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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Lavender Hares Fur Glazed Porcelain Studio Vase in the Style of Berndt Friberg
By Berndt Friberg
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality studio porcelain vase decorated in satin lavender hares fur glazes signed ST and in the style of Berndt Friberg dating from the 20th century. The small sized tall...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War
POW
Domino Set
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-19th century hand carved Prisoner of War (POW) domino set. Made from mutton bone and hand carved with a detailed and carved motif b...
Category
19th Century German Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Stylish Raku Metallic Glazed Conical Shape Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish studio pottery raku vase applied with copper metallic glazes, signed and dating from the 20th century. The vase of rounded conical bottle shape stands on a wide rounde...
Category
20th Century British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure
Located in London, GB
A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure
Open aperture to the head and stomach
Fine overall patina, loss to feet
Democratic Republic of Congo
19th Century
Size: 23cm high - 9 ins high
The ...
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$16,500
Large Vintage Display Figure, English, Plaster, Decorative Ornament, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display figure. An English, plasterwork decorative girl with duck ornament, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
A chaotic moment, with the unruly duck...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Vintage British Empire Dominion Coronation Flag
Located in Hastings, GB
Patriotic British Coronation Dominions Flag
British Royal Family
The flag represents the British Empire and the unity between the UK and its dominions during the coronation of King ...
Category
Mid-20th Century British United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Late 19th Century Primitive Oil on Canvas Portrait of "Dash" Clumber Spaniel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th Century primitive oil on canvas portrait of a Clumber Spaniel "Dash" by E Daulby to Mr R Crickmore, no doubt a commission for a much loved faithful friend. Dated 1884 Some ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Shop Counter Display, English, Plaster, Decorative Figure, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage shop counter display character. An English, plasterwork decorative retail figure, dating to the Art Deco period, circa ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Life-Size Vintage Clown Statue, English, Plaster, Day of the Dead
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a life-size vintage clown statue. English, heavy, solid plaster cast standing figure dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950.
Standi...
Category
Mid-20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Rare giant vintage American gold fiberglass boot shop display / bar sign 60s 70s
Located in Hastings, GB
Giant vintage American gold shop or bar display boot. Looks like a swashbuckling / pirate boot.
Gold fibreglass with metal rod and hanger. Try and find another one- you won't !
Lots...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Zoomorphic Llama Vessel with an Elongated Body
Located in London, GB
This zoomorphic vessel in the shape of a llama with an elongated
globular body is from the Chancay civilisation, dated between 1000 and 1400 AD.
Th...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
$2,044 Sale Price
70% Off
19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
A rare piece of fairground art, in the form of an oversized hand carved painted polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground knock- down figure. Made from sectioned wooden and dressed in hand made clothing. A larger than normal example which makes this quite rare and highly collectable in its quirky and characteristics look.
A fairground game from France, the jeu de massacre was a common game in French fairgrounds...
Category
Early 1900s French Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Ghee Serving Jug, Indian, Tribal, Libation Cup, Candle Nozzle, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ghee serving jug. An Indian, hardwood tribal libation cup or decorative candle nozzle, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860.
Fascinatingly naive treen...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20Th Century English Maritime Sailors Gambling Game Box ‘Crown
Anchor
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A early 20th century sailors ditty box, with painted ‘Crown & Anchor’ lid and original dice.
C & A was a gambling game, its origins can be traced back to the beginning of the 18th c...
Category
Early 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century Boucherie Chevaline French Tradesign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline
We are proud to offer a late 19th century Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten butchers advertising trade sign. These items have become rare over the years especially the original gold leaf finished examples. Untouched in form in very presentable condition, with age related wear you may come to expect from an item of its age. This highly decorative object comes with its own bespoke cast iron display...
Category
Early 1900s French Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Late 19th Century Fairground Knock Down Figure
Located in London, GB
Jeu De Massacre Fairground Figure
One of the finest examples of a late 19th Century fairground knock down figure we have had the pleasure to obtain, in ...
Category
Early 1900s French Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Ethnic Embroidered Baby Jacket from Nepal Pink Green Red
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
An exquisite vintage piece of child’s clothing from the country Nepal. A stunning ethnic jacket with a mixture of cloths, colored threads, hand stitching...
Category
20th Century Unknown United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Fine Ashanti Stool with Bird Motif, Ghana
Located in London, GB
This fine Ashanti stool from Ghana, which dates to the first half of the 20th century, features an unusual motif - a bird of prey. The surface of this stool exhibits a lovely smooth,...
