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Pair of Early 19th Century American Folk Art Portraits of a Family
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Fantastic pair of early 19th century American folk art portraits featuring a family. One painitng
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Mid 19th Century American Folk Art Portrait of Child with Dog in Landscape, Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: American School, mid 19th century, unsigned Title: Portrait of a Child dressed in
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

19th century American Folk Art of a Seated Lady in her Sunday best clothes
Located in Woodbury, CT
Unknown Artist (American School, 19th century) Portrait of a Lady in Blue, c. 1835–1850 Oil on
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1850s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boy with a Spaniel , Water Dog, Americana, Folk Art, Tonalist, Victoriana
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A charming and antique oil portrait of a young boy shown seated beside his spaniel and gazing
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1850s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sitting Bull Signed Native American Indian Cabinet-Card Portrait Photograph
Located in Studio City, CA
A very desirable and quite rare signed photograph/cabinet-card portrait of renowned Hunkpapa Lakota
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Acrylic, Paper

19th Century American School Large Portrait of a Seated Lady, oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: American School, 19th century Title: Portrait of a Seated Lady Medium: oil
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19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil

American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady, dating from the early 19th century. The portrait is very
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Antique 1840s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Pine

American Primitive Folk Art Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
American Folk Art Portrait of a Gentleman, dating from the early 19th century. The portrait is
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Antique 1840s American Folk Art Paintings

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Pine

American or French Folk Art, Portrait of a Lady with a Dove, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century oil painting presents a delicately rendered half-length portrait of a young
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Important Antique American School Folk Art Young Girl Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very rare and well painted mid 1800s folk art portrait. Incredible frame. Oil on canvas. Image
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s Oil on Panel 24" x 19.5" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame
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Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait painting, circa 1840 We are proud of our
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

Old Vintage Pair Native American Folk Art Portraits Signed JP Macett
Located in South Burlington, VT
Vintage pair (2) Folk Art or Outsider Art Portraits of Native Americans. The female displays
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20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Wood, Oak

Early 19th-Century Portrait of a Handsome Young American
Located in San Francisco, CA
period. As such, this work is very characteristic of American folk-art portraiture, which often featured
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Early 19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Old Vintage Pair Native American Folk Art Portraits Signed JP Macett
Located in South Burlington, VT
Vintage pair (2) Folk Art or Outsider Art Portraits of Native Americans. The female displays
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20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Wood, Oak

Folk Art Portrait Painting "Young Girl In a Red Dress", American, Circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
attention of folk art collectors seeking fine quality 19th century paintings by untrained artists. It
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

American School Glass Miniature Portrait of George Washington, Mid-19th Century
By Gilbert Stuart
Located in Atlanta, GA
wide by 4.5 inches high, the work reflects the 19th-century American taste for patriotic miniatures
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Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Paintings

Materials

Brass

19thC American Folk Art Portrait Painting Of A Young Girl Seated Beside Her Dog
Located in Incline Village, NV
Early 19th century, superb, and oversized, this fine quality American folk art portrait, oil on
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Black Americana Portrait American Lawyer, Signed 1862
Located in South Burlington, VT
Black Americana Antique Folk Art or Outsider Art Portrait Black American Lawyer, Signed June 10
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Wood

Portrait of Two Children
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful early 19th century large oil on canvas naive portrait of two children, a boy and a girl
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19th Century Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Circassian courtisane, in original 19th century frame, orientalist
Located in DEVENTER, NL
In original 19th century frame Dimesions excl. frame: 48 x 37 cm. Dimensions incl. frame: 56 x 45 cm
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Folk Art Oil on Canvas, circa 1830 Attributed to S.V.D. Schans, Unsigned
By S.V.D. Schans
Located in Incline Village, NV
children in both paintings have identical eyebrows. Unlike many early 19th century folk art portraits of
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Antique 1820s American Folk Art Paintings

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Canvas

American Antique Folk Art Flying Eagles Heraldic Trunk, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection. An elaborate antique american folk art pyrography wood trunk
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Sculptures and Carvings

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Brass

Oil on Canvas Folk Art Painting "Young Girl With Her Dog and Flowers" Ca 1835
Located in Incline Village, NV
painting is unattributed (as with the preponderance of folk art portraits of this period), but my instincts
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Antique 1830s American Folk Art Paintings

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Paint

American Portrait Miniature of a Woman in a White Gown, Thomas Story Officer
Located in Downingtown, PA
metropolitan art scene of Philadelphia. He trained under Thomas Sully , one of America’s foremost portrait
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Antique 1830s American American Empire Paintings

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Ivory

American Arts And Crafts Antique Pyrography Kingsley Portrait After Rembrandt
Located in South Burlington, VT
century and first quarter of the 20th century. We will be offering more important high quality Folk Art
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Antique 1890s American Arts and Crafts Paintings

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Wood

American Arts And Crafts Antique Pyrography Portrait Charles H. F. Turner 1898
Located in South Burlington, VT
particular popular during the last quarter of the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Paintings

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Wood

Watercolor of the American Barque A.J. Harvey in Marseilles by Honore Pellegrin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
in the French seaport of Marseilles during the second and third quarters of the 19th century. His
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Antique 1850s American American Classical Paintings

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Paint, Paper

American Arts And Crafts Finely Painted Pyrography Dutch Scene By Harry Ungar
Located in South Burlington, VT
particular popular in America and Europe during the last quarter of the 19th century and first quarter of the
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Wood

Arts And Crafts Antique Pyrography Mother And Child Portrait Signed Veronesi
Located in South Burlington, VT
particular popular during the last quarter of the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Paintings

