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Item Ships From: Texas
Pre-Columbian Chuquibamba Banner, Peru 1000-1400 AD Ex Guillot-Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Exceptional Banner of Pageantry with Multicolor Tapisserie Squares with 8 Weave Ornaments in Relief. On the inferior part the ornaments float with the wind. (2 are missing) Very good...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
French Early 20th Century Nature Morte Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming French early 20th century Nature Morte - Still Life. Oil on canvas, a wonderful grouping of a bust, flowers and books. Wonderful craq...
Category
Early 20th Century French Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
French Oil on Canvas Painting - Still Life Entitled 'Le Casse-Croûte'
Located in Austin, TX
A fine vintage French oil painting on unframed canvas of a table setting, featuring a food scene of a pan with eggs, an orange, and a bottle of wine, entitled 'Le Casse-Croûte' - mea...
Category
1950s French Vintage Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century Hindu Deity Statue
Located in Pasadena, TX
18th century poly-chrome statue depicting Hindu Deity. This 18th century statue is made of painted clay, plaster and wood.
Category
Mid-18th Century Indian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Pre-Columbian Ica Fringed Textile Panel, Ex Kate Kemper, Peru 800 to 1200 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A semi-ovoid rectangular panel with heavily fringed border having a very tightly woven multi-color geometric pattern consisting of two scroll devices containing multiple stylized zoo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Surrealist Carved Wood Vessel by Len Brown in the Form of a Hand Holding a Vase
Located in Round Top, TX
Surrealist carved Koa wood vase with a hand form "holding" the vessel. Early 20th century dada works by those such as Marcel Duchamp would have certainly found kinship in the concept...
Category
Early 20th Century Pitcairn Islands Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Tribal Style Clay Bust Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Tribal style clay bust sculpture.
Unusual tribal style / African style artist clay bust from the 20th century. This unique colorful artist sculpture depicts a tribal figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Modern Large Square Acrylic Painting on Canvas, France 1990s
Located in Dallas, TX
"Prisoner" painting by Philippe Delhom; named after the English television shows that starred Patrick McGoohan, in the end 1960s in Great Britain.
Th...
Category
1990s French Modern Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Berber Tribes of Morocco Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 05'07 x 14'05
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
20046 Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 05'07 x 14'05.
Craft a serene and contemporary ambiance with this hand knotted wool vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain rug, where simplicity meets cozy sophistication. Neutral earthy tones blend seamlessly, creating a tranquil color palette within the principles of Shibui aesthetics. Enriched with Judaic symbolism, the Moroccan rug proudly bears the revered Star of David, transforming it into a masterpiece of Judaica art.
This long vintage Moroccan rug not only resonates with visual beauty but also carries the rich tapestry of Jewish history in Morocco, infusing spaces with a profound cultural energy. Each intricately woven thread tells a story, with the weaver's initials adding a personal touch to the rug. A harmonious addition to Minimalist design and modern interiors, this Moroccan runner becomes both a visual delight and a cultural statement.
Marking the sacred moments of Jewish tradition, the rug gracefully signifies Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Rosh Hashanah...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Large Driftwood Carved Marine Dolphin Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful hardwood drift wood art. Miami Dolphins collector's dream!
Category
Mid-20th Century American Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique American Iron Horse Weathervane, Nashville TN
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique American iron horse weathervane, Nashville TN, with moveable elaborate directional, mounted on a support base.
As shown on the support ...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Sporting Art Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Cast Iron Book Press
Located in Round Top, TX
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
American Vintage Model of a Speedboat 'Ricky-O'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American vintage model of a Speedboat 'Ricky-O' Well crafted in hardwood with numerous details, The stern is inscribed 'Ricky-O' with a blue bottom. C...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large French Bronze Spelter Figure of a Musician, After Mathurin Moreau
By Mathurin Moreau
Located in Austin, TX
A large French sculptural figure of a musician from the Louis XV period, mounted to a circular moulded base of faux marble painted wood.
One of a pair of bronzed and patinated spe...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Spelter
18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century English wood carved standing Chinese attendant with lotus bowl, The well carved and decorated figure with glass eyes, holding a 10 inch...
Category
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
Tractor Seat Stool or Chair of Polished Steel from England
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English tractor seat or chair of polished steel, attached to a revolving four-legged stool stand.
The seat has adjustable height of 16" to 26" by revolving the seat in cl...
