Vintage Thumb Oilers
Harry Keay, Dorothea’s Bonnet, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-20th-century oil painting by British artist Harry Keay (1914-1994) depicts a still life
Category
1950s Romantic Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Oil Faces and Hand - Mid 20th Century by George De Goya
By George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
commercial illustrations in 1961.
Abstract Oil Pastel Piece
white modern wooden frame under glass
Category
1970s Abstract Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil Pastel
H 22.84 in W 29.14 in D 1.58 in
Framed Woman with Child Portrait Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th century) oil painting of a woman holding a thumb-sucking child on her knee, against a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Framed Woman with Child Portrait Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th century) oil painting of a woman holding a thumb-sucking child on her knee, against a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
From the series “Creatio Continua I” Conceptual Oil and Marble Dust Painting
By Krzysztof Gliszczyński
Located in Salzburg, AT
on a canvas, pressing each fresh bit of paint with my thumb. In the cycle of paintings Autoportret
Category
1990s Conceptual Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Marble
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Caput Mortuum - Conceptual Encaustic Oil Painting, Marble Dust Ash On Canvas XXL
By Krzysztof Gliszczyński
Located in Salzburg, AT
, Oil, encaustic, pigments, marble dust on canvas, 200 x 300 cm (two parts, one part 200x150cm
Category
1990s Conceptual Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Marble
H 78.75 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in
Vermont Landscape
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A "Thumb Box" (Diminutive) painting of Vermont by Harold Haydon.
Harold Emerson Haydon was born in
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil
Gospel Hall, Calais, VT
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A "Thumb Box" (diminutive) painting of the Gospel Hall in Calais, VT by Harold Haydon.
Harold
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil
Hanover, NH (Sailors by a Storefront)
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A "Thumb Box" (or diminutive) painting of sailors in Hanover, NH by Harold Haydon.
Harold Emerson
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Sunset)
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A "Thumb Box" or diminutive painting by Harold Haydon depicting a mountain at sunset.
Harold
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil
UNKNOWN TITLE
By Jesus Fuertes
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and thumb printed on front by the artist. Canvas size 45
Category
1990s Cubist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Greenwich Village NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
-1981)
Greenwich Village NYC
14 x 17 inches
Oil on board, c. 1930s
Signed lower right
26 1/2 x 30 framed
Category
1930s American Realist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil, Board
The Coming of the Mayflower in 1620
By Newell Convers Wyeth
Located in Palm Desert, CA
the urgency to read on to the next glossy illustration? Or, in excited anticipation, thumb through the
Category
1940s American Realist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Avenue des Champs-Elysses, Paris
By Antoine Blanchard
Located in Missouri, MO
Antoine Blanchard (French 1910-1988)
"Avenue des Champs-Elysses, Paris"
Oil on Canvas
Signed
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Summer Floral Still Life - Zinnias, Delphiniums, Corn Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
in oil but was known to use watercolors as well.
Volney was born in 1880 in Attica, NY to parents
Category
1930s Realist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Linen, Oil
Dorothy M.T. Colles Anthology Manuscript in Painted Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
somewhat thumbed but solid with no color losses, pages bright and clean. Hand writing in different color
Category
1930s European Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pulp Magazine Marine Combat Scene Shoot Out in Blue Noir
Located in Miami, FL
two sons of Henry McDermott, an oil broker. McDermott was a young child when his father committed
Category
1960s American Realist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Illustration Board, Gouache
H 18.6 in W 20.2 in D 1 in
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Houses In The Mountains 1930's French Impressionist Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 12 inches high ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Watercolor
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H 12 in W 18 in
19th-Century Dutch School, River Landscape With Inn & Windmill
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine mid-19th-century Dutch oil painting depicts a gentle view with a windmill, inn, horseback rider and figures.
As the sun sets, illuminating the sky with a golden glow, a we...
Category
1870s Dutch School Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Dutch Landscape oil painting of cattle by a river
By William Frederick Hulk
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
William Frederick Hulk
British/Dutch, (1852-1922)
Cattle Watering
Oil on board, signed
Image size: 8.5 inches x 5.5 inches
Size including frame: 13 inches x 10 inches
A charming sma...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Board, Oil
H 13 in W 10 in D 1.5 in
19th Century seascape oil painting of shipping by moonlight on Dutch river
By Hubert Thornley
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Hubert Thornley
British, (exh. 1858 -1898)
Moonlight on a Dutch River
Oil on canvas, signed, further inscribed in pencil to the stretcher verso
Image size: 13.25 inches x 11.25 inche...
Category
19th Century Victorian Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 17.75 in W 15.75 in D 2.25 in
Dutch 19th Century Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 19th century oil painting on panel.
A Dutch school ( Hollandsche School) painting, oil on an oak panel with a scene of a river landscape with windmills, a cityscape in the...
Category
19th Century Dutch Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oak
Bird - Original Pen Drawing - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bird is an original drawing in pen realized by a French Anonymous artist of the Mid-20th Century, the state of preservation of the artwork is good except for some foxing along the ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Pen
Large Traditional Dutch River Landscape with Old Town & Houses Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape in Holland (titled verso)
Dutch School, 20th century
signed oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 30 x 42 inches
canvas: 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, Eng...
