London - Folk Art

Item Ships From: London

Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art

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Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South Coast Peru, Nazca Culture, c. 200–600 AD A fine hand-coiled pottery bowl decorated in classic Nazca polychrome pigments—cream, black, red,...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art

$654

Spanish Colonial South American Painting Virgin folk art 18th C

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A Spanish colonial South American folk art style painting of the Virgin and child South American Peru or Bolivia school 18th century or earlier Oil on canvas, framed size 40 x ...

Category

Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Spanish Colonial South American Painting Virgin folk art 18th C

$1,585

Native American Fine Plains beaded boot moccasins

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Fine Pair of Plains Woman's Boot Moccasins North America 19th to early 20th century A beautifully crafted and well-preserved pair of Plains Native American woman's high-top moccas...

Category

Early 20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

Native American Fine Plains beaded boot moccasins

$606 Sale Price

20% Off

Native American Antique embroidered Gauntlets Indian Beadwork

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Native American Antique Beaded Gauntlets Buck skin Gauntlets Finely beaded with US flag design probably Cree Period Early 20th century

Category

Early 20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Native American Antique embroidered Gauntlets Indian Beadwork

$544

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace

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A beautiful rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral turquoise necklace from Yunnan. A superb chain necklace with added Taoist charms with turquoise and fine r...

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace

$923

Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D

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A Pre Columbian Jalisco warrior figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A stunning large pottery warrior figure wearing a banded headdress with disco arm ornaments , ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Large Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D

$1,206 Sale Price

30% Off

A 19th Century Italian Board of Porters Keys

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Italy, circa 1890 An unusual mounted board of keys of varying shapes and designs, each inscribed in Italian, for various apartments. Height 73.00cm Width 65.00cm Depth 5.00cm

Category

19th Century Italian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A 19th Century Italian Board of Porters Keys

$3,170

Fine Chinese Antique Rosewood Box with Brass Mounts – Qing Dynasty décor

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Fine Chinese Antique Rosewood Box with Brass Mounts – Qing Dynasty Style A beautifully crafted Chinese antique rosewood box, richly mounted with engraved brass fittings in traditional Qing dynasty style. The dark, dense rosewood contrasts elegantly with the finely detailed brass corner plates, cloud-form panels, Buddhist motives and ornate turtle central latch. This high-quality scholar’s or jewellery box features hand-engraved decoration throughout, including geometric fret motifs and stylised foliate designs characteristic of late Qing decorative metalwork. The box retains its original lock plate with turtle (key not present). A decorative and functional piece ideal for collectors of Chinese antiques, scholar’s objects, and classical Asian furniture. Keywords: Chinese rosewood box...

Category

18th Century Chinese Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Chinese Antique Rosewood Box with Brass Mounts – Qing Dynasty décor

$758

Fine Vintage silver Turquoise Cuff bracelet ethnographic tribal jewellery

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Fine Indian Vintage silver Turquoise Cuff bracelet ethnographic tribal jewellery A vintage silver Cuff bracelet with multiple Turquoise cabochons High grade silver

Category

20th Century Indian London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Fine Vintage silver Turquoise Cuff bracelet ethnographic tribal jewellery

$516

Pre Columbian Ancient Pedestal bowl Charci / Nariño Latin American Antiques

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PRE COLUMBIAN ANCIENT SOUTH AMERICAN FINE NARINO CARCHI PEDESTAL BOWL CIRCA 1100-1400 COLOMBIA ECUADOR A HAND MODELED POTTERY BOWL FROM THE CARCHI / NARINO BORDER REGIONS OF ECUAD...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Ancient Pedestal bowl Charci / Nariño Latin American Antiques

$447

Antique Māori Carved Hardwood Architectural Panel – Tiki Oceanic Polynesian

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Antique Māori Carved Hardwood Architectural Panel – Tiki Design A Rare and finely carved antique Māori hardwood architectural element, likely originati...

Category

Early 19th Century New Zealand Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Māori Carved Hardwood Architectural Panel – Tiki Oceanic Polynesian

$1,688 Sale Price

30% Off

Silver-Mounted gaucho spurs – South American Colonial Arts decorative antiques

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A Fine Old Pair of Gaucho Spurs, Argentina A well-made traditional pair of Argentine Gaucho spurs, crafted in brass with silver plating and highlighted with decorative silver inlays....

Category

19th Century Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Brass

Silver-Mounted gaucho spurs – South American Colonial Arts decorative antiques

$515

Vintage MATL Matilde Poulat Gemstone Inlaid Silver Cross – Taxco Mexico, 1950s

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Vintage MATL Matilde Poulat Gemstone Inlaid Silver Cross – Taxco Mexico, 1950s A stunning and collectible vintage silver cross pendant by renowned Mexican silversmith Matilde Poulat...

