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Period: Late 19th Century
19Thc Original Hand Painted Tole Box w/ Bird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing folk art tole ware box is in original red painted back round with floral decoration & a embossed bird popping out.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Antique Boule Ball "17", 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
Antique Boule Ball "D F", 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
4 Small Water Colors of 19th Century Children
Located in Tarrytown, NY
4 small water colors of 19th century children from a Madison Ave. gallery in NYC. Each child has his name written under the image. From a Southampton, NY estate.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Antique Boule Ball "62", 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
19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mennnite Tree Everlasting Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Mennonite quilt of Sawtooth Bars is given the name Tree Everlasting. The quilt is in excellent, unwashed condition. The Bars are quilted with cable patterning and scrolling vine...
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a mangoose with a snake, France 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick, carved ivory knob, depicting a mongoose with a snake in its mouth. Emerald and ruby eyes. 18K gold band. The barrel is sculpted and carved from a single patinated mapl...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century Original Painted Tin Tulips in Basket Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the most unusual metal Folk Art arrangement of flowers in a urn in the form of a basket planter. The condition is very good. Great look on a mantel or bookshelf. Wonderful ol...
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19thC Burl Tiger Maple Compote
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing 19thc burl compote is in very good condition from a private collection.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ivory handle walking stick depicting Mephistopheles face, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle. The handle depicts a caricatural face of Mephistopheles. Ebonized fruitwood shaft rustic shape. Silver ring. Metal ferrule. England circa 1870. (S...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Sterling Silver Native American Indian Motif "Note Holder" American, Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare and unusual piece, a sterling silver "note holder" fronted by an Indian Chief on the front in high relief. A bale on top provides for a necklace and hanging as a decorative piece of jewelry. Other decoration on the front includes a tomahawk and a peace pipe criss-crossed beneath the Indian. The back is plain with a decorative "repousse" floral border, and "sterling" clearly marked in the lower left (see image). It is 2 7/8" high x 2" wide resembling and in the style of a match safe; probably manufactured by Unger Bros. of Newark, New Jersey, circa 1880, but difficult to observe all of the surfaces because of the frontal "notes" in permanent place. A note holder would have been used to write down reminders and/or notations by the user; the surfaces appear to be a celluloid type material. Condition is excellent with six notes intact; a very slight "crease" to the back side; hardly noticeable (see image).
Appropriate Americana for the discerning collector with a Western Native American...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th C Sponge Mush Cups and Saucers, Set of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This matching set of four 19thc sponge ware mush cups and saucers are in pristine condition.Many different shades of blues.Found in Pennsylvania private collection. Sold as a set of Four cups...
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$2,295 / set
19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Collection of seven Walla Walla prison made bits. All silver overlaid but unique from each other with various techniques and designs. In the 19th Century f...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Leather
Pair of English Large Cast Iron Punch & Judy Doorstops, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English large cast iron Punch & Judy matching doorstops . Late 19th century.
Category
English American Empire Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
JOHN R. WATTS, Folk Art Watercolor & Gouache Landscape Painting, U.S., C.1889
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN R. WATTS (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Folk art watercolor and gouache landscape painting on paper - graphite highlights and shading - unframed - signed and dated lower right ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Yacht Binnacle from Italy Circa 1880 with Dry Card Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Yacht binnacle of a very unique and rare design. With Italian compass on gimbals. Mushroom style hood with hinged doors. Ornate pedestal with wood base...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Dairy Sorting Table with Tin Liner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century pine sorting table has an old surface and a tin liner that is original. At one time the legs would fold up but has been made stationary and sturdy. It has all the o...
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Turkish Oriental Rug, Saffron, Coral, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category
Turkish Oushak Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$12,799 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Pennsylvania Nine Patch Postage Stamp Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Pennsylvania stamp nine patch crib quilt. Calico print fabric and indigo calico ground. This crib quilt was found in Pennsylvania.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Cotton
19th Century Sponge Ware Mush C&S Collection 8 Sets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eight pieces Mush cup & saucer sponge ware collection of eight cups and saucers in mint condition. Great addition for a Americana collector.
Each Mush Cup measures 6.75 deep x 5 ...
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Terracotta Wall Plate with Whimsy Children in Farmer Costumes by Johann Maresch
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Terracotta Wall Plate with Whimsy Children in Farmer Costumes by Johann Maresch
A large terracotta wall plate depicting a relief couple of farmers childs in a forest enviroment. Man...
Category
German Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Navajo Child's Blanket
Located in Sharon, CT
A late classic small (child's) blanket.
