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Scottish Early 20th C. Pond Yacht
Scottish Early 20th C. Pond Yacht

Scottish Early 20th C. Pond Yacht

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This charming antique “pond yacht” from Scotland will appeal to the sailor, the toy collector, the kid-at-heart types alike for the sporty and real...

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20th Century Scottish Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table
Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table

Steam Yacht "Corsair" of 1930, Ship Model in Wood Display Case with Table

Located in Norwell, MA

Steam yacht model of J.P. Morgan's "Corsair IV" mounted into a custom glass and mahogany display case with table. This model is outfitted with raised paneled mahogany cabins, planked deck, turned brass fittings, rigged masts etc... Detailed longboats and launches hang from davits. The vessel flies the New York Yacht Club burgee and the Morgan house flag. Mounted into a mahogany display case with matching table. Overall Dimensions: 56" L x 16" W x 57" H Corsair IV (1930) J.P. Morgan Jr. and his legendary business tycoon father, J. Pierpont Morgan, owned four yachts christened Corsair, and built three of them. Each yacht was bigger, faster, and more comfortable than the preceding one. The Morgan Corsair created major media attention for the times resulting in a legendary quote by the senior Morgan when he was asked how much it cost...

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20th Century String Folk Art

Materials

Brass

An Amazon Indigenous Kayapo feather headdress

An Amazon Indigenous Kayapo feather headdress

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Brazil, Pará or Mato Grosso, circa 1950’s-1960s H. 55 x W. 38 cm (incl. stand) Provenance: Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s)

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20th Century Brazilian String Folk Art

Materials

String, Feathers

An Amazon Indigenous Kayapo feather headdress

An Amazon Indigenous Kayapo feather headdress

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Brazil, Pará or Mato Grosso, circa 1950’s-1960s H. 50.8 x W. 33.5 cm (incl. stand) Provenance: Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s)

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20th Century Brazilian String Folk Art

Materials

String, Feathers

A Kayapo Amazon Indigenous feather headdress

A Kayapo Amazon Indigenous feather headdress

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Brazil, Pará, circa 1950s-1960s H. 97 x W. 106 cm Provenance: Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s)

Category

20th Century Brazilian String Folk Art

Materials

String, Feathers

Harvey Peterson O’Cedar Mop Man Folk Art Figural Sculpture
Harvey Peterson O’Cedar Mop Man Folk Art Figural Sculpture

Harvey Peterson O’Cedar Mop Man Folk Art Figural Sculpture

Located in Milford, NH

A wonderful figural folk art sculpture of an O’Cedar Mop Man by contemporary Maine artist Harvey Peterson (20th/21st c). Peterson was born in Seattle, WA, and got his a BFA and MFA f...

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Late 20th Century American Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Vintage Hand-Crafted American Bear Toy, Fabric & Wool, 20th Century
Vintage Hand-Crafted American Bear Toy, Fabric & Wool, 20th Century

Vintage Hand-Crafted American Bear Toy, Fabric & Wool, 20th Century

Located in Delray Beach, FL

American bear from the 20th century , the bear is nicely hand made with old fabric and have revealing its great use. the bear wearing kind of accessories included mother of pearl b...

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20th Century American String Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton, String

Folk Art Vintage Wood Farm Animals Spintop Mobile
Folk Art Vintage Wood Farm Animals Spintop Mobile

Folk Art Vintage Wood Farm Animals Spintop Mobile

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

As found in Denmark, this timeless spin top features a cow, a duck, sheep and a pig and a heart at the top. Great piece to add to a collection of these popular spinning mobiles.

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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern String Folk Art

Materials

String, Wood

Wooden Model Sailing Ship by J. Romero
Wooden Model Sailing Ship by J. Romero

Wooden Model Sailing Ship by J. Romero

Located in Highland, IN

A wonderful piece of folk art, this wooden sailing ship crafted by J. Romero (signed on the base) is intricately detailed, and the finely crafted rope rigging is particularly compell...

