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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
Maine Circa 1830 Grain Painted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hudson, NY
Absolutely beautiful, circa 1830's, grain painted, graduated chest of drawers. Likely from Maine or possibly Vermont , the workmanship is absolutely beautiful . From the fully turned...
Category
1830s American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Pair of Aluminum Ships Windows
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of aluminum ships portholes. Rectangular in shape. Pierced with ten holes each.
Overall Dimensions: Weight is 4 pounds each. 16" L x 9" W.
Category
1990s Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Adirondack Duck Boat in Old Blue Paint
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare 19th century Adirondak duck / sneak boat in old blue paint. Rare because these boats were made from solid wood and unless protected have all but rotted. It has a spectacular old...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$9,425 Sale Price
35% Off
Fishing Oil on Canvas
Located in Norwell, MA
Large sport fishing yacht heading out to sea. The captain is atop the flying bridge. Vessel is fitted with outriggers. Burgees are flying. Oil on canvas ...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$1,295
Solid Brass Ship's Anchor Lantern with Fresnel Lens by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
By Nippon Sento Company Ltd
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's lantern, solid brass anchor lantern by Japanese maker Nippon Sento Co. LTD, Tokyo, Japan. Circa 1970. This was a back up emergency lantern from a supertanker in the event it l...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Schooner Yacht "Atlantic", 1903
Located in Norwell, MA
Model of the schooner Atlantic, winner of the Kaiser Cup where she set the speed record for the fastest transatlantic passage in 1905; unbroken for nearly 100 years!
Highly detailed...
Category
20th Century North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved 19th Century English Ship's Figurehead of a Classical Male
Located in Essex, MA
Life-size draped classical male ship's figurehead of English 19th century origin. The carving is quite similar to that of the figurehead rescued from the HMS...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Six Foot "Fresh Fish" Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot carved fish trade sign. The Atlantic mackerel is hand-carved with gills, fins, tail, eyes, and snout. "Fresh Fish" is painted in red letters on one side. Great distressed fi...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Classic Maine Eider Drake Decoy, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Classic antique Maine Eider Drake Decoy, circa 1920s, with head tucked back in contented posture. Decoy is in well worn original paint with touch-ups to the black areas. The neck has obvious very old crack but is strong and stable. The great painted surface is dry and weathered. Looks and is a true down east "Old Salt...
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Frigate, circa 1840
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Frigate, circa 1840, a British sailor's hand crafted woolwork depicting a British single decker frigate under full sail, flying ensign of the red fl...
Category
1840s English Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New England, circa 1770 having a dovetailed case on wide bracket feet, the li...
Category
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
America's Cup Yacht "Defender" of 1895
Located in Norwell, MA
Model of the America's Cup yacht "Defender" winner of the 1895 race, defeating Valkyrie III. The New York Yacht Club yacht was built and designed by Herreshoff for railroad magnate a...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Early Watercolor View of a Sailor with Pet Bird, circa 1800
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique watercolor view of a sailor with pet bird, circa 1800, a lovely detailed painting of a sailor seated in rough chair, tenderly spoon feeding a finch pe...
Category
Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Tramp Art Vegetable Rack
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Tramp Art wall hanging rack with carved crossed sticks and carved rosettes on one side.
Category
19th Century North American Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Heron Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Heron Decoy, likely, circa 1960s or 1970s. A stately heron carved in an alert posture with upraised head and elongated neck. Decoy was made in three parts, nicely ha...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Iroquois Moccasins
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Pair of Iroquois Moccasins, New York or Ontario, mid to late 19th Century, a worn pair of moccasins with suede bodies, blue trade cloth tops with red trade cloth border,...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Suede, Cotton, Beads
Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Mechanical Mallard Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Mechanical Mallard Duck Decoy, circa 1920s, by an unknown "factory" decoy maker. The decoy bears a close resemblance to the Evans Standard Grade ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sporting Art Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Very Early Nantucket Lightship Basket, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very Early Nantucket lightship basket, circa 1860, an oval open basket with wide splint staves, split wood rim, cane weave, solid birch bottom plate, and sha...
Category
1860s American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pacific Northwest Coast Carved Cedar Killer Whale Rattle
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pacific Northwest coast carved cedar killer whale rattle, by Coastal Salish - Squamish artist Stan Joseph, signed and dated 2012, a beautiful and deeply carved hollow cedar dance rattle in the form of a Killer Whale, with relief carved eyes and mouth, surface striations, and three human faces on the back and tale, with applied pectoral and dorsal fins. Mounted with simple whittled cradle on cedar block base (signed and dated on bottom of base). Hollow interior rattles with entrapped pebbles.
