Folk Art Furniture
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Period: Early 20th Century
English Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
English Jigger Doll
We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved folk art English jigger doll example. Carved from pine and joined with brass supports. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate ‘toys’ for adults or children. Obtained from a private collection in London and untouched in form with all its original featured intact. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
$1,696
1 of 52 Handmade Antique Ceramic Tiles by Devres, France, 1920s
By Devres
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of 52 antique French handmade ceramic tiles. Manufactured by Devres, circa 1920s. Colorful pattern in yellow, red and green. These tiles would be charming displayed on easels, fr...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Early 20th Century English Copper Funnels
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of three early 20th century English monumental copper funnels, probably from a diary, with fantastic sculpture forms. These would be beau...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper
Ulo Tribal Akha Woman's Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry of Northern Thailan...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Beads
Irish Walnut Bench, Hall Seat with Shoe Storage This is a great piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Irish Walnut Bench, Hall Seat with Shoe Storage
This is a great piece for a hall way where storage space may be difficult, the bench has high armrests carved with a clover leaf
Th...
Category
1920s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Tramp Art Hand-Carved Mirror in Dark Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Tramp Art mirror dating to circa 1900, distinguished by its deep dark brown/blackened finish and understated profile. While Tramp Art often leans ornate, this piece takes a ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
a huge leather french abstract sculpture Folk art France Early XXth
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
a french abstract sculpture, a masterpiece of folk art that merges leather, horsehair, and straw to create a striking aesthetic. With exceptional form and an incredible patina, this ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Straw
$1,842 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Saint Nicholas Belsnickle Santa Christmas Chocolate Mold, France 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, marked with name and mold number. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina. The 1890s to 1920s were the golden age of Chocola...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Turn of the Century Tramp Art Mirror with Rosettes and Brass Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Tramp Art mirror from the early 20th century, with raised rosettes and ornate brass accents. Created in France at the Turn of the Century, this wall mirror was hand carved i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 snuff bottles, filigree glass 1920s tobacco bohemian forest, Germany
Located in Wien, AT
Set of four early glass snuff bottles, very rare from the 1920s, made of one of the glassworks in the Bohemian Forest, Germany.
These are collection items that were made to a master...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of Three Folk Art Straight Edge Razor Trade Signs
Located in Stamford, CT
Three whimsical American folk carved wood art trade signs in the form of straight edge razors. Used by barbers as interior advertisements. Two have...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tramp Art Frames With Botanical By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of botanical photogravures by Karl Blossfeldt (German, b. 1914 - d. 1932), "Urformen der Kunst", First Edition 1929, Berlin. Mounted in a wonderful pair of chip carved Tramp A...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Swedish Craft, Vase, Earthenware, Sweden, 1900
Located in High Point, NC
A yellow-glazed earthenware vase designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th century fairground figure Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure
An early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown figure in the form of Pierre Jean Marie Laval , i...
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Wall Hanging / Quilt Composed of Cigar Box Painted Felt Flags
Located in Stamford, CT
Wall hanging composed of painted felt flags included in cigar packages in the early 20th century, circa 1900-1915.
Category
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Felt
Embroidered Miao Baby Carrier Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
The connection between love and embroidery is nowhere stronger than among the minority peoples of China. Hand-stitched by a mother herself or gifted by the women in her family, the t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk, Cotton
Beetle Cast Iron Shoe Horn or Boot Jack, Powder Coated Chartreuse, circa 1920's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage boot jack in cast iron freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse. The cast iron object is as functional as it is decorative. This bright and fun ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942).
Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant, was born in 1857 during a whaling voyage. His mother, ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Chip Carved Mirror Frame With Bevelled Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
This is an outstanding example of chip carving. It is subtly detailed and imaginative, both geometric and tendrilled, the flowing plant forms and angular framing coexist in harmony w...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Pharmacy Sign 'DRUGS' Painted on a Single Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
American folk art trade sign from an apothecary or pharmacy with the word 'DRUGS' in black paint with white shadow lines on an orange ground. Painted on a single pine plank with notc...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
American Folk art wooden "CIGARS" sign from the 1920's.
