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Item Ships From: England
Carved bust of a tribeswoman
Located in Cheshire, GB
Finely carved wooden bust of a striking tribeswoman figure carved from an exotic hardwood with a rich patina free standing.
Dimensions
Height 22 Inches
Width 13 Inches
Depth 17 Inches
Category
Early 20th Century North African England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
3 Hand Made Sycamore Treen Pots with Lids The pots have a rich colour
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 Hand Made Sycamore Treen Pots with Lids
The pots have a rich colour and they are very attractive
The Ali Baba style pot is the largest, it is 3.5” high and 3” in diameter
Hand ma...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
Roman Beaded Necklace
Located in London, GB
A restrung Roman necklace with stone and glass beads. It combines different materials, featuring striking blue and red beads. Romans valued blue highly for its symbolic significance ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Early 19th Century Velvet and Cloth Portrait
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Mid 19th Century Velvet and Cloth applique Portrait of a man carrying a large bag. untouched original condition, found in the original straw work ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Early 20th Century Painted Canvas Paris Theatre Mask Mould
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Painted Canvas Paris Theatre Mask Mould
An unusual piece of early 20th century theatrical costume, recently obtained from a Paris (France) theatre collection early...
Category
1920s French Early Victorian Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Old Bulu Cameroon Singe Mask Large
Located in Torquay, GB
On offer is a rare large sized 'Singe' Monkey mask from the Bulu people of south central Cameroon. The Bulu are a sub-group of the Cameroon Fang, having originated from Gabon.
This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Granite and Gold Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s English Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
19c Naive Oil Painting of a Young Girl in an Architectural Scene
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A 19c naive oil painting on a thin wooden panel of a young girl in an architectural and wooded landscape in a black painted frame with gilt slip. A regency period portrait...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Ottoman Silver Ring
Located in London, GB
A silver finger ring showcasing the excellence of Ottoman craftsmanship. The flat hoop remains undecorated, whilst the dome-shaped bezel features raised ropework borders and fine gra...
Category
16th Century Unknown Islamic Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure
Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
A Rare basalt bust of a Totonac deity with pouted lips and geometric headdress, caved in basalt with dar...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Reclining Lobi Backrest With Two Legs
Located in London, GB
With a low seat supported by two splayed legs, this Lobi backrest from Burkina Faso exhibits a wonderful form with a long, reclining back support. Throughout, the surface of the piec...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Tutsi Prestige Basket
Located in London, GB
The distinctive sculptural form of this large Tutsi fibre basket from Rwanda - woven with the same double-layer 'igihisi' structure used to create Tutsi wall screens - is an expressi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rwandan Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Byzantine Pair of Electrum Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Byzantine matching pair of electrum earrings that are crafted with utmost skill and care. Each earring features a round-section hoop with a central, biconical adornment with a holl...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Silver
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Internalite Enquiries Illuminated Sign, c1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated 'Internalite' directional sign made in England by K.F.M Engineering. c.1920.
Wall mounted brass frame housing the internal illuminations above single sided ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco England - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Cigar Store Carved Wooden Indian Tobacconist Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A life size carved pitch pine cigar/tobacconist trade sign/point of sale in the form of an Indian. Often placed outside of a shop, the cigar store Indian became less common in the 20...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Low Stool
Located in London, GB
This stool, from the Gurage culture of Ethiopia, has been carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The stool exhibits a flat, low form and over time, has developed a lovely d...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Roman Beaded Necklace
Located in London, GB
A restrung Roman stone necklace with cream and beige beads, featuring a central pendant comprised of a large, perforated stone. Roman stone beads varied in material and were valued f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
19th Century French Folk Art Horse on Wheels
Located in Hastings, GB
Charming French Folk Art Horse, mounted on naïve wooden wheels with a padded fringed leather saddle and dating to the mid-19thCentury. Superb detailing, this is a well-loved, well us...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair
Located in London, GB
This finely carved, medium-sized chair from the Jinka culture in Ethiopia features an upright back-support with an unusual and attractive cut-out cross decoration.
