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Period: 19th Century
19th Century Swedish Dugout Bowl
Located in Brecht, BE
A lovely dugout Swedish bowl, with rests of old red paint. Dated 1821.
Category
Swedish Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century diorama of the sailing ship ‘Eleanor’ in original glazed case.
Painted antique shadowbox diorama of a three-masthead clipper ship alo...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
American Walnut Carved Spread Wing Eagle Perched to Flee on Rocky Plinth C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut carved spread wing eagle perched to Flee on rectangular rocky pine plinth, Early 19th century.
Eagle is 27 wide and 17 deep at base.
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut, Pine
19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Painted Cherub
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Italian hand-carved and painted cherub presents a charming, colorful and adorable rendering of a young winged cherub, holding a spiral torchere in one hand that can be u...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Viennese Bronze Sculpture, Oriental Nude Dancer, Belly Dance
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Viennese bronze sculpture. Oriental nude dancer.
Enchanting and decorative antique bronze sculpture.
Painted bronze on marble ba...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$14,285 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed and Glazed Watercolour by H Hadfield Chubley A Large Watercolour paintin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Framed and Glazed Watercolour by H Hadfield Chubley
A Large Watercolour painting by H Hadfield Cubley 1858 1934 an early 20th century piece. A beach scene with fisher folk Cockling ...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Ships Pulley with Three Wood Sheaves
Located in Norwell, MA
Triple pulley ships block in old paint showing lots of character. Mid nineteenth century. Circa 1860.
Category
North American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of American Brass Nautical Taffrail Log Spinners, Negus, NY, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American brass nautical taffrail log spinners, Late 19th century. Stamped by brothers Thomas Shufeldt Negus, Jr. (1828-1894) & John Davidson Negus (1833-1890) manufacturers and merchants of chronometers and other fine marine instruments...
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Four Pair of rare Georgian Miniature Mahogany Shoes decorated Mother of Pearl
Located in Leuven , BE
These stunning and unique Miniature Georgian shoes were produced in England during the early 19th century, circa 1830. They are hand carved from Mahogany wood and feature the most wo...
Category
British Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$1,321 Sale Price / set
40% Off
19th Century Wooden Grinder Vessel Treen
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century English wooden grinder with metal and copper fitings. The upper part opening on a hing and reenforced with copper. The top lid and grindi...
Category
British Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Wooden Toy Horse
Located in Washington, DC
A painted wooden toy horse.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,800
19th Century Carved Indian Carnival God Figure, Polychrome Paint on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting 19th century carved figure with polychrome decoration. Unique coloration and dance position with arm raised.
Considerable losses consistent with age, but flaking seems ...
Category
Indian Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"
By E. N. Little & Sons 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1880s handmade copper/bronze sign plaque "J.W.WILLIAMS DROP FORGINGS." Monumental sign/plaque salvaged from the turn of the century J W WILLIAMS factory in Brooklyn New York, ex...
Category
American Industrial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Copper
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Dimension: Height: 12 cm Diameter: 4 cm.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Group of Six 19th Century French Copper Kettles
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Group of six continental copper spouted and handled kettles. One marked "Carlstom Yarberg" and another "SKS Wasa."
Period: 19th century
Origin: Continent...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Chart of Japan by James Imray and Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of southern Japan compiled by James F. Imray and published in 1870. The chart captures the coast and islands. Includes Nagasaki, Kii Channel, Gulf of Yed...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Small Carved Wood, Depicting an Ionic Capital, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Small shelf in carved hazel wood, depicting an Ionic capital. Italy, circa 1850.
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Bowl Model 20.717 Made In Oxblood Colored Glaze By Axel Salto
Located in Lejre, DK
Ceramic bowl, model 20.717, with oxblood colored glaze, designed by Axel Salto for Royal Copenhagen. The bowl is a classic example of Salto's experimental approach to ceramics, where...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Small 19th Century French Elm Bowl
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small 19th century French Elm bowl. Lovely grain and patina.
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Elm
Rare 19th Century French Earthenware Lobster or Crayfish Cake Mold
Located in Birmingham, AL
A rare 19th century French earthenware cake or baking from Soufflenheim in the Alsace region, circa 1880s. In the shape of a lobster or crayfish, this Alsatian mold symbolizes fertil...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Sioux Beaded Pipe Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux beaded pipe bag. Having large-beaded panels both sides on brain tanned buffalo. Bead patterns feature white background with green and blue tradition...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
$5,175
Carved Stone Statue Fragment - Modernist/Primitive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid piece of stone hand carved with a face and appears resting on a branch.
Unique piece for coffee table, credenza or could survive a garden.
