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Place of Origin: British
Susan Bennett English Glazed Thrown Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish thrown and glazed stoneware studio pottery vase with a ribbed body attributed to Susan Bennett (b.1954) and dated 1977. The vase has a bell sha...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Early Timber & Iron Railway Sign
Located in Downham Market, GB
An early vintage railway notice sign.
A wonderful, early & exceptionally original timber platform sign in original painted finish with applied cast iron lettering & a fantastic pati...
Category
20th Century Sporting Art British Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship
circa 1765
The sailor's woolwork depicts a port side view of a three-masted British Ro...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Janet Leach Signed British Studio Pottery Japanese Chawan Tea Bowl with Box 1971
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and glazed Japanese Mingei style Chawan tea ceremony bowl with ears by esteemed American born/ British potter Janet Leach, wife of f...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Large Shepherds Walking Stick with Two Spaniel Dogs Heads
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage style double headed Spaniel dog shepherds walking stick
This one is very decorative and functional, it’s a wonderful height ...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Pub Sign, Squirrel
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a squirrel with a nut, untitled.
A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork and ...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Scratch Built Church Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch built Church model
We share what we love, and we love this scratch-built pine model of a church. Hand carved detail with gla...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Neon Chemist Sign in a Perspex Box, 20th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
A commanding vintage neon chemist sign in a perspex box that reads ‘prescriptions’ once illuminated.
Support chains are included on either side of the p...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic, Fiberglass, Glass
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
Spongeware Mug
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This wheel thrown mug with a lovely strap handle is decorated with a rather sophisticated blue spongeware design of a rooster under a tree. It stands 1...
Category
1850s Rustic Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
1950's Original Mettype Typewriter - Boxed
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original Mettype Typewriter – Boxed
1950’s Original Mettype Typewriter – Boxed. Classic Mettype tin typewriter. Originally the typewriter was designed to work on a basic level...
Category
1950s Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Robert Burns Tam O' Shanter Staffordshire Figure Decorative Scottish Antiques
Located in London, GB
A charming large antique staffordshire flat back pottery double figure of Tam O`Shanter and Souter Johnny from the world famous poem by Robert ...
Category
1880s Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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
Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Boat
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch-built clockwork boat
A brilliant example of an early 20th century scratch-built clockwork tugboat. Hand crafted from found o...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique 1939 Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Compact
By Barker Brothers Silver Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver and enamel compact with military interest; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This fine antique George VI sterling silver and guilloche enamel compact...
Category
1930s Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Large Midcentury Vintage 'Hove' Advertising Light Box
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Large mid century vintage 'Hove' advertising light box.
The box is made from fiberglass and contains a modern LED light fitting.
The item has a...
Category
1990s Industrial British Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass
English Pub Sign, "Free House, The Cask and Taverners"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of two revelers or publicans in Carolingian costume enjoying the libations and victuals of a fine inn, entitled: Free House - The Cask & Taverners.
A free house in Great Britain is a public house...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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
Bernard Howell Leach Studio Pottery Vase with Stylized Patterning
By Bernard Leach
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional English studio pottery vase decorated with stylized patterning by renowned British potter Bernard Howell Leach (British, 1887-197...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Mocha Pottery Jug with Earthworm Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha Pottery Earthworm Jug,
circa 1820
The mocha pottery jug has two wide ocher bands each with an earthworm design. The top with a looping design and the lower one with a wavy ...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Victorian Brass Magazine Rack, Lion Feet, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Quality Antique Victorian brass and mahogany revolving magazine stand having a shaped brass handle to the centre, four sections for magazines with b...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Milkmaid Milk Advertising Clock
Located in Downham Market, GB
An early English grocer's advertising clock for Milkmaid Milk.
A superb & highly original antique advertising clock, the timber carcass with a pressed tin / zinc surround, finished in original paint. With wonderful age related patina & original face & hands, a rare, totally unmolested example which are now near impossible to find in this condition.
Early 20th century
Wear commensurate with age, in beautiful unrestored condition, the clock has been fitted with a modern quartz...
Category
20th Century Country British Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Huge Antique Garage Trade Sign, Chas Baldwin Automobile Engineer
Located in Downham Market, GB
A massive painted timber English garage sign.
A fantastic & delightfully original piece of signage impressive scale for 'Chas Baldwin, Automobile Enginee...
Category
1910s Rustic Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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
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
Wedgwood Ceramic Jug, with Hunting Scenes, England 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
The jug is made of fine pottery with a cream colored glaze cover. The flared body shows elements in relief in the first elevation. Then a central band wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painting Naive Oil Four Cornish Lugger Spirit of Alfred Wallis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lugger in full sail riding a wave past a lighthouse with land on the horizon.
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis.
Provenance: Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Water Mill in Winter Snow with Horse
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 - "Snow Bound" Road to the Green, Water Mill. Englis...
