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Australian Aboriginal Art Janet Forrester Ngala Painting Snake & Milky Way Dream
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and quite engaging original painting titled "Snake And Milky Way Dreaming" by indigenous Australian Aboriginal artist Janet ...
Category
20th Century Australian Tribal Paint Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Large 1930's Windmill Whirligig with Woman Churning Butter
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large scale windmill whirligig with woman churning butter. In very good condition with vibrant red, green, white, and yellow painted details. Sits on iron stand. Height with stand 70...
Category
Early 20th Century Paint Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Early 20thC Hubley Bouquet of Flowers Cast Iron Doorstops
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Antique cast iron Doorstops by Hubley in original paint. No breaks or cracks in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear to the paint....
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Iron
American Polished Steel Sky Light Binnacle with Rope Carved Base, Phil. C. 1880
By Hands & Sons
Located in Hollywood, SC
American polished steel sky light binnacle with rope carved base, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Norfolk VA. Late 19th century. Binnacle has been electrified fo...
Category
1880s American American Empire Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Steel, Brass
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River. The two dogs are hunting water fowl. Wood framing is modern. United States, 1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Black White Arizona Desert Mountain Landscape Signed Oil Painting, Edwin H House
Located in Studio City, CA
A lovely gem of an impressionist Arizona landscape oil on board painting by Brisbee, Arizona artist Edwin H House.
The painting is done in subtle s...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paint Folk Art
Materials
Paint
"Legends of the West-Indian Chief" by Chris Calle, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is the original mixed media illustration of "Legends of the West - Indian Chief" by Chris Calle. The vibrant illustration features a head and shoulders portrait of a Native American chief. The chief is wearing an elaborate feathered and beaded headdress.
Chris Calle painted...
Category
1990s Paint Folk Art
Materials
Paint
20th C. South Indian Life Sized Carved Peacock Sculpture Statue Folk Art
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century South Indian carved and painted peacock statue. A Folk Art sculpture hand carved on a plinth base. Features bright colors of yellow, green,...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Life and Warmth Hand-Signed Oil on Canvas Painting by Henri, France
Located in Voorburg, NL
Exquisite oil painting on Canvas, painted and hand-signed by Henri in France. Titled ‘Life and Warmth’ and part of his ‘Life’ collection. Sophisticated and charming painting in beaut...
Category
2010s French Modern Paint Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Folk Art Rustic Winter Farm Scene Painting on Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage wood box with folk art painting on lid. Rustic farm scene in winter with cow, dog and farmer. Signed RBD lower right corner, bluish paint wa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th century folk art blue wooden stool or side table hand painted flowers
Located in Weiningen, CH
19th century folk art blue wooden stool or side table hand painted flowers
Category
1880s Austrian Folk Art Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Black White Arizona Desert Mountain Landscape Signed Oil Painting, Edwin H House
Located in Studio City, CA
A lovely gem of an impressionist Arizona landscape oil on board painting by Brisbee, Arizona artist Edwin H House.
The painting is done in subtle s...
Category
20th Century American Modern Paint Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Hand Painted Oversized Fiberglass Cheeseburger Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversized vintage cheeseburger pop art in fiberglass. Likely used as a store display. Hand made in fiberglass and hand painted with great detail. ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Fiberglass
Antique American Dapple Jumper Track Carousel Horse, Charles W Dare Attributed
Located in Forney, TX
An antique American track machine carousel horse attributed to legendary carver Charles W. Dare Company, now mounted as a rocking horse.
Hand-crafted in the early 20th century, circa 1920, born during the Golden Age of carousels in America (circa 1860-1930), exceptionally executed hand carved design with rich detailing, and warm polychrome painted white and gray dapple, featuring inset glass eyes, natural horsehair tail, saddle with carved cantle, blue painted saddle blanket and bridle, rising on a later blue and red painted wooden rocker base Stand, marked with letter "D" underneath in grey paint, most likely indicative of Dare, metal mounting plate marked AA PAT APLD FOR
Carved in a galloping or jumper position, this whimsical yet Primitive country-fair style equine exhibits all the hallmarks of Dare’s design, such as the forward-facing ears, the perfectly combed asymmetrical mane with a wind-blown effect, the tail made of realistic hair, and the distinctive “bird” saddle, which was carved separately and attached.
