Bone Folk Art

A most charming fine quality antique Victorian era object of vertu magnifying glass, custom made from various earlier elements. English refinement, sophistication, and Victorian ele...

Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, datable to around the mid-19th century, of fine workmanship length cm 12.5, depicting on one side whaling ship with islands and birds in the ba...

Antique set of rustic hunters cutlery with carved deer horn handles A rare antique set of 2 knives and 2 forks. The handles are made of deer horn and decorated with handcarved animals like deer, wild boar, hare or stag hound...

A sculptural armchair and matching footstool from the late 19th century, artfully assembled from the curving forms of American cattle horns. At once delicate and dramatic, the chair ...

Wooden Carved Lusterweibchen of a Medieval Noble Lady ca. 1900 Item e7362 An antique lusterweibchen with a hand carved and stained statue of a medieval lady with wine glass. Mounted ...

A pair of antique Alaskan walrus tusks with scrimshaw decoration, one with three different whales the other with three different seals. Alaska, United States Length: 29.5 Inches. ...

Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840 Museal rustic lithophany depicting finely carved chamoise in a mountain landscape. The f...

Vintage Set of two salt and pepper shakers showcasing the natural beauty of water buffalo horn. Using sustainable and traditional practices, handcrafted by skilled artisans in India. These natural horn Salt and Pepper...

Napoleonic Prisoner of war casket Dominoes set We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war cask...

Vintage Hermes riding crop with deer antler handle. The shaft is covered in a beautifully braided leather and finished at the bottom with twine. The...

Vintage Candle Stick With Real Chamois Horn Item e6989 A vintage candle holder, made of a genuine chamois horn. The spout and base are made of turned and ebonized wood. Spout with br...

Vintage Stag Horn Carving Set Solingen, Germany A rustic carving set consisting of fork and knife. The handles are made of genuine stag horn and feature ...

Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board and handcrafted horn and pone chess pieces. Handcrafted beautiful Middle Eastern Moorish style Khatam chess board cover...

A set of 9 Swedish hand carved Folk Art spoons from 19th century. These country collectibles are made In both cow horn and wood, some painted and dated.

Large Antique Mirror with Rustic Antler Decorations A large impressive antler mirror decorated with turned horn roses and antler pieces of the deer, fallow deer and virginia deer. M...

Antique Candle Stick With Real Chamois Horn, 19th century A Victorian candle holder, made of horns from the chamois and the deer. The spout and b...

Antique set of rustic hunters cutlery with Chamois Horn Handles A rare antique set of knife and fork. The handles are made of genuine chamois horn. Tines and blade are made of galva...

American portrait miniature by Thomas Story Officer, Woman in a White Gown, Signed "T.S. Officer, Pinxt", The 1830s The American portrait miniature signed by Thomas Story Officer depicts a beautiful young woman, her red hair “Coeffure a la Chinoise”, sitting in a red chair confidently looking out towards the painter and us, the viewers.  She wears a white dress with a pin in the center of her chest.  Based on her style of dress and her hair, we believe this was painted while Officer was in Philadelphia. It is signed to the lower right "T.S. Officer, Pinxt" along at edge. The reverse has a small oval glass Dimensions: 3 inches high x 2 3/16 inches wide x 1/4 inch deep Reference: Thomas S. Officer: Miniature and Portrait Painter, Gardner Library,  Author: Merri Lou Schaumann. Born in Carlisle in 1810, this gifted artist trained in Philadelphia, traveled extensively and won awards for his paintings. In 1872, James Miller McKim wrote a series of reminiscences for the Carlisle Herald newspaper about the places and people of Carlisle in an earlier day. He wrote that “David Smith, a boot and shoemaker, had two sons… one of whom early developed a taste for art and finally devoted himself to miniature painting as a profession. He was a contemporary, and for a while, a rival of Mr. Thomas Officer, though I believe he never reached the celebrity attained by that gifted young artist. Mr. Officer, by the way, was one of the last miniature painters of any eminence produced by this country, the daguerreotype and photographer having come in to sweep away the entire profession.” Thomas Story Officer was born in Carlisle on August 15, 1810, to cabinetmaker John Officer and his second wife Margaret. He trained in Philadelphia with the well-known portrait painter Thomas Sully and began his career there in the 1830s. Officer left Philadelphia occasionally to paint portraits in Mobile, Alabama in 1837, in Richmond, Virginia in 1845, and in New York City from 1846-1849 where he became a member of the National Academy of Design. In 1842, Officer intended to travel to Mexico and needed a passport. He asked Attorney Charles B. Penrose, formerly of Carlisle, to write a letter of recommendation for him. In his letter to Fletcher Webster, Esq., Penrose wrote, “This will be handed to you by Thomas S. Officer, Esq., a friend of mine, and a native artist of Pennsylvania, who is a gentleman of great talents and respectability. Intending to visit Mexico, he wishes to procure passports at the State Department…”  Officer was issued a passport in July 1842. He was described as 30 years old, 5’ 11” with a “full and round forehead, bluish-gray eyes, an ordinary nose, medium mouth, ordinary chin, sallow complexion with an oval face and brown hair.” Officer went to Mexico and later to Australia. In 1854, he opened a studio in Sandridge, Australia, and while there he “entered several oil portraits in the 1854 Melbourne Exhibition preparatory to sending them to the 1855 Paris Exhibition.” Officer left Australia, and in 1855 he settled in San Francisco where he would spend the last years of his life. He set up a portrait painting department in James Johnson’s photographic gallery in San Francisco. In 1857, Officer received a bronze medal for his oil portraits exhibited at The First Industrial Exhibition of the Mechanics’ Institute of San Francisco, as well as awards at several other exhibits in 1858. A short piece in the San Francisco newspaper, Alta, on October 30, 1859, read, “Mr. Thomas S. Officer, the talented portrait painter, lies near to death’s door and is in pecuniary distress. Out of the many to whose pleasure he has contributed by his gay, social manners, as well as by his pleasing artistic productions, may there not be found someone who will extend a helping hand?”  Officer died on December 8, 1859. Almost an entire column in the January 18, 1860 edition of the Carlisle Herald, was devoted to a very long and informative obituary of Officer taken from the Alta, California newspaper. Officer was buried in the now defunct Lone Mountain Cemetery in San Francisco. In 2014, the Cumberland County Historical Society received a bequest of a portrait painted by Thomas Officer from the estate of historian John J. Snyder, Jr. It joined a miniature portrait already a part of the Society’s museum collection in Carlisle, not far from where Officer was born. Notes: The May 28, 1834 edition of the Carlisle Weekly Herald reported that Thomas S. Officer had "...within the last few weeks, taken the portraits of several gentlemen of this borough...Mr. O. is principally self-taught, and although young, already evinced a degree of taste, judgment, and talent..." A short biography of Officer can also be found in Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature by Theodore Bolton, published by F. F. Sherman (New York, 1921). The entire book is one line  Bio. of Officer on page 117. See Officer’s portrait...

