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Material: Metal
Handpainted Ethnic Art Parchment Wall Sconce from Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Great Plains Native American Crow Beaded Leather Cuffs with Bar Design
Located in Denver, CO
These antique Northern Plains Indian wrist cuffs, also known as gauntlet cuffs, are crafted from hide and adorned with Venetian trade beads arranged in a classic bar design, characte...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Rare Mexican Belt Buckle
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Rare Mexican Belt Buckle.
Category
1950s Mexican Other Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Circa 1900 Native American Yokut Polychrome Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Yokut polychrome feast basket woven with sedge root, mud dyed bracken fern and redwood. Diamond bands with three "quivers".
First quarter 20th Century
10 1/2" wide x...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
American Polished Steel Sky Light Binnacle with Rope Carved Base, Phil. C. 1880
By Hands & Sons
Located in Charleston, SC
American polished steel sky light binnacle with rope carved base, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Norfolk VA. Late 19th century. Binnacle has been electrified fo...
Category
1880s American American Empire Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Hand Painted Wooden House with Storage - in an American Folk Art Style
Located in Morristown, NJ
A charming handmade storage piece in the form of a house with a chimney. Executed in the American Folk Art style, this is a charming piece that is both decorative and practical. The ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Short Sword From The Tetela Tribe Dr Congo Africa Ca 1880-1900 Kasai
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and very Rare Short Sword From The Tetela Kasai Tribe Dr Congo Ca1880-1900
Tribe : Tetela
Country : DR Congo
Height: 39.5 cm
Very good condition
Coming from a Belgian collection
Category
1880s Congolese Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Coffee Grinder
Located in Louisville, KY
This well-preserved piece of American Coffee history is a site to behold. With it's ornately decorated iron grinder sitting atop an oak base joined with beautiful small dovetail jo...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
American Folk Art Wood and Iron Farm Bureau Weathervane Advertising Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great looking cartoon Midwestern Americana weathervane. Farm Bureau Insurance started in 1921. This great piece most likely was a premium or advertising piece. Hand painted wood with...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large African Tribal Art Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could ...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Samuel Mazy Glazed White & Pink Porcelain Hyacinth Sculpture
By Samuel Mazy
Located in Toronto, ON
Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, exclusive to Maison Nurita in Canada. Mazy has been working as a ceramist for nearly 20 years in Paris. He sculpts porcelain flowers to create poetic floral compositions. His work is directly inspired by the masters and manufacturers of Sevres Porcelain. This Hyacinth is handmade in hand painted glazed porcelain with copper leaves and stems, and is placed in a white biscuit porcelain...
Category
2010s French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Igbo Iron Spiral Currency (Manilla), Nigeria
Located in London, GB
This nineteenth-century spiral currency (Manilla), from the Igbo culture in Nigeria, is impressive in its size and exhibits a wonderfully exaggerated twisted, spiral form.
Spiral ir...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
18th Century Italian Rococo Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
"Space bar" by WAS, Unique piece
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
"Space bar" by WAS
Airplane trolley turned into an unique Artwork
The trolley has been customized by the french artist WAS transforming it into a work...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
African Kuba Helmet Mask on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Helmet Mask known as Bwoon from the Kuba Tribe in the Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa circa mid-20th century. The carved wood mask was decorated with copper plates on the face, and lavished embellished with trade beads, raffia cloth with cowrie shells and hanging seed pods, fur possibly from monkey. The surface and the interior both display good patina indicates a native use (contact rubbing) and age.
Bwoom is one of three types of royal Kuba masks...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique African Tribal Sculpted Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Interesting African tribal sculpted statue made of iron or lead.
It almost appears that the materials used were taken from a sunken ship.
Look closely at...
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Bronze Letter Wax Seal Stamp Featuring Nude Bathing Women Art Nouveau
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Late Victorian bronze nude bathing women Art Nouveau letter wax seal stamp unused and never monogrammed.
Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
4 Bronze Brutalist Figurative Head Art Sculptures, Circa 1920
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Four striking brutalist bronze sculptures of heads, incredibly well executed by a talented and likely well trained hand but are unsigned by the artis...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Brutalist Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Vintage 1970s Set of 12 "Chatellerault" Knives – Resin Handles - 2Y465
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage set of 12 "Chatellerault" knives from the 1970s, featuring resin handles and stainless steel blades, is a charming addition to any tableware collection. The set weighs 2...
