Thursday, January 31, 2013
"Pilgrim Preachers Preaching Peace"
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Stone Mask
Auction house description: Pre-Columbian, Aguada Culture, Argentina, ca. 1000 CE. An important and
dramatic minimalist stone mask of this rare culture hardly known to us
due to its lack of monumental architecture. Its mouth is pointed
because it’s a shamanic mask of a "life-giver," life that is blown by a
shaman into matter that needs healing. 10"H x 9"W.
Provenance: Ex-Ron Messick Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Available at Antiquities Salesroom.
Provenance: Ex-Ron Messick Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Available at Antiquities Salesroom.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Folk Art Walnut Shell Baby Stroller
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
1886 Wedding Cake
1886 rare piece of golden wedding cake souvenir from October 10th 1886 wedding of Theophilus and Emily Phillips, Salisbury. Found in Massachusetts, wrapped in silver tin.
Available here.
Carved Marble Portrait
Dated 1945 carved marble portrait of a woman. Similar to my last post, this is another variant where local artisans in Europe would create these personal souvenirs for American GIs to take home. Someone loved mom!
Available at Anonymous Works.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Portrait of the Girl Left Behind
Dated 1945 etched marble portrait of a woman. Local artisans in Europe would create these personal souvenirs for American GIs to take home.
Available at Anonymous Works.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Circa 1860's Folk Art Articulated Figure
Rare, circa 1860's folk art carved articulated figure. Found in New Hampshire.
Available at Anonymous Works.
Bunnell's Three Headed Songstress
Monday, January 21, 2013
Life-size Anatomical Model
Designed by the French Physician Dr. Louis Thomas Jerome Auzoux Crafted by Workshop of Louis Auzoux (1797-1880)
Available at Keno Auctions.
Available at Keno Auctions.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sam Caught His Man!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Tintype of a Doll's Head
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Contemplative...or maybe just bored
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Jacob A. Light's monumental National Clock
Auction house description:
Jacob A. Light's monumental National Clock, Millersburg, Pennsylvania, completed in 1908, carved and painted with nineteen scenes and 380 figures, to include the parade of U.S. presidents from Washington through Coolidge, Civil war generals, Uncle Sam, the Last Supper, etc., 64'' h., 114'' w. This impressive folk art work is a culmination of eighteen years of craftsmanship with a pen knife representing Light's crowning achievement.
Available at Pook & Pook.
Labels:
American folk art,
clock,
Jacob A. Light,
National Clock
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