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Place of Origin: British
Impressive Huge 19th Century Pawnbroker Folk Art Sign with Three Spheres Symbol
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An impressive rare and monumental in scale folk art pawnbroker trade sign with its original trio of giltwood spheres which represent the universal symbol for the pawnbroker trade.
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Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Zoological Drawings Taxidermy Curio Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
The pleasantness of visual symmetry, a wonderful collection of five very unusual hand drawn depictions of animals on paper, housed in period glazed maple frames.
The animals in the ...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Paper
Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved model of a Marlin.
Dimensions:
Height 20 inches
Width 56 inches
Depth 5.5 inches.
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Tall Shepherds Walking Stick with Woodpecker Bird Head
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage style shepherds walking stick with Woodpecker head...
Category
20th Century Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Original Oil Painting of Nobleman
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Original Oil Painting of Nobleman. Striking piece with age appropriate wear, see condition details below. Most likely English but could be French with English frame. ...
Category
19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Sponge Ware Spittoon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This most unusual sponge ware spittoon has such a unusual shape and form. Very early form.
Category
Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Late 18th/Early 19th Century Lovers Valentine Hand Painted Cobweb Birdcage
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A museum quality hand painted and cut paper cobweb, also know as beehives, flower cages, or birdcages. This particular examples has a hand painted watercolour exterior with a cottage...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
A 17th/18th century English apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
Located in Central England, GB
A 17th/18th century apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
This very rare and beautifully made early oak and wrought iron or apothecary’s chemists open ended crusher simi...
Category
Early 18th Century Other Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Oak
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
19th Century Scale Boat Hull Model & Line Plans Naval Sailor Maritime Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interesting scale model hull of a vessel with its original line plans. The boat has its original painted exterior, and appears to be complete.
The plans are dated but unfortunate...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Suite of Antique Royal Horse Artillery 1 Cannon, 1873-1901 Coat Buttons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice suite of antique military officer Royal Horse Artillery (1 Cannon - 1873-1901) 18mm ball button with Queen Victoria's Crown brass Mi...
Category
Early 1900s High Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1940's Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets The Turnip's, Scarecrow & Gardener
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming collection of hand crafted puppets by John Carr, (William & His Turnips) depicting a scare crow, a gardener with a hoe and 12 turnips.
Develope...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Large Rare Hand Carved Lions Mane Bust Head in Wood with Solid Marble Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very large and decorative solid wood hand carved Lion's mane mounted to a marble base
A very good looking well made and decorative...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Vintage Masonic Lodge Rotating Sign Liberty Hall Strict Order Candle Holders
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this vintage Masonic Lodge rotating wood sign with brass candle holders
A g...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Painting Oil Naive Three Sloops Spirit of Alfred Wallis Framed Blue White Black
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Three sloops under full sail
Oil on cardboard
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis
Board Length 41cm., 16" Height 25cm., 10"
In th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern 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
Early 20th Century Folk Art Appliqué Collages Henry vii & Queen Elizabeth 1st
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A really fabulous pair of Folk Art collages by a Sophie Louise Munns (signed on the original backing paper).
Full length portraits in interior sett...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Paper
Pair of Scottish Ram in Polychrome Wood, 19 Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb pair of rams in polychrome carved wood from Scotland-19th century
Very elegant and unique pair of rams which are almost carved at life size which come from a Manor in Scotl...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Vintage French Country House Private Property Wall Sign
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Private Property Sign
A fantastic original sign with “Private Property Do Not Enter” written in French.
It has a great aged patina with some wear to the original blu...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial British Folk Art
Materials
Cut Steel
Heavy Pair of Highly Polished Library Binoculars
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional pair of polished and lacquered English Marine binoculars. Rare amber filtered lenses. Geared focal knob. Clear crisp optics. Circa 1930.
Category
1930s Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Appliqué Collage Sir Percival Radcliffe 3rd Baronet of Rudding Park
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A beautiful applique collage of late Georgian silkwork figures and decorative section, no doubt from a larger textile hanging. They have later been to remounted in 19th century into ...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Silk, Pine
Terracotta Sculpture by Barbara Tribe, St Ives, 1960s
By Barbara Tribe
Located in London, GB
Terracotta sculpture call "TOTEM" signed and dated by Barbara Tribe, 1966.
Barbara Tribe (1913-2000) was a Australian-born sculptor who spent much of her life living and working in St Ives (Cornwall UK).
She was the first sculptor and the first woman artist to be awarded the coveted New South Wales Traveling...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Lovely circa 1890 Victorian Hardwood Games Compendium Chess Horse Racing Dice
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
19th Century Pair Staffordshire Pottery Greyhounds
By Staffordshire
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century pair Staffordshire pottery pen stands in the form of resting greyhounds. The pair are poised with crossed paws laying on a cobalt blue scalloped pedestal with gold gilt ...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Early Watercolor View of a Sailor with Pet Bird, circa 1800
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique watercolor view of a sailor with pet bird, circa 1800, a lovely detailed painting of a sailor seated in rough chair, tenderly spoon feeding a finch pe...
Category
Early 1800s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Sterling Silver and Coral Rattle Whistle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver baby rattle and whistle has a bulbous shaped form. The surface of the tiered body is embellished with impressive embossed leaf decoratio...
