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Period: 19th Century
Antique 19th Century Trumper Co.Sewing Machine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 19th century Trumper Co., Wilmington Pedal Sewing Machine. It depicts a rectangular wood base with a tall wide piece of wood standing in 90 degree position in the mid late...
Category
American Industrial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wooden Micro Carving Plaque by Johann Rint ca. 1880
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden Micro Carving Plaque by Johann Rint ca. 1880
A small wall plaque with detailed relief carvings worked out of linden wood by Johann Rint ca. 1880....
Category
Austrian Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Kazak Runner, Handmade Oriental Rug, Red, Blue, Yellow, Off-White, Green
Located in Port Washington, NY
Very unusual design, Kazak rugs are among the most sought after Caucasian rugs. This Kazak is a great example of a 19th century collectible piece. Measures: 3'3" x 6'6".
Category
Russian Kazak Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Folk art quenouille from Savoie les Arcs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
folk art quenouille with collection label indicating the provenance as well as the name of the original family
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Slender 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair
Located in London, GB
This late nineteenth-century chair, from the Gindabarat in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, has been finely carved from a single piece of dense, heavy wood. The circular, narrow-in-siz...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Saint Rita De Cascia 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful 19th century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting featuring Saint Rita De Cascia. Santa Rita is almost always depicted as she is here, with a trickle of blood and a thorn deeply embedded in her forehead. According to legend, in the year 1441, during a sermon on the Crown of Thorns, Santa Rita prayed so intently that a thorn detached itself from her crucifix and lodged itself in her forehead. For the next fifteen years, she bore this external sign of stigmatization and union with Christ. It was said her wound became so disturbing to view, that she spent the latter part of her life in isolation and prayer. At her canonization ceremony in the year 1900, Santa Rita de Cascia was bestowed the title of Patroness of Impossible Causes. In Mexico, Santa Rita is widely venerated as the Patroness Saint of mothers, abused wives, and heartbroken women. In this work, she is flanked by two small male figures representing her two beloved sons (notice the fine attention to the paintings of their faces and their glowing rosy red cheeks). She holds a large crucifix in one hand and a flagella whip, symbolizing her practice of mortifying the flesh, in her other hand.
The work is hand painted on metal (likely tin). Ex-votos and retablos are often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form of religious pictures...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Tin
Antique Mermaid Lusterweibchen ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Mermaid Lusterweibchen ca. 1900s
An elaborate carved antique mermaid lusterweibchen with waving robe. The sculpture is made of handcarved and...
Category
German Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Sphinx Andirons, Cast Iron, 44 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons in the shape of a Sphinx.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Plain Design, Cast Iron, 42 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful plain pair of andirons.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace. They are also know...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
British Sailor's Large Woolwork Woolie of a Sailing Ship
Located in Katonah, NY
This large 19th century sailor's Woolie of a British line-of-battle ship, circa 1840is
is hand embroidered with woolen yarn. It depicts a British naval ship under full sail with can...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Ethiopian Throne
Located in London, GB
This large, impressive nineteenth-century Ethiopian throne, from the Wollega Oromo culture, features a high, upright back-rest.
An attractive cut-ou...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Firedogs, Figural Andirons, Men, Cast Iron, 34 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with a bust of a man.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace. The...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century (Maybe 17th?) Tripod Pot Stand, Cast Iron, France
Located in Greven, DE
Antique pot rack, handmade of iron.
France, 19th century / maybe 17th century.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
In the 19th century...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Sphinx Andirons, Cast Iron, 40 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons in the shape of a Sphinx.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
LOVELY PAIR OF ANTIQUE COLLECTABLE VICTORIAN JELLY MOULDS IN COPPEr
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this collectable pair of Victorian copper Jelly Moulds
A very good looking and decorative pair, they can be used...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of HMS Avenger, circa 1847
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of HMS Avenger, circa 1847, a sailor's hand crafted woolwork picture of the Sidewheel Paddle Frigate HMS AVENGER (1845 -1847), a starboard side view of the small bark rigged auxuliary steam sailer with fore and main topsails backed, all other sails furled, under a dramatic sky, with silk banner...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mughal Indian Betel Nut Cutter, Mid 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
A 19th-century Mughal brass betel nut cutter, also known as a "sarota" in the Indian subcontinent, is a fine example of the exquisite craftsmanship an...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Terracotta Wall Plate with Whimsy Children in Farmer Costumes by Johann Maresch
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Terracotta Wall Plate with Whimsy Children in Farmer Costumes by Johann Maresch
A large terracotta wall plate depicting a relief couple of farmers childs in a forest enviroment. Man...
