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Period: Mid-19th Century
Early 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Italian Folk-Art Figure of Christ
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century hand carved Italian Folk-art Figure of Christ
For sale in this LOT is a wonderful early 19th century religious Italian church artifact...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sailor
s Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Woolie of a Single Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850, a sailor's folk art woolwork picture handcrafted of woolen yarn in a bold variety of stitches, depic...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Fruitwood French Farmhouse Grain Scoop
Located in New Orleans, LA
Full of character and rich in history, this antique French Provincial fruitwood grain scoop was once simply utilitarian, used to shovel oats into sacks. This fruitwood scoop has a lo...
Category
French French Provincial Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
$163 Sale Price
49% Off
Antique Leather Book "Histoire des Plantes", 1865s, France
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful rare antique leather book, original from 1865.
"Histoire des Plantes" by Louis Figuier, written in French language.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Paper
Antique Handmade Roof Rider Brick, Germany 1844
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Handmade Roof Rider Brick, Germany 1844
An antique roof rider made of clay featuring a head in outsider art style. Handmade in Germany in 1844. Good condition, one edge cut ...
Category
German Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
19th C. William Salter "The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House" Framed Engraving
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"English, Mid 19th Century. "The Waterloo Banquet," after William Salter (English, 1804-1875), engraved by Wm. Greatbach, printed by McQueen, depicting an interior banquet scene wit...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper
European 19th Century Painted Wooden Oval Box
Saint George
the Dragon
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Antique European painted wooden bride's box container showing the most famous legend of Saint George slaying a dragon.
Category
European Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Scottish Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bootleggers' Delight: Scottish Pearlware Spirit Flasks
Object: Pair of Sponged Spirit Flasks (Modelled as Boots) Medium: Pearlware Earthenware, Sponged Decoration Origin: Scotland D...
Category
Scottish Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Sphinx Andirons, Cast Iron, 40 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons in the shape of a Sphinx.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid-19th Century Gutta Percha Box with Photo
s
Contemporary Notes on Genealogy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-19th century Gutta Percha Box with photo's and contemporary notes on Genealogy
Fantastic mid-19th century gutta percha box with standing figures and a horse.
Gutta Percha b...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Relief Carved and Painted Frigate
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare relief carved and painted sailing ship on heavy board depicting a three-masted 26 gun third-class US naval frigate under partially reefed sail nearing a point of land with a l...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Oriental Andirons, Cast Iron, 36 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with the shape of an oriental male bust.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Folk art walking stick, leather discs and black horne, England 1860.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: stick with metal tip, the shaft made from an iron core in which leather discs are inserted, with a progressive diameter up to the handle. The cane is polished...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a ...
Category
Nigerian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Dummyboard, Folk Art from Sweden
Located in Brecht, BE
Found in Sweden, this lifesize dummy board is a unique and quirky object,
contemporary art to me.
Category
Swedish Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Sphinx Andirons, Cast Iron, 44 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons in the shape of a Sphinx.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Lombok Tribal Tray / Bowl
Dulang
/ Small Table
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is an exceptionally large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used ...
Category
Balinese Other Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Candle Holder with Pewter Base and Spout, Germany, circa 1860s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Black Forest Candle Holder with Pewter Base and Spout, Germany circa 1860s
An antique Black Forest candle holder with pewter base and spout. Made with an original deer antler. Man...
Category
German Rustic Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
Chinese Folk Carved Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 19th century, this flat wooden panel is curiously etched with geometric patterns and dense triangle-work. Its original use remains unknown, perhaps it was a divination tool, a traveling game board...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Gun Stock Club
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Mid 19th Century gun stock club with 8" blade honed down from a file. Shaft is file burnt with patinaed brass tack decorations. Originated in Iowa. Museum quality, a rare long length...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots, Scottish
Located in Downingtown, PA
Pair of Scottish Pearlware Sponged Pottery 'Boot' Spirit Flasks,
Mid-19th Century,
Circa 1840-1850
This delightful and highly unusual pair of spirit flasks is a wonderful example o...
