Greek Folk Art

Place of Origin: Greek

Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet

Located in London, GB

Ancient Greek city-states such as Corinth were defended by the hoplites (derived from the hopla or round shield), citizen-soldiers primarily armed with swords, spears and shields. S...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet

$192,696

Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Protome

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mould-made, with white slip, this large terracotta female protome is as lively as she is enchanting. She wears a stephane and a himation with dark blue zigzags along the edge. The h...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Protome

$12,500

Cycladic Idol

Located in London, GB

A marble figure of the early Spedos type of sculpture produced during the Early Cycladic II Period. The simplified figure is depicted in the canonical posture, with incised arms fold...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Cycladic Idol

$122,499

Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Figure

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a superb Hellenistic terracotta female figure with an host of delicate remaining details and finely painted elements. A finely pleated himation envelops both of her arms and...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Figure

$5,000

Ancient Greek Red-Figure Terracotta Pelike (Jar), 5th–4th Century BCE

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Presenting an exquisite ancient Greek red-figure terracotta pelike (storage jar) standing 10.5 inches tall. This piece embodies the timeless artistry of Classical Greece, featuring h...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Greek Red-Figure Terracotta Pelike (Jar), 5th–4th Century BCE

$5,500

Small Greek Bronze Brass Theatre Mask Wall Hang Decorative 1970s Vintage Art

Located in London, GB

This is a small Greek theatre mask made of bronze, from the 1970s, designed to be mounted on a wall. The mask has exaggerated facial expressions typical of Ancient Greek theatrical ...

Category

1970s Archaistic Vintage Greek Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Small Greek Bronze Brass Theatre Mask Wall Hang Decorative 1970s Vintage Art

$364

IKaros Hand Painted Carnations and Tulips Decorative Plate Rhodes Greece

By Iznik Pottery

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

A decorative I Karos pottery, I Caro collector polychrome hand painted and handcrafted in Rhodes, Greece ceramic wall decorative plate with an antelope, carnations and tulip polychrome design. The plate is decorated with a white, blue, aqua, green, and sienna red design and gilded with 24-karat gold. These are intricately, hand painted plates made in Rhodes, Greece by the famous I Caro pottery. Rhodes is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored. It has a beautifully hand painted carnation and tulip in burgundy, light and dark blue and turquoise foliage. An Islamic ceramic plate in the Iznik style, painted in vivid colors with decoration of tulips and carnations. The back of the plate is signed and numbered, it has a string to the back for hanging. It is marked “handmade in Rhodes Greece by Ikaros Pottery...

Category

Mid-20th Century Greek Revival Greek Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

IKaros Hand Painted Carnations and Tulips Decorative Plate Rhodes Greece

$1,200

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Salonika, Greece, 19th century. Openwork backplate with scrolled branches; three stylized flowers support central triangular c...

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Brass

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

$7,500

Greek Warriors Black with 24k Gold Porcelain Decorative Wall Plate, 1970s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage black porcelain decorative wall plate with 24k gold hand painted Greek warriors on horse chariot 1970's. Hand made in Greece decorative black and gold wall plate depicting Greek Mythology. Porcelain black glazed with 24k. gilt gold, backside indicates, "hand-made in Greece, and below that 24k Gold, and next to this is a Greek Key boxed...

Category

Late 20th Century Greco Roman Greek Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Greek Warriors Black with 24k Gold Porcelain Decorative Wall Plate, 1970s

$95

Folk Art Pottery Charger, Hand Painted Sheep, Signed, Greece, Circa 1970 s

Located in Chatham, ON

M. MIXA?HE - Vintage folk art pottery charger or wall plate - large size - hand made and hand painted and incised with a sheep and flowers - applied slip decorative scrolls to the ba...

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Greek Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Folk Art Pottery Charger, Hand Painted Sheep, Signed, Greece, Circa 1970 s

$800

Large Greek Style Repousse Oval Metal Plaque

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a large Greek style repousse oval metal plaque depicting a scene of a Spartan warrior trying to defend himself against two nudes warriors from another tribe. There are two shields standing at each side of them. There are also a Spartan helmet...

Category

20th Century Greek Revival Greek Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Large Greek Style Repousse Oval Metal Plaque

$6,000 Sale Price

29% Off

Ancient Corinthian Black-Figured Stemless Cup

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Extremely spirited, the interior of this elegant cup displays a figure of a dancing fat-bellied komast. He wears a short padded tunic with exaggerated buttocks, and is surrounded by...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Ancient Corinthian Black-Figured Stemless Cup

$40,000

Antique Greek Pair of Silk/Metal Thread Embroideries, 18th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Greek Pair Silk/Metal Thread Embroideries, 18th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 0'11" L x 0'6" W Origin: Greece Period: 18th Cen...

