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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Large Antique Handcrafted Folk Art Sign ..MASONIC TEMPLE, Raised Letters
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique handcrafted Folk Art sign ..MASONIC TEMPLE,, Beautiful sign,, turn of the century,, Retains original finish,, patina,, modeled blue backgr...
Category
1910s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A collection of three embroidered Afghan hats
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Afghanistan, early 20th century
Provenance:
- Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich (purchased in the 1980s or 1990s)
Category
Early 20th Century Afghan Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Mirror
African Sculpture Zaire Antique Copper Coin
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
That's a true antique copper coin from Zaire, very rare: a modern simple sculpture !
I saw only another one like this, but it was not authentic: done for ...
Category
1920s Congolese Archaistic Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Copper
A Bobo ceremonial top decorated with cowrie shells
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bobo people, Burkina Faso/Mali, Early 20th century
The top, made in a vest-like form, consists of a base made out of cotton with an outer decorated layer of cowrie shells.
Provenan...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Cotton
Selection of Three Yaka/Suku Monocyclic Ceremonial Drinking Cups, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Yaka community leaders have a number of items that form part of their royal collection. One of these items is the kopa ceremonial cup (also called koopa...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Green and Beige Patterned Area Rug
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary area rug with an abstract green and beige pattern (9.75 x 5.75')
Please note: used condition
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Purple and Gray Striped Area Rug
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary area rug with a striped purple, beige, and brown pattern (16.75 x 11')
Please note: used condition
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
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
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Set of Unknown Miniature Terracotta Heads
Located in Leuven , BE
This small head of a ceramic figure with a bird headdress is probably Pre-Columbian. It seems to originate from the territory of present-day Mexico. Fur...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Spice Palm Candelholder by Objekti
Located in London, GB
Benjamin and Miriam, founders of Objekti, discovered the pines on a trip to Mexico and fell instantly in love with these unique and rare pieces. The pine, a symbol long associated wi...
Category
2010s Mexican Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
A male ceremonial armband made with bat-teeth
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, late 19th/early 20th century
Male ceremonial 'armband' made of bat teeth drilled and tied in a double row to a woven band of palm fibre.
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads, Teeth
Late 19th Century Hand-Forged Iron Shoe, Likely a Cobblers Sample
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th century hand-forged iron shoe, likely a Conblers sample.
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century English Demilune Lusterware Bough Pot With Cover
By Hackwood & Co.
Located in Roma, RM
This demilune flower pot or bough pot for forcing springtime bulbs, is adorned with three landscape panels. Each panel, painted in pink lustre, depicts the same cottage in a pastoral setting from three different vantage points. Moulded into the top and bottom rims are acanthus leaves. Pieces in this shape, color and style have been attributed to the Hackwood company, and usually pieces like these, are not marked. William Hackwood & Son was an earthenware factory in Shelton, England, from 1818 until 1853. In addition to lustre ware...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Luster
19th Century Native American Athabaskan Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Athabaskan snowshoe pair with wood frames having finely woven sinew front and back with heavy rawhide centers. String wrapped toes and wonderful golden patina. Ex. James B. Scoville ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1960s Vintage Red Ethnic Moroccan Fluffy Rug Bed of Roses
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Vintage Red Ethnic Moroccan Fluffy Rug.Vintage authentic tribal Moroccan Berber rug from the Middle Atlas mountains. Monochromatic red ethnic African rug with variations in cor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wool
An Illongot headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Ifugao, Northern Philippines, 19th century
Decorated with different kinds of beadwork and the bill of a Kalaw bird (hornbill).
Historically, only those who had proven themselves th...
