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Material: Metal
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...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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 ...
Category
17th Century Belgian Classical Roman Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
1620s Dutch Other Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century American Metal 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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Black Contemporary Abstract Painting , melted Pewter and Tar
Located in Culver City, CA
Black Tar Contemporary Painting Melted Pewter
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Metal 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...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Iron Stags Head
Located in Washington, DC
Iron Stags Head- Single Only
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
By Interi
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 ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
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....
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Moroccan Metal Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional vintage silvered-metal and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Brass
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...
Category
1880s Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Panamint Shouldered Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Panamint shouldered basket with three butterflies. 7 1/2" x 5"
Period: First quarter 20th century
Origin: Panamint
Size: 7 1/2" x 5".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deal...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Victor Prouvé Child's Head in Bronze Former Jean Prouvé Collection, 8 Copies
Located in charmes, FR
bronze sculpture of a child's head (presumed portrait of Michel Prouvé) in perfect condition, bronze shot has only 8 copies (this one is number 7) foundry susse in paris old collection of jean proven then francoise gauthier (ca daughter) most certainly a bronze edited only for the family circle, a beautiful testimony of the family proven Émile-Victor Prouvé...
Category
1930s French Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Sioux Three-Piece Pipe with Man Effigy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pawnee/Sioux man figure pipe, with three-piece hand-carved spooled Catlinite stem; over 36". Important museum/ investment quality.
Period: First half of the 19th century
Origin: Pa...
Category
Early 19th Century Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of found steel is reworked, pr...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Rare Gold Ashanti Royal Bracelet from Jacaranda Tribal
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent gold bracelet was made for Ashanti royalty.
The Ashanti Kingdom's wealth was significantly based on gold-mining and trading in gold, as well as agriculture. The ki...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Mosaic Glass Disco Ball, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great retro disco ball made out of individually cut square pieces of glass. Great condition. Illuminates beautifully. Has a metal ring at the top which is connected to a 3 foot long silver chain...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
When we first found this neon sign our restorer was excited to work on it. He believes that the sign was a handmade and one-off being produced by a skilled metal fabricator. It was m...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Industrial Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Neon Sign San Francisco Iconic Moose's Restaurant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Own a genuine piece of San Francisco history. This iconic neon sign adorned the North Beach iconic restaurant "Moose's" owned by Ed and Mary Etta Moose. Moose's opened in 1990. The t...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure on a Reclaimed Steel Plate, Wooden Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of found steel is reworked and...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Abstract Metal Midcentury Sculpture by Alain Douillard Black Metallic Form
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Alain Douillard
Famous French metal abstract sculptor, circa 1975,
mid-20th century art sculpture
Black abstract freeform by the artist, signe...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
American Wall Sculpture in Bronze Signed by Giovanni Schoeman, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous wall sculpture of cast bronze and other mixed metals in the Brutalist style made by Giovanni Schoeman (1940-1980s).
The wall sculpture is called "Cyclone" and shows an imaginary city of futuristic skyscrapers with few people. Many impressive details.
Schoeman was a South African sculptor...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Found and Salvaged Industrial Objects, Metal Sculpture on Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Known for his steel furniture, Jim Rose was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique, interesting items. Here he has paired various repurposed finds together to create...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel, Metal
"Jungle bar" by KEJO, Unique piece
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
« Jungle bar » by KEJO
Airplane trolley turned into an unique Artwork.
The trolley has been customized by the french street artist KEJO transforming i...
Category
2010s French Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
African Fulani Currency Bracelet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Characterized by its open shape capped with geometric ends, this bracelet is but one form of the many types of body adornments favored the Fulani people of West Africa. The thick des...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Space Age Carousel Car, Sartori, Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Space age fairground car - futuristic carousel car by Sartori Claudio Italy,
an Italian company since the Early 50s who is specialised in cars for child...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Marble Chess Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful vintage black and white marble chess board with brass inlay and 32 chess pieces.
Dimensions:
Board measures 9.75 in wide (24.76 cm)
Pieces measure between 1 in tall (2.54...