Category
1870s Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Shepherds Walking Stick with Two Spaniel Dogs Heads
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
Vintage Mid-Century Male Head Gentleman Bust Statue on Wooden Stand
Located in London, GB
A cast head of a gentleman on a wooden base.
Age unknown, but super decorative and skillfully sculpted. Very heavy and solid and in as found condition. Some minor losses to his ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Cast Stone
Dumbell Lignum Vitae Weight Training Fixed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare piece of weightlifting memorabilia.
Unusual conversation piece for use or as a collectors piece
Beautiful, tactile lustrous patina. Lignum vitae is sought after for the beauty of its grain, coloring, patina, density and toughness
The dumbbell is a free weight...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design
Located in London, GB
A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design
Sandstone
Late Celtic - Early Christian
7th – 8th Century AD
Size: 62cm high, 28cm wide, 19cm deep - 24½ i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Sandstone
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
An Extra Large Oil on Canvas Painting Aft. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Located in Suffolk, GB
An extra large oil on canvas painting aft. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA of Return from Hawking measuring 177 x 263 x 12 cm (including frame)....
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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
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
Sconce Wall Iron Hood Vernacular Folk Baroque 17 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Extremely rare survival of a 17th century vernacular iron wall sconce
Unusually incorporating a hood to protect against fire and reflect the heat back into the room so it does not r...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Industrial Red Hand Painted Fire Bucket. c.1950
Located in London, GB
A well-used painted fire bucket. c.1950
Really nice example - the colour, patination and style are perfect with rivetted construction. Brass plaque present, dated 1950. Perfect for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial British Folk Art
Materials
Steel
English ceremonial horn from the Ancient Order of Foresters, circa 1870
Located in Central England, GB
This most eye catching piece of British history is a very rare example. It would once have belonged to one of the three hundred or so lodges of the Ancient Order of Foresters which w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Horn
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
19th Century English Framed Decalomania Découpage & Watercolor Farm Art Picture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An original British School Decalomania decorative art watercolor and cut paper farm scene mounted in a heavy black wood frame, circa 1860.
These were largely created by young girl...
Category
1860s Georgian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Charles Voysey Design PAIR Antique Candle stick holders decorative décor
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of Pumpkin like design Arts & Crafts brass Candle stick holders by designer Charles Voysey Manufactured by Edward Barnard & Son Circa 1910 Pretty cool cut out pumpk...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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 E...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Pair Of Early 20th Century Folk Art Decoy Ducks
Located in Hastings, GB
Great pair of circa 1910-1920 folk art decoy ducks, hand crafted in cork and wood, each with an old iron bracket to the base, probably used to pull them along in the water. Each of t...
Category
1910s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Cork
Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children's or Doll Shoes
Located in Delft, NL
Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children's or Doll Shoes
English clogs and is made from leather and has wooden soles
The shoes has a tongue, stitching and nails.
They are in ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
English Pub Sign "The Magdalen"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a monastery abbey ruin, entitled: The Magdalen.
A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork and ready for d...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Charming Advertising Sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A charming advertising sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health
This is delightful piece showing a very fierce lion (Re-Lion) the sign is an original grocer shop print, the frame is no...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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
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
Ivory handle walking stick depicting an owl on cherry flower, Great Britain 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Art Nouveau ivory pommel Japanese carving, depicting an owl resting on branches of cherry blossoms. Eyes in glass paste. Silver metal ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Silver
British Sailor's Woolwork of Two Ships Under Way.
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Two Ships,
Circa 1765-75
The British sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard view of three=masted Royal Navy ship under full sail sailing past ...
Category
1870s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wool
Antique English Staffordshire Pottery Toby Jug with a Tricorn Hat Lid
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Staffordshire pottery Toby jug.
In the form of a seated, smiling man holding a jug.
The man's tricorn hat serves as a lid, and an inte...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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
Pair of 1894 Watercolour Paintings by H Brock Univited Guest, a Lion in the Path
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of late Victorian watercolors signed H Brock and dated Apr 1894
The first is titled “An Uninvited Guest” and the second “A Lion...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive wood carved box features the letters S and M with a heart between on both sides. Tw...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Folk-art Lead Face Fragment
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk-art Lead Face Fragment
Dated from the second half of the 19th Century this architectural fragment depicts a young girls face with plaited hair. Highly lik...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Lead
Vintage Art Deco Mid Century Oak and Glass Office Advertising Sign, C.1940
Located in London, GB
An unusual wooden and glazed office sign. c.1940
Reserve painted leaded glass office/advertising sign. Origins unknown, but great font and size.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Oak
Frank Paton Oil painting on canvas of Puppies playing
Located in Milano, IT
Charming and lively interior scene featuring two puppies playing with a rag, set in a rustic environment with clay pots and scattered straw. The subject reflects Frank Paton's typica...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Vintage Rustic Folk Art Metal Farm Sign
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Metal Farm Sign
An original metal hanging sign which would have hung at the entrance to Crosscombe Farm in Somerset, the sign is double sided with identical signage on both ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic British Folk Art
Materials
Cut Steel
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
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