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Item Ships From: Milan
Persephone Vase
By Stefania Boemi
Located in Milan, IT
Meticulously handcrafted by ceramicist Stefania Boemi, this anthropomorphic vase of the Greek goddess Persephone is a testament to ancient crafting traditions. Crafted of terracotta ...
Category
2010s Italian Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$1,545 / item
Sophisticated Pumpkin Case
By Fratelli Lisi
Located in Milan, IT
Sterling silver pumpkin-box handcrafted, chiseled and embossed by expert silversmiths, the Lisi Brothers, in Florence. Its dynamic and hyper-re...
Category
2010s Italian Other Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
$11,195 / item
Italian modern urban landscape airbrush painting by Alvise Besutti, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern urban landscape airbrush painting by Alvise Besutti, 1980s
Painting with rectangular frame made with airbrush. The painting represents an urban landscape with skyscrap...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Ivory handle walking stick depicts a rifle, hunting bag and dog, Austria 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle. The handle depicts a rifle, a dog head and an hunting bag. Ebony wood shaft. Silver ring. Ivory ferrule. England circa 1880.
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Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Cognac Walnut Leather Ring Toss Game Board
By Rabitti 1969 by Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
This ring toss game set features a walnut wood board with a minimalist geometric design accented by fine saddle leather inlays. It includes 12 saddle leather rings, crafted for durab...
Category
2010s Italian Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,835 / item
Silver handle walking stick, depicting a horse head and a jockey, England 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: golden silver handle depicting a horse head and a jockey. Ebony wood shaft, metal ferrule. United Kingdom early 1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century English Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Vintage Moroccan Modernist Wool Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Many French carpet designers of the mid-20th century were commissioning their weavings in Morocco, which at the time was a French colony, in that they could obtain beautiful pile car...
Category
1950s Moroccan Art Deco Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
CF BP Bluepass by Caturegli Formica
Located in Geneve, CH
CF BP bluepass by Caturegli Formica
Dimensions: W 225 x L 240 cm
Materials: Wool
Carpets as deep information
Carpets are very common items. But it has never really been clear...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$16,465 / item
Akis II Head Vase
By Stefania Boemi
Located in Milan, IT
This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a black matte monochrome tint, rich in natural pigments and resin binders that p...
Category
2010s Italian Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$1,350 / item
System walking stick with light, England 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System walking stick: a stick with light. Light in plastic knob at the end of a crook handle. Operated by a pivoting ring on the shaft, the light (which can be either yellow o...
Category
Early 20th Century English Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Acrylic painting on board with an erotic theme, representing iconic characters from J...
Category
1990s Italian Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Minimalist Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rather unusual Berber rug from the Ait Sgogou tribe, located in the Moroccan Middle Atlas, distinguished by a rich red open field embellished at both ends by contorting horizontal ...
Category
1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Art Deco Samarkand Prestige Rug with Flowering Antique Chinese Vases
Located in Milan, IT
Woven during the Art Deco period, rugs of this type were commissioned by the nobility and the high ranking officers inhabiting the Tarim Basin in eastern Turkestan, which is the heartland of the oasis of Khotan, Yarkand and Kashgar. The rugs of these oases have a long standing tradition, and have been collected and cherished in the West with the traditional, old-fashioned term of Samarkand.
Here we see a pattern depicting antique Chinese flowering...
Category
1920s East Turkestani Art Deco Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
18K gold jewel Walking stick depicting a heron by Plisson and Hartz, Paris 1900.
By Georges Plisson and Hartz
Located in Milan, IT
Jeweled walking stick in 18k gold. One side of the knob features the embossed image of a heron, whose body naturally adapts to the shape of the handle. The bird stands one-legged on ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
A large wooden wrench, a trade sign of mwchanic’s shop, United States early 30’s
Located in Milan, IT
Trade sign of a mechanic's shop depicting a large wooden wrench with the mechanic's telephone numbers and address written on both sides. United States of America circa 1930.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Berlin iron walking stick depicting parts of armours, Germany 1800s.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: jewel Walking stick, milord-shaped knob in perforated Berlin iron, with relief and gilded engravings, depicting parts of armours. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. Ger...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Berlin Iron
Nautical diorama in glass case depicting 3 ships at sea Italy 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical diorama in glass case with parallelepiped shape depicting 3 ships at 3 masts in navigation.
Italian manufacture of the 1920s.
Bon état.
Measurements 46x17x16.5 cm - inches ...
