Pennsylvania Dower Chest with drawers and tombstone panels
Located in Lancaster, PA
This dower chest is made of pine and poplar with the original painted finish. The pine case is sponge decorated in salmon with three blue sponged tombstone panels across the front a...
Pine, Poplar
Smoke-Decorated Pennsylvania Blanket Chest, Chrome Yellow
Located in York County, PA
Pennsylvania German (Amish or Mennonite) paint-decorated blanket chest of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania origin. Extensive smoke decoration on a ch...
Poplar
Large Folk Art Pocket Knife Store Display
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind large scale pocket knife (24" L), likely used as a store display / sign composed of a painted and carved walnut handle / bolster wi...
Walnut, Poplar
$3,150Sale Price|25% Off
Grain Painted Blanket Chest, Poplar Wood, Pennsylvania, Circa 1830
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted blanket chest with turned feet. Rectangular lid with applied molding above dovetail jointed case . An absolute delight, this festive jewel made of dense poplar with a buttern...
Poplar, Paint, Nutwood
Late 17th century hand-carved wooden head
Located in Oostende, BE
Late 17th - early 18th century hand-carved wooden head from Southern Europe. Made from poplar wood. Wear consistent with age and use.
Poplar
18th Century Italian Gaming Board
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare 18th century Italian gaming board "Nobilissimo Giuoco Della Mea" Or "The Nobel Game of Chance" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to be a board version of "Put and Take" with different characters representing either plus or minus points. Four corners with scalloped carved coin wells, the centre slightly dished for either a top or ball to roll within. Characters include: Scimmia/Monkey - put 6, Re/King - take 1, Vople/Wolf take 3 , Pascia/Lord - take two and so on. Other characters include, Cinese/Chinese, Colombo/Pidgeon, Crepascolo/Twilight, Armigero/Knight?, Gezelia/Gazelle, Adone/Adonis, Gonhiere/Gondolier, Araba Fenice/Arab Phoenix?, Vecchio/Old Man, Leone/Lion. A very similar game board is in the collection of the Medici Villa...
Gesso, Poplar
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Federal Grain Painted and Stenciled Document Box 19th Century American
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and fine, dovetailed poplar, rosewood grain painted and ebonized document box. The gold stenciling is of a very fine quality. Retains the original fire gilded steel bai...
Gold, Steel
$1,606
H 19.69 in W 26.5 in D 0.75 in
Antique Swedish Hand-Painted Decorative Three-Panel Glass Screen
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Antique Swedish Hand-Painted Decorative Three-Panel Glass Screen Exquisite antique Swedish hand-painted decorative three-panel screen. Crafted with finely carved and intricately det...
Glass, Wood
Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Trough, 19th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A deeply textured, primitive hand-carved wooden trough. Shaped from a single piece of solid wood, this piece shows centuries-old artisanal methods and a timeless utilitarian aesthet...
Wood
$996Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.75 in W 17.5 in D 8 in
Mid-19th Century Child’s Grain Painted Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-19th century Benchmade child’s grain painted Miniature chest of drawers. A country piece in the American Empire style, with a step-back drawer and backsplash, above the case with...
Wood
19th C Original Painted Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted game board. Nice original Salmon and black paint.
Wood
19th Century English Hand-Carved Bread Board
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English bread board made from sycamore. the border is hand carved with the word bread and a hand-carved design of oak leaves and acor...
Sycamore
Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Tyrolean painted chest H. 81 – W. 147 – P. 69 Ancient Tyrolean chest, entirely built in fir wood. The surface has been decorated with a dark brown background color, semi-covering, ...
Fir
Small Antique Spanish Colonial Chest, Late 1700’s
By NONO
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Small Antique Spanish Colonial Chest, Late 1700’s Small colonial chest made of mesquite wood with remnants of paint. Assembled with dovetail joints and featuring impressive wrought i...
Wood
Late 19th Century Quebec Paint Decorated Plant Stand, circa 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Quebec paint decorated plant stand or bucket bench, circa 1890, pine slat construction with three shelves, fluted backsplash and apron, and deli...
Pine
Striking Large Vintage Painted Folk Art Fish Trade Sign
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Large hand-painted metal trout sign folk art, originally used as a trade sign for a fishmonger’s shop. Crafted from metal and suspended from an elegant wrought iron bracket with dec...
Metal
$620
H 8.86 in W 27.96 in D 8.27 in
Decorative Hand-Carved Wooden Mancala Game Board, African, Mid-20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A hand-carved wooden mancala game board showcasing a sculptural and well-balanced form. The top features a series of carved wells used for traditional counting games, while the base ...
