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African or African American Wood Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Really well done, cool hand carved man. I thought this was a piece of American folk art. I am now told that it’s possibly African in origin. So I’m not completely sure either way. I ...
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Early 20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

African or African American Wood Sculpture
African or African American Wood Sculpture

African or African American Wood Sculpture

$950
Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Keystone broom corn supplies metal advertising sign 22.75" x 25.5"
Category

Antique 19th Century American Signs

Materials

Metal

Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign
Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign

Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign

$1,250
19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful 19th century hand painted folk art upholstery trade sign. Double sided wooden trade sign for an old upholstery shop in San Francisco. A rare piece of San Francisco history...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign
19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign

$2,800
Baule-Goli mask carved and painted mid-century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Baule-Goli mask carved and painted mid-century 27 x 2 x 45
Category

20th Century Masks

Materials

Wood

Baule-Goli mask carved and painted mid-century
Baule-Goli mask carved and painted mid-century

Baule-Goli mask carved and painted mid-century

$1,000
1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
By Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful piece of New York City history is over 150 years old. It depicts 86th street and above. It was lithographed by WC Rogers and company. It was made to show what was the Battle of Harlem during the Revolutionary war...
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Antique 1860s American American Colonial Maps

Materials

Paper

1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street

1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street

$475
19th Century Barber's Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century barber's pole hand carved hand painted Antique barber's pole 5.5" diameter x 42" high The support measures 9" wide x 34" high Good antique condition The...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

19th Century Barber's Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted
19th Century Barber's Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted

19th Century Barber's Pole Hand Carved Hand Painted

$850
Victorian Era Gilded Metal Wedding Pin Cushion, C.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian era gilded metal wedding pin cushion, C.1900 Hand made twisted and gilded sheet metal chair pin cushion Wedding cushions were in high style ...
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Early 20th Century English High Victorian More Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Victorian Era Gilded Metal Wedding Pin Cushion, C.1900
Victorian Era Gilded Metal Wedding Pin Cushion, C.1900

Victorian Era Gilded Metal Wedding Pin Cushion, C.1900

$485
Old Florida Antique Bronze and Copper Palm Tree Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incredibly detailed one of a kind Palm Tree sculpture. It is made from bronze and copper. Magnificent patina. It stands 34 inches high. The base is 9 inches wide and the trunk of tree measures 2 1/2 inches wide. In over 40 years of buying and collecting we have never seen another one. Most palm tree sculptures don't do justice to the actual palm tree. This captures the sway and curves of tree and the rungs. This came out of a 110 year old house in central Florida that still had no air condition. Could be considered a piece of Florida folk art.
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Old Florida Antique Bronze and Copper Palm Tree Sculpture
Old Florida Antique Bronze and Copper Palm Tree Sculpture

Old Florida Antique Bronze and Copper Palm Tree Sculpture

$3,200
Antique Chinese Hand Carved Boxwood Prosperity Crab Basket or Brush Pot
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Chinese hand carved boxwood prosperity crab basket or brush pot Fine old brush pot that can also be used a vase Dimensions 5.5" diameter a...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Boxwood Prosperity Crab Basket or Brush Pot
Antique Chinese Hand Carved Boxwood Prosperity Crab Basket or Brush Pot

Antique Chinese Hand Carved Boxwood Prosperity Crab Basket or Brush Pot

$550
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s

Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s

$350
19th Century American Treenware Sugar Canister with Lid
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century American treenware sugar canister with lid Dimensions: 5" diameter x 6" high Good antique condition. Please see all images.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Treenware Sugar Canister with Lid
19th Century American Treenware Sugar Canister with Lid

19th Century American Treenware Sugar Canister with Lid

$350
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s Hand painted. Handmade clothing. Very nice vintage doll. Unsure if it's wood or papier...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Machiche

Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s

Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s

$795
Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th century hand drawn English farm map on Vellum circa 1740s Henry Maxted & Isaac Terry, Surveyors. A Map of a Farm in the Parish of Blean in the County of KENT: Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Hodgson circa 1743. A beautiful hand drawn map...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Maps

Materials

Lambskin

Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s
Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s

Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s

$1,250
French 19th Century Toleware Bath / Planter
Located in San Francisco, CA
French 19th century Toleware bath / planter Fantastic old tin tub that could also be a nice planter on your patio. Painted with Americana style Arts & Cr...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French High Victorian Painted Furniture

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Toleware Bath / Planter
French 19th Century Toleware Bath / Planter

French 19th Century Toleware Bath / Planter

$420
18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century European carved pine trunk Brilliant antique trunk / blanket chest from Europe. This can also be used as a toy chest, games chest, linen chest, etc. The chest meas...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Blanket Chests

Materials

Pine

18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk
18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk

