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Material: Metal
Spectacular Complete Dayak People Mens Mandau Sword
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare Museum quality Traditional Men’s Sword known as a Mandau. Used by the Dayak while on the Hunt and in former times in disputes regarding hunting rights and land boundaries. Thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Tin
Folk-Art Bridal Chest, 1826
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German pine bridal chest made in 1826 for a certain Jacob Sallberger. Hand-painted with beautiful fine details. The iron hinges and handles are hand-forged. The key and lock are orig...
Category
1820s German Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Swiss Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century Swiss Bread Board dated 1802 and monogram H W
Category
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Papago Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large monumental handled Popago basket featuring nine eagles.
Period: Mid-20th century.
Origin: Papago, Southwest.
Size: 12" x 20".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and featuring a deer in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Hanukkah Lamp...
Category
Mid-17th Century Polish Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Silvered Metal Altar Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Italian Baroque style silvered metal gilded wood monstrance reliquary. circa 1770-1820
Handmade in Italy in the late 18th / early 19th century, commissioned by the church to display an important religious relic, sculptural painted wood form, mounted with decorative silver repousse metal facing, open oval window where the philatory relic was once housed, rising on a gold gilt painted shaped plinth base.
Dimensions: (approx)
17" High, 8" Wide, 5" Deep, 1.25lbs
History:
Reliquaries (also referred to as a shrine or châsse in French), are containers used to protect and display relics. A portable reliquary may be called a fereter, and a chapel in which it is housed a feretory. A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is also used as reliquary for the public display of relics of some saints.
The use of reliquaries became an important part of Christian practices from at least the 4th century, initially in the Eastern Churches, which adopted the practice of moving and dividing the bodies of saints much earlier than the West, probably in part because the new capital of Constantinople, unlike Rome, lacked buried saints. Relics are venerated in the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Anglican Churches. Reliquaries provide a means of protecting and displaying relics. While frequently taking the form of caskets, they range in size from simple pendants or rings to very elaborate ossuaries.
The relics were enshrined in containers crafted of or covered with gold, silver, gems, and enamel. These objects constituted a important form of artistic production across Europe and Byzantium throughout the Middle Ages.
Many were designed with portability in mind, often being exhibited in public or carried in procession on the saint's feast day or on other holy days. Pilgrimages often centered on the veneration of relics. The faithful often venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it; those churches which observe the veneration of relics distinguish between the honor given to the saints and the worship that is due to God alone.
Sixteenth-century reformers such as Martin Luther opposed the use of relics since many had no proof of historical authenticity and objected to a cult of saints. Many reliquaries, particularly in northern Europe, were destroyed by Calvinists or Calvinist sympathizers during the Reformation...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Renault Road Tractor Toy- 2Y41
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Introducing a classic piece of vintage machinery: this small Renault road tractor. This collectible toy tractor offers a glimpse into mid-20th-centur...
Category
20th Century French Empire Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Iron Spatulate Currencies, Chamba or Mambila, Cameroon or Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of iron flat spatulate currency pieces, made by the Chamba or Mambila peoples of Cameroon or Nigeria.
Mid 20th century or older.
10 1/2 inches high for larger currency. Pair ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
French Hand-forged Blacksmith Sign
Located in London, England
Beautifully crafted blacksmith trade sign.
Hand-forged and riveted, not welded.
A seriously striking decorative piece of 20th century folk art.
In exceptional original co...
Category
1950s French Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Curtis Jere Black Brutalist Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Curtis Jere Black Brutalist Brass Ribbon Textured Wall Art Sculpture. Item features woven steel metal construction, brutalist textured finis...
Category
20th Century American Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century American Brass Dachshund Boot Scrape
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century American cast brass boot scrape takes the delightful form of a Dachshund, blending functionality with charm. Cast with remarkable detail, the dog’s long, low ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Circa 1907 riding Crop with Sterling Collar
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1907 English riding crop made from hickory. The handle is made from horn, and is joined to the hickory shaft with a sterling collar. The collar...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oversized Gilded Mortar and Pestle from Pennsylvania
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century gilded pharmacy sign of large dimensions from Pennsylvania made of gold painted zinc and representing pestle and mortar, circa 1850s-1880s.
Category
19th Century American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Zinc
Antique Vintage Lamp Base in Alabaster and Brass with Lampshade - 2Y231
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Condition: Good
Comments: The lamp is in working condition, though the electrical wiring does not meet modern standards. The alabaster and brass lamp base is in good condition, with ...
