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Antique Chokwe Mask, Central African, Carved Hardwood, Tribal, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Chokwe mask. A Central African, carved hardwood tribal face mask, dating to the
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Antique Late 19th Century African Late Victorian Masks
Materials
Hardwood
African Ceremonial Tribal Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Dark wood ceremonial tribal chair
Solid wood.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Blue
White African Beaded Crown
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a hand-woven, beaded Yoruban crown.
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Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
African Carved Wood Mask - Offline Sale
Located in Austin, TX
Offline Order Template
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
"At the Baths, North Africa, " Eugene Fromentin, Algeria, Impressionist, Nude
By Eugène Fromentin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
at least twice and was known for his North African scenes. He was also the author of several books on
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th Century African Bronze Sculpture From Vienna Tobacco Museum
Located in Copenhagen, K
Rare bronze sculpture of native African smoking a large pipe
Provenance: Vienna Tobbacco Museum
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Antique 19th Century Belizean Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
African Tribal Rare Douala Dance Paddle Cameroon Interior Design Home Decor
Located in London, GB
20th century.
A fine rare piece for interior design or Art collection.
Ex Belgian Collection.
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Antique 19th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Camels at a Tunisian Oasis
, French School Orientalism, North African, Romantic
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A finely painted, late 19th century, French School oil showing a view of travelers and camels
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Late 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
African Baule Tribe Intricately Carved Wood Fertility Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
This is truly a fantastic piece. Well made with signs of age (when found, had original information attached to the backside of mask. Please see photo). Made by the Baule peoples of t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Ivorian Masks
Materials
Wood
North African French Orientalist Antique Oil Painting Portrait of a Seated Man
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Orientalist School, late 19th century
Title: Portrait of a Seated Man
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19th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
South African Giraffes, Antique Natural History Chromolithograph, circa 1895
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
South African Giraffes - chromolithograph from an English natural history series.
200mm by 135mm
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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Exotic Animals Antique Hand Coloured Print - Africa Lion Tiger
Located in Aartselaar, BE
, tiger and cougar) depicting exotic animals in Africa, published in 1840 based on the work of Scottish
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of African Tribal Spears
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of 2 spears or lances: African Kuba spear and possibly Barana Piercing spears.
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Antique 19th Century African Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vanity Fair Game Hunter Sir Frederick Courtenay Selous. African/safari interest
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Africa. Accompanied by original descriptive text.
385mm by 260mm (sheet)
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
collection of anthropologist and author Dr. Peter T. Furst.
We are listing it as 19th century but based
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Antique 19th Century Malian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Execution of Ali Bin Saif at Malindi, East Africa
By Charles Joseph Staniland
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
a watercolour depicting the execution of one Ali Bin Saif at Malindi, East Africa. Malindi is a town
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Oil, Watercolor
British Army Camel Corps, Sudan, North Africa. Original En Grisaille Watercolor.
By Frank Dadd
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
capture historical events through art. He was taken to see the great Tooley Street fire at the age of just
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Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
African American Woman artist Mailou Jones Cezannian Cote d
Azur cubist village
Located in Norwich, GB
If you are interested in African American Art and in Women in the Arts, I will certainly not need
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Mid-19th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Gouache
Traditional African Carved Wooden Hunting Drum
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Traditional African Carved Wooden Hunting Drum
A substantially carved Wooden Drum, the drum
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Musical Instruments
Materials
Bog Wood
19th Century Zulu Snuff Gourd, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
still-drying gourd. Such gourds were familiar objects in South African tribal societies, though examples
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Art
19th Century Tribal Tsonga Shangaan Headrest, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
In good condition.
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Antique 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tribal Zulu Prestige Vessel, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
vessels were displayed at the Great Exhibition in London in the 19th century.
Tribal art is our
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Antique Mid-19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tribal Mpondo Staff Finial, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful staff finial embodies the essence of South African woodwork, presenting a
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Tribal Snuff Container, Southern Africa
Located in New York, NY
The silhouette of this lovely, diminutive snuff container suggests the form of a seed pod or flower bud. Its disc-shaped foot would have allowed for suspension from an earlobe or cor...
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
Rare 19th Century Zulu Engraved Cow Horns, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
military scenes depicting military exploits in South Africa in the late decades of the 19th century, are
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Antique 1870s South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Horn
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Shangaan Prestige Stick, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
blend of understated sophistication and playfulness so unique to the wood carvers of South Africa.
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Sawfish Rostra
Located in New York, NY
Pennsylvania Presbyterian missionary working in South Africa in the 1880s and 1890s.
Tribal art is our
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Antique 19th Century South African Nautical Objects
Zulu Headrest, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
An old and elegant late 19th century Zulu headrest. Headrests were used by men and women to protect
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Antique 19th Century South African Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Tsonga Tribal Headrest, Southern Africa
Located in New York, NY
one of the most fundamental and ubiquitous works of South African carving, sometimes passed down
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Antique Late 19th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tribal Linked Tsonga Headrests
Located in New York, NY
.
