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A finely Carved Boxwood Cane Handle in the Form of a Gnome
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely Carved Boxwood Cane Handle in the Form of a Gnome, with articulated features and inset glass eyes.
The gnome’s mouth opens when his elongated beard is pressed.
Mounted on a...
Category
20th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Norwegian Rosemaling Ale Bowl (Kjenge) – Handpainted Folk Art, 1991
Located in Skien, NO
Vintage Norwegian Rosemaling Ale Bowl (Kjenge) – Handpainted Folk Art, 1991
Elevate your collection with this exquisite Norwegian / Scandinavian Primitive Folk Art ale bowl (Kjenge)...
Category
Late 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Pine, Birch
Art Nouveau boxwood whistle depicting a smiling face, France end of 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
An Art Nouveau whistle made of carved Boxwood, depicting a smiling face of a blindfolded woman. The terminal part, the actual whistle, is made of deer horn, engraved with the phrase ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Antiquities
Materials
Horn, Boxwood
Erotic folk art walking stick depicting a man in act of praying, England 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Erotic folk-art walking stick, made from a single carved fruitwood branch. The knob depicts a man standing in the act of praying with folded hands and a large caricature head with a ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Club, Kanak Bird Beak (kana), 19th Century, New Caledonia
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Club, Kanak Bird Beak (kana), 19th Century, New Caledonia"
19th-Century Kanak War Club (Kana)
Origin: New Caledonia (Kanak People, Melanesia)
Date: 19th century
Material: Hardwood (...
Category
Antique 19th Century New Caledonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage California State "Bear" Flag, ca 1940-1960
Located in York County, PA
VINTAGE CALIFORNIA STATE "BEAR" FLAG OF STOUT CONSTRUCTION, AND WITH SIGNIFICANT GOLDEN BROWN OXIDATION THAT LENDS TO BEAUTIFUL PATINA AND CONVEYS ITS AGE; LATTER 1940’s - 1960’s
Ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
Exceptional Harris & Co Gilt Copper Running Horse Weather Vane w/ Cast Zinc Head
By Harris & Co.
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional gilt copper running horse weather vane made by Harris & Co, Boston. Harris & Co was purchased in 1868 by the father/son team Josephus and Ansel Harris and run by Ansel...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Zinc
Pair of Antique Italian Giltwood Ornate Mirrors
Located in Ware, GB
Highly decorative Italian wall mirrors.
The antique pair have richly carved giltwood frames adorned with intricate scrollwork, acanthus leaves, and shell motifs, crowned with drama...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
$3,702 / set
Antique Sarkoy Kilim Rug, Western Anatolian Turkish Sharkoy Carpet, Balkan Style
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique & Unique Sarkoy ( Sharkoy or Şarköy ) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Vintage Old Malatya Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Carpet Cicim Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old kilim from Malatya, one of the major kilim-producing regions in Eastern Anatolia. Known for both the quality and quantity of its weavings, Malatya offers a rich variet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique Yahyali Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolia Old Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique Central Anatolian Kilim from the Yahyali region in Kayseri with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates back to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Malatya Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a beautifully detailed old Malatya Region, Anatolian Chuval kilim, featuring a bold, three-dimensional texture and precise geometric patterns. Originally used by nomadic trib...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Geometric Central Anatolian Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful muted color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful, special colors ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Ordu Kilim North Anatolian Traditional Turkish Wool Mihrab Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Northern Anatolian Vintage flat-weave kilim hand-woven Kilim from the Ordu region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition.
Design and Features: It featur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian Vintage Chuval Kilim from the Bergama ( Pergamon ) region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible old cuval ki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique German Lifebuoy with Strong Patina – Early 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
This authentic 20th-century German lifebuoy is a rare maritime artifact with exceptional decorative appeal. The piece shows a rich, weathered patina that speaks to its long history a...
Category
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Antiquities
Materials
Canvas, Foam
JERRY HENRY - Iroquois Turtle/False Face Soapstone Carving - Canada - Circa 1970
Located in Chatham, ON
JERRY HENRY - Vintage Six Nations Iroquois soapstone carving - featuring a ceremonial hand carved false face to the back of a snapping turtle - signed on the base - Canada - circa 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Rare Early 19th Century Folk Art Rocking Horse - Authentically Aged Antique
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Discover a captivating piece of childhood history with this charming and rare early 19th-century folk art rocking horse. This exquisite antique, showcasing the distinctive character ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Wood
"Rue de Lyon" Abstract Architectural Painting on Canvas by Louis Shields, 2020
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
A luminous meditation on memory and structure, "Rue dy Lyon" by Louis Shields offers a poetic abstraction of place, where echoes of architectural form rise through veils of pigment a...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
"Gothic Whisper" Abstract Architectural Painting on Canvas by Louis Shields
By Hastening Designs
Located in Middleburg, VA
An evocative exploration of structure, memory, and silence, "Gothic Whisper" by Louis Shields emerges as a haunting meditation on the remnants of architecture and time. Part of the a...
