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Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
black and natural cut pile raffia surrounding a tongue-in-cheek inscription reading, "100% POLYESTER
Category

Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Raffia

Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
H 20 in W 20.5 in D 1.25 in
Ceramic Lamp Disguised as Cardboard Box by Michel Harvey
By Michel Harvey
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This ceramic table lamp cleverly disguises itself in wry, tongue-in-cheek fashion as a weathered
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Peter Traag for Edra "Mummy Chair"
Located in East Hampton, NY
bandages like a mummy.... very tongue in cheek!
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Peter Traag for Edra "Mummy Chair"
Peter Traag for Edra "Mummy Chair"
H 33 in W 18 in D 16 in
Ghost Drapery Console with Painted Leopard
By Reginald Baxter
Located in Palm Beach, FL
in a tongue in cheek classical woodland setting, signed Baxter in a fold.
Category

20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Fiberglass

William Skilling (1862-1964) Dogs with Bone Portrait / Picture
By William Skilling
Located in Dallas, TX
oil painting on canvas of two playful dogs in mid frolic and executed in a tongue in cheek
Category

20th Century American Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Set of 6 Credit Card Themed Highball Glasses, "Drink Today, Repent Tomorrow"
By Culver Ltd.
Located in Nantucket, MA
with tongue-in-cheek names against a background of bar bills and below a band with the motto "DRINK
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Glass

Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Rude Arm: Pink"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
typical to Uwe Pfaff's tongue in cheek approach, depicting a human arm showing a middle finger. Edition 2
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Rude Arm: Black"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
typical to Uwe Pfaff's tongue in cheek approach, depicting a human arm showing a middle finger. Edition 2
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Rude Arm: Yellow"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
is typical to Uwe Pfaff's tongue in cheek approach, depicting a human arm showing a peace sign
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Rude Arm: Yellow"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
is typical to Uwe Pfaff's tongue in cheek approach, depicting a human arm showing a peace sign
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Rude Arm: Black"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
typical to Uwe Pfaff's tongue in cheek approach, depicting a human arm showing a middle finger. Edition 1
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Oil Painting on Canvas of a Dog by William Skilling
By William Skilling
Located in Palm Beach, FL
your attention, executed in a tongue in cheek Victorian parlor painting style with contrived aging
Category

Late 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting on Canvas of a Dog by William Skilling
By William Skilling
Located in Palm Beach, FL
your attention, executed in a tongue in cheek Victorian parlor painting style with contrived aging
Category

20th Century American Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Detectives: Sherlock Inside
By Hannah Barrett
Located in Boston, MA
genders and time periods. With tongue-in-cheek nods to the past, Barrett combines dichotomous oddities to
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Rustics: Winter Hunting Lodge
By Hannah Barrett
Located in Boston, MA
genders and time periods. With tongue-in-cheek nods to the past, Barrett combines dichotomous oddities to
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Rustics: Spring Weekenders
By Hannah Barrett
Located in Boston, MA
genders and time periods. With tongue-in-cheek nods to the past, Barrett combines dichotomous oddities to
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

ARTEMIS Cut-Velvet Bottoman - Eucalyptus
By House of Hackney
Located in New York, NY
The Bottoman is a tongue in cheek take on the ottoman seat, crafted by the finest furniture makers
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Velvet

ARTEMIS Cut-Velvet Bottoman  - Eucalyptus
ARTEMIS Cut-Velvet Bottoman  - Eucalyptus
H 17.72 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
ANACONDA Cut-Velvet Bottoman - Petrol
By House of Hackney
Located in New York, NY
, slithering across cut-velvet, the opulent shade of 'Petrol' blue and (of course) the design itself; a tongue
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Velvet

ANACONDA Cut-Velvet  Bottoman - Petrol
ANACONDA Cut-Velvet  Bottoman - Petrol
H 17.72 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Detectives: Sherlock Outside
By Hannah Barrett
Located in Boston, MA
eccentrics of ambiguous genders and time periods. With tongue-in-cheek nods to the past, Barrett combines
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

XL HALO Coffee Table in Bastogne Walnut Slab w/ Blackened Bronze Base by EÆ
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bastogne walnut balancing over a classic metal form give this piece a sculptural tongue-in-cheek
Category

2010s Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Bronze

Singing At the Moon, Wolf in a Tux - Abstract Figurative
By G. Lester
Located in Soquel, CA
A tongue in cheek swipe at the futility of it all. A well heeled gent (Wolf) in a Tux bays at the
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

