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Chris Barnes Morvern Studio Pottery Deer
Birds Painted Lidded Jar
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish studio pottery lidded jar decorated with deer and birds in an abstract landscape made at Morvern Pottery in Cumbria by Chris Barnes (British, b.1959) dating from aroun...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Limited Edition Art Print, Venice Canal, Framed, William Russell Flint
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage limited edition art print of Venice. An English, framed painting titled 'Palazzo on The Grand Canal' by Sir William Russell Flint, dating to the late 20th ce...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Paper
English Hand Crafted 19th Century Apprentice Shoes
Located in London, GB
19th century apprentice shoes
A charming pair of late 19th century hand crafted leather apprentice shoes. Hand stitched and dot work detail.
Size in i...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Set of Twelve 19th Century Adams Rose Pattern Cups and Saucers
By Adams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing set of 19th century stick spatter, Adams Rose pattern cups and saucers is in fine condition and is service for twelve. Highly collectable in...
Category
Early 19th Century Country Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$956 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Brown Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
By Mike Dodd
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in brown ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (English, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Derek Clarkson Studio Pottery Brown Crystalline Glazed Bottle Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Studio Pottery bottle vase decorated in crystalline glazes by Derek Clarkson (1928-2013) dated 2000. The porcelain bodied vase stands on a na...
Category
Early 2000s Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Raku Turquoise Glazed Studio Pottery Resting Pig Figure
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Delightful studio pottery raku glazed figure of a resting pig dating from the 20th century. The hollow hand-crafted ceramic pig is simply detailed in a lying position with its head r...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set Of 5 Vintage Kitchen Canisters, English, Cooking Ingredient Jars, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 5 vintage kitchen canisters. An English, ceramic cooking ingredient jar, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Char...
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Green Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
By Mike Dodd
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in green ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (British, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Large Leather Model of an Elephant from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine large English model of a standing elephant from the early to mid-20th century, in cowhide leather with wooden tusks.
Dimensions are approximately: H 41 inches x W 47 inches...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century, Circus Balancing Balls
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century circus balancing balls.
We share what we love, and we love these rare early 20th century hand crafted wood and glass mirror English circus balancing balls. Each section is hand crafted using pins...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Brampton Early Victorian Salt Glazed Stoneware Dog Bowl
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique English, Brampton salt glazed dog bowl molded with setter like dogs and leaves and dating from the mid 19th century or possibly slightly earlie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Sonia Lewis Studio Ceramic Craquelure Glazed Miniature Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning studio ceramic porcelain squat shaped miniature rounded vase decorated in a brown stained craquelure glazed finish on a white ground by renowned Cambridgeshire based potte...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
David Leach Feather Design Grey Glazed Studio Pottery Bowl
By David Leach
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and stylish studio pottery bowl decorated with an abstract feather patterned design in a grey powdered glaze by David Leach (1911-2005) and probably dating from his early day...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Studio Pottery Glazed Figure of a Resting Bird Signed Heptagon Dated 1976
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual studio pottery glazed figure of a resting bird signed Heptagon to the base and dated 1976. The figure is well potted with its wings resting on its fanned tail feathers and...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Elsa Benattar Large Glazed Lidded Studio Pottery Bottle Shaped Ewer
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a very large collection of 20th and 21st century Studio Pottery we offer this large and stylish Studio Pottery streak tenmoku colored glaze lidded ewer by Elsa Benattar...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Shop Retail Display, English, Plaster, Decorative Figure, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage shop retail display character. An English, plasterwork decorative merchandising figure, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Superb character, with a raised ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Every now and again something truly amazing comes along, this is true in this amazing collection of...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique 19th Century English Glazed Ceramic And Brass Fireplace Tool Rest
Located in Greven, DE
This eye-catching English antique is a fireplace tool rest - a desirable and common feature in Victorian homes. As the name suggests, its purpose is to hold fireplace tools such as b...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
Mid-19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Lavender Hares Fur Glazed Porcelain Studio Vase in the Style of Berndt Friberg
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality studio porcelain vase decorated in satin lavender hares fur glazes signed ST and in the style of Berndt Friberg dating from the 20th century. The small sized tall...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Stafforshire Pearlware Figure of Andromache
Hector
s Urn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique pearlware figurine.
