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Gnome Rare Antique Garden Sculpture Coin Bank and Money Guardian
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Form, Nostalgic Opportunity, First We've Seen
Gardener's Best Friend - As American as Apple Pie
An American garden friendly gnome- hand cast and hand painted in a rare "co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Navajo Blanket, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Ivory, Red and Gray
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Category
Early 20th Century American Navajo Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Serapi Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Ivory, Rust, Navy, Light Blue
Located in New York, NY
Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Carpet, Storm Pattern Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Gray, Red and Tan
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Category
Early 20th Century American Navajo Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Bakhshaish Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Ivory Light Blue
Located in New York, NY
Antique Bakhshaish / Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Wool, Neutral colors, Ivory, Beige, Gray & Brown
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Category
Late 19th Century American Navajo Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Small Taxidermy Fawn on Green Painted Plinth
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
A very rare and very small stuffed real Bambi. Laying on a green painted wooden piece. Eyes in glass. The fur is in excellent condition. One ear has a small fur fault. Great decorati...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Black Forest Folk Art
Materials
Fur
SkobyJoe Small Pink Textured Vessel /Ceramic Vase Wabi Sabi/ Mid-Century Modern
By Skoby Joe
Located in La Jolla, CA
Joseph Skoby is a Southern Californian whose work is inspired by the nature of his native state. His ceramics, created in his own lush garden, recall his intimate dance with the ocea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Ceramic Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Gisèle Buthod-garçon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture with black glaze decoration entitled " Inuit ".
Unique piece.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
2010.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rude Osolnik Signed Mid-Century Modern Cherry Wood Turned Vessel Bud Weed Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Antique Navajo Carpet, Folk Rug, Handmade Wool, Beige, Gray, Orange
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Category
Early 20th Century American Navajo Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique, Danced, w/Patina Japanese Kitsune 'Fox' Mask w/Articulating Jaw, Signed
Located in Brunswick, ME
Here is an exceptionally rare Japanese Kitsune (Fox) Mask.
A museum quality piece.
The previous owner was from Palm Springs, CA.
Thick, patina attesting to multiple times that thi...
Category
1850s Japanese Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique, Ca1890-1910, Ethnographic, Wooden Mask Guatemala 'Guatemalan'
Located in Brunswick, ME
Antique, stunning, museum-quality, ca1890-1910, Ethnographic, used, Guatemalan mask
Measures: 7 ¼” x 6 ¾” x 11 ¼” with custom stand which is included in this sale
Patina on the re...
Category
1890s Guatemalan Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
Oaxaca Black Clay Tzinacan Decorative Burnished Polished Fired Oxygen Reduction
Located in London, GB
Tzinacan is the Nahuatl word for bat, and it is our gift for the bats represented in many ceramic pre-hispanic pieces.
Bats have been part of the mythology of the cultures of pre-Hi...
Category
2010s Mexican American Colonial Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Finest Example Fully Hallmarked Chubbs Victorian Patent Padlock Original Key
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite, finest example, fully hallmarked Chubb’s patent Victorian padlock with the original key
These locks come up for sale ...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-Century European Crucifix, Green, Orange Painted Ceramic, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
EEuropean mid-century crucifix in glazed ceramic, hand-painted in bright orange and green with gracefully floating Christ figure at its center in subtle volumes. A one-of-a-kind, han...
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Ghanian Asafo Flag
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Asafo flag in cotton applique patterns from Ghana circa 1970s. Asafo Flags are created by the Fante People of Ghana.
Category
1970s Ghanaian Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
21st Century Almeria Magazine or Shoes Leather Basket Handwoven in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
This masterfully hand-woven basket belongs to our iconic Almeria collection. Made of eco-friendly leather, that is washable, resistant to light and water, it's suitable for indoor an...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Leather
D.W. Nichol Signed Hand Carved Wood Duck Decoy, Male Cinnamon Teal
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work, a male cinnamon teal, hand carved and painted by renowned duck decoy artist D W Nichol. Beautifully crafted and decorated.
The work is signed "Male Cinnamon Teal...
Category
20th Century Canadian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of 7 Early 20th Century Decorative Greek Etruscan Silhouette Pottery Vases
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent set of 7 highly decorative early 20th century Etruscan vases which are also known as black-figure pottery painting. Figures and ornaments were painted on the bo...
