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Period: 19th Century
Greek Tin Flask (Zinn Flachmann), 1895
Located in Munich, DE
A beautifully preserved Greek tin flask from 1895, showcasing intricate craftsmanship and vintage charm. This rare piece adds historical character and unique style to any collection.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
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
19th Century Welsh Folk Art Column Form
Located in London, GB
19th Century Welsh Folk art Column Form
Really quite extraordinary piece of Welsh folk art, "The Marquess of Angleseys Column" dating mid to late 19th Century. Constructed from carv...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Slate
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
American Diorama, Follower Gerrit Schouten, Carib Indigenous Village
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Follower of Gerrit Schouten (second half of the 19th century)
Diorama depicting a Carib Indigenous camp
Carved wood, papier-mâché, paint on paper...
Category
Surinamer Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Twig, Wood, Paper, Feathers
Antique Turkish Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Beige, Taupe, Sage, Coral
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 s...
Category
Turkish Oushak Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pair of Vintage Polychrome Carved Hardwood Models of Recumbent Horses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pair of Vintage polychromes decorated carved hardwood models of recumbent horses each wearing harness on naturalistic base. Beautiful patina with sligh...
Category
Unknown Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Paint
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
A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Indonesia, Nias, 19th century
H. 37.5 x W. 10 cm
Sculptures like the one present are not only decorative items but are believed to be vessels that house the spirits of ancestors and are used to communicate with them.
After the death of a person a wooden image or Adu Zatua was made to mediate between the human world and the spiritual realm. These kinds of figures were commissioned by noble Nias families, whereas simple and lesser quality carvings generally were found among lower class families.
In this particularly fine example, the sculptor has paid careful attention to the proportions of the different parts of the body, dividing it into three main sections – the head, the torso, and the legs. The shapes are sometimes flat, round, or have notches, but all are perfectly in balance creating a certain divine tranquillity. This Adua Zatua’s ears are decorated with earrings, and it is wearing a headdress, pointing towards a chiefly provenance.
In 1914 the Dutch gained complete control of the island of Nias and started spreading Protestant Christianity. Many ancestor statues...
Category
Indonesian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Early 19th Century Silk Embroidery Folk Art Animals Elephant & Leopard
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A exceptional pair of hand embroidered silk animals (leopard & elephant), housed in faux rosewood frames and original marble paper backings.
Very much in the naive, folk art aesth...
Category
British Georgian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Silk, Pine
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
Wooden Diptych, Lyre Players, 19th Century
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Wooden Diptych, Lyre players, 19th century
Painting on wooden panel
Measures: L 30 x H 75 x P 2 cm
Signed.
Category
European Other Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Gingerbread Mold
Located in Vista, CA
Wooden gingerbread mold (rectangle shapes with simple designs).
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Persian Rug in Floral Gold, Blue and Taupe
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
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Persian Rug in Masculine Gold, Brown and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
Tabriz is an important weaving center in North West Persia and has been since the 16th century. This city has become one of the leading producers of carpets in the east. In the 19th ...
Category
Persian Tabriz Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early 19th Primitive Naive Interior Scene Folk Art Military Wooden Leg Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A busy oil on canvas interior scene showing an exaggerated early 19th century social scene in the naïve self taught style.
A military/naval officer is showing off his wooden leg ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Birdseye Maple
Duckweed Green Creel
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native center opening creel made of split willow. We assume sold to a fisherman, he painted. Measures: 9" x 13" x 8" H.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Northeast
Size: 9" x 13" x 8" ...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Willow
Irish Folk Art Spoon Rack
Located in Nantucket, MA
unique and beautifully carved spoon rack
Category
Irish Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Portrait Miniature In Graphite American 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a very beautiful , highly detailed and well executed portrait of a woman. Created in the early nineteenth century with graphite on paper. The sitter can be seen with a book in her hand and a ring on her finger. She is sitting in a painted fancy chair by the window with the drape pulled back...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Mortar and Pestle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century fruitwood mortar and pestle. Remnants of oxblood red and silver blue banded paint. Original pestle included.
Origin: Eastern, United States
Period: First half of the 19...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Religious Figure
Located in Houston, TX
19th century religious figure used in a chapel for decorative purposes. Beautifully carved figure standing on top of a sphere resembling the world. Pr...
Category
Mexican Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Romantic Oil Paintings English Landscape Barnstable Devon
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful pair of antique English oil paintings in the Romantic style
Believed to be a scene from near Barnstable, Devon
We date this pair to circa 1890
Very evocative treatment of the natural setting by the artist
Inscribed on the back 'Near Barnstable'
Also inscribed 'Last Gleams of the Setting Sun'
Signed F Hider...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
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
Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa
Located in Leuven, BE
This Luba Royal caryatid stool from DR Congo Luba was in the 19th century used a Royal enthronement emblem. Luba leaders trace their ancestry to a dynasty of sacred kings, and Luba r...
Category
Congolese Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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
Long white mask
Located in Munich, DE
Add a touch of culture with this striking long white tribal mask. Its intricate design and elongated form make it a captivating decorative piece for any wall.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Hand Painted Bird Grain Bin
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful example of American Folk Art, early 1850s-1870s. Stunning piece for your home!
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chart of West Coast of South America by James Imray and Son
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of West Coast of South America compiled by James F. Imray and published in 1880. The chart captures the west coast from Valparaiso to Truxillo. Includes ...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Chart of the East Coast of England
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of the East Coast of England, from Dungeness to Flamborough, including the entrances to the Thames River. Drawn by hydrographer J.W. Norie in 1841. Includes Kent, Essex and Suf...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Pig
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Pig
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 Serab Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Camel Hair, Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
The village of Serab is known for their Fine long runners with a characteristic camel ground and lozenge shaped medallions. These rugs are woven in the village of Serab, located in t...
