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Sale Items
Item Ships From: USA
Navajo Eye Dazzler Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo eye dazzler Indian weaving pillow. Feather and down insert and zippered insert.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Pillows and Throws
Materials
Wool
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 Wall Mirrors
Materials
Nickel
19thc Original Painted Grey Pewter Wall Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original grey painted hanging pewter wall shell in fantastic condition. The construction is amazing and dovetailed with amazing surface. This is a large pewter wall shelf and...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Shelves
Materials
Wood
Boston Terrier Heavy Cast Iron Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sweet faced Boston Terrier cast iron doorstop. This doorstop is very heavy with great patina. The Boston Terrier hasa very soft look due to the wear.
Category
20th Century North American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Late 16thC French Wood Carving of a Female
Located in Malibu, CA
16th century artifact imported from Europe; a beautiful figure with patinaed painted wood. An alter piece with a hook on the back for hanging. Lovely adorn...
Category
Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Amish Quilt Dated 1911 from Indiana-Bear Paw Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amish bear paw pattern Indiana Amish signed & dated 1911.The quilting is very fine & finely pieced.This is mixed fabrics wool and cotton.
Category
Vintage 1910s American Adirondack Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Three-Legged Tribal Stool Attributed to the Oromo from Ethiopia, Africa
Located in Miami, FL
A three-legged African stool or seat carved from a single piece of wood, attributable to the Oromo people in or around the city of Jimma in Ethiopia. This stool was as a utilitarian ...
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Running Horse Copper Weather Vane on Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century copper weather vane on hand-forged iron stand. From western Tennessee.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Mid-Century Moorish Brass and Copper Tea Pot on Kettle
Located in Plainview, NY
This Mid-Century Moorish teapot on kettle is made or red copper and brass and stands is a true thing of beauty by standing on a beautifully carved Kettle / pedestal. Handcrafted by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Tribal Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
20Thc Hand Carved & Painted Horse Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc hand carved wood horse & hand painted in fantastic condition. This is similar to the Amish play toy horses but we think it was a folk carving.This...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Indian Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved Indian girl sculpture with amazing details. Minor cracks in carvings in areas.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
19thc Original Painted Pennsylvania Furkin / Bucket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original paint decorated Pennsylvania dutch painted 19thc furkin or bucket with lid. The condition is very good and sturdy.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antiquities
Materials
Wood
20th C Original Painted Hubley Boston Terrier Doorstop
By Hubbly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C original painted Hubley Boston Terrier doorstop.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
19Thc Hand Carved Cow Butter Stamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine and folky hand carved cow butter stamp is in fine condition.This comes from a private folk art collection and was purchased in Pennsylvania.
Category
Antique 1860s American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
18th C Rare Wood Female Carving Artifact
Located in Malibu, CA
18th century wooden carving of an female form.
Presumed to be a French church piece.
This figure has a beautiful face.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Renaissance Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Beacon Blanket with Navajo Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Blue, Beige, and White Beacon Blanket with Navajo Design.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
Navajo Indian Weaving Saddle Blanket Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing Navajo Indian weaving large pillows have aged and worn alligatored leather backings.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
1990s American Adirondack Quilts
Materials
Wool
Antique Painted Danish Grandfather Clock, 19th Century, Denmark
Located in Virum, DK
This stately grandfather clock is from the first quarter of the 19th century. It is made in the traditional Scandinavian style of clock making and has charming and whimsical details ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Materials
Pine
20thc Signed Cow Oil Painting Listed Artist
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20thc oil painting on board by listed artist C. Wood a California artist. Fantastic workmanship. Lives in Los Alamos, California. She is an amazing lis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Adirondack Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
19thc Painted Cream Pantry Boxes from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These stackable 19thc painted pantry boxes are in good condition and have several coats of paint on them.The condition is good and strong.Sold as a matched stack of pantry boxes.
...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Antiquities
Materials
Bentwood
1930s Caruso's Old New York Restaurant Enamel Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
Caruso's cobalt blue and white enamel wall mounted sign. From the restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY's Little Italy neighborhood. Circa 1930-40. Originally mounted on the side of the bui...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Signs
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Cast Iron Horse Doorstop Signed Hunter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron horse doorstop Signed Hunter.
Copyright 1949. VA Metal Crafters, Waynesboro, VA.
Category
20th Century American American Classical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Princeton University Banner C.1914
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original large Princeton University banner class of 1914. Hand sewn letters and numbers.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1914....
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Signs
Materials
Felt
Hanging Mexican Wooden Cupid with Bow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rosy-cheeked wooden cupid to bring love into your life. This is a unique, hand-carved, hand-painted wooden cupid with a wire suspension and removable wooden bow...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Ransbottom Cookie Jar
By Robinson Ransbottom Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century Robinson Ransbottom cookie jar. 2qt canister. Beautiful condition.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Psychedelic 60s Counter Culture Collage Packing Crate
Located in Garnerville, NY
Growing up as a teenager in Rockland County, New York, approximately 45 minutes northwest of New York City, the previous owner just felt a need to decorate this everyday object. She has no recollection of why she started decorating this piece, but this is art for art's sake. The packing container, which normally houses folded clothing or carefully wrapped porcelain or glass, was carefully decorated with text from print ads from newspapers, magazines and comic strips. Many of the terms and phrases we might have taken for granted over the years were up front and center in the Counter Culture...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
19th C Original Cream Painted Horse Wind Mill Weight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original cream painted iron horse wind mill weight on a wood block stand.The condition is very good.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Weathervanes
Materials
Iron
19th C Log Cabin Barn Raising Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Wool Log Cabin Barn Raising Quilt with Floral back. Circa 1890 t0 1900.