Category
19th Century Philippine Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Natural Fiber, Wood, Beads
1 of 3 Signed Roger Guerin 1930 Fleur De Lis Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Vase Pots
By Roger Guerin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions with Fleur De Lis decoration
Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
A beautiful black-and-white beaded necklace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bonda people, Orissa, early 20th century
The Bonda people are an indigenous tribal group predominantly found in the hilly areas of Malkangiri district in Odisha (Orissa), India. Recognized as one of the oldest and most traditional tribes in the country, they are often regarded as part of the "Adivasi," or the original inhabitants of the region.
Bonda women are renowned for their distinctive traditional attire and adornments. They wear a minimal garment called nala around their waist and embellish themselves with heavy jewelry crafted from beads, metal, and coins. Their hair is typically styled into a bun and covered with a beaded headpiece...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Ceramic #2 by Rita Alaoui
Located in PARIS, FR
Rita Alaoui is a French-Moroccan artist who lives and works in Paris. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York City.
She seeks to explore and rethink our relationshi...
Category
2010s French Other Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
Berber Old Earthenware Bowls and Lids from Morocco
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/2956 - Old earthenware bowls and lids from Morocco: terracotta lids can be used to keep food warm in serving dishes.
I'm closing my activities, so...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Traditional “Pita” Belt and Buckle
Located in Mexico City, MX
Traditional “Pita” Belt and Buckle
Pita comes from the fiber of the big maguey
Or large Mexican cactus and is hand inlaid
With Mexican charro designe. The remaining
Leather is ha...
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Very Large Retro Vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava Vase / Floor Vase / Ear
Located in Tilburg, NL
Very large retro vintage West Germany Scheurich Fat Lava vase / floor vase / ear vase
Retro vintage West Germany Heinz Siery Scheurich floor vase...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
LOVELY PAIR OF ANTIQUE COLLECTABLE VICTORIAN JELLY MOULDS IN COPPEr
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this collectable pair of Victorian copper Jelly Moulds
A very good looking and decorative pair, they can be used...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Ceramic #1 by Rita Alaoui
Located in PARIS, FR
Rita Alaoui is a French-Moroccan artist who lives and works in Paris. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York City.
She seeks to explore and rethink our relationshi...
Category
2010s French Other Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Deer Lodge Prison quirt with orange, black, and white dyed horsehair and leather hand strap and finely braided flapper.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Montana, United States
SIZ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early French Copper Wine Barrel Funnel, 13"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage French large copper wine barrel funnel. The funnel is in beautiful condition with great patina showing it's age. The funnel was used in the wine making process, specifically ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Twelve Flower Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with twelve flower detail
This piece is part of a suite, I ...
Category
19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
Hand Carved Gnome + Deer Woodland Totem
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If great art is meant to inspire and provoke, this beautiful carving of a gnome with a deer on it's head may be the greatest piece of art ever made. Hand carved by the artist "R.S." in the year '75, this large pine log has become so much more than the sum of it's parts. Roughly hewn details give the sculpture an almost living, breathing feel. Perfect for fans of all sorts of woodland nymphs and creatures- from elves to hobbits and beyond. Please confirm item pickup location (Brooklyn NY or Wall NJ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Pine
1 of 3 Signed Roger Guerin 1930 Deer Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Handle Vase Pots
By Roger Guerin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions with Deer decoration and handles
I have three posts for sale, one has a stitched detailing, another, fleur de lis and lastly one with handles and Deers, this sale is for the pot pictured alone.
Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
1950's Academic Landscape Painting
Located in Hudson, NY
Wintery landscape painting dating back to circa 1950, set in a combed maple frame.
A glimpse of nature, as through a window.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Paper
19th Century Trotting Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large trotting horse weather vane/stable sign. Hand forged metal cutout figure painted black. On a more modern base. 42"H x 49"L base 39" x 7 1/2"
...
Category
19th Century American Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1800 PRiMITIVE FOLK ART HEMP CUTTING MACHINE VERY DECORATIVE PIECE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this wonderfully primitive fruitwood hemp cutting machine circa 1800
Please note the delivery fee listed is...
