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Folk Rooster Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century French full-bodied copper rooster weathervane with a charming, stylized form and wonderful naturally patinated verdigris surface. Now on a high quality four sided pyr...
Category
Antique 1880s French Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon, 1995.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon.
Artist signature at the base. 1995.
H : 1.2 x 9.6 x 9.8 inches.
Category
1990s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
2 Silk Embroidered Panels An attractive pair of oriental style embroideries
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
2 Silk Embroidered Panels
An attractive pair of oriental style embroideries of exotic birds and flowers on silk
Framed and in excellent condition, both embroideries are 22” x 8”
TST...
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Silk
Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon, 1995.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed ceramic plate by Pierre Martinon.
Artist signature at the base. 1995.
H : 1.2 x 9.8 x 13.6 inches.
Category
1990s French Beaux Arts Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art
Located in Bochum, NRW
A hand carved wood wall mask, vintage from the 20th Century. African Folk Art.
Handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to traditional African ar...
Category
Vintage 1970s African Masks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
African mask handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to the traditional African art. Hand carved wall mask with decorative geometric ornaments, d...
Category
Vintage 1970s Masks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A hand carved wood wall mask, vintage from the 20th Century. African Folk Art.
Handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to traditional African ar...
Category
Vintage 1970s African Masks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carved Wood Mask, African Folk Art 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
A hand carved wood wall mask, vintage from the 20th Century. African Folk Art.
Handmade and carved from a single piece of exotic wood, in a manner specific to traditional African ar...
Category
Vintage 1970s African Masks
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century 56" Long Vintage Hand-Carved Wooden Chain-Link Game
Located in Winnetka, IL
This 56-inch long chain is composed of interlocking wooden links, each carved from a single piece of wood. The continuous loop design reflects hand-crafted construction techniques. M...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Lid Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Beautiful and rare early 19th century casket lid from a cribbage or domino box. Fashioned by a prisoner of war in the 1820s. Entirely hand-carved and painted, depicting young women, ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Natural Fiber
Full-Bodied Rooster Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
American late 19th/early 20th century full-bodied copper and zinc rooster weathervane having attractively weathered and patinated surface and proud stance with wonderful looping tail...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Antique French Art Nouveau Stained Leaded Glass Windows with Birds - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Art Nouveau Stained Leaded Glass Windows with Birds in More Recent Wooden Frames - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H x 25" W x 1" D. Stained Glass:...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Mirrors
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Large Carved and Painted Temple Lion, Pixiu or Foo Dog
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Carved and Painted Temple Lion, Pixiu or Foo Dog
This fierce looking beast dates from the 19th Century, he is carved in wood and was originally painted Much of the paint 1s fad...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak
1929 Ford Trimotor Texaco Airplane
Located in Pasadena, TX
The 1929 Ford Trimotor Texaco Airplane is a highly detailed die-cast collectible model that pays tribute to the iconic aircraft from early American aviation history. Featuring the au...
Category
20th Century Toys
Materials
Plastic
African Senufo Korhogo Large Mid-Century Folk Art Mud Cloth Textile Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully designed African tribal art Korhogo Textile painting by the Senufo people of Korhogo, Ivory Coast.
Korhogo textile painting (This type of cloth painting c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Paint
Argentinian Pierced Iron Bathroom Sign
Located in Round Top, TX
Argentinian Pierced Iron Bathroom Sign with interior light. Circa 1940.
Dimensions: 9" H x 24 1/4" W x 3 3/4" D
Category
Mid-20th Century Argentine Signs
Materials
Iron
Native American Indian Southwest Navajo Large Handwoven Coil Wedding Basket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful designed, quite large rounded coil basket by the Indigenous Southwestern Native American Navajo Tribe. Originally presented and used in a traditional tribal wedding cerem...
Category
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Good Antique Large Native American Basket - W7570
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Large Native American Basket - W7570
This is a great Native American basket in very good condition. It is a very attractive, large basket with no damage. The person we bough...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Reed
A late 19th Century hanging trade sign, modeled as a Pocket watch.
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
A late 19th Century hanging trade sign, modeled as a Pocket watch.
The double sided cast iron shop sign with remains of original paint and gilt bezel with winder.
