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Period: Early 1900s
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent signed Filmont, circa 1900.
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Painting of British Steamship S.S.Thornaby
Located in Norwell, MA
Gouache painting showing snowing the English built Cargo Steamer S.S. Thornaby. The ship was built by Ropner Shipbuilding at Stockton on tees in 1889. She hit a mine and sank in 1916...
Category
American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
African Chief’s gilt Crown and Sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Bouelé Chief’s gilt-wood crown and sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
Ivory coast, late 19th/early 20th century
H. 13 x L. 33.5 x D. 26 cm (crown)
L. 14 cm ...
Category
Ivorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
A pair of late 19th Century polychrome painted wooden Indian figures
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 19th Century polychrome painted wooden Indian figures.
It’s likely that these figures were brought back to Britain from India as ...
Category
Indian Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
EXTRA LARGE 162X113CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the ori...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Iron and enamel Deco sculpture, Salome dancing for Herod, Austria early 1900s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Very elegant sculpture created in Austria in the early 1900s, depicting Salome in the dance of the seven veils, in honor of Herod, on chromes by Klimt. The sculpture is three-dimensi...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Enamel, Wrought Iron
Swedish Folk Art Handcrafted Round Serving Tray
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Folk Art handcrafted large round serving, made of woven roots. Insignificant wear. Beautiful tray made by Same. From 1900th.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Twig
Antique Navajo Weaving Circa 1910
By Navajo
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1900, Navajo weaving, likely Ganado, with a very simple and modern design. Nice mottling of the natural colors. This is a very bold weaving, likely a double saddle blanket. Thi...
Category
American Native American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Lillooet Lidded Storage Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Lillooet lidded storage basket with polychrome imbricated design. Pedestal style. Traded for food in Washington, 5 miles from the Canadian border...
Category
American Native American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Weathered Stone Statue of a Sleeping Putti, Baby Cherub with Wings
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French weathered stone statue of a sleeping putti, baby cherub with wings
Sleeping in the sunshine with his head on his arms and dainty wings on h...
Category
Late Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Cast Stone
English Newlyn Attributed Arts & Crafts Hand Beaten Copper Plaque with Heron
By Newlyn Industrial School
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish English Arts & Crafts hand-crafted beaten copper plaque or dish with a heron attributed to renowned Cornish workshop Newlyn and dating from around 1900. The dish is ha...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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
Asian Woven Grain Basket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian woven grain & rice basket
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Reed, Willow
Zenith Leather Cowboy Cuffs
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Zenith, Co 4-leaf clover leather and stud cowboy/cowgirl cuffs (not maker marked).
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Colorado, United States
SIZE: 6 1/4" x 3 3/4" Dia
Family Owned...
Category
American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Antique Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Water Canteen, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pottery Canteen
Acoma
1900
6 inches Height x 5.50 inches Diameter.
Clay, mineral pigments, twined fiber cordage, corn cob.
A wonderful example of an antique polychrome Acoma Pueblo...
Category
American Native American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Other
Circa 1907 riding Crop with Sterling Collar
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1907 English riding crop made from hickory. The handle is made from horn, and is joined to the hickory shaft with a sterling collar. The collar...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Martha's Vineyard Baldpate Drake Decoy, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Martha's Vineyard Baldpate Drake Decoy, circa 1900, a hand carved and hand painted gunning decoy by an unknown maker on Martha's Vineyard of an American Wigeon in colorful or...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Palace Size True Kelleh Nomadic Karabagh Caucasian or Southwest Persian Rug
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Kelleh Palace Size True Nomadic Karabagh Rug
About: What an incredible piece this is. You simply won't find another like this; rare size antique rug that is an in-between size of an...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Folk Art Huntsman Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art huntsman figure.
A charming handcrafted folk-art figure of a huntsman. Constructed from pine, lead and leather this figure stands holding a metal riffle in his articulated lead hands. With faded and worn paint and stood on an old ceiling...
Category
British Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Flemish Oil Painting Floral Still Life Antique Art 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning work of art in the form of an antique Flemish still life Good size at four feet tall - 121 CM
Such a vivid piece with the colourful flowers overflowing from the campana urn
...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry
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
Diorama nautico raffigurante il mezzo scafo Rosina Siele Trapani Sicilia 1908
Located in Milan, IT
Diorama nautico raffigurante il mezzo scafo in navigazione a vele spiegate del veliero trapanese Rosina Siele varato nel 1908 e alloggiato nella sua originale teca in legno e vet...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
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
English Cork Antique Mallard Decoy Duck, Original Paint Early 20th Century
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Antique English wood and cork Mallard drake decoy with original paint.
