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Place of Origin: Belgian
Art Deco Jug, Vase Boch La Louvière Ceramic with Floral Decor, R.Chevalier
By Boch La Louviere, Raymond Chevalier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art deco vase with polychrome flower decor and gilding by Raymond Chevalier designer artist for Boch Frères, La Louvière. In a very good condition with light gold fading on the handl...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Of Folk Art Carved Wooden Women's Shoes, ca 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
Pair of folk art carved wooden ladies' shoes richly decorated with glass beads and cow bone
Height 13 cm, length 12.5 cm
Original lacquer and colour
Around 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
billard pokerballs aramith belgium 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
billard pokerballs aramith belgium 1970s
Original condition
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Polyester
Ceramic Abstract Wall Sculpture Perignem, Belgium
By Paul Vermeire, Perignem
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful colorful ceramic wall sculpture in organic nature details with abstract mushrooms and mosses designed by Paul Vermeire for Perignem,Belgium, 1960s.
Paul Vermeire was a Belgian artist who lived and worked in Ostend. His oeuvre exists out of ceramics, paintings and drawings. He experimented with differed materials and techniques. At the back of the multicolored sculpture...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Belgian Tile Faced Vintage Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Great a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
"at the Market, Congo, " Large Art Deco Master Painting by Charles Melikoff
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Melikoff is a Belgian Orientalist Impressionist & Modern painter.
In an era when fine art and natural history museums commissioned artists to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$2,565 Sale Price
41% Off
Handcrafted Ceramic Tribal Mask
Located in Antwerp, BE
Handcrafted Ceramic Tribal Mask – Signed “Atelier Manteln – BAKU 74” – Kuba/Songye Inspired
This unique ceramic mask is a striking and expressive piece of studio art, crafted in 197...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wooden 19th Century Polychrome Sculpture Of A Medieval Tower
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th century European hand carved and painted sculpture of a medieval tower in wood with its old patina.
Category
1790s Rococo Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Zinc and Gold Horse Head Butchers Trade Sign Flemish 1860
Located in Hastings, GB
19th century Flemish gilt zinc horse head trade sign. This beautiful hand made sign was used by a Flemish butcher and dates to circa 1860. There are still remnants of the beautiful g...
Category
1860s Folk Art Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
16th century sculpted oak Gothic panel, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique
A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
Category
16th Century Gothic Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Belgium Majolica Wire Butterfly & Flowers Basket, circa 1900
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica Wire Butterfly & Flowers Basket, circa 1900.
Height / 2.8 inches.
10 by 10 inches.
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Large Early 20th Century Belgian Oak Folk Art Eagle Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th century Belgian oak Folk Art eagle sculpture.
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th Century Belgium Biblioquet, Child's Toy
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Belgium hand-carved child's toy. the wooden ball is attached to the base with a woven string. The child would toss the ball off the base and try to catch it back on the ...
Category
19th Century Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,750 / set
Articulated Cyclist Toy – Belgian Folk Art, Early 20th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Articulated Cyclist Toy – Belgian Folk Art, Early 20th Century"
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Articulated Cyclist Toy
Handcrafted Solid Wood — Rare Colonial-Era Subject — Mechanically Designed Pedaling Motion (Belt Missing)
Description
A rare and remarkable early 20th-century Belgian folk art toy, hand-carved entirely from solid wood, depicting a stylized Black cyclist mounted on a painted green bicycle. The figure is fully articulated and was originally designed with a mechanical belt-drive system (now absent) connecting the foot pedals to the rear wheel. When pushed forward, the toy was engineered to simulate a realistic cycling motion, animating the rider's legs in tandem with the rotation of the wheels.
Materials & Construction
Primary material: Solid wood (no plywood or laminates)
Figure & Bicycle: Fully carved, hand-painted in polychrome (green, red, black, ochre)
Mechanical features:
Jointed limbs designed to move with crankshaft motion
Metal-spoked wheels on rotating axles
Pulley attachment points for original belt-drive (belt now missing)
Dimensions:
Length: 53 cm
Height: 42 cm
Condition: Structurally intact; expected surface wear and patina consistent with age; belt mechanism missing but all original pulley points and joints remain.
Iconography & Cultural Context
The cyclist is depicted as a Black male figure in a red cap and outlined uniform, rendered in a simplified, expressive style typical of early folk toys. The toy likely reflects Belgium's colonial presence in the Congo during the early 20th century (Congo Free State until 1908, Belgian Congo from 1908–1960). Such depictions were common in Belgian visual culture of the time, often appearing in children's media, toys, and public exhibitions.
This toy offers not only mechanical charm but also serves as a historical document, reflecting period attitudes and visual language. It holds curatorial interest for ethnographic, toy history, and colonial-era cultural studies.
Dating & Attribution
Date: Circa 1900–1930
Origin: Likely Belgium
Style: Folk art, with vernacular mechanics and colonial subject matter
Comparison: Closely parallels German kinetic push toys...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Wooden Heart
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Wooden Heart made out of different layers of Wood,
refined and elegant design, very decorative object,
from an unknown Belgian Artist,from around 1980,
nice and warm colo...
