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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Rachael Cocker, Large cobalt harvest jug
Located in London, GB
Hand-painted ceramic
H24 x D23 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 ART DECO CASION CHIP POKER SET WiTH BAKELITE HANDLE CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nice circa 1920 Art Deco casino chip / poker set in the original wood case with Bakelite handle
A...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Henley on Thames Antique Oil Painting Riverscape 1870 Signed Harold Gregson
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Lovely English oil painting of Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire
Piece is signed in the bottom left hand corner by Harold Gregson
Comes in the gilt frame and we date this to circa 1870...
Category
1870s Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
A French Baker’s Wooden Bread Paddle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A French Baker’s Wooden Bread Paddle
This is a piece of French history, it is a beech Bread paddle used for moving the dough into and the bread or pizza out of a wood fired bread oven...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Beech
'Smile Through The Chaos', Outsider Artist Drew, 2021
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled Smile Through The Chaos, painted in 2021 during lockdown and using an abandoned car park sign as the medium.
Measuring 183cm wide x 93cm Height
Drew is an 'Outsider' artist based on the Romney Marsh in Kent.Painting from his self built studio in the rural village of Lydd,
Drew's creativity sees the use of found and salvaged materials and media throughout his work.
This sustainable creativity sees the recycling of abandoned paints, varnishes and substitute base materials such as metal and wooden panelling...
Category
2010s British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Lady
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oil on canvas, portrait of a Lady Signed GRANT 1889. The Florentine giltwood frame with scrolling leaf decoration.
Dimensions:
Height 33 inches
Width 29 inches
Depth 2.5 inches.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$1,399 Sale Price
38% Off
A Ceremonial Mask
Located in London, GB
A Ceremonial Mask
Wood
Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
Early 20th Century
Size: 32cm high, 11cm wide, 7.5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 3 ins deep
Provenance:
Ex Private coll...
Category
Early 20th Century Vanuatuan United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$35,000
English ceremonial horn from the Ancient Order of Foresters, circa 1870
Located in Central England, GB
This most eye catching piece of British history is a very rare example. It would once have belonged to one of the three hundred or so lodges of the Ancient Order of Foresters which w...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Horn
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
With a superb geometric upper section and unusual spiral twist grip
Dark glossy patina and excellent colour, with a lug to the butt and ‘old’ pa...
Category
Early 19th Century Tongan Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Important and Rare Igbo Prestige Stool
Located in London, GB
This large, rare Igbo title stool from Nigeria displays a wonderful sculptural form.
The circular seat and base are connected by a series of beautifully curved supporting legs, whi...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Studio Pottery by Molde, Tall glazed jug
By Studio Pottery
Located in London, GB
Heavy glazed stoneware
H19 x W15cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Painted Steel Folk / Outsider Art Sculpture by Robert Gilkerson, USA 1982
Located in Hastings, GB
Scarce welded & painted steel sculpture by Robert Gilkerson, a renowned artist in the Folk Art / Outsider Art scene in 1980s USA. Signed RG & dat...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Impressive Carved Mirror
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary Carved Wood Mirror, Hugely intricate with Faces, hippocampi and figures to each side amongst a sophisticated geometric Tour de force of Carving. France circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,744
English Shell Grotto House
Located in Kent, Dover
An English shell grotto modelled on a cottage, with doors and a glazed window with mirror interior. Nicely worked throughout with no losses.
Category
1930s English Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Fine Early 20th Century Bongo Ancestral Post
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century ancestral post, from the Bongo culture in South Sudan, takes the form of a tall, multiple-ringed column. Carved from a hard wood, the post exhibits ...
Category
Early 20th Century South Sudanese Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rachael Cocker, Midsummer - Jug
Located in London, GB
Hand-painted ceramic
H15 x W23 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Unsigned Victorian Oil Painting, of a Water Fall
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unsigned Victorian Oil Painting, of a Water Fall
The painting is in its original elaborate Gilt Frame, the painting is in good condition mild scuffing and...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Faces in My Head, Outsider Artist Drew, 2020
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled Faces In My Head, painted in 2020 during lockdown and using plywood as the medium.
Measuring 182cm wide x 75cm Height
Drew is an 'Outsider' artist based on the Romney Marsh in Kent.
Painting from his self built studio in the rural village of Lydd,
Drew's creativity sees the use of found and salvaged materials and media throughout his work.
