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Item Ships From: England
Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century headrest, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, was previously part of a selection of exceptional Southern African art in the Terence and Bernice P...
Category

Early 20th Century South African Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century French Full Size Lay Figures Carved Wooden Foot Artist Mannequin
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare hand carved 19th century artists lay figure foot, with traces of its original painted surface. This would have been part of a full size mannequin with a ball joint in the heal...
Category

19th Century French Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

"The Bird Cane", Unusual Early 20th Century Walking Cane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century walking cane We are proud to offer a highly unusual walking cane made from aged bamboo. This unique and artistic object has naturally taken the form of a bird. ...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo

Mid-20th Century Makonde Black Madonna, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century African Madonna comes from the Makonde culture, in the Matwara region of southern Tanzania. The Madonna figure exhibits a graceful, serene facial express...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Kuba Church Challice
By Kuba
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine Church Chalice carved by a Master Carver from the Kuba people of Congo. This exceptional piece demostrates not only the Christian Ec...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

1850s English Victorian Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Early 20th century carved hand painted decoy duck
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century carved hand painted decoy circa 1920. Hand painted scandinavian decoy duck, black and white paint scheme with yellow eyes.   Fine example of how things used to be...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco England - Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Lobi Stool by Sikire Kembire
By Lobi People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare stool from the renowned carver Sikire Kembere of the Lobi people of Burkina Faso . The stool is in the traditional form of three legs and Janus heads one male and...
Category

1930s Burkinabe Tribal Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign. Provenance: By Repute Crosby Cobblers - Liverpool Est 1841 Originally hung outside the cobblers in Crosby, Liverpool. Hand forged metal strap work and solid brass laces...
Category

Early 20th Century British England - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass

Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign
Monumental Cobblers Boot Trade Sign
$4,131 Sale Price
79% Off
Large 19th Century Unsigned French Oil Painting, Study of an Italian Lady
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large 19th century unsigned French oil painting, study of an Italian lady This is a very beautiful and well executed 19th century oil on canva...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Jigger Doll Mr Sideburns
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Jigger Doll A great example of an early 20th century American hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With brilliantly shaped body and hand painted facial features with cool side burns. Stood on a wire stand...
Category

1920s American Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century Print “A thing of Shreds and Patches”
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early 19th Century Print “A thing of Shreds and Patches” A Charming Polychrome Print with a Shakespearian Title framed and under glass, 13” high, 10” wide AW92
Category

1820s Georgian Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Swazi Headrest With Old Label Attached, Southern Africa
Located in London, GB
The form of this Swazi headrest consists of an upper section supported by two tapering legs, fluted with vertical grooves. A central lug features on the underside of the headrest, ...
Category

20th Century South African Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique 1930s Judge Theatre Papier Mâché Head from Paris
Located in London, GB
Antique 1930s judge theatre papier mâché head from Paris This lot is a rare original 1930s papier mâché French theatre heads. This item was obtain...
Category

1930s French Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Shop Sign
Located in London, England
Large oak " Pharmacie " shop sign. France circa 1900. H 56cm x W 394cm x D 15cm
Category

Early 1900s Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Lead

Shop Sign
Shop Sign
$1,136
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art Boat Model Collection Every now and again something truly amazing comes along, this is true in this amazing collection of...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

Walking stick
By Cleghorn of Edinburgh
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine example of a late 19th century Briar wood walking stick from an Edinburgh workshop in Scotland . More used as an object of status than a walking stick but except...
Category

Late 19th Century Scottish British Colonial Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Bog Wood

The Rug Company Square Chains Rug
By The Rug Company
Located in Basildon, London
The Square Chains Rug by The Rug Company adds a touch of modern sophistication to any interior. Expertly handcrafted from the finest materials, it features a striking geometric patte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern England - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes A rare and delightful pair of leather early 20th Century hand crafted apprentice shoes. One of the smallest examples we have seen to date. ...
Category

1930s British Victorian Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Leather

1950 s Lega Idimu Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century finely carved mask, from the Lega culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displays the typically heart-shaped face of Lega 'Idimu' masks. Traces o...
Category

1950s Congolese Tribal Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Raffia, Hardwood

Early 20th Century Female Figure. Lwena/Chokwe, Angola-Zambia
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century figurative sculpture, from the Lwena/Chokwe culture in the Angola-Zambia Border Region, depicts a female standing in an upright stance. A defining char...
Category

