LATE 20TH CENTURY PRISON ART ON WHIRLEYPLASTIC MUGFounded in 1960, the plastic wares and advertising premiums of Whirley Industries remain popular late 20th century retro and vintage collectibles. This Whirley...
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EXAMPLES OF PRISON ART CIRCA THIRD QUARTER20TH CENTURY1. A small case of drawers on four feet with match stick veneer all around and two upper drawers over a larger lower drawer.2. A two-tier box with hinged lid upper...
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A LATE 20TH CENTURY PRISON ART MODELOF A SCHOOL BUSThe matchstick model with painted detail is surprisingly detailed, given the medium. The artist detailed the engine compartment, drive train, interior and much...
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A LARGE 1930S ANAMOSA PENITENTIARY FOLKART BASKETDuring the 1930s, a particular form of Folk Art, sometimes classified as Outsider Art, obviously Prison Art, was created at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa...
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COLLECTION OF 16 SCRIMSHAW, NANTUCKET,MARITIME BOOKS A... MARITIME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
• Michael McManus – “A Treasury of American Scrimshaw”
• Gervis Frere-Cook – “The Decorative Arts of the Mariner”
•...
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MAINE PRISON FOLK ART CARVED WOOD HUMORISTCOWAmerican Maine prison folk art carved wooden humorist figure depicting a cow with its tongue out and its hind right foot stepping on its utter. A sign by its front right...
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WINFRED REMBERT(American/Georgia, 1945-2021)
CottonPickers with Overseer, signed lower right "Winfred Rembert", dye on carved and tooled leather, 34-3/4 x 40-3/4 in.; white painted wood frame 43 x 48 in.
Note: Born in rural...
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IMPRESSIVE MOCHE POTTERY BOUND PRISONERVESSELPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to IV, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A dramatic pottery vessel of a bound prisoner shown nude. Limbs spread and tied with ropes to a...
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MASSIVE MAYA BASALT BOUNDARY MARKERBOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic to Postclassic period, 500 to 1300 CE. A monumental volcanic stone carving of a prisoner crouching...
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PRISON ART, CAMEL CIGARETTE WRAPPERHANDBAG c. 1970s, prison inmate hand crafted shoulder bag, folded and woven Camel cigarette wrappers, with twist lock closure, tan fabric lined interior, rounded metal purse...
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PRISON ART, KOOL CIGARETTE WRAPPER SHOULDERBAG c. 1970s, prison inmate hand crafted shoulder bag, folded and woven Kool cigarette wrappers, with Velcro closure, 10"h (excl. handle) x 11"w x 3"d...
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PRISON ART, WINSTON CIGARETTE WRAPPERHANDBAG c. 1970s, prison inmate hand crafted handbag with flap closure, folded and woven Winston cigarette wrappers, 7"h (excl. handle) x 9"w...
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PRISON ART, POSTAGE STAMP SHOULDER BAGc. 1975, prison inmate hand crafted shoulder bag, folded and woven postage stamps, with twist lock closure, 10.5"h (excl. handle) x 12.5"w x 4"d...
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MASSACHUSETTS PRISON LOT CIRCA 1930-50SMASSACHUSETTSPRISON LOT, Circa 1930-50s, Includes mug shots, information on crimes, prison art drawings, etc. Contained within a binder....
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TWO PRISONER-OF-WAR SISSINGHURST CASTLE"WOODEN SHOE" GAME BOXES EARLY 19TH CENTURY "WOODEN SHOE" GAME BOXES, Early 19th Century, 1) Sliding lid with applied bone panel in a domino design. Other areas of shoe...
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NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONEGAME BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.75”. GAME BOX, Early 19th Century, Pierced double-dome top with sliding covers carved with male and female figures above soldiers...
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NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED COQUILLANUT “MARENGO” SHIP-FORM SNUFF BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 5”. NUT "MARENGO" SHIP-FORM SNUFF BOX, Early 19th Century, In the form of a French ship of the line. Hinged...
