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Political Debates Between Abraham Lincoln & Stephen A. Douglas, Limited Edition
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lincoln, Abraham and Stephen A. Douglas. Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois, Including the Preceding Speeches of Each, at Chicago, Springfield, Etc.; Also, the Two Great Speeches of Mr. Lincoln in Ohio, in 1859. Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1894. Limited edition printing, No. 168 of 750. Presented in ¼ leather and cloth binding, with gilt titles and raised bands to spine, with a new archival cloth slipcase.
This is a special limited edition printing of the political debates of Lincoln and Stephen Douglas...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Hardwood Chokwe Bench, Angola, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A fine and elegant hardwood Chokwe (Angola) bench, carved all-over with geometric patterns, human and animal motifs.
The front rain supported with caryatids in the form of male figu...
Category
Angolan Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Hearth Rug Early 19th Century American Folk Art
Located in Hudson, NY
Folk art hand shirred and hooked rug in wonderful colors on a black mottled background. Wool on linen, American, New England circa 1830's. The colors of the flowers are perfectly bea...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Rufus Porter Mural from New Hampshire Tavern
By Rufus Porter
Located in Milford, NH
Mural by Rufus Porter from Prescott Tavern in East Jaffrey, New Hampshire, circa 1824. This panel was removed from the tavern prior to its being torn down in 1950. This mural hung in...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
19th Century Micmac Spiked War Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
MicMac spiked club. Chip carved handle with face on head having forged file spike at top with embedded and poured lead. Brass tacks and band of red painted hide...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Old Paint Folk Art Spool Shelf
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful very functional spool shelf. Very well-made, great color.
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Al G. Barnes Animal Show Circus Original Poster Framed, United States, 1895
Located in Madrid, ES
Original framed poster of famous Al G. Barnes Circus "Animal show circus".
Category
American Modern Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Four Native American Painted Baskets
Located in Branford, CT
Four Northeastern Native American splint baskets. 19th century. Original paint and decoration.
Smallest: H 2-1/4" W 4-7/8" D 3-7/8".
Bale Handle: H 5-3/8" W 6-3/4" D 5-3/8".
Cove...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$875 / set
Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship, circa 1850, a large plank on frame model of a bluff-bowed and wide abeam whale ship. The model wa...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th-century Russian Icon Depicting the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th-century Russian icon depicting the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. This finely detailed piece captures the serene and sacred moment of Mary's birth, rendered with rich colors and t...
Category
Unknown Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Charming, French Carved Gilt Console Wall Shelf
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Charming, French carved gilt console wall shelf.
A beautifully carved little gilt shelf, it has a serpentine shaped top and a double wall fixing leg
Thi...
Category
Beaux Arts Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of English Regency Faux Painted and Gilt Armchairs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency faux painted and gilt armchairs with quatrefoil and cross hatching splat backs, scrolled arms, and terminating on faux bamboo legs. Chairs have been upholster...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Bookbinding Press Screw Nipping Press
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century
Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press
13" tall x...
Category
English British Colonial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques
Located in London, GB
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art
A fine old Tsonga headrest
Carved from hard wood with 3 central pillars
Period Early 20th century
Height: 15 cm Conditio...
Category
Zimbabwean Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Dallah Arabic Middle Eastern Coffee Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot.
Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass...
Category
Omani Islamic Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique 1860 Childrens Tricycle Horse Glass Eyes Wood Metal Fabric
Located in Munich, DE
This children's tricycle has seen its best days a long time ago, however, it has retained all its charm and magic. The face, the handles and the wheels are made out of rusty metal. T...
Category
French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19Thc Original Grey Painted Carrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC Original blue / grey painted knife box or carrier. This cutlery is square nail construction and strong and sturdy.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$388 Sale Price
20% Off
Center Medallion Applique Quilt with Lovebirds
Located in Darnestown, MD
At first glance, some would think this is a Hawaiian quilt - not so. It is similar to Hawaiian in that it has the solid color central applique design b...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pacific Northwest Coast Tlingit Shaman's Grizzly Tooth Pendant, circa Late 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic Northwest Coast Tlingit tribe shaman's pendant carved from Grizzly Tooth with jeweled/ beaded eyes likely acquired from Western/ European traders.
We were told this pi...
