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Item Ships From: Benelux
Wooden Toy Horse
Located in Brecht, BE
Charming wooden toy horse, always a great decorative item in a child’s room.
Category
Early 20th Century French Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
19th Century Italian Naive Flower Painting
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A anonymous Italian 19th century flower painting, oil on wood. The flowers in a gold colored bouquet vase with a scrolled base. Resting o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th century Swedish bread boards ...
Located in Brecht, BE
2 bread boards from a French bakery shop ...
dimensions are 80 x 52 x 3 cm and 77 x 53 x 4 cm
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
A pair of monkey skull amulets
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Probably Papua New Guinea, or Borneo, Dayak, late 19th/early 20th century
H. approx. 12 cm (incl. stand, each)
Provenance:
Private collection, Flanders
Category
Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Eskimo Model Kayak, Wood Covered with Seal Skin, Lined with Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
What makes this model so special is that all the hunting devices are still present: spears, harpoons, spear thrower, wood float board, and bladder, paddles and other equipment used for seal hunting. Please note how well these are made in a stunning combination of wood and bone and lashed on deck under bone and sinew spear securers. Despite the kayak frame...
Category
1930s American Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
A large Kayapo Amazon Indigenous child’s feather headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brazil, Xingu River, collected between 1954 and1977
Made from a cotton thread, woven and decorated with colorful Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica) and Red-and-green macaw (Ar...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
String, Feathers
Ceramic Abstract Wall Sculpture Perignem, Belgium
By Paul Vermeire, Perignem
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful colorful ceramic wall sculpture in organic nature details with abstract mushrooms and mosses designed by Paul Vermeire for Perignem,Belgium, 1960s.
Paul Vermeire was a Belgian artist who lived and worked in Ostend. His oeuvre exists out of ceramics, paintings and drawings. He experimented with differed materials and techniques. At the back of the multicolored sculpture...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Sizable Mid-20th Century Carved Oak Owl, Rare and Symbol of Learning and Wisdom
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully carved owl.
This hand-carved owl is well loved by its previous owners and therefor it is still in magnificent condition. Owl sculptures of this period are rare...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Barons Delaware Boston Joined Chest of Drawers, US American Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A joined enclosed American walnut, white oak, pine, beech, maple, krappa (crabwood), and letterwood Boston chest of drawers with lidded top
Ipswich/Bosto...
Category
Mid-17th Century American American Colonial Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Throwing Knife Gbaya tribe Njem Tribe Ca1880 Central Africa Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
For sale at Art Gallery Decoster Belgium :
Ancient and Exceptional Throwing Knife of the Gbaya people of South / Bumali / Njem
Tribe : Gbaya / Njem / Bumali
Region: Central African Republic...
Category
Late 19th Century Central African Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Gothic sculpted panel in oak from the 16th century, Belgium
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 16th century / wooden sculpted panel / oak / Gothic / Rustic / Antique
A panel in oak wood enriched with Gothic graphic carvings. Hand carved in Belgium in the 16th centur...
Category
16th Century Belgian Gothic Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Life and Warmth Hand-Signed Oil on Canvas Painting by Henri, France
Located in Voorburg, NL
Exquisite oil painting on Canvas, painted and hand-signed by Henri in France. Titled ‘Life and Warmth’ and part of his ‘Life’ collection. Sophisticated and charming painting in beaut...
Category
2010s French Modern Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Antique Native American Plain indians Tomahawk , 19th C .
Located in Leuven , BE
This tomahawk is nicely decorated with original copper nails and colourful feather attributes that have been replaced in a later period.Comes with its custom made stand.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
AR Denarius Otho (69)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: [IMP M O]THO CAESAR AVG TR P, bare head to right
Reverse: SECVR- I[TAS P R], Securitas standing to left, holding wreath and sceptre
Weight: 3.33 g
Grade: Very Fine
Referenc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid Century Sculpture African bust in wenge - Congo
Bimbulu Signed - Ethnic African
Measures : 24x16cm H:47cm
Weight : ~5kg
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Antique Bilboquets, France
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful set of four antique Bilboquets from France,around 1920,
cup-and-bowl children toys in turned Beechwood, dark tinted,
pretty patina,
a set full of charm and authenticity
...
