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Period: Early 1900s
Edwardian Starfish Shaped Shell Valentine- Passing Lighthouse
Located in Downingtown, PA
Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama, Circa 1900. A large circular Edwardian star-shape shellwork diorama with beveled glass, features a chromolithograph of a sailing ship passing ...
Category

Adirondack Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Shell

Wilhelm II 1901 Zwei Mark Coin – Historical German Collectible - 2Y104
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This remarkable piece of numismatic history is a Wilhelm II Zwei Mark coin from the German Empire, minted in 1901. In excellent condition, this coin is an exquisite addition to any c...
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French Empire Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Stag Horn Handle American Walking Stick Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Highly figured stag horn handle, turn of the 19th century walking stick with a round walnut shaft in original finish and wide 1 3/16" silver banded collar wrapped around the upper sh...
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American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Antique Pram With Wicker Basket & Original Black Canopy From 1900s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique pram from around 1900 with wicker basket and original canopy. The pram stands on a beautifully curved metal frame with large spoked wheels and wh...
Category

Danish Other Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Metal and Wood American Bird Cage, Circa 1905
Located in Incline Village, NV
Hand made Folk Art American wire metal and painted wood birdcage, probably from Pennsylvania circa 1905. Having a rectangular body with a dome top; suitable for hanging, or surface decorative presentation, this birdcage is functional albeit it lacks a perch. The single door entry/exit is spring loaded, and there is a metal slide out removable tray at the bottom. The tole painting...
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American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

American Folk-Art Steam Ship Encased Diorama
Located in London, GB
American Folk-art Steam Ship Encased Diorama We share what we love, and we love this turn of the century hand crafted American folk-art encased steam ship model...
Category

Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

1900s German Carved Wooden Carousel Horse in Gallop with Crystals and Gold Leaf
By Dentzel Carousel Company
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s German hand-carved wooden carousel horse in a gallop with colored crystals and gold leaf appliques over a metal stand By: Dentzel Carousel Company (in the style of) Material: ...
Category

German Belle Époque Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf, Enamel

46-Star Printed American Flag Waver, Celebrating Oklahoma Statehood
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an American flag waver with 46 stars. The printed flag features a row pattern of stars against a dark blue canton, with thirteen red and white stripes completing the des...
Category

American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

French Wallpaper Printing Roll
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 French wallpaper roll made from oak. The rolls have lovely designs which would have been run through ink and then used to print a pattern on wallpaper. These make great ...
Category

French Industrial Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

"Billiken" Cast Iron Still Bank, American, Circa 1909
Located in Incline Village, NV
Original "Billiken" cast iron still bank patented in 1908 by Florence Pretz (patent number on the back in raised letters "NO39BO3". It was manufa...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Iron

English Shipwright's or Carpenter's Sash Fillister Plane by Atkin and Sons
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English shipwright's or carpenter's sash fillister or plough plane, c.1900, of finely patinated beech wood and brass by Atkin and Sons, Sheffield Works, Birmingham Marked A &...
Category

English Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass

Richters German Anchor Stone Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Richters German Anchor blocks building toys / Der Geschickte Baumeister Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900. Wooden box with printed paper labe...
Category

German Baroque Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Quartz

Antique Amish Dimond Quilt Lancaster Pennsylvania
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Amish quilt of center diamond pattern made from a red, green and light blue fine wool and cotton blend and backed by chambray cotton panel. The center diamond in the square p...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Turn of The Century Deer Horn Handle American Walking Stick Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Desirable western themed walking stick with a deer horn, highly figured handle in natural bone colors, with original brown highlights to the boned recessed horizontal lines. This is ...
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American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Bone

Circa 1900 French Wallpaper Printing Roll
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 wallpaper printing roll from France made from pine.
Category

French Industrial Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20thc Pictorial Pima Indian Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine American Indian Pima pictorial basket is in fine condition except some roughness around the top edge of the basket. The base has some minor...
Category

American Adirondack Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Hemp

Antique Ship Vessel Handle Wheel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique ship vessel handle wheel.
Category

Unknown Other Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Ship Vessel Handle Wheel
Antique Ship Vessel Handle Wheel
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Occasional Side End Lamp Table, 1905 Liberty's London
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Liberty Hand Carved Side Table. Heavily Carved with Large Poppy Flowers. A very good-looking piece, it's hand-carved from top to bottom with floral detailing.
Category

