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Luyanda Zindela - “The first time I felt at home in this city was when.."
Located in Capetown, ZA
Forming part of Luyanda Zindela’s ongoing series, Abangani bami / Izithombe zami (My friends / Images of me), these new works chronicle ordinary, intimate moments between the artist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Pine
1960's Canteru Medium Aztec God
Located in Dallas, TX
1960's Canteru medium Aztec God on an acrylic base.
Category
1960s Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Tall Medium Scale Painting by Artist Cabe Booth
Located in Dallas, TX
A medium scale abstract painting on panel by artist Cabe Booth. This acrylic pour piece contrasts deep warm blue colors with fiery intense yellows and ora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Masonite
"Untitled" by Moshe Katz Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly textured portrait of a jewish man. This piece is fascinating, original and signed.
Moshe Katz was born March 2, 1937 in Bucharest, Romania. With his parents, he fled the Nazis...
Category
1960s Israeli Folk Art Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zabihi Collection Horse Scene English Needlepoint
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th-century square size English Needlepoint
Measures: 6'10'' x 7'8''
Category
Early 20th Century English Aubusson Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Mosaic Glass Disco Ball, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great retro disco ball made out of individually cut square pieces of glass. Great condition. Illuminates beautifully. Has a metal ring at the top which is connected to a 3 foot long silver chain...
Category
1970s American Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Space Age Carousel Car, Sartori, Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Space age fairground car - futuristic carousel car by Sartori Claudio Italy,
an Italian company since the Early 50s who is specialised in cars for child...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Patrick Bongoy - Desert Flower
Located in Capetown, ZA
In its usual form, rubber is inert and impermeable, absorbent of almost all light and colour. Patrick Bongoy’s studio operates like a factory in reverse, transforming stockpiles of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Paperweight with Seashore Theme Handmade with Real Sea Shells & Crab, circa 1970
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade English acrylic paperweight having a seashore theme with real items and dating to the 20th century, circa 1970.
This paperweight is handmade of real i...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
21st Almeria Wireless Small Table Lantern
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Inspired by our iconic Almeria baskets collection, Pinetti introduces a brand new family of lanterns.
Wireless and USB rechargeable these lamps are made with hand-woven plastic modu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Plastic
21st Almeria Wireless Large Floor Lantern
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Inspired by our iconic Almeria baskets collection, Pinetti introduces a brand new family of lanterns.
Wireless and USB rechargeable these lamps are made with hand-woven plastic modu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Plastic
21st Almeria Wireless Tall Floor Lantern
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Inspired by our iconic Almeria baskets collection, Pinetti introduces a brand new family of lanterns.
Wireless and USB rechargeable these lamps are made with hand-woven plastic modu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Plastic
21st Pet Bed Large in Walnut Wood & Calf Leather
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Pamper your furry friends with our new Pet bed.
A wooden structure masterfully handcrafted covered in leather with precious canaletto walnut wood base and soft memory foam cushion ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Foam, Walnut
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Station Wagon C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Japanese tin litho toy car from the mid to late fifties. A Chevrolet Station Wagon in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, practically unplayed with. Friction mot...
Category
1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Ford Falcon Friction C1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Ford Falcon Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car C1960. In excellent vintage condition with minimal, if any wear. Came from a large lot of toys that were properly wrapped up...
Category
1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet El Camino C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic friction motor and tin liho body in excellent vintage condition. C 1956 Chevrolet El Camino in red & black with a drop down tailgate. Japanese from the mid fifties. Believe...
Category
1950s Japanese Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid Century C1960 Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Corvair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic tin litho friction Chevy Corvair c1960 in very good condition, near mint. Ralph Nadar of course made the Corvair infamous in his book, "Unsafe At Any Speed" which led to th...
Category
1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Grand Tour wooden maquette, depicting the Tower of Pisa, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature Wunderkammer Grand Tour architectural model, entirely handmade, in painted wood white color and polystyrene, depicting the Tower of Pisa. The bells made of brass are insert...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Wood
Gadget-system walking stick with bag holder function, Germany, 1920s.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System cane: cane with bag holder function. Curious stick used to carry shopping bags, made with two upside-down V-shaped wooden shafts, ending with...
Category
Early 20th Century German Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939
By Dooling Brothers
Located in Hampstead, QC
This is a Dooling Mercury First Series tether car built in 1939 by the Dooling brothers, Tom, Russell and Harris. They began building racers in 1937 for their own pleasure. These e...
Category
1930s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Folk Art Suede Leather Giraffe Stuffed Animal
Located in Ferndale, MI
Vintage 1970s tan suede leather spotted Giraffe stuffed animal complete with sewn-on plastic eyes and lashes and a mane made of black yarn. All seaming is tight. No stains.
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Suede, Nylon, Yarn, Plastic
Large Antique Wooden "Keep Maine Green" Sign c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A hand painted wood sign with applied letters "Keep Maine Green".
