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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Gothic sculpted panel in oak from the 16th century, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
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Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Oak

AR Denarius Otho (69)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: [IMP M O]THO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head to right Reverse: SECVR- I[TAS P R], Securitas standing to left, holding wreath and sceptre Weight: 3.33 g Grade: Very Fine Referenc...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Pre-Columbian ceramics jar– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture" Material: Ceramic Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD) Dimensions: 16 cm high x 14 cm...
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South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This another superb example of an Edo Period early 18th century or earlier Lion Mask created for the Lion Dances of the Gion Matsuri Festival. The mask is i...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th century English Chippendale Mahogany Mirror with Inlay Medallion
Located in Savannah, GA
18th century English fancifully carved Chippendale mahogany mirror featuring fruitwood inlay medallions. Original finish, lovely contrasting wood tones on carved medallions. See meas...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

Sublime 53.15 Carat Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal from Nooristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Sublime Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Nooristan, Afghanistan Weight: 53.15 Carat Dimension: 1.9 x 2.0 x 1.3 Cm Origin: Nooristan, Afghanis...
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Afghan Adam Style Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Crystal

Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art Santos Figure folk art sculpture
Located in London, GB
Antique Spanish Colonial Poly chrome Folk Art Santos figure probably Philippines The finely sculptured large hard wood figure standing on a pedestal base, painted in polychrome col...
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Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pre Hispanic Moche culture, pre-Inca earthenware vessel. A beautiful interesting piece, created in the southern Peru region around the 100-700 AD by the Moche culture. This rare early period...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

17th Century Wooden Bowl, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wooden bowl, dated 1694 and inscribed with two names. Probably for celebrating marriage between "Borhans and Dottir..."
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

17th Century Wooden Bowl, Sweden
17th Century Wooden Bowl, Sweden
$1,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Antique Spanish Colonial Chest, Late 1700’s
By NONO
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Small Antique Spanish Colonial Chest, Late 1700’s Small colonial chest made of mesquite wood with remnants of paint. Assembled with dovetail joints and featuring impressive wrought i...
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Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre-Columbian Chavín vessel, 900 BC – 300 BC.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pre-Columbian vessel from the Chavín culture in the form of a seated man, probably a hunter, with an animal on his back. Chavín art is known for its complex iconography and mythical ...
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South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Late 18th C Sailors Naval Maritime Nautical Folk Art Pen & Ink Sketch's
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming folk art pen and ink collection of sketch's housed in period glazed maple frames, the four paper leafs probably once part of a sailors diary/sketch book showing the fictio...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Magnificent Chimu Precolumbian Tapestry with 21 Multicolor Royal Attendants
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Complete and magnificent Chimu Pre-Columbian Tapestry with 21 multicolor Royal attendants and fringe. No restoration, professionally cleaned. Overal...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Tapestry

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, likely from a church around the Black Forest region of Southern Germany. Exquisitely hand carved solid walnut, exceptionally executed and intricately detailed, featuring two protruding busts of cherub children with fine facial details and sculpted wavy hair, over pierced foliate floral decoration. circa 1750 Provenance / Acquisition: Property from the magnificent estate of the late T. Boone Pickens (1928 -2019). An American business magnate and financier. Acquired from the highly reputable auction house J. Garrett Auctioneers, Dallas, Texas. September 2022 More of T. Boone Pickens Estate catalog J. Garrett Auctioneers had the pleasure of presenting this item from the iconic Texas and Oklahoma oil...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Walnut

Barons Delaware Boston Joined Chest of Drawers, US American Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A joined enclosed American walnut, white oak, pine, beech, maple, krappa (crabwood), and letterwood Boston chest of drawers with lidded top Ipswich/Bosto...
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American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ancient Roman Bronze Handle or Artifact
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique or ancient Roman bronze element. This piece was an element of a vase or possibly handle to something larger. It has the head of...
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European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
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Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

South American antique earthenware pots/simple vessels/Wabisabi earthenware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is thought to be excavated earthenware from around the 15th to 19th century. Judging from the soil, texture of the surface, and shape, it seems to have been made in South America....
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Peruvian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

French 17th Century Chestnut Brusque
Located in Round Top, TX
A fabulous 17th century Arte Populaire Brusque from the Ardeche region of France. A vessel used for preparing chestnuts.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Oak

