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Folk Art For Sale
1 gulden William III NGC MS 64 BN – in bronze
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: bust right, underneath: I.P.S. Reverse: rosette / WILLEM / NICOL. ALEXAND. / FRED. KAR. HEND. / PRINS VAN ORANJE, / BEZOEKT / ‘S RIJKS MUNT / TE UTRECHT / 10 AUG. / 1853. R...
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1850s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Bronze

Antique Cheese and Butter Knives with Deer Handles, circa 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Cheese and Butter Knives with Deer Handles, circa 1950s A rustic serving set consisting of cheese knife and butter knife. The handles are made of genuine deer feet. The blad...
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Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Folk Art

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Metal

AR drachm Mithradates I, Hekatompylos
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head left in bashlyk Reverse: archer seated right on omphalos, three line legend, H Not known to Sellwood, unpublished coin of Hekatompylos mint Weight: 3.95 g Grade: Abou...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Golden wedding anniversary Baron George and Sophie von Rosenthal
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: .1857. 3. JUNI. 1907., three quarter facing busts of the couple Reverse: .ZUR. / .ERINNERUNG. / .AN. / .BARON. GEORGE. / .UND. / SOPHIE VON ROSENTHAL. / .AMSTERDAM. / .AMSTE...
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Early 1900s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver, Bronze

Early 20th century fairground figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure In the form of Benito Mussolini this early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown figure is in original untouched condition. With ...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Folk Art

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Pine

Antique Burmese Mandalay Period Buddhist Dancer Nat Spirit Deer Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional antique Southeast Asian Burmese hand carved and gilded teak wood religious figure Buddhist temple -monastery sculpture. Exquisitely hand-crafted in Burma (pr...
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Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Folk Art

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Wood, Art Glass, Teak, Giltwood

Italian Tuscan Landscape Painting Grand Tour Pastoral Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Italian oil painting showing a classic Tuscan landscape Great work of Grand Tour art with the ruined temple to the left of the painting The rest of the work shows a idylic p...
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1950s Vintage Folk Art

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Tapestry

AR Drachm Bagadat, kingdom of Persis, Persepolis
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head right, with mustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia Reverse: fire temple of Ahura-Mazda, above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda, to inner left, Baydād (Bagadat) st...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

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Silver

American Primitive Oil Painting Child Portrait 1840 Folk Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous American primitive oil painting of two girls This quirky portrait is a wonderful piece of folk art Circa 1840 Wonderful effect of craquelure from the age o...
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1840s Antique Folk Art

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Tapestry

Nepalese Sandalwood Buddha Tree, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The sculpture, expertly carved from fragrant Nepalese sandalwood, stands as a testament to the rich tradition of wood carving in Nepal. The medium itself adds a sensory dimension to ...
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20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Folk Art

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Sandalwood

AR Denarius P. Clodius M.f. Turrinus
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: P CLODIVS / M F., laureate head of Apollo right; lyre to left Reverse: Diana Lucifera standing right, bow and quiver over her shoulder, holding torches BEAUTIFUL TONING W...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Vintage Tibetan Buddhist Thangka painting Asian Decorative Arts
Located in London, GB
Good Vintage Tibetan Buddhist Thangka painting with silk border Period Mid 20th Century Length 72 cm 28 inches width 45 cm 18 inches Good condition
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20th Century Tibetan Folk Art

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Coral, Silver

Flemish Oil Painting Floral Still Life Antique Art 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning work of art in the form of an antique Flemish still life Good size at four feet tall - 121 CM Such a vivid piece with the colourful flowers overflowing from the campana urn ...
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Early 1900s Antique Folk Art

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Tapestry

AR Denarius Julia Paula, wife of Elagabalus (219-220)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right, showing later coiffure with small bun Reverse: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera, star in left field Beautifully detaile...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Snow Man By Antonio Grediaga Kieff, 1977
Located in Madrid, ES
Snow Man by Antonio Grediaga Kieff, signed and numbered 3/9 This extraordinary work of art is expertly crafted in bronze and features a unique abstract form. The sculpture stands on...
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1970s Canadian Modern Vintage Folk Art

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Marble, Brass

Vintage Green Handmade Patchwork Cotton "Delectable Mountains" Quilt, USA, 1930s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
USA, Vintage "Delectable Mountains" quilt. Measures: H 200 x W 200 cm.
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1930s American Vintage Folk Art

