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Period: Early 19th Century
Four Meissen Porcelain Plaques Depicting the Four Seasons
Located in London, GB
This delicately detailed set of four allegorical porcelain plaques portrays family scenes within the theme of the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.
Spring can be ide...
Category
German Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A large Nelson commemorative armorial pier glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Nelson commemorative armorial pier glass. This George III giltwood mirror has a rectangular glass plate below a shaped cornice with a central coat of arms for Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805) flanked by foliate tendrils on a painted black ground. The sides consist of paired tied-reed columns with palm frond capitals enclosing similar black painted panels of fruiting vine tendrils rising from classical vases. English, circa 1805.
See Wick Antiques, Britain on the High Seas: From Nelson to Churchill, pp.76-77, for a very similar giltwood mirror from a group at Merton Place, the house in Surrey which the Admiral shared with his mistress Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765-1815). They all featured his coat of arms surmounted by a baron’s coronet...
Category
English Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Grey-Brown Italian Oversized Marble Mortar & Pestle, Antique Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 19th century, a set of an oversized mortar made of hand crafted white marble with a wooden Oakwood pestle, in good condition. This fun set was on display in a pharmacy in Milan...
Category
Italian Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Grain Painted Blanket Chest Pennsylvania Circa 1830
Located in Hudson, NY
Painted blanket chest with turned feet. Rectangular lid with applied molding above dovetail jointed case . An absolute delight, this festive jewel made of dense poplar with a buttern...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Poplar, Paint, Nutwood
Antique Scandinavian Bible, Norway 1810
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful antique bible from Scandinavia in the year 1810. The cover are probably even older, possibly late 1700s.
Works perfect as a Wabi Sabi decoration element to give the r...
Category
Norwegian Romantic Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique American Folk Art Primitive 1814 Checkers Game Board
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Antique American Folk Art Primitive 1814 Checkers Game Board.
A very unusual 19th century American primitive game board, made from an ...
Category
American Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique German Biedermeier Wall Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique German Biedermeier Wall Mirror
Early 1800's Southwest German tall Biedermeier wall mirror.
Mirror - walnut veneer, ebonized profile strip at the top, in the medallion reli...
Category
German Biedermeier Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Oak Lion Mask Carvings
Located in Arundel, GB
Carved oak lion mask head mounts.
Sold as a pair.
England circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
John Taylor Pen & Watercolor Self Portrait, Albany NY c1805-06
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful American folk art pen and watercolor self portrait of John Taylor, Albany, NY, circa 1805-6. Taylor has drawn himself as a fashionable, industrious young man seated at hi...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Wedding Chest From 1802
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German dowry box made for one Friedrich Eggiman in 1802. Hand painted with beautiful fine details. The iron details such as the handles and hinges are forged by hand. The box is made...
Category
German Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Unusual Primitive 19th Century Swedish Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusual primitive and sculptural early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art chair. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Wedding Chest From Circa 1820
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German dowry chest made circa 1820 for one Anna Bertha Holderegger. Hand painted with beautiful fine details. The iron details such as the hinges ar...
Category
German Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Pine
Antique Branch Green Attributed Salt Glaze Stoneware Jug with Coggled Birds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American stoneware jug.
Attributed to the Branch Green Pottery in Philadelphia, PA.
Of ovoid form with an applied handle an...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Corner Cupboard top Circa 1830's Farmhouse
Located in Wallkill, NY
This is an absolutely stunning early 1800's corner cupboard top, someone many years ago separated this from the base. I purchased it more than 20 years ago for my 18th century farmho...
Category
American Primitive Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Early 19th Cutting Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th cutting board. Nice ware.
Category
American Country Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
3 Dimensional Terracotta Statue Khmer or Cambodian Priest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 Dimensional Terracotta Statue Khmer or Cambodian Priest
This superb piece has a very dark patina he has one hand open to hold a staff, we do not have the staff and the other hand ...
Category
Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Black Painted Gustavian Chest of 3 Drawers, Sweden Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian 1840s Black Painted and Carved Three-Drawer Chest With Faux Marble Top.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Regency Cheval Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English early 19th century mahogany cheval mirror, the original mercury glass plate with half round molded cross-grained frame, suspended from ribbe...
Category
English Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Maine Apothecary Circa 1800
Located in Hudson, NY
This artists pigment cabinet is on an amazing state of preservation. This circa 1800-1820, chest was designed for holding a artists supplies for mixing...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Poplar, Pine
Early 1800s Wrought Iron Mbili African Currenzy on Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mbili currency used in the Ngbaka, Lobala and Bangala tribes in Congo. Circa Early 1800s, this spear point form is made in iron. It was used as a ma...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 1810 Half Hull Sailing Ship Model with Rare Bowsprit
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very unique large 1810 half Hull Sailing Ship model with rare bowsprit.
I'm told its very very rare to find one of these with a Bowsprit Mermaid.
Category
American American Colonial Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Table Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Very stylish folk art carving of an urn with flame. Likely from a hears of the mid nineteenth century.