Category
German Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Plain Cast Iron, Brass Globe, 38 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of andirons in a plain style with a brass globe on top.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fi...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Scandinavian Folk Art Hand Carved Oak Mangle Board
Located in New York, NY
Scandinavian folk art mangle board, hand carved oak with traditional designs. Carved wooden horse was used as handle for pressing linen.
Mangle boards were given as a wedding gift fr...
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th Century Ethiopian Royal Bed (Former Tekalegn Besapa Collection)
Located in London, GB
This amazing nineteenth-century Ethiopian bed, personally collected in Ethiopia in the 1990's, formally belonged to the collection of Tekalegn Besapa, in Addis Ababa. This type of be...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Ornate Design, Cast Iron, 35 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with a plain globe decoration.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firep...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass.
Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle. Known as a Ghurra, individually carved from a single piece of wood having different forms, a circle, a stem and a f...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Captain Figure
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Statue is a spectacular example of Victorian era folk Art. originally shipped from England to New York 30 years ago, this ships captain stands stoi...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Plain Globe Andirons, Cast Iron, 36 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with a plain globe decoration.
France, circa 1850.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fire...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Sphinx Andirons, Cast Iron, 39 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons in the shape of a Sphinx.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Enthroned Figure, Cast Iron, 35 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful pair of andirons with throned figure.
France, late 19th century.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firepla...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Black Forest Carved Bear Wall Hook Hanger
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional hand carved German Black Forest wall-mounted hanger. circa 1890
Born in the late 19th / early 20th century, featuring an intricately carved walnut figural bear's head with inset glass eyes, finely detailed gilt brass paws holding a supporting rod, affixed with chain drop hook.
Dimensions: (approx)
10.75" High, 8 1/8" Wide, 5.5" Deep,
A superb example of German folk art, functional and highly decorative, it's ideal for use as an entryway coat...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Painting of a Parisian Opera Ballet Dancer by Meynier Pastel
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This beautifully framed painting by Meynier depicts a brunette dancer dressed in a ballet costume consisting of a white leotard and a tutu adorned with a blue sash. The dancer is sho...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paste
19th Century Scottish Sailors Folk Art Naval Maritime Pen & Ink Chess Board
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather wonderful pen and ink on paper sailors chess board, with a
aesthetically pleasing geometric pattern and with what appears to be Scottish castles, HMS Alert & Discovery.
Hou...
Category
Scottish Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Paper
19th Century Native American Athabaskan Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Athabaskan snowshoe pair with wood frames having finely woven sinew front and back with heavy rawhide centers. String wrapped toes and wonderful golden patina. Ex. James B. Scoville ...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th century Swedish bread boards ...
Located in Brecht, BE
2 bread boards from a French bakery shop ...
dimensions are 80 x 52 x 3 cm and 77 x 53 x 4 cm
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century 3 Dimensional Arrow Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century three dimensional copper arrow weather vane with wood ball. 40 1/2"H x 36 1/2"
Period: 19th Century
Origin: Eastern US
Size: 40 1/2"H x 36 1/2"
Family Owned & Opera...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Low Reclining Ethiopian Chair
Located in London, GB
Carved from a single piece of dense, heavy wood, this nineteenth-century Gurage low-set chair from Ethiopia exhibits an unusual, rare form. Consisting of a circular double-tiered seat with an angled, reclining back-support, the chair exhibits a deep glossy surface patina, particularly on the back-support and seat as a result of use. The chair is functional, and is reasonably comfortable to sit on.
Estimated Period: 19th Century
Ex Private Family Collection, Addis Ababa...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Dimension: Height: 9.5 cm Diameter: 4.5 cm.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Oriental Andirons, Cast Iron, 36 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with the shape of an oriental male bust.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Rare 19th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair With Wonderful 'Dancing' Form
Located in London, GB
This amazing nineteenth-century high-backed chair, from the Gurage culture in Ethiopia, has many unusual characteristics. The solid, bowl-shaped seat of the chair is supported by thr...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Lusterweibchen of a Patrician Lady ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Lusterweibchen of a Patrician Lady ca. 1900
An antique lusterweibchen chandelier of a medieval patrician lady holding a heraldig blazon which features the bavarian colors an...
Category
German Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Fantastic American Paint Decorated Folk Art Cutlery Tray - Circa 1845
Located in Atlanta, GA
American, circa 1845.
One of the finest quality folk art cutlery trays on the market. Not only does this piece have its original robin's egg blue paint to...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Large Group of Carved Cattles with Glass Vase Inset, Brienz ca. 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Group of Carved Cattles with Glass Vase Inset, Brienz ca. 1890
A rare group of naturalistically carved cattles - bull, female cattle and young cattle standing around a stump. ...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood
Painting of a Parisian Opera Ballet Dancer by Meynier
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This beautifully framed painting by Meynier depicts a blonde woman dressed in ballet attire, wearing a white leotard and tutu adorned with a blue belt. The woman is shown with her ey...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paste
Shadow Box Frame w/Small Image of a Woman
Located in Malibu, CA
Original oil painting mounted on linen & place in antique Empire period shadowbox mahogany frame. Unknown naive painting with a charming rendition of a female bust. The painting is d...
