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Period: 1950s
Ceramic Lamp in the Style of Georges Pelletier, or Accolay, circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic lamp in the style of Georges Pelletier, or Accolay circa 1950/1960.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nautical Miles Gauge on Board
Located in Norwell, MA
Thomas Walker & Son polished and lacquered "Nautical Miles gauge with three readings. Mounted to a wood backboard with a finely carved rope border and dark rich finish. Weight is 12 ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Roger Litski 1950s Pair of Mallard Decoys
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Mallard pair of hand carved by Roger Litski. Original paint still showing. Glass eyes. Each marked on the bottom "R.L." Oversized for big water.
Period: circa 1950
Origin: Green Bay...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Modern Abstract Welded Cut Steel Garden Sculpture, Brutalist Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modern abstract welded steel garden sculpture, Brutalist Design, very well executed, wonderful original patina, handmade steel sculpture,, Been living in a garden of prominent Buffal...
Category
American Brutalist Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cut Steel
Vincent Gonzalez Crucifixion, Carved Oak Subject
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vincent Gonzalez (1928-2019)
Crucifixion.
Carved oak subject.
Category
French Baroque Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Harvey Milligan Amish Farmhouse Pastoral Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Americana Amish "farmhouse" oil painting by Harvey Milligan, circa 1950s. Charming character scale and composition (figures are very small). Although n...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Framed Maritime Signal Flag of Letter V
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed marine pennant representing the letter V set into a shadow box frame with rope and wood toggle. Weight is 5 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Delft Blue Tile Panel "the smiling boy" Frans Hals
By Delft
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this painting. The original "The smiling boy" by Frans Hals, 17th century. This Delfs blue tile panel image is hand painted by Nico Koelewijn in the 19...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Sculpture “Resting Lion” by Henrik Starcke, Denmark, 1959
Located in Stockholm, SE
Limestone.
A version of this lion can still be seen at Bakkegårdsskolen in Gentofte, Denmark.
Measures: H: 98 cm/ 3' 2 5/8"
L: 120 cm/ 3' 11 1/4".
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Limestone
Contemporary Ebony Makonde African Wood Carving
Located in Houston, TX
A beautiful contemporary collector piece of Makonde ebony tree of life art carving with unbelievable detailed wood carving.
Category
Tanzanian Primitive Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Italian Hand Painted Ceramic Vase in Lustro Glaze by Riccardo Gatti Faenza 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful unique ceramic vase made by Bottega Gatti in Faenza, most probably during the 1950s or earlier.
The vase is hand painted, hand carved and glaz...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Swedish Folk Art Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
The Swedish shipbuilders' longtime tradition of hanging scale-sized models of finished ships in churches for protection of ship and crew has inspired suc...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Brass Nautical Distress Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Brass battery powered floating distress lantern with Fresnel lens and hoop handle. Weight is 1 pound.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Modernist Collectors Vase by Art Rumi Orobico, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous and rare, unique ceramic vase hand painted and signed with N.D.R. by artist from Italian ceramic studio Orobico Arte Artigianato (ART RUMI) in the 1950s.
The vase is made of...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper Signed Stamped Yellow Glazed Stoneware Bowl, circa 1950
By Lucie Rie, Hans Coper
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous mustard-yellow glazed stoneware bowl with manganese rim by famed European potters Lucie Rie & Hans Coper.
The bowl is signed with each artist's impressed seals on the b...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Figurines by Dr. Harley Niblack
Located in South Charleston, WV
This grouping of 3 figurines and 9 sculpture head figures were obtained directly from Dr. Harley Niblack by the consignor's father (who was also a woodt...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Hand Carved Spruce Whimsy Chain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice, whimsical Folk Art chain whittled from one continuous piece of wood (spruce, in this case). One end features a hook, the other a clasp. The wood h...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Spruce
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003) Drawing, Watercolor on Paper Signed, circa 1950, USA
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003),
Drawing
Watercolor on paper,
Signed,
Circa 1950, USA.
Measures: Height 92 cm, length 139 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Djebel Amour Saharan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare weaving attributed to the Djebel Amour tribe, located in Algeria close to the border with eastern Morocco along the Saharan Atlas. Although the tri...
