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Place of Origin: British
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Internalite Saloon Bar Illuminated Sign, c1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated 'Internalite' directional sign made by K.F.M Engineering. c.1920.
Brass frame housing the internal illuminations above polished plate glass etched with 'Saloo...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique British Colonial Sailors Valentine with Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting 19th century English sailors valentine hand crafted in exotic organic seashells ambitiously arranged around a clipper ship image under a convex lens.
Category
19th Century British Colonial Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1910
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, cir...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand Painted Double-Sided French Cafe Wall Trade Sign. c.1920
Located in London, GB
A mid-20th century hand painted French trade sign. c.1940
Double sided French trade sign for CAFES MAURICE, a company still in existence today. Wonderful patination and depth of col...
Category
1940s Industrial Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama 🐚
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This is a charming and historically evocative Edwardian Shellwork Diorama, a clas...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Ladies & Gents Toilet Illuminated Sign, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of illuminated glass toilet signs made in England by Burnham & Co, Deptford. c.1920
These original Art Deco-era signs feature solid brass frames with their origina...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Carved Pub Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pub sign depicting a whimsical fox emerging from a gilt jug, of very large scale. Hand-hewn from solid wood and skilfully relief carved - the fox has distinct fur, legs, ear, snou...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$17,500
Circulation of the Blood Wall Chart
Located in Oakville, CT
The Circulation of the Blood by E.J. Arnold & Son Ltd.
The "A.L." Educational Series Elementary Physiology, Hygiene & Ambulance by Robert E. Holding
Overall Dimensions: 39" x 29 1/...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
British Sailor's Woolwork of the Screw Frigate H.M.S. Fox
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Homecoming": British Sailor's Woolwork of the Screw Frigate H.M.S. Fox,
Circa 1875
A charming and detailed British sailor's woolwork (or "woolie"), depicting a portside view of the...
Category
1870s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Bookbinding Press Screw Nipping Press
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century
Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press
13" tall x...
Category
Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique English Painted Wood Firescreen Flower Basket Dummy Board
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Englishpainted wood firescreen flower basket dummy board
During the 18th and 19th centuries, dummy board fire screens were highly fashionable, esp...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 20th Century English Trompe-l'œil Library Doors
Located in Solebury, PA
A magnificent pair of polychrome painted Trompe-l’œil library doors, richly adorned with vibrant colors and meticulously executed with exquisite detail, depict carefully rendered ill...
Category
Late 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,199 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a Spinoni dog’s head, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a Spinoni dog head, with its mouth open. Sulfur glass eyes. Belt-shaped embossed copper band. Rattan wood shaft. Metal ferrule. England cir...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Copper
Paul Northmore Jackson Abstract Colorful Hand Painted Studio Pottery Mug, 1993
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From an extensive collection of studio pottery we are pleased to offer this fine abstract form studio pottery mug by Cornish based potter Paul Northmore...
Category
1990s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box 9.5cm Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a jointed pine box, all dating to the early/ mid 20th century, Circa 1930's.
The chess p...
Category
Early 20th Century Medieval British Folk Art
Materials
Resin, Pine
19th Century English Hand-Carved Bread Board
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English bread board made from sycamore. the border is hand carved with the word bread and a hand-carved design of oak leaves and acor...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive wood carved box features the letters S and M with a heart between on both sides. Tw...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large 19th C Carpenter Model War Ships Maritime Naval Sailor Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly detailed pair of carpentered model ships.
The larger model is a 19th century model of an early 18th century French war ship the 20inch hull carved from the solid, mounted ...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century European carved pine trunk
Brilliant antique trunk / blanket chest from Europe. This can also be used as a toy chest, games chest, linen chest, etc.
The chest meas...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century English folk art metal weathervane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English folk art metal weathervane
Removable from its mounted 19th Century hand carved church stand, this highly decorative English folk-art weathervane in the form of ...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Antique Tramp Art Picture Frame With Original Sailor Photograph, C. 1890s
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE FOLK ART CARVED PHOTO FRAME
Typically notched hand-crafted tramp art picture frame of deep form.