Category
American Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$2,000
Navajo Transitional Pillow
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo transitional pillow. Handmade pillow with front made of brown and black leather with strip of Navajo 1880's transitional weaving down center...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Leather
Late 19th Century Swedish Stump Chair in Solid Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish stump chair manufactured from a hollowed tree trunk. The chair is primitive and has never been painted. The two bands going around the seat...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19thc Stag Trade Sign In Original Mustard Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing original mustard painted sheet iron stag /deer trade sign was found in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania.The condition is very good with minor paint loss on horns.This trad...
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
English Staffordshire Ceramic Toby Jug Figure
Located in Bradenton, FL
English Staffordshire ceramic Toby Jug figure with jug in right hand and sitting on a barrel. "Hearty Good Fellow" type with polychrome underglaze colors, de...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Folk Art Oil Painting of a Girl Holding Wheat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Folk Art painting of a girl holding wheat in a field painted on board. It is unsigned and on board newly framed. The condition is very good.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
Collection of Five 19th Century Sponge Ware Custard Cups
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of five 19th century sponge ware pottery custard cups ate in good condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Sivrihisar Jijim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Sivrihisar Jijim rug. An antique tribal flat-weave from West-Central Turkey, rug is woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading technique. The design and color palette are chara...
Category
Turkish Kilim Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$3,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Marble Sculpture of a Robed Child Holding Two Fishes, Late 19th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-532 detailed marble sculpture of a robed boy holding 2 fishes.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Alexander Lauder Sgraffito Art Pottery Handled Bird Vase
By Alexander Lauder Barum
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning three handled art pottery sgraffito pattern vase decorated with two birds perched on oak tree branches by Alexander Lauder, Barnstaple dating from around 1890. This qualit...
Category
English Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Zoological Wall Chart
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique Pfurtscheller wall chart
Overall Dimensions: 53" x 56"
Chart Dimensions: 50 1/2" x 56
Materials: Paper & Linen.
Category
Austrian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Antique Boule Ball With Flower Decor, 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
Antique Wooden Carved Statue of a Young Fisherman
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wooden Carved Statue of a Young Fisherman
A large antique wooden carved statue of a fisher presenting his haul. Made in Italy, circa 1880. The hat brim is restored.
The tra...
Category
Italian Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th C Wool Chaliss Mini Pieced Honey Comb Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Wool challis New England honey comb mini pieced quilt in pristine condition.Fantastic piecing and workmanship.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Canadian Goose Decoy on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine original painted heavy wood and canvas covered Canadian goose decoy or floater. It has a wood frame body and head with a heavy canvas cov...
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Kazak Carpet, Handmade Wool, Rust, Ivory, Navy, Light Blue and Gold
Located in Port Washington, NY
The Rust field scattered with minor stylized flower heads, hooked panels and minute cross-motifs around a column of ivory octagonal panels containing radiating flower heads and minut...
Category
Russian Kazak Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$11,999 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Bamboo and Chinoiserie Sewing Stand
Located in Hixson, TN
19th century bamboo and chinoiserie sewing stand
A unique double lift top sewing stand with chinoiserie panels and bamboo construction. The top is ...
Category
French Chinoiserie Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century American Sponge Ware Bake Dish / Pot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of 19th century sponge ware bake dish is in great as found condition. The rim has age wear but no chips or cracks throughout. Great crock...
Category
American Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Large Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow is super early and fine condition. The backing is in a camel cotton linen.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
Pair of Faux Marble Columns, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Pair of faux marble columns, circa 1880.
This lot is an exceptionally rare original pair of faux marble effect columns dated 1880. These...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Sculpture with a Group of Playing Putti's 19th Century Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful in detail and charming 19th century unglazed terracotta sculpture. Features a design of three cherubic children with lamps and fruit, playing with two goats on the base of ...
Category
Belgian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$1,439 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug, Ivory, Navy, Rust
Located in Port Washington, NY
The best of Kashan’s from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are referred to as Motasham Kashan’s. They are some of the most finely woven of all Persian rugs...
Category
Persian Kashan Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$36,799 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts & Crafts Copper Handled Chestnut Roaster c.1890
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Arts & Crafts hand crafted handled copper chestnut roaster dating from around 1890. The chestnut roaster has a hammered and pier...
Category
British Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
American Oil on Canvas of Landscape in Original Gilt Frame, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American oil on canvas of landscape depicting mountains, meadows, and a stream in the original mounted foliage gilt frame. Late 19th Century.
Category
American American Empire Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Central Anatolian Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Central Anatolian Kilim rug. A great example of Anatolian Kilim rug weaving from the 19th century when tribal women wove such pieces as...
