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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Early 20th century hand carved pine fairground figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved pine fairground figure A rare piece of fairground art, in the form of a hand carved, painted polychrome Jeu de massacre fairground knock- down figure. ...
Category

1920s French Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Country Stool with original Hand Painted Scene to top, English mid 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an English mid 19th century, country stool, with a chamfered rectangular Elm top having a hand painted, country scene on it. It has three turned oak legs that are pegged into...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Country Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Elm, Oak

19th Century Cast Iron Shoemaker’s Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th century cast iron shoemaker’s trade sign A highly decorative example of a late 19th century cast iron French shoemakers shop trade sign. Hand crafted from a hand cut iron metal...
Category

1880s French Early Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Austrian Carved Pine Folk Art Farmer and His Oxen Model
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine folk art farmer and his oxen model We are proud to offer a unique example of a late 19th century hand carved pine folk art model of a farmer and his oxen. R...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With charming hand carved boots, moustache and top hat, metal pins in its joints for articulation purposes. Stood on a metal wire stand...
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1920s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Austrian in the Manner of Bergman Cold Painted Bronze Moneys Riding on Dogs
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A charming Austrian cold painted bronze depicting three monkeys riding on the back of three running dogs in the manner of Franz Xaver Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936) and dating from ar...
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique South American Spanish Colonial Folk Art Madonna Santos Figure
Located in London, GB
Spanish Colonial Madonna and Child Peru or Bolivia, late 18th – early 19th century A finely carved Andean polychrome wood figure of the Virgin and Child, the Virgin shown in a chara...
Category

18th Century Peruvian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood

A pair of late 19th Century polychrome painted wooden Indian figures
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 19th Century polychrome painted wooden Indian figures. It’s likely that these figures were brought back to Britain from India as ...
Category

Early 1900s Indian Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Richard Rohac Austrian Vienna Bronze Stylized Wading Bird Figure
By Richard Rohac
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Austrian Art Deco stylized bronze figure of a wading bird by Richard Rohac (Austrian, 1906-1956) made in Vienna in the early 1930’s. Rohac ...
Category

1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Folk Art Zinc Barbers Pole Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art zinc barbers pole trade sign. An early 20th century hand crafted zinc barbers pole trade sign. Hand painted and of naïve construction. Lots of characte...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Primitive Windsor Chair in Original Paint
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Primitive Windsor Chair in Original Paint, dating from the early 19th century. This chair is Sycamore and was made in the West of England, Devon or Cornwall and is very rare in reta...
Category

Early 19th Century British Primitive Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Sycamore

19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store
Located in London, GB
19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store Quite simple this is an amazing decorative object, encased in a 19th century glass and pine display, a handmade paper model of an Indian grocery shop, with wooden hand painted elephant and working man at the steps. Spencer and Co...
Category

1890s Indian Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
Located in London, GB
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas A rare example of a late 19th century lithograph on canvas Paris magician’s promotional poster. By Effi...
Category

Early 1900s French Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

“Nelson’s First Lesson” Silhouette, 19th Century
Located in London, London
“Nelson’s First Lesson” Silhouette, 19th Century A charming 19th-century silhouette titled “Nelson’s First Lesson.” The scene depicts a young boy receiving instruction from a sailo...
Category

19th Century British Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Birdseye Maple

19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane A rare and quite special example of a 19th Century folk art English gentleman’s walking cane with a h...
Category

1850s British Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Derek Clarkson Attributed Large Abstract Glazed Porcelain Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A tall and striking studio pottery porcelain vase decorated in abstract colored glazes on a celadon ground attributed to Derek Clarkson and dating from ...
Category

20th Century British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild A mid to late 19th Century hand carved Sicilian marionette knight puppet/marionette. Still wearing all in brass armour and si...
Category

1880s Italian Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

19th Century German Carved Wooden Deers Head
Located in London, GB
19th century carved wooden deer’s head We are proud to offer a delightful example of a 19th century hand carved German deer’s head. This ite...
Category

1880s German Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Brutalist Mid-Century Yellow Green Streak Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century studio pottery vase in the brutalist style decorated with yellow and green streaked glazes. The heavily made stoneware vase stands on a narrow flat round b...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Brutalist United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Fully Restored Victorian Rocking Horse
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, fully restored Victorian rocking horse complete with a studded leather saddle, blue saddle blanket and leather reins and stirrups....
Category

Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set A stunning example of an early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war hand painted casket dominos set. One of th...
Category

1820s French Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

19th Century Carved Oak Caryatid Pedestal This is a superbly carved piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Carved Oak Caryatid Pedestal This is a superbly carved piece of 19th Century carving, it probably originated from a piece of furniture from where it was removed in the ...
Category