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TWO PRISONER-OF-WAR “SISSINGHURSTSHOE” TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOXES SISSINGHURST CASTLE, ENGLAND, MID-18TH CENTURY LENGTHS TO 4”.TWO PRISONER-OF-WAR "SISSINGHURST SHOE" TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOXES, Sissinghurst...
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PRISONER-OF-WAR “SISSINGHURST SHOE”TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX SISSINGHURST CASTLE, ENGLAND, MID-18TH CENTURY LENGTH 3.5”.PRISONER-OF-WAR "SISSINGHURST SHOE" TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX, Sissinghurst Castle, England,...
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PRISONER-OF-WAR “SISSINGHURST SHOE”TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX SISSINGHURST CASTLE, ENGLAND, MID-18TH CENTURY LENGTH 3.75”.PRISONER-OF-WAR "SISSINGHURST SHOE" TREEN AND BONE GAMES BOX, Sissinghurst Castle,...
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A PRISON ART TATTOO PRACTICE PIECE ONTUPPERWAREA Prison Art tattoo practice piece on Tupperware, 1992 Signed and dated: FD / Dec 31 / "1992" With engraved skeletons on a Tupperware tumbler 6.625" H x 2.875"...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), I CARE II, 1970, LITHOGRAPHRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) I Care II, 1970, lithograph Titled and...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), BAD NEWS, 1970, LITHOGRAPH, 30"H X 22"WRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) Bad News, 1970, lithograph...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), CITY BIRD, 1969, LITHOGRAPH, 26"H X 19 1/2"WRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) City Bird, 1969, lithograph...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920-2011), VEGETABLE CITY, 1969, LITHOGRAPH, 26"H X 20"WRonald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France, (1920-2011) Vegetable City, 1969,...
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AMERICAN "PRISON ART" CARVED WOOD WREATHAmerican"Prison Art" Carved Wood Wreath, possibly Civil War...
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A Pair of Montana Prisoner Folk ArtCarved Bison Horns
Late 19th Century
engraved on one side Deer Lodge Prison and Harry Woolrich on the other.
Height 14 inches.
Harry Woolrich was a notorious gambler from...
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"THE LITTLE PRISONER" ETCHING AFTERGOYA. Page taken from the "Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Imp. Del?tre, Paris" (published by Auguste Del?tre, 1867). The image is used as the label of Manacled bearded man. The...
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RONALD WILLIAM FORDHAM SEARLE, NEW YORK/ ENGLAND, FRANCE (1920 - 2011), ICARE II, 1970, ETCHING ON PAPER, 8/99, 25 1/4"H X 19 1/4"W, 33"H X 25 3/4"W (FRAME)Ronald William Fordham Searle, New York / England, France,...
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"GOLDEN VENTURE" PRISON ART FOLDED PAPEREAGLE c. 1993, magazine paper, polychrome paint, on black enameled iron stand, 12"h x 13"l x 8"w (total)...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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FRENCH PRISONERS' OF WAR FINE STRAWINLAID LADIES' VANITY BOX, CA. 1795 3 ½" x 11 ½" x 7 ¾" Rectangular ladies' vanity box with hinged lid, on four bronze feet; meticulously hand inland with straw, a complex...
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L. Larsen (Montana, Prisoner Art, 20thcentury) "Elk at Dusk", signed lower right "L. Larsen 60", inscribed verso strainer "F. Powell/Warden", oil on canvas, 36-3/4 x 49-7/8 in.; original wood frame,...
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PRISON ART MATCH STICK BOX. H: 7'' W:13'' D: 8'' Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is...
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L. Larsen (Montana, Prisoner Art, 20thcentury) "Prong Horn Antelope", signed lower right "L Larsen 60", oil on canvas, 38-1/8 x 48 in.; original gold-painted wood frame,...
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[Prison Art] Prisoner Carved Piece Takenfrom Kansas State Prison Coal Mine A piece of coal carved into the shape of a small book 4'' x 3'' x 0.75'' incised John Dodd on the spine This was taken from the Kansas...
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