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Period: 1950s
Ships Foghorn with Shrouded Trumpet
Located in Norwell, MA
Unique crank operated foghorn with red painted timber box and pipe mounted trumpet, protected by a substantial metal shroud. Sturdy center carry handle. Very loud. Fabulous relic. Th...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of four table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950.
...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Glass Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Located in New York, NY
Colorful Pop Art Pedestrian Crossing sign on glass. Found vintage art at it's best! Front has 4 small rubber elements and back has rubber edging. Final ...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Rubber, Paint
Folk Art Tree Branch Tabletop Easel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tabletop easel composed of tree branches nailed together (ca. Mid-20th century, USA).
Wonderful American Folk Art craft in the Adirondack / Rustic styl...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1950’s Neon Sign Diner
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s neon sign Diner. It has new transformer and new wiring. Please note that this sign needs to be created for shipping. There will be fee to make ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A wonderful 1950s signed abstract fibreglass sculpture by Ron Hitchins
Located in London, GB
A wonderful 1950s abstract fibreglass sculpture by Ron Hitchins in Verdigris finish, mounted on wooden stand with carved initials "RH" This piece was from...
Category
English Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Hand Carved Folk Art Chairs by Joseph Deveau, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
Pair of folk art hand carved chairs with footstool by Joseph Deveau (1901-1999), made by the artist for himself and his wife.
Deveau crafted his furniture each evening over sever...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Bronx Toy Factory Copper and Screw Eyes Iron Doll Mold Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Bronx toy factory industrial doll head mold. Awesome screw eyes. Fantastic patina and layered surface from exposure to various chemicals and high heat during the manufacturin...
Category
American Steampunk Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Set of 9 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of nine table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or drawin...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage School Crossing Safety Guard Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Set of 5 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or draw...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Three Hand Carved Folk Art Canes / Sticks by Joseph Deveau, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of folk art hand carved canes or walking sticks and a small stick by Joseph Deveau (1901-1999). Deveau lived most of his life in Essex, MA., bu...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Composition, Metal
Hand Painted Keep Off Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wooden Keep Off sign. Hand painted with red background and white lettering on thin wood board. Great colors and graphics. Great vintage condition. Coo...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1950s Ditidaht TOTEM
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Ditidaht First Nation TOTEM by Rick Williams the brother of John T. Williams partnered with other Native carvers to create at tribute to John in the form...
Category
Canadian Native American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Folk Art Model of a Lockheed Constellation Airliner
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large model of a Lockheed Constellation made by Charles Long. The airplane is made of redwood. The propellers are pine. Charles was a captain in...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1950s Carved Horns with Dragon Motif on Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved horns with dragon motif on wood base.
They are a definite statement piece.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Horn, Wood
Gaston Chaissac, Ink on Paper, France, circa 1956
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Gaston Chaissac (1910-1964),
Ink on Paper,
Signed and dated "24.12.56" on the bottom left corner,
France.
Measures: 20 x 26.5 cm.
Gaston Chaissac (1910-1964) was the son of a shoemaker, who discovered painting with Otto Freundlich...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Laura Andreson Signed Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Low Bowl, 1954
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made and glazed large low bowl by renowned American potter Laura Andreson. Gorgeous in its Mid-Century Modern design and glowing pale colo...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Hand Crank Steamship Foghorn
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships foghorn with mahogany box with brass crank handle. Leather carry handle. Circa 1950.
Category
English Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Lamp in the Style of Georges Pelletier, circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic lamp in the style of Georges Pelletier, circa 1950/1960.
Double lighting, interior, exterior.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Lincoln Bank" Still Toy Savings Bank, American, circa 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
This seldom seen bank is technically a mechanical bank but basically it is a still bank with a slight mechanical function, that being; once it is full of coins, it opens up automatic...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Hanging Cowbell Traditional Spanish Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hanging traditional Spanish fabric artwork decorated with cowbells.
Made in Spain by unknown artist, circa 1950.
In original condition, wear consi...
Category
Brazilian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Brass Deck Passage Plate by Elliott Bronze
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships deck plate by Elliott Bronze of Seattle, Washington. Could be from a work boat or a yacht. Used for below deck access, with three thumb sc...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Japanese Folk Art Tree Root Hand Carved Dolphin Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1197 Japanese tree root hand carved dolphin sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olsen
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Norman Rockwell Style Painting of Golfers by Victor Olsen.
Possibly of the famous Golfer Sam Snead and company, Unframed.
Victor Olson (1924-2007)...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Brass Steamship Bell Mounted to an Iron Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Large engine room bell from a ship. Polished brass bell is mounted onto a heavy steel housing. Big piece of industrial maritime gear. Very decorative. Circa 1950.
Category
English Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
1950s French Friar Ceramic Liquor Bottle
Located in High Point, NC
A selection of ceramic bottles from France, produced between the 1950s and 1970s. With their floor length brown cassocks cinched at thick waists with a rope, these friar themed vinta...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
Post War Persian Style Runner Hand Loom 1950s Rug Runner
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Nice Persian runner rug 1930s excellent shape for age a great addition to any fine home.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1950s American Hand-Painted Carnival Ride Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s American hand-painted carnival ride panel.
Category
North American Primitive Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s and 1960s. Arne Tjomsland's artistic style is characterized by soft structural lines and minimal detailing on his cr...
