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Material: Metal
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
Copper Ottoman Empire Coffee Pot or Tea Kettle, Early 20th century
Located in Lomita, CA
This Ottoman Empire copper kettle has a beautiful patina and the Ottoman mark built into the handle. This is part of a collection of Ottoman pieces from Istanbul that includes artifa...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive English Folkart Model
Located in London, GB
Amazing Scratch Built Locomotives
One of the best examples of English scratch built folk art models we have uncovered. Modelled on an steam locomotive this item has been constructed ...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Sioux Child's Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux child's moccasins. 5 1/2" brain tanned elk. Classic Sioux buffalo hoof design with yellow crosses with red faceted beads and commercial tanned elk hide.
Period: circa 1940.
Or...
Category
1940s American Native American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Charles Voysey Design PAIR Antique Candle stick holders decorative décor
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of Pumpkin like design Arts & Crafts brass Candle stick holders by designer Charles Voysey Manufactured by Edward Barnard & Son Circa 1910 Pretty cool cut out pumpk...
Category
19th Century English Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Deer Lodge Prison quirt with orange, black, and white dyed horsehair and leather hand strap and finely braided flapper.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Montana, United States
SIZ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
"Juan Concho" Gold Tone by Carl Moon
By Carl Moon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
"Juan Concho" gold tone photograph signed by Carl Moon; 8" x 10". Published "In Search of the Wild Indian" by Tom Driebe on page 144. This piece is in the original frame; was displayed in Carl Moon's studio and passed to his son and daughter where purchased. A copy of the book "In Search of the Wild Indian" comes with; rare and exceptional.
S OF CARL MOON
1903 to 1914
MS 285
Collection Guide
Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Carl E. Moon learned his craft as an apprentice to a photography studio. He moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, opened his own studio, and made pictorial studies of Indians in the region. Between 1907 to 1914, he worked for Fred Harvey...
Category
1910s American Native American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid 20th Century Vintage Porcelain Enameled Metal Sprinkler Fire Alarm Sign
Located in Stamford, CT
Great Vintage porcelain sign-enameled metal sign, Sprinkler Fire Alarm when bell rings call Police or Fire Dept. This sign came off an industrial building ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Candlestick in Iron, France, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Sciacca", Set of 2 Pieces, Handmade in Italy
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 Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
1930-40 Horsehair Quirt
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Horsehair quirt with original leather flapper and buttons. Like new condition. From Montana. Whitish/cream and black stripes and braided horse hair.
PERIOD: First Half 20th Century
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
1930s Oversized Folk Art Wooden Gavel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique and large commemorative gavel given to Fred G. Fraser as Chef de Chemin de Fer in 1938 by the Promenade Nationale General Committee in Los Angeles, CA (a...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1920s Hand Carved Painted Folk Art Figurative Door
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 19th Century with this exquisite hand crafted, sculpted and painted wardrobe storage cabinet. The ultra rare wardrobe gives an ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Expressionist Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Folk Art Geese Sconce
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
American Folk Art sheet iron sconce with central candlestick flanked by two geese and a mule shoe mounted to base. Best used as a table centerpiece. Perfect ...
Category
1890s American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Modernist Neo Sumerian style Bronze Sculpture of a Centaur, 20th Century
Located in View Park, CA
A rare and valuable modernist sculpture of a centaur, 20th century. Hand carved out of solid bronze with felted base. D’après Picasso with clear influence from Giacometti and Henry M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Original Paint Decorated Dutchy Heart Piano Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early Pennsylvania dutch 19thc decorated piano stool has a girl & floral details with in a heart design . The form of the stool is Victorian with cast iron feet with a glass bal...
Category
19th Century American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Small Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Small rope shaped pocket watch barometer Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-century Hand Carved Scrooge McDuck Carousel Ride c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Hand carved, hand painted solid wood Scrooge McDuck carousel ride mounted on a steel and wood pole.
CREATOR Unknown. American.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950s.