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wood, Mahogany
George IV Folk Art Portrait of The Brighton Match Maker 1828
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful folk art hand penned and coloured portrait of the Brighton Match Maker 1828.
Housed in its original frame with a decorative perforated border and wee verse that reads
...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
19th Century 3 Dimensional Sheep Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century three dimensional sheep form weather vane with remnants of original gilt on more modern stand. 22" x 22"
Period: 19th Century
Origin: US
Size: 22" x 22"
Family Owne...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
A Very Rare and Early Northwest Coast Maternity Figure
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare and Early Northwest Coast Maternity Figure
Aged patina through handling
Wood
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka ‘wakw’) Northwest Coast America / Nootka
19th Century
SIZE: 20cm high - 8 ins high
PROVENANCE:
Adam Prout, UK
Ex Private collection
The elegant seated female figure holds her baby upon her knees, cradling the suckling infant’s head. The female figure displays a very distinctive ‘conical’ shaped hair-style, although the domed forehead, which was flattened artificially, was practiced by the Kosimo (Salish).
The Kwakiutl are one of several indigenous First Nations that inhabit the western coast of British Columbia, Canada, from central and northern Vancouver Island to the adjacent mainland coast.
The Kwakwaka'wakw, or ‘Kwak´wala-speaking people’, live along the Pacific Northwest coast of British Columbia. The tribes once numbered twenty-eighty, who lived on northern Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland. They are known for the ‘potlatch’ ceremony which in Kwak'waka literally means ‘to give’. The ceremony marks all the important moments in the life of the Kwakwaka’wakw: birth, marriage and death in particular. It is a jubilant celebration organised by the chief of a tribe or a host, during which offerings are offered, masks exhibited and dances staged.
Much of our early knowledge about the Kwakiutl is attributed to Franz Boas...
Category
Canadian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair of Napoleon III Bourette de Soie Textiles, France, 19th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
France, 19th Century
Pair of Napoleon III bourette de soie printed textiles.
H 235 x W 134 cm
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Silk
Folk Art Chandelier, 21 Candles
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming American folk art 21-candle chandelier in turned wood, with blue and rust-red painted finish with wire arms and wood candle holders, circa 1870. Unelectrified.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mughal Indian Betel Nut Cutter, Mid 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
A 19th-century Mughal brass betel nut cutter, also known as a "sarota" in the Indian subcontinent, is a fine example of the exquisite craftsmanship an...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Brass
Mughal Indian Betel Nut Cutter, Mid 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
A 19th-century Mughal brass betel nut cutter, also known as a "sarota" in the Indian subcontinent, is a fine example of the exquisite craftsmanship an...
Category
Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Swiss alp painted trunk dated 1808
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted trunk dated 1808
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Antique African Spoon 19th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful hand carved African spoon in wood
Category
African Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Brass Locomotive Bell
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Brass locomotive bell complete with original cast iron yoke and cast iron mounting base to go on the engine. 24"H x 24" x 15". These bells were first i...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Art Gallery Decoster Bamana female statue Bambara Mali African ART Malinke Marka
Located in Leuven, BE
A superb antique 19th century Bamana / Bambara female statue from Mali
People : Bamana / Bambara
Country : Mali
Age : 19th century
The anthropomorf jonyelini / jo female statue has...
Category
Malian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
An Unusually Large and Fine Tsonga ‘Antelope’ Headrest
Located in London, GB
An Unusually Large and Fine Tsonga ‘Antelope’ Headrest
Wood, pigment, glass beads
Zimbabwe
19th Century
SIZE: 20cm high, 32cm wide - 8 ins high, 12½ ins wide
PROVENANCE:
Ex Pri...
Category
Zimbabwean Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Hand Painted Portrait Young Girl England C-1840
Located in Katonah, NY
This lovely portrait of young Mary Jane Cotteril was made in England circa 1840. Her pose is straightforward, and her hair, styled in elegant ringlets, frames her youthful face, addi...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique French pair of face screens, decorative table decoration
Located in Maidstone, GB
Antique French pair of face screens in the most perfect colour !. 19th Century. Paper, mesh and wooden handles.
Face screens were originally used...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Oil on Canvas from the XIXth Century, Carved Wood Frame.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Oil on canvas from the XIXth Century, Carved Wood Frame.
Painting, oil on canvas, French work from the 19th century, Napoleon III period, signed, carved wooden frame, restoration ne...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas
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