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Period: 19th Century
Original Painted Metal Parade Flag
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and folky 20thc original painted parade flag sign was used to hand in the windows during patriotic events. In stores and homes in the early 20thc.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Federal Eagle American 50 Star Flag with Brass Eagle Pole, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Monumental 50 star American Flag with antique Federal Eagle brass and wood pole. A patriotic piece suitable for any home. This set includes both ...
Category
American Federal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Carousel Element, Circa 1890
Located in Doylestown, PA
A unique carved element from a 19th century carousel, heavily carved with instead cut-glass mirrors and retaining its original painted finish. Would make a fun headboard for a bed.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$975 Sale Price
56% Off
Antique French Folk Art Cork Coot Decoys, Circa 1880
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely pair of French folk art decoys. Two Coots made out of cork and with wooden beaks.
On the bottom you can see lead weights to keep them on place on the water.
Very decorative an...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cork
$586 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Antique Cream Painted Toleware Chest. Henry Loveridge Maker. English C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful toleware chest
Not sure what the original function was. No evidence to suggest it was a coal bin.
Cream painted with gilt decoration in neoclassical style. Original paint...
Category
English Regency Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
19th Century American Folk Art Heart Shaped Iron Pad Lock
Key, Dated 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century American folk art Heart-shaped forged iron pad lock and key, dated 1875
A remarkable 19th-century American heart-shaped forged iron padlock and key is a true testament ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
One of a Kind Antique Carved Wood Group Statue Sculpture by Emile Boisseau
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique 19th century French wooden sculpture.
This large and figural group is titled 'La Defense Du Foyer' which translates as 'the protection of the spous.' This impressive sculpture is in good and original condition and this ripped hunter defenitely looks ready to fight off anyone or anything threatening his spous.
This sculpture is attributed to Emile Andre...
Category
French Neoclassical Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
salt box from the high mountain village of Bessans in the Maurienne region
Located in grand Lancy, CH
salt box from the high mountain village of Bessans in the Maurienne region, part of the wing is unfortunately missing there is a collection label indicating its provenance
Category
French Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Mahogany Sign Painted Chest of Drawers, Fisher Gentleman’s Outfitter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian mahogany sign painted chest of drawers, fisher gentleman’s outfitter shop display
This is a real Gem, the chest of drawers i...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Rooster Weather Vane in Tin and Iron on Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handcrafted rooster weather vane on a wood plank base. This is a early hand cutout vane.
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$716 Sale Price
62% Off
Colorful Painted Sheet Metal Game Wheel ca 1890-1910
Located in York County, PA
COLORFUL PAINTED SHEET METAL GAME WHEEL ON A SHAPED WOODEN FRAME WITH A NICKLE-PLATED SPINNER, circa 1890-1910
Red, black, white, and green game whee...
Category
North American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Keystone broom corn supplies metal advertising sign
22.75" x 25.5"
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Black Forest Rabbit Bunny Hunt Hunting Trophy Bag Wall Catchall Antique, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Rare antique large German metal hunt scene on a wooden wall plaque trophy depicting a Rabbit, a dog and a bag with a champagne bottle.
Wonderful Trophy of the Hunt for your Black For...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th C Branding Iron Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C branding iron candlestick, An authentic American wrought iron branding iron, now as a candlestick.
Stands 21-inches high, the base measures 7-inche...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk Art Root Carving Man and Dog
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful English 19th century Folk Art sculpture of a man being greeted by his dog, the figure wearing a tall Cornish hat hugging and being hugged by his adoring four legged friend,...
Category
Great Britain (UK) Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
19th Century miniature oil on board painting of edelweiss
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century miniature oil on board painting of edelweiss circa 1880.
Fine quality desktop painting of edelweiss, presented on a wooden easel.
Minor losses to paintwork.
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century American Blanket Chest With Original Paint Decoration
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Fantastic original paint decoration on this early 19th century pin blanket chest. Probably from the Manheim, Pennsylvania area c. 1835.
