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Place of Origin: European
Sculpture Panthère rugissant by Thomas Cartier
By Thomas Cartier
Located in Ibiza, Spain
An impressive sculpture of Thomas François Cartier (1879-1943), of a lioness, roaring. The sculpture is made of bronze patinated and is signed T. CARTIER on the terrace.
Every item ...
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
English Countryside Landscape Oil Painting with Gold Frame
Located in Madison, MS
This framed oil painting of an English countryside would make a stunning addition to any room. The dull greens and blues of this painting make for a calm and soothing accent piece. T...
Category
20th Century Victorian European Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Handmade Round Doilies Fine Crochet White Cream Ivory French
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handmade doilies fine crochet white cream ivory French lace starched round.
Beautiful hand crochet doilies in great vintage condition, the color is beige, nice floral design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial European Folk Art
Materials
Linen
19th C Oakwood Counter Top Cigar Store Indian Statue, Netherlands
Located in Leuven , BE
The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...
Category
19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage European Walking Stick with 12 Badges
Located in High Point, NC
Early 20th century hickory thorn walking stick from Europe. This walking stick has 12 badges, which were acquired by the hiker going from village to village and earning those souven...
Category
20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 20th-Century African Wooden and Hide Drum Figurine - 2Y381
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming, small African drum from the 20th century showcases a traditional design crafted from wood and animal hide. Perfect for collectors of cultural artifacts or as a unique ...
Category
20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
$212 Sale Price
65% Off
18th Century French Wrought-Iron Dragon Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...
Category
18th Century Primitive Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Vintage Gobelin Set of Clutch Handbag and Coin Purse, circa 1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Vintage Gobelin set of clutch handbag and coin purse, black base with floral embroidery on both sides, enameled brass frame and chain strap. The interior is lined in black silk with ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau European Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry
End 19th century Large Nautical Mahogany Rudder with Eight Spokes Bronze Hub UK
Located in Milan, IT
Large mahogany rudder with eight spokes with bronze hub. English manufacture of the end of the 19th century. Diameter 130 cm - inches 51.2, depth 15 cm - inches 5.9.
There are evidences showing that already in the third millennium BC, in ancient Egypt, people used wooden oars...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk art painted cup dated 1862
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Folk art painted cup dated 1862
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antoni Gaudi Decorative Ceramic Spanish Tile of Casa Vicens, circa 1888
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Decorative ceramic tile by Antoni Gaudi, inspired by the marigold and dianthus motifs on the decorative ceramic tiles he designed for the facade of Casa Vicens, which constitute some...
Category
1880s Jugendstil Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,002 Sale Price
43% Off
Vintage Film with Box "ECPA" – "Combat de Rue" (Program No. 1126) - 2Y204
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This rare piece of militaria features a vintage film titled "Combat de Rue" from the "Établissement Cinématographique et Photographique des Armées" (ECPA). Complete with its original...
Category
20th Century Empire European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$208 Sale Price
60% Off
Borghese Gladiator Bust Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
This decorative sculpture rests on a metal pedestal, representing the face of the Borghese Gladiator, a Greek statue dating back to the 1st century BC and preserved today in the Louvre Museum. This piece's irregular cut and antiqued patina recreate the corrosive bronze surfaces of Ancient sculptures found in the seabed, such as the Riace bronzes.
Category
2010s European Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1920 English Bamboo Walking Stick
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's English walking stick made from bamboo. These look wonderful in a hall stand or for actual use if needed!
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Venetian school Painting Biblical scene oil on copper anonymous C 16th century
Located in London, GB
Venetian school Painting Biblical scene oil on copper anonymous C 16th century
Unsigned
Fine old master quality Venetian school painting of a biblical scene painted on copper
Oil cop...
Category
17th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Large Birds Nest Viechtauer Carved Wood Bird Folk Art Black Forest 1900s Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Austrian 19th to 20th century, carved wood bird nest, for hanging on a wall as wall decoration. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to t...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chamois primitive Black Forest Hand Carved Folk Art Wooden Trophy, 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More than likely o...
Category
1860s Black Forest Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
White Trompe L'Oeil Ceramic Italian Basket
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful white ceramic basket. This piece features woven ceramic braids surrounding a small basket with a handle.
Dimensions:
6" Wide
4" Deep
5.75" Tall.
Category
Late 20th Century Bohemian European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 4 Antique Bilboquets, France
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful set of four antique Bilboquets from France,around 1920,
cup-and-bowl children toys in turned Beechwood, dark tinted,
pretty patina,
a set full of charm and authenticity
...
