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Period: Mid-20th Century
Green Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 6
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of six floral mint green cloth placemats and matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching napkin. A mint green scallope...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Yellow Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 5 Napkins 6 Placemats
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of six floral pale yellow cloth placemats and 5 matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching napkin. A light yellow scalloped edge lines the outside of each placemat. At the bottom left, flowers are handstitched onto a white linen background. Under the flower, is an opening which holds the matching napkin. Set of 6 placemats...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Opaline White Glass Vase Hand Painted with Geishas 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury Japanese gilded gold rim hand painted opaline glass snow white vase.
The white milky frosted opaline glass vase features two Geisha girls seating on the floor wearing traditional kimonos and reading.
Unique elegant Mid-Century Modern Japanese hand painted glass opaline vase on unique shape.
Hand painted in Japan.
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
Large Vintage German Christmas Jumping Jack
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large vintage christmas jumping jack in wood. The front covered in paper with a beautiful vintage decoration Handmade in the area of Erzgebirge Germany. T...
Category
German Black Forest Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Shell Grotto House
Located in Kent, Dover
An English shell grotto modelled on a cottage, with doors and a glazed window with mirror interior. Nicely worked throughout with no losses.
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Large Vintage Folk Art Eiffel Tower Accent Light or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage and substantial Folk Art rendering of the Eiffel Tower was made during the 1970's, presumably in the United States and lights up, providing a subtle red glow to accent the piece and the space. The tower is composed of intricately cut softwood panels, backed with a plastic sheeting or acetate with a clear gloss finish. This unique Folk Art light...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Softwood
Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Heart Flowers Vintage Splint Box, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Folk Art splint box shows multicolored hand painted rural decor like flowers and hearts.
It was designed and made in the 1950s, Austria.
The oval shaped box features a base part and ...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Scrap Wood
Austrian Antler Brooch with English Gold Medal
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Handmade brooch in the form of an antler in silver gilded. In the middle a Victorian gold medal dated 1895. Austrian hallmark and silver hallmark.
Category
Austrian Black Forest Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Silver
Folky Mid-Century "Automium" Model Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This interesting lamp was home made by a person who visited the 1958 Worlds fair in Brussels. After being so impressed by the signature structure "The Automium" (see tear sheet attac...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Rare Abstract Modernist Morrocan Wool Rug, Artisanat
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare abstract modernist Moroccan wool rug, Artisanat. original label. Amazing colors and design, some low spots to pile, also minor wear, white knot ...
Category
Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century German Rustic Iron Pendant Hand-Crafted with Oaks and Oak Leaves
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large German mid-century pendant in handmade iron in black with four bulbs . Beautiful hand-crafted natural details with hearts, oaks and oak leaves. New electrification. Beautiful...
Category
German Country Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Lithographer Stone from USA, 1935
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Lithographers stone inscribed "Massachusetts Labor League Incorporated" and
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Stone
American Flag Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Patriotic quilts were often made at the time a state was admitted to the Union. It seems highly probable that this 49 star quilt was made to commemorate the ad...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Nomad Afghan Simple Horse Saddle
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Particular and rare horse saddle from the far Afghanistan, with particular polychrome lines with dense geometric design.
From my private collection -
th...
Category
Afghan Other Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Lester O. Schwartz, Untitled, 1938
By Lester O. Schwartz
Located in Braintree, GB
The original pen and ink drawing by Lester O. Schwartz Signed and dated 1938
' 'Untitled' nude study of a man and a woman, the male figure giving the female a haircut.
Dimensions: Size 48 x 39 x 1.5 cm
Size within borders 30.5 x 22 cm Weight: approximately 1 Kg
Condition: Great condition, a few age-related marks, one small wood chip on the inner wooden border, general wear and tear, great.
Lester O. Schwartz
American
1912-2006 Biography
Painter, printmaker and sculptor, was born on 29 June 1912 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School. He later studied at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago where he was greatly influenced by the teaching of Boris Anisfeld, a Russian American painter and theater designer. His student work was included in the School of the Art Institute Annual Exhibitions in 1936 and 1937. In 1937, the Art Institute of Chicago award Schwartz the Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Fellowship of $2,500.00, which he used to travel the South Pacific, Asia and Europe. During two years of travel, he studied at he American Academy in Rome and the Académie Colarossi in Paris.
Upon his return to the United States, Schwartz worked for the WPA in both Wisconsin and Illinois and in the 1940s he served in the United States Army at Fort Leonard Wood...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 3 Animal Leather Collars
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Nice set of 3 animal collars in leather,
great used patina,
mounted on a metal stand,
different heights 28/35/40 cm high.
Category
Spanish Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Vintage Pencil Sketching of Young Nude Girl's, England 1968
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage pencil sketching of young nude girl's
Signed by Artist
Made in England, 1968
Exhibited in Balcombe Galleries, Stanley Studios, Ch...
Category
British Vintage Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Oxo Cube Tin Shop Display Dispenser
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oxo cube tin shop display dispenser
A great piece from the grocer shop display, the stand is metal with a giant Tin Plate box to display and sell packets of OXO
In used condition...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Pair of Blacksmith Made Gothic Wrought Iron Candle Sticks
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of Blacksmith Made Gothic wrought iron candle sticks
This is a very unusual pair of Gothic wrought iron candle sticks or vases, ...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of North African Folk Art Hand Made Red Ochre Dishes
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of North African Folk Art Hand Made Red Ochre Dishes
2 Lovely Large Dishes, brightly painted in Red Ochre, the dishes are each hand turned from one...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century More Folk Art
Materials
Softwood