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Ghidini 1961 Mirror with Little Vase in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
By Ghidini 1961, Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Mirror with decor and brass frame. A classic Renaissance monofora is the form that inspired the mirror. The arc is defined by brass profile rounded at the bottom, just like on a wind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Tin Penny Toy Bi-Plane Horn, Germany, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Penny Toys were just that; toys made to sell for a penny or very inexpensively. This particular toy was manufactured in Germany (probably Nuremberg) for the ...
Category
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Rural Folk Art Painting, Oil on Masonite "Homestead" by John Moulton, Circa 1938
Located in Incline Village, NV
John Moulton (from Montana) had a cult following in his later years, his paintings were admired for their warmth, simplicity, and "down to earth" style; portraying rural settings and...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Four Squares, Angora Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
Four Squares, Angora Tulu rug. An old tribal rug from West Central Turkey, coarsely woven with long strands of colorful angora goat hair (mohair). Such rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Angora
Folk Art Sign-Maker
s Sample Board in Original Paint
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Folk Art two-sided sign maker's sample board in original paint, one side having square color samples with various border treatments, each panel numbered (one through 25), the other...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
West Point Pennant with Striking Colors and Graphics, ca 1940-1950
Located in York County, PA
WEST POINT PENNANT WITH STRIKING COLOR & GRAPHICS, WWII ERA - 1950's
Triangular pennant, made for the United States Military Academy at West Point, with exceptional colors and graph...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Felt
Dramatic Moroccan Berber Boucherouite Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with the exclusive use of recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, this represents 'art brut' within the domain of the textile arts. Weavings such as this ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Lehman Auto "Ito" Sedan, Germany, circa 1913
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This hand-painted German tin toy was manufactured by the "Lehman Toy Company" in Brandenburg, Germany beginning in 1913. It was made for a number of ye...
Category
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Intricate Blown Glass Ship, Late 19th Century
Located in York County, PA
Exceptional and intricate blown glass ship, in red, white, and blue, tall and shapely with a billowing commission pennant and flag, probably Czechoslovakia, last quarter of the 19th century
This mindboggling, intricate little ship is one of the more remarkable pieces of blown glass that I have ever encountered. Probably Czech-made and similar in nature to some of their most rare and extraordinary, figural, blown glass Christmas...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Nautical Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bright and colorful circus poster depicts six seated clowns with their backs to the audience and an alphabet letter on their back spelling out the word "Circus". It is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers from 1971 of one of their original 1936 promotional circus posters.
To commemorate their 100th anniversary, in 1971, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, produced reissues of some of their select and most famous authentic posters dating from 1883 until the 1930's. There were 30 different posters, and they were advertised as "The only antique posters authorized by the greatest show on...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
18th-Century English Pottery Hearty Good Fellow Toby Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
"The Hearty Good Fellow": Rare Standing Pearlware Toby Jug
(Staffordshire, c. 1800)
A charismatic and vibrant English pearlware "Toby" jug, modeled in the scarce form known to collectors as the "Hearty Good Fellow." Dating to circa 1800, this piece represents a delightful departure from the standard seated Toby jug, depicting the figure in a standing, convivial pose.
The figure is modeled with a distinct sense of movement, his head turned slightly to the left. He is dressed in the height of Georgian tavern fashion: a deep cobalt blue jacket, a bright orange waistcoat, and vivid yellow breeches. Under his right arm, he supports a large white ale jug, while his left hand holds a pipe across his chest.
Reverse & Construction: The reverse reveals a robust rustic branch handle that extends downward into a molded tree-stump support. This integral support was a clever potter's device to stabilize the standing figure during firing. Both the handle and the rocky base are left in plain white pearlware—an unusual variation (as most examples feature green or brown painted bases)—which highlights the crispness of the molding.
Condition: Good antique condition. Typical minor flaking to the glaze on the rim of the tricorn hat...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
20th Century, Gio Ponti Lino Sabattini Sculpture Horse in Silver Metal End
70s
By Lino Sabattini, Gio Ponti
Located in Turin, Turin
Statue in silver metal designed by the Maestro Gio Ponti and produced for Lino Sabattini since the end of '70s. The sculpture is in silver metal and represents a horse. This example ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Silver
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Dan Mask
Of exceptional form, colour and patina
Wood, fibre (braid)
Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Size: 25cm high - 10¾ ins high
Provenance:
Ex Guy Montaibou c...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
$25,000
e15 Nona Leather Chess Board and Chess Figures by Annabelle Klute in STOCK
By e15
Located in New York, NY
Chess figures, European oak clear lacquered
super matt European oak colour lacquered
Colour: jet black, Chess figures set, L240
W120 H90 mm, 16 x clear lacquered, 16 x
black lacquere...
