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Place of Origin: British
Polished Copper Cream Pail
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished copper cream pail with brass and nickel trim with steel carry handle.
Category
1930s Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Steel
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Every now and again something truly amazing comes along, this is true in this amazing collection of...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Eric James Mellon Hand-Crafted Studio Pottery Head Sculpture Dated 1963
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual studio pottery head sculpted by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 1963. Trained at the Central S...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Large Antique Hand-Painted English Grandfather Clock Commemorating Lord Nelson
By Whitaker & Co., Ltd.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique grandfather clock was made in 1805 by William Whitaker of England with hand-painted artistry by Alker of Wigen to commemorate the life and dea...
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
J. W. Morris Sheep Painting
By John Morris
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous antique oil painting of long haired sheep in the highlands on a snowy day by British Artist John W. Morris. A beautiful soft palette creates this antique treasure. While thi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Wm. Youngers Ales Stained Glass Pub Sign from Scotland
Located in Austin, TX
A large rectangular Scottish pub sign panel advertising Wm. Youngers Ales - a famed brewery with roots in Edinburgh.
Featuring a wood frame with colored stained glass panels with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Lead, Metal
Edwardian Art Nouveau Copper & Oak Shop Sign "Townrow" Hatter Hosier
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful English Art Nouveau period polished copper & oak mounted shop sign, "Townrow". Circa 1905.
There is some damage to the left hand side oak mount, please refer to the late...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau British Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Oval Folk Art Basket Centerpiece
Located in Wilson, NC
Oval Folk Art basket centerpiece, the rim consisting of bent bamboo semi circles attached to the oval basket of individual slices of wood held together inside with a ring of bamboo, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Twig, Wood
"The Bird Cane", Unusual Early 20th Century Walking Cane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century walking cane
We are proud to offer a highly unusual walking cane made from aged bamboo. This unique and artistic object has naturally taken the form of a bird. ...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Combination Board Game of Marble Solitaire and Tiddlywinks, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a complete combination board game of marble solitaire and tiddlywinks, dating to the early 20th century.
This is a most unusual and very de...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
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 Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Enamel Sign for Colman’s Starch
Located in Cheshire, GB
Enamel sign for Colman’s Starch, of rectangular form decorated in blue and white enamel.
Dimensions
Height 16 Inches
Width 62.5 Inches
Depth 0.5 Inches.
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Expertly carved trade sign reminiscent of those that used to hand in the large waterfront fish piers in England. This tuna has been authentically painted, fitted with iron hanging bo...
Category
2010s British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20trh Century English Antique Nestle's Condensed Milk Container
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare Nestle's sampler condensed milk cylinder cardboard container in very good condition for its age. This is a great addition for any collector of advertising memorabilia...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
English Hand Crafted 19th Century Apprentice Shoes
Located in London, GB
19th century apprentice shoes
A charming pair of late 19th century hand crafted leather apprentice shoes. Hand stitched and dot work detail.
Size in i...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Brampton Early Victorian Salt Glazed Stoneware Dog Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique English, Brampton salt glazed dog bowl molded with setter like dogs and leaves and dating from the mid 19th century or possibly slightly earlie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Enamel Sign for Colman’s Mustard
Located in Cheshire, GB
Enamel sign for Colman’s Mustard, of rectangular form decorated in blue and yellow enamel.
Dimensions
Height 16 inches
Width 62.5 inches
Depth 0.5 ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Lovely circa 1890 Victorian Hardwood Games Compendium Chess Horse Racing Dice
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian games compendium with a complete suite of games
This is a very well made and c...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
17thc Polychrome Painted Ceiling Panel
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1680.
17thc polychrome painted ceiling panel
Mounted on a later block
Measures: W48 x D11 x H39.5cm.
Category
17th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Scratch Built Fairground Wheel
Located in London, GB
Scratch built fairground wheel
Mounted on a bespoke cast iron detachable support stand, this unique, folk art, scratch-built fairground roulette wheel is still in fully working order. We would say dated from the mid-20th Century the wheel is made from an old bicycle...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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
Early 20th Century, Antique Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Leuven , BE
The rocking horse was made in the first half of the 20th century in the United Kingdom. The ears and the reigns are in light brown leather. The main and the tail of the horse are mad...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Brown Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
By Mike Dodd
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in brown ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (English, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Mark Griffiths Large Twin Handled Studio Pottery Vase with Grasses
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish English large twin handled studio vase decorated with wheat like grass stems by Shropshire based potter Mark Griffiths (British b.1956) and dating from the 1970’s. The...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Carved Haddock Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot carved wood fish reminiscent of a nineteenth century trade sign. With carved gills, fins, scales, eyes and mouth. Fitted with iron hanging bo...
