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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Vintage Boho Signed Abstract Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage oil painting on canvas. This work is titled ‘Seek the Light’ by the artist. The piece evokes a deep emotional feeling with pigmented layers of dark and light colors. It’s vib...
Category
American Bohemian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Totonac stone bust Figure
Veracruz Mexico Circa 600-900 A.D
A Rare basalt bust of a Totonac deity with pouted lips and geometric headdress, caved in basalt with dar...
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Early 18th Century Wedding Blanket Chest
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean wedding chest
Measurements: H.80 – L.156 – P.55
Period: early 18th century
Origin: Tyrol
Essence: Fir
Large Tyrolean chest, in fir wood, with shaped lowering.
The front is...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Islamic Intaglio in Sasanian Gold Ring
Located in London, GB
A Sasanian gold ring adorned with a carnelian intaglio featuring masterful calligraphy. The carnelian intaglio in this particular ring is a testament to the mastery of early Islamic ...
Category
Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
Peruvian Bolivian Colonial Painting Virgin Oil on Canvas 19th C
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th painting of the Virgin del Castillo's
South American Peru or Bolivia school 19th century
Signed Balbino Edo, Pinto 1859
Oil on canvas, 72 by 98cms. 36 x 27 inches
Con...
Category
Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paint
18th Century Carved And Painted Wooden Crucifix From France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 18th Century antique hand carved and polychromed hand painted table crucifix from France with its original patina preserved.
This crucifix could possible date back as early ...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Egyptian Steatite Scarab in Gold Pendant
Located in London, GB
An Egyptian steatite scarab with incised features and hieroglyphs to the reverse. The front anatomy features a detailed head and clypeus with incised linear decoration to mark the prothorax and elytra. The reverse side is hard to distinguish. Mounted in a high karat later gold swivel pendant...
Category
Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Swedish 18th Century Raindeer Sleigh 100% Original
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very RARE 100% Original Swedish Rain deer sleigh. I have owned it for over 30 years and its time for someone else to enjoy it. you will NEVER see another!!!!!
Category
Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Birch, Pine
Roman Beaded Necklace
Located in London, GB
A restrung Roman necklace with stone and glass beads. It combines different materials, featuring striking blue and red beads. Romans valued blue highly for its symbolic significance ...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Swivel Gold Ring with Egyptian Scarab
Located in London, GB
An Egyptian steatite scarab encased in a possibly later, high-karat gold swivel ring. The scarab is a symbol of rebirth and protection and is decorated with six sacred serpents, repr...
Category
Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Very Large American Indian Original Textile Piece by Artist Dana Boussard
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Titled "Between Places" Very Large American Indian Original Textile Piece by Artist Dana Boussard Mixed media on fabric 62 x 46 in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Massive Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross Pendant
Located in London, GB
A cast-bronze Byzantine reliquary cross pendant with two cruciform plaques that open for relic or document storage, depicting the crucified Christ on both faces. Relics, the physical...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Pre Inuit/ Eskimo Thule Culture Artifacts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A curated collection of Pre Inuit Thule Culture (1,200-1,600 A.D.) Artifacts housed in a Museum Style Frame. The Collection includes various implements used in daily life by the wide...
Category
North American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Ottoman Silver Ring
Located in London, GB
A silver finger ring showcasing the excellence of Ottoman craftsmanship. The flat hoop remains undecorated, whilst the dome-shaped bezel features raised ropework borders and fine gra...
Category
Unknown Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
Located in London, GB
A black-glazed terracotta guttus (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a protruding ring handle, and a cylindrical spout with an everted rim. The tondo fea...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Roman Beaded Necklace
Located in London, GB
A restrung Roman stone necklace with cream and beige beads, featuring a central pendant comprised of a large, perforated stone. Roman stone beads varied in material and were valued f...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Pair of Roman Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A lovely pair of Roman gold earrings comprised of a delicate hoop, secured with a hook and eye closure, and adorned with a boss shield. The shield features ...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Landscape Painting, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Italian landscape from the 18th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting landscape with architecture and farmers of good pictorial qualit...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Byzantine Gold Matching Pair of Earrings
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of Byzantine gold hoop earrings with a hook and eye closure. These exquisite earrings have three spherical decorative elements suspended along each loop. At the centre, a ball with beading at its edges and at both sides, symmetrical attachments adorned with circular openwork decoration. The use of gold in Byzantine jewellery...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Seljuk Silver Bracelet
Located in London, GB
A silver Seljuk penannular bracelet with a central ridge and round rosette designs. In Islamic art, these designs symbolise divine creation and eternal nature, with arabesques repres...