Category
1910s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
18th Century Still Life with Flower by Giacomo Nani Naples Old Masters
Located in Milan, IT
Giacomo Nani (Porto Ercole, 1698 - Naples, 1755)
Still life with flower
Oil on canvas, 30 x 39 cm
Frame 37 x 46 x 3,5
Pupil of Andrea Belvedere and Gaspare Lopez, Nani crea...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Ceramic and White Metal 'Alpaca' Compote Bird Centrepiece
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Always unique pieces is what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are handmade and created one by one it takes months to produce each peace.
This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Alpaca
African Kenyan Tribal Art Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved West African tribal wood carved sculpture of a standing man, Africa tribal Art Decor.
Vintage Kenyan tribal sculpture featuring an elongated standing man with a crown an...
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Ceramic and White Metal 'Alpaca' Bird Bowl Centerpiece
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Always unique pieces are what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are handmade and created one by one it takes months to produce each peace. This ...
Category
2010s Mexican Baroque Revival Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic and White Metal 'Alpaca' Compote Bird Centrepiece
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Always unique pieces are what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are handmade and created one by one it takes months to produce each peace.
This...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Alpaca
Tibor Oval Platino Azul Cerámic and White Metal 'Alpaca'
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Always unique pieces is what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are hand maded and created one by one it takes months to produce each peace.
Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Alpaca
Abstract Carved Stone Outsider Art by Louise Abrams, c1970
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Carved stone by abstract outsider artist Louise Abrams.
This particular piece is from the artists personal collection of her own art.
Sits on a black laminate plinth base. This ite...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
Ceramic and White Metal 'Alpaca' Compote Bird Centrepiece
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Always unique pieces is what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are handmade and created one by one it takes months to produce each peace.
This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Folk Art
Materials
Alpaca, Ceramic
Otto and Vivika Heino Monumental Hand Thrown Ceramic Six Bird Head Bowl Pot
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and exceptionally rare earthenware six bird's head bowl or pot (bird head works are very coveted among collector's of the Heino's work) by ceramics masters hus...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Exceptional Yacht Cabin Lanterns by Davey & Co.
By Davey & Co.
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of top quality Davey & Co. ships lanterns. With arched and vented tops, carry handles, beveled glass, hinged doors, burners, etc. Fitted with makers badges reading "Davey & Comp...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Tibor Con Cuello Grabado Ceramic and White Metal
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Estudio Guerrero begins in 2020, as a new proposal within taller Guerrero Santos, investigating and developing new forms and formulas to create our handcrafts
All the pieces are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Alpaca
Alfio Chess Table in Corno Italiano and Glossy Black Lacquered Wood, Mod. 3244
Located in Recanati, Macerata
An evident example of superior craftsmanship, the Alfio chess table is destined to become a family heirloom. Boasting an elegant top in tempered smoked glass with silkscreened silver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Glass
Sterling Silver Cigar Cutter/Ashtray
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sterling silver ashtray with a cigar cutter mounted in the center. Decorated with a foliate border.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Unknown, Continental
Size: 3" H x 6" round, ...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blue and White Jar, Ceramic and White Metal ‘Alpaca’, Handmade with Cherubs
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Always unique pieces is what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are handmade and created one by one it takes months to produce each peace.
This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Alpaca
Alan Wallwork Studio Pottery Split Pod Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware studio pottery 'split pod' form designed by Alan Wallwork (British, 1931-2019) and dating from around 1980. The heavily made sculptural pod stands on a narrow rounded base ...
Category
1980s English Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic and White Metal 'Alpaca' Jar with Hand Painted Motives
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Always unique pieces are what you are going to hear about Jesus Guerrero Santo's work, all the pieces are handmade and created one by one it takes months to produce each piece.
This...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Alpaca
Delft Westraven "Rotterdam" Holland Ceramic Pottery Tile
By Delft
Located in Studio City, CA
A colorful tile made by delft in the Netherlands.
Stamped "Westraven" on the verso.
Dimensions: 4.25" high, 4.25" wide, .5" deep.