Category
1920s French Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Beech
Hanne Dreutler for Studio Arhus, Glass Art Object, Sweden
By Hannelore Dreutler
Located in Den Haag, NL
Hanne Dreutler for Studio Arhus, glass object, Sweden.
Category
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
19th century DR CONGO African shield tribe Ngbandi Yakoma Ubangi 1880-1900 Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Art Gallery Decoster presents a :
19th century exclusive antique African Ngbandi war shield
A top quality / Museum quality extremely rare shield !!!
Big sized high quality rare shiel...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wicker
Pig Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique
Located in Mortsel, BE
Add a touch of whimsy to your space with this charming antique carousel figure featuring a carved wooden pig. Crafted with precision and mounted on a sturdy metal base, this carousel piece showcases the craftsmanship of yesteryears. Perfect for collectors and those who appreciate the timeless appeal of vintage carousel art...
Category
Early 20th Century Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Unique Sculpted Wooden Artwork
Located in Nijlen, BE
This beautiful craftwork by an unknown creator is a beautiful interplay of three-dimensional cubes in recycled wood.
The sculpted cubes stand on a wooden plate.
Earthy warm color to...
Category
1980s French Minimalist Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Early 1900 Hand-Carved and Stylized Dogs Playing Fetch Sculptures, Pair Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Go fetch!!
These wonderfully stylized dog sculptures truly display the energy and joy of dogs when they have just fetched an object. They can't wait for you to take the stick or bal...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Exceptional Wooden Heart
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Wooden Heart made out of different layers of Wood,
refined and elegant design, very decorative object,
from an unknown Belgian Artist,from around 1980,
nice and warm colo...
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Austrian Terracotta Buste Attributed to Friedrich Goldscheider
By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Leuven , BE
Polychromed statue of Russian Dandy.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Kilim Rug Caucasian
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful old tribal Caucasian flat-weave. Weave characteristic geometrical motifs, Caucasian Kilim rug. With excellent wool and highly saturated natural dyes, this rug is a great ...
Category
20th Century Caucasian Folk Art Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
AR Didrachm Sicily, Akragas, 480-470 BC
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: AKRA / ΓA in retrograde, eagle right
Reverse: crab
Weight: 8.93 g
Grade: About extremely fine
Mint: Akragas
Reference: Hoover 99
Year: 480-470 BC
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
19th C Oakwood Counter Top Cigar Store Indian Statue, Netherlands
Located in Leuven , BE
The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Coptic textile Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E.
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Coptic textile
Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E.
Materials: linen, Wool
23 x 16 cm
This fragment features black decorations on a beige background, depicting human figures with...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda - African Basketry Late 19th Century African Art Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda / Burundi Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketry
Tribe : Tutsi
Country : Rwanda / Brundi
Late 19th / Early 20th c...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wicker
Tribal Wooden Statue From Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
An beautiful Wooden Statue from Papua New Guinea from the Sepik Region,
a seating figure with the typical Sepik features,
good patina and shine of the wood, powerful object
Category
1970s Asian Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Kalocsa Hand-Painted Ashtray & Shot Glass Set 6 1970s Folk Art
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage Hand-Painted Kalocsa Ashtray & Shot Glass Set (6), 1970s Hungary.
Bring a splash of vibrant Hungarian folk art to your home with this vintage ashtray and shot glass set by t...
Category
1970s Hungarian Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Old And Exceptional Ax Songye / Songe / Nsapo tribe DR Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Old And Exceptional Ax Songye / Songe / Nsapo Dr Congo
Tribe : Songye Nsapo
Country DR Congo
Period: late 19th - early 20th century
Total length = 36 cm blade 2 iron heads / Wooden h...