Category

20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Vintage MATL Matilde Poulat Gemstone Inlaid Silver Cross – Taxco Mexico, 1950s

$758

Fine Vintage Native American Navajo Cuff bracelet Silver Turquoise

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A Fine Vintage Native American Navajo bracelet Silver Turquoise jewellery A fine quality elegant slender bracelet with turquoise and coral with floral silver embellishments at the ...

Category

20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Fine Vintage Native American Navajo Cuff bracelet Silver Turquoise

$481

Rare Sino-Tibetan Silver Ritual Lamp Stands Tibet Himalayan - Candle holders

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Pair of Sino-Tibetan Silver Ritual Lamp Stands Tibet / Himalayan Region, Late 19th–Early 20th Century Pair of Sino-Tibetan Silver Lamp Stands, Late 19th–Early 20th Century A finely ...

Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Rare Sino-Tibetan Silver Ritual Lamp Stands Tibet Himalayan - Candle holders

$1,723

Pre Columbian Large Chancay Cuchimilco Urn South American Antiques

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Large Chancay Anthropomorphic Urn Vessel Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru 1000–1450 CE An imposing and characterful Chancay culture ceramic urn, fashioned in the form of a sty...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Pre Columbian Large Chancay Cuchimilco Urn South American Antiques

$2,412

Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art Santos Figure folk art sculpture

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Antique Spanish Colonial Poly chrome Folk Art Santos figure probably Philippines The finely sculptured large hard wood figure standing on a pedestal base, painted in polychrome col...

Category

18th Century Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Antique Spanish Colonial Folk Art Santos Figure folk art sculpture

$619

Figure of Khnum

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A striding figure of the Egyptian god Khnum, in bronze. The god is depicted as a man with a ram’s head, with two large horns curving inwards and forwards towards the face, in the sty...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Figure of Khnum

$29,189

Pre Columbian Female Stone Fertility figure Costa Rica

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Pre Columbian Female Stone Fertility figure Costa Rica Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, C. 1000 to 1400 CE. A carved volcanic stone ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Pre Columbian Female Stone Fertility figure Costa Rica

$603 Sale Price

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Byzantine Mosaic Panel

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A rectangular Byzantine mosaic, comprising six lines of Greek text in black and red tesserae set within a blue rectangular frame against a white background. The second line down is i...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Turkish Classical Greek Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Byzantine Mosaic Panel

$303,938

Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America

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Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America A Calima vessel featuring double spouted stirrup vessel with incised design in red clay Calima circa 200 BC- 400 AD Col...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Colombian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Pre Columbian Calima vessel Columbia ancient South America

$482

Vintage Andean Peruvian Fine Large Manta Cloth South American Textiles Decor

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Vintage Andean Peruvian Manta Cloth South American Vintage Textiles. A very fine Vintage Manta cloth from the High Andes region of Peru Woven in came-lid fibre (Llama wool )beautiful...

Category

1960s Peruvian Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Andean Peruvian Fine Large Manta Cloth South American Textiles Decor

$544

Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet

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Ancient Greek city-states such as Corinth were defended by the hoplites (derived from the hopla or round shield), citizen-soldiers primarily armed with swords, spears and shields. S...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet

$192,976

Cycladic Idol

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A marble figure of the early Spedos type of sculpture produced during the Early Cycladic II Period. The simplified figure is depicted in the canonical posture, with incised arms fold...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Cycladic Idol

$122,678

Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Asian Antiques 中国古董

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Fine Pair Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Meiji Beautiful and elegant example of Japanese lacquer ware with and gold gilt, Rice bowls ...

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Wood Bowls 19th Century Asian Antiques 中国古董

$241

Vintage Native American Navajo Cuff bracelet Silver Turquoise Old Pawn jewellery

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Fine Vintage Native American Navajo bracelet Silver Turquoise jewellery Fine floral silver work with large turquoise cabochon Circa 1950`s

Category

20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Vintage Native American Navajo Cuff bracelet Silver Turquoise Old Pawn jewellery

$654

Fine Yoruba Ibeji Female Pair African Tribal Art

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Good of female Yoruba Ibeji Figures Finely carved in dense wood with linear decoration to the body Nigeria Period Early 20th century Size: 27 and 25 cm Condition: Good Fine...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Yoruba Ibeji Female Pair African Tribal Art

$516 / set

Pre Columbian Rare Large Zacatecas Figure Latin American Antiques Art

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Rare large Zacatecas seated Figure Pre-Columbian, West Mexico ca. 200 BCE – 300 CE A striking large terracotta figure from the Zacatecas culture, depicting a standing female with ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Rare Large Zacatecas Figure Latin American Antiques Art

$3,101

Portrait Head of Emperor Marcus Aurelius

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A marble portrait head of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-180 A.D.), in his fourth and final portrait type. Known as the Capitoline Imperatori 38 type, after the most famou...

