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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
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...
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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...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pewter

Antique 18th Century Oil on Canvas Large Painting, the Holy Family
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique 18th century oil on canvas painting by continental school - The holy family Holy Family, as a theme in Christian art, representation of the infant Jesus with his immediate...
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Unknown Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Iron Stick
Located in Boden, SE
An old antique swedish 18th century iron candlestick . Very charming and solid. The candlestick is called "Stumpastake" in swedish. These were good when you wanted to take advanta...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Iron

18th Century Wrought Iron Table Game Hanger
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusual 18th century wrought Iron table standing game hanger. Ca 1790 Sweden.
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European Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Kachina Effigy Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America Southwest comes this unique ancient hand carved stone "Kachina" sculpture, Chaco culture, Farmington, New Mexico region. ...
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American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Santa Maria Model Ship, Museum Quality
Located in Bafra, 55
This stunning, handcrafted Santa Maria ship made of natural mahogany and laurel trees will captivate you with its stunning details. Measuring 31.5 inc...
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Turkish Arts and Crafts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Cherub Carved from Wood with Polychrome & Gilt
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian cherub, carved from linden wood wood. This graceful and exceptionally well-carved figure was likely part of an altar ensemble. The eyes and face are particularly well-form...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Model of a War Sailing Ship, Made Out of Bone, United Kingdom, 1793-1815
Located in Milan, IT
A British model of a sailing ship, made out of bone. Made by French prisoners of war (POWs), held in British prisons, during the Napoleonic Wars, which took place from 1793 to 1815 and the following years. Prisoner of War Models...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bone

18th Century Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
18th Century Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup. A wonderful shaped marble water stoup.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

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

Gunpowder Horn with Great Engravings, 18th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Gunpowder Horn with Great Engravings, 18th Century An antique gunpowder horn made of horn and wood. There are engraved hunting scenes depicting a styli...
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German Black Forest Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Antler

Antique Chinese Carved Wood Statue of Guanyin
Located in New York, NY
Rare antique wood carving of Guanyin; possibly Tang Dynasty. Pigment loss and stress fractures consistent with age. Condition : Age Appropriate Wear Dimensions : Height: 42 in. (...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Italian Carved Solid Walnut Kneeler from 1600s in Patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Lombard / Venetian kneeler from the 1600s, in patina Solid walnut with Greek carved details under the top and capital feet Drawers panelled in briarwood...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Swedish Wooden Bowl with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A genuine 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden bowl with lovely patina & original color from Burtrask Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden . An antique and unique organic wooden bowl. W...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Wooden 19th Century Polychrome Sculpture Of A Medieval Tower
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th century hand carved and painted sculpture of a medieval tower in wood.
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Belgian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Late 18th Century Lady Saint with Crown Oil Painting on Board, Framed
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1780 Virgin of the Scapular, Anon Venezuelan School, a fabulous painting in the original carved wood gilded frame. Something was originally in the small square holes on either ...
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Venezuelan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Scandinavian 18th Century Brass Nutcracker with Wooden Handles
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 18th century brass nutcracker, probably from Denmark. The brass cracker top glows and is balanced by the brass ends with petite ball tips. Strong warm wooden handles are the p...
Category

Scandinavian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Brass

XL Late 18th Century Transylvanian Coffer
Located in London, GB
An exceptional heavily patinated hewn beech coffer from Transylvania. Hand carved klan markings to front. - We offer free shipping to the USA/Canada through Fedex with this item.
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Romanian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Beech

Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Vases, Jewellery and Utensils, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vases, Bijoux et Ustenciles trouvés dans les Tombeaux'. Copper engraving of vases, jewellery and tools found in Krasnoyarsk megaliths. This print originates fro...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Ancient Roman Bronze Handle or Artifact
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique or ancient Roman bronze element. This piece was an element of a vase or possibly handle to something larger. It has the head of...
Category

European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Baroque Handcarved Lion Sculpture, Italian or Austrian
By Antonio Raggi
Located in Vienna, AT
Early fine carved sculpture of a lying lion. Attributed to the circle of Alessandro Vittoria, located in northern Italy/ Venice. Original late Renaissance or early Baroque figure. T...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Sculptures and Idols of Russia, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Monumens de Sculpture et Idoles trouvés dans les Tombeaux'. Copper engraving of monuments of sculptures and idols found in the Krasnoyarsk megaliths. This print...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

18th Century Swedish Treen Goblet
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusually large and rare 18th century Swedish turned wooden treen goblet in it's original finish.
Category

Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century German Westerwald Salt Glazed Stoneware with Horses Tankard
Located in Delft, NL
An 18th Century German Westerwald Salt Glazed Stoneware with Horses Tankard A German Westerwald tankard with pewter engraved lid. The salt-glazed ...
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Antique North African Red Slip Ware Vase
Located in Katonah, NY
Antique handmade African red slip ware vase. Circa 300-600 CE (AD), this beautiful handmade piece red slip ware pottery was handmade in North Africa. This pi...
Category

North African Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Jalisco Kneeling Female Figure, ca. 400 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
This commanding earthenware figure is attributed to the Jalisco region of Western Mexico and dates to ca. 400 AD. Possibly depicting an ancestor, warrior, or mythical person, the fig...
Category

Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

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

Malian Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of 18th Century Italian Putti
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of mid-18th century Italian Baroque Putti beautifully crafted in polychromed wood - now resting on their iron stands. Charming position w...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Blue and White Delft Calendar Plates
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Delft calendar plates in blue and white garden scenarie. March and April plates. These two plates were part of a 12 plate series of calen...
Category

Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Delft

Roman Bronze Hand Mirror with Beautiful Patina, circa 1st Century
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Roman bronze hand mirror, late Republic Period, circa 1st century, Italy. The bronze mirror of simple form. The round face with a pierced border design. The openwork handle...
Category

Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Swedish 18th Century Original Blue Folk Art Painted Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 18th century original painted decorative Folk Art box, with original lock and key.
Category

Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Antique Spanish Colonial Carved Ship Prow Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
Scarce Spanish Colonial era wooden boat prow. circa 1800 Born around the late 18th / early 19th century, this large sculptural hand-carved architectural salvaged ornamental ship element features a distinctive wave shape with curling volute, incised carving with decorative round medallion, and highly desirable heavily worn and weathered patina! A superb example, museum quality, the artistic Folk Art work makes for a wonderful decorative object, intriguing cultural sculpture...
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Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama A large pedestal dish with two hammerhead shark-like sea creatures in plum, ochre and b...
Category

Panamanian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Red Floral Painted Cabinet, 1790, Central Europe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Sideboard, antique Tyrolean red painted cabinet - 19th century, Central Europe Measures: H. 192 cm – L. 87 cm – P. 50 cm (82 cm to the frames) ...
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Italian Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Pre-Columbian Ceramic Vessel from Mexico, Date Unknown
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Prehispanic turtle vessel with human head and red paint, from the outskirts of Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico, date unknown. Appears to be a candleholder or copal burner. Rim on the...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Small Late 18th Century Oil Painting of Greek Orthodox Priest on Board in Frame
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Late 18th century oil painting of Greek Orthodox Priest on Board Painting still maintains vibrant colors and is housed in gold tone frame. ...
Category

Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th C Monumental Farm Trough
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th C Monumental farm trough. Beautiful trough. Good condition.
Category

North American Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...
Category

French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century Slipware Marriage Serving Plate
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Slipware marriage plate. decorated with the key to unlock the heart of love. France Circa 1780. Probably unique, made specifically for the happy couple as a...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Blanket Chest Blue and Red Painted
Located in Albignasego, IT
Ancient Tyrolean painted chest. Measures: H. 70, L. 174, P. 63 Antique painted chest. On the front it has two mirrors with geometric decor...
Category

Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Old Nautical Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1780 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 146, pag. 163 fig. 1161-1172; with frame cm 51.2 x 40.8. Some sails are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used d...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold Leaf, Metal

