1890s Folk Art

Period: 1890s

19th century large wire frame decorative bird cage

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century large wire frame decorative bird cage circa 1890. Large wire frame parrots cage. 2 parts, with removable dome top with bull ring fitment. No fittings included. Ideal d...

Category

Swedish Victorian Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wire

19th century large wire frame decorative bird cage

$2,546

Woods Hole Golf Club Antique Sign from Cape Cod

Located in Sandwich, MA

Antique sign from the Woods Hole Golf Club in Falmouth, MA circa 1900. Includes original wrought iron bracket meant for mounting on a square post. Great original surface. Also reads ...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Woods Hole Golf Club Antique Sign from Cape Cod

$6,500

Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane

Located in London, GB

Late 19th century gold gilt zinc weathervane A true working example of a late 19th century zinc weathervane in the form a rooster. With its original gold gi...

Category

French Early Victorian Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane

$3,207

French Bronze Menu Stand with Ornamental Base and Scrollwork, circa 1890

Located in TOURCOING, FR

Elegant bronze porte-menu dating from circa 1890, featuring an ornate design with rich neoclassical details. The stand displays a beautifully cast structure adorned with acanthus lea...

Category

French Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Menu Stand with Ornamental Base and Scrollwork, circa 1890

$6,329

Antique "Latin-Français" Lexicon by Emile Chatelain – 1890 - 3Y20

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This rare 19th-century Latin-Français lexicon by Emile Chatelain, published in 1890 by Hachette et Compagnie in Paris, offers a valuable linguistic reference for scholars and collect...

Category

Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Antique "Latin-Français" Lexicon by Emile Chatelain – 1890 - 3Y20

$419

Turkish Kilim Konia Light Blue Background Decorated with Ram s Horn

Located in Firenze, IT

Those who know the language of the Kilim read it like a book understanding what the weaver tells. Like a mirror, the Kilim reflects the life of the woman who wove it and the culture ...

Category

Turkish Kilim Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Turkish Kilim Konia Light Blue Background Decorated with Ram s Horn

$17,999

Breton-Style Fire Screen – Late 19th Century

Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-LA-PLACE, FR

From the bedroom of a Breton manor, this solid oak fire screen stands out for its finely carved decoration and its structure with four uprights topped by small turned finials in the ...

Category

French Arts and Crafts Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Tapestry

Breton-Style Fire Screen – Late 19th Century

$959

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

British Early Victorian Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape

$1,720

Faw Faw Hat

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Region / Tribe: Kansas/ Nebraska border/ Otoe-Missouria circa 1891-1895 Material: Various cloths, glass beads, cotton thread, shell disk Dimension: Diameter 10 inches, height 2 3/...

Category

North American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Faw Faw Hat

$8,500

Mennonite Roman Stripe Quilt

Located in Darnestown, MD

Solid black triangles abutting strips of lighter material, both solid and printed, make for a striking pattern in this Roman Stripe quilt. The solid black blocks make for a strong di...

Category

American Country Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Mennonite Roman Stripe Quilt

$1,075

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

English Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Folk Art Game Board, England 1890

$1,600

19th Century Native Sauk Beaded Bandolier

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Genuine geometric Native American Sauk people bandolier bag with loom beaded geometric panels. Blue and black yarn tuffs. Minor deterioration on red salvage, not distracting. Great v...

Category

American Native American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Beads

19th Century Native Sauk Beaded Bandolier

$13,200

19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Extra-large Chippewa beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Black bead drops ending in blue yarn. Bright and visual vintage piece of Native Americ...

Category

American Native American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Beads

19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier

$6,050

Spanish American War Quilt

Located in Darnestown, MD

This patriotic quilt was made to commemorate the Spanish American War that took place for 10 weeks in 1898. The main issue was Cuban independence from Spain....

Category

American Country Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Spanish American War Quilt

$4,950

PAIR OF CIRCA 1890 ORiGINAL PAINT NEW OLD STOCK CRATED FAIRGROUND RIDE HORSES

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of new old stock Fairground ride horses Please note the delivery fee listed ...

