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Folk Art For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
AR drachm Mithradates I, Hekatompylos
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head left in bashlyk Reverse: archer seated right on omphalos, three line legend, H Not known to Sellwood, unpublished coin of Hekatompylos mint Weight: 3.95 g Grade: Abou...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

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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...
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1620s Dutch Other Antique Folk Art

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Silver

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...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

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Silver

AR Stater Lucania, Metapontum
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head of Demeter left, wearing barley wreath Reverse: ΜΕΤA, ear of barley, pitchfork above leaf in left field Weight: 7.84 g Grade: About extremely fine Reference: SNG ANS 4...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

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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 ...
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17th Century Belgian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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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 ...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Bronze

Antique Stone Carving of a Claw
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Ancient Stone Carving Fragment of a Claw. France, circa 15th Century.
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15th Century and Earlier French Rustic Antique Folk Art

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Stone

Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
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 ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Folk Art

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Gold Leaf, Metal

Elegant Terracotta Standing Court Dignitary, Tang Dynasty, EU Passport
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces. When China was unified again, first briefly ...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Folk Art

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Terracotta

END OF THE 17th CENTURY MONTELUPO MAJOLICA PLAQUE
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful tabernacle plaque in polychrome majolica, depicting the Madonna with child and Saint Anthony of Padua. The design and colors recall the first polychrome majolica from the f...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

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Maiolica

Very Rare and Early Carved Vessel in the Form of a Hedgehog
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare and Early Carved Vessel in the Form of a Hedgehog Alabaster Near Eastern 3rd Millenium BC SIZE: 9.5cm high, 9.5cm wide, 15.5cm deep - 3¾ ins high, 3¾ ins wide, 6 ins ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Folk Art

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Alabaster

Late-Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask Ear on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This Late Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian carved wood ear, once part of a mummy mask, stands as a poignant testament to ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs. Dating back over 250...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art

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Wood

A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’ Grey schist India 3rd - 4th Centuries AD SIZE: 19cm high, 11cm wide, 12.5cm deep - 7½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 5 ins deep References Pratap...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Folk Art

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Schist

An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin
Located in London, GB
An Openwork Copper Alloy Garment Pin Superb colour and patina Bronze Eastern Iran or Central Asia 2000 BC SIZE: 35cm wide - 13¾ ins wide A similar pin in the Louvre-France, was exh...
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Antique Folk Art

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Copper

Early Folk Art American Two Sided Framed Military Drawing with Map
Located in Savannah, GA
This unusual set of drawings in a double sided frame came out of an old New England Estate in a Beacon Hill, Boston home. From what we have gathered, they are hand-colored drawings o...
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Late 18th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

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Glass, Wood, Paper

18th Century, Willem Muys, Rebekka and Eliëzer at the Water Source, Oil on
Located in Leuven , BE
Rotterdam-born painter Willem Muys (1720-1763) specialized in wallpaper paintings. Little is known about his work, as not many paintings can be attributed to him. His children Cornelia, Robbert and Nicolaes were trained by him and have all made a career as artists. In the story of Rebecca (Gen. 24: 46-67) the servant...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Framed Collection of Twenty-One Native American Arrowheads
Located in Chicago, IL
An exceptional set of twenty-one stone arrowheads, discovered in Wisconsin's Waukesha County and framed within a 19th-century faux grain painted shadowbox, these arrowheads not only ...
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15th Century and Earlier American Native American Antique Folk Art

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Stone

Oceania Shell Mask
Located in Munich, DE
Rare tribal mask from West-Africa.
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17th Century Antique Folk Art

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Shell

Rare 18th Century Antique Persian Quilted Embroidery 2'6" x 3'7"
Located in New York, NY
Rare 18th Century Antique Persian Quilted Embroidery, The Quilt’s Origin: Persia, Circa Date: 1800
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18th Century Persian Other Antique Folk Art

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Wool

An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure
Located in London, GB
An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure Marble Anatolian Early Bronze Age / Circa 2700 - 2100 BC Size: 5cm high, 3cm wide - 2 ins high, 1¼ ins high The highly stylised oval head wi...
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15th Century and Earlier Turkish Antique Folk Art

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Marble

An Exceptional New Zealand Māori Bugle-Flute ‘Pu Turino’
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional New Zealand Māori Bugle-Flute ‘Pu Turino’ With soft and shallow surface decoration profusely carved with a dynamic scrolling motif made of two sections bound together with original and complete ‘Kiekie’ vine roots at four points The bow shaped mouth piece of anthropomorphic form with small rounded sounding hole to the end Soft silky smooth medium brown patina 18th Century Size: 33.5cm high, 4.5cm wide, 2.5cm deep - 13¼ ins high, 1¾ ins wide, 1 ins deep Provenance: Collected by Robert Nutter Campbell 4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry on his return from Singapore 1829 Thence by descent Sold Sothebys, New York, May 17, 2002, lot 368 Ex Private English collection Ex Finch and Co...
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18th Century New Zealand Antique Folk Art

