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Place of Origin: British
Regency Cheval Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English early 19th century mahogany cheval mirror, the original mercury glass plate with half round molded cross-grained frame, suspended from ribbe...
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1820s Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Holdcroft Majolica Figure of a Little Girl and Dog, English, ca. 1880--12.5 ins.
By Holdcroft Pottery
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Figure of a Little Girl and Dog, English, ca. 1880. Good condition with two small chips (pictured) to the rear pedesta...
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19th Century Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Scottish Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots
Located in Downingtown, PA
British pottery pearlware sponged spirit flasks modeled in form of boots, Scottish, circa 1840-1850. Great fun & so decorative! The pair of unusual flasks are sponged in mottled ...
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Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Early 20th Century English Country Estate Folkart Decoy
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century hand carved form of a decoy, possibly a coot. A heavily weathered working example with an unusual lead weight keel, old re...
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1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Cock in Wood by R.J Lakin from Streatham Workshop in London, Carousel, 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Cock in wood by R.J Lakin from Streatham Workshop in London. Unique piece from Carousel 1930. Devided piece of Beam in sculpted wood hand-painted with optical illusion, 1930. Rare...
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1930s Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Concave Carving
Located in Wilson, NC
Concave shaped carving, this unique piece can rest flat on a surface or hang ( it has 2 original attached rings on the back for hanging) . The whimsical carving defies conventional...
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1890s Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century Painting by Francis Philip Stephanoff of Pious Maidens
By Francis Philip Stephanoff
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique painting of "Pious Maidens" attributed to British Artist Francis Philip Stephanoff (1787-1860). Masterfully painted of two...
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1820s Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Traditional English Painting Constables Boatyard Thames Hampton, England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1996, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Constable's Boatyard on the Thames at Hampton in Middlesex A busy scene of riverside boat sheds...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Vintage Whale Weathervane
Located in Houston, TX
This wonderful vintage whale weather vane has a fantastic aged patina. The rustic wooden whale sits on a custom wood base attached by a metal rod with a D...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Traditional English Painting Cottage by the River Thames Near London
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Cottage by the River...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Set of Four English Regency Paper Mâché Painted & Gilt Nest of Tables. C.1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four English Regency paper mâché painted and gilt nest of tables with shell, coral and mother-of-pearl inlaid checker board top. Tables are rectangle in shape with turned bu...
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Early 1800s Regency Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Paint, Paper

Antique Hand Carved Oak Wood Bust or Sculpture of a Religious Monk or Friar
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand carved bust is unsigned, but believed to have been done in England in circa 1900 in the period Edwardian style. The sculpture is composed of solid oak and dep...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian British Folk Art

Materials

Oak

20th Century Traditional English Pastel Summer Evening by the Thames
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Summer Evening by the Thames near Hampton Middlesex", a colourful busy scene of people enjoying boating and fishing on the river near London. Medium: pastel on thick layered card, unframed. A sheet of protective paper is attached to the upper edge, which we will leave in place to protect it until it is with its new owner for framing. Measures: Painting : 15.5 x 10.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted edges. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940's -early 1950's where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favourite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Faces in My Head, Outsider Artist Drew, 2020
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled Faces In My Head, painted in 2020 during lockdown and using plywood as the medium. Measuring 182cm wide x 75cm Height Drew is an 'Outsider' artist based on the Romney Marsh in Kent. Painting from his self built studio in the rural village of Lydd, Drew's creativity sees the use of found and salvaged materials and media throughout his work. This sustainable creativity sees the recycling of abandoned paints, varnishes and substitute base materials such as metal and wooden panelling...
Category

2010s Modern British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Industrial Enamel Telephone Sign, circa 1950s
Located in Faversham, GB
Original industrial enamel telephone sign in wonderful condition. Sitting atop its two original legs. Most likely used in a factory or possibly a mine. ...
Category

20th Century Edwardian British Folk Art

Materials

Enamel, Metal

19th Century Wooden Grinder Vessel Treen
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century English wooden grinder with metal and copper fitings. The upper part opening on a hing and reenforced with copper. The top lid and grindi...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Traditional English Painting Deer by a River in English Parkland
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1991, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Woodland Felicity" A pastoral scene of English parkland with deer resting on grass alongside a river, and a swan paddling close by. Medium: oil on canvas laid to board, unframed Painting : 9.75 x 8 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition, please note the upper edge and left edge of the board are not cut quite straight. This would be disguised when framed. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940's -early 1950's where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favourite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...
Category

Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Set of 4 Antique Minton Tiles of Delft Design
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of four antique Minton tiles after designs by Dutch Delft tiles, sourced from an ex British private collection. Dating to circa 1860, these striking 5-inch tiles have been in ...
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Pair of Mid-20th Century Oil Paintings of St. Tropez on Canvas
By Phyllis Morgans
Located in Madison, MS
This pair of oil paintings by Phyllis Morgans features the harbors of St. Tropez and Anstruther in the mid 20th century. The dominant colors are blues and tans. The paintings are in ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Pair of Antique English Solid Brass "Reindeer" Chimney Ornaments on Oak Stands..
Located in North Salem, NY
A wonderful unique pair of old solid brass Reindeer chimney ornaments on Oak stands from England. Circa 1860.
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Traditional English Painting Boys Fishing near Upnor in Kent
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1992, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Boys Fishing a Stream near Upnor in Kent. Lovely pastora...
Category

Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting Bolton Castle in Yorkshire, England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Bolton Castle, Yorkshire, England. Cattle grazing the fields below the 14th Century medieval...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th century hand drawn English farm map on Vellum circa 1740s Henry Maxted & Isaac Terry, Surveyors. A Map of a Farm in the Parish of Blean in the County of KENT: Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Hodgson circa 1743. A beautiful hand drawn map...
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Mid-18th Century Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Lambskin

Vintage Toy Car, Military Wind Up Tri-Ang Tiger Tank, Lines Bros Ltd., 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Military Wind up tri-ang tiger tank is a vintage toy representing a First World War tank. Part of the toys produced by the famous Lines Bros Ltd. M...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850, depicting a square-rigged single decker warship under furled sails, anchor chain leading off...
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Wool

"Yo, Ho, Ho" Great Britain's Colonial History- Mixed Media by Gregory
Located in Pasadena, CA
If we cannot say much about the painter, we can say many things about this piece of Great Britain's colonial history! Gregory's enigmatic mixed media artwork, "Yo, Ho, Ho," emerges a...
Category

Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

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.
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17th Century Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040, by Wells-Brimtoy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040 is an originale mechanical toy. Vintage wind up toy representing a locomotive. Made in lithographed...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Decorative Horn with Brass Closure and Brass Tip for Storage, Drinking, 420
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful horn - typically used as a drinking cup on the camp, or storage of anything from gunpowder to tobacco - today, with the addition of a beaurtiful brass hinged top and adde...
Category

20th Century Rustic British Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Antique Reverse Printed Commemorative Panel for Admiral Lord Nelson's Death
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed antique and reverse printed panel was produced in England in the early 20th century by an unknown maker to commemorate the death of Admiral Lord Nelson...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian British Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Evening Flight Over the Lake — Mid-20th Century Painting After The Field, 1939
Located in Northport, MI
A striking mid-20th century landscape painting titled Evening Flight Over the Lake, inspired by the evocative November 4, 1939 cover of The Field—“The Country Newspaper.” This atmosp...
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Large Vintage Display Figure, English, Plaster, Decorative Ornament, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display figure. An English, plasterwork decorative girl with duck ornament, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. A chaotic moment, with the unruly duck...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Rare Pair of Victorian Staffordshire Ceramic Recumbent Giraffe Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Each with one leg bent, and nicely colored with dotted fur details slightly different from each other, circa 1860. Green double palm trees with red fruit form the supports at the bac...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pearlware Bear Jug and Cover, English, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Napoleonic Bear Baiting Jug and Cover, Probably Scottish,
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Mid-19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Large Decorative old traditional hive cage in wicker and "Torchis"
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Large Decorative old traditional hive cage in wicker and "Torchis" This traditional hive is made from hazel and willow. This wicker hive is decorative and covered with cob or wattle ...
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20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Wicker