Category
Scottish Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
$1,612 Sale Price / set
57% Off
Large Round Signed Nantucket Lightship Basket by Folger
Located in Nantucket, MA
10 ½” Open round Nantucket lightship basket with carved wooden oak ears with oak staves, handle and rim. The bottom is turned out of Pine and the interior is markedin ink with the or...
Category
Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Large Apothecary Chemist Carboy Pharmacy Shop Trade Sign
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century hand blown glass chemist window display carboy. Used as a symbol of the pharmacy from the 17th century to the early 20th century.
A rare example with a hollow cut ...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Victorian Miniature Black forest Antler Casket 1860
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Victorian Miniature Black forest Antler Casket 1860
A marvelous antique rustic casket. It is made of wood, veneered with antler pieces. On top an antler plaque...
Category
German Black Forest Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
Scandinavian Set of Eight Sculpture Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight sculpture vases. Each vase is hand colored shaped and sized. Vases can use for the flowers. We have 4 more vases like this.
Category
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful 19th Century Apache Figurative Olla Shaped Basket
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Apache figural basketry olla with seven dogs on shoulder. After an olla was filled to the brim with wild grass seeds such as chia or amaranth, or domestic plant products like corn or...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Quilt Princess Feather and Rose Pattern Circa 1830
Located in Hudson, NY
Striking and beautiful New England quilt in the princess feather and rose pattern. Excellent condition with a highly folky design pattern. Found in , this quilt made from blue and re...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
American Sheraton Pine Hand Painted Floral Single Drawer Washstand, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton pine hand painted floral washstand with a single drawer, original wooden knob, and resting on turned bulbous ringed legs, Early 19th century.
Category
American Sheraton Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century (Maybe 17th?) Tripod Pot Stand, Cast Iron, France
Located in Greven, DE
Antique pot rack, handmade of iron.
France, 19th century / maybe 17th century.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
In the 19th century...
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair Black Forest Candle Holders with Pewter Base and Spout, Germany circa 1860s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Black Forest Candle Holders with Pewter Base and Spout, Germany circa 1860s
An antique pair of Black Forest candle holders with pewter base and spouts. Each made with an origin...
Category
German Rustic Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
Victorian Casted Iron Candle Stick with Bears
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Victorian Casted Iron Candle Stick with Bears
A great Victorian casted iron candle stick, Germany circa 1860. It is depicting a mother bear holding one cub in her left paw and anoth...
Category
German Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Picture Portrait from 1853
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present picture portrait from 1853.
Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation of the rooms in not only Classic style, but also Art Deco and modern.
Category
Unknown Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted Bentwood Pantry Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
Round bentwood box made out of pine with lapped seams and iron
tacks, retaining its original robin egg blue paint
Good condition with appropriate edge wear
American, circa 1850.
Category
American Primitive Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 5
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical swirled rope work design and tips are shaped with large flat ends with geome...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Crow Beaded Knife Sheath, circa 1870, Native American Plains
By Crow
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional Crow (Apsáalooke) beaded knife sheath, dating to circa 1870, is an outstanding artifact from the Classic Period of Native American artist...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide
Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th Century solid burl yewwood tabletop with molded edge and scalloped sides with mahogany and sycamore compass star inlay, the who...
Category
English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Yew
19th Century Crow Society Staff
By Crow
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Crow Society staff, coup stick, belonged to Chief Face Pretty. Lump Wood Society. Wood staff wrapped in original otter skin fur-on hide. Original feathers replaced with hand painted ...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood, Feathers
Small 19th Century French Elm Bowl
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small 19th century French Elm bowl. Lovely grain and patina.
Category
French Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Elm
Erotic folk art walking stick depicting a man in act of praying, England 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Erotic folk-art walking stick, made from a single carved fruitwood branch. The knob depicts a man standing in the act of praying with folded hands and a large caricature head with a ...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Reverse Painting on Glass of George and Martha Washington by W. M. Prior
By William Matthew Prior
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century reverse painted on glass portrait of George and Martha Washington by William Matthew Prior (1806 - 1873), one of New England'...
Category
American Federal Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Wooden Carved Sculpture of a Saint, circa 1850
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden Carved Sculpture of a Saint, circa 1850
A beautifully hand carved and hand painted sculpture of a saint with a palm-branch. It is made most probably in Armenian or Georgian a...
