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Period: Late 19th Century
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 Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Walking cane with greyhound top carved in whalebone
Located in Woking, GB
Whalebone walking cane with greyhound top.
Glass eyes, carved greyhound head. All original. L91, d 7, w 2.5cm. Circa 1870. English
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Antique Italian Polychromed Mannequin-Sculptured Figure
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Polychrome carved Italian Wooden Figure,
used in Processions,beautiful elegant carved head with fine lines,
warm and old worn of the Polychromed wood,
nice warm soft c...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Buffalo Wild Bill Cody Cabinet Collectors Card
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Hon. W.F. Cody cabinet card by Anderson 785 Broadway, New York.
Period: Late 19th century
Origin: New York
Size: 4 1/4" x 16"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
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 Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Arapaho Large Panel Tobacco Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arapaho large panel, tobacco bag with old collection tag "tobacco bag" white seal #450. Brain tanned buffalo calf. All original, remains soft and supple. S...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide
19th Century French Marble Bust Sculpture of Apollo
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Marble Bust Sculpture of Apollo. Gorgeous. Statuary marble
Category
French Greco Roman Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble
C19th Painted Refectory Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic late 19th Century refectory table in its original folk art decoration, the top with foliate scenes of birds in foliage with vines and bunches of fruit on a ocre backgroun...
Category
Dutch Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century
A central white diamond is highlighted in white cotton on this Afshar salt bag. Throughout the field, geometric scarab-like elements ar...
Category
Persian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
August Fischer Boats Pulled Ashore, Capri, Signed/Dated Aug. Fischer Capri 89
Located in Virum, DK
Johannes August Fischer: Boats pulled ashore, Capri. Signed and dated Aug. Fischer Capri 89. Oil on canvas. Measures: 30 x 30 cm.
From a French private collection.
Johannes August Fischer (March 11, 1854 in Copenhagen - June 6, 1921 in the same place) was a Danish landscape and architecture painter, brother of the famous Paul Fischer...
Category
German Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship at Sea,
Circa 1870
The sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a port side view of the Royal Navy frigate under full sail and flying the Whi...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, circa 1900.
This piece is all handmade. The chess set is complete with 32 wood chess pieces. The box is also handmade of wood, opening up to make a pokerwork chess board with further pokerwork design to the sides. All the pieces are hand carved, probably from boxwood with the black ones stained . The box has metal hinges and a brass fastener to keep the lid securely closed, with the pieces inside.
Overall a quality antique handmade, complete, travelling chess set...
Category
British Edwardian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Swedish Birch hook 1886
Located in Farsta, SE
A large pine hook made in 1886 in Sweden is a historical tool used for various purposes. Pine or birch hooks, often made from a sturdy piece of wood, were commonly used in agricultur...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Birch
"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Peg-leg Beggar" 19th century cast iron mechanical bank was probably inspired by the many disabled Civil War veterans begging for their subsistence. The bank was manufactured by the ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century bocce balls, France, set of three
boxwood, iron and brass nails.
The first ball has the letters PP in brass, the second ha...
Category
French Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
George Ohr (Potter) "Bag Shaped" ceramic Savings Coin Bank Circa 1885
By George Ohr
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare item by famous and world renowned, avant garde "Mad Potter of Biloxi" George Ohr; known for creating many of his pieces with an abstract design, incorporating sexual and e...
Category
American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Navajo Germantown ZigZag Blanket
By Navajo
Located in Sharon, CT
A Germantown (late 19th century) consisting of vertical zig-zag narrow lines in green, white violet and black, on a dark red ground. 72x48".
Category
American Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Double Sided Late 19th c. English Fishmonger's Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fantastic double sided English fishmongers sign with original paint. I especially love the teeth of this guy. This is folk art at its finest. don't let this one get away!
Category
British Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hollow-carved Canada Goose decoy by Nathan Cobb Jr, with applied neck and head circa 1880-1895. This decoy features a 33” L x 7 ½” W two-piece hand-scooped and drilled hollow body, c...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant developme...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Olive
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th century.
