Metal Folk Art

Material: Metal

19th Century Scottie Iron Boot Scraper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This 19th century cast iron boot scraper or garden ornament is in good condition and weighs a ton.

Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Scottie Iron Boot Scraper

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique figural copper and tin trade sign. This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries...

Category

Early 20th Century Metal Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron, Tin

Early 20th Century Pharmacist Figural Trade Sign

Collection of Vintage Painted Lead Soldiers

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Collection of Vintage Painted Lead Soldiers All hand painted, various makers, some signed or with markings on the underside. (lot) sized vary. Provenance: From the Estate of a Gentl...

Category

20th Century Metal Folk Art

Materials

Lead

Collection of Vintage Painted Lead Soldiers

Mexican Hand Painted Colorful Tonala Pottery Ducks Set of Three

By Sergio Bustamante, Tonala Pottery

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery birds Folk Art with brass decoration in the style of Sergio Bustamante. Vintage Mexican ceramic and brass hand painted Tonala pottery duc...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Mexican Hand Painted Colorful Tonala Pottery Ducks Set of Three

Vintage Nupe Cast Bronze Purse Container Bells and Rings Early 20th Century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Vintage Nupe of Nigeria thinly cast hollow bronze purse or container, probably created by the lost wax process with attached bronze bells and rings. Hollow with fine overlaid designs...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Metal Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Nupe Cast Bronze Purse Container Bells and Rings Early 20th Century

Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s Item e7309 An antique handforged cattle bell, made in Switzerland around 1900. The bell comes with its original brown lea...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Unique automatic coffee roaster

Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK

Unique automatic coffee roaster in very nice oriignal working condition.

Category

Early 1900s Hungarian Vienna Secession Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Unique automatic coffee roaster

Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939

By Dooling Brothers

Located in Hampstead, QC

This is a Dooling Mercury First Series tether car built in 1939 by the Dooling brothers, Tom, Russell and Harris. They began building racers in 1937 for their own pleasure. These e...

Category

1930s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939

Indigenous Sheyka Sterling Silver and Inlaid Figural Rabbit Brooch or Pendant

By Native American Art

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This Zuni Indigenous American sterling silver and inlaid gemstone figural rabbit brooch or pendant was made by Porfillo and Ann Sheyka. The piece was handmade in most likely the late...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Indigenous Sheyka Sterling Silver and Inlaid Figural Rabbit Brooch or Pendant

Charming Small Musical Box with Embroidered Decoration, Quadripod - 2Y309

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This charming small musical box features intricate embroidery and a beautiful fleur-de-lys design. Set on four quadripod legs, this unique piece combines elegance with functionality....

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Charming Small Musical Box with Embroidered Decoration, Quadripod - 2Y309

California ROADSIDE BUSINESS Freeway Sign, 1950s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Take a trip drown memory lane with this 1950s California freeway sign. Taken down from Nothern California decades ago, the sign features a black background with white lettering and c...

Category

1950s American Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

California ROADSIDE BUSINESS Freeway Sign, 1950s USA

Early 20th C Cast Iron Toy Sedan by A C Williams Original Red with Nickel Wheels

By A. C. Williams Company

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous and classic cast iron toy from the early thirties. In what looks like to the original Red with Nickel Wheels and the right amount of wear to th...

Category

1930s American Industrial Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron, Nickel

Early 20th C Cast Iron Toy Sedan by A C Williams Original Red with Nickel Wheels

19th C Bronze German Sheppard Doorstop

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th C bronze German sheppard doorstop. Great condition.

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

19th C Bronze German Sheppard Doorstop

Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys

By Louis Marx and Company

Located in Redding, CT

Collection of 12 vintage tin lithograph lithograph toys. The price is $350 for the entire collection/set, The set includes a German Ferris Wheel by Joseph Wagner...

Category

1960s German Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys

Moche Copper Bronze Mask

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A large coper mask of a dignitary with almond shaped, inset shell eyes with pupils and a wide brim type crown. Attached at the brow line, a row of danglers is suspended, aligning the...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Moche Copper Bronze Mask

Found and Salvaged Steel Structure on a Wooden Base

By Jim Rose

Located in Chicago, IL

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of spare parts come together ...