Category
1920s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Beech
$1,483 / set
XIXth century french marotte black ceramic figure from ménigoutte 1880 folk art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marotte - head form
original 19th century folk art ceramic figure Marotte
Unique handmade piece Realised in Menigoutte - France
Circa 1880
original good condition - see details ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Figure Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Rope Lantern Chandelier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope circular lantern chandelier Audoux Minet, circa 1960 with white opaline glass.
Measures: Height / 10.5", 22.5" with the rope, diameter / 9".
Nautical style.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Glass
21st Century Demetra Washcloth Holder Regenerated Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Lovely Pinetti round wash clothes holder, part of Almeria collection.
Four different water resistant sizes fixed at the end with chrome pins. The woven...
Category
2010s Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Mid century painted ceramic lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian mid century modern ceramic table lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, imported by Rosenthal-Netter, 1960s. This unique lighter boasts tones of marigold, tangerine, an...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Charivari with Hunting Pendants
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Charivari with Hunting Pendants
A Bavarian Charivari from the middle of the 20th century. A beautiful piece of historical Bavarian folk ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Circa 1930's English Cane or Walking Stick with Bone Handle
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1930's cane made of fruitwood with a bone handle. The bone handle is etched with a lovely floral pattern. The walking stick is hand carved to look like bamboo. Very interest...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Amazing Zoomorphic Ceramic by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An amazing zoomorphic ceramic by Accolay.
Handwritten signature under the base “Accolay,”
circa 1960-1970.
Perfect original condition.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware Glazed Ceramic Vase circa 1980 French Handmade
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French handmade ceramic vase with ceramic glaze colors,
circa 1980.
Perfect condition.
Signed under the base.
Dimensions: 23 x 19 x 19cm.
Category
1980s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Oil on Masonite Italian Still Life Vase of Flowers Painting, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Artwork oil on masonite depicting an elegant still life, vase with flowers, of good pictorial quality. Painting of good size and pleasant ...
Category
1960s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Masonite
$1,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Italian Masquerade Face or Wall Masks, Signed Ca'd'Oro Venezia 1982
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of ceramic masquerade wall masks (male+female) made in Venice in 1982 and bought in the museum shop at Galleria Giorgio Franchetti that houses in the famous Ca'd'Oro at the Gra...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$334 Sale Price
25% Off
Beautiful Hand-Carved Bas-Relief Storage or Jewelry Box - 2Y51
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite storage or jewelry box features hand-carved bas-relief detailing, showcasing expert craftsmanship. With its generous size and elegant design, this piece is perfect for...
Category
20th Century Empire European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$169 Sale Price
75% Off
Scandinavian Paint Decorated Bookcase with Lower Cabinet
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Very rare and interesting paint decorated bookcase with cabinet below and shelves above. Early 19th century or late 18th. Original lock and key and early paint. A very useful proport...
Category
19th Century Gustavian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,920 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Painted Metal Horse Head
Located in Austin, TX
Fine metal painted head horse on horseshoe, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Country Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Monumental 18th Century Italian Oil Painting
Located in Round Top, TX
A monumental 18th century Oil On Canvas Painting from Lucca, Italy. Delightful soft color and hues with handsome cracquelure. The painting will be the statement of its surrounding.
Category
18th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Rope Pendant Chandelier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope sphere pendant or chandelier Audoux Minet, circa 1960 with white opaline glass.
Height / 13" the lamp ,total 25.5" with the rope, diameter / 12 inches.
Nautical style.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Glass
19th Century French folk-art militaria painting
Located in London, GB
19th Century French folk-art militaria painting
19th Century piece of French folk-art militaria art, gouache on paper in its original frame still with vibrant colours and detail as ...
Category
1850s Early Victorian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725
Large dovetails and old handwrought nails give this small scale box a hea...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Collectible Toy, Concorde 3 Plane, 1970s
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Collectible toy - Concorde 3 plane - 1970s
Electric guided
Joustra Edition
Measures: L59xP27xH13cm
Sheet metal and plastic
Circa 1970
Canned
I...
Category
1970s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
French folk art painting
Located in grand Lancy, CH
French folk art painting , one part of the frame is missing
Category
1950s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,310
A pair of 18th century Austrian winged cherubs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of 18th century Austrian carved gilt wood angel cherubs with their original hooks to the back .
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
$2,610 / set
Dutch WWII Caricatures of Hitler, Göring, Stalin, Rooseveld, and Churchill
By Guust
Located in Haarlem, NL
A very remarkable collection of Folk Art caricatures made of Dutch ration 'food stamps.'
First caricature portrays a fat Hermann Go¨ring holding a cerem...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$1,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Derek Clarkson Studio Pottery Brown Crystalline Glazed Bottle Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Studio Pottery bottle vase decorated in crystalline glazes by Derek Clarkson (1928-2013) dated 2000. The porcelain bodied vase stands on a na...