Great old Store Trade sign. Wood cut to cigar shape. Lettered in Gold Paint.
In good conditions, it was a in doors sign. Perfect for any cigar smoker.
Cigars History:
A cigar is basically dried tobacco leaves that are rolled and wrapped by other tobacco leaves in order to give you a full tobacco smoking experience.
Cigars are becoming more popular all around the world recently because they are exposed to a pop culture where a lot of famous people like Michael Jordan and Arnold Schwarzenegger smoke them.
In order to understand why cigars have become very well-known, we need to take a good look at their history and where they came from. That way, we can truly understand this pop phenomenon. Here is a brief history of cigars.
Origin of Cigars
The exact origin of cigars is not entirely known but historians believe that cigars were first invented by the ancient Mayans.
The ancient Mayans would collect tobacco leaves and wrap them up in a plantain leave in order to smoke it. An ancient Mayan pot...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vtg Blown Glass Painted Peter Rabbit Easter Bunny Christmas Ornament Tree Topper
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Such vintage sweetness!! I don't know if this is an early Peter Rabbit or Easter Bunny or just a Christmas ornament in the shape of a bunny but it is adorable!1 The ornament has been from clear glass into the bunny shape and is overpainted with the white & light brown fur, fun pink vest...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Paint
$88 Sale Price
67% Off
Large Antique German Chocolate Mold with Bunnies and Chickens
Located in Redding, CT
Large Antique German Chocolate Mold with Bunnies and Chickens. Nice hinged double door German chocolate mold. The molds themselves have ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
$515 Sale Price
35% Off
Traditional Silver Torque Necklace Chocker from Rajasthan India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional torque or Hansuli silvered necklace choker from Lambadi or Banjara and Sugali People, Andhra Pradesh, India.t India, circa 1940.
Fabulous vi...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Early 20th Century Double-Sided "Kings Head" Hand Painted Metal English Pub Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
English two-sided handmade and painted metal pub sign depicting a king of clubs with the text "Flowers" above and "Kings Head" below (ca. early 1900s, England).
Identical imagery and...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Banjara Ethnic Embroidered Chaakla with Mirrors, Wall Hanging, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful vintage Indian textile from Gujarat.
India – Gujarat floss silk embroidery Chalka folk art textile, vintage wall hanging.
Antique Banjara Embroidered Chaakla textile with Mirrors, Wall Hanging, India.
Banjara tribal Chaakla textile wall decor, India.
This handwoven base cloth is embellished with mirrors and hand embroidery work.
Antique Textile Folk art. Great piece of textile for framing or hanging on the wall.
This piece was made for personal use, and was well used.
Embroidered ceremonial cloth, square hanging folk art...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Linen, Silk
Asian Burmese Carved Wood Temple Offering Lidded Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Burmese bamboo temple offering lidded box, basket.
This kind of wooden basket is used to transport and display offerings to Buddhist temples, in Asia....
Category
Early 20th Century South Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Swedish Folkart Sunnerbo Painting Made to Use as a Pillow
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Swedish Folk Art (commonly known in swedish as bonad) made 1790-1820s. Part of a bigger painting. Likely made by Johannes Nilsson at Sunnerboskolan, Småland. Local painters were often inspired by decorations in churches, where they learned and trained their crafts. The painting on linen is upholstered as a pillow.
The main motif depicts a holy woman serving wine dressed...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint, Linen, Hemp, Paper, Feathers
Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
A very unusual and quirky example of an early 20th century English folk art articulated weighted jaw toy dog. Made from ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Faux Leather
Early 20th Century Mexican Alms Box
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this early 20th century Mexican Alms box.
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Whimsical Folk Art Carving
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Whimsical Folk Art carving of a man peering out the window with an exposed bottom. Signed "Clyde".
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$495 Sale Price
28% Off
Delft Ceramic Decorative Tile Featuring a Man on Horse
By Delft
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Delft tile featuring a noble man riding a horse.
