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Item Ships From: England
Industrial Galvanised Water Tank Made into a Coffee Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Industrial galvanised water tank made into a coffee table.
This quirky industrial table was originally made as a roof water tank, but it has never been used as such, it has been p...
Category
20th Century Industrial England - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
19th Century Baroque Traveling Silver Chest by Mappin and Webb, Distressed Paint
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century baroque traveling silver chest by Mappin and Webb, distressed paint
A super quality sliver chest or strong box, the chest is made by Mappin and Webb and intended for...
Category
Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
EXTRA LARGE 162X113CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the ori...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
1 of 3 Signed Period Roger Guerin 1896-1954 Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Vase Pots
By Roger Guerin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions.
I have three posts for sale, one has a stitched detailing, another, fler de lis and lastly one with handles and Deers, this sale is for the pot pictured alone, the others are listed under my other items and not included in this sale
Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century German Meissen painted porcelain plaque
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
19th Century German Meissen painted porcelain plaque
German, 19th Century
Height 11cm, width 13.5cm, depth 1cm
This charming painted porcelain plaque d...
Category
19th Century German Neoclassical Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 20th Century TV Tower Model Collection
Located in London, GB
A rare set of three vintage TV tower models.
Made from brass and steel.
Continental, most likely from Germany or the surrounding areas.
Pati...
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of 1938 Andre Bourgault Miniatur Carved Wood Statues Couple Rocking Chairs
By Andre Bourgault
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of very small original Andre Bourgault statues hand carved and stamped
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it ...
Category
1940s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Double Sided French Hairdresser Sign
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful early 20th century double sided French hairdresser shop sign with lovely old weathered paint. Such a great looking piece and very decorative. The paint is all stable and ...
Category
1920s French Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Dumbell Lignum Vitae Weight Training Fixed
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare piece of weightlifting memorabilia.
Unusual conversation piece for use or as a collectors piece
Beautiful, tactile lustrous patina. Lignum vitae is sought after for the beauty of its grain, coloring, patina, density and toughness
The dumbbell is a free weight...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Castle Hedingham William II Medieval Style Art Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Castle Hedingham medieval style pottery jug marked for William Rufus (William II, son of William the Conqueror) and made by Edward Bingham ...
Category
19th Century English Medieval Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Bishop Statue
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1720
Large Early 18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Statue of a Bishop / Saint.
Flat back with a secret panel which would have been used to hide gold.
An exceptional exam...
Category
1710s Italian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Paint
Arts and Crafts Copper Milliners Trade Sign, Copper Top Hat
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Copper Milliners Trade Sign. Copper Top Hat
This is an unusual piece, the Top Hat is made in beaten Copper it sits on an old wooden stand
The hat and stand are bo...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
English Cork Antique Mallard Decoy Duck, Original Paint Early 20th Century
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Antique English wood and cork Mallard drake decoy with original paint.
Hand crafted in England.
Lightweight, with impressionistic shape and form.
Circa early 20th century.
Tip of...
Category
Early 1900s English Early Victorian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Cork
Large 1920s Plaster Figure of the Seated Blacksmith, Le Travail
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large 1920s plaster figure of the seated blacksmith, Le Travail
A charming piece Folk Art, a painted statue of the famous blacksmith, known as “Le Travai...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest England - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Surreal Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation of the female form facing a male body in the foreground. Colourful and bold with a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art England - Folk Art
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Derek Clarkson Attributed Large Abstract Glazed Porcelain Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A tall and striking studio pottery porcelain vase decorated in abstract colored glazes on a celadon ground attributed to Derek Clarkson and dating from ...
Category
20th Century British Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Quimper French Hand Painted Faience Pottery Flask
By Quimper Faience Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish French faience pottery hand painted flask with a Breton figure by Quimper and dating from the latter 19th century. The small rounded flask has a ...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Ann & John Farquharson Studio Pottery Sculptural Bison Figure
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish sculptural Studio Pottery of a bison made by Ann & John Farquharson and dating to the later 20th or early 21st century. The standing figure is hand formed with piped clay t...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Sconce Wall Iron Hood Vernacular Folk Baroque 17 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Extremely rare survival of a 17th century vernacular iron wall sconce
Unusually incorporating a hood to protect against fire and reflect the heat back into the room so it does not r...