Category
2010s German Game Boards
Materials
Leather, Oak
Southeast Anatolian "Jijim, " Long Rug
Located in New York, NY
Southeast Anatolian "Jijim," long runner rug. A lovely old tribal flat-weave rug from Southeastern Turkey, possibly by Kurdish tribes, woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading techni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large 19th C Italian Venetian Oil Painting w/ Murano Beads
St. Mark’s Lion
Located in Katonah, NY
A Venetian Work of Art: Mid-19th Century Hand-Painted Artwork with Murano Glass Beads
This extraordinary piece of art, created in Venice, Italy, during the mid-19th century, is both ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
English Mocha Pottery Pearlware Earthworm Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Wiggly Wonder: Gilded Age Mocha Jug with Psychedelic Earthworm Stripes
Get ready to obsess over this rare and historically charged piece of English Mocha Pottery! This charming ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and featuring a deer in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Hanukkah Lamp...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Polish Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Berber Miniature Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual Moroccan rug woven in the hooked technique using recycled industrial fibres on a plastic foundation. The directional character of the abstract pattern, which seem ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Islamic Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Folding Game Board, America circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Folk art folding game board with black and yellow checkerboard and applied edge molding. Chess and Checker pieces included.
15"w x 1"d x 14"h
Ref. O2177
$2,200
Category
Antique 1890s American Game Boards
Materials
Wood
Rustic American Folk Clown Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic American Country Folk Art painted wood clown figure with articulated limbs on a round base.
Category
20th Century American Country Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Whimsical Pair of Fish-Shaped Hats, Theatrical or Parade use CA 1920-40
Located in York County, PA
This fun pair of folk art fish-hats, made ca 1920, are carefully constructed of wire, fabric, and leather. Their brightly painted surfaces were obviously...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Toys
Materials
Paper
Moroccan "Boucherouite" Runner Rug
Located in New York, NY
Moroccan "Boucherouite" runner rug. A Moroccan rag rug, woven in rare runner format, entirely with cut-up pieces of fabric from old clothes, etc. - boucherouite means rag or torn clo...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Rush Mat
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tribe: Woodlands - Western great lakes, attributed to the Mesquakie
Date: 19th century or earlier
Materials: Bulrush, vegetal dyes, indigo cloth-strap tie.
Dimensions: L 86" x 55"
Condition: Excellent, some wear patterns, minor fading. No restoration.
Comments: The intricate interlocking geometric patterns provide innumerable hourglass and diamond motifs which are the central patterns of Western Great Lakes iconography. This artist achieved an extraordinary level of sophistication in overlaying diamond/hourglass design on contrasting background colors resulting in a dynamic interplay of pulsating foreground and background.
"Rush mats...
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
$15,000
Pair of 17th Century Engravings of Swedish Kings Karl X
Karl XI
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A pair of fine engravings of two Swedish monarchs by Samuel Blessendorf for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden, in antique birch frames, 1663 and 1696.
Engravings of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (b. 1622 - d. 1660) dated 1663 and his successor, King Karl XI (b. 1655 - d. 1697) from 1696 by Samuel Blessendorf, a Prussian enamel painter and engraver, born in Berlin in 1670. He designed and engraved these portraits for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden by Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), Historiographer to King Karl X of Sweden.
Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (b 1632 – d 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1684 when he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Swedish Baroque Prints
Materials
Paper
American Folk Art Metal Basket of Beaded Fruit, Early 20th Century
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Folk Art metal basket of beaded fruit,
Basket early 20th Century, fruit 1940s-60s.
The dramatic early 20th Century metal openwork basket cont...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Metal
1880s Potawatomi Moccasins, Plains Leather, Northeast Woodlands, Beaded
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
This rare and well preserved pair of circa 1880 Potawatomi moccasins is an exceptional example of 19th-century Northeast Woodlands Native American craftsmanship. Hand-stitched from n...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Beads
Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Jar, circa 1930, Black on Black Pottery
By Maria Martinez
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional blackware jar, created by renowned San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Maria Poveka Martinez (1887-1980), is a striking piece of Native American ...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Swedish 19th C. Bonad Angel
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century Swedish folk art painting on canvas, known as a bonad, depicting a woman, perhaps an angel, in very fine clothes in a paint decorated room with a small window, with a ...
