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Material: Wood
Galvanometer Antique Measuring Instrument Used for Telegraph Cables 1850 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Vertical mirror galvanometer made in 1850 circa, oak and glass, three adjustable screws at the base. Tool constituted by a magnet bar movable inside a coil and connected to a needle. In the absence of current the needle is positioned vertically while when the coil is crossed by the current it creates a magnetic field that moves the needle. This type of galvanometer was used for measurement of insulation of telegraph cables...
Category
1850s British Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ere Ibeji Male Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Decorative Bacchanalian Wine Bar Menu, Black Board
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Decorative bacchanalian wine bar menu, black board
A very decorative piece with the theme of grape bearing nymphs in both corners at the top
The attractiv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Revival Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Chess Set by Hans Teppich, Israel Circa 1950
By Hans Teppich
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Chess Set by Hans Teppich, crafted in Israel circa 1950, is a remarkable blend of artistry and craftsmanship. The set features a finely mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Wood Folk Art
Materials
Brass
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Wood, metal, cloth, nails, glass
Areas of dark, black lacquered patina, worn through from use
The cavity to the stomach now empty
Kongo Peoples, Dem...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Deer Head primitive Black Forest Hand Carved Folk Art Wooden Trophy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More than likely o...
Category
1920s Austrian Black Forest Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Folky Original Painted Round Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unusual game board is a round reversible and is in black paint with a cow on the reverse. It came out of a unusual Folk Art collection. I've never seen a game board like this on...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English scale model of recreational sloop with mainsail mast and jib 1930
Located in Milan, IT
Scale model of a recreational sloop equipped with a mast with mainsail and jib.
Early 20th-century English manufacture, made of wood, brass, rope, and cloth on wooden base, dark wood...
Category
1930s Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Oversized Hand Carved Wings Over The World Bird Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1383 Hand carved wood sculpture of a bird with outstretched winds flying of the world
Category
1950s Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Nutwood
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rare Papua 'Gope' Spirit board from the Schulze Westrum collection
New Guinea, Papua Gulf, probably Minagoiravi, Wapo River, late 19th–early 20th century
H. 130 x W. 24.5 cm
Pro...
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lote de 6 figuras tribales
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Lote de 6 figuras tribales Circa 1.950, realizadas en madera frutal y con decoraciones étnicas.
Medidas:
Figura 1
Alto 50cm
Ancho 15cm
Fondo 10cm
.
Figura 2
Alto 27cm
Ancho 9cm
Fondo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique 20th-Century Double Decaliter Grain Measure in Wood - 2Y353
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Type: Grain Measure, Double Decaliter
Material: Wood with Wrought Iron
Period: 20th Century Design
Origin: France
Condition:
Sold in original, unrestored condition
Some wormholes (vr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Shepherds Walking Stick with Two Spaniel Dogs Heads
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage style double headed Spaniel dog shepherds walking stick
This one is very decorative and functional, it’s a wonderful height ...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19thc Hay Fork from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved and crafted hay fork was found in Pennsylvania on a farm.The condition is very good and sturdy.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Hickory
Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Blue Flower Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with blue flower detail
This piece is part of a suite, I ha...
Category
19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
Toy Children's American "Flag Blocks" by The Embossing Co. New York Circa 1940
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous set of children's blocks (54 in all) stenciled, hand painted, and decorated on all sides, but featuring the 48 star American Flag (created in 1912 with addition of New Mexic...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Unfinished study of head, Michelangelo sketch
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning vintage sketch of the unfinished head of Michelangelo piece. Done as a study by an artistic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Hand Carved Walnut Figural Traveler Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-634 Black Forest German hand carved walnut traveler figural sculpture.
Category
1920s Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Antique Carved Lion Figure, English, Giltwood, Decorative Ornament, Mid Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved lion figure. An English, giltwood decorative desk or mantle ornament, dating to the mid Georgian period, circa 1750.
Charm...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Georgian Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Early Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Nursery Fairy Tale Panels Set in Wood
Located in Lomita, CA
Fairy tales do come true, and here they are: Eleven brightly colored hand-painted panels with classic nursery rhymes. A group of 11 vintage folk art painted children's nursery rhyme panels in oil are classic.
These early to mid-century nursery rhyme panels include "Simple Simon," "Jack Be Nimble," "Little Bo Peep...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Framed Decalomania Découpage & Watercolor Farm Art Picture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Decalomania decorative art watercolor and cut paper farm scene mounted in a heavy black wood frame, circa 1860.