Depicting Andromache embracing (and weeping over) Hector's urn that is supported by a plinth.
Decorated in polychrome.
Simply a wonderful ear...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pearlware
Stylish Raku Metallic Glazed Conical Shape Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish studio pottery raku vase applied with copper metallic glazes, signed and dating from the 20th century. The vase of rounded conical bottle shape stands on a wide rounde...
Category
20th Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th Century solid burl yewwood tabletop with molded edge and scalloped sides with mahogany and sycamore compass star inlay, the who...
Category
1830s William IV Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Yew
19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape
Located in London, GB
19th century English country house fire escape
We are proud to offer a rare example of a 19th century quirky county house fire escape, once of the Fasque House, Fettercaine Estate, ...
Category
1890s Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Folk Art Wooden Wall Hanging Commemorating The Royal Mail
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique folk art hand carved wall hanging is unsigned but presumed to have been made in England in circa 1880 in the Victorian style. The wall sculpture commemorates the Royal Mail stagecoach which was used for long distance mail delivery in the mid-1800s. The carving is very intricately executed and depicts the Royal Mail coach...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive English Folkart Model
Located in London, GB
Amazing Scratch Built Locomotives
One of the best examples of English scratch built folk art models we have uncovered. Modelled on an steam locomotive this item has been constructed ...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Collection of 19th Century Bone Dice
Located in London, GB
A collection of 19th century bone dice
This collection of 19th century hand carved bone dice consists of 62 units of various shapes and sizes. With a few p...
Category
Early 1900s Early Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Gnarled wooden cane
Located in Leuven , BE
Gnarled wooden cane
Category
20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Display Figure, English, Plaster, Decorative Ornament, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display figure. An English, plasterwork decorative girl with duck ornament, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
A chaotic moment, with the unruly duck...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Large Vintage Illuminated Letter N , 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter N was made in United Kingdom during the 1980s and comes from an old advertising banner BENTLEY It features a black metal body and a white ...
Category
1980s Industrial Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Victorian Era Gilded Metal Wedding Pin Cushion, C.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian era gilded metal wedding pin cushion, C.1900
Hand made twisted and gilded sheet metal chair pin cushion
Wedding cushions were in high style ...
Category
Early 20th Century High Victorian British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Shop Counter Display, English, Plaster, Decorative Figure, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage shop counter display character. An English, plasterwork decorative retail figure, dating to the Art Deco period, circa ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco British Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Victorian Brass Magazine Rack, Lion Feet, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Quality Antique Victorian brass and mahogany revolving magazine stand having a shaped brass handle to the centre, four sections for magazines with b...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$1,621 Sale Price
20% Off
Six Foot Carved Wood Tuna Fish
Located in Norwell, MA
Finely carved tuna fish trade sign with pickled finish. Carved from solid timber with fins, gills, eyes and snout. Fitted with hanging hooks.
Overal...
Category
2010s British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique English Figural Staffordshire or Prattware Pottery Cradle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good rare Prattware pottery model of a baby's cradle.
Decorated with orange and blue intersecting circles throughout the body and embellished ye...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Sailor
s Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850, a sailor's folk art woolwork picture handcrafted of woolen yarn in a bold variety of stitches, depic...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wool
English Pottery Pearlware Figures of Sailors
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pottery Pearlware Sailor Figures,
Circa 1820.
A lovely pair of English pottery pearlware figure groups each depicting a sailor resting on his sea trunk...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
$3,750 / set
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Top Hat
Tail
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Top Hat & Tail
A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With a brilliantly shaped body and hand painted detail and carved top hat and tail gentleman’s outfit. Stood on a wire stand...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Life-Size Vintage Clown Statue, English, Plaster, Day of the Dead
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a life-size vintage clown statue. English, heavy, solid plaster cast standing figure dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950.
