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Period: 19th Century
Native Sioux Quilled Council Pipe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Native American Sioux quilled and file-burnt stem with highly polished T bowl.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Sioux
Size: 8" x 4 1/2", 36" ...
Category
Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Late 19th Century French Majolica Vase
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century French Majolica Vase. Very Rare & Excellent Condition. Purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photo or message us with questions.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Mocha Yellow Ware Mixing Bowl-Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large mocha blue seaweed yellow ware mixing bowl is in fine condition. Has a very nice decoration of blue seaweed pattern on the outside band.
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Naive Oil on Board, Boy & His Big Cabbage Folk Art Rutland Gallery London
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A intriguing early 19th century naive oil on board, showing a well furnished interior scene of a wee lad with a table ladened with oversized food.
circa 1810
A label on the re...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Monumental 19th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique Austria Decoration Item
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Vienna Austria at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector or just as decoration item. Very good condition, made of wood and...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th Century.
Fantastic colour and patina!
In the 19th century, antique metal boules balls experienced a renaissance that took the game of boules to a new level.
These ornately crafted balls were not only instruments of the game, but also symbols of elegance and sophistication in leisure activities.
Made from high-quality metals such as steel or brass, Boule balls were forged and polished by skilled craftsmen to ensure a smooth and even surface.
The antique boules...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century American Burl Wood Horse Hoof Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This remarkable 19th-century American Folk Art vessel, expertly carved from a natural burl to resemble a horse's hoof, is a quintessential example of Folk Art's imaginative and uncon...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Eastern Ball Headed Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern ball headed war club of native walnut with carved face having square nailed spike set in lead. Ex. Norm Johnson Estate.
Period: Mid-19th ce...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Southern Plains Beaded High-Top Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Southern plains Hightop Moccasins
Item Number: AG2312
Exceptional Kiowa/Comanche hightop moccasins dyed with yellow ochre. Adorned with a single be...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
An ancient Papua wooden substitute headhunters's head
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, 18th-19th century
L. 22.5 x W. 18 cm (approx.)
Provenance:
Collected by Schulze-Westrum
Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s or 1990s)
For a comparable skull see the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The heads of humans and of animals such as crocodiles and pigs formerly played integral roles in the ceremonial life of Papuan Gulf peoples, who considered the heads to be vessels of life-giving supernatural power. Within men’s ceremonial houses, human skulls were displayed, together with sacred images such as spirit boards or gope, by the members of each clan in a specially constructed clan shrine. However, not all heads required the death of an enemy. In some areas, heads made from wood or other materials appear to have had powers equal to actual ones. In contrast to skulls, the facial features of wood heads were sometimes depicted as they appeared in life.
This example comes from the Wapo Creek area, where wood heads appear to have been used interchangeably with actual skulls. When headhunting was abolished by Australian colonial...
Category
Papua New Guinean Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Spiderweb Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
I have delayed posting this quilt because I have been on a search for a name for the pattern. The closest I have come are: The Banner Quilt; A Dainty Quilt and Spiderweb. None seem t...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,075
English Mocha Pottery Pearlware Earthworm Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Mocha Pottery Pearlware Earthworm Jug,
Circa 1800-20
The pearlware mocha jug has three bands of blue slip and four of a white ground with two red-brown lines. The blue slip...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Antique Chinese Multi-Lobed Opium Box in Silver, Decorated with Reliefs with Ide
Located in Leuven , BE
Beautiful opium box decorated with reliefs with ideograms (one of the two refers to wealth), a chrysanthemum (symbol of longevity) and foliage. This silver m...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
American Salesman Sample Late 19th C. Wooden Hay Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
SALESMAN SAMPLE: Late 19th C. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn hay wagon, in excellent condition with original gold stenciling to carr...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Wooden Wall Console with Angel. 1850 - 1880
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
German Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare port and starboard lanterns with Fresnel red and blue/green lenses. Brass cases. Electrified. 6.5 x 6 x 5.5.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Jug From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc hand crafted decorated stoneware jug is in fine condition and has a floral decoration.This is a real collectors dream.It is a sweet siz...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,260 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Early 19th Century Carved Court Jesters Figural Carvings
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A very fine pair of early 19th century carved figures, of Court Jesters
These bearded gentlemen have been superbly carved in the finest detail, they original came from a piece of ea...
Category
English Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Navajo Transitional blanket, circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Classical Navajo transition blanket tied on fringe both ends, stacked white diamonds with blue dark brown centers and bands. 4' x 6'8"
Period: cir...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th C Original Grain Painted Glass Front Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc grain painted cabinet with a original wavy glass front door and shelf's in the interior. The cabinet door is in fine condition. This i...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Watercolor View of a Sailor with Pet Bird, circa 1800
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique watercolor view of a sailor with pet bird, circa 1800, a lovely detailed painting of a sailor seated in rough chair, tenderly spoon feeding a finch pe...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Black Forest Wood Carving of an Ibex
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An imposing ‘Black Forest’ wood carving of an Ibex,
standing on a rocky outcrop with realistically carved ribbed antlers and rippling fur.