Category

2010s American Folk Art Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

Found and Salvaged Steel Structure on a Wooden Base

Vintage 20th Century Longwy Enamel Plate – Hand-Painted Mountain Scene - 2Y504

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This vintage 20th-century enamel plate from Longwy is a stunning decorative piece, beautifully hand-painted with a serene mountain scene. Measuring 1.2 inches (3 cm) in height, 10.6 ...

Category

20th Century Metal Folk Art

Materials

Enamel

Vintage 20th Century Longwy Enamel Plate – Hand-Painted Mountain Scene - 2Y504

Exceptional Throwing Knife Gbaya tribe Njem Tribe Ca1880 Central Africa Congo

Located in Leuven, BE

For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium : Ancient and Exceptional Throwing Knife of the Gbaya people of South / Bumali / Njem Tribe : Gbaya / Njem / Bumali Region: Central African Republic...

Category

Late 19th Century Central African Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Exceptional Throwing Knife Gbaya tribe Njem Tribe Ca1880 Central Africa Congo

18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane

Located in Chicago, IL

A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...

Category

18th Century French Primitive Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane

Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner

By Snap Wyatt

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.

Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner

Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, Golden Triangle

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

An Akha Tribe Woven Silver Bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques with each silver str...

Category

Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Metal Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, Golden Triangle

AR Denarius Otho (69)

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: [IMP M O]THO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head to right Reverse: SECVR- I[TAS P R], Securitas standing to left, holding wreath and sceptre Weight: 3.33 g Grade: Very Fine Referenc...

Category

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

Materials

Silver

AR Denarius Otho (69)

Antique Lusterweibchen of a Patrician Lady ca. 1900

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Lusterweibchen of a Patrician Lady ca. 1900 An antique lusterweibchen chandelier of a medieval patrician lady holding a heraldig blazon which features the bavarian colors an...

Category

Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Lusterweibchen of a Patrician Lady ca. 1900

Art Nouveau Moriz Jung Cabaret Fledermaus Vienna Enameled Advertising Sign

Located in Vienna, AT

A domed, black & white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Artwork by Moriz Jung from the early 1900s, the production date is around the 1960s. Hi...

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Iron

Art Nouveau Moriz Jung Cabaret Fledermaus Vienna Enameled Advertising Sign

Large Heavy Brutalist Hand Forged in Israel Iron Hanukkah Menorah Sculpture

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly breathtaking work. Heavy, bold, and striking. We have not seen another quite like it. A statement piece in about any setting. Holds nine candles. Signed on the base "Hand...

Category

20th Century Israeli Brutalist Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Large Heavy Brutalist Hand Forged in Israel Iron Hanukkah Menorah Sculpture

African Moroccan Tribal Tuareg Khoumya Leather Dagger Paper Cutter

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in North Hollywood, CA

African Moroccan Tuareg tribal Khoumya arm dagger in dark brown leather sheath. great to use as a paper cutter on desk. Handcrafted by Artisans in south Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a stamped leather engraved with Moroccan Tuareg geometric tribal designs. The arm dagger was a weapon widely used by people across Africa in the Sahara and Sudanic Africa, from the central Sahara to North Cameroon, from Nigeria to Somalia. It was worn in a sheath attached to the inner side of the left forearm by a loop, Metal steel blade shows some rust, leather in very good condition. Size: 13 inches length x widest part 1.5 inches. Blade is 1 inch. Africa, Morocco circa 1940s. Great Islamic antique Nomadic Tuareg knife dagger...

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

African Moroccan Tribal Tuareg Khoumya Leather Dagger Paper Cutter

Sterling Silver Baby Rattle and Teething Ring

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sterling silver baby rattle and teething ring- a blue plastic tether with a sterling silver rattle / bell - the perfect gift for the baby that has everyt...

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Baby Rattle and Teething Ring

Moor Heads Vases "Venus with gold", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design

By Mosche Bianche

Located in San Miniato PI, IT

This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...

Category

2010s Italian Modern Metal Folk Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Moor Heads Vases "Venus with gold", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design

Vintage Illuminated Letter T, 1970s

Located in Kojetice, CZ

This vintage Industrial illuminated letter T was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black metal ...

