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Material: Metal
Early 20th Century Butchers Products Co. Painted Tin Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
1910s-20s; Fulton Meat Market district - Chicago, IL
The property at the northeast corner of Peoria and Fulton streets in Chicago was most recently a burger joint, but in the late 1...
Category
Early 20th Century American Metal Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Aluminum Ship's Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Massive authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. This is a large impressive size and scale. The highly p...
Category
1970s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Fisherman and Hunter Candlestick Holders
Located in Toledo, OH
These metal candlestick holders have many gold details, including the faces, hands and bases. The fisherman features a net that is caught in his shoe and the hunter carries a rifle. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
"Off to the River" Gold Tone Photograph by Carl Moon
By Carl Moon
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
By Carl Moon - signed gold tone; the woman is Maria Marcos - 1914. Published in "In Search of the Wild Indian" by Tom Driebe (Original frame), page 162. A copy of the book comes with...
Category
1910s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Slat Bucket in Yellow Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 1900’s authentic yellow wood slat bucket with metal bands, purposed in the construction field for handling sticky, chunky mud.
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1645. Overlijden Hugo de Groot
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: HUGO – GROTIUS., bust of Hugo de Groot left, initials I.D. of the medallist left from the bust
Reverse: BELGII DECUS: / VIR TITULIS ET / LAUDIBUS OMNIBUS / MAIOR . NAT . DEL...
Category
1640s Dutch Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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
Unusual Folk Art, Bespoke Billiard Themed Floor Lamp, 8-Ball, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Folk Art, Bespoke Billiard Themed floor lamp.. 8-ball. Modernist, que sticks, Hand crafted, Shade measuring 16" in diameter.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Polished Steel Ships Onion Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's polished and lacquered onion lantern with protective brass bars, ruby red lens, new socket and wired for home display.
Overall dimensions: Weight...
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Brass Deck Passage Plate by Elliott Bronze
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships deck plate by Elliott Bronze of Seattle, Washington. Could be from a work boat or a yacht. Used for below deck access, with three thumb sc...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ships Navigational Signal Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished mast mounted ships navigational signal lamp that would be used to send signals by raising and lowering the brass shroud. The heavy glass le...
Category
1940s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Group of Mounted Natural Sea Stone Specimens from Denmark
Located in New York, NY
A delightful grouping of natural sea stone specimens of flint and chalk from the shores of Denmark. Each stone is unique with the result of years of ero...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Danish Primitive Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Metal
Polished Steel Ships Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel ships anchor lantern with copper cap, carry handle, glass Fresnel lens, and the lantern is electrified for home use. Weight is 13 pounds.
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Mixed Metal Abstract Assemblage
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Mixed Metal Abstract Assemblage on wood frame. Beautiful hand placed detail using pieces of copper on wood. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Raoul Raba, yellow sculpture, light wall panel, circa 1970, France.
By Raoul Raba
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Raoul Raba,
yellow sculpture,
light wall panel,
gold lacquered metal,
circa 1970, France.
Height 144 cm, diameter 124 cm.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Iron Stags Head
Located in Washington, DC
Iron Stags Head- Single Only
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$1,356
Yacht Throttle Control by Kimball of Detroit
Located in Norwell, MA
Rarely found highly polished pedestal mounted yacht throttle. Engraved Kimball Control No. 814 Detroit MI. Nice size, great old relic from a one hundred foot private yacht.
Overal...
Category
1940s American Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
Hand-Tufted Wool and viscose Rug in Dark Brown and Apricot, Transitional Design
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
This 5' x 8' hand-tufted rug from Jaipur Rugs features a rich palette of dark brown and apricot, creating a warm, inviting atmosphere. Made from premium wool and viscose yarns, the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Revival Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
$541 Sale Price / item
20% Off
French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque Depicting Catherine de Medici
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A French Limoges enamel portrait plaque depicting Catherine de Medici, 19th century
contained in an ebonized frame
monogrammed and dated to the r...