18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk

$745
Mid-19th Century Gutta Percha Box with Photo's & Contemporary Notes on Genealogy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-19th century Gutta Percha Box with photo's and contemporary notes on Genealogy Fantastic mid-19th century gutta percha box with standing figures and a horse. Gutta Percha b...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Mid-19th Century Gutta Percha Box with Photo's & Contemporary Notes on Genealogy
Mid-19th Century Gutta Percha Box with Photo's & Contemporary Notes on Genealogy

Mid-19th Century Gutta Percha Box with Photo's & Contemporary Notes on Genealogy

$550
19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique 19th century stainless steel & cast iron sock stretchers Extra large pair of industrial strength sock stretcher. Today, these would make a great...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stainless Steel, Iron

19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers
19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers

19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers

$875 / set
Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century oil portrait of a handsome young man An original painting of a young man wearing his best suit of clothes. Original oil on ...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man
Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man

Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man

$3,800
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Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...
Category

Vintage 1940s Mexican Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico

Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico

$1,100
H 8 in W 6.25 in D 7.5 in
Steel Cowboy Boot Advertising Sign
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental and heavy painted steel advertising sign in the shape of a cowboy boot. Boot was most likely hung outside a boot shop. Great original patina. C...
Category

Vintage 1940s American Signs

Materials

Steel

Steel Cowboy Boot Advertising Sign
Steel Cowboy Boot Advertising Sign

Steel Cowboy Boot Advertising Sign

$2,100
H 40 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Kumba Karna Masks, Indonesian, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
These Kumba Karna Masks are tribal decorative objects realized in the Indonesian island of Bali, during the second half of the 20th century. Dimensions: cm 19 x 20. Traditional...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Masks

Materials

Wood

Kumba Karna Masks, Indonesian, Mid-20th Century
Kumba Karna Masks, Indonesian, Mid-20th Century

Kumba Karna Masks, Indonesian, Mid-20th Century

$534 / set
H 7.49 in Dm 7.88 in
French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Original riveted sheet iron shoemakers shop sign. Unique find, France, circa 1800-1850. Traces of red paint visible. Weathered.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Iron

French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign

French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign

$683 Sale Price
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H 15.75 in W 22.05 in D 0.79 in
Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask
By Willi Huggler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925...
Category

20th Century Swiss Tribal Masks

Materials

Bone, Wood

Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask
Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask

Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask

$1,650
H 5 in W 9.5 in D 8 in
African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight...
Category

20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

African Benin Bronze Sculpture
African Benin Bronze Sculpture

African Benin Bronze Sculpture

$1,200
H 15.5 in W 7 in D 6.5 in
Wood Carved American Folk Art Muscle Car
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand carved Folk Art American Muscle car. Wood carved with original paint surface.
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Vintage 1950s Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Wood Carved American Folk Art Muscle Car
Wood Carved American Folk Art Muscle Car

Wood Carved American Folk Art Muscle Car

$1,400
H 7 in W 21 in D 11 in
Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very decorative fertility mask by the Baule tribe, associated with the Akan people who live both in Ghana and in the Ivory Coast. The sides with three...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People
Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People

Mid 20th Century Hand Carved African Fertility Mask, Akan People

$750
H 20.75 in W 7 in D 6 in
Antique Clock Advertising Sign
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique hand-painted advertising sign in the shape of a large pocket watch showing the name BB Thorp.
Category

Antique 19th Century Signs

Materials

Wood

Antique Clock Advertising Sign
Antique Clock Advertising Sign

Antique Clock Advertising Sign

$1,940
H 28 in W 20.75 in D 2 in
Pair 19th Century Victorian Eastlake Free Mason Throne Chairs w/ Symbolism
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Savannah, GA
Victorian Eastlake large upholstered solid oak throne chairs from Masonic Lodge with lots of detailed carving. The pair consists of one with the plumb bob sy...
Category

Antique 1880s American Eastlake Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Velvet, Oak

Pair 19th Century Victorian Eastlake Free Mason Throne Chairs w/ Symbolism
Pair 19th Century Victorian Eastlake Free Mason Throne Chairs w/ Symbolism

Pair 19th Century Victorian Eastlake Free Mason Throne Chairs w/ Symbolism

$895 Sale Price / set
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H 67 in W 30 in D 26 in
Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950, a hand cut and painted masonite sign in the form of an ear of corn advertising "Hot Buttered Corn on the Cob 65¢." Classic an...
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Masonite

Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950
Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950

Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950

$985
H 5.75 in W 22 in D 0.13 in
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A hand carved wood wall mask, vintage from the 20th Century. African Folk Art. Handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to traditional African ar...
Category

Vintage 1970s African Masks

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century

Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century

$474
H 16.54 in W 7.49 in D 3.55 in

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