Category
20th Century French Empire Metal Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Mastercraft Brass Furniture Locks
Located in Pasadena, CA
Introducing a Pair of Mid-Century Mastercraft Brass Furniture Locks, embodying the timeless elegance and functionality characteristic of mid-century design. These exquisite locks, cr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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 Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical swirl design and tips are shaped with large flat ends with 5 beads on each s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Small propeller bronze bipalas, British manufacture of the 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Small propeller bronze bipala, British manufacture of the 1930s.
Width 19 cm - 7.5 inch, height 8.5 cm - 3.4 inch, depth 4.5 cm - 1.8 inch. The propeller is mounted on a custom-mad...
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Carnival Folk Art Carved Wooden Head with Zinc Hat
Located in Haarlem, NL
This head is from a fair or carnival game.
Not sure what the game was, perhaps the head has been used to toss rings over, or maybe you were supposed to throw something in his mouth....
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
1940s Navajo Single Saddle Blanket
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo single saddle with eye dazzler design. Trunk piece, unused condition.
Period: circa 1940
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Size: 28" x 29".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery d...
Category
1940s American Native American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Trafalgar Chess Set by A. Andreucci
Located in Milan, IT
Featuring an elegant and sophisticated chessboard crafted from nubuck and burnished brass, with chess pieces in matt horn and burnished brass, the Trafalgar Chess Set, designed by A. Andreucci is a spectacular piece to display in a formal lounge...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Silver Handmade Corn on the Cob
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sterling silver handmade heavy corn on the cob is unmarked and has gilded kernel's. This is a handmade item.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Chiseled Bronzw Processional Cross Cap of the "Christ of the Agony", Spain, 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Processional cross cap of the "Christ of the Agony". This Christ belonged to the parish of San Pedro de Ariznoa located in the town of Vergara in Guipuzcua. The piece is handcrafted ...
Category
17th Century Spanish Rococo Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Set of Five Small American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with ...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Lead
SICK LMS511-10900S01 PRO SR LIDAR Sensor – Outdoor Scanner – Working - 2Y426
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This is a SICK LMS511-10900S01 PRO SR LIDAR sensor, an outdoor laser scanner designed for precise measurement and detection applications. It was installed but never used, ensuring it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Antique Metal Sheet - Wall Décor Sign
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique thin metal sheet from a shoe shop in Lyon. The black wall décor is in good condition. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Wear cons...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy "Tumbling Monkey" by Louis Marx Toy Co., American C.1938
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is an all tin vintage wind up toy and a very strong example of "Tumbling Monkey" by the Louis Marx Toy Company of New York City; manufactured circa 1938. Quite remarkably, it in...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Lillooet Lidded Storage Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Lillooet lidded storage basket with polychrome imbricated design. Pedestal style. Traded for food in Washington, 5 miles from the Canadian border...
Category
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid-20th century sheet metal shoemakers trade sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century sheet metal shoemakers trade sign
A sculptural sheet metal mid-20th century English boot makers shop trade sign. Still with its original loop hanging and side supp...
Category
1940s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Sterling Silver and Coral Rattle Whistle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver baby rattle and whistle has a bulbous shaped form. The surface of the tiered body is embellished with impressive embossed leaf decoratio...
Category
1870s English Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch & Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English large cast iron Punch & Judy matching doorstops . Late 19th century.
Category
1880s English American Empire Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Late 1940s American Amusement Park Car, "Little Red Convertible"
Located in San Francisco, CA
American amusement park car, "Little Red Convertible." A late 1940s streamline design similar to a Packard or Hudson of this post war era. Solid rub...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1960's French Portrait Man with Fingers in His Mouth Caricature
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12 x 9.25 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
1960's French Portrait Brunette Man Side Profile Caricature
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
signed lower corner
Image : 12.5 x 9.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
1999 Ministry of Labor Medal for J. Boving in Original Box - 2Y348
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A 1999 Ministry of Labor medal awarded to J. Boving, housed in its original presentation box. Crafted in vermeil, this medal from Monnaie de Paris is a distinguished item, reflecting...
Category
1990s French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Vermeil
1960's French Portrait Gentleman in Deep Thought, Caricature
Located in Cirencester, GB
French character portrait
French school, mid 20th century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
stamped
Image: 25.5 x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
1960's French Portrait Wacky Smoker Caricature of Young Man with Cigarette
Located in Cirencester, GB
French Character Portrait
French school, Mid 20th Century
Gouache paint on unframed paper
Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French portrait painting. Id...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage 20th Century Hammered Brass Ashtray - 2Y214
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage hammered brass ashtray, dating from the 20th century or earlier, is a fine example of craftsmanship that adds a touch of timeless elegance to any setting. Whether used a...