These were largely created by young girl...
Category
1860s English Georgian Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
A Dutch 19th century wooden gingerbread mold
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th century wooden gingerbread mold
A wooden mold for making cookies in the shape of Royal crowns, which was made by K.H. Wennink in Westendorp, baker by profession at the ...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
STUNNING CIRCA 1950 ANTIQUE FRENCH ARTISTS LAY FIGURE MEDIUM SIZED LOVELY PATINa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely mid century French oak Artists lay figure
A lovely example and a great size, it was sold to me as circa 1900 but he looks mid century...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Oak
French Giltwood Chair by The Mac
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The chair itself is French, However; The Mac is a visual artist from California. His primary medium is painting, he also works in sculpture, jewelry making, and mixed media work. The...
Category
2010s American Other Wood Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Chinese Wooden Sign Board with Calligraphy from the 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
This antique Chinese horizontal sign board made during the 19th century displays Chinese characters carved in wood in a splendid calligraphic style. The frame is enhanced by red and ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ivory Coast Zoomorphic Dance Mask, Gouro People
Located in CA, CA
A beautifully painted, stylised ritual dance mask with an assertive presence, used by the Gouro people of the Ivory Coast. The mask is in the form of an African wild dog...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Atlantic City Souvenir Penny Game from Boardwalk Empire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Historical artifact once used in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Maple cabinet with brass plaques and painted iron mechanism. Costing two quarters and a penny to play. Not tested ...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Salvador Dali Divine Comedy The Triumph of Christ and the Virgin Framed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage (1960-70s) Salvador Dali Divine Comedy "The Triumph of Christ and the Virgin" Framed Woodcut Lithograph Print with Embossment. Frame is a more recent addition with wood frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wood Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Found and Salvaged Steel Structure on a Steel & Wooden Circular Base
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of spare parts come together ...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
LARGE 138X114CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the ori...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Carved Statue of a Saint
Located in Round Top, TX
Carved statue of a saint with original patina.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Old African wooden bowl
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Wooden bowl handcrafted in Africa in the 1950s.
With its raw shape and organic hue, it will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration. Ideal in a wabi-sabi decoration...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 1940s American Amusement Park Car, "Little Red Convertible"
Located in San Francisco, CA
American amusement park car, "Little Red Convertible." A late 1940s streamline design similar to a Packard or Hudson of this post war era. Solid rub...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Streamlined Moderne Wood Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Hand Crafted Wooden Mortar and Pestle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A well crafted wooden Folk Art Mortar and Pestle. The piece is used for crushing everything from herbs and spices, to medicines. While the piece is practical, the wooden craftsmans...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Figurines by Dr. Harley Niblack
Located in South Charleston, WV
This grouping of 3 figurines and 9 sculpture head figures were obtained directly from Dr. Harley Niblack by the consignor's father (who was also a woodt...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Fruitwood Mortar and Pestle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century fruitwood mortar and pestle. Lathe work, remnants of paint or dark stain. Original pestle included.
Period: First half of the 19th century
Origin: Eastern, US
Size: 5" ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture circa 1820-1830, this Biedermeier picture (painting) clock is a naive and charming oil painting on metal, which depicts nine people dressed in colorful period clothes at various activities; a woman with her child and carrying fruit in a basket atop her head, two young lovers, a man in a boat, another man walking with his dog, while still another gentleman leaves the town hall. A woman at the window...
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Indian Chief Painting Signed & Dated 1936
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Indian Chief oil painting signed M.Soto & dated 1936. This amazing oil painting is in very good condition and has a great look.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Wood Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Italian Vintage Table Soccer With Three Knobs
Located in Milano, IT
This charming foosball table, with its worn and authentic look, exudes an unmistakable vintage appeal that takes us back to a time when playing was a simple and genuine moment of sha...
Category
1920s English Industrial Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Pantry Box, Small Scale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century early small scale pantry box with the original lid.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Hickory
Large Percisionist ModerN Oil Painting on Canvas by Allan Lorne Hecker
By Allan & Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Percisionist ModerN Oil Painting on Canvas by Canadian artist Allan Lorne Hecker,,Titled "A Calder walking to the park" Hand executed.. Great use of color, TEXTURE and space..
