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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
Original Magnolia Bakery Sign
Located in Essex, MA
Original Magnolia Bakery hand-painted sign from an upper state New York bakery. White background with black lettering, charming addition to a kitchen, pantry or mudroom for a vintage...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
America's Cup Puritan
Located in Norwell, MA
Early America's Cup model of the Puritan of 1885. The Puritan was designed by Edward Burgess and built at the Lawley boat yard in Boston. Puritan was owned by John Malcolm Forbes, th...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Rare US Navy Ships Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare pair of World War One battleship port and starboard ship lanterns with wide bezels, fresnel glass lenses, carry handles, hinged doors. Both have been meticulously polished and l...
Category
Early 20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Wood Pulley Block from a Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and varnished single sheave yacht pulley with mounting pad with curved shape. Block is pinned with brass and has brass sheave. Weight is 1 pound. X-132
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Ships Pulley with Three Wood Sheaves
Located in Norwell, MA
Triple pulley ships block in old paint showing lots of character. Mid nineteenth century. Circa 1860.
Category
1860s North American Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Matched Pair of Sailor's Yachting Woolies
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very unusual 19th century matched pair of sailor's Yachting Woolies, circa 1870, a true pair of woolworks featuring mirror images of the same Yawl rigged yacht, and period photograph...
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Skylight Yacht Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Beautiful solid brass yacht binnacle from John Bliss of New York with gimbaled compass mounted to a varnished wood base. The compass bezel is engraved J...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Boston Fish Market Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved flounder trade sign with lettering for "Boston Fish Market". Details include gills, fins, mouth, snout, eyes, etc. Fitted with hanging chain. Letters are painted in blue, outl...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Eagle Weathervane, Attributed to Cushing & White
By Cushing and White
Located in Nantucket, MA
Full body molded copper spread wing eagle with cast zinc talons perched on a copper sphere. Great proportions with outstretched wings, showing wonderful detailing to the body and win...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Harvey's Boat Rental Carved Flounder Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
"Harvey's Boat Rentals, Quincy, Flounder Capital" is painted on this carved flounder. Details include carved scales, fins, tail, eyes, mouth, etc. Fitted with two iron hanging chains...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Folk Art Chairs by Joseph Deveau, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of folk art hand carved chairs with footstool by Joseph Deveau (1901-1999), made by the artist for himself and his wife.
Deveau crafted his furniture each evening over sever...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Engine Order Telegraph, Aluminum
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic aluminum engine order telegraph from the 1950s.
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Large 19th Century Painted Game Wheel
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large 19th century wooden gaming wheel with hand-painted face including numbers and central nautical star design. In black, maroon, yellow, and orange paints, with metal dowels sepa...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850, depicting a square-rigged single decker warship under furled sails, anchor chain leading off...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Monumental "Danish Designs" Wooden Advertising Sign
Located in Peabody, MA
Monumental 67" wide (5 1/2 feet) double-sided surfboard style advertising sign in painted wood with 1/2" raised wood lettering, for "Danish Designs", ca. 1960s. From a modern furnis...
Category
1960s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Three Hand Carved Folk Art Canes / Sticks by Joseph Deveau, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of folk art hand carved canes or walking sticks and a small stick by Joseph Deveau (1901-1999). Deveau lived most of his life in Essex, MA., bu...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Triple Decker Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850, depicting a starboard side view of a majestic square-rigged...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Carved & Painted Figure of a Gentleman in Elaborate Costume
Located in Nantucket, MA
Painted, carved wood figure of a gentleman in jeweled robe and turban standing on a platform and with hands extended possibly an offering gesture. Possibly a ceremonial or procession...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folk Art Painted Document Box 19th Century American
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and fine, painted and stenciled, pine documentbox. The original blue paint having turned a dark green over time with the varnished finish, typical of Boston pieces. Yo...
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Penguin Whirligig, circa 1930s-40s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Penguin Whirligig from Plymouth, Massachusetts, circa 1930s - 1940s, a hand cut and painted wooden flat silhouette of a large penguin in ...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Authentic Porthole Window
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic aluminum porthole window with two dog bolts, an opening hinge, tempered class, shiny finish, etc.