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood, Paint, Plastic....
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Aboriginal Painting by Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Central Australian Desert
Located in NICE, FR
This is an exceptional painting due to its size of 2 meters by 2 meters, created by one of the leading first-generation artists of Aboriginal art, whose works are exhibited in collec...
Category
20th Century Australian Tribal Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique Folk Art Rocking Horse Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A vibrant Antique Folk Art Rocking Horse Sculpture in all original condition. The Horse has a nice Primitive form, beautiful outstretched stride, faceted eyes, iron stirrups, red vi...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 'Recording' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "Recording" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and front sign is made of an opaque cream plastic with slender red lettering. The piece i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 'ON AIR' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "On Air" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and front sign is made of plastic that is painted in an emerald green with bold opaque cream...
Category
1970s American Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Lantern Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Midcentury rope lamp lantern by Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Height / 8.8 inches, diameter / 5.5 inches.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Plastic
Owl bird scarer, decoy
Located in Maidstone, GB
A very unusual large owl bird scarer, the wings open up by lifting a lever on the back, the centre of the chest opens with a screw, most likely so a sound box could of been put insid...
Category
20th Century Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Rubber
Katlego Tlabela - Blue Magic VI: Study
Located in Capetown, ZA
In Katlego Tlabela’s imagined and familiar paintings of domestic settings, he responds to South Africa’s persisting economic inequality with bolstered visual fantasies of self-determ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Other
Ayotunde Ojo - Reclining
Located in Capetown, ZA
Ayotunde Ojo’s presented works chronicle intimate, domestic snapshots of the every day. Working largely in the mode of self-portraiture, Ojo renders the body in moments of respite an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Katlego Tlabela - Sundays Are For Lovers V
Located in Capetown, ZA
In Katlego Tlabela’s imagined and familiar paintings of domestic settings, he responds to South Africa’s persisting economic inequality with bolstered visual fantasies of self-determ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Vintage Illuminated Letter E , 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter V was made in Italy during the 1980s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a vhite metal body and a white plexiglass cover....
Category
1980s Italian Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Luyanda Zindela - Friday Evening
Located in Capetown, ZA
Zindela’s self-representation is both sentimentally personal and political, where Black kinship and being is captured as a form of resistance. “We are gradually refusing to present o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Pine
Anatomical Medical Teaching Display, circa 1960
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this complete Mexican Anatomical Medical Teaching Display. All pieces such as organs and the interior of the head such as the brain can be disassembled.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
King Arthur Mural (16' x 6') by Peter Ostuni for Savoy-Plaza Hotel 1951
By Peter Ostuni
Located in Hanover, MA
Astonishingly beautiful and monumental mural spanning eleven individual panels which when assembled are 16 feet long by 6 feet high. The panels are reverse paint and applique on she...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plexiglass
Antique Style Lucite Car
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Antique style Lucite car.
Category
Early 2000s Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Lucite
A Highly Whimsical Canadian Historical Themed Diorama by Terry Pfliger
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly whimsical & amusing wall mounted diorama, featuring a mixed media three-dimensional interior depicting figures in a forested landscape who have happened upon a cache of lost parts belonging to the famous Canadian military aircraft ‘The Avro Arrow’.
The scene is described by the artists hand in script, as observed on the outer front edge of the case which reads....“While deep in the woods on a fishing trip, Dave & Sydney stumble upon the lost cache of Avro Arrow parts”.
Signed & dated 1992, and signed & dated again on the reverse.
The multi-tiered case measuring 16” wide x 11.75” high x 7” deep.
Terry Pfliger (1947-2016) was an American born and highly accomplished professional artist & educator. He taught visual arts at Loyalist College & Vocational Institute in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, before accepting the position as head of the art department at St. Lawrence College also in Kingston Ontario, which he held from 1973-95. Afterwards he moved to Michigan where he taught art at Southwestern Michigan College and was elected Professor Emeritus.
He exhibited for several years in both solo & group exhibitions in Ontario Canada, and in Michigan, USA.
Similar examples of the artists work are represented in the permanent collection of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre located at Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario.
Terry Pfliger was part of a group of artists including Tobey Anderson, David...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Plaster, Wood, Paint
'Rat Dog' Sculpture in Fiberglass by Finn Stone
By Finn Stone
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We love this piece! Number 2 from an edition of 2, the other was sold recently on Saatchi online, and honestly we don't mind rat dog hanging around, he eats no...
Category
2010s English Modern Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Lego Scrooge McDuck
Located in Pasadena, CA
The photos of Mr. Lego Scrooge McDuck speak for themselves. This figure is unique and would be the focus of any room. All spaces need a bit of laughter and whimsy and this guy would ...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Abstract painting "Tic Tac Toe"
Located in Hudson, NY
Painting of a classical game: "Tic Tac Toe".
