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Material: Wood
Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Carved and painted wooden soldier whirligig. Early 20th century American. Soldier has a leather hat with wooden brim. Presented on simple custom museum...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Brazilian Wai Wai Tribal Cassava Graters Circa 1945
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian Wei Wei Casava Graters
Two graters constructed of wood and sharpened rock used by the Wai Wai Indigenous tribe of Northern Brazil to process raw Cas...
Category
1940s Brazilian Folk Art Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Metaphysical sculpture by Artist Mario Rosso with silver and quartz details
Located in Torino, IT
Metaphysical style sculpture signed by artist Mario Rosso.
The sculpture features a triangular wooden base on which towers a painted metal pyramid decorated with silver and a large ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Silver
A pair of early 20th Century hand carved Jumping Jack toy figures
Located in London, GB
A pair of early 20th Century hand carved Jumping Jack toy figures
A pair of early 20th Century hand carved / painted American Jumping Jack toy figures. With their original features...
Category
1920s American Victorian Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Rooster Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Behold the charm of this antique carousel figure featuring a beautifully carved rooster. Crafted from wood and mounted on a sturdy metal base, this v...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Trio of two Ducks and a Curlew - ancient wood carved and painted decoys
Located in TEYJAT, FR
A trio of two Ducks and a Curlew - ancient decoys used for shooting. Naively carved and painted. The curlew with evidence of gun shot.
Hand carved and painted. Paint now faded but a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Bronze sculpture depicting sinuous female body
Located in Torino, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting female nude.
Small statue made of bronze with parts, such as the face, gilded with mercury and wooden base.
The sculpture depicts a sinuous female figure...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Folk art walking stick depicting a fight between lions. Italy 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: single naturally growing boxwood branch with various angles, punctuated by a series of carvings with different subjects. The all-round handle depicts a fight ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Large Wooden Black Forest Bear Flower Stand, Handcarved in Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Wooden Black Forest Bear Flower Stand, Handcarved in Brienz 1900s
A antique statue of a standing bear flower stand. Made of lindenwood, finely handcarved with naturalistic det...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Petite Stool Made in Solid Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this primitive petite stool made in solid wood. Made in Mexico hand carved using machete. Ready to use as stool or side table.
Category
2010s Mexican Primitive Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk art walking stick depicting Mr. Punch, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
English Folk art walking stick carved and sculpted in walnut wood. The stem is smooth and opens to emulate a seat. On this sits Mr. Punch, rich in detail, with shoes, socks, vertical...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sycamore chessel mould curd drainer
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: 122623
Sycamore chessel mould curd drainer
England circa 1760
Measurements: H: 9cm (3.5") W: 20cm (7.9")
Excluding Delivery. Please enquire providing a postcode for a del...
Category
18th Century British Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
A refined Folk art walking stick with arts and crafts, Center America 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk Folk art stick. The barrel is carved and etched from a single branch of Mexican Maple (Acer skutchii) wood and finished with a dark brown patina.
The handle depicts the sculptur...
Category
1860s Central American Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Baule-Goli mask carved and painted mid-century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Baule-Goli mask carved and painted mid-century
27 x 2 x 45
Category
20th Century Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"Rock-Ola Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pig Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Add a touch of whimsy to your space with this charming antique carousel figure featuring a carved wooden pig. Crafted with precision and mounted on a sturdy metal base, this carousel piece showcases the craftsmanship of yesteryears. Perfect for collectors and those who appreciate the timeless appeal of vintage carousel art...
Category
Early 20th Century Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Naive 19th Century Caryatid
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: 125885
Naive Caryatid with linen fold detail.
England, circa 1840.
Measurements: H: 48cm (18.9") W: 9cm (3.5") D: 7.5cm (3")
Excluding Delivery. Please enquire providing a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Enchanting Folk Art Painting of Rooster on Tin
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Enchanting self taught art from Kentucky of a country rooster with the words Fresh Eggs scrawled boldly, all on distressed tin mounted on board. Was probably used as a roadside sign.
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Folk art walking stick depicting flowers and characters, Russia circa 1830.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art stick: unique piece of carved and carved wood, very tall, painted burgundy red, depicting flowers and characters. Russia circa 1830.
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Henry Hunt (1923-1985) First Nations Bear Carving Mask
Located in Garnerville, NY
Authentic First Nations wood carved mask by master carver, Henry Hunt (1923-1985). This hand carved gem depicts a Canadian Grizzly Bear. Pencil signed in cursive on the reverse, Henry Hunt. Carved out of Pacific Northwest pine. Hunt had a rich history replicating and also making one of a kind masks, figures and totems in the Kwakwaka'wakw tradition. This piece dates circa 1970-80.
Good overall condition with wear consistent with age. One minor ding near the eye (see photo). Dark patina. No visible splits.
Approximately 5" deep x 5.13" wide x 7" high.
Galleries West Bio:
In 1941, the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria opened Thunderbird Park on a small piece of land adjacent to the museum. Centred around the historic Helmcken House on the same site, it was a small but growing collection of authentic examples of northwest coast art — poles, grave markers, and other ceremonial carvings by the Haida, Songhees, Nuu-cha-nulth, and Kwakwaka’wakw people.