19th Century Gothic Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Raku Turquoise Glazed Studio Pottery Resting Pig Figure
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Delightful studio pottery raku glazed figure of a resting pig dating from the 20th century. The hollow hand-crafted ceramic pig is simply detailed in a lying position with its head r...
Category

20th Century British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage surrealist folk art four-legged painted wood table, handmade in the 80s
Located in Hastings, GB
One of our favourite finds: this very unusual surrealist four-legged painted wood table, handmade in the 1980s. Signed underneath but an unknown maker. Bought in Palm Springs, Califo...
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ancient African Wooden Stool
Located in Soho, London, GB
Ancient wooden stool with four feet dating to the 19th century. From Congo, Africa. Provenance: Galerie Démons et Merveilles, Paris; Private Collection, United Kingdom.
Category

19th Century Congolese Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Weathered Garden Statue of Autumn of the 4 Seasons
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Weathered Garden Statue of Autumn of the 4 Seasons A Large reconstituted stone Statue of Autumn, number 3 of the 4 seasons, she has sheaves of corn to represent the harvest Th...
Category

Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Cast Stone

1642 Dated Charles I / Jacobean Hand Carved English Oak Coffer Linen Chest Trunk
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sympathetically restored, 1642 Charles I / Jacobean, hand carved English oak coffer, trunk or chest This piece is stunning, its hand carved t...
Category

1640s British Jacobean Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Flemish Still Life Oil Painting Floral Still Life
Located in Potters Bar, GB
This is a beautifully executed still life painting of flowers, presented in an elegant gilt frame and evocative of the Dutch or Flemish Old Master tradition Good size at well over th...
Category

1980s Arts and Crafts Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Rugs Blue Caucasian Kazak Rugs, Geometric Carpet Livingroom Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
Kazak rugs have primarily been produced as village productions rather than city pieces. Made from materials particular to individual tribal provinces and the rugs of the Caucasus typically display bold geometric designs in primary colours. Kazak rugs are a type of Armenian rug...
Category

Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel A rare piece of traditional English fairground art attributed to Orton and spooner. All carved from sections piece ...
Category

1910s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Pier Mirror
Located in London, England
Decorative French pier mirror with original plate and gilding. Circa 1870. H 161cm x W 91cm x D 18cm Please be in touch for an accurate shipping quote.
Category

1870s French Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Late 18th George III Provincial Folk Art Painted Oak Games Chess Side Table
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful and original George III provincial painted oak games table, with a canted column and cruciform base. The table has its original painted finish, with painted blue and whi...
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Ship in bottle diorama "Seamaid" English circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This is a very fine example of the art of building a model ship in a glass bottle. It is constructed in a large rectangular whiskey bottle. The ship is a three masted barque named Se...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Glass

A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design
Located in London, GB
A Rare Standing Stone / Slab / Marker with ‘Triskele’ Low Relief Design Sandstone Late Celtic - Early Christian 7th – 8th Century AD
 Size: 62cm high, 28cm wide, 19cm deep - 24½ i...
Category

15th Century and Earlier British Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Sandstone

Early 20th Century Large Noah’s Ark
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Large Noah’s Ark A larger than usual example of an early 20th Century hand carved / painted pine Noah’s ark. With lifting roof and sectioned lifting central hul...
Category

1920s British Victorian Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Three Early Twentieth Century Nigerian Door Panels
Located in London, GB
This set of three early twentieth-century panels, from the Nupe culture in Nigeria, display a blend of beautiful decorative designs, carved in low relief against a plain background. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Italian Giltwood Ornate Mirrors
Located in Ware, GB
Highly decorative Italian wall mirrors. The antique pair have richly carved giltwood frames adorned with intricate scrollwork, acanthus leaves, and shell motifs, crowned with drama...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood

Rare Italian Hand Carved Folk Art Santos Doll, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a mid-19th century hand carved figure of a Santos doll. The figure is made using pine wood and section constructed with pinned wooden...
Category

1840s Italian Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
True in all its elements to the original examples which date from the early Chinese Tang period. The black glazed horse is naturalistically modelled. It stands on a rectangular base ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Tang United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Swedish Toy Horse
Located in London, England
Early 20th century toy horse in pine with original painted finish. Sweden 1900. H 68cm x W 37cm x D 68cm
Category

