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Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Americana and Folk Art (UNITED STATES, CA. 18th C.–20th C.)
Americana and Folk Art (UNITED STATES, CA. 18th C.–20th C.)

Though the pieces are timeless, folk art emerged as a collecting genre only in the 1920s. Then as now, collectors focused on American artifacts. The earliest were prompted in part by the awareness of a nation changed: in that decade, for the first time the majority of U.S. citizens lived in cities, rather than on farms and in small towns. At the same time, the ascendance of modernism in art and design was countered by promoters of the Colonial Revival style. That movement drew from attics and barns old hand-carved furniture, stilted 19th-century family portraits, weathervanes and butter churns.

The best folk art items were purchased by an odd mix that included bohemians and intellectuals, along with J.P. Morgan and members of the Chrysler and Rockefeller families (who began funding, for instance, the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia in the 1920s). If nostalgia played a role, the primary motivation for folk art collectors was — as it is today — a recognition of the artistic merit and cultural significance of pure, honest expressions of the human impulse toward beauty.

Simplicity is its hallmark, yet folk art defies a simple definition — and covers a vast amount of ground. Folk art has been called "the art of the everyday": objects created by people, with no formal training in the arts, for use in their daily lives. These include everything from tools and toys to quilts, baskets, jugs, dowry chests and duck decoys. Folk art is generally made by hand; works might be carved, sewn, chiseled, knitted, hammered, woven or embroidered and more. Such techniques were passed down through the generations — one reason folk-art collecting has been described as "a kind of archaeology." Folk art reveals the inherent values and traditions of a community, through time-honored crafts, decorative motifs and pictorial subject matter.

All folk art intrinsically reflects a sense of pride. "Americana" is folk art that does so overtly:  through work that honors civic ideals and celebrates national and local achievements. Americana includes flags, bunting, carved bald eagles, and needlework with allegorical figures representing Liberty and Democracy; or helmets and buckets used by a volunteer fire brigade; or the trappings of fraternal organizations such as the Oddfellows. Collectors of Americana typically also collect American antique furniture that, while made in the workshops of a master cabinetmaker or joiner, reflects regional stylistic traits, tastes and quirks.

Almost all folk art is anonymous — and the prominent exception being signed work by early 19th-century itinerant portrait artists like the New Englander Ammi Phillips, whose 1835 portrait of a young girl and her pets was the first piece of folk art to sell for $1 million at auction. Until relatively recently, work by Phillips and his ilk was the prime focus of folk art collectors: the folk art of the Northeast defined the category. But recently, more attention and more scholarship have been devoted to the folk art of other regions: to the South, and the artwork of enslaved African Americans and their descendants; and to the Southwestern and early Latino folk art. Born in a time of change, folk art collecting is changing along with the nation.

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Halladay H37 Star Red Windmill Weight
By U. S. Wind Engine and Pump Company
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic piece of Americana! Halladay H37 cast iron red windmill weight made by the U.S. Wind Engine and Pump Company between 1880-1916 in Nebraska. Please note: Only the red windmi...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

  • Halladay H37 Star Red Windmill Weight
  • Halladay H37 Star Red Windmill Weight
  • Halladay H37 Star Red Windmill Weight
  • Halladay H37 Star Red Windmill Weight

Halladay H37 Star Red Windmill Weight

Rare Patriotic Presidential Applique Quilt from 1925
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is such a fine example of Americana at its best. This fantastic applique quilt has the profile of George Washington and Abe Lincoln along with the Uncle Sam hat and the Patrioti...
Category

Early 20th Century American Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Cotton

  • Rare Patriotic Presidential Applique Quilt from 1925
  • Rare Patriotic Presidential Applique Quilt from 1925
  • Rare Patriotic Presidential Applique Quilt from 1925
  • Rare Patriotic Presidential Applique Quilt from 1925

Rare Patriotic Presidential Applique Quilt from 1925

American Mahogany and Églomisé Banjo Clock, E. Howard, Boston # 5, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany and églomisé banjo clock with original signed and numeral paper dial under glass, decorative painted and gilt throat panel, with a hinged painted and gilt door co...
Category

