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Place of Origin: European
Moorish Heads Vases "Acireale Matte Pink & Gold Leaf" Handmade in Italy, 2019
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Oil Painting Victorian River Landscape
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Oil Painting Victorian River Landscape
A lovely vintage oil painting depicting a Victorian riverside landscape with boats on the river an...
Category
Early 20th Century Biedermeier European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Antique French Folk Art Fairground Pierrot Shooting Target Game by Saussine
Located in London, GB
Antique Shooting Target, Antique Shooting Game, Fairground Antique, Funfair Antique, Circus Antique, Antique Pierrot, Carnival Antique, Folk A...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Carl-Harry Stålhane Signed Rörstrand Studio Swedish Scandinavian Midcentury Bowl
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, richly, and deeply blue-colored/ glazed ceramic bowl by famed Swedish designer Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweeden. The craftsmanship and color are stu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Original Condition Industrial Era Beer Cooler from Bern-Wabern Switzerland
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early 20th century beer cooler in original mustard paint from Switzerland. Large and very solid construction with Three doors all having the original Ir...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial European Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Knud Kjhn, Deer, prod. Royal Copenhagen, 1940s
By Royal Copenhagen, Knud Kyhn
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare glazed stoneware deer prod. Royal Copenhagen
Stamped to base
Category
1940s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nativity Engraved Stone Sculpture, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Nativity Engraved Stone Sculpture made by unknown manufactured from Spain circa 1930 In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use.
Category
20th Century Romantic European Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$974 Sale Price
87% Off
Vintage 1991 African Wooden Mask "Jambo Kenya" - 2Y361
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage African wooden mask, titled "Jambo Kenya 1991," showcases a rich cultural design and intricate craftsmanship. Carved in Kenya, this mask is a unique representation of Af...
Category
1990s European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$222 Sale Price
60% Off
Big Hand Carved Painted Stag Sculpture in Wood, Early 18th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A big hand carved painted stag sculpture in wood, early 18th century. Pre-owned by a collector. This sculpture are one of a kind.
The stag deer are a symbol of spiritual authority, a deer stag is here depicted in all its magnificent elegance. Wooden sculpture of a life-size deer stag laying upon a rectangular platform base.
The symbol of the stag:
The deer’s antlers are one of the characteristics that have made it the figure of a spiritual superiority, according to some. Like a crown, the antlers grow beyond its body, bringing it closer to the sky and making it sacred. In many cultures, the deer is a symbol of spiritual authority. During a deer’s life the antlers fall off and grow again and the animal is also a symbol of reGeneration.
In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children: men. The legend of Saint Eustace...
Category
18th Century Arts and Crafts Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Palermo White", Set of 2, Handmade in Italy
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Swiss Black Forest gnome matchstick holder/striker made in 1916
Located in Central England, GB
This superb small Black Forest hand-carved lime wood novelty match holder features a standing gnome wearing a tall peaked hat, tunic, and long beard.
This little fellow is standing ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ghidini 1961 Mirror with Birdie in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
By Ghidini 1961, Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Mirror with decor and brass frame. A Classic Renaissance monofora is the form that inspired the two mirrors. The arc is defined by brass profile rounded at the bottom, just like on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Hand Carved Black Forest Standing Stag Deer Sculpture with Huge Antlers
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This quite large and well executed carving is unsigned by the artist, but presumed to have been done in Eastern Europe in circa 1900 in the period Black Forest style. This large carv...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Late 16thC French Wood Carving of a Female
Located in Malibu, CA
16th century artifact imported from Europe; a beautiful figure with patinaed painted wood. An alter piece with a hook on the back for hanging. Lovely adorn...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,197 Sale Price
40% Off
21st Century Igea Sanitizing Box Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
An instant touch of class, wherever displayed. A smart solution for your rooms, stores, showrooms, yachts, hotel or meeting rooms; ideal to maintain your environments clean and sanit...
Category
2010s Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Leather
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Sacking of the City, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting the sacking of a seaside city by the Saracens, of good pictorial quality. We find cou...
Category
1670s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$11,348 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Forest Mantle Carving "Antler's Clash"
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss Black Forest mantle carving of two fighting stags. Great mangle carving piece. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published.
Period: circa 1920
...
Category
1920s Black Forest Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Royal Tichelaar Makkum Antique Delft Dutch Faience Hand-Painted Tiles
By Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Dutch Delft polychrome tiles - set of 2.
