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Material: Hardwood
Regency Penwork Decorated Box, C1810
Located in valatie, NY
Regency Penwork Decorated Box c1810. "A sycamore veneered box decorated in penwork. The sides of the box are decorated with what looks like stylized marigolds. ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Philippines Igorot Carved Wood Head Hunters Shield
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a Kalinga shield that is used by warriors who are headhunters from the Northern mountainous region of the Philippines. Art meets utility in this shield which has three prongs...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Primitive Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Art Deco Sideboard Made of Rosewood with Brass Applications, Paris, around 1920
Located in Greven, DE
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture unrestored so that we can be sure that it is really original. We then offer these as original until we recondition the furniture in our workshop and then offer it as restored furniture...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box. Small box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Native American Vintage Basket
Located in Summerland, CA
Antique Native American Navajo woven basket. Handcrafted and made from all natural fibers. Excellent condition. Shape is superior condition.
Category

Early 1900s North American Native American Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Willow

Folk Art Scratch Built Boat, Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
Scandinavian folk art boat of 2 rigged masts - completely scratch built from pine and teak wood. Original paint finish. Handmade and dating from the earl...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Steel

19th Century Grain Painted Paneled Wood Door
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous grain painted solid wood paneled door. Painted in the Trompe loi style to imitate rosewood or another exotic wood. Door is grain painted on one side only. Other side is ol...
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work, looks like a real skull...
Category

1920s Austrian Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

A Polynesian war-club or 'Gata waka'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Fiji, probably early 20th century Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par exce...
Category

Early 20th Century Fijian Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century Masonic Table with Leather Bible Compartment Flip Lid Compass Legs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare and fabulous 19th century faux book with compass legs as legs. Mustard paint on the legs with Gilt on the pages of the leather bound book. Looks to be original tassle.. Possibly...
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1860s American Folk Art Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Paint

Hand-Carved Teak Stool, Low Table or Stand with Curved Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Indonesian low stool or seat, hand-carved from a single piece of teak wood, circa 1960. With four carved legs and curved arms. Can also be used as a low side table or stand.
Category

1960s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria. Hand carved hardwood face with almond shaped eyes, neck creases and astounding facial incisions Circa 1...
Category

Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

19thc Bird’S-Eye Maple Compote with Stone Fruit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each Fruit measures between 2.5 and 3 inches spherically. There is a collection of seven alabaster hand painted peaches and is in a burl or bird...
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Mid-Century Hand-Crafted and Hand-Painted Hardwood American Duck Decoy
Located in Germantown, MD
An Mid Century, large, Hand-crafted and Hand-Painted American life size Duck Decoy measuring 20" in width, 9" in depth and 13" in height.
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Classical Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

African Wooden Sculpture / Bust of a Man Carved Out of Piece of Teak, 70s
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
African sculpture / bust of a man with beard carved out of a beautiful piece of palissander. Very detailed and in correct proportions made.
Category

1970s African Brutalist Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Vintage Persian Micro Mosaic Chess Game Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Persian Micro Mosaic Chess Game Box. Intricately inlaid handcrafted Persian styled chess game board box. Handcrafted beautiful Middle Eastern Moorish style Khatam chess board covered with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Islamic Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Burmese Tribal Markers Wooden Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Two Burmese chin state tribal markers. Tribal Territory markers collected within the chin state Burma (Myanmar). Each piece is primitively carved with a face and a collection of item...
Category

Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th C Old Hickory Hexagonal Shaped Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th C Old Hickory hexagonal shaped dining table. Made by Rustic Hickory Furniture Company, La Porte, Indiana. Circa 1915. It...
Category

20th Century American Adirondack Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hickory, Wood

Mid Century Sculptural Hand Carved & Painted Wooden Buddha
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand carved & painted 40 inch tall wooden Buddha. Polychrome decorations with Gilt. Brightly colored and in prayer. Heavy and well executed. In excellent vintage condition ...
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1970s Central Asian Folk Art Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Jaques London Victorian Faux Book Chessboard Staunton Pieces & Hardwood Clock
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Antique Jaques of London faux leather folding book chessboard with the original Staunton Chess set dating to circa 1880, a travel chess set in the form of checkers pieces and lastly a Jacques of London Rosewood Chess clock...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Boxwood