Featuring a two-board top opens on square hinges over a dovetailed well containing a lidded till. Raised on ball feet, with amazing unrestored paint decoration and including key. Measures 43.5" x 22.5" x 24.5".
Provenance:
Bradbury Antiques...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Jacquard Woven Coverlet with Fringe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This multicolored handwoven 19th century coverlet with the original fringe in fine condition.
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
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 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
New England Tall Case Clock, Wooden Works by Riley Whiting, ca 1819-1835
Located in York County, PA
Exuberantly painted, New England tall case clock in dark umber, red, & chrome yellow decoration, with wooden works by riley whiting, Plymouth, Connecticu...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Original Painted Hubley Gorilla Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted Hubley gorilla door stop in fine condition. This is very rare and unusual.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wabi Sabi Wooden Root Bowl, Scandinavia c. 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderfil antique wabi sabi wooden root bowl with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Norwegian Romantic Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Italian Giltwood Ornate Mirrors
Located in Ware, GB
Highly decorative Italian wall mirrors.
The antique pair have richly carved giltwood frames adorned with intricate scrollwork, acanthus leaves, and shell motifs, crowned with drama...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
$3,687 / set
Set of Two Majolica Jugs, Nimy Faiences Imperiale Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of 1851-1898 Belgium majolica pitchers, pottery jugs with pewter top.White hand painted cherubs sitting in a painting impression and accesso...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$312 Sale Price / item
70% Off
19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th century cast iron shoemaker’s trade sign
A highly decorative example of a late 19th century cast iron French shoemakers shop trade sign. Hand crafted from a hand cut iron metal...
Category
French Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Forged Iron Deer-Form Teeth Blackening Ritual Dish
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A rare 19th-century Japanese iron ohaguro tsubo-a ritual teeth-blackening dish-formed as a stylized deer. These were traditionally used to hold the heated iron implement and mixture ...
Category
Japanese Modern Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Castle Hedingham William II Medieval Style Art Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Castle Hedingham medieval style pottery jug marked for William Rufus (William II, son of William the Conqueror) and made by Edward Bingham ...
Category
English Medieval Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Swiss alp painted box
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted box
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$784 Sale Price
43% Off
Antique Sultanabad Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...
Category
Persian Sultanabad Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$18,999
Dutch Hindeloopen square footstove, 1837
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Hindeloopen square footstove, 1837
Square stove, decorated with carvings of 4 x Turkish knots and fitted with a swing brass handle. The foot stove was carried to the church at...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
19th Century Sponge Pitcher with Floral Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century sponge ware pitcher with floral design in good condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Original Blue Painted Bail Handled Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing 19thc Original blue painted bail handled pantry box in fine as found condition. This fine pantry has a wonderful undisturbed patina and early nails.
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting, Painting of a Bearded Man
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century FIgurative Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed
19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Bearded Man
A finely executed 19th century oil on canvas portrait depicting a bearde...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique 19th Century English Wooden Finishing Plane
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fine 19th-century English joiner's finishing plane crafted from dense beechwood, with a rich patinated surface developed through decades of use. The sculpted rear handle and gracef...
Category
English Industrial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Relief Woodcarving by Hermann Steiner Meran 19th Century
By Hermann Steiner
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Relief Woodcarving by Hermann Steiner Meran 19th century
The wooden carved relief shows a grandfather with grandson on his lap. The granddaughter is sitting on the chair and hides a...
Category
Italian Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century J&E Norton Glazed Crock with Original Cork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
J. & E. Norton
Bennington VT.Folky hand painted or decoratetd salt glaze jug with exaggerated flowers in a basket.The condition is very good with a mi...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wool Winder Stand, English, Walnut, Adjustable Yarn Swift, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique wool winder stand. An English, walnut adjustable yarn swift, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Fascinating ear...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
French Poster by Les Maîtres de l’Affiche Plate 135 circa 1898 Absinthe Mugnier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This is plate 135 from "Les Maitres De L’Affiche" (The Masters of the Poster) series featuring Lucien Lefevre's poster for Absinthe Mungier with a French legionnaire happily raising ...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Courthouse Steps Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Classic courthouse steps log cabin quilt with a good use of lights and darks. Solid red and orange logs play well against the printed fabrics. Excelle...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog’s head, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a dog's head with an open mouth. Eyes in glass paste. Brass ring. Bamboo wood shaft. Brass ferrule. England circa 1890.