Category
Antique 1830s Swedish Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Alwin Arnegger, "Zwei Rastende Rabbiner" (“Two Resting Rabbis”), Oil on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable early 20th-century oil painting by Austrian artist Alwin Arnegger, portraying two elderly Jewish rabbis in quiet repose within a synagogue interior. The work, entitled Z...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Two Polychrome Roosters
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic roosters with polychrome plumage in pinks, greens and orange with and striking red crowns and wattles, perched on weathered green striated tre...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$4,800
Cast Iron Boot Jack Made for 1864 Presidential Campaign of George McClellan
Located in York County, PA
CAST IRON BOOT JACK, MADE FOR THE 1864 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF GENERAL GEORGE B. MC CLELLAN, WITH A FANTASTIC SLOGAN THAT READS "THE UNION AT ALL HAZZARDS"
Made for the 1864 presidential run of George B. McClellan, this cast iron bootjack is both rare and graphically exceptional. Displaying the original black-painted surface, with attractive and desirable patina, the stylized profile has a wonderful folk art quality. Molded block letters that wrap around the heel clasp read simply "Gen. Mc Clellan. These are accompanied by a prominent Civil War-associated slogan: "The Union at all Hazards." The text is intermingled with 34 stars, which was equivalent to the number of states during the opening two years of the war, but was one star short by mid-1863 and two stars short by the time of the actual election in 1864. It's not unusual to encounter this feature in civil war campaign parade flags as well as all manner of flag-related ephemera.
The iron was reportedly cast by G. & D. Cross of Morrisville, New York, though it is unsigned and I have not yet verified the attribution. I have seen two other examples, one of which had a broken and repaired tine on the U-shaped horns and newly painted surface, while the other appeared to have broken lifters and inferior, rusted patina. This is, hands-down, the best of the identified examples.
Brief History of the 1864 Campaign:
President Abraham Lincoln had a checkered relationship with his 1864 opponent, who he had formerly chosen as General-in-Chief of the entire Union Army. The career officer repeatedly knocked heads with his Commander-in-Chief. Having raised a well-trained and organized military force, McClellan often seemed reluctant to use it. By 1862, after losses in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, Lincoln grew frustrated with McClellan and the progression of the war and removed him from command.
By the early part of 1864 the American people shared some of the same frustrations and Lincoln was no longer the clear choice for the White House. The nation was tired of war and the remains of the Democratic Party...
Category
Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
"Dutch Boy" Themed Chocolate Mold Pattern Circa 1915, Belgium
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made circa 1915, this hammered tin mold is unmarked but probably was made in Belgium vis a vis the "Dutch Boy" theme. This two part chocolate mold pattern wa...
Category
Vintage 1910s Belgian Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Turn of The Century "Clown" Themed Chocolate Mold Pattern Germany Circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Turn of the century chocolate mold pattern was used in the making of chocolate in the shape of a clown circa 1900; which was the dawn of chocolate manufacturing in Europe. To capital...
Category
Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Prototype Late 19th Century Hand Carved Toy Horse Drawn Hansom Cab, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a hand carved wood prototype for a toy that would have been the model for a 19th century cast iron or tin horse drawn hansom cab. It precedes the mol...
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Ghidini 1961 Mirror with Birdie in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
By Elisa Giovanni, Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Mirror with decor and brass frame. A Classic Renaissance monofora is the form that inspired the two mirrors. The arc is defined by brass profile rounded at the bottom, just like on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mirrors
Materials
Brass
"Brookfield Rye" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1901
By The Meek Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Beautiful semi-nude woman with translucent negligee, holding a bottle of "Brookfield Rye" whiskey is the focal point of this chromolithographic tin advertising sign, used to promote ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Tin
Miniature Salesman
s Sample Victorian Bureau Chest, American, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This late 19th century miniature 3-drawer dresser with original mirror mounted above, was likely used as a salesman's sample by an itinerant sales person who traveled the countryside promoting his articles, usually by seeking out merchants to take orders based on this scaled down miniature bureau, or by leaving it on display in a merchant's establishment to take orders from that merchant's customers.
This American bureau...