By the early 1950s, the carvings had started to decay, and the museum hired a carver to replicate the existing poles, and create new carvings based on original works from sites along the west coast. Kwakwaka’wakw chief Mungo Martin was hired as head carver, and he brought in his stepson, Henry Hunt, to assist him.
Based on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, the Kwakwaka’wakw carvers are known for poles and masks carved with traditional hand tools, faces and figures with theatrical expressions, and bright painting outlined in sharp contrast. Martin learned the art from his own stepfather, Charlie James...
Category
1970s Canadian Native American Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Gene Byron Vanity Mirror
By Gene Byron
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
For your consideration one of her first pieces, this beautiful hand hammered copper Vanity mirror. Made and signed by Gene Byron, a Canadian artist, who moved to Marfil, Guanajuato, ...
Category
1960s Mexican Spanish Colonial Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Copper
17th Century Oil on Panel Antique Flemish Painting Madonna with Child, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Flemish panel from the first half of the 17th century. Oil painting depicting a splendid Madonna with child inside a niche surrounded by a garlan...
Category
1670s Dutch Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folky Hand Carved Cow Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved & painted folky cow wood hanging double sided trade sign.This carved cow has the original metal chain and is in great as found condition.
Category
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging.
It was used as a board for kneadi...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of Angel (Gabriel), 18th century
Located in Austin, TX
Symbolism and craftsmanship aside, this Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of the Angel Gabriel from the 18th century holds within it an immense...
Category
18th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Photo Album with Wooden Carved Cover, Brienz ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Photo Album with Wooden Carved Cover, Brienz ca. 1900
A great antique photo album featuring a lindenwood carved cover depicting grapes, vines ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lion Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Behold this majestic antique carousel figure featuring a regal lion. Meticulously hand-carved from wood and mounted on a sturdy metal base, this vint...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Benin King Oba and Queen, Pair of Hand Carved Seated Ebony Figures West African
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Charming Benin King Oba and his Queen. Terrific pair of Benin hand carved ebony hardwood figures.
Intricate detailing on each of these super West African carvings
Circa Mid 20th c...
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Wood Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Elephant Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique, Bernard Kindt
By Bernard Kindt
Located in Mortsel, BE
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of antique carousels with this carved wooden elephant figure. Mounted on a metal base for stability, this carousel piece is a testament to in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century West Indies Original Watercolor (1 of 3)
Located in Hudson, NY
The original watercolor, shown here, is presumed to have been done in the West Indies in the late 18th or early 19th century. It, along with two other equally striking watercolors,...
Category
19th Century Caribbean Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Decorative Antique Hand-Carved Solid Wood Printing Block, Vintage Stamp Tool
Located in Chicago, IL
Very large vintage hand-carved wood block used for printing on fabric or paper to make wall coverings or cloth. The modern geometric chiseled design would be repeated side by side to...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer by Dent, London. No58553
By Dent
Located in Norwich, GB
A Fine Two Day Marine Chronometer By Dent, London No.58553
Two day marine chronometer by Dent housed in a beautiful three tier mahogany brass bound box with inset carrying handles t...
Category
1910s English Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany
Folk art painted cup dated 1862
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Folk art painted cup dated 1862
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Model of a sailing Yacht
Located in Cheshire, GB
Model of a sailing yacht, painted in blue and red complete With three sails. All raised on a wooden base.
Dimensions
Height 34 Inches
Width 24 Inches
Depth 5 Inches
Category
Mid-20th Century British Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Mid-Atlantic States Folky Slide Lid Candle Box with an Original Red Wash
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American candle box.
In pine or fir with its original red paint.
A rectangular candle or table box having a slide lid with carved sides & a thumb slot.
Round nail...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century West Indies Original Watercolor (2 of 3)
Located in Hudson, NY
The original watercolor, shown here, is presumed to have been done in the West Indies in the late 18th or early 19th century. It, along with two other equally striking watercolors,...
Category
19th Century Caribbean Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Hand Carved "Virgen de Atocha" with Encrusted Jewels and Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Virgin Of Atocha - The Virgin Mary, 19th C. Wooden Sculpture believed to be from the 19th Century Mexico.
The piece is all hand crafted and quite large at 45" tall. The crown, an...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold Leaf
Abraham Lincoln Head Folk Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Hand carved head of Lincoln.This folky head has a black painted shirt.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Multi-Figure Tlingit Totem
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: Northwest - Tlingit, Native American
SIZE: 10 1/2"H x 4 1/2" x 2"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Wood Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
A matched pair of early 20th century hand crafted pine English fairground carousel boards, that would have been part of a larg...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Wedding Chest From 1797
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pine wedding chest from Central Europe, probably German, dated 1797. The Neoclassical style persisted in Europe until after the 1820s. This color scheme of terracotta red and earth...