This sustainable creativity sees the recycling of abandoned paints, varnishes and substitute base materials such as metal and wooden panelling...
Category
2010s British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,914 / item
Lovely Late Victorian circa 1880 Hand Carved Black Forest Wine Bottle Holder
By Black Forest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely lovely original circa 1880 Black forest carved wine bottle holder
A very good looking and decorative piece of folk art from the ...
Category
1880s German Late Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,872 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Rugs Caucasian Kazak Rugs, Blue Geometric Hand made Carpet
Located in Wembley, GB
Kazak rugs have primarily been produced as village productions rather than city pieces. Made from materials particular to individual tribal provinces and the rugs of the Caucasus typ...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Pair of 'Reunited' 1930's Bamileke Anthropomorphic Flutes, Cameroon
Located in London, GB
Together, these two finely carved flutes display a wonderful interplay of the abstracted forms of a 'male' and 'female' figure. A strip of snake skin has been wrapped around the 'bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
French, Medium Alsace confit pot
Located in London, GB
Salt-glazed ceramic
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Trevor Corser, Jug
By Trevor Corser
Located in London, GB
Tenmoku glazed stoneware with makers mark
H22 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
$1,498
James Purdy & Sons Enamel Sign Wall Plaque
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
James Purdy & Sons enamel sign wall plaque
Rare piece indeed this enamel sign was made for the Famous London Shop, it has the Royal appointment to HM t...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
$6,311 Sale Price
20% Off
Prue Piper, Green man vessel with handle
Located in London, GB
Decorated appliqué earthenware
H9 x W10 x D9 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Set of 4 Antique Minton Tiles of Delft Design
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of four antique Minton tiles after designs by Dutch Delft tiles, sourced from an ex British private collection.
Dating to circa 1860, these striking 5-inch tiles have been in ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Jug
Located in London, England
Glazed black pottery jug with blue interior glazing. Circa 1950
H 29cm x W 20cm x D 16cm
Category
1950s Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$259
LARGE PAIR OF 133X78CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS WITH GOLD BORDERs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Antique Chinese Ancestral Portraits on the original paper with lovely glazed...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
17th Century Primitive Religious Carving Oak Panel 1631
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Primitive religious carving oak panel 1631
This rare piece comes from France, the somewhat Primitive carving shows the Madonna and Child sitting on the Devil who is depicted as a li...
Category
17th Century Medieval Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
12ft Long Hovis Advertising Baker’s Shop Sign, Reverse Painted, Gold Leaf
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
12ft Long Hovis Advertising Baker’s Shop Sign, Reverse Painted, Gold Leaf
This is a very long pictorial sign, it is reputed to be part of the decoration from the Head Office
The si...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
$7,903 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 19th Century Toleware and Mahogany Grocer’s Shop Display Tea Tin,
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large 19th century toleware and mahogany grocer’s shop display tea tin,
A beautiful decorative grocers tea canister, once it was filled with Tea, possibly Assam, it has a very attractive style. It is tall and can be filled at the top, the tea is accessed beneath a mahogany slope...
Category
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
Located in London, GB
A Large Finely Carved ‘Cup Carrier’ of a Women with Child
Superb colour and rich patina
Wood
Tschokwe, Democratic Republic of Congo
Early 20th Century
Size: 42cm high - 16½ ins ...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Original Hand-Painted Wooden Fairground Signage, circa 1950s
Located in Faversham, GB
When in use, the panels were linked together with couplings to form an oval shape and the mechanics of the fairground ride would sit within the centre....
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,275 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Nic Collins, Ovoid Stoneware Vase
By Nic Collins
Located in London, GB
Wood fired with lug handles and applied fossil details.
Incised 'Nic Collins'.
H34 x D30 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Tradesman Sample Buckle Boards Haberdashery Shop
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A pair of early 20th century buckle sample boards, thick card with cord sewn steel buckles and hand numbered in graphite.
Faded green backing paper with a pleasing red boarder, s...
