Folk Art Decorative Objects

2 handmade boxes included. Rare 1800s Tramp Art Lion Door knocker Hand Carved Storage Box / Jewelry Box / Crimson Velvet with Brass Hardware With intricate and elaborate decoration, ...

Vintage - finely woven - pair of bird form lidded baskets - articulated feathers, beaks and eyes - possibly Indonesian - mid/late 20th century. Ex...

Vintage or antique gathering basket features traditional rib or buttocks shape with the bent wooden ring rim and handle. The plaited splints a...

A mid-19th century American historical flask in aqua glass, featuring molded relief portraits of George Washington and Zachary Taylor. This pairing ap...

19th century Swedish antique handmade wood bowl with handle from the first half of the 19th century. The bowl with handle from northern Sweden i...

This set of red lacquer trays are components of an early 20th century Burmese betel box (kun-it). A blend of betel leaves, areca nuts, slaked lime, and sometimes tobacco, betel quid ...

A rare Swedish five-arm candelabra, handmade from solid wood in the 1940s. The design blends folk tradition and modernist sculpture - its bold silhouette and rhythmic surface carving...

33" tall posable, articulated carved wood figure of a male, used for learning figure drawing in art classes and studios.

Pair of octagonal trays or flat baskets features the octagonal form with traditional Folk Art style complex pattern and reinforced sides, constructed of wider, sturdy split bamboo st...

Orange-tinted mezcal demijohn from southern Oaxaca, Circa 1930´s.

Vintage ceramic bud vase in shape of ewer was hand made by Ken Edwards in traditions of Tonala pottery. It is decorated with bird and abstrac...

Wonderfully charming hand-carved 19th Century American folk art horse sculpture on stand. Pay special attention to its face and the carved details to appreciate this fine specimen. ...

Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art. Flora de la Cruz Acapulco Gro Mexico hand painted bird dove ceramic. Warm earth tone polych...

Handcarved wooden trinket box with carved geometric shapes, small handmade ornamental indentations and cream white decor on the lid. Rustic organic ...

This is an impressive bust formed with terracotta of an old man. This beautiful sculpture is hand formed, 20th century. Signed by Artist and dated 1936. It makes a nice addition to a...

A beautiful Tile Mosaic and Brass box with wooden interior - the box is made in Taxco by Salvador Teran, who started the famed Los Castillo shop. The maker of the box is likely Salv...

19thc original aged butter bowl in tiger maple.This hand carved butter bowl is in good condition.

Hand-Carved Stone Candelabra, Three-Branched Design, Morocco 1970s Moroccan candleholder carved from stone and adorned with very thin geometric patterns on both sides. Artisanal wo...

Pair of wrought iron candleholders rised on tripod base, black painted. Measures: Height 17.50 in (44.5 cm) Width/Depth 6.50 in (16.5 cm).  

This statue of "Man Who Never Dies" otherwise known as an immortal, his attribute is to hold staff in one hand and the sacred peach in other. It is composed of rose colored Chinese w...

Italian cold painted tole potted tulip table decoration. A white footed pot holds a symmetrical cluster of shaded pink, blue and yellow metal closed tulips....

Figural standing sailor whirligig, carved from Pine wearing a white hat with metal brim, a blue sailor’s middy with scarf, striped red and white unde...

A beautiful decorative horse statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Wooden horse coated with metal. Very decorative and nice to display ...

Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide. Sewell was born in Ann...

Hand carved & hand painted rooster sculpture. Very folky rooster.

Heavy terra cotta Folk Art sculpture, made by a worker from the Modesto brick factory, with unused clay from the day.

A piece that bridges the line between function and quiet artistry, this 19th-century English tobacco jar carries the charm of something handmade, meant to be lived with. Its barrel f...

A renown tradition in Puerto Rico is the making of Santos de Palos by Masters Carvers since the 19th century. They hand carved and hand painted the saints inspired in their personal ...

VICTORIAN SMOKING CANE WITH A ROTATING MONEY BOX AND MATCH COMPARTMENT Unmarked, probably English; late 19th/early 20th century 35" H x 2 1/8" W An interesting smoker's cane, the ...

- rare collection of 3 wide heads from 18th century to 19th century - antiques from the period 1980-1910 - beautiful patina with traces of old craftsmanship

Beautifully carved Pakistani Doorway, Consisting of 3 panels.

Folk art animal figure, Netherlands 1920s Hand carved and crafted cow figure. Made from solid wood. It has an articulated neck that can move sideways. It has the original black pain...

This incredibly rare box is made in the famous austrian tramp art around 1880 to 1890, its a extraordinary richly decorated example of these boxes. The object is rectangular in shap...

