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Place of Origin: British
Antique Brass Inlaid Dentist Entranceway Wall Sign Plaque. c.1920
Located in London, GB
A beautiful brass wall plaque used for a dentist surgery. c.1920
Wonderful patination and depth of colour built up to the surface from oxidation from years of exposure to the elem...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Brampton Rare Salt Glazed Stoneware Character Modelled Container
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming unusual and very rare antique English Brampton salt glazed container modelled as gentleman wearing a coat dating from around 1830. The stoneware container is a half-length...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Chelsea Pottery Studio Pottery Figural Courtroom Scene
By Chelsea Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and unusual studio pottery model of a Courtroom scene by Chelsea Pottery, London and dating from the 20th century. The courtroom is modeled a...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Massive Merchant Schooner Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive and rare example of a model English merchant sailing vessel, circa 1860, that plied the China Trade from England to Hong Kong. The ship has the sail rig of the Sandy Hook pilot boats...
Category
1860s Sporting Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wood
Antique English Georgian Brass Candle stick holders decorative interior décor
Located in London, GB
Antique English Georgian Brass Candle stick holders
A elegant English Georgian small size with waisted detail
Nice aged patina
very good cond...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$269 Sale Price
40% Off
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Tile Titled Nude
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and unique, fresh to market, stoneware studio pottery tile shaped panel hand painted with a rear profile of a walking female nude titled Nude by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
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
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
Gilt Grand Tour Plaster Intaglio with Bust of a Man, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a 19th-century Intaglio Tassie - A seal with the bust of a man on it. Thick gilt paper wrapped around the edge mimicking a frame. There are a few tiny faults in the mold but ...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Georgian Elm Bacon Settle In The Original Paint
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Georgian Elm Bacon Settle in the Original Paint. Very early settle dating from the 1720s, still has original intact interior with Iron hanging hooks. There are hardly any of these ...
Category
1720s Country Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Elm
John Cole Rye Pottery Brown Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Early Rye Pottery individual brown glazed studio pottery vase by John Cole (British, 1908-88) and made around 1947. The heavily made stoneware vase is of w...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Hand Built Sculptural Wood Fired Gourd Shaped Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favorite pieces, is this hand-built wood fired gourd shaped studio pottery bottle vase of sculptural form dating from the 20th century. ...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
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
Large Antique English Staffordshire or Prattware Pottery Model of a Cradle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 18th or early 19th century English Prattware baby's cradle in a rare large size.
Decorated with an overall basket weave pattern and a yello...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Exceptional Life Size Wicker and Bamboo Racing Motorcycle
By Tom Dixon
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb sculpture in the form of a racing motorcycle, using wicker rattan and bamboo the detailing on this piece is fantastic, even down to the rear inter...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wicker
Late Georgian Rare Tunbridgeware Wood and Silk Sewing Basket
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare late Georgian or early Regency Tunbridgeware sewing basket dating from 1820-1930. The inner basket has a rounded base with a stacked block design in various colored woods with...
Category
1830s George III Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Brampton English Rare Large Salt Glazed Thatched Cottage Table Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique English large salt glazed stoneware jug modelled a a thatched cottage by Brampton and dating from around 1820. The six sided jug stands raised on a molded ...
Category
1820s George III Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Karen Ann Wood Studio Pottery Red Glazed Spot Design Lidded Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in red glazes with blue spot designs by Kent based potter Karen Ann Woo...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
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
A Rolls Royce Union Jack Enamel Sign
By Rolls Royce
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A British Union Jack Rolls Royce enamel sign. Of a large size and convex rectangular shape, this advertising sign would have once been proudly situated in front of a dealership or ga...
Category
20th Century Other British Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Horse & Rider Hand Hooked Rug Mounted & Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand hooked horse & rider rug is in a black frame and mounted ready to hang in your home. It is wired for hanging and in pristine condition. Its been prof. cleaned.
Category
1930s Adirondack Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$2,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Ann & John Farquharson Studio Pottery Sculptural Bison Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish sculptural Studio Pottery of a bison made by Ann & John Farquharson and dating to the later 20th or early 21st century. The standing figure is hand formed with piped clay t...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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
English Renaissance Revival Copper Lavabo
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance Revival (19/20th Century) copper lavabo with wrought iron bracket. No lid/ sold \"AS IS\".
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Copper
English Regency Red Painted Finials
Located in Queens, NY
3 English Regency-style (19th Century) red painted swirl design carved decorative finials with gilt palm design final tops (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$1,500 / item
Antique Vintage Industrial British Railway Station Enamel Advertising Sign
By British Railways
Located in Sale, GB
- An original British Rail sign, circa 1940.
- This Midlands Region sign has the inscription 'Rights Of Way Act 1932 The British Transport Commission Hereby Give Notice That This Wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Ian Rylatt Four Stylish Studio Pottery Coffee Cups
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning set of four stylish studio pottery coffee cups designed and made by Welsh based potter Ian Rylatt believed to date from the latter 20th Century.
