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Period: 19th Century
19th Century Folk Art Long Wooden 7 Peg Coat Rack
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century folk art long wooden 7 peg coat rack.
Plain and simple, a Folk Art hand sculptured rack with Blacksmith made iron pegs on a 61” long rail...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Blickensderfer Typewriter Tin Sign "A Gift from the 19th to the 20th Century"
Located in Stamford, CT
A Wonderful Blickensderfer Typewriter Advertising Sign " A GIFT from the 19th to the 20th CENTURY " ( circa 1899 ) simply an amazing sign. Th...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
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
Superb museum quality Antique Lobi or Bwa stool Burkina Faso / Mali
Located in Leuven, BE
Antique superb rare Lobi or Bwa stool Burkina Faso / Mali region
Available at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium
Tribe : Bwa or Lobi
Country : Burkina Faso / Mali
Late 19th / Early 20th ...
Category
Burkinabe Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of Five Miniature Navajo Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These miniature Navajo Indian weaving pillows. There are two matching pairs and one odd pattern single.
Dimensions are from left to right:
10.5" x 9.5"
10" x 9"
10" x 9"
10" x...
Category
American Navajo Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large French Oil Painting, Indistinctly Signed, Dated 1887
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A large French oil painting, indistinctly signed, dated 1887. Young naked blonde woman with flower wreath on her head, rolling hills in the backgro...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
19th Century, Jewish Velvet and Goldthread Cape
Located in Brecht, BE
A rare find this 19th century green velvet and goldthread ceremonial jewish cape,
from Morocco.
Category
Moroccan Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Velvet
French Painted and Gilt Stenciled Dressing Table. Circa 1810-15
Located in Charleston, SC
French hand painted and gilt flip top one drawer dressing table with decorative floral stenciling, lined interior with original mirror, terminating on bulbous legs with cross stretc...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...
Category
American Regency Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century American Handmade Burled Wood Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th century American handmade burled wood chair
Great looking accent chair with beautiful patina and wood grain.
Dimensions: 37 in. H x 15....
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Oil on Canvas, 19th Century Unknown Artist, Fireplace with Women and Children
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Oil on canvas. 19th century, unknown artist, fireplace with women and children.
Good condition, 57 x 101 cm. The gold frame is in good condition.
Category
Unknown Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Octave Nicolas Francois Tassaert Pastel on Paper
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Octave Nicolas Francois Tassaert (1800-1874) pastel on paper. Portrait of woman.
Signed O.T 1854. 21 x 21 cm. Measure: The frame is 2 cm. wide. In good condition. The frame is in go...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Special Tramp Art Box of Drawers
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
An especially sweet four-drawer hand-carved "tramp art" box. The top is decorated with a symbolic heart and arrow, a common design element in Tramp Art. The drawers are embellished with porcelain knobs. Carved ladies boots...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Back View
Located in Cirencester, GB
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Back View
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on pale blue/grey artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.5 x 11 inches (width ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Rare 19th Century Zulu Studded Knobkerrie, South Africa
Located in London, GB
The large, mushroom-shaped bulbous head of this rare 19th century Zulu knobkerrie from South Africa has been decorated with an array of early metal tac...
Category
Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, GB
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated on Floor
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches
p...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Rear View Seated
Located in Cirencester, GB
English graphite sketch of a female nude, back view, seated.
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905).
on off white artists paper, unframed.
Measurements: sheet 18.75 x 12 inches....
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Standing Facing
Located in Cirencester, GB
English graphite sketch of a female nude, standing facing
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.5 x 12 inches
pr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
English Antique Portrait Sketch of Female Nude Seated 'with Additional Image'
Located in Cirencester, GB
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated (with additional image attached)
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on yellowed thin artists paper, unframed
measurements: ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
English Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas, Spring Flowers
Located in Cirencester, GB
English Still Life Floral Display with Daffodils
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on linen canvas, unstretched, unframed, unsigned
measurements: canvas 10 x 12 inches
...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine 1860's Botannical Watercolour Drawing - Isabella Grapes on the Vine
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English/ American School, 19th century, circa 1860's.
Title: Isabella Grapes on the vine. Interesting inscription telling the history of the drawing and how the or...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine 19thc Botannical Watercolour Drawing - Two Red & Green Apples & Branch
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English School, 19th century, indistinctly signed lower corner.
Title: botannical study of two apples with a branch next to them.
Medium: watercolour drawing on...
Category
Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug, Ivory, Navy, Rust
Located in Port Washington, NY
The best of Kashan’s from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are referred to as Motasham Kashan’s. They are some of the most finely woven of all Persian rugs...
Category
Persian Kashan Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pair of Gros – Point Stitched Panels Representing Orientalist Scenes
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of gros – point stitched panels representing orientalist scenes: One with a tiger hunt and the other with a battle scene, both in a setting of tropical vegetation on a black g...