Category
Algerian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Handmade Wooden Whirligig Officer, European Folk Art, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large figural standing officer or Policeman whirligig. Its hand-carved from Pine and handprinted black and white. The face is plain yet skillfully carved with painted facial features...
Category
European Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Modernist Collectors Vase by Art Rumi Orobico, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous and rare, unique ceramic vase hand painted and signed with G.R. by artist from Italian ceramic studio Orobico Arte Artigianato (ART RUMI) in the 1950s.
The vase is made of ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Carved and Painted Wood Paddle Surinam Maroon Ndyuka
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Finely painted with traditional geometric designs on both sides of one end, and subtle carved and incised flowing designs on both sides of the other end and adjoining shaft of the pa...
Category
Surinamer Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Rare and Original Ceramic Bottle, Signed and Located in Vallauris, circa 1950/19
By Roger Capron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare and original ceramic bottle, signed and located in Vallauris, circa 1950/1960.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Long Folk Art Hand Carved Pine Whimsy Chain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful, whimsical folk art chain whittled from one continuous piece of wood (pine, in this case). One end features what resembles an arrow fletching,...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Glass and Wood Carnival Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super unique set of carnival mirrors from a retired New York City carnival. 6 wood mirrors all with original glass. Different shape, patina and aging to each mirror. Some mirrors are...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Outstanding Vintage Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Rug
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 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Framed Maritime Signal Flag of Letter F
Located in Norwell, MA
Shadow box framed ships Signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle. Blue and yellow field. Weight is 5 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003), Drawing, Watercolor on paper Signed, circa 1950, USA
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003)
Drawing
Watercolor on paper,
Signed,
circa 1950, USA.
Measures: Height 91 cm, length 137 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in D...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Polished Copper Ships Port Lantern by Tung Woo
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships lantern with glass fresnel lens, brass trim, hinged top with hasp mounted to a thick wood base with rich dark finish. The lantern has been electrified for home ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Midcentury American Craft Artisan Hand Carved Bowl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Unusual and highly figurative hand carved artisan bowl, mid-20th century, American. This one of a kind hand carved bowl is made from a single large pi...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Nantucket Ship's Wheel Dining Table
By Nancy Chase
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique ship's wheel dining table from Nantucket Island, made by the renowned Scrimshaw artist Nancy Chase (1931-2016). Nancy bought this Late 19th Century Ship's Wheel from an antiq...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Glass
Rare Glass Pedestrian Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic glass pedestrian street crossing sign. Great coloring. Excellent condition. Illuminates beautifully in sunlight.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Framed Maritime Signal Flag of Letter T
Located in Norwell, MA
Shadow box framed signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle. Red, white and blue field. Weight is 5 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Midcentury Pen Drawing on Paper, France, 1950
Located in Madrid, ES
"Dans la rue à ville" painting. France, 1955.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
German Policeman Handcarved Folkart Midcentury Fairground Figure
Located in London, GB
Midcentury fairground figure
An extraordinary handcrafted mid-20th century fairground dodgems/go cart figure in the form of a policeman. Directing traffic flo...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Mid-20th Century Wool Baknough ‘Woman's head covering’ Berber People, Libya
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Wool Baknough (Woman's head covering) Berber People, Libya
This wool baknough is most likely from Libya, although similar pieces have b...
Category
Libyan Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
David Kovesi Woman in Garden Abstract Painting
By David Knox
Located in New York, NY
Stunning small vintage painting by NY artist David Kovesi of a woman walking thru her garden.
This painting, oil on board has fabulous vibrant...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Ken Price Signed Early Glazed Midcentury Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed American/ California potter/ artist Ken Price.
This an earlier work done while he was at USC in 1956.
Signed and noted "USC 1956" on the underside of ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003, Drawing, Watercolor on paper Signed, circa 1950, USA
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jacob Semiatin (1915-2003), Drawing,
Watercolor on paper,
Signed,
circa 1950, USA.
Measures: Height 107 cm, length 160 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Yoruba Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hand dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) cloth from the Esie area, 1950s.
Category
Nigerian Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Japanese Style Painting on Tapestry and Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual painting on fabric depicting a cauldron with skulls, birds, eyeballs, and tigers. Adhered to a wood panel. Great presence. Condition shown in...
