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Place of Origin: European
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 European Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Lantern Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury rope lamp lantern by Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Height / 8.8 inches, diameter / 5.5 inches.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Plastic
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Christ Ecce Homo, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a religious subject, Ecce Homo, of good pictorial quality. Painting adorned with a splendid 20th centu...
Category
1670s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Sailing Ship Diorama 19th Century Signed
Located in Norwood, NJ
George Vempley Burwood British (1844-1917) signed and dated. Sailing ship, schooner diorama shadow box with figures and painted background.
Category
1890s Victorian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes.
Made in Englan...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mahogany
Mattia Traverso 20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Painting Popular Scene
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil painting on canvas, first canvas, depicting tavern in eighteenth-century style with characters and horses. Very pleasant...
Category
1920s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Franz Bergman Austrian Vienna Bronze Cold Paint Night Watchman Figure
By Franz Bergmann
Located in San Diego, CA
Very tough to find Vienna bronze of a night watchman and is by Franz Bergman. The bronze figure dates from the late 1800s-early 1900s. Has cold paint ac...
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope barometer in a flower shape Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th century decorative dutch working windmill
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century decorative dutch working windmill circa 1920.
We are pleased to offer this delightful scale model of a dutch windmill. This could have only been commissioned for...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Birch, Walnut
9th Century Original Oil Painting by F. Romanelli
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Original Oil Painting, Italian Landscape. Continental style, probably painted in Italy or possibly French American
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Paint
17th Century Oil on Canvas Venetian Biblical Painting The repudiation of Vasti
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Ancient Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting biblical subject The repudiation of Vasti by Paolo Veronese. Painting of particul...
Category
1670s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Remo Testa 20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Seascape Painting, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Artwork oil on canvas, glued on cardboard, depicting Seascape with boats and fishermen at dawn, in impressionist style, of good pictorial ...
Category
1950s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Hand-Carved Black Forest Dog Three Hook Coat Rack
Located in Dallas, TX
a beautifully hand-carved Black Forest collared dog three hook coat / hat rack, the dog has inset glass eyes, the mount is carved to look like a tree limb, with bark, leaf, and flowe...
Category
19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Greek orthodox icon (1800) painted on wooden pannel
Located in Oostende, BE
Greek orthodox icon (painted around the year 1800).
At the top: "Mother of God of the Unfading Flower”
Left bottom: Saint George
Middle: The Mother of God in Paradise
Right: Saint ...
Category
Early 1800s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Stylized Figurative Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic cross, handcrafted by studio pottery artists in mid-century Europe, presents a stylized figurative scene within its bounds, evoking the rich tradition of religious art r...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
English Pub Sign, "Nag's Head"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (two-sided) featuring a painting of a horse's head in a bridle entitled: Nag's Head.
A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ready for disp...
Category
20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique French plinth, column, table
Located in Maidstone, GB
Unusual 19th Century French table – plinth, original paint, strong and sound, a good size top to display a statue, big lamp etc, 18.75 inches x 18.75 inches on the top.
The 16th Cent...
Category
19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Holy Family, 1760
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a religious subject, Holy Family of good pictorial quality. Painting adorned with a modern frame in wo...
Category
1760s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Silver gilt handle walking stick depicting an hunting scene, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: handle, made out of silver gilt representing an hunting scene, with hunter and dogs. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. Germany circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Antoni Gaudi Decorative Ceramic Spanish Tile of Casa Vicens
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
Early 20th Century Jugendstil European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Object
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Terracotta Object in a nice and warm Earth Colored Brown,
refined and simple design with South American motives,
very decorative object to be used in different parts of y...
Category
1970s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Exceptional Wooden Heart
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Wooden Heart made out of different layers of Wood,
refined and elegant design, very decorative object,
from an unknown Belgian Artist,from around 1980,
nice and warm colo...
Category
1980s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Sheep Sculpture, Italy circa 1840
Located in Culver City, CA
Italy circa 1840
Weathered marble sculpture of a sheep on a pedestal.
13”w x 6”d x 11”h
Category
1840s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
English Pub Sign, "The Anchor - Hall and Woodhouse"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a barge navigating a canal, entitled: The Anchor - Hall & Woodhouse.
A very fine example of vintage advertising art...
Category
20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large floor vase in green glazed ceramic by Patrick Crulis, 2022
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large floor vase in green glazed ceramic by Patrick Crulis. 2022.
Unique piece.
H : 29.9’ x 15.7’ x 14.2’ inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Belgian Alms Box for Missionary’s in the Congo
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is an unusual, vintage 1950s Mission alms/money-box, which where placed in the shops in Belgium to raise money for the missionaries in the Belgian Congo.
If one threw a coin int...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Hansel, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Hansel, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high quality and ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Gothic Wood Panel, France, 1600s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This charming iconic gothic panel has a beautifully carved geometric pattern decoration with a carved frame. The combination of the geometric architectural decoration with its beauti...
