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Item Ships From: Maine
Pair of Early 19th Century American Folk Art Portraits of a Family
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Fantastic pair of early 19th century American folk art portraits featuring a family. One painitng with the father and the other with the mother and child holding a dove, each wth landscape in the background. This pair has been professionally conserved and tastefully framed. They are ready to hang and enjoy. Provenance: Private collection, NYC Bradbury Antiques...
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Mexican Carved Hand Chair in the Style of Pedro Friedeberg, circa 1960
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Camden, ME
A finely detailed studio carved cocobolo hand chair crafted in Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico, circa 1960. The Studio carved hand has an incised love line and life line. The artist ha...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Cocobolo

19th Century American Blanket Chest With Original Paint Decoration
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Fantastic original paint decoration on this early 19th century pin blanket chest. Probably from the Manheim, Pennsylvania area c. 1835. Featuring a two-board top opens on square hinges over a dovetailed well containing a lidded till. Raised on ball feet, with amazing unrestored paint decoration and including key. Measures 43.5" x 22.5" x 24.5". Provenance: Bradbury Antiques...
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1830s American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Rare Norwegian Carved Tankard Featuring Gnomes, Mid-18th Century
Located in Wiscasset, ME
The entire tankard is surrounded by a family of gnomes. Early peg construction, in excellent overall condition. Fair bet that you'll never see another one like this!
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1760s Norwegian Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

19th Century Folk Art Root Carving of a Man
Located in Wiscasset, ME
19th Century American wood root folk art carving of a man with one arm. Presented on a custom metal stand. Measuring 19 .5" x 19.75" x 6" Ex. American Primitive Gallery...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Paint Decorated Storage Box
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A 19th century American or possibly Scandinavian polychrome paint-decorated iron-bound storage box. Measures 13.5” x 25.5” x 18”. Great early untouched condition.
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Watercolor of the American Barque A.J. Harvey in Marseilles by Honore Pellegrin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor featuring the American Barque A.J. Harvey. Inscribed in the lower center of the painting and with the original handwritten adn signed label on the reverse. "Barque A.J. ...
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1850s American American Classical Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Sculpture Carved from Books of Einstein by Chen Long-bin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Sculptural bust created entirely out of recycled books of Albert Einstein. Long-Bin Chen is a self-taught artist from Taiwan who gathers discarded books and magazines for his sculpt...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Organic Modern Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Fetching Folk Art British 19th Century Rocking Horse with Glass Eyes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful 19th century nursery rocking horse having charming detailed head with a dished face and flared nostrils. He retains his original saddle and leather stirrups and is mounted ...
Category

19th Century English Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Mosaic Panel of the Bicentennial in New York Harbor, 1978
Located in Camden, ME
A large mosaic panel artwork representing the bicentennial celebration in New York harbor on the evening of July 4, 1976. A memorable evening throughout the United States and partic...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

"Saint Lucia" Early 19th Century Santos Figure Polychromed Mexico
Located in Wiscasset, ME
She is depicted holding a tray aloft with her eyes, which she gouged out in order to keep from being married off to a Pagan. Polychromed gesso with gilding. Some small bits of polyc...
Category

1830s Mexican Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century American Hooked Rug with Lions
By Frost
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Frost pattern design from Maine, late 19th century. Museum mounted and ready to hang.
Category

1890s American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

"Woodie Wagon Brooklyn Taxi" Sculpture by Paul Jacobsen
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Custom sculpture constructed of painted wood. Paul Jacobsen used everyday objects, such as chairs, cars, airplanes, trains, motorcycles and puzzles, all built from scratch and turns...
Category

2010s American Folk Art Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Patriotic Shield Painting Featuring John Adams
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Folk art patriotic shield painting of John Adams, dating to around 1876 and of a large size measuring 41" x 34.5". It is an oil on canvas laid down to boards. There is writing on the back of the boards, but I cannot make out what it says. There is another similar piece to this that features another signer of the constitution in the Smithsonian collection. This piece came from a collection in Portsmouth...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

"Harness Racer at Belmont Park 1884, Philadelphia" by Agustus Kollner
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Agustus Knoller and dated 1884. Inscribed on the reverse in pencil "This trotting came off Aug 15th 1884 at Belmont Park...
Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

18th Century Watercolor of a Great Sword Duel in Germany
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A truly rare and remarkable scene of hundreds of swordsmen meeting in a towns square. The circle is closed around the two in the duel, each of whom have drawn blood. German school 18...
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1750s German Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

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Antique French Green Painted Domed Top Chest, 19Th Century
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19th Century French Rustic Antique Maine - Folk Art

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19th Century Petite American New England Paint Decorated Blanket Chest
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Located in Wiscasset, ME
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19th Century American Sheet Iron Trumpeting Angel Weathervane
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Late 19th century trumpeting arch angel painted sheet iron weathervane on custom metal stand. Presents well, nice form.
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

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Fantastic Naive School Folk Art Painting of a Sheep in the Field
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Late 19th to early 20th century painting of a sheep in a meadow with the barn in the background. This oil on cardboard is initialed in the lower left RA and has a fantastic naive fe...
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Lady Liberty Weathervane American Flag Wood and Tin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Probably part of a weathervane dating to the late 19th century. The surface and green patina is excellent, dry and early. The figure is wood and the flag appears to be tin. 18" ta...
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Maine - Folk Art

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Early 20th Century Wood Carved Head
Located in Wiscasset, ME
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Large 19th Century Tole Painted Tea Canister Number 10
Located in Wiscasset, ME
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