Category
Canadian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Teeth
19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850, depicting a square-rigged single decker warship under furled sails, anchor chain leading off...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Coconut Shell Carved Ritual Cup – Iatmul People, Sepik River, Png"
Antique Carved Coconut Shell Ritual Bowl – Iatmul People, Sepik River...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Coconut
American 19th Century Painted Folk Art Marriage Chest and Hanging Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
American 19th century painted Folk Art marriage chest and hanging cupboard
A very rare and unusual American painted Folk Art Marriage chest and hanging cupboard, the cupboard has ...
Category
North American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table A Lovely Decorative piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table
A Lovely Decorative piece painted in a green pallet with small Flowers
This little metal table is very sta...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Sioux Three-Piece Pipe with Man Effigy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pawnee/Sioux man figure pipe, with three-piece hand-carved spooled Catlinite stem; over 36". Important museum/ investment quality.
Period: First half of the 19th century
Origin: Pa...
Category
Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
$35,000 / set
Antique 19th Century Maple Swift
Located in Houston, TX
19th century maple swift with expandable arms to help yarn workers wind yarn. Arms expand to 30".
Category
Belgian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Maple
French Folk Art Oak and Marble Eagle Figure
Located in Queens, NY
French (19th Cent Napoleonic Era) folk art carved oak life size figure of an eagle with out stretched wings perched on a round globe with a marble base.
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Antique American Figural Painted Copper Horse Weatherwane with Cast Directional
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This figural antique weathervane is usigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1880 and done in the...
Category
American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Swedish Armchair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
19th century Scandinavian armchair in beech and linnen. This charming armchair was made in Sweden in the local neoclassical style. As common practice in this region the chair is pain...
Category
Scandinavian Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Beech
$1,255
Vintage Stoneware Larger Size Multi-Colored Pig Bank (Still Bank) Austria C1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bank was manufactured by HEPP "The Hole-Eyed Pottery Pig" company, the oldest Czechoslovakian/Austrian ceramic coin bank manufacturer, circa 1890. Their best customer was the Un...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Empire Acanthus Leaf Roundel
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare woodblock with complete repeat. Of interest to wallpaper collectors or as a conversation piece in the home as a decorative carved wallhanging.
A rare, large 19th Century French wallpaper...
Category
French Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Molded sheet copper rooster weather vane. Flattened full bodied form with molded body and feather details. Large tail with custom wood stand. 20"H x 19"W
Period: 19th century
Origin...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Bijar Carpet Oriental Carpet, Handmade, Navy, Red, Light Blue and Green
Located in Port Washington, NY
Bijar rugs are often called the iron rugs of Persia. The Bijar is a heavy durable rug that has been very popular in the United States. Most Bijar carpets...
Category
Persian Sultanabad Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$31,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Oil Print with Bear Hunt Scene After Heinrich Buerkel, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Bear Hunt Scene after Heinrich Buerkel 19th cetntury
A colorful oil print depicting an alpine bear hunt scenery in the Bava...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century Painting by Francis Philip Stephanoff of Pious Maidens
By Francis Philip Stephanoff
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique painting of "Pious Maidens" attributed to British Artist Francis Philip Stephanoff (1787-1860). Masterfully painted of two...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Carved Wood Church Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extraordinary one of a kind Mexican folk art carving of a church.
Carved from a soft wood, possibly cactus, and having a beautifully aged patina.
Everything thing about this pie...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chromolithograph of a Sailor Boy
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century chromolithograph of a sailor boy, circa 1880, a colored print on canvas view of a young American sailor boy sitting astride a bowsprit. A class...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Persian Heriz Carpet Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Rust, Navy
Located in Port Washington, NY
Heriz carpets are the staple of the furnishing market and remain the most popular of all NW Persian carpets. They were produced for the rapidly growing US market in the late 19th-ear...
Category
Persian Heriz Serapi Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$23,199 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Farahan Sarouk Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Red, Navy, Fine Details
Located in Port Washington, NY
Finely woven Farahan Sarouks were produced in the late 19th century until just before World War I. They have become extremely rare and are highly valued for their artistry and colors...
Category
Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$21,599 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century
Located in Cantù, IT
Small globe with compass. Refined and with attention to detail in the slightest detail. Created from brass, crystal and glass.
Designed by Mice Versailles.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$418
19th Century Sponge Ware Squatty Pottery Pitcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century sponge ware fat and round milk or water pitcher. The condition is mint. This was found in Pennsylvania.
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$675 Sale Price
24% Off
Thousand Pyramids Quilt with Lily of the Field Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
Thousand Pyramids quilt with a wonderful border of Lily of the Field ( a pattern not often seen). The triangles are made of a beautiful assortment of mostly printed fabrics from the last quarter of the 19th century. The unusual border pattern as well as the fact that it is done with solid colors make for a strong frame.