Category
1970s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tiffany & Co. 14 Karat Yellow Gold, Enamel and Diamond Compact
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 14 carat yellow gold, hot enamel and 0.30 carat diamond compact made by Tiffany & Co - boxed; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique 14 carat yellow gold compact case has a rectangular rounded form.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of the case are embellished with impressive cream coloured hot enamel, accented with paralleling black borders with incurved corners.
The anterior surface of the case is ornamented with an applied oval cartouche, incorporating a ribbon box decorated frame accented with twenty-nine Dutch cut diamonds, totalling 0.30ct.
The anterior edge of the compact features a push fit catch ornamented with further black enamel decoration.
This impressive antique compact opens to reveal the original integrated mirror and two powder compartments.
Each makeup compartment features a flush hinged cover, with a subtle protruding thumbpiece to either side; the flush hinge indicates the high quality of the piece.
The upper rim of the compact is fitted with an impressive yellow gold chain handpiece, accented with six tubular designs ornamented with further cream and black hot enamel decoration.
The interior rim of the antique mirror bears the renowned maker's/retailer's mark 'Tiffany & Co' and the 14ct gold fineness mark (14K).
This exceptional Tiffany & Co compact case in gold is fitted to the original hinged leatherette presentation box with a satin and velvet lined interior, securing with a push fit catch; such an example in the original box is rare to the market.
The interior of the box bears the retailer's mark 'Tiffany & Co'.
This exceptional case is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire.
Condition
This antique Tiffany compact...
Category
1910s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf tassel ornaments.
These were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. They are hand-...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Large Antique Wabi Sabi Wooden Tray, Scandinavia c. 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A large antique wabi sabi tray with heavy patina from age and use. Old repiars with metal.
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Romantic Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Venetian Handmade Blue and Gold Carnival Mask with Feathers
Located in New York, NY
This Folk Art cobalt blue mask is a real Venetian creation, entirely hand-drawn and handcrafted with gold decor and white stone.
Italian Artists have realized this piece in full res...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
Embroidery Scissors, Iron, in the Shape of a Tower, Germany, 1840
Located in Milan, IT
Antique embroidery scissors. Made of cut iron, with a silhouette in the shape of a gothic tower, extremely rich in every part with engravings.
Ger...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Fernand Audet '1923-2016' French Impressionist Oil, Still Life Apples / Kitchen
Located in Cirencester, GB
"The Kitchen Interior"
by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016)
signed bottom right
oil painting on board, unframed
Measures: painting: 10.5 x 13.75 inches
A ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 5 x 7.25 inches
Delightful early 20th cen...
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Wrought Iron and Brass Firedog Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare small size pair of wrought iron Christmas tree shaped firedog andirons with decorative brass finials.
See measurements below.
Category
1820s Unknown Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Nautical Miles Gauge on Board
Located in Norwell, MA
Thomas Walker & Son polished and lacquered "Nautical Miles gauge with three readings. Mounted to a wood backboard with a finely carved rope border and dark rich finish. Weight is 12 ...
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
The Ethiopian Procession Cross: A Radiant Symbol of Faith, Guardian of Sacred
Located in Ixelles, BE
The Ethiopian Procession Cross: A Radiant Symbol of Faith, Guardian of Sacred Mysteries.
Artistic and Historical Description This Ethiopian procession cross, of rare beauty, embodies a long tradition of Christian religious art...
Category
19th Century Ethiopian Primitive Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Jeep Car
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up jeep car is an original vintage metal toy.
Unknown manufacturer and age.
Functioning but lightly damaged mechanisms.
Not in p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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
Brass Repousse Rose Water Perfume Sprinkler Bottle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass repousse decorative collectible rose, orange water perfume sprinkler bottle.
Brass hammered and chase design.
They are used to spray rose water on gue...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Folk Art Bird Cage
Located in Hastings, GB
A charming late 19th century hand crafted primitive folk art bird cage, in the manner of a chateau, painstakingly detailed with hand painted r...
