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Siamese Twin Mermaid Carving Attributed to the "Cape Carver"
Located in York County, PA
, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Late 19th Century:
American folk carving of mermaids as Siamese twins
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Late 19th Century American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Birdhouse
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical early 20th century American Folk Art purple Martin pine birdhouse with two levels
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Pine
American Folk-Art Steam Ship Encased Diorama
Located in London, GB
American Folk-art Steam Ship Encased Diorama
We share what we love, and we love this turn of the
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Early 1900s Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carved Wood Chain
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century American Folk Art fourteen foot long wooden chain, hand carved of one piece of wood, by an
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century American Pine Folk Art Frame, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th century American pine folk art frame, circa 1890.
A double portrait frame with a
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Pine
19th Century American Patriotic Barber Pole Open Sign Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, likely one-of-a-kind, large antique, circa 1860s, early American hand carved, painted, and
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
American Antique Folk Art Flying Eagles Heraldic Trunk, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection.
An elaborate antique american folk art pyrography wood trunk
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Brass
19th c. American Folk Tramp Art Crown of Thorns Cross in a Large Scale
Located in Savannah, GA
This late 19th century large scale American Folk "Tramp" Art double sided "Crown of Thorns" cross
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1890s American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 26.5 in W 13.75 in D 11.5 in
American Antique Outsider Art Hand Carved Folk Art Birds House
Located in South Burlington, VT
finished using a decades old early American Folk Art form called wood burning "pyrography"
Signed: it is
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Early 20th Century American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Wood
Folk Art Pair of American Victorian Carved Drapes for Funeral Car
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Victorian stripped carved wood (funeral hearse) drapes (PRICED AS PAIR).
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Late 19th Century American Victorian American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming hand-carved 19th Century American folk art horse sculpture on stand. Pay
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19th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Nuu-chah-nulth Model Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Size: 26" x 3" D
Totems, Totem Poles, Carvings, Native American Carvings, Nuu-Chah-Nulth.
Family
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1910s Canadian Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Multi-Figure 7 Foot Nuu-chah-nulth TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
” sometime around 1905. The pole is carved in a folk-art style that is correct for the period. The imagery on
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Early 1900s American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Cedar
Northwest Four Figure Cedar Totem
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Totems, Native American, Carvings.
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Early 20th Century Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Cedar
Circa 1900 Pair of Northwest Coast Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Native American carvings & totems native American Indian native American
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Early 1900s American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Native American, Totem, Pole, Carving, Painted, Makah
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Early 1900s American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Cedar
Antique American Soldier Whirligig
Located in Nantucket, MA
surface. American, Measure: 15” high, c. 1900
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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Sheet Metal
Folk Art Wooden Fireman Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning Folk Art wooden sculpture of a Fireman.
This pre-war statue of a marching fireman or
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Early 20th Century European Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Folk Art Wartime Relationship Commemorative Plaque
Located in London, GB
19th century Folk Art Wartime relationship commemorative plaque
We are proud to offer a rare and
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1880s Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Spanish Colonial Archangel Polychrome Wood Santo Carving
Located in Forney, TX
Hand-crafted by Spanish settlers in North America (likely Southwestern United States, New Mexico
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Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial American Antique Folk Carvings
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Wood, Paint
Antique Folk Art Carved Gesso over Wood and Hand Painted Native Man Statue
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Presumed to date from the late 19th century, this life-sized Folk Art carved and hand painted study
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
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Softwood, Paint
America’s First “Spirit God” Ancestor
Located in South Burlington, VT
their prominent pointed shapes relate to fertility myths.
A carving of this complexity, quality and
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Early 20th Century American Pre-Columbian American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Stone
19th Century American Burl Wood Horse Hoof Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This remarkable 19th-century American Folk Art vessel, expertly carved from a natural burl to
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19th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Iron
Wooden Phrenology Head Advertising Store Display Model Folk Art Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and painted wooden phrenology head Store display advertising model. Phrenology bust by unknown wood carver, circa 1870. Perfect to decorate a Doctor´s office or someone that w...