Category
Late 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Other
Painting Oil Naive Cutter Boat Spirit Alfred Wallis Oil Length 40cm 16"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Cutter pz17 in full sail past a lighthouse
Board length 24cm., 9 1/2", height 21cm., 8 1/4"
Floated on a cream mount in a recycled black moulded frame with some losses Length 40cm.,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Hand Painted on Wood Historic Golf Club Sign, 1920s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This vintage sign for collectors is truly special. Made of wood with relief decorations and hand painted. The sign was dedicated to the historic Royal St. George's Golf Club, founded...
Category
1920s Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Located in Brecht, BE
For magician and circus lovers. This early 20th century circus banner. Hand painted on canvas.
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Pair of Original Hand-Painted Wooden Fairground Signage, circa 1950s
Located in Faversham, GB
When in use, the panels were linked together with couplings to form an oval shape and the mechanics of the fairground ride would sit within the centre....
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Green and Copper Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
20th Century English Oil on 2 Canvases of St. Margaret
Located in Madison, MS
This large abstract oil painting by Andrew Vass was painted in 20th century England. It was painted on two canvases that have been stitched together and framed to make one large canv...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of French Countryside Oil Paintings in Original Frames, by Alfred Blonde
Located in Madison, MS
This pair of early 20th century oil paintings by Alfred Blondear are truly stunning. They feature the English countryside landscape. The homes/farms are a tan/cream color with red ro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial British Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Winchcombe Studio Pottery Slip Ware Baking Dish
By Michael Cardew
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage Winchcombe press-molded baking dish decorated with trailed slip designs attributable to Michael Cardew (British, 1901-1983) and probably ...
Category
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Glass 'Reception' Illuminated Sign. C.1920
Located in London, GB
A large illuminated glass and brass directional sign made in England. c.1920.
Brass frame housing the internal illuminations above polished plate glass ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Old Hand Painted Wooden Sign for J.Drayton St Ives Cornwall England
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A lovely old hand painted sign J.Drayton Master Thatcher of St. Ives.
Known for its surf beaches and quaint costal villages with thatched cottages, this piece is a reminder of simpl...
Category
20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Huntsman Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art huntsman figure.
A charming handcrafted folk-art figure of a huntsman. Constructed from pine, lead and leather this figure stands holding a metal riffle in his articulated lead hands. With faded and worn paint and stood on an old ceiling...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early 20th C Robert Lakin & Co Fairground Carnival Circus Pillars Edwin Hall
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A truly fantastic group of totally original untouched decorative fairground pillars by the infamous Robert J Lakin Company of 67 Besley Street, Streatham, London
The pillars are h...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Oil Landscape with Church in White and Gold Frame
Located in Madison, MS
A lovely 20th century oil painting of an English landscape with a church in the background. The contrast of the muted colors of the painting and the bright white frame really make th...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame ...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Iron
in Use, Vintage Hospital X-Ray Sign, circa 1980
Located in Faversham, GB
Vintage London hospital x-ray sign that hung above the x-ray room door of the inpatient ward. The words ‘In Use’ illuminate when switched on.
London,...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
English Newlyn Attributed Arts & Crafts Hand Beaten Copper Plaque with Heron
By Newlyn Industrial School
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish English Arts & Crafts hand-crafted beaten copper plaque or dish with a heron attributed to renowned Cornish workshop Newlyn and dating from around 1900. The dish is ha...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Large 19th Century Pharmacy Reversed Painted Display Dispensing Jar
Located in Leuven , BE
Here is a wonderful decorative late 19th century pharmacist hand blown dispensing/display glass jar of considerable size. The jar is reverse painted by hand with a white ground and g...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Large Oil on Canvass Nude Painting by Alan Brassington
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive oil painting of a male nude, by acclaimed British artist Alan Brassington. This dates from the late 20th century.
Alan Brassington specialises in portraits an...
Category
1990s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Spongeware Bowl. 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely spongeware dish
Probably Welsh
Wonderful naive decoration
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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...
Category
Late 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Oil on Canvas Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Antique Dog Portrait
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine oil on canvas depicting a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel peeking from his kennel, very much in the manner of Landseer.
Age related craquelure to the painted surface, some mi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique English Officers Horse Hoof Inkstand
Located in Forney, TX
Scarce antique English Officers equestrian silver plate and metal mounted horse hoof.
An exceptional, most likely one-of-a-kind example, featuring a finely detailed sculpture of a fox with cane and stirrups to the front, hinged lid opening to two cylindrical inkwell cutouts, and original iron horse shoe...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Iron
Katerina Evangelidou Greek Stoneware Hand Built Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A hand-built squat studio pottery vase of slight tapering rhombic form in brown glazes by Katerina Evangelidou (Greek, c.1960). The four sided vase has two erupting vertical seams at...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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
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
English Cork Antique Mallard Decoy, Excellent Original Paint Early 20th Century
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Antique English wood and cork Mallard drake decoy with original paint.
Hand crafted in England.
Lightweight, with impressionistic shape and form.
Circa early 20th century.
Tip of...
Category
Early 1900s Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Cork
20th Century Traditional English Painting Rochester Castle View, Kent
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 Castle from C...
Category
Late 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Other
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