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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Original French Grande Release James Bond 007 Dr. NO Poster, c.1962
By Boris Grinsson
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A very rare and original James Bond Dr. No (1962) French Grande film poster, Artist: Boris Grinsson (1907-1999). Film starring Sean Connery in the first in the series film. Dr. No is...
Category

20th Century French United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali
Located in London, GB
Ex Private Collection, Belgium Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century Width of Iron Figure at Widest Point: 5.5cm Depth (Incl. Stand): 5.5cm
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Pattern Stylised Leaves
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare woodblock with complete repeat. Of interest to wallpaper collectors or as a conversation piece in the home as a decorative carved wallhanging. A large 19th century French wallpaper...
Category

19th Century French Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century Folk Art Appliqué Collages Henry vii & Queen Elizabeth 1st
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A really fabulous pair of Folk Art collages by a Sophie Louise Munns (signed on the original backing paper). Full length portraits in interior sett...
Category

Early 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Paper

Hand Study in Plaster on Oak Plinth Base, Early 20th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
Anatomical plaster study of a man’s hand, sitting on an oak plinth base. With wonderful definition to the fingers and palm. British, early 20th cent...
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Portrait of a Gentleman in pastel and Charcoal by Thomas Price Downes
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Portrait of a Gentleman in pastel and Charcoal by Thomas Price Downes A Beautifully executed piece of an unnamed Gentleman sitting in a chair at his desk The Drawing is in fair cond...
Category

19th Century Beaux Arts Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Fine Traditional Doll. Nyamwezi, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
The body consisting of a gourd in a beautiful form and decorated with a simple contrasting band of old glass beads of white, red and blue. A piece with a wonderful form that was tra...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Beads

19th C Naive Oil on Board, Boy & His Big Cabbage Folk Art Rutland Gallery London
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A intriguing early 19th century naive oil on board, showing a well furnished interior scene of a wee lad with a table ladened with oversized food. circa 1810 A label on the re...
Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

“The Classic Cars of the 50s” Shop Trade Display Shelf Good Collectors Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
“The Classic Cars of the 50s” Shop Trade Display Shelf Good Collectors Piece, 50s Model Car Display shelf, in good condition The Shelf is 21” high, 19” wide and 5” deep CS188
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Plywood

Pre World War 1 Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie
By E.S. Ritchie & Co
Located in Norwich, GB
Pre World War I Nautical Compass by E.S.Ritchie Nautical compass mounted by a brass gimbal into a copper brass bound case with sloping glazed aperture with heavily bevelled glass. Flat brass bezel with five holding screws signed ‘E.S.Ritchie’ and numbered 5779. Side opening compartment for a lighted wick with drawer beneath. The compass is mounted in a heavy painted brass bowl with very fine copper pivot supporting the floating direction card. A diaphragm is located in the base of the bowl for temperature compensation. E.S.Ritchie founded the business in 1850 to manufacture mechanical, electrical and scientific instruments. In 1857 he turned his attention to navigational instruments and begun making marine bearing compasses for the U.S.Navy before the American civil war. At the time the British admiralty dry mounted nautical compasses were considered by all navies and commercial shipping companies as the highest technological standard of the day, however, in 1860 Ritchie had received a US patent for the first successful and practical liquid-filled marine compass...
Category

Early 1900s Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

3 Early 20th century Hand Made Treen Items, Stoup, Stamp Box, Lidded Pot These
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Early 20th century Hand Made Treen Items, Stoup, Stamp Box, Lidded Pot These interesting pieces, a lidded pot from Canterbury, the scene on the stamp box is worn it is Trinity Chu...
Category

Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Beech

19th Century Framed Print of Beethoven A portrait of Beethoven
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Framed Print of Beethoven A portrait of Beethoven sat with pen an score in hand in a 3” moulded gilt frame In good condition und...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

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

2 French Market Haberdashery Stall Hanging Signs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
2 French Market Haberdashery stall hanging signs These are Great pieces from a French market stall near Tours, they are hanging signs with applied adve...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

20th Century French French Bamboo Mirror, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Mid 20th century French bamboo and woven rattan wide framed mirror. Condition In Great Condition - wear consistent with age. Size Width: 62cm...
Category

20th Century French United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror

Folk Art Leather and Woven Rush Butchers Bag Initials BP Dated 1832
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming woven rush bag, with applied leather sections, initials and the date 1832, the reversed also has appliqué leather sections of organic flowing forms The piece is in goo...
Category

1830s European Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Rush

Pair of Early 19th Century Silk Embroidery Folk Art Animals Elephant & Leopard
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A exceptional pair of hand embroidered silk animals (leopard & elephant), housed in faux rosewood frames and original marble paper backings. Very much in the naive, folk art aesth...
Category

Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Silk, Pine

Tall Adams Gilt Pier Mirror - Regency Hall Mirrors
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Adams style gilt pier mirror Nearly six feet tall - 165 CM Intricately carved gilt frame with greek key designs and broken arch pediment Glass is clear and blemish free Offe...
Category

