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MIKE MATAS - Vintage Folk Art Whale Carving on Stand - Signed - Canada - C. 1980
Located in Chatham, ON
MIKE MATAS - Vintage folk art hand-carved pine model of a whale - mounted by two brass pins to the
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Brass
H 6.75 in W 9.13 in D 4 in
19th Century Irish Folk Art Whale Tooth
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Irish Folk Art. This sperm whale tooth was etched during the 19th century, in Ireland. There'sa a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Northern Irish Nautical Objects
Materials
Other
Hanging Right Whale Carving by Jeff Raymond, Folk Art from the “Whale Guy”
Located in New York, NY
This large hand-carved and painted wooden Right Whale sculpture is by Jeff Raymond (1949–2022) of
Category
20th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
multiple ships, whales and alternating back drops of mountains on one side and a palm tree covered shores
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Vintage Whale Weathervane
Located in Houston, TX
This wonderful vintage whale weather vane has a fantastic aged patina. The rustic wooden whale sits
Category
Early 20th Century English More Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s, a hand crafted wooden model of a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Inuit Seal and Whale Scrimshaw Walrus Ivory Tusks
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of antique Alaskan walrus tusks with scrimshaw decoration, one with three different whales
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Tribal Antiquities
Materials
Bone
Antique Iron Whale Flensing Knife
Located in Montreal, QC
From the days of Moby Dick, this heavy tool was used to remove blubber from a whale carcass. The
Category
Antique 1850s English Nautical Objects
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship, circa 1850, a large plank on frame model
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicts Jonah and the whale, Germany 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: walrus ivory carved handle, depicts Jonah and the whale. Ebony wood shaft. Sulphur
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century German Antiquities
Materials
Gold
H 35.5 in W 1.7 in D 1.7 in
Northwest Coast Native American Killer Whale Orca Mask, Wood, Red & Black Design
Located in Denver, CO
Native American Killer Whale (Orca) motif. Expertly crafted, the mask features bold black and red designs
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
H 8.25 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Northwest Coast Whale Rattle
Located in Branford, CT
Rare Northwest coast Native whale rattle. Hollow carved cedar with internal seeds to create a
Category
Antique 1890s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Ed Russ Killer Whale
By Russ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ed Russ carved argilite. Known as one of the best carvers, very fine attention to details. Signed bottom 1998.
Category
1990s Canadian Anglo-Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
Hand Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Plaque, circa 1950 - 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Hand Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Plaque, circa 1950 - 1960s, a dramatic sculpture of a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Vintage Brazilian Hand-Carved Ironwood Sculpture of Whale and a Shark
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Brazilian hand carved Ironwood sculpture of a whale and a shark.
Hand carved Brazilian
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pacific Northwest Coast Carved Cedar Killer Whale Rattle
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pacific Northwest coast carved cedar killer whale rattle, by Coastal Salish - Squamish artist Stan
Category
2010s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Cedar
Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
whale at age 16 and continued in the whaling business into his 30s.
Later, as curator of the Whaling
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
H 18.25 in W 34.25 in D 4 in
Provincetown Folk Art Carved Wood Whale Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-575 hand carved wood grey whale wall sculpture signed Claire on verso
Category
Vintage 1960s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Folk Art Hand Carved Driftwood Whale Serving Tray
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming Folk Art hand carved driftwood decorative serving tray in the form of a whale, perfect
Category
2010s American Rustic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Vintage Folk Art Hand Carved Driftwood Whale Sculpture or Door Stop
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming Folk Art hand carved driftwood door stop or sculpture in the form of a whale, perfect
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Sixteen Whales by Max Tannahill
Located in Basildon, GB
Max Tannahill "Sixteen Whales" painted and carved wood mounted to a driftwood backing which has
Category
Early 2000s British Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
Vintage American Brass Sperm Whale Doorstop
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage American brass sperm whale doorstop is a delightful blend of charm and functionality
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Original Antique Prints of Whales and Dolphins, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of Whales and dolphins
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand
Category
Antique 1840s English Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Handcrafted Wood Whale Puzzle Sculpture Signed
Located in San Diego, CA
Handcrafted what sculpture made of solid wood. Amazing design an workmanship. Signed and dated.
Category
1990s American Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print of a Whale, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a whale.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your
Category
Antique 1840s English Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Humpback Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a black humpback whale is painted on a
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Whales and Dolphins, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of whales and dolphins
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up
Category
Antique 1830s English Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
H 14 in W 9.5 in D 0.07 in
Hand-Carved Whale on Plaque
Located in Seattle, WA
One of our favorite pieces… he is as good as he looks… great addition to any nautical theme in your home… paint is old… patina is fantastic.
Category
20th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sailor done Whale Silhouette
Located in North Egremont, MA
The fragmentary lid of a seaman's trunk with a wonderful and iconic image of a sperm whale. The lid
Category
Antique 19th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century Whale Tail Adze
Located in North Egremont, MA
wonderful, 19th century boatwright's adze in the form of a whale's tail. wrought iron blade made in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Rare Sailor-Made Whale Ivory Umbrella Form Needle Case
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very rare whale Ivory scrimshaw umbrella form needle-holder. Throughout the 19th century whalers
Category
20th Century American Nautical Objects
Vintage Carved Wood Five Spices Whale Display Nautical Folk Art
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is a hand carved display of five whales of different spices mounted on a backboard with a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Ivory, Wood
Folk Art Whale Weathervane, circa 1950s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Folk Art Whale Weathervane, circa 1950s.
