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STELIO MOLA - Hand Painted Majolica Sardinian Figure - Italy - Mid 20th Century
STELIO MOLA - Hand Painted Majolica Sardinian Figure - Italy - Mid 20th Century

STELIO MOLA - Hand Painted Majolica Sardinian Figure - Italy - Mid 20th Century

By Mola

Located in Chatham, ON

STELIO MOLA - Vintage hand painted majolica figure of a Sardinian gentleman - medium size

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Vintage Molas

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramiche Mola Majolica Tray Ashtray Sardinian Girl, Cagliari Italy
Ceramiche Mola Majolica Tray Ashtray Sardinian Girl, Cagliari Italy

Ceramiche Mola Majolica Tray Ashtray Sardinian Girl, Cagliari Italy

$1,080Sale Price|20% Off

H 2.25 in W 5 in D 3.5 in

Ceramiche Mola Majolica Tray Ashtray Sardinian Girl, Cagliari Italy

By Lenci, Mola

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

perfect backdrop for her colorful headdress and beautifully detailed face. Alessandro Mola was a renowned

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Vintage Molas

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Vintage Mola Textile Pillowcase, Panama
Vintage Mola Textile Pillowcase, Panama

Vintage Mola Textile Pillowcase, Panama

$225

H 14.18 in W 17.33 in D 0.2 in

Vintage Mola Textile Pillowcase, Panama

Located in Istanbul, TR

-No insert. -Hemp in the back. -Zipper closure. -Dry Cleaning is recommended.

Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

1960's Kuna Mola Guardian Angel Applique Tapestry
1960's Kuna Mola Guardian Angel Applique Tapestry

1960's Kuna Mola Guardian Angel Applique Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

Mid-century Kuna native Mola cotton applique tapestry depicting angels, one holding a chalice. Mola

Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

1960's Kuna Mola Tropical Birds Cotton Applique Tapestry
1960's Kuna Mola Tropical Birds Cotton Applique Tapestry

1960's Kuna Mola Tropical Birds Cotton Applique Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

Mola, a Kuna word, has several meanings: fabric or cloth, shirt or upper garment for men or women

Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

1960's Kuna Mola Tropical Bird Family Applique Tapestry
1960's Kuna Mola Tropical Bird Family Applique Tapestry

1960's Kuna Mola Tropical Bird Family Applique Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

Vintage 1960's Kuna Mola, a traditional multi layered cotton applique tapestry hand sewn by Central

Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

1960's Kuna Mola Toucan Birds in Tropics Applique Tapestry
1960's Kuna Mola Toucan Birds in Tropics Applique Tapestry

1960's Kuna Mola Toucan Birds in Tropics Applique Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

Beautifully crafted Kuna tribe Mola cotton tapestry with tropical toucan bird family motif. Mounted

Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

Teak Bowl by DMK Daniela Mola & Ingo Knuth, 1980s Brutalist Design
Teak Bowl by DMK Daniela Mola & Ingo Knuth, 1980s Brutalist Design

Teak Bowl by DMK Daniela Mola & Ingo Knuth, 1980s Brutalist Design

By Ingo Knuth

Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio

A teak bowl made by the DMK - Daniela Mola & Ingo Knuth manufacture from the 1980s. The large

Category

1980s Italian Brutalist Vintage Molas

Materials

Wood, Teak

1970 Ingo Knuth DNK Daniela Mola Italian Design Wood Leather Box
1970 Ingo Knuth DNK Daniela Mola Italian Design Wood Leather Box

1970 Ingo Knuth DNK Daniela Mola Italian Design Wood Leather Box

By Ingo Knuth

Located in Brescia, IT

Wood Box Design Ingo Knuth Prod. DNK Daniela Mola Milan, 1970 Wood and Leather Adjustable Height

Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Wood

1960's Kuna Mola Tapestry with Appliqued Archangels Michael Gabriel & Raphael
1960's Kuna Mola Tapestry with Appliqued Archangels Michael Gabriel & Raphael

1960's Kuna Mola Tapestry with Appliqued Archangels Michael Gabriel & Raphael

Located in New York, NY

it easy for framing. Mola, a Kuna word, has several meanings: fabric or cloth, shirt or upper

Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

A Passion for Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989
A Passion for Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989

A Passion for Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989

By Modern History

Located in Atlanta, GA

will prefer the fabrics from Congo's Kubas. As for the molas of the Cuna Indians of Panama, they

Category

1980s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Molas

Materials

Paper

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase, Hand-Painted,  Italian Pino Castagna
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase, Hand-Painted,  Italian Pino Castagna

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Vase, Hand-Painted, Italian Pino Castagna