1980s Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Art Glass, Giltwood

3 Dimensional Terracotta Statue Khmer or Cambodian Priest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Dimensional Terracotta Statue Khmer or Cambodian Priest This superb piece has a very dark patina he has one hand open to hold a staff, we do not have the staff and the other hand ...
Category

Early 1800s Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

69th Battery Royal Field Artillery Framed Commemorative Embroidery
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
69th Battery Royal Field Artillery Framed Commemorative Embroidery A stunning piece, in fine detail applied and embroidered tapestry, showing the counties and campaigns from 1855 ...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Silk

French Weathered Stone Statue of a Sleeping Putti, Baby Cherub with Wings
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French weathered stone statue of a sleeping putti, baby cherub with wings Sleeping in the sunshine with his head on his arms and dainty wings on h...
Category

Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Cast Stone

JAMES NORTHCOTE 1480-1517 PAiNTINGS PRINCESS BRIDGET & MARRIAGE OF SHREWSBURY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of 16th to 17th century, miniature oil paintings which are after the originals by James Northcote (1480-1517) t...
Category

17th Century English Charles II Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood

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

Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated This is a very attractive hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Centu...
Category

1960s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Contemporary Tamagroute Green Candlestick - Morocco
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Contemporary Tamagroute Green Candlestick - Morocco. Tamegroute is a small Moroccan village simply known for it's rich traditional ceramics. The cl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Articulated Horse Model, circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A rare French circa 19th century horse. Articulated with movable aspects to the legs, neck, ears etc. Leather tail. Felt saddle. A wooden base with metal rollers.
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Cork

Charcoal Petal Gourd I by Julie Nelson
Located in Geneve, CH
Charcoal Petal Gourd I by Julie Nelson -One Of A Kind- Dimensions: D 28 x H 22 cm Materials: Ceramic stoneware and porcelain. Artist Julie Nelson uses the materiality of clay as a m...
Category

2010s British Post-Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
Located in London, GB
This beautiful and highly decorative pair of Costa Rican terracotta bowls are ovoid in shape and come from the Talamancan Mountains region. They are decorated stylized human faces in...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
$2,056 Sale Price / set
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19th Century Victorian Period Black Painted Canterbury or Magazine Rack
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A Victorian period, late 19th century ebonised or black painted Aesthetic three division Canterbury or magazine rack standing on turned feet ...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Country Made Village Cricket Score Board A Charming Country made piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Country Made Village Cricket Score Board A Charming Country made piece, the board has all the usual information needed during a match The board is 16” high, 36” wide 4” deep TVY161
Category

1950s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Beech

Large Oil on Canvass Nude Painting by Alan Brassington
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive oil painting of a male nude, by acclaimed British artist Alan Brassington. This dates from the late 20th century. Alan Brassington specialises in portraits an...
Category

1990s British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Recycled Pine Wine Bar Menu, Black Board a Good Handsome Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Recycled pine wine bar menu, black board A good handsome piece simply made with 4” old pine and waxed and polished The attractively bordered board is r...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

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

Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table A Lovely Decorative piece painted in an orange pallet with Flowers This little metal table is very stable ...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Belgian Pine Childs Hat Block, Milliners Form
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Belgian pine childs hat block, Milliners form This is the form of a Bowler Hat with a narrow brim it is a superbly attractive piece The Block comes from Belgium and is in excelle...
Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Lester O. Schwartz, Untitled, 1938
By Lester O. Schwartz
Located in Braintree, GB
The original pen and ink drawing by Lester O. Schwartz Signed and dated 1938 ' 'Untitled' nude study of a man and a woman, the male figure giving the female a haircut. Dimensions: Size 48 x 39 x 1.5 cm Size within borders 30.5 x 22 cm Weight: approximately 1 Kg Condition: Great condition, a few age-related marks, one small wood chip on the inner wooden border, general wear and tear, great. Lester O. Schwartz American 1912-2006 Biography Painter, printmaker and sculptor, was born on 29 June 1912 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School. He later studied at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago where he was greatly influenced by the teaching of Boris Anisfeld, a Russian American painter and theater designer. His student work was included in the School of the Art Institute Annual Exhibitions in 1936 and 1937. In 1937, the Art Institute of Chicago award Schwartz the Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Fellowship of $2,500.00, which he used to travel the South Pacific, Asia and Europe. During two years of travel, he studied at he American Academy in Rome and the Académie Colarossi in Paris. Upon his return to the United States, Schwartz worked for the WPA in both Wisconsin and Illinois and in the 1940s he served in the United States Army at Fort Leonard Wood...
Category

1930s Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Three Dimensional Double-Sided Wooden Hovis Tea Shop Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Three dimensional double-sided wooden hovis tea shop sign  A great piece of social history, this sign is in wood it has been made with applied large letters...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco United Kingdom - Folk Art