Balinese Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980. Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand. This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category

1970s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- A A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head with glass eyes. Believed to be from the 19th century. It ...
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19th Century Burmese Rustic Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Late 19th/Early 20th Century White Tribal Wood Figure for Protection, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th/Early 20th Century White Tribal Wood Figure for Protection, Nepal A guardian figure with a round flat face and minimally carved features in the typical crouching posture w...
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Polychromed Figure of Baby Jesus
Located in Ballard, CA
18th century exceptional Italian carved wood and polychromed figure depicting baby Jesus holding the world in his hand, he has halo made from sterling silver and the globe is also sterling silver.This piece would have originally been dressed in an elaborate gown and would have been changed into different attire depending on the holy season. Extremely detailed and the carving is exceptional. this piece came from a very reputable merchant in Verona, I did inherit it from my mother in Law...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Very Rare 17th century Italian Judaica wood silver Circumcision Knife
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Here we have this important and very rare example of early Judaica, made in Italy or south Germany, this Circumcision Knife is made from iron, has the guild mark on the blade as used...
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17th Century European Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Iron

Early 20th Century Ashanti Prestige Stool with Elephant Motif, Ghana
Located in London, GB
This impressive early twentieth-century stool, from the Ashanti culture in Ghana, depicts an elephant - an Ashanti symbol of power and strength. Finely carved from a heavy brown wood...
Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Tin & Wood Open Touring Hill Climber Toy Car by Clark, circa 1903
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early toy example by the Clark co. This hill climber works great, and is almost totally complete. It's missing it's passenger in the back. Cast iron...
Category

Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Iron, Tin

Small Agua Elemental Spinning Top in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Pair Hand Carved and Painted Sea Birds on Wood Post
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1238 beautiful hand carved and painted sea bird sculpture.
Category

1980s Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century English Carved Fruitwood Towel Rack
Located in High Point, NC
19th century fruitwood towel rack from England. This exquisite piece is hand carved and is int he form of a jester. He is wearing a typical jester's hat and has a ruffle around his...
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Fine Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure African Tribal Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
African tribal Art Antiques Female Ibeji figure Yoruba Nigeria A Finely carved  Ibeji Figure from early 20th century, with delineated teeth and l...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Polynesian Hardwood Ula Tavatava or Throwing War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian hardwood Ula tavatava or throwing war club Fiji, probably 18th century All-over decorated in incised pattern, the bulbous top seems to have a stone grown into it. H. 42 cm Including museum-quality powder-coated stand. Provenance: Private collection, France Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use. The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
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18th Century Fijian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Benin brass Armlets or Anklets A pair of heavy Brass armlets with three rows of cowrie shells, Certainly a well worn pair one slightly twisted. They have been cleaned at some point. Rare pieces. Benin 19th century and earlier. For similar pair see re thinking pit Pitt Rivers pit rivers museum online collection Oxford UK.
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20C Hand Painted Medium Sized Ceiling or Wall Panels by Nena Claiborne
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a unique set of early 20c hand painted medium sized ceiling or wall panels by Nena Claiborne. Art Nouveau/Deco Era hand-painted ceiling or w...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Chokwe Mask, Central African, Carved Hardwood, Tribal, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Chokwe mask. A Central African, carved hardwood tribal face mask, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Fascinating t...
Category

Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Folk art walking stick depicting a fight between lions. Italy 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: single naturally growing boxwood branch with various angles, punctuated by a series of carvings with different subjects. The all-round handle depicts a fight ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Boxwood

Mid-20th Century Child's Old Hickory Upholstered Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing hickory children's chair is upholstered in cotton durable fabric and in very good condition. Seat height 14 in high.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hickory