Category
Early 1800s European Georgian Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Native American Coushatta Lidded Pine Needle Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Coushatta lidded pine needle basket with pine cone and needle décor two sides and top. This woven by L.C. John, the last of the great Coushatta basket...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Other
Face Sculpture from Vallauris, Stoneware, signed by Isabelle Vigo
Located in Munich, DE
Signed stoneware sculpture by the French sculptor Isabell Vigo.
Raw , unglazed stoneware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Hand Study in Plaster on Oak Plinth Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
Anatomical plaster study of a man’s hand, sitting on an oak plinth base. With wonderful definition to the fingers and palm.
British, early 20th cent...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Mexican Burnished Clay Romance Torso Heart Couple Statue Contemporary Oaxaca
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Lovers Torso, a contemporary rustic Mexican sculpture by Manuel David Reyes. This soft piece is one-of-a-kind, made with clay and natural pigments from ...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Handcrafted Ceramic Vase "Stray Dogs" by "Love and Beauty", Spain, 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
This handmade vase was designed and made by the collaboration of Spanish designers Carlos Jiménez, better known as `“Del Amor y la Belleza”´´, and Ranma.
The vase is made of ceramic...
Category
2010s Spanish Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
Native Salmon Ladder Maquette
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salmon ladder/rattle maquette by Lillian Pitt (1943 Wasco). Made of copper tubing and hanging cut copper salmon. Maquette for public commission at the Uni...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Lovely Vintage Carved Wood Display Depicting a Herd of Elephants, circa 1960s
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved Elephant plaque.
Its circa 1960s, carved from one piece of wood and depicts and happy hea...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Andreas Dettloff 2003 “My Polynesian Heart”
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Wonderful Sculpture by the noted German born Tahitian artist Andreas Dettloff. The sculpture is titled “My Polynesian Heart” and dated 2003. It, or an extremely similar one is depict...
Category
Early 2000s Polynesian Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Rubber, Paper
Hopi Mudheads and Kacharis Red Ribbon Prize
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mudhead and Kacharis by Lomayo Kanaya Hopi, second prize, Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial 2005. Three Kacharis in balloon basket with mudhead ballo...
Category
Early 2000s American Native American Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Stunning Large Shag Pile Rug Depicting Houses in the Style of L.S Lowry
By L. S. Lowry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely brand new Shag Pile run depicting L.S Lowry style houses
A very comfortable and thick rug, extremely well made and clearly Lowry in...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Group of Six 19th Century French Copper Kettles
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Group of six continental copper spouted and handled kettles. One marked "Carlstom Yarberg" and another "SKS Wasa."
Period: 19th century
Origin: Continent...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Leather
Lovely Vintage Geometric Kilim Aztec Rug
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Vintage Handwoven Geometric Kilim rug.
Dimensions: 142 W x 80 D cm.
Please carefully look at the pi...
Category
Early 20th Century British Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Victorian Period Black Painted Canterbury or Magazine Rack
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A Victorian period, late 19th century ebonised or black painted Aesthetic three division Canterbury or magazine rack standing on turned feet ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vincenzo Eulissi 1970 Bronze Modern Sculpture in Lost Wax
Located in Milano, IT
Vincenzo Eulissi 1970 gilded bronze modern sculpture in lost wax.
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
African Currency, 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This set of 3 pieces of African currency is very interesting. Looking like some sort of ancient maraca, these 19th century pieces jingle and noise-make with each step. The dimensions...
Category
19th Century African Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Lozi Milk Jug
Located in Richmond, VA
The Loss people of Zambia are known for their basketry and rarely work in wood, but their wooden milk jugs are sought after objects from collectors. Originally used to collect milk f...
Category
20th Century Zambian Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Wood
Federal Grain Painted and Stenciled Document Box 19th Century American
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and fine, dovetailed poplar, rosewood grain painted and ebonized document box. The gold stenciling is of a very fine quality. Retains the original fire gilded steel bai...
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Steel
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