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Item Ships From: Virginia
19th Century Middle Eastern Copper and Silver Ve
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century Middle Eastern Copper and Silver Vessel with copper chain handle. Richly decorated with hand-hammered peacocks and Arabic lettering.
A ...
Category
19th Century Persian Moorish Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver, Copper
Patinated and Oxidized Equestrian Dexter Antique Copper and Zinc Weather Vane
By Cushing and White
Located in Leesburg, VA
Beautifully Patinated and Oxidized Full Bodied Equestrian Dexter Antique Copper and Zinc Weather Vane
Probably Cushing & White
ca. 1867-72; Waltham, MA, USA
Copper, zinc
Approximat...
Category
1860s American Folk Art Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Vintage Canvas and Wood Swan Decoy
Located in Leesburg, VA
Vintage Canvas and Wood Swan Decoy
Anonymous
20th century; America
Wood, canvas, wire
Approximate size: 19.5 (h) x 30 (w) x 10.5 (d)
Once a utilita...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Early 20th Century 'The Virginian' Cigar Store Indian
By Samuel Anderson Robb
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Early 20th century carved and polychrome painted cigar store indian, which to the top of the feathers measures 6 feet. Boards around base are replacement as many of the bases of th...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Large early American Antique Copper Bannerette Weather Vane
Located in Leesburg, VA
Large early American Antique Copper Bannerette Weather Vane
Possibly J. Howard & Co.
First-half of the 19th century; Northeastern, USA
Copper, iron
Approximate size: 24 (h) x 55 (w) x 1 (d) in.
This rare and large American scrollwork bannerette weathervane recalls those produced by Jonathan Howard & Co. of West Bridgewater, MA. Further academic research may confirm or deny this possibility and an origin with J.W. Fiske & Co. of New York, shouldn’t be ruled out. Alternatively, this weathervane may also be an entirely independent work from the first half of the 19th century, steeped in the early genesis of weathervanes as an American folk art.
This antique weather vane...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Roman Micro-Mosaic Portrait of a Bull
Located in Middleburg, VA
Roman Micro-Mosaic Portrait of a Bull. Originally part of a ceramic floor. Made in Italy, circa 200 AD.
A rare and evocative Roman micro-mosaic fragment depicting a recumbent bull, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting Prudentia
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting "Prudentia". Always depicted with a snake and a hand mirror, Prudentia was considered to be one of the four Cardinal Virtues. Sometimes scu...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
Inlaid Middle Eastern Backgammon Board and Chest Board
Located in Middleburg, VA
Inlaid Middle Eastern Backgammon Board and Chest Board.
This finely handcrafted Middle Eastern folding game board is exquisitely inlaid with mother-of-pearl, bone, ebony, and a rich...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Bohemian Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes. America, 1880-1900. Measures: 26.5" H, 33" W, 11" D
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Late 19th Century Carved Peasants
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Peasant figures carved from wood. Great detail.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Robert Vick, Modernist Abstract Collage, Tuscan Landscape, 1970s
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A large modernist abstract by Hampton Roads artist Robert Vick, circa 1970s. Titled “Tuscan (ineligible)”., featuring a collage and acrylic paint on canvas. A modern landscape with cool blues and grays accented by warm golds, terracotta and peach colors. The collage providing a raised affect, with great depth.
Signed.
Condition: Some flaking and loss of collage. White paint splatter in some areas. Signed.
Dimensions: 69 3/4” W x 56.5” tall x 1.5”D
Shipping: This item will ship by personal courier. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery depending on your distance from the east coast and our shipper’s routes.
Robert V. Vick ( 1935 - 2010) was a native of Portsmouth , Virginia and received a B.F.A. from Old Dominion University. He studied art under the prominent Virginia artist Charles Sibley...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Wood Framed Folk Art Painting Depicting Hound Dogs by River. The two dogs are hunting water fowl. Wood framing is modern. United States, 1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mel Smilow White Abstract Oil on Canvas Assemblage 1988
By Mel Smilow
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Mel Smilow, 1988, an assemblage of cut foam blocks in an array of modern abstract image of shapes, covered in a white acrylic. Trimmed in a thin contrasting pine.
Signed.
