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Technique: Painted
Japanese Asian Hand Painted Lacquered Temple Shrine Plaque Peacock, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese temple. The hand painted scene depicts a majestic peacock posed against a gorgeous countryside landscape.
Would be...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Wood
Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plate Decoration by Paolo Buggiani, 1989
By Bitossi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Wall Plate Decoration by Paolo Buggiani, 1989
Gorgeous wall plate hand-crafted and hand-painted by Paolo Buggiani in 1989 in limited edition.
The plate i...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Built Sculptural Wood Fired Triangular Form Signed Studio Pottery Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favourite pieces, is this hand-built wood fired three cornered triangular studio pottery dish of scul...
Category
20th Century British Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Carnival Folk Art Carved Wooden Head with Zinc Hat
Located in Haarlem, NL
This head is from a fair or carnival game.
Not sure what the game was, perhaps the head has been used to toss rings over, or maybe you were supposed to throw something in his mouth....
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Early 20th Century Blue Painted Farmhouse Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
The painted exterior of this provincial farmhouse bench has weathered gradually from years of use to achieve the ultimate rustic finish. Once a vibrant, robin’s egg blue, the milk pa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Folk-Art Bridal Chest, 1826
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German pine bridal chest made in 1826 for a certain Jacob Sallberger. Hand-painted with beautiful fine details. The iron hinges and handles are hand-forged. The key and lock are orig...
Category
1820s German Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
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 Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
C1930 Impressionist Ashcan Original Painting of a Cafe Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Impressionist view of a interior cafe with a chef and patrons. Colorful palette with a Ashcan style in the Painting created about 1930. Unsigned. Framed in what appears to be the ori...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Italian Folk Art Fish Sculpture from 18th/19th Century Fragments Found Objects
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous large Italian folk art fish sculpture. Hand-crafted in the 21st century using found 18th and 19th century architectural fragments and decorative antique / vintage elements...
Category
18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Driftwood, Giltwood, Reclaimed Wood
Hand Painted Haitian Game Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Haitian game board crafted in wood and hand painted with parrots, ballet dancers, and the tree of life in a rustic naive style and signed by the artist J Michel.
Category
20th Century Haitian Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson Canadian Studio Pottery Vase with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Canadian studio pottery vase decorated in light blue glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1...
Category
1970s Canadian Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Catholic Saint 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting featuring an unknown Spanish Roman Catholic Saint.
The work is hand-painted on metal (li...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Tin
19th C Checkerboard Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted checkerboard game board.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century North West Coast Tribal Mask Stan Hunt Signed
By Stan Hunt
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century North West Coast Mask Stan Hunt Signed
A striking, graphic mask in the immediately identifiable North West Coast style. A Classic image ...
Category
1970s Canadian Other Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Cedar, Paint
Mountain Sheep primitive Black Forest Carved Folk Art Wooden Trophy 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More than likely o...
Category
1860s Austrian Black Forest Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Original Painted Corner Cupboard from Pennsylvania, 2 Pcs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century super rare original painted two-piece corner cupboard from Pennsylvania. Amazing dental crown molding and dovetailed case. This folky spotted undisturbed surface corner ...
Category
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Spanish Polychrome Ceramic Charger with a Bull Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Circa 1800 Spanish Majolica Faience centerpiece bowl or charger.
This charming collectible antique painted ceramic dish is decorated with a large rear facing bull and with polychrom...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Category
1950s German Baroque Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Oil on Canvas Folk Art Painting "Young Girl With Her Dog and Flowers" Ca 1835
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming early (circa 1830's) folk art painting, with very desirable subject matter, this oil on canvas depicts a pretty young girl; seated, wearing a fancy dress with her beloved d...
Category
1830s American Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental, rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat People tribal carved war shield from the first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island in the mid 20th century.
Among the Asmat, war shields are the most powerful symbolic element of a warrior's equipment, and have many layers of meaning. Traditionally, they were functional items used to protect warriors in battle by deflecting an enemy's spears and arrows. The carved and painted images on the surface of the shields were also intended to frighten the enemy and symbolize the power of the ancestors.
