Country Store Counter Figure

Early 20th century folk art carved figure of a man. According to oral history, this figure stood on a counter in a Pennsylvania country store where customers would shake its hands.

Available at Anonymous Works.

American Folk Art Scarecrow

Circa 1930's folk art scarecrow built out of branches, fenceboards and furniture pulls. According to tradition, this is one of six of these scarecrows, four of which went to the artist's children, and two went to galleries. This is one of those two. The other is pictured in the Ricco/Maresca book, American Primitive.

Available at Anonymous Works.

Civil War Pipe from the 108th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Sold for $1,725.00 on eBay.

African American Tableaux

Circa 1950's folk art carved relief of an African American homestead.

Available at Anonymous Works.

Folk Art Carved George Washington Plaque

Early 20th century folk art relief carving of George Washington.

Available at Anonymous Works.

Relief Portrait

A sublime, circa 1930's folk art carved relief portrait of a woman. Found in New Jersey.

Available here.

Folk Art Carved Child in Chair

A strange, large scale folk art carving of a boy in a chair. Circa 1920's - 1930's.

19th Century Carved Automaton with 25 Different Activities on Five Tiers

Sold for $10,200.00 at Pook & Pook, February 6, 2009.

19th Century Architectural Folk Art Carving

Likely from one side of a mantel. Sold for $847.50 at Mason Auction Company.

Circa 1860-1890 Figural Folk Art Mirror

Available at Old Hope Antiques.

Philip Chabot

Philip Chabot (1899-1982) was an artist who was first exposed to whittling near the Penobscot Indian Reservation in Canada. His grandmother was a Penobscot who traveled with Buffalo Bill Cody in his Wild West Shows. During WWI he was an airplane photographer. He was a successful inventor and trained and accomplished taxidermist who later worked for The American Museum of Natural History and the NY Zoological Society, traveling the world on research exhibitions. His works went on public exhibit a couple of times, but for half a century were relatively hidden away.

Available at Anonymous Works.

Folk Art Weightlifter

Circa 1950's folk art carving of a weightlifter. Incredible form!

Available at Anonymous Works.

Circa 1890 Presentation Box with Carved Faces and Hands

Early Folk Art Carved Ventriloquist Head

Portrait of an American Worker

Circa 1940's plaster portrait bust of a worker. Found in New York state.

Available at Anonymous Works.

Flames of Judgement

Available from Sotheby's January 25th, 2014 auction of Important American Folk Art from the Collection of Ralph O. Esmerian

Folk Art Ballet

Circa 1950's folk art carving of the ballet dancer Sally Bailey, by carpenter and itinerant carver F.W. Dannelley of Fresno, California. Sally Bailey was a principal dancer for the San Francisco Ballet in the 1950's.

Available at Anonymous Works.

Early Box of Strange Folk Art Carvings

An early box of strange folk art carvings. Found in the Midwest.

Folk Art Portrait Plaques

Two 19th or early 20th century carved walnut oval plaques, with raised rope carved edging, and carved portraits of a gentleman and a lady, 9 1/2" x 8".

Sold for $500.00 (w/o premium) at Willis Henry Auctions, February, 2006.