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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Vintage Portuguese Handcrafted Wooden Stand Cross with Gilt Bronze Christ
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Vintage handcrafted wooden stand cross with gilt bronze Christ and ornaments on a beautiful carved wooden base, Portugal, 1930-1939.
Measures: Height 19...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Gothic Revival Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop in the Style of Walter Von Neesen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous screeching black cat door stop in iron & steel. Stylized in the manner of Walter Von Neesen for Chase. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Steel, Iron
Vintage Hand Stitched and Hand Quilted Postage Stamp Quilt in Blue, Ivory, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
A remarkable example of late 19th-century American quilt making, this vintage “Postage Stamp” quilt is an extraordinary display of patience, skill, and artistry. Composed of approximately 3,600 individually hand-cut and hand-stitched cotton squares—each the size of a postage stamp—this quilt forms a mesmerizing patchwork of color and geometry. The palette features soft and vibrant tones of blue, ivory, pink, red, and yellow, arranged with careful attention to balance and visual rhythm. Entirely hand-quilted and preserved in excellent vintage condition, this piece is not only a functional textile but also a true work of folk art. Ideal for display as wall art or as an heirloom accent in a thoughtfully curated interior.
Dimensions: 78” x 85”
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
Place of Origin: United States
Material: Cotton
Condition: Good
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU 2081
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Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Shaker Round Bentwood Flour Sifter; Pennsylvania, Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Wonderful all original condition, circular Pennsylvania Shaker flour sifter, with wire inserted screen; circa 1900. There is evidence of rusted original pin nails which join the be...
Category
Early 1900s American Shaker Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood
19th Century Sailor
s Woolie of the Four Masted Bark Loch Torridon
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of the Four Masted Bark Loch Torridon, circa 1880, a sailor's hand-crafted woolwork picture with a starboard side view of the Four Masted Bark Rigged Cli...
Category
1880s English Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Decorative Moroccan Arabian Jambiya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique decorative Moroccan Arabian khoumaya or Jambiya, which is the name in Arabic Ornate with brass and silvered steel hammered element and wood handle. The decorative dagger is v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Talavera Decorative Lavabo Sink Folk Art Mexican Ceramic Spanish Colonial
By Cesar
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Elegant surrealist sink lavabo made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico. The Spanish colonial style sink is a perfect piece to bring personality and light to bathrooms and restrooms. Its warm colors bring light to the piece, creating a cozy effect in the atmosphere where it is placed.
The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques.One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Organic Modern Hand-Carved Wood Folk Art Ball Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique hand-carved folk art-style wood gazing ball. A friend of bookshelves and coffee tables. A lovely garden accent. An organic doorstop.
A compliment to any room-- great suppo...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Gilt Copper Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, Fiske, C. 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt copper full bodied running horse directional weathervane with two gilt circular spheres resting on squared iron stand, J.W. Fiske, late 19th century.
Category
1870s American Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron, Zinc, Gold Leaf
Weathered Folk Art Miniature Shop Counter 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Weathered Folk Art Miniature Shop Counter, Europe, 1950s.
This miniature shop counter likely started its life as a well loved toy. Now is a very attractive decorative folk art piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy, of German manufacture, circa 1927; depicts a clown by the nickname of "BoBo"; named after a famous clown during that period ----BoBo ...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Geisha Wig
Nô Theater 1 Mask
Located in Paris, FR
Mask Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 1, with real natural hair Geisha wig
on head model and with Nô Theater white painted wood mask.
Measures: Base: 28,5 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collective Human Figures Terracotta Sculpture, Mexican Folk Art”
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
A powerful hand-sculpted clay artwork representing a procession of human figures, each joined in a continuous rhythm of movement and unity. This piece reflects the essence of Mexican...
Category
2010s Mexican Pre-Columbian Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Middle Eastern Dallah Islamic Arabic Brass Coffee Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot.
Islamic Arabian Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased Moorish brass with riveted brass finish an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Omani Islamic Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Brass
American Running Horse Weathervane by E.G. Washburne
Co. 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A 19th-century American full-bodied running horse weathervane by E. G. Washburne & Co. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this weathervane showcases the remarkable artistry...
Category
19th Century American Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Zinc
Dance mask, Kifwebe, Songye, Congo
By Songye Tribe
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dance mask/ sculpture. Known as a Kifwebe mask. Songye. Carved wood. 20th century.
With a few flaws and repairs.
Category
20th Century Congolese Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Unusual Vintage Paper Mache Folk Art, Parade "Carnival" Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual vintage papier mâché Folk Art..parade "carnival" theater mask.