Charming original black and white photograph depicting a crew of character...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Glass, Paper
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Folk Art Naval Full-length Portraits
Located in Solebury, PA
A pair of 19th century Victorian folk art naval full-length portraits, executed in oil on wood panels, depict two individuals dressed in sailor suits. The sides of the panels bear pa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Contemporary British Framed Oil Painting on Canvas (Lilies in a Jug)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine contemporary British still life oil painting on canvas of white lilies in a jug displaying a masterful use of color, space, and light, mounted to an attractive gray-washed and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Folk Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle entitled: Nag's Head.
A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ready for disp...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Suffragette Plate, "Deeds Not Words" & "Votes for Women", The Only Known Example
Located in York County, PA
ENGLISH PORCELAIN SUFFRAGETTE PLATE WITH "DEEDS, NOT WORDS" AND "VOTES FOR WOMEN" SLOGANS, ONE-OF-A-KIND AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLES, CA 1905-1918
English porcelain plate, made for the Women's Suffrage movement in the U.K. One-of-a-kind among presently known examples, this wonderful Arts & Crafts design features a green, frog-like pattern around the border, surrounding violet and green or daisies, on a polka dot green background. Interspersed between the flowers are the words "Votes for Women" and, in Latin, the phrase "Facta non Verba...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Late 19th Century Straw Work Model of Clarendon House, Piccadily, London
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A fine late 19th century straw work model of Clarendon House Piccadilly, London. Excellent attention to detail. Clarendon House was a town mansion which stood on Piccadilly from 1660...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Straw
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade in walnut Inlaid box, circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid hardwood box, which we date to the mid 20th century, circa 1940s.
The smal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Shagreen etui case, London circa 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine English Etui Case with original period fitting. The etui is carved in fruitwood and covered in a dark grey shagreen (Pastinachus sephen, Forrskål 1775) covering. It opens by pushing the button on the side. Finished in silver, the inner grid shows a series of cut-out seats for the insertion of the fitting, which includes a pencil, one bodkin, an ear pick...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Ivory handle walking stick depicting an owl on cherry flower, Great Britain 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Art Nouveau ivory pommel Japanese carving, depicting an owl resting on branches of cherry blossoms. Eyes in glass paste. Silver metal ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Silver
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Tea Clipper
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Tea Clipper,
Circa 1875
The large sailor's woolwork or woolie as they are also called depicts a port side view of a tea clipper ship...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor's Woolwork of Named HMS Atalanta Coming into Port
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large and Historically Significant Sailor's Woolwork of HMS Atalanta,
British,
Circa 1880.
This large and impressive sailor's woolwork, or "woolie," is a richly colored and wonderf...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ships in a Bay
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ships in a Bay,
Circa 1860-75
This charming sailor's woolwork, commonly referred to as a "woolie," presents a Royal Navy frigate at anchor in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper Signed Stamped Yellow Glazed Stoneware Bowl, circa 1950
By Lucie Rie, Hans Coper
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous mustard-yellow glazed stoneware bowl with manganese rim by famed European potters Lucie Rie & Hans Coper.
The bowl is signed with each artist's impressed seals on t...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool
One of the best examples we have uncovered, an early 20th Century example of an English folk art scrat...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children's or Doll Shoes
Located in Delft, NL
Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children's or Doll Shoes
English clogs and is made from leather and has wooden soles
The shoes has a tongue, stitching and nails.
They are in ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Cased British Sailing Vessel Folk Art Maritime
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 19th/early 20th century cased display of a painted British sailing vessel, built by Joseph Packer, who was a carpenter in Ramsey
The detailed s...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass, Pine
Horace Elliott London Arts & Crafts Studio Pottery Blue Glazed Flower Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very rare and stunning Arts & Crafts studio pottery vase of twisted floral shape made in London by Horace Elliott (British, 1851-1938) dating from the...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game Inlaid Walnut Box handmade, circa 1930's
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid walnut box, which we date to the early 20th century, circa 1930's.
The che...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Large Gothic Revival Carved Oak Barometer with a Rare Snail Tail Thermometer
By Bruce James Talbert
Located in London, GB
A large Gothic Revival oak barometer with blind trefoil carved pediment, a rare snail tail mercury thermometer flanked by turned and incised uprights with sunflower carvings. A small...