Category
2010s British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel.
Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse.
Arthur Edwards...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Auntie Sally English Parlour Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Auntie Sally English parlour game
A rare early 20th Century example of an English hand-crafted Aunt Sally parlour game. Made from pine wood this item has 22 wooden throwing sticks, 1 aunt sally figure, several clay pipes...
Category
1920s Late Victorian Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Set of Six Matching 19th Century Adams Rose Cups and Saucers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing 19th century hand-painted cups and saucers are signed England and in pristine condition. The set of six matching six plates that we also have in stock. These are all in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Country Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Early 20th C. Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts Caned Oak Arm Chair, c.1900
By E.A. Taylor 1, Wylie & Lochhead
Located in San Francisco, CA
Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts caned oak arm chair with carved motif on the back and legs. Flared feet in the front. c.1900
Scottish school -- Wylie and Lochhead/ E.A. Taylor attribut...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Oak
1950s Sebel Mobo Toys Pony Express Pedal Toy, Pressed Steel, U.K.
By Mobo Toys
Located in Antwerp, BE
1950s vintage Mobo Toys pony express pedal toy.
This Carrey Trailer with Horse was made by Sebel Mobo Toy, D. Sebel & co Erith Kent, England.
It's a press...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Lavender Hares Fur Glazed Porcelain Studio Vase in the Style of Berndt Friberg
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality studio porcelain vase decorated in satin lavender hares fur glazes signed ST and in the style of Berndt Friberg dating from the 20th century. The small sized tall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Richard Chapman English Large Hand Turned Spalted Sycamore Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and large English hand crafted turned spalted sycamore wood vase by Richard Chapman (b.1951) and dating from the 20th century. The large rounded...
Category
1990s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
Collection of Ten Antique Carpet Balls
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ten carpet balls crafted in stoneware, decorated and glazed in several different colors and designs including a white cue ball.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Elsa Benattar Large Glazed Lidded Studio Pottery Bottle Shaped Ewer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a very large collection of 20th and 21st century Studio Pottery we offer this large and stylish Studio Pottery streak tenmoku colored glaze lidded ewer by Elsa Benattar...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Large Early 19th Century Painted and Silkwork Picture 'The Good Samaritan'
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
The picture retains its original gilt frame. The image is rendered in a mixture of silkwork and hand painted decoration and depicts the injured traveler on the roadside being aided by the Samaritan while the Levite and the Priest are seen in the distance. This parable is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke.
A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he travelled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.' Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?"
This work is vastly bigger than 19th century silkwork pictures...
Category
Early 19th Century George IV Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
19th Century Large Store Tea Tin Hand Painted Parnall & Sons Bristol, England
By Parnall & Sons
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large store tea tin by Parnall & Sons who were the people to see for outfitting your store and much more as the company grew from 1830. Hand painted showing a girl servi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch & Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English large cast iron Punch & Judy matching doorstops . Late 19th century.
Category
1880s American Empire Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket
Located in London, GB
Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket
We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of domi...
Category
1880s Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Bone
David Leach Vertical Line Design Large Studio Pottery Vase
By David Leach
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and unusual large studio pottery vase of tapering waisted form with contrasting vertical stripes on dark brown ground by David Leach (1911-2005) and probably made in the early...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Large Welsh Turned Treen Sycamore Diary Bowl
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A mid-19th century turned sycamore diary bowl.
The bowl has a wonderful color with an untouched dry surface.
Measures: 25.5cm in diameter, 10cm in height.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
English 19th Century Victorian Whimsical Gothic Influenced Shelf
Located in Wells, ME
English Victorian country hanging shelf with gothic influence. This shelf was probably made by an individual who wanted to create a shelf with character for a particular spot or pers...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Six Foot Carved Wood Codfish
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved wood codfish trade sign reminiscent of the signs that used to hang in the English fish terminals in the 19th century. Detailed carving with gills, fins, scales, eyes and snout...