Category
Early 2000s Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Massive Antique European Heraldic Wood Carving
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An impressive and well-carved high relief Heraldic Crest in dark stained wood. A pair of fierce rampant lions flank the oval crest with a few fleur-de-lis and labeled Veritas. With a...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swiss alp painted trunk dated 1808
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted trunk dated 1808
Category
Early 1800s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Black Antique Danish Folk Art Tobacco, Tea Box with Sliding 'Door'
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This personalized tramp / Folk Art tobacco box has two Chambers. One for waste tobacco/tea and one for unused. It is made from repurposed wood from Old Danish cigar containers. It ha...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$351 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Scandinavian Round Storage Box “Tejne” Decorated Pine, Late 19th Century
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Large Antique Scandinavian storage box made from wood, made in the last half of 1800. It's most likely from Sweden or Denmark.
It's a so called "Tejne" made for storing and transp...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Very Rare 17th century Italian Judaica wood silver Circumcision Knife
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Here we have this important and very rare example of early Judaica, made in Italy or south Germany, this Circumcision Knife is made from iron, has the guild mark on the blade as used...
Category
17th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Iron
Pair of Vintage Carnival Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool pair of vintage carnival fun house mirrors. Both are convex mirrors in a black wood frame. Mirrors are made of Lucite not glass. So...
Category
1960s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$4,200 / set
Belgium Majolica Wire Butterfly & Flowers Basket, circa 1900
By Wasmuel Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica Wire Butterfly & Flowers Basket, circa 1900.
Height / 2.8 inches.
10 by 10 inches.
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Clay Mask, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic sculptural clay mask wall art made in Italy. Hand made in an aged adobe color with a short rope which ties off on the face of the mask. Hangs from a single screw making ins...
Category
1960s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Rope
$1,500
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Boy on Tricycle, Made in Germany, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up boy on tricycle is a vintage mechanical toy.
Vintage wind up mechanical toy representing a boy riding his tricycle.
Made in ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mercurio Bust
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
An extraordinary, renowned oeuvre of the Mannerist period, this stupendous bust depicts Mercury, or Hermes, the son of Zeus and nymph Maia who served as the messenger of gods in Gree...
Category
2010s European Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
$1,288 / item
Antique Danish Wrought Iron Mounted Fish Fork
Located in Søborg, DK
A wrought iron fish fork from the 18th century.
Extremely decorative and a piece of pure folk art.
Who ever made this made an extra effort to not just make it functional but also so...
Category
18th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Black Forest Carved Bear Wall Hook Hanger
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional hand carved German Black Forest wall-mounted hanger. circa 1890
Born in the late 19th / early 20th century, featuring an intricately carved walnut figural bear's head with inset glass eyes, finely detailed gilt brass paws holding a supporting rod, affixed with chain drop hook.
Dimensions: (approx)
10.75" High, 8 1/8" Wide, 5.5" Deep,
A superb example of German folk art, functional and highly decorative, it's ideal for use as an entryway coat...
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Large Oil Lamp - Pewter, No Hallmark - 2Y82
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A charming antique large oil lamp, likely made of pewter, though unmarked. This lamp, with its timeless design, is in fairly good condition and would m...
Category
1940s Empire Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
$153 Sale Price
70% Off
20th Century, Corrado Corradi dell'Acqua for Azucena Photo Frame Structure
By Azucena, Corrado Corradi Dell'acqua
Located in Turin, Turin
Founded in 1947 by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Ignazio Gardella, and Corrado Corradi Dell'Acqua, the Italian brand Azucena has always stood out for its collections that combine formal el...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage 20th Century Bronze Trinket Dish Signed "Clenget" - 2Y213
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Add a touch of vintage elegance to your space with this 20th-century bronze trinket dish, signed "Clenget." This beautifully crafted piece serves a...
Category
20th Century Empire European Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$192 Sale Price
70% Off
19th Century French Pottery Cider Bottle from Normandy
Located in Austin, TX
French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century.
13 bottles available, sold separately.
Different sizes.
Category
1880s Country Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Trade sign for a wine shop: three bottles with french label wine, France 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A trade sign for the window of a wine shop, depicting three bottles with the label of French wines: Chateau Santenay, Chateau Ponsac, Chateau Ermitage. Made of carved solid fruitwood...
Category
1950s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer
Art Nouveau walking stick depicting the dance of a capercaillie. Austria 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: liberty silver knob, depicting the dance of a capercaillie in love, in the background oak branches, with leaves and acorns. Ebony wood barrel. Brass and iron metal tip...
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver, Brass, Iron
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