16th century sculpted oak Gothic panel, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
Category

Belgian Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Oak

1950's Restored Two-Strand Rectangle Rattan Wall Mirror
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired 19-inch-tall rectangular mirror, framed in a beautifully crafted double-strand rattan design. The outer frame's natural texture is comp...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Rattan, Mirror

Antique Vase, Cup, and Jar, Korea, Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Three different pieces. All glazed in a thick, semi-opaque gray-green celadon glaze with fine crackling. A vase: Yuhuchunping-like shape. Height: approx. 20 cm A spherical flask or...
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Korean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

French Painted & Carved Floral Dressing Table, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French hand painted flip top dressing table with floral paintings , ebonized string inlay, foliage border with swags, connecting cross stretchers , and terminating on tampered splay...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

Pre-Columbian Lambayeque Textile Ceremonial Panel
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Impressive pre-columbian Lambayeque textile ceremonial panel. Lambayeque, Peru. Mint condition. Museum piece. Ex. Sotheby’s, New York. The Lambayeque civilization (aka Sicán) flou...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Antique New England Sack Back Chair
Located in Lancaster, PA
A very fine sack back armchair, circa 1780-90. This armchair has a bowed crest rail mortised into a continuous rear rail with eleven spindles, seven of which are full height. The con...
Category

North American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Hickory, Maple, Pine

Alabaster Crucifixion from a Retable of the Passion
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Carved Relief of the Crucifixion Alabaster Circa 1450 - 1470 Nottingham, Midlands, England Size: 49.5cm high, 26.5cm wide, 5cm deep - 19½ ins high, 10½ ins wide, 2 ins ...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Bridal Bench, Scandinavian Wabi Sabi, c 1600s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Antique Norwegian bridal bench made from rare black alder, this bridal bench approximately dates back to the 17th century. Wear consistent with age and use adds character, with a b...
Category

Norwegian Romantic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Americana Carved Elm Burl Bowl with Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive Americana bowl hand-carved from Elm wood (with some possible burl pattern in the wood) circa 18th century. The bowl was from Northeastern part or Eastern Woodlands of the U...
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American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Chestnut Brusque
Located in Round Top, TX
A terrific 18th century Arte Populaire Brusque from the Ardeche region of France. A vessel used for preparing chestnuts.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Chestnut

An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure
Located in London, GB
An Anatolian Marble ‘Star Gazer’ Figure Marble Anatolian Early Bronze Age / Circa 2700 - 2100 BC Size: 5cm high, 3cm wide - 2 ins high, 1¼ ins high The highly stylised oval head wi...
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Turkish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Sacking of the City, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting the sacking of a seaside city by the Saracens, of good pictorial quality. We find cou...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Pre-Columbian ceramics vase– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture" Material: Ceramic Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD) Dimensions: 16 cm high x 14 cm...
Category

South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century, Spanish Conquistador Carved Wood Figure
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Spanish Conquistador carved wood figure. 18th century Carved and painted wood Spanish Conquistador figure or sculpture. This beautif...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre-Columbian ceramics pitcher– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
967 / 5.000 "Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture" Material: Ceramic Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD) Dimensions: 16 x ...
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South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Swedish Folk Art Door With Faux Marble Original Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century Swedish original painted Folk Art small door. The front side is all in original condition with working lock and original key (Request video). With faux marble paintin...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

18th Century Italian Rococo Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved silver leaf tassel ornaments. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

