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Item Ships From: Fairfield County
Set of Six Vintage French Three Dimensional Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Very animated face masks from the 1940s. Three dimensional.
Category
1940s French Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Composition
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mural, Oil on Canvas, P. Comstock, "Linger Longer Bar, " 1935
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fantastic and extraordinary artwork with historical and artistic importance. Mural titled "Linger Longer Bar" signed and dated by artist P. Comstock on bottom right. Depicting a multitude of well known cartoon characters of the era including Mickey and Minnie, Popeye and Olive Oyl, Little Orphan Annie and a virtual Who’s Who of early 20th Century Cartoon...
Category
1930s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Iatmul People "Mei" Mask Sepik River New Guinea
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and powerfully carved Ceremonial Mask from New Guinea. In mineral paints with Cowrie Shell Eyes. Collected in Kaminabit, Middle Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea.
The Mei is t...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Gaming Board
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare 18th century Italian gaming board "Nobilissimo Giuoco Della Mea" Or "The Nobel Game of Chance" in original paint and decoupage, (lacca povera) depicting a game which appears to be a board version of "Put and Take" with different characters representing either plus or minus points. Four corners with scalloped carved coin wells, the centre slightly dished for either a top or ball to roll within.
Characters include:
Scimmia/Monkey - put 6, Re/King - take 1, Vople/Wolf take 3 , Pascia/Lord - take two and so on. Other characters include, Cinese/Chinese, Colombo/Pidgeon, Crepascolo/Twilight, Armigero/Knight?, Gezelia/Gazelle, Adone/Adonis, Gonhiere/Gondolier, Araba Fenice/Arab Phoenix?, Vecchio/Old Man, Leone/Lion.
A very similar game board is in the collection of the Medici Villa...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Gesso, Poplar
Vintage French Military Academy Officers Hat, Mid Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare French Military Academy Officer's hat or cap from the 1970s. These special and unique hats are part of the uniform of students studying to become officers in the French Milita...
Category
1970s French Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Felt
Mounted Turnstile “To The Fun House” from Coney Island, New York
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and Historical Industrial Era Mounted Turnstile from the Fun House at Coney Island, New York, featuring original painted finishes mounted on wood plinth with label reading, “T...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage French Military Academy Officers Hat, Mid Century
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare French Military Academy Officer's hat or cap from the 1970s. These special and unique hats are part of the uniform of students studying to become officers in the French Milita...
Category
1970s French Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Felt
Signed Studio Pottery Gourd by Greg Kuharic
By Greg Kuharic
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Glazed Ceramic Studio Ceramic by noted artist Greg Kuharic. Signed and dated 2005 on the base. An olive green gourd with textured spiky ribs and a ...
Category
Early 2000s Organic Modern Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set Of Three Large Solid Wood Fruits
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of three well carved and finished large, solid wood, fruits with a fine polish. Included in the group is a pear, pumpkin and acorn.
Dimensions:
Pear - 12 1/2" x 6 3/4"
Pumpkin ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$450 / set
William Alexander Drake Oil Board, Ship at Dock
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right. An impressive hulking ship with a green hull dominates the scene at a dock, perhaps for repair. The partial view of a steamship is in the right background.
Sigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Important Antique Folk Art Carnival Figure of a Macaque
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A hollow finely carved wood macaque figure dressed as a human with short green hair, a blue jacket and yellow slacks. He stands and holds a walking stick in his left hand and crosses...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid 20th Century Vintage Porcelain Enameled Metal Sprinkler Fire Alarm Sign
Located in Stamford, CT
Great Vintage porcelain sign-enameled metal sign, Sprinkler Fire Alarm when bell rings call Police or Fire Dept. This sign came off an industrial building ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$516 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Condition Industrial Era Beer Cooler from Bern-Wabern Switzerland
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early 20th century beer cooler in original mustard paint from Switzerland. Large and very solid construction with Three doors all having the original Ir...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Industrial Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Gold Umbrella with Rainbow Accent
Located in South Salem, NY
Stunning sun umbrella with a gilt exterior and a painted wood column with a gold finial at the top. The gold umbrella opens to reveal a brilliant pattern...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wall Hanging / Quilt Composed of Cigar Box Painted Felt Flags
Located in Stamford, CT
Wall hanging composed of painted felt flags included in cigar packages in the early 20th century, circa 1900-1915.
Category
1910s American Folk Art Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Felt
Framed Indian Portrait of a Prince, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper. A young prince is seated in a palace courtyard under a canopy receiving a party of noblemen. His ministers stand behind him, wearing peaked turbans with floral patterns, their gestures conveying their welcoming demeanor towards the noblemen. The guests are wearing red and blue turbans...
Category
1830s Indian Other Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$15,000 Sale Price
40% Off
Arthur Court Aluminum Torso Bust
By Arthur Court
Located in Westport, CT
Arthur court aluminum men's torso bust.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Massive Merchant Schooner Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressive and rare example of a model English merchant sailing vessel, circa 1860, that plied the China Trade from England to Hong Kong. The ship has the sail rig of the Sandy Hook pilot boats...
