Paper Folk Art

This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era. This is made with a paper and bamboos. This fan has a lot of stains. Japanese fans are made of paper on a bamboo ...

Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris Made from pine and papier Mache with hand painted detail. Known as a Passé Boule in France these fairground amusem...

American Frohse Anatomical Chart Plate No. 9 by Leon Schlossberg, John Hopkins University Published by A.J. Nystrom & Co, Chicago IL Overall ...

In the 19th century, remembrance often took the form of hair, carefully arranged and preserved beneath glass. This relic transforms a simple lock into a quiet archive of love and los...

This stunning 1930 Art Deco engraving by acclaimed French artist George Lucien Guyot features a majestic tiger in meticulous detail. The piece embodies the elegance and power charact...

Vintage American Frohse Anatomical Chart, Published by A.J. Nystrom & Co. Publishers, Chicago, IL Overall Dimensions: 47″ x 74″ Materials: Wood & Paper

Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, likely to be French in...

Three-sheet, narrow, vertical broadside, made to advertise Hunt Brothers Circus and Wild West Show ca 1900-1910. With the bold headlines “Buffalo Ranch”...

A Framed "Vinegar Valentine" of a "Dandy" Caricature Print, 1850s "A Statement of your Mental Resources" "cute and ready to hang. some folds, see images." "perfect for a bathroom"...

A beautifully handcrafted papier-mâché barn owl sculpture, perched atop a naturalistic tree stump and rendered with remarkable warmth and simplicity...

Antique Educational Development & Function of the Blood Cells Chart Overall Dimensions: 36" x 44" Materials: Wood & Paper

Original framed poster of famous Al G. Barnes Circus "Animal show circus".

Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Curious Grandpa" head resembles a man with white hair and curious facial expression, sadly the ...

A rare and evocative 1922 photograph by Edgar Bouligny featuring French photographer Odile Bouligny, captured in Laguna, New Mexico, with two Indigenous women seated together with an...

Vintage Bjorn Wiinblad Tivoli Gardens of Copenhagen, Denmark framed poster. Vintage poster printed by Permed & Rosengreen and designed by Bjorn Wiinblad depicting an harlequin advertising Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark, the colors are bold and vivid. Bjorn Wiinblad poster...

Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 5 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with anilina (natural pigments).

Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire by Yanni Petsopoulos. Abbeville Press, 1982. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. The author analyzes the p...

A framed Biostim chart titled “Pain Management – Treatment Mode,” produced in the 1980s, recontextualized here as a striking piece of graphic wall art. Originally designed for clinic...

Very animated face masks from the 1940s. Three dimensional.

Lots of charm and good condition for this 19th century papier mâché toy horse on wheels.

A unique, full size paper mache 1980s armchair, signed G.Dell, Mexico. Charmingly naive paintwork. An amazing combination of Memphis Milano and circus big top pattern and colour: buy...

Early 20th century antique hand painted Mexican homemade wooden folk art shrine / religious alter nicho box with Christ, Saint Anthony and Saint Francis. Rose painted interior wallpa...

French Tailor's Mannequin, early 20th Century French 20th century tailor's mannequin. Made of paper, fabric and metal. It features a mechanism inside which allows the tailor to adju...

This distinguished set of four vintage framed animal illustrations celebrates the enduring appeal of classic natural history artwork. Featuring finely detailed depictions of an eleph...

This is a very rare and important original image of early Western Americana, or more specifically, "Californiana". Mid 19th century and researched to have been engraved in 1856, it captures, in incredible detail, a group of twelve Native American Indians with a baby in a papoose, gathered together in front of their hanging tools, baskets, implements and weaponry behind them on a "tent like" backdrop. There are men, women, young, and elderly. It is a signed wood cut engraving applied in ink by well known wood cut engraver of the mid 19th century, William J. Peirce (active 1851-1879). It is in excellent all original condition with no additions, no restoration of any kind and it is housed in it's original 1 1/2" double beveled wooden birds eye maple veneered frame with a gilt 1/2" filet interior border. "A Group Of California Indians" is engraved at the base along with a non-descript notation "For description see page 381" which appears in the margin, in addition to an illegible signature. Both these line items are also noted by the New York Public Library, where a digital example exists from the esteemed collection of "The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division Picture Collection", which was assembled in 1986 and recently digitalized. The Library of Congress also memorializes this image and theirs is similarly a digital image. My example came out of the Grant Smith Collection of "Californiana", as is noted on the back of the framed engraving. He was located at Main Street in Bolinas, California (see images on the rear for provenance). Research reveals that he was a direct descendant of the coastal Miwok people who built a settlement in the Bolinas lagoon area. The engraving is referenced in both the New York Library and The Library of Congress as "A Group of California Indians". It is one of the earlier images you will find, along with McKenny and Hall lithographed mages of Native American Indians; and because of it's subject matter and extreme rarity, "A Group Of California Indians" commands attention and interest from the Western art collectors' arena. California became a state on September 9, 1850 making this one of the earliest known images (Circa 1856) of "Californiana" and California Native American...

Eden Hashish Centre Ganesh poster by acclaimed Indian artist S. Murugakani. with original 1974 calendar attached. Framed in custom brass framed glass frame and tin back, with hange...

