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Material: Metal
Antique Bell Belt with Eight Brass Bells, Tyrol ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Bell Belt with Eight Brass Bells, Tyrol ca. 1900s
An antique bell belt with eight brass bells from the Tyrolian Alps ca. 1900s. Bell belts are used to locate goats or sheep ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Boston Terrier Heavy Cast Iron Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sweet faced Boston Terrier cast iron doorstop. This doorstop is very heavy with great patina. The Boston Terrier hasa very soft look due to the wear.
Category
20th Century North American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
French Enamel Advertising Sign Pile Wonder 50s Mancave 43x43cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Cool vintage enamel advertising sign, Pile Wonder, Emaillerie Alsacienne Strasbourg-Hoenheim, an advertising object from around the 1950s, France.
Ideal object for the mancave, for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally scarce antique American Folk Art gambling triple stacked wooden arrow spindle spinning wheel gaming device from the late 19th / early 20th century.
Believed to be a prototype or for a similar lesser known model of the important, very rare and unusual T. F. HOLTZ made "Three Arrow Trade Stimulator" circa 1896, (displayed in the American Antique Museum, reference L2016.2501.010)
Theodore Holtz of San Francisco and early slot machine pioneer Charles Fey's partner in 1894, forming their first partnership as Holtz and Fey Electric Works. For this particular game, upon depositing your nickel and pressing the lever, three arrows will spin on the front dial and if all three stop on the same marker you win.
Trade stimulators were countertop or freestanding amusement gaming machines widely used to encourage shoppers to indulge in a game of chance. They became popular in American saloon bar...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Beautiful 19th Century Apache Figurative Olla Shaped Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apache figural basketry olla designed 14 male and female figures and 8 dogs. After an olla was filled to the brim with wild grass seeds such as chia or amaranth, or domestic plant pr...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Horse Cart Il Cavallino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horse cart, beautiful aged still functional.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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
Antique boxwood Art Nouveau corkscrew, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Art Nouveau corkscrew made of hand carved boxwood, depicting plant branches enveloping the knob with brass flowers at either end of the T. The corkscrew worm is made of iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare Folk Art Iron Shooting Gallery Carnival Ram Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fabulous folk art freestanding animal sculpture made from found carnival art shooting gallery iron ram. Rich with authentic character, the brown patinated surface is pocked with bul...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Commemorative Ceramic Plate
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A round ceramic commemorative plate of President Dwight Eisenhower. The plate is circular, with gold detail around the edges, and a portrait of Presi...
Category
20th Century North American American Classical Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold
James Shay Navajo Sterling Silver Native American Concho Belt, Marked JS
By James Shay
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This Concho belt was created by Navajo silversmith James Shay.
It features 8 sterling silver Conchos, including the buckle, with hand stamp work.
The buckle is clearly hallmarked "JS STERLING...
Category
Late 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Letter Painter Kvetoslav Dostal Shop Sign, circa 1900
Located in Wien, AT
This vintage sign comes from the shop of Prague letter painter Kvetoslav Dostal. It was probably manufactured circa 1900, as the wrought iron frame construction shows Art Nouveau inf...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique 19th century stainless steel & cast iron sock stretchers
Extra large pair of industrial strength sock stretcher. Today, these would make a great...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Bronze Art Deco Figurine Sculpture Woman with Doves in Flowing Dress on Marble
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful bronze Art Nouveau/Art Deco figurine sculpture woman in a long flowing 1920's dress with doves on a marble base. Unsigned but well crafted with intricate details standing ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hanging Nursery Mobile in Solid Sapele, Marc Leblanc, Leblanc Studios, USA, 2020
Located in Deland, FL
Introduce your home to a touch of organic elegance with this one-of-a-kind hanging nursery mobile designed and carved by Mark LeBlanc. Masterfully crafted from rare and intentionall...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Pair of Italian Demi-Lune Painted Floral Consoles with Spade Feet, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian neoclassical style painted demilune consoles with a centered floral medallion surrounded by a faux marbleized top, floral painted border and swag skirt, and terminat...
Category
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Black Duck Decoy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original 20th century wooden decoy, which is hand-carved and hand-painted. The decoy has a swooped white head with glass eyes. Its back, breast, and belly are painted s...
Category
20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Black Duck Decoy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original 20th century wooden decoy, which is hand-carved and hand-painted. The decoy has a swooped white head with glass eyes. Its back, breast, and belly are painted s...