Category

Late Victorian Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

PAIR OF CIRCA 1890 ORiGINAL PAINT NEW OLD STOCK CRATED FAIRGROUND RIDE HORSES

$6,813 / set

Pair of Gate Posts Sculptures circa 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

You don't see these everyday! Rare and exceptional architectural elements consisting of parcel gilt metal and wood with beading and ball feet attributed as late 19th Century or early...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Pair of Gate Posts Sculptures circa 19th Century

$7,500 / set

Mahogany And Brass Antique Ship s Wheel

Located in Norwell, MA

Antique eight spoke ship's wheel with brass hub and trim ring. Varnished wood finish and highly polished brasses. This is burly, strong ship's wheel from the late nineteenth century....

Category

English Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Mahogany And Brass Antique Ship s Wheel

$5,695

Framed and Glazed Watercolour by H Hadfield Chubley A Large Watercolour paintin

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Framed and Glazed Watercolour by H Hadfield Chubley A Large Watercolour painting by H Hadfield Cubley 1858 1934 an early 20th century piece. A beach scene with fisher folk Cockling ...

Category

Folk Art Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Framed and Glazed Watercolour by H Hadfield Chubley A Large Watercolour paintin

$1,066

Folk Art Sculpture of a Woman

Located in Branford, CT

Folk Art sculpture of a woman. Carved stone with traces of original paint. Relief carved heart and diamond-shaped on chest (possibly a sundial). American. 19th century. H 28-1/4" W 1...

Category

Folk Art Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Folk Art Sculpture of a Woman

$2,400

19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

Three dimensional copper rooster weather vane on directional arrow. Mounted on base. Multiple coats of paint with gold gilding. Larger than most. Pe...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Copper

19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane

$5,175

Late 19Th Century , Black Forrest Carved Jewelry box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A very finely hand carved Jewelry Cabinet . Has 6 small drawers that swing out for access to the bottom box . The top flips open and has two carved ani...

Category

German Belle Époque Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19Th Century , Black Forrest Carved Jewelry box

$2,875

Carved and Painted Wood Architectural Element in the Form of a Mask "Green Man"

Located in Stamford, CT

A carved and painted wood "Green Man" mask from a facade of a mansion near Seattle, late 19th century. The Green Man is a legendary being primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebir...

Category

American Folk Art Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Carved and Painted Wood Architectural Element in the Form of a Mask "Green Man"

$2,400

Pair Romantic Oil Paintings English Landscape Barnstable Devon

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Wonderful pair of antique English oil paintings in the Romantic style Believed to be a scene from near Barnstable, Devon We date this pair to circa 1890 Very evocative treatment of the natural setting by the artist Inscribed on the back 'Near Barnstable' Also inscribed 'Last Gleams of the Setting Sun' Signed F Hider...

Category

English Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Pair Romantic Oil Paintings English Landscape Barnstable Devon

$681

Antique Folk Art Geese Sconce

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

American Folk Art sheet iron sconce with central candlestick flanked by two geese and a mule shoe mounted to base. Best used as a table centerpiece. Perfect ...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Folk Art Geese Sconce

$3,500

Pair Of Small Portraits In Micro Marble Marquetry

Located in Brussels, BE

Pair Of Small Portraits In Micro Marble Marquetry Pair of small portraits in micro marble marquetry of Italian origin from the end of the 18th century Framed in London in the 19th c...

Category

Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Pair Of Small Portraits In Micro Marble Marquetry

$3,599 / set

Pair of 1894 Watercolour Paintings by H Brock Univited Guest, a Lion in the Path

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of late Victorian watercolors signed H Brock and dated Apr 1894 The first is titled “An Uninvited Guest” and the second “A Lion...

Category

English Late Victorian Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of 1894 Watercolour Paintings by H Brock Univited Guest, a Lion in the Path

$1,307 / set

19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane

Located in Coeur d Alene, ID

19th Century American full bodied copper rooster weather vane with gilded and red overpaint and cast zinc feet. Some weathering in areas of later black overpaint. 26"H x 20"W includi...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Copper

19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane

$5,175

"Arab Soldier in Prayer" by Belgian Painter Théophile Lybaert - Belgium 1899

By Théophile Marie Françoise Lybaert

Located in Brussels, BE

"Soldat arabe en prière", 1899 - gouache on paper. By Théophile Marie Françoise Lybaert (1848 Ghent -1927 Ghent). Academic painter, he was a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who ...

