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Period: 1820s
Primitive Portrait of a Girl, English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a girl.
Fabulous muted colors. The austerity of the image is matched by the simplicity of the antique bleached oak frame.
I have chosen not to resto...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Folk-Art Bridal Chest, 1826
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German pine bridal chest made in 1826 for a certain Jacob Sallberger. Hand-painted with beautiful fine details. The iron hinges and handles are hand-forged. The key and lock are orig...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Schoharie County, New York State Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
Painted Schoharie County, New York blanket chest, decorated with a beautifully embellished yellow urn of flowers on a blue ground. This is traditional fashi...
Category
American Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, likely to be French in...
Category
French Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paper
Italian Faux Marbleized Gilt Acanthus and Berry Wall Mounted Console, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Faux marbleized wall-mounted console with a gilded lambs tongue egg and dart border, gilded scrolled acanthus legs, exterior and interior floral medallions, and resting on sc...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Antique Early 19C Swedish Hand Painted Pine Coffer Folk Art Blanket Dowry Chest
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive antique early 19th century hand painted folk art Swedish dowry/blanket chest, circa 1820.
The sarcophagus shaped lidded top enclosing a large storage area for clothing or bedding, the interior of the lid still possesses the original un-oxidized paint. Both the body and top of the chest retain the original hand painted decoration. The front, top and rear with oval cartouches painted with exotic birds and surrounded by stylized floral & fruiting decoration, each side has a circular cartouche with corresponding decoration. The sides of the chest have the original cast iron carrying handles, the chest is raised upon bracket feet, the chest is clean and aroma free and is ready to store your bedding, clothing or anything else you care to place in it!
Condition is very good indeed, the original painting is remarkably intact, no damage or condition issues. This very elegant antique Swedish antique...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Swedish Folk Art Mural
Located in Greenwich, CT
Beautiful Swedish Folk Art mural (or bonad), also referred to as a kurbitz or kurbits, depicting King Herod and the three wise men dressed in 18th century...
Category
Swedish Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Linen
$29,000
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war casket Dominoes set
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war cask...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Rare Early 19th Century Artist's Mannequin
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th century carved walnut artist's model, unusually carved with full head of curly hair and mustachioed face, the limbs articulated and possessing good rich patination.
Category
European Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Beaded Bag with Oriental Scene – Handcrafted 19th Century Needlework
Located in Hamburg, DE
This rare Biedermeier beaded bag from the 19th century is a fine example of early European beadwork, both decorative and rich in storytelling detail. The round bag features an elabor...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Glass
Early 19th Century Religious Folk Art Scene
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century religious folk art scene
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century folk art hand carved example of a painted shepherd religious scene. Detailed on pine base with a cow, angel, house, and shepherd holding a walking stick. Naïve in construction yet a piece of religious art in our opinion. Likely to have been part of a religious display...
Category
Spanish Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Pair of Silhouette Portraits Birdseye Maple Frames 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A pair of Georgian silhouette portraits by George Atkins (British c1785 -1851) of Captain Henry Alexander (born 1738 at Wiveton, Norfolk) and his ...
Category
English Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Folk Art Portrait Painting "Young Girl In a Red Dress", American, Circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely full length portrait of a young girl in this folk art painting; oil on canvas mounted on board. She is posing wearing an attractive and colorful red dress while holding a flor...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
A stunning example of an early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war hand painted casket dominos set. One of th...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
American Fancy Painted Grape Vine Spindle Bench . Baltimore , Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American carved wood and painted bench with grape vine motif, one board seat, scrolled arms, spindle carvings, and ending on turned painted legs. Fancy Furniture...
Category
American American Colonial Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden Box with Untouched Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish wooden box from Umeå västerbotten,Northern Sweden
An beautiful untouched original painted box with beautiful colors dated 1825...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19thC American Folk Art Portrait Painting Of A Young Girl Seated Beside Her Dog
Located in Incline Village, NV
Early 19th century, superb, and oversized, this fine quality American folk art portrait, oil on canvas painting is in original surface with all of the elements desired by collectors ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th century French Napoleon War Soldier Work Domino Painted Basket, 1820s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 19th-century domino set made by a prisoner of war in the 1820s.
Entirely hand-carved and painted, depicting a bourgeois, young women, seascapes, bouquets of flower...