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Showa Drum Congo
By Kuba
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine finger drum by the Showa people of Congo. Exceptional sculptural quality with the original skin sounding board. This drum would have been played at young boys ci...
Category
1890s Congolese Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,652
Ewe Antique Textile
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine Example of a Chiefs Robe from the Ewe people of Western Togo. Woven from handspun cotton and all natural dyes . This piece would have been worn by a high ranking ...
Category
Late 19th Century Togolese Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$3,304
Salampasu Mask
By Odense Maskinsnedkeri
Located in Glasgow, GB
A very fine mid 20th century example of a circumcusion mask from the Salampasu people of Congo. These masks were danced prior to young boys circumcision ceremonies to scare away evil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Boxwood
$1,073
Vintage Fruit Bowl, English, Platinum Striata Marble, Ornamental, Serving Dish
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage fruit bowl. An English, platinum striata marble ornamental serving dish, dating to the late 20th century.
Elegant dish with stu...
Category
20th Century European United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Guro Textile . Ivory Coast
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine Chiefs robe from the Guro people of Cote d'Ivoire on the coast of West Africa. Woven from high quality hand spun cotton and all natural indigo. Whilst dating from...
Category
Late 19th Century Ivorian Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Ewe Stool
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very simple but fine example of a ritual stool from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana . Carved from ritually chosen wood representing longevity and strength.
The...
Category
1930s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
$605
19th Century Italian Articulated Wooden Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated wooden figure
We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the 19th century, in the form of a hand carved pine figure of a soldier. With a polychrome painted...
Category
1870s Italian Early Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Measuring Stick
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century measuring stick
One of the most unusual and tactile objects we have uncovered for our store. A hand carved early 19th century four...
Category
Early 19th Century Tibetan Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large 19th Century Verdigris Cockerel Weather Vane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Large natural verdigris full-bodied copper Cockerel weathervane is a fine and striking example of both Folk art and functionality. Traditionally used atop Churches, Barns and Homes...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
A matched pair of early 20th century hand crafted pine English fairground carousel boards, that would have been part of a larg...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Primitive Cockerel Weathervane Sculpture by Martin Scorey (1961 - 2021)
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive Cockerel Weathervane Sculpture by Martin Scorey (1961 - 2021) Carved and painted textured wood body with lead wings and small lead wattles. Simple bold silhouette. Circa 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Lead
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure
Located in London, GB
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure.
An unusual and complete one-off piece of folk art, in the form of a hand carved begging figure. Recently uncovered from a personal ...
Category
1780s French Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century oil on board of lady attributed to Balthasar Denner
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have a oil on board attributed to denner circa 1730. Depicting a typical subject of his, showing the face in high detail. Would benefit from a professional clean. Which we co...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Renaissance Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English folk art scratch-built ship model of S.V Liverpool
One of the best examples we have uncovered, an early 20th Century example of an English folk art scrat...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Folk Art Huntsman Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art huntsman figure.
A charming handcrafted folk-art figure of a huntsman. Constructed from pine, lead and leather this figure stands holding a metal riffle in his articulated lead hands. With faded and worn paint and stood on an old ceiling...
Category
Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
French Mid-Century Extra-Large Multicolor Square Crocheted Wall Art
Located in Markington, GB
French Mid-Century Extra-Large Multicolor Square Crocheted Wall Art — very good vintage Condition — 175 x 175 cm
Mid-20th Century Extra-Large Multi-C...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
2 Old Weathered Cast Iron Eagle Statues.
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
2 Old Weathered Cast Iron Eagle Statues.
These lovely Eagles have beautiful detail to the feathering and the facial expressions, they are on the rusty side but sound and in good all...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$1,432 / set
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 United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
$798 Sale Price
55% Off
Large Baroque Style Late 18th or Early 19th Century Carved Giltwood Angel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Baroque style gilt carved wood Icon or angel sculpture - depicting draping robes and curling locks of hair. Wall hanging. Original iron hanging point. As expected wear, Italy, Circ...
Category
Early 19th Century Baroque Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century English Folk Art Tree Form Painted Heads
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk Art Tree Form Painted Heads
An unusual pair of late 19th Century English folk art painted natural wooden form figures. We hav...
Category
1890s British Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Bernard Leach, Bottle Vase
By Bernard Leach
Located in London, GB
Tenmoku glaze
H36 x D13 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$13,618
Pair of Early 19th Century Silk Embroidery Folk Art Animals Elephant
Leopard
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A exceptional pair of hand embroidered silk animals (leopard & elephant), housed in faux rosewood frames and original marble paper backings.