Category
1860s English Sporting Art Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wood
Folk Art Sermel Tonala Signed Paper Mache Duck With Glass Base
Located in Bridgeport, CT
folk art life size colorful paper mache duck figure surmounted on a custom glass base. The duck hand-painted in bright orange and gold tones. Signed as shown.
Dimensions: 17 1/2" L,...
Category
20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Paper
Framed 18th c. Merchant Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
A late 18th century/early 19th century trade sign from a Dutch West Indies shipping merchant. The carved wood and polychromed sign depicts a winged-foot Mercury figure surrounded by ...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large African Tribal Dance Mask From Zaire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Beba Bomba, Zaire dance mask worn as a helmet. A fine example of its type in carved and painted wood in red and black with a triangle patterned beard and heavy carved protruding fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Tribal Shield Form Sculpture with Crocodile Carving
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and Primitive Shield form carving likely African or possibly Oceanic. In Tribal culture the Crocodile is regarded as a powerful Spiritual being and is often associated with S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Grebo Tribe Carved African Tribal Mask
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The Grebo Tribe reside in Southeast Liberia near the border of the Ivory Coast. Picasso once owned a Mask of this type and it undoubtedly figured in his emerging Modern style. In the...
Category
20th Century Tribal Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Older African Dance Mask Surmounted With A Sitting Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large well carved and painted mask from Africa having a traditional form with a sitting figure with head in hands astride the mask. Incised and carved with geometric diamond patter...
Category
20th Century Tribal Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Classic Antique Black Forest Carved Bracket with Stag’s Head
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique black forest hand-carved stag’s mounted on the support with an oak leaf surround. With a shaped top shelf with canted corners. Excellent detailing ...
Category
19th Century European Black Forest Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Italian Painted Commode
Located in Stamford, CT
An Italian neoclassical style painted two drawer commode raised on square tapering legs with arabesque decoration and reserved black and white panels of Asian figures.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
$9,800
A Colima Shark Effigy Vessel
Located in Stamford, CT
A Colima shark effigy vessel. Mexico. 1st Century BC - 2nd Century AD.
On stand : 7.5" h
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Primitive Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Folk Art Sign-Maker
s Sample Board in Original Paint
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Folk Art two-sided sign maker's sample board in original paint, one side having square color samples with various border treatments, each panel numbered (one through 25), the other...
Category
Late 18th Century English Folk Art Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish Folk Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
A magnificent framed early 19th century Swedish folk art painting. This type of Swedish folk painting is known as a kurbitz, and this example is known to be from the north of Sweden and is dated 1832. The scene depicts the biblical story of the woman at the well...
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$10,900
Vintage Oil on Board Painting Framed Still Life Modernist MCM Signed 1963 19x20"
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage still life oil painting on board depicting a pitcher and a bowl of lemons on a checkered towel. Nicely done in confident technique with balanced composition, good color, and ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Rare Mandau Sword Dayak Peoples of Borneo
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceedingly rare Museum Quality traditional Men’s Sword of the Dayak Tribal Peoples of Borneo, Indonesia. An older, traditional piece made from Carved Wood, Steel, Antler, Inlaid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Tribal Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mexican Terracotta Articulated Doll Figure Wearing a Military Hat
Located in Stamford, CT
Funky and very cool Mexican terracotta doll figure with articulated limbs. Since it is solid terracotta it is likely this is a mold from which other dolls were made. As a folk art sculpture it is absolutely charming.
The military hat...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Folk Art Carved Wood Statue Signed Colby 1982
Located in Bridgeport, CT
This is a vintage folk art wood carving sculpture of a man. The sculpture is painted and depicts a man in a red jacket, white striped pants, and a blue tie and is surmounted on a ped...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Indian Brush Painting of a Nobleman Riding on a Horse
Located in Greenwich, CT
refined Indian brush painting of a nobleman riding on a horse, intricate detail, ink, color and gold gilt on paper, Conservation framed
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Painted Panel: The Monkey Artist and His Dog
Located in Greenwich, CT
A painted folk art panel depicting a monkey artist in fine medieval dress seated at his easel painting his dog. The inscription in French below says that an artist should be sympati...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Inlaid Folding Wooden Game Board
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique inlaid folding wooden game board with backgammon and checkerboard/chess board on the reverse side. The chess board with individual inlaid boxes and a string inlay border. ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Two Polychrome Roosters
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic roosters with polychrome plumage in pinks, greens and orange with and striking red crowns and wattles, perched on weathered green striated tre...
Category
Early 1900s English Chinese Export Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$4,800
Midsummer Night
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century folk-art painting on board in wonderful colors including dusty blues and oranges, depicting finely attired characters in period costumes in a bacchanalian outdoor fes...
Category
1790s Italian Folk Art Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$4,900
Exceptional Pair of Antique Green Paint Wingback Porch Benches
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made and sturdy pair of Classic American Antique Green Paint Porch Benches. In a Moss Green Paint and with Baluster Cut-out backs, slat...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage or Antique Folk Art Pottery Sewer Tile Type Cat Figure Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Large folk pottery cat figure in abstracted form, sitting alert with ears pricked, circa early 20th century. With terrific, original, cold painted and varnished yellow and red finish...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Swedish 19th C. Bonad Angel
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century Swedish folk art painting on canvas, known as a bonad, depicting a woman, perhaps an angel, in very fine clothes in a paint decorated room with a small window, with a ...
