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Folk Art Bridal Chest, dated 1795
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This pine bridal chest from 1795 is a beautiful and authentic example of late 18th-century folk furniture. The chest is richly painted with traditional floral motifs, symbolizing lov...
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German Folk Art Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
French Painted
Carved Floral Dressing Table, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French hand painted flip top dressing table with floral paintings , ebonized string inlay, foliage border with swags, connecting cross stretchers , and terminating on tampered splay...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Swedish 18th Century Raindeer Sleigh 100% Original
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very RARE 100% Original Swedish Rain deer sleigh. I have owned it for over 30 years and its time for someone else to enjoy it. you will NEVER see another!!!!!
Category
Swedish Rustic Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Birch, Pine
Dated 1798 Important Norwegian Folk Art Tine Box, Primitive, Pine Bentwood
Located in Skien, NO
A museum-quality primitive antique tine of exceptional rarity, handcrafted in Norway's Trøndelag region in 1798. Representing the pinnacle of Scandinavian folk art, this pine box was...
Category
Norwegian Folk Art Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood, Pine
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Diminutive 18th Century American Chippendale Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
A fine diminutive 18th century American Chippendale mirror with cut-out scroll work crests and ears in mahogany retaining original dry surf...
Category
American Chippendale Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Wood and Iron Stirrups
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of late 18th early 19th century South American carved wooden stirrups. Known as estribos, each are carved from a solid block of wood. Decorated with wonderful carvings of horse heads and grape vines, these are truly charming pieces. With wrought iron stirrup rings and the original leather straps. Rich chocolate patina that only comes from age and use. Worn by Chilean huasos, highly skilled horsemen akin to America's cowboys.
Prized by collectors of horse memorabilia...
Category
Chilean Spanish Colonial Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Midsummer Night
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century folk-art painting on board in wonderful colors including dusty blues and oranges, depicting finely attired characters in period costumes in a bacchanalian outdoor fes...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$4,900
Collection of Kriss Handles, Java, Indonesia, Late 18th / Early 19th Century
Located in NICE, FR
A set of thirteen kriss handles originating from Java, Indonesia, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century.
Beautiful aged patina in dark or amber tones. Exquisite carving wo...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
French Faux Painted Foliage Console. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French faux painted console with two flanking hinged doors, exterior painted floral vases resting on columns with ribbon & butterfly motif, single interior shelf, and terminating on ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Old Nautical Print by Engraving on Copper Plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie
Located in Milan, IT
Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 149, page. 166 fig. 1209-1212; with frame cm 57.8 x 31.8. The prospect of the side of a ship is depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit...
Category
French Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Swiss alp calendar dated 1797
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp calendar
Category
Swiss Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
$784 Sale Price
43% Off
Antique Silk Broadside An Elegiac Poem Death of President George Washington 1800
Located in Portland, OR
An important & rare antique American political printed silk broadside, an elegy on the death of President George Washington, dated 1800.
A poem on the Death of President George Was...
Category
Federal Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Silk
18th century English Chippendale Mahogany Mirror with Inlay Medallion
Located in Savannah, GA
18th century English fancifully carved Chippendale mahogany mirror featuring fruitwood inlay medallions. Original finish, lovely contrasting wood tones on carved medallions.
See meas...
Category
English Chippendale Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Hardwood
$736 Sale Price
50% Off
Important 18th century Persian Jewish silver Amulet for mother and newborn
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Mysterious Amazing, 18th century silver talismanic amulet, Amulet for mother and Newborn with image of Lilith in the center made by Jews in Persia, the top of the Amulet has an amazi...
Category
Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Agate, Silver
18th Century Italian Reliquary
Located in Dallas, TX
A magnificent 18th century Italian reliquary of a saint. The piece showcases intricate bright gold filigree work that glows with remarkable luminosity and detail a testament to the e...
Category
Italian Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Metallic Thread
English Regency Mahogany Marble Top Console, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany marble-top console with flanking Phoenix heads, original ormolu mounts, ebonized tapered legs, centered gilt urn and terminating on rectangular molded edge b...
Category
English Regency Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Gold
French Faux Painted
Gilt Console Cabinet. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
French faux painted and gilt marbleized console with two hinged flanking doors, fleur-de-lee & figural faces, single fitted interior shelf, and ter...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Georgian Tavern Table in Original Paint
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Georgian Pine Tavern Table in the original paint. The table originates from Devon, in the far West of England. These Tavern tables are very rare, with few survivors still out there...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
18th or 19th Century French Ship Chandler
s Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th or 19th century French ship chandler's trade sign, circa 1800, an oval pine double sided sign built with large dove-tails, advertising Cooperage and...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Prize announcement lottery made of a silver ducaton Utrecht
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: MO: NO: ARG: CON – FŒ: BELG: PRO: TRAI., armoured knight with sash an lifted sword on horse right, jumping over crowned provincial coat of arms
Reverse: engraved text: Op no. 1137 / den 1 Novembr 1796 / Getrokken door / L.J. / Een Amerikaansche / Premie Groot / f 30000
On November 1, 1796, Lourens Joukes won a prize of 30,000 guilders on lot number 1137. In memory of this, he had a number of ducatons engraved to give to family and friends. Most copies only bear his initials. However, his name is known from a copy from the former Royal Medal...
Category
Dutch Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Rich Lane Shy Little Girl Etching Drawing, 1792
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique drawing titled shy little girl.
Technique: Etching
Date: 1792
Artist: Rich Lane
Signed
Measures: Image size 21.5 × 15.5 cm
Total dimensions 31 × 22 × 1.8 cm
Weight 6...
Category
British Antique 1790s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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