20th Century Traditional English Painting a Farm in Claygate, Surrey
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "The Old Barn - Manor Farm, Claygate, and Surrey", a vibrant farming scene with figures working and leading a horse away towards fields. Medium: acrylic over pencil, on board, unframed. Painting: 14.5 x 10 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted edges. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940s -early 1950s where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favorite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...
Category

Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Circa 1850 Folk Art Carvings of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert on Horseback
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pair of mid-19th century folk art carved and polychrome painted wood figures of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on horseback with origin...
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Mid-19th Century Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Traditional English Painting of a Village Scene with Figures, Dog and Horses
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Springtime Rendezvous by a Murmuring Stream". Charming image of a village lane with a figure walking his dog, and another relaxing on the stone wall watching...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

19th Century Traditional English Painting of an Artist Sketching in Yorkshire
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "The Challenge", an Incident Occurring During a Sketching Tour at Farnham, Yorkshire in 1945. With a rather angry looking bull tethered in the pasture, below the artist, one can only imagine the incident! Medium: watercolor with pen and ink on stiff watercolor paper, unframed Painting : 9.5 x 13.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work. Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted white edges. Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936. Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker. He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940's -early 1950's where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey. The East Molesey area was one of his favourite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting Children Feeding Swans Richmond Park London
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Feeding the Swans by the Pen Ponds - Richmond Park...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Brass Steamship Bell Mounted to an Iron Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Large engine room bell from a ship. Polished brass bell is mounted onto a heavy steel housing. Big piece of industrial maritime gear. Very decorative. Circa 1950.
Category

1950s Vintage British Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Iron

Traditional English Painting Swans on River Molember East Molesey Surrey England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1994, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - By the Molember, East Molesey, Surrey, England (Mole...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

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Other

English Pottery Pearlware Figures of Sailors
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pottery Pearlware Sailor Figures, Circa 1820. A lovely pair of English pottery pearlware figure groups each depicting a sailor resting on his sea trunk...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Six Foot Carved Fish From England
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot hand carved fish from England. Most recently from a local seafood restaurant. Nicely painted and carved showing fins, gills, mouth, eyes, etc...
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1990s British Folk Art

Materials

Wood

SUPER RARE ANTIQUE SHAGREEN (SHARK SKIN) BURR WALNUT MUSICAL JEWELLERY PIANO BOx
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare, highly collectable, Antique Victorian circa 1880, Shagreen & Burr Walnut Piano Musical Jewellery box What a thin...
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1880s Art Nouveau Antique British Folk Art

Materials

Shagreen

Traditional English Painting Church at Weston Green, Thames Ditton, Surrey
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1994, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - All Saints Church at Weston Gr...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting Chickens at Farm in Thames Ditton Surrey
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1990, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Sunshine After Rain, Manor Farm...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

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Other

Traditional English Painting Hampton Court Bridge in London
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1996, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Hampton Court Bridge from Cygnet Island, a London scene ...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

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Other

20th Century Traditional English Painting Derrington Mill Holsworthy Devon
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Derrington Mill, Holsworthy, Devon", a detailed and delightful scene of a West Country village bridge...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

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Other

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign. Provenance: By Repute Crosby Cobblers - Liverpool Est 1841 Originally hung outside the cobblers in Crosby, Liverpool. Hand forged metal strap work and solid brass laces...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass

Traditional English Painting English Farmyard Scene in Kent Farmer & Pigs
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1994, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Contentment, an English Farmyard Scene in Kent depic...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting By the River Mole, East Molesey, Surrey England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), undated, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - By the River Mole, East Molesey, Surrey, England Figure...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting Portrait of Girl with Auburn Hair in Surrey England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1994, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - "Imelda" Girl with Auburn Hair at All Saints Church...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting Rochester Cathedral Deanery Gate, Kent England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Rochester Cathedral, Deanery Gate - depicting the coat of ...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

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

Traditional English Painting Statue of Mary and Christ, Rochester, Kent
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1996, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Bronze Statue of Mary and ...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting Scots Pine and Chickens in a Cornish Farmyard
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1992, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Scots Pine in a Cornish Farmyard, depicting chicke...
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Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

Traditional English Painting South Devon Farmyard Chickens at Aveton Gifford
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1996, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - South Devon farmstead at Aveton Gifford, England Ave...
Category

Late 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Other

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