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Antique Folk Art Portrait Paintingboy With A Book Vguc








This is a charming one-of-a-kind 19th century. A beautifully executed figural portrait of a young lad in colonial dress with a book. Painting has exceptional colours & folk art detailing on clothing and facial features; note the black scrollwork linear flourishes, pronounced eye lashes and flushed cheeks. Painting is on a humble wood board with a subtle random grain texture which adds to the charm & there is a simple round metal loop. Hanger at the top. 6″ W x 12″ H / 13 With suspension loop In excellent antique condition, as found; Ready to hang. Will be packaged well for journey to its new home! Photos accurately show the condition of this piece and all of its natural folk art imperfections. This is hand painted!

Hunter S Thompson Original Outsider Portrait Painting on Book










Please Note: All items come from a smoke & pet free environment but I can’t guarantee the same for all items as most items listed for sale are vintage/used and sourced from garage/estate sales & thrift shops. I try my best to describe each item with high quality photos with multiple angles and next to a tape measure to show size/scale and note any flaws. Please reference all pictures to make your own assessment on the cosmetic condition. If you need more information to evaluate the item better please send a message. Unsolicited best offer messages will go unanswered.

Antique 1888 WATERCOLOR ALBUM Sketch Book 32 PAINTINGS Landscape Travel Folk Art























Up for sale is this lovely antique 1888 watercolor landscape album. The artwork is done on the rectos only.

Antique 1839 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT Sketchbook WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS Poetry Book













Up for sale is this lovely antique 1839 manuscript poetry & art book belonging to one Abel Wagstaff. The book is softcover, bound in marbled paper covers. It consists of 15 leaves, all of which have handwritten or hand painted content. The content is on the rectos only. The first leaf has an ornate handwritten calligraphy title page. Six of the pages have original watercolor paintings, two of which are in color, the others are in black and white. The remaining 8 pages contain handwritten poems. Most of the pages are detached from the binding, the rest are only tentatively attached by one binding string. The covers are mostly just acting as a portfolio for the pages. All of the pages are depicted in the photos. The book is folio-sized, measuring approximately 15 inches high and 9 5/8 inches high. It is British in origin. Please look at all of the photos to further note the condition. The item “Antique 1839 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT Sketchbook WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS Poetry Book” is in sale since Wednesday, June 30, 2021. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “nevermore_antiques_and_books” and is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Artist: Abel Wagstaff
- Year of Production: 1839
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
- Material: Watercolor
- Width (Inches): 9 5/8
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Height (Inches): 15
- Style: Folk Art
- Painting Surface: Paper
- Region of Origin: Europe

BOOK Norwegian Folk Art traditional wood carving textile rug furniture painting













Peter Anker, Istvan Racz. Oslo, Norway – 1975. Hardcover – 8.5″ x 11.5″; 278 pages. Beautiful album presenting hundreds of black/white photos of traditional Norwegian folk art. The item “BOOK Norwegian Folk Art traditional wood carving textile rug furniture painting” is in sale since Friday, April 12, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\European”. The seller is “slavart” and is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Antique Treen Wood Book Secret Drawer Puzzle Box Folk Art Painted Wooden Carved












Painted wooden book form Folk Art puzzle box. The’spine’ of the book forms the slide out drawer. 10 cm x 7 cm x 2.5 cm. Conversion 25 mm = 2.5 cm = 1. Some age related wear and marks in places. Please be sure to view all pictures which form an integral part of the description. 20/1 – AK – Cprd. All jewellery offered for sale is old and has been pre-owned / worn all jewellery items have been thoroughly checked regarding issues – any issues found are mentioned / photographed clearly in the description, therefore, no responsibility will be taken for any damage after wear ie breakage stones falling out etc. The item “Antique Treen Wood Book Secret Drawer Puzzle Box Folk Art Painted Wooden Carved” is in sale since Thursday, February 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Woodenware\Boxes”. The seller is “new2u21″ and is located in Sunny South. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Reunion, South africa.
- Featured Refinements: Secret Box
- Style/ Period: Folk Art
- Product: Boxes
- Age: 1900-1940
- Primary Material: Wood/ Woodenware
- Sub-Type: Treen
- Original/Repro: Original

Antique 1800’s FOLK ART SCRAPBOOK Sketchbook WATERCOLOR PAINTING & DRAWING Book













Up for sale is this lovely antique art scrapbook belonging to one Robert Houston. The book is full of ink and pencil drawings as well as some watercolors. When counting one side of the paper as a page, there are approximately 57 pages with drawings and approximately 16 pages with watercolor paintings or drawings with some watercolor shading. About 4 or so pages have book/periodical engravings adhered to them, some are 18th century and some mid 19th century. A couple of pages have small Victorian embellished cards. Some pages have a spot of light staining, a small chip or tear, creased page corner, etc. A couple of pages are loose. There are a couple of pieces of artwork which are torn as well as a small amount of other ones which have some small chips or tears or soiling. Some of the pieces of art have some foxing. About 3 or so of the drawings have nice manuscript lettering with some drawn embellishments. About half of the drawings are in pencil and about half are in ink. A couple of the drawings are done with what looks like pastel. Some of the pieces of artwork are more skillfully done than others. Some appear to be a bit juvenile. The covers have some soiling and some heavy wear. The spine of the book looks like it is vellum, it has manuscript titling which says, Sketches and Drawings. The book measures approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. There are some interior cracks to the binding, but the binding of the book is still sound. The book most likely dates to around the mid 1800’s. All in all a really unique and interesting old scrapbook with several wonderful pieces of art. Please look at the photos to further note the condition and message me with any questions you might have. The item “Antique 1800’s FOLK ART SCRAPBOOK Sketchbook WATERCOLOR PAINTING & DRAWING Book” is in sale since Friday, March 29, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Drawings”. The seller is “nevermore_antiques_and_books” and is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
- Style: Folk Art
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Medium: Watercolor, Ink, Pencil
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Year: 1850
- Subject: Travel, Folk Art, Landscape, Portraits
- Originality: Original

11 Beautiful ANTIQUE vintage hand PAINTED wooden BOX BOOK SHAPED, folk art













Dear Customer, you will receive exactly the same item you see on the pictures, not similar or other. Come and see my completed listings, I can relist any item. The item “11 Beautiful ANTIQUE vintage hand PAINTED wooden BOX BOOK SHAPED, folk art” is in sale since Friday, August 24, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Woodenware\Boxes”. The seller is “retrooobg” and is located in Europe. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Antique 19thC BIBLE STAND BLUE & BITTERSWEET PAINT AAFA Book/ Folk Art/ Wood


Antique 19thC BIBLE STAND BLUE & BITTERSWEET PAINT AAFA Book/ Folk Art/ Wood. (Probably) 19th century folding bible stand in original blue and bittersweet paint. The entire piece appears to be carved from a single piece of wood, if you can believe it. Folky “bat wing” scrollwork. There is a large but very good professional restoration to one of the feet (see pics 19,20,21) as well as wear and (old) loss to corners, abrasians, paint loss, etc. There is an eye hook in the top edge for hanging (beautiful wall art object). Flat, it measures approx 21″L x 15″W (FLAT). Any questions please ask. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “Antique 19thC BIBLE STAND BLUE & BITTERSWEET PAINT AAFA Book/ Folk Art/ Wood” is in sale since Saturday, August 11, 2018. This item is in the category “Antiques\Primitives”. The seller is “boxing_ostrich_antiques” and is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped worldwide.