This characterful Delftware tile a man on horseback in expressive blue coloring on a whit...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Antique Hand Tooled Leather African Tribal Moroccan Bag Collectible, 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique collectible leather African Moroccan satchel bag with flap decorated with traditional Moorish embroideries.
Hand-tooled in Marrakech, this is an old antique shoulder slim bag, merchants in Morocco when traveling used this bag under their coat to put their money and valuables and medicine.
This messenger shoulder leather African bag is one of a kind and reflect the folk artwork of the Berber Tribes of Morocco.
Antique leather African Moroccan satchel bag with flap decorated with traditional Berber embroideries.
Antique collectible leather bag, handmade in Morocco.
True vintage Berber bag collectible piece of decorative wall art. The leather is hand embroidered.
Artisan hand tooled very unusual and rare leather bag. Handmade from thick tan leather.
The strap is long enough to wear the bag at the shoulder or cross-body with it sitting above the hip. Under the flap, you'll find one long narrow main pocket.
This beautiful leather bag has been crafted in Morocco. This bag has a fold over fastening.
The bag craftsmanship embroidered consists of geometrical Moroccan Moorish designs.
This messenger shoulder leather African bag will be great as Moroccan Art wall decoration, just hanging from a hook or framed in a plexiglass presentation box.
Dimensions: H 9 in. x W 10.5 in. x D 0.75 in.
Total length 29 in. strap is 20 in.
circa 1920.
This messenger shoulder leather North African exotic bag...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather
"Dancing Dog" Vintage Windup Toy. American, Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Dancing Dog" is a fairly scarce toy to acquire, especially in this excellent condition and working order. Windup toy is lithographed and hand painted in colors of black and greenish grey, and the name "Spot" is printed in bold letters on the red collar. This is American made in the 1920's having been manufactured by the Lindstrom Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut; established in 1913. Markings to each side of the dog reveal its genesis; "The Lindstrom Tool and Toy Co.; Made in U.S.A." "Patent
Applied For"; on the other side is "Dancing Dog".
"Dancing Dog" is in excellent condition and is completely original with no repairs or repaint. It works perfectly and is quite amusing. To operate; wind up the attached key on the side, a couple of times; with front legs in the air, place down by his hind legs on a hard surface and watch "Spot" dance. He carries on for quite some time, dancing around in a circle and then side to side. (see attached video accompanying the listing).
Dimensions: 5 1/4" wide x 4" high x 2 1/4" deep.
Provenance: From a recently acquired discerning West Coast Collection of tin toys.
See my other listings of over 100+ vintage toys and antique children's toy savings banks from which to chose.
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys and children's playthings; important considering the fakes and reproductions in the marketplace. My toys operate properly and are as stated and accurately described.
it would behoove an enterprising collector, dealer, or decorator to take advantage of the opportunity to buy as many of the vintage tin toys...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Burmese Red & Black Lacquer Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A Burmese display stand or offering stand of woven bamboo finished with red and black lacquer. Raised by a round woven pedestal base, the colorful tray resembles traditional offering...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Tall Teak Wood Asian Folk Art Sculpture of Elderly Man
Located in Evergreen, CO
Carved from a substantial piece of teak, this masterpiece is nearly 3 and a half feet tall. It features an elderly, bearded man carrying a bowl of food, possibly noodles, with two ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
"Lady Seated in Chair Reading" Money Box/ Still Bank by A. Biagioni, Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny bank made by Italian Angelo Biagioni for the French market (see image with marking on the back of the chair), circa 1910. Biagioni, born in 1870, was a well known sculptor who crafted objects for resale to the European market. Money boxes (or still banks as they are called in America) were one of the more unique and more difficult items to find by this artist as most objects were basic uni-dimensional sculptered pieces. What makes it more rare is the unfortunate requirement to break and smash the bank open to get the coins out, as there was no mechanism to remove the money. The subject matter of the bank is that of a nicely dressed older lady seated in a chair reading a book.
The bank is in all original condition and paint with no restoration or touch-up of any kind.
This is a nice addition to any bank or toy collection, or simply to have as a "stand alone" unique item.