Among carousel antiques...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Stunning Victorian Large Scaled Dutch Oil Painting of a Winter Scene by R Tuey
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Dutch oil painting of an elderly man in a winter scene by R Tuiy
A very good looking and decorative oil painting, this is ...
Category
1880s Dutch High Victorian Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Paint
Handcrafted Ceramic Vase, "Stray Dogs" by "Elamorylabelleza" , Spain, 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
This handmade vase was designed and made by the collaboration of Spanish designers Carlos Jiménez, better known as `“Del Amor y la Belleza”´´, and Ranma.
The vase is made of ceramic ...
Category
2010s Spanish Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
Handcrafted Ceramic Vase "Stray Dogs" by "Love and Beauty", Spain, 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
This handmade vase was designed and made by the collaboration of Spanish designers Carlos Jiménez, better known as `“Del Amor y la Belleza”´´, and Ranma.
The vase is made of ceramic...
Category
2010s Spanish Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
French Blue Stoneware Ceramic Crock in Blue and Cream with Lid Late 1800s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A charming antique English ceramic earthenware salt crock in blue and cream with its original lid. This provincial-style pot was created by hand, in the late 1800s to early 1900s. It...
Category
19th Century English Rustic Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Paint
Barbotine Craquelure Ceramic Bird and Flora Motif Vase, France, 20th Century
By Barbotine
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A colorful polychrome majolica bird motif vase in cream, green, blue, and yellow. This pretty french vase is shaped like a jug, and has two faux bois handles at the neck. A deliberat...
Category
20th Century French Bohemian Paint Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Set of 4 Vintage Mexican Wrestling Fighters Figures
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic set of 4 Mexican wrestling fighters, made in plastic and hand painted, circa 1970. Excellent vintage conditions.
Category
1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Paint
Late 18th Century Lady Saint with Crown Oil Painting on Board, Framed
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1780 Virgin of the Scapular, Anon Venezuelan School, a fabulous painting in the original carved wood gilded frame. Something was originally in the small square holes on either ...
Category
1780s Venezuelan Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Small Late 18th Century Oil Painting of Greek Orthodox Priest on Board in Frame
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small Late 18th century oil painting of Greek Orthodox Priest on Board
Painting still maintains vibrant colors and is housed in gold tone frame. ...
Category
Late 18th Century Greek Classical Greek Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Australian Aboriginal Art Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra Painting Rainbow Serpant
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original stone painting titled "Rainbow Serpent, Ngalyod" by prominent Australian Aboriginal artist Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra (1915-1992). Th...
Category
1970s Australian Tribal Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high
The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Circa 1950s French Childs Carnival/Circus Prop Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful whimsical circa 1950s French Childs Carnival and/or Circus prop chair.
Carved parts, feet, hands and head with big blue eyes and top it off a ...
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Midcentury Mercedes Mb300 Sedan Windup on Stand by Prameta with Driver Keyc1958
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous articulated Mercedes MB300 sedan by Prameta. Green sedan sits mounted on a stand. Key for winding the clockwork mechanism is in the form of a chauffeur. In excellent vintage...
Category
1950s German Modern Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Moroccan Mirror Hand Painted with Red Moorish Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan mirror, hand painted, wooden Moorish window shaped mirror.
Beautiful hand crafted mirror in a traditional hand painted Mooris...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Paint Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Large Mural of the Szechenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest Hungary
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large painting, wall mural of the Chain Bridge in Budapest Hungary. 10 feet x 4 feet with all the trimmings that surrounds the Danube River. Bridge was mostly destroyed by f...
