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Period: 19th Century
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
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Category
Liberian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Caesar's Crown Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Several features make this Caesar's Crown quilt a real standout. It is well pieced and quilted. Having the blocks abut one another creates four leaf clovers in the white off blocks. ...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Farahan Sarouk Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug, Ivory, Red, Navy, VERY FINE
Located in Port Washington, NY
Finely woven Farahan Sarouks were produced in the late 19th century until just before world war I. Size 4.6 x 6.5. They have become extremely rare and are highly valued for their art...
Category
Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Painted Bentwood Pantry Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
Round bentwood box made out of pine with lapped seams and iron
tacks, retaining its original robin egg blue paint
Good condition with appropriate edge wear
American, circa 1850.
Category
American Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Unusual Tramp Art / Folk Art Wood and Stone Clock, sculpture. cabinet.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Tramp Art / Folk Art Wood and Stone (granite) Clock, sculpture. cabinet.. Amazing decorative item.Antique hand crafted,Stone ,granite cylinders,
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Granite
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 41.5cm.
Width: 20cm.
Depth: 9cm.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions;
Height: 25cm.
Width: 16cm.
Depth: 6cm.
Category
English Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Light and Dark Calico Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Light and Dark Log Cabin quilt has more depth than the usual version of this pattern. The blocks are outlined with both red and indigo creating a frame around each of the diamond shape blocks. The placement of fabrics gives this quilt a nice dimensionality. All of the fabrics in the quilt are calico with the exception of the red used for the frame and border. The red border is quilted with diagonal lines. Measurements are 80 inches square...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
American Arts & Crafts Framed Silk Embroidery of Two Dogs
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Presumed to having its origins in the United States and done in the Arts & Crafts period, this extremely intricate and realistic depiction of two hound dogs bridled together is done ...
Category
American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silk
C1900 French Ceramic Red Squirrel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
C1900 French Ceramic Red Squirrel. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Ivory, Red, Light Blue, and Green
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...
Category
Persian Sultanabad Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Lunéville French Green Brown Gold Majolica Butterfly Wall Pocket Vase
By Luneville
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th century, a very rare French antique Wall Pocket vase in faience fine, tin-glazed enamel earthenware, in excellent condition. This piece is entirely hand-painted with the hi...
Category
French Romantic Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gold
19th Century American Treenware Sugar Canister with Lid
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century American treenware sugar canister with lid
Dimensions: 5" diameter x 6" high
Good antique condition. Please see all images.
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Rabbit
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Rabbit. Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Embroidery Brocade Collar Qing Dynasty Crane Floral Asian Arts
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Museum quality antique 1800s Childs collar on baby blue clothe background, appears much lighter in photos. Stamped on verso Sarit Centre Westland’s Nairobi Kenya Africa. Background is baby blue, appears lighter in images.
Measures: Collar diameter 12.5 in. (Beads about 1.75 inches additional.)
Square frame is 17.75 in.
From a Norwegian and then Kenya State Department Official's Estate in Bethesda MD...
Category
Chinese Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Wonderful Scottish Folk Art Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most unusual early 19th century Scottish carved Folk Art tea caddy, the lid with foliate carving and knob finial, the body taking its design from the more hi style sarcophagus form b...
Category
Scottish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Birch
Folk art walking stick depicting the head of a man, USA 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: one piece of fruitwood depicting the head of a man. United States of America circa 1880.
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Balinese Temple Offering Tray / Bowl 'Dulang'
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; "Dulangs" served two main purpose, one purpose was to carry offerings atop woman’s heads during ceremonies. The present dulang was used exclusively in temples to display offerings. This dulang has faded polychrome and chipped wood...
Category
Balinese Other Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"Harness Racer at Belmont Park 1884, Philadelphia" by Agustus Kollner
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Agustus Knoller and dated 1884. Inscribed on the reverse in pencil "This trotting came off Aug 15th 1884 at Belmont Park...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple frame, Early 19th Century. Alphabet and Numerals. Signed by maker Maria Nuttall Age 7.
