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Period: Late 19th Century
19th Century French Rustic Pottery Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French pottery pitcher.
Pottery from Normandy.
Category
French Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique 19th Century English Glazed Ceramic And Brass Fireplace Tool Rest
Located in Greven, DE
This eye-catching English antique is a fireplace tool rest - a desirable and common feature in Victorian homes. As the name suggests, its purpose is to hold fireplace tools such as b...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Indian Agra Carpet, Hunting Rugs, Oriental Rugs, Red, Gold, Ivory, Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Agra rugs are the most highly sought after of any 19th century Indian rugs today. Agra rugs were extremely well-made heavy durable rugs and are considered the best of Indian rugs.
...
Category
Indian Agra Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$15,999 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Native Apache Pictorial Tray
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Apache pictorial tray with seven dogs and four crosses.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
Origin: Apache
Size: 12" x 2".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in t...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Pennsylvania 19Thc Mini Postage Stamp Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early mid 19thc mini pieced postage stamp chain crib quilt from Pennsylvania has a amazing diamond border and in pristine condition. This crib quilt has been professionally fra...
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Plexiglass
19th Century Polychrome Original Painted Hubley Iron Lg Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted Hubley cast iron doorstop is in fine condition and has a great patina. This is a large floral doorstop with hea...
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Folk Art Tray with Orginal Paint Solid Wood
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish antique wooden tray /Serving bowl with untouched original paint.
Lovely patina.
A large farmers handcrafted tray or serving bo...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "3", "V", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball pair, France, late 19th Century.
Decorated with the numer "3" on each ball and with a "V" on one of the Boule balls.
In the 19th century, the manufactur...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Olive
Antique 1880 Illustration of Trenton, Alabama, Campsite With Thornton Family
Located in Centennial, CO
An interesting piece of southern USA history... a watercolor and pencil illustration of a Trenton, Alabama campsite with members of the Thornton family. Created by an artist just aft...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
19th Century Eagle Weathervane, Attributed to Cushing & White
By Cushing and White
Located in Nantucket, MA
Full body molded copper spread wing eagle with cast zinc talons perched on a copper sphere. Great proportions with outstretched wings, showing wonderful detailing to the body and win...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Zinc
19th Century Butcher Block Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cool side table was used for butchering meat and chopping. Makes a great side table in a rustic atmosphere or cottage. Found in a cabin in Pennsy...
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Book: Le Livre et les Arts qui s'y Rattachent (1887) by M.P. Louisy- 2Y96
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This classic book, "Le Livre et les Arts qui s'y Rattachent", authored by M.P. Louisy, explores the relationship between books and the arts, providing valuable insights into the subj...
Category
French Empire Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$359 Sale Price
75% Off
French 19th Century Toleware Bath / Planter
Located in San Francisco, CA
French 19th century Toleware bath / planter
Fantastic old tin tub that could also be a nice planter on your patio.
Painted with Americana style Arts & Cr...
Category
French High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
American Salesman Sample Late 19th C. Wooden Hay Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
SALESMAN SAMPLE: Late 19th C. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn hay wagon, in excellent condition with original gold stenciling to carr...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19Thc Original Painted Sage Green Sugar Bucket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original sage green painted sugar bucket from New England.The condition is very good and tight & sturdy.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Uzech Artisans, Kaolin Painted Dourne Quercy Earthenware Water Jug, France 1800s
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and rare earthenware Dourne Quercy water jug with comb decorations. Painted in the antique style with Kaolin clay. France late 1800s.
Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 29 x 42.5
Secure shipping.
The dourne is part of the family of head jugs intended to hold domestic water. Its shape is very large and not very open. It has a tubular spout and one or more flat handles. The Quercy dourne has four handles.
Its thin walls made it light and favored perspiration to refresh the water. The user would pierce a hole in the side. With a wooden peg, this opening allowed water to flow on demand over the sink...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Kaolin
Plant Pot Pillar Majolica Austria Vine Leaves Ceramics from 1885
Located in Berlin, DE
Flower column / flower vase Majolika Austria, museum circa 1885
Richly carved body (two-part) with plastic vine leaves on a plastic rock surface. In t...
Category
Austrian Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Hammer Currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century hammer currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Sometimes referred to as potato masher currency, but known to the Bafia people as ensuba,...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Important Dan N'gere Mask, Pace Primitive Provenance
By Dan People
Located in Sharon, CT
Superb mask with typically strong features and kaolin around the eyes. Advertised by Pace Primitive in Arts D'Afrique Noire 74. Ex. collection Al Ross (1911-20...
