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Period: 1870s
19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very early stone ware glazed piggy bank from New England. This is a handmade piggy bank in very good condition.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
13 Star Woven Silk Ribbon, ca 1876-1910
Located in York County, PA
13 STAR RIBBON, WOVEN SILK, circa 1876-1910
13 star antique American flag ribbon, made of woven silk, of the type encountered in military, political, and fraternal badges and ribbon...
Category
American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Pair of Antique American Lightning Rods
Located in Hanover, MA
Sculptural pair of American lightning rods dating from the 1870's. They still maintain their original copper skin on its wrought iron twist rod staff wh...
Category
American Country Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
$3,100 / set
British Sailor
s Woolwork of the Screw Frigate H.M.S. Fox
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Homecoming": British Sailor's Woolwork of the Screw Frigate H.M.S. Fox,
Circa 1875
A charming and detailed British sailor's woolwork (or "woolie"), depicting a portside view of the...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Centennial Celebration "1776-1876" American Flag Banner
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a rare Centennial patriotic flag banner, dating to 1876. The flag’s brilliant blue canton is spectacular, with 81 five-pointed, rayed stars, arranged to read “1776” and “1876.” The flag’s design is completed with thirteen alternating red and white stripes. The flag is a three-piece, treadle-sewn sewn construction, printed on a thin wool and cotton blend. Along the edge, there is a narrow, treadle-sewn sleeve made of cotton tape.
In the lead up to the nation’s Centennial in 1876, flag makers and individuals looked to the past for designs to produce as part of the country’s many celebrations. Popular interpretation of the stars and stripes undoubtedly reached its climax of variety and originality at the time of our Nation’s first Centennial. Since no design restrictions were placed on flagmaker’s imaginations and no strict distinctions were drawn between official and unofficial star counts, it is no surprise that, on the occasion of the Centennial, creativity in flag design was not the exception, but the rule.
The cantons from this period presented an array of geometric abstractions. Great star patterns, referred to as the “starry flower of Liberty” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, that were popular from 1818 and on, resurfaced in Centennial flags...
Category
American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Red White and Blue Eight Point Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19thc Patriotic star quilt in red ,white & blue solid colors in fine condition.This is a poster bed cut out. Found in Pennsylvania.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Declaration of Independence, Printed on Cotton, Circa 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a Centennial-era patriotic textile, celebrating the Declaration of Independence. At the center of the printed bandana design is artistic rendering of the Declaration of ...
Category
American High Victorian Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Blue
White Irish Chain Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Blue & white Irish chain quilt with fine quilting.This quilt is in great condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
39 Star Antique American Parade Flag with Stars in Two Sizes, Ca 1876
Located in York County, PA
39 STARS IN TWO SIZES, ALTERNATING FROM ONE COLUMN TO THE NEXT, ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH AN UNUSUALLY ELONGATED PROFILE, DATING TO THE 1876 CENTENNIAL, NEVER AN OFFICI...
Category
American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
British Sailor
s Woolwork of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship,
Circa 1875
The charming simple sailor's woolie depicts a starboard side view of a Royal Navy second rate battleship...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
German Antique Handmade Salt Glazed Fruit Patterned Stoneware Bottle
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and unusual antique German salt glazed hand worked stoneware bottle decorated with stylised fruit designs dating from the 19th centur...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Impressive 1870s Arapaho/Sioux Beaded Hide Dress
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Faceted Beads; Arapaho/Sioux dress on brain-tanned buffalo. Simple four color design; was probably the first dress made after quilling. Stars on dress, and...
Category
American Native American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Hide
19Thc Decorated Stone Ware From Evan Jones Cake Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc decorated stone ware cake crock is signed by Evan R. Jones and made in Pittston,Pennsylvania.It has two hand applied handles on each side.Th...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
British Sailor
s Woolwork Picture of Five Ships Off a Coastline
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships offshore,
Circa 1875
The large sailor's woolwork or sailor's woolie depicts five different ships. The largest ship is in the center ...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Marroquin Arab 1870 Koummya Dagger With Sheath In Wood Silver And Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Marroquin forged steel dagger with sheath.
Beautiful koummya dagger with a sheath from the region of Morocco, circa 1870. The blade was created with forged steel, mounted in wood and brass and embellished with silver parts decorated with chiseled and engraved motifs. The dagger is curved with a tick double edge blade, the handle is ornate with silver and wood. Like swords and daggers in most cultures, the Islamic dagger...
Category
Moroccan Islamic Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass, Steel
$1,389 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Early Stenciled Victorian Hand Crafted Winter Sled in Original Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early Victorian childs snow sled in old green paint and the original Stenciled. Handcrafted from oak and reinforced with hand wrought ...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Cheyenne Native American Dress
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Pre-reservation Cheyenne dress. Hand-sewn, pieced together; blue trade cloth, ribbon-like edging, cowry shell cape on both sides. This piece without any restoration. Hard to find thi...
