19th Century American Folk Art Antiques From Old New England

Pine Niddy Noddy with crusty Black paint and carved center shaft.

Early 20th Century Optometrist Trade Sign with Fancy Cast Iron Painted Bracket and Milk Glass Globe. Double sided with embossed decoration and cut letters. Very fancy with Chicago manufacturing Co. name embossed at neck of globe.

Great 2 Gallon Stoneware Jug with Fat Folky bird. Un-marked but attributed to William Roberts, Binghamton, N.Y. Has the letters which look like V&S or U&S..Only damage is a very tight hairline on the left side which is not an issue.

American Wooden Gameboard painted a dry brown / tan color with black squares. Nice old surface with another game on the reverse.

Red painted American Gameboard with Black squares. Has a nice dry surface along with a molded edge.

Wooden American gameboard painted a Blue/Gray color with Black squares and molded edge. Nice old dry surface with expected wear.

Well worn folky wooden Banner Weathervane. As found straight from local barn. Some worn paint remains and there are a few old bullet holes.

3 gallon Stoneware cream pot marked Edmands & Co. Has a large bird with Polka-Dots. Does have some tight lines but is very solid with no repairs.

Advertisment for writing school done in Calligraphy. Bird is holding a banner which says: Writing School. Below that J.B. Hammond will commence a Writing School at the Vestry Hall Monday Evng, Jan, 13. Terms are one dollar each for twelve lessons.

Miniature Watercolor in round Walnut frame. Wonderful condition with bright colors showing gentleman standing in front of an opened window looking out at a point with a Lighthouse and building.

Wooden trade sign from the 1890's or possibly a little earlier. All original with no touch-ups or repairs. White background is well worn reveling gray base coat.

Early wooden paint scraper made to resemble a Whale. 3 piece construction with brass screws and original scraper blade.

Wooden Gold gilded letters mounted on metal strapping. A few very minor age cracks.

Cast Iron Eagle which was probably made as an ornamental flag pole topper and not a weathervane. It has an old painted silver surface which has weathered to a nice patina.

Extremely unique Cast Iron figural match holder that shows an early baseball player with bat, ball and catchers mask.

Large painted tin sign in the form of a Pig. Black background with white painted accents. Cut out from old automotive tin sign.

Very large and heavy cast iron sinkbox decoy weighing 46 Lbs. Has overall surface rust and was probably underwater for years.

Small Oil On Canvas of young woman with early clothing. Great deep Blue background mounted in Lemon Gold frame.

Sea Chest Beckets in original dry blue paint with mostly complete cloth covering over original rope.

Black Document or Sewing box with Red and Yellow pin striping and Blue painted interior. Dovetailed construction with original lock. Great condition with only minor wear.

Paint decorated Paper Mache Parade Mask made by the American Mask Company,Findlay,Ohio.depicting either a Horse or Donkey. Great condition with only minor wear.

Vintage Green painted black board with early egg shipping crate together with small colored balls above an old softball inside a spring handled kitchen utencil. Signed on the back John Sidili 1997.

Grotesque face paper mache tobacco humidor. Great condition and colors. Has tin liner and only minor expected wear.

Old Hartzell Airplane Propeller fitted with electric clock. Marked Serial # 12649 and Design 400 Made in Piqua Ohio.. Tips are painted Red White & Blue. Nice overall condition with no breaks or damage.

Oil on Panel signed on the front lower left J.Winters. Also signed on the reverse Winters 1840. Old Poplar panel is hand planed with chamfered edges. Has nice subtle colors and appears to have been varnished over.

Colorful Tin Ginger Ale Advertising sign from a long ago closed Westerm Massachusetts Soda company. Wonderful small size

Wooden barber pole with great old painted surface. Glass dome has been electrified which I believe was added later.

Hanging plaque showing an early Horseshoe mounted on a walnut board with a great painted crusty surface.Also has a swan in a pond with dragonfly & birds in flight.

Wonderful late 19th Century double sided Grocery Sign in the form as a shield. Great dry surface and honest wear.

Large 19th Century Painted Swan DecoyVery Large and graceful early painted working swan decoy with glass eyes and puffy cheeks. Old white paint over original off white paint.Has old square nails attaching neck and old age crack to one side.