Burmese Wooden Teak Nat Statue Spirit Guardians Pair, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
These statues are adorned wood-carved Burmese Mandalay 'Nat' Spirits from the early 20th century. Nats were worshipped by the Burmese people, depicted as supernatural guardians they ...
Category

Early 20th Century Burmese Other Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Teak

Egyptian Mummy Mask, Late Period, ca. 700-30 B.C.
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Carved hardwood mummy mask having a pink-brown painted ground, painted black eyes and brows. Wearing a black headband. Eyes and brows are restored. Scattere...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Trade sign for a wine shop: three bottles with french label wine, France 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A trade sign for the window of a wine shop, depicting three bottles with the label of French wines: Chateau Santenay, Chateau Ponsac, Chateau Ermitage. Made of carved solid fruitwood...
Category

1950s French Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

Black and Gold Lacquered Thai Elephant Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Black and Gold Lacquered Thai Elephant sculpture. This small elephant sculpture was handcrafted and hand-painted with several coats of glossy...
Category

Late 20th Century Thai Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Indian Midcentury Folk Art Shiva Trimurti Wood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Indian hardwood Shiva Trimurti sculpture is intricately hand carved with three sides of the face of Lord Shiva, one of the 3 major Gods of the Hindu...
Category

20th Century Indian Tribal Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Set of 3 Small Elemental Spinning Tops in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Walnut

Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s and 1960s. Arne Tjomsland's artistic style is characterized by soft structural lines and minimal detailing on his cr...
Category

1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Handcut & Painted Sheet Metal Folk Art Cat Door Stop, circa 1940
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare painted sheet metal black cat with arched back and prominent whiskers door stop. Measures : Tall 23 x 10.75 so it makes it's presence felt. Very cool cat...
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal, Iron

French 18th Century Chestnut Brusque
Located in Atlanta, GA
A terrific 18th century Arte Populaire Brusque from the Ardeche region of France. A vessel used for preparing chestnuts.
Category

18th Century French Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Chestnut

1950's Lega 'Idimu' Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century finely carved mask, from the Lega culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displays the typically heart-shaped face of Lega 'Idimu' masks. Traces o...
Category

1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Raffia, Hardwood

Small Cairn Elemental Spinning Top in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was Wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame ...
Category

1950s British Folk Art Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Carved Sailboat set in Open Waters Oil Painting 1920's
By Esposito
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-158 hand carved sailboat on open waters set in a wood frame Signed on verso Esposito 1920 Image size 9.5 x 12.5".
Category

1920s Italian Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood, Paint

Antique Scandinavian Large Folk Art Carved Wood Bowl 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-679 Scandinavian Folk Art bowl carved from a solid block of wood.
Category

1940s Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Large French Bread Basket from a Bakery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic double handled basket is in good condition and could handle a bunch of fruit or bagged bread. The condition is very good. A great display piece for a kitchen or retail...
Category

Late 19th Century American Country Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hickory

Antique Colliapsible W.S. Tubbs SnoShu Folding Canoe Chair c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Turn of the century Snowshoe chair with Ash frame, rawhide lacing and steel brackets. These lightweight, portable chairs were used in canoes for...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Wood, Ash

Vintage Bavarian Wood Carving of the Infant Bacchus
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Bavarian wood carving of the infant bacchus Oberammergau is a world-famous wood carver town in Bavaria, Germany. Nikolaus Lang, a known art...
Category

1910s German Renaissance Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Folk Art Red Painted Wood & Iron Childrens Sled Sleigh 49"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian wooden children’s sled with iron wrapped runners, painted dark red with the word “Belle” picked out in gold.
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Buttocks Basket from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century original painted grey buttocks basket is in good condition with minor breaks on base in areas. Amazing form and nice patina.
Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Hickory

Circa 1920's English Riding Crop
Located in High Point, NC
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 ...
Category

1920s English Edwardian Vintage Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Bone, Leather, Hickory

Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "3", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball pair and one target ball, France, late 19th Century. Decorated with the numer "3" on each of the Boule balls. In the 19th century, the manufacture of b...
Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Hardwood Folk Art

Materials

Olive

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