By Pino Castagna

Located in Milano, IT

steel and Murano glass sculpture rising in the Maria Rosa Molas roundabout in Castellón de La Plana

Category

1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Ceramic

Pino Castagna Italian 1980s Post Modern Art Pottery Bowl
Pino Castagna Italian 1980s Post Modern Art Pottery Bowl

Pino Castagna Italian 1980s Post Modern Art Pottery Bowl

$597Sale Price|50% Off

H 2 in W 6 in D 6.3 in

Pino Castagna Italian 1980s Post Modern Art Pottery Bowl

By Pino Castagna

Located in New York, NY

glass sculpture rising in the Maria Rosa Molas roundabout in Castellón de La Plana, Spain, since 2002

Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Ceramic

Recent Sales

Set of Six Framed Old Mola Hand-Sewn Textiles
Set of Six Framed Old Mola Hand-Sewn Textiles

Set of Six Framed Old Mola Hand-Sewn Textiles

Unavailable

H 16 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Set of Six Framed Old Mola Hand-Sewn Textiles

Located in Dallas, TX

Set of six hand-sewn Mola reverse appliqué textiles framed in plexiglass cases and mounted on brown

Category

20th Century Panamanian Native American Vintage Molas

Materials

Fabric

Traditional Kuna Mola, Panama
Traditional Kuna Mola, Panama

Traditional Kuna Mola, Panama

Located in NYC, NY

The mola forms part of the traditional costume of a Kuna woman, with two mola panels incorporated

Category

20th Century Panamanian Vintage Molas

A Framed Kuna Mola
A Framed Kuna Mola

A Framed Kuna Mola

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H 24.41 in W 19.89 in D 0.99 in

A Framed Kuna Mola

Located in London, GB

A framed Mola textile. Traditional clothing of the indigenous Guna people from Panamá and Colombia

Category

1960s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Textile

Set of Mola Textiles
Set of Mola Textiles

Set of Mola Textiles

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H 24.61 in W 19.89 in D 0.99 in

Set of Mola Textiles

Located in London, GB

A set of framed Mola textiles. Traditional clothing of the indigenous Guna people from Panamá and

Category

1960s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Textile

Panamanian Mola Textiles, 5
Panamanian Mola Textiles, 5

Panamanian Mola Textiles, 5

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H 0.75 in W 12.5 in D 17.25 in

Panamanian Mola Textiles, 5

Located in Astoria, NY

Group of Five Panamanian Mola Textiles, one depicting a crab, giltwood frame, two polychrome

Category

20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Vintage Molas

Materials

Textile

Ice Bucket, Di Mola, Milano
Ice Bucket, Di Mola, Milano

Ice Bucket, Di Mola, Milano

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H 22.45 in Dm 10.24 in

Ice Bucket, Di Mola, Milano

Located in Stockholm, SE

Ice Bucket in wood with insert in plastic. By Di Mola, Milano, Italy mid1900s. Measures: W35

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Wood

Italian "Essevi" Hand Painted Ceramic Sculpture 1940s by Alessandro Mola
Italian "Essevi" Hand Painted Ceramic Sculpture 1940s by Alessandro Mola

Italian "Essevi" Hand Painted Ceramic Sculpture 1940s by Alessandro Mola

By Lenci

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

Turin in the 1930s and 1940s, the Sardinian ceramist Alessandro Mola collaborated with the 'Lenci

Category

1940s Italian Vintage Molas

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Decorative Wooden Bowls by by Ingo Knuth for DMK Daniela Mola, Label
Italian Decorative Wooden Bowls by by Ingo Knuth for DMK Daniela Mola, Label

Italian Decorative Wooden Bowls by by Ingo Knuth for DMK Daniela Mola, Label

By Ingo Knuth

Located in Milano, IT

Daniela Mola from the 1980s. The pair consists of a circular wooden platter that can serve as both a

Category

1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Wood

Group of Five Gelatin Silver Prints
Group of Five Gelatin Silver Prints

Group of Five Gelatin Silver Prints

By Myron Wood

Located in Astoria, NY

dated "3 -76" lower left, pencil titled, signed, and numbered "37610-6" to reverse, "Corral, snow; Molas

Category

1960s Post-War Vintage Molas

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Crystal Vase Saint Louis France Second Half 20th Century
Crystal Vase Saint Louis France Second Half 20th Century

Crystal Vase Saint Louis France Second Half 20th Century

By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting

Located in Milano, IT

Vaso in cristallo trasparente e blu con profili e decori in oro. Lavorato a mola ed inciso sul