Standi...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Vardo Wagon Panels, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Carved wooden gypsy vardo wagon panels, circa 1880
This lot is a very rare and unique set of 6 hand carved wooden gypsy Vardo travelling wagon panel strips. The wooden panels wou...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Cutter Sailing Lighthouse Spirit of Alfred Wallis
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Cutter in full sail with one man visible on board riding a wave past a lighthouse
Oil on cardboard
Characterful naive picture in the spirit of Alfred Wallis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early 20th Century English Shop Display Dummy Board
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Shop Display Dummy Board
A unique early 20th Century English hand-crafted shop display dummy board. In the form of a 1st World War “Squaddie” in Uniform made by Stening Signs of Catford” South London established in 1879. This huge display...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Folk Art Game Board, England 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Folk Art Game Board
England, 1890
Folding gameboard with checker board to exterior and backgammon to inside. Decorated in black, red and blue paint. Pieces included.
18”w x 1”d x 17”...
Category
1890s Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Victorian Punch Figure Doorstop
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian iron Punch figure door stop.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Antique English Blue
White Staffordshire or Pearlware Cradle Figurine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare, large English pearlware or Staffordshire pottery cradle.
Decorated with an overall basketweave pattern and blue highlights,
circa 1800.
Measures: Length ca. 5 5/8 in...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Anthony Bryant burl oak wood bowl c2001
By Anthony Bryant
Located in London, GB
Beautifully sculptural turned burl oak wood, wooden vessel. Britain c2001
Anthony Bryant.
Category
Early 2000s Organic Modern British Folk Art
Materials
Burl, Oak
Early 20th Century English 4-Brass Leather Horse Strap
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century English 4-brass leather horse strap. Shaped leather featuring brasses of a high-stepping horse, dray horse, running horse, & rampant horse. 28.75" x 3.5" x 7/8".
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Unique Folk Art Guernsey Shell Diorama Display
Located in London, GB
19th century unique Folk Art Guernsey shell diorama display
We are proud to offer a unique folk-art hand-crafted example of a seashell diorama. Display...
Category
1880s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th Century Large Store Tea Tin Hand Painted Parnall
Sons Bristol, England
By Parnall
Sons
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large store tea tin by Parnall & Sons who were the people to see for outfitting your store and much more as the company grew from 1830. Hand painted showing a girl servi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Metal
18th Century Whieldon-Type Creamware Pottery Cow
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare 18th century Whieldon-type creamware pottery cow,
circa 1765.
The rare press-moulded cow stands on a flat slab base with lobed edges. The cow is s...
Category
Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD
Carved Oak Vintage Platter
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Oval Oak carved platter decorated with wheat sheafs and with the words "Give us this day our daily bread" carved around the edge.
The platter is in good condition but displays a shr...
Category
19th Century Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th Century Wooden Grinder Vessel Treen
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century English wooden grinder with metal and copper fitings. The upper part opening on a hing and reenforced with copper. The top lid and grindi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Staffordshire Cottage with Swans
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Staffordshire cottage from England with swans flanking the front door and a cobalt room with flocking detail. Lovely form.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Primitive Cockerel Weathervane Sculpture by Martin Scorey (1961 - 2021)
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive Cockerel Weathervane Sculpture by Martin Scorey (1961 - 2021) Carved and painted textured wood body with lead wings and small lead wattles. Simple bold silhouette. Circa 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Folk Art
Materials
Lead
19th Century Unusual Folk Art Chapel/Monument Model
Located in London, GB
19th Century Unusual Folk Art Chapel/Monument Model
An exceptionally well hand-crafted late 19th Century folk art model of a chapel or monument of sorts. With opening doors, hand pa...
Category
1880s Folk Art Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Circa 1920
s English Riding Crop
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1920's hickory riding crop from England. The handle is made from bone, which has been artfully cross-hatched for added design interest. The handle is attached to the crop by ...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Leather, Hickory
Tractor Seat Stool or Chair of Polished Steel from England
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English tractor seat or chair of polished steel, attached to a revolving four-legged stool stand.
The seat has adjustable height of 16" to 26" by revolving the seat in cl...
Category
20th Century Industrial British Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century English wood carved standing Chinese attendant with lotus bowl, The well carved and decorated figure with glass eyes, holding a 10 inch...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinoiserie Antique British Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
A matched pair of early 20th century hand crafted pine English fairground carousel boards, that would have been part of a larg...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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