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Primitives For Sale
Price: $1 to $2,000
Ananas Multicolor
Located in Milano, IT
“Il filo conduttore dell'ananas multicolor è la policromia come approccio all'insegna dell'eclettismo e della contaminazione tra artificiale e naturale.
L’ananas multicolor è un simb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Primitives
Materials
Yarn, Resin
19th Century American Folk Art Heart Shaped Iron Pad Lock & Key, Dated 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century American folk art Heart-shaped forged iron pad lock and key, dated 1875
A remarkable 19th-century American heart-shaped forged iron padlock and key is a true testament ...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Primitives
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
Early 20th Century Antique Wood And Iron Gopher
Located in New Orleans, LA
This industrial cart was made to load and unload railroad cars in a Wisconsin factory about 1900, and is signed "Gopher Floor Truck, Faribault, Mn."
This well worn salvage cart is ready to repurpose as a coffee table or whatever else you can imagine. The top deck is oak and maple planks with a very fine finish that preserves loads of wear, stains and separations for antique character. Four cast iron wheels are original on this American made factory cart. Solid and heavy it's the real McCoy...
Category
Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Primitives
Materials
Iron
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
Early 19th Century American Antique Primitives
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pine and Oak Rocking Cradle
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a charming, very rustic hooded rocking cradle with an interesting and unusual “bird house” with a circular opening, built into the shallow hood,...
Category
Late 19th Century Irish Rustic Antique Primitives
Materials
Oak, Pine
Vintage Coastal Brown Rectangular Sea Shell Covered Box with Lid, Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous shell covered Folk Art box with lid. Covered in brown, black and cream conical shaped shells, it is a striking statement piece. The box which the shells cover, is created ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Primitives
Materials
Shell, Wood
Hand Hewn African Ethiopian Large Wooden Bowl with Handle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand hewn and hand carved African Ethiopian wooden bowl with handle.
Original large vintage Ethiopian tribal wood bowl hand carved bowl from a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Primitives
Materials
Hardwood
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725
Large dovetails and old handwrought nails give this small scale box a hea...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Primitives
Materials
Iron
Grand Scale Spanish 18th Century Dough Bowl, Trough
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic very large scale 18th century Spanish dough bowl - or trough, carved from a single tree trunk. Perfect by a fireplace to house kindling, or filled with an assortment of c...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Primitives
Materials
Wood
19th Century New England Splint Oak Basket
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century new England splint oak basket
Possibly Massachusetts
Dimensions 14" wide x 12.5" deep x 8" high at the edge x 15" high at the handle
Good antique condition wit...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Primitives
Materials
Oak
Victorian Era Wooden Bead Centerpiece Bowl Czechoslovakian Art Craft Studio
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Mesmerizing design, great table prop or functional decor, signed to bottom, Made in Czechoslovakia. Measures: Bowl only diameter 10.25 x height 3.25 in.
Category
1910s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Primitives
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century New England Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century ladder back child's chair from New England in fantastic condition. This early chair is mortised and square nail construction.
Category
1870s American Adirondack Antique Primitives
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Hand Carved Spruce Whimsy Chain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice, whimsical Folk Art chain whittled from one continuous piece of wood (spruce, in this case). One end features a hook, the other a clasp. The wood h...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Primitives
Materials
Spruce
19th Century Italian Cast Iron Coal Powered Iron
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classic icon from the last century. Once used in every household, now its cherished for its simplicity and beauty. Cast in it's lid is the ancient symbol of Rome, She wolf with her b...
Category
1870s Italian Primitive Antique Primitives
Materials
Iron
Vintage Turkish Embroidered Folk Art Textile in Purple, Wall Hanging or Throw
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand embroidered textile from Turkey that is perhaps 30 or 40 years old. A whimsical example of textile Folk Art.
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Primitives
Materials
Wool
Early 19th Century Primitive American Demilune Large Sized Console Table
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 19th century American primitive demilune console table featuring center drawer with brass knob, straight plain foot legs and original finish. ...
Category
1830s American Primitive Antique Primitives
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Running Horse Copper Weather Vane on Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century copper weather vane on hand-forged iron stand. From western Tennessee.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Primitives
Materials
Copper, Iron
West African Stone Shrine Figure Sculpture, Great Patina and Texture
Located in New York, NY
A West African stone shrine figure with great, colorful patina. This stone sculpture has incredible presence and looks great from every angle.
BH536.
Category
Late 20th Century Ghanaian Primitives
Materials
Stone
Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Located in London, GB
This unique and amazing Ecuadorian primitive piece is a whistle carved in a skull form, and dates to the formative stage from the woodland period. It measures 2 in – 5 cm wide, 2 ½ i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique Primitives
Materials
Clay
Long Folk Art Hand Carved Pine Whimsy Chain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful, whimsical folk art chain whittled from one continuous piece of wood (pine, in this case). One end features what resembles an arrow fletching,...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Primitives
Materials
Pine
Antique Clay Amphora Vessel Floor Vase Primitive Greek Earthenware Pottery
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Clay Amphora Vessel floor vase Primitive Greek Earthenware Pottery 35"
Large antique vessel or amphora (amphorae) urn / vase or jar. These vess...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Primitives
Materials
Earthenware
Weathered Oxcart Hub
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully detailed and weathered Chinese oxcart hub. Perfect for a stand or side table, Shandong province, circa 1880.
M843.
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Primitives
Materials
Elm
Unusually Large, Thick Walled Antique Burl Wood Mortar
Located in New York, NY
A tall and heavy antique Chinese mortar carved out of a single piece of burl wood with thick walls, great patina, and tremendous presence. Burl wood mor...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitives
Materials
Burl
Folk Art Seesaw with Original Paint
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Children's seesaw (circa 1950, USA) in painted oak with lovely, natural patina. Although, impractical for intended use, given the wear and age, this remains a charming, decorative it...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Primitives
Materials
Metal
Antique Moroccan Tribal Berber Wool Comb
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan tribal Folk Art Berber wool comb.
