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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits
Saved During Refurbishment, this very good quality piece is framed in solid Walnut, the sign itself “spirits” is on very attractive Opal...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
Exquisite Native American Beaded Children
s or women
s Moccasins
Located in London, GB
Exquisite Pair of Beaded Children's or women's Moccasins – Ojibwe or Woodland Cree
Great Lakes Region, North America Late 19th to early 20th century
A finely made and visually str...
Category
Early 20th Century American United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Pair of Meissen Hoopoe Birds, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A pair of Meissen Hoopoe birds naturalistically modelled perched on leafy tree stumps after the models by J J Kandler with blue crossed sword marks, 19th century.
Batch 71 61579 ...
Category
1890s German Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club of Tapered ‘Pole’ Form
Decorated all over with a geometric design and ‘glyph’ type motifs
Dark glossy patina, excellent colour, retaining the or...
Category
Early 19th Century Tongan Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Indian Company School
A pair of 19th Century Indian mica gouache paintings on mica.
Depicting the water carrier and of a Purdah bullock...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Shoe Shop or Cobblers Trade Sign, Leather Hob Nail Boot
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Shoe Shop or Cobblers Trade Sign, Leather Hob Nail Boot
This is a wonderful piece, made by a cobbler, it is a giant size Leather Hob Nail boot, it has been painted up as an adver...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Leather
18th C "Stolen or Strayed" Gem Penned Notice Sign For its Return Giltwood Frame
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A stolen gem!!!! beautiful penned circa mid to late 18th century notice for it to be returned. Housed in a later glazed deep moulded gilt frame
“Stolen or strayed the 8th instant At...
Category
18th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass, Giltwood, Paper
1950
s Nyamwezi Mask With Inserted Wooden Teeth, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved Nyamwezi mask displays a powerful facial expression, with small rounded eyes and large ears, a long and slender nose, and an open mouth with inserted wooden teeth....
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Rocking Horse on Curved Wooden Rockers
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Large Antique Rocking Horse on Curved Wooden Rockers
Large carved wooden rocking horse on curved rockers attributed to Lines Brothers; the original paint...
Category
Early 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Print of Syrinx, By Arthur Hacker 1858-1919
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Print of Syrinx, By Arthur Hacker 1858-1919
Syrinx was a mythological naked female figure with dark hair and dark red drapery falling from her arms, standing at the edge of a rive...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
A 19th Century White Hart
Located in Conwy, GB
A recumbent carved timber Stag or "Whte Hart".
The surface with a pleasing overall craquelure to the white painted tempera, raised on a patinated brass mount.
Circa 1850.
In man...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
A Very Rare Long Maori Paddle ‘Hoe’
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare Long Maori Paddle ‘Hoe’
Superb colour and patina
Wood
Maori / New Zealand
Late 18th / early 19th Century
Size: 217cm long - 85½ ins long
...
Category
Late 18th Century New Zealand Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Maori Greenstone (Nephrite) Ear Pendant
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 19th century Maori greenstone nephrite jade ear pendant (pounamu), of long plain form, pierced for suspension
Worn mainly from the ear or around the neck as a pendant by prominent...
Category
19th Century New Zealand Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Jade
A Serene Vuvi Mask
Located in London, GB
A Serene Vuvi Mask
Wood, polychrome, pigment
Gabon
Early 20th Century
Size: 28cm high - 11 ins high
Provenance:
Ex collection Bertil and Eva Berg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Ex Privat...
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$32,000
Large Mid 19th C. Catalan Artist Lay Figure
Located in London, GB
An unusual & rare 19th C. Artist lay figure from Catalonia.
Originally used by artists to paint the human form.
Large in size with fully articulating limbs.
Finally carved in pine...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Fox Head Doorstop, Cast Iron Door Stop A Beautiful Cast-Iron Doorstop
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Fox Head Doorstop, Cast Iron Door Stop
A Beautiful Cast-Iron Doorstop depicting a Fox Head dating from the 19th Century
This doorstop is Heavy and in sound used condition it is 6” h...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
American 19th Century Painted Folk Art Marriage Chest and Hanging Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
American 19th century painted Folk Art marriage chest and hanging cupboard
A very rare and unusual American painted Folk Art Marriage chest and hanging cupboard, the cupboard has ...
Category
Early 19th Century North American American Craftsman Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Black Forest Style Carved Wall Bracket Shelf
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Black Forest style carved wall bracket shelf
This is a delightful item, the bracket has a carved stag’s head decorated with leaves and trees fro...
Category
Early 20th Century Black Forest United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Brass Heart
Located in London, GB
A brass heart
France, mid 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$399
French Hand-forged Blacksmith Sign
Located in London, England
Beautifully crafted blacksmith trade sign.