1860s American American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

  • American Mahogany and Églomisé Banjo Clock, E. Howard, Boston # 5, Circa 1860
  • American Mahogany and Églomisé Banjo Clock, E. Howard, Boston # 5, Circa 1860
  • American Mahogany and Églomisé Banjo Clock, E. Howard, Boston # 5, Circa 1860
  • American Mahogany and Églomisé Banjo Clock, E. Howard, Boston # 5, Circa 1860

American Mahogany and Églomisé Banjo Clock, E. Howard, Boston # 5, Circa 1860

American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
Located in York County, PA
This cast iron eagle is one of the earliest sculptural forms that one will encounter in the marketplace. It is also one of the most attractive and iconic depictions of what some Amer...
Category

1810s American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

  • American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
  • American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
  • American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle
  • American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle

American Federal Period Cast Iron Eagle

American Carnival Wagon or Band Organ Carved Female Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century American carnival wagon or band organ female head carving. Very detailed wood carving with great old white painted surface. Presented on a custom marble museum stand.
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

  • American Carnival Wagon or Band Organ Carved Female Head
  • American Carnival Wagon or Band Organ Carved Female Head
  • American Carnival Wagon or Band Organ Carved Female Head
  • American Carnival Wagon or Band Organ Carved Female Head

American Carnival Wagon or Band Organ Carved Female Head

Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"
Located in York County, PA
PENNSYLVANIA BACKGAMMON BOARD, SIGNED "WISE" WITH IMAGES OF A WAGON WHEEL AND A STAR OF DAVID, 1850-1880 Found near the town of Milford, in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, is...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

  • Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"
  • Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"
  • Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"
  • Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"

Pennsylvania Backgammon Board, Signed "Wise"

American 18th Century Child's Chair with Original Woven Seat
Located in Carmel, CA
Charming child's chair in pine with original hickory woven seat. This slat back chair is very likely Shaker. Mushroom button top on arm. The turned finial on the back is of good prop...
Category

Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

  • American 18th Century Child's Chair with Original Woven Seat
  • American 18th Century Child's Chair with Original Woven Seat
  • American 18th Century Child's Chair with Original Woven Seat
  • American 18th Century Child's Chair with Original Woven Seat

American 18th Century Child's Chair with Original Woven Seat

Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
Elegant version of the always desirable Mariner's Compass quilt pattern. It is an extremely difficult pattern to execute with the numerous fine points and this is particularly well d...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Cotton

  • Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border
  • Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border
  • Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border
  • Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border

Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border

Rare George Hunzinger Rocking Chair with Patented Steel Webbing, 1869
By George Hunzinger
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine form and condition, with one broken strap and geometric moulding at upper right missing. The back with the wire webbing flanked by bamboo form frame, and bold swirled arms with ...
Category

19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • Rare George Hunzinger Rocking Chair with Patented Steel Webbing, 1869
  • Rare George Hunzinger Rocking Chair with Patented Steel Webbing, 1869
  • Rare George Hunzinger Rocking Chair with Patented Steel Webbing, 1869
  • Rare George Hunzinger Rocking Chair with Patented Steel Webbing, 1869

Rare George Hunzinger Rocking Chair with Patented Steel Webbing, 1869

American Empire Side Table with Writing Surface in Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Empire work table in mahogany on foliate-carved, baluster-turned pedestal resting on quatre-form base and terminating with winged carved lions' paw feet. Top opens to baize-li...
Category

1820s American American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mahogany

  • American Empire Side Table with Writing Surface in Mahogany, circa 1825
  • American Empire Side Table with Writing Surface in Mahogany, circa 1825
  • American Empire Side Table with Writing Surface in Mahogany, circa 1825
  • American Empire Side Table with Writing Surface in Mahogany, circa 1825

American Empire Side Table with Writing Surface in Mahogany, circa 1825

George Hunzinger Mechanical Rocker
Located in Hudson, NY
Contabt Dealer
Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • George Hunzinger Mechanical Rocker
  • George Hunzinger Mechanical Rocker
  • George Hunzinger Mechanical Rocker
  • George Hunzinger Mechanical Rocker