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1970s American Folk Art Vintage String Folk Art

Materials

String, Wood

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Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-Masted Ship under Steam, Minotaur Class
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Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Five-Masted Ship under Steam, Minotaur Class

Located in Downingtown, PA

Victorian Ironclad: A Sailor’s Woolwork of a Minotaur-Class Five-Masted Ship Circa 1880 This impressive and rare sailor’s woolwork, or "woolie," offers a meticulously detailed ports...

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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique String Folk Art

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Wool

American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890
American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890

American Nautical Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted in Mahogany Case, Circa 1890

Located in Charleston, SC

American nautical mahogany yacht binnacle with a hinged locking oval glass viewing port, original removable brass side light burner with font, brass carrying handle, and fitted with ...

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1890s American American Empire Antique String Folk Art

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Brass

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress

$1,680

H 9.5 in W 12.5 in D 10.75 in

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress

By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian String Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture
Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture

Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture

$2,450

H 26 in W 19 in D 6 in

Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture

Located in Sheffield, MA

Wonderfully charming hand-carved 19th Century American folk art horse sculpture on stand. Pay special attention to its face and the carved details to appreciate this fine specimen. ...

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique String Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Whirligig Figure
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Whirligig Figure

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Whirligig Figure

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century Folk Art whirligig figure We are proud to offer a true example of an early 20th century whirligig figure. Hand carved from scrat...

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1920s British Folk Art Vintage String Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture
Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture

Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture

Located in Studio City, CA

A quite wonderful Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos festival held throughout Mexico) La Catrina symbolic skeleton figure. La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable image/figure. She is the model of a high-society woman who has met Death, her maker. She represents something between the fear induced by her skeletal form and the revelry exhibited by the comical way she is typically portrayed, making her a perfect symbol of the Mexican holiday. She often appears in paintings, window displays, and costumes all around Mexico during the Day of the Dead festivities. La Catrina was originally conceived in the early 1900s by newspaper illustrator and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada...

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20th Century Mexican Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paper

Pond Model made in 1930 of a yacht used to navigate ponds
Pond Model made in 1930 of a yacht used to navigate ponds

Pond Model made in 1930 of a yacht used to navigate ponds

Located in Milan, IT

Model made in the 1930s of a yacht used for sailing in ponds. Original masts, rigging and sails, beautiful wooden hull with original paint, plumbed keel, wood and brass support tai...

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1930s Vintage String Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930
A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930

A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930

Located in Central England, GB

This early 20th century ship in a bottle diorama is of a rarer subject being an early large steam ocean going passenger liner set in a scene just off the shoreline with a lighthouse ...

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Mid-20th Century British Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

Glass

Large Folk Art Driftwood Horse Head Sculpture
Large Folk Art Driftwood Horse Head Sculpture

Large Folk Art Driftwood Horse Head Sculpture

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This large and substantial sculpture of a horse's head is unsigned, but believed to have been made in Canada in circa 1980. The sculpture is made completely of pieces of driftwood...

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Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

Driftwood

20th Century Vintage Bamileke Headdress Mounted on Stand
20th Century Vintage Bamileke Headdress Mounted on Stand

20th Century Vintage Bamileke Headdress Mounted on Stand

$1,120Sale Price|41% Off

H 26 in W 12 in D 5 in

20th Century Vintage Bamileke Headdress Mounted on Stand

Located in Wainscott, NY

Bamileke headdress, originating from the Bamileke ethnic group in Cameroon, is ceremonial and symbolic artifacts used in traditional ceremonies and rituals. It is crafted using natur...

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20th Century Cameroonian String Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Fabric, Feathers

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Needlepoint Artwork Portrait of R' Akiva Eger 1900/1903, Judaica
Needlepoint Artwork Portrait of R' Akiva Eger 1900/1903, Judaica

Needlepoint Artwork Portrait of R' Akiva Eger 1900/1903, Judaica

Located in New York, NY

A unique and beautifully preserved needlepoint textile portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eger (1761–1837), one of the most revered Talmudic scholars of the 18th–19th century. This hand-stitche...

