Peter Hunt was an American folk art artist, born in 1896, in East Orange, New Jersey. He gained recognition for his art in the 1940s and 1950s, when his decorated and refinished furniture was featured in magazines such as Life, House Beautiful and Mademoiselle. He would take antique pieces of furniture and paint them in his great style. He painted furniture, household items and fabrics, decorating them with colorful peasant designs, reminiscent of Pennsylvania German and French Provincial folk art.
Handpainted Folk Art Wedding Chest by Peter Hunt, Provincetown, D. 1948
By Peter Hunt
Located in Peabody, MA
A handpainted folk art wedding chest by the noted maker Peter Hunt of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Hunt was a charismatic figure who sold his colonial and Dutch revival decorated fou...
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Folk Art Adam and Eve from Midwest Lodge
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand-painted and carved lodge piece from the Midwest. Painting depicts Eve picking the apple from the snakes mouth. The Stand has a hand-carved snake that wraps around the ...
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Folk Art Wedding Chest, dated 1718
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A large pine wedding chest from 1718. The illustrations are traditional, featuring flowers and tulips and a village scene on the sides. The chest was part of a dowry package and woul...
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18th Century Swedish Folk Art antique rustic Trunk /Chest
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish antique rustique Chest from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. The chest has untouched original paint. The trunk was dated 1799 to celebrate a birthday ,and the ...
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Antique Painted Folk Art Farmhouse Bridal Chest
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Beautiful painted bridal chest from Germany, specifically from the Swabian Alps. The chest is painted in a grayish-blue color and features floral decorations on the front panel. This...
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Norwegian Folk Art Rosemaling Pine Trunk, c. 1956
Located in Skien, NO
1950s Norwegian Handcrafted Pine Trunk with professionally hand-painted rosemaling from Telemark, Norway This exquisite solid pine trunk / chest, crafted in 1956, features intricate...
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Folk Art Bridal Chest, circa 1950
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This vintage pine chest from the mid-20th century is a real eye-catcher. It is richly decorated with hand-painted folkloric decorations, executed in a traditional color scheme of war...
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Folk art wedding chest from 1849
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pine wedding chest from 1849. The illustrations are traditional with images of flowers and tulips. The chest was part of a dowry package and would have been in the clean room of th...
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Alpine Blue Painted Folk Art Chairs 19th Century
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare and beautifully preserved examples of late 19th-century Alpine folk art chairs, most likely originating from the Tyrol or southern Bavaria regions. This pair retains a str...
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Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa late 1800s, wood, and glass, American, possibly New York. Charming beyond belief, this polychrome Folk Art House was originally made to feature a ...
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Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa late 1800s, wood, and glass, American, possibly New York. Charming beyond belief, this polychrome Folk Art House was originally made to feature a ...
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Folk-Art Bridal Chest, 1826
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German pine bridal chest made in 1826 for a certain Jacob Sallberger. Hand-painted with beautiful fine details. The iron hinges and handles are hand-forged. The key and lock are orig...
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Folk Art Polychromed Double Cat Head Stool
Located in Astoria, NY
Folk Art Polychrome Painted and Carved Wood Double Cat Head Stool. 16" H x 20" W x 8.5" D. Provenance: From a New York City Private Collection.
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H 29.5 in W 16 in D 26 in
Hand Painted Drop Leaf Serving Table by Peter Hunt Provincetown RI Folk Artist
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Drop leaf tea or serving cart from the shop of Peter Hunt . While this piece is not signed it is clearly the work of his shop . I purchased from the estate of a Peter Hunt collector along with a few other Hunt pieces . Drop leaves are 9 and 7/8" wide . Original caster wheels are functional but do have flat spots . The work of Peter Hunt is best described as folk art or naive art . Born in New Jersey lived briefly in Greenwich village after WW1 . He gained recognition after moving to Provincetown in the late 1920s . The 1930s 40s and 50s saw his star rise . Popular for his art form of taking refinished furniture...
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H 25.25 in W 49.5 in D 25.25 in
Large Rare Peter Hunt Hand Painted Folk Art Chest Signed and Dated 1944
By Peter Hunt
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large rare Peter Hunt hand painted Folk Art chest signed and dated 1944 A rare Folk Art hand painted large chest by Peter Hunt (1896-1967). Noted Cape Cod artist...
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Peter Hunt Folk Art Painted Mirror with Snow Covered Tree and Angels
By Peter Hunt
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful Folk Art polychrome dome-top or tombstone wooden framed beveled mirror with applied snow covered tree crest and fourteen applied wooden angels, hand painted by well known Cape Cod Folk Art artist Peter Hunt (1896-1967). Hunt became a fixture in Provincetown, Massachusetts as a folk artist and furniture director at his collection of shops known as Peasant Village...
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Provincetown Folk Art Mirror and Hat Rack by Peter Hunt, Dated 1944
By Peter Hunt
Located in Peabody, MA
A charming hand painted walnut mirror with hat pegs, by noted Cape Cod folk artist Peter Hunt, dated "Anno 1944", along with the word "Ovince", referring to Provincetown, MA. Include...
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Pair of Peter Hunt Hand-Painted and Signed Benches
By Peter Hunt
Located in New York, NY
These lovely benches were painted by the American folk artist Peter Hunt, who was renowned for colorfully painted furniture in the 1940s and 1950s. These benches are painted, front a...
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Peter Hunt Folk Art Painted Stools
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Provincetown Rhode Island artist Peter Hunt applied his art to found and handmade items, second half of the 20th century.
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Rare Cape Cod Folk Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Peter Hunt, 1898-1967. Provincetown and Orleans Mass., U.S.A.
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Rare Cape Cod Folk Painted Modernist Trash Can
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Folk painted modernist trash can by Peter Hunt 1898-1967. Provincetown and Orleans Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Rare Cape Cod Folk Painted Mirror by Peter Hunt
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Folk painted mirror by Peter Hunt, 1898-1967. Provincetown and Orleans Massachusetts, U.S.A.
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Rare and Scarce Cape Cod Folk Art Modernist Chest of Drawers
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Peter Hunt, 1898 - 1967 Provincetown and Orleans Mass., dated 1957.