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Place of Origin: French
Rare Mid-Century Rope Key Rack Holder Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare mid-century rope key rack holder in a key shape Audoux Minet & Frida Minet.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Exquisite Early 20th Century French Hand Lettering Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer an exquisite early 20th century French hand lettering trade sign. This is truly a unique piece of trade sign retail art in our opi...
Category
1920s Victorian Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Brown Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Benoit Favre La Borne circa 1970
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Benoit Favre
Unique handmade piece
Brown stoneware ceramic pitcher
Signed at the base
Measures: Height 17 cm
Large 12 cm.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
XXth century wood stool center of France circa 1950 traditional design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Center of France
Traditional all wood french stool
Original perfect condition
Height 48 cm
Large total 55 cm
Seat height 48 cm
Seat large 20 cm
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Matador » by Pierre Martinon, 2023.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Matador » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2023.
H : 18.1 x 7.9 x 6.7 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Small Rope Barometer Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Small rope shaped Wheel shape Barometer Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
green ceramic Stoneware Pot by Antoine de Vinck, circa 1980
By Antoine de Vinck
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A big stoneware pot by Antoine de Vinck.
Artist monogram under the base,
circa 1980.
Perfect original conditions.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Att. to Paul Pouchol Yellow and Black Ceramic Sculpture Woman and Child 1940
By Paul Pouchol
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Paul pouchol
Art deco ceramic sculpture woman and child
Signed under the base
White , yellow and black ceramic glazes colors
Ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Wire Salad Or Eggs Basket, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French handled wire basket salad or eggs, circa 1940.
Category
1940s Rustic Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Stoneware Sculpture "Solctice", by Mart Schrijvers, 2024
By Mart Schrijvers
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engobed stoneware sculpture « Solstice » by Mart Schrijvers.
Artist signature under the base. 2024.
H : 6.3 x 9.4 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Important Vase in Glazed and Engobed Stoneware, Jean-Pierre Bonardot, 1999
By Jean-Pierre Bonardot
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important vase in glazed stoneware and engobed by Jean-Pierre Bonardot. Artist signature under the base « JP Bonardot 99 ». Unique piece. 1999.
H : 19.7’ x 27.5’ x 5.9’ inches.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painting on Canvas, "La Cuisine Aux Fleurs" by Gerard Economos
By Gerard Economos 1
Located in New York, NY
Painting. Acrylic on canvas by Gerard Economos (French,1935-)
Gerard Economos is known for his passionate, intensely colored abstract compositions and large acrylic paintings that have been performed live in front of audiences in 12 countries. Economos has had over 88 events over the last 57 years and his work is now in collections in over 34 countries. He started Live Performances with the Greek avante-garde composer and architect, Iannis Xenakis during a Sound Festival; Subsequently he developed the "Une Musique a Voir" (A music to see) concept.
'La Cuisine aux Fleurs' (Cooking with Flowers) was a series of paintings initiated at the request of the renowned French Chef, Raymond Oliver in 1975 who wished to have his recipes illustrated. They have been rarely shown in public.
For an illustrated 15 page biography of Economos please contact Thomas Gallery Ltd...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure
Located in London, GB
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure.
An unusual and complete one-off piece of folk art, in the form of a hand carved begging figure. Recently uncovered from a personal ...
Category
1780s Folk Art Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stoneware pitcher by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware pitcher by Georges Martin with geometrical decoration.
Artist monogram on the base.
Unique piece.
Circa 1970-1980.
H : 15.7 x 5.1 x 6.3 inches.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rope sconce Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Large Ceramic Pottery Vase Realized by Josette Miquel Handmade Folk Art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Josette Miquel
French handmade pottery vase realized circa 1980 by French artist Josette Miquel.
Elegant bird and board decoration.
Stoneware c...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Escaliers dérobés » by Pierre Martinon
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Escaliers dérobés » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « P.Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2022.
H : 17.7' x 12.6' x 12.6' inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mask by F. Labelle with a Metal Base, circa 1980-1990
By Labelle
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An interesting ceramic mask by F. Labelle, with a metal base.
Signed "Labelle".
Unique piece.
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1980-1990.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Art Deco Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Alexandre Foucher La Borne 1940
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Alexandre Foucher
Circa 1940
Large colored stoneware ceramic pitcher by Alexandre Foucher
Realised in la Borne
XXth century art deco pitcher
Original perfect conditio...
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Big Ceramic Vase by Jean Linard to La Borne, Circa 1964
By Jean Linard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic vase by Jean Linard to La Borne.
Signed and dated under the base "Linard 64".
Unique piece.
Perfect original conditions.
1964.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large floor vase in black glazed ceramic by Patrick Crulis, 2024
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large floor vase in black glazed ceramic by Patrick Crulis.
2024. Unique piece.
H : 28.3 x 15.7 x 15.7 inches.
Approximate sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Orange and Black Art Deco 1930 Ceamic Vase by Grand Sciuz
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Grand Sciuz
Large Art Deco black and orange ceramic vase
Original perfect condition
Realised circa 1930
Signed under the base
Measures: Height 30 cm
Large 20 cm.
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Bronze and Wood Sculpture by French Artist Francoise Mayeras
Located in leucate, FR
Big contemporary sculpture in wood and bronze.
By French artiste Francoise Mayeras.
Materials : Wood & Bronze
Size : 120 × 32 × 15 cm
Rarity : Unique
Medium : Sculpture
Condi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist French Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Large 20th Midcentury Stoneware Ceramic Vase by F Guillaume La Borne Art Deco
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
François Guillaume
Elegant and large midcentury ceramic vase by french artist François GUIllaume in La Borne.
