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Period: Early 20th Century
Place of Origin: American
Folk Art Gate in form of a Face
Located in Darnestown, MD
One of a kind iron gate in the shape of an elongated face. It would be functional as a gate but would also be terrific hung indoors as a piece of outsider art.
The movable earrings...
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Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Early 20th Century Folk Art Found Object Memory Jug
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1918 folk art memory jug. Stoneware pottery jug covered in found objects. Objects include, shells, crystals, stones, Heinz 57 pickl...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Stone, Rock Crystal
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carved Wood Chain
Located in Chicago, IL
Don't let your eyes fool you, you're not looking at a boring iron chain. This is a stunning early 20th century American Folk Art fourteen foot long wooden chain...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
American Antique Folk Art Flying Eagles Heraldic Trunk, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection.
An elaborate antique american folk art pyrography wood trunk. This highly detailed suitcase is hand craft...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Brass
Tramp Art Lift-Top Box with Notched and Layered Geometrical Design, ca. 1920
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Tramp Art lift-top box with notched and layered Geometrical Design, the interior with original fabric lining, American, ca. 1920.
For similar examples and techniques, see:
Clifford A. Wallach, A LEGACY IN TRAMP ART. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2012, pp. 184-185.
Laura M...
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Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Softwood
Hand Crocheted Child's Skirt
Located in Charleston, SC
A hand crocheted child's skirt exhibited at the Monroe, North Carolina Agricultural Society in 1908. The cotton yarn is crocheted into a zigzag pattern in...
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Early 1900s Antique American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Cotton
velvet trimmed tramp art box
Located in Seattle, WA
charming tramp art box with mirror held by carved tab
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Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Mirror
Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942).
Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant, was born in 1857 during a whaling voyage. His mother, ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Pair of Black Smith Art Sculptures of a Bicyclist and a Hunter, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous pair of hand-forged iron sculptures from a black smith, circa 1900s of man on a bicycle with a cigar and a hunter with his dog, bird and gun. T...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century, Model Barn or Garage, circa 1910-1930
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A wooden architectural model in original paint of a garage or barn structure, likely used as a child's play object, with a single door and ...
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Early 20th Century American Craftsman American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Paint, Scrap Wood
Primitive Memoryware Table
Located in Seattle, WA
An exceptional example of the early 20th century folk craft, this Memoryware side table is embellished with all variety of found-object articles most likely the life-long possessions...
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Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Shell, Wood
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Sea Shell Encrusted Folk Art Photo Frame - 4" x 6"
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Vintage Hand Carved Folk Art Walking Cane with Red Bird
Located in Seguin, TX
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Midcentury Ceramic Wall Cross - Hand-Painted Studio Pottery, Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This midcentury ceramic wall cross, created in a European Pottery Studio, features an uncomplicated design. The Christ silhouette relief on the cross is hand-painted, showcasing a gl...
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Tramp Art Triple-Teir Sewing Box with Notched and Brass Stars, American, c. 1900
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Exceptional Tramp Art Diamond and Pyramid Notched Presentation Box Dated 1900
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Elaborately notched and layered pyramid and diamond Tramp Art presentation box, of architectural form, with canted corners and squared, graduated feet, the top with raised diamonds and three-dimensional pyramids, with carved and applied initials and year made, 'W.L. 1900,' the interior lined with burgundy velvet; key present.
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H 5.75 in W 11 in D 7.5 in
Red Painted Tramp Art Pedestal Box with Cigar Drawer, ca. 1920
Located in Banner Elk, NC
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Tramp Art Crown of Thorns Framed Mirror
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