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Aluminum Ship's Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with two dogbolts. Highly polished porthole.
Overall dimensions: glass diameter:...
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Polished Steel Ship or Yacht Cabin Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel cabin lantern from a ship or yacht. Sturdily built with carry handle, three glass panes, and original burner. The lantern has been wired for home display. Weight is 10...
Category
1940s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Tribal Iron Bowl on Stand
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite piece, a contemporary tribal forged iron bowl on stand, is a testament to the harmonious blend of art and craftsmanship. The bowl, characterized by its intricate desig...
Category
20th Century African Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$864 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Austrian Pair of Cufflinks in Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Charming pair of mother-of-pearl cufflinks in 800 silver. The cufflinks have a left and right hand portrait of a Lady in dark brown mother-of-pearl in Art Deco design. Handmade in Au...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Cast Iron Clock Face Surround from Observatory Clock Tower Double-Sided
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very cool cast iron clock face surround, observatory time. Double-sided with great paint surface. Substantial heavy duty iron hooks. Lots of potential...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Copper Ships Starboard Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered solid copper ships lantern with clear Fresnel glass lens and removable green filter. The copper bodied lantern has brass bez...
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Zinc Sign/Enseigne
Located in Brecht, BE
Quirky rare to find zinc sign/enseigne, made for a French hatmaker ... great patina.
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Zinc
Small Money Box "Magdalena" in the Style of Stobwasser Braunschweig
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small money box " Magadalena" in the style of Stobwasser Braunschweig. The piggy bank is made of painted tin and is reminiscent of the tin boxes finely painted by Stobwasser Braunschweig. The painting of the money tin...
Category
1840s German Biedermeier Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Tin
$226 Sale Price
34% Off
Painted Wood Splash Boards on Stands from Papua New Guinea, 2 Available
Located in Atlanta, GA
Note: This listing is for 1 of the Papa New Guinea Splash Boards featured, so if you decide to purchase, let us know which one you'd like.
These decorative painted red and dark grey...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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
$1,496
Restored Hardwood and Polished Steel Pulley
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished wood yachting pulley with polished hooks and tether ring. Weight is 1 pound. X-125
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Richard Rohac, Car with Lantern, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Richard rohac, rare car with lantern, thermometer, 1950, good condition.
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1645. Death of Hugo de Groot
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: HUGO GROTIUS NATUS MDLXXXIII. 10 APR. OBIIT MDCXLV. 28 AUGUS (rosette), draped bust of Hugo de Groot right, signaturre RA on de arm
Reverse: DE FENIX / VAN HET VADERLANDT, /...
Category
1640s Dutch Neoclassical Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Sculpture Signed Modernist in Wood, Metal and Plaster
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very original French sculpture, small proportions, made with a technique of assembly of wood and white lacquered metal the whole coated with plaster in a modernist style. Unknown art...
Category
1960s French Organic Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Painting Naive Oil Four Cornish Lugger Spirit of Alfred Wallis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lugger in full sail riding a wave past a lighthouse with land on the horizon.
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis.
Provenance: Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Solid Brass Yacht Pulley with Swivel
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered yacht winch by Herreshoff with swivel hook head and brass sheave. Weight is 2 pounds. X-138
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Holder Stroud Brass Boat Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
English style solid brass ships cabin lantern impressed with the name of Holder Stroud of Sydney. Also engraved 1941 with a pussers mark. Lantern is fitted with its original burner b...
Category
1940s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Crouse Hinds Maritime Flood Light
Located in Norwell, MA
Marine beacon by Crouse Hinds with thick glass lens and polished steel housing. Mounted to a painted steel base with hinged brass door. Rewired with new socked for years of enjoyment...
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
AR Drachm Bagadat, kingdom of Persis, Persepolis
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head right, with mustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia
Reverse: fire temple of Ahura-Mazda, above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda, to inner left, Baydād (Bagadat) st...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Large Pair of Port and Starboards Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Substantial pair of port and starboard ships lanterns by the English firm Meteorite. With clear Fresnel lenses backed by red and green filters. The steel cases have been stripped and...