Original perfect conditions for ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Stoneware Ceramic Table Lamp by La Borne Potter Jacques Vilain 20th Century
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jacques Vilain
Original stoneware ceramic table lamp realised in La Borne circa 1970
Blue ceramic glaze color
Electrical system is new
Original perfect condition
Ceram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Niki de Saint Phalle - Rhinoceros -1999
By Niki de Saint Phalle
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Niki de Saint Phalle
Rare inflatable sculpture
Rhinoceros
Edition Flammarion
Circa 1999
100 x 65 x 12 cm
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Pair Of Antique Boule Balls "4", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball pair, France, late 19th Century.
Diameter 9,4 cm.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as th...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Olive
Ceramic Cup by Sainte, Radegonde with White and Green Glazes, circa 1950- 1960
By Sainte Radegonde
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic cup with white and green glaze decoration by Sainte Radegonde.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed " D" under the base.
Circa 1960.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Elegant Porcelain Sculpture by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An elegant porcelain sculpture by Tim Orr with black glaze decoration.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Surreal Figurative Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation of two forms with floating heads. A bold piece of qui...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art French Folk Art
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Albert Chubac Painting on Canvas, Airbrush, Iron and Wood, 1964
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac,
Painting on canvas, airbrush, iron and wood,
signed and dated 1964 in the right corner,
France.
Measures: Height 97 cm, width 130 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was b...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 13.4 x 9 x 5.1 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical sy...
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Boule Ball "B", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
By George Martin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain vase by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 22.8 x 7.8 inches.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Rope Bottle Carrier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope bottle carrier for four bottles Audoux Minet, circa 1950.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Antique Boule Ball, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rope sconce sphere with white opaline shade Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Opaline Glass
Large Stoneware Ceramic Gourd from the Early of 19th Century Saint-Amand Puisaye
By Saint Amand
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
Large original stoneware ceramic gourd from the early of 19th century
Original good condition
Realised circa 1880
Rare model larger than those know...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Brown and Black Stoneware Ceramic Wood Firing Decorative Dish or Plate La Borne
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne potters
Large stoneware ceramic cup
Unique handmade piece
Black and orange wood firing ceramic colors
Height 5 cm
Large 21 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Stoneware Ceramic Brutalist Decorative Plate by Hervé Rousseau
By Hervé Rousseau
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Hervé Rousseau
Amazing and large stoneware ceramic Brutalist decorative plate by the French artist
Grey and brown stoneware firing ceramic effects...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Cork & Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Cork & Rope Mirror Audoux Minet circa 1950.
Measure: Total height with the rope / 20.5 inches.
Diameter of the mirror / 10 inches.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Cork, Rope, Mirror
Large Abstract Blue and Red Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Michel Lanos
By Michel Lanos
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Michel Lanos (1926-2005)
Large abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture by french artist
Signed under the base
Blue, red and black ceramic glazes colors
Painted ceramic 20th...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
A wood catchall mid-20th century French folk art
By Alexandre Noll
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A remarkable catchall, emblematic of mid-20th century French folk art, stands out for its ingenious use of half a fruit tree trunk, likely from a cherry tree. This particular trunk s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art French Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Green and black stoneware decoratives Ceramic Vase , circa 1980
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A ceramic vase by french artist
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
Circa 1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Dish with Glaze Decoration by Gisele Buthod-garçon, circa 1980
By Gisele Buthod Garçon
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
A ceramic dish with glaze decoration by Gisele Buthod- Garçon.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
By Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Black Midcentury Ceramic Sculpture by Tim Orr, circa 1980
By Tim Orr
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Tim Orr
Black stoneware ceramic sculpture by the artist Tim Orr
Realized circa 1980
Elegant abstract form with black ceramic color
Signed under the base
Original perfe...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Amazing Zoomorphic Ceramic by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An amazing zoomorphic ceramic by Accolay.
Handwritten signature under the base “Accolay,”
circa 1960-1970.
Perfect original condition.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Wood and Rope Shelf Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Wood and rope shelf Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
3 shelves.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Wood
Belle Époque Portraits of Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette by Jean-Gothard Muller.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent and historically rich pair of Belle Époque portraits depicting King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, created by celebrated French engraver Jean-Gothard Muller in t...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Big Ceramic Sculpture by Pierre Baey, circa 1990
By Pierre Baey
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic sculpture by Pierre Baey.
Unique piece.
Perfect original conditions.
Circa 1990.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Black and Grey Design Ceramic Pitcher by St Amand French Design circa 1960
By Saint Amand
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
ST Amand
Original black and grey ceramic pitcher
Realised circa 1960
Original perfect condition
Signed undert the base
Height : 21 cm Large : ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Lighter, Iron, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional lighter from heavy iron, France, early 20th century.
Not functional.
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Stoneware ovoid vase with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware ovoid vase with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on the back. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 13.2’ x 4.7’ x 8.3’ inches.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Medium French Male Stone Bust, 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1940s French male bust, hand-crafted from solid stone. This quietly impactful piece is rendered with meticulous detail, from the textured curls of his hair to his defined facial fe...
Category
1940s Neoclassical Revival Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage Leather Covered Rhinoceros Sculpture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A gorgeous vintage rhinoceros ornament, hand-sculpted and leather-covered, with black glass eyes. Dating from around the 1950s, this majestic little sculpture is full of realistic an...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2022
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2022.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large 19th Century Verdigris Cockerel Weather Vane
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A Large natural verdigris full-bodied copper Cockerel weathervane is a fine and striking example of both Folk art and functionality. Traditionally used atop Churches, Barns and Homes...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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