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Place of Origin: French
Vintage 1970s Winterling Rösiau Bavaria Floral Soup Tureen - 2Y308
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful vintage 1970s soup tureen from Winterling Rösiau Bavaria showcases a delicate floral décor, adding a touch of elegance to any table setting. A charming piece of Bavari...
Category
1970s Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
$217 Sale Price
35% Off
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Rare dark brown color.
Size: 15 inches diameter.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Vintage JRD Berliet Relaxe Truck Toy- 2Y42
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Explore a piece of vintage transportation history with this classic JRD Berliet Relaxe truck. This small collectible features a Berliet cab and is a testament to mid-20th-century toy...
Category
20th Century Empire French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$128 Sale Price
75% Off
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
Handmade French wooden bucket from the 18th century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A rare antique wooden bucket from the 18th century. Handmade in France in hardwood with ironwork. This bucket is made of wooden staves and a bas...
Category
18th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Old Nautical Print by Engraving on Copper Plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie
Located in Milan, IT
Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 149, page. 166 fig. 1209-1212; with frame cm 57.8 x 31.8. The prospect of the side of a ship is depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit...
Category
1790s Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
System walking stick with lighter function, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget System stick: stick with lighter function. Ebony wood barrel, ivory knob with silver monogram in relief carved with letters N and H, metal ferrule. By unscrewing the knob a li...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Samuel Mazy Biscuit Porcelain Rose Bush Sculpture in Biscuit Porcelain Pot
By Samuel Mazy
Located in Toronto, ON
Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy. This Rose Bush is handmade in biscuit porcelain with painted copper leaves and stems, and is pl...
Category
2010s French Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Fleurs de nuit » by Pierre Martinon.
By Pierre Martinon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware and oxides sculpture entitled « Fleurs de nuit » by Pierre Martinon.
Signed at the base « Martinon ».
Unique piece.
2020.
H : 18.1 x 9 x 5.9 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Da Milano, Painting, France, circa 2000
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), painting,
Creased paper,
Signed lower right,
circa 2000, France.
Measures: Height 115 cm, Width 90 cm
Jean Da Milano is an abstract painter from Nice who was cradled by the rich breeding ground of the School of Nice and its artists.
Active from the 1960s to the 2008s, his works were forgotten and rediscovered by the HARTER Gallery, which today highlights his touch.
According to Agnès Roux, Honorary Secretary for Culture, “Jean Da Milano is one of those modest painters who knew how to develop abstract painting alongside his contemporaries. In an infinite world, the Kinetic object on an astral background gradually transforms into a pictorial relief, where the painting falsely becomes painting and invisibly paper. The humility of its formats does not give the work the fullness it deserves. But the almighty gaze of the spectator engenders the feelings and sensations of a cosmogonic painting steeped in universality ".
We indeed observe in his work an evolution which begins with an almost cosmic painting in the 70s, then what we could qualify as “implosions” in the 80s and finally, a real research on paper and pictorial relief. in the 2000s.
According to Georges Braque "Everyone is a creator, the viewer is himself a creator, it is the way of seeing that gives life to the object. "
Personal exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery Nice
- 1988: Acropolis Nice
- 1982: Municipal Gallery Renoir Nice
- 1977: Municipal Museum Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Collective exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery
- 1991: Golden Gallery
- 1990: Golden Gallery - Art Jonction
- 1989: Nice university center
- 1987: Acropolis
- 1985: Chapel of Mercy Vallauris
- 1984: CIAC Paris and Chapelle des Pénitents in Péone
- 1983: Art Expo Dallas Texas and Art Expo New York
- 1980: Galerie Waterlot Nice
- 1971: Necrolium Nice
- 1970: Maison de la Culture Magnan Nice and Musée de la Salle Marine Nice
- 1969: Galerie Le Nombre d´Or Nice
- 1968: Musée de la Salle Marine Nice and Galerie Salmon Nice
- 1966: Paul Langevin Biot school group
- 1965: Chapelle St Esprit...
Category
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
By Charles Greber
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique French Art Deco Bookends by Maurice Frecourt 1925 Toucan Black Marble
By Maurice Frecourt
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous pair of French Art Deco bookends by Maurice Frecourt 1925. Very desired Toucans holding Sphere model.
Made out of Nero Marquina black marble & spelter with amazing patina...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Spelter
Set of 4 Small Animal Figurines - Duck and Rabbit Statuettes - 2Y30
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Enhance your collection with this charming set of 4 small figurines featuring ducks and rabbits. These modern, multicolored statuettes are perfect for adding a whimsical touch to any...
Category
20th Century Empire French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$124 Sale Price / set
76% Off
abstract colored Ceramic Vase by french potter, circa 1970-1980
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Abastract ceramic vase by french artist.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
Circa 1970-1980.
Unique piece.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French folk-art militaria painting
Located in London, GB
19th Century French folk-art militaria painting
19th Century piece of French folk-art militaria art, gouache on paper in its original frame still with vibrant colours and detail as ...
Category
1850s Early Victorian Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Simone Couderc, circa 1990-2000.
By La Borne Potters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown glazed stoneware sculpture by Simone Couderc.
Artist signature under the base. Circa 1990-2000.
