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Period: 1840s
Blue Floral Painted Chest dated 1848
Located in Albignasego, IT
Blue Painted Chest dated 1848
Measurements: Height 63 cm – Width 129 cm – Depth 65 cm
Period: 1848
Origin: Tyrol
Essence: Fir
Description:
Tyrolean painted chest entirely painted i...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Fir
American Primitive Oil Painting Child Portrait 1840 Folk Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous American primitive oil painting of two girls
This quirky portrait is a wonderful piece of folk art
Circa 1840
Wonderful effect of craquelure from the age o...
Category
Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry
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
Italian Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Skeleton Boat Hull Model circa 1840
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: JC5205
19th century skeleton boat hull
Scotland circa 1840
Measurements: H: 25.5cm (10") W: 32cm (12.6") D: 75cm (29.5")
Category
Scottish Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Frigate, circa 1840
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Frigate, circa 1840, a British sailor's hand crafted woolwork depicting a British single decker frigate under full sail, flying ensign of the red fl...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of HMS Avenger, circa 1847
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of HMS Avenger, circa 1847, a sailor's hand crafted woolwork picture of the Sidewheel Paddle Frigate HMS AVENGER (1845 -1847), a starboard side view of the small bark rigged auxuliary steam sailer with fore and main topsails backed, all other sails furled, under a dramatic sky, with silk banner...
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English Folk Art Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Swiss alp calendar
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp calendar
Category
Swiss Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Swiss alp painted box
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted box
Category
Swiss Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swiss alp painted box
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted box
Category
Swiss Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Green painted Southern Yellow Pine 19th century carriage strong box forged iron
Located in Mobile, AL
Green folk painted Southern yellow pine carriage trunk or strong box. The size is just about perfect for liquor bottles, too. Dovetail construction with hand forged clasp and hinges. The original finish was likely brown and it looks like it got it's first coat...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indian Metal Katar
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1840s Indian Katar weapon.
Category
Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
French 19th c Paper Covered Box With Neo-Classical Diorama Under the Glass Top
Located in valatie, NY
French 19th c Wood and Paper Covered Painted Box With A Neoclassical, Palladian Style, Building Diorama Under the Glass Top. The 3D scene is of a Classical building with wild game...
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French Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Small Money Box "Magdalena" in the Style of Stobwasser Braunschweig
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small money box " Magadalena" in the style of Stobwasser Braunschweig. The piggy bank is made of painted tin and is reminiscent of the tin boxes finely painted by Stobwasser Braunschweig. The painting of the money tin...
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German Biedermeier Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
French 19thc Paper Covered Box Diorama of Strasbourg Cathedral Under a Glass Top
Located in valatie, NY
French 19th c paper covered box with what appears to be a 3D diorama of the Strasbourg cathedral under a glass covered top. These paper boxes were de...
Category
Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Naive 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 r...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's octant with rosewood frame, brass filters, mirror and peepsight. Unsigned.
Overall dimensions: 3" x 13" x 16". 2 pounds.
Category
Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
American Child's Sampler, Circa 1845 by "Julia Ellen Painter Aged 9 Years Old"
By Julia Ellen Painter
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely American Sampler with family register by "Julia Ellen Painter aged 9 Years Old" under the tutelage of "Sarah Potter Plymouth" with the date sti...
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American Victorian Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Thread
Chart of the East Coast of England
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of the East Coast of England, from Dungeness to Flamborough, including the entrances to the Thames River. Drawn by hydrographer J.W. Norie in 1841. Includes Kent, Essex and Suf...
Category
English Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Unusual Form Pie Safe with Lantern Style Tins
Located in York County, PA
Unusual form pie safe with lantern-style tins and striking, tomato red paint, circa 1840
Of all the pie safes that I have owned in thirty years of buy...
Category
American Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Royal Navy Leather Gun Charge Carrier with Coat of Arms, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Royal navy leather gun charge carrier with a centered coat of arms depicting lion and unicorn and the original tacked leather handle, Mid-19th...
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English William IV Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Paint
Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Floral Torchieres, Circa 1840
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Italian painted and gilt torchieres with circular egg & dart medallion tops, floral decorative rings, intertwining floral tassels and terminating on acanthus tripod hoof feet...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 1840s Folk Art
Rare Italian Hand Carved Folk Art Santos Doll, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a mid-19th century hand carved figure of a Santos doll. The figure is made using pine wood and section constructed with pinned wooden...
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Italian Folk Art Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Victorian Landscape Drawing, Richard Paminter Cuff
Located in Braintree, GB
Victorian landscape drawing
Artist: Richard Paminter Cuff
Technique: Brush and watercolor and gray wash over graphite
Signed lower right hand signed, R.P Cuff 1843
Engraver, ap...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1840s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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