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Material: Metal
Akan Ceremonial Brass Bronze Plate With Mudfish and Adinkra Symbols Ghana Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Finely worked Akan ceremonial brass plate with hammered designs of a mudfish in center and Adinkra symbols in rim. With wear, some holes in bottom.
Field collected in Ghana in 2002....
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1960's French Portrait Jaw Dropped Man 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 9.75 inches
Superbly decorative 1960's French...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early French Copper Wine Barrel Funnel, 13"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage French large copper wine barrel funnel. The funnel is in beautiful condition with great patina showing it's age. The funnel was used in the wine making process, specifically ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Pair of Bronze Stirrups 'Estribos'
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Bronze stirrups (Estribos), 19th century.
Measures: H: 14 cm, W: 29 cm, D: 11 cm.
Category
19th Century European Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Engine Order Telegraph, Aluminum
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic aluminum engine order telegraph from the 1950s.
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Traditional English Painting Country Village Pack Horse Bridge Crossing River
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1992, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Country Village and Pack Horse Bridge, and Ford by...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early 20th Century Double-Sided Iron Nautical Trade Sign "The Norfolk"
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century double-sided sheet iron, cast iron, hand-painted trade sign with hand-forged hooks. Great hand-painted "The Norfolk" featuring a painted...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Water Canteen, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pottery Canteen
Acoma
1900
6 inches Height x 5.50 inches Diameter.
Clay, mineral pigments, twined fiber cordage, corn cob.
A wonderful example of an antique polychrome Acoma Pueblo...
Category
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
wool brush from the Swiss Alps
Located in grand Lancy, CH
wool brush from the Swiss Alps
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Obelisks Italy Third Quarter 19th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Red Granite obelisks surmounted by two gilded bronze terrestrial and celestial globes. The obelisks rest on two plinths also made of granite with base and capital of Giallo d...
Category
1880s Italian Other Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Granite, Bronze
"Monarch Air" Sculpture by Bay Area Blacksmith William Roan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Forged steel, paint
2013
Measures: 11.5 x 16.5 in. / 29 x 42 cm
Hand crafted by William Roan, the blacksmith famous for making the original Bay Bridge Troll. About this piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Collection of Three Carnival Shooting Gallery Target Knockover Birds
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nice collection of three carnival midway knockover shooting gallery targets. Nice chunky pieces. Great original layers of white paint surface.
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Oversized Bonze Advertising Store Display Scissors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, oversized, advertising, store display, bronze scissors open and close as real scissors. Makes a great, rustic, folk art piece or wall art.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Fernand Audet French Impressionist Oil, The Matador & Bull Fight
Located in Cirencester, GB
"The Matador"
by Fernand Audet (French, Tarascon 1923- Mulhouse 2016)
signed bottom left
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 28.75 x 19.5 inches
A fine 20th century oi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Ancient Fang Sword Ntsakh Ou Fa Fang People Gabon African Art Congo 19th Century
Located in Leuven, BE
Very old and exceptional Fang short sword
People: Fang
Gabon - Cameroon - Equitorial Guinea
Period: Mid 19th Century - 1880
Length: 59 cm with scabbard / 54 cm without scabbard
Very ...
Category
Late 19th Century Gabonese Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Wood Pulley Block from a Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and varnished single sheave yacht pulley with mounting pad with curved shape. Block is pinned with brass and has brass sheave. Weight is 1 pound. X-132
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Moroccan Ceramic Urn with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Ceramic Urn with Lid, white crackled ceramic with silver overlaid.
Great to use in the kitchen or in the bathroom.
Great folk...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Folk Art Sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison // Abstract Fig
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist Folk Art sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison, great sculpture made up of welded metal, screws, nuts etc, depicting abstract figures. Mounted on metal base with ba...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mossi Incised Currency Bracelet
Located in Chicago, IL
The blacksmiths and sculptors of the Mossi People were held in special regard by the tribe's ruling class. Their ability to shape bronze and other precious metals into currency and status symbols made them valuable members of the powerful tribe. The intricate design of this currency bracelet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Oromo Igbo African Gourd
Located in Winnetka, IL
This African piece was made by the oromo igbo people of ethiopia
It is a gourd with weaved fiber and metal covering it with intricate design and patterns
It has a lid with it which is usually not found
It definately has age but not sure of its exact year
This vessel is a lovely african artifact...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metallic Thread
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashrtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
Copper, Brass, Silver, Gold Married Metals
three pieces: one dish and two ashtrays
original vintage condition.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Amata Benedict, Kali Divine
Located in London, GB
2022
Porcelain and brass candlestick with wooden base
H34 x W30 x D17 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Wood, metal
Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’
South Africa
19th Century
Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long
Provenance:
Taylo...