Wonderful J&E Norton 2 Gallon crock with recumbent deer along with 2 fences and tree.

Great Folky wooden carved pine panel of an Urn of Flowers and a mans face carved in the center.Wonderful crusty red/brown surface with rope carving along edges.Small loss just to the left and above of mans head.

Pair of Miniature oval portraits on ivory believed to be a brother and sister. Wonderful bright colors with Blue dresses and Blue eyes. Mounted in brass oval frames inserted in black laquered frames.

J&E Norton 2 gallon stoneware jug with wonderful crisp bright blue Pheasant on stump. Has a very tight line that is very hard to see but is there and is not an issue.

Waldoboro style dog hooked rug on burlap. Mounted and in very good condition with great colors. Has had some very minor professional restoration in a few spots.

Very heavy 23 Lb.Cast Iron Door Stop in the form of a very graceful duck. Has had numerious coats of paint and what is there now is a crusty white.

Miniature tin basket made of flat strips of tin rolled to made the sides and handle.Very well made with no breaks or other problems.

Wooden Decoy made by John Daddy Holly 1840-1860. As found used condition with no in painting or repairs. Head has an old split.

Wonderful carved and painted Whirligig of a farmer and his wife hard at work.Great carved facial features and old worn clothing.Tin paddles appear to be old replacements.Wooden base is removeable as is paddle.

Oil on board painting of Abraham Lincoln.Single hand planed board with an old crack through the center that has had old batten boards attached.

Gameboard with bread board ends signed R.W. Turner dated XMas 1900.Doublesided and very colorful with Yellow,Red,Green,Salmon,Orange,& Black paint. Has some minor surface dings and wear and age crack through center.

Wonderful 19th Century oil cloth depicting the Longfellow House Cambridge, Mass.This piece was much larger at one time and was actually attached to a table top.

Antique 20th Century shooting gallery target showing a rabbit jumping over a tree stump.Has expected repainting from use and displays very nice.Complete and works great.