George Hunzinger Mechanical Rocker

Patriotic Crib Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
The construction of this Patriotic Crib Quilt is as unusual as the combination of motifs. Each of the black background areas is actually made of thin strips of satin (about 1/4" wid...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Velvet, Satin

  • Patriotic Crib Quilt
  • Patriotic Crib Quilt
  • Patriotic Crib Quilt
  • Patriotic Crib Quilt

Patriotic Crib Quilt

Pair of Colt Victorian Wicker Fan Back and Red Velvet Armchairs
By Colt
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Victorian dark stained wicker character fan back armchairs with filigree scroll design and red velvet upholstered seats and headrests. (manufactured by COLT) (PRICED...
Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Velvet, Wicker

  • Pair of Colt Victorian Wicker Fan Back and Red Velvet Armchairs
  • Pair of Colt Victorian Wicker Fan Back and Red Velvet Armchairs
  • Pair of Colt Victorian Wicker Fan Back and Red Velvet Armchairs
  • Pair of Colt Victorian Wicker Fan Back and Red Velvet Armchairs

Pair of Colt Victorian Wicker Fan Back and Red Velvet Armchairs

Rustic American Victorian Horn Chaise
By Wenzel Friedrich
Located in New York, NY
Rustic American Victorian steer horn chaise with stars & leaping fish motif (Attributed WENZEL FRIEDRICH)
Category

19th Century American Rustic Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Leather, Horn

  • Rustic American Victorian Horn Chaise
  • Rustic American Victorian Horn Chaise
  • Rustic American Victorian Horn Chaise
  • Rustic American Victorian Horn Chaise

Rustic American Victorian Horn Chaise

Early 19th Century Original Surface Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing untouched surface is to beat the band. It was found in New England & the chair is in great condition and has wonderful form. It has been well love and used.The wear is...
Category

19th Century American American Classical Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Pine

  • Early 19th Century Original Surface Child's Chair
  • Early 19th Century Original Surface Child's Chair
  • Early 19th Century Original Surface Child's Chair
  • Early 19th Century Original Surface Child's Chair

Early 19th Century Original Surface Child's Chair

American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany classical upholstered sofa with swans head arm rest, carved corner cornucopia, and terminating on ebonized lions paw feet. Philadelphia.
Category

18th Century and Earlier American American Classical Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815
  • American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815
  • American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815
  • American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815

American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815

American Fancy Painted Grape Vine Spindle Bench . Baltimore , Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American carved wood and painted bench with grape vine motif, one board seat, scrolled arms, spindle carvings, and ending on turned painted legs. Fancy Furniture, Baltimore. Early 1...
Category

1820s American American Colonial Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Paint, Wood

  • American Fancy Painted Grape Vine Spindle Bench . Baltimore , Circa 1820
  • American Fancy Painted Grape Vine Spindle Bench . Baltimore , Circa 1820
  • American Fancy Painted Grape Vine Spindle Bench . Baltimore , Circa 1820
  • American Fancy Painted Grape Vine Spindle Bench . Baltimore , Circa 1820

American Fancy Painted Grape Vine Spindle Bench . Baltimore , Circa 1820

60" 19th Century American Hooked Rug Framed
Located in Water Mill, NY
Monumental 19th American hooked rug mounted as a wall hanging.
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • 60" 19th Century American Hooked Rug Framed
  • 60" 19th Century American Hooked Rug Framed
  • 60" 19th Century American Hooked Rug Framed
  • 60" 19th Century American Hooked Rug Framed

60" 19th Century American Hooked Rug Framed

19th Century American Water Gilt Gold Hand-Carved Eagle
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century American water gilt gold hand-carved eagle.
Category

19th Century American American Classical Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • 19th Century American Water Gilt Gold Hand-Carved Eagle
  • 19th Century American Water Gilt Gold Hand-Carved Eagle
  • 19th Century American Water Gilt Gold Hand-Carved Eagle
  • 19th Century American Water Gilt Gold Hand-Carved Eagle

