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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Item Ships From: USA
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf tassel ornaments.
These were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. They are hand-...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Swedish 19th Century Wooden Child's High Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish early 19th century wooden child's high chair.
Category
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Early American Carnival Coin Toss Game Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce American carnival coin toss game. The rare and unusual antique hand carved and painted solid wood amusement park / county fair / mid-way gaming tabl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19Thc Original Blue Painted Folky Bucket Bench / Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original powder blue painted surface shelving or farm bucket bench.This southern folk art shelf is in great sturdy condition.
Category
1870s American Adirondack Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Cast Iron Boot Jack Made for 1864 Presidential Campaign of George McClellan
Located in York County, PA
CAST IRON BOOT JACK, MADE FOR THE 1864 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF GENERAL GEORGE B. MC CLELLAN, WITH A FANTASTIC SLOGAN THAT READS "THE UNION AT ALL HAZZARDS"
Made for the 1864 presidential run of George B. McClellan, this cast iron bootjack is both rare and graphically exceptional. Displaying the original black-painted surface, with attractive and desirable patina, the stylized profile has a wonderful folk art quality. Molded block letters that wrap around the heel clasp read simply "Gen. Mc Clellan. These are accompanied by a prominent Civil War-associated slogan: "The Union at all Hazards." The text is intermingled with 34 stars, which was equivalent to the number of states during the opening two years of the war, but was one star short by mid-1863 and two stars short by the time of the actual election in 1864. It's not unusual to encounter this feature in civil war campaign parade flags as well as all manner of flag-related ephemera.
The iron was reportedly cast by G. & D. Cross of Morrisville, New York, though it is unsigned and I have not yet verified the attribution. I have seen two other examples, one of which had a broken and repaired tine on the U-shaped horns and newly painted surface, while the other appeared to have broken lifters and inferior, rusted patina. This is, hands-down, the best of the identified examples.
Brief History of the 1864 Campaign:
President Abraham Lincoln had a checkered relationship with his 1864 opponent, who he had formerly chosen as General-in-Chief of the entire Union Army. The career officer repeatedly knocked heads with his Commander-in-Chief. Having raised a well-trained and organized military force, McClellan often seemed reluctant to use it. By 1862, after losses in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, Lincoln grew frustrated with McClellan and the progression of the war and removed him from command.
By the early part of 1864 the American people shared some of the same frustrations and Lincoln was no longer the clear choice for the White House. The nation was tired of war and the remains of the Democratic Party...
Category
1860s American Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautiful Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillows. Feather and down inserts. Zippered casing.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Monterey, Cypress Tree at Ocean Side
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Anton GUTKNECHT (1907-1988)
Oil on canvas
Monterey, Cypress Tree at Ocean side
signed lower right, Anton Gutknecht
Size with frame 44 x 32 inches (...
Category
20th Century USA - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Moroccan Berber Tamgroute Terracotta Green Glazed Bowl
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large heavy Moroccan Tamgroute Tribal green terracotta glazed bowl.
Very large avocado green glazed earthenware bowl from Morocco.
Antique Moroccan Berber Tamgroute green glazed decorative terra cotta large decorative bowl.
Wonderful green and brown shimmering that can be found only in south Morocco in the village of Tamgroute.
The dark green color and texture is a result of the particular alchemy created by the potters of Tamegroute and remains a family affair handed down through the generations.
Each pottery piece is completely unique and no two are ever the same.
Please note that the traditional method in which the plates are fired involves stacking which result in tiny ‘scars’ inside the plate and in the glaze making, each bowl is unique the beauty is found in the imperfection of each piece.
Tamegroute pottery are true showpieces showing that even imperfect can be perfect.
Tamegroute remains the only rural pottery in Morocco using oxidized copper which creates its famous green color.
Its potteries are also the only location where you will find their unique forms.
The process however remains much the same. Clay is dug up from the local Draa river banks, thrown by hand & fired in kilns built into steep slopes using a single firing.
Antique olive green...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century Seascape Lighthouse Oil Painting
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsigned Maritime oil painting. Very good quality, by the hand of a professional painter. The painting is soiled from 100 years of exposure. The frame has some losses (chips) to the ...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Porcelain Corona Beer Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and hard to find vintage porcelain Corona beer sign, circa 1970s. The sign is actually a former tabletop at a roadside cantina in Mexico. The di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage "Your Father's Moustache" Wooden Pub Sign
Located in South Bend, IN
A fantastic vintage "Your Father's Moustache" three-piece wooden hanging pub restaurant sign.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 44.5"W x 1"D x 23"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Nupe Spiral Support Post
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved with an abstract design, this tall wooden post is an architectural support beam attributed to the Nupe people of central Nigeria. Like much of Nupe art, support posts...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indonesian Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980.
Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand.
This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category
1970s Indonesian Tribal Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Teak
19th Century, French, Pottery Cider Bottle from Normandy
Located in Austin, TX
French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century.
13 bottles available, sold separately.
Different sizes.
Category
1880s French Country Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Best Buns on the Beach Contemporary Oil Painting, Signed
By Gutierrez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary oil painting on wood Signed by the artist, circa 1990s. In good condition.