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th C Fly Foot Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Red and White Fly Foot Quilt (Circa 1890) The Fly Foot is the Indian symbol of Peace.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Fabric
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Seascape with Lighthouse
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century seascape with lighthouse, circa 1890, an oil on canvas view of a white-washed lighthouse tower on a small offshore rocky ledge, most...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century sheet iron silhouette horse weather vane with original iron mounting rod. Mounted on a more modern base. 32"H x 44"L base 29" x 6" x 6"...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Early Stenciled Victorian Hand Crafted Winter Sled
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early Victorian childs snow sled in old green paint and the original Stenciled. Handcrafted from oak and reinforced with hand wrought ...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
A delicate tortoiseshell 'armband' from the Lower Sepik River Province
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sepik River Province, Papua New Guinea, probably late 19th century
Tortoiseshell bracelets are frequently more than just ornaments in Sepik River civilizations; they are representat...
Category
Papua New Guinean Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Circa 1850 Folk Art Carvings of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert on Horseback
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Pair of mid-19th century folk art carved and polychrome painted wood figures of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on horseback with origin...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early Papua Korwar Ancestor Figure, Early 19th Century, Deep Black-Brown Patina
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An extremely rare Papua wood sculpture of a Korwar
Papua New Guinea, Cendrawasih Bay, Wandammen, early 19th century
Measures: Height 24 x Diameter 18 cm
Finely carved in th...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Signed Schooner Ship Oil Painting By J.Koitor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc oil painting of a ship oil painting in frame.This New England ship is probably from Greece.The Greek flag is on the ship as well. It is signed J.Katons.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Wood
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Canadian Goose Decoy on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine original painted heavy wood and canvas covered Canadian goose decoy or floater. It has a wood frame body and head with a heavy canvas cov...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Spanish Hachero Candleholder, Circa 1890
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Spanish Hachero Candleholder, Circa 1890 – A Piece of Traditional Craftsmanship
Uncover the rustic charm and rich history of Spain with this antique Hachero candleholder, cr...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,183 Sale Price
44% Off
French Bronze Figural Sculpture of a Musician by Boyer Fres. Bronziers - Paris
By Boyer of Paris
Located in Austin, TX
A large French bronze sculptural figure of a musician -in the round - from the late 19th century, featuring a man in fancy dress playing a violin or fiddle, set upon a round raised p...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Mechanical Bank Speaking Dog By The Shepard Co Ca 1885; with Original Wooden Box
By Shepard Hardware Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Manufactured in 1884 by the Shepard Hardware Company in Buffalo, New York, this cast iron mechanical bank measures 7 1/8" long and is in excellent all original condition and paint, especially considering that the Shepard Company did not use a primer rendering their surface more vulnerable than say, the Steven's Company. There is no touch up or repaint, and no restoration of any kind. Colors of bright red on the dress, flesh tones, tan colored dog, and maroon base are all very bright and crisp. The bank is accompanied by the original wooden box in which it was originally shipped; a very special find and charming piece of Americana. Rare to find the original box. The bank and box came directly from an estate and the original owner, and I have owned it since then for over 35 years. The theme of the bank depicts a young Victorian girl playing with her golden retriever. It is one of only four antique mechanical banks...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Rustic Pottery Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French pottery pitcher.
Pottery from Normandy.
Category
French Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century 3 Dimensional Bass Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century Bass form copper three dimensional weather vane with later wood base. Has a bullet hole as might be expected as most early weather vanes have. Bass 15"H x 26"L; 26" x 7"...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique 19th Century Set of 6 Longchamp Bella Pattern Deep Plates - 2Y376
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This rare set of six antique deep plates from the renowned Longchamp "Bella" series dates back to the 19th century, showcasing classic craftsmanship and timeless French elegance. These plates, crafted from ironstone with delicate floral motifs, bring a touch of history to any collection or table setting.
Type: Deep Plates (Set of 6)
Maker: Longchamp (One plate missing Longchamp mark)
Pattern: Bella
Material: Ironstone (Terre de Fer)
Period: 19th Century
Dimensions (each plate):
Diameter: 29 cm (11.4 in)
Height: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
Total Weight (set): 2.739 kg (6 lbs)
Condition:
Good antique condition. Each plate shows light wear and minor chips along the edges. Motifs have faded slightly, and two plates display noticeable surface scratches, with less visible marks on the others. Please see photos for additional details.
This charming set of Longchamp plates...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ironstone
$926 Sale Price / set
75% Off
19th Century Cowden Wilcox Decorated Stoneware Jug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine blue 19th century decorated stoneware two gallon Cowden & Wilcox jug is in fine condition. This heavy flower design is quite unusual. Condition is mint. This was made in Ha...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Original Painting, Ruins in the Roman Forum
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (mid) Ruins in the Roman Forum. Beautiful oil painting on canvas. See detailed photos. Contact us for more information.
