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Place of Origin: European
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
AR Tetradrachm Macedonia, Side, Alexander the Great, 325-320 BC
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head of Herakles right wearing lion skin headdress
Reverse: enthroned Zeus left, eagle on outstretched right hand, scepter in left hand
FINE STYLE
Late lifetime or early...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Antique Lion's Head in Polychrome and Cast Iron on Stand
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Lion's Head in Polychrome and Cast Iron on Stand
Just a wonderful antique lion’s head in heavy cast iron on a later stand. The lion most probably used to be a door ornament ...
Category
19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher's Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French cast iron butcher shop trade sign retaining old paint and cast in low relief in the form of a steer wearing a tasseled blanket and with it's head turned. The blanked cast with...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large German Oktoberfest "Hau den Lukas" Wooden Hammer
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large German wooden hammer from the 1950`s. This piece was made and used for the famous old German game called "Hau den Lukas" (Hit the Lukas) which is still popular at fairgrounds a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicti...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Maiolica, Terracotta
Impressive Rooster Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th century full-bodied overscale copper weathervane of a rooster on a sphere in having wonderful form and personality, and showing superb color and verdigris patination. Fran...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Miniature Staffordshire Pottery Spaniel Dog Figurine with Confetti Fur
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Staffordshire pottery figurine.
Depicting a seated Spaniel.
With confetti fur and painted black highlights.
Simply a wonderful Staffordshire dog figurine...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Cute Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird Black Forest Folk Art Austria 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Austrian early 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to the early 19th cen...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Night Edit Hoganas Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Night Edit Hoganas Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 200.6 x L 200.6 cm.
Materials: Silk.
Calle Henzel stands as a trailblazer in the realm of organic, free-form shaped rugs, with ...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Silk
$6,579 / item
Silver Nausta Frozen Cut Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver Nausta Frozen Cut Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 170.18 x L 238.76 cm.
Materials: Silk.
Calle Henzel stands as a trailblazer in the realm of organic, free-form shaped rug...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Silk
$6,639 / item
Late 19th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter t...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Pub Sign, "Benskins (Puss in Boots)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cat playing a violin fiddle - from the beloved fairy tale Puss In Boots - in the light of a streetlamp at night, e...
Category
20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Swedish Stump Chair late 1700 century
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Stump Chair ca 1650–1700
Crafted from driftwood sourced in Dalarna, Northern Sweden, this remarkable chair is made from a sing...
Category
1690s Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Great Antique Black Forest Plaster Deer Head ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Antique Black Forest Plaster Deer Head ca. 1900s
Item e6952
A lovely wooden Black Forest deer head made of plaster and wood. Handmade in folk a...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic European Folk Art
Materials
Horn, Wood, Plaster
Swiss alp kitchen ladle
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp kitchen ladle
Category
1890s Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Green Monster Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Green Monster" head resembles a sea creature or swamp monster, he originally had a smoking pipe...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Beautiful Brienz Bear Counter Desk Bell or Service Ringer, Antique Switzerland
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art Bear Statue as desk bell. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a Cabin room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More than ...