Overall dimensions: 15" x 9" glass.
Category
1980s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Wine Bottle Holder made from Tree Root
Located in Norwell, MA
Unique wine rack made from tree root or burl. Made to hold five bottles. Very decorative. Perfect accent for your wine cellar. 39" H x 23" W x 14" D. 39 lbs.
Category
1990s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Antique Yacht Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Kevin White Boston Yacht binnacle with a highly polished and lacquered pillar shape binnacle. Art deco style. Removable hood with porthole window. Fitted to a thick wood base. Circa ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Copper Ships Masthead Lantern On Base
Located in Norwell, MA
High quality solid copper and brass trimmed masthead lantern. With maker's badge from Tung Woo Masthead and Serial No. M123. Thick Fresnel lens, hinged top ve...
Category
1920s English Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Cobbler Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
A carved cobbler's boot-form trade sign, in old gold paint.
Carved in two pieces of pine, capped with lead,
circa 1870
Very good condition, measures: 14" x 9 ½”.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Lead
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
Copper Ships Starboard Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered solid copper ships lantern with clear Fresnel glass lens and removable green filter. The copper bodied lantern has brass bez...
Category
1930s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Edgartown Seafood Carved Flounder Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Charming trade sign of a carved flounder with painted blue lettering for "Edgartown Seafood" with a subtle pickled white finish. Carved features include fins, gills, scales eyes and ...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Fish Trade Sign for "Beach House Inn, Brant Point"
Located in Norwell, MA
Hand carved flounder trade sign with painted lettering for "Beach House Inn, Brant Point". With blue lettering outlined in yellow. Carved details include scales, fins, eyes, snout, t...
Category
2010s North American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Tuna Fish
Located in Norwell, MA
Hand carved hanging tuna fish. Awesome carved tuna with hand rubbed pickled finish. This finish is rubbed in through about a one hundred step process of stain, paint, sand finish, sa...
Category
2010s American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Merriman Brothers Yacht Pulley
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished and polished yacht pulley with smooth wood finish and polished steel with brass sheave. Weight is half a pound. X-130
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Bib Necklace on Metal Stands, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The highly decorative bib beaded necklaces are treated as works of art displayed on their black metal stands as sculptural works of art. Near the necks are bent poles wrapped with tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Tribal Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Twine, Beads
Antique Model of a Thames River Barge
Located in Norwell, MA
Late 19th century model of Thames River trading vessel. Rigged with linen sails, standing and running cords, covered hatches, anchors, lee boards etc. Me...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Portrait of the Whaleship Charles W. Morgan, by James Cree (1867 – 1951), artist active in the New Bedford area from 1910 to about 1932, a watercolor of the iconic American whaleship under sail.
The MORGAN is the most famous Yankee whale ship, and the only surviving 19th Century whaleship from the age of sail...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Large 19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Presentation Half Hull Model of a Whale Ship, circa 1850, a large plank on frame model of a bluff-bowed and wide abeam whale ship. The model wa...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Pair of Exceptional Yacht Cabin Lanterns by Davey & Co.
By Davey & Co.
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of top quality Davey & Co. ships lanterns. With arched and vented tops, carry handles, beveled glass, hinged doors, burners, etc. Fitted with makers badges reading "Davey & Comp...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Pair Of English Carved Walnut Figures Of Country Gentleman
Located in Essex, MA
Each standing figure wearing a jacket and a hat. One holding a pipe and a pitcher and another holding a tankard. Maybe once resided in a pub. Very well carved with tiny holes in wood...
Category
1830s English Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Long Island Chart from 1828
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare original chart of Long Island Sound by E + G Blunt of New York, 179 Water St. "Surveyed in the years 1828, 29 & 30" Exceedingly rare and early chart, titled Long Island Sound fr...