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Native American Chippewa Catlinite T-Pipe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century Chippewa pipe with weeping hearts. Long stem Chippewa T-pipe with file burnt stem and steatite bowl having red Catlinite weeping hearts and pewter inlay. The bowl is squ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Other
Brutalist Welded Steel & Stone Abstract Sculpture by Sue Taves, Indoor/Outdoor
By Sue Taves
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning brutalist welded steel & stone abstract sculpture by Sue Taves . great indoor or outdoor,,garden.. Powerful composition,, signed and dated,, Modernist abstract,,
Category
1990s American Brutalist Metal Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Cut Steel
Solid Copper Masthead Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships masthead lantern with clear glass Fresnel lens, carry handle, hinged rear door, mounted to a thick custom made base with dark fi...
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Pair of Port and Starboard Ships Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Giant pair of port and starboard ships lanterns by an English maker. With clear Fresnel lenses and colored filters. The red filter is cracked. This is a very large and substantial pa...
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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
Solid Copper French Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
French made solid copper ships starboard lantern with brass makers badge from "Barbier, Bernard, & Turenne. Fitted with a removable blue filter behind the...
Category
1910s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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
A beautiful beaded from the Bonda people of Orissa
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bonda people, Orissa, early 20th century
The Bonda people are an indigenous tribal group predominantly found in the hilly areas of Malkangiri district in Odisha (Orissa), India. Recognized as one of the oldest and most traditional tribes in the country, they are often regarded as part of the "Adivasi," or the original inhabitants of the region.
Bonda women are renowned for their distinctive traditional attire and adornments. They wear a minimal garment called nala around their waist and embellish themselves with heavy jewelry crafted from beads, metal, and coins. Their hair is typically styled into a bun and covered with a beaded headpiece...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Kinetic Sculpture "Spray", Jean Camuset, 1970
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Kinetic sculpture "Spray" - Jean Camuset
Circa 1970
Steel rods
Dimensions: H 73 x base D 10 x L 95cm.
Category
1970s European Bohemian Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Rare American Mid Century Criss Cross Pinball Game - Bagatelle
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Rare American Mid Century Criss Cross Pinball Game - Bagatelle.
Pinball game still in full working order. Made in America. Sold as a decorative item but in reasonable working order...
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Solid Copper English Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper with brass trim ships masthead lantern of English manufacture. Makers badge of Chamberlain of Waterloo, London. With glass lens. Tank with reflector. Polished and lacquered. W...
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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
19th Century Folk Art Long Wooden 7 Peg Coat Rack
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century folk art long wooden 7 peg coat rack.
Plain and simple, a Folk Art hand sculptured rack with Blacksmith made iron pegs on a 61” long rail...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Nez Perce Huckleberry Basket, circa 1880
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Nez Perce huckleberry basket collected Sites, Idaho. Store twine rim loops with brain tanned shoulder straps. Heavily constructed. Once had r...
Category
1880s American Native American Antique 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
World War Two Convoy Lantern by Perko
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare World War Two convoy lantern by Perko with tall narrow cobalt blue lens set into a polished steel case.
Category
1940s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Bronze Sculpture, African Warrior, End of the 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture in bronze figuring a stylized African warrior composed by wheelworks, bolts and nuts. He wears a necklace around his neck and a large headdress in orange lacquered iron wir...
Category
1990s African Folk Art Metal Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Butterfly Toy
Located in Munich, DE
This butterfly metal toy originates from France, 1920s.
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Ships Cargo Spotlight on Tripod
Located in Norwell, MA
Tripod mounted marine spotlight. Fitted to a maritime compass pedestal, this large Yoke mounted ships floodlight had been meticulously polished and la...
Category
1950s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Style Ships Bow Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Art Deco period ships bow lantern with red and green lenses in a polished steel case that has been wired for home use. Weight is 9 pounds.
Category
1920s Vintage Metal Folk Art
Materials
Steel
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