Early 20th Century Angolan Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

King Edward VII Coronation, June 1902 Framed Red Flag
Located in Hastings, GB
King Edward VII coronation, June 1902 framed scarf / flag. This scarf is an original antique piece of British history and patriotic memorabilia. ...
Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

19th Century Welsh Folk Art Column Form
Located in London, GB
19th Century Welsh Folk art Column Form Really quite extraordinary piece of Welsh folk art, "The Marquess of Angleseys Column" dating mid to late 19th Century. Constructed from carv...
Category

Early 19th Century British Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Slate

Art Deco Watercolour Framed Art Work of a Catholic Nun Signed G Hastain 1927
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Watercolour Framed Art Work of a Catholic Nun Dated and Signed G Hastain 1927 with G Staples of Croydon label to rear Artist address Kilmartin Avenue, Streatham, London
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Trench Art
By British Colonial
Located in Glasgow, GB
These two fine egg cups are excellent examples of Trench Art from World War 1 . Expertly worked from two smaller shell casings . Crafted from US shell casings by a member of the Brit...
Category

1910s British British Colonial Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive English Folkart Model
Located in London, GB
Amazing Scratch Built Locomotives One of the best examples of English scratch built folk art models we have uncovered. Modelled on an steam locomotive this item has been constructed ...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Belcanto Folk Art Sculpture of a Goat
Located in Lincoln, GB
Belcanto Folk Art Sculpture of a Goat Elevate Your Home Decor with the Timeless Belcanto Folk Art Sculpture - The Magnificent Goat Fall in love with the enchanting allure of our Be...
Category

19th Century Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy This very attractive Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy is signed and dated This is a very attractive hand made piece ...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Candle Stick
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Candle Stick A unique piece of early 20th Century folk art in the form of a hand carved geometric formed can...
Category

1920s Unknown Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hand Carved German Apothecary Shop Display Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century hand carved apothecary shop display figure. A rare hand carved 19th century apothecary shop display figure. Of German origin this figure would likely have sat either on...
Category

1880s German Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Standing Iron Figure. Bambara, Mali
Located in London, GB
Ex Private Collection, Belgium Estimated Period: First Half of 20th Century Width of Iron Figure at Widest Point: 5.5cm Depth (Incl. Stand): 5.5cm
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century English Folk art Whirligig Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art whirligig model We are proud to offer charming one-off example of an early 20th century Folk Art whirligig model. This ...
Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century American Double Sided Whirligig Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century American double sided whirligig figure A brilliant example of early 20th century American Folk Art. In the form of a hand carved wooden double sided whirligig f...
Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century Fisherman Stool and Tacklebox
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century fishermans tacklebox and fishing stool with drawer. The smaller white box, painted and engraved with an anchor as the thumb pinch t...
Category

20th Century French England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer A very unusual early 20th Century American folk-art figure of a lady in a bikini. Carved from a single piece of wood showi...
Category

1920s Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Mumuye Iron Flat Spiral Currency, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
A fine incised iron flat spiral currency from the Mumuye in Nigeria. A similar example of iron currency can be found in the Ghysels Collection, as published in 'A World of Belts' (20...
Category

Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

1930 s Woven Bark Fibre Panel
Located in London, GB
This 1930's panel, from the Mbole culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been woven from bark fibre. Dark-coloured strands of fibre, dyed with the roots of a banana tre...
Category

1930s Congolese Tribal Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

1940 s - 1950 s Pare Maternity Figure, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, from the Pare culture in Tanzania, depicts a female with large, prominent ears. Standing in a proud, upright stance, sh...
Category

Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Early 19th Century Religious Folk Art Scene
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century religious folk art scene We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century folk art hand carved example of a painted shepherd religious scene. Detailed on pine base with a cow, angel, house, and shepherd holding a walking stick. Naïve in construction yet a piece of religious art in our opinion. Likely to have been part of a religious display...
Category

1820s Spanish Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table A Lovely Decorative piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Painted Indian Folk Art Stand or Low Table A Lovely Decorative piece painted in a green pallet with small Flowers This little metal table is very sta...
Category

19th Century Folk Art Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine German Fireman Puppet
Located in London, GB
German Fireman Puppet We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century German fireman puppet / Doll. Hand carved with some lovely naïve Folk Art detail including a...
Category

1920s German Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Pine

Two Mounted Mbole Woven Bark Fibre Panels, DRC
Located in London, GB
Woven panels such as this would have decorated the walls of a traditional meeting house. The panels are made from woven bark fibre decorated with striking geometric designs. The da...
Category