The carving was never polychromed and remains in its original natural finish. Excellent condition.
Stan Joseph is a Coastal Salish artist from North Vancouver. He began carving in 1962 at the age of twelve, and also ventured into painting and designing totem poles. In 1972 he carved an 80 foot and other huge poles which sold to Germany. In 1980 he carved a 60-foot pole for Sea Span and another one for the Chief Joe Matthias Centre, as well as the welcome figure on the West Vancouver Pier. Stan is now an outstanding master carver who teaches his craft to the next generation of young artists. Stan is also accomplished at making silver and gold jewelry, and teaches this art at the employment center.
Stan has been interested in the spiritual dances of the Coast Salish...
Category
2010s American Native American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Angel Figures
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Late 17th/Early 18th Century carved and polychrome Italian angel figures. Now mounted in modern stands. Wonderful baroque carving and retain original paint
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Copper Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of solid copper ships port and starboard ships lanterns from the Steamship Cyrena. With makers badges from William Harvie of Birmingham. Both are fitted...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique carved and decorated ship's figurehead, circa 1890, depicting a regal bird with a beak. The sculpture is in original paint. Although there has been much paint loss and age cr...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,245 Sale Price
44% Off
Early 18th Century Engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very early 18th century Dutch woodblock engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720, a hand colored engraving illustrating the Dutch whaling flee...
Category
1720s Dutch Baroque Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Metal & Wire Rooster Chair
Located in Hanover, MA
It is impossible not to smile when sitting on the back of this vintage metal craft rooster. Constructed of scrolled metal wire loops it is strong ...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
$1,400 Sale Price
60% Off
Japanese Ship's Lantern of Solid Brass by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
By Nippon Sento Company Ltd
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine solid brass ship's lantern by Japanese maker Nippon Sento Co. LTD. Clear Fresnel glass lens with removable red filter. Mid twentieth century anchor lantern that has been meti...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Negus Brass Ship's Binnacle on Mahogany Stand
Located in Norwell, MA
Late, 19th century ship's binnacle compass by Negus of New York. Turned, varnished mahogany Stand with brass hood stamped "Negus New York". Hood has side bu...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
1930's Boathouse Marker From Maine
Located in Hudson, NY
Fantastic piece of early 20th century American folk art. The sound object was attached to the side of a Boathouse in maine. Created at some point in the 1930s and retaining the origi...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Lanterns by A. Ward Hendrickson
Located in Norwell, MA
Fine pair of chrome-plated yacht cabin lanterns. With protective cages, carry handles, reflectors by A. Ward Hendrickson. Measures: 19 1/2" tall x 8 1/2" wide x 7 1/2" deep.
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Vintage Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Canada standing Goose Decoy on bent nail legs, by carver of birds and working decoys William "Roy" Mill (1902-1982), Kensington, Prince Edward Island.
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Solid Copper Port and Starboard Ships Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished copper and brass ships lanterns by Anderson and Gyde of England. With clear glass fresnel lenses, removable red and green filters, brass bezels and hinges, mounted to...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Seascape with Lighthouse
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century seascape with lighthouse, circa 1890, an oil on canvas view of a white-washed lighthouse tower on a small offshore rocky ledge, most...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850, a sailor's folk art woolwork picture handcrafted of woolen yarn in a bold variety of stitches, depic...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Solid Brass Yacht Pulley with Swivel
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered yacht winch by Herreshoff with swivel hook head and brass sheave. Weight is 2 pounds. X-138
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Ligtship Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Coast guard lightship Boston model. A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
$3,895
Single Sheave Yacht Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and varnished single sheave yacht pulley. Weight is 2 pounds. X-137
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"The Big Tuna" Six Foot Carved Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot carved Atlantic tuna wood trade sign with lettering for "The Big Tuna" sushi bar. Letters are blue and red. Distressed finish. Fitted with iron hanging chain. Details includ...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Framed Nautical Bow Pennant with Anchor
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed nautical pennant on mast with a red field and white fouled anchor by Taylor. Fitted to a custom shadow box. Weight is 9 pounds.
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century Folk Art Driftwood Dachshund Dog
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century Folk Art driftwood dachshund, circa 1920, a natural form piece of driftwood that has been augmented with the addition of inset Periwinkle shell eyes, two drilled n...
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Driftwood
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
SS United States Sign Notice and Information for Passengers
Located in Hanover, MA
Hefty enameled solid aluminum framed passenger safety and information sign from Passenger Stateroom 139 on the Main deck of the SS United States.