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Cotton

Antique Stainless Steel and Horn 12 Pieces Tableware Set, Germany 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Stainless Steel and Horn 12 Pieces Tableware Set, Germany 1930s A rustic tabelware set consisting of six knives and six forks. The handles are made of genuine deer horn. The...
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Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Folk Art

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Metal

N.d. Marriage Hessel van Hermane & Anna van Lyauckema
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: H ✶ VAN ✶ – HERMANA ✶, crowned coat of arms with lion crest Reverse: ✶ A ✶ VAN ✶ – ✶ LYAUCKEMA ✶, crowned diamond-shaped coat of arms Earliest known Dutch wedding medal and...
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16th Century Other Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Neuclosis By Antonio Grediaga Kieff, 1974
Located in Madrid, ES
Neuclosis by Antonio Grediaga Kieff, signed and numbered 2/6 This extraordinary work of art is expertly crafted in bronze and features a unique abstract form. The sculpture stands o...
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1970s Canadian Modern Vintage Folk Art

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Marble, Brass

Capture of Grave by Prince Maurits
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: MAVRITIVS. PR. AVR. CO. NASS. CAT. MARC. VER. ET. VLIS, armoured bust right, ÆT 34 on arm, underneath G.V.B.F. Reverse: TANDEM. FIT. SVRCVLVS. ARBOR, young orange tree sprou...
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Early 1600s Dutch Other Antique Folk Art

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Silver

France – Great-Britain. British Crimean War medal
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Oak leafed pin with inscription ”Sebastopol”, with original ribbon, attached to issue certificate of the French Ministery of War, dated 1856. Obverse: VICTORIA – REGINA -1854, cro...
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Mid-19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

1/4 daalder siege coin in tin Alkmaar
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: castle between 7 – 3 Reverse: blank VERY RARE Weight: 9.86 g Diameter: 25.0 mm Grade: Very Fine Reference: vG. 49; CNM 2.01.5 After the fall of Haarlem, Don Frederik turn...
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16th Century Dutch Other Antique Folk Art

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Tin

Departure of Charles II from Scheveningen to England
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: CAROLUS . II . D : G . MAGNÆ . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX ., armoured bust of Charles II, three quarters facing, with medal on ribbon on chest, on which St. George fighting...
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17th Century Dutch Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

40 stuiver siege coin Breda
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: .BREDA . OBSESSA . 1625, coat of arms of prince Maurits, value above, rosette underneath, left and right city crest Reverse: blank RARE During the Eighty Years' War, Breda...
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1620s Dutch Other Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Marriage William of Orange and Princess Mary
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: albionum genuit / rex me summusque / monarcha Carolus / et sponsam me iubet / esse tuam / princeps me Henricus / genuit fortissimus / heros nassoviæ, et / sponsum me iubet /...
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1640s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Madonna with child and Saint John
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian school of the mid-18th century. Painting depicting a splendid Madonna with Child and Saint John, of excellent pictorial quality. The protagonists are represented in a real pe...
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1750s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Southern Netherlands. Medal of the Holy Sacrament of the Miracle of Brussels
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: SACRAMENTVM . MI – RACVLOSVM . BRVXELLE, cross with the Holy Hosts, carried by God the Father Reverse: dito VERY RARE, only 2 known specimens (1 in the KBR in Brussels and ...
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17th Century Belgian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Death of Princess Anne, wife of William IV
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: ANNA D.G. M.B.R.P. GUB. ET TUT: WIL: V.A.P.N. MDCCIX. O. MDCCLIX. XII. IAN:, bust of princess Anna with diadem right, above her head a wreath of stars Reverse: HE U QUO VOTA...
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1750s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Antique Oil Print with Black Forest Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Black Forest Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen A colorful oil print depicting a dramatic poaching scenery in the Bavarian forest. Two poachers are caught in...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Folk Art

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Glass, Wood

Promotional Medal University of Utrecht
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: ME DOCTARVM PRAEMIA FRONTIVM DIS MISCENT SVPERIS, under a radiant sun, three angels on clouds hold a wreath above a doctoral candidate, turned to the left, with gown and boo...
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1730s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Princess Carolina 5 years old
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: W. C. H. FRISO & ANNA D.G. PRINCIPLES ARAVS. &c, bust of Stadtholder William IV (in armour and with the Order of Saint George of the Garter on a ribbon) and Princess Anna (w...
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1740s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver