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Early 1900s European Antique String Folk Art

Materials

String

English Early 20th C. Pond Yacht
English Early 20th C. Pond Yacht

English Early 20th C. Pond Yacht

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H 28.63 in W 22.25 in D 4.13 in

English Early 20th C. Pond Yacht

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This charming antique “pond yacht” from England should appeal to the sailor, the toy collector, the kid-at-heart types alike for the sporty and rea...

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20th Century English Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Owl Decoy
Early 20th Century Owl Decoy

Early 20th Century Owl Decoy

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H 7.88 in W 13.39 in D 3.94 in

Early 20th Century Owl Decoy

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Lark Decoy. Charachterful 20th Century Owl Decoy, used for attracting Larks. Hand Painted, Mixed media, Metal, Tin, Canvas and string (wings) which operate ...

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Mid-20th Century French String Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass, Tin

Vintage Tennis or Squash Rackets in Red White and Blue Set of 3
Vintage Tennis or Squash Rackets in Red White and Blue Set of 3

Vintage Tennis or Squash Rackets in Red White and Blue Set of 3

By Spalding

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Vintage set of three tennis rackets in red white and blue. This would make a great focal point hung on a wall or perhaps for using them for their intended purpose! Measures: 25.75...

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Mid-20th Century American American Classical String Folk Art

Materials

String, Wood, Paint

Antique French Red and Yellow Model Sailboat
Antique French Red and Yellow Model Sailboat

Antique French Red and Yellow Model Sailboat

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H 46.5 in W 24 in D 5.9 in

Antique French Red and Yellow Model Sailboat

Located in High Point, NC

From bow to stern, this vintage nautical miniature makes a whimsical decoration, circa 1950 France, made from rustic materials with refined details, in soft wood, hobby paint, wires,...

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Early 20th Century French Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

String, Wood, Paint

Antique French Brown and Red Model Sailboat
Antique French Brown and Red Model Sailboat

Antique French Brown and Red Model Sailboat

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H 42.1 in W 28 in D 5.7 in

Antique French Brown and Red Model Sailboat

Located in High Point, NC

From bow to stern, this vintage nautical miniature makes a whimsical decoration, circa 1950 France, made from rustic materials with refined details, in soft wood, hobby paint, wires,...

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Early 20th Century French Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

String, Wood, Paint

Antique French Model Sailboat
Antique French Model Sailboat

Antique French Model Sailboat

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H 29.1 in W 35.8 in D 6.1 in

Antique French Model Sailboat

Located in High Point, NC

From bow to stern, this vintage nautical miniature makes a whimsical decoration, circa 1950 France, made from rustic materials with refined details, in soft wood, hobby paint, wires,...

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Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique String Folk Art

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String, Wood, Paint

English Ship Diorama
English Ship Diorama

English Ship Diorama

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H 24 in W 29.25 in L 24 in

English Ship Diorama

Located in Nantucket, MA

Of the three mast schooner “Veve”, carved hull and sails. Hanging the British flag with painted backboard and mounted on a wooden base with painted plaster see. The frame is grain...

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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique String Folk Art

Materials

String, Pine

Historic Diorama Featuring the Four Masted Barque 'William P. Frye' at Full Sail
Historic Diorama Featuring the Four Masted Barque 'William P. Frye' at Full Sail

Historic Diorama Featuring the Four Masted Barque 'William P. Frye' at Full Sail

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This great historic diorama likely dates to the first part of the 20th century. It represents a four-masted barque flying the Stars and Stripes cruising at full sail on white capped ...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art String Folk Art

Materials

String, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved and painting Tiller & Clowes donkey marionette circa 1880 in age. The piece would of been used in a large travelling show perform...

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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique String Folk Art

Materials

String, Pine