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Item Ships From: London
Rare Pre-Columbian Nasca Ceramic Drum Vessel South American art
Located in London, GB
Rare Pre-Columbian Nasca Ceramic Drum Vessel
Culture: Nasca (Nazca), South Coast of Peru
Period: ca. 200–600 CE (Early Intermediate Period)
Material: Burnished ceramic with painted ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Gandhara Head of ‘Atlas’
Grey schist
India
3rd - 4th Centuries AD
SIZE: 19cm high, 11cm wide, 12.5cm deep - 7½ ins high, 4¼ ins wide, 5 ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Schist
1910s Flanders Statue Of Saint Pauls In Oak Wood Ecclesiastical Art Tall Big
Located in London, GB
This is a highly hand-carved oak statue of Saint Paul, originating from a church in the Flanders region near Waterloo, Belgium, and dating to the early 1900s. The figure is rendered ...
Category
1910s Belgian Aesthetic Movement Vintage London - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Exquisite Beaded Children
s or women
s Moccasins – Iroquois
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of Iroquois Beaded Moccasins
North-eastern Woodlands, likely Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy)
Late 19th to early 20th century
A delicate and elegant pair of women’s ...
Category
Early 20th Century American London - Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Aboriginal Carved Wood Wunda Shield Australia Tribal Art Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Fine Aboriginal Wunda shield in carved with Zigzag Geometric fluted design colored with red and cream pigment. As well as a collectible historical Tribal artefact this Shield makes ...
Category
Early 20th Century Australian London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Fine Female Yoruba Ibeji Figure African Tribal Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
African tribal Art Antiques Female Ibeji figure Yoruba Nigeria
A Finely carved Ibeji Figure from early 20th century, with delineated teeth and l...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Wood, metal
Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’
South Africa
19th Century
Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long
Published:
‘The ...
Category
19th Century South African Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Large Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace
Located in London, GB
A beautiful rare Large Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral turquoise necklace from Yunnan.
A superb Large complete chain necklace with added Taoist charms with...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Wood, metal
Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’
South Africa
19th Century
Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long
Provenance:
Taylo...
Category
19th Century South African Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963)
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Carved Staff by Sikiré Kambiré (1896 - 1963)
Fine colour and patina
Wood
Lobi, Burkina Faso
Early 20th Century
Size: 104cm high - 40¾ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Priv...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
Located in London, GB
This beautiful and highly decorative pair of Costa Rican terracotta bowls are ovoid in shape and come from the Talamancan Mountains region. They are decorated stylized human faces in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
$2,067 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Small Ecuadorian Moulded Clay Figure on Stand
Located in London, GB
This rare and wonderful example of a formative stage figure from the woodland period is attached to a small wire and wood stand, and is in extraordinarily very good condition for its...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
$1,240 Sale Price
50% Off
Large vintage Shiva lingam stone Indian Asian Art Sculpture Interior Décor
Located in London, GB
A multi-coloured stone Shiva Lingam, a elongated egg shaped stone used for Shaivite worship in Hindu rituals These heavy stones are sacred and come from the Narmada River in In...
Category
1880s Indian Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
19th Century Marble Corbels - Set of 5
Located in Southall, GB
Set of 5 Assorted 19th Century Marble Corbels:
1 x Large Green verde Antico Cartouche: Height - 31cm / width 33.5cm / Depth - 6cm at thickest part
2 x Apricot / white marble Corbels...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Tall Antique Flower basket Decorative Arts Interior design Asian Laos 中国古董
Located in London, GB
Tall Antique Flower basket Laos
A superbly intricately crafted elegant bamboo flower basket with long handle from Laos South East Asia
Period e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Laotian London - Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
$464 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Ethnic Himalayan Tibetan Turquoise Coral Necklace
Located in London, GB
Vintage Ethnic Himalayan Turquoise Coral Necklace
A beautiful necklace of Tibetan Turquoise beads
interspersed with natural red coral and silver beads with silver clasp
Period 2nd ...
Category
20th Century Tibetan London - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques
Located in London, GB
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art
A fine old Tsonga headrest
Carved from hard wood with 3 central pillars
Period Early 20th century
Height: 15 cm Conditio...