25 Year Marriage Medal Gold Charm
Located in New York, NY
, tongue-in-cheek award. Alice Kwartler has sold the finest antique gold and diamond jewelry and silver
Category

Vintage 1950s American Pendant Necklaces

Materials

14k Gold

25 Year Marriage Medal Gold Charm
25 Year Marriage Medal Gold Charm
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Dm 0.75 in
Rare Moschino 1990's Supermarket Advertising Slogan Colourful Patterned Jeans
By Franco Moschino, Moschino
Located in Sheffield, GB
print throughout with tongue in cheek 'Moschino Market' slogans. MADE IN ITALY. Features: Zip fasten
Category

1990s Italian Jeans

Screamin' Eagle with a Broken Beak
Located in New Orleans, LA
anything else. This piece includes a tongue-in-cheek poke at the proliferation of kintsugi repairs going on
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

FLORESCENCE Skirted Bottoman - Noir and Iridis Stripe
By House of Hackney
Located in New York, NY
A tongue-in-cheek take on the ottoman, our chic and chintzy FLORESCENCE Bottoman is crafted by the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Velvet

Burmont and Crest (2021)
By Rob Kaniuk
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Watercolor on cold press paper Tongue in cheek text reading "Drug Dealer Parking Only" and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Nobody Ever Listened To Me
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original Artwork, Oil on Canvas. Bright red large scale painting featuring the tongue in cheek
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Oil

TMNT/Renaissance Art
Located in Denver, CO
tongue-in-cheek humor is a hallmark of his practice, which often references popular culture and famous
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker, Acrylic, Canvas

Martine Rose "Promising Britain" Clown T-Shirt
Located in Tương Mai Ward, Hoang Mai District
Martine Rosedelivers a tongue-in-cheek critique of british politics “It’s all just embarrassing
Category

2010s British T-Shirts

"La Cage Aux Fowls" - Surreal Figurative Abstract
By G. Lester
Located in Soquel, CA
"La Cage Aux Fowls" A tongue in cheek swipe at the artist and his muse, the nude and of course the
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fall Hunters
By Hannah Barrett
Located in Boston, MA
tongue-in-cheek nods to the past, Barrett combines dichotomous oddities to create a whimsical atmosphere
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Videre Licet, "BBC", Coffee Table, 2014
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a tongue-in-cheek name that stands for Big Black Crystal, among other things, the BBC is based
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Mark Kostabi, Kostabi New Paintings 'Signed', 1991
By Mark Kostabi
Located in London, GB
commenting on society and the art world, created by hired painters, Kostabi became infamous for his tongue-in
Category

1990s Italian Books

My Castle My Rules
Located in Nottingham, GB
tongue in cheek slogans that James McQueen is famous for. This piece is ready to hang on the wall and
Category

2010s Pop Art Paintings

Materials

Oil

My Castle My Rules
My Castle My Rules
H 60 in W 40 in D 2 in
Exhibition poster "Roy Lichtenstein: A Drawing Retrospective" at James Goodman
By (after) Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. This poster measures 36 x 24
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Jeffery Console Table in Blackened Steel, Brass and Waterfall Marble Detail
Located in Paonia, CO
up a welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue-in-cheek branding
Category

2010s American Modern Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Robert Console Table in Blackened Steel, Saint Laurent Marble and Brass Accents
Located in Paonia, CO
herself by picking up a welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue-in
Category

2010s American Modern Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Ouija Board Table in Steel, Etched Carrara Marble and Brass Accents & Planchette
Located in Paonia, CO
welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in cheek branding approach
Category

2010s American Modern Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Daniel Side Table in Blackened Steel, Nero Marquina Marble and Brass Accents
Located in Paonia, CO
picking up a welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue-in-cheek
Category

2010s American Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Brass and Leather Swing
Located in Paonia, CO
company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE HAüS
Category

2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Brass and Leather Swing
Brass and Leather Swing
H 100 in W 144 in D 72 in
Restraint Bench in Steel, Statuary Marble with Black Leather Panels & Brass
Located in Paonia, CO
tongue-in-cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE HAüS aesthetic can best be described as provocative luxury.   
Category

2010s American Modern Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Restraint Side Table in Steel, Nero Marquina Marble with Black Leather Panels
Located in Paonia, CO
tongue in cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE HAüS aesthetic can best be described as provocative luxury.  
Category

2010s American Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Restraint Accent Table in Steel, Calacatta Gold Marble with Dual Leather Panels
Located in Paonia, CO
". With a tongue-in-cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE HAüS aesthetic can best be described as
Category