Category
1880s Gothic Revival Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th Century English heart form sailors valentine ambitiously handcrafted with exotic seashells around a sailboat image as seen through a glass lens.
Category
Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Antique Vintage French Double Sided Glass Pharmacy Chemist Apothecary Sign
Located in Sale, GB
- A beautiful and rare double sided glass 'Pharmacie' sign mounted in its original frame, France circa 1930.
- The sign is of exceptional quality and has glass to both sides, light w...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Glass
English Pub Sign, "The Ship"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a British brigantine or two-mast sailing ship featuring flags with St. George's cross, entitled: The Ship.
A very f...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Art Deco Brass Illuminated Advertising Cinema Ladies Flambosign Sign
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous Art Deco illuminated Ladies sign from renowned manufacturers 'Flambosign', England circa 1930.
- The worn brass casing marked 'Flambosign' houses an etched lucite perspex...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Circa 1920 English Bamboo Walking Stick
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's English walking stick made from bamboo. These look wonderful in a hall stand or for actual use if needed!
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
English Edwardian Riding Crop, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Edwardian riding crop from England with a handle made from bone and a leather whip. The bone handle is attached with a silver collar to the crop, giving it a lovely dimensional look...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Leather, Hickory
1960s English Carnival Sign
Located in High Point, NC
1960s carnival art sign from England. It is advertising a cake walk on one side of the sign, and on the back has a charming message "Have a nice Victorian day". Great sign for any co...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Naive Folk Art Cat Portrait, Original Oil On Canvas Painting, 19th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
A charming study of a fluffy cat curled up and looking straight at you.
Painted in the naive style.
Signed to the lower right ‘Thomson’.
Probably ...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
Seafaring Artistry: A British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship,
Circa 1865–75
This remarkable British sailor's woolwork, or "wool...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Oil On Board Painting by Paul Henri Schouten - Belgium, c.1925
Located in London, GB
A large and detailed, early 20th century portrait painting of a cockerel. Belgium, c.1925
Painted and signed by Paul Henri Schouten, renowned for his finely observed oil studies of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
1940's Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets The Turnip's, Scarecrow & Gardener
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming collection of hand crafted puppets by John Carr, (William & His Turnips) depicting a scare crow, a gardener with a hoe and 12 turnips.
Develope...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Vintage Pond Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Wooden pond yacht with natural finish and painted white above the waterline. Linen sails, blue deck.
70" long x 11 1/2" wide x 78" ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Lead
$7,554
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes.
Made in Englan...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Circa 1930's English Cane or Walking Stick with Bone Handle
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1930's cane made of fruitwood with a bone handle. The bone handle is etched with a lovely floral pattern. The walking stick is hand carved to look like bamboo. Very interest...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Double-Sided "Kings Head" Hand Painted Metal English Pub Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
English two-sided handmade and painted metal pub sign depicting a king of clubs with the text "Flowers" above and "Kings Head" below (ca. early 1900s, England).
Identical imagery and...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
“Whistle” Railway Sign
England, 1870
Painted backboard with alloy letters and glass “cats eye” reflectors.
96"L x 2.5"d x 18"h
Ref. SIGN1682
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Collection 1900s Edwardian Miniature Tin Toys Farm Animals People and Park Trees
Located in Haarlem, NL
Large collection of tin 1900s Edwardian miniature toy figures.
A few tin houses a shed, gazebo's, flower arches, lots of trees and shrubs. Dovecote, pretty fences, a bench, a parrot tree, a birdcage, a plant Stand, a fountain, farm animals and lots of human figures in Edwardian clothing
about:
29 trees (trees shrubs, palmtrees)
11 decorative fences
2 arches
18 figures (girl with dog, a couple, lady with...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian British Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Tin
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th C Folk Art J.Wheatley Jones Oil on Board Dog & Interior "Inferno" 1887
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming oil on board painting of a pondering dog in a country house kitchen. Age related craquelure to the painted surface, the odd knock and abrasion to the gilt gesso frame. But...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Pine
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog and a hare, United Kingdom 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Ivory carved handle T shape, depicting an hunting dog head and a hare. Silver ring. Sulphur glass eyes. Malacca wood shaft. Metal ferule. UK circa 1890. (SHIP TO EU O...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
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