Ian Rylatt was born in L...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
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
Alan Wallwork Studio Pottery Split Pod Sculpture
By Alan Wallwork
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware studio pottery 'split pod' form designed by Alan Wallwork (British, 1931-2019) and dating from around 1980. The heavily made sculptural pod sta...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
English Country Painted Golf Sign
Located in Queens, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category
20th Century Country British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Experimental Glazed Cup 2006
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware cup decorated in experimental glazes by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 2006.
Trai...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage World Globe done in Nickel plated brass, England 1990s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare vintage World globe done in nickel plated brass. As you can see in the pictures that are showing the base, there are signs of green oxidation, wh...
Category
1990s Post-Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
We share what we love, and we love this rare example of an oversized point of sale barbers hair...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Folk Art Sign-Maker's Sample Board in Original Paint
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Folk Art two-sided sign maker's sample board in original paint, one side having square color samples with various border treatments, each panel numbered (one through 25), the other...
Category
Late 18th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Victorian Unusual Hand Sculpted Leather Lioness Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and unusual Victorian hand sculpted pressed leather figure of a lioness dating from the latter 19th century. The figure is beautifully made and portrays a prowling lioness ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Leather
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
Art Deco Folkart Pair Oak Hand Carved Figural Bookends
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual Art Deco folkart pair of hand carved oak bookends with figures dating from around 1930. The bookends have been carved from a single block of wood with a flat polished book...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Oak
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
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
Sheila Casson Chestnut Salt Glazed Studio Pottery Jug
By Sheila Casson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a very large Studio Pottery collection we offer this stunning vintage British Studio Pottery jug by renowned potter Sheila Casson and made in Ross-On-Wye and dating from the sec...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century aunt sally english fairground game.
We share what we love, and we love this oversized early 20th Century example of a carved wood Fairground Aunt Sally knock do...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Experimental Glazed Cup, 2006
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware cup decorated in experimental glazes by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 2006.
Trai...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Warwick Parker English Salt Glazed Studio Pottery Bottle Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality salt glazed studio pottery bottle flagon shaped vase by Dorset based potter Warwick Parker (b.1940) dating from the 20th century. Th...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Georgian Pontypool Welsh Attributed Toleware Black Japanned Bread Basket
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality large Georgian toleware black japanned bread basket with floral and a bird design probably Pontypool, Wales and dating from aroun...
Category
1810s Georgian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Georgian Pine Settle in Original Paint
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Georgian Pine Settle in Original Paint. Very rare survivor dating from the 1780s. The settle originates from the county of Devon in the far West of England.
Excellent original unt...
Category
18th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Experimental Glazed Cup, 2006
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware cup decorated in experimental glazes by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 2006. Trained ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Two Polychrome Roosters
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic roosters with polychrome plumage in pinks, greens and orange with and striking red crowns and wattles, perched on weathered green striated tre...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Export Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$4,800
Portrait of a Dog
Located in East Hampton, NY
Wonderful painting of a collie by John Fitz Marshall. Signed.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$8,200
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
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
Richard Chapman English Hand Turned And Stained Oak Wood Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine English hand crafted large turned and carved oak wood vase by Richard Chapman (b.1951) and dating from the 20th century. The large bottle shaped...
Category
1990s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Oak
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
Alexander Lauder Sgraffito Art Pottery Handled Bird Vase
By Alexander Lauder Barum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning three handled art pottery sgraffito pattern vase decorated with two birds perched on oak tree branches by Alexander Lauder, Barnstaple dating from around 1890. This qualit...
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Arts & Crafts Copper Handled Chestnut Roaster c.1890
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Arts & Crafts hand crafted handled copper chestnut roaster dating from around 1890. The chestnut roaster has a hammered and pier...
Category
1890s Arts and Crafts Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Neal French Terracotta Sculptural Standing Lady Figurine
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish terracotta sculptural figure of a lady by renowned sculptor Neal French dating from the latter 20th Century. The figure stands mounted on a wooden base and is simply modeled and in slight abstract wearing a long flowing dress with a matt terracotta colored finish. Neal French graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and worked for fifteen years as a designer, modeller and sculptor for Spode and Worcester Royal Porcelain Co. He then spent 20 years teaching at Hornsey College of Art and also did some work at Rye Pottery...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Limited Edition Art Print, Venice Canal, Framed, William Russell Flint
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage limited edition art print of Venice. An English, framed painting titled 'Palazzo on The Grand Canal' by Sir William Russell Flint, dating to the late 20th ce...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
16 cowhide’s for upholstery or decoration
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have 16 red cowhide skins for upholstery.
These are 3 year old skins and in good condition, very slight range in colour but an ideal solution for a big upholstery or decorat...
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic British Folk Art
Materials
Leather
$2,758 / set
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 matte pink glazes by Katerina Evangelidou (Greek, c.1960). The four sided vase has two erupting vertical sea...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Chris Barnes Morvern Studio Pottery Deer & Birds Painted Lidded Jar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish studio pottery lidded jar decorated with deer and birds in an abstract landscape made at Morvern Pottery in Cumbria by Chris Barnes (British, b.1959) dating from aroun...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century, Circus Balancing Balls
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century circus balancing balls.
We share what we love, and we love these rare early 20th century hand crafted wood and glass mirror English circus balancing balls. Each section is hand crafted using pins...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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