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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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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John Allin (British, 1934 -1991) FolkOutsider Art pub scene oil on canvas signed and dated '77 lower right Allin was born in London, he became famous for his simple and direct pictures of East End Streets. Many...
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