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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Small ceramic vase by Ruelland, France, 1960's
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Paris, FR
Small ceramic vase by Ruelland, signed
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Collection of Eighteen Vintage Swedish Dala Horses Nils Olsson, Sweden Folk Art
By Nils Olsson
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for a collection of eighteen Swedish Dala horses by Nils Olsson. These are hand carved painted wood. The largest one is approximate 16...
Category
1970s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Big Ceramic Vase with Green Glaze Decoration in the Style of Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic vase with green glaze decoration in the style of Roger Capron.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1960.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$361 Sale Price
20% Off
Ghidini 1961 Mirror with Birdie in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
By Ghidini 1961, Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Mirror with decor and brass frame. A Classic Renaissance monofora is the form that inspired the two mirrors. The arc is defined by brass profile rounded at the bottom, just like on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
AR drachm Mithradates I, Hekatompylos
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: head left in bashlyk
Reverse: archer seated right on omphalos, three line legend, H
Not known to Sellwood, unpublished coin of Hekatompylos mint
Weight: 3.95 g
Grade: Abou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Vintage Set of Five Christmas Candle Holders Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of five handmade and hand-painted christmas candle holders in wood. Five different figures like an angel, santa and a skiier girl. The han...
Category
1950s German Country Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Black Forest Mirror with Rustic Bear Carvings, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique black forest mirror with rustic bear carvings ca. 1900
A large crescent vanity mirror in a handcarved wooden frame featuring two ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Toy, Small Motorcyclist, Made in Japan, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Boy on Tricycle is an original vintage toy.
Vintage friction toy representing a motorcyclist on his bike.
Small toy made in tin in Japa...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chairs Swiss Brienz 1900s
A pair of wonderful walnut chairs, decorated with inlaid and painted landscapes depicting stags, ibexes, hunters and edelwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Victorian Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
An Austrian handbag decorated with petit point embroidery. Austria, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Lady's arm bag with chain and sharp corner zip in golden brass. The hinge features a cloisonneé enamel decoration with stylized green and white flowers on a black background, adorned...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo, late 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Luba Caryatid Stool – Upemba Region, D.R. Congo
Late 19th century to 1900
Wood lightweight, rich patina
Height: 50 cm, diameter top 29 x 27.5 cm
Provenance: Danish colonial collectio...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Midcentury African Tribal Wooden Sculptural Commando Staff RDC Luba, 1960s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Kusu command rod
This prestigious staff among chieftain regalia is composed of different carved sections that form an iconographic language related to the history of the ancestor or...
Category
1960s Congolese Tribal Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Calata Piliero 102 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Calata Piliero 102 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 170.18 x L 238.76 cm.
Materials: Wool, Nettle, Linen & Silk.
Calle Henzel stands as a trailblazer in the realm of organic, free...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Silk
$8,471 / item
Wooden Carved Victorian Lady Wall Plaque, circa 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A lovely wooden wall application depicting a Victorian lady with grapes and wine leaves in her hair. Handcarved circa 1920 in Germany.
Measures: width: 5.71" (14.5cm)
Height: 7.87" (...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intriguing advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
18th Century Polychrome Delft Oil and Vinegar Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th Century polychrome Delft oil and vinegar stand in Imari flower decorations.
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Delft
Large 20th Century Crucifix in Regule and Wood - Esoteric Religious Deco - 2Y276
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Elevate your collection with this striking 20th-century crucifix, crafted from regule (a type of metal alloy) and wood. This piece is perfect for those with an appreciation for relig...
Category
20th Century Unknown Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$189 Sale Price
70% Off
A Collection of 24 Riding Spurs on a Wooden Rack
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Collection of 24 Riding Spurs on a Wooden Rack
A great collection of 24 antique riding spurs mounted on a wooden ebonized rack with turned feet. Germ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Oil on Canvas Painting, Unknown Artist, 1956, Danish Midcentury
Located in Odense, DK
Presenting an enigmatic oil on canvas painting created by an unknown Danish artist made in 1956. This captivating artwork showcases a woman bathing her feet in a bathroom, and it is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
A Table Mirror in Pine by a Swedish Cabinetmaker, Folk Art, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
This charming hexagon shaped table mirror in pine is a stunning example of Swedish Folk Art from the early 1900s. The mirror is crafted in solid...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Primitive Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Late 19th-C. French Engraving, "St. Geneviève Inspiring Parisians" - 2Y356
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This late 19th-century French engraving portrays the inspiring figure of Saint Geneviève uplifting the spirits of Parisians during a challenging time in French history. Crafted by no...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$267 Sale Price
70% Off
Antique Print with Humoristic Scene Featuring Wild Boars and a Painter
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Print with Humoristic Scene featuring Wild Boars and a Painter
A colorful antique oil print depicting a humoristic scene in the Black Fore...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Cocoon Jar, Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE)
Located in Hønefoss, 30
An antique cocoon jar. Earthenware with hints of red color pigments. China, Han period (206 BCE - 220 CE).