		19 Century American Folk Art - Antique Folk Art Collection For current items available in our 19th Century Folk Art Inventory click here The following represent the types of 19th Century Antique Folk Art items available to you through our website and Antique Dealer network. Painted Carved 19th Century Wooden Niddy Noddy Pine Niddy Noddy with crusty Black paint and carved center shaft. Dimensions: Measures 19" overall width X 12 1/2" Goddard Optometrist Trade Sign Cast Iron Bracket With Decorated Globe Early 20th Century Optometrist Trade Sign with Fancy Cast Iron Painted Bracket and Milk Glass Globe. Double sided with embossed decoration and cut letters. Very fancy with Chicago manufacturing Co. name embossed at neck of globe. Dimensions: Bracket measures overall 33" long and the globe measures 16" in Diameter X 7" wide. 2 Gallon New York Stoneware Jug With Big Fat Folky Blue Bird Great 2 Gallon Stoneware Jug with Fat Folky bird. Un-marked but attributed to William Roberts, Binghamton, N.Y. Has the letters which look like V&S or U&S..Only damage is a very tight hairline on the left side which is not an issue. Dimensions: Measures 13" tall X 9" across the base. Wooden Painted Gameboard or Checkerboard American Wooden Gameboard painted a dry brown / tan color with black squares. Nice old surface with another game on the reverse. Dimensions: Board Measures 14" X 18" and squares section measures 12" X 12" 19th Century Red & Black Painted Gameboard or Checkerboard Red painted American Gameboard with Black squares. Has a nice dry surface along with a molded edge. Dimensions: Measures 15 1/2" X 19 1/4" Blue Gray American Wooden Gameboard or Checkerboard Wooden American gameboard painted a Blue/Gray color with Black squares and molded edge. Nice old dry surface with expected wear. Dimensions: Measures 14 1/4" X 14 3/4" 19th Century Primitive Wooden Folk Art Weathervane Well worn folky wooden Banner Weathervane. As found straight from local barn. Some worn paint remains and there are a few old bullet holes. Dimensions: Measures overall 38" long X 18 " tall not including wooden base. Edmands & Co. 3 Gallon Stoneware Cream Pot With Blue Bird 3 gallon Stoneware cream pot marked Edmands & Co. Has a large bird with Polka-Dots. Does have some tight lines but is very solid with no repairs. Dimensions: Measures 11 3/4" tall X 9" across the top and 8 1/4" across the bottom. 19 th Century Calligraphy Advertising Writing School Advertisment for writing school done in Calligraphy. Bird is holding a banner which says: Writing School. Below that J.B. Hammond will commence a Writing School at the Vestry Hall Monday Evng, Jan, 13. Terms are one dollar each for twelve lessons. Dimensions: Measures overall 13 1/2" X 16 1/2" Site size is 9 1/2" X 12 1/2" Miniature American Folk Art Watercolor With Lighthouse Miniature Watercolor in round Walnut frame. Wonderful condition with bright colors showing gentleman standing in front of an opened window looking out at a point with a Lighthouse and building. Dimensions: Sight size is 2 1/8" with frame measures 4 1/8" Wooden Butterfields's Studio Film Developing Trade Sign Wooden trade sign from the 1890's or possibly a little earlier. All original with no touch-ups or repairs. White background is well worn reveling gray base coat. Dimensions: Measures 61 3/4" long X 13 1/2" tall X 1 3/8" Whale Shaped Wooden 19th Century Scraper Tool Early wooden paint scraper made to resemble a Whale. 3 piece construction with brass screws and original scraper blade. Dimensions: Measures overall 12" across X 6 1/4" at it's talles point. 19th Century Stationers Trade Sign. Wooden Gold gilded letters mounted on metal strapping. A few very minor age cracks. Dimensions: Measures 68" Long X 6 1/4" Tall Cast Iron Eagle Weathervane Or Flag Pole Topper Cast Iron Eagle which was probably made as an ornamental flag pole topper and not a weathervane. It has an old painted silver surface which has weathered to a nice patina. Dimensions: Measures overall 15 1/2" wide X 9 3/4" tall without base. Painted Cast Iron Figural Baseball Player Match Holder Extremely unique Cast Iron figural match holder that shows an early baseball player with bat, ball and catchers mask. Dimensions: Measures overall 4 1/4" across X 4 1/2" tall Early Painted 20th Century "Quick Lunch" Tin Pig Trade Sign Large painted tin sign in the form of a Pig. Black background with white painted accents. Cut out from old automotive tin sign. Dimensions: Measures overall 19" Talll X 26" Across Large Antique Cast Iron Sinkbox Decoy Very large and heavy cast iron sinkbox decoy weighing 46 Lbs. Has overall surface rust and was probably underwater for years. Dimensions: Measures 15" long X 7 1/2" across X 8" tall. Early 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of Young Woman With Early Clothing Small Oil On Canvas of young woman with early clothing. Great deep Blue background mounted in Lemon Gold frame. Dimensions: Painting including frame measures 9 1/4" X 10 1/4" Painted 19th Century Sea Chest Beckets Sea Chest Beckets in original dry blue paint with mostly complete cloth covering over original rope. Dimensions: Measures overall 12 1/2" long including rope. Paint Decorated Document or Sewing Box With Blue Interior Black Document or Sewing box with Red and Yellow pin striping and Blue painted interior. Dovetailed construction with original lock. Great condition with only minor wear. Dimensions: Measures 13" wide X 8 3/4" Deep X 4 1/2" Tall Late 19th Century Paper Mache Horse/ Donkey Head Parade Mask Paint decorated Paper Mache Parade Mask made by the American Mask Company,Findlay,Ohio.depicting either a Horse or Donkey. Great condition