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Period: 1930s
Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase signed Charles Greber, circa 1930.
3 fantastic animals as handles.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil of an unusual format, sparsely embellished with touches of embroidery, used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early Sunshine Studios American Side Show Electric Chair Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early example of American sideshow banner art. Painted at the Sunshine Studio in Witchita, Kansas by Geo Bellis. Signed by artist on front and studio name on front and back. This ban...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of 1930s Tlingit Totems
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Tlingit culture is divided into two moieties, or groups: Eagles and Ravens. These groups, also called clans, are exogamous – which means they marry out to the other group – and are m...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
E. C. Ulnitz Pink Roses, Signed and Dated E. C. Ulnitz 1930, Oil on Canvas
Located in Virum, DK
E. C. Ulnitz: pink roses. Signed and dated E. C. Ulnitz 1930. Oil on canvas. Measures: 27 × 21 cm. Europe, Denmark.
Category
Danish Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of German Hand Carved Wood Figurative Sculptures of Two Boys Musicians
Located in Barntrup, DE
Adorable pair of hand carved wooden figurines of two boys playing the whistle, Germany, the first half of the 20th century.
Dimensions: H...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
French School Teacher Educational Paintings "La Pipe", circa 1930s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Painted by a school teacher in rural Hautes Pyrenees, France. Based on the Toto, Lili, Rene and Jojo French educational stories. It is likely that the s...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lester O. Schwartz, Untitled, 1938
By Lester O. Schwartz
Located in Braintree, GB
The original pen and ink drawing by Lester O. Schwartz Signed and dated 1938
' 'Untitled' nude study of a man and a woman, the male figure giving the female a haircut.
Dimensions: Size 48 x 39 x 1.5 cm
Size within borders 30.5 x 22 cm Weight: approximately 1 Kg
Condition: Great condition, a few age-related marks, one small wood chip on the inner wooden border, general wear and tear, great.
Lester O. Schwartz
American
1912-2006 Biography
Painter, printmaker and sculptor, was born on 29 June 1912 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School. He later studied at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago where he was greatly influenced by the teaching of Boris Anisfeld, a Russian American painter and theater designer. His student work was included in the School of the Art Institute Annual Exhibitions in 1936 and 1937. In 1937, the Art Institute of Chicago award Schwartz the Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Fellowship of $2,500.00, which he used to travel the South Pacific, Asia and Europe. During two years of travel, he studied at he American Academy in Rome and the Académie Colarossi in Paris.
Upon his return to the United States, Schwartz worked for the WPA in both Wisconsin and Illinois and in the 1940s he served in the United States Army at Fort Leonard Wood...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Eskimo Model Kayak, Wood Covered with Seal Skin, Lined with Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
What makes this model so special is that all the hunting devices are still present: spears, harpoons, spear thrower, wood float board, and bladder, paddles and other equipment used for seal hunting. Please note how well these are made in a stunning combination of wood and bone and lashed on deck under bone and sinew spear securers. Despite the kayak frame...
Category
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Brass Perko Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered boat lantern by Perko. With original oil burner and wick. Fitted with two rich blue lenses and mounted to a thick wood base. Weight is 6 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Rare Tramp Art Carved Wood Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved and stained wood tray densely textured and decorated with sun flowers. Large carved leafy handles on the ends. The tray is set with three house form cigarette dispensers...
Category
Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model
Located in London, GB
“Where thers muck thers money”
Early 20th century English scratch built toleware horse and cart model
A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art scratch-built horse and cart model. This item is made from metal sheets, toleware and old enamel advertising signs. It would likely have been placed on a shop counter to obtain donations from customers. The carts cover...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Copper Ships Cabin Lantern by Davey of London
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid copper ships cabin lantern with polished and lacquered finish. Original burner is intact with electric socket added from above for home display. With ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Model Canoe by Native North American Indians, C.1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Displayed on a custom made metal stand designed especially for this boat, this is a typical model dugout canoe carved by the Nootka or Makah Indian tribe of the Pacific Northwest...
Category
Canadian Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wood Framed Glass Two-Sided Electric Sign, circa 1930
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a very rare one of a kind automotive collector item.
Cantilevered cast iron sign for Brighton Garage. Two-sided, electrified sign with its lettering reverse-painted on glass...
Category
Canadian Industrial Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Brass Bow Lantern from Boat
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass port and starboard boat lantern by Perko. The red port lantern has a vertical crack. Lantern is mounted to a wood base and is electrified for home display. Weight is 4 po...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
French Faience HB Quimper Oyster or Egg Serving Plate in Red and Blue, France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful faience oyster plate by HB Quimper. This lovely serving piece features hand painted flowers in blue and deep almost maroon red. Each flower is painted alternately at the ...
