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Period: Mid-19th Century
19th Century Balinese Offering Tray / Bowl
Dulang
with Floral Motif
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" features a f...
Category
Balinese Other Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Balinese Offering Tray / Bowl
Dulang
with Floral Motif
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" features a f...
Category
Balinese Other Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Nautical Brass Housing
Wood Collar Floating Distress Beacon, C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American nautical brass housing and wood collar floating distress beacon with a glass lens, mid-19th century.
Category
American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Quebec Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of St. Anthony
Jesus
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and well executed hand carved pine sculpture was done is unsigned, but believed to have been done in Quebec Canada in approximately 1850 in the period Early Victorian...
Category
Canadian Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...
Category
Chinese Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
American Sampler Under Glass with the Original Gilt Birdseye Maple Frame, C 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American sampler under glass with the original gilt Birdseye maple frame, Early 19th Century. Alphabet and Numerals. Signed by maker Maria Nuttall Age 7.
Category
American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Glass, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood
Pair of Painted Windsor Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and comfortable pair of firehouse or captains style Windsor chairs.
Retains original iron braces, painted surface and rich warm patina of wear.
New England, the chairs bu...
Category
American American Colonial Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,500 / set
19th Century Wooden Grinder Vessel Treen
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 19th century English wooden grinder with metal and copper fitings. The upper part opening on a hing and reenforced with copper. The top lid and grindi...
Category
British Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Berber Scarf
Located in Brecht, BE
A very rare find this mid 19th century unique berber scarf, sublime natural dye colors.
Category
Moroccan Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Large Swiss Folk Art Carving of a Leaping Bull
Located in Brecht, BE
A very large and extremely imposing 19th century Swiss Folk Art carving of a Leaping Bull. Formerly hung under the overhanging eaves of a butcher's shop (chalet) in Bulle, Switzerlan...
Category
Swiss Antique Mid-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 Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sailor
s Woolie of a Double Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with a Double Decker Ship of the Line, ca 1850, depicting a larboard side view of a square-rigged double decker warship under standing rigging, ...
Category
English Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pearlware Bear Jug and Cover, English, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Napoleonic Bear Baiting Jug and Cover, Probably Scottish,
Category
Scottish Regency Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical geometrical. This type of bracelet was worn/used by the Zaghawa People also called Bé...
Category
Sudanese Tribal Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Mounted Doll Quilt, Postage Stamp Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very early and rare triple Irish chain mini-postage stamp chain doll quilt is in fine condition. Minor age spotting in fine condition no tears or damages. This is hand sewn on c...
Category
American Country Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,260 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 4 Antique Minton Tiles of Delft Design
By Minton
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of four antique Minton tiles after designs by Dutch Delft tiles, sourced from an ex British private collection.
Dating to circa 1860, these striking 5-inch tiles have been in ...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Senufo Locking Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Time honored texture and form define this Senufo sculptural object. The abstract etchings were achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan meticulously traced and ...
Category
Ivorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Scale Boat Hull Model
Line Plans Naval Sailor Maritime Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interesting scale model hull of a vessel with its original line plans. The boat has its original painted exterior, and appears to be complete.
The plans are dated but unfortunate...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Signed
Dated 1853 Lanc. County Coverlet Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handwoven coverlet bolster pillow signed and dated 1853. This handwoven coverlet pillow has a blue cotton linen backing. The inserts are down and f...
Category
American American Colonial Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 3
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical design with a lattice pattern. This type of bracelet was worn or used by the...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
1850
s "Portrait of a Scottish Gentleman" Original Painting Unknown Artist
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a traditional oil portrait painting of a bearded man, likely from the 19th century based on the style and attire. The subject is depicted from the chest up, wearing formal da...
Category
Scottish Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Remarkable Mesquite Wood Trough Bowl Found in Jalisco, Western Mexico, Mid 19th
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Remarkable mesquite wood dough bowl found in Western Mexico, mid 19th century, carved from a single block of wood.
