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Collection of Thirteen 18th and 19th Century French Stone Mason's Plumb Bobs
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and rare collection of thirteen 18th and 19th century French bronze and iron stone mason's plumb bobs hanging from a custom steel wall bracket. Can be...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Set of Rustic Carter Cutlery with Carved Horn Handles 18th
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Set of Rustic Carter Cutlery with Carved Horn Handles 18th
A rare antique set of knife and fork as serving cutlery. The handles are made of deer horns with handcarved heads ...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Indian stone carvings depicting reclining a cow / bull / ox, Nandi, or Vrishabha, the bull vahana or vehicle of the god Shiva, outfitted with saddles, bridles, and headpieces upon th...
Category
Indian Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Sandstone
Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula or Toga Pin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Roman bronze fibula.
A so-called 'crossbow' fibula.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art....
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden cross
Guanajuato, Mexico
Wood, paint
22 x 13 inches, (56 cm x 33 cm)
18th century
A wonderful old wooden cross with a painted crucified Christ figure, an angel, possibly Mary Magdelene...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique American Colonial Period Mustard Pot marked JM with Cobalt Glass Insert
By Paul Revere
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique silver mustard pot.
Attributed to John Mcfarlane of Phila., PA., or John McMullin of Phila., PA.
The interior and base ...
Category
American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Silver
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Root Wood Bowl
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine organic late 18th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art root wood bowl in it's original finish, great patination and an skilfully executed brass repair. Ca 1790.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient Roman Bronze Crossbow Fibula or Toga Pin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine ancient Roman bronze fibula.
A so-called crossbow fibula.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Ar...
Category
European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Exceptional 1750 Red and Blu Painted Blanket Chest, Central Europe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Small Antique painted blancket chest
Measures: H. 31cm - L. 72cm - P. 45cm
Rare small chest in painted fir wood.
The decorations are geometric, of an intense blue color, with ...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fir
18th Century Italian Small Speckled Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Late 18th Century Naive American School Gouache Marine, Estate Scene Maritime
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th/early 19th century gouache on paper landscape, an unusual composition with passing ships two large naval, small rowing and sail boats centred by a large country estate.
It has the feel of being American in origins, but we could be wrong. Some creasing lines are apparent, but apart fro that is good untouched condition, housed in a period maple and gilt slip frame and glazed.
Provence By descent from Douglas Shepherd (1922-1989), a designer and architect working on public houses for the brewery firm Ind Coope. He was heavily influenced by and was a serious collector of Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau, including leading designers and artists such as Charles Ashlee and Jessie M King...
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paper
J Platt Great Wheel Spinning Wheel
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large wheeled walking spinning wheel designed to be operated while standing, also known as a Great Wheel. Made by J.Platt, as marked on the end of the oak base or table, who made w...
Category
American Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Ash, Oak
Pair of 18th Century Portraits of Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa
By Martin van Meytens
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of oil portraits of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I of Austria
18th century, in the manner of Martin van Meytens (Dutch/Swedish,...
Category
Austrian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Swedish Stump Chair
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Stump Chair
Made out of a single log of pine tree, made between in year 1680-1730.
Metal ribbon and nails added in late 1800 century.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Scandinavian Late 17th Century Baroque Angel Candleholder
Located in Copenhagen, K
Late 17th Century Baroque Angel Candlestick, Scandinavian
Amazing carved wood and polychrome candleholder.
Category
Scandinavian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Petite Pre-Columbian Chupícuaro Redware Olla
Located in Chicago, IL
This small olla jar is a beautiful example of Mesoamerican pottery, decorated with red, white, and orange slip in the style of Chupícuaro ware. Th...
Category
Central American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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. Fur...
Category
South American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
African Tribal Art Antique Ancient Koma Terracotta Ghana Abstract Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A striking abstract modelled terracotta figural torso the expressive visage gesticulating with open singing mouth and beard and ridged coiffure carrying a object on his back, in heavy solid terracotta with red pigment A splendid and rare example of ancient abstract art.
Size: H 8.5 " W 5 W 2.5 . 22x12 x6cm on included high quality custom metal stand. overall height including stand 13.5 " , 35 cm
West Africa, Ghana, Koma Land culture, 13th to 16th century CE
Ex Anthony Powell...
Category
Ghanaian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Three Hand-forged Wrought Iron Trivets 18th Century Italian Iron Rests
Located in Milan, IT
From Italy a unique set of three 18th and 19th century assorted Italian flat iron trivets used to place hot irons to protect the preservation of tables, cloth and from hot charcoal a...
Category
Italian Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Tinaja Andaluza De Cal
Located in Madrid, ES
Maravillosa tinaja de barro española , concretamente andaluza, de Granada.