Category
French Country Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Folk Art Hand-Carved Wood Witch Weathervane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand-carved Folk Art witch weathervane found in the northeast. Very nicely carved thick Folk Art weathervane with layers of heavy original paint surf...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti
By Giocometti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming little tree branch Folk Art sculpture hand-carved in the manner of Giocometti.
Category
Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1938 Folk Art Bandstand Tip "Kitty" Found in Spokane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
1938 bandstand tip "Kitty" found in Spokane, WA. hand-painted wood construction. Pinned paper maker's mark reads "Band Kitty made by Leno for...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Marx Tin Litho Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd Reversible Coupe 1933
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous tin litho car toy from Louis Marx, circa 1930. Fabulous paint with some paint chips and scrapes but no rust or dents. Clockwork mechanism works ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original yellow paint. Very sturdy and well made. Great industrial workshop turned folk art. The ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Schmidt Tole-Ware Decoy Goose
Located in London, GB
Schmidt tole-ware decoy goose
We are proud to offer a highly decorative Schmidt tin tole-ware double sided painted decoy goose dated circa 1930. This is a ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Tall Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Tall Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Primitive style with handles.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Copper Ships Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of solid copper ships port and starboard ships lanterns from the Steamship Cyrena. With makers badges from William Harvie of Birmingham. Both are fitted with clear Fresnel glass...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Ethno Design Selection of 7 Cache-Sexe Made of Palm Leaf, Mangbetu People, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Back aprons (negbe, pl. egbe) such as these were particularly popular among upper-class Mangbetu women at the turn of the 20th century. This distinctive kidney-shaped ornament pad wa...
Category
Congolese Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Pair of Industrial Bench Made "Westport" Style Factory Task Chairs, 1930s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual handmade factory task chairs, late 1920s, early 1930s. Retain original gray painted surface. Wonderful patina. Nice design.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930s Copper Double-Sided English Outdoor Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
An electric, double-sided outdoor sign promoting the English clothing manufacturer, Chilprufe Agents (operating between 1920 and 1950). The company’s logo has been reverse painted on...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Bakelite "Fish Themed" Still Bank, American, circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
This very unique still bank is a "must have" for the discerning still bank collector, in that it is made of bakelite, in addition to it having a fish theme; only a couple of other banks depict a fish. American and probably manufactured around circa 1930, (making it an Art Deco piece), this pre-war bank, though unmarked, is undoubtedly a bakelite product; that company having been formed in 1922, utilizing the discovery and patent of bakelite in 1907 and 1909 respectively. Art Deco collectors would find this piece highly decorative and "period" compatible.
This fish bank is in excellent and all original condition. The bank is rare in and of itself, but another element that makes it particularly scarce is the fact that, other than the old "knife in the slot" there was no way to remove the coins once the bank was filled without smashing it apart and destroying it. Great gift for that February/March pisces birthday.
Dimensions: 8 1/4" long x 5" high x 2 1/8" wide
Note:I am a leading specialist in the field of vintage coin banks...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Bakelite
Mexican Indian Weaving Geometric Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian weaving pillow with a brown cotton linen backing. These wonderful handwoven pillows are available as one or a pair. The inserts are down and feather fill.
Category
American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1930s Navajo Yei Pictorial Floor or Wall Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Seven figure pictorial Yei weaving. Bright colors, hand dyed yarns over natural cream background. Very little if any wear. Beautiful weaving! Great for floor or wall.
Origin: Navajo...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Pair of Port and Starboards Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Substantial pair of port and starboard ships lanterns by the English firm Meteorite. With clear Fresnel lenses backed by red and green filters. The steel cases have been stripped and...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Monumental Hand-Carved Indian Chief Carving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing monumental hand-carved Indian plaque is in very good as found condition. Found in a early estate in California and originally purchased in S...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Copper Ships Starboard Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered solid copper ships lantern with clear Fresnel glass lens and removable green filter. The copper bodied lantern has brass bez...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
1930s Red, White and Blue Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930s red, white and blue doll quilt in mint condition and wonderful geometries.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
1930s Wood Campgrounds Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood campgrounds sign from the 1930s. Sign was used to let people use shovels and supplies and make sure they are returned. Great rustic sign, cool piece of Americana. 2.5 fe...
Category
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Silk Chinese Red Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese silk pictorial rug. On a border-less burgundy red ground, 11 Immortals stand on clouds .Each immortal has its own unique colorful outfit o...