19th Century American Water Gilt Gold Hand-Carved Eagle

Pair of American Eagle Gilt Carved Wood Girandole Mirrors, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American gilt carved wood girandole mirrors with flanking eagles on rock plinths perched to flee , upper and lower acanthus carved floral motif, ebonized reeded circular mold...
Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze

  • Pair of American Eagle Gilt Carved Wood Girandole Mirrors, Circa 1800
  • Pair of American Eagle Gilt Carved Wood Girandole Mirrors, Circa 1800
  • Pair of American Eagle Gilt Carved Wood Girandole Mirrors, Circa 1800
  • Pair of American Eagle Gilt Carved Wood Girandole Mirrors, Circa 1800

Pair of American Eagle Gilt Carved Wood Girandole Mirrors, Circa 1800

American Mural of New York City Harbor
Located in New York, NY
American (circa 1880) painted mural of a panoramic view of the New York City harbor with boats & city landmarks. Originally in the American Stock Exchange. 79 feet wide.
Category

19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Paint

  • American Mural of New York City Harbor
  • American Mural of New York City Harbor
  • American Mural of New York City Harbor
  • American Mural of New York City Harbor

American Mural of New York City Harbor

Early American Turned Burl Bowl
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A large turned circa 1790 birch burl bowl from New England in fine original condition and having an untouched surface and patina.
Category

1790s American American Craftsman Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Birch

  • Early American Turned Burl Bowl
  • Early American Turned Burl Bowl
  • Early American Turned Burl Bowl
  • Early American Turned Burl Bowl

Early American Turned Burl Bowl

Monumental Overmantel or Pier Mirror in the Aesthetic Taste
Located in New York, NY
American, third quarter of the 19th century. Pine, gessoed and gilded, with mirror plate. Measures: 81 ½ in. high, 59 ½ in. wide. Condition: Excellent. The gilding has been cle...
Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mirror, Pine

  • Monumental Overmantel or Pier Mirror in the Aesthetic Taste
  • Monumental Overmantel or Pier Mirror in the Aesthetic Taste
  • Monumental Overmantel or Pier Mirror in the Aesthetic Taste
  • Monumental Overmantel or Pier Mirror in the Aesthetic Taste

Monumental Overmantel or Pier Mirror in the Aesthetic Taste

Recumbent Dog Hooked Rug
Located in Darnestown, MD
A vibrant kaleidoscopic background sets off this charming reclining dog hooked rug. The dog has whimsical yellow paws; ears and nose adding to his unique charm. The initials EG are...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Wool

  • Recumbent Dog Hooked Rug
  • Recumbent Dog Hooked Rug
  • Recumbent Dog Hooked Rug
  • Recumbent Dog Hooked Rug

Recumbent Dog Hooked Rug

Caesar's Crown Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Beautifully quilted version of a Caesar's Crown quilt. The diamond shapes of the border are repeated in each crown block, making for a nice interplay between the two. It is also inte...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Cotton

  • Caesar's Crown Quilt
  • Caesar's Crown Quilt
  • Caesar's Crown Quilt
  • Caesar's Crown Quilt

Caesar's Crown Quilt

American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Boston Federal game table in mahogany with fire gilded bronze doré ormolu mounts in the corners of the apron and original brass paw foot casters. Carving is well articulated ...
Category

19th Century American Federal Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

  • American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
  • American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
  • American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815
  • American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815

American Federal Bostonian Game Table , circa 1815

Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American two arm git bronze and crystal argand lamps with centered crystal reservoirs surmounted by gilt swans, original etched floral globes with prisms, terminating on trip...
Category

1820s American American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

  • Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820
  • Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820
  • Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820
  • Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820

Pair of American Gilt Bronze and Crystal Argand Lamps, Philadelphia. Circa 1820

Maple William & Mary Dish-Top Candlestand
Located in West Chester, PA
Candlestand with circular top, turned pedestal, three turned legs and ball feet. Black paint is not original.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Maple