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Wood Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Blue Painted Farmhouse Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
The painted exterior of this provincial farmhouse bench has weathered gradually from years of use to achieve the ultimate rustic finish. Once a vibrant, robin’s egg blue, the milk pa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early 19thc Original Painted Miniature Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine original paint decorated child's or doll house chair. Great for a teddy bear collection. The condition is very good.
Category
Late 19th Century North American Country Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage 20th Century Wooden Barrel with Forged Iron Bands and Stand - 2Y502
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century wooden barrel with forged iron bands is a charming decorative piece, showcasing traditional woodworking techniques. Resting on its original wooden stand, th...
Category
20th Century Wood Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19Thc Postage Stamp Chain Mounted Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19Thc postage stamp Irish chain crib quilt is in fine condition and mounted on stretcher frame.It was found in Pennsylvania and is in red chain on a buttery yellow ground.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Hand carved chippendale influenced miniature 2 seat chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Hand carved chippendale influenced miniature 2 seat chair circa 1990.
Here we have a fine example of a well known chippendale design double seated chair. Well carved in fruitwood showing all detailed carving, all presented in this scale. This piece offers itself as a superb display item, or presenting soft toys...
Category
1990s English Chippendale Wood Folk Art
Materials
Pine
18th Century Folk Art Shelf With Heart And Pineapple Carvings
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautiful folk art "Love" Shelf. An old tradition where the man had to make a gift for the fiancee, mostly the items were made in wood with birds or hearts and painted nicely.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Genuine wooden mask from the Punu tribe, Gabon , first half 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
The Punu or Bapunu, are a Bantu meta-ethnicity of Central Africa, mainly in Gabon and a small population in Republic of Congo They are one of the four major people of Gabon, inhabiti...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Martha's Vineyard Baldpate Drake Decoy, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Martha's Vineyard Baldpate Drake Decoy, circa 1900, a hand carved and hand painted gunning decoy by an unknown maker on Martha's Vineyard of an American Wigeon in colorful or...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Hand Carved Forest Animals Welcome Plaque
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1273 Hand carved low relief welcome wood wall plaque depicting forest animals.
Signed on verso W.Meyer 1976.
Category
1970s Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Oversized Chinese Cork Diorama
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Antique Chinese large cork diorama depicting temple and garden scene.
Category
1940s Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Cork
Ornate Mirror From India
Located in Asheville, NC
This beweled dressing mirror will make a wonderful addition to an eastern style room, with gold painted trim, jewels, and pressed tin, it is highly decorated and sits on four ball feet.
Category
20th Century Indian Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
Antique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Wooden Butter Churn with Copper Ban - 2Y305
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautifully crafted butter churn, dating from the late 19th or early 20th century, is made from wood and secured with copper bands. It’s no longer functional but serves as an excellent decorative piece with charming rustic appeal.
Type: Vintage butter churn
Material: Wood and copper
Era: Late 19th to early 20th century
Origin: France
Condition: Good overall condition. No longer watertight, ideal for decoration. The wood shows some wear and tear, minor spots, and the copper requires polishing (refer to photos).
Dimensions:
Height: 50 cm (19.7 inches)
Maximum diameter: 30 cm (11.8 inches)
Minimum diameter: 21 cm (8.3 inches)
Weight: 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)
This antique butter churn...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Wood Folk Art
Materials
Copper
French Framed Oil Painting of Seaside Village by Maurice Barle
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French oil painting on canvas of a harbor scene, featuring a view of a sailboat and a picturesque town, signed M. Barle in bottom left facing corner, mounted in a rectangular painted wooden frame.
Maurice Barle...
Category
Early 20th Century French Wood Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Equestrian Hand Carved Wood Large-Scale Western Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Large-scale Western wood sculpture. A large wood sculpture of horses on a Western ranch, signed lower right by Dede 88.
Category
Late 20th Century Wood Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Wood and Brass Ship's Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Eight spoke varnished wood ship's wheel with brass hub and brass trim ring. The brass hub cap is mounted to an iron hub. Warm patina on this maritime relic. C...
Category
1910s American Vintage Wood Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Unique Bronze and Wood Sculpture by French Artist Francoise Mayeras
Located in leucate, FR
Big contemporary sculpture in wood and bronze.
By French artiste Francoise Mayeras.
Materials : Wood & Bronze
Size : 120 × 32 × 15 cm
Rarity : Unique
Medium : Sculpture
Condi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Wood Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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