Category
Early 20th Century Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Danish Ceramic Giraffe, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Danish ceramic giraffe, 1960s. In beautiful blue and brown tones.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Swedish Combination Furniture Table and Chair, 1794
Located in Balen, BE
Wonderful combination furniture table and chair. Combination furniture was originally made to be used in small spaces. This original example could be used as a beautiful center piece coffee table...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
18th Century Polynesian Ironwood Gata Waka or War Club from Fiji
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Polynesian ironwood Gata waka or war club
Fiji, probably 18th century or earlier
Measures: Height. 97 cm
Including museum-quality powder-coated stand.
Provenance:
Private collection, France
Polynesian culture is traditionally a culture of power and prestige, and there was a fine line between battle and ceremony. Warrior people par excellence, the Fijians had at their disposal a large panoply of weapons, each for a specific use.
The elegant Gata are called gun-sticks by Europeans due to the recognizable form. However, they are designed after a snake, gata in Fijian language. The Ula throwing clubs...
Category
18th Century Fijian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
An Amazon Indigenous Kayapo feather headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brazil, Pará or Mato Grosso, circa 1950’s-1960s
H. 50.8 x W. 33.5 cm (incl. stand)
Provenance:
Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich
(purchased in the 1980s)
Category
20th Century Brazilian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
String, Feathers
Small Primtive Mortar
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small primitive mortar in hardstone. Probably Asian, 19h century.
Category
Early 19th Century Asian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century, Antique Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Leuven , BE
The rocking horse was made in the first half of the 20th century in the United Kingdom. The ears and the reigns are in light brown leather. The main and the tail of the horse are mad...
Category
Early 20th Century British Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Ceramic Mask by N Dala, Congo, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful ceramic mask by N. Dala. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Perfect original conditions, 1975.
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Selection of Authentic Kongo Knives
Located in Leuven , BE
The knives were handmade with heavily decorated Forged Iron blades with embellished wooden handles. They would use brass or leather wrappings and tacks that turned their weapons into...
Category
1930s Congolese Vintage Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Ashanti wooden footstool West-Africa Ghana
Located in Zemst, BE
Ashanti footstool, Ghana West-Africa
Handcut and handcarved
Fine condtion
Period: probably post 1945
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Wood Angels Sculptures, France, 18th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of wood angels sculptures - France, 18th century.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient carved Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A very old wooden make-up box
Circa: early 20th century
Origin: DR Congo from the Kuba tribe
Material: wood,
Condition of item: age appropriate wear.
Very rich tribal patina 7 x ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Mannekin Santibelli Saint
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Intriguing 18th century Italian Santibelli in walnut. These small saint figurines were created in the spirit of the 'chreche' figurines (depiction of t...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Other Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Antique Lower Sepik brag type mask Papua New Guinea Murik Lakes Ramu Oceanic
Located in Leuven, BE
Ancient and exceptional mask of the brag type, Murik Lakes , Mouth Of The Lower Sepik / Ramu Papua New Guinea
A lovely patina and traces of red/brown ochres.
Length: 47 cm
Very good ...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
20th C. Vintage Large Double Wooden Pulley Block Industrial Maritime Nautical
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Exceptionally large industrial nautical wooden pulley block with double wood sheaves made from oak, steel.
Very rustic and stylish item with a romantic wear of hard labour.
Pulle...