Category
20th Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Brass
"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Peg-leg Beggar" 19th century cast iron mechanical bank was probably inspired by the many disabled Civil War veterans begging for their subsistence. The bank was manufactured by the ...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Monumental 19th Century Brass School Dinner Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century brass bell was once used to either call students to class or family and workers to the dinner table. Due to the substantive density of the bell along with its origi...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel, Iron
Mechanical Bank, "Watchdog Safe" in Cast Iron, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Watchdog Safe" mechanical bank was manufactured by the prolific toy coin bank manufacturer J. & E. Stevens Company in Cromwell, Connecticut in 1890. "Patent Applied For" appears in ...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage American Folk Art Copper Chess Board
Located in Chicago, IL
This enchanting mid-20th century American Folk Art chess board is a true testament to naive and outsider craftsmanship and creativity. Hand-crafted with meticulous care, the board fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Patrick Bongoy - Desert Flower
Located in Capetown, ZA
In its usual form, rubber is inert and impermeable, absorbent of almost all light and colour. Patrick Bongoy’s studio operates like a factory in reverse, transforming stockpiles of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Herd of Freedom Horses' Purvis Young (1989-1999)
USA, circa 1980s
A progressive work, painted on found metal tray, of five horses in landscape. signed 'Young' upper right corner. In untouched well cared vintage condtion, ready to place.
The overall dimensions of the work measures 13-Inches wide x 17.5-Inches high x 1.5-Inches deep
About :
Purvis Young (1943 – 2010) was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Self-taught, Young's work was often a blend painting/drawing with collaged elements utilizing everyday discarded found objects.
Inspired by documentaries, (art)books...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Swiss Made Comtoise Pocket Watch with Hunters Motives
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Swiss Made Comtoise Pocket Watch with Hunters Motives
A very nice vintage pocket watch manufactured by ARSA (Auguste Reymond S. A.), Switzerland. The case is made of metal a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Japanese Old Vintage Pair Mahogany Rabbits
Located in South Burlington, VT
Good mahogany patinated garden candidates with old Japan labels
This Japanese pair (2) of larger scale solid hand cast rabbits usagi with a mahogany pat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Traditional English Painting Swans on River Molember East Molesey Surrey England
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1994, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - By the Molember, East Molesey, Surrey, England
(Mole...
Category
Late 20th Century English Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Cecì Blue Oltremare Vase
Located in Milan, IT
Every piece in this exceptional range of Greek mythology inspired vases has been carefully and entirely crafted by hand. The spectacular Cecì Vase in terracotta is painted with a viv...
Category
2010s Italian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Brass Pendant on Yellow Multi-Strand Beaded Necklace, Naga, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century brass pendant on yellow multi-strand beaded necklace, Naga, India
A graceful necklace of small yellow glass trade beads bead...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1850 Mexican Colonial Style Oil on Copper Religious Painting
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 1850 Mexican colonial style oil on copper religious painting.
Category
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
“La Paloma” Artwork Panel by Alvar Sunol, circa 1960
Located in Saint ouen, FR
“La Paloma” artwork panel by Alvar Sunol - Circa 1960
Brass plaque on wood
Signed
Measures: 60x60cm.
Category
1960s European Art Deco Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Charivari with Hunting Pendants
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Charivari with Hunting Pendants
A Bavarian Charivari from the middle of the 20th century. A beautiful piece of historical Bavarian folk ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Set of 6 Liturgical Ornament Cape, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 6 Liturgical Ornament Cape.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
B...
Category
1950s Spanish Baroque Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique French Hand-Painted Butchers Shop Sign, Vintage Boucherie Price List
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE FRENCH WALL HANGING SIGN
Originally from a French butcher’s shop (Boucherie).
Detailing the different cuts of meat available and their daily price.
Hand-painted on a woode...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
7.5' Modernist Abstract Welded Iron "bird" Garden Sculpture attrib Roy Gussow
By Roy Gussow
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental Modernist Abstract Welded Iron "bird" Garden Sculpture attributed to Roy Gussow ,Very similar to his CARDINAL executed in 1954,, Amazing design, Superior quality and cons...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th Century.
Diameter 8,5 cm.
Fantastic colour and patina!
In the 19th century, antique metal bo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century bocce balls, France, set of three
boxwood, iron and brass nails.
The first ball has the letters PP in brass, the second ha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball pair and one target ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Late 19th century, French Folk Art Copper Sailboat Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and rare folk art copper sailboat weather-vane . A real unique find with gorgeous vert de gris patine.
France, circa 1880-1900.
Weathered , small losses and old repairs.
P...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane, circa 1890, having a carved and painted wooden hull with bowsprit, spars and deck house; wooden masts with wire standing riggi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Italian Big Brass Heron or Crane, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful big size heron or crane, Made in Italy, circa 1970s.
The sculpture is made of full brass with gorgeous vintage patina, and in excellent vintage condition.
Floor standing - ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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