  • Maple William & Mary Dish-Top Candlestand
  • Maple William & Mary Dish-Top Candlestand
  • Maple William & Mary Dish-Top Candlestand
  • Maple William & Mary Dish-Top Candlestand

Maple William & Mary Dish-Top Candlestand

19th Century American Hobby Horse Rocker
Located in New York, NY
19th century American parchment veneered hobby horse supported by a green painted and decorated rocker base.
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper, Paint

  • 19th Century American Hobby Horse Rocker
  • 19th Century American Hobby Horse Rocker
  • 19th Century American Hobby Horse Rocker
  • 19th Century American Hobby Horse Rocker

19th Century American Hobby Horse Rocker

19th c. American Empire Carved Canterbury or Magazine Rack
Located in New York, NY
American Empire dark green painted magazine rack or canterbury with one drawer supported by four ball footed legs with an upper portion decorated with ball finials and gilt trimmed c...
Category

19th Century American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Gold Leaf

  • 19th c. American Empire Carved Canterbury or Magazine Rack
  • 19th c. American Empire Carved Canterbury or Magazine Rack
  • 19th c. American Empire Carved Canterbury or Magazine Rack
  • 19th c. American Empire Carved Canterbury or Magazine Rack

19th c. American Empire Carved Canterbury or Magazine Rack

19th Century American Oil Painting of a Gentleman
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century American portrait of a gentleman in a wood frame.
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Canvas

  • 19th Century American Oil Painting of a Gentleman
  • 19th Century American Oil Painting of a Gentleman
  • 19th Century American Oil Painting of a Gentleman
  • 19th Century American Oil Painting of a Gentleman

19th Century American Oil Painting of a Gentleman

Portrait of Elizabeth Van Dyck Vosburg by Pieter Vanderlyn (The Gansevoort Limne
By Gansevoort Limner
Located in West Chester, PA
Portrait of Elizabeth "Betje" Van Dyck Vosburg., c. 1725. Unsigned, in original frame; accompanied by a Van Dyke family bible printed in Amsterdam in 1702. Condition: Minor repairs, ...
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Folk Art Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Canvas

Portrait of Elizabeth Van Dyck Vosburg by Pieter Vanderlyn (The Gansevoort Limne

Portrait of Elizabeth Van Dyck Vosburg by Pieter Vanderlyn (The Gansevoort Limne

Rufus Porter Mural from New Hampshire Tavern
By Rufus Porter
Located in Milford, NH
Mural by Rufus Porter from Prescott Tavern in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, circa 1824. This panel was removed from the tavern prior to its being torn down in 1950. This mural hung in...
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • Rufus Porter Mural from New Hampshire Tavern
  • Rufus Porter Mural from New Hampshire Tavern
  • Rufus Porter Mural from New Hampshire Tavern
  • Rufus Porter Mural from New Hampshire Tavern

Rufus Porter Mural from New Hampshire Tavern

American Maple Tilt Tea Table
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Charleston, SC
American Maple Chippendale serpentine tilt top tea table with turned bulbous tri pod pedestal terminating on scrolled knee with slipper feet. Table has the original locking mechanism.
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • American Maple Tilt Tea Table
  • American Maple Tilt Tea Table
  • American Maple Tilt Tea Table
  • American Maple Tilt Tea Table

American Maple Tilt Tea Table

19-Drawer Hand Stenciled Apothecary
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Functional general store herb and spice apothecary drawers found in New Hampshire. All dovetailed and hand stenciled drawers with handwritten notes on the inside for measurements and...
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

  • 19-Drawer Hand Stenciled Apothecary
  • 19-Drawer Hand Stenciled Apothecary
  • 19-Drawer Hand Stenciled Apothecary
  • 19-Drawer Hand Stenciled Apothecary

19-Drawer Hand Stenciled Apothecary

Pair of Heartback Hepplewhite Chairs
Located in Asheville, NC
This stunning pair of heartback Hepplewhite mahogany chairs were created during the American Federal period, and popular throughout the eastern seaboard to the Carolinas from 1780 -1...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mahogany

