1950s/1960s Vintage Carousel Motorcycle Ride Amusement Fair Carnival Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
Own a wonderful piece of Americana / early fair ground / amusement park / carnival folk art history, with this charming authentic mid-century painted wood and metal midway carousel r...
Metal, Steel, Iron
Pair of English Regency Serpentine Painted Arm Chairs. Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency serpentine splat back hand painted arm chairs with floral ribbon, swags, tassels, and medallion motif. Pair has scrolled ar...
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
French Antique High Back Parlor Chair, Hand-Crafted, Floral Upholstery
Located in Antwerp, BE
French antique throne high back parlor chair with original floral upholstery and tacks. Carved wooden frame with scrolling floral motif dated 18...
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs Baltimore, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif. Two arms and six sides. Chairs have cane seats with...
Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Italian Gilt Carved Wood Floral Window Bench. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian gilt carved wood window bench with scrolled floral medallion arms, carved floral skirt , and terminating on scrolled fluted legs. Bench has b...
Gold Leaf
Incredible Mid-Century Modern Craft Dry Bar Box Sculpture
By Wendell Castle, George Nakashima
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For the collector in mind. This Modern crafted and absurdly over complicated design is just fantastic. One of a kind and beautifully executed, utilizing master joinery techniques. Having all the hallmarks of 1970.s art /design at its climax. Made from black walnut and inset cork details this sculpture has mounted gears on the outside if the box. When turing the crank the dowel pin releases the lock enabling you to open the top. Inside the box reveals a high pile carpet...
Brass
One off Hand Painted Set of Four ‘Luisa’ Dining Chairs by Marcello Cuneo
By Mobel Italia, Marcello Cuneo
Located in Voorburg, NL
Exquisite set of four ‘Luisa’ dining chairs designed by the Italian architect Marcello Cuneo in the 1970s and manufactured by Mobel Italia. This is a unique and one off set where the...
Chrome
$6,000
H 42.5 in W 37 in D 3 in
Wood Carved Folk Art Girl and Dog Carousel Chariot Original Paint Surface
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic girl and her dog Folk Art carved carousel chariot panel. Superb original paint surface. Great three dimensional surface. Excellent wall hang...
Wood
Italian 1950's Maple Wood Stool/Bench with Mongolian Sheepskin
Located in New York, NY
An elegantly appointed Italian 1950's maple wood stool or bench with gracefully tapered and angled legs; the top newly upholstered in a luxurious creamy/white long haired Mongolian s...
Sheepskin, Maple
Arts and Crafts Carved Oak Window Seat, Hall Bench
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts carved oak window seat, hall bench This is a good piece of Arts and Crafts Country Furniture, it has a very thick solid Oak s...
Oak
$4,782
H 49.61 in W 25.6 in D 25.79 in
Rare circa 1880 Burmese Solid Hardwood Hand Carved Floral Chair High Back Ornate
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this absolutely stunning solid Rosewood hand carved high back low seat Burmese chair A truly stunning piece, this type of furniture is just about as ornate as ...
Hardwood
Antique "High Striker" Folk Art Tabletop Carnival Game
Located in Dekalb, IL
Handmade tabletop carnival game modeled after the classic "high striker" strength tester, constructed from wood with a tall vertical scoring tower and spr...
Wood, Paint
Alpine Blue Painted Folk Art Chairs 19th Century
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare and beautifully preserved examples of late 19th-century Alpine folk art chairs, most likely originating from the Tyrol or southern Bavaria regions. This pair retains a str...
Pine
$1,700
H 73.125 in W 13 in D 14.5 in
American Studio Craft Architectural Lattice High Back Sculptural Chair
Located in Troy, MI
Dramatic hand crafted lattice back chair in mixed hardwoods USA circa 1980s Architectural high back chair with vertical lattice design in contrasting cherry and maple with exposed a...
Cherry, Hardwood, Maple
Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, c...
Canvas, Cotton, Wood
Folk Art Motorized Ferris Wheel, Custom Made, Metal & Hardwood, 1950s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1838 Custom made Carnival Folk Art motorized ferris wheel . Rotates with small lights added set on a wood base
Metal
$150
H 7.5 in W 4 in D 6.5 in
Athena on Her Chariot Ancient Greek Style Mid-Century Modern Horse Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A striking Mid-Century Modern sculpture executed in the Greek Revival taste, depicting Athena riding a stylized horse-drawn chariot accompanied by her symbolic owl. Rendered with pronounced Etruscan and Brutalist influences, the piece embodies the sculptural abstraction and mythological romanticism that defined a wave of sophisticated decorative arts produced during the mid-20th century. Executed in patinated cast metal with a rich verdigris finish, the sculpture evokes the appearance of an excavated antiquity while maintaining the clean linearity and expressive geometry associated with Mid-Century Modern design. The elongated horse forms, angular chariot construction, and primitive-classical composition strongly recall the work of Frederick Weinberg and related Raymor-era designers, blending ancient Mediterranean inspiration with modernist decorative sensibilities. Dramatic from every angle, this highly decorative object functions equally well as a bookshelf sculpture...
Bronze
Antique Long Wooden Bench in Old Brown Paint
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique wooden bench in old brown paint with other paint spatters here and there on top. The extended top with attached sides is mounted on notched carved flat legs on each end. A...
Wood
Antique English upholstered bench stool window seat
Located in Stroud, GB
Antique Victorian stool covered in Rose Tarlow ticking standing on mahogany legs and period castors. Suitable as a bed-end, window seat or centre stool. Dimensions: H 20″ W 54″ ...
Beech
Antique Pair Continental French Limoges Hanging Wall Plaque
By Limoges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite pair of antique Limoges wall plaques showcases the elegance and artistry of French craftsmanship. Each plaque features a finely enam...
Porcelain, Upholstery
1960s French Metal Sofa
Located in High Point, NC
A metal sofa with upholstered seat and back produced in France circa 1960. A vintage sofa of thick, heather grey cushions set upon a deep, black metal fram...
Metal
Ellen Stollman Oreo Cookie Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Ellen Stollman Oreo cookie sculpture, composed of two discs and a pillow in-between, the inner side of one disc signed 'Ellen Stollman' and marked 31/100 a...
Pottery, Upholstery
Louis XIII Style Doll's Walnut Open Armchair Furniture France
Located in Montreal, QC
French Louis XIII style walnut open armchair with baluster turned spindle back over carved arms and raised on turned legs with H-stretcher; the seat is stuffed with horsehair and uph...
Walnut, Upholstery
Chicago Oriental Theater Elephant Bench, circa 1906
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Largely scaled bench commissioned for the Chicago Oriental Theater. Elaborately carved wood with bright original paint surface and leather upholstery. The bench once sat in the theater's grand lobby, which was painted in the same colorway. See Image 9 of theater today (was restored in 1998). The Chicago Oriental Theater was primarily a vaudeville house in the early years. Performers included Judy Garland & the Gumm Sisters, The Three Stooges, Al Jolson...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 33.25 in W 19.25 in D 16 in
Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs, Baltimore. C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt Fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif. Two arms & Six sides. Chairs have cane seats with u...
Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
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.