A series of down...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Massive Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Located in London, GB
A cast-bronze Byzantine reliquary cross pendant with two cruciform plaques that open for relic or document storage, depicting the crucified Christ on both faces. Relics, the physical...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Ethiopian Saddle-Shaped Stool
Located in London, GB
This stool is a beautiful example of an Arsi saddle-shaped stool from the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Finely carved into this form from dense, heavy brown wood, this stool has developed a lovely rich surface patina as a result of use over time.
Estimated Period: Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Ex Private Collection, Addis Ababa...
Category
19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish Painter Hanna Bundin 1950s
Located in Oxford, GB
This Swedish painting by a recognised artist Hanna Bundin still life / modernist.
About the Artist
Hanna Brundin (1914- 2000) was a Swedish artist .
B...
Category
1950s Swedish Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Roman Glass Wide-Mouth Jar
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Roman translucent glass jar, with a light blue-green tinge. It has a thick, splayed rim that is folded over and into a short, concave neck. The body is squat and bulbous,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Apulian Red Figure Lekanis with Ladies of Fashion
Located in London, GB
A Red-figure lekanis composed of a fitted lid with red-figure "ladies of fashion" in profile. This woman wears a saccos, a type of headdress characterised by its draped fabric, which...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Roman Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of Roman gold earrings comprised of a delicate hoop, secured with a hook and eye closure, and adorned with a boss shield. The shield features ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Peruvian Bolivian Colonial Painting Virgin Oil on Canvas 19th C
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th painting of the Virgin del Castillo's
South American Peru or Bolivia school 19th century
Signed Balbino Edo, Pinto 1859
Oil on canvas, 72 by 98cms. 36 x 27 inches
Con...
Category
Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Byzantine Gold Matching Pair of Earrings
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of Byzantine gold hoop earrings with a hook and eye closure. These exquisite earrings have three spherical decorative elements suspended along each loop. At the centre, a ball with beading at its edges and at both sides, symmetrical attachments adorned with circular openwork decoration. The use of gold in Byzantine jewellery...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Roman Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Located in London, GB
A thin, circular Roman gold pendant featuring a central garnet cabochon gem held within a raised cell. Above it, another garnet cabochon enriches th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Early 20th Century Leather Clown Shoes Popeio Carnival Fairground Circus
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of leather clown shoes of unusual proportions, early 20th century in age.
By repute from the clown known as Popeio, who worked with the R...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Edwardian England - Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Antique Set of 3 Framed Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti Intaglios 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant set of three framed intaglios, enclosing eighteen plaster Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti intaglios dating from the e...
Category
Early 19th Century Grand Tour Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Senufo Bird Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A lovely little hand carved Senufo Sejen bird sculpture from the early to mid 20th century, Africa, Ivory Coast.
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Primitive England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
Located in London, GB
A black-glazed terracotta guttus (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a protruding ring handle, and a cylindrical spout with an everted rim. The tondo fea...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Rare Original 17th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting of a Nobleman
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original 17th century Dutch, oil on canvas painting of a noble gentleman.
The condition of the oil is very good, the frame is distr...
Category
17th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Apulian Red Figure Lekanis with Ladies of Fashion
Located in London, GB
An Apulian lekanis comprised of two distinct components. The lower portion features a footed bowl adorned with a sleek black glaze, providing an elegant foundation for the vessel. Tw...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Seljuk Silver Bracelet
Located in London, GB
A silver Seljuk penannular bracelet with a central ridge and round rosette designs. In Islamic art, these designs symbolise divine creation and eternal nature, with arabesques repres...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
A Hellenistic Funerary Stele in High Relief with Two Male Heads
Located in London, GB
A Hellenistic Funerary Stele in High Relief with Two Male Heads
Marble
Greek Hellenistic
Circa 2nd Century BC
Size: 20.5cm high, 38cm wide, 11cm deep - 8 ins high, 15 ins wide, 4...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Byzantine Matching Pair of Gold Earrings with Pearls and Glass Beads
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of Byzantine gold earrings, each with a tapering hoop, hook-and-clasp closure, and a single elongated pendant. The pendant is co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
Bronze
Greek
First half of 4th Century BC
Size: 10.5cm high - 4¼ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Privat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Painting Our Lady of The Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 19th Century
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in London, GB
A large Spanish oil on canvas of Our Lady of The Rosary after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, early 19th century in date.