Se usaban para hacer la mezcla de cal para pintar de blanco las casas de los pu...
Category
Spanish Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wooden Hand of an Antique Mannequin, Italy, 18 th Century
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful sculptured hand of a wooden Mannequin,
Italy late 18 th Century mounted on a wooden stand,
very fine sculptured and good, old Patina of the wood,
very beautiful decorati...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Tall Wooden Sculpture of St. John the Baptist
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning tall 18th century male life like antique sculpture of St. John the Baptist, carved from wood and once a decoration from a French church or cathedral. This statue will add depth and meaning to any contemporary home. This statue will work well in either a classic or contemporary setting. Exceptional quality!
The dimensions are:
Height: 124cm (48.8in)
Width: 35cm (13.8in)
Depth: 39cm (15.4in)
In good antique condition throughout with no signs of age. The carved wooden sculpture remain in good, clean condition. The antique carved statue...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Naive Birds Eye Oil on Canvas of a Country House and Formal Gardens
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Engaging 18th century oil on canvas of a Chateau and Formal Gardens. impressive attention to detail. France Circa 1740.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Two Glass Inlay Pairs
Located in London, GB
Two pairs of two halves from the same bar, finely detailed, with pointed ears and eyebrows, opaque yellow face, opaque red on the mouth, nose, eyes and ears, translucent cobalt blue edges to the mouth, nose and ears, with translucent emerald green leaves above and between the translucent cobalt blue brows and eye line, translucent pink pupils, with translucent cobalt blie and opaque white snake scales below the face, in translucent cobalt blue matrix, cut in the lower part of a cartouche design.
These rare heads might represent the Agathos Daimon, the tutelary deity of Alexandria, who was also identified with Serapis, the male counterpart of Isis-Thermouthis (who in turn was a graecisized form of the early snake harvest goddess Renenutet). In a statue of Isis-Thermouthis in Alexandria museum (no. 25773, ex-collection King Farouk I), reproduced in Gotten, Pharaonen, no. 151, the snake goddess...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Antique 17th-18th Century Wood Italian Seated Saint Figure Fragment with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique 17th-18th century Italian carved wood seated saint figure fragment with beard. Possibly earlier. Remains of paint or pigments.
Arms and one leg missing, old damage to nose and other areas. Mounted on vintage base...
Category
Italian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small Round Swedish Original Painted Folk Art Box Dated 1792
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small Swedish 18th century Folk Art box with original paint.
The box is most likely used to keep jewelry and other precious items. Box is carved with inscription "ANNO 1792 DEN 27...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Speckled Gold and Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled gold and silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Rococo Tassel Ornaments with Gold Trim 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments with gold trim.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornaments.
These were once used to decorate historic Italian churches for feast days like Ch...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Painting on Copper, "The Mockery of Christ”
Located in Milano, IT
Painting on copper. Italian school of the late 17th century. The scene, which recounts a moment in the Passion of Christ, is filled with the charac...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Venetian Hand Painted and Gilt Figural Pagoda Two Drawer Commode, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Venetian hand painted and gilt figural pagoda two-drawer commode with scalloped edge top, gilt carved shell form handles, and resting on a scalloped edge floral skirt with the origin...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Sconce Wall Iron Hood Vernacular Folk Baroque 17 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Extremely rare survival of a 17th century vernacular iron wall sconce
Unusually incorporating a hood to protect against fire and reflect the heat back into the room so it does not r...
Category
English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Copper and Iron Estate Made Weather Vane
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible large estate made weather vane on a later base. Beautifully worn and with a wonderful patina, the vane features honest later repairs in copper to the centre, dating to ...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Ancient Japanese Haniwa Terracotta Figure Kofun C 6th century Asian Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
A rare Haniwa figural head
Kofun period (3rd-7th century), circa 500-600.
The hand-built yellow earthenware hollow figure of typical form, the face...
Category
Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Exceptional Pair of Dummy Boards
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare pair of 18th Century English dummy boards depicting a Cavalier and his Lady, he with a Van Dyke mustache, sword and leather boots, she with ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th or 19th century French ship chandler's trade sign, circa 1800, an oval pine double sided sign built with large dove-tails, advertising Cooperage and...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornament
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornament.
These tassels were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. T...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Pre-Columbian Oaxacan Spouted Ox or Horned Bull Vessel, 14th-15th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Pre-Columbian spouted vessel with distinct features that of an ox or horned bull.
Well crafted with a nice feel and look to it. From a collection of Primitive and tribal artifacts...
Category
Central American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Terracotta
Santa Lucia Model Ship, Museum Quality
Located in Bafra, 55
The handmade, historical Santa Lucia model ship is a sailboat made of mahogany and eucalyptus wood. At a length of 28 inches and a height of 20.7 inches, t...