Category
1920s Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Ivory handle walking stick depicting Mephistopheles face, England 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: ivory carved handle. The handle depicts a caricatural face of Mephistopheles. Ebonized fruitwood shaft rustic shape. Silver ring. Metal ferrule. England circa 1870. (S...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Mannequin of Vittorio De Sica Italian director of the film Grandi Magazzini
Located in Milano, IT
A unique and unrepeatable piece for collectors and film enthusiasts: this rare mannequin dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, one of the greatest Italian directors and actors of the 20th c...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique barbed wire collection on wooden board, from USA, end of 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique collection of barbed wire samples, this is not a seller's sample, but a particular collection. A detailed handwritten description of each model is given on a sheet behind the...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Ivory handle walking stick depicting a dog’s head, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a dog's head with an open mouth. Eyes in glass paste. Brass ring. Bamboo wood shaft. Brass ferrule. England circa 1890.
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Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
African Futurist Gold Mask Created by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Single African mask created by artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and was subsequently processed and painted in late 2022 by the artist.
The artist used spec...
Category
Early 1900s Ivorian Tribal Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,402 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Minimalist Anatolian Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a squarish format typical of yatak (bedding) rugs, this Tulu has a soft creamy yellow background randomly punctuated by small dots and by a larger one indicating the...
Category
1940s Turkish Tulu Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Glazed ceramic ashtray series "Onda" by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1969
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milano, IT
Ashtray series "Wave" Ettore Sottsass, 1969
u2028Glazed ceramic ashtray, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1969 for the Onda series. The work is made of ceramic with cinnabar red glaze,...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
0lio on canvas depicting gentleman - early 20th century
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
Italian school ,early 20th century
Hand-painted oil on canvas depicting gentleman with oval wooden frame worked with gold leaf.
Category
1910s Italian Folk Art Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,729 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Colorful Striped Tunisian Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A colorful Tunisian Kilim decorated by a repeat pattern of horizontal stripes arranged in clusters of different width and palette. A very happy piece ce...
Category
1950s Tunisian Tribal Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Central Asian Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woolen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia....
Category
1930s Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
An automata house shape, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
The automata is house shaped. The front part shows a clock, A semi circular window as a door. The top flue of the fire place is the place where drop the weight coin shape. An interna...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Gadget-system walking stick with bag holder function, Marktroller, Germany, 1920
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System cane: cane with bag holder function. Curious stick used to carry shopping bags, made with two upside-down V-shaped fruitwooden shafts, ending...
Category
Early 20th Century German Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Frank Paton Oil painting on canvas of Puppies playing
Located in Milano, IT
Charming and lively interior scene featuring two puppies playing with a rag, set in a rustic environment with clay pots and scattered straw. The subject reflects Frank Paton's typica...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Small Beni Ouarain Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Folk art walking stick depicting flowers and characters, Russia 1830.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk Art Walking Stick, carved and sculpted from a single piece of wood, the walking stick has a flattened overall shape. The base is rounded, from which the shaft rises, featuring t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Modellino di faro realizzato negli anni Cinquanta in cartapesta gesso e legno
Located in Milan, IT
Modellino in scala di faro, realizzato negli anni Cinquanta in cartapesta, gesso e legno, su base lignea.
Collocato sopra un edificio, presenta una torre cilindrica che si restringe ...
Category
1950s Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Walrus ivory handle walking stick depicting a figurehead, France 1780.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved walrus ivory knob, depicting a figurehead with leaves. Rosewood barrel. Carved walrus ivory ferrule. Dieppe, France circa 1780.
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Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
System walking stick with thimble holder function, USA 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick, flamed fruit wood barrel, with 925/1000 sterling silver knob and band, acting as a container for a sewing thimble. Brass tip. United...
Category
Early 20th Century American Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Folk art carved walking stick depicting a German Shepherd dog, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: carved wooden handle depicting a German Shepherd dog’s head, sulphur glass eyes, bone teeth. Hawthorn wood shaft and metal ferrule. Silver gilt ring. Germany ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Middle Atlas Mrirt Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A delightful Berber rug originating from the Berber village of Mrirt decorated by four conjoined elements consisting of the chequerboard motif. The design appears as if it was carved...
Category
1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Regional Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An antique Navajo rug from southwest America distinguished by an allover pattern of cruciform elements on a soft grey background. Rugs if this type have been collected for their auth...
Category
1920s American Navajo Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Silver gilt handle walking stick depicting an hunting scene, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: handle, made out of silver gilt representing an hunting scene, with hunter and dogs. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. Germany circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Ivory handle walking stick depicting an angel, Dieppe, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting the bust of an angel with flowers. Ebony wood barrel. Ivory tip. Dieppe, France circa 1850. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Ivory, Wood
African Futurist Black Tribal Mask by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary African single mask created by the artist Bomber Bax.
The mask dates back to the early 1900s and was subsequently processed and painted in late 2022 by the artist.
The...
Category
Early 1900s Congolese Tribal Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,402 Sale Price
20% Off
System walking stick, matches holder, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick with deer horn tip, santos wood shaft (Cesalpina Ferrea, Brazil). L-shaped handle in slightly silvered brass with smooth band...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early and Rare Abstract Rehamna Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Rehamna derive from the Haouz, a landscape of hills and plains situated between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic ocean mostly inhabited by Arabic groups and arabi...