Category

18th Century Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Greek Pair of Silk/Metal Thread Embroideries, 18th Century

$2,500 / set

Mid Century Wooden Lacquer Pull Toy Caterpillar Banana Slug and Colorful Balls

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful unique caterpillar toy solid lacquer painted wood in colorful colors, circa 1950;s Made in Greece by Kouvalias.

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Greek Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Mid Century Wooden Lacquer Pull Toy Caterpillar Banana Slug and Colorful Balls

$140 Sale Price

20% Off

Pair of Antique Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Circular Wall Plaques

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This pair of antique folk art carved wall plaques are unsigned, but believed to have originated from Greece in approximately 1920. These circular wall plaques are done with a softwoo...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Greek Folk Art

Materials

Softwood

Pair of Antique Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Circular Wall Plaques

$699 / set

AR Drachm Bagadat, kingdom of Persis, Persepolis

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: head right, with mustache and earring, wearing diadem and kyrbasia Reverse: fire temple of Ahura-Mazda, above, half-figure of Ahura-Mazda, to inner left, Baydād (Bagadat) st...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Drachm Bagadat, kingdom of Persis, Persepolis

$1,619

A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus

Located in London, GB

A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus Bronze Greek First half of 4th Century BC Size: 10.5cm high - 4¼ ins high Provenance: Ex Privat...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus

$33,000

AR drachm Mithradates I, Hekatompylos

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: head left in bashlyk Reverse: archer seated right on omphalos, three line legend, H Not known to Sellwood, unpublished coin of Hekatompylos mint Weight: 3.95 g Grade: Abou...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR drachm Mithradates I, Hekatompylos

$899

Category

2010s Classical Greek Greek Folk Art

Materials

Statuary Marble

Ancient Roman Theatre Mask Myra No:II Museum Replica Cultured Marble

$797 / item

H 13.78 in W 7.49 in D 6.7 in

A woven wicker donkey head wall mask – 1970s - France

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

A beautiful wall mask made from woven esparto grass, depicting a donkey’s head. This rare piece of folk art from the South of France dates back to the 1970s. Entirely handcrafted, it...

Category

1970s French Provincial Vintage Greek Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

A woven wicker donkey head wall mask – 1970s - France

$969 Sale Price

20% Off

H 16.54 in W 6.3 in D 7.09 in

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat

Located in Berlin, DE

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably century The face mask ...

Category

20th Century Greek Folk Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat

$896

H 15.75 in W 8.67 in D 7.09 in

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat

Located in Berlin, DE

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorative Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably 20th century The face ...

Category

20th Century Greek Folk Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Antique Carved Wooden Face Mask, African Folk Art. Hangable.Decorat

$895

H 12.6 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in

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 Other Greek Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia c. 1900

$1,500

H 9.85 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in

Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America

Located in London, GB

Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America A Calima vessel featuring double spouted stirrup vessel with incised design in red clay Calima circa 200 BC- 400 AD Col...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America

$481

H 6.3 in W 6.7 in D 6.7 in

Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel and applicator, New Kingdom period, 1550–1295 B.C.

Located in London, GB

Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel set, dating to the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1295 B.C.), includes a wooden container for storing kohl, a black cosmetic used for eye adornment and protection,...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Linen

Ancient Egyptian kohl vessel and applicator, New Kingdom period, 1550–1295 B.C.

$48,174

H 2.96 in W 1.97 in D 0.4 in

Moche Copper Bronze Mask

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

A large coper mask of a dignitary with almond shaped, inset shell eyes with pupils and a wide brim type crown. Attached at the brow line, a row of danglers is suspended, aligning the...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Moche Copper Bronze Mask

$18,750

H 11.5 in W 12 in D 5 in

The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry

Located in Islamabad, PK

The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry Bound in full navy Morocco with the covers displaying open-tooled bordering details, an indented central ti...

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Gold Plate

The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry

$2,000

H 13.5 in W 10.5 in D 4 in

Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD

Located in London, GB

A Pre Columbian Chimu grey ware bottle type vessel of a armadillo emerging from a pumpkin or gourd with a small baby armadillo on the upper side under the spout and a plaited stirrup...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD

$344

H 7.09 in W 8.67 in D 4.73 in

The Riace Warriors, A Fine Pair of Cold-Cast Copper and Resin Replica Figures

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Riace Warriors, a fine pair of cold cast copper and resin figures of the Riace Warriors, reduced replicas of the original bronze sculptures currentl...

Category

Late 20th Century Classical Greek Greek Folk Art

Materials

Copper

The Riace Warriors, A Fine Pair of Cold-Cast Copper and Resin Replica Figures

$6,760 Sale Price / set

20% Off

H 19.75 in W 8 in D 6 in

Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia, c. 1900

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This early 20th century ‘Wayang topeng’ mask was used in Javanese masked dance performances. This mask features a dark red polychrome and resembles a bird-...