MATE...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage XXth Century Wall Plate with Copper Reliefs by Sénécal - 2Y285
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite XXth century wall plate features intricate bas-reliefs crafted from genuine copper, set against a solid wood background. Signed by the renowned French artist Sénécal, ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Pair of 19th Century Moroccan Intricate Bronze Detailed Doors
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Impressive antique carved Indian double doors, Made of solid wood and metal with intricate bronze detailed. Absolutely stunning carved wood. It could be used as a garden gate or as a...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
1930s Rodeo Clown on a Bull Pull Toy
Located in Lincoln, GB
Circa 1930 double sided metal pull toy of a rodeo clown sitting on a bull with articulated arms and legs that move when the wheels turn, all in multi coloured original paint
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Atlantic City Souvenir Penny Game from Boardwalk Empire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Historical artifact once used in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Maple cabinet with brass plaques and painted iron mechanism. Costing two quarters and a penny to play. Not tested ...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Original Painted Tin Tulips in Basket Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the most unusual metal Folk Art arrangement of flowers in a urn in the form of a basket planter. The condition is very good. Great look on a mantel or bookshelf. Wonderful ol...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Nautical Sailboat or Yacht Model in Blue and White with Painted Wood Body, 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful model sailboat or yacht created from wood, brass, and canvas. The body is painted in a deep blue at the bottom with white edges. A brass propeller sits underneath. All on a...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Native American Sioux Catlinite T Pipe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux catlinite T pipe with fluted base and top. Has been smoked, with original stem. Collected by Charles Graves, Indian agent in 1928, South Dakota. Authentic.
Period: First quart...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
African Currency, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This set of 3 pieces of African currency is very interesting. Looking like some sort of ancient maraca, these 19th century pieces jingle and noise-make with each step. The dimensions...
Category
19th Century African Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Ethnic Brass Traditional Anklet Bracelet from India Vide Poche
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dhokra art old ethnic tribal brass traditional ankle bracelet from India, repurposed as ashtrays ,catchall, or vide poche.
Handcrafted of a hollow band of heavy brass decorated with chevron repoussé banding and lost wax granulation.
The brass inner plate was later added to use the bracelet as a small ashtray.
The closure was a push pin mechanism that was closed.
India, circa 1920s.
Measure: 7"5 D x 2" H.
"Dhokra is an ancient folk art tradition prevalent in India in the eastern states of West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Dhokra craft objects are made through the process of non-ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique, which is one of the earliest and most advanced methods of metal casting known to human civilization. Its roots can be traced back 4500 years to the ancient city of Mohenjodaro in the Indus Valley Civilization.
The name Dokra or Dhokra was used to indicate a group of craftsmen of nomadic type from the Dhokra Damar tribe, scattered over the regions of Bengal, Orisa and Madhya Pradash, whose wares were identified by their beautifully shaped and decorated metal products. The enchanting Dhokra art objects have motifs inspired by indigenous folk...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
20th Century Blacksmith's Sign on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and striking 20th century American blacksmith's sign with an arm swinging a hammer against a block of metal on an anvil, and with sparks flying from the impact. We've had this...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical geometrical. This type of bracelet was worn/used by the Zaghawa People also called Bé...
Category
Mid-19th Century Sudanese Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Rhinoceros Bronze Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is an original piece by Raffaello Romanelli executed in 2011 after being commissioned by a private collector to the Galleria. The rhinoceros was modeled with clay looking at different pictures and the clay mold...
Category
2010s Italian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art French Poultry Store Enormous Rooster Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1356 Folk art French Giant rooster metal wicker
Category
1960s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Bronze Horse Weathervane
Located in New York, NY
Antique bronze horse weathervane. The weathervane has it's own original patina. The weathervane came from a house in New England.
Category
1880s American American Colonial Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
A Knife With Asian Decorations & Original Handle From 1960s.
Located in Lejre, DK
This knife, featuring Asian decorations and an original handle, dates back to around the 1960s. It is a fine example of mid-20th century craftsmanship, combining both functional and...
Category
1960s Japanese Other Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Large Antique Hand-Painted English Grandfather Clock Commemorating Lord Nelson
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique grandfather clock was made in 1805 by William Whitaker of England with hand-painted artistry by Alker of Wigen to commemorate the life and dea...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Miguel Berrocal, "Torero," est. 1775/2000
Located in Rivoli, IT
Beautiful puzzle sculpture signed Miguel Berrocal (Spain 1933-2005). This sculpture consists of eighteen elements assembled
Edition of 2,000 copies. Signed and numbered at the base
...
