18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Period: 18th Century and Earlier

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Obverse: head left in bashlyk Reverse: archer seated right on omphalos, three line legend, H Not known to Sellwood, unpublished coin of Hekatompylos mint Weight: 3.95 g Grade: Abou...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

AR drachm Mithradates I, Hekatompylos

$873

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

Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment

$480

Native American Pipe and Bag

By Native American Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Native American pipe bag. Original catlinite pipe bowl and stem. Comes in a buffalo hide pouch. Pipe bag and attached early Canadian silver trade brooch and elk ivories...

Category

American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Native American Pipe and Bag

$12,000

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...

Category

British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Late 18th/Early 19th Century Lovers Valentine Hand Painted Cobweb Birdcage

$3,090

18th Century Italian Speckled Gold and Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'

By Interi

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

18th Century Italian Speckled Gold and Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'

$350 / set

1600s-1700s Eastern Ball Headed Club

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Eastern ball headed club of walnut burl with panther effigy over ball. High polished use. Scalloped handle at base. Original drops missing. The panthe...

Category

American Native American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1600s-1700s Eastern Ball Headed Club

$20,000

Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Angel Figures

Located in Essex, MA

Pair of Late 17th/Early 18th Century carved and polychrome Italian angel figures. Now mounted in modern stands. Wonderful baroque carving and retain original paint

Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Angel Figures

$8,900 / set

Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel – Sea Plant or Fungi Motif

Located in London, GB

Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel – Sea Plant or Fungi Motif – 12th–14th Century AD, Peru An intriguing and rare Chimu stirrup vessel from Pre-Columbian Peru, dating to the 12...

Category

Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel – Sea Plant or Fungi Motif

$935

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...

Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

French Painted & Carved Floral Dressing Table, Circa 1790

$6,000

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: 17 cm high x 14 cm...

Category

South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture

$931

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood and Iron Stirrups

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of late 18th early 19th century South American carved wooden stirrups. Known as estribos, each are carved from a solid block of wood. Decorated with wonderful carvings of horse heads and grape vines, these are truly charming pieces. With wrought iron stirrup rings and the original leather straps. Rich chocolate patina that only comes from age and use. Worn by Chilean huasos, highly skilled horsemen akin to America's cowboys. Prized by collectors of horse memorabilia...

Category

Chilean Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood and Iron Stirrups

$2,360 Sale Price

20% Off

Coptic textile Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E.

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Coptic textile Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E. Materials: linen, Wool 23 x 16 cm This fragment features black decorations on a beige background, depicting human figures with...

Category

Egyptian Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen

Coptic textile Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E.

$2,096

Collection of 18th or Early 19th Century Miniature Carved Hands

Located in Nantucket, MA

Collection of 18th or Early 19th Century Carved Miniature Hands, a collection of five hand-carved miniature wooden hands, probably fruit wood, certainly European and most likely Ital...

Category

Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Collection of 18th or Early 19th Century Miniature Carved Hands

$1,445

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: 19 cm high x 15 cm...

Category

South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture

$815

French Faux Painted Foliage Console. Circa 1790

Located in Charleston, SC

French faux painted console with two flanking hinged doors, exterior painted floral vases resting on columns with ribbon & butterfly motif, single interior shelf, and terminating on ...

Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

French Faux Painted Foliage Console. Circa 1790

$28,000

Tonto Polychrome Jar

By Native American Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Tonto polychrome pottery jar. 5 1/2" x 4 1/2". Tonto Polychrome was defined by Gladwin and Gladwin (1930). This type exhibits treatments and styles similar to those noted for Gila Po...

Category

American Native American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Tonto Polychrome Jar

$3,000

Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments. They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...

Category

Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments

$250 / set

18th Century Ox Bone Carved Riding Hunting Cups Classical Figures Green Man

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A Rare Pair Of Antique Early 18th Century Folk Art Carved Hunting Cups. Carved From Ox Bone decorated with a sgraffito scratched design with ink forced into the marks, very much in ...

Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

18th Century Ox Bone Carved Riding Hunting Cups Classical Figures Green Man

$1,548 / set

18th Century Polynesian Hardwood Ula Tavatava or Throwing War Club from Fiji

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A Polynesian hardwood Ula tavatava or throwing war club Fiji, probably 18th century All-over decorated in incised pattern, the bulbous top seems to have a stone grown into it. H. 42 cm Including museum-quality powder-coated stand. Provenance: Private collection, France Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use. The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...

Category

Fijian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century Polynesian Hardwood Ula Tavatava or Throwing War Club from Fiji

$12,229

Late 16thC French Wood Carving of a Female

Located in Malibu, CA

16th century artifact imported from Europe; a beautiful figure with patinaed painted wood. An alter piece with a hook on the back for hanging. Lovely adorn...

Category

European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 16thC French Wood Carving of a Female

$1,995

Pennsylvania Dower Chest with drawers and tombstone panels

Located in Lancaster, PA

This dower chest is made of pine and poplar with the original painted finish. The pine case is sponge decorated in salmon with three blue sponged tombstone panels across the front a...

Category

American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Poplar

Pennsylvania Dower Chest with drawers and tombstone panels

$36,000

18th Century Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

18th Century Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup. A wonderful shaped marble water stoup.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

18th Century Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup

$2,524

18th Century Italian Small Speckled Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled 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, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Small Speckled Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'

$250 / set

Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet

Located in Katonah, NY

:: Antique handmade African Neolithic era marble bracelet. These marble bracelets were hand carved in North Africa and likely used for currency. This piece is a unique collectible, w...

Category

North African Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet

$720

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...

Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Peru Pre Inca 100-700 Ad Moche Pre Columbian Personified Vessel in Earthenware

$2,350

Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Urn Vitrines. Circa 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of Italian painted and gilt vitrines with hinged glass tops, carved intertwined decorative floral vine motif, corner floral medallions, and terminating on bulbous fluted legs su...

Category

Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Pair of Italian Painted and Gilt Urn Vitrines. Circa 1780

$44,000 / set

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...

Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Abstract Geometric Checkerboard Pre-Columbian Early Nazca Textile - 100-300 AD

$16,875

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: 15 cm high x 14 cm...

Category

South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture

$465

Pre-Columbian Chancay Painted Textile - Brown Fishes and Dots On Vertical Bands

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Chancay Painted Textile with Brown Fishes and Dots On Vertical Bands. Even though the piece is incomplete, the powerful design resembles an abstract modern painting by Henry Matisse...

Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Pre-Columbian Chancay Painted Textile - Brown Fishes and Dots On Vertical Bands

$17,250

Fray Antonio de San Pedro by Manuel de Arellano, XVII Century

By Manuel de Arellano

Located in Mexico, DF

XVII century Mexican Painting by Arellano. "EL BENERABLE SIERVO D DIOS Fray Antonio de S. Pedro de la Sagrada Religion N. S. de la Merced" Signed: Arellano fecit

Category

North American Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Fray Antonio de San Pedro by Manuel de Arellano, XVII Century

$28,000

'Spotted Horses' Pattern Blue and White Saucer c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng

Located in seoul, KR

The interior painted with two spotted horses at play beneath a willow tree, the exterior with a cafe-au-lait glaze Period : Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period Production Date : C 1725 M...

Category

Vietnamese Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

'Spotted Horses' Pattern Blue and White Saucer c1725, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng

$490

Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet

Located in Katonah, NY

:: Antique handmade African Neolithic era marble bracelet. These marble bracelets were hand carved in North Africa and likely used for currency. This piece is a unique collectible, w...

Category

North African Prehistoric Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Antique African Neolithic Era Marble Bracelet

$720

A 1700s Norwegian Lion Tankard

Located in Skien, NO

A rare and exquisite primitive tankard from Norway, crafted from birch wood / hardwood with remarkable hand-carved details. This exceptional piece features a lion figurine elegantly ...

