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French Folk Art Sculpture of a Horse in Leather
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A hand-made folk art sculpture of a horse from the End of 19th Century/ Early 20th Century. This French made papier mâché horse is wrapped in leather, presented in its authentic old ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Paper Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Paper
Early 20th century papier Mache carnival mask of a German soldier
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century papier Mache carnival mask of a German soldier
An early example of a French carnival mask in the form of a German soldier. With hand crafted detail included pain...
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Ladies Night Out Sipping Wine Print Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"A wine party gathering With Sweet Memories" Vibrant Colored Print
An unusual colored print by self taught outsider surrealist folk artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922-2015)
S...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Located in valatie, NY
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum by Stuart M Frank. Stated 1stEd hardcover with dust jacket. By the mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Rustic Carnival Wheel of Fortune Circa 1940s Folk Art Americana
Located in Oakland, CA
Rustic carnival "Wheel of Fortune" circa 1940s, constructed of various solid woods both solid and plywood, the wheel is painted in weathered hues of red and yellow with images of dom...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mexican Dia De Los Muertos Day of the Dead La Catrina Folk Art Figure Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite wonderful Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos festival held throughout Mexico) La Catrina symbolic skeleton figure.
La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable image/figure. She is the model of a high-society woman who has met Death, her maker. She represents something between the fear induced by her skeletal form and the revelry exhibited by the comical way she is typically portrayed, making her a perfect symbol of the Mexican holiday. She often appears in paintings, window displays, and costumes all around Mexico during the Day of the Dead festivities.
La Catrina was originally conceived in the early 1900s by newspaper illustrator and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paper Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood, Paper
Original Lithograph Joan Miró, Ceramiques, 1974
By Maeght, Joan Miró
Located in San Diego, CA
Joan Miró, Ceramiques, is an original Lithograph made in 1974. It has a printed signature in the lower right of the image. Published and Printed by Maeght, Paris. M.928.
Joan Miró w...
Category
1970s French Expressionist Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
Eames House of Cards Designed by Charles Eames
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
House of Cards designed by Charles and Ray Eames by The Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1986. This special picture deck of stacking cards celebrates familiar objects, animals, and ...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$76 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique Leather Photo Album With Music Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Unique antique photo album with a music box, which starts to play when opening the closure.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Paper Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Paper
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Soviet Culinary Book, "All from Flour, " 1985 - 1J204
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage Soviet-era hardcover book, titled Vse iz muki ("All from Flour"), is a remarkable piece of culinary history. Published in Alma-Ata in 1985, this comprehensive cookbook i...
Category
1980s Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1981 Lithograph by Salvador Dali "Saint George and the Dragon" - 2Y438
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 1981 lithograph by the renowned Salvador Dali, titled "Saint George and the Dragon," is a mesmerizing piece of abstract art that will add a touch of surrealism to your c...
Category
20th Century Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
"Rally Freemen!..." Civil War Recruitment Broadside
Located in York County, PA
"RALLY FREEMEN! …COME ONE! COME ALL! AND SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." A CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT BROADSIDE FOR THE...
Category
1860s American Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Book by J. Girardin - "Le Locataire des Demoiselles Rocher", 2Y120
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Explore a classic piece of literature with this antique book by J. Girardin, titled "Le Locataire des Demoiselles Rocher." Published by Hachette, this novel offers a glimpse into historical storytelling and is a notable addition to any vintage book collection...
Category
1880s French Empire Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$139 Sale Price
70% Off
Original 1952 Chanel Advertisement from Femina Magazine – Framed Vintage Fashion
By Chanel
Located in Hamburg, DE
This original vintage advertisement, taken from the French magazine Femina dated 1952, is a rare and charming piece of fashion history. It is not a reproduction or reprint, but an au...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
JOHN R. WATTS, Folk Art Watercolor & Gouache Landscape Painting, U.S., C.1890
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN R. WATTS (Unknown/Unidentified Artist) - Folk art watercolor and gouache landscape painting on paper - unframed - twice signed and dated lower right (one with applied paper stam...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
$416 Sale Price
30% Off
The Fun One Hundred by Peter Davies
Located in Basildon, London
Peter Davies' 'The Fun One Hundred' is a quintessential piece that encapsulates the artist's witty and conceptual approach to contemporary art. Davies gained recognition for his meti...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage prison art box, mid-20th century, colorful round folk art box with removable lid, handmade from a large tin can and cigarette packs.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Paper Folk Art
Materials
Tin
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 Paper Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Paper, Felt, Wood, Paint
Set of Eight Framed Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Eight vintage masks of a rogues' gallery framed in black plastic frames.