Category
Liberian Primitive Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Intricate Blown Glass Ship, Late 19th Century
Located in York County, PA
Exceptional and intricate blown glass ship, in red, white, and blue, tall and shapely with a billowing commission pennant and flag, probably Czechoslovakia, last quarter of the 19th century
This mindboggling, intricate little ship is one of the more remarkable pieces of blown glass that I have ever encountered. Probably Czech-made and similar in nature to some of their most rare and extraordinary, figural, blown glass Christmas...
Category
European Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
19th C Branding Iron Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C branding iron candlestick, An authentic American wrought iron branding iron, now as a candlestick.
Stands 21-inches high, the base measures 7-inche...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Caucasian Cuban 1880s Leslie Lasky design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wool Cuban Caucasian Leslie Lasky Designed Rug. Rug measures 5 foot 7 inches by 4 ft. Great condition. This rug has been professionally cleaned.
Category
Unknown Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Buffalo Skinners Outfit Kit
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Excellent shape 19th century buffalo skinners outfit with 5 period knives, 2 scales, sharpening steel and holster. Used in the real buffalo days. Vintage,...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
$5,175 / set
Antique Erzurum Kilim Rug Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Wool 19th Century
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian antique Kilim from the Erzurum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...
Category
Turkish Kilim Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
19th Century Monumental Mocha Yellow Ware Mixing Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine very large Mocha Yellow ware bowl with the blue seaweed pattern throughout.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Canakkale Rug Anatolian Carpet Turkish Golden Plate Design 19th Century
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique golden plate design Canakkale Rug from the Canakkale region, western Anatolia, Turkiye.
Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on ...
Category
Turkish Oushak Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique Boule Ball "6", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Monumental 19th Century Mocha Yellow Ware Mixing Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gigantic yellow ware seaweed mocha mixing bowl is in fine condition. It has amazing light blue sea weed decoration. Fantastic large bowl!!
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique traditional French Art Pottery Bowl (also wall plate) France ar. 1900
Located in Landshut, BY
Traditional French Plate / Bowl
(can be perfectly fitted as a wall plate - using handle to hang)
Manufactured in France
around 1900
Production Period around 1900
marked: "3"
...
Category
French Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Karachov Kazak Rug Karachoph Southwest Caucasus Carpet Late-19th Century
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique Karachov Kazak Rug from the Karachov / Karachoph region, Southwest Caucasus.
The town of Karachov (sometimes rendered Karatchoph o...
Category
Caucasian Oushak Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique Woman’s Shoulder Cloth (Mantita) or Head Covering (Phullo), Bolivia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Shoulder Cloth (Mantita) or Head Covering (Phullo), Bolivia
This finely woven minimalist mantle or head covering is composed of two panels with a cochineal-dyed mono...
Category
Bolivian Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19Thc Decorated Stone Ware From Evan Jones Cake Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc decorated stone ware cake crock is signed by Evan R. Jones and made in Pittston,Pennsylvania.It has two hand applied handles on each side.Th...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century, Sponge Ware Pottery Collection of Mixing Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine group of five decorated sponge ware pottery bowls are all in good condition. Sold as a collection of five with design sponge pattern. All in mint condition.
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo, late 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo
Late 19th century to 1900
Wood lightweight, rich patina
Height: 50 cm, diameter top 29 x 27.5 cm
Provenance: Danish colonial collectio...
Category
Congolese Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small carved wooden figurehead depicting young Moretto Venice late 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Small carved wooden figurehead depicting young Moretto, mounted on red marble base, late 19th-century Venetian manufacture.
This is a beautifully crafted sculpture made of polychrom...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Persian Kurd Lion Antique Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Kurd Persian Bidjar Rug with an animal lion rug pattern
Measures: 3'3" x 6'2'.
Category
Persian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Large Wood American Mortar and Pestle.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large wood antique American mortar and pestle.
Early rare turned wood footed mortar and pestle.
American, late 19th century wooden mortar and pestle...
Category
North American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful 19th century hand painted folk art upholstery trade sign. Double sided wooden trade sign for an old upholstery shop in San Francisco.
A rare piece of San Francisco history...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sponge Ware Pottery Platter & Water Pitcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 19th century sponge ware oval platter and sponge ware serving pitcher are in great condition with crazing throughout. The back of the platter and interior of the pitcher s...
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Kula Prayer Rug Western Anatolian Turkish Mihrab Carpet Rare Design
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique prayer (mihrab) rug from Western Anatolia, Kula region with a very rare and beautiful color composition.
Kula rugs, also known as Kula prayer kilims, are handwoven rugs that originated in the Kula region of western Turkey. Kula is a town known for its rug-weaving tradition and is renowned for producing high-quality prayer rugs.
Kula prayer rugs...
Category
Turkish Oushak Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
19th Century French Rustic Pottery Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French pottery pitcher.