Condition is excellent. Measurements are 80 inches square.
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hollow-carved Canada Goose decoy by Nathan Cobb Jr, with applied neck and head circa 1880-1895. This decoy features a 33” L x 7 ½” W two-piece hand-scooped and drilled hollow body, constructed with both cut nails (square nails) and wire nails, a one-piece root (limb) head, German glass eyes...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Solid Brass Five Spoke Ringed Yacht Wheel, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American solid brass five spoke ringed yacht wheel with original brass hub, Late 19th century.
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 19thc Original Red Painted Pennsylvania Farm Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19thc original red painted farm table from Pennsylvania in very good sturdy condition. The taper legs are amazing and two board top. There are four early hand made screws from ...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Imposing Pair of Cast Iron Door Porters 'Lion Serjent Erect' in Original Patina
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A good quality pair of of Cast iron door porters in a 'Lion Sejant Erect' form or sometimes termed 'sejant-rampant' - and in the manner of the coat of arms of dominion of the British Royal Monarch.
In their original state with some original white paint but mostly exposed iron which has been sealed and waxed to preserve the beautiful patina.
A decorative...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$876 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Moroccan Tribal Berber Wool Comb
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan tribal Folk Art Berber wool comb.
19th century, nice patina, Museum collector piece.
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th C Original Paint Decorated Tall Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Original paint decorated design and wonderful undisturbed surface.This tall blanket chest is in fine condition and came from a private estate in Pennsylvania. This original pa...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$3,116 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Italian Naive Flower Painting
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A anonymous Italian 19th century flower painting, oil on wood. The flowers in a gold colored bouquet vase with a scrolled base. Resting o...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Fine Apache Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apache large finely coiled basket having a continuous diamond/floral design.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
Origin: Apache
Size: 15" D x 3" H....
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
$3,500
A refined Folk art walking stick with arts and crafts, Center America 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk Folk art stick. The barrel is carved and etched from a single branch of Mexican Maple (Acer skutchii) wood and finished with a dark brown patina.
The handle depicts the sculptur...
Category
Central American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Turkish Oriental Rug, Beige, Taupe, Soft Shrimp
Located in Port Washington, NY
West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine oriental rugs.
Oushak rugs su...
Category
Turkish Oushak Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$20,799 Sale Price
20% Off
18/1900s Museum Quality Antique-Handcrafted Staup bowl, Horse Handle, Norway
Located in Skien, NO
Museum-Quality Antique Norwegian Ale Bowl (Staup) - Ytre Sogn, Vestland, ca. 1880-1920
This stunning primitive ale bowl is a superb example of Norwegian Heritage folk art, handcraft...
Category
Norwegian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Pine, Bentwood
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Turkish Oriental Rug, Beige, Coral, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Antique Turkish Oushak carpets made in the late 19th century are renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship, intricate designs, and stunning color palettes. These carpets were handwo...
Category
Turkish Oushak Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$45,599 Sale Price
20% Off
Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century silk embroidered and hand painted oil on canvas seascape by Thomas Willis (1850 - 1925), depicting a schooner-rigged racing yacht closely ha...
Category
American Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Silk
Pair of English Medieval Style Carved Caryatids
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of 19th century English medieval style limewood female caryatids carved as Queens or valkyries. These carvings are matching in design, each dep...
Category
English Medieval Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Folk Art Eagle and Dog Snuff Box
Located in Branford, CT
A folk art carved figure of a mother eagke overseeing two eaglets and dog. Underneath is a "hidden" sliding door and compartment. American, 19th century. H 7-1/4" W 3-1/4" D 6". Cond...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th century Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Anonymous
ca. 1870; probably New England area, USA
Copper
Approximate size: 11.5 (h) x 23.5 (w) x 16 (d) in.
This evenly patinated holl...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Windmill Blades Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Windmill Blades (aka Pineapple Log Cabin) quilt done in wool challis with a cotton print backing. The solid colors make the pattern especially dynamic ...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pair of Antique Santa Virgin Shoes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of polychrome wooden shoes, originally attached to a large Santa Virgen figure from Guatemala. The shoes are finely carved with pointed toes and painted black, with remnants whi...
Category
Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Folk Art Oil Painting Landscape Sailboats On River
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century American folk art oil painting on canvas depicting a river scene at dawn with a horse and rider on a bridge over a waterf...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
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