Ancestral imagery appears on multiple forms of Asmat art...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"Caught in the Frame » / A Folk Art Metal Wall Piece by Bernie
Located in Pasadena, CA
A tin house, its structure cold and raw. A gaping hole at its center, like an explosion. Inside, two pink figures, nude and stunned. Their round eyes, mouths agape—surprise, unease, ...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Hand Carved and Painted Large Vintage Wood Duck Decoy, Early 20th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early to Mid-20th Century handmade duck or mallard decoy with a swivel neck and glass eyes.
Would be a great addition to any collection o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Ian Rylatt Four Stylish Studio Pottery Coffee Cups
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning set of four stylish studio pottery coffee cups designed and made by Welsh based potter Ian Rylatt believed to date from the latter 20th Century.
Ian Rylatt was born in L...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Optional Omniscience & Snake Got Your Tongue, Carved Porcelain Wall Sculpture.
By Alex Hodge
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Optional Omniscience & Snake Got You, Diptych, 2019 by Alex Hodge
Carved porcelain
Overall size: Height: 10 in x Width: 19.5 in x Depth: 0.5 in
Optional Omniscience: Height: 10 in x...
Category
2010s American Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
19th c. Distressed French Flag Pole
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 19th century French distressed wooden flag pole tipped with toleware spear.
CREATOR Unknown. Made in France.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1800s.
MATERIALS AND TECHNI...
Category
19th Century French Industrial Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Monumental 19th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique Austria Decoration Item
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Vienna Austria at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector or just as decoration item. Very good condition, made of wood and...
Category
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folky Pig Painting on Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun folky pig painting is painted on a plywood panel. The back is unpainted and ready for hanging in a house or restaurant. This amazing folk art pai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowls-Signed
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of Japanese mid-century studio pottery bowls-signed
In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
1960s, Green & White Painted Steel 'Two Hour Parking' Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With green text and border on a white ground.
The text reads:
'TWO HOUR PARKING BETWEEN 7AM - 7PM SUND...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Gouda Pottery Jug with Stopper, Hand Painted, Holland, 20th Century
By Gouda Vase
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Gouda folk art pottery jug or decanter with stopper - hand painted stylized floral decoration to the front and back - clear high gloss glaze with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19thc Original Painted White & Orange Paddle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cool 19thc orange & white painted paddle in fine condition.Great on the wall in a beach house or cottage.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Water Serpent (Palulukang) and Mud Man (Koyemsi) - Kachina Doll
Located in Soquel, CA
Water Serpent (Palulukang) and Mud Man (Koyemsi) - Kachina Doll
Brightly painted, dynamic sculpture by an unknown artist. The figure is dressed as a medicine man, with feather and fur accents. The Mud Man is holding a piece of leather and a drum, about to wrestle with the Horned Water Serpent (Palulukang) that is emerging from a pottery jar , or Mudhead kachina clown...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Leather, Wood, Paint, Feathers
Pair of Early 20th Century American Eider Duck Decoys
Located in Chicago, IL
A special and whimsical pair of early 20th century American hands-carved wood Eider Duck decoys with black and white painted bodies and eyes.
Category
1920s American Country Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Carved Lion Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century carved lion figure
An early 19th century hand carved Italian or Spanish representation of a seated lion figure. Anthropomorphism features which are typical of this period. Polychrome paint still visible across its surface with aged repairs and wear as expected, the gesso is visible in sections. Visible ribcage typical of the regions, the possibility this figure could have been part of a larger carved piece of décor furnishing or architecture display...
Category
1820s Italian Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Pine, Paint
David Heminsley 'Scottish, 1927-2007' Studio Pottery Lidded Conserve Jar
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made studio pottery lidded conserve jar decorated in tenmoku glazes with a ribbon and bow pattern applied around the body of the jar by Scottish based potter David Hemi...
Category
20th Century Scottish Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Group Of Antique French Table Top Objects
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Group of antique French pitchers and a cup, hand-painted with florals and geometric motifs.
Dimensions:
Smallest - 3 1/4" H x 3" W
Largest - 6 ...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Early Carta Blanca Beer Sign. Mexico, 1940’s.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Carta Blanca beer porcelain metal sign.
Mexico, ca. 1940’s.
Category
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Pair of Large Scale Italian Figural Candlesticks, Polychromed and Gilded
Located in Dallas, TX
a large scale pair of Italian polychromed, carved and gilded figural candlesticks in the form of angels, Italy. 18th century
Category
18th Century Italian Spanish Colonial Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Elizabeth Anderson Harbour Pottery Studio Pottery Jug and Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and finely made studio pottery jug and vase decorated in trailed glazes by Elizabeth L Anderson and made at the Harbour Pottery at South Quay Studios in Maryport, Cumbria a...