California Artist and wired for hanging.
Painting describes, the "Seaside Bakery" describing...
Category
Late 20th Century American Adirondack USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Abstract Steel Floor Sculpture by Mayer Spivack, Circa 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
We recently acquired a collection of mid to late 20th century sculptures by the Newton, Massachusetts artist, psychotherapist and inventor Mayer Spivack. A lifelong innovator and cre...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Kuna Mola Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large brightly colored fabric appliqué collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces of fabric, fashioned an...
Category
20th Century Panamanian Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Conical Hat Mornington Island, Queensland Australia Woven Fiber on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century woven fiber and palm leaf conical hat with two vertical painted stripes on the front, from Mornigton Island, Queensland, Austral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Portrait of a Woman from the Medieval Age by Olga Prell, Abstract Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Portrait of a woman from the medieval age by Olga Prell. Abstract painting on board. George De groat inspired.
Dimensions. 24 W; 36 H.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century N.E. Painted Child's Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century painted child's windsor chair in good condition. The chair has a second generation painted surface.
Category
Early 19th Century American Country Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Sculpture of an American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Sculpture of an American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood.
Vintage hand carved Ironwood Southwestern seri sculpture of an Eagle.
Dimensions: 5.5" x 3.5". circa 1970.
Ironwood hand carved eagle or falcon...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Nautical Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Wooden hexagonal nautical mirror made from acacia wood and 6 nickel platted spheres.
Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Mon...
Category
20th Century Art Deco USA - Folk Art
Materials
Nickel
Egyptian Middle Eastern Resting Camel Sculpture on Marble Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Egyptian Middle Eastern Camel Sculpture on marble stand.
Art Deco Style Bronze Resting Camel on White Marble Stand Sculpture.
Hand crafted and cast by the using the traditional los...
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian Moorish USA - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Wood Folk Sculpture of John Bull
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved and slight fragment of painted surface in good condition. Very little blue painted surface remaining.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Carved Wood Horse Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Hand carved wood head of a horse, stained black, shown wearing a bridal and bit, with mouth open as if in a full gallop. A very handsome piece of sculpture, likely a fragment from a larger piece, now mounted on a custom iron base. Great decoration for the equestrian or lover of horses. Great for mantel...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Provincial Rattan Handled Basket, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage rattan picnic basket, 1950s, France.
Mid-Century Modern vintage French Provincial rattan handled shopping basket, made out of woven rattan.
The vintage condition is very go...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial USA - Folk Art
Materials
Rattan
Early 20th C Oil Painting Of Chrysanthemums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Early 20th C oil painting of Chrysanthemums. Nicely Framed in an Arts & Crafts Lemon gold wood frame.
Category
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Lamb Sheep Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative mid-20th century Turkish rug with lambs and sheep luring on a rose color field.
Measures: 3'5'' x 6'3'' circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rotating Figural Silverplate Hava Nagila Music Box Judaica Fiddler
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage silver plate abstract expressionist music box topped with a Jewish fiddler and dancers. Plays the Hava Nagila. Hava Nagila (Hebrew: ??? ?????, Havah Nagilah, ""Let us rejoice...
Category
Late 20th Century USA - Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique Americana Gilt and Forest Green Painted Plaster Spread Wing Eagle
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., Americana, a large scale gilt and forest green painted cast plaster eagle, depicted spread-wing, with crisply detailed overlapping feathers. With mounting bracket on reverse. This is a very handsome example of an iconic form. The combination of the gilt and forest green paint is striking.
Depictions of eagles can be seen across American art. The national bird of the United States, the eagle has been used as a symbol of American freedom for centuries. This is a fine example in the style of John Haley Bellamy...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Paint
18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century.
The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds fl...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
Original Pottery Sculpture Head Planter, General Charles De Gaulle
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Pottery sculpture head planter, general Charles De Gaulle Political Memorabilia.
This original, one-of-a-kind pottery sculpture head is a...
Category
1950s French Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Spirit of St Louis Lindbergh Airplanes Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
In May, 1927, Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly solo across the Atlantic He went from New York to Paris in 33 hours. Quiltmakers were inspired...
Category
1920s American Country Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th C. Mexican Retablo, C.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo. Oil paint on tin. Subject unknown.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Goyard Trunk, 1940s France
By Goyard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Goyard trunk. Wooden frame wrapped in the iconic Goyard canvas print with saddle leather and brass hardware. Incredible patina and colori...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Hand Carved Forest Animals Welcome Plaque
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1273 Hand carved low relief welcome wood wall plaque depicting forest animals.
Signed on verso W.Meyer 1976.
Category
1970s Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
"More Ships- Come on! War Savings are Warships..." Vintage WWII British Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII British War Savings Poster. This colorful blue and yellow poster features a British bulldog wearing an HMS Victory sailor cap. S...
Category
1940s Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Early 20th Century American Eider Duck Decoys
Located in Chicago, IL
A special and whimsical pair of early 20th century American hands-carved wood Eider Duck decoys with black and white painted bodies and eyes.