19th century, nice patina, Museum collector piece.
Category
1870s Moroccan Folk Art Antique Primitives
Materials
Metal
Collection of Burkina Faso Currency
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of Burkina Faso currency from the mid-20th century. This assortment of three vintage African ritual iron snakes effigies originate from the L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitives
Materials
Iron
French Primitive Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very delightful and primitive stool from the Ardeche region of France. Very sturdy and very organic in feel.
Category
19th Century French Antique Primitives
Materials
Wood
Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles
Located in Chicago, IL
20th century East African grain bowls with handles pair (two pieces in set).
From left to right
A) 10.5" height x 10" diameter
B) 8.5" height x 9" diameter.
Category
20th Century Zimbabwean Primitives
Materials
Wood
Ngombe Throwing Knife, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With its many blades and dramatic form, this impressive throwing knife would have been a status symbol and a form of currency among the Ngombe peoples o...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Rustic Primitives
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Ebony Makonde African Wood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful contemporary collector piece of Makonde ebony tree of life art carving with unbelievable detailed wood carving.
Category
1950s Tanzanian Primitive Vintage Primitives
Materials
Ebony
18th Century Swedish Decorated Mangle Board
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk art mangle board from northern Sweden. This is a typical proposal gift to the would-be bride from the groom. If he had the skill the groom would make...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Primitives
Materials
Pine
Hand Carved Tribal Wooden Nepalese Beaker Milk Pot with Handle
By Kuba
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large hand carved tribal wooden beaker Nepalese milk pot with handle.
Early 20th century antique tribal milk pot with incised pattern.
This rustic milk pot wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Primitives
Materials
Wood
Mid-18th Century Hand Drawn English Farm Map on Vellum, circa 1740s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-18th century hand drawn English farm map on Vellum circa 1740s
Henry Maxted & Isaac Terry, Surveyors.
A Map of a Farm in the Parish of Blean in the County of KENT: Belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Hodgson circa 1743.
A beautiful hand drawn map...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Primitives
Materials
Lambskin
Early 20th Century African Calabash
Located in Chicago, IL
Small leather Calabash from Africa
Dimensions: 10 in. height x 6 in. diameter with a 4.24 in. diameter opening.
Category
20th Century Congolese Primitives
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Handmade Woven Basket
Located in New York, NY
An unusual, large woven willow basket with fabric trim at the top displaying its many years of age in its beautifully worn and faded finish. From Shanxi province, circa 1900.
B445.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Primitives
Materials
Willow
Large Rustic Antique Wood Tray
Located in New York, NY
A large Chinese tray from Shandong province carved from a single piece of pinewood. Beautiful patina.
M695.
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Primitives
Materials
Pine
1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Primitives
Materials
Iron
Antique Carved Bowl with Great Patina
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese bowl carved from a single piece of pine wood. This piece has a striking, irregular shape and shows the beautiful wear which is th...
Category
20th Century Chinese Primitives
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Oak Splint Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century hand-woven oak splint gathering basket with a single bent oak handle, a double banded rim, and a lovely wonky shape. Found in Wisconsin.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Primitives
Materials
Oak
19th Decorated Blue Tin Tole Water Kettle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic tin blue paint decorated tole ware water kettle is in amazing as found condition. It has a blue ground with painted flowers on both sides. ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Primitives
Materials
Tin
Pair of African Mumuye Rain Wands on Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of African Mumuye rain wands on custom stands. This pair of vintage tribal rain wands originate from the Mumuye peoples of West Africa, Nigeria. These forged-iron wands were utilized by the Mumuye shamans in rain-making ceremonies where they would place the bottom ends in small holes dug into the earth, and symbolically petition the gods for rain. This pair of Mumuye rain wands are each presented upon custom black iron stands, making a great pair of decorative objects...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Primitives
Materials
Iron
Inca Style Double Candlestick Holder
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
South/Central American (Incan/Mayan) style double candleholder.
Bottom is marked J.P. (or J.R.) Combes Aigues-Vives, Aude (town in southern France) 65 (1965) Piece Unique. Combes ma...
Category
20th Century Primitives
19th century Primitive Painted Early American Floor Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare painted iron standing floor lamp made to burn oil but converted to electricity. Nice lines and detail with upturned feet, scroll work and finial at top. See measurements below.
Category
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitives
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century Weathered Wooden European Complete Seven Pin or Ball Game Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th Century European Ball and 7 Pin Game Set
Weathered Wooden
Complete Set
Overall Display 20" x 10" (8 items Total in Set)
(1) Ball =4x4x4.5
(7) Pins =10.5"H x 3.25"D
Category
19th Century French Antique Primitives
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century American Handmade Burled Wood Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th century American handmade burled wood chair
Great looking accent chair with beautiful patina and wood grain.
Dimensions:...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Primitives
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Set of Bowling Balls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A terrific set of two early 19th century bowling balls in wood and metal. Great objects to decorate a bookcase or tabletop. The larger ball measures 10 1/4" 9 7/8" diameter. The smal...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Primitives
Materials
Metal
Finely Carved Chinese Stone Mortars
Located in New York, NY
Three gracefully shaped, light colored solid stone mortars from Shanxi Province, China. These nicely textured pieces are suitable for many uses and work perfectly as shelf decoration...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitives
Materials
Stone
African Tribal Kuba Dance Cloth From Congo
Located in New York, NY
Handmade from rafia and hand-stitched with great artistry, this Kuba dance cloth is powerful as a graphic piece of art. It has some soiling consistent with its use. It would make a g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Primitives
Materials
Raffia
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