Early 1900s Swedish Rustic Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Corsican Bronze Hoard
Located in London, GB
Dagger L: 27.8 cm, Luniform bronze, possibly a belt buckle L: 10.8 cm, Shield-shaped bronze with a point Diam: 6.5 cm, Pommel Diam: 3.7 cm, Violin-bow brooch L: 17.5 cm, P-Shape...
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Alice Gavalet, Striped vase
By Alice Gavalet
Located in London, GB
Painted earthenware h57 x w39 x d23 cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Double Sided French Hairdresser Sign
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful early 20th century double sided French hairdresser shop sign with lovely old weathered paint. Such a great looking piece and very decorative. The paint is all stable and ...
Category

1920s French Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Imposing Pair of Cast Iron Door Porters Lion Serjent Erect in Original Patina
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A good quality pair of of Cast iron door porters in a 'Lion Sejant Erect' form or sometimes termed 'sejant-rampant' - and in the manner of the coat of arms of dominion of the British Royal Monarch. In their original state with some original white paint but mostly exposed iron which has been sealed and waxed to preserve the beautiful patina. A decorative...
Category

Late 19th Century European Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century English Hand Carved Fairground Fragments
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Hand Carved Fairground Fragments A closely matched pair of hand carved pine sectioned English fairground decorative fragments. Original paint still pres...
Category

1920s British Late Victorian Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Ewe Kente
By Ewe People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a fine piecevof Kente Textile from the Ewe people of the Volta region of Ghana. Woven from handspun cotton and natural dyes. This is a prestige cloth worn by a high ranking Elder of the Ewe people. The pattern denotes the individuals high status within the community with the dark blue background indicating the wisdom and knowledge of the owner. This piece will date from the 1930's and is in very fine condition. Ewe Kente...
Category

1930s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Ewe Kente
Ewe Kente
$2,642 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Primitive Shrine or Roof Guardian
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large Primitive Carved Wood Shrine or Roof Guardian, well weathered surface & beautifully sculptural. Western Nepal Circa 1900
Category

Early 20th Century Nepalese United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Mr Shoes
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll A great example of an early 20th century English hand carved folk art articulated jigger doll. With brilliantly shaped shoes, moustache and top hat. Stood on a wire stand...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Plate with Lion Motif
Located in London, GB
A plate of silver gilt bronze, incised with a large image of a roaring lion. The lion is depicted mid-stride, with its foreleg raised in front of it. The lion’s mouth is opened wide,...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Persian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

An Early Group of Four African Figures exhibited in New York, September 1935
Located in London, GB
An Early Group of Four African Figures exhibited in New York, September 1935, the same year as Moma’s groundbreaking African Art Exhibition Two Baule Figures, a Ewe Figure and a Yor...
Category

Late 19th Century Togolese Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Folk Art French Weather-Vane Plane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art French weather-vane plane. For sale in this lot is an early 20th century handmade Folk Art French weather-vane plane. Th...
Category

1940s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk Art Encased Ship Diorama A delightful and highly decorated example of a late 19th century English folk art ships model diorama...
Category

19th Century British Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century Primitive Oil on Canvas of a Spaniel
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive Oil on Canvas Springer Spaniel in liver and white. wonderfully posed "on point", walking along a cobbled street. Some losses to frame. Signed A Taillieu Dated 1914 France, ...
Category

Early 20th Century French United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved model of a Marlin. Dimensions: Height 20 inches Width 56 inches Depth 5.5 inches.
Category

Early 20th Century British United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
$5,506 Sale Price
33% Off
19th Century Folk-Art Hand-Crafted Bedpost Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century folk-art hand-crafted bedpost doll figure A rare and highly artistic example of an English 19th century folk art bedpost doll figure. With hand carved detail including ...
Category

1880s British Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Huge vintage 1970s / 1980s French painted fairground / carnival banner- makeup
Located in Hastings, GB
Huge late 1970s/ early 1980s French painted fairground / carnival / sideshow banner. Presumably part of an American themed ride or attraction, it's decorated with cool girls, makeup,...
Category

Late 20th Century French Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Low Stool
Located in London, GB
This stool, from the Gurage culture of Ethiopia, has been carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The stool exhibits a flat, low form and over time, has developed a lovely d...
Category

Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign A genuine English mid-20th Century double sided hand painted fairground sign. Better Game, Better Sport, Better Tr...
Category

1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Plywood

Early 20th Century oversized English Trebor sweet shop trade sign.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century oversized English Trebor sweet shop trade sign. A wonderful example of massive scale, Trebor Barley Sugar & Fruit Centres sweet jars. Bea...
Category

1920s British Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Late Naive English School "Bull Broke Loose" Bull Baiting Oil on Canvas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th century oil on canvas depicting a bull baiting scene In England during the time of Queen Anne, bull-baiting was practised in London at Hoc...
Category

Late 18th Century English Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art

Materials

Maple, Canvas

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