Category
French Grand Tour Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Native American Athabaskan Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Athabaskan snowshoe pair with wood frames having finely woven sinew front and back with heavy rawhide centers. String wrapped toes and wonderful golden patina. Ex. James B. Scoville ...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Wooden Gingerbread Mold
Located in Vista, CA
Wooden gingerbread mold (Horseman), circa 1860-1880.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Late 19th Century French Decoys/ Cork Coots
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely pair of French folk art decoys. Two Coots made out of cork and with wooden beaks.
On the bottom you can see lead weights to keep them on place on the water.
Very decorative an...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cork
$591 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Lyman Parks (Attributed to) Portraits of Mr. & Mrs. Abraham D. Martline
Located in Sharon, CT
Recent scholarship (see Emily Esser ) has argued quite convincingly that the group of very fine paintings that have been and are still being attributed to the hand of Jonas Welch Hol...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Pennsylvania 19Thc Mini Postage Stamp Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early mid 19thc mini pieced postage stamp chain crib quilt from Pennsylvania has a amazing diamond border and in pristine condition. This crib quilt has been professionally fra...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Plexiglass
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare late 19th century cast brass "Jack Tar" umbrella and sailor stick holder.
Located in Milan, IT
Rare cast brass "Jack Tar" umbrella and sailor's staff holder, English manufacture datable to around the late from the 19th century.
The umbrella stand is depicted by a sailor Jac...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
This small, graphically intriguing resist-dyed textile was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a muslim group with histori...
Category
Cambodian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silk
19th Century 3 Dimensional Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century vintage 3 dimensional weather vane with trotting horse and directional arrow. On a more modern base. 24"H x 38"L base 23 1/2" x 6"
Period: 19th Century
Origin: Eastern...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Original Marion Cavanagh Wachtel Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Original signed oil on board painting of Long Lake in Sierra Nevada by Marion Wachtel. Probably painted in early 1900's In original frame. Should be reframed. Piece appears to hav...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Classic Victorian Painting of English Spaniels by Zollikofer
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Classic Victorian Painting of English Spaniels by Zollikofer
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
19th Century Crazy Scrap Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century crazy strip star quilt has a burg calico back round and a homespun blue and white backing. Photos look odd but it is in good condition as found. It does have two li...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Mini Postage Stamp Chain Mounted Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine tiny pieced 19thc postage stamp chain crib quilt on indigo blue calico ground and pink calico blocks with white calico blocks is in fine condition.This Pennsylvania beauty is a real gem for a quilt collector or folk art collection. It is sew on...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
American Tin Toy Trolley, circa 1880
By George W. Brown & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Horse drawn trolleys or "horse buses" were the main source of "mass transit", along with trains in the late 1800s in America. Thus they were ubiquitous subject matter for toy makers to exploit as toys for young children. While many tin toy...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
PAIR OF CIRCA 1890 ORiGINAL PAINT NEW OLD STOCK CRATED FAIRGROUND RIDE HORSES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of new old stock Fairground ride horses
Please note the delivery fee listed ...
Category
Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$4,092 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Naga TOTEM, North-East India, 19th Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Coming from the area of influence of the Naga people, this stunning monolitic piece is an extraordinary example of their cultural views. The Nagas are a conglomeration of different t...
Category
Southeast Asian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chess Board
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Grand Tour pietra dura specimen marble chess / checkers game board, rare and ancient marble squares, Italy, 1820s
Category
Italian Regency Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Siena Marble
Fine Jelutong Wood Borneo Dayak Kliau or Shield, First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Jelutong wood Dayak Kliau or shield
Indonesia, Borneo, Kalimantan, first half of the 19th century
Measures: H. 126 x W. 36 cm
The kliau or klebit is the most popular ...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Quimper French Hand Painted Faience Pottery Flask
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish French faience pottery hand painted flask with a Breton figure by Quimper and dating from the latter 19th century. The small rounded flask has a ...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Mid-19th Century American Spinning Wheel
Located in Incline Village, NV
All original American spinning wheel, circa 1860, probably New England; with original flywheel and bobbin. The flywheel (drive wheel) consists of 14 original turned spindles; the treadle and bobbin "holds" are made of hand forged iron, as is the connector from treadle to drive wheel (see images).
Turned legs and spindles connect the solid plank, which supports the flywheel; the yarn bobbin has the original metal teeth with leather support insert ends.
Condition is very good; wood looks like maple; the bobbin fits "loosely" but works and functions properly. A small 1" tail of one of the two bobbin spindle...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Rare 19th-Century Crow Beaded Tepee Bag in Buffalo Hide, c.1860–1875
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional 19th-century Crow (Plains Indian) beaded tepee bag, dating circa 1860-1875, is a rare and authentic example of Native American craftsmanship and cultural heritage. E...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Antique Aymara Woman’s Mantle (Ahuayo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Aymara Woman’s Mantle (Ahuayo), Bolivia
A large, finely woven and intricately patterned woman’s mantle from the Pacajes region of Bolivia displaying three wide vertical sect...
Category
Bolivian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Alpaca
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