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Late 19th Century American American Craftsman American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Carving "The Hunter" Attributed to Johann Huggler
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
- portrait. Johann Huggler was known as the "King of the Carvers" of Brienz. The few carvings that survived
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Walnut
Black Forest Carving "The Hunter" Attributed to Johann Huggler
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, Canton Bern Switzerland. A carving of a huntsman holding a cock pheasant. This appears, though unsigned
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest American Antique Folk Carvings
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Walnut
18th Century German Baroque Architectural Putti Bust Wall Shelf Carving
Located in Forney, TX
/ Acquisition:
Property from the magnificent estate of the late T. Boone Pickens (1928 -2019). An American
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18th Century German Baroque American Antique Folk Carvings
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Walnut
Ancient American "Human Effigy" Stone Pipe, Woodland Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
Harold French collection, Amboy, Indiana (photo)
All stone carvings from America's early history are
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15th Century and Earlier American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Stone
Native America Antique Hand Carved Granite Human Head
Located in South Burlington, VT
human effigy carvings from America's past are scarce and some consider most desirable.
Lifetime
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19th Century American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Clay
Antique Native American Indigenous Peoples Carved Polychrome Canoe Model
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally rare antique Native American / Indigenous Peoples hand carved and painted wooden
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Early 20th Century North American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Twine, Wood, Paint
American "Human Effigy" Female Stone Sculpture, Tennessee, 1000 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Native American Human Effigy female statue, Holliston Mills Site, Tennessee , sandstone, circa
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15th Century and Earlier American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Sandstone
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Kachina Effigy Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
carvings from Native America past are scarce and some consider most desirable.
Lifetime guarantee of
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15th Century and Earlier American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Stone
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America and a collection dating to 1951, comes this unique old hand carved stone human
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15th Century and Earlier American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Stone
American Cast Iron Doorstop in the Form of a Boston Terrier
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Boston Terrier was made in cast iron by Bradley and Hubbard Co. Meriden CT in the 1920s
Model #7294-N.
A finely modeled hollow half round cast form with natural brindle pa...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Iron
Ancient American "Human Effigy" Stone Paint Pallet, Anasazi Culture 900 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
carvings from America's Prehistoric southwest are scarce. The majority of known carved stones come from the
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15th Century and Earlier American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Sandstone
H 9.25 in W 4.87 in D 0.6 in
Pair of South American Perfume or Incense Burners in Silver
Located in Brussels, BE
Silver tested but not stamped.
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Early 19th Century South American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Silver
American Monumental Pine Hand-Carved Mortise and Pestle, Circa 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
Period American pine mortise and pestle hand-carved from single log. All original, Early 19th
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Early 1800s American American Colonial American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Pine
19th Century American Hand Carved Gilded Pediment Eagle
Located in Vero Beach, FL
executed in a masterful fashion. This circa 1850 carving represents an American symbol at it’s best
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19th Century American Federal American Antique Folk Carvings
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Giltwood
American Pair Garden Gnomes Good Luck Garden Guardians, Keeper of Keys
Located in South Burlington, VT
Nostalgic opportunity
America's friendly gnomes- a rare pair (2) of Happy Garden Legends "Keeper
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Early 20th Century American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Iron
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H 10.5 in W 5 in D 4 in
Antique South American Colonial Copper Brass Turkey Censer Latin Americana Peru
Located in London, GB
Antique South American Colonial Copper Brass Turkey Censer Latin American
Peru or Bolivia
19th
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Mid-19th Century Peruvian American Antique Folk Carvings
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Brass, Copper
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H 10.24 in W 9.45 in D 9.85 in
Pair of 18th Century Native American Tobacco Store Hanging Trade Figures
Located in Nantucket, MA
Extremely rare and very special pair of 18th century native American tobacco store hanging trade
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18th Century American Rococo American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
Eastern Woodland Crooked Knife
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern woodland crooked knife. Solid handle having an exquisite hand chipped carved American Folk
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Mid-19th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
13' Vancouver Island TOTEM by Don Colp 158"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
years that Don began carving objects with a knife. He was soon carving chains and animals, making
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Cedar
19th Century Eastern Ball Headed War Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern ball headed war club with antler spike. Still shows file rasp marks from carving. Decorated
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Mid-19th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, Totem Poles, Native American Tlingit, Carvings.
