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Rare Antique Japanese Oversized Sleeping Kimono (Yogi)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Japanese Oversized Sleeping Kimono (Yogi)
This is the outer shell of a type of shaped sleeping kimono known as a yogi. Yogi were in more common use during the Edo and M...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Pair of Beautiful 19th C Woven Jacguard Coverlet Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautiful 19th c woven Jacguard coverlet pillows. Custom made pillows have feather and down inserts and zipper for cleaning.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Goyard Trunk, 1910 France
By Goyard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Astounding vintage Goyard trunk in a rare extra large size. The oldest and largest antique Goyard trunk available for sale anywhere. Completely or...
Category
1910s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$38,000
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel and applicator, New Kingdom period, 1550–1295 B.C.
Located in London, GB
Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel set, dating to the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1295 B.C.), includes a wooden container for storing kohl, a black cosmetic used for eye adornment and protection,...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Printed Linen Kerchief of George Washington, ca 1806, Germantown, PA
Located in York County, PA
Extraordinarily early (1806) printed linen kerchief glorifying George Washington, Germantown print works, Germantown, Pennsylvania
Printed in sepia ink on coarse, white linen, this patriotic kerchief shows a standing portrait of George Washington, above which is a swag valance and the words “The Effect of Principle, Behold the Man”. The portrait is based on a mezzotint after Gilbert Stuart’s very famous painting of Washington in his later years. Stuart painted it in oil on canvas for a wealthy merchant by the name of William Constable, who commissioned the work for Alexander Hamilton.
The kerchief is interesting because it is both American-made and documented. This is exceptionally unusual for any printed textile of the 19th century or prior and the earlier the time period the more unlikely an object is to be identified. This kerchief and a companion piece entitled “The Love of Truth Mark the Boy” (also glorifying Washington through the fabled story of the cherry tree), were made ca 1806 by Germantown Print Works in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
To the left of Washington's image is a portion of his infamous farewell address to his troops at the end of the Revolutionary War. To the right is a short excerpt from his eulogy. Below these are three images. In the center is a square-rigged tall ship with “Commercial Union” above it, flanked by the American eagle on the left and the British lion...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
French 19th Century Portrait of a Flower Girl
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A heartwarming, late 19th century French oil-on-linen portrait of a young girl bearing a garland of pink flowers, painted in a technique of folk art naivete for emotional, rather tha...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Foil
Vintage Pond Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Wooden pond yacht with natural finish and painted white above the waterline. Linen sails, blue deck.
70" long x 11 1/2" wide x 78" ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Linen Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Lead
$7,554
20th C Calico Postage Stamp Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C Calico Postage Stamp Quilt Circa 1900 - 1920. Great Condition. from Pennsylvania.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Linen
$1,580 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique french Royal Wedding Quilt
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and outstanding French antique Royal Quilt with flower design and each square consisting of four Fleur-de-lis originally was used for ceremonial Royal weddings at the Roman Catholic Churches. The borders of the Quilt represent the typical Greek key design and the middle part is various flowers and leaves, some of them close to tulips images, which at that time were symbol of love and loyalty. Weddings Quilts...
Category
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Ancient Coptic Textile with Classical Figures
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Finely woven of wool and linen, this large, ancient, museum level Coptic textile depicts figures derived from classical antiquity, some playing musical ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Classical Roman Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$12,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Italian Flag
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Italian flag. Vintage Italian flag made by Serpone & Co. Napoli. Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Approximate dimensions: 38” H X 60” W
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Linen Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Linen
20th C. Navajo Indian Weaving Saddle Blanket Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 20th C Navajo Indian weaving saddle blanket custom made Pillow.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Massive Merchant Schooner Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive and rare example of a model English merchant sailing vessel, circa 1860, that plied the China Trade from England to Hong Kong. The ship has the sail rig of the Sandy Hook pilot boats...
