved wooden sculpture depicting a female torso with a warm grain finish. View XIV
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Martlesham Antiques
Telephone 01394 386732
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The Thatched Roadhouse
Main Rd
Martlesham
Suffolk
IP12 4RJ
United Kingdom
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A life-size hand-carved wooden sculpture depicting a female torso with a warm grain finish.
Early 20th Century life size carved female torso
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A life-size hand-carved wooden sculpture depicting a female torso with a warm grain finish.
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  • ObjectSculptures
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleModernist
  • MaterialWood
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsAnatomical detailing, Smooth carved surface, Natural wood grain, Truncated limbs
  • SizeH 102 cm (40 in) x W 46 cm (18 in) x D 20 cm (8 in)

This early 20th century Modernist sculpture is a life-size carved female torso executed in classical style from figured walnut. The hand-carved piece displays a smooth surface, anatomical detailing, natural wood grain with warm brown tones, truncated arms and neck, and a balanced stance. Walnut timber exhibits visible natural grain patterns running along the contours of the body, polished to a warm finish with subtle tonal variations across the torso and hips. The sculpture measures 102 cm high, 46 cm wide, and 20 cm deep. Positioned on a sideboard top, this work integrates into a gentleman's library or study interior as a focal display object. It stands upright on its own carved base, presenting an aesthetic suited to traditional or Modernist display surfaces within residential settings.

FAQs

During the early 20th century, modernist sculptors reinterpreted classical Greek and Roman torso fragments through simplified forms, emphasising natural timber grain and expressive hand-carved contours.

Sculptors typically selected dense hardwoods such as oak, walnut, or mahogany, shaping the form out of a solid timber block using hand chisels before sanding and applying wax polish.

Authentic pieces often exhibit age-appropriate wood movement, subtle surface patination, distinct hand-tool marks in recesses, and natural timber oxidisation.

Position the sculpture as a central focal point on a credenza or sideboard top against a plain wall to highlight its structural silhouette and surface texture.

Keep timber sculptures away from direct heat sources and fluctuating humidity to prevent movement, dusting regularly with a soft cloth and applying clear microcrystalline wax as needed.
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