Category
Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her work that this piece was featured in a presentation at the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation and it was made in 1959. It is one of her earlier works. Quite rare and special in this respect.
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table button soccer game player. Traditional figure used to play this classic button Spanish game. The figure is usually made by attaching a football pla...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Solid Brass Yacht Winch on Mahogany Base
Located in Norwell, MA
Heavy brass yacht winch on carved wood base. Top of winch is marked with an anchor logo with Rand C either side of the anchor. Very heavy at 21 pounds. Thought to be Dutch. Circa 1950.
Category
European Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1950s Nigerian Eight-Leg Nupe Stool
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An eight-leg “Nupe” stool hand carved from a single piece of wood painted in an abstract pattern.
Category
Nigerian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Scratch Built Fairground Wheel
Located in London, GB
Scratch built fairground wheel
Mounted on a bespoke cast iron detachable support stand, this unique, folk art, scratch-built fairground roulette wheel is still in fully working order. We would say dated from the mid-20th Century the wheel is made from an old bicycle...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the American market (boy looks very American). I have called it "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" which resembles the clockwork movement. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key with the right hand several times; and release. With a smiling face, the boy will roll his head back and forth, while diligently shining his black boots, using an up and down motion with his right hand. The toy works quite well and will go on for some time. It is made up of several materials. The head, hands, and shoes are made of composition; it has a tin body; the clothes jersey, hat, and "falling" trousers" are made of fabric. The toy is in good original condition; some wear to boy's hat and jersey in back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very sturdy, works well, has a nice appearance, and wonderful charisma.
This is a charming rare toy that operates as it should, and is a "must have" for collectors of post-war vintage wind up toys...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Composition, Tin
Ceramic Ashtray French Jean Derval Bird 50's Vintage F285
By Jean Derval
Located in Lyon, FR
Square ashtray from the 50's by the French ceramist Jean Derval from Vallauris. Very nice glazing on the whole ashtray with a stylized drawing of a bird in the centre. Signature of t...
Category
French Organic Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Varnished Six Spoke Yacht Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships wheel with six turned spindles, brass hub with keyhole. Seventeen inch diameter. Circa 1950.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Vase from the 1950s by the French Ceramist Edouard Cazaux F296
Located in Lyon, FR
Ceramic vase from the 1950s by the French ceramist Edouard Cazaux. Very nice drawings of the artist of women and goats all around the vase that create an impression of movement, enam...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Moorish Star Shape Blue Pair of Side Drinks tables 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Moroccan colorful blue hand painted and carved side occasional table with Moorish Islamic designs.
Vintage Moroccan side tables in ...
Category
Moroccan Moorish Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Elizabeth Arden Signs in Wood and Painted Aluminum
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics company, dating from the 1950s, taken from the Lake...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Birds Feeding Young Folk Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-401 handmade Folk Art sculpture in a custom wood frame.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Lombok Tribal Serving Tray 'Dulang' / Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicting a knight in seventeenth-century clothing and a lady; prepared to be used also a...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Maiolica, Terracotta
Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics company, dating from the 1950s, taken from the Lake...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings Cradle
Located in Hanover, MA
Molded plywood doll cradle by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings, circa 1956.
Creative playthings of Princeton, NJ was founded in 1949 by Frank & The...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Folk Art Hand Made Paddle Wheel Ship Model
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-427 Folk Art hand made paddle wheel ship model
Model was made by a 80 year old man from Long Island NY
Beautifully detailed
18" to top of mast.
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
1950s "Prince Buddah" Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s "Prince Buddah" circus sideshow banner.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Midcentury Porcelain Letter "B" from the Stix Baer and Fuller Sign
By Bauhaus
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 44.75" H porcelain letter B, from the former Stix, Baer & Fuller sign. This letter was once on the Mid-Century Modern Stix, Baer & Fuller department store in the Westroads Shop...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel.
Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse.
Arthur Edwards...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
1950s Hand-Painted Olympia Beer Advertising Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Oversized 1950s hand-painted advertising sign for Olympia Beer.
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of six table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or drawing...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Very Large Rare "Uncle Sam" Tramp Art Buffet
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Uncle Sam Tramp Art buffet. The back is a curtain of stars, with Uncle Sam's stove top hat. The front comes to a corner, with an eagle head on both sides, flanked by stars; 44" W x 28" D x 67" H. Solid and incredibly carved. Tramp Art of this size is not easy to come by!
Tramp art is a style of woodworking which emerged in America the latter half of the nineteenth century. Some of tramp art's defining characteristics include chip or notch carving, the reclaimation of cheap or available wood such as that from cigar boxes and shipping crates, the use of simple tools such as penknives, and the layering of materials into geometric shapes through glue or nails.
Period: After 1950
Origin: New York
Size: 44" x 28" x 67"
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Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1956 Mexican Soda Tin Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1956 Mexican soda tin sign.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Charming Bavarian Girl and Sunflower, Black Forest Nursery Wall Decoration
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely charming, large wood carving of a young Bavarian girl and sunflower wall decoration
This substantial wall hanging is two feet in length, ...
Category
German Black Forest Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Traditional Ethnic Woven Ajat Basket Borneo Indonesia
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handmade ethnic aged Borneo Ajat basket made from natural Rattan. Motifs of Burung Kenyalang / Hornbill Bird.
Traditional ethnic Borneo woven natural organic fiber rattan basket
A ...
Category
Indonesian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Set of 5 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game.
The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or draw...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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