‘Lepe Beach Winter 2017-18’ by Martin Scorey
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A framed collage of driftwood, glass bottles, pebbles and metal items, including a spoon, a set of scales inscribed ‘Salters Improved Sprung Balance’ and a pair of binoculars, all on...
Category

2010s English United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century Blue Glass Tram Window Advertisement
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century blue glass tram window advertisement A rare find, these advertisements were once so common in the tram windows and tram shelters but few have survived probably becau...
Category

Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Industrial Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

20th Century Armor Bicycles Poster of Eugene Christophe, c.1912
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“She allowed me to triumph in the 1912 Tour de France” says Eugène Christophe the Parisian hero of the Tour de France, an original advertisement...
Category

20th Century French United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1800 PRiMITIVE FOLK ART HEMP CUTTING MACHINE VERY DECORATIVE PIECE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this wonderfully primitive fruitwood hemp cutting machine circa 1800 Please note the delivery fee listed is...
Category

Early 1800s European Georgian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Wellington meets Blucher
Located in London, GB
Meeting of Wellington & Butcher. Published by S.Lipschitz London and Hamburg. Not in its best condition but in what looks to be the original frame. Colours still vibrant, some st...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

LARGE 138X114CM ANTIQUE CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT WITH LOVELY BLACK FRAMe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Chinese Ancestral Portrait on the ori...
Category

Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Plywood

Star Petal Gourd III by Julie Nelson
Located in Geneve, CH
Star petal gourd III by Julie Nelson One Of A Kind Dimensions: D 22 x H 26.5 cm Materials: Ceramic stoneware and porcelain Artist Julie Nelson uses ...
Category

2010s British Post-Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

3 Hand Made Sycamore Treen Pots 1 with Miniatures
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Hand Made Sycamore Treen Pots 1 with Miniatures The first pot is a powder pot with an internal mirror No2 is a salve pot lovely piece And the smallest contains a tiny carafe and...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Sycamore

Full Size Female Nude, Framed Study in Charcoal
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Full Size Female Nude, Framed Study in Charcoal This is an excellent, and due to its size, an imposing piece, an interesting life study and very well executed, there is no evidence ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Bohemian United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Crayon

1920s Bulbous Folk Art Painted Spanish Lamp and Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
1920s Bulbous Folk Art painted Spanish lamp and shade This an attractive painted lamp, the lamp has a hand carved bulbous Fair Ground Twisted column which is painted in Gold, Green and Red, the paint has now aged in colour and developed a charming aged finish, the lamp has its own oversized lamp...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

Industrial Galvanised Water Tank Made into a Coffee Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Industrial galvanised water tank made into a coffee table. This quirky industrial table was originally made as a roof water tank, but it has never been used as such, it has been p...
Category

20th Century Industrial United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Large Rare Hand Carved Lions Mane Bust Head in Wood with Solid Marble Base
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning very large and decorative solid wood hand carved Lion's mane mounted to a marble base A very good looking well made and decorative...
Category

20th Century English Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Florentine Carved and Gilded Mirror
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A beautifully carved and gilded frame with large shell decoration and later mirror plate. With small loss to carving in one corner and some restoration to the back of the frame, comm...
Category

18th Century Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood

Good Large Bust of William Shakespeare
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Good Large Bust of William Shakespeare A Good Large Bust of William Shakespeare, this is a good quality bust, it is made in plaster and has a good pati...
Category

Mid-20th Century Beaux Arts United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
HOVIS, Etched Glass Bakery Advertising Window Sign A great piece of social history, this is a window, the old sash type, the glass is etched and ...
Category

Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Art Glass

19th Century Baroque Traveling Silver Chest by Mappin and Webb, Distressed Paint
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century baroque traveling silver chest by Mappin and Webb, distressed paint  A super quality sliver chest or strong box, the chest is made by Mappin and Webb and intended for...
Category

Mid-19th Century Baroque Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Artist’s Model Bust of a Young Girl in a Panama Hat, not signed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model Bust of a Young Girl in a Panama Hat, not signed This is a very attractive hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century...
Category

1960s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Clay

St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London Glass Edwardian Street Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London glass Edwardian Street Sign This is a City of London Street sign, it is set in its Cast Iron Frame, it is ma...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century figurative sculpture, from the Lwena/Chokwe culture in the Angola-Zambia Border Region, depicts a female standing in an upright stance. A defining char...
Category

Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Copper Metallic Hand Guilded Botanical Wallpaper, Made by Hand in Uk
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Rye features bold oversized leaves, complementing the bestselling metallic Columbia Road design of large eucalyptus stems. Inspired by the Barbican Conservatory in London Rye offers ...
Category

2010s English Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Wall Sconce Tin Circular Single Arm Illustrated Furnituretreasury Wallacenutting
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Surviving pieces of vernacular lighting are extremely rare and it is hard to source convincing re-creations. These are copies of a period sconce illustrated in Furniture Treasury by ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

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