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Large Hall Mirror with Cow Horn Decorations and Console Table, Austria, 1870
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large hall mirror with cow horn decorations and console table, Austria 1870
A great wall mirror with console table from a noble villa in the Austri...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Antler, Glass, Wood, Fur
Maple Chip Carved Sculpture by Michael Rozell, USA, 2021
By Micheal Rozell
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple chip carved sculpture. A similar version in mahogany is also available.
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Maple
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 Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$19,036 / set
Naive Ethiopian Painting for the 79th Anniversary Italo-Ethiopian War in 1975
Located in Budapest, HU
Mengistu Haile Mariam and other Generals looking at the celebrators
oil on canvas painting, 90 x 190 cm
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Ethiopian Folk Art Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$9,518 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Cotton Dhurrie Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The weaving of flat-woven cotton carpets known as dhurries is cited in Mughal chronicles of the 15th century. Probably one of the earliest forms of floor covering, dhurries were wove...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Agra Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pre-Columbian ceramics vase – Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 14 cm high x 14 cm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Tribal Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Vintage Plate, by Molaroni Pesaro, 20th Century
By Molaroni Pesaro
Located in Roma, IT
This vintage plate is an original decorative ceramic object realized in Italy during the 20th century by Molaroni Pesaro manufacture, Italy.
This very rare and colored ceramic pla...
Category
20th Century Italian Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Black Tribal Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woolen structures made by mankind, some of the earliest we know were found in the 'kurgans' of Central Asia, decorated by a variety of zoomorphic motifs typ...
Category
20th Century Turkish Tribal Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
21st Century Washcloth Tray in Full Calf Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Ideal to keep small towels tidily stored in readiness for guests.
Our rigid wash cloth holder is entirely made with a genuine and water-resistant calf leat...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Leather
African Painting by Adingra
Located in Antwerp, BE
African painting stone on burlap by Adingra, 1983,
France - Cote d'Ivoire.
Measures: Height 61 cm,
width 39 cm,
depth 2 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Sandstone
Wooden Hand of an Antique Mannequin, Italy, 18 th Century
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful sculptured hand of a wooden Mannequin,
Italy late 18 th Century mounted on a wooden stand,
very fine sculptured and good, old Patina of the wood,
very beautiful decorati...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
21st Century Leather & Satin Brass Cachepot Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A royal allure for this gorgeous Cachepot.
A perfect balance between leather and brass, where the bright nuance of the leather harmonizes with the cachepot's edges. The two handle...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Industrial Iron Book Press - 1930/40s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Industrial Iron Book Press - 1930/40s
Industrial deco - percussion press
Measures : 39x39cm H: ~95cm
Materials : Iron - Wood
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Industrial Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900
A fashionable rustic candle holder, made of antlers from the deer. The spout is made of turned antler pieces. Executed in...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Mbuti Ituri traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth
By OTHR
Located in Zemst, BE
Mbuti Ituri (Congo) traditional handpainted Pygmee bark cloth.
+/- 1920
These cloths we're made from the inside of the bark of the Ficus latex tree.
After been prepared and dryed, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Baoulé portrait mask, carved wood, lacquer and pigments, circa 1940, Africa.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Baoulé portrait mask,
carved wood, lacquer and pigments,
circa 1940, Africa.
Height 29 cm, width 17 cm, depth 14 cm.
Category
1940s African Modern Vintage Continental Europe - 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 Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Beech
$1,487 / set
Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th century.
An antique oil painting depicting a hiker on an alpine hiking trail and a bridge over a mountrain stream. Painted on canvas with pastell colors. Framed with antique decorative gilded frame. Painted in the area of Tyrol or South Germany, late 19th century. A high quality antique oil painting which will highlight your alpine cabin wall decoration. Frame with minor defects.