Category

Norwegian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Birch, Nutwood, Wood

A 1700s Norwegian Lion Tankard

$4,000

Decorated Dutch Antique Copper Bowl / Pot with Lid, 18th Century, Dated 1750

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Antique copper bowl with lid, 18th century Beautiful and richly decorated antique copper pot with lid with a very attractive decorated dec...

Category

Dutch Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Metal

Decorated Dutch Antique Copper Bowl / Pot with Lid, 18th Century, Dated 1750

$1,508

Rare Pre-Columbian Inca Silver Mask with Gold Sequins

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A rare, sheet silver human face mask with simple relief facial features including large, almond shaped eyes and downturned mouth. Classic stepped pyramid headdress with round, very t...

Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Rare Pre-Columbian Inca Silver Mask with Gold Sequins

$30,000

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

Maya Bird Sello Stamp

$388

AR Denarius Julia Paula, wife of Elagabalus (219-220)

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: IVLIA PAVLA AVG, draped bust right, showing later coiffure with small bun Reverse: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera, star in left field Beautifully detaile...

Category

Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Denarius Julia Paula, wife of Elagabalus (219-220)

$1,164

18th Century Italian Rococo Mecca Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'

By Interi

Located in Dublin, Dalkey

18th century Italian hand-carved mecca 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, Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Rococo Mecca Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'

$375 / set

Danish 18th Century Gilded Freemason Guild Rococo Mirror

Located in Copenhagen, K

Fantastic Rococo Ealdorman mirror, with incredible gilded carvings of carpenters tools. Made for or by a ealdorman.

Category

Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Danish 18th Century Gilded Freemason Guild Rococo Mirror

$4,400 Sale Price

36% Off

Antique Greek Pair of Silk/Metal Thread Embroideries, 18th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Greek Pair Silk/Metal Thread Embroideries, 18th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 0'11" L x 0'6" W Origin: Greece Period: 18th Cen...

Category

Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Greek Pair of Silk/Metal Thread Embroideries, 18th Century

$2,500 / set

Pre- Columbian Jamacoaque Pottery Bird

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Jamacoaque pottery bird vessel- dating between 300 BC and 300 CE. 6 ½” x 3 ½” x 4 ½”. Ex. Hank Johnson Collection. Hank Johnson was a geologist, and passionate collector of historica...

Category

Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Pre- Columbian Jamacoaque Pottery Bird

$500

Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720

Located in Nantucket, MA

Very early 18th century Dutch woodblock engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720, a hand colored engraving illustrating the Dutch whaling flee...

Category

Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720

$2,400

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...

Category

Colombian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog transformed into a piggy bank

$582

18th Century Mannekin Santibelli Saint

Located in Vosselaar, BE

Intriguing 18th century Italian Santibelli in walnut. These small saint figurines were created in the spirit of the 'chreche' figurines (depiction of t...

Category

Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Mannekin Santibelli Saint

$2,212

Antique Japanese Statue of Dakini Ten

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Rare and highly unusual antique Japanese statue of the esoteric deity 'Dakini Ten,' a Buddhist goddess who was associated with the agricultural...

Category

Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique Japanese Statue of Dakini Ten

$8,800

The four Jorissen brothers 332 years old Together

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: OPRECHTE DANKBAARHEIT – WORD GOD HIER TOEGEWEIT, brothers behind burning altar under beaming cloud with the name of God in Hebrew Reverse: DRIE EEUWEN TEIDS, EN TWEENDERTIG ...

Category

Dutch Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

The four Jorissen brothers 332 years old Together

$4,251

Old Cedar Wood Sweet Refined Large Egyptian Mummy Mask

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Elegant old cedar wood sweet large Egyptian mummy mask, 13 Inches high. Soft weathered surface and great expression. Areas of chips, erosion and li...

Category

Egyptian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Old Cedar Wood Sweet Refined Large Egyptian Mummy Mask

$2,450

Pre-Columbian Chimu Gold Mask With Scar

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A large sheet gold mask depicting a stylized human face having an individually fashioned and applied nose. Large low relief repousse eyes and rectangular mou...

Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Pre-Columbian Chimu Gold Mask With Scar

$25,875

Important 18th century Persian Jewish silver Amulet for mother and newborn

Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL

Mysterious Amazing, 18th century silver talismanic amulet, Amulet for mother and Newborn with image of Lilith in the center made by Jews in Persia, the top of the Amulet has an amazi...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Agate, Silver

Important 18th century Persian Jewish silver Amulet for mother and newborn

$8,000

Late Naive English School "Bull Broke Loose" Bull Baiting Oil on Canvas

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A late 18th century oil on canvas depicting a bull baiting scene In England during the time of Queen Anne, bull-baiting was practised in London at Hoc...

Category

English Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Maple, Canvas

Late Naive English School "Bull Broke Loose" Bull Baiting Oil on Canvas

$1,217 Sale Price

25% Off

18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate

Located in New York, NY

Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century. The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds fl...

Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pewter

18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate

$6,600 Sale Price

20% Off

William & Mary Rare Pewter Trefid Spoon with Portraits, Circa 1690

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Very rare William and Mary pewter trefid spoon the handle molded in relief with portraits and dating from around 1690. The spoon has an elongated rounded ...

Category

English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pewter

William & Mary Rare Pewter Trefid Spoon with Portraits, Circa 1690

$3,029 / set

Antique Display Plate, Oriental, Cloisonne Plaque, Qing Dynasty, Georgian, 1750

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique display plate. An Oriental, cloisonné plaque in Qing dynasty taste, dating to the mid 18th century, circa 1750. An engaging example of early Chinese cloisonné work...

Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Other

Antique Display Plate, Oriental, Cloisonne Plaque, Qing Dynasty, Georgian, 1750

$3,251

Group of Mounted Natural Sea Stone Specimens from Denmark

Located in New York, NY

A delightful grouping of natural sea stone specimens of flint and chalk from the shores of Denmark. Each stone is unique with the result of years of ero...

Category

Danish Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone, Metal

Group of Mounted Natural Sea Stone Specimens from Denmark

$3,800 / set

Antique French Planche à Pain Bread Cutting Board With Attached Iron Knife 18th

Located in valatie, NY

Antique French Planche à Pain Bread Cutting Board with Original, Attached Wrought Iron Knife c1750. The top has a carved angel head flanked by wings. With fantastic detailed iron-work.

Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique French Planche à Pain Bread Cutting Board With Attached Iron Knife 18th

$5,500

1593. Beleg van Geertruidenberg

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: Geertruidenberg under siege by the armies of prince Maurice by land and by water Reverse: .*. / GERTRVDIS / BERGA. AB. HISP. / VINDICANT. ORD / CONFŒD. DVCE. PRIN / NASS. IN...

Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silver

1593. Beleg van Geertruidenberg

$407

1700s Religious Figure with Heavy Patina

Located in Peekskill, NY

The patina and age of this well done carving make a striking display. I'm guessing its 18th century and Italian. It has just the right look.

Category

Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1700s Religious Figure with Heavy Patina

$1,200

1642 Dated Charles I / Jacobean Hand Carved English Oak Coffer Linen Chest Trunk

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this sympathetically restored, 1642 Charles I / Jacobean, hand carved English oak coffer, trunk or chest This piece is stunning, its hand carved t...

Category

British Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Oak

1642 Dated Charles I / Jacobean Hand Carved English Oak Coffer Linen Chest Trunk

$5,318

18th Century Swedish Combination Furniture Table and Chair, 1794

Located in Balen, BE

Wonderful combination furniture table and chair. Combination furniture was originally made to be used in small spaces. This original example could be used as a beautiful center piece coffee table...

Category

Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

18th Century Swedish Combination Furniture Table and Chair, 1794

$2,521

Pre Columbian Inca Stone Canopa South Latin American Antiques

Located in London, GB

Pre Columbian Inca Stone Canopa A Inca stone Llama Canopa in dark basalt stone Finely and realistically carved with old worn aged patina, The Canopa is used to venerate the Pacha...

Category

Peruvian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Pre Columbian Inca Stone Canopa South Latin American Antiques

$504

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns

Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.

Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art

The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.