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Material: Metal
Antique Wooden Wheelchair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this rare Wooden Wheelchair. Crafted in wood and Iron, the wheelchair showcases impeccable workmanship that speaks to the heart ...
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1890s American Industrial Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

A Roman bronze applique in the shape of a theatre mask
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Mask of a bearded deity, short beard and hair braided in the characteristic high hairstyle, with layered ringlets on either side. 4 cm (h) Green patina ...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

1934 Tin Sign Belgian Beer Wielemans
Located in Antwerp, BE
1934 Tin sign for Belgian Beer of the brand Wielemans. An antique sign - advertising sign from the Art Deco period. This embossed metal sign was designed for the dark beer called Stout. It shows the typical long glass on foot used to serve this dark beer. The brewery was located in Brussels Belgium. The old beer sign was made in Brussels and is dated 1934. This sign from the 1930s has in the meantime a charming craquelé patina. It will look great in your home bar, mancave, kitchen, office, pub etc .. Belgian Beer - Belgian Beer Sign - Antique Signs - Vintage Signs - Tin Signs - Old Signs - Collectable Signs - Decorative Art - Decorative Wall Decoration - Wall Sign - Mancave Decoration - collecting beer signs - collecting vintage beer signs...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Metal Folk Art

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Tin

Vintage Pueblo Native American Old Pawn Ingot Silver Bracelet, Turquoise c. 1915
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Southwestern Native American Pueblo Old Pawn cuff bracelet, circa 1915. Stamped ingot silver with a turquoise cabochon. The inner bracelet circumference measures approximatel...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Metal Folk Art

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Multi-gemstone, Silver

1920s Mills 1 cent Wizard Fortune Teller, Chicago, Mills Novelty Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Mills 1 cent Wizard Fortune Teller, Chicago, Mills Novelty Co..Tabletop fortune telling machine in a wooden cabinet. window with working ...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Folk Art

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Aluminum

A Roman gold pendant with portrait cameo
Located in UTRECHT, UT
The loop attached to an oval fitting with radiant decoration. The cameo made of agate, showing the profile of a female bust with hair pinned up. The portrait in the style of Faustina...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Metal Folk Art

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Gold

1950 watch repair light box sign
Located in Surrey, BC
A vintage all original advertising light box sign depicting watch repairs in faded original glass.. a nice addition to sign collector or watch dealers ....
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

A Roman bronze foot
Located in UTRECHT, UT
With square fitting, hollow at the top for attachment to furniture, one large paw on round base sprouting into lion’s head with visible teeth. 9,5 cm (h) Ex German private property...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Metal Folk Art

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Bronze

1960s Alberto Giacometti Inspired Brutalist Bronze Chess Set. Italy
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Wonderful vintage 1960s era artisan handcrafted bronze Brutalist / Modernist chess set in the style of Italian Alberto Giacometti. The hammered brass and copper board and the brass ...
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1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Italian modern geometric metal sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern geometric metal sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1970s Metal sculpture with a rectangular base with reference to the brutalist s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Eye and Glasses Window Display Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Eye and Glasses Window Display Trade Sign The sign is made in presses tin, it seems to be hand painted with the slogan Eye Glasses Sold Here The sign is a ...
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1930s Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Art Deco cardboard advertising "Favor". France 1920 - 1930
Located in CADALSO, ES
Art Deco Cardboard
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Mid-20th Century Hardware Store Advertising Shop Display Oversized Nail
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hardware Store Advertising Shop Display Oversized Nail Every now and again we find something that’s a complete one off and just br...
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very charming and colorful circa 1920 antique child’s wood carousel horse with polychrome finish, mohair saddle, and horse hair tail. Putting the “merry” in “merry-go-round”, this...
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1920s American American Craftsman Vintage Metal Folk Art

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Brass, Metal

Large Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brass Horse by Luciano Bustamante 1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large brass Brutalist patchwork stallion horse with blown black glass eyes. Fantastic artistic piece by Luciano Bustamante of Mexico c1965. In excellent vintage condition wi...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Brass