Very much in the naive, folk art aesth...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Silk, Pine
Late 17th/Early 18th Century Polychrome Tobacconist Figure Sign Folk Art Carving
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large carved and polychrome painted tobacconist's figure almost certainly 17th or early 18th century
For a related example see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 412, plate 436.
Originally this may well have been a tobacconist's shop window figure. For a similar, but slightly earlier unpainted example, see Sotheby's, The W. J. Shepherd collection of treen, 30th November 1983, Lot 393, illustrated in Pinto "Wooden Bygones of Smoking and Snuff Taking", plate 1.
Carved wooden figures, often painted, were placed outside tobacconist's shops as signs from the 17th century onwards. The earliest of these figures is the 'black boy' or 'blackamoor'. 'At the sign of the black boy' or 'at the sign of the blackamoor' was a popular address for tobacconists since the early 17th century. The 17th century figures...
Category
17th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century Folk Art Branch Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Branch Figure
This unusual sculptural object is made from sections of branch wood which have been joined together to create a man riding a galloping horse. Sup...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Unusual Folk Art Chapel/Monument Model
Located in London, GB
19th Century Unusual Folk Art Chapel/Monument Model
An exceptionally well hand-crafted late 19th Century folk art model of a chapel or monument of sorts. With opening doors, hand pa...
Category
1880s British Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Alabaster Crucifixion from a Retable of the Passion
Located in London, GB
A Very Fine Carved Relief of the Crucifixion
Alabaster
Circa 1450 - 1470
Nottingham, Midlands, England
Size: 49.5cm high, 26.5cm wide, 5cm deep - 19½ ins high, 10½ ins wide, 2 ins ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Aunt Sally English Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century aunt sally english fairground game.
We share what we love, and we love this oversized early 20th Century example of a carved wood Fairground Aunt Sally knock do...
Category
Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
3 Dimensional Terracotta Statue Khmer or Cambodian Priest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Dimensional Terracotta Statue Khmer or Cambodian Priest
This superb piece has a very dark patina he has one hand open to hold a staff, we have replaced the missing staff and the o...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Koulango Female Ancestral Statue, Ivory Coast, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
The hard wood of this female Koulango statue, from the Ivory Coast in the early 20th century, has developed a beautiful black patina. With hands resting on the abdomen, and the neck ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antonia Campi, Bathroom set
By Antonia Campi
Located in London, GB
1965
For Richard Ginori
Sink H99 x W76 x D53
Bidet H39 x W37 x D58
W.C. H38 x W36 x D47 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Reliquiae Sanctorum Sign
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Remarkable original "Reliquiae Sanctorum" sign on sheet metal.
Later mounted to weathered backboards.
Italy, Circa 1850.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949
Located in London, GB
The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949
We love this little fella, named The Sad Dog carving by C. Beckstead from Canada in 1949. Made from pine. C. Beckstead is a well renowned fo...
Category
1940s Canadian Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th century large wire frame decorative bird cage
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century large wire frame decorative bird cage circa 1890.
Large wire frame parrots cage.
2 parts, with removable dome top with bull ring fitment. No fittings included. Ideal d...
Category
1890s Swedish Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Saint Joan of Arc Statue from a France, Signed Rouillard Angers
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Saint Joan of Arc Statue from a France, Signed Rouillard Angers
We have a Life Size Sculpture of St Joan in full battle dress, this is an amazing...
Category
Late 19th Century French Provincial Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century gold gilt zinc weathervane
A true working example of a late 19th century zinc weathervane in the form a rooster. With its original gold gi...
Category
1890s French Early Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket
Located in London, GB
Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket
We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of domi...
Category
1880s British Early Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Bone
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 United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
English Jigger Doll
We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved folk art English jigger doll example. Carved from pine and joined with brass supports. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate ‘toys’ for adults or children. Obtained from a private collection in London and untouched in form with all its original featured intact. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$1,721
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
We share what we love, and we love this rare example of an oversized point of sale barbers hair...
Category
1930s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Togolese Ewe Textile
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a pair of very fine Royal Robes from the Ewe people of Togo in West Africa. These textiles will be worn at Royal ceremonies such as Weddings and the birth of Royal children ....
Category
Late 19th Century Togolese Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,478 / item
Tetela Ceremonial Knife
By The Kongo people of the Congo basin
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very fine ceremonial Knife from the Tetela people of Congo. Comprising of brass and copper dedignating the wealth and status of the owner. This piece wpuld have been placed...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Early 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Italian Folk-Art Figure of Christ
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century hand carved Italian Folk-art Figure of Christ
For sale in this LOT is a wonderful early 19th century religious Italian church artifact...
Category
1850s Italian Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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