Category
American Native American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Shell
19th Century sailor
s Woolie of a British Frigate, circa 1870
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a British Frigate, circa 1870 , a British sailor's hand-crafted woolwork picture with a large starboard side view of a frigate with single gun deck, u...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Exceptional 19th Century American Tramp Art Candle Box
Located in London, GB
Exceptional 19th century American Tramp Art candle box
We are proud to offer an exceptionally rare example of a mid-19th century handcrafted American Tramp Art Folk Art wall-mounted...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Sussex Pottery Pig Jug and Cup from the Belle-Vue Pottery, Rye
Located in Downingtown, PA
Hogshead Humor: A Victorian Folk Drinking Game
Object: Figural Drinking Vessel (Jug and Cover/Cup)
Origin: Belle-Vue Pottery, Rye, Sussex, England
Maker: Frederick Mitchell
Date: Ci...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
Figurehead in carved oak depicting a female figure whose body has the shape of a siren, symbol of fertility and protection, with female features in the upper part and fish tail inste...
Category
Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Austrian hand carved folk art wall candle holder
Located in London, GB
19th Century Austrian hand carved folk art wall candle holder
This is a very unusual piece of folk art, made from hand carved wood in 2 pieces as the pipe is removable and could hav...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
British Sailor
s Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship,
The sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a starboard view of a Second-Rate Royal Navy Ship with three masts. T...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique 19th-Century 1873 Engraving by Antonin Delzers - 2Y170
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique 1873 engraving by Antonin Delzers is a fine example of 19th-century craftsmanship. Executed with meticulous detail using the burin technique, the piece showcases Delzers...
Category
French Empire Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$282 Sale Price
65% Off
Antique Victorian Press - Mahogany
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful small antique press, made of mahogany wood.
The press was used as a hobby, for example for pressing flowers, for example for making herbariums, a popular hobby at the end...
Category
British Victorian Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
German Folk Art Naïve Military Painting, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A wonderful example of a circa 1870 German Folk Art naïve military scene in townscape annotated to celebrate a soldier. In ceremonial regalia in watercolou...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
English Brass Yacht Binnacle Mounted on Mahogany Rope Base, Southampton. C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English Nautical brass yacht binnacle mounted on a mahogany rope base with an oval glass viewing port, gimballed compass, central carrying ring, and the original brass vented side li...
Category
English Victorian Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
British Sailor
s Woolwork of a Royal Navy White Fleet Frigate
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy White Fleet Frigate
The sailor's woolwork depicts a portside view of a square-rigged three masted ship flying the White Ensign. The blue s...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork of Merchant Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Merchant Ship Under Full Sail,
Circa 1875
The British sailor's woolie depicts a port side view of a large three-masted ship flying the Red Ensign on a f...
Category
Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pier Mirror
Located in London, England
Decorative French pier mirror with original plate and gilding.
Circa 1870.
H 161cm x W 91cm x D 18cm
Please be in touch for an accurate shipping quote.
Category
French Victorian Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,894
Thomas Ritchie Alkaline Glazed Stoneware Pitcher Catawba Valley c 1870
Located in Mobile, AL
Thomas Ritchie is one of the better documented Catawba Valley NC potters who worked in the mid 19th century up until (it is estimated) about 1900. A number of his jugs, crocks and canning jars...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Sailor
s Woolie of a Steam Frigate Under Good Head of Steam
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Steam Frigate Under Good Head of Steam, circa 1870s, a British sailor's hand-crafted woolwork picture of an Auxiliary Steam Ship or "Steam Frigate,"...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 12 foot long trade sign displaying the words Carriage Shop on one side and Horse Shoeing on the other. In weathered early hand painted lettering on wood, with molded edging on all ...
Category
American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Wooden Game Boards Set, Late 19th Century, Checker
Parcheesi
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive collection of 4 antique primitive wooden game boards featuring three one sided checkerboard and one double sided that features checkers and a parcheesi board on the other ...
Category
Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood, Paint, Wood
American Gilt Copper Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, Fiske, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt copper full bodied running horse directional weathervane with two gilt circular spheres resting on squared iron stand, J.W. Fiske, late 19th century.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron, Zinc, Gold Leaf
Patriotic Flag Quilt Dated 1777
Located in Darnestown, MD
Although we think of the year 1776 as the time of the birth of the United States, it was actually not until 1777 that the Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Co...
Category
American American Colonial Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Rare antique sculpture from the Black Forest, 19th century
Located in Wien, AT
Antique black forest carving, rare, 19th century, good original condition.
Category
Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Other
Orange Peel Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Several features make this quilt quite unusual. Most obvious is the Orange Peel pattern that is not often seen. It is set within concentric frames that are not one hundred percent consistent in terms of colors but they blend well together. Most unusual is the center applique. It is a takeoff of the overall Orange Peel pattern but with the addition of arms that look like a thistle. This appears to be an original design. The initials AES are elaborately embroidered on one of the triangle corners...