Category

1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Illuminated Letter T, 1970s

Zuni Pueblo Inlaid Silver Sunface Necklace Bracelet Ring by Burdian Eustace 1960

Located in Portland, OR

A wonderful & elegant "Parure" (set) of inlaid sterling silver Zuni pueblo 'Sun Face' jewelry, by Burdian Eustace, circa 1960. The set comprising; Squash Blossom necklace, large cuff bracelet, ring and a pair of earrings. The set is finely decorated with a Sun Face design and is made of sterling silver, with inlays of jet, turquoise, coral and mother of pearl. The suite is signed "Burdian Eustace" and is also stamped "Sterling", condition is excellent, a wonderful set of Zuni jewelry. Ring size 7" Cuff 6" around Necklace 28" length Burdian Eustace of Zuni Pueblo crafted this Zuni Sun Face...

Category

1960s American Native American Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Coral, Sterling Silver

Zuni Pueblo Inlaid Silver Sunface Necklace Bracelet Ring by Burdian Eustace 1960

Mid-Century Wood & Rope Oval Gueridon Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

Located in Austin, TX

Oval Mid-Century wood & rope gueridon Audoux Minet, Circa 1960. Height / 19 inches. Diameter / 23 inches by 15.5 inches.

Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Wood & Rope Oval Gueridon Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet

African Tribal Art Mask Parchment Wall Shade Sconces in Red

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Pair of African Tribal Art mask parchment wall shade sconces. These Art pieces could be used as large wall lamp shade. Iron frame covered with hide w...

Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

African Tribal Art Mask Parchment Wall Shade Sconces in Red

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 Metal Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal, Iron

Handcut & Painted Sheet Metal Folk Art Cat Door Stop, circa 1940

Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920

By G. Doloy

Located in Incline Village, NV

Rare 100 year old French toy in it's original box depicting two acrobats attached to a wire frame with brown barrel weights, cascading down a green metal ladder. Once assembled (loop...

Category

1920s French Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Vintage French Toy "Les Acrobates", circa 1920

Unusual Set of German Mid-20th Century Shop Trade Sign Tools

Located in London, GB

Unusual set of German mid-20th century shop trade sign tools Every now and again we are lucky enough to acquire items that firstly we have never seen and secondly, we will never see...

Category

1950s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass

Unusual Set of German Mid-20th Century Shop Trade Sign Tools

Zinc French Butchers “Boucherie” Trade Sign, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

19th century Zinc French butchers “Boucherie” trade sign. Referred to as a Boucherie, this handcrafted zinc horses head sign would have hung above a...

Category

Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Zinc French Butchers “Boucherie” Trade Sign, 19th Century

Richard Rohac, Car with Lantern, 1950

Located in Vienna, AT

Richard rohac, rare car with lantern, thermometer, 1950, good condition.

Category

1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Richard Rohac, Car with Lantern, 1950

African Art by MB Kasongo Banza Meso, L'Angoisse II, Brass Relief, 1977

Located in Delft, NL

African Art by MB Kasongo Banza Meso, L'Angoisse II, Brass Relief, 1977 MB Kasongo Banza Meso, Title: L'Angoisse II, in brass relief African Art, Signed and dated 1977 The frame wil...

Category

20th Century Congolese Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

African Art by MB Kasongo Banza Meso, L'Angoisse II, Brass Relief, 1977

Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s

By Akan Ashanti

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A beautiful bronze vessel, lidded pot on three legs, made by the Asante People, Ghana. Nicely cast lid with 4 reptiles and a bird. Several faces are depicted on the side of the vesse...

Category

1940s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Kuduo - Bronze Gold Dust Vessel, Asante People, Ghana, 1940s

Paolo Soleri Ceramic Bell

By Paolo Soleri

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ceramic bell by Paolo Soleri c.1960's, USA. This bell features varying nautical creatures around the ceramic bell with a triangular metal clapper representing a fish tail. The bell h...

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Paolo Soleri Ceramic Bell

Adorned Iron 19th Century Pipe Tomahawk

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Heavily adorned presentation grade pipe tomahawk with pewter inlaid fish, moon, acorn and war axe on cast iron blade. Period: Mid-19th century Origin: Eastern...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Adorned Iron 19th Century Pipe Tomahawk

19th Century Original Painted Hubley Gorilla Door Stop

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century original painted Hubley gorilla door stop in fine condition. This is very rare and unusual.

Category

1890s American Adirondack Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Original Painted Hubley Gorilla Door Stop

Weathervane, Iron with Stone Foot, 17th Century

Located in Greding, DE

Large iron weathervane from the 17th Century with long flagpole and hand-hewn sandstone block as a stand.

Category

17th Century German Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Sandstone, Iron

Weathervane, Iron with Stone Foot, 17th Century

Antique French Doll Mold

Located in London, GB

A rare antique doll mould, early 20th century. Patinated metal. The largest one we have found. French.

