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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century oil on board of lady attributed to Balthasar Denner
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have a oil on board attributed to denner circa 1730. Depicting a typical subject of his, showing the face in high detail. Would benefit from a professional clean. Which we co...
Category
German Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Venetian Grand Tour Carnival Figure of a Young Girl, Paint Decorated Metal c1770
Located in valatie, NY
Rare Venetian First Grand Tour Carnival Figure of a Young Girl, Paint Decorated Metal, Late 18th c. The Carnival in Venice traces its origins to 1162, when Venetians celebrated a mil...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Painting on Copper, "The Mockery of Christ”
Located in Milano, IT
Painting on copper. Italian school of the late 17th century. The scene, which recounts a moment in the Passion of Christ, is filled with the charac...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Polychrome wooden statue depicting Guanyin Bodhisattva, Ming, 16th century
Located in Milano, IT
In a realm where time stands still, there exists a 16th-century masterpiece, a sculpture of unparalleled beauty that transports you to the heart of the Ming dynasty. Here, in a place of reverence and artistry, sits the Chinese Bodhisattva Guanyin, the embodiment of compassion, enshrined in a form of breathtaking elegance.
Guanyin's divine presence is unveiled as he is seated in padmasana, the lotus position, a symbol of purity and enlightenment. His regal robes...
Category
Chinese Ming 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 ...
Category
South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
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...
Category
Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Original Red Painted Trestle Table from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very folky and all original red painted and wood pegged 18thc trestle table with a worn painted plank top.The base contains rose head nails and early peg base.The shoe feet. are...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Decorated Mangle Board
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk art mangle board from northern Sweden. This is a typical proposal gift to the would-be bride from the groom. If he had the skill the groom would make...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Carved Lions
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of 17th Century (or earlier) Flemish (?) carved lions that once formed part of a large cabinet or, perhaps, the feet of an elaborat...
Category
Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Wrought Iron Eel Fork Mounted on to a Basalt Rock
Located in Søborg, DK
A wrought iron eel fork from the 18th century.
Extremely decorative and a functional piece of art.
Who ever made this made an extra effort to not just make ...
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
17th/ Early 18th Century German Westerwald Salt Glazed Stoneware Jug
Located in Delft, NL
A 17th/ early 18th century German Westerwald Salt Glazed Stoneware jug
A German Westerwald jug with pewter lid. The salt-glazed stoneware jug with ha...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century French Portrait Painting of a Man – Original Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Milano, IT
This exquisite 18th-century French portrait painting depicts a man and comes in its original gold-painted gilt wood frame. The painting showcases the fine artistry of the period, cap...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Bentvwood Box with Original Paint Dated 1789
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Folk Art bentwood box from Harnesand Angermanland, Northern Sweden.
A fantastic Swedish Folk Art Bentvwood Box with Original Paint & floral painting.
Dated 178...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Small Pre-Columbian Figurine – Ritual Stone Amulet
Located in Madrid, ES
An expressive and finely carved miniature Pre-Columbian figurine, measuring just 4 cm in height, yet rich in symbolic character and presence. Crafted from stone, the figure depicts a...
Category
South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates Ex Sotheby's
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates, Circa 1st Century B.C. / 1st Century A.D.
The left hand holds the horn of abundance.
Provenanc...
Category
Egyptian Greco Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
XL Late 18th Century Transylvanian Coffer
Located in London, GB
An exceptional heavily patinated hewn beech coffer from Transylvania.
Hand carved klan markings to front.
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Category
Romanian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Beech
Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Vessel from Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessel in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. This ancient vessel features a robust squatted body and a short thick stirr...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 17th-18th Century Wood Italian Seated Saint Figure Fragment with Beard
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique 17th-18th century Italian carved wood seated saint figure fragment with beard. Possibly earlier. Remains of paint or pigments in multiple layers.
Arms and one leg missing, old damage to nose and other areas. Mounted on vintage base...