Category
Antique 1890s American Victorian Toys
Materials
Oak
Outstanding Cigar Silk Piecework Table Cover
Located in York County, PA
OUTSTANDING CIGAR SILK PIECEWORKTABLE COVER WITH UNUSUALLY LONG RIBBON FRINGE AND GREAT GRAPHICS, 1880-1910:
Silk bands like these were used to wrap bunc...
Category
Early 20th Century American Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
$7,500 Sale Price
21% Off
19th Century Diorama of Sailing Ship ‘Eleanor’
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century diorama of the sailing ship ‘Eleanor’ in original glazed case.
Painted antique shadowbox diorama of a three-masthead clipper ship alo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Models and Miniatures
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman
s Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil of an unusual format, sparsely embellished with touches of embroidery, used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Plateau Parfleche Envelope, 19th Century Native American Rawhide Art
By Plateau Indians
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional hand-painted parfleche envelope is a striking example of 19th-century Native American art from the Plateau cultural region. Crafted from rawhide and adorned with bol...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Native American Native American...
Materials
Hide
American Salesman Sample Late 19th Century Wooden Flat Bed Cargo Wagon
Located in Incline Village, NV
Salesman Sample : Late 19th century. American (4) wheeled hand carved all wooden horse drawn flat bed cargo wagon, in excellent condition with original red st...
Category
Antique 1890s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
"The Graduate" Masterpiece Tramp Art Carving
Located in York County, PA
Masterpiece tramp art carving: "THE GRADUATE"
This exceptional tramp art figure and podium, nicknamed "The Graduate", is one of the best pieces of this genre of work that I have ever seen. If the form is outstanding, the painted surface is better, scoring a firm ten out of ten.
Probably of Pennsylvania origin, the carving was sold about 25 years ago by Lehigh Valley...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Randy Lee White Native American Ledger Style Acrylic Painting with Assemblage
Located in Denver, CO
This striking original artwork by Randy Lee White, a contemporary Native American artist, is created in his distinctive style using acrylic on canvas. ...
Category
20th Century American Native American Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$2,175 Sale Price
51% Off
18th Century Whieldon-Type Creamware Pottery Cow
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare 18th century Whieldon-type creamware pottery cow,
circa 1765.
The rare press-moulded cow stands on a flat slab base with lobed edges. The cow is s...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Ceramics
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit somewhat later, having been manufactured in 1946. It maintains all of the elements of a collectible antique mechanical bank; pleasing shelf appeal and wonderful musical action. The metal faux textured, green painted casing on five sides is fronted by cardboard on wood, filled with delightful images of "children at play with money" lithography.
To operate: Wind up the mechanism by turning the brass dial in front clockwise; then put a nickel, dime, or quarter in the appropriate slot at the top. Music will play as additional lithography depicting children's nursery rhymes rotate on the interior circular dial ("Little Boy Blue", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", etc.).
Coins are removed by unscrewing the metal plate at the rear bottom.
Bank is in excellent all original condition with fully operable musical mechanism.
Dimensions: 7" high x 4 9/16" wide x 3" deep.
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Plains Indian Quillwork Tobacco Bag, Native Hide
Beads, c. 1850–1880
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional mid-19th century Plains Indian tobacco bag is a rare and visually compelling example of traditional Native American artistry from the Northern Plains region. Crafted...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Beads
Ivory Coast Hand Spun Cotton Natural Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ivory Coast hand spun cotton natural indigo cloth, circa 1930-1950.
Category
Vintage 1940s Ivorian Tribal Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Cotton
"Toby" Jug Still Bank and Biscuit Tin, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is both a still bank and a biscuit tin. It would originally have been sold, filled with biscuits. After all of the cookies would have been consumed, the tin (rather than been thrown away) would have been used as a bank to save money. There is a slot for deposits at the back of the neck at the top (see image). Coins would have been removed by lifting or twisting the snug fitting lid. Toby is nicely hand-painted in pleasing colors of green, blue, gold, and white, with realistic flesh tones to the hands and face. The total height is 6 1/2" while the total width is 6" (includes handle). Diameter at the base is 5".
This Toby figured tin was manufactured circa 1911 by the biscuit tin company of Hudson Scott located in Carlisle, England.
It is marked at the bottom "Hudson Scott & Sons Ltd. Carlisle, England."