with only minor wear. Dimensions: 16" Tall X 9" Wide Mixed Media Sideli Creation From 1998 Exhibition Vintage Green painted black board with early egg shipping crate together with small colored balls above an old softball inside a spring handled kitchen utencil. Signed on the back John Sidili 1997. Dimensions: 35 1/2" Tall X 18 1/4" Wide Painted Grotesque Face Paper Mache Tobacco Tin Humidor Grotesque face paper mache tobacco humidor. Great condition and colors. Has tin liner and only minor expected wear. Dimensions: Measures overall 5 1/4" across X 4 1/2" tall. Vintage Red Wite & Blue Hartzell Airplane Prop Old Hartzell Airplane Propeller fitted with electric clock. Marked Serial # 12649 and Design 400 Made in Piqua Ohio.. Tips are painted Red White & Blue. Nice overall condition with no breaks or damage. Dimensions: 89 1/2" Long Signed and Dated Oil on Panel of a Basket Full of Fruit with a Pewter Mug Oil on Panel signed on the front lower left J.Winters. Also signed on the reverse Winters 1840. Old Poplar panel is hand planed with chamfered edges. Has nice subtle colors and appears to have been varnished over. Dimensions: 15" Tall X 19 1/" Wide Tin Mohawk Ginger Ale Advertising Sign Colorful Tin Ginger Ale Advertising sign from a long ago closed Westerm Massachusetts Soda company. Wonderful small size Dimensions: 8 1/2" wide X 19" Tall Red White & Blue 19th Century Wooden Barber Pole Wooden barber pole with great old painted surface. Glass dome has been electrified which I believe was added later. Dimensions: 10" Across X 48" Tall Fancy Hanging Plaque With Old Horse Shoe Hanging plaque showing an early Horseshoe mounted on a walnut board with a great painted crusty surface.Also has a swan in a pond with dragonfly & birds in flight. Dimensions: 14 3/4" Tall X 12" Across Painted Late 19th Century Wooden Double Sided Shield Shaped Grocery Sign Wonderful late 19th Century double sided Grocery Sign in the form as a shield. Great dry surface and honest wear. Dimensions: 23" Tall X 26" Wide Large 19th Century Painted Swan DecoyVery Large and graceful early painted working swan decoy with glass eyes and puffy cheeks. Old white paint over original off white paint.Has old square nails attaching neck and old age crack to one side. Dimensions: Measures overall 28 1/2" long X 22" tall. J & E Norton 2 Gallon Stoneware Crock With Recumbent Deer Wonderful J&E Norton 2 Gallon crock with recumbent deer along with 2 fences and tree. 19th Century Wooden Carved Pine Panel of Urn of Flowers Great Folky wooden carved pine panel of an Urn of Flowers and a mans face carved in the center.Wonderful crusty red/brown surface with rope carving along edges.Small loss just to the left and above of mans head. Dimensions: 15 3/4" Wide X 31" Tall Folk Art Miniature Portraits on Ivory Of Brother & Sister In Blue Dresses Pair of Miniature oval portraits on ivory believed to be a brother and sister. Wonderful bright colors with Blue dresses and Blue eyes. Mounted in brass oval frames inserted in black laquered frames. Dimensions: Frames measure 3 3/4" X 4 3/8" and oval section measures 1/3/4" X 2 1/2" J&E Norton Bennington Vt. 2 Gallon Stoneware Jug With Pheasant On Stump J&E Norton 2 gallon stoneware jug with wonderful crisp bright blue Pheasant on stump. Has a very tight line that is very hard to see but is there and is not an issue. Dimensions: Measures 13 3/4" Tall Colorful Waldoboro Style Dog Hooked Rug Waldoboro style dog hooked rug on burlap. Mounted and in very good condition with great colors. Has had some very minor professional restoration in a few spots. Dimensions: Measures 28" X 44" Large 19th Century Painted Cast Iron Duck Door Stop Very heavy 23 Lb.Cast Iron Door Stop in the form of a very graceful duck. Has had numerious coats of paint and what is there now is a crusty white. Dimensions: Measures overall 10 3/4" long X 5" at it's widest point 19 th Century Miniature Tinsmith Made Painted Wire Basket Miniature tin basket made of flat strips of tin rolled to made the sides and handle.Very well made with no breaks or other problems. Dimensions: 4 3/4" Tall including the handle X 4" across X 3 1/2" John Daddy Holly Painted Canvasback Duck Decoy Wooden Decoy made by John Daddy Holly 1840-1860. As found used condition with no in painting or repairs. Head has an old split. Dimensions: Overall 13 1/2" Long Folky Painted Wooden Carved Whirligig of Man & Woman Wonderful carved and painted Whirligig of a farmer and his wife hard at work.Great carved facial features and old worn clothing.Tin paddles appear to be old replacements.Wooden base is removeable as is paddle. Dimensions: 20" Tall including base X 16" Wide Early Abraham Lincoln Oil On Board Painting Oil on board painting of Abraham Lincoln.Single hand planed board with an old crack through the center that has had old batten boards attached. Dimensions: Measures 17 3/4 X 24" Colorful Painted Double Sided Gameboard Dated 1900 Gameboard with bread board ends signed R.W. Turner dated XMas 1900.Doublesided and very colorful with Yellow,Red,Green,Salmon,Orange,& Black paint. Has some minor surface dings and wear and age crack through center. Dimensions: Measures 19 1/2" X 21" Colorful 19th Century Oil On Canvas painting of Longfellow House Wonderful 19th Century oil cloth depicting the Longfellow House Cambridge, Mass.This piece was much larger at one time and was actually attached to a table top. Dimensions: 22" X 25 3/4" Jumping Rabbit Shooting Gallery Target Antique 20th Century shooting gallery target showing a rabbit jumping over a tree stump.Has expected repainting from use and displays very nice.Complete and works great. Dimensions: 18 1/2" wide X 16 1/2" tall