Category
Italian Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Jalisco Pottery Dog
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Jalisco Pottery dog figure with open mouth. 6 ½” x 3 ½” x 4 ½”. 100 BCE - 250 CE. Ex. Hank Johnson Collection. Hank Johnson was a geologist, and passionate...
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Set of Three Italian Iron Trivets Antique Wrought Iron Rests from 1780
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy a unique set of five 18th and 19th century assorted Italian flat iron trivets used to place hot irons to protect the preservation of tables, cloth and from hot charcoal an...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of 18th Century Italian Putti
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning pair of mid-18th century Italian Baroque Putti beautifully crafted in polychromed wood - now resting on their iron stands. Charming position w...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian ceramics can– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: ceramics
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 11 x 10 cm diamet...
Category
South American Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Small Ecuadorian Moulded Clay Figure on Stand
Located in London, GB
This rare and wonderful example of a formative stage figure from the woodland period is attached to a small wire and wood stand, and is in extraordinarily very good condition for its...
Category
Ecuadorean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Late 17th century hand-carved wooden head
Located in Oostende, BE
Late 17th - early 18th century hand-carved wooden head from Southern Europe. Made from poplar wood. Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Poplar
LATE 17th CENTURY EMBOSSED BRASS FOOD WARMER
Located in Firenze, FI
Ancient brass food warmer, worked and embossed by hand, characterized by an elegant and refined style. It has a round body supported by a ring foot, a lid with a handle and two handl...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
Teotihuacan Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing redware figure was crafted in 400 A.D. from the ancient Teotihuacan region of Mexico. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically, 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
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the first half of the 18th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a religious subject, the Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, of good pictorial quality. Altar...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Pre-Columbian Ica Fringed Textile Panel, Ex Kate Kemper, Peru 800 to 1200 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A semi-ovoid rectangular panel with heavily fringed border having a very tightly woven multi-color geometric pattern consisting of two scroll devices containing multiple stylized zoo...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Pre-Columbian Prehistoric Large Pottery Dog Head
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large Pottery Dog Head from West Mexico. Lobed base with dog head emerging from upper shoulder of vessel. Chip on dog muzzle and jar rim. Dates between 200 BC and 200 AD. 7 ¼”D x 7 ¼...
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Miniature Altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style, 1657
Located in Gorssel, GE
Wooden miniature altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style.
This altar - used for private devotion - was made in the 17th century a...
Category
Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Barocke Prozessionslaterne Metall, bemalt, 110cm, um 1700
Located in Aachen, DE
Guter originaler Zustand, Höhe ca. 110cm, dreieckiger Querschnitt, eine verriegelbare Türe, Reste einer ehemaligen Elektrifizierung. Im Kopfbereich alle 3 Seiten figürlich bemalt.
D...
Category
Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pre-Columbian Alabaster Sculpture – Inca Llama-Shaped Canopa
Located in Madrid, ES
Pre-Columbian alabaster sculpture – Inca Llama-shaped canopa
Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 3 cm
Small pre-Columbian ritual canopy carved in alabaster, representing a llama, a sacred animal in...
Category
Peruvian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Jar, Korea. Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A jar, Silla period (57 BCE – 935 CE). Raised, wide foot with openwork decoration. Impressed decoration on the body. Ash glaze. Wear consistent with age.
PROVENANCE
Johanne Huitfeld...
Category
Korean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Exquisite 18th Century French Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite 18th century French oil on canvas. There is a note at the back of the painting saying...
"Oil on canvas given to me by my ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
18th C Monumental Farm Trough
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th C Monumental farm trough. Beautiful trough. Good condition.
Category
North American Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Stone Carving of a Claw
Located in Washington, DC
Ancient Stone Carving Fragment of a Claw. France, circa 15th Century.
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Christ on the cross Iron High period - 16th century
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Christ on the cross
Iron
High period - 16th century
Historical piece
h 57 x l 34 cms
Réf pm / 12
1900 euros
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Bacchanal of Cherubs, 1660
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork of the Neapolitan school depicting Bacchanal of cherubs of excellent pictorial quality. Painting of great size a...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicting a figurehead, France 1780.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved walrus ivory knob, depicting a figurehead with leaves. Rosewood barrel. Carved walrus ivory ferrule. Dieppe, France circa 1780.
