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Material: Fabric
Monumental and Unusual Folk Art Stage Coach Figure and Horses, 1927
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental and unusual Folk Art stage coach figure and horses, 1927. All hand executed, amazing detail, working lamps, velvet interior on coach.
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Plaster
Zabihi Collection Green Besserabian Kilim
Located in New York, NY
a 3rd quarter of the 20th century Besserabian Kilim
Measures: 6'9" x 11'
Category
20th Century Russian Bessarabian Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Set of 4 Mid-Century Rope & Wood Stool Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Set of four Mid-Century Rope & Wood Stool Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet ,the top is upholstered with a white fabric.
Measures: Height / 13 inches.
Diameter / 11 inches.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Mexican Red Serape Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vibrant red ground Mexican or American Indian weaving has bold colors and in great condition. The backing is in a black cotton linen and down and feather fill.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Mounted Asafo Flag of Ghana c.1820-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original Asafo flag depicting the Fante people of Ghana, Africa and the Union Jack of the United Kingdom. Mou...
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Fabric
$2,595 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Beautifil Eye Dazzler Navajo Indian Bolster Pillows. Feather and Down inserts and zippered casing.
Pillow measures 30 x 15
Smaller pi...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Think Big Giant Matches and Matchbox
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of oversized matches and matchbox, made by Think Big NYC in 1984. Set contains all 8 original matches. Box slides open as a normal matchbox...
Category
1980s American Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Paper, Felt, Wood, Paint
Vintage American Amish “Sunshine and Shadows” Hand-Stitched Cotton Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
A visually captivating mid-20th century Amish quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, expertly hand-crafted in the traditional “Sunshine and Shadows” pattern. This vibrant patchwork design features a striking interplay of blue and green tones, punctuated by hand-cut squares in red, black, and ivory. The meticulously even hand stitching highlights the skill and care that define Amish quilt making, while the use of repurposed household fabrics reflects a heritage of resourcefulness and sustainability. More than a utilitarian textile, this quilt stands as a work of folk art—perfect for collectors, designers, or anyone seeking a meaningful statement piece with historical and aesthetic significance.
Dimensions: 47” x 55”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Pennsylvania, United States
Material: Cotton
Condition: Good
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2244
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Category
Mid-20th Century American Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,175 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Wool, Neutral colors, Ivory, Beige, Gray & Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly rega...
Category
Late 19th Century American Navajo Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$5,599 Sale Price
20% Off
Ararat Rugs Akstafa Kazak Rug - 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Origin and Inspiration:
This stunning revival of the Akstafa Kazak Rug is a modern creation deeply rooted in the rich weaving traditions of the Caucasus, specifically inspired by the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
21st Century Nadia Round Laundry Basket with Leather & Canvas Cotton
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A stylish all-rounder, bringing sophisticated storage indoors. That's why we can't get enough of these new storage baskets.
Nadia is the new family of our laundry baskets, made in recycled leather...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Cotton
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Flag 1953
Located in Hastings, GB
British Royal Family
A Rare And Historical Royal Coronation Flag from The Coronation Of HRH Queen Elizabeth 2nd, June 2nd 1953.
Due To The Size This Flag Would Have Been Used Strun...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Zabihi Collection Vintage Persian Tabriz Pictorial Scene Carpet
Located in New York, NY
1930s Persian Tabriz rug with a pictorial scenery design
rug no. j3838
size 10' x 12' 10" (305 x 391 cm)
Pictorial rugs are some of the most over-the-top examples of the artistry, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ararat Rugs Bidjar Sweeping Arabesques Rug Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a repeat of large sweeping arabesques in muted colors adorning the midnight blue field rug designed in the early 20th century that originates from the Bidjar region in northw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Rare Amish Bars Doll Quilt
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920-1930 s bars doll quilt with corner blocks in very good condition.Machine quilted pieced & quilted.Published on page 30 in "Amish Doll Quilts " by...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Turkish Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Beige, Taupe, Shrimp Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$20,799 Sale Price
20% Off
Jonas Welch Holman "Portrait of a Young Man Writing with a Quill"
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Sharon, CT
Through personal communications with Emily Esser and recently published scholarship by her, (December 2, 2024) "The Chapbook Children (Jonas Welch Holman, Lyman Parks, and Dean Robe...
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Folk Art Painting of a Gentleman Attributed to Samuel P. Howes
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas.
