Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy

Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy

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Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
  • Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy
Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy

Vintage Mid-Century Italian Hand-Carved Wooden Bowl with Pierced Handles — Celtic Knotwork, Made in Italy

€58,00
€58,00 €0,00

Italian Craftsmanship — Hand-Carved Folk Art at Its Finest

This exceptional vintage wooden bowl is a superb example of mid-20th century Italian hand-carving at its most accomplished. Every surface — interior, exterior, and handles — is covered in a dense, precisely executed Celtic / folk knotwork interlace pattern, with a central sunburst medallion at the base of the bowl and a zigzag border running along the rim. The two wide handles are pierced in a geometric lattice / wheel motif, adding both visual lightness and a sculptural quality to the piece.

The warm walnut-brown wood has developed a beautiful natural patina with age, and the base is stamped "made in Italy / per alimenti" — confirming both its Italian origin and its food-safe status, making it as practical as it is beautiful.

  • Origin: Made in Italy (stamped on base)
  • Food safe: Yes — stamped “per alimenti” (for food use)
  • Material: Solid carved wood, walnut-brown tone
  • Decoration: All-over hand-carved Celtic / folk knotwork interlace with central sunburst medallion and zigzag rim border
  • Handles: Two pierced geometric lattice handles
  • Dimensions: approx. 27 cm wide (including handles) × 10 cm tall
  • Era: Mid-20th century, circa 1950s–1970s
  • Condition: Vintage, very good — natural age patina, no cracks or repairs, carving crisp throughout

Use it as a fruit bowl, a bread basket, or a centrepiece on a dining table — or simply display it as the sculptural folk art object it truly is.

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