Hand-forged and riveted, not welded.
A seriously striking decorative piece of 20th century folk art.
In exceptional original co...
Category
1950s French Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$1,018 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fantastically decorative pen and ink calligraphy composition celebrating the life of a Maria Arthur Manchip who dies 1899.
On paper, in a gl...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Pre-Columbian Chancay textile mask South American Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre-Columbian Chancay textile mask South American Art Antiques
A Pre-Columbian Chancay textile mask, originating from the central coast of Peru and dating to approximately 1000–1450...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Ethiopian Headrest
Located in London, GB
This late nineteenth-century headrest, from the Oromo culture in Ethiopia, displays a rare form. Above a triangular-shaped base, the curved, crescent-shaped neck rest features four c...
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
Located in London, GB
A Powerful Female ‘Bakorozai’ Initiation Mask
The brown patina testifies to the ritual use and great age of this rare mask
Wood
Loma / Guerze-Kpelle, Liberia
Late 19th Century
...
Category
Late 19th Century Liberian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fishing Float, Early 20th Century, Glass, Rope, Ornament, Sea, Fishermen
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Fishing float, early 20th century, glass, rope,
One of a collection of, early 20th century, glass & rope, fishing floats of different sizes. There are three floats of this size
T...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Glass
Fine 19th Century Bronze Arm Adornment, Cameroon
Located in London, GB
This finely cast bronze late 19th century arm adornment from Cameroon is possibly Kirdi in origin. Displays a beautiful form, the adornment features a prominent central ridge, and ov...
Category
Late 19th Century Cameroonian Tribal Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Weston Super Mare
by Banksy
By Banksy
Located in Basildon, London
Banksy's 'Weston Super Mare' print is a captivating example of the elusive artist's poignant social commentary, rooted in his distinctive street art origins. Banksy, whose career has...
Category
Late 20th Century British Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$45,274
19th Century English Zoological Drawings Taxidermy Curio Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
The pleasantness of visual symmetry, a wonderful collection of five very unusual hand drawn depictions of animals on paper, housed in period glazed maple frames.
The animals in the ...
Category
19th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Paper
Early 20th century Limonaire Freres Paris fairground carousel horse
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Limonaire Freres Paris fairground carousel horse
Dimensions in inches: H 31” x W 50” x D 11”
Age: 1920
Origin: France (Paris)
Condition: Fair
Overview
A rare ear...
Category
Early 20th Century French Late Victorian United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Temple Carving, Polychrome Buddhist Statue
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large antique temple carving, polychrome Buddhist statue.
This wonderful carving, is the top part of larger piece, the paint is a dusty slightly c...
Category
Early 1700s Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Lamp, Vintage, Tree, Arbre, Carving, Style of Diego Giacometti, Gilded
By Diego Giacometti
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This lamp is in the spirit of Diego Giacometti who used a stylised tree motif as stand-alone sculpture and also as sculpture to embellish his bronze furniture. A pair of these tree s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP A Statue of Saint Martín
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope G...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
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 United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Circa 1880 Pair of Super Rare Black Forest Hand Carved Dwarf Whip Hooks
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare pair of stunning, original circa 1880 Swiss made Black Forest wood, whip hooks of two Dwarfs
These are a very very rare...
Category
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Five Mid 20th C Fairground Oil on Board Mythical Folk Art Portraits of Kings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fabulous collection of original fairground or theatre art portraits of mythical kings in a classical backdrop. To adorn a ride or production, my gut is fairground and likely used a...
Category
Mid-20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Glass, Giltwood
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers” Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Opaline Glass Pub Signs “Draught Beers”
Saved During Refurbishment, these very good quality signs are framed in solid Walnut, the signs “DRAUGHT” & “BEERS” are on very attra...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
Trio of 19th Century French Hand Penned
Annotated Fish Housed in Maple Frames
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A trio of wonderfully penned fish, with detailed annotations housed in period maple frames.
French mid to late 19th Century, age related discolouration and abrasions.
41/33/3cm
41...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Paper
James Tower, Fish dish
Located in London, GB
1980
Tin glazed earthenware fish dish with black and white decoration, signed
W51 x D43 cm
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
$15,830
Portrait of a Lady
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Primitive Folk Art Painting of a Lady. The painting is quite interesting, as there appears to be a substantial country house that appears to be burning down in the background. Whet...