  • Pair of Heartback Hepplewhite Chairs
  • Pair of Heartback Hepplewhite Chairs
  • Pair of Heartback Hepplewhite Chairs
  • Pair of Heartback Hepplewhite Chairs

Pair of Heartback Hepplewhite Chairs

19th Century Painted Ship Weathervane on Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful painted sailing ship weathervane has a great worn patina on the painted cream surface. It is on a custom-made black iron stand. The condition is very good.
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Iron

  • 19th Century Painted Ship Weathervane on Iron Stand
  • 19th Century Painted Ship Weathervane on Iron Stand
  • 19th Century Painted Ship Weathervane on Iron Stand
  • 19th Century Painted Ship Weathervane on Iron Stand

19th Century Painted Ship Weathervane on Iron Stand

American Mahogany Game Table. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany flip top game table with hand stenciled centered lyre pedestal, resting on saber legs with stenciled acanthus motif and original brass casters.
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • American Mahogany Game Table. Circa 1790
  • American Mahogany Game Table. Circa 1790
  • American Mahogany Game Table. Circa 1790
  • American Mahogany Game Table. Circa 1790

American Mahogany Game Table. Circa 1790

Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass andirons with perched flanking ships, intertwined dolphins, matching finial log stops , and resting on rectangular plinths. Mid -19th Century.
Category

1840s American American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

  • Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840
  • Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840
  • Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840
  • Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840

Pair of American Brass Intertwined Dolphin & Ship Andirons. Circa 1840

American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Pembroke Table. Rhode Island. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
American Hepplewhite mahogany one drawer drop leaf pembroke with inlaid birds eye maple oval corners, satinwood string inlays, graduated bell flowers, and terminating on tapered legs...
Category

1790s American Hepplewhite Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

  • American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Pembroke Table. Rhode Island. Circa 1790
  • American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Pembroke Table. Rhode Island. Circa 1790
  • American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Pembroke Table. Rhode Island. Circa 1790
  • American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Pembroke Table. Rhode Island. Circa 1790

American Mahogany Satinwood Inlaid Pembroke Table. Rhode Island. Circa 1790

Sofa Table
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe and Sons (active 1837-40), New York Mahogany, with gilt brass castors 29 7/8 in. high, 24 in. wide, 36 3/4 in. long; 56 1/8 in. long (with both leaves e...
Category

19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

  • Sofa Table
  • Sofa Table
  • Sofa Table
  • Sofa Table

Sofa Table

Economy Patch Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Squares within squares such as this are called an Economy Patch quilt pattern. It is made of a terrific combination of late 19th century printed fabrics. Consistent use of yellow squ...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Cotton

  • Economy Patch Quilt
  • Economy Patch Quilt
  • Economy Patch Quilt
  • Economy Patch Quilt

Economy Patch Quilt

American Gilded Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A Mid to Late 19th Century American gilded mirror. Maintains original blue glass mirror.
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mirror

  • American Gilded Mirror
  • American Gilded Mirror
  • American Gilded Mirror
  • American Gilded Mirror

American Gilded Mirror

LeMoyne Stars and Maple Leaves Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is an early and unusual quilt combining LeMoyne Stars and Tulip patterns. It is made with a wonderful array of early 19th century fabrics. The tan sashing was the perfect color...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Cotton

  • LeMoyne Stars and Maple Leaves Quilt
  • LeMoyne Stars and Maple Leaves Quilt
  • LeMoyne Stars and Maple Leaves Quilt
  • LeMoyne Stars and Maple Leaves Quilt

LeMoyne Stars and Maple Leaves Quilt

String Stars Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Bold String Stars (aka Spider Stars) quilt done in the fabrics typical of southeastern Pennsylvania in the late 19th century. The blue calico ground and double pink sashing and borde...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Cotton

  • String Stars Quilt
  • String Stars Quilt
  • String Stars Quilt
  • String Stars Quilt

String Stars Quilt

19th Century Mahogany Game Table With Elaborate Carved Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Mahogany and Satinwood Game Table with Elaborate Carved Base and Flip Top, American. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