AR Denarius Vespasian (69-79)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P, laureate head right Reverse: AVGVSTAE – PACI, Victory standing right, holding shouldered palm frond with her left hand and a wreath in ...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

The four Jorissen brothers 332 years old Together
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: OPRECHTE DANKBAARHEIT – WORD GOD HIER TOEGEWEIT, brothers behind burning altar under beaming cloud with the name of God in Hebrew Reverse: DRIE EEUWEN TEIDS, EN TWEENDERTIG ...
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1760s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Medal on the death of William III
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: WILLEM • III • KONING • DER • NEDERLANDEN • G • H • V • L •, bust of William III right, J.P.M. MENGER under neck, rosette underneath Reverse: XLI. JAREN. REGEERDE. DE. LAATS...
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1890s Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Saint Francis, 1770
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from 18th century. Oil painting on canvas, already backed again, depicting a subject of sacred art, Saint Francis of good pictorial quality. Large impact painting, a...
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1770s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Frederik Hendrik and his proposals for peace
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: FRID. HENDRICVS. D. G. PRINC. AVRAI. COM. NASS. E, three quarter bust of Frederik Hendrik driekwart right, PABEELE F. in inside circle Reverse: VLTIMVS ANTE OMNES DE PARTA P...
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17th Century Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Silver

AR Denarius F. Fabius Labeo INCUSE
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) below chin Reverse: incuse Weight: 3.84 g Grade: Very Fine Mint: Rome Reference: Crawford 273/1; Sydenham 532
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

N.d. Charles V dedication medal on his crowning and the planned Imperial
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: crowned and armoured bust right with order chain of the Golden Fleece Reverse: blank After H. Krafft, after a design by A. Dürer OLD SILVER CAST EXTREMELY RARE Four ...
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16th Century German Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Zabihi Collection Northwest Persian Accent Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th Century Northwest Persian Accent size rug Details rug no. j3778 size 4'6'' x 6'9''
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Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Folk Art

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Wool

Large Mid 1800s Zinc Automaton Elephant
Located in Peekskill, NY
175 years ago this was created as a fountain that worked on water and counter weights. The elephant can now be plugged in and runs on dry land using a motor, cables and gears. The he...
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

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Metal

Native American Antique Beaded Gauntlets Indian Beadwork
Located in London, GB
Native American Antique Beaded Gauntlets Buck skin Gauntlets Finely beaded with floral design probably Cree Period Early 20th century  
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art

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Willow

Alan Wallwork Studio Pottery Split Pod Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware studio pottery 'split pod' form designed by Alan Wallwork (British, 1931-2019) and dating from around 1980. The heavily made sculptural pod sta...
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1980s English Modern Vintage Folk Art

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Stoneware

Vintage 'ON AIR' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "On Air" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and front sign is made of plastic that is painted in an emerald green with bold opaque cream...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art

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Metal

Petite Parrot Sculpture attributed to Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Copper, brass and aluminium Parrot on a hoop hanging stand attributed to Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960, Great vintage conditions.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

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Metal

Vintage Ceramic Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Tureen Bowl, Portugal 60s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Beautiful and unique enameled ceramic tureen handmade in the shape of a cabbage leaf from Bordallo Pinheiro. The salad bowl is in excellent condition, with no flaws. Its ladle has a ...
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1960s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

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Ceramic

Vintage 'ON AIR' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "On Air" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and wording is made of opaque plastic with green bold painted lettering. The piece is in gre...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art

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Metal

Vintage Stag Horn Winged Poultry Shears by J. A. Henkels, Solingen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Stag Horn Winged Poultry Shears by J. A. Henkels, Solingen A rustic winged poultry shears with handles made of genuine stag horn. Blades made of chromed steel. Manufactured ...
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Mid-20th Century German Black Forest Folk Art

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Metal

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea, Circa 1870 The sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a port side view of the Royal Navy frigate under full sail and flying the Whi...
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1860s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art

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Wool

Collection of (3) Native American Folk Art Canoes
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of (3) Native American Folk Art Children's Toy Canoes most likely made between the 1940's and 1950's. Two of the Folk Art Children's Canoes were made from Birchbark, while...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

