Folk Art Archives - Village Antiques

Combat des Reines Swiss Cow Competition

Combat des Reines Amusing painting on black velvet depicts two cows locking horns in a “Battle of the Queens” or

Striking large Chinese folk art painting by Cao Deyi. Surrounded by chickens and livestock, girls with their long braids flying

The All-Powerful Hand symbolizes the wounded hand of the crucified Christ. On the fingertips are representations of the Holy Family. We do

Alpfahrt beim Rossfall This amusing gouache by Kurt Wirth shows an alpine farmer’s festival at the Rosengarten fairgrounds in Bern.

P. Lasibille Two Still Lifes with Fruit signed “P. Lasibille” France, late 19th or early 20th Century. In matching frames

Beautiful sculpted French wooden box with the word “Cassette” carved into on the top which means “treasure box” in French.

Werner Schmutz (1910 Lindenthal bei Boll – 17.7.2003 Bern) Swiss Folk Art Floral Composition Dated on label on reverse –

Folk Art Portraits – 19th Century Portaits of Three Sisters Swiss, 19th Century, Folk Art Three individual paintings. Click on

Johan Jakob Eschman Swiss School – 1802 Primitive Style Portrait of a Swiss Gentleman SOLD

Antique Swiss Folk Art Portrait 1810 Portrait of Heinrich Blattmann von Richterswil (1737 – 1812) holding a book.

Clementine Hunter Black Flying Angels A spectacular large canvas by the famous Louisiana Folk Artist Clementine Hunter features her signature

Potrait of an Appenzeller in Traditional Costume Portrait of a farmer from appenzell wearing traditional costume (tracht) and smoking a

Naive Sketch of Children Holding Hands Folk Art Anonymous Early 19th Century Drawing of a brother and sister in a

Freundschaftsbrief 18th Century Love Letter Swiss Folk Art Love Letter A beautiful example of an 18th Century “Friendship Letter” –

Maria Palatini Soldiers in the Snow A group of soldiers pose with a cannon in a naive winter landscape. Self-taught

Freundschaftsbrief – Swiss Folk Art Friendship Letter Antique Papercut A beautiful example of an 19th Century “Friendship Letter” – handpainted

Naively painted Ceramic Plate with Bird and Village motif The back side has the painter’s monogram “M.G.” Some light damage

Annotation indicating that the sitter was 82 years old at the time the painting was executed. Attributed to Benezit-Listed Artist