Category
Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble
$1,410 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Large Swiss Folk Art Carving of a Leaping Bull
Located in Brecht, BE
A very large and extremely imposing 19th century Swiss Folk Art carving of a Leaping Bull. Formerly hung under the overhanging eaves of a butcher's shop (chalet) in Bulle, Switzerlan...
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Neo Classical Bronze Statue of Hebe The Greek Goddess of Youth A handsome piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Neo Classical Bronze Statue of Hebe The Greek Goddess of Youth
A handsome piece made in bronze and is set on a square plinth, the statue is fully 3 dimensional and looks very attra...
Category
Classical Greek Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian miniature Mica paintings C.1830
Indian Company School
A pair of 19th Century Indian gouache paintings on mica.
M...
Category
Indian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Hand-Forged Iron Shoe, Likely a Cobblers Sample
Located in Wainscott, NY
Late 19th century hand-forged iron shoe, likely a Conblers sample.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Ivory, Rust, Navy
Located in Port Washington, NY
Tabriz, the capital of the northwestern Iranian province of Azerbaijan, has for centuries enjoyed a great reputation as a centre of Persian culture. Under the benign patronage of Sha...
Category
Persian Tabriz Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$36,799 Sale Price
20% Off
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
The brown patina testifies to the ritual use and great age of this rare mask
Wood
Loma / Guerze-Kpelle, Liberia
Late 19th Century
...
Category
Liberian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A large Nelson commemorative armorial pier glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Nelson commemorative armorial pier glass. This George III giltwood mirror has a rectangular glass plate below a shaped cornice with a central coat of arms for Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805) flanked by foliate tendrils on a painted black ground. The sides consist of paired tied-reed columns with palm frond capitals enclosing similar black painted panels of fruiting vine tendrils rising from classical vases. English, circa 1805.
See Wick Antiques, Britain on the High Seas: From Nelson to Churchill, pp.76-77, for a very similar giltwood mirror from a group at Merton Place, the house in Surrey which the Admiral shared with his mistress Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765-1815). They all featured his coat of arms surmounted by a baron’s coronet...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Folk Art Leather and Woven Rush Butchers Bag Initials BP Dated 1832
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming woven rush bag, with applied leather sections, initials and the date 1832, the reversed also has appliqué leather sections of organic flowing forms
The piece is in goo...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Rush
19th Century Naive Pair of Children's Shoes & Floral Still Life Paintings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A delightful pair of floral still-life paintings, dating to the mid/second half of the 19th century. Oil on canvas and presented in period maple frames with gilt slips. Each painting...
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Large Unique Sieve, Swedish Folk Art, 1800s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Extraordinary sieve, diameter ca 120 cm. Swedish Folk Art / Allmoge, 1800s.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Miniature Normandy Church
Located in Washington, DC
Painted miniature Normandy church. Two pieces.
The doors on the bottom level open.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Carpet, Light Blue, Soft Saffron and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
Antique Tabriz rugs are distinguished by their excellent weave and by their remarkable adherence to the classical traditions of Persian rug design. The city of Tabriz, situated in No...
Category
Persian Tabriz Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$29,999 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Yacht Binnacle With Verdigris Finnish
Located in Norwell, MA
Nineteenth century yacht binnacle in original untouched condition. With mushroom top and matching burners. Oval viewing port exposes the gimbaled compass marked with makers name of a...
Category
North American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a ...
Category
Nigerian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Authentic 19th Century Lakota Sioux Child's Bonnet
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Authentic and genuine 19th Century Lakota Sioux fully beaded child's bonnet. Sinew sewn with cotton calico (flour sack) lining. Made for own use. Very few made, and fewer survived. B...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Beads
Boule ball hard wood
Located in Diest, BE
French ball from a folk art game. Great patina and form.
Normandy, France ca. 1860
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American 19th Century Cherry Bowl Hand Carved
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a wonderful American 19th-century primitive cherry bowl or trencher, hand carved very thin 1/4" think, an extraordinary amount of work went into making this bowl without dama...
Category
American Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency Mongo 19th Century
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency MONGO Tshuapa District - D.R Congo
4494 gr
Beautiful patina.
These anklets were worn by women of the Mongo tribe ...
Category
African Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Karachov Kazak Carpet, Handmade Wool, Pale Blue, Rust, Ivory, Geometric
Located in Port Washington, NY
Karachov Kazak: A quite famous and seldom-found design type, usually attributed to the Armenian weavers of the high Caucasus Mountains. The best of the ...