These are two attractive Dutch (Netherlands), Delft ceramic wall tiles, which we date to the l...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Carved Hannya Noh Devil Mask Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather cheeky looking carved and stained wood devil mask, turn off the century in age.
Possibly reference to the Hannya Noh Mask used within Japanese th...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Pine
French La Belle Époque Lighted Bistro Cafe Sign
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic double sided bistro cafe metal sign from France's La Belle Époque period. Features a lacquer finish with pierced letters reading "Montre Ponctua"...
Category
19th Century Belle Époque Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Exceptional Yacht Cabin Lanterns by Davey & Co.
By Davey & Co.
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of top quality Davey & Co. ships lanterns. With arched and vented tops, carry handles, beveled glass, hinged doors, burners, etc. Fitted with makers badges reading "Davey & Comp...
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting Prudentia
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting "Prudentia". Always depicted with a snake and a hand mirror, Prudentia was considered to be one of the four Cardinal Virtues. Sometimes scu...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840
Museal rustic lithophany depicting finely carved chamoise in a mountain landscape. The f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Black Forest Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Antler
Antique Boule Ball "C" With Star Decor, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Cheese and Butter Knives with Deer Handles, circa 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Cheese and Butter Knives with Deer Handles, circa 1950s
A rustic serving set consisting of cheese knife and butter knife. The handles are made of genuine deer feet. The blad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Great Lodge Style Antler Mantel Clock 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Lodge Style Antler Mantel Clock 1900
A rare antique lodge style mantel clock. Oakwood case, richly decorated with antlers from the deer and fallow deer, mountain goat antlers ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Antler
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 10.4’ x 10.4’ x 8.7’ inches.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Casted Bronze Cow Bell Made in Switzerland, ca. 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large and heavy casted bronze cow bell manufactured in Switzerland around 1930. The antique bell features high relief motifs of farm animals, human heads and foliages. The bell com...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique German Lifebuoy with Strong Patina – Early 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
This authentic 20th-century German lifebuoy is a rare maritime artifact with exceptional decorative appeal. The piece shows a rich, weathered patina that speaks to its long history a...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Foam
Moor Heads Vases "Venus with gold", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 20th C Hanging Trade Shop Sign "Antiques" Star of David Solomon
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Hanging double sided trade sign, sheet metal with a black ground and gilt lettering. Two pretty cast iron riveted hanging brackets.
A small Star of Solomon is located in the corner ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Set of three brutalist carved wood column France XIX th century.
By Brancusi
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Set of three Brutalist carved wooden columns dating from the 19th century. French folk art. Varying in height and diameter, these columns are made of solid oak and are highly decorat...
Category
1880s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Aesthetic Movement English Round Tiger Bamboo Table Vanity Mirror
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Aesthetic Movement tiger bamboo table vanity mirror. Crafted from tiger bamboo, it showcases distinctive striped patterns reminiscent of tiger strip...
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Palermo", Set of 2 Pieces, Handmade in Italy
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century Oil on Masonite French Signed Still Life Painting, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French painting from the second half of the 20th century. Oil on masonite artwork depicting a luminous still life with flowers and guitar of good pictorial quality. Painting signed l...
Category
1960s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Masonite
Large Danish Ceramic Giraffe, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Danish ceramic giraffe, 1960s. In beautiful blue and brown tones.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
A colorful oil print depicting a dramatic poaching scenery in the Bavarian alps....
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
English fairground panel
Located in London, GB
English fairground panel
We share what we love, and we love this very well carved turn off the century fairground rounders panel/frieze, depicting a...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$4,094
Stoneware Chess Game, Andrée Hirlet, Paris c. 1960
By Andrée Hirlet-Albrieux
Located in St Ouen, FR
Exceptional achievement in modeled stoneware with great attention to details giving each piece an intrinsic decorative value.
Handwritten signature on the back of the chessboard.
M...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
20th Century Acrylic on Canvas Spanish Signed Still Life Painting, 1960s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Spanish painting from the mid 20th century. Acrylic artwork on canvas depicting still life, vase with flowers, of good pictorial quality. Frame from the second half of the 20th centu...
Category
1960s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Oil on Masonite Signed A. Corradi Landscape Italian Painting, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Oil painting on masonite depicting a countryside view, river landscape with boats and characters of good pictorial quality. Painting adorn...