Category
20th Century Dutch Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Folk Art Painting On Board "To The Fun House" from Coney Island, NY
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Early 20th Century. Original condition Folk Art painting on board "To the Fun House" from Coney Island, NY depicting a young man running in shorts and tank top on white ground and mo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, Geometric, Ivory Hand Knotted Wool Oriental Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Delft Westraven Rotterdam Holland Ceramic Pottery Tile
By Delft
Located in Studio City, CA
A colorful tile made by Delft in the Netherlands.
Stamped "Westraven, Holland" on the verso.
Dimensions: 6.1" high, 6.1" wide, .5" deep.
Category
20th Century Dutch Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Giant Vintage Wooden Horse Sculpture, USA, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stunning huge vintage solid wood carved sculpture - animal statue of a rearing horse: 74 inch - 188 cm Heigh !!
A standing Horse - Raising horse decorated as a Carnival Type Horse.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American American Craftsman Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Persian Heriz Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Rust, Navy, Lt Blue
Located in New York, NY
Heriz carpets are the staple of the furnishing market and remain the most popular of all NW Persian carpets. They were produced for the rapidly growing US market in the late 19th-ear...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Folk Art
Materials
Wool
French Rope Shelf Audoux Minet, Circa 1960
Located in The Hills, TX
French rope shelf Audoux Minet, Circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Rhodoid
Vintage French Provincial Rattan Lidded Handled Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Modern vintage rattan picnic basket, 1980s, France.
Large Mid-Century Modern vintage French Provincial rattan lidded handled picnic basket, made out of woven rattan with...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Folk Art
Materials
Rattan
Duck Decoy on Custom Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Made to look like a loon bobbing on a lake this vintage duck decoy on a custom stand would make a hunter's study complete. The decoy is carved
in wood and mounted on an iron stand...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Women Carrying Burdens on Her Heads by Louis Koyongonda
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Absolutely gorgeous knife painting of women carrying burdens on her heads. Signed by Louis Koyongonda. Oil on billboard. Belgium Congo between 1940 & 1960. Knife painting. Unframed. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Folky Hand Carved Indian Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing hand carved and painted Indian head with a feather in his head is in fine condition and has a great patina.
Category
Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo Carpet, Handmade, Wool, Beige, Tan, Gray & Red
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Navajo Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian pictorial rug from the mid-20th century. A self-taught artist has depicted six buildings and one smokestack in a colorful composition of graduated heights...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Oil on Canvass by Elmer P. Schwab
By Elmer P. Schwab
Located in New York, NY
Vintage oil on canvass by noted artist Elmer P. Schwab. Schwab worked in the Mid 20th C. and exhibited at the Salamagundi Club, among other notable venues. He painted mainly street s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Geometric Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geometric Navajo Indian weaving pillows in good condition. Brown cotton linen pillows. Sold as a pair.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair Enamel Cup St Louis, 1904
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An interesting and unusual Austrian enamel mug commemorating The World's Fair in St Louis in 1904. The mug was made in Austria for Norvell-Shapleigh Hardware Co, St Louis and has por...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
"Sunflower Vessel" Grey and White Limestone Sculpture by Artist Helen O'Connell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
‘Sunflower Vessel’ is one of Irish artist Helen O'Connell's signature vessel sculptures from the "Origami Works" series. Composed of the beautiful Kilkenny limestone, it shows the ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern Folk Art
Materials
Limestone
Antique Navajo Indian Rio Grande Blanket, Handmade Rug, Folk Art, Blue
Located in New York, NY
Rare find: Navajo Indian Rio Grande blanket, circa 1860, all homespun (handspun wool) with indigo dye and natural brown and white, 4' x 7'2"
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Navajo Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ceramic Vase by Annie Maume, to Sancerre, circa 1980-1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase by Annie Maume to Sancerre.
Perfect original conditions.
Unique piece.
Signed at the base.
Circa 1980-1990.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pitch Pine Art Nouveau Blackboard Chalkboard, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Nouveau blackboard chalkboard.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid pitch pine frame with double sided blackboard chalkboard.
This decorative piece...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Art Nouveau Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Four Modern Creative Kokeshi Dolls by Usaboro Okamoto, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Four modern creative Kokeshi dolls by Okamoto Usaburo, Japan
Okamoto Usaburo (1917-2009) was a highly regarded artist of the Sosaku Kokeshi Movement, receiving numerous awards dur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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