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Sale Items
Art Deco Sideboard Made of Rosewood with Brass Applications, Paris, around 1920
Located in Greven, DE
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture unrestored so that we can be sure that it is really original. We then offer these as original until we recondition the furniture in our workshop and then offer it as restored furniture...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Collection of Lindstrom's Game Boards-2
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lindstrom's gold star marble game board, dated 1934
This fun tabletop game boards are in great as found condition. Lindstrom's gold star (signed on the ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Game Boards
Materials
Tin, Metal
19th C Original Painted Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted game board. Nice original Salmon and black paint.
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Door With Faux Marble Original Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century Swedish original painted Folk Art small door. The front side is all in original condition with working lock and original key (Request video). With faux marble paintin...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Chinese Checkers Game Board with Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Chinese checkers game board with original paint form Pennsylvania. beautiful colors and patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Industrial Metal Milk Crate, Powder Coated Navy Blue, circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1960s Industrial Metal milk crate. Freshly powder coated, the milk crate is sturdy and sleek in classic navy blue. A perfect addition to any room that needs...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Painted Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th C Blue & White One Patch Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand made & sewn blue & white little doll quilt is in fine condition & has very fine piecing & quilting. The little gem has double borders and comes to us from a private co...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Country Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Early 20thc Full Bodied Copper Fish Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc full bodied copper professionally polished fish weather vane with custom made iron base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
Vintage Navajo Yei Rug, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Gray Color
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Navajo North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Yea Navajo Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large neutral Yea- Navajo weaving is in fine condition. It is in unusual colors.
Category
Early 20th Century American Navajo Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rya Carpet, Swedish Rug, Colorful
Located in Port Washington, NY
1960s Swedish Rya rug with a colorful, plush wool pile. Size: 4'6" X 6'7".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) "Spring Ploughing" Blueprint, No. 834, Limited Edition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) "Spring Ploughing" Blueprint, No. 834. Limited edition of 1000 blueprints. 87 x 68 cm. The frame is 6 cm. wide. In good condition.
Category
20th Century Norwegian Paintings
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...
Category
Antique 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Herd of Freedom Horses' by Purvis Young (1989–1999)
USA, circa 1980s
A progressive work, painted on a found metal tray, of five horses in landscape. signed 'Young' upper right corner. In untouched, well-cared-for vintage condition, ready to place.
The overall dimensions of the work are 13- inches wide, 17.5- inches high, and 1.5- inches deep.
About :
Purvis Young (1943–2010) was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Self-taught, Young's work was often a blend of painting and drawing with collaged elements, utilizing everyday discarded found objects.
Inspired by documentaries, art books...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
Alvin M. Cohen Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
From the estate of American artist Alvin M. Cohen
Painted in Paris, titled, signed. A full collection from this estate is also available for sale.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
African Big Bongo Peoples Stone Female Figure
Located in South Burlington, VT
Africa, Bongo Peoples, stone female commemorative figure from Southern Sudan. A fine specimen in naturally weathered condition; hand carved from a porous orange-black stone, 20th century. Similar funerary stone sculptures in various sizes were likely crafted over many centuries.
Original patina from appropriate age.
Custom base included.
Dimensions: 30 inches high and 9.5 inches wide and 8 inches deep mounted on a custom iron base.
Provenance: Old Brussels, Belgium collection acquired in 1998.
History:
The Bongo are an ethnic group living in South Sudan, mostly in the Tonj District. They speak the Bongo language, one of the Bongo-Baka languages. Unlike the Dinka and other Nilotic groups, the Bongo are not a cattle herding people and do not use cows for bride price. Subsistence farming is the primary source of food, though money is obtained by working in forestry, building, selling honey, and other various means.
For similar examples see Barakat Gallery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sudanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Original riveted sheet iron shoemakers shop sign. Unique find,
France, circa 1800-1850. Traces of red paint visible.
Weathered.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Folk Art Leather Box
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered Folk Art box made out of wood and covered with leather. Working lock and key.
France, circa 1850
Weathered, small losses.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Konya Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian antique Kilim from the Konya - Hotamis region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It belongs to the scallop from the Konya region of Central Anato...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Late 20th C Original Painted Oval Floral Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20th C original painted oval floral stool. Lancaster County, PA.
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Stools
Materials
Wood
Pictorial Indian Weaving Pillows with Birds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun group of weaving pillows have the initial E on them and are all have cotton linen backings. Down and feather fill. Sold as a group of three.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
20Thc Amish One Patch Crib Quilt-Mounted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ohio Amish one patch mounted crib quilt in pristine condition. This amazing one patch cotton crib quilt is in fine condition and ready to hang in your collection.This is from the pr...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Quilts
Materials
Cotton
1960s Alberto Giacometti Inspired Brutalist Bronze Chess Set. Italy
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Wonderful vintage 1960s era artisan handcrafted bronze Brutalist / Modernist chess set in the style of Italian Alberto Giacometti.