Priced as a set.
Category
1960s American Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful piece of New York City history is over 150 years old. It depicts 86th street and above. It was lithographed by WC Rogers and company. It was made to show what was the Battle of Harlem during the Revolutionary war...
Category
1860s American American Colonial Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
1970s Soviet Central Asian Recipe Book, 31 Detached Pages - 1J206
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This is a unique and authentic collection of 31 individual pages from a Soviet-era recipe book on Central Asian cuisine, dating from the 1970s. While the original covers are missing,...
Category
1970s Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Scandinavian Bible, Norway 1810
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful antique bible from Scandinavia in the year 1810. The cover are probably even older, possibly late 1700s.
Works perfect as a Wabi Sabi decoration element to give the r...
Category
1810s Norwegian Romantic Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Jimi Hendrix 1969 Electric Church a Visual Experience Tour Program Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This was rock and roll icon Jimi Hendrix's final tour program book in 1969. It is a tri-fold cover in color and black and white. It has 12 pages of pictures and a back page of credit...
Category
1960s American Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed American 1940s Canada Goose decoy is a striking piece of functional folk art, beautifully preserved and presented. Originally crafted from waxed cardboard, the decoy was ...
Category
1940s American Country Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Royal Conclave: A Manuscript Glimpse into Persian Courtly Life
Located in Langweer, NL
A page from a Persian manuscript, distinguished by its intricate miniature painting and surrounding script.
Description
The artwork shows a scene ...
Category
Early 18th Century Persian Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$490 Sale Price
30% Off
American Folk Art Paper Mâché Hand-Painted Cat Sculpture
Located in San Carlos, CA
This charming American Folk Art paper mâché cat sculpture has a wonderful presence and personality. Its whimsical form, upright stance, and curled tai...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
19th Century English Folk-art Painting on Paper
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk-art Painting on Paper
A 19th century English folk art water colour on paper depicting a solider on horseback. Entitled “London March”. It’s a naïve example...
Category
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
1960's Transfer Picture Book - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Transfer Picture Book - New Old Stock - Large Quantity Available.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untou...
Category
1960s Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry
Located in Islamabad, PK
The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry
Bound in full navy Morocco with the covers displaying open-tooled bordering details, an indented central ti...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Gold Plate
Sergio Bustamante (Mexican, B. 1949) Signed Limited Edition Paper Mache Duck
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large, colorful and striking paper mache duck figure by Sergio Bustamante. The rotund sculpture depicting a hand painted duck in blue tonal shades with wings in pastel colors of ro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
1950's Papier mâché french theatre head
Located in Diest, BE
A 1950's rare original James Ensor style papier mâché theatre head. This item was obtained via a private collection (France).
Category
1950s French Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
19th C Signed Framed Horse Litho
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C signed Framed Horse Litho By Olso.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed American 1940s Canada Goose decoy is a striking piece of functional folk art, beautifully preserved and presented. Originally crafted from waxed cardboard, the decoy was ...
Category
1940s American Country Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Hunt Brother Circus & Wild West Show Three-Sheet Broadside, circa 1900-1910
Located in York County, PA
Three-sheet, narrow, vertical broadside, made to advertise Hunt Brothers Circus and Wild West Show ca 1900-1910. With the bold headlines “Buffalo Ranch”...
Category
Early 20th Century American Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Marionette Puppets
A rare untouched example of two hand crafted early 19th century marionette puppets, likely to be French in...
Category
1820s French Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Pine, Paper
Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle
Located in London, GB
Antique Original French advertising poster Curacao Mirabelle
Hand coloured Lithographic print
Framed in a simple photo frame gold with plexiglass ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Yao Shaman's Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Shaman's Mask
Guizhou Province, China
Early 20th Century
Wood,horse hair, printed paper, nails
Size: 13 1/2" x 8" (34 x 20 cm)
On a custom made metal stand.
Covered inside and o...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tribal Paper Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Paper
Three Chinese Ancient Warriors Panels
Located in Bradenton, FL
Three Hand-Painted Panels of Chinese Warriors. The paintings feature Chinese warriors in full costume of the era in vivid colors of red, green, yellow, and orange on a beige backgro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans, Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire
Located in valatie, NY
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire by Yanni Petsopoulos. Abbeville Press, 1982. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. The author analyzes the p...
Category
1980s American Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Pennsylvania Fraktur Bird & Flowers, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Pennsylvania fraktur bird and flower, 19th century.
