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Material: Metal
Christian Cross by Danish Artist Ejvind Nielsen
Located in Odense, DK
EJVIND NIELSEN
Born 1940. Teacher's exam 1967, specially trained theologian 1978, subject consultant in Christianity at the Århus School System. Priest...
Category
1990s Danish Metal Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Iron
A rare 19th century folk art diorama of two sailing vessels racing at sea.
Located in Central England, GB
This most attractive mid 19th century folk art cased diorama shows a view at sea with a large three mast English ship being chased in a racing situation by a smaller and faster single mast yacht. Both are passing by a lighthouse which is in the foreground.
This diorama has been beautifully handmade. The vessel, sails and lighthouse are all hand carved in wood and very nicely painted in bright colours as is the setting of the choppy sea which has most likely been formed in papier mâché.
The most appealing element of this piece is its small compact size which easily lends itself for display on a shelf, table or perhaps wall mounted.
The case is made from nailed pine boards which have been papered and painted black and finished with a glazed front set into putty.
The glass is original and period with lovely handmade imperfections.
This decorative diorama is in excellent original condition.
English, circa 1860
Height 16cm x width 52.5cm x depth 8.5cm max.
Thank you for looking at this rare and interesting 19th century diorama...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Genevieve Zondervan, French Oil Painting, Head Portrait Young Woman
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Head Portrait"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
oil painting on board.
Board: 16 x 13 inches.
Very decorative 20th oil painting on board by ...
Category
Late 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
9th Century Silver Processional Priest's Hats, Chimu Culture, Peru
Located in Point Richmond, CA
9th century silver processional priest's hats, Chimu culture, Peru.
These silver hats were originally covered with fabric, as can be seen in the remaining surface pattern. The hol...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
System walking stick with light, England 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System walking stick: a stick with light. The light is located in the plastic knob at the end of the knob. Activated by a rotating ring on the rod, the light (orange-red becau...
Category
Early 20th Century English Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolours Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
set of 2
Top watercolour on paper, unframed
Bottom watercolour on board, unframed
Top painting : 5 x 7 i...
Category
Early 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Native Sioux Quilled Council Pipe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Native American Sioux quilled and file-burnt stem with highly polished T bowl.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Sioux
Size: 8" x 4 1/2", 36" ...
Category
1870s Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Large Early 20th century Palethorps Pictorial Enamel Sausage Sign Very Rare
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Early 20th century Palethorps Pictorial Enamel Sausage Sign
Very Rare old sign with a mouth watering picture of Palethorps Royal Cambridge sausages
The sign is made in ceram...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
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
Vintage Toy Car, Military Wind Up Tri-Ang Tiger Tank, Lines Bros Ltd., 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Military Wind up tri-ang tiger tank is a vintage toy representing a First World War tank.
Part of the toys produced by the famous Lines Bros Ltd.
M...
Category
Early 20th Century English Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Green Verdite Shona Sculpture (28.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Genuine Large Green Verdite Shona-style Sculpture of a mother and child. Shona artists are masters of the bust sculpture. This large piece is typical of the Sub-Saharan Shona style. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Zimbabwean Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage "We Love Our Children" Street Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun vintage street sign that reads "Please Drive Slowly. We Love (Heart) Our Children". Black lettering and trim on a reflective silver background...
Category
1980s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Profusion of Pink Roses Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
oil on canvas, unframed
20 x 16 inches
signed front and back
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the a...
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage Rare Scandinavian Craft Geometric Trivets by Kaija Aarikka
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large 11 1/4 x 6 in.
Medium 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.
Small 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.
An ingenious and unusual wooden and metal wire rod trivet from the Finnish designer Kaija Aarikka. The Aarikka design house is over 50 years old, started in 1954 by Kaija Aarikka who, as a textile design student, was unable to find suitably attractive buttons for a suit she had created for a final assignment. She decided to carve her own - and was surprised that her five buttons turned out to be the star of the day. That same year she and her husband founded their company, called Aarikka Oy, and opened their first sales outlet in Helsinki. In the ensuing years the company has focused on creating unique decorative and household designs showcasing local Finnish materials - which entails quite a bit of birch wood. The wooden circles are echoed by the circular wire loops at the end of each row of rings. The construction allows it to be slightly flexible but quite sturdy, while the open loops allow air to circulate under the pot. The wires can be rotated. The Aarikka Finland...
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Painted Tin Tex Tan Western Wear Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s/1960s; Kids Korral, Inc. - Lakeville, IN and Tex-Tan Western Leather Co. - Yoakum, TX
Vintage painted tin children's western wear sign.