It's rare to come across this bowls in such a great state, espe...
Category
Mexican Primitive Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1850s Corner Cupboard Rustic Farm House Pine Cabinet
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a spectacular primitive corner cupboard. Layers and layers of paint on this piece. Four shelves on top and two on the bottom. Wonderful coloring on this! You don't find these...
Category
American Primitive Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
1858 Presentation Beadwork on Red Stroud
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
1858 Presentation Beadwork on Red Stroud. Beaded by the Crow. Written on the piece, "This was wrought by the Wetunkiska Asiow Indian Mission residing Valley of the Rocky Mountains an...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Beads
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique Kurdish Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 19th century tribal runner with beautiful geometrical design and beautiful natural colors with blue, red, blue, yellow and green, entirely and finely hand knotted with...
Category
Asian Tribal Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-19th Century Child’s Grain Painted Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-19th century Benchmade child’s grain painted Miniature chest of drawers. A country piece in the American Empire style, with a step-back drawer and backsplash, above the case with...
Category
North American Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$996 Sale Price
20% Off
American School Circa 1840 Theorem Painting Of A Cactus Giltwood Frame Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming depiction of a cactus, strongly graphic old theorem watercolour painting
(made using stencils, and with glass straws used for blowing the base level of watercolor paint)...
Category
American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Embroidery Scissors, Iron, in the Shape of a Tower, Germany, 1840
Located in Milan, IT
Antique embroidery scissors. Made of cut iron, with a silhouette in the shape of a gothic tower, extremely rich in every part with engravings.
Ger...
Category
German Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
American Walnut Carved Spread Wing Eagle Perched to Flee on Rocky Plinth C. 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut carved spread wing eagle perched to Flee on rectangular rocky pine plinth, Early 19th century.
Eagle is 27 wide and 17 deep at base.
Category
American American Empire Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Chinese Folk Carved Panel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 19th century, this flat wooden panel is curiously etched with geometric patterns, simple leaf motifs, and a triangle-work border. 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
Scottish Brass and Nickel Silver Horse Hobble, Bide A Blink, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Scottish brass and nickel silver horse hobble with an eagle heads horse shoe handle and resting on the faithful servant creature Bide a Blink. Signature...
Category
Scottish Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel
19th Century Wooden Lady Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautiful carved wood sculpture of a lady.
Category
French Belle Époque Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk Art Leather and Woven Rush Butchers Bag Initials BP Dated 1832
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming woven rush bag, with applied leather sections, initials and the date 1832, the reversed also has appliqué leather sections of organic flowing forms
The piece is in goo...
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Rush
Small Carved Wood, Depicting an Ionic Capital, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Small shelf in carved hazel wood, depicting an Ionic capital. Italy, circa 1850.
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Gros – Point Stitched Panels Representing Orientalist Scenes
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of gros – point stitched panels representing orientalist scenes: One with a tiger hunt and the other with a battle scene, both in a setting of tropical vegetation on a black g...
Category
French Tribal Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Primitive Hand-Carved Wooden Trough, 19th Century
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
A deeply textured, primitive hand-carved wooden trough. Shaped from a single piece of solid wood, this piece shows centuries-old artisanal methods and a timeless utilitarian aesthet...
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Naive Flower Painting
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A anonymous Italian 19th century flower painting, oil on wood. The flowers in a gold colored bouquet vase with a scrolled base. Resting o...
Category
Italian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Wooden Frame Signed Mary L
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting framed in a black wooden frame with motif of a coastal town with warm colors. Signed by Mary L.
Measurements: L:58.5 cm W: 68.5 cm
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Monumental 19th Century Giltwood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unusual. Have never seen one like this. Most likely had a painting inset, but mirror could be placed inside. Stand alone or hang on wall.