Category
French Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Pair of English Regency Faux Painted and Gilt Armchairs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency faux painted and gilt armchairs with quatrefoil and cross hatching splat backs, scrolled arms, and terminating on faux bamboo legs. Chairs have been upholster...
Category
English Regency Antique 1820s Folk Art
19th Century Painting by Francis Philip Stephanoff of Pious Maidens
By Francis Philip Stephanoff
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique painting of "Pious Maidens" attributed to British Artist Francis Philip Stephanoff (1787-1860). Masterfully painted of two...
Category
English Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
German Folk-Art Bridal Chest, anno 1829
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German bridal chest made in 1829. Hand-painted with beautiful fine details. The iron hinges are hand-forged. The chest is made of pine. There is a compartment on the inside for valua...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Regency Cheval Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English early 19th century mahogany cheval mirror, the original mercury glass plate with half round molded cross-grained frame, suspended from ribbe...
Category
English Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$7,500
19th Century Pewter Plate with Handle – "Les étains de la tour" - 2Y225
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Condition: Pre-owned
Comments: Good condition for its age. Shows signs of use with scratches throughout and some oxidation. Needs polishing. Please refer to the photos for more detai...
Category
French Empire Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
$270 Sale Price
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Early 19th Century Italian Carved Lion Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century carved lion figure
An early 19th century hand carved Italian or Spanish representation of a seated lion figure. Anthropomorphism features which are typical of this period. Polychrome paint still visible across its surface with aged repairs and wear as expected, the gesso is visible in sections. Visible ribcage typical of the regions, the possibility this figure could have been part of a larger carved piece of décor furnishing or architecture display...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Pine, Paint
Lyman Parks (Attributed to) Portraits of Mr. & Mrs. Abraham D. Martline
Located in Sharon, CT
Recent scholarship (see Emily Esser ) has argued quite convincingly that the group of very fine paintings that have been and are still being attributed to the hand of Jonas Welch Hol...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Brampton English Rare Large Salt Glazed Thatched Cottage Table Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique English large salt glazed stoneware jug modelled a a thatched cottage by Brampton and dating from around 1820. The six sided jug stands raised on a molded ...
Category
English George III Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple molded edge frame, Early 19th Century. Signed by maker Mary Ann Browning, Age 12.
Category
American American Empire Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood, Linen
Chrome Yellow, Paint Decorated Settee
Located in York County, PA
Chrome yellow, paint-decorated settee in an unusual triple-back-slat design with bold, shield-shaped spindles, circa 1820-1830.
Category
Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Root Carving Man and Dog
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful English 19th century Folk Art sculpture of a man being greeted by his dog, the figure wearing a tall Cornish hat hugging and being hugged by his adoring four legged friend,...
Category
Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Windsor Highchair In Original Paint Circa 1820
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful American, windsor, arrow-back high chair in original surface.
Circa 1820, this chair is in excellent condition with an incredible surface history.
The splayed legs are much...
Category
American Federal Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Paint
19th Century Wrought Iron and Brass Firedog Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare small size pair of wrought iron Christmas tree shaped firedog andirons with decorative brass finials.
See measurements below.
Category
Unknown Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Folk Art Oil on Canvas, circa 1830 Attributed to S.V.D. Schans, Unsigned
Located in Incline Village, NV
This American portrait descended through same family from 1830s until July 2012, when I acquired it from executor in Oregon. Early family had lived in New England. It is unusual to h...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Georgian Satinwood Sewing Box circa 1825 with Lock and Key
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Refitted Georgian satinwood four footed sewing wood box with working lock and key, circa 1825.
Category
Georgian Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Satinwood
Scottish Landscape Oil Painting Rustic Bothy Signed Nasmyth 1822
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Antique Scottish oil painting showing a evocative landscape with a bothy
Piece is signed Nasmyth in bottom left corner please see close up photo
A bothy is a small hut or cottage in ...
Category
Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
George IV Painted Puzzle Jug, Dated 1823 with Initials JA
Located in Spencertown, NY
The puzzle jug consisting of a handle with pierced yellow painted decoration above and below the band of three spouts, floral painting on each side with int...
Category
English George IV Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wood, Gesso, and Silver Leaf Reliquary
Located in Round Top, TX
Gesso, wood and silver leaf reliquary with window and door. Cool.
Category
Italian Antique 1820s Folk Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
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