AN IMPORTANT 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN FOLKART WHIRLIGIGThe fine and rare mid 19th century example of carved and painted pine depicts a gentleman in black top hat and tail coat with mustard colored waistcoat above...
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LARGE FOLK ART PATCHWORK PIG FORM SMOKERprobablyAmerican, 20th/21st century, painted sheet metal pig, hinged lid at side opening to interior with removable metal grate shelf, curled tail, 42 x 72-1/2 x 24 in.
Provenance:...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART OIL ON SHEET METALAmerican Folk Art / Naive Art oil on sheet metal depicting a house and landscape. Image: 15.5" H x 21.5" W; frame: 18.25" H x 24.25" W x 1" D....
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JOHN RATTO FOLK ART PORTRAIT GRID GOUACHEON PAPER John Ratto (American, XX) gouache and ink on paper depicting repeating portraits in grid pattern in the Folk Art style, signed lower right, the frame reverse inscribed...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL: CITY HALLSand paintingon paper.
17 1/4 x 27 3/4 in. (sheet), 20 1/2 x 31 in. (frame).
Literature: For a similar example see McBrien, Johanna. 'A Fancy For Folk Art', Antiques & Fine Art Magazine,...
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SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN (1900-1980) "SELFPORTRAIT WITH ...Sister Gertrude Morgan (American, 1900-1980) "Self Portrait with Black Umbrella #6" oil on paper, signed. Provenance: Property of a Virginia Collector, Slotin...
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3 J.B. MURRAY OUTSIDER ART WORKS INCL.FRAMED SPIRIT WR...Three (3) John Bunion (J.B.) Murray (Murry) (American, Georgia, 1908-1988) folk art works. 1st item: Abstract painting on masonry or concrete board rendered...
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MARTHA ANN HONEYWELL SILHOUETTE, CUTBY MOUTH, C. 1850Martha Ann Honeywell (American, 1786-1856) cut paper silhouette with gouache painted embellishments, depicting a female child in a bonnet, identified as "Mary...
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PATRICIA MERTIG SPROULS W/C OF CROCKETTTAVERN W/ SIGNE...Patricia Mertig Sprouls (American, 1921-2011) watercolor, pen, and ink illustration painting titled "Crockett's Tavern c. 1790" depicting several people...
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MALCAH ZELDIS FOLK ART PAINTING, ABRAHAMLINCOLN INAUGU...Malcah Zeldis (American, b. 1931) "Lincoln Inauguration," watercolor and gouache on paper folk art painting depicting Abraham Lincoln taking the Presidential...
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SHEET IRON FOLK ART HORSE SILHOUETTEAmerican,19th century, standing horse figure in profile with full tail, constructed in sections with rivets, singular hand forged iron support running from head to tail and down legs,...
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FOLK ART PAINTED SHEET IRON CARPENTER'STRADE SIGN19th century, in the form of a large caliper, hinged form, in dark red paint over earlier silver, 62-1/2 in.
Provenance: Property sold to benefit the American Folk...
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FOLK ART PAINTED TROWEL FORM TRADE SIGNAmerican,early 20th century, long wooden handle with oversized sheet metal pointed blade, 47 x 15-3/4 in.
Provenance: Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
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FOLK ART PAINTED SHEET METAL TRADE SIGNlate19th century, in the form of a woman holding a suitcase inscribed "Mother Shopped at Mourse's", in deep relief with traces of paint, 72-1/2 x 28 x 3 in.
Provenance: Property...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED CAST IRONROOSTER WEATHERVANE...second half 19th century, boldly formed cast iron form with pierced sheet iron tail, old surface with traces of red and white paint, now set on a modern...
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MONUMENTAL PILOT HOUSE CARVED WOOD EAGLEsecondhalf 19th century, standing on a rocky outcropping with spread wings, full tail feathers, gaze cast downward, carved feathering detail throughout, accentuated talons clutching...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART COPPER ROOSTER WEATHERVANEAND CUPOLA...late 19th/early 20th century, molded copper rooster with sheet copper tail and zinc? legs, over iron and copper directionals, resting on a ribbed conical copper...
