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Period: 19th Century
19th C Original Painted Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted game board. Nice original Salmon and black paint.
Category
North American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Original Painted Blue Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early original blue painted panty box from New England has early hand made nails.The condition is very good and great undisturbed paint.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Rare Wool Amish Log Cabin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc all wool Amish Lancaster County,Pennsylvania log cabin quilt is in fine condition.We have never had or seen pastel with dark wool pieces.It is so typical of Lancaster...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
1885 Kentucky Crazy Quilt
Located in Louisville, KY
This 1895 folk art crazy quilt out of Kentucky is an absolute work of art. The selection of bright and unique fabrics of that era are combined in random stained glass fashion. Stunni...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
19thc Original Paint Decorated Pennsylvania Doll Cradle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original paint decorated doll cradle from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This Pennsylvania German Dutch doll cradle is in a bitter sweet painted sur...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Tibetan Chest with Hand-Painted Front
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Tibetan storage chest with traditional hand painted Dragons
Tibet
Wood, Iron, Paint
19th century.
27 x 59.5 x 22.5 in./ 69 x 151 x 57
Height on custom display St...
Category
Tibetan Other Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Painted Folk Art Farmhouse Bridal Chest
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Beautiful painted bridal chest from Germany, specifically from the Swabian Alps. The chest is painted in a grayish-blue color and features floral decorations on the front panel. This...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Vintage Handmade Boat Model Diorama
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage handmade boat model diorama of the "Sovereign of the Seas" a three masted schooner, displayed in its original case. Originally built in Massac...
Category
American American Colonial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
$3,950 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique balance toy Galloping Cowboy Moving , handpainted forged iron, 19th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
An antique balance toy showing a cowboy on it's horse
when it balance is the head and tale of the horse moving like also the cowboy
This is totale han...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...
Category
Persian Sultanabad Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Victorian Watercolor Artist Palette, Signed and Framed
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a very handsome and well detailed watercolor from the mid-19th century. Signed and dated, mounted in a period gold-guilded frame and retaining the original old glass. The des...
Category
French Rococo Revival Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Root Bowl, Wabi Sabi Style, Scandinavia 1800s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A unique and large root bowl from Norway, Scandinavia, dated 1818. In good vintage condition showing beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Norwegian Romantic Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sioux Beaded Pictorial Tunic
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sioux pictorial beaded tunic. Thread sewn and assembled using multiple hide panels. Beaded with 12 horses and 10 stars. Initials "C.S.C." Colors of deep red white hearts, various blu...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
$34,500
Tramp Art Box, c.1890
Located in Savannah, GA
A three lid pedestal tramp art box, circa 1890s.
Larger compartment under top. Velvet lined.
10 ¾ inches wide by 7 ¾ inches deep by 10 ¼ inches tall
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$1,800
Swiss Alp Painted Pine Trunk
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted pine trunk ,from Rougemont village , the inside of the trunk was painted later and a part of the foot are missing, see photo
Category
Swiss Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Coiled in the Wind: Folk Art Snake Weathervane
Located in New York, NY
Snake Weathervane on Stand
A late 19th to early 20th century cut-sheet iron weathervane in the whimsical form of a coiled snake, its body rendered in a continuous looping silhouette ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa
Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge shaped carving all over.
Measures: 22 x 14 x 5 cm approx.
Period Early 20th century
Ex U...
Category
Zimbabwean Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indian Metal Katar
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1840s Indian Katar weapon.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Indian Carved Erotic Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Indian (19th Century) painted and carved horizontal wall plaque with 6 erotic scenes. From the Love Temple, Khajuraho, North India.
Category
Unknown Other Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
19th C Oakwood Counter Top Cigar Store Indian Statue, Netherlands
Located in Leuven , BE
The cigar store Indian originated as a tradition, not in the United States but in Europe, where carved “Virginie men,” as Europeans called native Americans, were used for advertising...
Category
Dutch Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pennsylvania Decorated Stone Ware Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine blue decorated salt glaze crock in fine condition. It has stripes and a blue 2 on the front face.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Handcrafted and Stable Solid Oak
Great Patina Joint Stool Or Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Solid oak joint stool, great shape and beautiful color.
This handcrafted joint stool seat is both rustic and stylish. It is an absolute joy to watch and to sit on. It is as stabile ...
Category
European Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
"Rally Freemen!..." Civil War Recruitment Broadside
Located in York County, PA
"RALLY FREEMEN! …COME ONE! COME ALL! AND SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." A CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT BROADSIDE FOR THE...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Naive Folk Art Cat Portrait, Original Oil On Canvas Painting, 19th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING
A charming study of a fluffy cat curled up and looking straight at you.