This sculpture is hand carved from pine and retains the original painted and gi...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Swiss Alp Painted Pine Trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted pine trunk ,from Rougemont village , the inside of the trunk was painted later and a part of the foot are missing, see photo
Category
Swiss Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 19th century Swedish Log Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Vernacular early 19th century Swedish Folk Art log chair or “kubbestol” a provincial Scandinavian chair made from a log. Ca 1800 - 1820 Sweden.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
European School 19th Century the Arch or Steps of Life & Death ‘Stages of Life’
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming depiction of figures from youth to old age, ascending and descending the steps of the ladder of life, the centre shows baptism and death. With German and Cyrillic labels o...
Category
European Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Blu Floral Painted Wall Frieze, 1810 circa
Located in Albignasego, IT
Original Tyrolean wall painted frieze, hand decorated.
Measures: H. 63 cm, W. 27 cm, D. 2.5 cm
Tyrolean frieze in carved and hand painted wood. On an aquamarine background we find a garland of roses that frames the inscription Maria (Mother Mary in ancient Latin), then a pair of colorful birds that symbolize good luck on a bouquet of yellow flowers.
This particular accessory can have various uses; from a pure decorative element, to be hung or placed on a wall, it can also be customized with antique metal hooks...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Vanitas Sculpture, Italy Beginning of 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Above the gilded wooden base is a Vanitas, a painted plaster sculpture depicting a human skull. Italy early 19th century.
Category
Italian Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Mahantango Valley Pennsylvania Blanket Chest with Unicorns, ca 1820-1840
Located in York County, PA
Diminutive blanket box, in windsor green paint, with rare and beautiful unicorn stencils. Made ca 1820-1840, the chest was found in the Mahantango Valley of Pennsylvania. Very likely...
Category
American Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Hiking Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
This one-of-a-kind Austrian hiking staff has been handcrafted from solid oak. Oak is a relatively lightweight yet sturdy material, which lends itself perf...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th Century Russian Icon of Saint Nicholas
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century Russian Icon of Saint Nicholas, likely first half 19th century, with I believe egg tempera on gessoed wooden panel, depicting Christ in a h...
Category
Ukrainian Other Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century French Carved Giltwood Figural Winged Putti Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous French Empire period giltwood figural candlestick, early 19th century, now professionally electrified and fashioned as a single-light table lamp.
Exquisitely hand carve...
Category
French Rococo Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Set of 3 Bavarian or Austrian Carved Hunting Trophies, 18th & 19th Century.
Located in Berlin, DE
A set of 3 hand carved and partly polychrome mounted chamois hunting trophies.
Executed in South Bavaria or Austria in the 18th / 19th century.
Great alpine and chalet decoration.
Category
Austrian Baroque Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish 19th Century Wooden Child's High Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish early 19th century wooden child's high chair.
Category
Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mocha Pottery Jug with Earthworm Designs
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha Pottery Earthworm Jug,
circa 1820
The mocha pottery jug has two wide ocher bands each with an earthworm design. The top with a looping design and the lower one with a wavy ...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
Pair of Swedish Pillar Console Tables, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Narrow Scraped Two Pillar Console Tables, Sweden, circa 1830.
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Silvered Metal Altar Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Italian Baroque style silvered metal gilded wood monstrance reliquary. circa 1770-1820
Handmade in Italy in the late 18th / early 19th century, commissioned by the church to display an important religious relic, sculptural painted wood form, mounted with decorative silver repousse metal facing, open oval window where the philatory relic was once housed, rising on a gold gilt painted shaped plinth base.
Dimensions: (approx)
17" High, 8" Wide, 5" Deep, 1.25lbs
History:
Reliquaries (also referred to as a shrine or châsse in French), are containers used to protect and display relics. A portable reliquary may be called a fereter, and a chapel in which it is housed a feretory. A monstrance, also known as an ostensorium (or an ostensory), is a vessel used in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as the consecrated Eucharistic host during Eucharistic adoration or Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. It is also used as reliquary for the public display of relics of some saints.
The use of reliquaries became an important part of Christian practices from at least the 4th century, initially in the Eastern Churches, which adopted the practice of moving and dividing the bodies of saints much earlier than the West, probably in part because the new capital of Constantinople, unlike Rome, lacked buried saints. Relics are venerated in the Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and some Anglican Churches. Reliquaries provide a means of protecting and displaying relics. While frequently taking the form of caskets, they range in size from simple pendants or rings to very elaborate ossuaries.
The relics were enshrined in containers crafted of or covered with gold, silver, gems, and enamel. These objects constituted a important form of artistic production across Europe and Byzantium throughout the Middle Ages.
Many were designed with portability in mind, often being exhibited in public or carried in procession on the saint's feast day or on other holy days. Pilgrimages often centered on the veneration of relics. The faithful often venerate relics by bowing before the reliquary or kissing it; those churches which observe the veneration of relics distinguish between the honor given to the saints and the worship that is due to God alone.
