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Folk Art For Sale
Massive Shipibo Tribe Peruvian Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Howard G. Charing writes "The Shipibo-Conibo are an indigenous people people (currently numbering only about 20,000) who live along the Ucayali river in the Amazon basin east of the ...
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1940s Peruvian Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Bronze bull by sculptor Emilio Musso
Located in Torino, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting young bull made by Emilio Musso. Vigorous young bull, sculpted in all his massive, muscular beauty. The bull figure towers above a plinth honoring the ci...
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1920s Italian Vintage Folk Art

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Bronze

Dancer dancing the romance Swan Lake possible Wallendorf production
Located in Lugo, IT
Ballerina dancing the ceramic Swan Lake romance. Possible Wallendorf production One piece of the crown is missing as pictured. Thank you
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1950s German Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Southern Netherlands. Medal of the Holy Sacrament of the Miracle of Brussels
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: SACRAMENTVM . MI – RACVLOSVM . BRVXELLE, cross with the Holy Hosts, carried by God the Father Reverse: dito VERY RARE, only 2 known specimens (1 in the KBR in Brussels and ...
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17th Century Belgian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson France 1950s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson. Beautiful Black Satin Ceramic. Signed by the " Triskèle " and 3 Masson "
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1950s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Wall Ceramic Dish by Jacques Poussine France 1970s
By Jacques Poussine
Located in HYÈRES, FR
Wall ceramic dish by Jacques Poussine & Pat Rowland. Two position on the wall. Abstract bird decoration. France, 1970s
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1970s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Black Clay Six-Eyed Minotaur Vessel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage Black Clay Minotaur Vessel. Mexico, circa 1980. Hand-built, wood-fired and signed.
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1980s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

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Clay

40 stuiver siege coin Breda
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: .BREDA . OBSESSA . 1625, coat of arms of prince Maurits, value above, rosette underneath, left and right city crest Reverse: blank RARE During the Eighty Years' War, Breda...
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1620s Dutch Other Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Native American Cochiti Painted Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Small Native American Cochiti painted drum with sides painted in mustard yellow and blue with black striping. Made of wood and hide. Period: Early 20th century Origin: Southwest, ...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

AR Stater Agathokles, Sicily, Syracuse
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right Reverse: Pegasos flying left, triskeles below VERY RARE Beautiful toning Weight: 6.80 g Grade: Good Extremely Fine Reference: Pegasi 19 va...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

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Silver

Art Deco cardboard advertising "Favor". France 1920 - 1930
Located in CADALSO, ES
Art Deco Cardboard
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Luyanda Zindela - “The first time I felt at home in this city was when.."
Located in Capetown, ZA
Forming part of Luyanda Zindela’s ongoing series, Abangani bami / Izithombe zami (My friends / Images of me), these new works chronicle ordinary, intimate moments between the artist ...
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21st Century and Contemporary African Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic, Pine

Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Coke". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Glass