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VINTAGE STOCKING MANUFACTURING LEG FORMcirca1920, metal tag for "Paramount Textile Machinery Co./Chicago", cast iron top with polished sheet metal leg form, now mounted on black metal stand, 57-1/2 x 10 x 7 in. (stand)
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IMPORTANT PSALM 23 FOLK ART QUILT, LENAMOOREcirca 1930, Canton, Mississippi, cotton quilt top with red letter applique yellow stitching, "XXIII Psalms" stitched in gray, yellow rules, featuring scripture from Psalm...
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RARE BOSTON FEDERAL GILTWOOD AND EGLOMISEMIRRORcirca 1806, retains original Cermenati and Monfrino of Boston paper label, stepped cornice decorated with spherules, eglomise panel depicting patriotic flags, canons...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART WHALE AND MERMAID20th c., incl. a Nancy Thomas painted sheet metal mermaid, signed and dated (1991), and a copper sheet whale (possibly Dante Smith) weathervane on stand, no visible signature,...
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FOLK ART SHEET METAL WEATHERVANE, AMERICAN,LATE 19TH CENTURY 21 3/4 X 30 IN. (55.25 X 76.20 CM.) LATE 19TH CENTURY, depicting one planter offering tobacco to another, who is smoking a pipe, with old green paint Dimensions:...
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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AMERICAN, 1785)JohnJames Audubon (American, 1785-1851), "Trumpeter Swan", Plate 406, hand-colored aquatint with engraving, from The Birds of America, Havell edition, elephant folio paper watermarked...
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VINTAGE AMERICAN FOLK ART FIGURAL WHIRLIGIGON STAND First half 20th century, carved and painted wood, iron and sheet metal, depicting a man wearing hat operating a gear driven propeller, raised on tall metal tripod,...
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EARLY SHEET METAL WEATHERVANE OF ARCHANGELGABRIEL, AMERICAN, PROBABLY LATE 19TH CENTURY 30 X 31 IN. (76.2 X 78.7 CM.) GABRIEL, AMERICAN, PROBABLY LATE 19TH CENTURY, see R. Shaw, "American Weathervanes, the Art of...
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1854 American Folk Art Sketch of a Home"Residence of James Smith 1854", pencil on paper with embossed border, 7-1/2" x 10" sheet, framed 9" x 11-1/2", good condition, toning and spotting...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART LIFE SIZE GOAT. Fourthquarter 20th century. Welded sheet metal with original paint, glass eyes, applied brand and leather bridle. 38.5"h. 60"w. 22.5"d....
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AMERICAN FOLK ART BICYCLIST WHIRLIGIGEarly 20th c., painted wood and sheet metal, depicting a country gentleman on a bike, mounted on a wood stand, 14"h x 14"l x 11"w (total)...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART CUT TIN BANDMASTERWHIRLIGIG First quarter 20th c., Connecticut, painted sheet metal, depicting a uniformed gentleman with drum, mounted on custom lacquered wood stand, accompanied by purchase...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART SHEET IRON TRADE SIGNLate 19th c., from a Mid-Western gun shop, depicting a buffalo and rifle, accompanied by original purchase invoice, 20"h x 38"w...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED WOOD PEACOCKWEATHERVANE c. 1920s, Michigan, carved and polychrome painted wood, sheet metal, from the roof of a summer gazebo, mounted on iron base, accompanied by copy of purchase invoice,...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED SHEET METALPOINTER DOG Early 20th c., barn ornament from Iowa, accompanied by copy of original purchase invoice, 19"h x 34"l...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART WHALE AND MERMAID20th c., incl. a Nancy Thomas painted sheet metal mermaid, signed and dated (1991), and a copper sheet whale (possibly Dante Smith) weathervane on stand, no visible signature,...
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LARGE AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED SHEETMETAL HORSE Early 20th c., painted and riveted sheet metal, possibly a trade or carnival sign, 22.75"h (at ear) x 40.5"l (at base)...
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PAINTED IRON NATIVE AMERICAN FIGURALWEATHERVANE Antique Americana Folk Art sheet metal and cast iron weathervane in the form of a Native American wearing a polychrome painted headdress and holding a bow and...
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Folk Art Sheet Iron Rooster WeathervaneAmerican, probably late 19th/early 20th century, cut sheet iron on wrought rod, 14 x 19-1/2 in. excluding later wooden mount,...
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