Category
1830s Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of 18th Century Native American Tobacco Store Hanging Trade Figures
Located in Nantucket, MA
Extremely rare and very special pair of 18th century native American tobacco store hanging trade figures, hand carved in the half round full length figur...
Category
18th Century American Rococo Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Alligator Wine Table
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved wood alligator with cigar in his mouth holding a wood tray. This charming accessory is perfect for a wine cellar or den. The carved alligator is ...
Category
2010s Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique 20th Century Jacob Ruppert Metal Bottle Holder
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique 20th century Jacob Ruppert metal bottle holder. This compartmentalized metal bottle holder reads "Jacob Ruppert Brewer New York". Measures: 11 inches x 19.5 inches x 13 inche...
Category
Early 20th Century American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Carved Wood Sternboard from Captain's Gig On "Terpsichore"
Located in Norwell, MA
Captain's gig sternboard hardwood with rope carved border and brass lettering "Terpsichore Sandefjord" Norway. Great old sternboard from the Captain's gig from the Terpsichore. Circa...
Category
1850s Norwegian Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
Framed "Tanglewood" Sketches, Pinicking
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pen-and-ink drawing with colored washes by Lauzon depicts a summer picnic scene at a Tanglewood concert in Lenox, MA. Matted and framed. Ready for hanging.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Novelty "World's Largest" Chippendale Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Hanover, MA
High quality carved solid mahogany giant Chippendale style armchair with upholstered seat. Very sturdy. Great for an event prop, advertising or promotional display.
Measures: Seat h...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany
Ship's Engine Order Telegraph by Charles Cory and Son of New York
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's engine order telegraph with faceplates from Charles Cory and Son Patentees, New York. Smaller size than most, meticulously polished and lacquered.
Overall Dime...
Category
1920s American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Seascape with a Five Masted Bark, by Julius Gregersen, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Seascape with a Five Masted Bark, by Julius Gregersen (German: 1860 - 1953), circa 1921 - 1928, an oil on canvas seascape with view of the five masted bark KOBENHAVN sailing ...
Category
1920s Danish Other Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Aluminum Ship’s Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Massive authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. This is a large impressive size and scale. The highly p...
Category
1970s Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Four Masted Barque, signed by maker, ca 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Four Masted Barque, circa 1880, a handcrafted sailor's woolwork picture depicting a starboard side view of a four master with square rigged for...
Category
1870s English Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Carved Soapstone Sculpture of an Inuit Leaning Forward, Holding Bag at Feet
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Black Soapstone Inuit figure stooped over, grasping a bag at his feet.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
19th Century Painted Bentwood Pantry Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
Round bentwood box made out of pine with lapped seams and iron
tacks, retaining its original robin egg blue paint
Good condition with appropriate edge wear
American, circa 1850.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Crosby Catboat
Located in Norwell, MA
Model of a Crosby catboat in a glass display case with brass trim. The catboat originates to the late 19th century in Osterville, Mass.
The model has a cockpit with benches, rudder and a door. Rigged with a stitched linen sail...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Antique Folk Art Reverse Painted and Foil Exhibition Sign in Gilt Frame
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art exhibition sign, reverse painted glass with reserved text backed in gold and silver crinkled foil reading "Exhibition / of / Paintings / on / Glass / By Edgar F. Curtis"
E...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Foil
Sturdy Yacht Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Small boat or yacht wheel of maple and brass. Wheel is fitted with a shaft and rudder pulley. Very decorative and authentic maritime relic. Circa 1920. Mea...
Category
1920s North American Vintage Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Steam Yacht "Erin", 1899
Located in Norwell, MA
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht "Erin" of 1899 model in glass and mahogany display case with separate table stand. Lipton's great passion was to win the America's cup and Erin served as hi...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Folk Art
Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885, a sailor's hand crafted folk art woolwork picture of a bark-rigged auxiliary steam sailor with in...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Wall Pocket
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Folk Art wooden wall pocket, polychrome
paint with relief carved design of a deer with
vines, urns and flowers, Virginia, circa 1870
Measures: 18” x...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Massachusetts - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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