Category
Russian Kazak Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of American 19th century circus wagon or traveling carousel three-dimensional wood carved faces. From an early American traveling circus. Many layers...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Pair of American Nautical Gimbaled Nickel Silver & Brass Wall Sconces, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nautical gimbaled nickel silver over brass mounted wall sconces with bulbous flared amber glass shades. Gimbals kept candles straight in rough seas. Pair are candle ...
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Antique Persian Bakhshaish Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Ivory Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Antique Bakhshaish / Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big...
Category
Persian Bakshaish Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$11,199 Sale Price
30% Off
Folky Store Display Horse
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted black with a red saddle, glass eyes and hairm. Missing one of its stirrups, the stirrup is carved from wood and is hanging from its original thick canvas. The ears which were...
Category
North American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table
A Lovely Decorative piece painted in an orange pallet with Flowers
This little metal table is very stable ...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Mariner's Compass Quilt with Swag and Bow Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
Elegant version of the always desirable Mariner's Compass quilt pattern. It is an extremely difficult pattern to execute with the numerous fine points an...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Folk Art Hand Hooked Rug with Chickens, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Hand Hooked rug with chickens, circa 1880, with two grey chicks standing on black and tan patches (respectively) on a white ground, separated by a double chevron band of mul...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Burlap, Wool
19th Century Sioux Quilled Knife Sheath
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Quilled knife sheath with quilled drops, tin cones with yellow horsehair. With original collection tag. A very rare piece in this condition. Original tag reads "Knife sheath I bought from Mr. Corelson Marsh 1st - 1890 Pd 60 cts. Worth 2.00. Mr. Robb sent Me C. (Post - Trade form Ft Bennet Dakota. A valuable relic + very rare. Worked with colored porcupine quills. E Kaucher." Ex. Stalter Collection. Dr. Kenneth Stalter (1954-2012) grew up in Delaware County where he developed a lifelong interest in Native American tools...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide
19th Century Large Apothecary Chemist Carboy Pharmacy Shop Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century hand blown glass chemist window display carboy. Used as a symbol of the pharmacy from the 17th century to the early 20th century.
A rare example with a hollow cut ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century Weathered Wooden European Complete Seven Pin or Ball Game Set
Located in Wainscott, NY
Late 19th Century European Ball and 7 Pin Game Set
Weathered Wooden
Complete Set
Overall Display 20" x 10" (8 items Total in Set)
(1) Ball =4x4x4.5
(7) Pins =10.5"H x 3.25"D
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Baluch Bagface, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Baluch Bagface Mat, c. 1900
Additional Information
Dimensions: 2'10" W x 2'10" L
Origin: Persia
Period: c. 1900
Rug ID: 16877
Category
Persian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,500
Wooden Phrenology Head Advertising Store Display Model Folk Art Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and painted wooden phrenology head Store display advertising model. Phrenology bust by unknown wood carver, circa 1870. Perfect to decorate a Do...
Category
American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental Clock on a Polychromed Panel with Hands in Golden Metal
Located in Leuven , BE
Monumental early 19th century clock on a polychrome panel with clock-hands in golden metal, fixed on a tin sheet. The hands are attached to the back of the panel with a clock system,...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Ferahan Sarouk Rug in Dainty Flora & Suspended Vines, c. 1900's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Sophisticated Old-World Antique Ferahan Sarouk Dainty Flora & Suspended Vines
About: One of the most sought-after pieces of the first quarter of the 20th century - these are among...
Category
Sarouk Farahan Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Unsigned Victorian Oil Painting, of a Water Fall
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unsigned Victorian Oil Painting, of a Water Fall
The painting is in its original elaborate Gilt Frame, the painting is in good condition mild scuffing and...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oil on canvas, portrait of a Lady Signed GRANT 1889. The Florentine giltwood frame with scrolling leaf decoration.
Dimensions:
Height 33 inches
Width 29 inches
Depth 2.5 inches.
Category
British Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$1,399 Sale Price
38% Off
Late 19th Century Binnacle Pascall Atkey
Located in Norwell, MA
English yacht binnacle by Pascall Atkey of Cowes. Round, varnished mahogany base with brass feet. Hood is solid brass with side burner housing. Compass inside reads "Pascall Atkey & ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Rustic English Private Land Owners Trespassers Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century rustic private land owners trespassers sign
This sign is made in elm with metal lettering set in relief it says
Notice
No road
Trespassers Wil
Be prosecuted
By...
Category
Rustic Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native America Navajo South West Style Pictorial Rug Tapestry, c. Mid 1900s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a vintage Native American Navajo pictorial tapestry with hand-woven images depicting life in the SW United States. Navajo and other Pueblo Peoples rugs are generally flat...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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