17th/ Early 18th Century German Westerwald Salt Glazed Stoneware Jug
Located in Delft, NL
A 17th/ early 18th century German Westerwald Salt Glazed Stoneware jug A German Westerwald jug with pewter lid. The salt-glazed stoneware jug with ha...
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Mary Queen of Scots period painting 16th.Century
Located in Perth, GB
This painting very much of the period of George Jamieson although with a contintal flavour It is worth considering this artist , He was born in Aberdeen, where his father, Andrew Jamesone, was a stonemason. Jamesone attended the grammar school near his home on Schoolhill and is thought to have gone on to further education at Marischal College.[2] Legend has it that Jamesone once studied under Rubens in Antwerp with Anthony van Dyck.[3] This is, however, yet to be proven as his name does not appear to be noted on the Guild registers of the town.[4] Since Rubens was exempt from registering pupils, the absence of Jamesone's name does not mean that the painter definitely did not study there. Mary Erskine Jamesone certainly did complete an apprenticeship under the supervision of his uncle, John Anderson, who was a popular decorative painter in Edinburgh at the beginning of the seventeenth century.[5] Jamesone finished this training in 1618. He is not recorded as being in Aberdeen again until 1620. If the Scotsman had gone to Antwerp, it would have had to have been between the years of 1618 to 1620. Career Whilst in Aberdeen, Jamesone made a name for himself painting portraits of local academics and scholars from the city's two feuding colleges: King's and Marischal. In 1633, when Charles I made his grand royal visit to Edinburgh, Jamesone rose from local to national fame. For this occasion the painter was asked to decorate a highly elaborate triumphal arch with the portraits of all the past kings of Scotland.[6] He was also given the honour of painting the portrait of Charles himself. It has been said that the king was so pleased with the result that he gave Jamesone a ring off his own finger as a reward.[7] After hearing of the King's approval, many of the Scottish gentry desired to be painted by the now highly reputable George Jamesone.[3] One of his finest examples is that of Mary Erskine which is on display at the National Gallery of Scotland. Jamesone had homes and studios in Aberdeen (on Schoolhill opposite St. Nicholas Kirk) and in Edinburgh (on the Royal Mile right next door to John Knox House). Having two bases allowed him to meet the demands of hundreds of patrons from the north to the south of the country. Jamesone died in Edinburgh in 1644 and was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard in the centre of the city. The grave is largely illegible but lies on the east wall of the original churchyard.[8] Legacy Lady Janet Stewart Jamesone's pupil, John Michael Wright...
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Scottish Elizabethan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Polynesian Ironwood Gata Waka or War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian ironwood Gata waka or war club Fiji, probably 18th century or earlier Measures: Height. 97 cm Including museum-quality powder-coated stand. Provenance: Private collection, France Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use. The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
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Fijian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Italian Rococo Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved 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...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver Plate, Metal

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 effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool...
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American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Magnificent Silk Ikat Chapan, Uzbekistan, Xix Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Ikat Chapan – a man’s uzbek coat – Style Robe with exceptionally rich colour and dynamic pattering. Viewers may become lost in this ikat’s intertwining mot...
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Uzbek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Late 17th/Early 18th Century Polychrome Tobacconist Figure Sign Folk Art Carving
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large carved and polychrome painted tobacconist's figure almost certainly 17th or early 18th century For a related example see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 412, plate 436. Originally this may well have been a tobacconist's shop window figure. For a similar, but slightly earlier unpainted example, see Sotheby's, The W. J. Shepherd collection of treen, 30th November 1983, Lot 393, illustrated in Pinto "Wooden Bygones of Smoking and Snuff Taking", plate 1. Carved wooden figures, often painted, were placed outside tobacconist's shops as signs from the 17th century onwards. The earliest of these figures is the 'black boy' or 'blackamoor'. 'At the sign of the black boy' or 'at the sign of the blackamoor' was a popular address for tobacconists since the early 17th century. The 17th century figures...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century European carved pine trunk Brilliant antique trunk / blanket chest from Europe. This can also be used as a toy chest, games chest, linen chest, etc. The chest meas...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Decorated Dutch Antique Copper Bowl / Pot with Lid, 18th Century, Dated 1750
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Antique copper bowl with lid, 18th century Beautiful and richly decorated antique copper pot with lid with a very attractive decorated dec...
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Dutch Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Metal

William & Mary Rare Pewter Trefid Spoon with Portraits, Circa 1690
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Very rare William and Mary pewter trefid spoon the handle molded in relief with portraits and dating from around 1690. The spoon has an elongated rounded ...
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English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pewter

English Medieval Stone Head Mounted onto Steel Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A medieval stone carving of a female head dating form the 16th century. Reclaimed from Northern England and mounted on a modern steel stand. Additional...
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English Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone, Steel

Man of the Sandwich Islands, with His Helmet J. Webber del. J.K. Sherwin Sc.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English 18 century engraving titled "Man of the Sandwich Islands, with his helmet " signed .J. Webber del. J.K. Sherwin sc. The subject was sketched in the 1770s by J.K Sherwin S,...
Category

English British Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Statue of Lady
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic carved statue of saint with original paint.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Miniature Portrait of a Sleepy Eyed Man, Circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
By Christian Wilhelm Dietrich
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature portrait of a sleepy eyed man, circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich Germany 18th century, inscribed on back, refer to ph...
Category

German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Wood

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