A Roman bronze applique in the shape of a theatre mask
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Mask of a bearded deity, short beard and hair braided in the characteristic high hairstyle, with layered ringlets on either side. 4 cm (h) Green patina ...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Mid Century ceramic vase from Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1956
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Stone Carving of a Claw
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Ancient Stone Carving Fragment of a Claw. France, circa 15th Century.
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15th Century and Earlier French Rustic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Silk Purse
Located in Perth, GB
Silk Purse
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Early 20th Century European Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Silk Purse
Silk Purse
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Umbria - Plate, Parade Plate - Renaissance style
Located in Rome, IT
Umbria - Plate, Parade Plate - Renaissance style - Majolica, XIX century, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL, UL...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Rocking Folk Art Parrot
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: KA032 Folk art rocking parrot, original paint. England, circa 1920. Measurements: H: 36cm (14.2") W: 25cm (9.8") D: 10cm (3.9") Excluding Delivery. Please enquire pro...
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Contemporary hand-sewn Curllusion quilt by British master maker
Located in London, GB
'Curllusion' quilt in Blanc de Vert colourway by British artist-maker, Emily Campbell. Emily’s knowledge of sewing combines with the formal and visual principles she learned as a two-dimensional designer to re-imagine the patchwork quilt. She has interpreted traditional patchwork geometry, dispensing with floral prints in favour of bold combinations of solid colour. Emily quilts all her designs for us by hand. Bespoke sizes are therefore possible. An accomplished undergraduate dress and costume maker, Emily progressed from an English degree to a diploma in Clothing Technology and became a pattern maker for the fashion designer Jean Muir. After completing her Master of Fine Arts at Yale School of Art she practised as a graphic designer at Pentagram in New York before embarking on a series of national and international programme director roles in the arts, design and education. In 2012, a quilt made from old denim and canvas work clothes featured in an exhibition about Gee’s Bend (the famed quilting community in Alabama). This prompted Emily to up-cycle the family’s old jeans into her first patchwork quilt. She studied rhythm, rule and variation in Anni Albers’ pattern drawings. She took inspiration from Gustav Klimt, Victor Pasmore and Ellsworth Kelly, and many more artists besides. Emily is the founder of Pemberton Qwilts. This takes its name from Sheila Frances Hayes, née Pemberton, who first taught Emily to sew. Three of Emily’s ‘TV Quilts’ were commissioned by Anya Hindmarch for her concept store at London Fashion Week 2023. These bear a single word of personal significance (see images). Emily was also among the textile artists selected for a group show at David Parr House, Cambridge that year.  Helen...
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2010s British Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Silk, Natural Fiber

Jean Miotte - Abstract composition
By Jean Miotte 1
Located in PAU, FR
Painting on canvas by Jean Miotte from 1959 Abstract composition in India ink on canvas without frame (sent rolled). Dated and signed by the artist. Unframed: 42.5 x 33 x 1.5 cm
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1950s French Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Three Dimensional Mallard Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Copper mallard weather vane in verdigris patina. Diving position. Three dimensional. 28" wing span, 14"H on more modern wooden base 27" overall. Period: 20th Century Origin: US Siz...
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20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Copper

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...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Walking cane with greyhound top carved in whalebone
Located in Woking, GB
Whalebone walking cane with greyhound top. Glass eyes, carved greyhound head. All original. L91, d 7, w 2.5cm. Circa 1870. English
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1870s English Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bone

Antique Persian Baluch Bagface, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Baluch Bagface Rug, Late 19th Century Additional information: Dimension: 2'9" W x 3'0" L Origin: Persia Period: Late 19th Century Condition: Good condition with a s...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Afshar Bagface, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Afshar Bagface Bag, c. 1900 This highly graphic Afshar bag face draws a large central indigo-blue hexagon against a complimentary contrasting terra cotta field. Both...
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19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Black Contemporary Abstract Painting , melted Pewter and Tar
Located in Culver City, CA
Black Tar Contemporary Painting Melted Pewter
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Pewter

Bastone - manico in argento - a torchon - XX secolo
Located in Milano, MI
Bastone da collezione - manico in silver decoro a torchon seconda meta del XX secolo Descrizione Bastone da collezione - manico in argento con decoro a Torchon della seconda metà del...
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Late 20th Century Italian Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, circa 1900. This piece is all handmade. The chess set is complete with 32 wood chess pieces. The box is also handmade of wood, opening up to make a pokerwork chess board with further pokerwork design to the sides. All the pieces are hand carved, probably from boxwood with the black ones stained . The box has metal hinges and a brass fastener to keep the lid securely closed, with the pieces inside. Overall a quality antique handmade, complete, travelling chess set...
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Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Natasha Zupan Artwork
By Natasha Zupan
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
106 wide by 59 1/2″ high at center and 55″ high on either end
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Paint

English Pub Sign "The Magdalen"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a monastery abbey ruin, entitled: The Magdalen. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork and ready for d...
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20th Century English Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

Urn Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936
Located in Stockholm, SE
Urn designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936. Stoneware. Signed. Dimensions: H: 78.5 cm / 2' 7'' D: 53 cm / 21'' Exhibitions: In Paris 1937 at the World's Fair, Gunn...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Ananas Multicolor
Located in Milano, IT
“Il filo conduttore dell'ananas multicolor è la policromia come approccio all'insegna dell'eclettismo e della contaminazione tra artificiale e naturale. L’ananas multicolor è un simb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Yarn, Resin