Italian Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

An antique Tutsi Basketry Woven Screen, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Insika (Screen or Wall Panel) Rwanda-Burundi, Tutsi people Circa 1900 or earlier Natural fibers and dyes H 23 ins (58.5 cm) W 16 ins (40.5 cm) Depth 3 1/2 ins (9 cm) This superb ...
Category

Rwandan Tribal Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

"Dancing Sailor" Antique Wind-Up Toy By "The Lehman Toy Company" Germany C. 1909
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Dancing Sailor" by Ernest Paul Lehman of Brandenburg, Germany; patented in 1903 (see image of marking) appears in post turn of the century Lehman Toy catalogues as item #535. After ...
Category

Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Antique Amish Dimond Quilt with Ex-Museum Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Amish quilt of center diamond pattern made from a blush rose red and pine green chambray cotton and wool blend. The center diamond in the square pattern is supplemented with ...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Zinc French Butchers “Boucherie” Trade Sign, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
19th century Zinc French butchers “Boucherie” trade sign. Referred to as a Boucherie, this handcrafted zinc horses head sign would have hung above a...
Category

French Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
Located in London, GB
An early and rare weft faced Ewe cloth woven in strops of brightly coloured red, blue, yellow cream, lime green and ivory. A great example, large size. Con...
Category

Ghanaian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
$4,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Domed Wiener Werkstaette Vienna Art Nouveau Enameled Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare, domed, black and white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Wiener Werkstätte, founded by Josef Hoffmann, Koloman Moser and Fritz ...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Iron

Bath Cabinet Makers, an Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard with Dutch Inlaid Scenes
Located in London, GB
Bath cabinet makers. In the Liberty style. An early Arts & Crafts oak break front sideboard with Dutch inlaid scenes of mill owners with there little bla...
Category

English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Amish Baskets Quilt from Holmes County, Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful authentic Amish quilt from Holmes Co., Ohio, circa 1930s The baskets are treadle machine, pieced in various shades of blue, green, pink and purple. Set with black cotton ...
Category

American Adirondack Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Stunning Large Wood Carved Capercaillie Black Forest Hat Coat Rack Wardrobe 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful 20th century German Black Forest hat or coat rack wall wardrobe with small deer Antlers parts as hooks, mounted to a carved back. Nice addition to a hunters loge or just ...
Category

German Black Forest Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very popular Lehman wind up toy; emblematic of "whimsy" typical of Ernest Paul Lehman whose toy company opened in Brandenburg, Germany in 1881.. The action portrays a mama duck walking along with her three baby chicks in tow being carried in a basket from behind. The toy is nicely lithographed with a greenish yellow basket; light and dark green baby chicks, and the mother duck with yellow green features and an orange and white undercoat. The underneath of the basket is filled with markings documenting the genesis of the toy. "Paak Paak" German for "Quack Quack": are clearly spelled out along with "Lehman" "Pat. U.S.A. March 12, 1903". Printed on the side #645 indicating the catalogue number (see image). To operate: wind up the attached clockwork key on the right side; release while still in your hand to see what happens; wind up some more and then gently place on the floor to watch the baby chicks bob up and down as mama pulls them forward. Very few examples are intact---legs usually absent and mechanisms broken, and examples are incomplete because of rough play. This example is completely original with no restoration of any kind and no touch up to the lovely surface. The toy is catalogued as "EPL #645" and documented on page 197 of the book "Lehman Toys" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, published in 1982. This would be a wonderful addition for the discerning collector of antiques children...
Category

German Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Early 20thC American Stoneware Razor Blade Disposal Piggy Bank Circa 1905
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very unique and rare item and quite collectible in that the primary purpose of the bank was to provide a safe method to dispose of used razor blades at the turn of the 19th...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Shaker Round Bentwood Flour Sifter; Pennsylvania, Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Wonderful all original condition, circular Pennsylvania Shaker flour sifter, with wire inserted screen; circa 1900. There is evidence of rusted original pin nails which join the be...
Category