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Bell Belt with Eight Brass Bells, Tyrol ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Bell Belt with Eight Brass Bells, Tyrol ca. 1900s
An antique bell belt with eight brass bells from the Tyrolian Alps ca. 1900s. Bell belts are used to locate goats or sheep ...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Miniature Furniture Set Painted in Yellow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely Art Deco miniature yellow painted wood lounge chair and side table furniture set. The chairs are 5.75 x 6.25 x 6.5, table is 4.375 x 3.75 x 3.5. In lovely original condition w...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
By J. Filmont Caen
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Art Deco Sideboard in Rosewood from Paris Around 1925
Located in Greven, DE
We were able to acquire this wonderful piece of furniture directly from Paris. The sideboard has a wonderful rosewood veneer which, with the reddish tones, creates a nice contrast to...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$6,958 Sale Price
35% Off
Swedish Wooden Folk Art Gentleman Sugar Dispenser, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unknown Volk Art maker/artisan K.K made this elegant sugar, pepper, salt etc dispenser in engine-tuned pine. It is dated 1946 and we found this beautie on a privat Flea-marked near F...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Green Drip-Glazed Ceramic Bowl Vintage Mid-Century Studio Pottery Pot
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Add a soulful touch of Mediterranean charm to your space with this hand-thrown Italian ceramic bowl, masterfully crafted in the Puglia region. This vintage drip-glazed bowl features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Paint
Antique English marine chronometer J. Mc Cabe No. 280 - 8 days charge 19th century
By James McCabe
Located in Milano, IT
Antique English marine chronometer with mahogany outer case and brass elements. The wooden case has a double opening, one to access the chronometer movement and the second, top, with...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Finely Carved Wooden Wall Panel with Sphinx, Dolphins & Scrollwork
By Brienz Switzerland, Black Forest
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exceptional masterpiece of the 19th Century showcases remarkable craftsmanship with finest detailing. The carved wooden wall panel shows a composition featuring a central mythol...
Category
1880s Grand Tour Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Swiss Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Late 18th century Swiss stone pine chest
H. 88 cm – L. 145 cm – D. 69 cm
Beautiful chest in pine wood, built at the end of the eighteenth century.
On the front there are three...
Category
1790s Louis XVI Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Fir
1950's Papier mâché french theatre head
Located in Diest, BE
A 1950's rare original James Ensor style papier mâché theatre head. This item was obtained via a private collection (France).
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Travel Box / Chest with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Folk Art travel box from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
Beautiful untouched originalpaint.
Decorated with handwrought iron around the box and...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Set of Rustic Hunters Cutlery with Chamois Horn Handles
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique set of rustic hunters cutlery with Chamois Horn Handles
A rare antique set of knife and fork. The handles are made of genuine chamois horn. Tines and blade are made of galva...
Category
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Bookbinding Press Screw Nipping Press
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century
Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press
13" tall x...
Category
Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Ceramic vide-poche by Roger Capron, France, 1970's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Vide-poche by Roger Capron, black ceramic, signed
Category
1970s Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
"at the Market, Congo, " Large Art Deco Master Painting by Charles Melikoff
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Melikoff is a Belgian Orientalist Impressionist & Modern painter.
In an era when fine art and natural history museums commissioned artists to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Circa 1960s English Pub Sign for the "Lion & Lamb" Painted by Stanley Chew
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1960s English pub sign for the "Lion & Lamb" painted by Stanley Chew. Featuring the iconic magnificent beast by a gentle white lamb. Wood. Artist Signed: Stanley Chew; Buckfast...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid century painted ceramic lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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
French Modernist Cubist Painting Summer Street in Shade
By Maurice Mazeilie
Located in Cirencester, GB
Summer street in shade
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
signed verso
stamped and signed verso
painting: 7 inches x 9.75 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
Hispano-Portuguese 19th Century Oil Painting on Board, Icon "The Crucifixion"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Hispano-Portuguese 19th century oil on board depiction of "The Crucifixion". The baroque icon style painting depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ outside the city walls of Jerusalem, north of Mount Zion...
Category
19th Century Baroque Revival Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$9,450 Sale Price
36% Off
Antique British Colonial Heart Form Sailors Valentine
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th Century English heart form sailors valentine ambitiously handcrafted with exotic seashells around a sailboat image as seen through a glass lens.
Category
Late 19th Century British Colonial Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Vintage French Provincial Rattan Handled Basket, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage rattan picnic basket, 1950s, France.
Mid-Century Modern vintage French Provincial rattan handled shopping basket, made out of woven rattan.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial European Folk Art
Materials
Rattan
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 360 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 360 by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 360 x L 280 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal an...