Category
20th Century French Empire Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Huge Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting - Pink White Roses
Located in Cirencester, GB
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
oil on canvas, unframed
39.5 x 32 inches
signed front and back
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the...
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Large Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brass Horse by Luciano Bustamante 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large brass Brutalist patchwork stallion horse with blown black glass eyes. Fantastic artistic piece by Luciano Bustamante of Mexico c1965. In excellent vintage condition wi...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th c. Distressed French Flag Pole
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 19th century French distressed wooden flag pole tipped with toleware spear.
CREATOR Unknown. Made in France.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800s.
MATERIALS AND TECHNI...
Category
19th Century French Industrial Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Antique 20th-Century Double Decaliter Grain Measure in Wood - 2Y353
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Type: Grain Measure, Double Decaliter
Material: Wood with Wrought Iron
Period: 20th Century Design
Origin: France
Condition:
Sold in original, unrestored condition
Some wormholes (vr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Hammered Copper Bas-Relief of Poseidon's Head – Exquisite Detail - 2Y59
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This finely detailed hammered copper bas-relief depicts the majestic head of Poseidon, showcasing the craftsmanship of this stunning piece. The intricate detailing highlights the pow...
Category
20th Century French Empire Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Panamint Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Finely woven polychrome Panamint. With original collection tags. Albert Davis collection, Supt. Skidoo Mines, 1870-1890.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century.
Origin: Nevada
S...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Arts and Crafts Copper Milliners Trade Sign, Copper Top Hat
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Copper Milliners Trade Sign. Copper Top Hat
This is an unusual piece, the Top Hat is made in beaten Copper it sits on an old wooden stand
The hat and stand are bo...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Colourful Abstract, French Expressionist Original Painting
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, GB
AKOS BIRO (HUNGARIAN 1911-2002)
watercolour/ crayon, signed
size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches
Beautifully colourful, original painting by the very popular and highly regarded Hungarian/...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Wall Crucifix in Wood and Regule – Esoteric Religious Art - 2Y271
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Discover this exquisite antique wall crucifix crafted from wood and regule, embodying elements of esoteric religion. This unique piece is a striking addition to any collection of rel...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Yellow Iron Facade Letter P, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “P” was made during the 1960s in former Czechoslovakia and comes from an old facade inscription POŠTA. In czech language Post Office. The weight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Golden Bar Cart
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant golden bar cart from 1881, exudes retro charm and timeless sophistication, perfect for elevating your entertaining space with a touch of luxury.
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Sulky and Rider Folk Art Weather Vane, 1940s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Vintage Sulky and Rider Folk Art Weather Vane
Additional information:
Materials: Iron
Color: Black
Period: 1940s
Place of Origin: North America
...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Canteen, 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome pottery canteen
Acoma
1920
Measures: 8 inches height x 6 inches diameter.
Clay, mineral pigments, corn cob.
A wonderful example of an antique polychrome Acoma Pueblo Pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
"the Love Song" Gold Tone Photograph by Carl Moon
By Carl Moon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
"The Love Song" gold tone photograph by Carl Moon - signed gold tone; 8" x 10". Taos - 1914 - the Indian's name is Geronimo Gomez. Published in "In Se...
Category
1910s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid Century Abstract Steel, Brass & Wood "Man" Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century abstract steel, brass & wood "man" sculpture.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pictorial Panamint Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polychrome pictorial Panamint basket with stylized butterflies, very finely woven.
Period: Last quarter 19th century
Origin: Panamint
Size: 4" x 6".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Gilt Bronze by Auguste Moreau “NUIT D’ÉTÉ”
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
"Nuit d’été",
dated 1894 and signed by Louis-Auguste MOREAU
Famous French sculptor, 1855-1919
A superb French parcel gilt patinated bronze group depicting a semi-clad maiden on n...
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique American Soldier Whirligig
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted Pine with rotating sheet iron swords, with black hair, mustache and beard, bicorn hat, blue jacket with tacks for buttons, black boots mounted on a yellow circular...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Early 20th century bronze casting bookends depicting an English pole brigantine
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bookends, bronze casting depicting an English pole brig at sea, where the sails unfurled between the waves and mounted on mahogany wood base. English manufacture of the earl...
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
American Hunting Decoy 'Patches' with Glass Eyes and Metal Link Latch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Hunting Decoy 'Patches' with Glass Eyes and Metal Link Latch
Dimensions: 13" W x 6.75" D x 7" H
This American hunting decoy, affectionately n...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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