Category
19th Century South African Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Collection of Twelve Antique Miniatures Sad Iron/Flat Cast Iron
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a collection of twelve antique miniatures sad irons/flat cast irons. Some of them are identified by numbers ( 0, 1 and 2). Another ones are hallmark...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Solid Brass Ship's Anchor Lantern with Fresnel Lens by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's lantern, solid brass anchor lantern by Japanese maker Nippon Sento Co. LTD, Tokyo, Japan. Circa 1970. This was a back up emergency lantern from a supertanker in the event it l...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
"Daredevil Dawg" Sculpture by Bay Area Blacksmith William Roan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Forged steel
2008
Measures: 9 x 15 x 15 in. / 23 x 38 x 38 cm
Hand crafted by William Roan, the blacksmith famous for making the original Bay Bridge Troll. About this piece,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Elvis Presley Commemorative Mechanical Bank "Cleveland Rock and Roll" circa 2006
By Reynolds Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made to commemorate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located in Cleveland, Ohio, this cast aluminum mechanical bank depicts Elvis Presley in full gala attire, typical of Elvis, with wh...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Rectangular Still Life Framed Painting of a Stagecoach, Oklahoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small American Classical framed painting of a stagecoach. This piece is framed in a deep wooden frame, with gilt gold around the edges and brown and black on the inside and outside...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Metal Folk Art
Materials
Gold
French Modernist Cubist Painting Village Work
Located in Cirencester, GB
Village work
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
signed lower left
stamped verso
A figure works on the land by traditional vill...
Category
Late 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Orange painted iron sculpture by Mario Brunelli
By Brunelli
Located in Milano, IT
The iron sculpture by Mario Brunelli, created in the 1990s, embodies an extraordinary verticality and profound expressive power. The slender form of the sculpture rises with a silent...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mathieu Matégot Style Black Gloss Metal Mesh Marketplace Flower Cart France 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Mid-Century Modern paris marketplace flower cart in the style of Mathieu Matégot.
Handcrafted wrought iron wheels, hairpin legs, handles and a metal mesh display table in gloss black finish.
Iconic paris...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
Brutalist Sculpture "Family" Signed Italy, circa 1961 Manner of Marcello Fantoni
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist sculpture "Family" signed Italy, circa 1961, manner of Fanoni. Amazing form surface Classic modernist well executed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Signed French Forest Landscape, Beautiful Rock Waterfall
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: French school, 20th century, signed.
Title: Rock Waterfall.
Medium: watercolour painting on paper, unframed.
canvas: 12.5 x 16 inches.
Provenance: private...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Cloister Garth at Rochester Cathedral, Kent
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1989, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Cloister Garth of Rochester Cathedral in Kent. This is p...
Category
Late 20th Century English Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model
Located in London, GB
“Where thers muck thers money”
Early 20th century English scratch built toleware horse and cart model
A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art scratch-built horse and cart model. This item is made from metal sheets, toleware and old enamel advertising signs. It would likely have been placed on a shop counter to obtain donations from customers. The carts cover...
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Silver Plated Indian Beaded Coin Purse by "Bostonia Company", circa 1903
Located in Incline Village, NV
A particularly fine quality rare and difficult to find Native American silver plated beaded coin purse, with an image of an Indian chief. The beading...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate
Taunus European Ford Factory German Automotive Presentation Vintage Car Plaque
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Handcrafted ford factory commemorative plaque for the Taunus automobile manufactured in Germany celebrating the 30th anniversary of chief designer Herman Schmtz. Hand hammered bron...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
System walking stick with a brass plomb line, France 1910.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System stick: stick with the function of determining the vertical direction with respect to a specific point. Ebony barrel, ivory knob. Inside the knob there is a plumb line. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Circus Performer, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Circus Performer is an original vintage toy.
Vintage wind up mechanical toy representing a circus performer.