Category

Early 20th Century Other Greek Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Wood Javanese ‘Wayang Topeng’ Theatre Mask, Indonesia, c. 1900

$1,500

H 8.27 in W 5.52 in D 5.91 in

Previously Available Items

AR Drachm Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin Reverse: [AΛ]EΞANΔPOY, Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; torch in left field, A below throne Weight: 4.29 g Grade: Extremely Fine Mint:...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Drachm Macedon, Philip III Arrhidaios, 323-317 BC

H 0.16 in Dm 1.19 in

AR Tetradrachm Attica, Athens, 440-420 BC

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette Reverse: owl standing right with h...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Tetradrachm Attica, Athens, 440-420 BC

H 0.16 in Dm 1.19 in

AR Tetradrachm Thrace, Lampsakos, Lysimachos 305-281 BC

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, monogram to inner left ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Tetradrachm Thrace, Lampsakos, Lysimachos 305-281 BC

H 0.16 in Dm 1.38 in

AR Tetradrachm Macedonia, Side, Alexander the Great, 325-320 BC

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: head of Herakles right wearing lion skin headdress Reverse: enthroned Zeus left, eagle on outstretched right hand, scepter in left hand FINE STYLE Late lifetime or early...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Tetradrachm Macedonia, Side, Alexander the Great, 325-320 BC

H 0.16 in Dm 1.19 in

AR Tetradrachm Attica, Athens, 440-420 BC

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: head of Athena right, wearing earring, necklace, and crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive leaves over visor and spiral palmette Reverse: owl standing right with h...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Tetradrachm Attica, Athens, 440-420 BC

H 0.16 in Dm 1.19 in

19th Century Grand Tour Marble Relief – Fragment of the Parthenon Frieze

Located in Kastrup, DK

A finely carved Grand Tour marble relief, inspired by the iconic Parthenon Frieze. Crafted in white marble, this 19th-century piece captures a dynamic procession of horsemen, reflect...

Category

19th Century Other Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Marble

19th Century Grand Tour Marble Relief – Fragment of the Parthenon Frieze

H 4.34 in W 8.27 in D 0.79 in

Byzantine Icon Hand Painted in 24 kt Gold And 950 Silver, Greece, 1980s

Located in Palermo, IT

Byzantine icon hand painted in 24 kt gold and 950 silver, Greece, 1980s Madonna with Baby Jesus. Decorated frame and upper plaque depicting the Nativity are in 950 Silver. Painted on...

Category

1980s Vintage Greek Folk Art

Materials

Gold, Silver

Byzantine Icon Hand Painted in 24 kt Gold And 950 Silver, Greece, 1980s

H 28.35 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in

AR Stater Lucania, Metapontum

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: head of Demeter left, wearing barley wreath Reverse: ΜΕΤA, ear of barley, pitchfork above leaf in left field Weight: 7.84 g Grade: About extremely fine Reference: SNG ANS 4...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Stater Lucania, Metapontum

H 0.16 in Dm 0.99 in

AR Stater Lucania, Metapontum

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Obverse: ΜΕΤ, corn ear with eight grains Reverse: corn ear with eight grains, all incuse Weight: 7.77 g Grade: Good very fine Mint: Metapontum Reference: HN Italy 1459; HGC 1, 1027

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Silver

AR Stater Lucania, Metapontum

H 0.12 in Dm 1.19 in

Greek gold pendant with siren figurine, Hellenistic

Located in UTRECHT, UT

A gold pendant in the shape of a siren with a human head, hair parted and falling onto back, human upper body, wings on back, standing on drum-shaped pedestal, decorated with granule...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Greek gold pendant with siren figurine, Hellenistic

H 1.15 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in

Greek orthodox icon (1800) painted on wooden pannel

Located in Oostende, BE

Greek orthodox icon (painted around the year 1800). At the top: "Mother of God of the Unfading Flower” Left bottom: Saint George Middle: The Mother of God in Paradise Right: Saint ...

Category

Early 1800s Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Greek orthodox icon (1800) painted on wooden pannel

H 24.81 in W 14.18 in D 1.19 in

Greek orthodox icon (1800) painted on wooden pannel

Located in Oostende, BE

Greek orthodox icon (painted around the year 1800). At the top: "Mother of God of the Unfading Flower” Left bottom: Saint George Middle: The Mother of God in Paradise Right: Saint ...

Category

Early 1800s Antique Greek Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Greek orthodox icon (1800) painted on wooden pannel

H 24.81 in W 14.18 in D 1.19 in

A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light

At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.

Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster

The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.

Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns

Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.

Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art

The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.