Category
1950s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Masonite
$3,593 Sale Price
20% Off
Unknown, Oil on Canvas Painting Angel with Sleeping Child
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great angelic oil painting depicting an angel sheltering a sleeping child from a snake. Oil painting on canvas with vigorous pastel colors. Framed wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Dance Chain, Europe, 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antique dance chain is a precious decorative object realized in the 18th century.
Precious antique dance chain with decorations. Includes original gre...
Category
18th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver
A Sardinian Figure of a Warrior
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally rare and important Sardinian bronze figure of a warrior. The highly stylized figure is depicted standing, holding a club resting on his shoulder in the right hand an...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$187,277
Art Deco Framed Cyprus Tourist Poster by Baynard Press of England
By Baynard Press, London
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This poster was made by the Baynard Press of London, England in approximately 1920 and issued by the Government of Cyprus to promote travel to Cyprus in the period Art Deco style. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco European Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Fabric Board by Verner Panton for Mira Spectrum, 1970S
By Verner Panton
Located in bruxelles, BE
Fabric board by Verner Panton in a wooden frame. Signed Verner Panton. Wear due to time and age.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1970s Space Age Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
White Woven Ceramic Decorative Bowl, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small decorative white ceramic bowl. A gorgeous piece with faux bois feel. This piece is created from ceramic and glazed in white. Made to look like a woven wicker basket, this pie...
Category
20th Century Bohemian European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Shagreen etui case, London circa 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine English Etui Case with original period fitting. The etui is carved in fruitwood and covered in a dark grey shagreen (Pastinachus sephen, Forrskål 1775) covering. It opens by pushing the button on the side. Finished in silver, the inner grid shows a series of cut-out seats for the insertion of the fitting, which includes a pencil, one bodkin, an ear pick...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Artisan abstract nail art, Netherlands 1950s
Located in ECHT, NL
Abstract artisan folk art wall hanging. It is made of wood with nails hammered into it in a rectangular grid. The nails are hammered in at differ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$898 Sale Price
57% Off
Accolay Vase, circa 1960 the Color is Pink / Brown
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Accolay vase, circa 1960
the color is pink / brown.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask
By Willi Huggler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925...
Category
20th Century Tribal European Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Wood
Guido Gambone Bud Vase
By Guido Gambone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic bud vase by master ceramicist Guido Gambone. Hand-thrown in an alluring organic shape with an elongated neck. The vase depicts a pastoral scene of a shepherd with his herd pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
$3,000
Pair Black Forest Carved Hanging Game Plaques
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Matched pair of Black Forest linden wood hanging game plaques. One with chamois and grouse, the other red stag and fox. Both complete with rifle and game ...
Category
Early 1900s Black Forest Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$28,000 / set
Original Brown Painted Wood Rocking Horse on Green Rocker, Sweden circa 1900's
Located in Round Top, TX
It is the worn look that creates the wonderful appeal of this original painted and carved rocking horse from Sweden.
The brown/brick paint has been distressed (some missing, see photo of direct front). Note also the cracked leather ears, carved and painted black mane and leather bridle with brass accents. Real horse hair was used to create the tail.
Sold in used vintage condition. Solid, stable on original green painted rocker...
Category
Early 20th Century Country European Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Moorish Heads Vases "Catania Bordeaux", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design
By Mosche Bianche
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wave Hand-Tufted Rug in Orange by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Horsens, DK
Seven Colored rectangular rug with organic pattern designed by Verner Panton.
Material:
100% New Zealand's Wool
Hand-tufted
Color:
Orange.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,755 / item
20th Century Pedigree Airedale Terrier Relief Carved Best in Show Panel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Wonderful 20th century relief carved Airedale terrier best in show award plaque, winning rosette to the left and the winners trophy to the right. The Winn...
Category
20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Antler Candle Holder with Deer Horns, Germany Around 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Antler candle holder with deer horns, Germany around 1900
A rustic candle holder, made of horns from the deer. The spout features a turn...
Category
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Oil Painting on Canvas of a 16th Century Building
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Architectural oil painting on canvas of Heydon Hall executed in a rustic naive style with contrived aging and presented in a maple frame. Signed Dan Dunton.
Category
20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Antique Irish Knobkerrie Stick Very Collectable and Primative One of Two
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this antique Irish Knobkerrie stick
A lovely primitive piece, used by shepherds in the late Victorian era right the way up until today
I have...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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