Category
1980s Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
$1,366
Gothic sculpted panel in oak from the 16th century, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique
A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
Category
16th Century Gothic Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Chromed Whirlpool by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
It is possible to remove the cardboard, the round canvas has then a diameter of 111 cm
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixen...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Framed Painting Representing Bohemian Gypsy Cartomancer, Signed Callewaert, 1940
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Painting of a Gypsy, Bohemian woman drawing the cards.
Representation of a Cartomancer and Fortune Teller.
Oil on canvas.
Very well represented.
fine and pleasant features.
Delicate work.
Signed lower right by M. Callewaert
circa 1940
Maurice CALLEWAERT is a Belgian artist born in Belgium in 1900 and died in France in Paris in 1986. Belgian painter from West Flanders...
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Belgian Vintage Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Great bri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
The Brothers Boards by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sinc...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
$3,444 / set
Vintage Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Mid-Centu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Belgian Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Great bri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Southern Netherlands. Medal of the Holy Sacrament of the Miracle of Brussels
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: SACRAMENTVM . MI – RACVLOSVM . BRVXELLE, cross with the Holy Hosts, carried by God the Father
Reverse: dito
VERY RARE, only 2 known specimens (1 in the KBR in Brussels and ...
Category
17th Century Classical Roman Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Vintage Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Great bri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Belgium Linen Covered Blue and Yellow Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handwoven Belgium linen throw pillow.
The front and the back are made from a different color, front is plain blue and back is plain canary...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Large Metal Letters Cars Black Painted Advertising Mancave
Located in Poperinge, BE
Cool set of four large letters made of black-painted galvanized metal. These were used as advertising items in a large company in the 1990s. The word "Cars" is great for a collector ...
Category
1990s Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Solo Margarine Enamel Mid-Century Sign
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful bright vintage enamel sign advertising Solo margarine. Belgian - Circa 1940's.
The sign is in very good condition for its age, ther...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk Art, Handcarved wooden wall decoration
Located in Herentals, BE
Beautiful hand-carved wooden work in high relief by Belgian woodcarver Lucien Janssens (1933-2024). This unique piece from 1989 shows an atmospheric rural scene, with a shepherd, his...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Belgium Majolica Wire Butterfly & Flowers Basket, circa 1900
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica Wire Butterfly & Flowers Basket, circa 1900.
Height / 7 inches.
10 by 10 inches.
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Rainbow by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved ...
Category
2010s Space Age Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Perle of Venus Board by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sin...
Category
2010s Space Age Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Giant Hand-Made Wooden Bowling Balls, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand made wooden bowling balls with thumb and finger grips carved out of the wood. 12" in diameter. Heavy and substantial. Slightly varying size and patina for each ball giving them ...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / item
Walking stick, matches candle holder, by Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, Belgium 1910.
By Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick with candle holder system, with black bovine horn tip. The cane is made of light colored Malacca (Rattan) wood. The handle is made of gilded brass, hexagonal in section...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Aurora Borealis by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
It is possible to remove the cardboard, the round canvas then has a diameter of 111 cm.
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixe...
Category
2010s Space Age Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Large Metal Letters Love Black Painted Advertising Objects
Located in Poperinge, BE
Cool set of 4 large letters made of black painted galvanized metal, these were used as advertising objects in a large company in the 90s, the word 'Love' is very nice for the living ...
Category
1990s Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1 of 3 Signed Period Roger Guerin 1896-1954 Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Vase Pots
By Roger Guerin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions.
I have three posts for sale, one has a stitched detailing, another, fler de lis and lastly one with handles and Deers, this sale is for the pot pictured alone, the others are listed under my other items and not included in this sale
Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Colour Parade of Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sin...
Category
2010s Space Age Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
"Arab Soldier in Prayer" by Belgian Painter Théophile Lybaert - Belgium 1899
By Théophile Marie Françoise Lybaert
Located in Brussels, BE
"Soldat arabe en prière", 1899 - gouache on paper.
By Théophile Marie Françoise Lybaert (1848 Ghent -1927 Ghent).
Academic painter, he was a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who ...
Category
1890s Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Surrealistic Oil Painting on Canvas, 1970s, Signed
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage framed oil painting on canvas, 1970. Depicts a woman with pill, standing in a moonlit landscape. Signed with R.Boutens, 70.
Dimensions: 108 W x 88 H x 3.5 D cm.
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$1,853 Sale Price
20% Off
Oil on Canvas by Guy Vandenbranden, Belgium, 1996
Located in Brussels, BE
Oil on canvas by Guy Vandenbranden, Belgium, 1996.