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Tall Brass and Iron Shoehorn Mid-Century Modern
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a nice tall shoehorn. It was made from iron which has been painted black, embellished with brass elements and a bright red leather wrapping on the handle. It is represent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Conical Hat Mornington Island, Queensland Australia Woven Fiber on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century woven fiber and palm leaf conical hat with two vertical painted stripes on the front, from Mornigton Island, Queensland, Austral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Tribal Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
$900 Sale Price
40% Off
Early 20 Century Chinese Hand Made Porcelain Pillow
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese porcelain pillow. It was hand made and hand paint from China and has hand painted Chinese traditional folks a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
$330 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Bridal Bench, Scandinavian Wabi Sabi, c 1600s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Antique Norwegian bridal bench made from rare black alder, this bridal bench approximately dates back to the 17th century.
Wear consistent with age and use adds character, with a b...
Category
17th Century Norwegian Romantic Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Old Toraja Group of three Basketry Wrapped Coconut Containers, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three pieces. Two old used finely wrapped basketry enclosed coconut containers and one cup from the island of Toraja, Indonesia. The tall one has a flat wood stopper with classic Toraja designs, Early to mid 20th century or earlier, with deep dark patina from traditional use. Evidence of wear and use, smaller container with carved wood top attached by string.
Last view...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
19th Century Sailor
s Woolie of a British Frigate Within Floral Reserve
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a British Frigate Within Floral Reserve, circa 1840, a British Sailor's hand-crafted woolwork picture with a larboard side view of a ship-rigged friga...
Category
1840s English Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Silk
Early 20th Century Folk Art French Weather-Vane Plane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art French weather-vane plane.
For sale in this lot is an early 20th century handmade Folk Art French weather-vane plane. Th...
Category
1940s British Folk Art Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Oriental Puppet Dolls with Original Silk Costumes
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality pair of 20th century Oriental puppet dolls with original costumes.
These decorative Oriental puppets are framed in Lucite making the...
Category
20th Century Chinese Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Lucite, Wood
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Cast Iron Lady Boot Jack
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unusual and worn 19th century cast iron lady boot jack is in good condition.
Category
19th Century American Other Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Relief majolica ceramic possible Giovanni De Maio - 45 available
By Vietri
Located in Lugo, IT
Relief majolica ceramic in the style of Giovanni De Maio
45 available.
Good condition.
Thanks
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Maiolica, Ceramic
Vintage Pennsylvania Amish "Lemoyne Star" Hand-Stitched Cotton Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
An exquisite mid-20th century hand-stitched Amish quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, featuring the classic “Lemoyne Star” pattern. This one-of-a-kind piece showcases masterful craftsmanship and an authentic representation of Amish textile tradition. Rich hues of black and purple form the background, while the star pattern incorporates meticulously hand-cut pieces in green and purple cotton. With exceptionally fine hand stitching throughout, this heirloom-quality quilt reflects both utilitarian purpose and cultural artistry. Originally created for personal use within the Amish community using repurposed fabric, it is a stunning example of sustainable, handmade Americana. Ideal for collectors, interior designers, or anyone seeking a unique vintage textile to elevate a space.
Dimensions: 41” x 80”
Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Pennsylvania, United States
Material: Cotton
Condition: Good
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2234
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
1960s Taller Maya Mixed Metal Modernist Necklace, Mexico
By Taller Maya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking mixed-metal modernist necklace designed and handcrafted in Mexico in the 1960s by the renowned jewelry studio Taller Maya. This bold and sculptural piece showcases the studio’s signature use of hammered brass, copper, and patinated detailing, arranged in an interconnected geometric chain supporting a large circular pendant with richly textured, multi-tonal hammered surfaces.
The necklace features alternating hammered links, copper accent rings, and round decorative medallions, all connected with Taller Maya’s characteristic hand-forged techniques. The large pendant—layered with concentric hammered textures—creates a dramatic focal point that embodies the expressive and culturally rooted aesthetic for which the studio is celebrated.
The piece retains its original hallmark:
“Maya” and “Mexico”
Measurement:
Length: 16.50 in (41.9 cm)
This necklace is an excellent example of mid-20th-century Mexican modernist jewelry...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pre-Columbian Chavín vessel, 900 BC – 300 BC.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pre-Columbian vessel from the Chavín culture in the form of a seated man, probably a hunter, with an animal on his back.
Chavín art is known for its complex iconography and mythical ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Tribal Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Gilt Carved Camphor Wood Toys
Located in Pomona, CA
Rare find antique Chinese gilt wooden carved adult toys. It is 100 percent hand made hand carved from Camphor wood with gilt painting on it. They are the couple of a man and a women....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dated 1857 Hallingdal Rosemaling - Antique Vingebowl, Norway - Museum Quality
Located in Skien, NO
Important Musuem Quality Norwegian Rosemaling wooden vingebowl / ale / beer bowl from 1857 with original Painting / Rosemaling / rose painting. On...