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Modern Carved Burl Wood Sculpture by Sig de Tonancour
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Striking and sensuous Carved Burl Wood Sculpture of a Female Bust signed and dated '92 on the right back side, Asian style carved and polished femal...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Burl
Carved Primitive Wood Figure Of A Man
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Well carved Primitive figure likely from Oceania, Africa or possibly the Philippines. A free-standing carved figure of a nude man, wearing brass earrings with detailed tribal facial ...
Category
20th Century Tribal Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Ceramic Gouda Charger made in Holland
By Gouda Vase
Located in Redding, CT
Large Ceramic Gouda Charger made in Holland, Gorgeous Purple toned piece with amazing detail. Nice depth to the bowl. Perfect as a large fruit bowl. 14" diameter and 2.5" height. Par...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 4)
Located in Redding, CT
Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses. The set consists of four brown toned horses and two whiter toned horses, one having appaloosa spots. Sizes vary by inches. Not all are e...
Category
1970s American Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
$425 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Dogon Tribe Double Ancestor Figure Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From the Dogon tribe of Mali in West Africa. A powerful vertical form sculpture of a standing female surmounted by a male Ancestor Figure lifting an offering to the sky. Powerfully c...
Category
20th Century Tribal Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ivory Coast Hand Spun Cotton Natural Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ivory Coast hand spun cotton natural indigo cloth, circa 1930-1950.
Category
1940s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Long Wooden Bench in Old Brown Paint
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique wooden bench in old brown paint with other paint spatters here and there on top. The extended top with attached sides is mounted on notched carved flat legs on each end. A...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Terracotta Articulated Doll Santos Figure
Located in Stamford, CT
Amusing Mexican terracotta doll figure with articulated limbs. Since it is solid terracotta it is likely this is a mold from which other dolls were made. As a folk art sculpture it i...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Redding, CT
Collection of 12 vintage tin lithograph lithograph toys. The price is $350 for the entire collection/set, The set includes a German Ferris Wheel by Joseph Wagner...
Category
1960s German Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Set of Seven Vintage Medium Sized Breyer Horses (Box 2)
Located in Redding, CT
Set of Seven Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses. The set consists of three brown toned , two white toned, one grey toned Appaloosa and one black toned horse. Sizes vary by inches. Not...
Category
1970s Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
$556 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Polished Aluminum Bald Eagle Clutching USA Flag and Crest Wall Decor
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Bald Eagle clutching USA Flag and crest wall decor. This large patriotic eagle wall plaque is a beautiful piece made with hand crafted polished aluminum very good quality and w...
Category
2010s Indian Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
16th-17th Century Bellarmine Jug
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lovely late 16th or early 17th century Westphalian salt glazed stoneware jug of the "bellarmine" type. Also known as Greybeards or Bartmann jugs, these v...
Category
18th Century and Earlier German Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Fine Framed Japanese Painting of Samurais and Archers, Conservation Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
refined Japanese brush painting of samurais and archers in the landscape, a section originally from a handscroll.
ink and color on silk. Cons...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Silk
$3,500 Sale Price
36% Off
Lance Joseph (Squamish, Salish B. 1957) Carved
Hand Painted Figural Column
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A strongly carved Figural Column by noted Coast Salish artist, Lance Joseph Joseph was born in 1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This carved figural totem, larger than l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Native American Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Life Size Antique Carved and Painted Swan Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and impressive pair of hand carved Swans which may have at one time been decoys having fine form and presence. In newer white paint with black beaks and eyes. The unpainted interiors clearly showing the marks of hand-carving.
Measures: Length 37", depth 12", height 22"
Condition: Please see detail photos. The Pair with stable age cracks with one neck repaired, bubbled paint...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Cast Iron Hand Shaped Clock Weight With Cross
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique 19th century counterbalance grandfather clock cast iron weight with inset cross. Unusual recessed cross. There is a hole at the top of the hand where a cord would have slippe...
Category
1880s American American Classical Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Collection of Three Swedish Baskets
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine group of three Swedish 19th and early 20th century folk art baskets, the first with polychrome decoration on a coiled willow body and having barley twist handle, the second with blue and red paint with floral decoration on a reeded body, the last of cylindrical form and having a woven snowflake pattern.
Although priced as a collection, we would be willing to separate them.
Size listed is for handled coiled basket...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Reed, Birch, Willow
$2,950 / set
Signed William Sheldon Horton Impressionist Landscape Painting
By William Sheldon Horton
Located in Redding, CT
Signed William Sheldon Horton impressionist landscape painting. This "Plein Air" artist has majestically captured the purple desert canyons of California. This substantial canvas is ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$6,852 Sale Price
65% Off
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olson.
Possibly of the famous Golfer Sam Snead and company, Unframed.
Victor Olson (1924-2007) of Fanton Meadows, West Red...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fairfield County - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$2,225 Sale Price
65% Off
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