Category
1990s Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Mid-20th Century French Enameled Metal Sign for Cafe San Rivo in Sao Paulo
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid-twentieth century red and white enameled metal sign is double faced and promotes the Cafe San Rivo in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Below is marked Dep...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
16th Century Wooden Madonna with Child, circa 1500
Located in Esbeek, NL
Beautiful Madonna with child, original polygrome,
circa 1500
Flemish, South of Netherland.
Category
16th Century Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Felix Timmermans '3 Wise Men' Flemish Folk Art Sculptures in Carved Wood 1970
Located in Meer, VAN
Felix Timmermans 'Three Wise Men' Flemish Folk Art Sculptures in Wood, Belgium, 1970 and 1972.
This is a remarkable set of Flemish folk art sculptures carved out of wood in 1970 and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large 20th century baroque painting with gilded wooden frame, Belgium 1991
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1991 / painting / canvas, wood / Antique / Baroque / Rococo
Baroque style signed painting with highly decorative gilded wooden frame from Belgium. Signed in the right co...
Category
1990s Baroque Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th C. Vintage Large Double Wooden Pulley Block Industrial Maritime Nautical
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Exceptionally large industrial nautical wooden pulley block with double wood sheaves made from oak, steel.
Very rustic and stylish item with a romantic wear of hard labour.
Pulle...
Category
20th Century Industrial Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Sculpture with a Group of Playing Putti's 19th Century Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful in detail and charming 19th century unglazed terracotta sculpture. Features a design of three cherubic children with lamps and fruit, playing with two goats on the base of ...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$1,425 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of 40 Pieces Handmade Hats
Located in Casteren, NL
This is a collection of 40 hats in various sizes and makes.
These hats were acquired from a discontinued boutique in Brugges, Belgium.
Most of these hats are therefor as new.
Some...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Felt, Linen
$1,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century Oil on Canvas Belgian Lady Portrait Painting Signed and Dated, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Belgian painting dated 1920. Oil on canvas framework, on the first canvas, depicting a portrait of a lady (Maria Erminia Segers 1855-1924) of excellent pictorial quality. Large...
Category
1920s Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
1 of 3 Signed Roger Guerin 1930 Fleur De Lis Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Vase Pots
By Roger Guerin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions with Fleur De Lis decoration
Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Hand-carved 20th century female bust in white Carrara marble, by P. Simoens
Located in Oostende, BE
The bust portrays a woman with very serene and soft features, even with mystic appearance.
The piece is signed, as can be seen on 1 of the pictures.
Category
20th Century Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Carrara Marble
Unframed Floral Still Life from Belgium 1950's by Erik Bassez
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This vibrant still life painting from 1950s Belgium, signed by Erik Bassez, depicts a lush bouquet of multicolored roses arranged in a rounded white vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Leo Maes-Vereenooghe Flemish Double Handled Polychrome Pottery Vase Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
Double Handled Polychrome Glazed Pottery Motto Vase by:
Artist Leo Maes-Vereenooghe (Flemish, active 1891-1909), early 20th century
A "motto vase" refers t...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Paint
Five Horn Sculptures
Located in Houston, TX
Five horn sculptures, African Watusi (Bos taurus) horns mounted on turned ebonized stands. Artist-made and vintage. Bases are hand-turned and painted and imperfect with minor splits ...
Category
Late 20th Century Primitive Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Horn, Wood
$595 / item
Billen André, Gouache Tempera on Paper, Two Kongo Male Figures, 1944
By André Billen
Located in Leuven , BE
Shown in this beautiful piece of art are two Male Kongo Figures.
The work of artist André Billen (1921-1998) is deeply influenced by African culture.
Measurements of this piece ...
Category
20th Century Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Paint
"Dutch Boy" Themed Chocolate Mold Pattern Circa 1915, Belgium
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made circa 1915, this hammered tin mold is unmarked but probably was made in Belgium vis a vis the "Dutch Boy" theme. This two part chocolate mold pattern wa...
Category
1910s Folk Art Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vasarelly 80 by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sin...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Sunset by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising since his early childhood. This world allowed him to demonstrate a great sense of detail from an early age.
Michael Scheers' art lies halfway between optical illusion and movement. The discovery of his work is a process of transformation where the angle of vision defines forms and colours. Each geometric composition is a poetic journey where the mastery of colours and the discovery of unexpected configurations surprise, magnetise or question. Michael Scheers truly inhabits the space and interacts with the viewer who becomes a participant in spite of himself. Art in Motion is participatory, dynamic and social.
One cannot ignore the parallels between his work and that of Walter Leblanc...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Beautiful sculpture by Pol Spilliaert
By Pol Spilliaert
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Splendide sculpture par Pol Spilliaert en marbre noir de Belgique.
Superbe présence, très jolie ronde bosse.
Chaque pan de la sculpture est travaillée. Elle provient de son atelier.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
The blue sea Board by Michael Scheers
Located in bruxelles, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sinc...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique 19th Century Maple Swift
Located in Houston, TX
19th century maple swift with expandable arms to help yarn workers wind yarn. Arms expand to 30".
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Belgian Folk Art
Materials
Maple
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