Inscribed to th...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Signs
Materials
Metal
Native American Indigenous Zapotec or Navajo Handwoven Tree of Life Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and colored, intricately woven Zapotec or Navajo Indian Tree of Life pictorial rug/blanket/wall hanging featuring multi-colored birds perched on the vibrant tr...
Category
20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
A fine old Dayak (Kebahan) rattan mat from the upper Kayan River area in the Melawi region of West Kalimantan. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Dayak Plaited Rattan Longhouse Mat (Tikar), Kalimantan
The tightly woven longhouse sleeping mats of Kalimantan are almost exclusively constructed by women, who begin ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Rattan
Early 20th Century English 4-Brass Leather Horse Strap
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century English 4-brass leather horse strap. Shaped leather featuring brasses of a high-stepping horse, dray horse, running horse, & rampant horse. 28.75" x 3.5" x 7/8".
Category
Early 20th Century English Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century English Lawn Tape by Chesterman, Sheffield
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century lawn tape by Chesterman, Sheffield, England. Chesterman's patented steel tape in leather case. 200 ft tape. Leather hand strap; brass fittings. See The Smithsonian ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Antiquities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Black Forest Wooden Nutcracker 1950s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Wonderful angry Owl Nutcracker .Glass eyes ,Black Forest . 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
Shoe Shop or Cobblers Trade Sign, Leather Hob Nail Boot
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Shoe Shop or Cobblers Trade Sign, Leather Hob Nail Boot
This is a wonderful piece, made by a cobbler, it is a giant size Leather Hob Nail boot, it has been painted up as an adver...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Signs
Materials
Leather
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 41.5cm.
Width: 20cm.
Depth: 9cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Signs
Materials
Iron
An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Dimensions;
Height: 25cm.
Width: 16cm.
Depth: 6cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Signs
Materials
Iron
Japanese Wooden Object AINU Statue Bear 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an object of a person from Hokkaido prefecture in Japan.
They are called Ainu.
This object is all hand carved. It was made around 1980s in Showa era.
It is made with wood.
...
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Japanese Wooden Object AINU Statue Fish 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an object of a person from Hokkaido prefecture in Japan.
They are called Ainu.
This object is all hand carved. It was made around 1980s in Showa era.
It is made with wood.
...
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Kumu Wood Mask Orange/Faded White Quadrant or Maniema Region DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid century danced light wood mask from the Kumu or Maniema region, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa with face divided into four opposing quadrants with orange and trace...
Category
Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
The Violin Player Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Violin Player" Vibrant Colored Hand Painting
A framed oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-2015)
Said Lapo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Ship In A Bottle Master Maker Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Ship In A Bottle" Master Model Maker Vibrant Colored Hand Painting
A framed oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Flower Dancing In The Meadow Oil Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
A Trio of Young Women Are Dancing in a meadow of colorful flowers - Vibrant Colored Hand Painting
A framed oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Arti...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Le Corbusier Set of Three Collection Chandigarh Tray For Cassina
By Le Corbusier
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Le Corbusier Set of Three Collection Chandigarh Tray For Cassi
Cassina looks to the genius of Le Corbusier as inspiration for a collection of three modern trays in pure, unglazed p...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Flag
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Italian flag. Vintage Italian flag made by Serpone & Co. Napoli. Perfect Father's Day gift. Italy, Mid-20th Century.
Approximate dimensions: 38” H X 60” W
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Political and Patriotic Memo...