Category
1890s German Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moorish Emerald Green Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish Emerald green painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th c. Monumental Belgian Flag c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original monumental Belgian flag.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wool, Metal.
CONDI...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Enamel Sign for Colman’s Mustard
Located in Cheshire, GB
Enamel sign for Colman’s Mustard, of rectangular form decorated in blue and yellow enamel.
Dimensions
Height 16 inches
Width 62.5 inches
Depth 0.5 ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Metal Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Mid 20th Century French Original Line Drawing Sketch Nude Lady, 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
10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: private coll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid-Century Coin Operated Horse Ride
Located in Round Top, TX
Mid-century coin operated horse ride for kids (of all ages).
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Handpainted Parchment Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Large Pastel "Sponge Diver Tarpon Springs Flat" by Americo Di Franza
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautifully executed pastel of a Sponge Diver in amazing colors. Signed lower right corner Americo Di Franza is the artist. In excellent condition.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century sheet iron silhouette horse weather vane with original iron mounting rod. Mounted on a more modern base. 32"H x 44"L base 29" x 6" x 6"...
Category
19th Century American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Los Angeles Highway Trash Removal Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles trash cleanup sign. Emerald green background with a man in work clothes picking up trash. Great coloring and patina. Cool vintage graphics...
Category
Early 2000s American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign. Item features a large impressive size, fluorescent lighted bulb interior, wonderful color, original l...
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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
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
Dated 1827 - Antique Norwegian Wall Hanging Cabinet, Hand-Painted by Embrik Bæra
Located in Skien, NO
Antique Norwegian Wall Hanging Cabinet - 1827, Hand-Painted by Embrik Bæra
This exceptional primitive wall-hanging Cabinet / Cupboard / Sideboard ...
Category
Early 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Patinated Bronze & Giltwood Carved Crucifix - Siegfried & Roy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive Continental 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Giltwood Carved Crucifix Former property of Siegfried & Roy, the renown German-Ame...
Category
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Important Glazed Stoneware Sculpture Entitled «Flétrie», Anne Barrès, circa 2010
By Anne Barrès
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important glazed stoneware sculpture entitled « Flétrie »by Anne Barrès. Circa 2010. Unique piece.
Can be displayed both indoors and outdoors.
H : 17.7’ x 19.7’ x 19.7’ inches (c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting, The Girl Playing Piano
Located in Cirencester, GB
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on canvas, unframed
Measures: 21.5 x 18 inches
Signed front and back
Condition: excellent
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist hav...
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
"Cat With A Bow Seated" Still Bank, American, circa 1970
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Cat With A Bow Seated" cast iron still bank is a re-issue of a bank by the same name and same casting made in the early 1900s by the Grey Iron C...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair Folk Art Paintings on Wood Panel, 1980s, by Moses Tolliver "MoseT"
Located in Southbury, CT
My uncle Bob was a country lawyer in rural Alabama and Moses Tolliver was one of his friends and clients. The pair of original paintings you see here were given to my uncle by Mr. Tolliver in exchange for legal services in the 1980s.
Both the human figure and the snake were painted on scrap wood paneling and each has an aluminum beer pull-tab on the back for hanging. The works have been framed so the pull tab is not visible; if you prefer, simply remove the frames and both pieces will be as created.
The snake painting...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Travel Size Backgammon Board by Geoffrey Parker
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This Travel Size Backgammon Board by Geoffrey Parker is perfect for game lovers on-the-go. Its compact size makes it easy to transport, and its ...
Category
2010s British Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Chrome
19th Century Blackfeet Fighting Dag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfeet fighting dag native made with blade from a wagon wheel or barrel rim. Blade goes full length of handle and protrudes 8 1/4". Much patina from use. Fastened with nail rivets...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
African Topoke Iron Currency Blade, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Minimalist Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Parchment Handpainted Folk Art Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
"La Crianza" by Aurelio Arteta, Enamel on Porcelain Hand Painted with Silver
By Aurelio Arteta
Located in Braintree, GB
Aurelio Arteta Errasti (2 December 1879, Bilbao - 10 November 1940,
Mexico City) was a Basque painter who worked in several styles;
including Symbolism, Cubism and Social Realism. ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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