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Period: 1940s
Superlative Vintage Beni Mguild Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Mguild tribe is located in the mountainous region of the Moroccan Middle Atlas. Together with the Beni Ouarain, they represent the earliest Berber presence in that region as...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Tramp Art Jewelry Box with Pincushion Top
Located in NYC, NY
A handcrafted dresser or jewelry box with hinged pincushion lid and applied, chip-carved decoration. The interior with framed mirror on underside of lid and papered in a purple and w...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Terra Cotta Mask Art Deco Czech like Goldscheider
Located in Oakland, CA
These 3 dimensional masks do not come up very often. Made in the Austrian tradition like Goldscheider, it is not marked. After, many years of working with these masks, we have learne...
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Folk Art Ship from World War-II
Located in Dallas, TX
Folk Art Pacific Princess Ship made by sailors from World War-II
Made with matches and other wood and paint.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Abstract Rehamna Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The plains of Marrakesh are the home of the so-called Rehamna carpets. Some of these are characterized by abstract patterns, executed as if mimicking the effect of colored brush stro...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Horse Cart Il Cavallino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horse cart, beautiful aged still functional.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Geometric Kirghiz Wool Felt Square Rug, 1940's
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know were found in the kurgans of Central Asia. This tradition continued until recently, althoug...
Category
Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Tulu with Chequerboard Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Kar...
Category
Turkish Tulu Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Cowboy Boot Advertising Sign
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monumental and heavy painted steel advertising sign in the shape of a cowboy boot. Boot was most likely hung outside a boot shop. Great original patina. C...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Bessarabian Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven in brown and grey tones, this unusual kilim is decorated by a geometric pattern influenced by the European avant-garde, rather than with the more typical floral design. It is s...
Category
Ukrainian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
WWII Auxiliary Police Helmet
Located in Seattle, WA
Intact helmet from Auxiliary Police Force measurements are approximate- contact dealer for specifics
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mexican Indian Tree of Life Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pillow was constructed from a Navajo Tree of Life weaving from the Cedar Ridge area in the northern part of the Navajo Nation and dates to the 1940s. Pictured in this weaving ar...
Category
American Navajo Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Down, Linen, Wool
French Metal Coiffeur Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, interesting French hairdressing sign.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
By Beni Ourain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Beni Ouarain carpet, white lush organic natural wo, hand woven by women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Authentic Moroccan Beni Ouarain tribal rug from the Berber tribes of ...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Rare and Unusual Mid-Century Modern Beni Ouarain Wool Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
"Health Chiropractic, " Cast Metal Trade Sign, Art Deco, Midcentury
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This classic example of trade signage featuring a nude male angel figure with outspread wings was cast in aluminium and painted a shade of off-white. It has...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Make do Stool
Located in Seattle, WA
Muslin covered barrel trimmed in tape measure. Great little Folk Art piece that was used as giant pincushion and stool for home seamstress.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Quirky American Folk Art Human Form Chair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Have a seat! One of a kind human form chair. Wonderfully carved muscles, toes, clenched fists for support. Looks like the chair is ready to go crawling ac...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Graphic Eastern Moroccan Vintage Abstract Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Berber carpets from eastern Morocco, near the border with Algeria, are distinguished by wild patterns and audacious color combinations. This example displays all of these charact...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Iron Swordfish Created by a Nebraksan Farmer, circa 1940s
By Byron Groelz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Iron swordfish created by Byron Groelz, a farmer from Phillips, Nebraska. Born around 1900, Mr. Groelz made decorative iron for an environment on his ranch.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Accordian Player: Dutch store signage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rescued from a musical instruments store in the Netherlands, this sophisticated yet whimsical example of mid-century signage is a rare find! Composed of lacquered wood and brass, th...
Category
Dutch Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Antique New Old Stock French Artist Paint Brushes
Located in London, GB
Antique unused stock from a French artist atelier paint brushes, c1940s.
Brought from a retired artist north of Paris.
Extremely tactile and sculptural.
The horse hair is ...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
James Vullo W N Y Artist. , oil painting on canvas, Ashcan School, Portrait
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
In 1938, when he was just 24 years old, James Vullo’s first exhibition opened at the Albright Art Gallery. Vullo began drawing around the age of eight. He loved the city, especially ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Cast Bronze Bell, Benin, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Heavy traditional Benin cast bronze bell with fine decorative bead ornaments on the shoulder and a nice deep and full sound. These bells were used to summon palace slaves. The bell h...
Category
Beninese Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
48 Star U.S Navy Jack Flown on the USS FT. Mandan, ca 1945
Located in York County, PA
48 STAR U.S. NAVY JACK, MARKED AS HAVING BEEN FLOWN ON THE U.S.S. FT. MANDAN, LAUNCHED NEAR THE END OF WWII, IN 1945, WITH SERVICE DURING BOTH THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR ERAS, IN THE...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pair of Gamboni Animal Figurines
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming donkey and goat figurines from the great master and innovator of Modern Italian Ceramics, Guido Gambone. Signature and famous donkey mark on bot...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Scalloped Mirrored Corner Shelf
Located in Riverdale, NY
Cool Art Deco scalloped mirrored Corner shelf with silvered wood back. Tapers from base to top. 1930's USA.
Measures: 32.5" high, Base 12" x...
Category
North American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Large Mexican Folk Art Wrought Iron Rooster Weathervane, c. 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large circa 1940 Mexican Folk Art wrought iron rooster weathervane presented on a rustic reclaimed wood base.
Features a sheet metal rooster perche...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
W.P.A. Style Painting, Science, Politics Industry 1940s-1950s, Oil on Board
By WPA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing W.P.A. style painting, trip-tic depicting science, politics industry, worker's, 1940s-1950s. Oil on board, measuring: 52" x 32". Attention to details. Unfortunately not signe...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Amish Denim Large Rag Ball Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These large Amish denim rag balls used to make braided rugs. Fantastic country look of four rag balls.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Unknown Artist Watercolor Painting, Depicting Mountain's Scenery, 1940s
Located in Braintree, GB
Unknown artist watercolor painting,
Depicting mountain's scenery,
circa 1940s
Size with the frame
1.2 × 17 × 21.2 cm
Size without frame
14 x 8.5 cm
Approximate weight 2 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Victor Vasarely, Dolmen 1947-1950 Collage on Cardboard on Wood
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997),
Dolmen 1947-1950 collage on cardboard on wood,
signed lower right,
dated and titled on the reverse,
photo certificate by Pierre Vasarely.
Height: 35 cm, ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
His War Is Over - War Bond Poster
Located in Peekskill, NY
Here is the largest example of this 5th War Loan War Bond poster produced.
This early poster was found untouched in original condition. It's 4 foot wi...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
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