Category

15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Portrait Head of Emperor Marcus Aurelius

$417,622

Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures – Igbuke Workshop Oyo Nigeria African Tribal Art

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African tribal art. Fine old male and female pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures from the Igbuke carving workshop in Oyo. Igbuke was a known carver of Ibeji figures and this style is attri...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figures – Igbuke Workshop Oyo Nigeria African Tribal Art

$718 Sale Price / set

25% Off

Antique 19th C Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head Indian Ritual Art Sculpture

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Antique Indian Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head – 19th Century Beautiful 19th-century brass votive head of Lord Shiva, finely cast with detailed moustache and turban. This larger form ...

Category

18th Century Indian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique 19th C Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head Indian Ritual Art Sculpture

$454 Sale Price

40% Off

Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques

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Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero A superb Inca Kero carved and painted in a mosaic style with Avian floral and animal designs Height...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques

$620

Pre Columbian Inca double chambered whistle vessel South Latin American Antiques

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Pre Columbian Inca double chambered whistle Vessel Circa 15- 16th Century Ad A fine Inca greyware vessel double chambered with a bird whistle on ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Inca double chambered whistle vessel South Latin American Antiques

$544

Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD

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A Pre Columbian Chimu grey ware bottle type vessel of a armadillo emerging from a pumpkin or gourd with a small baby armadillo on the upper side under the spout and a plaited stirrup...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre-Columbian Chimu Avian vessel ancient south America Circa 10 -15th century AD

$344

Antique Pyramidal Hmong Hill Tribe Silver Hairpin – Asian art antiques

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Antique Pyramidal Hmong Hill Tribe Silver Hairpin – Asian art antiques This striking large pyramidal antique silver hairpin was handcrafted by the Hmong people of northern Laos, dat...

Category

1960s Laotian Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Antique Pyramidal Hmong Hill Tribe Silver Hairpin – Asian art antiques

$585

19th Century Ethiopian Royal Bed (Former Tekalegn Besapa Collection)

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This amazing nineteenth-century Ethiopian bed, personally collected in Ethiopia in the 1990's, formally belonged to the collection of Tekalegn Besapa, in Addis Ababa. This type of be...

Category

19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ethiopian Royal Bed (Former Tekalegn Besapa Collection)

$6,616

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D

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A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D

$916 Sale Price

30% Off

Marble Head of Hermes

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Roman head of the god Hermes in an archaising style, following a Greek model from the fourth century B.C.. Hermes is depicted in manner typically found on herms, with a full beard of...

Category

15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Marble Head of Hermes

$70,091

Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art Antiques Tribal masks Interior design

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Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art antiques A fine old Nepalese ritual mask of Shiva with moustache Hard dense wood with aged patina and traces of pigments Height 23 cm Perio...

Category

Early 20th Century Nepalese London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Nepal Ritual Mask Himalayan Asian art Antiques Tribal masks Interior design

$758

Small Greek Bronze Brass Theatre Mask Wall Hang Decorative 1970s Vintage Art

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This is a small Greek theatre mask made of bronze, from the 1970s, designed to be mounted on a wall. The mask has exaggerated facial expressions typical of Ancient Greek theatrical ...

Category

1970s Greek Archaistic Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Small Greek Bronze Brass Theatre Mask Wall Hang Decorative 1970s Vintage Art

$365

Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo

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Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo Finely painted in linear geometric designs Period 1970s signed on base R Reano Condition Good

Category

20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo

$309

A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief

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A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief Traces of original polychrome Old Kingdom / 5th Dynasty / 2454 - 2311 B.C Size: 32cm high, 70cm wide, 5cm deep - 12½ ins high, 27½ ins wide, 2 ins deep Provenance: Ex Private Swiss collection, acquired mid 1960s and thence by descent Ex Rupert Wace Limited London Ex Private London collection cf A...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Limestone

A Fine and Large Egyptian Limestone Relief Carved in Shallow Relief

$185,000

Fine Long Vintage Native American graduated Navajo Silver bead Necklace 30 inch

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Long graduated Navajo stamped silver bead Necklace 30 inch circa 1960s. .

Category

20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Fine Long Vintage Native American graduated Navajo Silver bead Necklace 30 inch

$620

Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure

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Pre columbian Lamabayeque wood figure Peru Circa 750 to 1375 AD A rare standing figure of a deity with triangular tear drop shaped eyes holding a child, Carved in very dense heavy hard wood Measures: Height 14 inches, 36 cm weight, 1.5 kg approx Ex collection of a Oxford Academic, reputed to have came from Pit rivers...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure

$758

African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

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A fine Zulu head rest neck rest South Africa Raised on central pillars with geometric lozenge shaped carving all over. Measures: 22 x 14 x 5 cm approx. Period Early 20th century Ex U...