AR drachm Mithradates I, Hekatompylos
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head left in bashlyk Reverse: archer seated right on omphalos, three line legend, H Not known to Sellwood, unpublished coin of Hekatompylos mint Weight: 3.95 g Grade: Abou...
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Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Grand Scale Spanish 18th Century Dough Bowl, Trough
Located in Round Top, TX
A fantastic very large scale 18th century Spanish dough bowl - or trough, carved from a single tree trunk. Perfect by a fireplace to house kindling, or filled with an assortment of c...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Prehistoric Casas Grandes Pottery Olla
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Prehistoric Casas Grandes pottery olla. Hand coiled and painted polychrome design. Ex. Barnard. 5" x 5". Casas Grandes (Spanish for Great Houses; also known as Paquime) is a prehi...
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American Native American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre-Columbian Inca Mantle with 16 Figures, Peru, 1476-1534 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Inca Mantle with 16 figures in cubist form with multi-color fringes. This pieces with a Certificat de Bien Culturel from France. For the Incas finely worked and highly decorativ...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Georgian Portrait Painting Of A Gentleman
Located in Ongar, GB
A nice quality Georgian oil on canvas portrait painting of a gentleman. Wear to the canvas which you can see in the pictures. Please contact us directly for a worldwide shipping qu...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New England, circa 1770 having a dovetailed case on wide bracket feet, the li...
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American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Pair of Wood Angels Sculptures, France, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of wood angels sculptures - France, 18th century.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture" Material: Ceramic Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD) Dimensions: 14 cm high x 14 cm...
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South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Wooden Hand of an Antique Mannequin, Italy, 18 th Century
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful sculptured hand of a wooden Mannequin, Italy late 18 th Century mounted on a wooden stand, very fine sculptured and good, old Patina of the wood, very beautiful decorati...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Bridal Bench, Scandinavian Wabi Sabi, c 1600s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Antique Norwegian bridal bench made from rare black alder, this bridal bench approximately dates back to the 17th century. Wear consistent with age and use adds character, with a b...
Category

Norwegian Romantic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century Polychrome Delft Oil and Vinegar Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century polychrome Delft oil and vinegar stand in Imari flower decorations.
Category

Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Delft

Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Titicaca Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Titicaca Culture" Material: Ceramic Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD) Dimensions: 15 x 14 cm in diame...
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South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog transformed into a piggy bank
Located in Leuven , BE
Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog that appears to have undergone a curious transformation into a piggy bank at some point in its history. Elega...
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Colombian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Large Brazilian or Guyana Amazon Indigenous Macana War Club, 18th or Earlier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid and rare Amazon indigenous wamara wood Macana war-club Southern-Guyana or Northern Brazil, Wapitxana group of the Aruak peoples, 18th century, possibly earlier Measure: H. 43 cm The deep patina of the club present, and the residue on the part where it was held, attest to its great age. This unusually large Macana is decorated with several incised whitened anthropomorphic and human figures, a decoration only found on one other documented club in the British Museum, which is illustrated in: Hjalmar Stolpe, Amazon Indian...
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Brazilian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

17thc Polychrome Painted Ceiling Panel
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1680. 17thc polychrome painted ceiling panel Mounted on a later block   Measures: W48 x D11 x H39.5cm.
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Pre-Columbian ceramics pitcher– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
967 / 5.000 "Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture" Material: Ceramic Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD) Dimensions: 20 x ...
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South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Geometric Checkerboard Pre-Columbian Early Nazca Textile - 100-300 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bold color and dramatic design make this style a favorite among collectors of modern art. Excellent condition. Several minor holes are effectively backed with a compatible color, and...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Petite Pre-Columbian Chupícuaro Redware Olla
Located in Chicago, IL
This small olla jar is a beautiful example of Mesoamerican pottery, decorated with red, white, and orange slip in the style of Chupícuaro ware. Th...
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Central American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pre-Columbian ceramics pot – Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture" Material: Ceramic Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD) Dimensions: 16 x 12 x 14 cm Co...
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South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

16/1700s Brass Mortar and Pestle, France, Primitive Antique, Patina
Located in Skien, NO
Antique French Apothecary Mortar and Pestle, Hand Cast Brass / Bronze, 17th / 18th Century. This rare primitive mortar and pestle, handcraft...
Category

French Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Late 18th/Early 19th Century Lovers Valentine Hand Painted Cobweb Birdcage
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A museum quality hand painted and cut paper cobweb, also know as beehives, flower cages, or birdcages. This particular examples has a hand painted watercolour exterior with a cottage...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Swedish Gustavian Dowry Chest with Exceptional Interior Painting, Dated 1782
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Swedish Gustavian dowry chest with original paint on the interior and exterior. The interior painting depicts a marriage scene and...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Iron

A Roman bronze head attachment of a youth
Located in UTRECHT, UT
A finely detailed appliqué with the face of a youth, wavy hair framing the circular face, with well defined eyes, pierced for inlays. 5.5 cm (h) Provenance: Ex Jean-Phillipe Mariaud de Serres...
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Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Speckled Gold and Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled gold and silver leaf tassel ornaments. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

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