Category
2010s British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of Six 19th Century Folk Art Oil on Board Boxing Fighting Scenes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful naive collection of six fighting scenes, with baker boys and chimney sweeps.
The six spilt up into two tryptic's one showing a fight in a ring that's abruptly slowed ...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Paper
Silver Mounted Thirteen Grotesque Faces Molded Glazed Pottery Mug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual Aesthetic Movement art pottery silver mounted mug modeled in relief with thirteen grotesque faces and dating from around 1880. The finely...
Category
1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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
Hand Built Sculptural Wood Fired Twin Handled Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favourite pieces, is this hand-built wood fired twin handled studio pottery vase of sculptural form dating from the 20th century. The st...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Hans Coper Small Pot
By Hans Coper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hans Coper, small pot.
-Stoneware, black glaze
-Circa 1958
-Impressed with artist's seal
Literature:
Tony Birks, Hans Coper, Yeovil, 2013, p. 99 for a...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Derek Clarkson Brush Decorated Porcelain Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good and finely made studio pottery stoneware bottle vase of small size decorated with a repeat brush pattern of stylized insect like designs by Derek Clarkson...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Six Foot Carved Wood Tuna Fish
Located in Norwell, MA
Finely carved tuna fish trade sign with pickled finish. Carved from solid timber with fins, gills, eyes and snout. Fitted with hanging hooks.
Overal...
Category
2010s British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chart of the East Coast of England
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of the East Coast of England, from Dungeness to Flamborough, including the entrances to the Thames River. Drawn by hydrographer J.W. Norie in 1841. Includes Kent, Essex and Suf...
Category
1840s Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Winchcombe Studio Pottery Pair Oatmeal Glazed Chamber Sticks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A pair Winchcombe Pottery wood fired studio pottery chamber sticks decorated in oatmeal glazes dating from the 20th century. The chambersticks have ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Iron Whale Flensing Knife
Located in Montreal, QC
From the days of Moby Dick, this heavy tool was used to remove blubber from a whale carcass. The triangular blade is cast at one end of a long cylindrical handle, the other end is wr...
Category
1850s Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Diminutive Scottish Grained & Yellow Painted Chest of Drawers Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A early Victorian 19th century Scottish chest of drawers of diminutive proportion. Comprising of two short and two long drawers. A rectangular chamfered top with a decorative brown g...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique English King Charles Cavalier Hand-Painted Dog Doorstop
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Form meets function with this King Charles Cavalier doorstop. This iconic English dog is believed to be made from plaster or similar material and is filled with sand. The pup wears a red collar with a lock at the front with a small chain leash draped over its back. It is painted in a light brown, with deep brown spots throughout. Use this to bring a touch of classic English decor...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Pub Sign "The Grove Tavern (Taylor Walker)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a path through a grove of trees with a deer in the foreground, entitled: Taylor Walker - The Grove...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Articulated Jig Doll
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English Jig Doll
A wonderful example of a late 19th century English jig doll called porkpie. A fully articulated hand carved feature. With amazing leather handcrafted boots and wearing a porkpie hat. A lovely example with wear and patination in all the right areas. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate toys for adults or children. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Pine, Paint
10 Carpet Lawn Bowling Hand Carved Wood & Stone Balls Antique Office Gift Idea
Located in West Hollywood, CA
10 Carpet Lawn bowling hand carved wood & stone balls antique office gift idea. A Beautiful Decorative Antique collection of 9 + 1 boules balls Carved Wood ...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Staffordshire Cottage Still Bank, English, circa 1880
By Staffordshire
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very attractive and well-made decorative and colorful Staffordshire porcelain money box or savings bank; made in England, indicative of the style potters from that region employed, circa 1880. Nicely detailed with green floral facie, orange double pane windows and front door, and a white painted cottage with brown steps and green fauna at entry. There were no "coin traps" or provisions for coin removal so banks such as these are rare since smashing or breaking the bank was the only method by which the money could be retrieved.
The bank is in very good all original condition with only a minor "hairline" repair to one of the chimney stacks (see image). It is very sound and done a long time ago and is hardly noticeable.
Being a cross collectible, this would be a very unique addition for a Staffordshire collector indeed (the subject being a money box), or a welcome compliment to any still bank...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
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