Authentic Noah's Ark Pull up a chair. You'll want to spend a lot of time with with our Original Heirloom Noah's Ark -- a handcrafted museum-quality treasure and instant charmer. Our Noah's Ark assembly could be right out of a Hicks painting. Splendid original 19th century folk design with deep primary colors and stylized figures that are lathe-turned, cut, carved and painted with care. The colors, the high-pitched roof, the hand-turned figures and other design elements go back to the 19th century -- many of these traditional features turn up in the Arks sold in the United States by Bliss Company and Montgomery Ward from 1880-1920. Crafted in the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) by a family of artisans that has been making folk toys since the 1800s. Includes Mr. and Ms. Noah and 18 pairs of animals to go "two by two" into the ark: horse, dog, donkey, pig, cow, goose, dove, white chicken, black chicken, duck, mountain goat, sheep, sheepdog, goat, polar bear, giraffe, elephant and camel. Sets of additional animals are available -- we will be happy to order them for you. Make it a part of your folk or primitive design theme... Add it to your collection of miniatures... Make it a special gift for family or friends... It will be treasured for years to come! Ark and 36 figures. Price: $185. Shipping additional. Please email us to order.

Folk Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Our traditional carved Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is another lovely example of the use of biblical themes in folk toys -- a common practice in the 19th and early 20th centuries when Sunday was reserved for "quiet play" with special toys designed to teach and edify youngsters. Features Adam and Eve, a delicate Tree of Paradise, the proverbial snake and tempting apple. Call it what you will -- naive art, primitive art or folk art -- the exuberant colors and stylized poses lend a simple grandeur to this lovely grouping. Adam and Eve are approximately 1 7/8". Comes in a Shaker style wooden splint box with lid. Price: $42. Email us to order.