Fo...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Elmer Crowell Pair of Over-Sized Mallard Decoys, circa 1920, with oval brands
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Pair of Special Order Over-Sized Mallard Decoys, by J. Elmer Crowell (East Harwich: 1862 - 1952), circa 1920, a working pair of rigmate Crowell d...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Endeavour of 1934
Located in Norwell, MA
America's Cup model of the British challenger yacht Endeavour of 1934. She was built by Camper and Nicholson for aviator and yachtsman Tom Sopwith and raced against the New York Yach...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
$2,595
English Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of Anderson and Gyde port and starboard ships lanterns with Fresnel glass lenses, brass badges, vented chimney tops. Both have been wired with ...
Category
1940s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Six Foot Carved Wood Tuna Fish
Located in Norwell, MA
Finely carved tuna fish trade sign with pickled finish. Carved from solid timber with fins, gills, eyes and snout. Fitted with hanging hooks.
Overal...
Category
2010s British Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Reverse Painting on Glass of George and Martha Washington by W. M. Prior
By William Matthew Prior
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century reverse painted on glass portrait of George and Martha Washington by William Matthew Prior (1806 - 1873), one of New England'...
Category
1830s American Federal Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Inlaid Game Board with Inlaid Fish, Initials, Dated 1863
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century inlaid game board, upper section with fish motif, initials "O.S.A.L." and date of 1863; lower section with elongated diamond, maple and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Canadian Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Oak
Rare Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare port and starboard lanterns with Fresnel red and blue/green lenses. Brass cases. Electrified. 6.5 x 6 x 5.5.
Category
19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Quality Boat Bow Lantern by Perko
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality ships bow lantern with red and green Fresnel glass lenses. Hinged door reads "manufactured by Perkins Marine Lamp Corp, Brooklyn New York. Highly pol...
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler's Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th or 19th century French ship chandler's trade sign, circa 1800, an oval pine double sided sign built with large dove-tails, advertising Cooperage and...
Category
1790s French Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Carved and Painted Tuna Fish Carving
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality carving of a yellow fin tuna. Painted body. Very well carved with fins, gills, eyes, tail, etc. Reminiscent of the signs that hung in the fish stalls at the Dover England fis...
Category
2010s American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Daimaru Thong Sandal New from the Original Box, Mid-Century
Located in Norton, MA
They feel like leather, new from the original box. They are 9" long, 3" wide, and 7" to the thong head.
Very high quality.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Dutch Ship Lantern with Copper Body
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper ships lantern with highly polished and lacquered finish. With brass badge marked "stuurboord" , brass hinges, brass lens bezel, etc.. Mounted to a cu...
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Pair of Mashiko Yaki Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Yunomi
Located in Norton, MA
A very stylish Japanese Mashiko Yaki studio pottery Yunomi with stylized designs in panels set within a brown glazed body in the manner of Shoji Hamada an...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970's
Located in Nantucket, MA
Schooling Mackerel by Barnaby Porter, circa 1970s, a sculpture made from reclaimed wood on the mid-coast of Maine. Porter used old found wood to cut and hand paint these three mackerel "weathervanes," mounted together as a school - this was part of an original room-sized installation.
The sculpture is in excellent, as made "distressed" condition as shown in photographs.
Porter's work has been exhibited in the Farnsworth Museum and elsewhere and has been featured in the TV show, "Made in Maine', and in magazines such as Fine Woodworking...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Large Nippon Sento Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Very heavy authentic ships port side lantern from Tokyo Japan. With polished copper case, sturdy and thick brass trim, flanges, hinges and protective bars. The clear glass fresnel le...
Category
Early 19th Century Asian Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Carved Tuna Fish Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot carved big eye tuna with painted decoration. 'Washington St. Fish and Oyster Co.' of Boston in blue paint. Distressed finish. Carved gills, fins, tail, eyes, and snout. Fitt...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Nautical Miles Gauge on Board
Located in Norwell, MA
Thomas Walker & Son polished and lacquered "Nautical Miles gauge with three readings. Mounted to a wood backboard with a finely carved rope border and dark rich finish. Weight is 12 ...
Category
1950s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Creche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
Category
18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
Massachusetts Goldeneye Hen Decoy, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage goldeneye ("whistler") hen decoy, from Massachusetts, circa 1920s, having a solid carved pine wide body with sloping tail, the hand whittled head with long neck set on ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Framed ICS Numeral Pennant 2
Located in Norwell, MA
International code of signals pennant, number 2. Triangular blue stitched linen panel with white circle in center. Matted and framed. Approximately 20" x 33.5".
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Copper and Brass Fresh Air Diver's Pump with Wood Handle
Located in Norwell, MA
Diver's pump for shallow water use which feeds air to the diver's helmet. Highly polished and lacquered, with wood handled plunger. Handles have been sanded and varnished. Great divi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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