Category
1860s English Sporting Art Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wood
Group of 17 Antique 19th & 20th Century Folk Art Sewing Needle / Pin Cushions
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible collection of 17 Folk Art pin cushions.
The group comprising pansy flowers, strawberries, boots, mittens, a rolled cushion, 2 books, a pear form, a bell form, a carrot, and a heart.
In varying materials including silks, wools, and cottons. The carrot is the newest, made from an early synthetic fiber.
Some are filled with cotton batting, some with sand or sawdust.
From the personal collection of a long-standing, well-regarded Virginia antiques...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Linen Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Satin, Silk, Thread, Natural Fiber
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Walangkura Napanangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal painter Walangkura Napanangka (1940-2014), one of the matching pair painted in 2007 in Alice Spring. Entitled "Kutungka", acrylic on Belgium linen, inscribed on reverse with gallery catalog no.
"Kutungka" depicts the landscape of a country where an old woman named "Kutungka" travelled from Malparingya to Kaltarra in Western Desert during the Dreamtime creation. The highly abstract forms are the dreamtime memory of the land features, such as rock piles and waterholes.
Provenance: Grasstree Gallery, Australia.
It comes with a COA from the gallery as well as progressive photos taken during the creation of this painting by the artist in 2007.
Brief biography From Australian Art Gallery...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Modern Linen Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Linen
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles and Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
Vintage Handmade Round Doilies Fine Crochet White Cream Ivory French
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handmade doilies fine crochet white cream ivory French lace starched round.
Beautiful hand crochet doilies in great vintage condition, the color is beige, nice floral design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Frank Vincent DuMond Impressionist Painting
Located in Redding, CT
Frank Vincent DuMond painting. Bucolic setting of a woman in a pastoral scene by a river. She is seated reading and dressed in an Edwardian, early 20th century clothing. Signed lower left. "To My Friend Mr.Kempshall, Frank V. DuMond".
Frank Vincent DuMond was one of the most influential teacher-painters in 20th century America. He was an illustrator and American Impressionist painter of portraits and landscapes, and a prominent teacher who instructed thousands of art students throughout a career spanning over fifty years.
In a teaching career spanning more than fifty years, DuMond taught thousands of artists at the art students league. His students included Norman Rockwell, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Marin, Frank J. Reilly,Charles Webster Hawthorne,Frank Herbert Mason,Ogden Pleissner, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Louis Bouché, Eugene Speicher,Helen Winslow...
Category
Early 20th Century French Romantic Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Linen
American 38 Star Parade Flag, circa 1877
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique American 38 Star Parade Flag, circa 1877, a fine woven linen small parade flag with 38 stars in a bold "Dancing Star" pattern, enacted in 1877 upon the admission of Colorado....
Category
1870s American Federal Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
19thc Decorated Stoneware Cowden & Wilcox Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Decorated Stoneware crock lamp made by Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania. This double handled crock is made into a lamp and newly...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware, Linen
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "Two Kuniya (Pythons) During Tingari Cycle", this mesmerizing painting was painted by Australian aboriginal artist Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
American 19th Century Hooked Rug Depicting a Dalmatian
Located in Hudson, NY
Hooked and shirred hearth rug, New England, circa 1850s in wool, cotton and linen. This dramatic folk art piece is in excellent condition.
Depicting a recu...
Category
1850s Folk Art Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Linen
Pair of Beautiful Vintage Indian Weaving Textile Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautiful vintage Indian weaving textile custom made pillows.
Feather and down inserts and zipped casing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Chinlie Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These fine Navajo Indian weaving pillows are sold as pairs. There are two pairs in stock. They are in fantastic condition.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$956 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Gold Mexican Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair Beautiful Gold Mexican Indian weaving pillows. Gold Linen Backing with Zippered Casing. Feather and Down Inserts.