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Linen
Mid-20th Century English Pub Sign for "The Ram"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage English pub sign for "The Ram". Double sided sign on wood in original frame. Likely from the 1960s-70s. A pub serving and partnered with "Ushers" of Trowbridge as noted on th...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Wood
1977 English Pub Sign for the "Red Lion" by David Fisher
By David Fisher
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1977 dated & signed English pub sign for the "Red Lion". Double sided on wood in original frame. Signed by the artist "David Fisher A.B.I.D." and date "Jan 1977". Featuring the ever ...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Wood
13 Star Antique American Parade Flag, ca 1876-1899
Located in York County, PA
13 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, WITH A 3-2-3-2-3 CONFIGURATION OF STARS, AN EXTREMELY SCARCE AND UNUSUALLY LARGE VARIETY, MADE circa 1876-1899
13 star American national parade...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
13 Stars in a Betsy Ross Pattern, ca 1910-1926
Located in York County, PA
13 STARS IN THE BETSY ROSS PATTERN ON A SMALL-SCALE ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG MADE SOMETIME BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 1910 AND THE 1926 SESQUICENTENNIAL OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
13 star fla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Antique Display Plate, Oriental, Cloisonne Plaque, Qing Dynasty, Georgian, 1750
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique display plate. An Oriental, cloisonné plaque in Qing dynasty taste, dating to the mid 18th century, circa 1750. An engaging example of early Chinese cloisonné work...
Category
Antique 1750s Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Other
Vintage Mid-Century Christopher Tucker Plaster Male Head Gentleman Bust Statue
Located in London, GB
A life size plaster casting of a gentleman’s face, by Christopher Tucker. c.1980.
Christopher Tucker, was a renowned and pioneering special makeup effects artist for screen and stag...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antiquities
Materials
Plaster
19th Century miniature oil on board painting of edelweiss
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century miniature oil on board painting of edelweiss circa 1880.
Fine quality desktop painting of edelweiss, presented on a wooden easel.
Minor losses to paintwork.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
VOC Silver bar (1740) – Rooswijk Shipwreck
Located in UTRECHT, UT
VOC Logo under the capital letter A.(Chamber of Amsterdam). Under the logo crest rearing buck, the mark of Assayer Otto Buck (assayer in Dordrecht from 1731 to 1756).
RARE
Recove...
Category
Antique 1740s Dutch Other Antiquities
Materials
Silver
VOC Silver bar (1753) – Bredenhof Shipwreck
Located in UTRECHT, UT
With assayer mark GVD for Gerrit van Driel an VOC monogram with letters M (Middelburg) and Z (Zeeland).
EXTREMELY RARE
Ex Christie’s Amsterdam, 4 December 1986 – ORIGINAL CHRISTI...
Category
Antique 1750s Dutch Other Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Northwest Coast Thunderbird Figure
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest Coast polychrome thunderbird figure. The carved cedar bird figure with two mounted outstretched wings. Carver Frank Smith, unisgned. 25.25" H x 49.75" W x 9.25"
Frank Smit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Stunning Original Haitian Folk Art Masterpiece by Philippe Dodard
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of Haitian culture with this breathtaking original acrylic painting on canvas by the celebrated artist Philippe Dodard, signed and dated 19...
Category
20th Century Haitian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
19Thc Original Salmon Painted Double Horse Iron Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Rare handmade double horse weather vane from New England farmhouse.This looks like the mother and her daughter horse.The salmon & lower part vane has remnants of mustard pai...
Category
Antique 1880s American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Sheet Metal
19thc Original Painted Horse Windmill Weight on Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing Fisk made original painted heavy iron windmill weight is in fine condition.It has been placed on a wood base mount,custom made of course.The surface of the paint is the ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
T’ang Haywen signed diptych ink on beige paper 1970
By Haywen Tang
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a soft diptych ink on kyro board beige paper by Chinese and French ink artist T’ang Haywen, signed, circa 1970. It’s been framed with a black frame and anti-UV glass. The dip...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
Large Hand-Carved Wooden Ladle, Early 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
This oversized hand-carved wooden ladle features a long, elegant handle and a deep, rounded bowl. Likely used for rice or soup service in a traditional kitchen, it carries a serene w...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Hook-Handled Wooden Ladle with Sculptural Form, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
An exceptional hand-carved wooden ladle with a distinctive curved hook handle, possibly designed to hang from a belt or a kitchen beam. The deep bowl and elegant curvature suggest us...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Rustic Wooden Spoon, circa 1900s
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A beautifully weathered hand-carved wooden spoon with a long handle and slightly squared bowl. The object bears the marks of practical use, yet its form and patina give it a sculptur...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Primitive Spoon, 20th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
This rustic hand-carved wooden spoon exudes character and history. Its simple, utilitarian form is enriched by decades of use, with a smooth handle and a deep bowl shaped by hand too...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
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