Category
1960s Hungarian Modern Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Effigy Pot by Mauro Quezada, 1989
By Mauro Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome effigy pot
Mauro Quezada
Hand coiled low fired clay
1989
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
Measures: 4.75 inches height x 5.5 inches...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Paint
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Painted Oval Metal Toleware Box Bin Yellow Roses 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Large vintage maitland smith oval toleware box or bin with painted metal base, handles, and wooden lid, painted in black with yellow roses in a wreath pat...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Ladies ‘Dame’ Mid Century Restroom Sign from South of France Made in Metal
Located in London, GB
A French Mid Century Modern Swimming Pool changing room sign for a Lady or Ladies. The 3 dimensional letters made from metal box cut and riveted and weld...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Portrait of a Horse Oil on Canvas by William Van Zandt
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Portrait of a horse oil on canvas by William Van Zandt. Measures: 15 1/2" by 17 3/4" overall size image size 9 1/4" by 12" tall. It has been lightly professionally cleaned. Frame has minor wear and loss.
William Garrett Van Zandt was born 1857 and died in 1942, having lived his entire life in the Albany, New York area. He was the son of Thomas Kirby Van Zandt (1814-1886), a more well-known painter of the horses of wealthy New Yorkers, including Leland Stanford...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paint Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Paint
19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo of Saint Francis. Oil paint on tin.
St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d’Assisi was born 1181-1182 in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto, Italy and died October 3, 1226. He was canonized July 16, 1228. He founded the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor and the lay Third Order. He was also a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century. His evangelical zeal, consecration to poverty, charity, and personal charisma drew thousands of followers. Francis’s devotion to the human Jesus and his desire to follow Jesus’ example reflected and reinforced important developments in medieval spirituality.
Cretor Unknown.
Date of manufacture c.1880.
Materials and techniques Oil Paint on Tin.
Condition Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Dimensions H 14 in. W 10 in.
History
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Tin
19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Monumental Pueblo Cliff Dwelling 3 Dimensional Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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7 Foot monumental Pueblo cliff dwelling 3 dimensional wall art...
Category
1980s Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Albert Chubac, Important Painting, France, circa 1970
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008), Important painting,
Gouache on paper,
Signed lower right,
Framed,
circa 1970, France.
Measures : width 68 cm, height 186 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative art, then at the Beaux-Arts in Geneva, he obtained grants to travel to Italy, Algeria, Spain, Egypt and Greece, stages which will mark his work.
He settled in 1964 on the Côte d ‘Azur in Aspremont in a very Spartan house, attracted by the light, the sun and the colors of nature.
The year 1967 is the year of the establishment of the School of Nice. He will work and exhibit alongside Aman, César, Tinguely, Gilli, Ben, Rayse, etc ...
In 1990, it was the consecration with the opening of MAMAC in Nice. Albert Chubac then becomes accessible to the general public.
He will use solid primary colors, will develop modifiable structures and then develop the collages in three dimensions.
Gradually, he broke away from his classical training and figuration to move towards abstraction through the encounters and influences of contemporary artists.
Always in search of simplicity, He will radically limit the plastic means with a reduced palette, geometric shapes and simple gestures to concentrate on minimum conditions of possibility.
His work, which lies between constructivism and geometric abstraction, is playful and imbued with the artist's joie de vivre.
In 2004, following the major retrospective at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, he donated around one hundred works to the City of Nice.
Albert Chubac died in 2008 in Tourrette-Levens, near Aspremont.
Bibliography:
- Albert Chubac, MAMAC Nice, Cultures Nice Editions, 2004.
- Albert Chubac, Galerie Harter...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Native American Acoma Pottery Seed Pot - New Mexico
By Acoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This unique polychrome Native American seed pot is round in form and decorated in an array of geometric shapes with a figural design on top. The colors are de...
Category
20th Century American Native American Paint Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Bishop Statue
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1720
Large Early 18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Statue of a Bishop / Saint.
Flat back with a secret panel which would have been used to hide gold.
An exceptional exam...