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Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
Indian Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Indian stone carvings depicting reclining a cow / bull / ox, Nandi, or Vrishabha, the bull vahana or vehicle of the god Shiva, outfitted with saddles, bridles, and headpieces upon th...
Category
Indian Archaistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Sandstone
Original 18th Century Tyrolean Spinning Wheel in Walnut, Still Working
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A museum tool, made entirely by hand that recalls the peasant culture of the past.
Category
Austrian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Carved French Oak Panel
Located in Denton, TX
Weathered Renaissance carved oak panel, originally from a piece of furniture.
Category
European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Prehistoric Jamacoaque Pottery Figure
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Prehistoric Jamacoaque Pottery Figure. Chip on helmet. 11” x 5” x 7”. Ex. Hank Johnson Collection. Hank Johnson was a geologist, and passionate collector of historical and ancient ar...
Category
South American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Clay
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure
Located in London, GB
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure.
An unusual and complete one-off piece of folk art, in the form of a hand carved begging figure. Recently uncovered from a personal ...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Rococo Tassel Ornaments with Gold Trim 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments with gold trim.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category
African Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Scandinavian 18th Century Brass Nutcracker with Wooden Handles
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 18th century brass nutcracker, probably from Denmark.
The brass cracker top glows and is balanced by the brass ends with petite ball tips. Strong warm wooden handles are the p...
Category
Scandinavian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Important Lock in Sheet Steel from the 17th or 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very large lock mechanism in forged iron and handcut, formerly painted black. All the elements are riveted, some rivets are extensions of the cups
This lock most likely comes from a church or castle door...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Rare French 16th century primitive wool comb
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 16th century / wool comb / wood, metal / Rustic / Mid-century
A rare to find primitive wool comb from the 16th century.
Hand-crafted in France in wood with iron spikes.
This antique comb...
Category
French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of 17th Century Engravings of Swedish Kings Karl X & Karl XI
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of fine engravings of two Swedish monarchs by Samuel Blessendorf for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden, in antique birch frames, 1663 and 1696.
Engravings of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (b. 1622 - d. 1660) dated 1663 and his successor, King Karl XI (b. 1655 - d. 1697) from 1696 by Samuel Blessendorf, a Prussian enamel painter and engraver, born in Berlin in 1670. He designed and engraved these portraits for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden by Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), Historiographer to King Karl X of Sweden.
Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (b 1632 – d 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1684 when he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Large Antique English Blue & White Staffordshire or Pearlware Cradle Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, large English pearlware or Staffordshire pottery cradle.
Decorated with an overall basketweave pattern and blue highlights,
circa 1800.
Measures: Length ca. 5 5/8 in...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Grain Painted Blanket Chest American
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted blanket chest with bracketed feet and beautiful saw tooth apron. Top with molded edge and stepped cleats. An absolute delight, this festive 18th century jewel...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Unique 18th Century English Carved Panel of Two Kings
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique carved Folk Art panel, dated 1768, depicting a double portrait of mythological kings, whimsically portrayed in miniature stature with protruding...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Scandinavian 18th Century Folk Art Hat Or Wick Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Danish wooden hat or wig box of wood with original painting.
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Miniature Portrait of a Sleepy Eyed Man, Circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
By Christian Wilhelm Dietrich
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature portrait of a sleepy eyed man, circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
Germany 18th century, inscribed on back, refer to ph...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Wood
Framed Pre-Columbian Proto Nazca Textile Frangment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Proto-Nazca textile fragment from Southern Peru circa 100BC-200AD. The linked munecas ("dolls" in Spanish) figures were woven with fibers likely from l...
Category
Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Wooden Made Crucifixion of Jesus, Italian Manufacture, Late XVI Century
Located in Roma, IT
Crucifixion of Jesus is an original wood sculpture realized at the end of the XVI century.
Rare sculpture in lacquered and painted wood (lacque...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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