Category
Late 20th Century Old Masters Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950's French Cubist Still Life Oil Painting Jugs & Ornaments Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Still Life Composition
French School, mid 20th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 22 x 26 inches
canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1950 Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Garden Plot
Located in Bristol, GB
GARDEN PLOT
Size: 56.5 x 73.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A vibrant and richly textured mid-century composition in oil, painted onto canvas and dated 1950.
In this compositi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 22.25 in W 28.94 in
The Valley in Biot Côtes d'Azur
By Lucien Martial
Located in London, GB
'The Valley in Biot Côtes d'Azur', oil on canvas, by Lucien Martial (circa 1960s). This village perched up high dates to 154 BC and overlooks hills covered with mimosas and olive tre...
Category
1960s Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Hyman Bloom Judaica Hand Signed Poster Rabbi with Torah
By Hyman Bloom
Located in Surfside, FL
This is not editioned. According to his wife this was done privately for his 80th birthday and just given to friends and family. they were not sold. This is from a group of very few ...
Category
20th Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Offset
Large 1960's French Impressionist Signed Oil Portrait of Nude Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Mude Model
French School, circa 1960's
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 35.5 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dutch School 20th Century Oil - On the River
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming landscape scene depicting figures in a rowing boat on a river. The boat is shown before a cottage and distant town. Unsigned. Presented in a black lacquer frame. Provenanc...
Category
20th Century Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil
Old Master "Evening on the River" Painting Dutch School
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on board old master painting of a village on the river at sunset. I cannot find a signature. The painting dates to the 18th century and is most likely Dutch or Flemish. It pre...
Category
18th Century Dutch Romantic Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Paint
LARGE SIGNED OIL PAINTING - TRANQUIL VENICE CANAL BACKWATER
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Louis del Bianco (French b.1925), signed
Title: The Tranquil Canal, Venice
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size: painting: 24 x 19.5 inches
Provenance:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil
Cubist Nude 52
By Michael Loew
Located in Lawrence, NY
India Ink on paper; Provenance: Estate of artist, Vincent Vallarino Gallery
Lawrence Fine Art is pleased to present a suite of early, cubist-inspired nudes by first generation abst...
Category
1950s Cubist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
India Ink
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Vintage Sculpted Brass Oil Dispenser Thumb Oiler Tiny Can Collectible Decor
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Sculpted Brass Oil Dispenser Thumb Oiler Tiny Can Collectible Decor
Measures: 1.88 diameter
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Metal, Brass
"Landscape"
By Paul Frederick Berdanier
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a beautifully executed oil on board landscape by Paul Frederick
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Oil
Large Red and Orange Abstract Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Houston, TX
Reynolds" or "Lee Burr". Vanguard Studios was conceived as a way to provide original oil paintings to
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil, ABS
Jackson Square, NYC WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Ashcan Modernism Realism
Located in New York, NY
inches Oil on Canvas c. 1930s. Signed lower right.
The back of the painting shows a scene that Mira
Category
1930s American Realist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Y Garn, Eryri (Snowdonia, Wales). Welsh Artist.Original Oil Painting.Contemporary
By Gwyn Roberts
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
This original oil painting by Gwyn Roberts is presented and supplied in a sympathetic and
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Glassy Lake and Purple Mountain Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
horticulture and being an artist. Shaw will be remembered for his passion for the outdoors, his green thumb
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
H 18.75 in W 22.75 in D 1.75 in
Japanese Kuroda Bushi Sumo Hakata Ningyo Unglazed Ceramic Doll Mid-century
Located in Brooklyn, NY
modern artistic theories and techniques under Itusyo Yada, an oil painter, which led to the production of
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Ceramic
Rocks and Sea. Fine Original Seascape Watercolor. John Knapp-Fisher. West Wales.
By John Knapp-Fisher
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
that he painted every day. “I tell students to do something every day – even if it’s a quick thumb nail
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Antoine Blanchard Place De La Concorde
By Antoine Blanchard
Located in Dallas, TX
13 x 18.4 Inches
Framed: 21 x 26 Inches
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right.”Antoine Blanchard
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Paint
Thomas King Hanna
By Thomas King Hanna
Located in Cleveland, OH
"Snowed in." oil on masonite. Signed lower right
Bearing label for The Salmagundi Club "Thumb Box
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Thumb Oilers
Materials
Paint
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Vintage Thumb Oilers For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage thumb oilers available for sale. Each of these unique vintage thumb oilers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using canvas, fabric and wood. Vintage thumb oilers have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage thumb oilers bearing mid-century modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage thumb oilers are appealing in their simplicity, but Antoine Blanchard, Joseph Crilley and George De Goya produced popular vintage thumb oilers that are worth a look.
How Much are Vintage Thumb Oilers?
Prices for vintage thumb oilers start at $100 and top out at $35,600 with the average selling for $5,550.
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