American Shaker Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Bentwood

Richters German Anchor Stone Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Richters German anchor blocks building toys / Der Geschickte Baumeister Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900. Wooden box with printed paper labe...
Category

German Baroque Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Quartz

Vintage Richters German Anchor Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Discover a piece of history with this vintage Richters German anchor blocks building toy, also known as Der Geschickte Baumeister. Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900, this set c...
Category

German Baroque Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Quartz

American Folk Art Painting Signed J.W. Fosdick 1903
Located in South Burlington, VT
American Folk Art Pyrography At Its Finest This is an original and beautiful 23 inch by 19.25 inch hand-painted and hand incised work of art on board of ...
Category

American Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
Located in London, GB
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas A rare example of a late 19th century lithograph on canvas Paris magician’s promotional poster. By Effi...
Category

French Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Antique French Zinc Weathervane in Original Condition C1900's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique zinc weathervane that we believe probably came from France and was constructed around the turn of the century and by that we mean circa 1900. Completely original and unrestor...
Category

French Country Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Tin & Wood Open Touring Hill Climber Toy Car by Clark, circa 1903
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early toy example by the Clark co. This hill climber works great, and is almost totally complete. It's missing it's passenger in the back. Cast iron...
Category

American Industrial Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Iron, Tin

19th Century Japanese Meiji Iki mask
Located in London, GB
19th Century Japanese Meiji Iki mask A Japanese Meiji period Iki mask dated from the late 19th Century, depicting a dynamic expressive human face, with glass eyes and hair and a burn...
Category

Japanese Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Vintage Magazine Collection "Le Musée des Annales" – 1896 to 1904 Edition - 3Y08
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This rare vintage collection of Le Musée des Annales magazine spans from 1896 to 1904, capturing an era of political and literary history through numerous engravings and musical scor...
Category

French Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London. A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London. Eng...
Category

English Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

French Wallpaper Printing Roll, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1900 pine wallpaper printing roll from France.
Category

French Industrial Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Hackney Horse Weathervane
Located in Branford, CT
Hackney horse weathervane attributed to E. G. Washburn & Co. Molded hollow body copper with natural verdigris surface. American, circa 1900. H 24-1/2 in. L 22-1/2 in. 
Category

American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Copper

1940s half hull of a British schooner oak wood.
Located in Milan, IT
1940s half hull of a British schooner oak wood. Good condition. board measures 58 x 10 x 17 cm -22.8x3.95x6.7 inches. The half-hull, used to design boats, was the tool for shipwri...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

English Brown Wicker Dog Kennel Basket
Located in Houston, TX
English brown wicker dog kennel or pet carrier (circa 1900-1910), rare large-scale and in good condition. Forged iron door and latch loop. Door openi...
Category

English Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Child' Wind Up Toy "Crawling Beetle" by The Lehman Toy Co. Germany, Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Listed as #431 in the Lehman catalogues this wonderful vintage children's wind up toy, manufactured by the prestigious and iconic Lehman Toy Company of Germany; was patented in 1895 (see image--markings under wing ). The toy was made for over 25 years and was quite popular. When wound up using the underside attached clockwork( key (see attached movie) the toy depicts the six legged beetle crawling across the floor by moving it's legs back and forth while flapping it's wings in the air. All the markings "Pat. U.S.A." "D.R.G.M." "Pat April 23, 1895" "Lehman" are clearly marked under the wing (see image). It is lithographed and hand painted in colors of bluish green wings, a red and white head, yellow and black under wings, with red and blackish green legs. This particular example is completely original ,which is highly unusual for this toy as a search of other examples would reveal that one or several of the legs are typically lacking, or repaired, as are the fragile wings as well. There is no restoration and no touch up paint of any kind. to this toy. It is original in every respect. The toy is catalogued as "EPL #431" and documented on page 129 of the book "Lehman Toys" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, published in 1982. Dimensions: 4 1/4" long x 2" high x 4" wide Provenance: Recently acquired from a highly regarded West Coast collection of antique wind...
Category

German Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Wood Black Forest Brienz Carved Figural Gnome Nutcracker German Antique, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s Black Forest Brienz wood carved Nutcracker in form of a Gnome. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk.
Category

German Black Forest Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1900s, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque 1900s. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with inscriptions. This rare kings plaque was issued by a ...
Category

German Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

French Faience Heart Secouette Flask / Hand Warmer HB Quimper, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Heart Secouette Flask / Hand Warmer HB Quimper, Circa 1900. Douardenez.     
Category

French Rustic Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Faience

Large Weathered Garden Statue of Autumn of the 4 Seasons
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Weathered Garden Statue of Autumn of the 4 Seasons A Large reconstituted stone Statue of Autumn, number 3 of the 4 seasons, she has sheaves of corn to represent the harvest Th...
Category

Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Cast Stone

Golden Pheasant Viechtauer Carved Wood Bird Black Forest Folk Art Austria, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful rare large size Austrian early 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to th...
Category

Austrian Black Forest Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Late 19th Century Canvas Circus Carnival Midway Folk Art Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very early American circus or carnival Sideshow Banner, circa 1890-1900. Fantastic paint detail. Great example of American folk art banner painting. The Great American African Camel...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Early 20th Century Chicago Pharmacist Milk Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
This sign was manufactured by Rawson & Evans sometime during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Rawson & Evans was best known for glue chipped glass signs and gold leaf signs. This sign...
Category

Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Scratch Built Church Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch built Church model We share what we love, and we love this scratch-built pine model of a church. Hand carved detail with gla...
Category

British Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor (1851-1934). Neah Bay, Washington. This monumental pole is a significant piece of Northwest Coast art and Seattle history that was previously owned by Joseph Edward “Daddy” Standley, the founder of the iconic Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle, Washington. The pole was displayed for years on the grounds of Standley’s “TOTEM Place” estate in West Seattle, across the bay from his iconic ethnographic art and curio shop on the Seattle Waterfront. So popular amongst tourists was the TOTEM Place estate grounds, that the Southwest Seattle Historical Society has stated that “for decades... it was a place where tour buses stopped, and flashbulbs popped. It probably was the most gawked-at, talked-about residence in West Seattle.” This pole was even featured in situ at Standley’s West Seattle home on a postcard that was sold to visitors through Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. While there are multitudes of model poles and other artifacts available to collectors that were sold as souvenirs from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, objects that were actually owned by Standley are virtually unknown in the art market. The vast majority of objects that Standley esteemed and considered his private collection have remained with his family and descendants and are on permanent display in the store. Among the objects owned by Standley to make their way into the Smithsonian was a Spirit Canoe sculpture by Makah master carver Young Doctor (1851-1934), the likely carver of this pole. It would appear that Standley and Young Doctor had a good working relationship as a number of pieces, including this TOTEM, an elaborate transformation mask, the aforementioned Spirit Canoe model at NMAI, and a full model set of a Makah whaling crew and canoe were made for Standley by the artist. This large-scale TOTEM pole is an exceptional example of turn-of-the-20th-century Northwest Coast carving...
Category

American Native American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Cedar

Swedish Wooden Toy Horse Rocker
Located in Charleston, SC
A charming handmade wooden toy horse rocker. Very sturdy for children. Sweden, circa 1900 Surprising pieces and objects, authentic, decorative and rare...
Category

Swedish Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Swedish Wooden Toy Horse Rocker
Swedish Wooden Toy Horse Rocker
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Native American Vintage Basket
Located in Summerland, CA
Antique Native American Navajo woven basket. Handcrafted and made from all natural fibers. Excellent condition. Shape is superior condition.
Category

North American Native American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Willow

Musicians Bone Carving Bone and Wood, Around 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Carved figures of wood and bone, on wooden base, height ca.17 cm. around 1900, three figures, good condition.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Austrian Folk Art Hand Crafted Birds
Located in London, GB
19th Century Austrian Folk Art Hand Crafted Birds A delightful collection of 4 hand-crafted folk-art birds perched on 2 pieces of natural fungus. T...
Category

Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900.
Category

French French Provincial Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

"De Laval" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1905, Near Mint
Located in Incline Village, NV
Having started in Sweden, the company opened up in America in 1888 as the "De Laval Cream Separator Company" in New York City, with a production plant ...
Category

American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Austrian in the Manner of Bergman Cold Painted Bronze Moneys Riding on Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming Austrian cold painted bronze depicting three monkeys riding on the back of three running dogs in the manner of Franz Xaver Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936) and dating from ar...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

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