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Wood, Birch

Found and Salvaged Industrial Steel Object Sculpture Figure with Face
Located in Chicago, IL
Made from found industrial objects, this face takes on different looks at every angle. A wedge, sprockets, gears are adhered to a found painted steel plate to complete this "Flatlay Face" Jim Rose Flatlay Face No. 05, 2021 found industrial objects 4.50h x 10.75w x 10.75d in 11.43h x 27.30w x 27.30d cm JR0299 Jim Rose b. 1966, d. 2023 Bio Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years. Jim Rose b. 1966, Wisconsin Education 1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL 1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL 1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Awards 2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI. 2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board 2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Solo Exhibitions 2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL National Exhibitions 2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz 2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery 2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery Group Exhibitions 2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi 2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY 2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN 2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI 2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI 2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI 2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY 2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI 2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY 2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition) 2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Marriage of the Minds, Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, Sturgeon Bay, WI 2006 27th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2006 Containers of All Dimensions, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ 2005 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2004 Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 2004 American Collections, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2004 More Than Drawers-Wisconsin Cabinets, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2004 Objects of Wonder, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI 2003 Planting, Potting and Pruning, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI 2003 Men at Work, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI 2002 Case Pieces: Contemporary Studio Furniture, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison 2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI 2001 Anything with a Drawer - Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ 2001 23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts - Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ 2000 New Talent in Craft, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin 2000 Who Knows Where or When, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin 1999 The End is Near! Artists look at the 20th Century, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI Selected collections Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, Indiana The Chipstone Foundation, Fox Point, Wisconsin Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin Publications “Selected Artists of Door County” Stonehill Publishing, 2016 “Galvanized Chest” Door County Living Magazine, Autumn 2012 “100 Artists of the Midwest” Schiffer Books, 2012 “Piecework” American Craft Magazine, February 2012 “Hiding Places, Memory in the Arts” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, June 2011 “Second Lives, Remixing the Ordinary” Museum of Arts and Design, NY, August 2008 “Studio Furniture” Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, May 2008 “Discoveries by Designers” Architectural Digest, December 2005 “Contemporary Metal Furniture” Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 2003 “Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” American Craft Magazine, October 2002 “Contemporary Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002 “Chicago Style...
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2010s American Folk Art Folk Art

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Steel

Vintage Ceramic Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Salt Shaker, Portugal 60s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Beautiful and unique enameled ceramic salt shaker handmade in the shape of a cabbage leaf from Bordallo Pinheiro. The salt shaker is missing enamel on the lid, otherwise it is in exc...
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1960s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

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Ceramic

Dayak Tribal Baby Carrier Kalimantan Borneo
Located in Chonburi, TH
This Dayak Tribal Baby Carrier from Kalimantan, Borneo, is a stunning example of traditional indigenous craftsmanship. Made from a combination of beads, rattan, and wood, this carrie...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Tribal Folk Art

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Rattan, Wood, Beads

Vintage Ceramic Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage Leaf Salad Bowl, Portugal 60s
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Beautiful and unique enameled ceramic salad bowl handmade in the shape of a cabbage leaf from Bordallo Pinheiro. The salad bowl is in excellent condition, with no flaws. These piece...
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1960s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

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Ceramic

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Abeokuta, Yoruba People Nigeria, 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art

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Wood

Antique Puente de Arzobispo Talavera Handmade Ceramic Glazed Lebrillo Bowl
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Lebrillo ceramic bowl made by hand. Its origin is in Puente del Arzobispo, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain. The basin is preserved in excellent condition. The ceramics of Puente...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Folk Art Folk Art

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Ceramic

Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Ife, Yoruba People Nigeria early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art

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Wood

Traditional Hardwood Crocodile Carving, Nigeria, cira 1970s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Decorative Folk Art hand-carved hardwood crocodile, with lots of details in the carving. Nigeria, circa 1970s.
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Folk Art

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Hardwood

An Extra Large Oil on Canvas Painting Aft. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Located in Suffolk, GB
An extra large oil on canvas painting aft. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA of Return from Hawking measuring 177 x 263 x 12 cm (including frame). The painting depicts a scene near the ar...
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19th Century English Antique Folk Art

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Paint

Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art

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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