Wood
Large Folk Art Papier Mache Sun with Face
Located in Hastings, GB
This characterful hand-crafted folk art hanging sun, its unusual three-dimensional form of very large proportions, with a serene smiling face to one side, is a rare find. The hand pa...
Paper
$3,800
H 9.26 in W 31.5 in D 3.94 in
Tackle Fish Store Teade Wooden Folk Art Sign. Hunting Fishing Cabin. USA 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This fish-shaped “TACKLE” sign is such a bold and playful nod to vintage Americana. The golden finish gives it a warm, sunlit feel, like something you’d spot hanging outside a lakesi...
Wood
American Federal Two Drawer Stand In Original Red Surface 1810 - 1825
Located in Hudson, NY
A very sturdy and charming, painted two drawer stand. American Circa 1810 to 1820. Made it popular with pine secondary wood likely Northern New England, likely Maine, retains the ori...
Poplar, Pine
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H 7.68 in W 1.97 in D 2.96 in
Late 18th C Italian Hand Carved & Painted Poplar Wood Phallus Snuff Puzzle Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare carved and painted erotic puzzle box, carved in poplar wood. The base of the phallus slides out to unlock the small hinged dug out void/box in the scrotum. Totally untouched...
Poplar
19th Century Maine Apothecary Circa 1800
Located in Hudson, NY
This artists pigment cabinet is on an amazing state of preservation. This circa 1800-1820, chest was designed for holding a artists supplies for mixing...
Poplar, Pine
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H 14.18 in W 13 in D 13.39 in
Antique Small Travel Trunk Belonged to Italian Secretary of State Beverini
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This small trunk bears witness to an important part of Italian history. A handwritten cartil certifies its belonging to an Italian senator and foreign minister Giovanni Battista Beverini born 10 July 1872 and died 28 November 1944. Beverini was an Italian diplomat and politician. He was appointed senator of the Kingdom of Italy in 1933. His career as a foreign diplomat for the Italian State led him to travel a lot for work and this small trunk accompanied him on his travels. Some labels on the trunk certify his voyages, and of particular curiosity the label of the ship "Virgilio". This transatlantic ship was inaugurated on April 24, 1928 in the following years it made several trips for the transport of goods and passengers along routes: departing from Genoa to the Pacific coasts of America. From 1932 he served scheduled service from Genoa Italy - Valparaiso Chile...
Poplar
Vintage French Fruit Drying Rack
Located in Chireno, TX
Vintage French fruit drying rack, hand-crafted from poplar, circa 1940-1959. Originally used to dry plums in the southwest of France, they now make an int...
Poplar
Vintage French Fruit Drying Rack
Located in Chireno, TX
Vintage French fruit drying rack, hand-crafted from poplar circa 1940-1959. Originally used to dry plums in the southwest of France, they now make an inter...
Poplar
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H 37.41 in W 48.43 in D 24.41 in
Italian Green and White Lacquered Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Tuscany, late 18th century Green and white lacquered, faux marble top Painted fillet with beautiful leaves Dimensions: W 123 x D 62 x H 95 cm.
Poplar
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H 32.5 in W 22 in D 16.75 in
19th Century Windsor Armchair in Petite Size with Original Milk Paint
Located in Savannah, GA
American maple and poplar Windsor armchair in a slightly petite size. Retains the original milk paint with great patina. Very sturdy.
Maple, Poplar
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H 13.5 in W 28.5 in L 13.5 in
Miniature American Red-Painted Antique Blanket Chest, circa 1820-1840
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An absolute delight, this jewel has a wonderful early and complex red-wash surface over a dense tulip poplar body. The top is affixed on iron cotter pin hinges, lifting to reveal a t...
Poplar
19th Century Wooden Publicty Sign
Located in Brecht, BE
Great decorative object this Spanish painted wooden publicity sign for "Anis Castellana" ... unique piece.
Poplar
19th Century Articulated Folk Art Figure
Located in Middleburg, VA
Charming 19th century articulated Folk Art figure. Found in Tennessee, carved from black walnut and poplar, circa 1880. Mounted on a wrought iron stand...
Poplar, Walnut
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H 33.25 in W 23.75 in D 1.38 in
Maynard & Noyes Ink Company Wooden Advertising Trade Sign, Boston MA
Located in Milford, NH
A fine hand painted poplar or oak wooden sign with wooden frame for Maynard & Noyes Ink Company, Boston, Massachusetts, which reads “Boston, Established 1816, Maynard & Noyes, Manufa...
Poplar
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.