Category
2010s American Modern Paintings
Materials
Foil
Pennsylvania Fraktur Bird & Flowers, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Pennsylvania fraktur bird and flower, 19th century.
On stationary paper with embossed maker mark upper left of oval profile bust.
piece: 4 ½ by 7 inches
frame: 8 ⅛ by 11 ⅜ in...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Large English 17th-18th Century Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle, England
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Large 17th-18th Century Lignum Vitae English Mortar and Pestle. Lignum Vitae is one of the worlds heaviest, densest wood. This original Mortar & Pestle features a circular form wit...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Standing Teke Fetish Figure with Hard Clay Bundle DRC Congo, Africa ex J Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large important standing Teke fetish figure with original hard clay fetish bundle. from DRC Congo, Africa. Finely carved expressive face with classic projecting beard.
Provenance: e...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
American Quilt of Undocumented Pattern Circa 1875
Located in Hudson, NY
Striking and beautiful New England quilt in the princess feather and rose pattern. Excellent condition with a highly folky design pattern. Found in , this quilt made from blue and re...
Category
Antique 1830s American Folk Art Quilts
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Quilt Princess Feather and Rose Pattern Circa 1830
Located in Hudson, NY
Striking and beautiful New England quilt in the princess feather and rose pattern. Excellent condition with a highly folky design pattern. Found in , this quilt made from blue and re...
Category
Antique 1830s American Folk Art Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Large Abstract Sculpture / Painting / Wall Hanging by W.N.Y. Artist John Tracey
By John Tracy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Abstract Modernist Three Dimensional Wall Sculpture , hanging / Painting,,,
John Tracey ,,,
1977-1979 Artist in Residence, Artpark Lewiston NY. Invited for three consecutive...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel
French Oil Painting on Canvas of Floral Bouquet in Blue Vase (H 24 x W 18)
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French oil painting on canvas (unframed) featuring a still life of a blue vase of peony flowers or floral bouquet.
Dimensions are H 24 inches x W 18 inches
Category
20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
First half of the 18th century, Castelli Manufacture, Liberation from chains
Located in Milan, IT
First half of the 18th century, Castelli Manufacture
Liberation from chains
Majolica, 21 x 15 cm
Framed, 38 x 37 cm
Example of the ceramic manufacturing tradition of Castelli, a...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Other Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Graphic Early 20th Century Dart Board.
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Graphic Early 20th Century Dart Board.
Exceptional condition with very minor use to one side.
Double sided, Painted wood and metal.
France, Circa 1930
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950, a hand cut and painted masonite sign in the form of an ear of corn advertising "Hot Buttered Corn on the Cob 65¢." Classic an...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Masonite
Chess Set by Austin Cox for Alcoa Steel, 1960S
By Austin Enterprises
Located in Stafford, TX
The Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) launched a marketing program to advance the selling of ALCOA aluminum products. The players:
Austin E. Cox A.S.I.D. of Austin Enterprises and ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Game Boards
Materials
Aluminum
18/1900s Museum Quality Antique-Handcrafted Staup bowl, Horse Handle, Norway
Located in Skien, NO
Museum-Quality Antique Norwegian Ale Bowl (Staup) - Ytre Sogn, Vestland, ca. 1880-1920
This stunning primitive ale bowl is a superb example of Norwegian Heritage folk art, handcraft...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Pine, Bentwood
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Dated 1835 Hallingdal Rosemaling - Antique Ambar Box, Norway - Museum Quality
Located in Skien, NO
Important Norwegian primitive antique amber butter bucket / ambar / Tine Box / Kitchen storage box / centerpiece / centerpiece, boasting stunning hand-carved details and rosemaling /...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Pine
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Carved Walnut Bust, Mid-20th Century
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
A finely hand-carved bust in walnut wood, likely created in the mid-20th century. The sculpture portrays a male figure with striking realism, showcasing detailed facial features, tex...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Brutalist Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Walnut
Large Vintage Folk Art Signed Limited Edition Noah's Ark Toy Playset Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully crafted and designed quite large folk art Noah's Ark sculpture/playset/toy model with 11 pairings of animals and Noah figure. Each piece is hand carved from wood and h...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Kuba Lidded Wooden Container – DRC, Early to Mid-20th Century
By Kuba
Located in Bilzen, BE
Kuba Lidded Wooden Container – DRC, Early to Mid-20th Century
A finely carved wooden container with lid from the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This authentic piece...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
13-Star Flag Waver for the Centennial Celebration
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This small charming 13-star flag waver was made for and sold during the nation’s Centennial celebration in Philadelphia in 1876. All manner of flags were made for the official Centen...
Category
Antique 1870s American Federal Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Fabric
Oil on canvas by Mogens Andersen
By Mogens Andersen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Oil on canvas in wooden frame. Signed on front and back. From December 1984.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Hand Carved Signed Large Canadian Canada Vintage Wood Swan Decoy Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, large hand-carved Canadian made swan decoy with a wonderful classic shape, beautiful color and finely carved form.