Category
20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Exquisite 1/25 Limited Edition Alan Biggs Solid Bronze Owl Signed and Numbered
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning limited edition 1/25 Alan Biggs signed statue of an Owl.
A very decorative and well made piece, the finished so smooth and tactile, I absolutely love it and don’t really want to let it go. It is in bronzed which has a wonderful patinated finish, signed A Biggs to the rear with the edition number 1/25
Condition wise we have deep cleaned, hand condition waxed and hand polished it from top to bottom, it is in gallery perfect order.
Dimensions
Height:- 27cm
Width:- 7.5cm
Depth:- 10.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
Alan Biggs
From full length life-size public commissions to intimate portrait heads, Alan works from sittings, photographs and measurements. For public commissions and outdoor pieces a site visit is essential. Each mould is created from a clay model, and subsequently cast in bronze or resin bronze. Alan works with a foundry in Birmingham.
Alan is a sympathetic portrait sculptor of children...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
French La Belle Époque Lighted Bistro Cafe Sign
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic double sided bistro cafe metal sign from France's La Belle Époque period. Features a lacquer finish with pierced letters reading "Montre Ponctua"...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Located in Cirencester, GB
Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's.
The drawing is by - "K. B. White" - a British illustrator and motoring artist who was working in the 1930's.
The drawing perfectly capture the glamorous spirit of vintage motoring - the noise, the crowds, the dust flying through the air - goggles, scarves - the drama of the occasion!
Completely original and unique and perfect for any sporting interior themed room - or a great gift for a man cave or 'boys room'.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Unusual Gilt Metal Leopard, Formed of Welded Steel Washers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very unusual sculpture of a leopard, painstakingly formed by welding stock steel washers into its exquisite seated pose, having a gilded finish.
...
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Tribal Plank Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique tribal plank art with metal base. The piece features a 5.5' tall wooden plank with a colored ornate fish design. Great conversation piece for any space.
Category
20th Century Unknown Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Modernist Folk Art George Nelson/ Calder Style Kinetic Sculptural Weathervane
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Folk Art George Nelson / Calder Style Kinetic Sculptural Weathervane .. Amazing design,, Retains original finish ,paint. Great color / patina..Pictures do it no justice,
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wood, Gesso, and Silver Leaf Reliquary
Located in Round Top, TX
Gesso, wood and silver leaf reliquary with window and door. Cool.
Category
1820s Italian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
French Late 19th Century Weathervane
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational later 19th century girouette - weathervane of a Galleon found in the South of France. The galleon is expertly crafted from beautifully patina...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Copper
Christmas Ornament Featuring A Reindeer Made In Brass & 18 Karat Gold From 2023
By Georg Jensen
Located in Lejre, DK
Christmas ornament featuring a reindeer, made of brass and gilded with 18-carat gold, designed by Sanne Lund Traberg for Georg Jensen in 2023. This beautiful ornament is part of Geor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Mid 20th Century French Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Male - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, GB
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
pencil drawing on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5x 8.25 inches
provenance: private colle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Walking stick, matches candle holder, by Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, Belgium 1910.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick with candle holder system, with black bovine horn tip. The cane is made of light colored Malacca (Rattan) wood. The handle is made of gilded brass, hexagonal in section...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant safety pin made by Think Big NYC. Dated 1986. Cool unusual object. Good vintage condition. Just under 3 feet tall.
Category
1980s Taiwanese Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
English Brown Wicker Dog Kennel Basket
Located in Houston, TX
English brown wicker dog kennel or pet carrier (circa 1900-1910), rare large-scale and in good condition. Forged iron door and latch loop. Door openi...
Category
Early 1900s English Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
1920's Cast Iron Native American Side Profile Plaque In Original Paint
Located in Lancaster, PA
A powerful and well-rendered 1920's cast iron relief plaque featuring a Native American man in side profile, complete with original multicolor paint and vibrant feathered headdress. ...
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Fine Apache Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apache large finely coiled basket having a continuous diamond/floral design.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
Origin: Apache
Size: 15" D x 3" H....
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
16/1700s Brass Mortar and Pestle, France, Primitive Antique, Patina
Located in Skien, NO
Antique French Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, Hand Cast Brass / Bronze, 17th / 18th Century.
This rare primitive mortar and pestle, handcraft...
Category
18th Century French Country Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Collection of Japanese and Chinese Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of eight Japanese and Chinese masks, circa 1950s or earlier. These were recently purchased from the Manhattan estate of a Japanese man who travel...
