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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Ivory Pentacle IX by Julie Nelson
Located in Geneve, CH
Ivory pentacle IX by Julie Nelson
One of a Kind
Dimensions: W 36 x D 38 x H 26 cm
Materials: Ceramic stoneware and porcelain
Artist Julie Nelson use...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Victorian Oil Painting Pastoral River Scene Landscape Constable
Located in Potters Bar, GB
- Gorgeous classic Victorian style oil painting of a pastoral river scene
- Cows are shown enjoying the cool waters of the river
- Reminds me of some of Constable's work
- Very moody...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Tapestry Peacock, Girafe, Lion, Deer, Exotic Birds Floral Folk Naive
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare folk, naive, vernacular tapestry
- Mythical quality depicting reminiscent of a garden of paradise with the animals and birds in harmony with each other.
- Charming tapestry de...
Category
1880s French Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Small Collection of Folk Art Wooden Letters A Small collection
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small Collection of Folk Art Wooden Letters
A Small collection of painted wooden letters, the letters are 1” thick, they were made in India, the have small hooks on the back to hang...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
English Medieval Stone Head Mounted onto Steel Stand
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A medieval stone carving of a female head dating form the 16th century. Reclaimed from Northern England and mounted on a modern steel stand.
Additional...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Steel
William IV Police Truncheon
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A William IV policeman’s truncheon.
A great piece of social history, the baton has a slightly shaped grip handle, the lower part is painted in Red and the upper part has a blue ba...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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
Stunning Large Shag Pile Rug Depicting Houses in the Style of L.S Lowry
By L. S. Lowry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely brand new Shag Pile run depicting L.S Lowry style houses
A very comfortable and thick rug, extremely well made and clearly Lowry in...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Decorative Re Painted 19th Century Wine Box, Trug
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Decorative Re Painted 19th Century Wine Box, Trug
A delightful piece painted over, advertising South Holland Nurseries
The Carrier is made in pine and paint...
Category
Early 20th Century Country United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century North African Cooking Pot, Brutalist Log Basket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century North African cooking pot, Brutalist log basket.
Stud and Riveted Cooking Pot from North Africa, the vessel is made in hand forged ...
Category
Early 19th Century Brutalist Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
carving pair oak folk naive hunting deer dog Demeter sea monster L88.5cm 34 3/4
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming naive/folk art/sculptural pair of carvings. Crisp, fluid, characterful carving. Lustrous patina.
One a hunting scene in a wood near a cottage : a hunter shooting deer wit...
Category
17th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th C Folk Art Barge Wear, Toleware Log Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th C folk art barge wear, Toleware log box
Delightfully decorated with flowers, this toleware box is rectangular with chamfered corners and decorated...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Schweppes Table Waters Oak Trade Sign Board
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Schweppes table waters oak trade sign board
This charming Oak Trade Sign would have been hung on the wall at the entrance to a hotel or bar, it has gold...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Blacksmith Made Iron Game Hanger, Kitchen Utensil or Pot Hanger
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Blacksmith made iron game hanger, kitchen utensil or pot hanger
A great piece with lots of character, decorated with birds, if you don’t need it to...
Category
Early 20th Century Country United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
L & N E R Wooden Railway Sign
This great British Railway sign is a piece of History, dating from the 1930s the sign is painted on a framed wooden board...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Set of Three Bright Red Terracotta Dutch Bowls
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Set of Three Bright Red Terracotta Dutch bowls
A wonderful bright coloured set made in glazed terracotta in the Dutch style, in very good condition, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Colonial United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Stunning Victorian Large Scaled Dutch Oil Painting of a Winter Scene by R Tuey
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Dutch oil painting of an elderly man in a winter scene by R Tuiy
A very good looking and decorative oil painting, this is ...
Category
1880s Dutch High Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Paint
Used Artists Pallet an Interesting Decorative Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Used Artists Pallet an Interesting decorative piece
The Pallet is made in hard wood and is showing signs of its previous use but plenty of room for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique 18th Century Oil on Canvas Large Painting, the Holy Family
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique 18th century oil on canvas painting by continental school - The holy family
Holy Family, as a theme in Christian art, representation of the infant Jesus with his immediate...
Category
17th Century Unknown Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Good Large Bust of a Roman Lady in the Pre-Raphealite Style
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A good large bust of a Roman Lady in the Pre-Raphealite style
This is a good quality bust, the young woman has a fey demeanour and
long, thick, wavy hair which is tied back falli...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Arts and Crafts 19th Century Shield Trophy with NIKE the Goddess of Victory
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts 19th Century Shield Trophy with Nike the Goddess of Victory
The is an Arts and Crafts piece, the Oval Oak shield has an embossed Cope...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Green and Copper Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s English Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Small Carved Cupboard with Drawer
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small Carved Cupboard with Drawer
A Charming little piece made in Teak, the cabinet has a 2 door cupboard with along drawer above
A charming craftsman made piece showing the ski...
Category
Late 19th Century Anglo Raj Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Naive Life-Size Simulated Bronze Plaster Head of Bearded Man, Not Signed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Naive life-size simulated bronze plaster head of bearded Man, not signed
This is good handmade piece dating from the middle of the 20th century, it shows a three dimensional head ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Black and Gold Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s English Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Wood and Ceramic Lemon Squeezer
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid-19th century wood and ceramic lemon squeezer
All in good working condition the gadget has the ceramic juice extractor set in the hinged wooden ho...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Plaster Sculpture of a Samurai Warrior
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Plaster Sculpture of a Samurai Warrior
The Samurai were a caste of warrior in Japan for over 7 Centuries, this plaster figure celebrates the Samurai i...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
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
Super French Vintage 1920 Antique Painted Rocking Horse
Located in Markington, GB
French vintage lovely 1920 antique painted rocking horse.