This lacquered carrying basket from the early 20th century is an exquisite example of Chinese basketry. Impressive in scale and detail, the basket is expertly woven of thin bamboo st...

This is a Royal Copenhagen glazed hand painted porcelain figurine of a Danish young girl peasant feeding a calf from a big bucket. Below the base, it is found the Royal Copenhagen ha...

This Mexican ceramic hen is an egg basket, perfect to keep eggs fresh -- a utilitarian kitchen piece by artist Manuel Reyes. Made with clay from Oaxaca and Zacatecas, painted with oxides from the region. Done with the hand-modeled technique and cooked in traditional wood-fired oven. Reyes has been constantly innovating with his hen collection, making this one of his most iconic works. Ceramic artist, sculptor and painter, Manuel Reyes (Mexico City, 1972) atended the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas in Xochimilco, México. He was later mentored by Royer Von Guten, Joy Laville...

Classic early 1960s Austrian letter opener. It has a nice patina. I did not clean it, so the next owner can decide what he wants to do with it. This highly collectible vintage piec...

Gorgeous Tramp Art box / Jewelry box marked 1893 and decorated with brass. The box contains multiple guns & pike helmets and a lions head holding a brass ring to open the chest. ...

Wabi-Sabi Lombok Wooden Bowl, Sculptural Hand-Carved Form, circa 1940s A monumental hand-carved wooden bowl from Lombok, Indonesia, dating to the 1940s. Carved from a single block o...

Handcrafted in the Mixe region of Oaxaca by artisan Silvia Martínez, this sculptural vessel is made from burnished terracotta (barro bruñido) and finished in a natural warm clay tone...

A Swedish dowry box presented to the bride by her parents on the occasion of her marriage, decorated with homemade pigments in traditional folk-art patterns in faded grey blues and s...

There’s trench art, and then there’s toilet humor - this is a little bit of both! Creative & fun sculpture composed of a copper toilet float, mounted on ...

Vintage hand painted carved horse.

Round hand carved Swedish root wood bowl, dating to 19th century. Retains remnants of early paint, markings and beautiful burled root grain. Note: Regional differences in humidity a...

Vintage traditional multi-tiered basket consists of two baskets that are connected by a woven flat panel; structural stays and handle make the basket sturdy and allow it to stand by ...

Unusual, and quite amusing Mexican terracotta doll figure with articulated limbs. Since it is solid terracotta it is likely this is a mold from which other dolls were made. As a folk...

Large antique handmade wicker market Boulangerie basket.

A naturalistic pen-holder in the shape of this glazed ceramic micro cosmos with a blue tit family (Parus caeruleus) going on with life on an old 'tired' birch wood branch with cracks...

A quite wonderful Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos festival held throughout Mexico) La Catrina symbolic skeleton figure. La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable image/figure. She is the model of a high-society woman who has met Death, her maker. She represents something between the fear induced by her skeletal form and the revelry exhibited by the comical way she is typically portrayed, making her a perfect symbol of the Mexican holiday. She often appears in paintings, window displays, and costumes all around Mexico during the Day of the Dead festivities. La Catrina was originally conceived in the early 1900s by newspaper illustrator and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada...

This tramp art picture frame was handcrafted and hand carved in the last decades of the 19th century. It is decorated with for pointed stars, square and rectangular pyramids, lozeng...

Vintage or antique cast iron door stop features a pair of long hairs with polychrome painted decor. The realistically sculpted cats are depicted sitting with their heads slightly li...

A rare and expressive example of Northern European folk craftsmanship, this oversized wooden dough bowl was hand-carved in 19th century Finland from a single block of solid hardwood,...

A beautifully worn serving tray handmade in Sweden in the 19th century. Made of wood and with original paint. Owners mark carved underneath.

As found in Denmark, we see this large pewter bowl being used for fruit on a kitchen counter or serving piece in the dining room. Unbeatable wear and patina. Very impressive piece to...

Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch. The metal is delicately and int...

13" Carved pine artists articulated mannequin or lay figure of a male with carved facial features.

Set of six vintage folk art carnival knockdown dolls crafted in canvas, hand painted on both sides, trimmed with cotton fur and weighted at the bottom....

- Hand built decorative fish sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter to apply natur...

Swedish antique birch hand made wooden bowl. Made to be used as a dining dish / plate. Fine quality of handwork. this is are true piece from the early 19 century. Beautiful patina o...

Original signed acrylic painting on wood depicting a pair of Cardinals nesting by Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo. The painting was commissioned (and hence the name of the person that did) ...