Category
1970s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Classic Zuni Inlaid Ranger Buckle Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking example of a vintage Zuni inlaid and sterling silver ranger buckle set, circa 1970s.
This is classic Zuni ranger set consists of turquoise, je...
Category
1970s American Native American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver, Other
Silver gilt handle walking stick depicting an hunting scene, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: handle, made out of silver gilt representing an hunting scene, with hunter and dogs. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. Germany circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Framed Leonard Wren "French Pastry" Giclée Print
Located in Medina, OH
Beautiful giclée (canvas print) artwork signed by Leonard Wren. His artwork was inspired by his many travels and became famous for his beauty of the world through capturing the joy light...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage French Flag Tin Locomotive Figurine
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage French Flag Tin Locomotive Figurine, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Color: Blue
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-...
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Sphinx Andirons, Cast Iron, 40 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons in the shape of a Sphinx.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Solido Military Citroën C35 Ambulance – 1:50 Scale Diecast Model - 2Y396
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage Solido Military Citroën C35 Ambulance is a 1:50 scale diecast model, part of the Solido military series. With its green military finish and detailed design, it’s a great...
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Rings Silver Pectoral Necklace
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Rings Silver Pectoral Necklace
Miao Tribe, Northern Vietnam, Laos & Southwest China, Mid 20th Century
An exquisite Miao Tribe Interlaced & Massed Ri...
Category
20th Century Chinese Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
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
1950’s Kirchhoff Tin Noisemaker
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 1950’s tin noise maker made by Kirchhof of Newark, NJ. The tinplate is colorfully painted by chromolithography to depict dancing couples in costumes on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Painted Miniature Normandy Church
Located in Washington, DC
Painted miniature Normandy church. Two pieces.
The doors on the bottom level open.
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Folk Art Horseshoe Andirons / Handmade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These folky handmade horse shoe andirons are in good condition and are very sturdy and heavy. Wonderful western Folk Art.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Traditional Framed Story Quilt
Located in Bradenton, FL
A traditional story quilt. A blue background is embroidered to tell the story of a tiger who kills and impersonates man who shoots a gibbon. Framed with a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage California Highway Seatbelt Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage California road sign warning people to wear their seatbelt. White steel reflective sign with black outline of a person sitting down with a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
19th Century Italian Cast Iron Coal Powered Iron
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classic icon from the last century. Once used in every household, now its cherished for its simplicity and beauty. Cast in it's lid is the ancient symbol of Rome, She wolf with her b...
Category
1870s Italian Primitive Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique French Flag with Fleur-de-Lis c.1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original vintage fabric French flag mounted on a 19th century flag pole topped with a primitive, hand carved fleur-de-lis. Brass grommets.
CREATOR Unknown. Made in Fr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Provincial Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Vintage Toy Horse and Cart
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive hand crafted toy horse and cart with a realistic cowhide cover horse with authentic tack on a wood platform with wheels. The hand painted c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sporting Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century.
The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds fl...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
19th Century Original Painted Coffee Grinder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine original grain painted coffee grinder is in a mustard paint and trimmed in red paint. All original hardware and square nailed construction.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Swedish Iron Weather-Vane with Dragon with Date 1704
Located in New York, NY
Swedish metal (iron) weather-vane of a dragon's head on sword shaped stem. The date "1704" is impressed on the dragon's head which most likely refers the age of the house o...
Category
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1960
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Bronze Dan Bell, Cote d'Ivoire, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bronze Dan (also called Yakuba) bell, Cote d'Ivoire, circa 1960s.
This Dan bell is made from the lost-wax process. It has a looped handle and stylized designs on the bell and around ...
Category
1960s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
"Wildflowers" Gold Tone by Carl Moon
By Carl Moon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Signed Goldtone; 8" x 10"; Taos, 1914; also titled "Pueblo Belle, First Mesa"; published in "In Search of the Wild Indian" by Tom Driebe on page 110. This piece is in the original frame; was displayed in Carl Moon's studio and passed to his son and daughter where purchased. A copy of the book comes with; rare and exceptional.
Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Carl E. Moon learned his craft as an apprentice to a photography studio. He moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, opened his own studio, and made pictorial studies of Indians in the region. Between 1907 to 1914, he worked for Fred Harvey...
Category
1910s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
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