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Wood

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Interior Scene Painting Card Players
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique painting from the Caravaggio school of the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a fascinating subject, card players. For the tavern setting it recalls the Flemish au...
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1650s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Late 18th Century Green Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
Green painted wardrobe from the end of the 18th century Measurements: H. 183 cm – L. 121 cm (129 at the frames) – D. 54 cm (58 at the frames) Period: 1780 Origin: Tyrol Essence: Fir...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Folk Art

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Fir

Late 18th Century Blu Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Albignasego, IT
Alpine (European Mountain Region) painted chest Measurements: H. 65 cm – W. 150 cm – D. 75 cm Period: approximately 1770 Origin: Tyrol Essence: Fir Tyrolean chest decorated with wo...
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1770s Italian Folk Art Antique Folk Art

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Fir

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Religious Painting Praying Madonna
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a religious subject, Madonna praying, of good pictorial quality. This is a very wid...
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1780s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Panel Flemish Antique Religious Painting Supper at Emmaus
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Flemish painting from the first half of the 18th century. Oil on panel painting depicting a religious subject Supper at Emmaus of good pictorial quality. Modern frame in wood...
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1730s Dutch Antique Folk Art

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Wood

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Sacking of the City, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting the sacking of a seaside city by the Saracens, of good pictorial quality. We find cou...
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1670s Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Ushabti for Imenmes 
Located in London, GB
A mummiform ushabti in blue faience. Four registers of hieroglyphic characters are painted around the lower half of the ushabti, with a vertical column of hieroglyphs in the centre o...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art

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Faience

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Christ at the Column, 1720
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the early 18th century. Oil on canvas framework depicting a religious subject Christ at the column of good pictorial...
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1720s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

17th Century Oil on Canvas Flemish Antique Painting Stil Life with Dogs, 1660s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Flemish painting from the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a copy of the famous still life by Frans Snyders (1579-1657), a dog defending the carcass from two other...
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1660s Dutch Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the first half of the 18th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a religious subject, the Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, of good pictorial quality. Altar...
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1730s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Episode from the life of Diogenes
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 18th century. Good quality non-coeval copy of a painting by Salvator Rosa exhibited at the National Art Museum in Copenhagen. Oil artwork on canvas ...
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1780s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Panel Flemish Antique Religious Painting Saint Peter, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Ancient Flemish painting from the second half of the 18th century. Work oil on panel depicting a religious subject, St. Peter, of good pictorial quality. Painting of limited size, fo...
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1780s Dutch Antique Folk Art

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Wood

Megalithic Stela
Located in London, GB
A tall anthropomorphic stele of carved granite, divided into two distinct regions of the body and face. The body is a single unarticulated block, but the facial features are outlined...
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Folk Art

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Granite

Bronze Siren
Located in London, GB
Sirens were dangerous bird-like females who tempted sailors with their hauntingly beautiful song. In Homer’s Odyssey (XII, 39) Odysseus and his sailors were warned about the lethal c...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

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Bronze

Rustic French Spinning Wheel with Original Parts from the 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic spinning wheel from the 18th century, with original parts. Created in France during the 18th century, this spinning wheel will be an excellent decorative addition to ...
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18th Century French Rustic Antique Folk Art

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Wood

Statuette of the Goddess Neith
Located in London, GB
Bronze statue of the goddess Neith, striding, her left foot extended forward. Her left hand is extended forward and formally held a papyrus sceptre, a fragmentary ankh is visible in her right hand. She wears a close-fitting sheath dress, incised with a broad usekh collar, and carefully engraved bracelets and armlets. On her head is the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, decorated with vertical striations and restored spiral and spire. Her face is finely molded, with a broad upturned nose and electrum-overlaid eyes and eyebrows. Neith was one of the earliest recorded gods in the Egyptian pantheon, worshipped from early in the Predynastic era through to the arrival of Roman rule. A war goddess and goddess of weaving, she was the patron goddess of the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the city of Zau (Sais, in the 5th Nome of Lower Egypt) in the Delta. A powerful and popular goddess, she was, according to the Iunyt (Esna) cosmology, the creator of the world and the mother of the sun, Ra. This made her the mother of all of the gods, who often came to her to settle their disputes. Her symbols are the bow and arrows and a sword and shield as a war goddess, a weaving shuttle as a funerary goddess, and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt as the goddess of creation and mother goddess. She is usually depicted as a woman wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, however, she is occasionally depicted as a cow in connection with her role as the mother of Ra. The use of electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver sometimes called ‘green-gold’, for the eyes speaks to the high status of the object. Electrum had been used by the Egyptians since at least the 3rd millennium B.C., but, give its rarity, was reserved for the most expensive and important objects. Most electrum used in Egypt was imported from Nubia, though some was found there. Published: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, February 25th, 1971, no. 70, illus. Sotheby’s, New York, June 5th, 1999, no. 31, illus. David Aaron Ltd...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art

