Folk Art Auctions

Folk art auctions feature a wide range of objectsthrough the autumn months.
that reflect the artist's craft traditions, and traditionalAnother folk art auction that I found and was sad to
social values. Folk art is generally produced by peoplebid up past my budget was a handmade set of
who have little or no academic artistic training. Folkminiature dominos. The set was in a folk art
artists usually use established techniques and stylesdecorated maple case. The set dates from the mid
of a particular region or culture.to late 1800's. It was really exquisite and I'm sorry
Folk art auctions include paintings, sculptures andthat I missed out on it.
other decorative art forms. Some artists alsoI really liked another folk art auction that I found for
consider utilitarian objects such as tools anda modern fraktur. A fraktur is a specific kind of
costumes as folk art. For the most part, thePennsylvania German folk art. The fraktur I found
category of folk art auctions exclude works bywas a watercolor of a marriage record. It was very
professional artists.colorful and looked like it held very special significance
It has been my experience that folk art auctionsto its original owners.
have something for just about anyone. I found a folkI found a wood box from Maine in a folk art auction
art painting of a cat in a peach tree that was donethat really appealed to me. It was rather small, but
by the artist Tascha. The artist also noted on thewas painted chrome yellow and was trimmed in
folk art auction that they create unique ceramic tileforest green. The paint was crazed and worn and it
art.was made in the late nineteenth century. There were
My mother purchased a blanket chest for me yearsno visible nails and the hardware was reported as
ago that I listed recently in a folk art auction. Thelooking original.
chest was made about two hundred hears ago and isThe folk art auction that I missed out on that was
very beautiful. The original painted decorations are stillway out of my price range was for an Andrew
intact.Clemens sand bottle. The sand bottle was date 1887
I found an interesting folk art auction for a carnivaland was covered in patriotic decorations. It was an
knock-down dummy in the shape of a large cat. Itapothecary style bottle with a stopper and it
was made around 1930 and is twice the size ofcontained at least ten different colors of sand. The
similar items. I researched the item on a non-auctionbottle ended up selling for eighty five hundred dollars.
site and found that it is worth a lot of money.I'm sure that it has ended up in an excellent collection
My heart is still swayed by Americana folk artof folk art.
auctions. I recently fell in love with a painting I foundI found an amusing folk art auction for three wooden
up for auction of Elvis on a Harley in front of a largecarvings. The name of the piece was Three
American flag. It was spectacular! The stretchedArticulating Folk Art Whimseys and were all made by
canvas was painted with acrylics.the same artist. The carvings were accented with
I especially like the Halloween themed folk art auctionsheet metal neckties. The first carving in the folk art
I found that was offered by Sister Raya Newauction was of a cobbler, a blacksmith and a
Orleans Folk Art. The title of the painting was Littlegentleman with a donkey. The second carving was a
Spooky the Cat - Awaiting the Great Pumpkin. Thediminutive soldier and the third was a cobbler smoking
painting was painted in classic vintage style and useda pipe. I think that this piece of Americana was
gold maple, red sapphire, blue pearl, white, pumpkinpurchased at a low price of three thousand dollars
orange, sable brown, amber rust and jet black. Iand was worth much more.onto a black light stand
would love to have this hanging on my wall allthat has been built especially for them.