Category
20th Century British Industrial Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Vintage Australian 18" Niyaan Boomerang
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a hand crafted boomerang from the Outback. This boomerang is beautiful tribal art. It's carved and crafted out of an indigenous wood of Australia. It's burnished saying Niyaa...
Category
20th Century Australian Tribal Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Inca Complete Uncu Textile, Peru 1300-1500 AD, Ex Guillot-Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Inca Complete Uncu of beautiful geometric composition with serpent form in red, purple and yellow. This beautiful poncho of a geometric composition has only some worn out sections on...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
French Primitive Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very delightful and primitive stool from the Ardeche region of France. Very sturdy and very organic in feel.
Category
19th Century French Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Late 16th-Early 17th Century Pinnacle Fragments
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome pair of late 16th-early 17th century Pinnacle fragments in polychromed wood. Wonderful architectural elements as they are or perfectly suited to convert into lamps. T...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Papua New Guinea Chambri Lakes Pottery Vessel, Mid 20th century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and fanciful Chambri Lake fired and pigmented pottery vessel with applied molded face design, mid 20th century Aibom village, Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River region, Pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Large Whimsical Antique Wood Organ Pipe Case
Located in Houston, TX
We found this very large whimsical antique wood organ pipe case in Spain, however we are uncertain of its origin. The pipes may be vertical and housed in a wooden case. The organ is ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Terracotta Figural Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-20th Century terracotta or clay figural sculpture. This vintage terra cotta sculpture depicts a man seated playing a musical instrument.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Composition Mask of Mythical God
Located in Round Top, TX
Composition mask of a classic mythical face.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Italian Flower Box or Planter of Painted Wood from the 19th C
Located in Austin, TX
A fine early Italian square flower box or planter from the 19th c., featuring a moulded frame edge with a lovely painted design of grapes and resting on four ball feet.
Bought in ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Irish Watercolor by M MacLoughlin of Still Life Plants
By M. MacLoughlin
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful original “still life” watercolor of Flower Patio Scene by Irish Watercolorist M. MacLoughlin.
Framed under glass…………….20th century,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Irish Country Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Parchment Paper
Tempietto Style Gazebo Model with Gilt Romanesque Dome
Located in Dallas, TX
An elegant tempietto style gazebo model with a gilt Romanesque tile dome. Wood structure that is painted white. Supported by four columns with gilt trim and accented by a final. Circ...
Category
Early 2000s American Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mosaic Garden Panel by Emile Taugourdeau
Located in Houston, TX
A Mosaic garden panel by Emile Taugourdeau dating from the third quarter of the 20th century. Taugourdeau was a self-taught folk sculptor who worked from the late 1940s through the 1...
Category
20th Century Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Concrete
Pre-Columbian Chimu Textile, Meander Design and Fringe, Peru circa 900 to 1300AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A woven textile shirt of rectangular form having small rectangular panels on the front and back, all with fringed borders, and open head slit in center. Decorated with zigzag rows of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Carved Candle Stick
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century carved candle stick.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rustic Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Spanish 19th Century Wooden Mold
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very interesting 19th century mold in solid wood for making donkey harnesses. Fabulous as a pedestal with a wonderful contemporary feel. The top surface measures: 10 1/2" L x 5 1/4".
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dutch Vintage Speculaas Mold
Located in Houston, TX
Dutch vintage speculaas mold that depicts farm life. A speculass is a is a type of spiced short crust biscuit. Four molds engraved on the front ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pre-Columbian Warrior Banner, Chimu, Peru, circa 1100-1476 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Pre-Columbian ornamental banner with fringes composed of warriors/divinities holding figures in their hands, surrounded by geometric frets. Two-headed birds in alternating colors decorate the top and bottom of the banner. This one-of-a-kind tapestry has preserved its vibrant original colors and fibres. Professionally cleaned.
Provenance: Private European Collection
Textiles from elite Chimu tombs include elaborate gauzes, embroidery, painted plain weave and tapestry, and three-dimensional fibre sculptures. Among others, shades of yellow and brown, scarlet, white, lavender-blue and olive green were the colors used. Birds and a deity wearing a crescent-like headdress have been the most popular decorative motifs.
Many Chimu textiles...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Texas - Folk Art
James Dewoody original art, circa 1980s. "Lexington Avenue at 48th Street"
Located in Houston, TX
James Dewoody original art, circa 1980s.
"Lexington Avenue at 48th Street"
Numbered in graphite, lower left AP 6
Signed
Dewoodys work is currently on d...