Category
Unknown Black Forest Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Map Long Island, Southold, Shelter Island, Orient, New York
By Beers Atlas Co.
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Antique map of Long Island, Southold, Shelter Island, Orient, Great details, Names of homes, Roads and Businesses in 1870. Unframed. This is...
Category
American Early Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Boxwood folk art stick depicting a man with snake and lizard, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art stick: single branch of naturally growing boxwood, punctuated by a series of carvings with different subjects, depicting a snake wrapping around the cane and a lizard, the f...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
19th Century Oil / Canvas Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 19th century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring basket of fruits and flowers. The painting is in good antique condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Ar...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Gilt Wood Framed Oil / Canvas Painting
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century Lakeside Camp. Continental. Relined signed 34" x 42" framed
Mid 19th century gilt wood framed oil on canvas painting featuring a lakeside scene camp. The painting is ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Early 19th Century Primitive American Demilune Large Sized Console Table
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 19th century American primitive demilune console table featuring center drawer with brass knob, straight plain foot legs and original finish. ...
Category
American Primitive Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Balinese Offering Tray / Bowl
Dulang
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th century "Dulang" has lost mos...
Category
Balinese Other Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
French Mid-19th Century Coq, Rooster
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome mid-19th century Coq - Rooster from the South of France. Beautifully crafted in zinc with fabulous patina. Now resting on its iron base. A terrific accent piece.
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Rosewood Ship
s Navigators Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's octant with rosewood frame, brass filters, mirror and peepsight. Unsigned.
Overall dimensions: 3" x 13" x 16". 2 pounds.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Nautical Gimbaled Nickel Silver
Brass Wall Sconces, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American nautical gimbaled nickel silver over brass mounted wall sconces with bulbous flared amber glass shades. Gimbals kept candles straight in rough seas. Pair are candle ...
Category
American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Nickel
19th Century Sailor
s Folk Art Woolie with Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Triple Decker Ship of the Line and Sloop, ca 1850, depicting a starboard side view of a majestic square-rigged...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
A Mid-Nineteenth Century Portrait of a Distinguished Woman.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An oil on canvas portrait of a Distinguished Woman, Mid-Nineteenth Century, wearing a silk dress, a suite of gold jewelry including earrings, long necklace and bracelet, and wrapped ...
Category
French Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Impressive Huge 19th Century Pawnbroker Folk Art Sign with Three Spheres Symbol
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An impressive rare and monumental in scale folk art pawnbroker trade sign with its original trio of giltwood spheres which represent the universal symbol for the pawnbroker trade.
...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Wooden Frame
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with the motif of a late summer evening in Paris, where the Eiffel Tower can be seen in the background.
Measurements: L:58.5cm W:68.5cm
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Fantastic American Paint Decorated Folk Art Cutlery Tray - Circa 1845
Located in Atlanta, GA
American, circa 1845.
One of the finest quality folk art cutlery trays on the market. Not only does this piece have its original robin's egg blue paint to...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
American Oval Timber Trade Sign with Two Masted Ship and Rope Boarder. C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American oval hand carved timber trade sign with a centered two masted ship, rope border, upper painted banner "The London and New York Trading Company"...
Category
American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Wood, Paint
English Brass and Wood Barrel Nautical Spyglass James Chapman, London Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass and wood barrel nautical ship captain's spyglass with a single draw, polished sunshade, lense cap, and engraved focal tube by maker James Chapman St. Catherines Dock, L...
Category
English William IV Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Folk Art Naval Full-length Portraits
Located in Solebury, PA
A pair of 19th century Victorian folk art naval full-length portraits, executed in oil on wood panels, depict two individuals dressed in sailor suits. The sides of the panels bear pa...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Balinese Offering Tray / Bowl
Dulang
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th ...
Category
Balinese Other Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Golden iron handle walking stick with acorn, Berlin, Germany 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare walking stick with gilt brass ferrule and iron tip. Hot-formed ram's horn barrel, iron handle.
The shaft, clear, is made by putting it in a hot shape by boiling, sometimes fry...
Category
German Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
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