Dimensions : 4 1/4" deep x 3 3/8" wide x 8 5/8" high.
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys and banks, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage still banks...
Category
1910s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
"Lady and Baby by The Wishing Well" Still Bank, German, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very interesting wooden still bank with lots going on. All hand-carved of wood with four small circular risers elevating the base. There is a water pump with a bucket hanging from it and a metal pumper attached to the top. A hand-carved and painted brown pine tree is attached at the opposite corner with a large water well to the other corner. A lady with outstretched arms and a "King Cole" type headdress seems to be reaching out to her baby dressed in green who is lying down on top of the well, next to the coin slot. Perhaps she is about to bathe her. A bird looks on from atop the perch protruding from the pump. Dominant hand painted colors are different shades of brown and all original with no repaint. Very nice all original paint and condition with a small chip missing here and there to this handmade, kind of "folksy", and very well done bank (see images). A round circular key lock trap for releasing the coins is on the underneath, along with "Wishing Well German" handwritten on the opposite corner (see image). Whether written by an earlier collector or maker is not known.
Dimensions: 4" square x 3 5/8" high.
A unique one of a kind piece to add to a collection of still banks and a nice addition to a Folk Art collection (from my own collection).
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique coin...
Category
1910s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Superb Large Brass Sextant Ceiling Light from the Captains Cabin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Superb large brass sextant ceiling light from the captains cabin
A very good quality lamp it has been made in the form of a brass sextant, it is centrally hung with a large shade at each end (like a snooker table light...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 9' x 9' - 275 x 275 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 9' x 9' - 275 x 275 )
Category
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Fabric
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine German Fireman Puppet
Located in London, GB
German Fireman Puppet
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century German fireman puppet / Doll. Hand carved with some lovely naïve Folk Art detail including a...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Pine
Trench Art Vase Dated 1918-19
Located in Fulton, CA
Extraordinary example of WWl Trench Art. Historical significance as this vase is signed by the soldier that crafted it, "Lieutenant Thorburn" including regiment "62nd Reg" and date "1918-19". Also inscribed A. E. F. The AEF helped the French Army on the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive (at the Battle of Château-Thierry and Battle of Belleau Wood...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Wooden Pot or Tekhi from Nepal, 1900s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Wooden Pot or Tekhi, from Nepal, 13" Tall, circa 1900s
Early 20th century wood pot from Nepal, this particular style of wooden container, pot has a r...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Nautical Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Whimsy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American whimsy with traditional 'ball in cage' decoration, all carved and whittled from one continuous piece of wood, circa early 20th century. The bottom tip suggests that this pie...
Category
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$300 / item
Antique Seychour Rug with Fox Pictorials and Floral Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Russia circa 1920-1930, this collectible 4x5 antique rug is a very rare Caucasian rug of the titular Seychour (sometimes spelled Zeikhour) p...
Category
1920s Russian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Primitive Horse Carving
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Folk Art carved wood and gesso painted standing horse
with painted cloth saddle and horse hair tail
Mounted on a later made black painted platform.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Pine, Paint
An antique wooden nutcracker - France early XXth
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A magnificent antique wooden nutcracker, a true piece of folk art from the early 20th century. Crafted with exceptional artisanal skill, thi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$359 Sale Price
20% Off
Full Size 1950s Model Divers Helmet, Shop Display Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Full Size 1950s Model Divers helmet, shop display piece
The Helmet is a Rare Piece of Chandlery Shop Display, the helmet is a full size piece made in...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Gujarat Saurashta Ethnic Beaded Textile India Framed
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand made Gujarat Saurashta Ethnic beadead textile India.
Hand Beaded Guarat Indian panel textile framed in a lucite box.
Amazing work of hand beading by Chakla Indian, Gujarat state, Saurashtra or Kutch region.
Such a nice piece of visual interest, and a beautiful acquisition for any textile lover.
Vintage Chakla hand-embroidered wall hanging, Rabari of Gujarat Beadwork, Patchwork.