Category

19th Century Zimbabwean Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Fine Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

$689

Folk Art Sign

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An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.

Category

20th Century English London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Folk Art Sign

$1,240

Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle

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Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle Hand coloured Lithographic print Framed in a simple photo frame gold with plexiglass ...

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle

$303

Torso of a Youth

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A marble statue of a youth in contrapposto position. The torso is idealised but has only softly suggested muscles, giving the impression of youth. The beginnings of the slender arms ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier European Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Torso of a Youth

$453,384

Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Ilorrin African Tribal Art

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A pair of Ibeji figures from lIorin region Nigeria A male and female pair with purple brown patination and encrusted with cam wood powder Fine carvings from early 20th century Siz...

Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Ilorrin African Tribal Art

$544 / set

Old Himalayan Folk art WEST NEPAL TRIBAL Antiques Interior desig

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WEST NEPAL TRIBAL Mask A OLD MASK WITH ENIGMATIC PIERCING GAZE, SUPERB AGED PATINA, PERIOD early 20th CENTURY, HEIGHT 32 CM

Category

Early 20th Century Nepalese London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Old Himalayan Folk art WEST NEPAL TRIBAL Antiques Interior desig

$406

Superb large antique Maasai shield Tribal Art East Africa

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Superb Large Antique Maasai Shield – East Africa Origin: Kenya/Tanzania, East Africa Culture: Maasai Period: early 20th century Material: Hide, natural pigments, and wood Dimensio...

Category

Early 20th Century Kenyan London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Superb large antique Maasai shield Tribal Art East Africa

$2,412

Nice old Asian ritual festival mask Sri Lanka Ceylon Tribal Interior design

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Nice old Asian ritual festival mask Sri Lanka Ceylonese A pretty cool mask with smiling grimacing man painted with ochre Period early 20th century, from a UK collection. Condit...

Category

Early 20th Century Sri Lankan London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Nice old Asian ritual festival mask Sri Lanka Ceylon Tribal Interior design

$310

Exceptional 1950s Navajo sterling silver turquoise ring Native American Jewelry

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Rare Exceptional 1950s Navajo sterling silver turquoise ring, signed ‘Tiger’ with arrow hallmark. Heavy hand-forged construction and natural high-grade turquoise cabochon.” Large na...

Category

20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Exceptional 1950s Navajo sterling silver turquoise ring Native American Jewelry

$1,723

Stunning Vintage Asian Designer silver bead flower petal necklace

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Stunning Vintage Asian Designer silver bead flower necklace A faceted and cut silver bead necklace with floral and leaf detailed central section with central pumpkin shaped bead an...

Category

20th Century Chinese London - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Stunning Vintage Asian Designer silver bead flower petal necklace

$620

Pre Columbian Large Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques

Located in London, GB

Large Pre Columbian INCA / Early Colonial period Wood Kero A superb Large Inca Kero cup profusely carved in the mosaic style with a image of the Inca or...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pre Columbian Large Inca Early Colonial period Wood Kero South American Antiques

$761 Sale Price

35% Off

A Powerful Baule Mask

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A Powerful Baule Mask With rich dark ‘lacquered black’ patina, excellent colour with areas of ‘kaolin’ Wood Ivory Coast Early 20th Century Size: 32.5cm high - 12¾ ins high Prov...

Category

Early 20th Century Ivorian London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Powerful Baule Mask

$40,500

Oceanic Ramu River Sepik Papua Crocodile headrest Tribal Art Interior Design

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A superbly executed carved and painted Crocodile Headrest from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea The crocodile image finely carved in linear form with serrated tail with the cane Legs, the crocodile is revered and is a important part of the mythology of the Sepik region and features heavily in Sepik art...

Category

Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean London - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Oceanic Ramu River Sepik Papua Crocodile headrest Tribal Art Interior Design

$758

Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)

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This early twentieth-century mask, from the Chokwe culture in Angola, displays unusual features. Carved from a light wood and decorated with yellow pigments, this fine mask exhibits ...

Category

1940s Angolan Tribal Vintage London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)

$10,627

Native American Blackfoot beaded pouch Plains Early 20th Century

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Native American beaded Pouch — Blackfoot (Siksika / Niitsitapi), Late 19th–Early 20th Century A finely crafted Native American beaded pouch from the Blackfoot people of the Northern...

Category

Early 20th Century American London - Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

Native American Blackfoot beaded pouch Plains Early 20th Century

$758

African Tribal Art Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

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Nice vintage heavy hard wood Zulu neck rest with double antelope/animal design and burnished geometric pattern. length 43 cm height 13 cm Period 2nd half 20th century The Zulu are w...

Category

Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean London - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Tribal Art Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa

$379

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.