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Late 19th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Cedar
Two 14th-16th Century Bowls from the Pre-Inuit/ Eskimo Thule Culture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Prehistoric European carvings, may have been used to give a ritual drink of fresh water to a hunted animal
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16th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Bone, Driftwood
Haida-Style Totem Pole By Tsimshian Artist Moses Alexcee
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America and the Old West. Our pieces range from
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Early 20th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Cedar
Sculptural Wood and Iron Strap 19th Century Farm Implement
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Super clean lines and sculptural 19th century American farm implement. Over eight and a half feet
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Late 19th Century North American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Iron
Yup'ik Museum Replica Clay Mask of a Lunar Spirit, Early 20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
carving and limited painting. Few original masks exist as they were customarily destroyed after use. This
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Early 20th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Clay
Folky Store Display Horse
Located in Nantucket, MA
piece of folk in its original used condition.
American, circa 1890.
Measures: 25 ¾” x 33 ½” x 6”.
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Late 19th Century North American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
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Canvas, Wood
Large Brazilian or Guyana Amazon Indigenous Macana War Club, 18th or Earlier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
in: Hjalmar Stolpe, Amazon Indian designs from Brazilian and Guianan wood carvings, New York, Dover
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Early 18th Century Brazilian American Antique Folk Carvings
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Hardwood
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H 16.54 in W 3.94 in D 1.58 in
Antique Gnome Sculpture "Digging For Gold" Original Paint
Located in South Burlington, VT
Digging For Gold- Rare Form
Gardener's Best Friend - As American as Apple Pie
An American garden
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
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Iron
Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Carved and painted wooden soldier whirligig. Early 20th century American. Soldier has a leather hat
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
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Wood
Small Sailor Whirligig, circa 1930-1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
painted black stand. Older replaced oars. Great overall condition showing natural wear, American, circa
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art American Antique Folk Carvings
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Pine
Circa 1900 Salish Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, Carvings, Native American Totems, Salish, Hudson Bay Fur Trading
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Early 20th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Cedar
Pair Northwest Coast Cedar Totems
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
America and the Old West. Our pieces range from American Indian to Cowboy Western and include original
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Late 19th Century American Native American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Cedar
Large Antique Americana Gilt and Forest Green Painted Plaster Spread Wing Eagle
Located in Morristown, NJ
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Depictions of eagles can be seen across American art. The national bird of the United States, the eagle has
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19th Century American American Classical American Antique Folk Carvings
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Plaster, Paint
H 28 in W 41 in D 8 in
Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
This small head of a ceramic figure with a bird headdress is probably Pre-Columbian. It seems to originate from the territory of present-day Mexico. Further research should reveal wh...
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15th Century and Earlier South American American Antique Folk Carvings
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Terracotta
Early 20C Mounted Duck Decoy Heads 2
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely early 20c mounted duck decoy heads 2.
This consists of 5 Duck Decoy heads from circa 1920 mounted on a wooden plinth.
This piece came from a wealthy estate ...
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman American Antique Folk Carvings
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Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century hand-carved Santos with inset glass eyes and original gesso paint surface. On custom museum display stand. Base measures 6" x 6".
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Late 19th Century Central American Spanish Colonial American Antique Folk Carvings
Materials
Gesso, Wood
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American Antique Folk Carvings For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of American antique folk carvings available for sale. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, all American antique folk carvings available were constructed with great care. American antique folk carvings have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of American antique folk carvings to choose from, but at 1stDibs, folk art, neoclassical and Arts and Crafts American antique folk carvings are of considerable interest. Many American antique folk carvings are appealing in their simplicity, but Native American Art, Steve Hazlett and Black Forest produced popular American antique folk carvings that are worth a look.
How Much are American Antique Folk Carvings?
Prices for American antique folk carvings start at $49 and top out at $52,000 with the average selling for $1,850.
Finding the Right folk-art for You
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.
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