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Style: Folk Art
Period: 1940s
Folk Art Wood See-Saw
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage wooden horsehead see-saw teeter-totter from the 1940s is a unique piece of Americana. The remnants of old gray, red, and blue paint add to its vintage charm, making it a great decorative sculpture for any room. However, due to its age it is not recommended for children to use as a toy. This teeter-totter is a rare find of vintage Americana.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Wooden Marquetry Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Marquetry Figure wall plaque. Hand executed..Art Deco , African influenced.Several mixed species of exotic woods.
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Wood Carved Chinese Restaurant Entry Arch, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Impressive and grand arch that graced the entry of a Chinese restaurant in the 1940s American Midwest. Impressively carved and double-sided solid wo...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Terracotta Terrier Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage terracotta terrier sculpture. This handsome terra cotta terrier figure is realistic in size and features. Perfect home accent for the dog lover!
Category

Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Papier Mache Jockey Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved papier mache jockey figure An unusual English folk-art early 20th century papier mache figure, of a winning jockey. Standing proud with chest puffed out and whip in hand. This figure stands firmly on a textured fake grass top plinth. Original paint still intact if a bit faded and cracked in sections, revealing some old newspaper...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Very Large Charming Carved Wood Folk Art Swan Decoy Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic country Folk Art swan decoy of impressive scale, made of painted carved wood and having a wonderful aged patina.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Instructional Mushroom Model
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage instructional mushroom model from an art school in France. Entire set pictured together in last three images.
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French Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Folk Art Hand Carved Black Cat Trinket Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wooden ebonized cat with dish sculpture mounted to a mahogany plinth. Dish can accommodate keys or smaller objects. Patina / light wear present (paint loss to the tips of ears / edges of green dish...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Mahogany, Wood

Hand Carved Vintage Hat Mold Made of Ashwood from Müller, Zürich, Switzerland
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hand carved vintage hat mold, from the hat-making company Carl Müller in Zürich. Pretty as a picture and decorative as a sculpture. Could be placed a...
Category

Swiss Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Ash

Antique Hand Sculpted Stone Head Sculpture on Formfit Hand Carved Wooden Base
Located in Miami, FL
Antique hand-sculpted stone head sculpture presented on a hand carved wooden stand. Head measures: Length 5 inches x 4 inches depth x 8 inches hi...
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Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Vintage Hand Painted Rocking Horse
Located in New York, NY
Vintage hand painted carved horse.
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Folk Art Airplane, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This carved wood Folk Art airplane has an amazing original paint surface and functional propeller and wheels.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Sheet Metal

Quirky American Folk Art Human Form Chair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Have a seat! One of a kind human form chair. Wonderfully carved muscles, toes, clenched fists for support. Looks like the chair is ready to go crawling ac...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Three Plaster and Sheet Metal Human Head Prototypes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very interesting collection of three male human head forms. We found them perched on a nickel-plated iron hat stands. The stands are marked Hugh Lynons & Co, Lansing MI. Most likely store display...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Composition, Sheet Metal

Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Unusual Plaster Puppet Head An unusual object to say the least, we feel this item was made in the early to mid-20th century. Constructed of Wood, plaster with gl...
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Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1940s Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

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Art Nouveau Women's bust Copper Wall Plaque Wood Framed Signed Luc
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