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Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Painting by Francis Philip Stephanoff of Pious Maidens
By Francis Philip Stephanoff
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique painting of "Pious Maidens" attributed to British Artist Francis Philip Stephanoff (1787-1860). Masterfully painted of two...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19thc Sponge Ware Butter Crock With Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Butter Crock in sponge ware with Lid. lid Sits inside of the bowl. Wonderful deeper blues contrast to the white background. Great age and great wear from use.
butter crock 6....
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk art walking stick depicting a snake, USA 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick, L-shaped knob made of carved and painted cherry wood. Along the stem, obtained from the branch, a snake is carved which coils around the cane. The snake's ski...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S.
J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany and brass skylight ship binnacle. T.S. and J.D. Negus company was established in 1848 in New York City. They were makers of fine scientific instruments, circa 1848-1900. This highly desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight...
Category
American American Empire Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
American 19th Century Painted Folk Art Marriage Chest and Hanging Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
American 19th century painted Folk Art marriage chest and hanging cupboard
A very rare and unusual American painted Folk Art Marriage chest and hanging cupboard, the cupboard has ...
Category
North American American Craftsman Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
A rare and quite special example of a 19th Century folk art English gentleman’s walking cane with a h...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Burmese Tribal Markers Wooden Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Two Burmese chin state tribal markers. Tribal Territory markers collected within the chin state Burma (Myanmar). Each piece is primitively carved with a face and a collection of item...
Category
Burmese Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
$3,600 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century English Folk-art Painting on Paper
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk-art Painting on Paper
A 19th century English folk art water colour on paper depicting a solider on horseback. Entitled “London March”. It’s a naïve example...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Iron Whale Flensing Knife
Located in Montreal, QC
From the days of Moby Dick, this heavy tool was used to remove blubber from a whale carcass. The triangular blade is cast at one end of a long cylindrical handle, the other end is wr...
Category
English Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Sponge Ware Butter Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century sponge ware butter crock in very good condition.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Primitive Windsor Chair in Original Paint
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Primitive Windsor Chair in Original Paint, dating from the early 19th century. This chair is Sycamore and was made in the West of England, Devon or Cornwall and is very rare in reta...
Category
British Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th Century.
Fantastic colour and patina!
In the 19th century, antique metal boules balls experienced a renaissance that took the game of boules to a new level.
These ornately crafted balls were not only instruments of the game, but also symbols of elegance and sophistication in leisure activities.
Made from high-quality metals such as steel or brass, Boule balls were forged and polished by skilled craftsmen to ensure a smooth and even surface.
The antique boules...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Fox Head Doorstop, Cast Iron Door Stop A Beautiful Cast-Iron Doorstop
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Fox Head Doorstop, Cast Iron Door Stop
A Beautiful Cast-Iron Doorstop depicting a Fox Head dating from the 19th Century
This doorstop is Heavy and in sound used condition it is 6” h...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19Thc Mini Pieced Broken Dishes Mounted Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc mini pieced wool broken dishes mounted crib quilt in pristine condition.This fine all wool challis crib quilt has a saw tooth border.The piece work is fine and small tiny quil...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19thc Original Painted White
Orange Paddle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cool 19thc orange & white painted paddle in fine condition.Great on the wall in a beach house or cottage.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Nine Patch Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Nine Patch Doll Quilt with Calico Boarder. Mounted for hanging.
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Mortar, Wabi Sabi Style, Scandinavia 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Wooden Wabi Sabi Mortar from Scandinavia, circa 1800s. In good vintage condition showing beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Swedish Romantic Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Head Carved Wood Alpine, Bavaria, Original Version
Located in Epfach, DE
Alpine roebuck head with beautiful roebuck horns out of carved wood and colored
Skillfully elaborated carving, alpine, probably Bavaria
original version.
Category
German Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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