Category
Persian Heriz Serapi Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Handmade Soft Yellow Ground All Over Design
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 Heriz Northwest Persian Runner, Handmade Rug Light Blue, Taupe, Rust Red
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
Wooden Gingerbread Mold
Located in Vista, CA
Wooden gingerbread mold (small animals and figures).
Category
European Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Slat Bucket in Yellow Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 1900’s authentic yellow wood slat bucket with metal bands, purposed in the construction field for handling sticky, chunky mud.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A beautiful black-and-white beaded necklace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bonda people, Orissa, early 20th century
The Bonda people are an indigenous tribal group predominantly found in the hilly areas of Malkangiri district in Odisha (Orissa), India. Recognized as one of the oldest and most traditional tribes in the country, they are often regarded as part of the "Adivasi," or the original inhabitants of the region.
Bonda women are renowned for their distinctive traditional attire and adornments. They wear a minimal garment called nala around their waist and embellish themselves with heavy jewelry crafted from beads, metal, and coins. Their hair is typically styled into a bun and covered with a beaded headpiece...
Category
Indian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Small tribal mask
Located in Munich, DE
Add a touch of culture with this striking tribal mask. Its intricate design makes it a captivating decorative piece for any wall. Size without the feathers: 22cmx14cmx8cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Deck Plate
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass deck plate.
Dimensions: 17.5" diameter.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
19th C. French Hand-Carved Wood Cherub Figures, Beautiful Decorative Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French pair of carved-wood cherub figures from the 19th century. This antique pair of wooden figurines from France have been hand-carved to depict a male child (or putto) with loos...
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Shahsevan Sumak Bagface, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Shahsevan Sumak Bagface, 19th Century
Using a saturated and subtly modulated medium-blue ground this large Shahsevan sumak bag face draws a creative reinterpretation...
Category
Persian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Black Forest Chamois Carved Wood Head - 1800s Germany
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning 19th Century German Black Forest Chamois head hand carved from solid wood and glass eyes. Stunning piece in very good condition for age. Plea...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Glass
69th Battery Royal Field Artillery Framed Commemorative Embroidery
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
69th Battery Royal Field Artillery Framed Commemorative Embroidery
A stunning piece, in fine detail applied and embroidered tapestry, showing the counties and campaigns from 1855 ...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Belgian Pine Childs Hat Block, Milliners Form
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Belgian pine childs hat block, Milliners form
This is the form of a Bowler Hat with a narrow brim it is a superbly attractive piece
The Block comes from Belgium and is in excelle...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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
Italian 19th Century Urn-Carved Wood Fragment with it's Original Finish and Gilt
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian urn carved-wood fragment with it's original finish from the 19th century. This elegant antique urn fragment from Italy has been carved with a roped upper lip, and a leaf and scallop carved motif with egg and dart trim adorning rings about it's shapely body. This piece retains it's original finish and gilt, which has a nicely aged patina and lovely areas of cracking; a reflection of it's age. Please note that the backside of this 19th century Italian urn...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Brass Bow Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass bow lantern with clear Fresnel lens by George B. Carpenter of Chicago. Measures: 12 x 5 1/2 x 4 ½.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
William IV Police Truncheon
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A William IV policeman’s truncheon.
A great piece of social history, the baton has a slightly shaped grip handle, the lower part is painted in Red and the upper part has a blue ba...
Category
Regency Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Paiute Burden Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Paiute burden basket with harness leather handles. Much used, well cared for, in use repairs on bottom. Collected White River Nevada, Duck Water Band.
...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Iron Stags Head
Located in Washington, DC
Iron Stags Head- Single Only
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Stunning Victorian Large Scaled Dutch Oil Painting of a Winter Scene by R Tuey
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Dutch oil painting of an elderly man in a winter scene by R Tuiy
A very good looking and decorative oil painting, this is ...
Category
Dutch High Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Paint
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
Senufo Stool Senoufo Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire African Tribal Art - 19th century
Located in Leuven, BE
A very big 19th century Senufo Stool
Tribe : Senufo / Senoufo
Country : Ivory Coast / Côte d'Ivoire
A very big Senufo stool carved from a single block of wood. The wood is tough, de...
Category
Ivorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Small Money Box "Magdalena" in the Style of Stobwasser Braunschweig
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small money box " Magadalena" in the style of Stobwasser Braunschweig. The piggy bank is made of painted tin and is reminiscent of the tin boxes finely painted by Stobwasser Braunschweig. The painting of the money tin...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
3 Hand Made Sycamore Treen Pots 1 with Miniatures
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Hand Made Sycamore Treen Pots 1 with Miniatures
The first pot is a powder pot with an internal mirror
No2 is a salve pot lovely piece
And the smallest contains a tiny carafe and...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
Wellington meets Blucher
Located in London, GB
Meeting of Wellington & Butcher.
Published by S.Lipschitz
London and Hamburg.
Not in its best condition but in what looks to be the original frame.
Colours still vibrant, some st...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Antique Persian Baluch Bagface, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Baluch Bagface Bag, Late 19th Century
Additional information:
Dimension: 2'6" W x 2'6" L
Condition: Good, minor moth damage.
Origin: Persia
Period: Late 19th Centur...
Category
Persian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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