Category
2010s Post-Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Lucie Rie Signed Stamped Yellow Speckle Glazed British Pottery Bowl, circa 1950s
By Lucie Rie
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous earth-toned, yellow, green, brown speckle glazed ceramic footed bowl by famed Austrian-born British potter Lucie Rie.
The bowl is signed with Lucie Rie's impressed seal on the base.
A rare and unique work. Simply a must for any collector of Rie's work or a beautiful stand-alone piece sure to light up any setting.
Dame Lucie Rie...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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
Trafalgar Chess Set by A. Andreucci
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Milan, IT
Featuring an elegant and sophisticated chessboard crafted from nubuck and burnished brass, with chess pieces in matt horn and burnished brass, the Trafalgar Chess Set, designed by A. Andreucci is a spectacular piece to display in a formal lounge...
Category
2010s Modern European Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$10,183 / item
Large Oil on Canvas Mother and Child Signed L. Nicolas
By Nicolas Lancret 1
Located in Manhasset, NY
An Oil on Canvas Signed L. Nicolas. A follower of Nicolas Lancret (Paris 1690 - Paris 1743). This wonderfully detailed oil on canvas of mother and child in a solid carved wood frame....
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Combination Board Game of Marble Solitaire and Tiddlywinks, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a complete combination board game of marble solitaire and tiddlywinks, dating to the early 20th century.
This is a most unusual and very de...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box 9.5cm Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a jointed pine box, all dating to the early/ mid 20th century, Circa 1930's.
The chess p...
Category
Early 20th Century Medieval European Folk Art
Materials
Resin, Pine
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
18th Century Swedish Folk Art antique rustic Trunk /Chest
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish antique rustique Chest from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
The chest has untouched original paint.
The trunk was dated 1799 to celebrate a birthday ,and the ...
Category
Late 18th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Pine
AR Denarius Gordian III (238-244)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: SALVS AVGVSTI, Salus feeding snake on her arm from patera
Gewicht: 3.41 g
Kwaliteit: Prachti...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Swedish painted 19th century spinning wheel
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish painted 19th century spinning wheel circa 1864.
Beautiful piece of traditional Swedish history. Being a small model with a foot peddle this machine was likely to used to sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Group of Ancient Roman Bronze Tools & Hair Pins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine group of ancient Roman bronze implements and artifacts.
Consisting of pins & several small scale tools.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Swedish Longcase Clock, Painted
Located in San Francisco, CA
This lovely " Grandfather" clock has retained it's original painted finish. The face is in good condition,
so is the case. The clock mechanism is not in working order at this time, h...
Category
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,340 Sale Price
48% Off
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
Contemporary Kayapo-Style Artwork Headdress With Moulting Feathers
Located in Paris, FR
Headdress in the style of Kayapo Amazonian Indian Tribal pieces, under frame made with moulting feathers sourced in France of blue Macaw feathers, and other South American bird feath...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tribal European Folk Art
Materials
Feathers
A Snake Ceramic Plate by Robert Picault Vallauris France 1960s
By Robert Picault
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Snake Plate by Robert Picault Vallauris France 1960s.
We thnik that the artist had fun : Front with the snake and behind with his signature.
Report : A chip behind the plate ( Pl...
Category
1960s Vintage European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Original Vintage Toy, Friction Motorcyclist, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This friction motorcyclist is a vintage tin toy.
Vintage friction tin toy representing a motorcyclist on his blue bike.
Made in Western Germany,...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$342 Sale Price
25% Off
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
A great walnut wall panel with an artistically carved scene showing a family of stags in t...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest European Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Swedish Toy Horse
Located in Huntington, NY
A solid Swedish wooden toy horse in original grey paint with remnants of leather bridle and jute mane and tail.
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Jute, Wood, Paint
Pink Cast Iron Pig Money Bank or Doorstop with Wings, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish piggy pink cast iron money bank or doorstopper with wings.
This smiling and charming Lady Pig is newly powder-coated in "pretty pink". She is good sturdy condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art European Folk Art
Materials
Iron
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