The work is signed by the artist (Canok Clowery) and ...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Folk Art Decoys
Materials
Wood, Paint
Decorative Wall Panel Made with Mexican Wrestlers (Folk Art)
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Rare Decorative Wall Panel Made with Mexican Wrestlers Toys (Folk Art).
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Plastic
Indonesian Asian Javanese Hand Carved Painted Wood Jaguar or Mythical Cat Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful hand carved, crafted and hand painted wood Indonesian jaguar/panther mythical cat ceremonial mask (perhaps a traditional Balinese I Wayan Muka mask). These masks are ge...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Masks
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gilt Copper Eagle Weather Vane with Directional and Later Stand
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an early 20th or late 19th century hollow form gilt copper weather vane with outspread wings, ball, arrow, and directional, mounted on a later round stand, in very ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Pharmacy Apothecary Bronze Mortar & Pestle Wall Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Pharmacy Apothecary Bronze Mortar & Pestle Wall Plaque. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 12.5" W x 1" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Signs
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic old school menu board from the forties and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Jagged edges with colorful writings for an upstate New York restaurant.
This is...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Signs
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Rare Early 20th Century Hand Carved Fairground Dragon Ride Fragment
Located in London, GB
Rare Early 20th Century Hand Carved Fairground Dragon Ride Fragment
A highly decorative and delightful object of an early 20th Century fairground dragon ride fragment panel. Would l...
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century English folk art metal weathervane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English folk art metal weathervane
Removable from its mounted 19th Century hand carved church stand, this highly decorative English folk-art weathervane in the form of ...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Zinc
Turkoman Tribal Ceremonial Headdress
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A stitched colorful fabric hat with applied silver tone roundels, plaques and pendants, bells and cowrie shells. The long back flap with a triangular Turkoman pendant with glass rou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Other, Metal
Ornament for Horse or for Curtain
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A strip with multi-colored bows to use wherever You want: for example hung on the wall to gather a curtain.
But originally it was an ornament for a HORSE.
ref. nr. 511
Category
Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Carved Africian Wood Ceremonial Mask On Custom Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A strongly carved mask, likely Baule Tribe, on custom iron display stand. With fine serene features, scarification on the forehead, delicately carved hair and surmounted by two forwa...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ornament for Curtain or for Horse
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A strip with multi-colored bows to use wherever You want: for example hung on the wall to gather a curtain.
But originally it was an ornament for a HORSE.
ref. nr. 1002.
Category
Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand painted and handcrafted Adirondack carved menu board. Fantastic classic example of an early 20th century piece of an woodsy menu board from an upstate New York restaura...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Adirondack Signs
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
19th Century Sailor Carved Cribbage Board with Paddle Boat and Figural Pegs
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor Carved Cribbage Board with Paddle Boat and Figural Pegs, signed "Vath, 1871," a folk art hand carved fruitwood cribbage board made to hang on a wall when not in u...
Category
Antique 1870s German Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Fruitwood, Pine
Ornament for Wall or for Horse
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Horse ornamental strip, also for nomadic tents. this one is made of netting, with tufts or multi-colored wool and pockets in the center.
Colors: red, blue, black, brown.
Now You ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central Asian Other Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Folk Art Pig Weathervane on Custom Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This delightful pig weathervane embodies the rustic charm and whimsical spirit of American folk art. Crafted from copper, the figure of a plump pig is rendered in a simple yet expres...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Ovolo Frame Mirror
Located in London, England
Ovolo shape frame with antique mirror plate glass. Circa 1920.
H 49cm x W 43cm x D 8cm
Category
Vintage 1920s Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Large Early 20th Century English Scratch Built / Folk Art Ship Model
Located in London, GB
Large Early 20th Century English Scratch Built / Folk Art Ship Model
A highly decorative and exceptionally well hand-crafted example of an early 20th Century English folk art ship m...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Silver handle walking stick depicting a snake, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Art nouveau silver handle, depicting a snake. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. France circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antiquities
Materials
Metal, Silver
Art nouveau walking stick depicts the God Pan and the nymph Echo, Sweden 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouvea walking stick. The T-shaped 838/1000 silver knob is embossed and chiselled and depicts, on one side, the God of the woods, Pan, sitting on a rock playing the flute, while ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Antiquities
Materials
Silver
18K gold jewel Walking stick depicting a heron by Plisson and Hartz, Paris 1900.
By Georges Plisson and Hartz
Located in Milan, IT
Jeweled walking stick in 18k gold. One side of the knob features the embossed image of a heron, whose body naturally adapts to the shape of the handle. The bird stands one-legged on ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antiquities
Materials
Gold
Mangbetu Female Figure, D.R. Congo, early 20th century
By Mangbetu People
Located in Bilzen, BE
Mangbetu Female Figure
Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire)
Early to mid-20th century, likely Lang period (c. 1920–1945)
Hardwood
Height: 45 cm
Provenance: Privat...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
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Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
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