Category
American Country Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,675
American Solid Brass Five Spoke Ringed Yacht Wheel, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American solid brass five spoke ringed yacht wheel with original brass hub, Late 19th century.
Category
American American Empire Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
4 Small Water Colors of 19th Century Children
Located in Tarrytown, NY
4 small water colors of 19th century children from a Madison Ave. gallery in NYC. Each child has his name written under the image. From a Southampton, NY estate.
Category
Antique 1870s Folk Art
Thousand Pyramids Quilt with Lily of the Field Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
Thousand Pyramids quilt with a wonderful border of Lily of the Field ( a pattern not often seen). The triangles are made of a beautiful assortment of mostly printed fabrics from the last quarter of the 19th century. The unusual border pattern as well as the fact that it is done with solid colors make for a strong frame.
Condition is excellent. Measurements are 80 inches square.
Category
American Country Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Collection of 6 Vanity Fair Political “Spy”Prints Statesmen, a good collection
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Collection of 6 Vanity Fair Political “Spy”Prints
Statesmen, a good collection of coloured prints dating from around 1876, mounted and glazed in black frames, some have printed desc...
Category
Victorian Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Life size Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Wooden Statues
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Life size Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Wooden Statues
These charming early 19th century Statues stand almost 6ft high, they each have a socket in their hand which once would...
Category
Romantic Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Native Sioux Quilled Council Pipe
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
19th Century Native American Sioux quilled and file-burnt stem with highly polished T bowl.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Sioux
Size: 8" x 4 1/2", 36" ...
Category
Native American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Other
Monumental 19th Century Mocha Yellow Ware Mixing Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gigantic yellow ware seaweed mocha mixing bowl is in fine condition. It has amazing light blue sea weed decoration. Fantastic large bowl!!
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Silver and Coral Rattle Whistle
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver baby rattle and whistle has a bulbous shaped form. The surface of the tiered body is embellished with impressive embossed leaf decoratio...
Category
English Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
13-Star Flag Waver for the Centennial Celebration
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This small charming 13-star flag waver was made for and sold during the nation’s Centennial celebration in Philadelphia in 1876. All manner of flags were made for the official Centen...
Category
American American Classical Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Antique High Back Parlor Chair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
French antique throne high back parlor chair with original floral upholstery and tacks. Carved wooden frame with scrolling floral motif dated 18...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,250 Sale Price
20% Off
Wilhelm Marstrand Ludvig Holberg’s “The Happy Shipwreck” Oil on Canvas, 95 x 135
By Wilhelm Marstrand
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil on canvas attributed to Wilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873), depicting the final scene from Ludvig Holberg’s comedy “The Happy Shipwreck”. The painting is unsigned and measures 95 x 13...
Category
Danish Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Early 19th Century New England Child
s Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century ladder back child's chair from New England in fantastic condition. This early chair is mortised and square nail construction.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
40% Off
19Thc Original Painted Sage Green Sugar Bucket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original sage green painted sugar bucket from New England.The condition is very good and tight & sturdy.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
American Painted Gameboard Featuring Cherubs, Ca 1870
Located in York County, PA
Masterpiece quality American game board with fancifully painted cherubs, ca 1870
This is one of the greatest American painted Parcheesi boards extant. The fine quality of this is ...
Category
American Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19Thc Original Blue Painted Folky Bucket Bench / Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original powder blue painted surface shelving or farm bucket bench.This southern folk art shelf is in great sturdy condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Second half of the 19th century half-hull of an English schooner wooden
Located in Milan, IT
Second half of the 19th century half-hull of an English schooner wooden planking nailed and mounted on ebonized wooden board.
Good condition, board measures 100x 13x21 cm - inches...
Category
Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th century English Folk Art copper weathervane
Located in London, GB
19th century English Folk Art copper weathervane
A wonderfully pure example of a late 19th century English Folk Art handcrafted copper weathervane. Made from hand beaten sectioned sh...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Italian Cast Iron Coal Powered Iron
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classic icon from the last century. Once used in every household, now its cherished for its simplicity and beauty. Cast in it's lid is the ancient symbol of Rome, She wolf with her b...
Category
Italian Primitive Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19thC Nautical Six Spoke Solid Brass Yacht Steering Wheel. American, Circa 1870
Located in Incline Village, NV
This 19th century American solid brass ship steering wheel was, more than likely, from a yacht. Fishing and commercial boats were more inclin...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19thc Log Cabin Quilt W/ Zig Zag Border
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc log cabin barn raising quilt with zig zag border in pristine condition. This amazing log cabin quilt looks like the logs are stuffed.It has an...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,756 Sale Price
20% Off
19thC Burl Tiger Maple Compote
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing 19thc burl compote is in very good condition from a private collection.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Italian Articulated Wooden Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated wooden figure
We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the 19th century, in the form of a hand carved pine figure of a soldier. With a polychrome painted...
Category
Italian Early Victorian Antique 1870s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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