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19 Century American Folk Art - Antique Folk Art Collection

Painted Carved 19th Century Wooden Niddy Noddy

Goddard Optometrist Trade Sign Cast Iron Bracket With Decorated Globe

2 Gallon New York Stoneware Jug With Big Fat Folky Blue Bird

Wooden Painted Gameboard or Checkerboard

19th Century Red & Black Painted Gameboard or Checkerboard

Blue Gray American Wooden Gameboard or Checkerboard

19th Century Primitive Wooden Folk Art Weathervane

Edmands & Co. 3 Gallon Stoneware Cream Pot With Blue Bird

19 th Century Calligraphy Advertising Writing School

Miniature American Folk Art Watercolor With Lighthouse

Wooden Butterfields's Studio Film Developing Trade Sign

Whale Shaped Wooden 19th Century Scraper Tool

19th Century Stationers Trade Sign.

Cast Iron Eagle Weathervane Or Flag Pole Topper

Painted Cast Iron Figural Baseball Player Match Holder

Early Painted 20th Century "Quick Lunch" Tin Pig Trade Sign

Large Antique Cast Iron Sinkbox Decoy

Early 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of Young Woman With Early Clothing

Painted 19th Century Sea Chest Beckets

Paint Decorated Document or Sewing Box With Blue Interior

Late 19th Century Paper Mache Horse/ Donkey Head Parade Mask

Mixed Media Sideli Creation From 1998 Exhibition

Painted Grotesque Face Paper Mache Tobacco Tin Humidor

Vintage Red Wite & Blue Hartzell Airplane Prop

Signed and Dated Oil on Panel of a Basket Full of Fruit with a Pewter Mug

Tin Mohawk Ginger Ale Advertising Sign

Red White & Blue 19th Century Wooden Barber Pole

Fancy Hanging Plaque With Old Horse Shoe

Painted Late 19th Century Wooden Double Sided Shield Shaped Grocery Sign

J & E Norton 2 Gallon Stoneware Crock With Recumbent Deer

19th Century Wooden Carved Pine Panel of Urn of Flowers

Folk Art Miniature Portraits on Ivory Of Brother & Sister In Blue Dresses

J&E Norton Bennington Vt. 2 Gallon Stoneware Jug With Pheasant On Stump

Colorful Waldoboro Style Dog Hooked Rug

Large 19th Century Painted Cast Iron Duck Door Stop

19 th Century Miniature Tinsmith Made Painted Wire Basket

John Daddy Holly Painted Canvasback Duck Decoy

Folky Painted Wooden Carved Whirligig of Man & Woman

Early Abraham Lincoln Oil On Board Painting

Colorful Painted Double Sided Gameboard Dated 1900

Colorful 19th Century Oil On Canvas painting of Longfellow House

Jumping Rabbit Shooting Gallery Target