Hand crafted in England.
Lightweight, with impressionistic shape and form.
Circa early 20th century.
Tip of...
Category
English Early Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Cork
French Carved Wood Platter with Grapes and Vine Leaves, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French carved wood bread or for fruits platter with grapes and vine leaves, circa 1900.
Category
French Country Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
French Faience Nautical Pattern Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th French decorative plate with nautical pattern (boats, fishs baskets, lighthouse), circa 1900.
Category
French Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
English Edwardian Riding Crop, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
Edwardian riding crop from England with a handle made from bone and a leather whip. The bone handle is attached with a silver collar to the crop, giving it a lovely dimensional look...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Leather, Hickory
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
19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
A rare piece of fairground art, in the form of an oversized hand carved painted polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground knock- down figure. Made from sectioned wooden and dressed in hand made clothing. A larger than normal example which makes this quite rare and highly collectable in its quirky and characteristics look.
A fairground game from France, the jeu de massacre was a common game in French fairgrounds...
Category
French Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Kain Limar Songket, Silk Ikat, Metallic Thread, circa 1900, Palembang, Sumatra
Located in Austin, TX
A rich and luxurious kain limar songket, shoulder cloth for a woman, ikat dyed and woven silk (limar) with supplementary weft woven metallic gold thread brocade (songket), circa 1900...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Metallic Thread
Indian Folk Art Painted Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Indian folk art painted cupboard
This is an unusual piece, the cupboard stands on a small plinth, it is painted in the detailed Indian Folk Art Style ...
Category
Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
"In The Shade of The Old Apple Tree" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1906
Located in Incline Village, NV
Outstanding example of this iconic and highly sought after tin advertising sign made by the Shonk Company, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1906. The subject matter depicts a farm scene with...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Antique Gold Leaf Black Sign "Gebhardt Park "
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique gold leaf sign Gebhardt Park. Framed in original wood frame.
Category
North American Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century aunt sally english fairground game.
We share what we love, and we love this oversized early 20th Century example of a carved wood Fairground Aunt Sally knock do...
Category
British Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Wooden Foundry "Y" Pipe Mold
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th Century Wooden Foundry "Y" Pipe Mold
Great original patina.
Perfect to hang on a wall if your first or last name starts with a "Y".
This piece will add interest to a...
Category
American Industrial Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Practical Manual of Oil Painting by Marine Ernest Hareux - Illustrated - 2Y99
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This manual by Marine Ernest Hareux offers comprehensive guidance on oil painting techniques, enriched with illustrations. It provides valuable insights for artists interested in mas...
Category
French Empire Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage "Happy Hooligan" "Rolly Dolly" By Schoenhut Toy Co. German, Circa 1901
By Schoenhut
Located in Incline Village, NV
Proverbial comic character toy of the era "Happy Hooligan" was recreated by the Schoenhut Toy Company at the turn of the century calling them a "Rolly Do...
Category
German Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Folky Hand Carved Indian Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing hand carved and painted Indian head with a feather in his head is in fine condition and has a great patina.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Folk Art Branch Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Branch Figure
This unusual sculptural object is made from sections of branch wood which have been joined together to create a man riding a galloping horse. Sup...
Category
Unknown Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Engraved Glass on Metal Sign from a London Cigarette's Seller, circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This rare engraved sign is made of glass on metal. This is a a very unusual piece from a London cigarette's seller. English. Circa 1900.
Category
English Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Ship Vessel Handle Wheel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Antique vessel handle wheel.
Category
Unknown Other Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Composition Mask of Mythical God
Located in Round Top, TX
Composition mask of a classic mythical face.
Category
Italian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Composition
German Majolica Wire Basket Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely German wire basket aqua plate with swallows, circa 1900.
Category
German Country Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Yacht Helm By Brooke Yachts Of Lowestoft
Located in Norwell, MA
Early twentieth century six spoke ships wheel with turned spindles. Heavy brass hub is engraved "Brooke-Lowestoft". The Brooke Shipyard was open from 1874 to 1992. This wheel dates t...
Category
European Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Antique 19th Century Genre Portrait of a Boy by Adolf Heller, Oil Painting
By Adolphe Keller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique 19th century Genre Portrait of a boy by listed artist Adolf Heller, (German , 1874 -1914) A beautifully executed portrait that captures the ...