Category
Italian Rococo Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Naive Pair of Children
s Shoes
Floral Still Life Paintings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A delightful pair of floral still-life paintings, dating to the mid/second half of the 19th century. Oil on canvas and presented in period maple frames with gilt slips. Each painting...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Ships Pulley with Three Wood Sheaves
Located in Norwell, MA
Triple pulley ships block in old paint showing lots of character. Mid nineteenth century. Circa 1860.
Category
North American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Carved Black Forest Horn Lithophany, Germany ca. 1840
Museal rustic lithophany depicting finely carved chamoise in a mountain landscape. The f...
Category
German Black Forest Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Antler
19th Century Original Oil Painting, Italian Landscape
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Original Oil Painting, Italian Landscape. Oil on board. Unknown artist.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Wooden Gingerbread Mold
Located in Vista, CA
Wooden gingerbread mold (two religious figures or bishops).
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native America Navajo South West Style Pictorial Rug Tapestry, c. Mid 1900s
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a vintage Native American Navajo pictorial tapestry with hand-woven images depicting life in the SW United States. Navajo and other Pueblo Peoples rugs are generally flat...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-19th Century Metis Cree Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Metis Cree bandolier with classic beading on red Stroud with white bead edging and black silk ribbon border.
Period: Mid-19th century
Origin: Metis Cree
Si...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Group of Six 19th Century French Copper Kettles
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Group of six continental copper spouted and handled kettles. One marked "Carlstom Yarberg" and another "SKS Wasa."
Period: 19th century
Origin: Continent...
Category
French Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Large Welsh Turned Treen Sycamore Diary Bowl
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A mid-19th century turned sycamore diary bowl.
The bowl has a wonderful color with an untouched dry surface.
Measures: 25.5cm in diameter, 10cm in height.
Category
Welsh Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sycamore
American Hand Painted Bird Grain Bin
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful example of American Folk Art, early 1850s-1870s. Stunning piece for your home!
Category
American Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 24 Painted Papier Mache and Metal Snuff Boxes
Located in Long Island City, NY
This diverse set of early 19th-century English painted snuff boxes, of various shapes and sizes, are finely decorated with a variety of subjects, inc...
Category
English George IV Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Nineteenth Century Yacht Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare boat binnacle with solid brass mushroom style hood. Mid nineteenth century gimballed compass by Ritchie of Boston. Varnished mahogany base with...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Choctaw Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Choctaw bandolier shot pouch from a Natchez Mississippi collection. Silk ribbon fringe at shoulder. Exceptional graphic condition. White beading on...
Category
American Native American Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Chart of the East Coast of England
Located in Norwell, MA
Chart of the East Coast of England, from Dungeness to Flamborough, including the entrances to the Thames River. Drawn by hydrographer J.W. Norie in 1841. Includes Kent, Essex and Suf...
Category
English Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Bronze Head of Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Not sure of origin. Most likely this head has been removed from its original body. From a great Los Angeles collection.
Category
Chinese Other Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Wooden Gingerbread Mold
Located in Vista, CA
Wooden gingerbread mold, (Man with Knapsack).
Category
European Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of 19th Century Vintage Oak and Ash Ships Blocks
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Collection of 19th Century Vintage Oak and Ash Ships Blocks
This is a collection of 24 ships blocks and pulleys, all in good vintage condition, the are made in Ash, Oak and one ...
Category
Folk Art Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Feathered Stars Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Feathered Stars are beautifully combined with Oak leaves in this quilt from the 1860s. While the Stars are all identical, the maker took liberties with the Oak leaves. Most are the s...
Category
American Country Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,450
France – Great-Britain. British Crimean War medal
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Oak leafed pin with inscription ”Sebastopol”, with original ribbon, attached to issue certificate of the French Ministery of War, dated 1856.
Obverse: VICTORIA – REGINA -1854, cro...
Category
French Classical Roman Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Vernier Octant by John Todd, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Octant by John Todd, London, circa 1850.
An eleven inch radius vernier octant by John Todd with ebonised wooden frame with inset bone scale marked ...
Category
English Victorian Antique Mid-19th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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