Category
French Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Nantucket Miniature Long Case Clock, circa 1894
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Antique Nantucket miniature long case clock, made and patented by Wallace Brown, circa 1894, with original paper label and poem. A Hand crafted mahogany case with arched bonnet,...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Siberian Eskimo Pipe, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
Siberian Eskimo people were introduced to tobacco in the 17th century, acquiring it from European traders in exchange for furs. Pipes based on European models, such as this example, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Leather, Hide
Fine 19th Century Bronze Arm Adornment, Cameroon
Located in London, GB
This finely cast bronze late 19th century arm adornment from Cameroon is possibly Kirdi in origin. Displays a beautiful form, the adornment features a prominent central ridge, and ov...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
American Federal Silhouettes of Livingston Family Members
Located in New York, NY
Snipping a profile from paper with scissors, and mounting the result to a contrasting sheet of paper, became a popular diversion among the European and American upper classes in the ...
Category
American Federal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Plain Cast Iron, Brass Globe, 38 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of andirons in a plain style with a brass globe on top.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fi...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Firedogs, Figural Andirons, Musketeer, Cast Iron, 36 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of andirons with a bust of a french "Mousquetaire".
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firepl...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Painted & Decorated Chest with Drawers
Located in Lancaster, PA
Beautiful chest of drawers made of pine and retaining the original red painted finish with polka dots in dark green and yellow. Period brass hardware. Pennsylvania, dated on inside, ...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Berlin Iron, Brass
Late 19th Century Wood and Leather Seat Railroad Station Bench
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great looking late 19th century railroad station bench found in the mid-west. Original grey paint on wood surface and very nicely aged leather s...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Ornate Design, Cast Iron, 35 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with a plain globe decoration.
France, 1880-1900.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firep...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Enthroned Figure, Cast Iron, 35 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful pair of andirons with throned figure.
France, late 19th century.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firepla...
Category
French Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Ivory, Soft Colors
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
Pair Of English Carved Walnut Figures Of Country Gentleman
Located in Essex, MA
Each standing figure wearing a jacket and a hat. One holding a pipe and a pitcher and another holding a tankard. Maybe once resided in a pub. Very well carved with tiny holes in wood...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
19th C Pair of Breton Polychromed Fruitwood Statues, Fisherman and His Wife
Located in Leuven , BE
The polychromed statues are in an excellent state and date from a period when profane sculptures started to replace the religious ones.
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Turkish Kilim Konia Light Blue Background Decorated with Ram's Horn
Located in Firenze, IT
Those who know the language of the Kilim read it like a book understanding what the weaver tells. Like a mirror, the Kilim reflects the life of the woman who wove it and the culture ...
Category
Turkish Kilim Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Very Rare West Riding Constabulary Cast Iron Wall Plaque
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very rare west riding constabulary cast iron wall plaque
This branch of the British police force was established in 1825, Yorkshire was divided into ...
Category
British Colonial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
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
Antique Indian Agra Carpet, Hunting Rugs, Oriental Rugs, Red, Gold, Ivory, Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Agra rugs are the most highly sought after of any 19th century Indian rugs today. Agra rugs were extremely well-made heavy durable rugs and are considered the best of Indian rugs.
...
Category
Indian Agra Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Painted 19th century Folk Art Child's Chair
Located in Troy, NY
Adorable, unusual small chair, with one armrest, containing a small compartment. The original paint beautifully worn and faded (minor retouching and over paint on the bottom stretche...
Category
Scandinavian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Folk art walking stick, leather discs and black horne, England 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: stick with metal tip, the shaft made from an iron core in which leather discs are inserted, with a progressive diameter up to the handle. The cane is polished...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Spinning Wheel, Walnut Wood, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spinning wheel. Walnut wood carved and turned. XIX century.
Vertical carved walnut wood spinning wheel, which has been decorated with fine lines in certain areas, and the use of b...
Category
European Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Pair of Chinese Hardwood Buffalo & Boys with Bone Flutes
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century pair of dark hardwood water buffalo with inset glass eyes. These finely carved and highly detailed figures have carved boy figures sitting on their backs holding bone flutes...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa late 1800s, wood, and glass, American, possibly New York. Charming beyond belief, this polychrome Folk Art House was originally made to feature a ...
Category
American Folk Art 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
Oil Painting On Canvas With Motif of Two Children From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting on canvas with a motif of two children from around the 1860s
Dimensions in cm: H:72 W:84
This product will be inspected thoroughly at our professional workshop by ou...
Category
Danish Other Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Wooden Carved Head, Sailor, with Pipe
Located in Vienna, AT
Carved wood head, finely carved, sailor, with pipe, rare, good original condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Primitive Polychrome Divided Country Grain Bin
Located in Milford, NH
A 19th century primitive, orange and black painted grain bin with divided compartments. A great conversation and statement piece that could even be used as a woodbox for kindling, to...
Category
American Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Dimension: Height: 15 cm Diameter: 5 cm.
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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
19th Century Horse Hoof Gentleman's Cane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Gentleman's cane with horse leg or hoof carved of horn.
Period: 19th century
Origin: United States
Size: Handle 5", overall 38".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in th...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Horn
American Brass Spot Light on Telescopic Barber Pole Tripod Stand, NY, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American brass Nautical Swivel spot light on telescopic barber pole tripod stand, Troy, NY. Late 19th century. Original candle and has been electrified.
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Dutch Painting
Located in Esbeek, NL
Dutch painting, oil on canvas
inspired by an tile panel delft blue, circa 1880-Inspired on a Dutch antique Delft Blue tile tableau (composition of individ...
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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