Painted in the naive style.
Signed to the lower right ‘Thomson’.
Probably ...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
42-Star American Parade Flag, Commemorating Washington Statehood, 1889
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an uncommon 42-star flag, commemorating the addition of the state of Washington to the Union. The flag dates to 1889-1890, and is printed on cotton. The canton consists of s...
Category
American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful piece of New York City history is over 150 years old. It depicts 86th street and above. It was lithographed by WC Rogers and company. It was made to show what was the Battle of Harlem during the Revolutionary war...
Category
American American Colonial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Exceptional Painted Bookcase with Gold Leaf Carvings
Located in Vo
, Veneto
Exceptional bookcase painted in blue and red with gold leaf carvings.
Two large side pillars, with richly carved scrolls, lacquered and gilded wi...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Antique Sawfish Rostrum on Stand
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare and striking sawfish rostrum presented on a custom stand. This natural object, with its rhythmic succession of teeth and raw, tactile surface, evokes both primitive weaponry and...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Pair of Early 19th Century American Folk Art Portraits of a Family
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Fantastic pair of early 19th century American folk art portraits featuring a family. One painitng with the father and the other with the mother and child holding a dove, each wth landscape in the background. This pair has been professionally conserved and tastefully framed. They are ready to hang and enjoy.
Provenance:
Private collection, NYC
Bradbury Antiques...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Antique Hand-Painted English Grandfather Clock Commemorating Lord Nelson
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique grandfather clock was made in 1805 by William Whitaker of England with hand-painted artistry by Alker of Wigen to commemorate the life and dea...
Category
English George III Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming hand-carved 19th Century American folk art horse sculpture on stand. Pay special attention to its face and the carved details to appreciate this fine specimen. ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ivory handle walking stick depicts a rifle, hunting bag and dog, Austria 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle. The handle depicts a rifle, a dog head and an hunting bag. Ebony wood shaft. Silver ring. Ivory ferrule. England circa 1880.
(SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category
Austrian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Wooden sacrificial pole figure Fon
Located in Haaltert, BE
Wooden pole figure, dark sacrificial patina of mainly oil. Kudio type of Bochio, also called “guardians” are thin pole-like figures. They function as a sort of “lightning conductor” ...
Category
Beninese Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Northern Plains Pipe Tomahawk
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Northern Plains pipe tomahawk. File burnt shaft decorated with brass tacks. Great patina on shaft and blade. Shaft 26"L so could be used on horseback. Exceptional piece for a handma...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Wedding Chest, circa 1850
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique pine wedding chest from Central Europe, probably of German origin, circa 1850. The original color scheme with deep shades of black, red, and green is characteristic of the re...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Mora Clock in Original Green Orange Colors, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish antique mora clock dating from early/ 1800s featuring green paint with orange details that is painted on the body.
The clockwork is sold 'as is' and should be considered as...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Nomoli - Carved Stone Figurine, Kissi People, Sierra Leone, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Nomoli is a carved stone figurine native to Sierra Leone and Liberia. They are usually made of soapstone, limestone, or granite.
The carving depicts a woman in a dress and choker,...
Category
Sierra Leonean Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Soapstone
Kota Reliquary Figure Gabon, Christies Provenance
Located in Sharon, CT
Kota Reliquary of classic form. Brass and iron over wood. On an old base, with an old number label. Ex Estate of Willliam Kohler, Christies NY 'Important Tribal Art' Nov 20 1997.
Category
Gabonese Primitive Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
19th Century Decorated Crock From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This highly decorated stoneware crock is in fine condition and has double handles. This is decorated all the way around. It was found in Penn...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Tang Dynasty Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid-19th century carved and painted wooden Tang dynasty horse
This is a superb piece of Chinese Folk Art, superbly carved in wood, in the classic statue...
Category
Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Folk Art
19th Century English folk art metal weathervane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English folk art metal weathervane
Removable from its mounted 19th Century hand carved church stand, this highly decorative English folk-art weathervane in the form of ...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
19th Century Lewis Jones Pittston Cobalt Blue Decorated Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Lewis Jones Pittston PA. Fine 3-gallon blue cobalt decorated stoneware crock. Stamped with maker’s mark. Hand Brisked cobalt floral decor...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive wood carved box features the letters S and M with a heart between on both sides. Tw...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
10 Carpet Lawn Bowling Hand Carved Wood
Stone Balls Antique Office Gift Idea
Located in West Hollywood, CA
10 Carpet Lawn bowling hand carved wood & stone balls antique office gift idea. A Beautiful Decorative Antique collection of 9 + 1 boules balls Carved Wood and a Jack Carved Stone ba...