Fantastic colour and patina!
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the ...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Marroquin Arab 1870 Koummya Dagger With Sheath In Wood Silver And Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Marroquin forged steel dagger with sheath.
Beautiful koummya dagger with a sheath from the region of Morocco, circa 1870. The blade was created with forged steel, mounted in wood an...
Category
Moroccan Islamic Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass, Steel
Traditional 19th century painted kitchen rack
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Traditional 19th century painted kitchen rack circa 1880.
Beautiful piece of rustic european woodenware from hungary.
This piece when fixed to the wall was originally used for stor...
Category
Hungarian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Large vintage Shiva lingam stone Indian Asian Art Sculpture Interior Décor
Located in London, GB
A multi-coloured stone Shiva Lingam, a elongated egg shaped stone used for Shaivite worship in Hindu rituals These heavy stones are sacred and come from the Narmada River in In...
Category
Indian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Superb Large Antique South Indian dowry box Interior Design Décor
Located in London, GB
A Superb Large Antique South Indian Kerala dowry box
This Fine example shows a vast amount of patinated brass ornamentation decoration . internally there is one sub division. The m...
Category
Indian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"
By E. N. Little & Sons 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1880s handmade copper/bronze sign plaque "J.W.WILLIAMS DROP FORGINGS." Monumental sign/plaque salvaged from the turn of the century J W WILLIAMS factory in Brooklyn New York, ex...
Category
American Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Turner, William Lakin - Original Oil on Canvas - Applethwaite, Underskiddaw
Located in Heathfield, GB
A fine original oil on canvas by William Lakin Turner (b. 1865 – d. 1936)
Turner was born to George Turner, a fine artist known as the Derbyshire Constable, and his wife Eliza.
Wil...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Stunning Antique Victorian circa 1880 Pitch Pine Carousel Horse Merry Go Round
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian Pitch Pine Carousel horse
A very well made and good looking piece, it was originally made for a carousel as ment...
Category
English High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant developme...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Olive
Gold Ground Antique Marasali Shirvan Prayer Rug, Hand-Knotted, Wool Oriental Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Unique Marasali prayer rug attributed to the Marasali group, this prayer rug from the Shirvan region has a brilliant golden-yellow field and a diam...
Category
Russian Kazak Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Rare Antique Ukrainian Pile Rug With Floral Garlands in the St. Petersburg Style
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare Ukrainian pile rug woven with a pattern characteristic of Aubusson and Savonnerie French carpets. Carpets such as this one were woven at a time when the classical French style was extremely in favour among the Russian aristocracy, who decorated their homes with period French furniture...
Category
Ukrainian Bessarabian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A mask from West Nepal with slanted almond shaped eyes, very small ears and an oval mouth showing carved upper and lower teeth o...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique carpet beater, heart-shape, United Kingdom, late 1800s.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique carpet beater, to remove dust from carpets, heart-shaped in heavy twisted metal wire, with double connection (from and) through the mesh to obtain greater resistance. The han...
Category
British Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique circa 1880 Super Rare Black Forest Hand Carved and Painted Whip Hook
By Black Forest
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare, stunning, original circa 1880 Swiss made Black Forest wood, whip hooks which has the original paint
This is a fine exa...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A mask from West Nepal with a sharp straight nose, squinting eyes and a square mouth showing upper and lower teeth. There are re...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Carved Black Forest Log Box Modelled as Piled Stack of Logs
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden Carved Black Forest Log Box Modelled as Piled Stack of Logs
A large Black Forest wooden carved log box modelled as piled stack of logs. Both sides with wooden handle. Germany...
Category
German Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian Hand Painted Brass Figural Gauri Head Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of antique Indian hand-painted figural brass head religious sculptures.
Hand-crafted in the Maharashtra or Karnataka region of India in the late 19th / early 20th century, d...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th C. Black Forest Wall Mounted S Swiss Carved Wood Goat on a Plaque
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th C. Black Forest Wall Mounted Carved Wood Goat on a Plaque
Category
Swiss Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century German Black Forest Hunting Plaque
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Large German wooden plaque hand carved in basswood in German Black Forest style. About 1890. The hunting plaque shows a large hare figure and oak leaves in a naturalistic detailed st...