The hammered brass and copper board and the brass ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Brutalist Game Boards
Materials
Brass
19th C Nine Patch Chain Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing early fabrics crib quilt is in pristine condition. This nine patch quilt is from Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Quilts
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Hand-Carved and Painted Folky Chicken
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of early 20th century Folk Art is all original paint and carved from one piece of wood. The weight is heavy and would make a great doorstop in the kitchen.
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Early to Mid-20th Century Bamboo Rooster Effigy, Terai, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century bamboo rooster effigy, Terai, Nepal.
A charming rooster made from the root of a bamboo from the Rai people of Terai, Nepal. He stands 8" high and his form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bamboo
Art Deco Sideboard in Rosewood from Paris Around 1925
Located in Greven, DE
We were able to acquire this wonderful piece of furniture directly from Paris. The sideboard has a wonderful rosewood veneer which, with the reddish tones, creates a nice contrast to...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Beautiful Important Original Artist Proof Framed 3D Victor Vasarely Serigraph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A RARE EXQUISITE 3D OP ART ORIGINAL ARTIST PROOF MASTERPIECE SILKSCREEN SERIGRAPH By Famous French Artist Victor Vasarely (1906-1997). Piece fea...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Beautiful Important Signed Numbered Framed 3D Victor Vasarely Serigraph
By Victor Vasarely
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A RARE EXQUISITE 3D OP ART LIMITED EDITION MASTERPIECE SILKSCREEN SERIGRAPH By Famous French Artist Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) . Beautifully d...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Japanese Old Vintage Pair Mahogany Rabbits
Located in South Burlington, VT
Good mahogany patinated garden candidates with old Japan labels
This Japanese pair (2) of larger scale solid hand cast rabbits usagi with a mahogany pat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Rare Important Original Rare Important 1920's Louis Icart Woman Flower Market
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A Very Beautiful and Very RARE Original Framed etching and aquatint with handcoloring by Louis Icart (1888-1950). Painting showcases A Beautiful...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare Important Original 1930s-40s Paris Cafe Lithograph Etching Drawing
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A Very Beautiful and Very RARE Original Framed etching and Colorful Lithograph showcasing Beautifully Dressed People in a Cafe in Paris. Circa 1...
Category
20th Century French Posters
Materials
Paper
Rare Estate Printers Proof Framed Hanna Barbera Flintstones Jetsons Orchestra
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A Rare Large DELUXE PRINTERS PROOF Pop Art Serigraph of World Renowned Cartoonists Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera Flinstones and the Jetsons!! Label...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper
19th Century New England Blue Painted Buckets / Planters, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing original powder blue buckets or planters are very strong and sturdy. The condition is very good and have a waxed or weather protector finish ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Swiss Made Comtoise Pocket Watch with Hunters Motives
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Swiss Made Comtoise Pocket Watch with Hunters Motives
A very nice vintage pocket watch manufactured by ARSA (Auguste Reymond S. A.), Switzerland. The case is made of metal a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art More Clocks
Materials
Metal
19th Century Brass Pendant on Yellow Multi-Strand Beaded Necklace, Naga, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century brass pendant on yellow multi-strand beaded necklace, Naga, India
A graceful necklace of small yellow glass trade beads bead...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
Late 19th century, French Folk Art Copper Sailboat Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful and rare folk art copper sailboat weather-vane . A real unique find with gorgeous vert de gris patine.
France, circa 1880-1900.
Weathered , small losses and old repairs.
P...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Weathervanes
Materials
Copper
20thc Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
By Navajo Indian Saddle Blanket Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow. This is made from a saddle blanket weaving. The backing is a brown cotton linen. The insert is down & feather insert.
Category
2010s American Adirondack Native American Objects
Materials
Wool
Gold Ground Antique Marasali Shirvan Prayer Rug, Hand-Knotted, Wool Oriental Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Unique Marasali prayer rug attributed to the Marasali group, this prayer rug from the Shirvan region has a brilliant golden-yellow field and a diam...
Category
Antique 1880s Russian Kazak Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Bakhshaish Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Ivory Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Antique Bakhshaish / Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Antique Wooden "Keep Maine Green" Sign c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand painted wood sign with applied letters "Keep Maine Green".
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood, Paint, Plastic....