Category
19th Century Zimbabwean Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Baule figure
Located in London, GB
A fine Baule female figure
Standing leaning forward with serene expression with hands on abdomen
Period: early 20th century
Condition: Old Insect holes and minor damage
Measures: H ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Vintage Pair Zulu figures South Africa
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of Vintage Zulu Tribal Figures – Baboon Master School, South Africa
A finely carved pair of traditional Zulu figures from South Africa, attributed to the Baboon Master Sc...
Category
19th Century South African Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$892 Sale Price
30% Off
Charles Voysey Design PAIR Antique Candle stick holders decorative arts décor
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of Pumpkin like design Arts & Crafts brass Candle stick holders by designer Charles Voysey
Manufactured by Edward Barnard & Son Circa 1910
Pretty cool cut out pum...
Category
19th Century English Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Art Deco African Mayan Bronze oak wood midcentury 20thC Mask 1960s Vintage Desk
Located in London, GB
Striking small decorative mask made of brass and treated bronze in verdigris finish with a round hand-curved oak wood base.
Made in the 1960s and represents either an African or a M...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage London - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Dayak Shaman Mask
Located in London, GB
A rare Iban Dayak shaman ritual mask, early to mid 20th century, Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. Hand carved from local jelutong wood with existing decorative lime and charcoal/pigments.
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,791
Dayak Iban Shield
Located in London, GB
A rare hand carved Dayak tribal shield from Kalimantan/Borneo, Indonesia. These shields were made by the Dayak Iban tribes for real fighting use and ceremonial rites. Wonderfully car...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Primitive London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,274
Antique Ethnographic Tribal prints Set Art Décor Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Antique Ethnographic Tribal prints
A set of Three 19th century Hand coloured Lithographic prints featuring Tribal people from Papua new Guinea, Tonga and the Sandwich islands
Fr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
African Akan Terracotta Commemorative Memorial Portrait Head Ghana Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
West African Akan Terracotta Commemorative memorial portrait Head Ghana
Terracotta with red slip 8 1/2 x 7 inches, 21.5 x 18 cm,
Period 19th century o...
Category
19th Century Ghanaian Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Oceanic Schouten islands Pounder Papua New Guinea
A Fine old hard wood Pounder or pestle with a standing female figure from the schouten islands off the north coast of Papua new Gui...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Venetian school Painting Biblical scene oil on copper anonymous C 16th century
Located in London, GB
Venetian school Painting Biblical scene oil on copper anonymous C 16th century
Unsigned
Fine old master quality Venetian school painting of a biblical scene painted on copper
Oil cop...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Kuba Woman
s Prestige Hat (Mpaan)
Located in London, GB
In Kuba society, title holding is dominated by men; there are only two titles held by women. Headdresses were and are the most visible expression of o...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal London - Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
A Carved Ebony Prestige Staff Depicting an Important Elder or Leader
Located in London, GB
A Carved Ebony Prestige Staff Depicting an Important Elder or Leader wearing a Head-Ring ‘Isicoco’
His waistband neck-ring and eyes inlaid with brass studs, his hands carved to his s...
Category
Late 19th Century South African Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
African Tribal Art Large Madonna figure Makonde Vintage Folk Art
Located in London, GB
African Tribal folk Art Makonde Madonna figure
A very finely executed large sculpture of a African Christian Madonna, the standing figure wearing a l...
Category
Early 20th Century Mozambican London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$582 Sale Price
35% Off
African Tribal Benin Brass Armlets Nigeria Antique Jewelry
Located in London, GB
Benin brass Armlets or Anklets
A pair of heavy Brass armlets with three rows of cowrie shells, Certainly a well worn pair
one slightly twisted. They have been cleaned at some point.
Rare pieces. Benin 19th century and earlier.