Measures: Height 51cm, depth 40cm, width 115cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
‘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
Regency Oil Painting Still Life Fruit English Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very bright and vivid oil painting of a classic still life scene in the Regency manner
The arrangement includes fruit, a jug, roses and a goblet
Artist has really captured the scene ...
Category
1980s Regency Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
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
Wall Sconce Tin Diamond Single Arm Wallace Nutting Collection
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 from the Wallace Nutting Collection a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Metal Peonies
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.
Using metal banding laid over w...
Category
19th Century French Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Granite and Gold Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Category
2010s English Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Hand Woven Navy/Lilac Modern Blanket Double Sided Patterned Bed Throw Woven inUK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
For this woven blanket We work closely with a 300 year old mill in Sudbury, Essex, UK. We have the utmost respect for their approach to making fabrics, their knowledge and experience...
Category
2010s English Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Very Stylish Drip Glazed Folk Art Vase
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very stylish drip glazed Folk Art vase
This beautiful pottery Vase, dating from the 1960s, has an attractive and colourful drip painted decoration, it has a glazed finish and in...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
French Modernist Cubist Painting Path to the Beach
By Maurice Mazeilie
Located in Cirencester, GB
Path to the Beach
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
A glorious summer scene of red roofed cottages lin...
Category
Late 20th Century French United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Modernist Cubist Painting Figures Walking by the Beach
By Maurice Mazeilie
Located in Cirencester, GB
Figures walking by the Beach
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
initialled lower right
stamped verso
Measures: Painting: 14.5 inches x 10.75 inches
A delightful original painting by the 20th century French Impressionist artist, Maurice Mazeilie. The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists estate sale in Paris.
Mazeilie lived and worked in Montmartre, with a studio on the famous Place du Tertre. His love of the coast led him to also maintain a studio on the Brittany coastline.
Born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris in early 1924, Mazeilie painted coastal scenes in Brittany, Parisian landscapes...
Category
Late 20th Century French United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
20th Century Traditional English Painting Rochester Cathedral Priory Gate, Kent
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley (British, 20th century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - "Rochester Cathedral Priory Gate from St Margaret's Mews", a finely painted street scene, with two figures approaching the gate.
Medium: watercolor (artist indicates pencil and watercolor on the label verso but this is predominantly watercolor) on board, unframed.
Painting : 14.5 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from a private UK collection of this artists work.
Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition. We have measured to exclude the unpainted edges.
Artist: Norman Arthur Olley was born in 1908 to a British Army family stationed in Lucknow, Bengal India. His mother died there in 1911, and his father in 1936.
Norman married in Gravesend Kent in 1937, and at the beginning of the war in 1939 he was an aircraft sheet metal worker.
He and his wife to Surrey in the late 1940's -early 1950's where he was a long term member of the Thames Valley Arts Club and where he regularly exhibited his work. In 1951 his painting "View from Richmond Park" was held in high regard at a very well attended exhibition in Esher, Surrey.
The East Molesey area was one of his favourite areas to paint, a 1953 Art...
Category
Late 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
Pair of 1894 Watercolour Paintings by H Brock Univited Guest, a Lion in the Path
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of late Victorian watercolors signed H Brock and dated Apr 1894
The first is titled “An Uninvited Guest” and the second “A Lion...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Traditional English Painting Farmer Storing Apples in Higham Oast House, Kent
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1993-95, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - In the Oast House at ...
Category
Late 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Angler Fishing at Teddington, London England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1991, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Solitary Angler on the River Thames at Teddington near L...
Category
Late 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Church and Figures at Altarnun, Cornish School
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1995, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Church and Village at Altarnun. Cornwall. Church of St N...
Category
Late 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Rochester Cathedral Priory Gate, Kent England
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), 1993, signed to the front and inscribed verso
Title - Rochester Cathedral, Priory Gate on Minor Canon Row. Kent,...
Category
Late 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Traditional English Painting Huntsman and Dog by a Yorkshire Bridge
By English School
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1991, signed to the front
Title - This one has no inscription verso but we feel confident it is another ...
Category
Late 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage an...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Table Slab Single Piece Elm Sculpture
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Sculptural table using the natural characteristics and form of the elm as the inspiration to create furniture that transcends purpose into organic art.
- The patina and wear that ...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Elm
Large Gilded Mirror
Located in London, England
Large gilded French mirror with original plate. Circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Pine
Profusion of Pink & Cream Roses, Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, GB
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
oil on canvas, unframed
16 x 20 inches
signed front and back
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from ...
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration - Beautiful Bride & Child Portrait Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The sketch is original, vintage an...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady In Bright Blue Puffy Dress, Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil, double sided.
The sketch is origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
1940's French Fashion Illustration, Elegant Three Women Face Portraits
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil, double sided
The sketch is origina...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Signed Large 1960's British Original Oil Painting, Figures Reading
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Beryl Darton (British circa 1960's)
Period: mid 20th century/ 1960's
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Size: 24 x 20 inches
Condition: overall very good, a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
1950's Modernist Painting, French Building over Lake
Located in Cirencester, GB
Lake scene.
by Bernard Labbe (French, mid-20th century), stamped verso.
Original watercolour/gouache painting on paper.
Overall size: 10 x 15 inches.
Condition: very good and rea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Other
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