Category
Mid-19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Pine
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Light Wood Yam Mask Elegant Flame Shaped Form
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik light wood yam mask. Elegant flame shaped form, old, oxidized wood with black accents, traces of yellow and white pigments. Small...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Lladró Cleopatra Sculpture. Limited Edition.
Located in New York City, NY
Cleopatra, the most famous queen of ancient Egypt, is represented in this masterful limited edition in High Porcelain.
This exclusive high porcelain piece, made in matte porcelain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
$20,100 / item
Mechanical Bank
Sentry
, circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Sentry" tin mechanical bank is very difficult to find, having been made in Germany by the company Saalheimer & Strauss for the British market. The rif...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Yupik Yup
ik Native American Alaska Carved Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and somewhat playful mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the Inuit peoples, have a long history of ceremonial mask making. Yup'ik masks were originally and specifically designed by Shamans and made to be worn by these spiritual leaders in Winter tribal dances and sacred ceremonies. Traditionally, the masks were destroyed or discarded after use in these ceremonies. Very few of these masks survived. After Christian contact in the late 19th century, masked dancing was suppressed and the tradition all but died out. As more outsiders settled in Alaska at the turn of the century, masks were made by the Yup'ik people to sell or trade for necessary goods. It is likely that this mask was created some years later for this purpose.
In the 20th century, Yup'ik mask had a profound influence on many renowned surrealist artists including, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Leonora Carrington, Victor Brauner, and most notably Andre Breton who was an avid collector of Yup'ik masks.
This fantastic anthropomorphic mask is carved of lighter wood, hand painted and decorated with pigment, and held together with natural fiber. The mask seems to represent some sort of smiling, benevolent spirit or character with its four eyes, bird beak, and cat-like ears.
The mask is from a French collection. We were told that this mask, as well as others in the collection we have listed, was acquired originally in the 1950s-1960s in Alaska and the Yukon territory in Canada but as we have no way to verify or authenticate this. Please note we are listing the masks as decorative and not as actual tribal artifacts...
Category
20th Century American Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Paint
Early Pende Giwoyo Mask with Strong Face and Woven Black Raffia Hair Cap
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Pende giwoyo mask with traces of yellow, black and red pigments and woven black raffia hair cap. Strong face with tight expression, weathered surface, goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Catania Green", Set of 3, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,170 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand painted face, a wonderfully fabulous hairdo, and an original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use. Clearly original works.
Likely from the early 1900s.
Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Coral Sculpture, Vintage, Light Green Color, C 1970, Vintage Medium Size Coral
Located in New York, NY
Decorative coral sculpture. The coral is from the 1970s and has a beautiful light colored green shade. Medium size coral sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pacific Islands Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Coral
$300 Sale Price
39% Off
Tonala Folk Art Pottery Plate Hand Painted with Birds, Mexico, circa 1960
s
By Ken Edwards
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Ken Edwards ceramic plate Tonala Mexico Folk Art Pottery.
Vintage Ken Edwards Mexican ceramic birds and flowers from Tonala Pottery.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
English Sheep Sign Used for Woolen Store in Leek, Staffordshire UK Reproduction
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Decades ago, we purchased a hand-carved wood Sheep Sign that was hanging outside the front of a Woolen Store in Leek, England. For as long as I ...
Category
2010s American Country Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Don Reitz Signed Salt Fired Studio Ceramic Pottery Sculpture Vase
By Don Reitz
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and unique work by famed American ceramic master Don Reitz who was known for his salt-fired works and the distinctive colors and forms he achiev...
Category
20th Century American Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama...
Category
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti
Efe
People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti (Efe) people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo
A painted barkcloth from the Efe people in the Ituri forest of no...
Category
1970s Congolese Tribal Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
A genuine English mid-20th Century double sided hand painted fairground sign. Better Game, Better Sport, Better Tr...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
21st Century Bowling Game Set in Walnut Wood and Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
More than a game.
Masterfully handcrafted with precious canaletto walnut wood Pinetti portable Bowling set is enriched with leather details and satin brass finish. A sophisticated...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Otto and Vivika Heino Signed Midcentury Large California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, exquisitely handmade bowl by pottery or ceramics masters husband and wife artists Vivika and Otto Heino. The two were best known for their inspired designs and distinctive glazes. This relatively hefty bowl is signed on the underside and is in excellent vintage condition with no discernible flaws. Really quite riveting and sure to Stand out in any collection or setting.
Dimensions: 5.5" high, 8.5" diameter.