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Bronze

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting The Death of Poppea, 1780
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting the death of Poppea. Legend has it that the emperor Nero killed his wife with a kick in the abdomen af...
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1780s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Anglo-Saxon Hanging Bowl
Located in London, GB
A very rare and near-complete copper-alloy hanging bowl and associated fittings. Crafted from a single sheet of bronze, the body of the bowl is curved, with a slightly recessed lip. ...
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15th Century and Earlier English Antique Folk Art

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Bronze

Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine C (2800-2600 BC).
Located in London, GB
Ancient Indus Valley cup bearer Fertility figurine Circa (2800-2600 BC). A rare female pottery cup bearer figurine in terracotta with pointed facial features and applied diamond sha...
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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Folk Art

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Terracotta

Late 18th Century Light Blu Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean (Northern Italy Alpine Region) light blue painted chest Measurements: H. 81cm – L. 142cm – D. 59cm Period: approximately 1780 Origin: Tyrol Essence: Fir Tyrolean chest ent...
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1780s Italian Folk Art Antique Folk Art

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Fir

18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee shelf. Original polychromed painted decoration, European in origins, age related wear...
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18th Century European Antique Folk Art

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Hardwood

17th century Jesus Christ Santos Sculpture
Located in Springfield, OR
For your consideration is this beautifully carved, painted and detailed Cristo depicting Jesus nailed on the cross. I had an expert take a look at it and he believes the Jesus figure...
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17th Century Spanish Folk Art Antique Folk Art

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Wood

17th Century Oil on Panel Flemish Signed Antique Painting, 1660
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Flemish painting from the 17th century. Artwork signed lower right C. Droochsloot referable to the Dutch painter Cornelis Droochsloot (1630-1674), lacking authentication. Oil...
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1660s Dutch Antique Folk Art

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Wood

1776 Green Floral Painted Cabinet
Located in Albignasego, IT
Green Floral Painted Wardrobe Dated 1776 Measurements: H.165 cm – W.130 cm (142 at the frames) – D.42 cm (50 at the frames) Essence: Fir Period: 1776 Origin: Tyrol Tyrolean wardrob...
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1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

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Fir

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Seascape Landscape Painting, 1730s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian school of the first half of the 18th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a refined landscape of good pictorial quality. In the foreground we find numerous characters acc...
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1730s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Panel Spanish Antique Religious Painting Ecce Homo, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Spanish painting from the 18th century. Artwork oil on panel depicting a religious subject, Ecce Homo, of good pictorial quality. Painting on wooden panel over 3 cm thick, id...
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1750s Spanish Antique Folk Art

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Wood

17th Century Oil on Canvas Antique Religious Italian Painting Magdalene, 1680
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a religious subject Penitent Magdalene of excellent pictorial quality. Large size p...
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1680s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Ancient wrought iron door knocker with dragon head
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Ancient knocker with a dragon's head in wrought iron and decoration of points and lines typical of Spanish forging from the 17th century.
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18th Century Spanish Antique Folk Art

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Wrought Iron

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Bamboccianti School Genre Scene Painting 1660
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a splendid genre scene called bambocciante, this because it belongs to the pictorial school developed ...
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1660s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Biblical Painting Moses Striking the Rock
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian school of the first half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas artwork of considerable size and excellent pictorial quality depicting a splendid landscape with a biblical scene ...
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1720s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Still Life Painting Flowers, 1720
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the early 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting an amazing still life with flowers and a view in the background of excellent pictorial quality. ...
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1720s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Antique Mahogany Inlaid Fretwork Mirror with Ho Ho Bird
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Antique Fretwork Mirror Antique Mahogany Inlaid Carved Fretwork Mirror with Gilt Ho Ho Bird Pediment. Mahogany carved fretwork mirror for sale with a gilt Ho Ho bird pediment shell...
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18th Century Rococo Antique Folk Art

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Mahogany

AR Denarius Gordian III (238-244)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus feeding snake on her arm from patera Gewicht: 3.41 g Kwaliteit: Prachti...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

AR Denarius Vespasian (69-79)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P, laureate head right Reverse: AVGVSTAE – PACI, Victory standing right, holding shouldered palm frond with her left hand and a wreath in ...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

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Silver

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Still Life Painting, 1720
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the early 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a fabulous still life with flowers and a view in the background (right) of excellent pictorial q...
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1720s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Madonna with child and Saint John
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian school of the mid-18th century. Painting depicting a splendid Madonna with Child and Saint John, of excellent pictorial quality. The protagonists are represented in a real pe...
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1750s Italian Antique Folk Art

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Canvas

Antique Italian Copper Wine pitcher 18th Century Venetian Venice European
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian Copper Wine pitcher 18th Century Venetian Venice European A fine example of Italian copperwork from the 1700s, with fine embossed decoration including Fish, Leav...
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18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

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Copper

Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of folk art on 1stDibs.

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