Category
1920s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Angola Chokwe Mask Revisited by Bomber Bax
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful classic Chokwe mask genre that honours female founding ancestors. Such representations are particularly significant as the Chokwe trace the descent through the lines of their mothers. This is thought to be a dance mask with a net and wood hairstyle, from the Batshokwe people skilled in the art of carving and of very ancient origin belonging to the culture of the divine monarchy.
The Batshokwe sculptors were the most famous in the region, masters in geometric decorations such as the depiction of scarifications and tooth deformations, the surfaces of their works were carefully smoothed and polished.
On the forehead of the mask, the classic chinge-lyengelye scarification is clearly visible, commonly interpreted as a variant of the Portuguese cross...
Category
Early 1900s Angolan Tribal Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,402 Sale Price
20% Off
Walking stick ivory knob with pug dog head, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting the head of a pug dog. Glass paste eyes. Band in 800/1000 silver, with oak leaves in relief. Bamboo wood cane. Metal ferrule. Germany circa...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Ivory, Glass, Wood
Scale model of a three-masted pole brigantine Liguria Italy late 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Excellently made scale model of a three-masted mast brigantine, log, mainmast and mizzenmast, plus the presence of bowsprit, oak hull. Ligurian manufacture of the late 19th century.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Diorama in shrine with trapezoidal shape depicting Brigantine late 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical diorama in trapezoidal-shaped glass and white-painted wood vitrine depicting the half-hull in the waves of a brig with unfurled sails made of balsa wood, in the background p...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand-painted sheet metal swordfish sign England 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Curious sign depicting swordfish in hand-painted sheet metal. English manufacture 1930s.
Bon état.
Measures 161x50x18 cm - inches 63.4x19.7x7.
The swordfish is distinguished by it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
System walking stick, fisherman’s seat, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick: fisherman's seat, very popular for its construction simplicity. The shaft, made of thick bamboo wood, separates into three parts. The fabric part, triangular in...
Category
Early 20th Century French Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Nautical diorama in rectangular case of the French battleship Suffren of 1899
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical diorama in rectangular-shaped wooden and glass case of the French battleship Suffren launched in 1899.
Italian manufacture of the early 1900s
Display case size cm 35.5x9.5x2...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Folk Art Model of a Toy Depicting a Steam Train, USA, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
A toy model of Folk art, steam train, consisting of two elements, the locomotive and a coal wagon. Made of oak wood with metal details. the chimney, like the round elements that run in the upper part, is made of brass with traces of gilding. Wooden bars to emulate the arms of the wheels. Washers and screws secure the wheels, complete with spokes. The service car...
Category
Early 20th Century American Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Dieppe ivory walking stick, Diana the Huntress and Actaeon, France 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory handle depicting Diana the Huntress with her bow, the dog at her feet, and the hunter Actaeon. Malacca wood shaft. Engraved silver band with the monogram ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Brass
Italian modern Wall light sign by Lane Marzotto in plastic and metal, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Wall light sign by Lane Marzotto in plastic and metal, 1990s
Rectangular wall light sign with rounded corners. On the central pla...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Walking stick with carved ivory depicting a female bust Germany mid-18th century
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Large, finely carved ivory handle in the shape of a bequille. It depicts a female bust, a bare-breasted woman wearing a finely detailed straw hat. This typical handle ...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Poker Game Set
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate the poker nights with the exclusive Poker set, housed in a luxurious wooden box with a magnetic closure lid. Crafted entirely from genuine calf leather, this professional set...
Category
2010s Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Leather
$2,660
Walking stick, large carved ivory handle by Opstal, Flanders mid-17th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Rare, large, finely carved ivory handle by Gerard van Opstal (ca. 1600–1668), one of the younger ivory carvers of the 17th century, who excelled in masterfully crafted...
Category
Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
White Backgammon Box Game
By Cassigoli
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden handmade backgammon game dressed in fine and soft genuine leather with brass dice in palladium plating. Available in different colors. Please, ask th...
Category
2010s Italian Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Leather
$1,510 / item
CF 11.3 Mirror by Caturegli Formica
Located in Geneve, CH
CF 11.3 mirror by Caturegli Formica
Dimensions: D 60 x H 60 cm
Materials: Glass, mirror, wood.
Biographical notes
Beppe Caturegli (1957) and Giovannella Formica (1957-2019)...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$7,770 / item
Folk art walking stick, depicting the head of a Great Dane dog, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: carved wooden handle depicting a Great Dane dog’s head, sulphur glass eyes. Fruit wood shaft and metal ferrule. Germany circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Dieppe ivory walking stick depicting a Satyr, France mid 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory handle depicting a satyr with pointed ears and goat hair, wearing a hat, with his hands behind his neck. Ebony cane. Silver band and metal ferrule. Dieppe...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Milan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
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