Category
1980s North American Modern Vintage Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Oil on Panel with Iron Frame
Located in Houston, TX
Coastal oil painting mounted to a cobalt blue iron frame. This beautiful painting of a sailboat docked at the base of a cliff would dress up any wall.
Measures: 25" D x 39 1/4" W x...
Category
19th Century French Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Facade Ornament from Western Methodist Book Exchange
Located in Round Top, TX
Terra cotta facade ornament from Western Methodist book exchange. Designed by Kristian Schneider. Includes new custom base. Rare.
Category
1890s North American Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Reflective Truck Road Sign
Located in Burton, TX
This Vintage Reflective Road Sign depicts a black truck with a yellow background. Once used as a street sign to inform motorist of trucks entering and exiting the highway, this sign ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Garden Snail Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage garden snail sculpture from France. Hand-made circa 1950-1969 from concrete with ceramic "Pique assiette" type mosaic decoration.
Category
1950s French Folk Art Vintage Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Architectural Wood Decoration, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Antique architectural oakwood element nicely carved with leaves on wood pedestal, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lake Sentani Carved Feasting Platter
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved festival feasting platter. One end featuring a long billed water bird head. The exterior carved with a traditional complex interlocking motif. The interior plain and di...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Very Large Colorful Glazed Earthenware Passata Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Very large colorful glazed earthenware passata bowl from southern Italy (Puglia). This rustic 19th century terracotta bowl was used in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Modern Bust of a Roman Soldier
Located in Dallas, TX
A masterfully hand carved sculptural bust of a Roman soldier. This is a modern reproduction of a roman era bust with a glazed finish.
The figure holds...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite mask, meticulously crafted by the Chokwe people, embodies both spiritual power and artistic finesse. Its design, rooted in tradition, carries layers of meaning that re...
Category
20th Century Congolese Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair African Gourd Storage Vessels, Kenya or Ethiopia, early-mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fantastic pair of large African gourd storage vessels with native repairs, early to mid 20th century, Ethiopia or Kenya.
This pair of dried and hollowed gourd vessels would origin...
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Very Large Whimsical Antique Wood Organ Pipe Case
Located in Houston, TX
We found this very large whimsical antique wood organ pipe case in Spain, however we are uncertain of its origin. The pipes may be vertical and housed in a wooden case. The organ is ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Other Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Late 20th Century French Wood Painted Two Sided Chef Sign
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this life size wood hand painted chef was once used at a bistro in Provence. Painted on both sides, this unique piece of art could be displayed on a wal...
Category
Late 20th Century French Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs.
Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Very Large Colorful Glazed Earthenware Passata Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Very large colorful glazed earthenware passata bowl from Southern Italy (Puglia). This rustic 19th century terracotta bowl was used in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Brazilian Wai Wai Tribal Cassava Graters Circa 1945
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian Wei Wei Casava Graters
Two graters constructed of wood and sharpened rock used by the Wai Wai Indigenous tribe of Northern Brazil to process raw Cas...
Category
1940s Brazilian Folk Art Vintage Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Handmade Concrete Bird
Located in Houston, TX
Found in England, this hand made concrete bird will add whimsy and joy to any setting. When found we were told "I believe them to be crazy renderings of ...
Category
20th Century European Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Bisque Noddling Children
Located in Pasadena, TX
A pair of Noddling children meandering along weywardly.
Category
20th Century American Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
African Currency of the AFO People from Nigeria on a Metal Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful, museum quality display stand of a late 19th century Hoe or Shovel currency. Four available for individual purchase.
Category
19th Century African Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wrought Iron Bracket with Sign Panel and Grape Design
Located in Round Top, TX
Wrought iron bracket with sign panel and grape design. Nice quality. For your wine bar.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fang Kefwebi Mask
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Fang Tribal Mask.
Category
20th Century African Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Still Life by Oris Robertson
By Oris Robertson
Located in Pasadena, TX
Still Life in Oil by Oris Roberstson
1970s
Still life of ceramics in a neutral palette by Texas artist Oris Robertson.
Oris Robertson was a prolific visual artist, he started...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Indonesian Tribal Anteater Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, Mid-20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A whimsical and intriguing headrest carved from a single piece of hardwood in the form of an anteater. The curved back of the animal would have supported the neck and displays a wonderfully warm patina from tribal use.
The anteater's over sized head has been carved in a charming manner.
Found in Sumatra, but most likely traded from Irian Jaya.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Bookbinding Press Screw Nipping Press
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century
Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press
13" tall x...
Category
Late 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Texas - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
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