English Pub Sign, "The Anchor - Hall and Woodhouse"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a barge navigating a canal, entitled: The Anchor - Hall & Woodhouse. A very fine example of vintage advertising art...
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20th Century English Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau 19th century bronze statue of woman holding a mistletoe, by Monmany
Located in Oostende, BE
Art nouveau bronze statue, signed by the artist Joan Fortuny Monmany (1866-1918). The statue also bears a foundry mark and also the name of t...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Optometrist Double Sided Trade Sign
Located in Carimate, Como
Antique hanging advertising sign for an optician, circa 1920-1930. Double sided big cast zinc glasses with four hand painted eyes on original adjustable iron wall bracket. Collectabl...
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Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Metal Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Early 20th c. Toleware Glove Maker's Store Sign c.1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original French glove maker's store sign. Enameled painted metal with gold, stitched seams and a blue frilled cuff and large blue glass stone at the wrist. Shown with life...
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Moriz Jung Cabaret Fledermaus Vienna Enameled Advertising Sign
Located in Vienna, AT
A domed, black & white enameled Art Nouveau advertising sign for Cabaret Fledermaus in Vienna. Artwork by Moriz Jung from the early 1900s, the production date is around the 1960s. Hi...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Metal Folk Art

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Metal, Enamel, Iron

Antique Large Easter Bunny Chocolate Mold Circa 1900
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly dense cast aluminum two-part chocolate mold, in the form of a standing Easter bunny with a woven basket on his back. Incredible antique piece that is timeless. The piece...
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Early 1900s Danish French Provincial Antique Metal Folk Art

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Aluminum

Manual Entrance Bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean Craftsmanship from 1950s
By Vienna School of Arts and Crafts
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Manual entrance bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean craftsmanship from 1950 The wrought iron structure is a classic stylized dragon figure, very common in the Austrian Alto Torolo area. ...
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1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Folk Art

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Wrought Iron, Bronze

Kuba Bwoom Mask
Located in Austin, TX
Residing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kuba people are true artisans whose craftsmanship fueled traditional rituals, performances, and storytelling. Natural materials, in this case cowrie shells, hold a long history of use in African art often associated with beauty and spirituality. The Bwoom mask...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Metal Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Samuel Mazy Glazed White & Pink Porcelain Cyclamen Sculpture
Located in Toronto, ON
Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, exclusive to Maison Nurita in Canada. Mazy has been working as a ceramist for nearly 20 years i...
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2010s French Metal Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1991
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1991 Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
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1990s Italian Metal Folk Art

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Metal

Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1997
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1997 Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
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1990s Italian Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1996
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1996 Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
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1990s Italian Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century three tiered prison folk art / tramp art model steam boat sculpture. Upcycled cardboard framing structure, matchstick exterior with glossy...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Original riveted sheet iron shoemakers shop sign. Unique find, France, circa 1800-1850. Traces of red paint visible. Weathered.
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Swiss alp tin pot
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp tin pot
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Swiss alp tin pot with nice engraved
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp tin pot with nice engraved
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1790s Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Swiss alp tin pot dated 1833 with flower engraving
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp tin pot dated 1833 with flower engraving
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1830s Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Swiss alp tin pot dated 1805
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp tin pot dated 1805
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Early 1800s Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

English Pub Sign, "The Ship"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a British brigantine or two-mast sailing ship featuring flags with St. George's cross, entitled: The Ship. A very f...
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20th Century English Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. Thes...
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2010s American Folk Art Metal Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Vintage Retro Metal & Wooden Slatted Play Way Sledge, 60
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
The classics are definitely the best and this wooden slatted sledge is no exception. This sledge would make for a great prop or decorative piece this winter and all year along. Vibrant Blue steel metal frame with wooden slats. Manufactured by Play Way in the 60s A very sturdy sledge in good condition, it does have wear and tear but good for its age This antique vintage sleigh...
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Mid-20th Century British Industrial Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique carpet beater, guitar-shape, United Kingdom, late 1800s.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique carpet beater, to remove dust from carpets, in the shape of a guitar in heavy twisted metal wire woven into a honeycomb, to obtain greater resistance. The handle is made of f...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Metal Folk Art