Category
Turkish Kilim Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Rustic Black Forest Wall Mirror, Austria circa 1870
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary rustic wall mirror from the 19th century around 1870 in Austria. An unusual piece of a Black Forest mirror that has been elaborately handcarved out of basswood in an ex...
Category
Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Softwood
Architectural Wood Decoration, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Antique architectural oakwood element nicely carved with leaves on wood pedestal, circa 1890.
Category
French Country Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Tin Toy Trolley, circa 1880
By George W. Brown & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Horse drawn trolleys or "horse buses" were the main source of "mass transit", along with trains in the late 1800s in America. Thus they were ubiquitous subject matter for toy makers to exploit as toys for young children. While many tin toy...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Antique Basketry Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Antique basketry bowl of woven rattan, reed, and bamboo. Wonderful geometric illustrations and complex weaving technique with honeycomb center.
This basket bowl is a utilitarian ite...
Category
Asian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Reed
Huge 19th Century Iron Directional Weathervane Arrow
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Simply Huge Wrought Iron Weathervane Directional Arrow. Untouched, naturally worn surface. Bespoke mounts to wall mount for display. France, Circa 1880.
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Handcrafted and Stable Solid Oak & Great Patina Joint Stool Or Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid oak joint stool, great shape and beautiful color.
This handcrafted joint stool seat is both rustic and stylish. It is an absolute joy to watch and to sit on. It is as stabile ...
Category
European Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th Century Zinc Folk Art Baby Goose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Zinc Folk Art baby goose statue from a old fountain. The condition is good with some age wear.
Category
American Adirondack Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Fantastic 19th Century Hand Painted Enamel Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand painted metal basket with the enamel green base. The condition is very good.
Category
American Early Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Rare Hand-Painted Stick Spatter Plate with Rabbits
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fine example of an unsigned hand-painted stick spatter plate with painted rabbits surround the border. The condition is very good with old craz...
Category
American American Classical Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$295 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Beshir Turkmen Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Beshir Turkmen rug. A highly collectible antique rug, attributed to the Ersari Turkmen tribes in Central Asia, in a more ornate style often refe...
Category
Turkmen Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
British Sailor's Woolwork or Woolie of the Named Ship "Polly"
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of the Barque Polly,
Named "Polly",
Circa 1885-95
Offered is a magnificent and historically significant British sailor's woolwork, or "woolie," dating to the last quarter of the 19th century. This exceptional piece presents a detailed port-side view of the three-masted barque Polly under full sail. The vessel's name is proudly displayed on a banner flown from the mainmast and is also visible on her bow, a testament to the sailor-artist's pride in his vessel.
The artistry of this woolwork is particularly noteworthy. The sails are skillfully executed using the trapunto technique, a form of relief quilting where sections are padded from behind to create a dynamic, three-dimensional effect. This application masterfully conveys the impression of sails swollen with wind, bringing the scene to life. The sea is depicted in a series of rippling bands of green and white wool, a characteristic convention of this folk art form that effectively captures the motion of the water.
This historically rich textile is presented in a handsome maple ogee-shaped frame, typical of the period and befitting the quality of the artwork. The piece is glazed with Museum UV glass, a modern conservation measure that significantly reduces light reflection and provides superior protection against fading and light damage.
Historical Provenance: The Barque Polly
The woolwork is a tribute to a specific and well-documented vessel. The barque Polly was built in the renowned shipyards of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1885. The ship was christened at its launch by Marian "Polly" Woodside, the wife of the vessel's owner. In a charming departure from the traditional champagne, Mrs. Woodside tossed a cascade of flowers across the bow to christen the ship.
The Polly embarked on numerous voyages, primarily serving the trade routes between South America and the United Kingdom, before being repositioned for service in the Pacific. As a barque, the Polly featured three masts, with the fore and mainmasts being square-rigged and the mizzenmast being fore-and-aft rigged. This configuration was highly popular for long-distance merchant vessels as it required a smaller crew than a fully-rigged ship, making it an economical choice for ocean crossings.
A label affixed to the reverse of the frame indicates that this woolwork was featured on the acclaimed television program The Antiques Road...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Swedish Folk Art Floor Candelabra, Sweden 1890’s
Located in Valby, 84
Add a touch of rustic charm and historical elegance to your space with this exquisite Swedish Folk Art floor candelabra from the 1890s. This piece is a stunning example of traditiona...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Circa 1880 Southern Cheyenne Beaded Moccasins with Tipi Motifs, Plains Indian
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional pair of 19th-century Southern Cheyenne beaded moccasins, dating circa 1880, is a rare and authentic example of Plains Native American ...
Category
American Native American Antique Late 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
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