  • 19th Century Mahogany Game Table With Elaborate Carved Base
  • 19th Century Mahogany Game Table With Elaborate Carved Base
  • 19th Century Mahogany Game Table With Elaborate Carved Base
  • 19th Century Mahogany Game Table With Elaborate Carved Base

19th Century Mahogany Game Table With Elaborate Carved Base

American Poplar Greek Key & Sunburst Fire Place Mantel . Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American fire place mantel made of poplar with Greek key motif and carved corner sunburst supported by turned column legs. All original . Early 19th Century . Fire Box measurements ...
Category

1820s American American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Poplar, Wood

  • American Poplar Greek Key & Sunburst Fire Place Mantel . Circa 1820
  • American Poplar Greek Key & Sunburst Fire Place Mantel . Circa 1820
  • American Poplar Greek Key & Sunburst Fire Place Mantel . Circa 1820
  • American Poplar Greek Key & Sunburst Fire Place Mantel . Circa 1820

American Poplar Greek Key & Sunburst Fire Place Mantel . Circa 1820

Early 19th Century American Oil on Board
By J. Neagle
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming early 19th century American oil on board. Signed and dated lower left. Framed in original birds eye maple frame.
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19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • Early 19th Century American Oil on Board
  • Early 19th Century American Oil on Board
  • Early 19th Century American Oil on Board
  • Early 19th Century American Oil on Board

Early 19th Century American Oil on Board

American (New Hampshire) Carved Eagle
Located in Natchez, MS
New Hampshire Eagle carved from Tulip Poplar with gilt and paint decoration. This by oral tradition came from a New Hampshire courthouse from the center of the broken pediment in the...
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18th Century and Earlier American Folk Art Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • American (New Hampshire) Carved Eagle
  • American (New Hampshire) Carved Eagle
  • American (New Hampshire) Carved Eagle
  • American (New Hampshire) Carved Eagle

American (New Hampshire) Carved Eagle

Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American mahogany flanking Urn telescopic cutlery boxes with acorn finials, fluted medallion gallery, original interior cutlery slots, and resting on turned ringed circular s...
Category

1820s American American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

  • Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820
  • Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820
  • Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820
  • Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820

Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820

American Sheraton Mahogany Marble Top Console
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton marble top console with turned legs. All original.
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • American Sheraton Mahogany Marble Top Console
  • American Sheraton Mahogany Marble Top Console
  • American Sheraton Mahogany Marble Top Console
  • American Sheraton Mahogany Marble Top Console

American Sheraton Mahogany Marble Top Console

American Scrolled Wrought Iron and Stained Glass Hanging Hall Lantern, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American scrolled foliage wrought iron and stained glass hanging hall lantern with three light interior cluster. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. Mid 19th Century
Category

1850s American American Empire Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Wrought Iron

  • American Scrolled Wrought Iron and Stained Glass Hanging Hall Lantern, C. 1850
  • American Scrolled Wrought Iron and Stained Glass Hanging Hall Lantern, C. 1850
  • American Scrolled Wrought Iron and Stained Glass Hanging Hall Lantern, C. 1850
  • American Scrolled Wrought Iron and Stained Glass Hanging Hall Lantern, C. 1850

American Scrolled Wrought Iron and Stained Glass Hanging Hall Lantern, C. 1850

Rhode Island Games Table ca. 1800
Located in Woodbury, CT
Hepplewhite mahogany demi-lune games table: hinged mahogany top with double line satinwood edges, on a crotch mahogany veneered frame with satinwood lower border. The four square...
Category

18th Century and Earlier American Hepplewhite Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Satinwood

  • Rhode Island Games Table ca. 1800
  • Rhode Island Games Table ca. 1800
  • Rhode Island Games Table ca. 1800
  • Rhode Island Games Table ca. 1800

Rhode Island Games Table ca. 1800

Set of 16 Klismos-Form Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1820. Mahogany (secondary woods: Birch and maple; slip seats: Birch and pine) Measures: 33 1/4 in. high, 18 5/8 in. wide, 19 ¼ in. deep (overall). E...
Category