Category
German Early Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hand Carved Volk Art Box with Mermaid & Brass Intarsia, Warsaw
Located in Esbjerg, DK
The fish-women or mermaid has been a symbol of the City of Warsaw, Poland since 1622. This box made around the beginning of the 20th century has a lot going on. Brass inlay 3 x W for...
Category
Polish Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
English Edwardian Riding Crop, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
English Edwardian riding crop made from hickory. The handle is made from bone and is cross hatched in design for easier gripping to the rider. The horn is attached to the handle wi...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Leather, Hickory
German Jugendstil Stylized Tree Design Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very interesting German attributed jugendstil art pottery vase applied in relief with stylized trees and dating from around 1900. The vase stands on a narrow rounded unglazed foot ...
Category
German Jugendstil Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Set of 4 Turn of the Century American Lithographic Framed Prints
Located in London, GB
Set of 4 turn of the century American Lithographic framed prints.
Controversial and illustrated in the typical turn of the Century American fashion. A set of four vibrantly coloured lithographic prints, framed in unusual Gothic pine frames. With brass hooks still attached, the reverse clearly show that these images have never been removed or replaced since they would have been framed in the 1900s. Depicting life’s process of the Afro American, from courting to creating a family. We have never seen the like and in this collection/condition, you are unlikely to see the same ever again.
Dimensions in inches: H 14.5 x D 11.5 x W 1
Origin: America
circa: 1900 - 1920
Condition: Aged
Completely solid in structure and form, aged surface as shown with a deep natural patina across all areas. No breaks but the frames and prints are discoloured and faded as you would come to expect of item of this Material and age.
The House of Antiques...
Category
American Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paper
"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
Spelter Still Bank "Girl By A Barrel", German, circa 1908
Located in Incline Village, NV
The term "spelter" refers to a zinc/lead metal compound used to pour and make castings. Because of the thinness of the castings there is great detail to the subject matter of these banks. Spelter banks...
Category
German Folk Art Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Spelter
Scale model of an ancient chinees vessel
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This scale model of an ancient chinees vessel is from around 1900. It missing a lot of parts but it has that mysterious look. Take a look at all pictures.
Category
Chinese Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Leather Fireman's Parade Belt
Located in York County, PA
Leather fireman's parade belt with the word "LIBERTY in white on a red ground, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1900
This fireman's parade belt is of the type produced during the latter part of the 19th century, between roughly 1870 and 1900. Made of leather, the body of the belt is black. In the center is a recessed window, with a fancifully scalloped edge, behind which a red leather panel, upon which the word "Liberty" appears in raised, white letters. There is a white binding, it's edge trimmed with pinking shears to create a decorative border. The metal buckle fits into an opposing leather strap, small in scale and riveted beneath the outer one.
The words that appear on fireman's parade belts were customized, sometimes displaying the title of the wearer (i.e., "chief" or "clerk"), sometimes the name of the city or town, and sometimes the name of the station, as-is the case in this instance.
Attributed to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (Columbia County), I acquired it about 25 miles southwest, in adjacent Union County. Bloomsburg's first fire house, Friendship Fire Company, was established in 1868, shortly following the Civil War. Like most volunteer departments of that time, it was staffed by returning Union soldiers who volunteered, enjoying the comradery. Three more would follow, including Rescue Hose & Ladder (1870), Winona (1881), and Liberty Fire Company (1900). In the early 1990's the process was begun to modernize and consolidate all four stations into one. Liberty's fire house still stands on the 100 block of Leonard Street.
Probably made in the year the Liberty Fire Company was established, for related parades and festivities, the great thing about this belt is the combination of the wonderful, early, painted surface and the terrific verbiage. While words such as "Clerk," "Bloomsburg," or "Rescue" would have limited appeal, the word "Liberty" opens the playing field to a nation-wide audience. Fire memorabilia...
Category
American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Leather
"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
Iroquois Storage Basket, Circa 1900
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Iroquois hand woven splint lidded storage basket with big ring handles at both sides and contrasting natural and black stained design pat...
Category
American Native American Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Reed
Carved Statue of a Saint
Located in Round Top, TX
Carved statue of a saint with original patina.
Category
Italian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Signed Pintail English Hand Carved Decoy, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Signed Pintail Decoy, circa 1900
We are proud to offer a unique hand carved circa 1900 working decoy, representing a pintail in original paint, and signed with makers initials and owners mark. This example shows some lovely aged detail which makes it a highly decorative and collectable artifact...
Category
British Victorian Antique Early 1900s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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