Category
1920s American Country Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Dark Blue Green Glazed Footed Bowl with Original Label
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Studio City, CA
Another wonderfully glazed and delicately designed work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-walled bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful dark blue or green glaze. The bowl radiates in the light.
This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Aztec Inspired Sterling Silver Brooch/Pendant, Mexico, 1960s
By Salvador Teran
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Aztec god of death Miclantecuhtli inspired pendant/brooch in sterling silver.
Marked: FV México, Sterling 925.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Australian Aboriginal Painting Rain Dreaming Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
By Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary painting by Australian Aboriginal artist Ronnie Tjampitjinpa (1943-). Entitled "Rain Dreaming", the artwork was acrylic on canvas and painted in 1999
Fully documente...
Category
1990s Australian Modern USA - Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Beatrice Wood Signed Volcanic Ash Blue Iridescent Luster Studio Pottery Bowl
By Beatrice Wood
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice wood signed bowl featuring her highly coveted deep ash blue iridescent lustre/luster glaze. In certain light, the glaze radiates as a purple hue in some areas. The glaze runs down the sides and gathers in areas underneath.
This piece comes with an interesting history/ provenance. This piece came from Beatrice's personal collection. She was using it as a coin and key holder in her Ojai house which accounts for the cracks in the glaze. It was gifted to Maria Anderson who assisted Beatrice around her home. We considered having the work restored but because of its history feel that it offers more value to the next owner as shown. This was apparently the condition it was given in as Wood was famous for noting about her work that objects that are not quite perfect are simply that...perfect because of their imperfections. A very Wabi-Sabi view. Flawed Beauty.
We love the piece and the history.
Signed with her customary "Beato" on the underside.
Would be an amazing addition to any collection of her work or a fabulous, eye-catching Stand-alone piece in any setting, Mid-Century Modern or otherwise.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Large Cast New England Bank Patriotic Eagle and Clipper Ship Plaque
Located in Nantucket, MA
Cast and Gilded Patriotic Eagle with Clipper Ship Plaque, with a Clutch of Arrows and an Olive Branch in it's Talons, mid 20th Century, from a Boston Bank...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Iroquois Storage Basket, Circa 1900
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Iroquois hand woven splint lidded storage basket with big ring handles at both sides and contrasting natural and black stained design pat...
Category
Early 1900s American Native American Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Reed
Large Modernist Rug / Weaving, Depicting 3 Musicians, Hand Loomed
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large 67" x 67" Modernist rug / weaving, depicting 3 Musicians, hand loomed, Flat weave, reversible, reminiscent of famed image by Picasso. Wonderful wall ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th C Original Painted Checkerboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Original painted checkerboard.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th C Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19th c patinaed eagle weather vane was found in New England. The iron base is a custom made stand. The condition is very good on this ear...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Group of Ancient Roman Bronze Tools & Hair Pins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine group of ancient Roman bronze implements and artifacts.
Consisting of pins & several small scale tools.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former co...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Hand Made Wooden Mallet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique in shape with a square head, a hand carved and crafted mallet works wonderfully well for those house hold chores, from tapping in a dowel, to working chicken for the perfect chicken Paillard. Also a great decorative piece or paperweight at the kitchen work station.
Category
20th Century English Primitive USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Provincetown Folk Art Carved Wood Whale Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-575 hand carved wood grey whale wall sculpture signed Claire on verso
Category
1960s Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood and Iron Stirrups
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic pair of 18th-19th century South American carved wooden stirrups. Known as estribos, each are carved from a solid block of wood. Decorated with wonderful carvings of horse heads and grape vines, these are truly charming pieces of Folk Art. With wrought iron stirrup rings and the original leather straps. Rich chocolate patina that only comes from age and use. Worn by Chilean 'huasos', highly skilled horsemen akin to America's cowboys.
Prized by collectors of horse memorabilia...
Category
Early 19th Century Chilean Spanish Colonial Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Early Horse Blanket in Forest Green and Burgundy
Located in York County, PA
Loom-woven horse blanket, made circa 1890-1910. The striped and geometric pattern consists of lime green, sunfire red, and ivory, against winter/summer, reversible grounds of forest ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy by Louis Marx "Jumpin Jeep" C 1950
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous colorful and full of unpredictable moves when fully wound. Louis Marx toy company was prolific during the mid century era producing a full array of tin windups. In excellent...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Tin
19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun bank was purchased out of a collection and has an aged patina and unpainted surface. The condition is very good.
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Decorative Moroccan Moorish Handcrafted Ceramic Bowl Dish from Fez
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted large Moroccan Moorish polychrome decorative ceramic bowl from Fez.
Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez.
Antique ceramic handcrafted bowl with...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish USA - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pink Hand Catchall Sculpture Studio Pottery by Unknown American Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade large pink hand sculpture/catchall by unknown American artist. Oversized, goofy and in your face. The soft touch of clay adds some life to th...
Category
1980s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
20Thc Amish Plain Quilt from Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Amish Holmes County Ohio plain quilt with double inner borders. This quilt is very nicely quilted & pieced. The cotton sateen fabric stands out with the quilting, This qu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack USA - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Rug Saffron, Light Blue and Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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