Frederic Font "Tintin keeps Running"
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Frederic font "Tintin keeps Running" Tintin keeps running street art on large aluminium sign Mixed techniques: Aerosol bombs, POSCA, circa 2020 Measures: H 122 x W 85 x 3 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art

Materials

Metal

1960's Canteru Medium Aztec God
Located in Dallas, TX
1960's Canteru medium Aztec God on an acrylic base.
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1960s Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Virgin Mary Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Virgin Mary House' No2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
In Christian mythology, she is the mother of Jesus, also known as the Virgin Mary. Weight: 1,5 kg -Produced from pressed marble powder. -Produced from the original molds of the wo...
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2010s Turkish Classical Greek Folk Art

Materials

Statuary Marble

19th Century Hand Carved Bark Canoe Bailer
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century hand-carved bark canoe bailer from Minnesota. Fur trade era. Period: 19th Century Origin: Minnnesota size: 9" x 6" x 5" Family Owned & Oper...
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19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior. This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
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1960s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

21st Century Demetra Round Laundry Basket Handwoven with Leather in Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Strictly hand woven with meticulous care, Pinetti baskets are made with eco-friendly, washable, and resistant material. Part of the Demetra collections, our short basket comes in a ...
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2010s Italian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Leather

C19th Painted Refectory Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic late 19th Century refectory table in its original folk art decoration, the top with foliate scenes of birds in foliage with vines and bunches of fruit on a ocre backgroun...
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1880s Dutch Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

MISTO, Seminara Ceramic Mask
Located in Paris, FR
MISTO invites itself into your interior to ward off spells, evil spirits and evil influences. Sophie Dries reinvents the traditional Calabrian mask with her contemporary graphic li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Iron Stags Head
Located in Washington, DC
Iron Stags Head- Single Only
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19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

A set of mounted vintage automobile headlight glass Insert plates
Located in Dallas, TX
A collection of seven vintage clear and colored automobile headlight glass Insert plates mounted on stands. We believe these were made for a number of different model A era vehicles....
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Early 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Steel

An Unusual Large Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century carved giltwood mirror of good size with a Hebrew motif set in clouds and a sunburst, the shaped plate with deeply carved acanthus leaves and a serpent below Circa 1770
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18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Antique Italian Polychromed Mannequin-Sculptured Figure
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Polychrome carved Italian Wooden Figure, used in Processions,beautiful elegant carved head with fine lines, warm and old worn of the Polychromed wood, nice warm soft c...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments. They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Folk Art