Black Forest Carved Goat Head with Large Antlers ca. 1900s A large wooden carved Black Forest head of the black-necked goat. Carved with realistic ...

Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a lion's head. Golden metal band. Bamboo wood cane. Iron ferrule. France circa 1890. (SHIPPING TO THE EU ONLY)

A Pair Vintage Black Forest Candle Holders with Wooden Base and Spout, Germany ca. 1930s The pair of Black Forest candle holders consists of a wooden turned base and spouts. Each ma...

Great Antique Black Forest Plaster Deer Head ca. 1900s Item e6952 A lovely wooden Black Forest deer head made of plaster and wood. Handmade in folk a...

Set sail into a sea of style with this extraordinary mid-century style horn ship or sailboat accessory, a piece that promises to captivate and intrigue. This unique item is an artful...

This is a rare and original '9 Spot' Dominoe game of 55 individual dominoes, coming complete with its jointed wooden box or case. Dominoe sets are normally six-spot sets giving a to...

Antique Baroque Black Forest Deer Head Late 18th Century Item e7402 A lovely carved wooden Black Forest deer head. Hand carved in typical abstract baroque style. It features a real d...

An Antique Walking Stick with Carved Deer Antler Handle A wooden walking stick with elaborately carved deer antler as handle. The handle feature...

This collection of hand carved & hand crafted antler powder horns on leather stands.These horns were used to store gun powder and a lot of times hand made by the cowboys or American ...

Large Antique Wooden Carved Black Forest Baroque stag head with 10 Point Trophy A large antique Black Forest baroque stag head. Carved in typical abstract style of the early 18th century. It is mounted on a wooden carved and painted plaque with emblem and foliages and features a large real stag antler trophy. The head still has its original polycrome painted finish witch is partly restored. The left side of the plaque has been replaced. A great individual piece which enhances every wall decoration. A special way to present hunting trophies is to attach them to carved animal heads. This tradition exists since the Middle Ages. Even after intensive investigations, it is not yet possible to explain exactly how this happened. The carved heads are often colored and mounted on cartouches that are also carved and painted. They follow a naturalistic representation and one could think that in this way they are symbolically brought back from the abstraction of dead antlers into liveliness. Famous artists to be named are Madl in Ichenhausen, Germany and Heissl in Ebensee, Austria. Around 1900, the antler collection...

Vintage Stag Horn Carving Set Solingen, Germany A rustic carving set consisting of fork and knife. The handles are made of genuine stag horn and feature ...

Antique Stainless Steel and Horn 12 Pieces Tableware Set, Germany 1930s A rustic tabelware set consisting of six knives and six forks. The handles are made of genuine deer horn. The...

Handmade mirror from wood and antlers - likely European.

Authentic Scrimshaw carved into and antique tortoise shell with brass legs. Carved aboard the Ship Argonaut. A whaling ship from Sag Harbor New York from 1814-1832. The detailed carv...

Large antique antler standing mirror, Germany, ca. 1890 A great antique Black Forest antler standing mirror manufactured in Germany around 1890. An oval wooden frame richly decorate...