- Made from sheet steel and hand painted
- Heavy cast
Category
Vintage 1950s English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Large Tin Folk Art Whale, circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Large tin Folk Art whale, circa 1930s
- Hand painted on tin
- 3D double sided
- English, 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s English Folk Art Carnival Art
Early 20th Century Folk Art Copper Whale Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early weathervane in the form of a sperm whale in copper, of hollow body form with raised tail
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Folk Art Carved Sperm Whale
Located in Nantucket, MA
Contemporary Folk Art carved wooden sperm whale, made in the last ten years but in a manner to look
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Carved and Decorated Sei Whale, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art carved and decorated Sei Whale, circa 1920s. An early vintage or antique hand carved and
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Duluth Fish Decoy American Folk Art Carved Painted Orca Killer Whale Sculpture
By Duluth
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce early Duluth Fish Decoy American folk art sculpture, depicting a Orca killer whale, hand
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
H 3.25 in W 8 in D 4.75 in
Nantucket Sperm Whale Whirligig
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Sperm Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, having slender hand-whittled flukes with great
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
scimshaw sperm whale teeth
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
Two engraved whales teeth one with a whaling scene
Category
Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Jonah & the Whale Mechanical Bank by Shepard Hardware
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Nantucket, MA
Jonah and the Whale Bank, patented on July 15th in 1890 by Charles G. Shepard and Peter Adams and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Iron
"Jonah and the Whale" Bell Toy, American, circa 1890
By Gong Bell Mfg. Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
the front of the whale. Jonah moves up and down and back and forth, and in so doing he moves the bell
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Iron
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Sperm Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a sperm whale is painted on a masonite
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite, Paint
Large Irish Pub Sign for "The Whale", circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
sign for "The Whale" with dramatic painting of a right whale, with pub name in Gold Leaf. Both sides
Category
Early 20th Century Irish Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage carved and painted sperm whale, by Willard Shepard (1912-1965), a beautifully carved-in-the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Mid-20th Century Whale Weathervane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
east coast, this weathervane was made in New England which is very famous for their whale watching
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Colonial Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Metal
Early Whale Weathervane Directional Hand Made
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
folk art. Hand forged iron and a wonderful rustic patina are just a view amazing details on this
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American High Victorian Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Rustic Carved Wooden Whale
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century rustic carved wooden whale, circa 1910 or so, a rough hewn thick solid plank
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Inuit Whale Bone Sculpture, circa 1970a
Located in Toronto, ON
A hand carved and crafted whale bone sculpture of two birds in flight. The base is antler and the
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
Carved and Painted Whale Board
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
Featuring twelve carved whales mounted on a painted pine board with roped frame.
Signed on the
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1900, a fine and early hand carved figure of a sperm whale with
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Carved and Painted White Whale by Frank Finney
By Frank Finney
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted sperm whale by world renowned artist Frank Finney, b.1947. Carved in the round
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Paint, Pine, Walnut
19th Century Original Salmon Painted Whale Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fashioned in the shape of a swimming whale and is a fantastic example of New England folk art. Set atop a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron
Sculpture Whale Plaque Signed Randy Kolhoff
By Randy Kolhoff
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Folk Art carving from Randy Kolhoff NY sculpture from Sag Harbor NY home to New England Whaling
Category
2010s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fir
Hand Built Model of a New Bedford Whale Boat
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage hand built model of a fully rigged 1860s New Bedford whale boat, crafted mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Sperm Whale Carving by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted wooden whale plaque by the master carver Clark Voorhees (1911-1980). Carved from
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale by M. Gracie, 1976
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage carved and polychromed wooden sperm whale by M. Gracie, South Dartmouth, MA, 1976, a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Copper Whale Weathervane on Wooden Stand
Located in Milford, NH
verdigris, with expected surface scratches and wear from external use. A great Folk Art decoration for your
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Whale Sculpture on Stand, Circa 1960s
Located in Southbury, CT
This midcentury folk art sculpture features a cobalt blue sperm whale rendered in soldered tin
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
1930s Oversized Copper Whale Weather Vane on Custom Iron Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s oversized Copper whale weather vane with amazing copper patina. This weather vane is mounted
Category
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
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Folk Art Whale For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal folk art whale for your home. Frequently made of wood, softwood and pine, every folk art whale was constructed with great care. There are 69 variations of the antique or vintage folk art whale you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a folk art whale — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A folk art whale is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art, Industrial and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made folk art whale over the years, but those crafted by Wendy Lichtensteiger, Captain George Grant and Frank Finney are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Folk Art Whale?
Prices for a folk art whale start at $29 and top out at $18,000 with the average selling for $1,332.
Questions About Folk Art Whale
- Is mandala art folk art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What Ukrainian folk art is called depends on its medium. Named after the village from which it emerged, Petrykivka is a type of decorative painting that often features colorful flowers and birds against a white background. The name for decorating eggs is pysanky, and vyshyvka is the term for decorative embroidery. Explore a large selection of folk art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between fine and folk art comes down primarily to function. Fine artists produce paintings, prints, sculptures and other artworks to express an idea or concept, communicate a message or tell a story. With folk art, artists are usually more interested in following cultural traditions than self-expression. Pieces of folk art often have more practical uses compared to works of fine art, such as quilts and furniture. Other examples of folk art include pottery, masks, textiles and carvings. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of fine and folk art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.