On stationary paper with embossed maker mark upper left of oval profile bust.
piece: 4 ½ by 7 inches
frame: 8 ⅛ by 11 ⅜ in...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage 20th Century Floral Still-Life Engraving by Mr. Langer – Signed - 2Y559
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This striking early 20th-century engraving by Mr. Langer presents an elegant floral still-life composition, rich in botanical detail and period charm. Printed on quality paper and ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Swedish Folk Art bridge bookshelf, designed by Petrus & Sture Lundström 1925
Located in London, GB
A wonderful and skilfully executed piece of Swedish Folk Art. In 1925 readers of the Swedish family magazine Allérs familj-journal, would have found instructions for building this im...
Category
1920s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Vintage Folk Art Watercolor Painting - Unsigned - Canada - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage folk art watercolor landscape painting on paper - unsigned - unframed - Canada - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no repairs - ready to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
$147 Sale Price
30% Off
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This highly animated, bright and colorful circus poster portrays a fabulous looking clown in white frilled garb with red stripes, welcoming everyone to see the "Greatest Show on Earth...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$192 Sale Price
30% Off
Early 20th Century Folk Art Scratch Built Ship
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Scratch Built Ship
Without doubt, one of the nicest examples of an early 20th Century English folk art ship model named Victoria. Amazing detail and charm...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub...
Category
1930s American Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1970s Floral Fabric Decorative Box, Gold Interior - 2Y579
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Charming Vintage 1970s Fabric-Covered Decorative Box
This charming vintage decorative box is a delightful example of 20th-century design, dating to the 1970s. Originally described as...
Category
1970s French Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Paper
A large mask by Agostino Dessi
Located in London, GB
A large mask by Agostino Dessi depicting Michaeangelo's David, papier-mâché, signed to the reverse.
Agostino Dessì (b. 1952) is a renowned Italian mask maker from Sardinia, celebrat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
German Folk Art Naïve Military Painting, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
A wonderful example of a circa 1870 German Folk Art naïve military scene in townscape annotated to celebrate a soldier. In ceremonial regalia in watercolou...
Category
1870s German Folk Art Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Japanese Bamboo and Paper Fan Printed 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
This is made with a paper and bamboos. This fan is printed.
Japanese fans are made of paper on a bamboo frame, usual...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Antique Book on Wool Fabrication - 1926 Edition by C. Thomas & P. Araud, 2Y122
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Discover the craftsmanship of wool fabric production with this antique book titled "La Fabrication du Drap," authored by Charles Thomas and Pierre Araud. Published by Léon Eyrolles i...
Category
1920s French Empire Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$153 Sale Price
70% Off
Pair of Basilius Besler Narcissus Engravings
Located in Greenwich, CT
Atrractive pair of 17th century Narcissus botanical engravings, by Basilius Besler. Besler (1561-1629) was a prominent botanist and apothecarist in Nuremberg. He was tasked with cura...
Category
17th Century Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$6,500 / set
Unusual Vintage Paper Mache Folk Art, Parade "Carnival" Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual vintage papier mâché Folk Art..parade "carnival" theater mask.
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Jules Verne Book - First Part, 7th Edition, Ed. Hetzel - 2Y80
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A classic Jules Verne book titled "Un Capitaine de Quinze Ans" (A Captain at Fifteen), first part, 7th edition published by Ed. Hetzel. This vintage b...
Category
20th Century French Empire Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$160 Sale Price
75% Off
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Extra Large Sea Devil Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This extra large "Sea Devil" head with a seahorse sticking out of the top and an eel going through th...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
1864 Lincoln & Johnson Boston Union Presidential Ticket
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original Massachusetts Union Presidential ticket for the November 8, 1864 election. The paper ticket is printed in black, headed by a large spreadwing eagle carrying ...
Category
1860s Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique 20th Century Book: "1914–1918 L'Épopée Belge dans la Guerre - 2Y534
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Dive into history with this antique book, 1914–1918 L'Épopée Belge dans la Grande Guerre, Tome 2. Written in French by Les combattants belges, this volume vividly chronicles Belgium'...
Category
20th Century Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Edward S. Curtis Original Signed and Stamped Silver Toned Platinum Print, 1906
Located in Studio City, CA
An original platinum print on textured paper by iconic American photographer Edward Curtis titled "The Piki Maker"
The print is hand-signed in ink, blind-stamped with Curtis' embos...
Category
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Paper Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Set of two vintage wood pull toys, 20th Century. Charming folk art circus wagon and pair of ducks. Circus wagon has applied lithograph of performing ch...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Paper Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
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A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
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Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
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