Category
20th Century North American Native American Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen, Down, Feathers
$716 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid 19th Century French Landscape With Castle Ruins
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid 19th Century French Landscape With Castle Ruins. Gorgeous oil on linen piece. See detailed photos. Contact us for more information.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Paint
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These black and white with a grey ground are so unusual for Navajo weaving's. These pillows have a black cotton linen backing. The condition are pristine. Sold as a pair.
Category
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Navajo Striped Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Navajo Striped bolster pillows. Feather and down inserts and zippered casing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Thomas Dewey & Harry Truman 1948 Presidential Election Campaign Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a unique commemorative collage, celebrating the 1948 U.S. presidential election between Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey. This one-of-a-kind collage features a Harry Truman signed...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Walangkura Napanangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking abstract painting by Australian Aboriginal painter Walangkura Napanangka (1940-2014), one of the matching pair painted in 2007 in Alice Spring. Entitled "Kutungka", acrylic on Belgium linen, inscribed on reverse with gallery catalog no.
"Kutungka" depicts the landscape of a country where an old woman named "Kutungka" travelled from Malparingya to Kaltarra in Western Desert during the Dreamtime creation. The highly abstract forms are the dreamtime memory of the land features, such as rock piles and waterholes.
Provenance: Grasstree Gallery, Australia.
It comes with a COA from the gallery as well as progressive photos taken during the creation of this painting by the artist in 2007.
Brief biography From Australian Art Gallery artist...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Modern Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Wood
Antique Swedish Folkart Sunnerbo Painting Made to Use as a Pillow
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Swedish Folk Art (commonly known in swedish as bonad) made 1790-1820s. Part of a bigger painting. Likely made by Johannes Nilsson at Sunnerboskolan, Småland. Local painters were often inspired by decorations in churches, where they learned and trained their crafts. The painting on linen is upholstered as a pillow.
The main motif depicts a holy woman serving wine dressed...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Linen, Hemp, Paper, Feathers
19Thc Wool Log Cabin Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Wool log cabin doll quilt from Pennsylvania in fine condition.This comes from a private collection.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Folk Art Mural
Located in Greenwich, CT
Beautiful Swedish Folk Art mural (or bonad), also referred to as a kurbitz or kurbits, depicting King Herod and the three wise men dressed in 18th century...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
$29,000
19th Century 39 Star American Flag, circa 1889
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century 39 Star American Flag, circa 1889, a printed linen ensign with 39 stars arranged in a wavy star pattern, with stripes in a very unus...
Category
1880s American Federal Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Woman's Headdress in Shape of a Butterfly, Yao People, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Woman's Hat in the shape of a butterfly.
China, mid 20th century
Linen stretched over a basketry frame, wood, silk tassels and fringe, glass beads.
22" x 20 1/2" x 5" (56 x 52 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Silk, Natural Fiber, Beads
Belgium Linen Covered Blue and Yellow Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handwoven Belgium linen throw pillow.
The front and the back are made from a different color, front is plain blue and back is plain canary...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Organic Modern Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Hearth Rug Early 19th Century American Folk Art
Located in Hudson, NY
Folk art hand shirred and hooked rug in wonderful colors on a black mottled background. Wool on linen, American, New England circa 1830's. The colors of the flowers are perfectly bea...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Vintage Anatomical Pull Down Chart 'Osteology, GH Michel Company
By G.H. Michel Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Anatomical Pull Down Chart 'OSTEOLOGY ,GH Michel Company,Black background,amazing color contrast.Beautifully screened printed,linen backed.S...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles & Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
Coptic textile Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E.
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Coptic textile
Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E.
Materials: linen, Wool
23 x 16 cm
This fragment features black decorations on a beige background, depicting human figures with...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Located in Brecht, BE
For magician and circus lovers. This early 20th century circus banner. Hand painted on canvas.
Category
Early 20th Century British Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
19thC Double Horse Pull Toy on Iron Wheels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc all original double horse pull toy with original iron wheels and red painted wood base. The condition is worn but in good condition.