Samuel P. Howes was born in 1806, likely in Plymouth, Massachusetts. As a young man, he began divinity studies but changed his career to painting and moved to Boston i...
Category
1830s American Folk Art Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Jerrehian Border Design Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Two-toned Palace Size Vintage Northwest Tribal Heriz Rug, c.1950's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Two-Toned Palace size Vintage Northwest Tribal Heriz Sun-Kissed with Reds, Softer Rusty Clays, with Fantastic Blues & Salmon
About: Unbelievable size - this piece has been sun-kissed with nearly half a rustier and softer clay that meets some slightly darker truer reds that are still subtle in their own right. Fantastic blues with denim, sky, navy, indigo, french, and even oxford blues that meet lots of nice camels, mocha, caramel, espresso, honey, and buffered by salmon and lots of antique...
Category
20th Century Tribal Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Rashwan Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Rashwan Design Kilim, from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful spec...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
New & Not Used Handwoven Wool Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates b...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$544 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Painting Our Lady of The Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 19th Century
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in London, GB
A large Spanish oil on canvas of Our Lady of The Rosary after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, early 19th century in date.
It features the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in her arms, she...
Category
Early 1800s Spanish Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Moroccan Moorish Orientalist Oil Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Orientalist oil on canvas painting of a 19th century Moroccan market scene with an old men seating on a carpet selling old coins and a Moorish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 360 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 360 by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 360 x L 280 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal an...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19thc Eight Point Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine eight point star quilt is in pristine condition with a couple minor tiny spots. Mostly posted on the back side. This is a very large quilt.
Category
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed ICS Numeral Pennant 6
Located in Norwell, MA
International code of signals pennant, number 6. White and black triangular stitched linen panels. Matted and framed. Measures: Approximately 20" x 33.5".
Category
20th Century Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
20th Century Vintage Hungarian Flag by Bulldog, Cotton Bunting, American Made
Located in Chicago, IL
An original 100% cotton bunting Hungarian flag with metal grommets, made by Bulldog in Verona, New Jersey. Heavy woven fabric with bold color.
Measures exactly 32.25" high x 58" wid...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
$376 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas "Sound Wave" by Carlo of Hollywood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large modern abstract oil on canvas 'Sound Wave' by Carlo of Hollywood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Split Bars Quilt from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine split bars quilt was made in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and is from the third quarter of the 19th century. It is quite rare the colors on a chocolate brown ground. It is in very good condition. These quilts were typically made in that are in Pennsylvania. It is a Mennonite quilt...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,980 Sale Price
39% Off
JFK MLK RFK- NO MORE DREAMS, Purvis Young
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
JFK MLK RFK- NO MORE DREAMS
Purvis Young (1989-1999)
A moving mourning work, depicting a funeral procession of John F. Kennedy, Martin L. King and Robert F. Kennedy.
Painted ...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Ararat Rugs Bidjar Sweeping Arabesques Rug Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a repeat of large sweeping arabesques in muted colors adorning the red field rug designed in the early 20th century that originates from the Bidjar region in northwestern Ira...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Yastik Size Door Mat Entrance Carpet Natural Dye
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die Orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. The rug with the central star was designed in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Native American Navajo Yei Yeibichai Handwoven Pictorial Wool Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and colored, intricately woven Navajo Yei pictorial rug/blanket/wall hanging featuring three Navajo dancers portraying a Yei (Yeibichai) characters. Yei is the...
Category
20th Century American Native American Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American Indigenous Zapotec or Navajo Handwoven Tree of Life Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and colored, intricately woven Zapotec or Navajo Indian Tree of Life pictorial rug/blanket/wall hanging featuring multi-colored birds perched on the vibrant tr...
Category
20th Century Mexican Native American Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 250 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 250 by Mohebban
Dimensions: D 250 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal and unstopp...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Still Life Oil Painting on Board - Signed & Dated - Canada - Circa 1975
Located in Chatham, ON
OSKAR - Vintage floral still life oil painting on artist's canvas board - signed and dated - unframed - Canada - circa 1975.
Ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
Postmodern Red Black Yellow Blue and Green Area Rug
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Minor spots as shown in the photos. We sell all items in the condition we acquire them, without restoring or repairing them. These vintage pieces may have wear consistent with their ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Mid-Century Pair of Rope & Wood Stool Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Audoux Minet rope stool with wood base.
Height / 10.2inches.