Category
Early 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
European, Sculptural Vase
Located in London, GB
Wood fired Stoneware
H18 x D12 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Framed and Glazed Watercolour by H Hadfield Chubley A Large Watercolour paintin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Framed and Glazed Watercolour by H Hadfield Chubley
A Large Watercolour painting by H Hadfield Cubley 1858 1934 an early 20th century piece. A beach scene with fisher folk Cockling ...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
20th Century European, Forest green stepped vase
Located in London, GB
Glass
H27 x D15 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Frazer Nash Huge Illuminated Advertising Painted Trade Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Frazer Nash huge illuminated advertising painted trade sign
This is an advertisement for the original and famous British racing car company Fraz...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$7,903 Sale Price
63% Off
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 United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mike Dodd, Large Stoneware Pot and Cover
By Mike Dodd
Located in London, GB
Olive trailing glaze
H46 x W34 x D27 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Olive
Late 19th Century Mumuye Iron Flat Spiral Currency, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
A fine incised iron flat spiral currency from the Mumuye in Nigeria. A similar example of iron currency can be found in the Ghysels Collection, as published in 'A World of Belts' (20...
Category
Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
English Wrought Iron Panel Baring the Monogram DC
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique English wrought iron panel baring the monogram DC. This exquisite sign has a scrolling handcrafted design; applied swags and floral embellishments are complimented by its ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
George IV Folk Art Portrait of The Brighton Match Maker 1828
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful folk art hand penned and coloured portrait of the Brighton Match Maker 1828.
Housed in its original frame with a decorative perforated border and wee verse that reads
...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
A 17th/18th century English apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
Located in Central England, GB
A 17th/18th century apothecary’s oak and wrought iron mounted crusher
This very rare and beautifully made early oak and wrought iron or apothecary’s chemists open ended crusher simi...
Category
Early 18th Century English Other Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
1940's Folk Art John Carr's Jacquard Puppets The Turnip's, Scarecrow & Gardener
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming collection of hand crafted puppets by John Carr, (William & His Turnips) depicting a scare crow, a gardener with a hoe and 12 turnips.
Develope...
Category
Mid-20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Edwardian Wall Hung Shop Sign, Kirbys’ Wardrobes Purchased
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Edwardian wall hung shop sign, Kirbys’ wardrobes purchased
A great piece of social history, this is a wooden sign painted on both sides and hanging on a blacksmith made Iron brack...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mike Dodd, Bottle vase
By Mike Dodd
Located in London, GB
Glazed stoneware
H 34 x D 18 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
$1,388
Rare 1922 Hand Painted Hungarian Hand Painted Security Anti Looting Door Hungry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Hungarian hand painted security door dating from 1922 used for stopping looting after the war
...
Category
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$1,296 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century European, Lemonade Set
Located in London, GB
Smoked glass jug and 6 tumblers
Jug H24 x D13 cm
Tumblers H13 x D7.5 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Studio Pottery, Large plate
By Studio Pottery
Located in London, GB
Terracotta with inscribed peacock
D38 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Artist’s Model Bust of a Well Weathered Head, not signed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model Bust of a Well Weathered Head, not signed
This is a very well weathered hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century, it was discovered during refurbishment of an Art Studio
It is a three dimensional head and shoulders with an androgynous appearance made in clay with an out door patina...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, which comes from the Kwere culture in Tanzania, depicts a female standing in an upright stance, with her hands placed by her sides.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Decorative 20th Century Faux Buffalo Skull Sculpture Art
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A decorative 20th century faux painted buffalo skull sculpture, raised on a rectangular plinth stand. An extremely well-executed example with detailed painting across the surface to help create the illusion of a real skull...
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Nicola Tassie, Grey slim jug
Located in London, GB
Glazed stoneware
H16 x W13 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Two Pairs of 19th Century Decorative Rustic Antique Shoe Lasts
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Two Pairs of 19th century Decorative Rustic antique shoe lasts.
2 pairs of Wooden shoemaker's lasts, the lasts have hand made iron soles and are ...
Category
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Oil on Board by David Hosie
By David Hosie
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Very large oil on board by this important Glasgow artist, signed lower right.
Born 1962.
We have been in contact with David and he has told us that this work was one of a series of...
Category
1980s Scottish Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Studio Pottery by Molde, Tall jug
By Studio Pottery
Located in London, GB
Stoneware
H27 x W13cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
2 Cats and a Bone, Outsider Artist Drew, 2021
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled 2 Cats and a Bone, painted in 2020 during lockdown and using an abandoned car park sign as the medium.
Measuring 152cm wide x 84cm Height
Drew is an 'Outsid...
Category
2010s British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Jane Kite, Tall Grooved Amphora
Located in London, GB
Hand carved crank clay with oxide
H46 x D18 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
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