Folk Art Antique Snake

It could lend itself to holding hats but is best as a piece of sculptural Folk Art. Height on base 28 inches.

Spectacular sculptural planter made in two parts. The base in the form of a tree trunk has a relief carved snake, a bird, and a plant. Sitting on it is a square architecturally forme...

Wonderful pair of antique Folk Art snake andirons with inset glass eyes. They were blacksmith made of hand-hammered wrought iron.

Wonderful pair of antique Folk Art snake andirons with inset glass eyes. They were blacksmith made of hand-hammered wrought iron.

Originally functional as a directional ornament for a rooftop or barn, this sculptural form now reads as a striking piece of American folk art. Weathervanes of this style were common...

A pictorial weaving woven of native hand-spun wool in natural fleece colors of ivory, gray, camel and brown/black with aniline dyed red. Stepped designs with snake and foliate forms....

A odd little oval wooden games board, possibly cribbage related or marble. The board has an anchor with initials carved into it, thus giving us the impression it was a sailors person...

Trade sign to hang on wall

a very rare so called "shop snake" from a german general store. these snakes have been hanged above the counter in general and village stores in the 19th century, and have been used ...

Early 19th century apothecary snake trade sign, although full bodied solid wrought iron, this example creates a wonderful bold Silhouette as required by such early signs. Original wr...

Beautiful pair of Majolica vase lamps with snake handles with frog, lizard, snail, butterfly and leaf decorations. The polychrome high relief detailing of the fauna and flora is of g...

Offered by Scott McCue Baga wood offering bowl. Tribal altar piece with head and snake, Africa, Guinea Shallow bowl sitting on naturalistic human head with darkened hair, open mouth...

A handmade sculpture of of a snake, handmade of forged iron by a Viennese metalworker in the 1920s. Height: 5", width 7".

Great image of snakes. I have listed several loose natural history prints in the same series. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice...

Antique bronze hand bell topped with the Mexican coat of arms, based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), the center of the Aztec empire. It recalls the legend of ...

A Scandinavian or Russian Folk Art fretwork and carved snake chandelier, Circa 1890s.

An intriguing early 20th century American folk carved walking stick, mounted as a sculpture. Carved from a single section of gnarled hardwood in the form of a snake with two wood sp...

A fabulous 19th century English tapered walking stick, carved of East Indian rosewood, and depicting a hand holding a snake with its body and tail coiling around the stick, and endin...

Primitive wooden hand-sculpted snake (circa 1920, USA). The wood grain adds nice texture / detail; the design itself is minimal in nature. Excellent, vintage condition with only mi...

The front of the table retains two original drawers with the most charming hand wrought hardware in the form of folk art snakes. The drawer fronts have geometric applied moldings, an...

Excellent American Folk Art carved rattle snake. Posed to strike. Great carving detail from the rattlers to the fangs.

Great image of snakes. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pu...

Great image of snakes. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pu...

Great image of snakes. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pu...

Great image of snakes. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pu...

Great image of snakes. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pu...

Great image of snakes. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pu...

There is a museum accession number at the bottom left corner: “M410” The undulating design represents the plummed water serpent of the Pueblos. The absence of a head indicates it ...

Fabulous! Realistic American Folk Art. From the early 1900s. All hand made from root. Original paint finish, carved head with forked tongue, carved rattle. Rock is 'as foun...

Fine and rare wrought iron candle holder with snakes separate snakes create the overall as one in original deep green paint wraps around the upright there are four snake heads with e...

Carved and painted, black, red and white antique African snake sculpture on an iron stand, early 20th century. Baga tribe, Guinea.

Sculptural forged iron wall hanger in the form of three snakes. Made by a blacksmith in New York who was skillful in making a utilitarian piece into a work of art. A small snake is c...

This very large 1890s Tesuque Olla jar was made with red clay. It is 12" wide and 11" tall.

Classic Yavapai basket with negative design using willow stitches and devils claw. Excellent symmetry in this basket. Custom stand also available for $175 extra.

A wonderful hand carved, sculpture in a spiraling upward, folky snake motif. Simply but beautiful carved and detailed, exhibiting an almost realistic and lifelike appearance. Having ...

Spiral openwork snake in black paint. Rising in graceful arcs with a detailed carved head and lifted tail. I was told this was once made as a cane or umbrella Stand by an unknown mak...

Unusual pair of iron snake andirons. A similar pair is published in Ricco Maresca, American Primitive, circa 1920.