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Item Ships From: North Carolina
19th Century Staffordshire Cottage with Swans
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Staffordshire cottage from England with swans flanking the front door and a cobalt room with flocking detail. Lovely form.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Black and White Chess Board
Located in Westwood, NJ
This exquisite piece combines timeless design influenced by the European countryside. Featuring a hand-painted lightly distressed black and white harvest painted finish. The chessboa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Hand Carved Wood Folk Art Sculpture by Duane Hansen
Located in Pineville, NC
This distinguished and very plump fellow has a regal face with large jowls, smooth skin and a wonderful patina. This remarkable work was hand carved from one solid piece of wood. Scu...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English 4-Brass Leather Horse Strap
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century English 4-brass leather horse strap. Shaped leather featuring brasses of a high-stepping horse, dray horse, running horse, & rampant horse. 28.75" x 3.5" x 7/8".
Category
Early 20th Century English North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Pub Sign for "The Ram"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage English pub sign for "The Ram". Double sided sign on wood in original frame. Likely from the 1960s-70s. A pub serving and partnered with "Ushers" of Trowbridge as noted on th...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Stone Statue Fragment - Modernist/Primitive
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid piece of stone hand carved with a face and appears resting on a branch.
Unique piece for coffee table, credenza or could survive a garden.
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Organic Root Sculpture with Molten Lava Rock Face
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique piece of art from New Orleans collector. Artist unknown.
Organic root/driftwood with sculpture of a face from black molten rock.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Lava
19th Century Carved Indian Carnival God Figure, Polychrome Paint on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting 19th century carved figure with polychrome decoration. Unique coloration and dance position with arm raised.
Considerable losses consistent with age, but flaking seems ...
Category
19th Century Indian Primitive Antique North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
1940s Italian Photograph with Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
A black and white photograph in a wooden frame from 1940s Italy, depicting a parade or official gathering. The photograph would have been taken during the years of the Mussolini dict...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century French Wooden Horse
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden decorative sculpture of a horse created in early 20th century France. Playfully painted, and caught mid-pose, this charming horse ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1900s, French Zinc Shop Sign
Located in High Point, NC
This enigmatic shop sign was produced in France, circa 1900. A large zinc wall decoration hanging on a small chain, which may or may not be a piep, features a jug extremity with a lo...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Antique Black Forest Chamois Carved Wood Head - 1800s Germany
Located in Asheville, NC
Stunning 19th Century German Black Forest Chamois head hand carved from solid wood and glass eyes. Stunning piece in very good condition for age. Plea...
Category
19th Century German Antique North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Glass
Large Buffalo Skull with Native American Foot Print
Located in Asheville, NC
This Extra Large buffalo skull features black horns decorated with two red foot prints. It skull has a natural rustic beauty. The red animal footprints o...
Category
Late 20th Century North Carolina - Folk Art
African Mother and Daughter Tribal Figures
Located in Asheville, NC
Graceful pair of sleek carved standing African female figures poised upon discs of contrasting dark hardwood most likely from the Ivory Coast.
Category
19th Century South African Antique North Carolina - Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
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Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Tramp Art, America’s Most Misunderstood Art Form, Is Trending in Interiors
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.