Category
1790s German Folk Art Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century West Indies Original Watercolor (3 of 3)
Located in Hudson, NY
The original watercolor, shown here, is presumed to have been done in the West Indies in the late 18th or early 19th century. It, along with two other equally striking watercolors,...
Category
19th Century Caribbean Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Industrial Mid-Century Scratch Built Hand Made Wooden Child Cart, C.1950
Located in London, GB
A wonderful scratch built childs red bicycle wagon. c.1950
Hand built and painted little red wagon full of charm and character. Could be repurposed as a planter, garden decoration...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Impasto Figurative Art Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
Impasto Figurative Art Painting of man and his child in a bonding moment. Measures approx - 31 x 39
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Kurt Naef Bauhaus Style Building Blocks Toy Wood Mid-Century
By Naef Spiele
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Huge lot of 67 Bauhaus style wooden blocks. Architectural pattern making toys. Sold as found, unrestored condition. 1 1/16 inch cubes.
Category
1930s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Continental Silver Mounted Rosewood Gentlemens Walking Stick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Continental Silver Mounted Rosewood Gentlemens Walking Stick.
Late 19th Century, German or French. Appears unmarked. The handle cast as a lion surm...
Category
20th Century Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Breitling Retail Store Display Advertising Sign
By Breitling
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce vintage Breitling watch three-dimensional retail store advertising display stand window sign.
Rare large free-standing example, only given to select dealers, featuring a tall rectangular solid wood frame, raised chrome Breitling letters, over a yellow jet plane in sculptural relief form, on a most distinctive artistically distressed background; the reverse finished with a flueele fabric and adorned with the Breitling 1884 logo; rising on metal feet.
Dimensions: (approx)
29.5" High, 24.5" Wide, 5.5" Deep
Condition Report:
Great original unrestored vintage condition. Presents well. Some condition issues/retaining vintage character marks and charm, including scattered nicks, mainly to the front top right frame, minor scuffs to the letters, scratches, slight bend to left foot pad, all typical wear consistent with age and indicative of industrial use.
At the time of writing this, we also have some other luxury watch store signage / merchandising displays, including Rolex, Panerai, Cartier, antique clock...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Folk Art Wedding Chest, circa 1940
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful example of a wedding chest from the hungarian tribes of the kalota, the illustrations are traditional with images of flowers and tulips. The chest was part of a dowry pa...
Category
1940s Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
"Iron Sponge Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2019
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
Category
18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
19th century hand-painted mercury thermometer/barometer, made by Bianchi
Located in Oostende, BE
This hand-painted mercury thermometer/barometer dates from the first half of the 19th century. It was made by Bianchi, as can be read at the top of the thermometer. Very rare!
Bart...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Empire Wall Mirror with gilt frame, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large, gold-patinated wall mirror with stucco decoration in the form of tendrils and shells in the corners and in the middle of the moldings. The mirror glass has two blind spots in ...
Category
Early 19th Century European Empire Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Powerful Cubist Dogon Antelope Mask Raffia Mali West Africa Tall Vertical Eyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cubist Dogon carved wood Antelope mask with attached raffia, from Mali West Africa. Tall vertical eyes, small slit mouth. Pair of carved curved blackened...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Spanish Colonial Mexico Carved Painted Archangel Santo Religious Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A large vintage Spanish Colonial style Mexican religious folk art carved wood santo figure - bulto carving.
Mid-20th century, Mexico, primitive hand-crafted construction, one-of-a-kind, likely depicting San Miguel Arcángel (Saint Michael the Archangel), hand carved gessoed polychromed solid wood figural sculpture, standing on integral plinth base, affixed with metal wings, right hand raised holding a sword.
Provenance / Acquisition:
From the estate of Margaret "Candy" Becker (Austin, Texas 1942-2022). She was an artist in all areas of her life who created art in many different media, including needlework, quilting, watercolor, acrylics, mosaic, and clay. Candy was a consummate traveler who spent time in Mexico, Guatemala, Japan, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Spain, England, and Ireland.
Acquired from the highly reputable auction house Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas. Important Western & Religious Art catalog
Dimensions: (approx)
16" High, 10" Wide, 6.5" Deep
Condition:
Great original antique / vintage condition with nicely aged patina. Includes the original sword, which is very rare. Wear consistent with age and use, including scattered chippy paint losses and worn paint, nothing that detracts from the display but only adds to the overall authenticity, character and old world rustic charm
Interesting, colorful, with a unique sculptural form and rich history, this large wooden statue would make for a wonderful decorative object - curiosity in your authentic Mexican hacienda, Santa Fe New Mexico adobe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Tabwa Staff with Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved 20th century wooden staff, was crafted in the style of the Tabwa people located along the southwestern shores of Lake Tanganyika. The handle is finely decorated with...
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Regency Signed Original Oil Portrait of Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
A striking vintage Regency oil portrait on canvas. A chic composition in the period style. Signed and dated by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Be...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Wood Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Low Stool
Located in London, GB
This stool, from the Gurage culture of Ethiopia, has been carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The stool exhibits a flat, low form and over time, has developed a lovely d...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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