Category
1950s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Large Store Tea Tin Hand Painted Parnall & Sons Bristol, England
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large store tea tin by Parnall & Sons who were the people to see for outfitting your store and much more as the company grew from 1830. Hand painted showing a girl servi...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Shagreen etui case, London circa 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine English Etui Case with original period fitting. The etui is carved in fruitwood and covered in a dark grey shagreen (Pastinachus sephen, Forrskål 1775) covering. It opens by pushing the button on the side. Finished in silver, the inner grid shows a series of cut-out seats for the insertion of the fitting, which includes a pencil, one bodkin, an ear pick...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Pair of Antiques Money / Bank, Elephants
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Antiques money box / bank, elephants.
One of them circa 1920, made in iron, the other circa 1960 made in aluminium.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Antique WW1 1916 Trench Art Shell Case – Oak Leaf and Acorn Design - 2Y494
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique World War I shell case from 1916 is a remarkable example of trench art, showcasing the creativity and skill of soldiers or artisans who transformed wartime materials int...
Category
1910s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With its many blades and dramatic form, this impressive throwing knife would have been a status symbol and a form of currency among the Ngombe peoples o...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid 20th Century French Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Female - Stamped
Located in Cirencester, GB
Portrait sketch
original drawing by Jean-Paul LE VERRIER (1922-1996)
studio stamped
ink on paper, unframed
Double sided
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private collection of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Handpainted Moroccan Folk Art Decorative Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
American Solid Brass Five Spoke Ringed Yacht Wheel, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American solid brass five spoke ringed yacht wheel with original brass hub, Late 19th century.
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early Americana Painted Wood Monogrammed Trunk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Primitive trunk / chest composed of a hinged wood plank top and painted wooden frame with brass and steel embellishments (brass nailheads with hand-hammered steel handles / hinges / ...
Category
18th Century American Primitive Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Chinese Double Dragon Wedding Banquet Headdress Crown on Wooden Display Bust
Located in Studio City, CA
This an exquisite and spectacular piece. One of our favorites. Quite rare. We have not seen anything quite like it.
Likely worn at one time by a bride in a Chinese wedding ceremon...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Nigerian 19th Century Gold and bronze trade currency Bracelet
Located in NICE, FR
We present you an 19th century antique Nigerian high quality bronze GOLD PLATED bracelet currency traditionally used in monetary functions ...
Category
19th Century African Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Gold Plate
Ethiopian Milk Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th or Early 20th Century Tribal Copper Snake Currency Sculpture Zaire Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th or early 20th century copper snake currency sculpture Zaire Africa
Ngelima culture, Zaire, hand-forged, copper rod in an anthropomorphic styli...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Other Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor Painting - Vigo Spain Coastal Landscape Boat
Located in Cirencester, GB
Inscribed verso, Vigo
Size 11 x 15 inches
Superb original watercolour painting by the well listed and popular Irish painter, Frank Forty (1902-1996). The painting came from a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Original Fire Blanket and Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique piece of fire/safey history. Metal Fire Blanket sign/holder. Measure: 5.5 feet tall. Made by Mine Safety Appliances Co. Pittsburgh PA. Original fire blanket seemingly unused i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
1950's Modernist Painting, French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
French landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century), stamped verso
original watercolor/gouache painting on paper
overall size: 13 x 19.75 inches
condition: very good and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Beautiful 19th Century Apache Figurative Olla Shaped Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Figurative Apache olla with crosses made inside, vertical triangles that connect in a geometric web. After an olla was filled to the brim with wild grass s...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Circa 1900 French Wallpaper Printing Roll
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 wallpaper printing roll from France made from pine.
Category
Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used d...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
Industrial Metal Milk Crate, Powder Coated Navy Blue, circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1960s Industrial Metal milk crate. Freshly powder coated, the milk crate is sturdy and sleek in classic navy blue. A perfect addition to any room that needs...
Category
1960s American Industrial Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Powder Coated Ultra Violet Bar Stool with Blue Faux Suede Seat
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bar stool powder coated ultra violet bar stool with newly upholstered blue faux suede seat.
Oh, this is fun and bold. The metal base has been powder coated in ultra violet and the se...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
Tin Litho Penny Toys Stake & Tanker Truck and a Sedan by Meier
Located in Port Jervis, NY
3 fabulous tin Litho Penny Toys vehicles. A stake truck, a tanker truck and a sedan car. All in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1930s Spanish Industrial Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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