Great Condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
19Thc Hand Carved Horse & Rider
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Hand carved horse and rider sculpture in amazing condition.This was found in a folk art collection in Arizona.The patina is wonderful and ther...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
20th C. Hand Carved Egyptian Revival Folk Art Bali Cat Sculpture Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century hand carved folk art wooden cat form sculpture or statue. Features a knockdown design with elegant form. Features pointy claws, curled tale an...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Pair 19th Century Victorian Eastlake Free Mason Throne Chairs w/ Symbolism
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Savannah, GA
Victorian Eastlake large upholstered solid oak throne chairs from Masonic Lodge with lots of detailed carving. The pair consists of one with the plumb bob sy...
Category
Antique 1880s American Eastlake Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Velvet, Oak
20th Century Handmade Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This streak of lighting quilt is in brown calico fabric. This condition is very good.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Country Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Scandinavian Paint Decorated Bookcase with Lower Cabinet
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Very rare and interesting paint decorated bookcase with cabinet below and shelves above. Early 19th century or late 18th. Original lock and key and early paint. A very useful proport...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Materials
Wood
19Thc Velvet One Patch Doll Quilt Mounted in a Plexy Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine and folky velvet 19thc doll quilt was found in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania and is in fine condition.Thats why we mounted in a plexus box instead of just framing it.Its ve...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Quilts
Materials
Velvet
Early 20thc Hand Carved Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc hand carved pig or hog with amazing patina. This is most unusual and found in the mid west.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19thc Folk Art Carved Squirrel on a Tree Stump
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing early hand carved wood squirrel is sitting on a stump or log. It has a wonderful undisturbed painted surface.Its all original painted surfac...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug Ivory, Rust
Located in Port Washington, NY
Extremely Rare size, which leads us to believe this carpet originally was a custom order for a Nobel Family.
Antique 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 city America. Serapi carpets were woven on the level of small workshop with multiple weavers working several years to complete each rug. Highly skilled artisans, they continually reinterpreted the design as they wove, creating highly spontaneous and inventive artistry. Measures: 16'2" x 18'2".
Serapi is a term that is a mystery in the Persian antique carpet market. There is no location or tribe of this name. Sarab, also spelled Saab, a town in northwestern Persia, is known for weaving only runners with a camel hair pile during the nineteenth century. "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Jacquard Woven Coverlet with Fringe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This multicolored handwoven 19th century coverlet with the original fringe in fine condition.
Category
Antique 1860s American Country Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
Pre-Columbian Style Nayarit Indian Polychromed Effigy Alligator Pipes
Located in Lomita, CA
This grouping of alligator-like or crocodile effigy antique pipes is both beautiful and intriguing. The wear on the backs and underside of the polychrome...
Category
Antique 18th Century Mexican Pre-Columbian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Vintage Framed Painting on Canvas Dt 1987
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed painting on canvas Dt 1987. There is artist note on the back titling the piece ‘Sunrise on the Tetons’ and Signed by W.S Makuch.
Dimension...
Category
Vintage 1980s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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
Vintage 1960s Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
19th C Nine Patch Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Nine Patch Doll Quilt with Calico Boarder. Mounted for hanging.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Watermelon Hand Carved Sculpture Set, Decoy Decor, Trompe L’Oeil
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage watermelon hand carved sculpture set, decoy decor, Trompe L’Oeil, hand painted melon sculptural set. Gorgeous. Signed by artist.
Largest pie...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
19th C Wool Chaliss Mini Pieced Honey Comb Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Wool challis New England honey comb mini pieced quilt in pristine condition.Fantastic piecing and workmanship.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Quilts
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Very Large Example of a Tonala Cat, Artist Signed
By Tonala Pottery
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptionally large Tonala figure of a cat. The piece is artist signed and most probably dates to the 1960s-1980s. The cat is beautifully mold...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Clay
19th c. American Folk Tramp Art Crown of Thorns Cross in a Large Scale
Located in Savannah, GA
This late 19th century large scale American Folk "Tramp" Art double sided "Crown of Thorns" cross is made up of thousands of carved and joined pieces, held together with the joinery ...
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Cherub Carved from Wood with Polychrome & Gilt
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian cherub, carved from linden wood wood. This graceful and exceptionally well-carved figure was likely part of an altar ensemble. The eyes and face are particularly well-form...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th c. Monumental Belgian Flag c.1940-1950-FREE SHIPPING
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original monumental Belgian flag.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wool, Metal.
CONDI...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
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
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood
19Thc Original Salmon Painted Cutlery Carrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19Thc original salmon painted cutlery / carrier from New England.Fantastic original aged surface & patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Antiquities
Materials
Wood
19th C Punched Tin Cross Flags Pie Safe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c punched tins cross flags pie safe all original and a natural old surface. This safe was found in East Tennessee and is in fine condition. The conditio...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Painted Furniture
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Navajo Weaving Pillow with Cross
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Navajo weaving pillow with cross. Beautiful colors Olive green, forest green, off white, rust, browns, and black. The backing a a textured green velvet. Zippered casing. Fe...
Category
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wool, Down, Feathers
Vintage Framed Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage framed painting
Dimensions. 24 W ; 2 3/4 D , 21 H.
Category
Vintage 1970s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
19th C Bronze Horse Bookends, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair 19th C bronze Horse bookends
Measure 2 deep x 4.5 high x 5wide.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th C Checkerboard Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted checkerboard game board.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Antique Small Piece Ocean Waves Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920's Antique small piece Ocean waves quilt. Hand quilted in pastel lavender and pink. Pristine condition.
Category
20th Century American Country Quilts
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Small Serene Bronze Hindu God Statue
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Small bronze serene standing figure, a Hindu God, lost wax casting. 19th Century. 1 1/2" x 1" x 3 3/4" H.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
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