Antique American Folk Art

American Folk Art child's sampler, late 19th century, the rectangular linen body stitched in pastel hues with multiple capital letter alphabet, lower case alphabet, numbers 1-10.

Antique American Folk Art cubbies.

A primitive American log cabin with amusing details. Door opens slightly. Windows are fixed and glassed. Man and beast are of papier mache.

A hand cut and wrought iron panel depicting a face within a decorative framed border. Signed by the artist. Mounted on a modern steel base.

Painted American Folk Art box with floral motif and yellow trim.

A wonderful example of an early American Folk Art sculpture!

Antique American Folk Art hand-painted wood accent table.

Carved oak Folk Art frame recently found in Pennsylvania. Deep carved motifs include the sun, winged men, a church, potted tulips and a horseshoe surrounding the frame opening. Origi...

Antique American Folk Art Free Standing Columns, 9 available.

American Folk Art Sampler, Elizabeth Sarah Wilcox, mid-19th century, wool needlepoint on linen, stitched with a strawberry and vine border, and with a basket of flowers, heart, trees...

Latin American Folk Art from the late 19th century with a carved wood frame.

American Folk Art hand-painted papier mâché oval dish depicting two love birds perched in a tree, circa 1890.  

A great American folk art shrine, found many years ago in Minnesota.

Unique one of a kind American Folk Art steam train model constructed from metal and pine.

This table will be a hit and encourage speculation by everyone. We love folk art and all types of antique furnishings, mirrors, lighting and decorative accessories.

American school (early 20th century) Folk Art painting of a boat speeding by a Lighthouse Oil on panel, unsigned.

This is a wonderful example of a very rustic sailor made shadowbox or diorama of a two masted, gaff rigged, black hulled, schooner flying the American flag. Painted in the backboard,...

Whirligig depicting a Civil War or Indian Wars period officer.

A wonderful example of late 19th century folk art in furniture. Four board pine top joined on angled cuts. Fluted square column pedestal supported by arched stretchers with rickrack ...

This gorgeous hand-painted box has an incredible amount of different flowers and creatures rendered in multiple colors. There are roses, passion flower vines, birds of prey and butte...

Really great and original folk art diorama with nautical theme. This diorama is all painted out in a variegated blue water and sky treatment.

An excellent, 20th Century American, carved wood emu with a wooden base and painted finish. While there is some finish loss, the piece is in great antique condition. . Dimensions: ...

The rug is handmade and is in vibrant and great condition. This Folk Art rug has great eye appeal thanks to the swirling dark colors used in the body of the horse, the variegated re...

Unusual painted folk art coat and hat rack with hand carving, gallery, and mirror

A wonderfully naive 18th century American Folk Art oil on canvas of a young boy standing in a red coat and holding a hoop and a stick, used in the popular 18th century child's game o...

Charming mixed woods parquetry top table with uniquely shaped legs and stretchers, late 19th century-early 20th century.

This pair of extraordinary andirons are a unique expression of American Folk Art at it's best. The tall tree form resembles a towering carved wood version of a pine tree in 1 1/2" th...

19th Century American Painted Table, the painted top with roundel embellished frame, the triangular base with a pattern of twigs and roundels

This is a sweet little horse stable model made with precious details. There is a mounted feeding trough below a red glass window at the side, a horse ladder at the front, and windows...

An extraordinary piece of Americana folk art. Jacob Henry Wrestling's Family, 18" x 20" watercolor and ink on paper in the original frame. Wonderful border with grape clusters, leave...

This fine carving of a gilded Flying Eagle circa 19th Century is unique in this form. Presented is a rarely seen form of a stylized antique gilded carved wood eagle in flight. The...

Highly collectible pair of cast iron andirons made after the publication of Uncle Tom's cabin which created a surge in African American collectibles.

String sculptural presence and interesting detail on this late 19th century, American Folk Art carving.

Collection of Native American pottery and woven vessels. Pottery is hand thrown and painted with slip glazes in a traditional design of 19th century. Small vessel is a woven reed bas...

This wonderful, accurately detailed pencil drawing of the Sing Sing prison in Ossining , New York is suitably framed and just about as good as it gets for a American Folk Art d...

For a related example signed by Amanda Powers, see Sotheby’s, "The American Folk Art Collection of Don and Faye Walters," October 25, 1986, Lot 42.   

Rare Pima Olla from the 1920s. Figurative basket with male/female figures and dogs. This basket was made for self use for the storage of grain. Made near Phoenix Arizona.

large American Folk art carved wood tobacco store sign in the form of a pipe.

A wonderfully graphic and vibrant American Folk Art quilt.

A rare example from Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the Delaware Valley and an exceptional piece of American folk art furniture.

An exemplary example of American Folk Art painted furniture that survives with a fantastic surface.

