Colours and characters: Five folk art finds at auction
11 March 2022 Folk art comes in delightful naïve paintings and boldly designed furniture and decorative items.
Sworders offers this near pair of painted pine decoy pigeons as part of its Fine Interiors sale of March 22-23. The early to mid-20th century birds have primitive screw eyes and are offered with an estimate of £200-400. View and bid for these pigeon decoys here.
Enduringly popular, these pieces offer something a little different often colourfully painted with real force of personality. They can also help pull together an interior as decorative items. Here we look at five examples going under the hammer soon.
Cheffins’ Fine Sale of March 23-24 includes this English portrait of a private in the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot in a landscape. Painted c.1850, the watercolour on paper has an estimate of £100-150. View and bid for this small folk art painting here.
Offered with an estimate of £800-1200, this 19th century folk art painted pine marriage armoire, which is possibly Tyrolean, is going under the hammer at Woolley & Wallis on March 30. Part of its Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks. Dated 1844, it has two shelves and a base drawer. View and bid for this marriage armoire here.
In Fonsie Mealy Auctioneer’s Important Irish & International Art Auction, this scene of Connemara Sea Lough Tryst is estimated at £200-300. Going under the hammer on March 23, the mid-20th century Irish picture was painted by naïve artist Patricia Marrow. View the catalogue entry for this naïve painting here.
This naïve French mannequin head is made of painted plaster in shades of grey and also has white eyes and pink lips. It is offered with an estimate of £250-350 at Bishop & Miller Auctioneers’ Remarkable Rooms Auction (A Journey through the Home) on March 31. View and bid for this naïve mannequin head here.