It has crossover appeal into three categories of collectors. It would be a welcome addition to both the still bank collector and the biscuit tin collector...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
Oil on Canvas Folk Art Painting "Young Girl With Her Dog and Flowers" Ca 1835
Located in Incline Village, NV
Charming early (circa 1830's) folk art painting, with very desirable subject matter, this oil on canvas depicts a pretty young girl; seated, wearing a fancy dress with her beloved d...
Category
Antique 1830s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
Leather Fireman
s Parade Belt
Located in York County, PA
Leather fireman's parade belt with the word "LIBERTY in white on a red ground, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1900
This fireman's parade belt is of the type produced during the latter part of the 19th century, between roughly 1870 and 1900. Made of leather, the body of the belt is black. In the center is a recessed window, with a fancifully scalloped edge, behind which a red leather panel, upon which the word "Liberty" appears in raised, white letters. There is a white binding, it's edge trimmed with pinking shears to create a decorative border. The metal buckle fits into an opposing leather strap, small in scale and riveted beneath the outer one.
The words that appear on fireman's parade belts were customized, sometimes displaying the title of the wearer (i.e., "chief" or "clerk"), sometimes the name of the city or town, and sometimes the name of the station, as-is the case in this instance.
Attributed to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (Columbia County), I acquired it about 25 miles southwest, in adjacent Union County. Bloomsburg's first fire house, Friendship Fire Company, was established in 1868, shortly following the Civil War. Like most volunteer departments of that time, it was staffed by returning Union soldiers who volunteered, enjoying the comradery. Three more would follow, including Rescue Hose & Ladder (1870), Winona (1881), and Liberty Fire Company (1900). In the early 1990's the process was begun to modernize and consolidate all four stations into one. Liberty's fire house still stands on the 100 block of Leonard Street.
Probably made in the year the Liberty Fire Company was established, for related parades and festivities, the great thing about this belt is the combination of the wonderful, early, painted surface and the terrific verbiage. While words such as "Clerk," "Bloomsburg," or "Rescue" would have limited appeal, the word "Liberty" opens the playing field to a nation-wide audience. Fire memorabilia...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Oil Painting by Arne Heuser, 1966
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Oil Painting by Arne Heuser, 1966
Additional Information:
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Dimensions (W x H): 98 x 148 cm
Condition: Good vintage condition, with signs of usage
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique Crow Beaded Knife Sheath, circa 1870, Native American Plains
By Crow
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional Crow (Apsáalooke) beaded knife sheath, dating to circa 1870, is an outstanding artifact from the Classic Period of Native American artist...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s
By Saalheimer
Strauss
Located in Incline Village, NV
This mechanical bank "Saluting Sailor" was manufactured in the 1920s by Saalheimer & Strauss Company in Germany. It is in excellent all original condition and brightly hand painted in colors of red, white, blue, yellow, and grey. There is an ever so slight crease to the left on dial.
The bank operates as follows:
Press down on the lever in front just beneath the steering wheel.
The sailor raises his right arm and lowers his left arm revealing a slot on the right side of the bank where the sailor's left arm was, inviting the deposit of a coin (see image). Release the lever, and the arms return to their original position (see image).
Coins are removed via the original key lock trap.
The bank measures:
6 3/4" high
4 7/8" wide
2" deep
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Whimsical Hooked Rug with Pink Stripped Cow and Little White Dog, Ca 1910
Located in York County, PA
Whimsical Hooked rug with a pink striped cow and a little white dog, ca 1885-1910
Hooked rug with a pink striped cow, wearing a large cowbell, foll...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Djebel Amour Saharan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare weaving attributed to the Djebel Amour tribe, located in Algeria close to the border with eastern Morocco along the Saharan Atlas. Although the tri...
Category
Vintage 1950s Algerian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
A Carved Ebony Prestige Staff Depicting an Important Elder or Leader
Located in London, GB
A Carved Ebony Prestige Staff Depicting an Important Elder or Leader wearing a Head-Ring ‘Isicoco’
His waistband neck-ring and eyes inlaid with brass studs, his hands carved to his s...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Ebony
Elvis Presley Commemorative Mechanical Bank "Cleveland Rock and Roll" circa 2006
By Reynolds Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made to commemorate the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located in Cleveland, Ohio, this cast aluminum mechanical bank depicts Elvis Presley in full gala attire, typical of Elvis, with wh...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Aluminum
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
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Tramp Art, America’s Most Misunderstood Art Form, Is Trending in Interiors
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.