Vintage Educational Botanist Liverwort Chart Distributed by Denoyer-Geppert Overall Dimensions: 42" x 30" Materials: Wood & Paper

A pair of fine engravings of two Swedish monarchs by Samuel Blessendorf for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden, in antique birch frames, 1663 and 1696. Engravings of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (b. 1622 - d. 1660) dated 1663 and his successor, King Karl XI (b. 1655 - d. 1697) from 1696 by Samuel Blessendorf, a Prussian enamel painter and engraver, born in Berlin in 1670. He designed and engraved these portraits for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden by Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), Historiographer to King Karl X of Sweden. Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (b 1632 – d 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1684 when he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes...

Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 6 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with anilina (natural pigments).

1482 Folk Art pair hand made and painted Caribbean figural wall sculptures made from corrugated boxes and hand painted

Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito (Lakota, b. 1863) ledger drawing, untitled. Warrior on horseback. Pencil and watercolor; 7 1/4" x 12". Framed. Wanbli Hito, also known as Roan Eagle, was a La...

Collectible Antique French Magazine: L'Illustration (October 10, 1914) Acquire a genuine piece of history with this rare, original issue of the renowned French magazine, L'Illustrati...

This is an original World War II poster, dating to 1944. The poster reads "Buy Your Extra 6th War Loan Bonds Here" in bold red, white, and blue letters. The poster's composition feat...

Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 149, page. 166 fig. 1209-1212; with frame cm 57.8 x 31.8. The prospect of the side of a ship is depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit...

A large, colorful and striking paper mache duck figure by Sergio Bustamante. The rotund sculpture depicting a hand painted duck in blue tonal shades with wings in pastel colors of ro...

Vintage American Frohse Anatomical Chart, Published by A.J. Nystrom & Co. Publishers, Chicago, IL Overall Dimensions: 47" x 75" Materials: Wood & Paper

Vintage poster of New Zealand / Go There by NAC. Wellington: R.E. Owen, ca. 1960s. Photographic lithograph of Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown. ...

Vintage Pituitary Gland Educational Chart copyright 1945 by Rudolph Schick, New York, NY Overall Dimensions: 29" x 41 1/2" Materials: Wood & Paper

Nervous & Circulatory Systems Chart by Max Brodel, 1918 Distributed by AJ Nystrom & Co, Overall Dimensions: 47" x 71" Materials: Wood & Paper

This is a unique and authentic collection of 31 individual pages from a Soviet-era recipe book on Central Asian cuisine, dating from the 1970s. While the original covers are missing,...

This vintage 20th-century engraving features a detailed map of the Duchy of Burgundy and the County of Bresse, making it an elegant and historical addition to any collection. Measuri...

This Silhouette portrays the 19th century colonial gentleman plantation owner. This item has been well taken care of and has minor wear consistent with its age. This item is signed o...

Townsend, Col. G. W. Our Martyred President: Memorial Life of William McKinnley.  {together with} The Life of President Roosevelt. New York: Memorial Publishing Company, 1901. S...

Presented is an original Massachusetts Union Presidential ticket for the November 8, 1864 election. The paper ticket is printed in black, headed by a large spreadwing eagle carrying ...

Norwegian Folk Costumes (Norske Folkedragter) by Einar Lexow and Joh. F.L. Dreiers. Norsk Folkemuseum, 1913. 1st Ed hardcover. Norwegian traditional dress ...

A framed anatomical chart produced by Dynex Neurostimulator in 1980, presenting “Optimal Stimulation Sites for TENS Electrodes.” Originally created for clinical use, this piece today...

Atrractive pair of 17th century Narcissus botanical engravings, by Basilius Besler. Besler (1561-1629) was a prominent botanist and apothecarist in Nuremberg. He was tasked with cura...

This bright and colorful, action packed circus poster portrays the quintessential Buffalo Bill images with Indians and western scenes, characters in full regalia that were used in his wild west shows...

Vintage American Frohse Anatomical Chart, Published by A.J. Nystrom & Co. Publishers, Chicago, IL Overall Dimensions: 47″ x 74″ Materials: Wood & Paper

A pair of Sergio Bustamante sculptures from his "Smiling Sun" series. Bustamante's work is characterized by its dreamlike, expressive quality, these wall hangings are lacquered papi...

Vintage Nervous Tissue Biology Chart by Remy Perrier & Cepede Overall Dimensions: 42" x 61" Materials: Wood & Paper

Segmentation & External Form Of The Embryo Medical Chart, Copyright 1928 Overall Dimensions: 47" x 35" Materials: Wood & Paper

A wonderful example of a circa 1870 German Folk Art naïve military scene in townscape annotated to celebrate a soldier. In ceremonial regalia in watercolou...

This nearly seven-foot-high work is an original theatrical three-sheet poster for the 1946 screwball comedy “She Wrote the Book.” These large-format advertisements were primarily use...

"RALLY FREEMEN! …COME ONE! COME ALL! AND SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." A CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT BROADSIDE FOR THE...

Infusorien De Susswassers by Emil Hochdanz Stuttgart Distributed by Denoyer-Geppert Overall Dimensions: 67" x 48" Materials: Wood & Paper

Late 18th century naively portrayed painting of a New Zealand Māori Chief titled “Poear Joea”. It’s painted on thin parchment paper and bares reference to the artist “H Heasham” or “...

Antique Cestodes Taenia Solium Educational Chart by Pfurtscheller, Germany Overall Dimensions: 53" x 56" Materials: Wood & Paper

19th Century French folk-art militaria painting 19th Century piece of French folk-art militaria art, gouache on paper in its original frame still with vibrant colours and detail as ...

Two-volume set of works by Voltaire, printed in Paris by Pierre Didot l'Aîné and Firmin Didot using the stereotyping process. Volume I: La Henriade, poem by Voltaire, including note...