For similar pair see re thinking pit Pitt Rivers pit rivers museum online collection Oxford UK.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Kongo Fetish Figure
Wood, metal, cloth, nails, glass
Areas of dark, black lacquered patina, worn through from use
The cavity to the stomach now empty
Kongo Peoples, Dem...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese London - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Carved Suriname Stool Tribal Interior Design Home Decoration
Located in London, GB
A fine vintage carved Suriname stool with geometric carved decoration, Tribal South Latin American Antiques
Suriname South America
Measures: 18 cm hei...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Surinamer Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Makonde Figure Depicting Jesus, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This African Jesus exhibits finely carved features. Depicting a black Jesus with his head leaning to one side, wearing a crown of thorns and with his arms outstretched on the cross. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti tribal headrest
Located in London, GB
A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Large Yoruba Ritual Shrine figure Abeokuta Nigeria African Tribal Art
A rare exceptionally large male Cup bearer ritual shrine figure standing upright holding a cup in front
carv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Fine Art Painting Water Lillies Asian Antiques 中国古董
Located in London, GB
A fine Japanese Fine Art drawing of water lilies by Toru Suzuki
Acrylic Crayon mixed media,
Beautiful and elegant example
Ex Gallery Kabtoya Tok...
Category
20th Century Japanese London - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
African Tribal Art Fine Pair of Baule Sling Shots
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Baule figurative sling shots / catapults.
Nicely Carved with figurative detail.
Hard wood with matured patina.
Period: mid-20th century
C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Surreal Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation of the female form facing a male body in the foreground. Colourful and bold with a...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art London - Folk Art
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Bath Cabinet Makers, an Arts
Crafts Oak Sideboard with Dutch Inlaid Scenes
By Bath Cabinet Makers, Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Bath cabinet makers. In the Liberty style.
An early Arts & Crafts oak break front sideboard with Dutch inlaid scenes of mill owners with there little bla...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Antique English Georgian Brass Candle stick holders decorative interior décor
Located in London, GB
Antique English Georgian Brass Candle stick holders
A elegant English Georgian small size with waisted detail
Nice aged patina
very good cond...
Category
19th Century English Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$268 Sale Price
40% Off
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Of exceptional form, colour and patina
Wood, fibre (braid)
Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Size: 25cm high - 10¾ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Guy Montaibou c...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian London - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
$25,000
Robert Burns Tam O
Shanter Staffordshire Figure Decorative Scottish Antiques
Located in London, GB
A charming large antique staffordshire flat back pottery double figure of Tam O`Shanter and Souter Johnny from the world famous poem by Robert ...
Category
1880s British Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Bronze Alloy Mongo/Ekonde Woman
s Leg Adornment (
Konga
), DRC
Located in London, GB
Married women of the Mongo and Ekonde cultures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo wore heavy cast bronze leg adornments such as this, known as 'Konga'. This piece was sand cast,...
Category
19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Folk Art Scratch Built Boat, Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
Scandinavian folk art boat of 2 rigged masts - completely scratch built from pine and teak wood. Original paint finish. Handmade and dating from the earl...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art London - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Surreal Figurative Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation of two forms with floating heads. A bold piece of qui...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art London - Folk Art
Materials
Plywood, Paint
XL Late 18th Century Transylvanian Coffer
Located in London, GB
An exceptional heavily patinated hewn beech coffer from Transylvania.
Hand carved klan markings to front.
-
We offer free shipping to the USA/Canada through Fedex with this item.
Category
Late 18th Century Romanian Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Beech
Elegant Bronze Sculpture Showing a Hoop Dancer Original Patina 1978
Located in London, GB
Elegant Bronze Sculpture Showing a Hoop Dancer Original Patina 1978
A beautiful sculpture in bronze with original patina showing a figure of a hoop dancer performing a very flexible ...
Category
1970s Russian Minimalist Vintage London - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Located in London, GB
This unique and amazing Ecuadorian primitive piece is a whistle carved in a skull form, and dates to the formative stage from the woodland period. It measures 2 in – 5 cm wide, 2 ½ i...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique London - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
$799 Sale Price
55% Off
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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Fine Headrest. Karamojong, Uganda
Located in London, GB
A beautifully formed headrest from the Karamojong in Northern Uganda.
Estimated Period: Mid-20th Century (Or Before)
Ex Private Collection, UK
Category
Mid-20th Century Ugandan Tribal London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 London - 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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
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 London - 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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
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 London - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
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