Sixteenth-century reformers such as Martin Luther opposed the use of relics since many had no proof of historical authenticity and objected to a cult of saints. Many reliquaries, particularly in northern Europe, were destroyed by Calvinists or Calvinist sympathizers during the Reformation...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair of Magnificent Antique French Carved Wood Panels Depicting the Four Seasons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An Extraordinary Pair of early 20th century carved wood Panels depicting the Four Seasons. Tall narrow unpainted panels with high relief carved decoration with motifs of the Four Sea...
Category
French Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Bayburt Kilim East Anatolia Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Bayburt region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The deep green in the central field is particularly impressive and ...
Category
Turkish Kilim Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
19th Century Swedish Wrought Iron Candlestick
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Good early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art wrought iron candlestick. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs Baltimore, C. 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif. Two arms and six sides. Chairs have cane seats with...
Category
American American Classical Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
American Folk Art Carved Marble Oval Building Marker, Dated 1813
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A haunting and unusual American carved marble building marker, probable New England origin circa 1813. The names inscribed are H. Missemer & S. Missemer. It...
Category
American Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Early XIX Harpoon Metal Part
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique fishing metal harpoon metal pioint.
Made in Spain by unknown manufacturer, circa 1800.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
"B. Briscoe, Tailor" Sign with a Backwards S, circa 1810-1850
Located in York County, PA
Early American trade sign: “B. BRISCOE, TAILOR,” circa 1810-1850, with a backwards “S” and extraordinary surface
Early, painted, American trade...
Category
American Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Dugout Bowl
Located in Brecht, BE
A lovely dugout Swedish bowl, with rests of old red paint. Dated 1821.
Category
Swedish Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century North African Cooking Pot, Brutalist Log Basket
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century North African cooking pot, Brutalist log basket.
Stud and Riveted Cooking Pot from North Africa, the vessel is made in hand forged ...
Category
Brutalist Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Spanish Polychrome Ceramic Charger with a Bull Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Circa 1800 Spanish Majolica Faience centerpiece bowl or charger.
This charming collectible antique painted ceramic dish is decorated with a large rear facing bull and with polychrom...
Category
Spanish Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, likely to be French in...
Category
French Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paper
Collection of 19th Century Spatter Ware / Soft Paste Pitchers, 3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of three 19th century spatter ware water pitchers in pristine condition. The shorter of the three is really quite unusual and is more of a desi...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Fine Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Turned Bowl
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fantastic early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian finely turned wooden folk art bowl in it's original finish, signed B E D 1817. Sweden.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Early 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 Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Silk, Pine
Amazing Circa 1838 Folk art walking stick
Located in London, GB
Circa 1838 Folk art walking stick
An extremely rare and unusual commemorative walking stick. The main part of the stick is bamboo, with a grafted section of hardwood on the top wh...
Category
Indian Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple molded edge frame, Early 19th Century. Signed by maker Mary Ann Browning, Age 12.
Category
American American Empire Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood, Linen
Printed Linen Kerchief of George Washington, ca 1806, Germantown, PA
Located in York County, PA
Extraordinarily early (1806) printed linen kerchief glorifying George Washington, Germantown print works, Germantown, Pennsylvania
Printed in sepia ink on coarse, white linen, this patriotic kerchief shows a standing portrait of George Washington, above which is a swag valance and the words “The Effect of Principle, Behold the Man”. The portrait is based on a mezzotint after Gilbert Stuart’s very famous painting of Washington in his later years. Stuart painted it in oil on canvas for a wealthy merchant by the name of William Constable, who commissioned the work for Alexander Hamilton.
The kerchief is interesting because it is both American-made and documented. This is exceptionally unusual for any printed textile of the 19th century or prior and the earlier the time period the more unlikely an object is to be identified. This kerchief and a companion piece entitled “The Love of Truth Mark the Boy” (also glorifying Washington through the fabled story of the cherry tree), were made ca 1806 by Germantown Print Works in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
To the left of Washington's image is a portion of his infamous farewell address to his troops at the end of the Revolutionary War. To the right is a short excerpt from his eulogy. Below these are three images. In the center is a square-rigged tall ship with “Commercial Union” above it, flanked by the American eagle on the left and the British lion...
Category
American Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Wood, Gesso, and Silver Leaf Reliquary
Located in Chicago, IL
Gesso, wood and silver leaf reliquary with window and door. Cool.
Category
Italian Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
Regency Penwork Decorated Box, C1810
Located in valatie, NY
Regency Penwork Decorated Box c1810. "A sycamore veneered box decorated in penwork. The sides of the box are decorated with what looks like stylized marigolds. ...
Category
English Regency Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Measuring Stick
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century measuring stick
One of the most unusual and tactile objects we have uncovered for our store. A hand carved early 19th century four...
Category
Tibetan Folk Art Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th C Original Paint Decorated Tall Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Original paint decorated design and wonderful undisturbed surface.This tall blanket chest is in fine condition and came from a private estate...
Category
American Adirondack Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19thc Rare Sponge Ware Miniature Teapot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very early and rare 19thc sponge ware one cup tea pot is in pristine condition.This wonderful little charming piece is a great addition to any collection.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
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