Category
20th Century Belgian Industrial Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Sepik 'panggal' sago spathe or tree bark painting of an ancestral figure
Located in Amsterdam, NL
East-Sepik Province, Keram River, early 20th century
The painting in non-binded pigment on sago spathe, bark of a sago palm, depicts an ancestral figure surrounded by a saw fish...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Short Sword From The Tetela Tribe Dr Congo Africa Ca 1880-1900 Kasai
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and very Rare Short Sword From The Tetela Kasai Tribe Dr Congo Ca1880-1900
Tribe : Tetela
Country : DR Congo
Height: 39.5 cm
Very good condition
Coming from a Belgian collection
Category
1880s Congolese Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Old And Exceptional Ngombe/ Poto / Doko Sword - Dr Congo - Museum Quality - 1900
Located in Leuven, BE
Old And Exceptional Ngombe / Poto / Doko Sword - Dr Congo
Tribe : Ngombe / Poto / Doko
Period: 1900 - before 1930
Length: 69 cm (with scabbard). Without scabbard: 62 cm
Very good / P...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Chi Wara Headdresses Animal Sculpture , Bambara People, Mali
By Chi Wara Mali
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bamana old original pair Chi Wara headdress.
Chi Wara (Antelope Headdress.) The dry savanna permits no more than a subsistence economy and the soil produces,...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda - African Basketry Late 19th Century African Art Congo
Located in Leuven, BE
Old Tutsi Basket - Rwanda / Burundi Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketry
Tribe : Tutsi
Country : Rwanda / Burundi
Late 19th / Early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wicker
An Egyptian alabaster ribbed cup, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty
Located in UTRECHT, UT
The cup hand-carved from white alabaster with caramel and white veining throughout the composition. The cup stands upon a tapering base, and widens to form the ribbed, cylindrical cup.
Alabaster was a material prized by ancient sculptors...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
Painted Cupboard, 19th Century
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A attractive Primitive cupboard with original faux bois paintwork. This decorative technique was used to imitate more expensive woodspecies or, as in this case, for decoration and pr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Large Enamel Sign Hunter Cigarettes Advertising Plate Retro
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large enamel sign, advertising sign for Hunter Virginia cigarettes, an American cigarette brand, cool retro advertising, reissue of a vintage enamel sign from around the 19...
Category
2010s European Art Deco Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Large 19th Century French Copper Champagne Funnel Marked Courtois Ay 1806 Marne
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very large decorative antique copper funnel used for decanting Champagne.
This object was made in Ay, Marne, France. One of the Grand-Cru Champag...
Category
19th Century French Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Mannekin Head
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century French mannekin head in beech with original polychrome remains.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Beech
Early 20th Century Circus Banner
Located in Brecht, BE
For magician and circus lovers. This early 20th century circus banner. Hand painted on canvas.
Category
Early 20th Century British Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Kapati textile - Epoque Byzantine; 4th–5th Century C.E
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Kapati Textile
Byzantine Period; 4th–5th Century C.E.
Materials: Plant and Animal Fibers, Wool
9,5 x 9,5 cm
This woolen fabric is woven in the traditional Coptic Kapati style, characteristic of Egypt during the Christian era. The name "Kapati" refers to the Copts of Egypt and describes a weaving technique that does not use embroidery or printing. It is said that Al-Muqawqis, the governor of Egypt, offered the Prophet garments made from Kapati fabric.
At the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, the French archaeologist Albert Gayet showcased the results of his excavations from the winter of 1898-1899. Around one hundred Coptic textiles and fragments were displayed at the Palais du Costume. Their aesthetic generated considerable enthusiasm, particularly among artists like Auguste Rodin and Henri Matisse. This led to a "Coptomania," which, among other things, influenced fashion designers.
The square fragment features black decoration on a beige background; the two squares at the center are separated by scalloped edges, from which hang various ornaments or geometric motifs. At the center of the fragment is an image of a dancing figure surrounded by geometric decorations. This piece dates back to a time when ancient...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Bird Beak Mask From Dan Tribe Ivory Coast Liberia Diomandé African Tribal Art
Located in Leuven, BE
A most beautiful Bird Beak Mask From The Dan Tribe Ivory Coast Liberia Diomandé
Serves as a Protection or justice mask.
People: Dan or Diomandé
Country: Ivory Coast / Liberia
Length:...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Benelux - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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