Category
North American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Paint
Chevalier, Oil on Paper, Charles Lapicque, 1950
Located in Paris, France
This painting by Charles Lapicque entitled Chevalier is an oil on paper signed and dated (1950) in the lower left corner. This totemic work of large format and impulsive graphics, pa...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Frames Maritime Signal Flag of Letter F
Located in Norwell, MA
Shadow box framed ships signal flag with attached rope and wood toggle. Red diamond on a white background. Weight is 5 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Moroccan African Tuareg Vintage Runner Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan nomadic African Tuareg rug runner with wo and cotton embroidered geometrical modernist designs.This rug was used for room separation in the Berber tents...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Carnival Toss Game
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool piece of Carnival ephemera. Two hand-painted, wooden blocks with cut-out. Three bean bags. Interesting object and game. Great vintage condition.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Yacht Winch on Mahogany Base
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered brass yacht winch mounted onto a custom wood base with rope carved border. Weight is 15 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Extra Large Navajo Ganado/Floor Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large Navajo Ganado with "X" design; trunk piece. 7'4" x 10'5". Beautiful, bright and straight. Very little if any wear.
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Peri...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Framed Nautical Bow Pennant with Anchor
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed nautical pennant on mast with a red field and white fouled anchor by Taylor. Fitted to a custom shadow box. Weight is 9 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Folk Art Metal & Wire Rooster Chair
Located in Hanover, MA
It is impossible not to smile when sitting on the back of this vintage metal craft rooster. Constructed of scrolled metal wire loops it is strong ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
American Sideshow Wondercade Circus Banner Signed J. Sigler
By Sigler Studios
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A personal favorite! 15 1/2 feet tall. American "Wondercade" sideshow banner. Painted and signed by J. Sigler. One of the great American sideshow banner artists. Death defying! This ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Rare Scandinavian Craft Geometric Trivets by Kaija Aarikka
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large 11 1/4 x 6 in.
Medium 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.
Small 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.
An ingenious and unusual wooden and metal wire rod trivet from the Finnish designer Kaija Aarikka. The Aarikka design house is over 50 years old, started in 1954 by Kaija Aarikka who, as a textile design student, was unable to find suitably attractive buttons for a suit she had created for a final assignment. She decided to carve her own - and was surprised that her five buttons turned out to be the star of the day. That same year she and her husband founded their company, called Aarikka Oy, and opened their first sales outlet in Helsinki. In the ensuing years the company has focused on creating unique decorative and household designs showcasing local Finnish materials - which entails quite a bit of birch wood. The wooden circles are echoed by the circular wire loops at the end of each row of rings. The construction allows it to be slightly flexible but quite sturdy, while the open loops allow air to circulate under the pot. The wires can be rotated. The Aarikka Finland...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Prison Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage metal road sign for a United States Prison. Sign is letting the car know that they are now "LEAVING the TRAVEL RESTRICTED AREA." Interesting piece of automotive memorabilia...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Copper Signal Lantern by Davey of London
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid copper highly polished and lacquered ships signal lantern with brass makers badge from Davey of London, Ministry of Transport, 1954, with thumb op...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Navy Framed Mud Cloth or Kuba Cloth in Floating Acrylic Frame Gold Standoffs
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Navy blue Kuba cloth or Mud cloth framed in acrylic with gold standoffs. Beautiful dark navy blue mud-cloth sandwiched between two pieces of custom acrylic. Four holes on the four co...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Lucite
Edward Wormley Dunbar End Side Table with Gertrud and Otto Natzler Ceramic Tiles
Located in Studio City, CA
This very rare and absolutely stunning Edward Wormley designed end/ occasional table for Dunbar Furniture for their "Janus" collection, circa 1956-1957 comes with inlaid, glazed tile...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Midcentury Painting Hot Dog Stand by Stern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid Century painting of man at hot dog stand. Thought to be near central park NYC in the 50's. Oil on canvas board. Signed in lower right corner STERN '5...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Ships Cargo Spotlight on Tripod
Located in Norwell, MA
Tripod mounted marine spotlight. Fitted to a maritime compass pedestal, this large Yoke mounted ships floodlight had been meticulously polished and la...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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