This sign advertises Tex Tan leathe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Oversized Advertising Store Display Scissors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brass oversized scissors
probably used for advertising and or store display.
These will add interest to any room, wall, hair salon or fashion fashi...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Boxed Ships Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
19th century ships compass set into a dovetailed box with sliding lid. Brass bowl compass with gimbaled. Weight is 9 pounds.
Category
1890s Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Fine Cast White Metal Bracelet Classic Sculpture Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century cast mixed white and brass metal bracelet from the East Africa, possibly connected to the Arab states. Beautiful cast geometric design around outside ...
Category
Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Warrior ax, adze from the Fang tribe, Gabon, 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
An warior axe from the Fang tribe (Gabon) with a rich aged using patina from the 19th century
Totally uncleaned blade
Length wooden handle 49 cm, iron blade 15.5 x 10.5 cm
Tribal pat...
Category
19th Century Gabonese Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Original Vintage Curtis Jere Ship Boat Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed original Curtis Jere large wall sculpture. Incredible piece full of detail. In classic Jere style, this art piece encapsulates...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Modernist Painting, Farmworkers
Located in Cirencester, GB
Figures of Farmworkers, Female
by Bernard Labbe (French, active mid-late 20th century)
original gouache, watercolor and ink on artist's heavy paper
size: 9 x 7.5 inches (sheet overall is 15.75 x 13 inches)
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed, the white margins surrounding the image have some minor marks
provenance: the artists atelier/ studio, France (stamped verso)
Bernard Labbe (French). The artist was based around the Laval and L'Huisserie, Mayenne, areas in the Pays de Loire. Many items in this collection bear...
Category
Late 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
1950s Pair Knoll Leather Butterfly Chairs Jorge Ferrari Hardoy Bonet and Kurchan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous pair of C. 1950 vintage cognac leather Butterfly chairs, designed by Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Antonio Bonet, and Juan Kurchan for Knoll. This is a vintage ...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Salisbury, Original British Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
Salisbury
by Ronald Birch, British circa 1970's
watercolour on art paper, unframed
overall paper measures: 15 x 22.25 inches
titled and dated 'Oct 1989'
*Free shipping on this...
Category
Late 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
"Jungle bar" by KEJO, Unique piece
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
« Jungle bar » by KEJO
Airplane trolley turned into an unique Artwork.
The trolley has been customized by the french street artist KEJO transforming i...
Category
2010s French Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1960's British Original Oil Painting, Portrait of a Lady in Pink
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Beryl Darton (British circa 1960's)
Period: mid 20th century/ 1960's
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Size: 20 x 16 inches
Condition: overall very good, a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
Traditional English Painting Bolton Castle in Yorkshire, England
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Bolton Castle, Yorkshire, England. Cattle grazing the fields below the 14th Century medieval...
Category
Late 20th Century English Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Pair of Antique English Solid Brass "Reindeer" Chimney Ornaments on Oak Stands..
Located in North Salem, NY
A wonderful unique pair of old solid brass Reindeer chimney ornaments on Oak stands from England. Circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Hand Crafted Styized Copper Rooster Weathervane On Base
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large well-patinated contemporary hand-crafted copper rooster weathervane mounted on a copper clad octagonal base.
The rooster is removable from the base and can rotate as desired....
Category
20th Century Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Other
"Dutch Boy" Themed Chocolate Mold Pattern Circa 1915, Belgium
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made circa 1915, this hammered tin mold is unmarked but probably was made in Belgium vis a vis the "Dutch Boy" theme. This two part chocolate mold pattern wa...
Category
1910s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Chippewa Quilled Birch Bark Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Chippewa circular quilled birch bark box with fully quilled lid with three dimensional yellow star. Birch bark, quills and sweet grass.
Period: Mid-20th cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Ghidini 1961 Mirror with Little Vase in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Mirror with decor and brass frame. A classic Renaissance monofora is the form that inspired the mirror. The arc is defined by brass profile rounded at the bottom, just like on a wind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Alma Ibacache 3D Debossed Painted Copper Metal Wall Art Brazilian Lumberjack
Located in Philadelphia, PA
(Believed to be) Alma Ibacache 3D Debossed Painted Copper Metal Wall Art "Brazilian Lumberjack". Believed to be Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 39" H x 27.5" W x 2" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
1960's French Portrait Four Lady Caricatures
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 pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
Set of 2 Kusu (Tribal) currency from Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Winnetka, IL
Three Kuso Currency pieces known as Boloko are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are made from forged iron and were used as currency in commerce. Today, they are sculp...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
German Policeman Handcarved Folkart Midcentury Fairground Figure
Located in London, GB
Midcentury fairground figure
An extraordinary handcrafted mid-20th century fairground dodgems/go cart figure in the form of a policeman. Directing traffic flo...