Category
17th Century English Baroque Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Iron Crucifix Sculpture In The Style Of Regardt Van De Meulen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish iron work sculpture of Christ hanging on the cross in the manner of Regardt van de Meulen and dating from the 20th/21st century. The crucifix stands on a rectangular w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Lovely circa 1890 Victorian Hardwood Games Compendium Chess Horse Racing Dice
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian games compendium with a complete suite of games
This is a very well made and c...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fox Head Doorstop, Cast Iron Door Stop A Beautiful Cast-Iron Doorstop
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Fox Head Doorstop, Cast Iron Door Stop
A Beautiful Cast-Iron Doorstop depicting a Fox Head dating from the 19th Century
This doorstop is Heavy and in sound used condition it is 6” h...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Rare Italian Hand Carved Folk Art Santos Doll, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a mid-19th century hand carved figure of a Santos doll. The figure is made using pine wood and section constructed with pinned wooden...
Category
1840s Italian Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
A large Nelson commemorative armorial pier glass
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Nelson commemorative armorial pier glass. This George III giltwood mirror has a rectangular glass plate below a shaped cornice with a central coat of arms for Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805) flanked by foliate tendrils on a painted black ground. The sides consist of paired tied-reed columns with palm frond capitals enclosing similar black painted panels of fruiting vine tendrils rising from classical vases. English, circa 1805.
See Wick Antiques, Britain on the High Seas: From Nelson to Churchill, pp.76-77, for a very similar giltwood mirror from a group at Merton Place, the house in Surrey which the Admiral shared with his mistress Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765-1815). They all featured his coat of arms surmounted by a baron’s coronet...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Life-Size Vintage Clown Statue, English, Plaster, Day of the Dead
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a life-size vintage clown statue. English, heavy, solid plaster cast standing figure dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950.
Standi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English England - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Vintage Carved Suriname Stool Tribal Interior Design Home Decoration
Located in London, GB
A fine vintage carved Suriname stool with geometric carved decoration, Tribal South Latin American Antiques
Suriname South America
Measures: 18 cm hei...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Surinamer Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Alan Wallwork Studio Pottery Split Pod Sculpture
By Alan Wallwork
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware studio pottery 'split pod' form designed by Alan Wallwork (British, 1931-2019) and dating from around 1980. The heavily made sculptural pod sta...
Category
1980s English Modern Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Georgian Oil Painting Lady Card Game Portrait Pre Raphaelite
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful Georgian style oil painting showing a groupe of elegant ladies playing cards
Very well painted, so detailed skilled brushwork
Reminds me of the Pre Raphaelite style of oil ...
Category
1980s Georgian Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Early 19th Century Measuring Stick
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century measuring stick
One of the most unusual and tactile objects we have uncovered for our store. A hand carved early 19th century four...
Category
Early 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Rare Hand Carved Lions Mane Bust Head in Wood with Solid Marble Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very large and decorative solid wood hand carved Lion's mane mounted to a marble base
A very good looking well made and decorative...
Category
20th Century English Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Large Antique Temple Carving, Polychrome Buddhist Statue
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large antique temple carving, polychrome Buddhist statue.
This wonderful carving, is the top part of larger piece, the paint is a dusty slightly c...
Category
Early 1700s Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art
Decorative Bacchanalian Wine Bar Menu, Black Board
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Decorative bacchanalian wine bar menu, black board
A very decorative piece with the theme of grape bearing nymphs in both corners at the top
The attractiv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Revival England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small Blue and White Bespoke Zebra Rug
Located in Basildon, London
The Small Blue and White Zebra Rug adds a bold and exotic touch to any room. Its striking zebra pattern and high-quality materials make it a unique and stylish accent piece, perfect ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool
One of the best examples we have uncovered, an early 20th Century example of an English folk art scrat...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Hand Embroidered Cushion or Pillow, English circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative cushion or pillow with hand embroidered stylised flowers, which we date to the mid-20th century, circa 1940.
The pillow is about 15 inches square.
The...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Nouveau England - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
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 England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Charming Advertising Sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A charming advertising sign, Re Lion Oxo for Winter Health
This is delightful piece showing a very fierce lion (Re-Lion) the sign is an original grocer shop print, the frame is no...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art England - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Swedish Mid-Century Kilim Signed J.K
Located in London, England
Swedish Mid-Century Kilim with a beige base and pale blue boarder. With a scolloped inner border in tones of blue, gree and orange. Professionally cleaned. Sweden circa 1960.
L 252cm...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Andrew Hull Cobridge High Fired Trial Art Pottery Baluster Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Superb high fired Cobridge trial art pottery Baluster vase designed by Andrew Hull and dated 2004. The heavily made stoneware vase is of baluster shape wit...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle
Located in London, GB
John Meek Victorian 1847 Hallmarked Silver Detailed Horn Hunting Bugle
Condition: Beautiful as pictured. No chips cracks or any restoration.