Category
1850s English Primitive Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$1,307
Cast Iron Statue of a Seated Hunting Dog A very serious Chap, he is sitting o
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Cast Iron Statue of a Seated Hunting Dog
A very serious Chap, he is sitting on a deep plinth he is fully 3 dimensional and looks good from all sides
Our faithful hound is sitting ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century carved and painted wooden horse
This is a superb piece of Folk Art, superbly carved in wood, the paint is original, it is quite br...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Polynesian Fighting Club
With a superb geometric upper section and unusual spiral twist grip
Dark glossy patina and excellent colour, with a lug to the butt and ‘old’ pa...
Category
Early 19th Century Tongan Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady, dating from the early 19th century. The portrait is very naively painted, oil on board. Overall very good antique condition, but a little clea...
Category
1840s American Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Brightly Coloured Ewe Cloth
Located in London, GB
An early and rare weft faced Ewe cloth woven in strops of brightly coloured red, blue, yellow cream, lime green and ivory.
A great example, large size. Con...
Category
Early 1900s Ghanaian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$5,054 Sale Price
20% Off
Good Large Bust of a Roman Lady in the Pre-Raphealite Style
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A good large bust of a Roman Lady in the Pre-Raphealite style
This is a good quality bust, the young woman has a fey demeanour and
long, thick, wavy hair which is tied back falli...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Late 18th C Sailors Naval Maritime Nautical Folk Art Pen
Ink Sketch
s
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming folk art pen and ink collection of sketch's housed in period glazed maple frames, the four paper leafs probably once part of a sailors diary/sketch book showing the fictio...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Large Carved and Painted Temple Lion, Pixiu or Foo Dog
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Carved and Painted Temple Lion, Pixiu or Foo Dog
This fierce looking beast dates from the 19th Century, he is carved in wood and was originally painted Much of the paint 1s fad...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Teak
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 ART DECO CASION CHIP POKER SET WiTH BAKELITE HANDLE CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nice circa 1920 Art Deco casino chip / poker set in the original wood case with Bakelite handle
A...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel – Sea Plant or Fungi Motif
Located in London, GB
Rare Pre-Columbian Chimu Stirrup Vessel – Sea Plant or Fungi Motif – 12th–14th Century AD, Peru
An intriguing and rare Chimu stirrup vessel from Pre-Columbian Peru, dating to the 12...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$574 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-20th Century folkart carved wood outsider art figures
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century folkart carved wood outsider art figures
Dimensions in inches: H 34” x W 11” x D 27”
Age: 1950 - 1960
Origin: Holland
Condition: Fair
Overview
We sometimes create ...
Category
1960s Dutch Folk Art Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paper
Arts
Crafts Canvas Toy Model of a Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts Canvas Toy Model of a Horse
This hansom beast is free standing and would very likely have been originally bought for a children’s room
The condition is entirely ori...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Charming, French Carved Gilt Console Wall Shelf
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Charming, French carved gilt console wall shelf.
A beautifully carved little gilt shelf, it has a serpentine shaped top and a double wall fixing leg
Thi...
Category
19th Century Beaux Arts Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
A Good Slightly Weathered Large Bust of Apollo This is a good looking bust
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Good Slightly Weathered Large Bust of Apollo
This is a good looking bust, it has been on display outdoors so has a slightly weathered appearance, a piece with good presence
The S...
Category
1960s Classical Greek Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Cement
Late 18th century Decorative double sided Swedish Folk biblical wall hanging
Located in London, GB
A large size decorative Swedish folk art painted wall hanging-Bonad which may have been originally from a church.
Painted on canvas in natural pigments it depicts naive biblical them...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Royal Doulton Buff Terracotta Statue of a Woman Signed C G
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Royal Doulton Buff Terracotta Statue of a Woman Signed C G
This statue is marked Royal Doulton and signed next to the stamp on the octagonal base near the foot
Our lovely if sad lad...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Early 20th C Hanging Trade Shop Sign "Antiques" Star of David Solomon
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Hanging double sided trade sign, sheet metal with a black ground and gilt lettering. Two pretty cast iron riveted hanging brackets.
A small Star of Solomon is located in the corner ...
Category
Early 20th Century English United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early Twentieth-Century Tanzanian Village Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this finely carved early twentieth-century village stool, from the Hehe culture in Tanzania, consists of four short, upright legs supporting a dish-shaped seat. A small d...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th C School Classroom Plaques Classics, English, History
Economics
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of four oak classroom door plaques, hand painted with gilt lettering, chamfered decorative edges and counter sunk fixing holes.
More than likely from a well to do teach...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Gilt Artist Easel Picture Stand Adjustable Height
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A profusely carved gilded easel with adjustable height control circa
We date this to circa 1930
Great for displaying paintings or a mirror
Some of our items are in storage so please ...
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London.
A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London.
Eng...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique United Kingdom - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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