Category
20th Century English Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle
Located in London, GB
Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle
Hand coloured Lithographic print
Framed in a simple photo frame gold with plexiglass ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Girl Sitting Cross Legged Figurine or Sculpture
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large hand painted porcelain figurine was made by the renowned Llladro company of Spain in approximately 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit girl seated cross legged w...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Painted Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Haitian Folk Art Masterpiece , Acrylic On Canvas Painting
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This beautiful Haitian painting is a true work of art, showcasing the vibrant colors and intricate details characteristic of Haitian folk art. Created by a talented Haitian artist,...
Category
20th Century Haitian Painted Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Mexican Wood Toy Day of the Dead Skulls Folk Art Handmade Artisanal Mechanic
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Discover the charm of traditional Mexican folk art with this handcrafted wooden “Day of the Dead Calaveritas” toy, created by master artisans Sanjuana España Rodríguez and Guillermo ...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Antique Gnome Sculpture "Digging For Gold" Original Paint
Located in South Burlington, VT
Digging For Gold- Rare Form
Gardener's Best Friend - As American as Apple Pie
An American garden friendly elf or gnome- hand cast double sided form and hand painted. Imagine this fellow going about his business digging in your garden - perhaps burying gold treasure...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Glazed Moorish Ceramic Covered Jar Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish ceramic Moroccan glazed polychrome jar tureen with cover.
Hand painted ceramic Jubbana, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco.
...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20thC Hubley Bouquet of Flowers Cast Iron Doorstops
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Antique cast iron Doorstops by Hubley in original paint. No breaks or cracks in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear to the paint....
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Eagle Painted Cast Iron Nut Cracker
Located in Stamford, CT
American 19th century eagle nut cracker. Cast iron with original painted finish.
Category
1880s American Empire Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Antique Hand-Painted English Grandfather Clock Commemorating Lord Nelson
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique grandfather clock was made in 1805 by William Whitaker of England with hand-painted artistry by Alker of Wigen to commemorate the life and dea...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture circa 1820-1830, this Biedermeier picture (painting) clock is a naive and charming oil painting on metal, which depicts nine people dressed in colorful period clothes at various activities; a woman with her child and carrying fruit in a basket atop her head, two young lovers, a man in a boat, another man walking with his dog, while still another gentleman leaves the town hall. A woman at the window...
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Metal
White Winged Scoter Decoy by Elmer Crowell, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early White Winged Scoter Decoy by Elmer Crowell (East Harwich: 1862-1952), circa 1910, a hand carved and painted large decoy in the simple paint of a white winged scoter. This is an...
Category
1910s American Folk Art Vintage Painted Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Turkish Ceramic Plate with Hand-painted Iznik Floral Design 1950s
By Iznik Pottery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Polychrome hand painted and handcrafted ceramic wall decorative plate with polychrome floral design.
This is an intricately, hand painted plate that was made in Turkey.
Turkey is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored.
It has a beautifully hand painted flowers in burgundy, turquoise, light and dark blue and green foliage.
An Islamic ceramic plate in the Iznik style.
The back of the plate is stamped.
Hand-painted with natural minerals by Turkish artisans.
Great ceramic decorative Turkish ceramic Folk Art.
There is a hole and string for hanging this piece on the wall.
Size: 9" diameter x 1".
Hand made in Turkey circa 1950s
Under the direction of Ottoman Sultans, Iznik and Kutahya ceramics...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Islamic Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Micki Schloessingk Salt Glazed Studio Pottery Lidded Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage British studio pottery lidded vessel by renowned potter Micki Schloessingk (b. 1949) and made in Swansea, Wales. The stoneware vessel is of tall slightly graduated cyl...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern Painted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint ha...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Hand Painted Bluebill Rochester Duck Decoy Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint has faded through time althoug...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Demon Hashihime 橋姫
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, grotesquely alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre.
The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and is signed by the maker.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Painted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Moroccan Tile with Arabic Writing in Brown
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan handcrafted decorative tile with hand painted Arabic writing in brown on ivory crackle glazed ceramic.
Arabic writing on ceramic tile hand pai...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Painted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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