Category

Belgian Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Arab Soldier in Prayer" by Belgian Painter Théophile Lybaert - Belgium 1899

$10,199

Bronze of an Edwardian Lady on a Window Seat

By Noel Ruffier

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A bronze of a Mme Sans-Gene (Madam Without-a-Care) by Noel-Rouffier, depicted as an Edwardian lady on a window seat.

Category

French Edwardian Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Bronze of an Edwardian Lady on a Window Seat

$13,419

44 Star Antique American Flag, Wyoming Statehood, ca 1890-1896

Located in York County, PA

44 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH AN HOURGLASS ARRANGEMENT ON A DUSTY BLUE CANTON; REFLECTS THE ERA WHEN WYOMING WAS THE MOST RECENT STATE TO JOIN THE UNION, 1890-1896 Wyoming was ...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

44 Star Antique American Flag, Wyoming Statehood, ca 1890-1896

Price Upon Request

Homemade, Antique American Flag with Exceptional Folk Qualities, 1896-1908

Located in York County, PA

HOMEMADE, ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH A TINY CANTON RESTING ON THE 6TH STRIPE AND AN EXTREMELY FOLKY PRESENTATION OF 45 STARS IN A “NOTCHED” PATTERN THAT MIGHT BE UNIQUE TO THIS EXAMP...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Homemade, Antique American Flag with Exceptional Folk Qualities, 1896-1908

Price Upon Request

44 Star Antique American Parade Flag, Wyoming Statehood, ca 1890-1896

Located in York County, PA

44 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH ENDEARING WEAR FROM LONG TERM USE AND WITH ITS STARS ARRANGED IN A NOTCHED PATTERN THAT LEAVES 4 SPACES OPEN FOR THE REMAINING WESTERN TERRI...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

44 Star Antique American Parade Flag, Wyoming Statehood, ca 1890-1896

Price Upon Request

45 Stars Antique American Parade Flag, Utah Statehood, ca 1896-1908

Located in York County, PA

45 STAR ANTIQUE AMERICAN PARADE FLAG WITH ITS STARS ARRANGED IN A NOTCHED PATTERN, 1896-1908, UTAH STATEHOOD: 45 star American national flag, printed on coarse, glazed cotton. Evide...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

45 Stars Antique American Parade Flag, Utah Statehood, ca 1896-1908

Price Upon Request

42 Stars in a Whimsical Medallion Configuration, ca 1889-1890

Located in York County, PA

42 STARS IN A WHIMSICAL MEDALLION CONFIGURATION THAT FEATURES A LARGE, HALOED CENTER STAR AND INCORPORATES 7 TINY STARS; NEVER AN OFFICIAL STAR COUNT, EXCEPTIONALLY RARE, REFLECTS TH...

Category

North American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

42 Stars in a Whimsical Medallion Configuration, ca 1889-1890

Price Upon Request

45 Star Antique American Naval Jack, ca 1896-1908

Located in York County, PA

LARGE & BEAUTIFULLY FADED, ANTIQUE AMERICAN JACK w/ 45 STARS ARRANGED IN A “NOTCHED” PATTERN, INTENTIONALLY LEAVING SPACE FOR THE 3 REMAINING WESTERN TERRITORIES YET TO BE ADDED; MAD...

Category

American Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

45 Star Antique American Naval Jack, ca 1896-1908

Price Upon Request

Antique American Flag w/ 13 Stars in the Betsy Ross Design 45 Stars on Reverse

Located in York County, PA

13 STARS IN THE BETSY ROSS PATTERN, WITH 45 STARS ON THE REVERSE; ON AN ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG MADE AND SIGNED BY A PREVIOUSLY UNIDENTIFIED FLAG-MAKER, ANNIE MAC LACHLAN OF JERSEY CI...

Category

American Other Antique 1890s Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique American Flag w/ 13 Stars in the Betsy Ross Design 45 Stars on Reverse

Price Upon Request

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.