Diameter / 11 inches.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Mexican Indian Weaving Geometric Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian weaving pillow with a brown cotton linen backing. These wonderful handwoven pillows are available as one or a pair. The inserts are down and feather fill.
Category
1930s American Native American Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Sunshine Shadow Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Amish quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in small one inch squares in wool and cotton. The piecework and quilting is very fine and g...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection American Navajo Square Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century high decorative American Navajo Square rug / Blanket
Measures: 4'5" x 4'11".
Category
20th Century American Native American Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Stunning Art Deco American Hooked Rug Attributed to Ralph Pearson, Circa 1925
Located in Milan, IT
A finely worked American hooked rug distinguished by an explosive pattern of stunning beauty, reminiscent of the architectural details seen on Art Deco masterpieces such as the Chrysler Building in New York. Art Deco and Modernist patterns are very rarely encountered in this medium, as a very small artisanal production began during the Colonial Revival period. Ralph Pearson...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Carpet, Folk Rug, Handmade Wool, Beige, Gray, Blood Orange
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Navajo Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$12,000 Sale Price
24% Off
ARKO Wall Art11 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Rubato
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of cont...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Yei Navajo Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Yea Indian weaving is in cool neutral colors and in good condition. It has the original corner ties.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Amish Dimond Quilt with Ex-Museum Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Amish quilt of center diamond pattern made from a blush rose red and pine green chambray cotton and wool blend. The center diamond in the square pattern is supplemented with ...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
19thc Pennsylvania Log Cabin Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc fancy calico fabric log cabin quilt. This barn raising quilt is in fine condition.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Ohio Amish Ocean Waves Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This is a very fine example of a classic Amish Ocean Waves quilt. The colors, quilting and condition make it a real stand out. The black background is cotton sateen giving a nice sh...
Category
1920s American Country Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment.
From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets, we acquired from a collector. Each puppet shows clear signs of previous stage use.
Likely from the early 1900s.
Would make for a great addition to any Chinese artifacts...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paint
Paul Poiret Headdress 1913
By Paul Poiret
Located in LU
Artist and fashion designer Paul Poiret designed this coiffed (Headdress) in 1913. The piece is adorned with colours of turquoise and reds. The coiffe was acquired from the piaza auc...
Category
1910s French Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$29,559 Sale Price
29% Off
Luna Hand-Tufted Rug in Dark Yellow by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Horsens, DK
Eight colored rug with organic circle pattern designed by Verner Panton.
Material:
100% New Zealand wool
Hand tufted
Color:
Tone-in-tone dark yellow.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Old Vintage Beluch Carpet, Cental Asian Baluch Beluchi Baluchi Baluchistan Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Asian Old Beluch ( also called Balouch, Balochi, Baluchi, Baluch, or Beluchi carpets) Carpet from the Baluchistan region with a rare and beautiful color composition and high-quality materials like; wool & dyes.
These carpets were woven by the nomads of the Baloch tribes. Baloch rugs...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkmen Oushak Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Early Geometric Pima Indian Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine and very early Pima American Indian hand woven basket is in fine as found condition. This wonderful basket has a nice aged patina and has come from a private American Indian collection.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Hemp
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Side Show Circus By Self Taught Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
Side Show
A framed and inspired color print in the manner of Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Laposka (1922-2015)
A unique and vibrant colored work depicting si...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Antique Erzurum Mihrab Kilim Rug Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Wool
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian antique Kilim from the Erzurum region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Primitive Americana Hand-Woven Folk Art Rug
Located in Skokie, IL
Primitive Americana Hand-Woven Folk Art Rug
This one-of-a-kind piece is an American Folk Art rug designed and hand-crafted by an unknown artisan. As is the case with similar pieces,...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical 4-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Opulent, large scale, Maitland Smith hand-painted room divider folding screen. The Greco-Roman themed folding screen features neoclassical architecture and sculpture as decadent as the halls of the Roman Senate. Each of the four panels measures 34″ wide! The screen stands at 8 feet tall. The palatial scene could easily be used as theatrical backdrop...
Category
1990s Philippine Neoclassical Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
$5,996 Sale Price
25% Off
1960s Moroccan Vintage Tribal African Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan authentic vintage tribal rug handwoven by Berber Moroccan women using organic lamb wo and organic dye.Vintage Berber rug from the Taznakht tribe in south eastern Morocco. Ra...
Category
1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Fabric Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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