Category
Chinese Expressionist Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Wool
Solid Brass Ships Port Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships port lantern with deep red fresnel lens set into a highly polished and lacquered case. Lantern has been wired with electric socket for h...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Bronze Art Deco Lion Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco era bronze statue of a lion with a great marble base of three tones inlaid in geometric shapes. The lion is powerfully rendered, its expression and musculature well defined.
Throughout history, the Lion has been known as the “king of the jungle” but has also served as symbol of protection for a home or public building. The task of scaring off the “demons” and keeping away intruders is the reason you can find sculptures of lions guarding structures from the ancient Ishtar Gates...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage K Class Pond Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Vintage K class pond yacht with sleek hull, heavy lead keel, brass fittings and a full suit of linen sails. Model weighs 69 pounds. (X-1)
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Brass Yacht Winch on Wood Base
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality geared yacht winch that has been polished, lacquered and mounted to a thick wood base with carved rope border. Weight is 11 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
A Set of Black Americana Baseball Memorabilia Folk Art Figures, Circa 1930s-40s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This collection of three Black Americana baseball figures, circa 1930s-1940s, are attributed to the San Antonio folk artist, Control Valadez. The set of Black memorabilia, sometimes called Black Americana, includes a pitcher, catcher & batter, each having been set and raised onto a custom iron base. They are all quite chippy with losses, nice patina and showing of age, still retaining much of their original paint colors. Likely once outdoor ornaments, we would suggest, due to their delicate condition, that these pieces remain indoors. Though historically, much black memorabilia portrayed racist and offensive ideas, there was also art, such as this collection, which reflects a more positive connotation, commemorating athletic achievements within the black community. These nicely sized baseball sculptures...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Industrial Factory Work Table on Iron Castors
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Industrial factory work table on iron castors, simple design, handmade, heavy duty construction, hand delivery avail to New York City or any...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Navajo Crystal Area Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo Crystal. Banded in geometrics. Soft muted colors. Great for floor or wall.
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Period: circa 1930s
Dimensions: 32" x 47".
Family Owned & Operated
Cis...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Maria H. Rahmer Figural Ceramic Sculpture
By Maria Rahmer
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous and large Maria H. Rahmer (1911-1998) figural sculpture of a boy holding fruit circa 1930s from Hungary. Great ceramic condition with signature H. Rahmer on the side of the ...
Category
Hungarian Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Folk Art Camel Persian Serab Pictorial People Runner
Located in New York, NY
Make a bold statement in a hallway with this early 20th century tribal Persian Serab runner featuring a folksy motif on a camel brown field. Various Animal and Human figures are foun...
Category
Persian Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Solid Copper Ships Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Sturdily built solid copper ships anchor lantern with fresnel glass lens, heavy protective brass bars, brass makers badge with name of Telford Grier, Mack...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Solid Copper Port and Starboard Ships Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished copper and brass ships lanterns by Anderson and Gyde of England. With clear glass fresnel lenses, removable red and green filters, brass bezels and hinges, mounted to...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1935-1940 Mounted American Hand-Hooked Rug with Indian Pattern Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American hand-hooked rug with Indian design pattern on a stretch frame sewn on black linen. Wonderful geometric pattern, great condition. Found in the mid-west.
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Polished Steel Boat Bow Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel marine bow lantern with port and starboard fresnel lenses, brass cap. Lacking its burner. Weight is 2 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
American Maritime Copper and Brass Deep Sea Divers Helmet on Stand, NY C. 1930
Located in Hollywood, SC
American maritime copper and brass deep sea divers helmet with the original three glass cross hatched windows, latching bonnet, air line intake ...
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...
Category
Togolese Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental Room Size Braided Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental braided rug from the 1930s. Sunrise colors, but yet muted.
Beautiful accent rug in a living room.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub...
Category
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
"Roosevelt & Garner" Embroidered Armband Supporting the 1932 Democratic Ticket
Located in York County, PA
"ROOSEVELT & GARNER", AN EMBROIDERED ARMBAND SUPPORTING THE 1932 DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL TICKET AND THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
Made for the 1932 Democratic presidential Campaign ticke...
Category
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
New York Beauty Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is a particularly fine example of the desirable New York Beauty pattern. The colors really seem to give off the glow of sunshine. It is well quilt...
Category
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Solid Brass Ships Port Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass ships port lantern with highly polished and lacquered finish. Lantern has been mounted to a thick wood base with rich dark finish and has been wired...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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