Category
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wood
Original Buffalo Bill Movie Banners 84"Long
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Selling as a pair - Banner from the Robert Altman's 1976 film Buffalo Bill and the Indians; and Sitting Bull's History Lesson staring Paul Newman. Looks m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
$40,000 / set
Monumental Early Navajo Saddle Blanket Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early striped Navajo weaving bolster pillow has unusual saw tooth pattern in corners. The back is a dark chocolate cotton linen backing. The condition is very good with down and...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
45 Star Mounted Crochet Hooked Rug, Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
45 Hand hooked Star flag became is born from the the Official flag of the United States when on July 4th, 1896 Utah was honored by being added and recognized as the newest state in the American Union.
This hand hooked flag rug...
Category
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen, Wood
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing Navajo Indian weaving rug is in fine condition. The pattern is simple and fantastic colors.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Strabone Pollaiulo Night Sky Edit Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Strabone Pollaiulo Night Sky Edit Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 243.84 x L 299.72 cm.
Materials: Wool, Nettle, Linen & Silk.
Calle Henzel stands as a trailblazer in the realm o...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Silk, Linen
$15,392 / item
Pair of Navajo Indian Striped Saddle Blanket Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a vibrant yet simple striped pattern Indian weaving saddle blanket pillows. Sold as a pair. Great condition.
Category
1930s American Navajo Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Wool
$1,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19thc Pennsylvania Nine Patch Postage Stamp Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Pennsylvania stamp nine patch crib quilt. Calico print fabric and indigo calico ground. This crib quilt was found in Pennsylvania.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Cotton
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Large Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow is super early and fine condition. The backing is in a camel cotton linen.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage School Chart, a German Poster Depicting the Human Flea, Early 1900's
Located in Langweer, NL
This school chart has been made by Dr. Schlüter & Dr. Mass. The German title of this poster is "Der Menschenfloh" Von Prof. Dr. A. Hase. Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin. Early 1900's...
Category
Early 20th Century European Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Amazing Large Saddle Blanket / Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic saddle blanket has the original corner ties and the now large pillow has a dark chocolate brown linen backing. The insert is down and feather fill with a zipper closur...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Saddle Blanket Pillows, Set of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of three Navajo saddle blanket pillows are all from one saddle blanket.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Pillow, Two Grey Hills
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine handwoven Navajo Indian weaving pillow is in mint condition. The backing is in a cotton linen. Down & feather fill.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Two
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of geometric Indian weaving pillows is in fine condition and have black cotton linen backing.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
American Child's Sampler, Circa 1845 by "Julia Ellen Painter Aged 9 Years Old"
By Julia Ellen Painter
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely American Sampler with family register by "Julia Ellen Painter aged 9 Years Old" under the tutelage of "Sarah Potter Plymouth" with the date sti...
Category
1840s American Victorian Antique Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Thread
Mexican Indian Tree of Life Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pillow was constructed from a Navajo Tree of Life weaving from the Cedar Ridge area in the northern part of the Navajo Nation and dates to the 1940s. Pictured in this weaving ar...
Category
1940s American Navajo Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Down, Linen, Wool
$476 Sale Price
46% Off
Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian Weaving eye dazzler pillows (Pair) Beautiful Colors of Black, White, Red, Taupe. This pillow is definitely and eye catcher. Feather and down insert and zippered casing.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Expressionist Framed original Painting, Late 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
“TWO FIGURES,” a wonderfully expressive painting in tones of fuchsia and lavender, late 20th century. Acrylic on paper, mounted on black linen and framed behind glass. Late 1980s but...
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Linen Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Paper
Scandinavian Carpet Woven Rug Pink Rollakan Rolakan Carpet Swedish, G120
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very large scandinavian rug from the 60s. Flat weaving technique (rillakan), wool on linen. Traditional geometrical patterns in pink, white and ...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Linen Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
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