Category
Persian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Silver
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 coiffure or headdress and ear spools...
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Roman Gold Pendant with Cabochons
Located in London, GB
A thin, circular Roman gold pendant featuring a central garnet cabochon gem held within a raised cell. Above it, another garnet cabochon enriches th...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Byzantine Pair of Electrum Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Byzantine matching pair of electrum earrings that are crafted with utmost skill and care. Each earring features a round-section hoop with a central, biconical adornment with a holl...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Silver
Collection of 5 Antique Wrought Iron Eel Forks
Located in Søborg, DK
A collection of 5 wrought iron eel forks from the 18th century.
Extremely decorative and each one unique.
Each one is a work of art.
Sizes vary from 38 cm to 50 cm.
Would look am...
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Palanquin and its bearers Glazed terracotta
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Palanquin and its bearers
Glazed terracotta
5 pieces
Ming period (1368-1644)
Figure: h31 x w 6.5 x d 6.5 cms
Palanquin : h 29 x w 16 x d 12 cms
Thermoluminescence test
Rare
Very ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Glass Wide-Mouth Jar
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Roman translucent glass jar, with a light blue-green tinge. It has a thick, splayed rim that is folded over and into a short, concave neck. The body is squat and bulbous,...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
A Hellenistic Funerary Stele in High Relief with Two Male Heads
Located in London, GB
A Hellenistic Funerary Stele in High Relief with Two Male Heads
Marble
Greek Hellenistic
Circa 2nd Century BC
Size: 20.5cm high, 38cm wide, 11cm deep - 8 ins high, 15 ins wide, 4...
Category
Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Collection of 5 Antique Wrought Iron Eel Forks
Located in Søborg, DK
A collection of 5 wrought iron eel forks from the 18th century.
Extremely decorative and each one unique.
Each one is a work of art.
Sizes vary from 37 cm to 42 cm.
Would look am...
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
Bronze
Greek
First half of 4th Century BC
Size: 10.5cm high - 4¼ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Privat...
Category
Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Ancient Greek Hellenistic 24 KT Gold Pendant c. 5th-2nd century B.C
Located in Nottingham, GB
From a private collection.
1.95 grams.
Free international shipping.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Roman Double-Chambered Balsamarium
Located in London, GB
A Roman double balsamarium made of translucent, bright blue-green glass. The vessel is composed of two tubular phials, rims folded inward and bulging slightly in the middle. Both phi...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Apulian Red Figure Lekanis with Ladies of Fashion
Located in London, GB
An Apulian lekanis comprised of two distinct components. The lower portion features a footed bowl adorned with a sleek black glaze, providing an elegant foundation for the vessel. Tw...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Three Handled Flared Rim Jar
Located in London, GB
A Roman three-handled jar, blown from greenish-yellow glass. The handles and trail of the jar are rendered in a darker tint. The jar is rounded with a slightly inverted rim and wide ...
Category
Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Collection of 5 Antique Wrought Iron Eel Forks
Located in Søborg, DK
A collection of 5 wrought iron eel forks from the 18th century.
Extremely decorative and each one unique.
Each one is a work of art.
Sizes vary from 52 cm to 37 cm.
Would look am...
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Greek Gnathian Epyichysis
Located in London, GB
A delicate South-Italian epichysis. The vessel was a wine jug, composed of a narrow neck, a small lip and a high-arching handle. This Gnathian-ware epichysis was decorated with tongu...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Hellenistic Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Hellenistic matching pair of gold earrings that exude beauty and elegance. The delicate filigree work, coupled with the spherical baubles at each point of the radiating design, sho...
Category
Hellenistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Byzantine Matching Pair of Gold Earrings with Pearls and Glass Beads
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of Byzantine gold earrings, each with a tapering hoop, hook-and-clasp closure, and a single elongated pendant. The pendant is co...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Late 18th century Decorative Double Sided Swedish Folk Biblical Wall Hanging
Located in London, GB
A large size decorative Swedish folk art painted wall hanging - Bonad - which may have been originally from a church.