Category
1710s Italian Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Paint
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 Paint Folk Art
Materials
Lead
19th Century Victorian Period Black Painted Canterbury or Magazine Rack
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A Victorian period, late 19th century ebonised or black painted Aesthetic three division Canterbury or magazine rack standing on turned feet ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Hand Painted 'ICE ON ROAD IN PLACES' Wooden Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1980s. Hand-painted. Deep blue background with white lettering and white border. Very good vintage condition. Perfect for a cabin or winter house...
Category
1980s American Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Wooden Toy Horse Rocker
Located in Charleston, SC
A charming handmade wooden toy horse rocker.
Very sturdy for children.
Sweden, circa 1900
Surprising pieces and objects, authentic, decorative and rare...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Large Mid-Century Era Watercolor Painting of President Dwight & Mrs. Eisenhower
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and well executed original watercolor painting on masonite board is signed by a Jim Barclay, presumably from the United States, dating to 1964 and done in a period folk art style. The painting depicts President and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Japanese Wood Bugaku Mask of Korobase Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking Japanese carved wood mask with polychrome paint and lacquer surface. This rare mask is dated to the Edo period (first half of 19th century and possibly earlier). The mask ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Folk Art Sculpture Folk Art Toy Outsider Art Chimney Sweep Painted Cutout
Located in East Hampton, NY
This whimsical folk art sculpture is a folk art toy of chimney sweeps. The outsider art is hand painted on wood cutouts. A wonderful hand made, hand painte...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Twine, Wood, Paint
19th Century Gilt Wood Framed Oil / Canvas Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting by G Linton featuring wooded scene with stream. The painting is in good antique condition. Mino...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Vintage Moroccan Mirror Hand Painted with Red and Amber Moorish Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan mirror, hand painted, wooden Moorish window shaped mirror.
Beautiful hand crafted mirror in a traditional hand painted Mooris...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Paint Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint
19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Tin
19th Century Oil / Canvas Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring basket of fruits and flowers. The painting is in good antique condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Ar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Large 19th Century Wooden Bucket in Green Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Wooden Bucket in original green paint, likely crafted by a cooper using slatted construction and metal banding, slide top with rope handle f...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Paint Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board
Located in Forney, TX
An Oceanic "Gope" Papuan ancestral spirit board, 20th century, collected from the Gulf Province, Papua, New Guinea, Kerewa or Hohao village tribe.
Hand...
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
English Fairground Carousel panel
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century English fairground panel. From a fairground carou...
Category
1920s British Edwardian Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
20th Century American Folk Art Carved Stop Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
A 20th century American Folk Art hand-carved and painted wood stop sign mounted on a custom steel stand.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy by Louis Marx "Jumpin Jeep" C 1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous colorful and full of unpredictable moves when fully wound. Louis Marx toy company was prolific during the mid century era producing a full array of tin windups. In excellent...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Paint Folk Art
Materials
Tin
African Nigerian Igbo Wood Carved Maiden Spirit Mask Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A finely carved mask from the early to mid-1900s made by the Igo People of Southeastern Nigeria.
Agbogho, or "maiden spirit" are worn strictly by m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Wayang Puppet Wood Carving Set, Java, Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This wood carving set depicts mythical characters that are popular amid "Wayang" puppet shows. "Wayang" is a type of shadow puppet show originating fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Javanese Tribal Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
16 Antique Wool Native American Skookum Bully Good Indian Dolls Papoose Tribal
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 16 antique Native American Skookum dolls featuring men, women, children and babies wearing traditional wool clothing with beaded accents, headdresses and tapestry blankets.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Native American Paint Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Paint
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early, 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use.
Likely from the early 1900s.
Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Paint Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
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Antique Wooden Mask
Flag Pair
Folk Art Applique
Puppets Wood
1830s American
Sailor Box
American Flag Stars Stripes
Antique Patriotic Memorabilia
Folk Art Sheep
Navy Flags
Parade Flag
Antique American Folk Art Sculpture
Antique Indian Beads
Korean Folk Art
Antique Wooden Toys Wooden Toys