Category
Scottish Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$4,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Wooden Wheelchair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this rare Wooden Wheelchair. Crafted in wood and Iron, the wheelchair showcases impeccable workmanship that speaks to the heart ...
Category
American Industrial Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Amish Saw Tooth Diamond in the Square
By Amish Quilts
Located in Sharon, CT
A 'Saw Tooth' variation on the classical Amish 'Diamond in the Square'.
The colors of amish quilts mostly have optical effects, either dazzling or
of similar value to create a figure...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Karachov Kazak Rug Karachoph Southwest Caucasus Carpet Late-19th Century
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique Karachov Kazak Rug from the Karachov / Karachoph region, Southwest Caucasus.
The town of Karachov (sometimes rendered Karatchoph o...
Category
Caucasian Oushak Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
$9,000 Sale Price
25% Off
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 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Northern Cheyenne Beaded and Quilled Bow Case
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
19th Century beaded and quilled bowcase, quiver, bow and arrow set from the Northern Cheyenne ex-Forest Fenn collection. The piece exhibits Indian tanned body that is sinew sewn with...
Category
American Native American Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Fine Quality Late 19th Century Pennsylvania Shaker Bucket With Lid. All Original
Located in Incline Village, NV
Nice quality late 19thC Pennsylvania Shaker bucket with fitted lid in complete and all original condition with a lovely surface and patina. The original ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Naga Warrior
s Ceremonial Headdress, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Man’s Ceremonial Headdress
Naga people, Northeast India
Probably 19th century
Cane, yellow orchard fiber, dyed goat hair plume
A handwritten...
Category
Indian Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Natural Fiber
Early 20Thc Wool Amish Diamond In Square
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand crafted & quilted all wool Amish diamond in a square from Lancaster County,Pennsylvania. is in amazing colors .This fine 1930's all wool Amish quilt has little minor...
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$3,916 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Folk Art Wartime Relationship Commemorative Plaque
Located in London, GB
19th century Folk Art Wartime relationship commemorative plaque
We are proud to offer a rare and unique commemorative wartime relationship plaque...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique African Tribal Sculpted Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Interesting African tribal sculpted statue made of iron or lead.
It almost appears that the materials used were taken from a sunken ship.
Look closely at...
Category
Congolese Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Rocking Horse Toy All Original
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish rocking horse from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden .
A very charming horse with beautiful color & dotted pattern.
B...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Boule Ball "G", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, particularly the pétanque variant, gained in popularity. The manufacture of boules balls during this period was a manual process that required expertise, precision and love to detail.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in rural areas of France and other Mediterranean regions, olive wood was a commonly used source of material for making boules balls. This was not only due to the availability of the material, but also to the outstanding properties of olive wood, which was characterized by hardness, strength and a rich grain.
First, the olive wood was carefully selected and shaped into raw balls, which were then sanded to the desired size and shape. The nails were then hammered into the balls one by one, making sure that they were evenly distributed and firmly anchored. Finally, the spheres were polished and coated with a protective varnish to enhance their natural beauty and protect them from the elements.
The use of nails to decorate and reinforce olive wood boules was a traditional practice that not only gave the ball a rustic aesthetic, but also improved its durability and contributed to customization. Many balls were made according to the specific requirements and preferences of the players. Nails were driven at regular intervals around the ball, with each nail hole precisely placed so as not to affect the balance and weight distribution of the ball. These nails not only served as a decorative element, but also helped to strengthen the structure of the ball and make it more resistant to the hard knocks and wear and tear during play. Individual engravings or decorations were often applied to the balls to make them unique and identify the player.
Antique boules...
Category
French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Outstanding Wooden Carved Fighting Stags by K. Bach, 1946
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Outstanding Wooden Carved Fighting Stags by K. Bach 1946
A grandiose handcarved wood sculpture of fighting stags. Highly detailed natural carving. Carved signature of K. Bach 1946. ...
Category
German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$5,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency Mongo 19th Century
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Heavy Copper Ekonda Anklet Currency MONGO Tshuapa District - D.R Congo
4494 gr
Beautiful patina.
These anklets were worn by women of the Mongo tribe ...
Category
African Tribal Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Two Carved Mayan Deity Limestone Architectural Carvings or Elements
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two carved Mayan deity limestone architectural carvings or / elements, 19th century or older
The larger measures 7" W x 5.5" H x 4.5" D with a 2.5" protrusion
The smaller measures ...
Category
Central American Pre-Columbian Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Limestone
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Monumental 19Thc Hubley Basket of Flowers Iron Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing over sized cast iron doorstop with original white painted surface. The condition is very good.This is a large over sized doorstop.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
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