The Biedermeier period runs parallel to the Romantic period and both are characterized by similar features. Domesticity, closeness to nature, folksiness and need for harmony are buzzwords of this time. The focus is on the simple, the conservative and the tried and tested. There is little experimentation and more observation and enjoyment. The art style is kept very realistic and shows great similarity to photography. Domestic idyllic representations, beautiful landscape and impressive portraits are the most popular topics for oil paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog transformed into a piggy bank
Located in Leuven , BE
Interesting pre-Columbian terracotta frog that appears to have undergone a curious transformation into a piggy bank at some point in its history. Elega...
Category
18th Century Colombian Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage French Blue Tones Paper Garland Sculpture circa 1930 Antique Decor
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embrace the allure of vintage charm with this exquisite antique paper garland sculpture in mesmerizing blue tones. Crafted in France circa 1930, this piece is a testament to timeless...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$316 Sale Price
77% Off
Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Titicaca Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Titicaca Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 15 x 14 cm in diame...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Tribal Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stunning Large Woman in Tyrollean traditional Costume Vintage Anri Carving
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage wood carving by Anri is a beautiful work of art depicting a woman in traditional Groedner or Tyrolean costume. This wooden figure was made in the 1980s or older and is a...
Category
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 20th Century Deep Porcelain Dish – Fragonard Design - 2Y509
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century deep porcelain dish showcases a charming Fragonard-style design, making it an exquisite piece of decorative tableware. Measuring 2.6 inches (6.5 cm) in heig...
Category
20th Century Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Euclide Stool in Wood & Calf Leather
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A new collection joined the Pinetti family.
Euclide with its geometric look is an elegant stool crafted with wood structure and entirely covered in recycled leather. This lovely sto...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,201 / item
Vintage Embroidered Central Asian Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia...
Category
1930s Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Bariba People, Benin, Rare Terracotta Ceremonial Vessel
Located in Leuven , BE
This piece of a pottery vessel, embellished with high relief figures, was made by women of the ethnic group of the Bariba (or Baatonu) in the northern provinces of Benin. The Bariba potters passed their trade from mother to daughter. They didn’t make their vessels on a pottery wheel...
Category
20th Century Beninese Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
German Folk-Art Bridal Chest, anno 1887
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German bridal chest made in 1887. Hand-painted with beautiful fine details. The iron handles are hand-forged. The chest is made of pine. There is a compartment on the inside for valu...
Category
1880s German Folk Art Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Wabi Sabi Wooden Root Bowl, Scandinavia c. 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderful antique wabi sabi wooden root bowl with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Romantic Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Ingap 67001, Made by Ingap, 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up locomotive Ingap 67001 is a vintage toy representing a red mechanical locomotive.
Made in tin by Ingap, model n. 67001.
Probably made in 1920s.
3 wheels missing, me...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Dancer dancing the romance Swan Lake possible Wallendorf production
By Rosenthal, Lladro, Lenci, Wallendorf, Richard Ginori
Located in Lugo, IT
Ballerina dancing the ceramic Swan Lake romance.
Possible Wallendorf production
One piece of the crown is missing as pictured.
Thank you
Category
1950s German Vintage Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pre-Columbian ceramics pitcher– Tiahuanaco Culture
Located in Madrid, ES
967 / 5.000
"Pre-Columbian Ceramics – Tiahuanaco Culture"
Material: Ceramic
Origin: Southern Sierra of Peru, Lake Titicaca Plateau
Period: Boom Age (1 AD – 800 AD)
Dimensions: 20 x ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Tribal Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture in Burnt Wood 'Ofrenda I' by Carmworks
By Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez
Located in Paris, IDF
Sculpture in burnt wood 'Ofrenda I' by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez (aka CarmWorks)
Solid oak or cedar / burnt wood or natural
Signed and numbered by the artist.
--
Cami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Folk Art Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Cedar
$2,500 / item
Wooden Make-up Box From The Kuba Tribe, Dr Congo, late 19th century
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
A very old wooden make-up box Circa: late 19th century
Origin: DR Congo
Very rich tribal aged patina and traces
9.5 x 15.5 cm, height 9 cm
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Silk Antique Suzani from and For Private Collection
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This is not a simple beautiful embroidered Susani: it's a museum specimen, from private collection.
This ancient piece was embroidered in the surroundings of the ancient central cit...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkmen Other Antique Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Fine Carved Black Forest Statue of a Disabled Dog, Brienz circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Fine Carved Black Forest Statue of a Disabled Dog, Brienz circa 1900
A very nice and fine Swiss wood carving. The disabled long hair terrier is re...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Rustic Continental Europe - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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