This is a very nice example with no faults or any issues.
A rare and exquisite Victorian-era hunting bugle, crafted by John Meek in 1847, featuring hallmarked silver fittings and a finely detailed horn body. This beautifully preserved example showcases exceptional craftsmanship, making it a sought-after piece for collectors of antique hunting memorabilia...
Category
19th Century Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Antique Brass Inlaid Dentist Entranceway Wall Sign Plaque. c.1920
Located in London, GB
A beautiful brass wall plaque used for a dentist surgery. c.1920
Wonderful patination and depth of colour built up to the surface from oxidation from years of exposure to the elem...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Flemish Oil Painting Floral Still Life Antique Art 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning work of art in the form of an antique Flemish still life Good size at four feet tall - 121 CM
Such a vivid piece with the colourful flowers overflowing from the campana urn
...
Category
Early 1900s Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry
Vintage Mid-Century Male Head Gentleman Bust Statue on Wooden Stand
Located in London, GB
A cast head of a gentleman on a wooden base.
Age unknown, but super decorative and skillfully sculpted. Very heavy and solid and in as found condition. Some minor losses to his ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Cast Stone
David Leach Feather Design Grey Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
By David Leach
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish studio pottery bowl decorated with an abstract feather patterned design in a grey powdered glaze by David Leach (1911-2005) and probably dating from his early day...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Large Shepherds Walking Stick with Two Spaniel Dogs Heads
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage style double headed Spaniel dog shepherds walking stick
This one is very decorative and functional, it’s a wonderful height ...
Category
20th Century English Victorian England - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Built Sculptural Wood Fired Twin Handled Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favourite pieces, is this hand-built wood fired twin handled studio pottery vase of sculptural form dating from the 20th century. The st...
Category
20th Century British Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Primitive Cockerel Weathervane Sculpture by Martin Scorey (1961 - 2021)
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive Cockerel Weathervane Sculpture by Martin Scorey (1961 - 2021) Carved and painted textured wood body with lead wings and small lead wattles. Simple bold silhouette. Circa 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English England - Folk Art
Materials
Lead
LARGE 138X114CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the ori...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Andy James British Hand Turned Ash Wooden Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A finely hand-turned British hard wood ash vase with a green composite marble like rim dating by Andy James and dating from the 20th century. The vase of tall bulbous shape stands on...
Category
England - Folk Art
Old Vintage Fun Wooden Hand Painted Sign 'No Parking' Decorative Wall Shelf Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A fun hand painted wooden sign reads ‘NO PARKING THIS MEANS YOU’ – Definitely some British humour!
A very old sign, probably dates back to Mid 20...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art England - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
STUNNING CIRCA 1950 ANTIQUE FRENCH ARTISTS LAY FIGURE MEDIUM SIZED LOVELY PATINa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely mid century French oak Artists lay figure
A lovely example and a great size, it was sold to me as circa 1900 but he looks mid century...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Primitive Portrait of a Girl, English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a girl.
Fabulous muted colors. The austerity of the image is matched by the simplicity of the antique bleached oak frame.
I have chosen not to resto...
Category
1840s English Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Jane Kite, Large Water Jar
Located in London, GB
Inlaid crank clay with oxides
H35 x D37 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary England - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
19th century large wire frame decorative bird cage
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century large wire frame decorative bird cage circa 1890.
Large wire frame parrots cage.
2 parts, with removable dome top with bull ring fitment. No fittings included. Ideal d...
Category
1890s Swedish Victorian Antique England - Folk Art
Materials
Wire
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 Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Tile Titled Nude
By Eric James Mellon 1
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and unique, fresh to market, stoneware studio pottery tile shaped panel hand painted with a rear profile of a walking female nude titled Nude by renowned ceramic artist E...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern England - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Batak Ritual Mortar Sumatra Indonesia Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Batak ritual Mortar Sumatra Indonesia
A Fine Batak Tribal ritual mortar carved in dense hard wood with Sinhga head
A impressive and rare object of colle...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian England - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Original French Re-Release James Bond 007 'You Only Live Twice' Poster, c.1980
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare and original French 'Grande' re-release (1980's) poster from the James Bond 007 blockbuster 'You Only Live Twice' (1967), Artwork by Frank McCarthy (1924-2002). The advertisin...
Category
20th Century French England - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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