The method of work is a tri-bead system (tran moti-no thansiya), worked row-by-row, three beads being taken up at each stitch; on the return row, the stitching of the beads moves forward one position, so that as the work progresses row-by-row a close rhomboid network is formed.The beadwork is set into a frame of applique silk material
Manufacturing Process: Handmade
Materials: Cotton, silk.
Period: Late 19th/ early 20th century.
Most native beadwork...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Large French Tramp Art Mirror with Layered Notched Frame, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A substantial French Tramp Art mirror dating to circa 1900, featuring a richly textured frame composed of deeply notched woodwork arranged in meticulously layered bands. Measuring 33...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Children's Toy Savings Bank "U.S. Mail". American, Circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
Children's Savings Coin Bank "U.S. Mail" bank , also known as a "still bank"; was American made, circa 1920. This is well made, sturdy, and all original. It is made of cast iron and hand painted in original green paint with gold highlighting. There is no repaint and no restoration.
The coins were deposited through the "letter depository"; lift the lever and drop in a coin (see image). When the bank is full, coins are removed by undoing the original square nut in back and the screw in front. Cast into two parts and now separated, the coins are easily collected. Put back together again to insure parts don't go missing (which happened often) and original screw and nut are maintained.
This bank was manufactured circa 1920 by the A.C. Williams Company, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. They made many cast iron toys, banks and other products during their time of operation until World War II.
The "U.S. Mail" bank is referenced on page 102 #853 in "The Penny Bank Book" by Andy and Susan Moore...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of 3 Antique Swedish Stoneware Preserving Jars, Rörstrand & Gustavsberg, c.
By Gustavsberg
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Set of 3 Antique Swedish Stoneware Preserving Jars, Rörstrand & Gustavsberg, c. 1900
A beautiful set of three antique Swedish stoneware preserving jars from around 1900, including p...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Zabihi Collection Chinese Pictorial Animal Early 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Peking Chinese Pictorial Rug
Details
rug no. j4233
size 2' 3" x 4' 5" (69 x 135 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Viennese Bronze Figure of a Dutch Girl Circa 1920 Johann Pilar Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
After Johann Pilar Bronze Dutch Girl on circular marble white stand.
Viennese bronze figure of a Dutch girl, with traditional dress, bonnet and clogs.
19th century Dutch farm girl on...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Carved and painted wooden soldier whirligig. Early 20th century American. Soldier has a leather hat with wooden brim. Presented on simple custom museum...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage South Seas Carved Teak Mermaid
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage or antique South Seas carved teak Mermaid, circa 1920s or perhaps earlier, a hand carved upright figure holding a carved shell, with deeply carved flowers in grooved hair flowing down back, shell necklace, and scale pattern throughout her tail. The statue is weathered, has a few age cracks, and the end of the tail is broken. Mounted long ago on a late Victorian brass lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
$997 Sale Price
30% Off
Moroccan Tribal Silver Jewelry Set Choker and Bracelet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Moroccan Tribal jewelry vintage set of a bracelet and a chocker inlaid with colorful glass beads in red and green and dangling coins. Silver, but not of the standard of sterling and richly embellished with applied silver designs and filigree.
Chocker size: 10" height x 8" wide
bracelet: 3"5 diameter x 1".
German nickel silver.
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
1930's Southwestern-Style Wide Ruins-Inspired Kilim Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77868 Vintage Wide Ruins Southwestern style Kilim Rug, 02'10 x 04'00. This exquisite Wide Ruins Southwestern style kilim, handwoven with skill and reverence for tradition, embodies t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$2,239 Sale Price
37% Off
Vintage Cast Iron Book of Knowledge Mechanical Bank, Punch & Judy, 20th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-painted cast iron mechanical bank "Punch and Judy Bank."
A vintage book of knowledge Punch & Judy mechanical bank offers polychrome cast cons...
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Early 20th Century Taiwanese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early German Antique Wooden Painted Nutcracker By Ulbricht
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic German Nutcracker Figure from the 1930's. This nutcracker features a charming guy with a black top hat and a long nose similar to Pinocchio. ...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
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