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Place of Origin: British
Antique Carved Slate Miniature Chest of Drawers. Welsh, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A charming miniature chest of drawers made from carved slate With dummy drawers and Prince of Wales feathers detail. Miniature chests, bureaus and similar pieces of folk art were c...
Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Slate

English 19th Century Painting of Racing Pigeons
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous 19th century oil painting on canvas of a group of four racing pigeons pecking in the grass. The work is unsigned but recalls the influence of artist Edward Henry Windred, fa...
Category

19th Century Other Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship in Rough Seas- HMS Sultan
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship in Rough Seas, HMS Sultan, Circa 1875 The British sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard view of a three-masted Royal Navy ship...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wool

Bespoke Antique Victorian Carved Ivory Dog Head Magnifying Glass Object of Vertu
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming fine quality antique Victorian era object of vertu magnifying glass, custom made from various earlier elements. English refinement, sophistication, and Victorian ele...
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Large Heavy Duty Cast Iron Gentlemen Wall Sign Plaque, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A large and incredible heavy duty cast iron Gentlemen sign. c.1920 In original condition with an amazing patina. Likely once mounted outside a public...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial British Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Framed Mozart Miniature Portrait Painting Prof. A Mattei, Hand painted Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely stylish sentimental portrait of a lMozart Framed in a beautiful wooden frame, made in the 20th Century. Painting signed by artist. Beautiful and highly decorative. A very pr...
Category

20th Century Biedermeier British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand Carved Folk Art Mallard Duck Decoys, C.1920
Located in London, GB
Two separate antique duck decoys. c.1920 Beautifully hand carved and very charming. One solid wood with a lovely warmth, the other carved and painted to mimic a male mallard. Pri...
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Complete Games Compendium in Hardwood Jointed Box Many Games
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality Games Compendium, complete with over 8 individual games, all in its original hardwood storage box with a hinged lid. All the pieces are well made and complete. The box is made of a jointed hardwood, possibly red walnut and is a high quality piece in its own right. The box has developed a lovely color and patination from use and wear. The box lid has two brass hinges and two brass loop catches to secure it closed. The interior is sectioned into different sub compartments by hardwood dividers. Many different games are included within the compendium, including; Horse racing game...
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Brass

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

Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high 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

Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century English Wooden Finishing Plane
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fine 19th-century English joiner's finishing plane crafted from dense beechwood, with a rich patinated surface developed through decades of use. The sculpted rear handle and gracef...
Category

19th Century Industrial Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

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

Mid-Century Owl Sculpture on Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage ceramic owl sculpture on stand with glass eyes.
Category

Early 20th Century Chesterfield British Folk Art

Materials

Cast Stone

Lucie Rie 'Austrian/British, 1902-1995' Squeezed Oatmeal Glazed Pottery Bowl
By Lucie Rie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware oatmeal glazed bowl with small crater and speckled inclusions with a wavy rim with a fine manganese glazed edge by Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995) dating from aroun...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 41.5cm. Width: 20cm. Depth: 9cm.
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Iron

English Pub Sign, "Free House - The Lord Nelson"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, entitled: Free House - The Lord Nelson. A free house in Great Britain is a pu...
Category

20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

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 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

British Sailor's Woolwork with Ships off a Chalk Cliff
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork with Ships off a Chalk Cliff, Circa 1875 This exquisite sailor's woolwork, also known as a "woolie," dates back to approximately 1875. The artwork vividly ...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Vintage Rustic Bird Folk Art Fairground Shooting Target
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Vintage Rustic Bird Folk Art Fairground Shooting Target A superb original steel fairground shooting target. A one off folk art piece of nostalgic fairground fun. It is useab...
Category

Mid-20th Century Rustic British Folk Art

Materials

Cut Steel

English Shipwright's or Carpenter's Sash Fillister Plane by Atkin and Sons
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English shipwright's or carpenter's sash fillister or plough plane, c.1900, of finely patinated beech wood and brass by Atkin and Sons, Sheffield Works, Birmingham Marked A &...
Category

Early 1900s Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass

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

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

Antique Victorian Press - Mahogany
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful small antique press, made of mahogany wood. The press was used as a hobby, for example for pressing flowers, for example for making herbariums, a popular hobby at the end...
Category

1870s Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

1977 English Pub Sign for the "Red Lion" by David Fisher
By David Fisher
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1977 dated & signed English pub sign for the "Red Lion". Double sided on wood in original frame. Signed by the artist "David Fisher A.B.I.D." and date "Jan 1977". Featuring the ever ...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment A hand carved example of a vibrant and highly decorative fairground carousel central mirror panel. With its original...
Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century Tobacconist’s Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
English carved and polychrome decorated wood tobacconist’s trade sign in the form of a “Turk” wearing a distinctive headdress and dressed in a long robe, this advertising figure rela...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage English Nautical Binnacle in Tall Copper/ Brass and Mahogany Housing, Ty
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Made by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd., England. A standard binnacle form in copper/brass housing with arms set with red and taupe painted iron Kelvin's balls (the taupe one with open hol...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial British Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Shell Work Diorama Scene
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Shell Work Diorama Scene A unique example of an early 20th Century English folk art shell work diorama. Encased in a pine and wallpaper cove...
Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Sailing Ship Diorama 19th Century Signed
Located in Norwood, NJ
George Vempley Burwood, British (1844-1917) signed and dated. Sailing ship, schooner diorama, shadow box with figures and painted background.
Category

1890s Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Exceptional Pair of Dummy Boards
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare pair of 18th Century English dummy boards depicting a Cavalier and his Lady, he with a Van Dyke mustache, sword and leather boots, she with ...
Category