Pottery from Normandy.
Category
French Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Solid Brass Marine Binoculars
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional pair of French yachting binoculars. Polished and lacquered gentleman's binoculars with geared focal tubes. Interesting design that resembles rope. Clean and clear. Wonder...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Yellow Ware in Seaweed Pattern Mixing Bowls, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These two yellow ware seaweed pattern mixing bowls are in fine as found condition. There are no chips or cracks and have wonderful blue painted sea...
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Bakshaish Carpet, Oriental Persian Handmade in Light Blue, Rust and Gold
Located in Port Washington, NY
Bakshaish is a town on the banks of the Talke Rud River in the Heriz region of Northwest Persia. Situated in the mountainous region 60 miles east of the large city of Tabriz, Bakshai...
Category
Persian Bakshaish Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$47,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Six Matching 19th Century Sponge Ware Luncheon Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing hand-painted and glazed American sponge ware plates are a perfect matched set. They are in pristine condition.
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Late 19th-Century Longchamp "Bella" Ironstone Platter – 32 cm - 2Y372
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful "Bella" platter by Longchamp dates back to the late 19th century and is crafted from durable ironstone, known as terre de fer. A classic piece with delicate motifs, th...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ironstone
Antique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Wooden Butter Churn with Copper Ban - 2Y305
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautifully crafted butter churn, dating from the late 19th or early 20th century, is made from wood and secured with copper bands. It’s no longer functional but serves as an excellent decorative piece with charming rustic appeal.
Type: Vintage butter churn
Material: Wood and copper
Era: Late 19th to early 20th century
Origin: France
Condition: Good overall condition. No longer watertight, ideal for decoration. The wood shows some wear and tear, minor spots, and the copper requires polishing (refer to photos).
Dimensions:
Height: 50 cm (19.7 inches)
Maximum diameter: 30 cm (11.8 inches)
Minimum diameter: 21 cm (8.3 inches)
Weight: 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)
This antique butter churn...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
$467 Sale Price
50% Off
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Guardian Figure, Northwest Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century tribal guardian figure, Northwest Nepal
The mere essence of a protector figure remains in this weathered fragmen...
Category
Nepalese Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Iron & Wood Fire Engine Large Model or Sculpture
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique fire engine model or sculpture, crafted from iron and wood, representing a fire engine from the 18th or 19th century.
The model is moun...
Category
North American American Classical Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Bronze Portrait Bust of a Black Man 'Marbruk' by Arthur Kaan
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Artur Kaan (Austrian, 1867-1940)
'Marbruk'
Signed and dated A. Kaan '95 and Verwielfältigung vorbehalten (reproduction reserved)
Bronze on marble base, H 28.5 cm?
Note:
...
Category
Austrian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Navajo Transitional Pillow Pair
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo transitional pillow pair. Handmade pillows with front made of Navajo 1880's transitional weaving. Backed with canvas. Featuring natural dyed...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$850 / set
Antique High Back Parlor Chair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
French antique throne high back parlor chair with original floral upholstery and tacks. Carved wooden frame with scrolling floral motif dated 18...
Category
French French Provincial Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,247 Sale Price
20% Off
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
19th Century Original Painted Coffee Grinder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine original grain painted coffee grinder is in a mustard paint and trimmed in red paint. All original hardware and square nailed construction.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Group of Three Folky Wood Carnival Milk Bottles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These folky handmade Carnival knock down milk bottles are in good condition. These bottles are hand turned with a nice mellow patina. These bottles are us...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,195 / set
Tlingit Rattle Top Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Bright colored Tlingit lidded rattle top basket. Exceptional condition. One small stain not distracting.
Period: Last quarter of the 19th century
Origin: Alaska
Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Reed
"Arab Soldier in Prayer" by Belgian Painter Théophile Lybaert - Belgium 1899
By Théophile Marie Françoise Lybaert
Located in Brussels, BE
"Soldat arabe en prière", 1899 - gouache on paper.
By Théophile Marie Françoise Lybaert (1848 Ghent -1927 Ghent).
Academic painter, he was a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who ...
Category
Belgian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog’s head, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a dog's head with an open mouth. Eyes in glass paste. Brass ring. Bamboo wood shaft. Brass ferrule. England circa 1890.
(SHIP ONLY IN EU)
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vardo Wagon Panels, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Carved wooden gypsy vardo wagon panels, circa 1880
This lot is a very rare and unique set of 6 hand carved wooden gypsy Vardo travelling wagon panel strips. The wooden panels wou...
Category
British Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19thc Mini Postage Stamp Blue & White Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc blue & white postage stamp mounted doll quilt sewn on linen. The condition is very good.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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