They are winners of the following awards:
Gold Medal from the sixth Biennale internationale de céramique d'art, in Vallauris, France. (1978)
Silver medal from the International Ceramics Exhibitions in Ostend, Belgium (1959)
Their work can be found in the following museums and collections:
American Craft Museum, New York City, NY
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York
County Art Museum and Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Hartford Jewish Community Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, California
Mingei Museum, San Diego
Museum of Art and Design, New York, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Picasso Museum in Vallauris, France
St. Paul Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Ventura County...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nativity Scene Mexican Folk Art Painted Gourd 20th Century
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
A rare and finely executed Mexican folk art nativity scene painted on a natural gourd (guaje) by renowned artisan Francisco “Chico” Coronel Navarro f...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Thomas Ritchie Alkaline Glazed Stoneware Pitcher Catawba Valley c 1870
Located in Mobile, AL
Thomas Ritchie is one of the better documented Catawba Valley NC potters who worked in the mid 19th century up until (it is estimated) about 1900. A number of his jugs, crocks and canning jars...
Category
1870s American Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Scottie Dogs Atop Book Theme Japanese Puzzle Bank Occupied Japan Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
Quite an unusual piece for bank collectors or just for those seeking a unique collectible. This is a coin bank made of all wood; walnut and inlay here and there; simulating a stack and shelf of books; a pair of "Scottie dogs" (terriers) on top of the bank completes the decoration. The slot on top of the bank accommodates the saving of coins. When it is full; the method of opening the bank to remove the coins, exemplifies the ultimate in Japanese ingenuity.
A video attached to the listing displays the foregoing.
With the books facing you; slide the two front bottom panels to the left; slide the bottom right panel forward (tilt forward) exposing the opening; slide out the enclosed loose key; push everything back; slide left half of front panel to the left; the middle book drops down exposing the key hole; insert and turn the key to the right to open; lift the hinged lid; remove coins and reverse the process to start over again. Fantastic item!!!
This bank was made in Japan, right after World War ll, during the occupation, around 1948. It is a further manifestation of a mid to early 19th century tradition of hiding documents and money in boxes with "tricks" and a multiplicity of "moves" to unlock a box or trunk.
With these banks, it is all about condition and completeness, considering the rough play and use it was subject to from trying to figure out how to open it. This particular bank is in excellent and all original, complete condition with no repairs and no replacements, and is from my own personal collection of banks; having been in my possession since 1985. Worth noting is that this example was featured in "Antiquing and Collecting" magazine September 2003 edition in an article on Japanese Puzzle...
Category
1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Vintage Antique Wood Duck Mallard Decoy Sculpture Early 20th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early to Mid-20th Century hand-carved and painted antique wood duck or mallard decoy. This piece has an wonderful color (notice the white side patch against dark body) an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century oversized English Trebor sweet shop trade sign.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century oversized English Trebor sweet shop trade sign.
A wonderful example of massive scale, Trebor Barley Sugar & Fruit Centres sweet jars. Bea...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique french Royal Wedding Quilt
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and outstanding French antique Royal Quilt with flower design and each square consisting of four Fleur-de-lis originally was used for ceremonial Royal weddings at the Roman Catholic Churches. The borders of the Quilt represent the typical Greek key design and the middle part is various flowers and leaves, some of them close to tulips images, which at that time were symbol of love and loyalty. Weddings Quilts...
Category
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
Tonala Mexico Large Decorative Tile Wall Decor, 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large square ceramic wall decor or tile features hand-painted Folk Art style decor with charming detailed motif of two white birds standing next to large flowering plants and red gra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
19th Century, Sioux Beaded High-Top Moccasins
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
This is an outstanding set of authentic original beaded hide high-top / high-top moccasins with hard parfleche soles from the Sioux Native American Indians dating to circa 1880. The set shows stiff Indian tanned hide moccasins with hard parfleche rawhide soles and the tops being covered in period correct 1800’s glass trade seed beads that are sinew sewn in a traditional Buffalo track geometric pattern. The moccasins have a red ocher mineral pigment paint and are completely sinew rawhide sewn. The moccasins have sewn on high top / high-top leggings done in Indian tanned hide which is very stiff and has a sewn-on section at the top of Indian tanned Buffalo Bison hide...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
21st Century Leather Soft Rectangular Tissue Box Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Just perfect. A must have for your living, for your bedroom, for your bathroom, for your office.
A soft rectangular tissue box in calf leather that comes in a wide range of colors...
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2010s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Berber Stone Necklace, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Berber necklace, hand-crafted with stone beads and wool clasp, with a pair of copal amber center stones. Morocco, early 20th Century.
Green and blue amazonite, turquoise, red cor...
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1920s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$360 Sale Price
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Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Red and Gold", Set of 2, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
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2010s Italian Folk Art Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,113 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Trio of Traditional Kokeshi Dolls by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994), Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Trio of Traditional Kokeshi Dolls by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994), Japan
Three traditional kokeshi dolls created and signed by Masahiro Satomi (1948-1994). They measure 14.5, 12 and 10.5 inches high. In good condition, with some shellac loss on head and body of large doll...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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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.
The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Tramp Art, America’s Most Misunderstood Art Form, Is Trending in Interiors
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.
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