19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mahogany

  • Set of 16 Klismos-Form Dining Chairs
  • Set of 16 Klismos-Form Dining Chairs
  • Set of 16 Klismos-Form Dining Chairs
  • Set of 16 Klismos-Form Dining Chairs

Set of 16 Klismos-Form Dining Chairs

Pair of American Neo-Classical Pier Mirrors
By Historic New England
Located in New York, NY
Boston, Massachusetts, about 1820 Eastern white pine, gessoed and gilded, with ebonized liners and mirror Each, 65 1/8 in. high; 37 1/2 in. wide Inscribed (on back of frame and ba...
Category

19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Mirror, Wood

  • Pair of American Neo-Classical Pier Mirrors
  • Pair of American Neo-Classical Pier Mirrors
  • Pair of American Neo-Classical Pier Mirrors
  • Pair of American Neo-Classical Pier Mirrors

Pair of American Neo-Classical Pier Mirrors

American Federal Gilt and Ebonized Dolphin Foliage Convex Mirror. Circa 1800
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal gilt carved wood convex mirror with a perched intertwined dolphin on a rocky ledge, ebonized reeded banding, circular ball motif, and adorned with foliage pendants. ...
Category

Early 1800s American Federal Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso, Glass, Wood, Ebony

  • American Federal Gilt and Ebonized Dolphin Foliage Convex Mirror. Circa 1800
  • American Federal Gilt and Ebonized Dolphin Foliage Convex Mirror. Circa 1800
  • American Federal Gilt and Ebonized Dolphin Foliage Convex Mirror. Circa 1800
  • American Federal Gilt and Ebonized Dolphin Foliage Convex Mirror. Circa 1800

American Federal Gilt and Ebonized Dolphin Foliage Convex Mirror. Circa 1800

Pier Mirror in the Neoclassical Taste
Located in New York, NY
New York, circa 1815-1820. Wood, gessoed and gilded, with mirror plate. 75 1/2 in. high, 44 1/8 in. wide (at the cornice), 8 1/2 in. deep (at the cornice). Condition: Some resto...
Category

19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • Pier Mirror in the Neoclassical Taste
  • Pier Mirror in the Neoclassical Taste
  • Pier Mirror in the Neoclassical Taste
  • Pier Mirror in the Neoclassical Taste

Pier Mirror in the Neoclassical Taste

Cotton Crazy Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Cotton Crazy Quilt is truly a collage of fabrics. The center has the structure of a Nine Patch within a Diamond in a Square. This unusual touch pulls in your eye before wanderin...
Category

19th Century American Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Cotton

  • Cotton Crazy Quilt
  • Cotton Crazy Quilt
  • Cotton Crazy Quilt
  • Cotton Crazy Quilt

Cotton Crazy Quilt

Set of 8 American Rococo Style Dining Chairs, Attributable to Charles Baudouine
By Charles Boudouine
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine set of eight (8) American Rococo-style dining chairs attributable to highly regarded New York cabinetmaker Charles A. Baudouine (1809-1895) that relate to a set of 42 cha...
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1840s American Rococo Revival Antique Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

  • Set of 8 American Rococo Style Dining Chairs, Attributable to Charles Baudouine
  • Set of 8 American Rococo Style Dining Chairs, Attributable to Charles Baudouine
  • Set of 8 American Rococo Style Dining Chairs, Attributable to Charles Baudouine
  • Set of 8 American Rococo Style Dining Chairs, Attributable to Charles Baudouine

Set of 8 American Rococo Style Dining Chairs, Attributable to Charles Baudouine

Pots of Flowers Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Pots of Flowers Quilt is unusual in that it is simultaneously fanciful and elegant. The blossoms are far larger than their container giving this otherwise elegant quilt a touch ...
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Early 20th Century American Americana and Folk Art Antiques and Collectibles

  • Pots of Flowers Quilt
  • Pots of Flowers Quilt
  • Pots of Flowers Quilt
  • Pots of Flowers Quilt

Pots of Flowers Quilt

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