Made in tin by th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Swedish Folk Art Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
The Swedish shipbuilders' longtime tradition of hanging scale-sized models of finished ships in churches for protection of ship and crew has inspired suc...
Category
1950s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wrought 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
20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting, French Town
Located in Cirencester, GB
Watercolor and ink French town buildings over a River
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolor and ink on card
image size: 7.5 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Life-Sized 1950s Metal School Girl Speed Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal sign of a school girl letting you know the speed limit in the school zone. 48" tall. Double sided. Great coloring, with grey, light blues an...
Category
1950s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Hospital Infant Scale, Czechoslovakia, circa 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of metal, chrome
With aged patina
Fully functional
Original condition.
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Espresso Leather Challenge Backgammon Board with Espresso Field
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This custom leather backgammon board by Geoffrey Parker has an Espresso Field with Marine and Tornado White Points. The attention to detail, skill of hand inlaying and the use of spe...
Category
2010s British Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Hand-Tufted Wool-viscose Rug in Tulip Purple and Dark Gray, Transitional Design
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
This 8' x 10' hand-tufted wool and viscose rug from Jaipur Rugs features a striking combination of tulip purple and dark gray, offering a bold yet elegant aesthetic. The contemporary...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Revival Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Yacht Pulley by Merriman
Located in Norwell, MA
Single sheave yacht pulley by Merriman. With polished and lacquered steel fittings and polished brass pulley wheel. Awesome restoration. Weight is 2 pound...
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Maurice Mazeilie, French Impressionist Signed Oil, Paris View River Seine
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Paris"
by Maurice Mazeilie (French)
oil painting on card, unframed
signed with initials lower corner, stamped verso
painting: 5 x 6.5 inches
A delightful original oil paint...
Category
20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century gold gilt zinc weathervane
A true working example of a late 19th century zinc weathervane in the form a rooster. With its original gold gi...
Category
1890s French Early Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Traditional African Sculpture of Mursi Woman with Lip Plate - Ethiopia
Located in Barueri, SP, BR
This stunning bronze golden-colored sculpture, crafted in Ethiopia, represents a Mursi woman, embodying Ethiopian craftsmanship's rich cultural heritage and artistic expression. The piece is striking and thought-provoking, featuring a meticulously sculpted bust with distinctive cultural elements. The sculpture pays homage to the Mursi women of Ethiopia, encapsulating their strength, resilience, and beauty.
The sculpture presents a fascinating fusion of realism and abstraction, with finely detailed facial features and textured elements. The golden finish adds a regal quality, making it an eye-catching centerpiece in any collection. It showcases traditional craftsmanship with a modern interpretation, making it a rare and valuable piece of African art.
Background and History
Like many indigenous groups across Africa, Mursi women have played vital roles in shaping their societies. Ethiopian art...
Category
20th Century Rwandan Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Hollywood Regency Style Wrought Iron Faux Bamboo Tall Standing Shaving Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hollywood Regency Style Wrought Iron Faux Bamboo Tall Standing Shaving Mirror with Wooden Shelf. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 69" H x 18" W x 18" D. Glass approx 12" diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Traditional English Painting Thatched Cottage Wrotham Hill, Kent, with Figures
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), undated, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Yew Tree Cottage at Wrotham Hill in Kent, England
A del...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage 'No Bikes' Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'no bikes on sidewalk' sign with incredible sunburn weathering patina. Steel sign featuring a bicycle encircled by a red ring with a line through it. Great faded coloring give this piece unique character. Cool vintage graphics...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Yao Silver Chain Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted piece was made high in the mountains above Thailand, Laos and Burma (modern day Myanmar) by an indigenous hill tribe. The Yao people are skilled silversmiths who ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Laotian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Monumental Metal Wire Face Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal wire sculpture resembling a woman's face and hair. Huge impact and presence in person. Substantial metal wire is bent, molded and wrapped in order to give this piece i...
Category
2010s American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Wire, Metal
Monumental California Drunk Drivers Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage highway sign that reads Report Drunk Drivers Call 911. Stamped "Property of State of California" at the bottom. Blue reflective sig...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Arlette Martin French Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Abstract Design"
by Arlette Martin (French, b.1924)
Stamped.
Gouache / watercolour painting on card, unframed.
Painting: 4.5 x 6 inches.
Stunning original painting b...
Category
Late 20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's Beautiful
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
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