Schorsch, Inc., The Barry Cohen Collection (1990), p. 19; Sotheby’s, New York, January 2002, “The American Folk Art Collection of Sandy and Julie Palley,” lot 838.

Belonged to an Oil Tycoon William Hale Harkness at his Family Estate. 19th/early 20th century charming Huge American Folk Art original polychrome Kinetic whirligig of a man sawing wo...

This charming example of American Folk Art painting remains in its original grain-painted frame.

A wonderful and truly unique example of American Folk Art. Dimensions: 16 x 32 in; in a period carved walnut frame, 20 1/4 x 36 in.

An exceptional, fancy "ribbon-work" native American basket featuring four-color swabbed decoration. Origin: Native American, Woodlands, Northern New England Date: circa 1850-190...

Monumental in scale, this magnificent American Folk Art still life is signed “Durand del” signifying that the artist was proud of being a delineator or print maker by profession work...

Apache olla, circa 1890s. Very good condition. This is a very large olla that would have been made for self use by the Apache Indians of Arizona. Constructed from willow and devil's ...

This interesting looking circa 1920s Navajo rug is woven from hand spun Churro Or Merino wool. The design is stacked triangles and is has a nice tight weave. It measures 4.6" x 6.6".

This very nice Navajo ingot bracelet has lots of wear. It weighs 68 grams and came from a Southern California collection. It has six and one half inches from terminal to terminal and...

Large antique Northwest Native American wood paddle with hand-painted image of the eagle.

Original Native American beaded hide dress from a Navajo or Zuni tribe. Clay or glass beads in real hide. This pieces comes framed.

Provenance: Betty Sterling, Randolph Center, VT; The American Folk Art Collection of Burton and Helaine Fendleman, Sotheby's, Oct. 1993; a private NJ collection.

Original Native American beaded hide dress from a Navajo or Zuni tribe. Clay or glass beads in real hide. This pieces comes framed.

Rare antique Zia Pueblo terracotta dough bowl, New Mexico, early 20th century. This is a spectacular massive example in excellent condition. A white band with flower and vine decorat...

A Hopi cottonwood "Old Style" Katsina/Kachina doll from the 1950s, hand-carved and painted with the bold, blocky proportions typical of dolls made for the trade market. The figure st...

Hand-carved wooden Folk Art hunter with a sheet metal hat. Original red, white and black paint surface.

Exceptional and never before seen Early American folk art oil painting. The scene appears to depict a man telling a woman bad news, presumably of her husband's passing. The subject p...

Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art. Flora de la Cruz Acapulco Gro Mexico hand painted bird dove ceramic. Warm earth tone polychrome colors with abstract desi...

Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel – Sea Plant or Fungi Motif – 12th–14th Century AD, Peru An intriguing and rare Chimu stirrup vessel from Pre-Columbian Peru, dating to the 12...

Antique, 19th century Asian Middle Eastern collector two person wooden camel saddle with ornate brass mountings and iron reinforcements. 19th Century Middle Eastern metal camel saddl...

A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear an...

Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, leatherette, mirrored glass, plastic, brass, lacquered wood, metal, Italy, 1968 Outstanding Italian dressing table designe...

A beautifully designed, large, hand-crafted Hopi-Tewa Pueblo/Hopi First Mesa pottery bowl by famed Native American potter/artist Elva Nampeyo (1926–1985) (also known as Elva Tewaguna...

Pablo Picasso 1881 - 1973 "Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune" (B. 859; Ba. 1053) signed in blue crayon and numbered 13/50 linoleum cut printed in colors on Arches wove paper im...

Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua region, Casas Grandes, Ramos Polychrome type, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. A hand-built and stone-burnished pottery olla jar of a globular form with...

Dimensions: 25 inches high x 28 inches wide x 18 inches deep. This refined pair of Georgian style side tables, attributed to Jonathan Charles, showcases refined craftsmanship and ti...

It doesn't get much cooler than this early year (original) collectors set of the model-932 'Quartet' sectional by Mario Bellini for Cassina. Released in 1964, this example has incred...

Antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt cloisonne tea caddy spoon Moscow, circa 1900. A finely decorated shovel shaped Russian caddy spoon, the rear of the spoon and handle having a gol...

Bookshelf books all in solid walnut wood. the third shelf from the bottom is wider. Also available with all shelves at the same size, on request. L 320 x D 80 x H 175,5 cm, price: 19...

This 'Tucroma' leather rotating wardrobe was designed by Guido Faleschini in the 1970s and produced by i4Mariani (Italy). Custom colors and finishes are available. The Tucroma ro...

This antique mast figure is French and as the story goes salvaged off a French Ship damaged in the Anglo-French War (1803–1815). The one side shows fire damage and is burned in charc...