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Wood

19th Century American Miniature Folk Art Watercolor Portrait
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning little american folkhart water color of a young gentleman. Sitting with his arm over the
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Drawings

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Wood, Paper, Paint

19th Century American Folk Art Pair of Male and Female Portraits
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Folk Art (19th Century) mahogany and birdseye maple framed oil painting portraits
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Maple, Paper

A Gentlemen Lady
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
of mid-19th-century American folk portraits—depicting a gentleman in formal attire and a woman in a
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1840s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Allegory of The Wheat Harvest (19th-century Folk Art Child portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Allegory of a Wheat Harvest (Portrait of young child), ca. 1850, by unknown American artist. Oil
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19th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Mary Dwyer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton_Seneca Falls 1870s_2014_acrylic on board,
By Mary Dwyer
Located in Darien, CT
the American Folk Art tradition with an abstract modernist aesthetic. The inspiration of her work
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2010s Folk Art Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

19th C. Silk Embroidered and Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis, ca 1890
By Thomas Willis
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Silk Embroidered and Hand Painted Yacht Portrait by Thomas Willis (Danish-American
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Antique 1890s American Folk Art Nautical Objects

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Canvas, Silk

"Harness Racer at Belmont Park 1884, Philadelphia" by Agustus Kollner
Located in Wiscasset, ME
) was a distinguished 19th-century Philadelphia artist, etcher, engraver, and lithographer who started
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Antique 1880s American Folk Art Paintings

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Paint, Paper

Mary Dwyer, Nast vs. Boss Tweed, 1870s, 2013, Acrylic Paint, Wood Panel
By Mary Dwyer
Located in Darien, CT
Fascinated by American history, Mary Dwyer blends the American Folk Art tradition with an abstract
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21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mary Dwyer, Ida Tarbell, 2017, watercolor on paper, Suffragists and Journalists
By Mary Dwyer
Located in Darien, CT
American history, Mary Dwyer blends the American Folk Art tradition with an abstract modernist aesthetic
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2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Mary Dwyer, Nellie Bly, 2017, watercolor on paper, Suffragists and Journalists
By Mary Dwyer
Located in Darien, CT
American history, Mary Dwyer blends the American Folk Art tradition with an abstract modernist aesthetic
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2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Mary Dwyer, Rachel Carson, 2017, watercolor on paper, Suffragists and Journalists
By Mary Dwyer
Located in Darien, CT
American history, Mary Dwyer blends the American Folk Art tradition with an abstract modernist aesthetic
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2010s Feminist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

J. Alden Weir Hand Made Studio Sign Branchville Connecticut
Located in New Windsor, NY
American Impressionists. However, his art education began with training in the traditional basic styles and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Signs

Materials

Iron

Vintage Boho 19th Century Folk Art Portrait of Man
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This captivating 19th-century American folk art oil portrait captures the essence of a bygone era
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Textile, Giltwood, Paint

30 Star Antique American Parade Flag, Wisconsin Statehood, ca 1848-1850
Located in York County, PA
(1861-1865) are extremely rare, comprising less than one percent of 19th century flags that have
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Mervin Jules Folk Singer Portrait, Signed
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Mervin Jules (American, 1912-1994) Folk Singer, 20th century Oil on masonite 18 x 7 1/2 in. Signed
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Antique Victorian American Folk Art Portrait Oil Painting Woman Children
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional large Mid-19th century American School Victorian Folk Art portrait. The painting
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Paintings

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Canvas, Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint

Suzanne Benton, Male Grace, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Suzanne Benton, Maiden and the Night, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Suzanne Benton, Over the Shoulder, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Suzanne Benton, Renaissance Maiden, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Suzanne Benton, Child of Fortune, 2017, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Suzanne Benton, Suspended in Time, 2014, Monoprint
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
miniature painting, South Asian Folk Art, Korean Lore and Legend, Hebrew illuminated manuscripts, Medieval
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2010s Symbolist Portrait Prints

Materials

Monoprint

Roller-Printed Yard Good, Made to Memorialize George Washington, ca 1824-1832
Located in York County, PA
LAFAYETTE’S FINAL VISIT & GRAND TOUR OF AMERICA, FROM 1824-25, AND THE 1832 CELEBRATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Elaborate Sailor Souvenir of Washington Crossing the Delaware, circa 1885-1912
Located in York County, PA
, cannonballs, and anchor, circa 1885-1910: Between roughly 1880 and 1915, American sailors visiting the
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Antique Late 19th Century Asian Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

1840 Campaign Kerchief of William Henry Harrison on Horseback
Located in York County, PA
, one of the first known campaign textiles in early America Printed in mulberry red ink on white
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

13 Stars on a flag Made for the 1840 Presidential Campaign of W.H. Harrison
Located in York County, PA
of its kind during the 19th century, organized by American Indian chief, Tecumseh and his brother
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Antique 1840s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Silk

1806 Printed Linen Kerchief Glorifying George Washington, Germantown, Penn
Located in York County, PA
textile of the 19th century or prior and the earlier the time period the more unlikely an object is to be
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Antique Early 1800s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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Cotton

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19th Century American Folk Art Portraits For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 19th century American folk art portraits is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct 19th century American folk art portraits — often made from canvas, fabric and wood — can elevate any home. 19th century American folk art portraits have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 19th Century. 19th century American folk art portraits bearing Folk Art or Neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Ammi Phillips produced beautiful 19th century American folk art portraits that are worth considering.

How Much are 19th Century American Folk Art Portraits?

19th century American folk art portraits can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,000, while the lowest priced sells for $695 and the highest can go for as much as $55,000.