1930s Congolese Tribal Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive
Located in London, GB
Amazing scratch built locomotive We are proud to offer one of the best examples of English early 20th century scratch built Folk Art examples. Modelled on an English steam locomot...
Category

1930s British Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

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

Mid-19th Century English Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Early 20th C Collection Italian Deli Butchers Meats Shop Trade Display Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fun collection of Italian butchers display meats that would off adored a traditional delicatessen. Within the collection there is a pair of late 19th/early 20th century plaster an...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian England - Folk Art

Materials

Plastic, Rubber, Plaster

Giacomini Orvieto Large Italian Ceramic Wall Plate or Centerpiece, 1970
Located in St. Leonards-On-Sea, GB
A striking, large ceramic wall plate or centrepiece, handcrafted in Italy in 1970 by Giacomini Orvieto, renowned for their exceptional Italia...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern England - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Exceptional Life Size Wicker and Bamboo Racing Motorcycle
By Tom Dixon
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb sculpture in the form of a racing motorcycle, using wicker rattan and bamboo the detailing on this piece is fantastic, even down to the rear inter...
Category

1980s English Modern Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Wicker

2 Cats and a Bone, Outsider Artist Drew, 2021
Located in Hastings, GB
This piece is titled 2 Cats and a Bone, painted in 2020 during lockdown and using an abandoned car park sign as the medium. Measuring 152cm wide x 84cm Height Drew is an 'Outsid...
Category

2010s British Modern England - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Early 20th C Folk Art American School Pen Ink On Paper Jack The Giant Killer
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather interesting and comical pen and ink on paper drawing of "Jack the giant killer", housed in a period stained pine frame. Early part of the 20th century in age, American in ...
Category

Early 20th Century American England - Folk Art

Materials

Softwood, Paper

Large Tutsi Prestige Basket
Located in London, GB
The distinctive sculptural form of this large Tutsi fibre basket from Rwanda - woven with the same double-layer 'igihisi' structure used to create Tutsi wall screens - is an expressi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Rwandan Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

19th Century Carved Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century carved wooden rocking horse on a working rocker. This piece has good proportions and a patina with original glass eyes.  
Category

19th Century French Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Auntie Sally English Parlour Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Auntie Sally English parlour game A rare early 20th Century example of an English hand-crafted Aunt Sally parlour game. Made from pine wood this item has 22 wooden throwing sticks, 1 aunt sally figure, several clay pipes...
Category

1920s British Late Victorian Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Montopoli Arno Italian Plate with a Lion
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Montopoli Arno Italian Plate with a Lion An unusual piece made in terracotta marked Montopolyi Arno, the plate is a very attractive piece relief decora...
Category

1960s Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Hausa Tunic
By Idoma People of Nigeria
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine Horseman's Tunic from the Hausa people of Niger . Woven from hard wearing handspun cotton and all natural indigo dyes . This robe would be worn by horseriders of ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art model 'EST-CE UN PIETON OU UNE VOITURE?' (IS IT A PEDESTRIAN OR A CAR?) An Early 20th century French hand carved folk art model, depicting a police...
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art England - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Maritime Curiosities Launch Bottle Shards Naval Sailors
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Trio of 19th century maritime curiositys, two glass bottle neck shards from the launch bottles of two ships. Also an unused streamer from another ships maiden voyage All have the wax...
Category

19th Century English Late Victorian Antique England - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Paper

Painting Oil Naive Cutter Boat Spirit Alfred Wallis Oil Length 40cm 16"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Cutter pz17 in full sail past a lighthouse Board length 24cm., 9 1/2", height 21cm., 8 1/4" Floated on a cream mount in a recycled black moulded frame with some losses Length 40cm.,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Mid-Century Modern England - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Wood and Bound Leather Headrest. Pokot Culture, Kenya
Located in London, GB
An early example of this form of Pokot headrest. Gently curved neck support with ridged underside, with two splayed legs bound heavily with fine strips of leather. ‍Estimated Period...
Category

Mid-20th Century Kenyan Tribal England - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Schmidt Tole-Ware Decoy Goose
Located in London, GB
Schmidt tole-ware decoy goose We are proud to offer a highly decorative Schmidt tin tole-ware double sided painted decoy goose dated circa 1930. This is a ...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model
Located in London, GB
“Where thers muck thers money” Early 20th century English scratch built toleware horse and cart model A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art scratch-built horse and cart model. This item is made from metal sheets, toleware and old enamel advertising signs. It would likely have been placed on a shop counter to obtain donations from customers. The carts cover...
Category

1930s Vintage England - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

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