Ubiquitous in southern African societies, headrests were prized and revered as indispensable items, not only
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Antique 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Late 19th Century Tribal Zulu Knobkerrie
Located in New York, NY
Knobkerries were ubiquitously carried by South African men as weapons and symbols of status. While
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Late 19th Century Tribal Zulu or Ndebele Knobkerrie
Located in New York, NY
A South African knobkerrie designed to project power and intimidate enemies. This impressive piece
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Bronze African Anklets
Located in New York, NY
forms.
Beautiful sculptural objects.
Tribal art is our specialty. If you are interested in more of
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Antique 19th Century Chadian Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
$3,800
Carved African Stool, Sudan
Located in New York, NY
Ashfield Court, Ireland.
Tribal art is our specialty. If you are interested in more of this type of work
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Antique 19th Century Sudanese Tribal Art
Materials
Brass
African Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast
Located in New York, NY
Sotheby's in 1967.
Tribal art is our specialty.
We guarantee the authenticity of all our objects.
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Antique 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Shield from Sudan
Located in New York, NY
texture and warm, honey color.
Tribal art is our specialty. If you are interested in more of this type
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Antique 19th Century Sudanese Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
African Wooden Stool Covered in Brass Tacks
Located in New York, NY
, Minimalist in concept yet marvelously and subtly detailed to the senses.
Tribal art is our specialty. If
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Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Shield, from the Famous Marc and Denyse Ginzberg Collection
Located in New York, NY
spectacular and unique piece of wall art.
From the famous Marc and Denyse Ginzberg collection of African
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Antique 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Rare Folk Art Gourd, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
Rarely are we able to identify the hand of a particular traditional artist from southern Africa
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Antique 19th Century Mozambican Vases and Vessels
Materials
Beads, Glass
African Female Figure, Ivory Coast
Located in New York, NY
offering a pleasing textural contrast. An exquisite example of Akye sculpture.
Tribal art is our
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Antique 19th Century Ivorian Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Tribal Zulu Snuff Gourd, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
Gourds were a favored item among southern African tribes, carried by both men and women and
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Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Beads
19th Century Nigerian Currency
Located in New York, NY
19th C. Nigerian copper currency in the shape of a shield
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Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Copper
African Head Rests
Located in New York, NY
Assorted antique African head rests
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Antique Late 19th Century African Sculptures and Carvings
Large African Currency
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome example of bronze African Currency in the shape of a spiral supported on a custom steel
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Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Fine Old Arussi Hide Shield African
Located in Montecito, CA
Excellent old Arussi (African) hide shield.
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Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Hide
set of four antique African House Poles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique African house poles mounted on bases as sculpture. Each one unique with chip carving
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Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Very Old Arussi African Hide Shield
Located in Montecito, CA
Excellent Arussi hide shield. Beautifully constructed with a great patina.
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Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Hide
Walu Mask from West Africa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful walu mask from the dogon tribe in mali, West Africa.
The name walu represents an
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Antique 19th Century Central African Masks
Materials
Wood
Antique African house poles mounted as sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a set of three Nupe house poles in hardwood, with great patina, minimal decoration at the top, mounted as sculpture. sold as a set of three pieces
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Antique 19th Century African Antiquities
Materials
Wood
African Nupe Tribe Earthenware Double Gourd Storage Vessel
Located in New York, NY
This large African unglazed earthenware double gourd form storage vessel is decorated with incised
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Antique 19th Century African Ceramics
Ogboni Society Bronze Edan Figures, Yorubaland, West Africa 19th Century
Located in Quechee, VT
have remained strong into the 21st century.
The measurements below are for the male figure only. The
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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
West African Granary Door
Located in New Orleans, LA
The door has 56 figures carved out of one block of wood.
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Antique 19th Century African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Lance Display
Located in New Preston, CT
African lances, each one being unique, and mounted on a simple wooden board.
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art
$3,800
African American Weathervane
Located in Summerland, CA
African American Weathervane/Trade Sign
Sheet metal and polychrome. Double sided.
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Antique 19th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Moth Form African Currency
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Very graphic Minimalist Primitive presence on this African currency ( potentially The Gan people
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Antique 19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
African Mangbetu Prestige Knife
Located in Chicago, IL
University Art Museum. The dramatic knife is 14 3/4 inches high and the width is 10 inches. The handle
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Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
African Fettish
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual find. 100 plus years of age. Bacongo Fettish to protect living quarters. Glass eyes plus two protruding squares on body with glass fronts. Right hand raised in air. Face a...
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Antique 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Glass
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of 19th century African art on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. Your living room may not be complete without a piece of 19th century African art — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An item from our selection of 19th century African art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art styles are sought with frequency. Baule Tribe, Rowland Ward and Tshibanda Bondo each produced at least one beautiful choice in our collection of 19th century African art that is worth considering.
How Much is a 19th Century African Art?
A piece of 19th century African art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,295, while the lowest priced sells for $124 and the highest can go for as much as $60,000.
Questions About 19th Century African Art
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022In the 18th century, art changed in style from Baroque to Rococo and Neoclassicism. Art became more ornamented and idealized during the Rococo period and then shifted toward a style that emulated the artwork of ancient Greece and Rome near the end of the century. You’ll find a variety of fine art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.