Category
1950s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
19th Century Plateau Parfleche
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Plateau parfleche of steer or elk hide, gun barrel scraper used. Ex. LaPlant collection.
Period: Last quarter 19th century
Origin: Plateau
Size: 12" x 24".
Family Owned & Ope...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Eagle Weathervane, Attributed to Cushing & White
By Cushing and White
Located in Nantucket, MA
Full body molded copper spread wing eagle with cast zinc talons perched on a copper sphere. Great proportions with outstretched wings, showing wonderful detailing to the body and win...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Two Early Painted Wood and Metal Wagon or Fire Engine Wheels
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Early set of large wood wagon fire engine wheels, great yellow and hits of red paint showing.
Category
1880s American Primitive Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Abstract Metal and Glass Sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber, Cranbrook School
By Gertrude Schreiber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract metal and glass sculpture by Gertrude Schreiber ,Cranbrook student. Amazing visual, intricate execution, wonderful use of color form and space.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Herbert Abrams Paint Palette Case, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Herbert Abrams paint palette case from his time as a portrait artist. Abrams was most well known for his work as a commissioned portrait painter...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Senufo Locking Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Time honored texture and form define this Senufo sculptural object. The abstract etchings were achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan meticulously traced and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Ivorian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Very Rare 19th Century Italian Trompe L'oeil Panels
Located in London, GB
19th century Italian trompe l'oeil panels
We are proud to offer a spectacular pair of highly decorative 19th century Italian trompe l'oeil panels, each depicting an architectural b...
Category
1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Folk Art Wrought Iron Weathervane With Rooster
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Folk Art Wrought Iron Weathervane With Rooster. 37 1/2 inches wide by 42 inches tall by 1 inch deep good old, crusty yellow paint on one side.. age appropriate where
Category
Early 20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Igbo Spiral Copper Alloy Arm Adornment/Currency, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
Cast into a beautiful coiled form, this copper alloy Igbo woman's arm adornment from Nigeria was also used as a form of currency. This 19th century piece has developed a lovely green...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany and brass skylight ship binnacle. T.S. and J.D. Negus company was established in 1848 in New York City. They were makers of fine scientific instruments, circa 1848-1900. This highly desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight...
Category
1860s American American Empire Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Table or Floor Sculpture by Harold Kimmelman in Stainless
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An impressive original work by Harold Kimmelman, an award winning Sculptor, based in Philadelphia, and well known for his public works. He preferred w...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Wire Art Abstract Head Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Whimsical Folk Art Wire "head" sculpture,,,Very well exicuted,,
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Viennese Bronze Sculpture, Oriental Nude Dancer, Belly Dance
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Viennese bronze sculpture. Oriental nude dancer.
Enchanting and decorative antique bronze sculpture.
Painted bronze on marble ba...
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
French Modernist Cubist Painting Summer Town Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Summer Town Scene
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
signed lower right
stamped verso
painting: 14.75 inches x 10.75 inches
A delightful original painting by the 20th century French Impressionist artist, Maurice Mazeilie. The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists estate sale in Paris.
Mazeilie lived and worked in Montmartre, with a studio on the famous Place du Tertre. His love of the coast led him to also maintain a studio on the Brittany coastline.
Born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris in early 1924, Mazeilie painted coastal scenes in Brittany, Parisian landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Located in Cirencester, GB
Original Fashion Design Illustration
by Roz Jennings, British
watercolor and ink on card, unframed
size: 12 x 8.25 inches
condition: very good
A beautifully colorful and chara...
Category
Late 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Folk art carved walking stick depicting a German Shepherd dog, Austria 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: carved wooden handle depicting a German Shepherd dog’s head, sulphur glass eyes. Hawthorn wood shaft and metal ferrule. Silver gilt ring. Austria circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Large Papier-Mâché Hand Painted Angel Candelabra
Located in St. Louis, MO
Impressive 1960s large Mexican folk art hand painted papier-mâché angel with 5 arm candelabra. Hand painted details over white robe, include hair, face, gold gilt rope collar, pink a...
Category
1960s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Modern Abstract Architectural Wire Iron Sculpture Manner of Roy Gussow
By Roy Gussow
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modern abstract architectural wire iron sculpture manner of Roy Gussow. Classic modernist, strong presence, very well executed.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Painted Game Wheel
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large 19th century wooden gaming wheel with hand-painted face including numbers and central nautical star design. In black, maroon, yellow, and orange paints, with metal dowels sepa...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid.
The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
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