Black on black color scheme gives it an elevated and edgy look, that makes this pieces ideal for a study, livingroom or even a playroom.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Illuminated Advertisement for HB cigarettes, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Large wall advertisment light
Good original condition with signs of use
The top part is missing some plastic
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage neon propaganda from Steiff. 1960 - 1965
By Steiff
Located in CADALSO, ES
This object was only issued for Steiff dealers.
Has never been sold to private persons
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Painting on Canvas of a Lion by Blanko Paradis
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting mid century acrylic painting on canvas of an aging lion in repose with flowers and trees, executed in a charming naive style. Signed Paradis 81 and presented in a wood frame.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Fulana De Tal” (So And So) 2008 Acrylic On Canvas By Puerto Rican Artist Quetz
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very sensual, striking and dream-like painting by celebrated Puerto Rican Artist Quetzalcoatl (b. 1971). An otherworldly Woman’s face in Green peers out with a searching gaze wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Distributore benzina SHELL americano anni 50/60
By Shell Oil
Located in Manzano, IT
Distributore benzina SHELL americano anni 50/60
Il coperchio rotondo in cima SHELL si illumina
Stile
Vintage
Periodo del design
1950 - 1959
Periodo di produzione
1950 - 1959
Anno di ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Breitling Retail Store Display Advertising Sign
By Breitling
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce vintage Breitling watch three-dimensional retail store advertising display stand window sign.
Rare large free-standing example, only given to select dealers, featuring a tall rectangular solid wood frame, raised chrome Breitling letters, over a yellow jet plane in sculptural relief form, on a most distinctive artistically distressed background; the reverse finished with a flueele fabric and adorned with the Breitling 1884 logo; rising on metal feet.
Dimensions: (approx)
29.5" High, 24.5" Wide, 5.5" Deep
Condition Report:
Great original unrestored vintage condition. Presents well. Some condition issues/retaining vintage character marks and charm, including scattered nicks, mainly to the front top right frame, minor scuffs to the letters, scratches, slight bend to left foot pad, all typical wear consistent with age and indicative of industrial use.
At the time of writing this, we also have some other luxury watch store signage / merchandising displays, including Rolex, Panerai, Cartier, antique clock...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Original Mickey Mouse Neon Sign Framed
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic, original 1970s Mickey Mouse Neon Sign in working condition. This is a great piece with real neon glass tubes in metal box with black lucite front. It's a fun piece perfect...
Category
Late 20th Century American Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
WWII AN-M8 Flare Gun, 1940s USA
By U.S. Government
Located in Los Angeles, CA
World War II AN-M8 flare gun used by American B-17 Bomber crews. These were used when returning from missions and raids to signal to landing crews on airfields or aircraft carriers w...
Category
1940s American Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Abstract Oil Painting Signed George Trivolinni
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible MidCentury abstract oil painting. Signed George Trivolinni who was famous during the “Rat Pack” era. Collected by celebrities like Steve Mcqueen and Dean Martin. Signed
Category
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Lacquer, Paint
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Flambosign Illuminated Exit Sign, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A large directional 'Exit' sign made in England by Flambosign. circa 1930
Believed to have come from the Ilford Hippodrome as it once stood prior to bomb damage and later demoliti...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pink Illuminated Letter A , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic illuminated facade letter A was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It is equipped with a LED strip. The letter c...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Beige Buttoned House Phone - Retro Elegance from France - 2C02
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step into the retro era with our Vintage Beige Buttoned House Phone, a delightful relic that combines classic design with modern convenience. Measuring 13c...
Category
1960s Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Large Industrial Illuminating Letter "R" Sign, USA circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large industrial illuminating electric letter ‘R’ sign from a Northwestern United States Emergency Room. 2 feet wide and 2.5 feet tall. Letter 'E' also availabl...
Category
1940s North American Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Yacht Mary Model Ship in Glass Oak Display Case
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Yacht Mary Model Ship in Glass Oak Display Case
Ship dimensions 18 L x 3 W x 19.75 H
Vintage Ship Kit. Ship is in excellent condition.
Case has slight ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Plastic, Wood
Vintage Pink Illuminated Letter T , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic illuminated facade letter T was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It is equipped with a LED strip. The letter c...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Set of Six Medium Size Breyer Horses (Box 5)
Located in Redding, CT
Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses. All Six Breyer horses are stamped . The set consists of four brown toned horses and two whiter toned horses, one having appaloosa spots....
Category
1970s Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Illuminated Letter P , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated facade letter P was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black bakelite body and a white plexigl...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Bakelite, Plexiglass
20th Century Folk Art Original Painting
Located in New York, NY
Striking acrylic painting depicting New England town. A haunting figure appears in the corner. A unique, and unusual scene.
Signed by artist.
Category
1960s North American Folk Art Vintage Plastic Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
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