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Metal

Handmade Diminutive Metal Owl Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely detailed diminutive metal owl sculpture for desktop or collection. Weighty - possibly pewter. Signed Clarence.
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19th century bronze sculpture of an Irish setter dog on a grey marble socle
Located in Oostende, BE
Jules Moigniez (1835 – 1894) was a French animalier sculptor who was best known for his bronzes depicting birds, horses and dogs. This sculpture is an Irish setter dog, which was put...
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19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art

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Marble, Bronze

Grasshopper
Located in Greenwich, CT
A grasshopper weathervane with body of pitted iron rotating on vertical rod with N E W S directionals below, now on wooden box stand with one side removable. The grasshopper was the ...
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1930s English Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Alaska Gold Rush Bath Tub / Trunk / Table Circa 1880s
Located in New York, US
Our unique metal wash basin with lid dating from the late 19th century was hand-painted with wood like finish and lid celebrating the owner's adventur...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Metal Folk Art

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Metal

19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

1970's Pete Sierra Navajo Navajo Sterling and Turquoise Necklace and Earrings
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning set of Sterling and Turquoise by the noted Navajo Craftsman Pete Sierra. The set dates to the 1970's we believe. Pete Sierra studied under the m...
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1970s American Vintage Metal Folk Art

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Sterling Silver

Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large French Toleware Glove Maker’s Shop Trade Sign This is a very rare piece it is in good condition and has a new blacksmith made wall bracket, the bracket is copy of the origina...
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Early 1900s Folk Art Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Oversized Carved wood and painted Sheaffer Fountain Pen Store Display , 5 feet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing ! Oversized Carved wood and painted Sheaffer Fountain Pen Store Display , Selling two pens. One 5" high 6 " in diameter.. other 50" h , 4" in diameter. Very well made, Qualit...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

Materials

Steel

19th Century Swiss Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century Swiss Bread Board dated 1802 and monogram H W
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Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art

Materials

Metal

extremely rare Algerian Judaica silver, jewish Dowry box early 19th century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Amazing and scarce JUDAICA object, we have here one of the most touching jewish objects we had for a long time, this small silver dowry box was made in Algeria in the early 19th century, it is all covered with symbols of jewish faith and of couples, the sliding lid has 2 flanking birds with hamsa (protective hand) on each side and a flower vase in the middle. one side shows two flanking lions with a tree in the middle and the other side shows again two big and two small birds with a flower bowl in the middle, front side has a key hole and next to it there is the Hebrew inscription ס״ט״" which says Siman tov or in English "a good sign" it is taken from the wedding blessing, underneath the lock there is another inscription with the name ״עזיזה בת אברהם בן חמו״ which is the name of the bride, her father and her grandfathers name. the box is full marked a lot of times with the silversmith mark, every side of the box is marked. this box was probably ordered by the grooms family to hold the jewelry they are giving to the bride as dowry, this type of objects are rare and there are just a few of them on museum collections. DOWRY (Heb. נְדֻנְיָה), the property a wife brings to her husband at marriage; the Yiddish equivalent, nadn, is from the same root. The custom of nedunyah became clearly defined and institutionalized only in the talmudic period. In biblical times, mohar (מֹהַר), whereby the groom bought his wife from her father (Gen. 24:53; Ex. 22:15–16; Hos. 3:2), was the accepted practice. It was then customary that the groom give the bride gifts, and that she bring certain property to her husband's home upon marriage: slaves, cattle, real estate, etc. (cf. Gen. 24:59–61; 29; Judg. 1:14ff.; I Kings 9:16). Evidence of the custom of nedunyah is to be found in Tobit (7:14; 8:21) and in the Assuan papyri (Cowley, Aramaic, nos. 15, 18). Gradually, mohar was superseded by the ketubbah custom according to which the husband merely assumed the responsibility of compensation to his wife in case he divorced her: he had to pay her 200 zuzim if she had been a virgin at the time of marriage, and 100 zuzim if a widow or divorcée (see *Ketubbah). By talmudic times, the institution of nedunyah was prevalent; the father gave a dowry to the bride since the daughter was excluded from paternal inheritance. Fifty zuzim (equivalent to the worth of 180 grams of silver) was the minimum amount a father was obliged to give to his daughter (Ket. 6:5). Parents usually gave much more, according to their social standing. Community funds provided the dowry for an orphan or a very poor girl (ibid.; cf. Sh. Ar., YD 251:8). In case of her father's death, the brothers of a minor girl were obliged to give her the minimum dowry, and the court estimated how much her father would have given her above the minimum dowry. The sum was then taken out of the father's estate and given to the daughter upon majority (Ket. 6:6; 68a–69b). In the absence of such an estimate, each daughter was entitled to receive one-tenth of the value of her father's estate in money, or in valuables (Yad, Ishut, 20:4–7; Sh. Ar., EH 113:4). If the father was unable or unwilling to pay the promised dowry at the betrothal ceremony, the groom could refuse to marry his bride (Ket. 13:5; Ket. 108b–109a). Insistence on exact payment of the promised dowry, however, was frowned upon by later rabbinic authorities (Rema to Sh. Ar., EH 2:1). In certain communities it was customary for the groom's father to make a dowry contribution equal to that of the bride's father (Ket. 102b). The dowry, whether given in real estate, slaves, money, or chattel was recorded in the marriage contract (the ketubbah) and in some instances one-third or one-fifth of the actual value of the dowry was added to the sum mentioned in the ketubbah. Based upon a decree enacted by *Simeon b. Shetah (first century C.E.), the Talmud ruled that the husband and his entire property were liable for compensation as stipulated in the ketubbah, either in case he died (when she collected the sum specified in the ketubbah from the heirs) or in case he divorced his wife (Ket. 82b). For the status of the dowry and the husband's rights and obligations, see below. The rabbinic enactments (Takkanot Shum) by R. Jacob *Tam and by the rabbinic synod of the communities of Speyer, Worms, and Mainz (Germany) stipulated that if a woman died...
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Mid-19th Century Algerian Antique Metal Folk Art