Category

1960s French Other Vintage Molas

Materials

Crystal

Very rare chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte - Italy - 1940s
Very rare chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte - Italy - 1940s

Very rare chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte - Italy - 1940s

By Pietro Chiesa

Located in Milano, IT

lastra di vetro è numerata con una piccola incisione realizzata a mola, un dettaglio che testimonia la

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Brass

Framed Kuna Mola
Framed Kuna Mola

Framed Kuna Mola

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H 20.67 in W 16.54 in D 0.99 in

Framed Kuna Mola

Located in London, GB

A framed Mola textile. Traditional clothing of the indigenous Guna people from Panamá and Colombia

Category

1960s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Textile

Coppia di Vasi Solifiore in Ceramica a Pala di Fico d'India - Italia - Anni '60
Coppia di Vasi Solifiore in Ceramica a Pala di Fico d'India - Italia - Anni '60

Coppia di Vasi Solifiore in Ceramica a Pala di Fico d'India - Italia - Anni '60

By Mola

Located in Milano, IT

icone della flora mediterranea. Realizzate a mano e firmate da Stelmo, pseudonimo di Stelio Mola, queste

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Ceramic

San Blas Molas Multi-Layered Fabric Handmade Panama Custom Frame
San Blas Molas Multi-Layered Fabric Handmade Panama Custom Frame

San Blas Molas Multi-Layered Fabric Handmade Panama Custom Frame

Located in Houston, TX

This is a handmade mola sewn by the San Blas Indian women. Approximate date is 1980. It is framed

Category

1980s Folk Art Vintage Molas

Materials

Fabric

Kuna Mola Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Kuna Mola Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America

Kuna Mola Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A large brightly colored fabric appliqué collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces of fabric, fashioned an...

Category

20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Vintage Molas

Materials

Fabric

20th Century Red Mola Quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama
20th Century Red Mola Quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama

20th Century Red Mola Quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama

Located in Point Richmond, CA

20th century Mola quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama This large quilt is composed of

Category

1970s Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America

Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A large brightly colored fabric collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces of fabric, fashioned and stitche...

Category

Mid-20th Century Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Fabric

Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America

Kuna Mola Reverse Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A large brightly colored fabric collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometric pieces of fabric, fashioned and stitche...

Category

20th Century Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Fabric

Due Applique '2093' Max Ingrand per FontanaArte, in cristallo e ottone
Due Applique '2093' Max Ingrand per FontanaArte, in cristallo e ottone

Due Applique '2093' Max Ingrand per FontanaArte, in cristallo e ottone

By Max Ingrand

Located in Milano, IT

Coppia di lampade a parete con struttura in ottone nichelato, cristalli sagomati alla mola con

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Aciques Carboqell  - 1982 Oil, Campos de Olivos
Aciques Carboqell  - 1982 Oil, Campos de Olivos

Aciques Carboqell - 1982 Oil, Campos de Olivos

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful oil study of the olive fields surrounding Mola, Tarragona in Spain. Painted in an

Category

20th Century Vintage Molas

Materials

Oil

Living with Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989
Living with Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989

Living with Textiles, French Book by Nicholas Barnard, 1989

By Modern History

Located in Atlanta, GA

fabrics from Congo. As for the molas of the Cuna Indians of Panama, they feature strong personalities

Category

1980s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Molas

Materials

Paper

Kuna Mola Toucan Artwork
Kuna Mola Toucan Artwork

Kuna Mola Toucan Artwork

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H 23 in W 27 in D 1.5 in

Kuna Mola Toucan Artwork

By Mola

Located in Pasadena, CA

The Mola, requiring a high level of craftsmanship, is created by sewing together several layers of

Category

1960s Panamanian Vintage Molas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola
Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola

Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola

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H 36.5 in W 19.5 in D 21.38 in

Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola

By Mola

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This styish grotto, clamshell side chair will make a statement with its form and give your garden or home a Hollywood Regency vibe. Note: The piece has been professioanlly painted...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Molas

Materials

Aluminum

Grotto Clamshell Side Chair by Mola
Grotto Clamshell Side Chair by Mola

Grotto Clamshell Side Chair by Mola

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H 37 in W 19.75 in D 20.5 in

Grotto Clamshell Side Chair by Mola

By Mola

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This styish grotto, clamshell side chair will make a statement with its form and give your garden or home a Hollywood Regency vibe. Note: The piece has been professioanlly painted...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Molas

Materials

Aluminum

Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola
Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola

Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola

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H 36.75 in W 19.75 in D 20 in