It features the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in her arms, she...
Category
Early 1800s Spanish Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Hellenistic Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Hellenistic matching pair of gold earrings that exude beauty and elegance. The delicate filigree work, coupled with the spherical baubles at each point of the radiating design, sho...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Hellenistic Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Attic Black Figure Skyphos
Located in London, GB
A black-figure skyphos skillfully crafted from fine reddish clay. The body of the skyphos rises gracefully from a slightly splayed foot, gradually widening towards the mouth. The ves...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Double-Chambered Balsamarium
Located in London, GB
A Roman double balsamarium made of translucent, bright blue-green glass. The vessel is composed of two tubular phials, rims folded inward and bulging slightly in the middle. Both phi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Ancestral Dan Mask 'Deangle' with Cowrie Shells Large
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Dan Mask ('Deangle', 'Dan Gle') from Côte d’Ivoire W.Affrica, circa early 20th century.
To the Dan people, the 'Deangle' embodies the spirit of an individual ancestor d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Byzantine Gold pair of Earrings with Dangles
Located in London, GB
A stunning matched pair of Byzantine gold earrings, each comprised of a hinged and elongated hoop attached to a triangular-shaped plaque with a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Antique Childs carousel horse, 19th Century fairground
Located in Maidstone, GB
Original 19th Century rare child’s carousel horse, the most wonderful original patina, original paint, glass eyes, (one eye has a small chip) original horse bit, finely carved head, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Roman Three Handled Flared Rim Jar
Located in London, GB
A Roman three-handled jar, blown from greenish-yellow glass. The handles and trail of the jar are rendered in a darker tint. The jar is rounded with a slightly inverted rim and wide ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Greek Gnathian Epyichysis
Located in London, GB
A delicate South-Italian epichysis. The vessel was a wine jug, composed of a narrow neck, a small lip and a high-arching handle. This Gnathian-ware epichysis was decorated with tongu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century mask, from the Chokwe culture in Angola, displays unusual features. Carved from a light wood and decorated with yellow pigments, this fine mask exhibits ...
Category
1940s Angolan Tribal Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique English Painted Chest Of Drawers Dressing Table Scumbled Folk Art
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A very decorative English pine dressing chest of three drawers with an attractive honey hue and contrasting ebonized knob handles, surmounted by a dressing-glass, which can be easy r...
Category
Late 19th Century British Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Paint
Two Decorative Bookmatched Marble Wall Decor Plaques
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A striking large scale pair of bookmatched breccia marble wall decor panels. These natural cuts of marble are detailed with unique veins and markings throughout that make for spectac...
Category
Early 20th Century England - Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This early 20th century ship in a bottle diorama is of a rarer subject being an early large steam ocean going passenger liner set in a scene just off the shoreline with a lighthouse ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art England - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
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
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Female 'Biteki' Figure (Ex Romy Rey Collection)
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved 'Biteki' figure, from the Yaka culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, depicts a female crowned with a large, abstracted coiffure. The figure exhibit...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Swedish Painting of Klara sjö
Located in Oxford, GB
This swedish watercolour of Klara sjö is a canal in central Stockholm believed to be 1920/30s watercolour on paper a work of art by G or C Hagen unknow artist offers a beautiful wint...
Category
1930s Swedish Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Large Vintage Traditional Wooden Bongo Drum Hand Painted Boho Tribal Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb vintage Bongo Drum, lovely decorative piece with beautiful wood construction and hand-painted with a vibrant tribal colourway. Lovely wear and colour to the wood.
In Excel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
19th Century British Victorian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 18th century Decorative Double Sided Swedish Folk Biblical Wall Hanging
Located in London, GB
A large size decorative Swedish folk art painted wall hanging - Bonad - which may have been originally from a church.
Painted on canvas in natural pigments it depicts naive biblical themes...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
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