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood
Antique Folk Art Carved Gesso over Wood and Hand Painted Native Man Statue
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Presumed to date from the late 19th century, this life-sized Folk Art carved and hand painted study depicts a Native man dressed in traditional attire and holding a staff. The artist is unknown and this sculpture is unsigned and done in a very realistic style. The carving, likely done in Cyprus wood...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Softwood, Paint
19th Century Travail De Maîtrise / Master's Work
Located in Brecht, BE
A true collectors item, this travail de maîtrise/master's work, made in France in the 19th century, dated 1879, a wooden three spoke wheel, mounted on a contemporary iron base, a rar...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Marble Corbels - Set of 5
Located in Southall, GB
Set of 5 Assorted 19th Century Marble Corbels:
1 x Large Green verde Antico Cartouche: Height - 31cm / width 33.5cm / Depth - 6cm at thickest part
2 x Apricot / white marble Corbels...
Category
French Rococo Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Pair of Obelisks Italy Third Quarter 19th Century
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Red Granite obelisks surmounted by two gilded bronze terrestrial and celestial globes. The obelisks rest on two plinths also made of granite with base and capital of Giallo d...
Category
Italian Other Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Magnificent Silk Ikat Chapan, Uzbekistan, Xix Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Ikat Chapan – a man’s uzbek coat – Style Robe with exceptionally rich colour and dynamic pattering. Viewers may become lost in this ikat’s intertwining mot...
Category
Uzbek Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Hand-Turned Olive Wood Plate Rack with Finial Detailing, 19th Century
Located in Northport, MI
A rare and exquisitely crafted 19th-century olive wood plate rack, showcasing meticulous hand-turning and richly detailed spindle work. This sculptural piece features a rhythmic arra...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Olive
Colourful North African Terra Cotta Elephant Statue Seat
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Colourful North African terra cotta elephant statue seat
A very bright and attractive piece of Folk Art from North Africa, he dates from the l...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Bronze Gold Weight Depicting a Traditional Hunter. Akan, Ghana
Located in London, GB
This Akan gold weight depicts a traditional hunter, smoking a pipe. He is shown holding a knife, with a second knife secured in his belt. A musket is balanced over his shoulder, and ...
Category
Ghanaian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Appliqué Collage Sir Percival Radcliffe 3rd Baronet of Rudding Park
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A beautiful applique collage of late Georgian silkwork figures and decorative section, no doubt from a larger textile hanging. They have later been to remounted in 19th century into ...
Category
English Georgian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Silk, Pine
Antique Persian Sultanabad, Wool Handmade Beige, Gold, Navy and Red Oriental Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...
Category
Persian Sultanabad Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Eastern Woodland Crooked Knife
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern woodland crooked knife. Solid handle having an exquisite hand chipped carved American Folk Art style geometric design. The blade is hand forged i...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine and Rare Early 19th Century Carved Bootjack in the Form of a Pistol
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare !9th Century hand carved antique treen bootjack, to remove riding boots, in the unusual form of a pistol.
This is a rare find and unfolds to form a bootjack with be...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Beech
19th Century Gilt and Gesso Frame attributed to President James Polk Estate
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 19th century gilt and gesso picture frame. Found at an estate sale in Columbia, Tennessee. Objects from the sale were attributed to President James K. Polk's estate. Fantastic ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Skylight Yacht Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Beautiful solid brass yacht binnacle from John Bliss of New York with gimbaled compass mounted to a varnished wood base. The compass bezel is engraved J...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
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
Pair of Arts & Crafts Drinking Horns, Late 19th Century
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Pair of Arts & Crafts drinking horns, late 19th century.
Decorative horns with riveted copper bands and tips.
Measures: H 22, D 3 cm, W 3 cm.