Clamshell Grotto Side Chair by Mola

By Mola

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This stylish grotto, clamshell side chair will make a statement with its form and give your garden or home a Hollywood Regency vibe. Note: The piece has been professionally painte...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Vintage Molas

Materials

Aluminum

Framed Panamanian Kuna Mola Tapestry
Framed Panamanian Kuna Mola Tapestry

Framed Panamanian Kuna Mola Tapestry

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H 16 in W 18 in D 1.75 in

Framed Panamanian Kuna Mola Tapestry

Located in Pasadena, CA

A petite framed kuna mola, the traditional Panamanian costume, which depicts the most intriguing

Category

1960s Panamanian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Tapestry

Vintage Framed "Mola" Tapestry Depicting Birds
Vintage Framed "Mola" Tapestry Depicting Birds

Vintage Framed "Mola" Tapestry Depicting Birds

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Vintage framed Mola tapestry depicting birds Mola embroidery and applique tapestry depicting birds

Category

1980s Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Linen, Wood, Cotton

Vintage Central American "Mola" Textile Pillow.
Vintage Central American "Mola" Textile Pillow.

Vintage Central American "Mola" Textile Pillow.

By Atelier Lam

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Vintage Central America textile pillow with decorative trim frame and crushed blue linen frame and backing.

Category

1970s Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Feathers, Down

Framed Kuna Mola Style Tapestries, a Pair
Framed Kuna Mola Style Tapestries, a Pair

Framed Kuna Mola Style Tapestries, a Pair

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H 38.5 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in

Framed Kuna Mola Style Tapestries, a Pair

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Framed pair of Kuna Mola style tapestries. Some wear to the original frames and minor tear near the

Category

1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molas

Materials

Tapestry

1970s Guatemala Mola Mixed Textiles Artwork Framed Panels, Pair
1970s Guatemala Mola Mixed Textiles Artwork Framed Panels, Pair

1970s Guatemala Mola Mixed Textiles Artwork Framed Panels, Pair

Located in Richmond, VA

Offered is a stunning, pair of 1970s Guatemalan Mola textile panels framed. One features a fish and

Category

20th Century Guatemalan Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

Goodbye Summer
Goodbye Summer

Alden MasonGoodbye Summer, 1979

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H 72 in W 80 in D 1.75 in

Goodbye Summer

By Alden Mason

Located in Palm Springs, CA

directly into his large Squeeze Bottle paintings of 1978–1980s. Stylized South American mola and

Category

1970s Abstract Vintage Molas

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Framed Colorful Mola Textile
Vintage Framed Colorful Mola Textile

Vintage Framed Colorful Mola Textile

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H 21.5 in W 26 in D 2 in

Vintage Framed Colorful Mola Textile

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Framed vintage Mola applique textile depicting birds. Framed in honey color wood and light color

Category

1970s Panamanian Bohemian Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Raffia, Wood

Framed Vintage Mola Applique Textile
Framed Vintage Mola Applique Textile

Framed Vintage Mola Applique Textile

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H 16.5 in W 23 in D 1 in

Framed Vintage Mola Applique Textile

Located in Oakland Park, FL

This item is part of our 7Th Anniversary SALE: Framed Vintage Mola Applique Textile depicting birds

Category

1980s Panamanian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Wood, Cotton

1970s Biker Vest
1970s Biker Vest

1970s Biker Vest

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H 27 in W 18 in D 0.25 in

1970s Biker Vest

Located in North Egremont, MA

Biker vest with a Mola patch on a 1960s Levis denim jacket. A fascinating piece with a embroidered

Category

1970s Vintage Molas

Vintage Red and Blue Tribal Textile Decorative Bolster Pillow
Vintage Red and Blue Tribal Textile Decorative Bolster Pillow

Vintage Red and Blue Tribal Textile Decorative Bolster Pillow

Located in Oakland Park, FL

Vintage red and blue tribal textile decorative bolster pillow Vintage mola textile pillow Red linen

Category

1970s South American Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Linen, Down, Feathers, Cotton

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Located in Point Richmond, CA

Early 20th century ceremonial cloth / Tampan, Paminggir, Lampung region, South Sumatra, Indonesia Commonly referred to as ship cloths, these ceremonial tampan would have been used...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Vintage Molas

Materials

Cotton

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Vintage Molas For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage molas available for sale. Frequently made of fabric, cotton and wood, all vintage molas available were constructed with great care. Vintage molas have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage molas to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern and Folk Art vintage molas are of considerable interest. Many vintage molas are appealing in their simplicity, but Mola, Atelier Lam and Lenci produced popular vintage molas that are worth a look.

How Much are Vintage Molas?

Vintage molas can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $723, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $1,695.