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Silver

Antique Wire Fox Terrier Iron Door Stop, Hubley
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Iron Wire Haired Fox Terrier Door Stop with intact original paint attributed to Hubley circa 1910. Hard to find with original patinaed cold ...
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1910s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

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Iron

NYC Artist MARGARET LAYTON, PAINTING AND Iron SCULPTURE "WINDOW WASHER"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Margaret Layton (American, 20th century)"Parker Street" New York City Gouache on board, Iron Sculpture "window washer " circa 1950s Amazing Greenwich Village Building by artist Ma...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

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Metal, Iron

A tall nickel over brass French glove form mold sculpture on an iron stand.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A tall nickel over brass French glove form mold sculpture presented on an iron stand.
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20th Century French Folk Art Metal Folk Art

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Brass, Iron, Nickel

19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Metal Folk Art

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Metal

Large Heavy Duty Cast Iron Gentlemen Wall Sign Plaque, C.1920
Located in London, GB
A large and incredible heavy duty cast iron Gentlemen sign. c.1920 In original condition with an amazing patina. Likely once mounted outside a public restroom.
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Metal Folk Art

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Iron

19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
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Early 19th Century French Antique Metal Folk Art

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Metal

Set of Temperance Day Sheet Metal Road Signs, circa 1951
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Created by the Seventh-Day Adventists church in 1951 for their October 27th, 1951 Temperance Day "Weapons and Warfare" Campaign against alcohol consumption in the United States. The ...
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1950s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Folk Art

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Sheet Metal

Pair Davy Jones Pirate Treasure Chest Bookends With Skull And Cross Bones Hats
Located in South Burlington, VT
Antique pair hand cast pirate treasure chest sculptural book ends, circa 1930 Skull and crossbones hats. Designer: Hubley Dark original patin...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Metal Folk Art

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Iron

Strongbox Safe Chest Iron Painted Armada 12 bolt lock Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, small, late-Renaissance, Nuremberg, iron, 'armada box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration on later sledge feet...
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Early 1600s German Renaissance Antique Metal Folk Art

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Iron

English Pub Sign, "Benskins (Puss in Boots)"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a cat playing a violin fiddle - from the beloved fairy tale Puss In Boots - in the light of a streetlamp at night, e...
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20th Century English Metal Folk Art

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Metal

19th Century Hat Makers Metal Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hat Makers Metal Trade Sign A rare example of a late 19th Century toleware hand painted hat makers trade sign. In the form of a Bicorn h...
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Metal Folk Art

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Metal

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