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Horn
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
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Decorated all over with a geometric design and ‘glyph’ type motifs
Dark glossy patina, excellent colour, retaining the or...
Category
Tongan Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Persian Baluch Bagface, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Baluch Bagface Rug, Late 19th Century
Additional information:
Dimension: 2'9" W x 3'0" L
Origin: Persia
Period: Late 19th Century
Condition: Good condition with a s...
Category
Persian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Red, white and blue with geometric stacked colors. Hard soles, cotton cuff edging.
Period: Late 19th Century
Origin: Gr...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
19th Century Dutch Carved Monumental Wood Eagle Figure Seated on a Pedestal
Located in Queens, NY
Continental 19th century Dutch life-sized carved wooden eagle figure with open mouth on square pedestal.
Category
Dutch Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Game Board in Original Painted Red and Black Original Surface
Located in Lambertville, NJ
19th century game board in original painted red and black original surface. Hand painted red and black with gold lines between boxes. Nice old...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Kazak Runner, Handmade Oriental Rug, Red, Blue, Yellow, Off-White, Green
Located in Port Washington, NY
Very unusual design, Kazak rugs are among the most sought after Caucasian rugs. This Kazak is a great example of a 19th century collectible piece. Measures: 3'3" x 6'6".
Category
Russian Kazak Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
African Currency of the AFO People from Nigeria on a Metal Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful, museum quality display stand of a late 19th century Hoe or Shovel currency. Four available for individual purchase.
Category
African Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Bolivian Nanaka Tunic Poncho, Naturally Dyed, Late 19th Century Textile
Located in Denver, CO
This ceremonial Nanaka tunic (also known as a man’s shirt) originates from the Toro Palca region in Potosí, Bolivia, and is a stunning example of traditional Quechua Indian craftsman...
Category
Bolivian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
UNIDENTIFIED FRENCH ARTIST, 19 c. Winter landscape with birds
Located in Copenhagen, DK
UNIDENTIFIED FRENCH ARTIST, 19 c.
Winter landscape with birds. Painting of high quality.
Signed illegible, oil on canvas.
Measuring 31x39 cm (38 x 47 cm.)
In good condition, we o...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign
A great piece of social history, this is a window, the old sash type, the glass is etched and ...
Category
Edwardian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
Oil on Panel with Iron Frame
Located in Houston, TX
Coastal oil painting mounted to a cobalt blue iron frame. This beautiful painting of a sailboat docked at the base of a cliff would dress up any wall.
Measures: 25" D x 39 1/4" W x...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century German Wooden Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved wooden Torah pointer, Germany, circa 1880.
Folk Art Judaica.
Every item in Menorah Galleries is accompanied by a Lifetime "Certificat...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopia TOTEM 1 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 1 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top h...
Category
Ethiopian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Old Master Sanguine Chalk Drawing Mother & Child Portrait
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Mother & Child"
French School, 19th century.
sanguine chalk drawing on paper, unframed.
Painting: 23.25 x 17.75 inches.
Condition report:
The ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mennnite Tree Everlasting Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Mennonite quilt of Sawtooth Bars is given the name Tree Everlasting. The quilt is in excellent, unwashed condition. The Bars are quilted with cable patterning and scrolling vine...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Antique Victorian Cast Brass Figural Cherub Door Stops or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique detailed cast brass figural cherub door stops are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1880 in the p...
Category
American Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Fine 1860's Botannical Watercolour Drawing, Painted in 1867 on the Cote D'Azur
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English/ French School, 19th century, dated 1867. The location given is on the Cote d'Azur, though the style and writing possibly more likely English.
Title: Indis...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
1870s English Carved Wood Robin Hood Figure
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1870s English carved wood Robin Hood figure.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Savigny Landscape in Oil
Located in Madison, MS
This lovely oil painting features very soft blue and green colors from a landscape scene in Savigny, France. In the painting, there are 2 people in a canoe.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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