Category
16th Century Gothic Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century German Baroque Architectural Putti Bust Wall Shelf Carving
Located in Forney, TX
A finely carved Baroque period architectural element, now fashioned as a sculptural bracket shelf.
Hand-crafted by a master-artisan in the 18th century, originally part of a corbel...
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - indian woman, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet with legs - Indian woman, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll wi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Folk art carved walking stick depicting a German Shepherd dog, Austria 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: carved wooden handle depicting a German Shepherd dog’s head, sulphur glass eyes. Hawthorn wood shaft and metal ferrule. Silver gilt ring. Austria circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Folk art carved walking stick depicting a German Shepherd dog, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: carved wooden handle depicting a German Shepherd dog’s head, sulphur glass eyes, bone teeth. Hawthorn wood shaft and metal ferrule. Silver gilt ring. Germany ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1900s, Gilt Framed Madonna of the Chair Painting Print on Wood
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Germantown, MD
The Madonna Della Sedia commonly known as the Madonna of the chair is a painting by an Italian artist Raphael dating back to 1513 -1514. It is currently hou...
Category
Early 20th Century Classical Roman European Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
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 European Folk Art
Materials
Cast Stone
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Kasper, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Kasper, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high quality and ...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Early 20th Century Fairground Roulette Wheel
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Fairground Roulette Wheel
French in its origin, this early 20th century hand crafted pine roulette wheel is in full working order. With its original metal wheel ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Rare and Important English Shadow Box Model of a Full-Rigged Ship
Located in Norwell, MA
19th Century shadow box. Ship at center flanked by a steamer and a pilot boat. Profusely painted background depicts the cliffs of Dover and numerous sailin...
Category
1890s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Art nouveau walking stick: a woman with lilies, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouveau walking stick. The L-shaped 800 silver knob is embossed and chiselled and depicts the face of a woman with long loose hair and two Iris flowers. Ebony wood barrel. Metal ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Cross with Abstract Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating mid-century modern ceramic cross is a fine example of the era's innovative approach to traditional religious symbolism. Crafted by European studio artists, the cross...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s German Large Turned Wooden XL Display Model of Screwdriver nr 7
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very unusual extra large vintage wooden display model of a screwdriver nr 7.
Turned and carved out of one piece of wood, probably used as displa...
Category
1960s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Gretel, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Gretel, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll with legs, high qu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Ceramic bear paw by Georges Jouve, France, 1960's
By Georges Jouve
Located in Paris, FR
Yellow bear paw by Georges Jouve, signed, 1960's
Category
1960s Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Figurative Ceramic Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted ceramic cross is a vibrant exemplar of mid-century modern design, infused with the characteristic playfulness and colorfulness of the ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Artisanal Crucifix
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic crucifix is a profound representation of mid-century modern European studio artistry. Handcrafted with precision and care, it reflects the era's characteristic blend of ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
AR Tetradrachm Attica, Athens
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette
Reverse: owl standing right with head fa...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Pearlware Bear Jug and Cover, English, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Napoleonic Bear Baiting Jug and Cover, Probably Scottish,
Category
Mid-19th Century Regency Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Signed Remo Testa Oil on Cavas Seascape Italian Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Artwork oil on canvas, glued on cardboard, depicting Seascape with boats and fishermen at sunset, in impressionist style, of good pictorial quality. Painting of limited size adorned with a carved, lacquered and gilded wooden frame (bronze tint). Artwork characterized by warm colors and a wise use of perspective. Painting signed lower right (see photo) Remo Testa...
Category
1950s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th century danish carved walnut barometer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century danish carved walnut barometer circa 1890.
Beautifully carved from a solid piece of wood. Thermometer set in the top. Barometer with paper dial in danish.
Some losses ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
AR Drachm Attica, Athens
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette
Reverse: owl standing right with h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver
20th Century Mixed Media on Canvas Signed Vittorini C. Painting, 1980
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from 80s. Mixed media framework on canvas depicting allegory of the judgment of soldiers in war signed Vittorini C. in the lower center (see photo). Exceptiona...
Category
1980s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Religious Painting, 1680
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a religious subject, Delivery of the rosary to Saint Dominic of Guzmán, of good pictorial quality.
Pai...
Category
1680s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Stone Carving of a Claw
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Ancient Stone Carving Fragment of a Claw. France, circa 15th Century.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Rustic Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Ceramic vide de poche by Chambost
Located in Paris, FR
Green ceramic vide de poche by Chambost
Category
1960s Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Rope Umbrella Stand Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Umbrella Stand Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Ceramic vide de poche by Juliette Derel, France, 1960's
By Juliette Derel
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic vide poche by Juliette Derel, signed
Category
1960s Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
AR Stater Thrace, Thasos
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: Silenus with nymph
Reverse: square incuse with four fields
AMAZING TONING AND HIGH RELIEF
Gewicht: 8.46 g
Kwaliteit: Prachtig
Referentie: HGC 331; Le Rider, Thasienne, Tf...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - police officer, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist puppets / hand puppet - police officer, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high qu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Textile
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