2010s American Modern Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Schumacher Les Scenes Contemporaines Pillow in Black
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Les Scenes Contemporaines with a self welt finish. For a tongue-in-cheek take
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Rococo Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Illegal Alien's Meditations on el Ser y la Nada
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Lyons, CO
spiritual life. The title is a comical tongue-in-cheek reference to Sartre's On Being and Nothingness.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Schumacher x Johnson Hartig Punk Rock Pillow in Navy
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
trope—the safety pin—as an unexpectedly elegant flourish on an accessory loaded with tongue-in-cheek
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Other Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton, Silk

1993 Roy Lichtenstein - The Kiss - Guggenheim Museum Original Vintage Poster
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Winchester, GB
they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. The piece is in fantastic mint condition, and looks
Category

1990s American Posters

Materials

Paper

1993 Roy Lichtenstein - Girl With Hair Ribbon - Guggenheim Original Poster
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Winchester, GB
that documented while they parodied, often in a tongue-in-cheek manner. The piece is in fantastic mint
Category

1990s American Posters

Materials

Paper

AW20 Moschino Couture J. Scott Leather Pink Cake Box Round Bag Marie Antoinette
By Moschino, Jeremy Scott
Located in Palm Springs, CA
quirky, tongue-in-cheek designs, the Moschino Round Cake Box Bag should come as no surprise. Smooth
Category

2010s Italian Novelty Bags

Raf Simons AW03 'Closer' Parka
By Raf Simons
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beyond the coveted graphics, Closer offered a tongue-in-cheek take on British dressing, all newsboy
Category

Early 2000s Belgian Anoraks and Parkas

Brass Pinch Dish
Located in Paonia, CO
welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in cheek branding approach
Category

2010s American Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Brass Pinch Dish
Brass Pinch Dish
H 2 in Dm 1.5 in
Leather and Marble Sofa
Located in Paonia, CO
up a welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in cheek branding
Category

2010s American Modern Sofas

Materials

Marble, Steel

Leather and Marble Sofa
Leather and Marble Sofa
H 28 in W 99 in D 28 in
Brass Napkin Ring
Located in Paonia, CO
up a welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in cheek branding
Category

2010s American Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Brass Napkin Ring
Brass Napkin Ring
H 4 in Dm 2 in
Solid Brass Clock
Located in Paonia, CO
company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE HAüS
Category

2010s American Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass

Solid Brass Clock
Solid Brass Clock
H 36 in Dm 36 in
Robert Blackened Steel and Marble Desk with Brass Accents
Located in Paonia, CO
, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE
Category

2010s American Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass, Steel

Moschino Couture Jeremy Scott Teddy Bear Gold Credit Card Skirt Ready to Bear
By Moschino, Jeremy Scott
Located in Palm Springs, CA
gold Moschino credit card pattern skirt is classic Jeremy Scott, combining a classic cut with tongue in
Category

2010s Italian Pencil Skirts

Gabriele Puetz 'Kleine Einschlafhilfe' Pillow German Art Pottery Sculpture # 1/5
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
and is meant with a little 'tongue in cheek' as one is supposed to count numbers to help fall asleep
Category

Vintage 1980s German Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Fallon Marble Bookends
Located in Paonia, CO
herself by picking up a welding torch, the company's name is a play on the word "ORE". With a tongue in
Category

2010s American Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

Fallon Marble Bookends
Fallon Marble Bookends
H 12 in W 8 in D 2 in
Leather and Brass Placemat Set (Set of 4) Black
Located in Paonia, CO
". With a tongue in cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE HAüS aesthetic can best be described as
Category

2010s American Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

Leather and Brass Placemat Set (Set of 4) Brown
Located in Paonia, CO
". With a tongue in cheek branding approach, the (wh)ORE HAüS aesthetic can best be described as
Category

2010s American Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

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Tongue In Cheek For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact tongue in cheek you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Pop Art style, while we also have 35 Pop Art versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a tongue in cheek from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right tongue in cheek is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, black, brown and orange. Finding an appealing tongue in cheek — no matter the origin — is easy, but Trevor Young, David Kramer, Patricia Zinsmeister Parker, Claes Oldenburg and Jeff Koons each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Tongue In Cheek?

The price for a tongue in cheek in our collection starts at $65 and tops out at $200,000 with the average selling for $3,185.
Questions About Tongue In Cheek
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, the Balenciaga sneakers with tongues do have a tag on them. It’s important to note that the Speed Trainers don’t have a tongue and there may be dress shoes with a tongue that do not have a tag on them. It all depends on the type of Balenciaga shoes you’re looking at. You’ll find a large collection of Balenciaga shoes and other products from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.