Category

Early 1900s French Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Antique French Doll Mold

Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 2

Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical design with lines and accent points on the top and at both tips. This type o...

Category

Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 2

1940s Tether Car Powered by Original Super Cyclone Engine

By Rexner

Located in Hampstead, QC

This original 1940 Rexner Zipper Tether Car Racer with its streamlined design is in excellent condition. It is powered by a Super Cyclone .60...

Category

Early 20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Metal Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

1940s Tether Car Powered by Original Super Cyclone Engine

19th Century American Folk Art Heart Shaped Iron Pad Lock & Key, Dated 1875

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

19th-century American folk art Heart-shaped forged iron pad lock and key, dated 1875 A remarkable 19th-century American heart-shaped forged iron padlock and key is a true testament ...

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

19th Century American Folk Art Heart Shaped Iron Pad Lock & Key, Dated 1875

Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship's Hourglass Display Model Timer

Located in San Diego, CA

Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has a wonderful patina and can be polished if desired. H...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Metal Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship's Hourglass Display Model Timer

An antique large padlock & skeleton key - France - Early XXth century.

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

Antique large padlock accompanied by its original functional skeleton key.

Category

Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art

Materials

Steel

An antique large padlock & skeleton key - France - Early XXth century.

Vintage Metal Optician Shop Trade Sign

Located in Linkebeek, BE

vintage Metal Optician Shop Trade Sign Shop Industrial decor - Optician sign Antique Large yellow metal DOUBLE-SIDED eyeglasses sign with a metal wall br...

Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Metal Optician Shop Trade Sign

Rare Antique Wooden Child's Ride on Wooden Toy Boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London

Located in Buffalo, NY

Rare antique wooden child's ride on wooden toy boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London wonderful Folk Art object. 1920s ride on toy made by the Nautilus Toy Compan...

Category

1920s English Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Rare Antique Wooden Child's Ride on Wooden Toy Boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London

Vintage Double-Sided Electric Fence Sign, Embossed Metal - 2Y282

Located in Bordeaux, FR

Add a unique piece of industrial history to your collection with this vintage double-sided electric fence sign. Featuring embossed lettering, this sign was used to warn about electri...

Category

20th Century Unknown Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Double-Sided Electric Fence Sign, Embossed Metal - 2Y282

Outstanding quality antique Victorian Black Forest android barometer

Located in Ipswich, GB

Outstanding quality antique Victorian Black Forest android barometer having a quality antique Victorian Black Forest aneroid barometer with a outstanding quality highly carved oak ca...

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Outstanding quality antique Victorian Black Forest android barometer

Willy Mays San Francisco Stadium Souvenir C.1950-1960

Located in San Francisco, CA

Willy Mays San Francisco stadium souvenir with fabric attached.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Willy Mays San Francisco Stadium Souvenir C.1950-1960

Vintage Yellow & Black Painted Steel 'FRESH OIL' Traffic or Street Sign

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine vintage traffic or street sign. With text that reads: FRESH OIL. In reflective yellow paint. Simply a great vintage sign! Date: Mi...

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Metal Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Vintage Yellow & Black Painted Steel 'FRESH OIL' Traffic or Street Sign

Rare American Mid Century Push Mud Jr Pinball Game - Bagatelle

Located in Hook, Hampshire

Rare American Mid Century Push Mud Jr Pinball Game - Bagatelle. Pinball game still in full working order. Made in America. Sold as a decorative item but in reasonable working order...

Category

1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Rare American Mid Century Push Mud Jr Pinball Game - Bagatelle

Early 20th Century Lighted Figural Copper Apothecary Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique figural copper trade sign. This piece takes the form of an antique mortar and pestle, one of the most important tools used by practitioners of medicine for centuries. This t...

Category

Early 20th Century American Metal Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Lighted Figural Copper Apothecary Sign

Neo-gothic crucifix with a corpus made of polished copper, France ca. 1850

Located in Meulebeke, BE

France / 1850 / Church Crucifix / copper / Neo-gothic / Antique / Baroque A impressive large Neo-gothic church Crucifix with corpus crafted in France in the 19th century. This exqui...

Category

1850s French Gothic Revival Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Silver Plate, Copper

Neo-gothic crucifix with a corpus made of polished copper, France ca. 1850

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns

Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.

Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art

The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.