Mel Smilow, the famed mid century furniture designer...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Mel Smilow White Abstract Grid Oil on Canvas Assemblage 1988
By Mel Smilow
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Mel Smilow, 1988, an assemblage of cut foam blocks in an array of modern abstract image of shapes assembled in a grid pattern, covered in a white acrylic. Trimmed in a thin contrasting pine.
Signed.
Mel Smilow, the famed mid century furniture designer...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Zulu Milk Jug
Located in Richmond, VA
The Zulu people have traditionally been pastoral people, relying on cows for meat and milk. The daily practice of milking was preceded with singing and dancing, along with the royal milkers holding the wooden pails...
Category
20th Century South African Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Wooden Finishing Plane
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fine 19th-century English joiner's finishing plane crafted from dense beechwood, with a rich patinated surface developed through decades of use. The sculpted rear handle and gracef...
Category
19th Century English Industrial Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Carved Shoe
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This is a great piece of carved folk art. Lots of character.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands
Located in Leesburg, VA
Collection of 3 South Asian Antique Architectural Fragments on Stands
Anonymous
Southern Asia, probably India; first-half of the 20th c...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Archaistic Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th century Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Leesburg, VA
19th century Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Anonymous
ca. 1870; probably New England area, USA
Copper
Approximate size: 11.5 (h) x 23.5 (w) x 16 (d) in.
This evenly patinated holl...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Huge Folk/Tramp Art Side/End Table Box on Legs
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is the largest piece of chip carved tramp art I have ever had! It would definitely work as a side or end table and would be a great addition to anyone's collection. Tramp art wa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare 1975 Robert Swain Geometric Color "Study for 7' x 7' Painting" Signed
By Robert Swain
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A key figure in American color theory, Robert Swain (b. 1940, Austin, TX) is known for his vibrant, grid-based compositions. After studying fine art at The American University and sp...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1997 Geometric Painting Hexagonal Frame Signed E. Powell, Victor Vasarely Style
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A one of a kind geometric op art painting featuring nested triangles within a hexagon. Bold blue, green, and red stripes alternate in direction to create depth and movement, evoking ...
Category
1990s Unknown Modern Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pair Theatrical Middle Eastern Child Size Figures W/Gold Costumes Turban Torches
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable pair of child sized figures in ornate Middle Eastern style costumes including torches, turbans, boots and a shawl. I don't know where they came from but they look...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Resin
Matched Pair of Cat Carvings by Linvel Barker, Kentucky
By Linvel Barker
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Linvel Barker was a retired metalworker turned folk artist. He didn't start carving until 1984 and he would rough out the shapes on a band saw and his wife wo...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden, Woodcut, 1961 46/50
By Okiie Hashimoto
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Okiee Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden Woodcut print. c. 1961, Embossed signature, and signed, dated and numbered 46/50.
In Hashimoto’s prolific career in printmaking, he...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Howard Finster Falcon
By Howard Finster
Located in Richmond, VA
Early hand carved wooden falcon sculpture by American folk artist Howard Finster.
Finster was a Baptist minister from Georgia turned folk/outsider artist best known for his cover art...
Category
1950s North American Folk Art Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Martin Sumers (1922-2012), Untitled, 1999 Figural Oil on Board
By Martin Sumers
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Martin Sumers, “Untitled”, 1999.
Vibrant and electric Teals, Greens, Blues, Oranges and Peaches set within a Gold frame.
Oil on Board
Dimensions:
Frame: 26”H x 16.25”w x 2”D
Sit...
Category
1990s American Modern Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Roman Micro-Mosaic Portrait of a Warrior Woman in Concrete
Located in Middleburg, VA
This incredible Roman micro-mosaic portrait of a woman shows off a woman warrior in all her glory. Not only interesting because of its age, but the subject...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Greco Roman Antique Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Concrete
Emil Milan Free Standing Sculpture Organic Hand Carved Walnut
By Emil Milan
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Large scale free standing sculpture hand carved by Emil Milan. Executed in walnut, the flowing sculpture makes way to voids which gives it a light and moving appearance. Chiseled rec...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Lozi Milk Jug
Located in Richmond, VA
The Loss people of Zambia are known for their basketry and rarely work in wood, but their wooden milk jugs are sought after objects from collectors. Originally used to collect milk f...
Category
20th Century Zambian Virginia - Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Wood
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