Painted on canvas in natural pigments it depicts naive biblical themes...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Byzantine Gold pair of Earrings with Dangles
Located in London, GB
A stunning matched pair of Byzantine gold earrings, each comprised of a hinged and elongated hoop attached to a triangular-shaped plaque with a...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Ancient Roman Bronze Senatorial Bust ca. 300 AD
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
Ancient Roman Bronze Senatorial Bust ca. 300 AD
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Etrsucan Bronze Pair of Sanguisuga Type Brooches
Located in London, GB
A pair of Etruscan bronze brooches of the Sanguisuga type. Each brooch features a thick arched bow, a long catch, a two-coiled spring, and a straight pin. The Sa...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Greek Gnathian Black Glaze Pottery Oinochoe
Located in London, GB
A black-glazed pottery oinochoe that boasts distinctive features that characterise this specific type of Greek pottery. The vessel has a rounded body that exhibits delicate fluting t...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Seljuk Heavy Bronze Mortar and Pestle
Located in London, GB
A Heavy Seljuk bronze mortar and pestle. The mortar is comprised of a cylindrical bowl, tapered stem, and wide, circular foot. A pestle features a disk-s...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
A Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of gold earrings, each made of a wire elongated hoop culminating with a teardrop turquoise cabochon. The bottom half of the loop is decorated with three rows of gold b...
Category
Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Bronze Age Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Bronze Age, matched pair of gold earrings. Each piece is characterised by hollow-formed construction. The terminals of these earrings expand gracefully, while central bulges with p...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Attic Black Figure Skyphos
Located in London, GB
A black-figure skyphos skillfully crafted from fine reddish clay. The body of the skyphos rises gracefully from a slightly splayed foot, gradually widening towards the mouth. The ves...
Category
Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Located in London, GB
A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief
Traces of original polychrome
Old Kingdom / 5th Dynasty / 2454 - 2311 B.C
Size: 32cm high, 70cm wide, 5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 27½ ins wide, 2 ins deep
Provenance:
Ex Private Swiss collection, acquired mid 1960s and thence by descent
Ex Rupert Wace Limited London
Ex Private London collection
cf A...
Category
Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Limestone
Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of a Mermaid & Serpent
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile.
Depicting a mermaid in the ocean wringing a snake with her hands.
Simply a wonderful Dutch Delft tile!
Date:
18th Cent...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure
Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D,
A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Neapolitan Polychrome Terracotta Nativity Heads from the 1700s Set of Ten Figures
Located in Milan, IT
Neapolitan Nativity Scene Heads in Terracotta from the 1700s set of ten traditional Neapolitan nativity scene figurine heads, in polychrome terracotta from the 1700s, small collectio...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Paper
Chinese Antique Tang Dynasty Pottery Figure Asian antiques
Located in London, GB
A large Chinese Tang Dynasty Seated pottery figure
Tang Dynasty circa Circa AD 618 - 906 China,
Finely sculpted Black earthenware sculpture of a court lady with remains of pigme...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean painted chest
H. 81 – W. 147 – P. 69
Ancient Tyrolean chest, entirely built in fir wood. The surface has been decorated with a dark brown background color, semi-covering, ...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Fir
St. John Santos Sculpture, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A large Saint John the Baptist santos sculpture, 18th century.
17 ½ inches wide by 14 inches deep by 43 inches tall
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1800's Swedish Mortar made of solid Öland limestone.
Located in Boden, SE
Mortars made of Öland limestone in the 1800's was used by many in Sweden.
They was known for its durability and ability to withstand wear over time.
In good vintage and charmy condit...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
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...
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Maya Bird Sello Stamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamps, or sellos, such as this one were common during the pre-Columbian period in Mesoamerica and most popular during the Formative Period that spanned the years between 1200-800 B....
Category
Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
A 17th/18th century English apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
Located in Central England, GB
A 17th/18th century apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
This very rare and beautifully made early oak and wrought iron or apothecary’s chemists open ended crusher simi...
Category
English Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Oak
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