Category
German Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Bavarian Wooden Carved Crucifix
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Bavarian Wooden Carved Crucifix
Antique crucifix with a sculpture of a suffering Christ on the cross stunning hand carved details and an amazing patina. Handcarved in B...
Category
German Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Pair Antique Black Forest Gun Holders, Austria late 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Pair Antique Black Forest Gun Holders, Austria late 19th Century
An antique pair of Black Forest gun holders mounted side by side on the wall. They consist of a wooden rod covered...
Category
Austrian Rustic Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Antler, Horn, Wood
Rustic Jersey Coffee Bin
Located in Denton, TX
Primitive general store floor bin for the storage of 100lbs. of coffee. Solid planks of pine with painted design of Jersey Coffee. This would make a great trash can or storage of any...
Category
American Primitive Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Late C19th Italian Oil On Board Cat Painting With Bark Folk Art Frame
Located in London, GB
Late C19th Italian oil on board cat painting.
Wonderful and rustic scene depicting four cats chasing a frog with folk art style bark frame. Signed Saglio Rossini Joseph. In good con...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A mask from West Nepal with a rather heart shaped facial plane. There are three large iron staples, two of which may have secure...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal
A large mask from West Nepal with a small grin and bared teeth surrounded with pink powder, faint traces of which can also be se...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19Thc Finely Quilted Applique Quilt From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Applique quilt with very fine quilting and fine applique work. This quilt comes from Pennsylvania.
The condition are very good with minor fade in the border.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes. America, 1880-1900. Measures: 26.5" H, 33" W, 11" D
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19thc Schoolhouse Quilt From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Early schoolhouse quilt from Pennsylvania in pristine condition.This quilt was found in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania.The turkey red schoolhouses are quite bright ,with no fading.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Antique Terracotta 19th Century Dairy Bowl Kitchen Decoration, C.1880
Located in London, GB
A very large 19th century dairy bowl. c.1880
Terracotta with beautiful green glazed bowl with wonderful ancient stapled repair. Some minor chipping here and there, but a great dec...
Category
English Industrial Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Oil Print with Black Forest Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Black Forest Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
A colorful oil print depicting a dramatic poaching scenery in the Bavarian forest. Two poachers are caught in...
Category
German Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Nineteenth Century 55 Wood Address Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
Nineteenth Century '55' wood sign. Old wood relief sign with wonderfully weathered gold and black paint. A nice accent piece or if your address just happens to be 55 Main Street, Any...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19thC Nautical Six Spoke Solid Brass Yacht Steering Wheel. American, Circa 1870
Located in Incline Village, NV
This 19th century American solid brass ship steering wheel was, more than likely, from a yacht. Fishing and commercial boats were more inclin...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Lay Figure or Mannequin
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional small Wooden Artist Mannequin Model from Italy,
19 th Century, very fine sculpting of the body and features of the face,
polychrome rests of painting of the male face,
wa...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Burmese Mandalay Period Buddhist Dancer Nat Spirit Deer Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional antique Southeast Asian Burmese hand carved and gilded teak wood religious figure Buddhist temple -monastery sculpture.
Exquisitely hand-crafted in Burma (pr...
Category
Burmese Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Art Glass, Teak, Giltwood
Medal on the death of William III
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: WILLEM • III • KONING • DER • NEDERLANDEN • G • H • V • L •, bust of William III right, J.P.M. MENGER under neck, rosette underneath
Reverse: XLI. JAREN. REGEERDE. DE. LAATS...
Category
Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
19th Century American Folk Art Game Board
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century American folk art game board is a quintessential example of the ingenuity and aesthetic appeal found in traditional American crafts. Composed of alternating walnut ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Pueblo Painted Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo painted drum. Black hide on tops and bottom with faded coloring on sides and lattice woven hide straps securing drum top and bottom together. Carved out of a c...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
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