Category
Turkish Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
African Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Grand Scale Spanish 18th Century Dough Bowl, Trough
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic very large scale 18th century Spanish dough bowl - or trough, carved from a single tree trunk. Perfect by a fireplace to house kindling, or filled with an assortment of c...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Pre-Columbian Colima Hunchback Figure Vessel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian figural vessel from West Mexico Colima culture (circa 300BC-400AD). Made of molded clay, the stoneware vessel depicts a seated hunchback...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Brazilian or Guyana Amazon Indigenous Macana War Club, 18th or Earlier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid and rare Amazon indigenous wamara wood Macana war-club
Southern-Guyana or Northern Brazil, Wapitxana group of the Aruak peoples, 18th century, possibly earlier
Measure: H. 43 cm
The deep patina of the club present, and the residue on the part where it was held, attest to its great age.
This unusually large Macana is decorated with several incised whitened anthropomorphic and human figures, a decoration only found on one other documented club in the British Museum, which is illustrated in: Hjalmar Stolpe, Amazon Indian...
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Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Swedish Gustavian Period Carved and Polychrome Painted Signed Mora Clock
By Mora
Located in Wiscasset, ME
One of the finest signed examples of a late 18th century Swedish Mora long case clock that we have seen. The decorative carving is exquisite and the paint is early and probably original. The movement does function, but would have to be set after delivery. A top respected clock conservator did go over the movement to assure functionality.
The original weights and pendulum are included, as well as a key.
Gustavian Mora clocks are a type of long case clock which were made in, and derived their name from, the town of Mora in Dalarna province, Sweden. Production began in the late 18th century and continued through most of the 19th century.
Mora clock faces...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
carving pair oak folk naive hunting deer dog Demeter sea monster L88.5cm 34 3/4
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming naive/folk art/sculptural pair of carvings. Crisp, fluid, characterful carving. Lustrous patina.
One a hunting scene in a wood near a cottage : a hunter shooting deer wit...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Group of Mounted Natural Sea Stone Specimens from Denmark
Located in New York, NY
A delightful grouping of natural sea stone specimens of flint and chalk from the shores of Denmark. Each stone is unique with the result of years of ero...
Category
Danish Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Metal
Late 16thC French Wood Carving of a Female
Located in Malibu, CA
16th century artifact imported from Europe; a beautiful figure with patinaed painted wood. An alter piece with a hook on the back for hanging. Lovely adorn...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Spanish Colonial Post Inca South American Kero Cup Peru
Located in London, GB
Large Spanish Colonial post Inca Kero Peru
A large hard wood Kero cup carved in flaring form with incised geometric design with small silver inlays.
Period...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Antique Iron Stick with Base of Wood
Located in Boden, SE
An old antique Swedish 18th century iron candlestick with the foot made of wood.
Very charming & solid.
This candlestick is called "stumpastake" in Sweden.
These were good when yo...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
15th Century French Carved Limestone Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare 15th century French carved limestone fragment depicting the back of a man's head with a wavy hair texture, and mounted on a c...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Smyrna Boat Model Ship, Museum Quality
Located in Bafra, 55
This handmade wooden sailboat model from linden and mahogany trees is of high quality design. Measuring 30 inches in length, 6 inches in width, ...
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Turkish Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th C Rare Wood Female Carving Artifact
Located in Malibu, CA
18th century wooden carving of an female form.
Presumed to be a French church piece.
This figure has a beautiful face.
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Style Nayarit Indian Polychromed Effigy Alligator Pipes
Located in Lomita, CA
This grouping of alligator-like or crocodile effigy antique pipes is both beautiful and intriguing. The wear on the backs and underside of the polychrome...
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Petite Pre-Columbian Redware Olla
Located in Chicago, IL
Exhibiting a rich patina and a beautifully irregular pattern of pitted wear, this petite redware olla vessel shows many telltale signs of Pre-Columbian pottery. The vessel has a glob...
Category
Central American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Panart Lancia Model Ship, Museum Quality
Located in Bafra, 55
This handmade, sailboat model is truly a special piece. The graceful touches of mahogany and laurel wood make it aesthetically beautiful. Its length of 23 inches and width of 7 inche...
Category
Turkish Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf tassel ornaments.
These were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. They are hand-...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728–1815, after an original painting of Pietro Testa
Located in Braintree, GB
Francesco Bartolozzi RA, 1728–1815, after an original painting of Pietro Testa
Etching is depicting the holy Family, with Shepherd and Baby Jesus.
Made in Italy, Ca. 1785
Lettered...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paper
18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century.
The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds fl...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
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