Materials

Gold Leaf, Metal

TA RA TA TA, Seminara Ceramic Mask
Located in Paris, FR
The apotropaic (warding off evil) mask from Seminara can be distinguished by its horns, wide eyes, mustache, and screaming mouth with its tongue sticking out. The masks are finished in enormous wood fired kilns, which adds an uncontrollable twist to the features and colors rendered by the artisan’s hands—the final touch in their fierce and imperfect beauty. The demonic aspect of this mask is manifested in order to be expelled, bringing serenity to the owner and ridding the home of negative energy. Giovanni De Francesco takes an idiosyncratic approach to the traditional mask, aiming not for verisimilitude but for a rough impression of the volumes of the face. Using sculptural gestures to shape the clay, he accentuates the fundamental geometry and makes the shapes more grotesque. Incense can also be placed within TA RA TA TA’s ceramic jaws for ritual burning. This function alludes to a specific variation of the typical mask in in the form of a chimneypot: with smoke pouring out of its mouth and eyes, the mask would appear much more ferocious—and thus even more powerful. Details: - Dimension: approximately 32 H x 25 W x 10 D cm - Material: 100% Mediterranean terracotta clay - Technique: 100% handmade in Italy - Each handcrafted TA RA TA TA Seminara mask is unique. Picture on an indicative basis. - 14-days return policy - In stock Giovanni De Francesco (Bergamo 1976), lives and works between Milan and Paris. He is a visual artist dedicated to sculptural installations through the use of plastic materials, photography, video, painting and sound. Since 1997 he has taken part in many personal exhibits as well as collective ones. He an artistic consultant at the Luisa delle Piane gallery in Milan and is a founding member of the Monstera theatre company. He occasionally collaborates with Andre Branzi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Cariddi, Seminara Ceramic Mask
Located in Paris, FR
In Greek mythology, the name CARIDDI (Charybdis in English) belonged to a monster that lived in the sea between Calabria and Sicily and destroyed ships by swallowing them up and spitting them back out, generating dangerous whirlpools in the water. This myth is reinterpreted in the form of a mask, which inverts the traditional convex surface to create a concave volume inspired by the underwater world. The mask invites the gaze into the blue depths of its smooth interior, where an uncanny protrusion emerges in the shape of a nose, a signature motif in Giovanni De Francesco’s artistic production. Each nose-island is different from the others; every mask has a unique beauty accentuated by imperfections, smudges, and uncontrollable colors, invoking the unpredictability of fear. This perception overturns the ferocious symbolism of the legendary monster, rewriting CARIDDI as a welcoming narrative. The artist’s explorations of fear, danger, and the unknown become particularly poignant when placed in the recent historical context of Calabria and the Mediterranean Sea. In the exceptional conditions of the present moment, when hundreds of millions of people are spending more time at home than ever before in living memory, the homeware brand TRAME wants to share the inspiring and supportive influences of these Mediterranean ritual objects with the entire world. The masks, whether the traditional forms or the contemporary design interpretations, reveal a sense of both timelessness and contemporaneity in their aspirational evocation of a social life with more serenity and less fear. Details: - Dimension: approximately 28 H x 22 W x 8 D cm - Material: 100% Mediterranean terracotta clay - Technique: 100% handmade in Italy - Each handcrafted CARIDDI Seminara mask is unique. Picture on an indicative basis. - 14-days return policy - In stock Giovanni De Francesco (Bergamo 1976), lives and works between Milan and Paris. He is a visual artist dedicated to sculptural installations through the use of plastic materials, photography, video, painting and sound. Since 1997 he has taken part in many personal exhibits as well as collective ones. He an artistic consultant at the Luisa delle Piane gallery in Milan and is a founding member of the Monstera theatre company. He occasionally collaborates with Andre Branzi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

100 FEARS, Seminara Ceramic Mask
Located in Paris, FR
The traditional masks of the Calabrian town of Seminara are intended to chase away evil from the home, dispel fears and gossip with their exaggerated and grotesque features. The mask...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Black Painted Cement Butterfly Garden Ornament
Located in Washington, DC
Black painted cement butterfly garden ornament.
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Cement

19th Century Buffalo Wild Bill Cody Cabinet Collectors Card
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Hon. W.F. Cody cabinet card by Anderson 785 Broadway, New York. Period: Late 19th century Origin: New York Size: 4 1/4" x 16" Family Owned & Operated Cisco...
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1880s Antique Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fish Tureen
Located in Washington, DC
Salmon & Auberginne Painted Large Fish Tureen
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19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Contemporary Abstract Red Painting
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary abstract red painting titled "Aura Blaze" Brian Kennedy America, 1960.
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Cow in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn, 1950
Located in Brussels, BE
Cow In Ceramic By Knud Kyhn, 1950.
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1950s Danish Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Romantic Oil Paintings English Landscape Barnstable Devon
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful pair of antique English oil paintings in the Romantic style Believed to be a scene from near Barnstable, Devon We date this pair to circa 1890 Very evocative treatment of the natural setting by the artist Inscribed on the back 'Near Barnstable' Also inscribed 'Last Gleams of the Setting Sun' Signed F Hider...
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1890s English Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Elegant Terracotta Standing Court Dignitary, Tang Dynasty, EU Passport
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces. When China was unified again, first briefly ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Set of 3 Small Elemental Spinning Tops in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Walnut

19th Century Arapaho Large Panel Tobacco Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arapaho large panel, tobacco bag with old collection tag "tobacco bag" white seal #450. Brain tanned buffalo calf. All original, remains soft and supple. S...
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

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Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

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