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Plastic, Wood
19th Century Decorated Salt Glaze 3 Gal Crock- Sipe & Sons
By Hawkes and Son Makers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine blue decorated hand made pottery crock. It has the original double handles and in fine condition. Minor base chip (tiny). Fantastic glaze surface. This is a large three gallon...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A visibly old mask from the Javanese masks theatre ‘wayang topeng’: carved from hard wood, and painted on the front side. The mask shows clear traces of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks
Materials
Wood
Ancient wrought iron door knocker with dragon head
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Ancient knocker with a dragon's head in wrought iron and decoration of points and lines typical of Spanish forging from the 17th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Antiquities
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare Important Framed Signed Hanna Barbera Flintstones Jetsons Circus Cel
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A Rare Large DELUXE Numbered LIMITED EDITION 3D Silkscreen Pop Art Serigraph Cel signed in pencil and numbered, by World Renowned Cartoonists Bi...
Category
20th Century American Posters
Materials
Paper
Pima American Indian Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine tightly woven Pima American Indian basket in unusual geometric pattern is in fine condition. The scale is so wonderful with a nice aged patina.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets
Materials
Fur
Mounted Asafo Flag of Ghana c.1820-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Contact us for more shipping quotes: S16 Home San Francisco.
An original Asafo flag depicting the Fante people of Ghana, Africa and the Union Jack of the United Kingdom. Mou...
Category
Antique 19th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Hand Painted Mexican Folk Art Hanging Wind Chime
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hand Painted Mexican Folk Art Hanging Wind Chime ,
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta, String, Wood
Mid 20th Century African Folk-Art Carving of a Woman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Beautiful African rustic folk carving of a woman, probably mid-century, hardwood, the nose has been rubbed many times for good luck!
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Original Coca-Cola Pop Art Canvas Still Life
By Coca Cola Bottling Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give your wall some tasty decor with this delicious vintage painting on canvas. Proudly featuring a quartet of iconic glass soda-pop bottles...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1900s, Gilt Framed Madonna of the Chair Painting Print on Wood
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Germantown, MD
The Madonna Della Sedia commonly known as the Madonna of the chair is a painting by an Italian artist Raphael dating back to 1513 -1514. It is currently hou...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Paintings
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
Antique Ceremonial Ashanti Ghana African Queens Wooden Stool mmaa dwa
Located in London, GB
An antique Ashanti ceremonial stool, carved from a single piece of wood. The up-curved seat stands on five supports, the central one pierced with small semi circles and the outer four supports carved, fretted.
In very good condition
Length 46cm
Height 34cm
Width 24cm
The origin of the Ashante culture can be found in the Akan ethnic groups that inhabited West Africa around Lake Volta and the Gulf of Guinea. The Asante formed a strong confederation that developed from the late 17th century, with the founding of the city of Kumasi, and whose economy was based on trade, gold mining and slave traffic. They are the most important and larger ethnic group in Ghana and was one of the few African states capable of resisting European imperialism.
Within the material heritage and furniture of the Ashante people, some of the most outstanding pieces are the ceremonial stools, being the Golden Stool...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
12th/13th Century Thai Khmer Pottery Jar
Located in Austin, TX
A refined pottery vase boasting an elegant silhouette and intricate impressed and applied decoration. The lovely jar exhibits a flared and folded rim, a corseted neck, and a broad sh...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Haitian Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful oil painting on canvas depicting lush colorful jungle scene with parrots, chicken and chicks all surrounded by vines fruit and flowers. Th...
Category
20th Century Haitian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early 20th c. Toleware Glove Maker's Store Sign c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original French glove maker's store sign. Enameled painted metal with gold, stitched seams and a blue frilled cuff and large blue glass stone at the wrist.
Shown with life...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Signs
Materials
Metal
14th To 16th Century Asian Jar/vessel (Possibly Khmer)
Located in Austin, TX
Introduce your space to a piece of ancient history with this ancient Asian Jar. Exuding aged charm and rustic features, this relic pays homage to antiquity, capturing the imagination...
Category
Antique 16th Century Cambodian Antiquities
Materials
Clay
20th Century Hand-Cranked Automaton Toy
Located in Madrid, ES
Type: Hand-cranked Automaton Toy
Era: Early 20th Century
Functionality: When the central tube is manually raised and lowered, the characters move.
Dimen...
Category
Vintage 1910s Antiquities
Materials
Fruitwood
Kuba Mweel Mask
Located in Austin, TX
"Residing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kuba people are true artisans whose craftsmanship fueled traditional rituals, performances, and storytelling. Natural materials, in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Masks
Materials
Shell, Burlap, Wood
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