18th Century Georgian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Internalite Enquiries Illuminated Sign, c1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated 'Internalite' directional sign made in England by K.F.M Engineering. c.1920. Wall mounted brass frame housing the internal illuminations above single sided ...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Circa 1880 Victorian English Countryside Painting
By J.S. Henry
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 Victorian English country side painting, English. A winding road through haystack fields with a couple coming in from work. Thatched roof farmhouse complex & distant villa...
Category

1880s Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antique English Rolls Razor Safety Blade Sharpener
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this English rolls razor blade sharpener, circa 1930. Made by Rolls Razor, Ltd., of Cricklewood, London. The Rolls Safety Razor product was a sophisticated safety-razor whic...
Category

1930s Industrial Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

English Sailor's Woolwork Picture of a Port Side View of a Royal Navy Frigate
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Sailor's Woolwork Picture of a Port Side View of a Royal Navy Frigate, Circa 1865 A very attractive and unusual sailor's woolwork of a Royal Navy Frigate flying the Blue Ens...
Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wool

19th Century Slate Animal Grave Markers Tomb Stones Taxidermy Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of slate animal grave markers, these appear to of all been from the same family/estate/property. Likely all working animals and much loved. All initialed and dated to...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Slate

British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's large woolwork of a royal navy ship under full sail, circa 1875 The sailor's woolie or woolwork depicts a starboard ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wool

19th Century Folk-Art Hand-Crafted Bedpost Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century folk-art hand-crafted bedpost doll figure A rare and highly artistic example of an English 19th century folk art bedpost doll figure. With hand carved detail including ...
Category

1880s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Naive Portrait of a Girl, English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a girl. Fabulous muted colors. The austerity of the image is matched by the simplicity of the antique bleached oak frame. I have chosen not to resto...
Category

1840s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Oak

Hermes Riding Crop
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Hermes riding crop with deer antler handle. The shaft is covered in a beautifully braided leather and finished at the bottom with twine. The...
Category

1960s Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Matched pair of Early 20th Century English Hand Crafted Fairground Fragment
Located in London, GB
Matched pair of Early 20th Century English Hand Crafted Fairground Fragment These historic hand carved early 20th century English fairground ride decorative fragments have stood the...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Scottish Bagpiper's Bonnet on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful yet strong early 20th century Scottish bagpiper's bonnet with a woven wool checkerboard headband and decorated with a large black ostrich feather plume and a white feather hackle, mounted on a turned wood stand.
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Duke & Duchess of Windsor Sotheby's New York Memorabilia Auction Catalogue Book
Located in Dublin, Ireland
This is a two-volume boxed set of sale catalogues each with 550 pages which were produced by Sotheby's Auction House in New York in 1997 for the disposal of the effects of the Duke a...
Category

20th Century Modern British Folk Art

Materials

Paper

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

Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant We share what we love, and we love this charming and naively formed early 20th century hand craved fairground ride figure. With a de...
Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Bone Shoe Horn with Button Hook
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English bone shoe horn and button hook most likely for high button shoes in the Victorian period. There is a monogram which appears to be the letters S H. Wonderful de...
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

End 19th century Large Nautical Mahogany Rudder with Eight Spokes Bronze Hub UK
Located in Milan, IT
Large mahogany rudder with eight spokes with bronze hub. English manufacture of the end of the 19th century. Diameter 130 cm - inches 51.2, depth 15 cm - inches 5.9. There are evidences showing that already in the third millennium BC, in ancient Egypt, people used wooden oars...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

British Sailor's Woolwork of Three Royal Navy Ships, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of three royal navy ships Circa 1885 The British sailor woolwork depicts an unusual scene of three different types of Royal Navy Ships which are all flying the White...
Category

1880s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Victorian Quality Oil Painting by C R Breytle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality original antique oil painting of a horse, two dogs and a gentleman in wonderful colours and original gilt frame A charming original artwork H 40 x W 49 x D 5cm Date 1880
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Original Vintage Post Modern Advertising Sign For Memphis Group At Liberty & Co
By Memphis Group, Liberty & Co., Memphis Milano
Located in Bristol, GB
MEMPHIS MILANO ADVERTISING SIGN/POSTER An original point-of-sale sign advertising the Memphis Group that would have been displayed in Liberty & Co. flagship Regent Street, London st...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern British Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Paper

Rare and Important English Shadow Box Model of a Full-Rigged Ship
Located in Norwell, MA
19th Century shadow box. Ship at center flanked by a steamer and a pilot boat. Profusely painted background depicts the cliffs of Dover and numerous sailin...
Category

1890s Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy White Fleet Frigate
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy White Fleet Frigate The sailor's woolwork depicts a portside view of a square-rigged three masted ship flying the White Ensign. The blue s...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Large Copper and Brass Ship's Port Lantern Light by Meteorite Birmingham England
By Meteorite
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Large early 20th Century Antique British solid copper and brass nautical Port signal lantern/lamp with Fresnel lens. With maker's badge from English fir...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

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

Antique English marine chronometer J. Mc Cabe No. 280 - 8 days charge 19th century
By James McCabe
Located in Milano, IT
Antique English marine chronometer with mahogany outer case and brass elements. The wooden case has a double opening, one to access the chronometer movement and the second, top, with...
Category

Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Brass

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

19th century English Folk Art copper weathervane
Located in London, GB
19th century English Folk Art copper weathervane A wonderfully pure example of a late 19th century English Folk Art handcrafted copper weathervane. Made from hand beaten sectioned sh...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Copper

English Pub Sign, "Benskins (Puss in Boots)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cat playing a violin fiddle - from the beloved fairy tale Puss In Boots - in the light of a streetlamp at night, e...
Category

20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

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