Carved and painted wood bull sign. Life size head with carved and painted details, real horns fitted to the head by lead sleeves. The top of the head fashioned from a thick sheath of...

A Pair Vintage Black Forest Candle Holders with Wooden Base and Spout, Germany ca. 1930s A pair of Black Forest candle holders with wooden turned base and spouts. Each made with an ...

Napoleonic Prisoner of war painted casket dominoes set We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war hand painted ...

Huge black forest carved fallow deer head with large antlers circa. 1890 A monumental wooden carved Black Forest fallow deer head. Carved with realistic details in South Germany ca. 1890. It comes with a pair massive fallow deer antler trophys. This head is a great rustic wall decoration in Black Forest style which highlights each wall decoration. A special way to present hunting trophies is to attach them to carved animal heads...

Antique Set of Rustic hunters knives with Chamois Horn handles A rare antique set of six knives. The handles are made of genuine chamois horn and feature a decorated silver knob on ...

A very interesting centre table commemorating the Paris Treaty between the original thirteen states of the United States of America and Great Britain ending the American Revolution o...

Antique Stainless Steel and Horn 12 Pieces Tableware Set, Germany 1930s A rustic tabelware set consisting of six knives and six forks. The handles are made of genuine deer horn. The...

This is a rare and original '9 Spot' Dominoe game of 55 individual dominoes, coming complete with its jointed wooden box or case. Dominoe sets are normally six-spot sets giving a to...

Intricately carved wood and bone inlaid pair of Chinese foo dogs. Very unique and wonderful. We haven't seen another pair quite like them. Sure to stand...

This is wonderful pair of early to mid-19th century carved deer heads that have been completed with actual roe buck deer antlers. The carvings show a deep patina with wear to one ea...

Walking stick, carved ivory knob, depicting a mongoose with a snake in its mouth. Emerald and ruby eyes. 18K gold band. The barrel is sculpted and carved from a single patinated mapl...

An unusual and whimsical figural TOTEM carved bone ceremonial pipe, displayed raised on a custom wooden Stand. Outstanding patina. Superb condition. Dimensions: (approx) Pipe...

Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea For many groups in Papua New Guinea, bone was an important medium for making tools of all types. This artifact is made from leg bone of a cassowary, a large, flightless, and extremely dangerous, bird. Cassowaries also play an important role in the mythology of groups in the Sepik River area. Though no longer used these bone artifacts are still used ceremonially. They often play important roles in male initiation and other rituals. They are also worn as personal adornment by tucking them into a band of braided fibers worn around the upper arm. Antique Ethnic Bone Cassowary Artifact with minimal carving and incised design confined to the joint end. A small hole has been drilled through from both sides of the top and presumably for the threading of a cord. The bone has been partially divided near the top and to form two prongs that project down the back of the dagger possibly allowing the user to wear is tuck into a waist band or belt. Origin Papua New Guinea Maprik Dist Area From the Art Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired in 1962. Similar items are in display in the Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology. Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces. About Mark Lissauer: Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material. Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica. He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum. Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert. Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...

Circa 1920's hickory riding crop from England. The handle is made from bone, which has been artfully cross-hatched for added design interest. The handle is attached to the crop by ...

Antique set of rustic hunters cutlery with chamois horn handles A rustic set of six knives and forks. The handles are made of genuine chamois horn and feature a decorated silver kno...

Antique Set of Rustic Carter Cutlery with Carved Horn Handles 18th A rare antique set of knife and fork as serving cutlery. The handles are made of deer horn with handcarved heads o...

A Pair Antique Black Forest Gun Holders, Austria late 19th Century An antique pair of Black Forest gun holders mounted side by side on the wall. They...

This exceptional Ojibwe powder horn, dating to the mid-19th century (circa 1865), hails from the Eastern Woodlands region and features intricate craftsmanship characteristic of the O...

Possibly Spanish colonial, 17th century H. 15.2 x W. 25.1 x D. 12 cm Included is a hand-written letter, reading: Ik Ondergetekenden verklare bij dezen, dat mijn Wel en Begeerte is...

Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of domi...

Great Lodge Style Antler Mantel Clock 1900 A rare antique lodge style mantel clock. Oakwood case, richly decorated with antlers from the deer and fallow deer, mountain goat antlers ...

For sale is a beautiful Mid-Century Modern shoehorn. It was manufactured in Vienna in the renowned Austrian workshops of Bauhaus-influenced designer Carl Auböck. This horn shoehorn w...

This highly sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Walking Stick in Ebonized Walnut w/ Genuine Bone and 14K Gold Inlay Pommel Originates from Italy, Circa ...

Large Antler Candle Holder ca. 1900 An antique large antler candle holder made from real deer and elk antlers. Made in the Black Forest region around 1900. A great addition to your ...

Edwardian riding crop from England with a handle made from bone and a leather whip. The bone handle is attached with a silver collar to the crop, giving it a lovely dimensional look...