H : 9.2’ x 12.9’ x 4.3’ inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 82 French Kitchen Table Towels in Linen Canvas with Embroidery, 1920s
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Set of 82 French Kitchen Table Towels in Linen Canvas with Embroidery, 1920s
Vintage Design
Large lot of 82 old table towels in mixed linen canvas with 20th century embroidery - ...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Linen
T’ang Haywen signed diptych ink on beige paper 1970
By Haywen Tang
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a soft diptych ink on kyro board beige paper by Chinese and French ink artist T’ang Haywen, signed, circa 1970. It’s been framed with a black frame and anti-UV glass. The dip...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Rustic Antique French Wood and Metal Pagoda Domed Birdcage, 1900s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous natural brown French pagoda-style birdcage. Created in the early 20th century of wood and metal, this lovely cage is shaped to look like a chinoiserie pagoda with a dome at the top. Topped with a round hanging hook, this piece can hang in just about any space. Metal vertical bars surround...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 19th Century French Pottery Vine Pitcher with Grapes
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century French pottery vine pitcher with grapes.
Pottery from Normandy.
Category
1880s Country Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Elegant Abstract Gilt Bronze by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Elegant and rare gilt bronze by Tim Orr.
Really precious abstract bronze represanting 2 abstract bodies,
circa 1970
Signed under the base
Dimensions : 12x24x10cm
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Thierry Mugler Angel Etoile Collection Factice with Box
By Thierry Mugler
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Thierry Mugler 2.6 fluid ounce “Etoile Collection” Eau de Parfum factice-dummy in mint condition. This piece comes in the factory box with molded stand. The piece has color...
Category
1990s Post-Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Plastic
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique French Wood Pliers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large antique wood pliers. Great for reaching those hard to get places or a wonderful unique wall hanging.
Category
19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Pine
French Tole Flowers Bunch Decoration, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Interesting French tole decoration bunch of flowers in a basket, maybe a dummy board.
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Tôle
A ceramic vase with pink glaze decoration, circa 1930 attributed to CAB.
By Ceramique d'Art de Bordeaux
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with pink and white glaze decoration attributed to " Céramique d 'Art de Bordeaux".
Stamp signature under the base.
Perfect original signature.
Circa 1930.
Category
20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century, French, Pottery Cider Bottle from Normandy
Located in Austin, TX
French pottery cider bottle from Normandy, end of 19th century.
13 bottles available, sold separately.
Different sizes.
Category
1880s Country Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful and intriguing advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
French 18th Century Chestnut Brusque
Located in Round Top, TX
A terrific 18th century Arte Populaire Brusque from the Ardeche region of France. A vessel used for preparing chestnuts.
Category
18th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Chestnut
A pair of Glass Perfume Bottles Covered in Shagreen – France - 1930s
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A stunning pair of glass perfume bottles, covered in shagreen, with glass stoppers and brass over-caps, dating from the 1930s. In the spirit of Jean-Michel Frank's creations, these r...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Brass
White Freeform Bird Ceramic Pitcher Mid-20th Century Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Elegant white ceramic pitcher.
Freeform bird pottery pitcher realized, circa 1950
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height 20cm, large 20cm.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Size: 15 inches diameter.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Exquisite 18th Century French Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Exquisite 18th century French oil on canvas. There is a note at the back of the painting saying...
"Oil on canvas given to me by my ...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
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
Amazing Zoomorphic Ceramic by Accolay, circa 1960-1970
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
An amazing zoomorphic ceramic by Accolay,
circa 1960-1970.
Perfect original conditions.
Stamp signature under the base.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Old Carnival "Giant", circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old carnival "giant" circa 1950.
Light wood and foam structure, papier maché head.
Made to be worn by 1 person.
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Paper
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2018
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 floor vase in green glazed ceramic by Patrick Crulis, 2024
By Patrick Crulis
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Green glazed stoneware large floor vase 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
Circa 1960s German & French Navis-Plath Binnacle in Case for a Life Boat
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1960s Navis-Plath binnacle in case for a life boat, Germany & France. Brass & iron in dovetailed case. Crafted in Germany and assembled by Poitevin-Duault in Bordeaux, France. ...
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Accolay Vase, circa 1960 the Color is Pink / Brown
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Accolay vase, circa 1960
the color is pink / brown.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Carved Wood Cane – folk art, Fantastical Handle , 19th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Antique Carved Wood Cane – Fantastical Handle Featuring a Dragon, Salamander, and Rabbit Head
This striking hand-carved wooden walking stick is a tru...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 : 8.7 x 6.7 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
1970s Beaux Arts Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Folk Art Oil Painting of a Cat
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming French oil painting on canvas of a tabby cat staged with curtains and tassels, executed in a naive style that captures the enigmatic feline nature. With "CHAT" written on th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art French Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Antique French Folk Art Fairground Pierrot Shooting Target Game by Saussine
Located in London, GB
Antique Shooting Target, Antique Shooting Game, Fairground Antique, Funfair Antique, Circus Antique, Antique Pierrot, Carnival Antique, Folk A...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Important stoneware sculpture by Maarten Stuer, Entitled "Cadence #10", 2023
By Maarten Stuer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important stoneware sculpture entitled " Cadence" by Maarten Stuer.
Unique piece.
Artist monogram under the base.
This piece can be put indoor or outdoor.
2023.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot by Montreau Lohoof 1970 La Borne
By La Borne Potters
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Montreau Lohoof
Realised in La Borne circa 1970
Original large stoneware ceramic tea pot
Signed under the base : ML
Original good conditions
Measures: height 11 cm
L...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Dominos
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war dominos 31
A good example of a late 19th Century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of 31 dominos, in a sliding painted ...
Category
1850s Folk Art Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Bone
System Walking Stick, France, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System walking stick: shadow gadget cane with Napoleon profile on its ebonized wood handle. Malacca wood shaft. Iron ferrule. France 1870 circa.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Primitive Early 20th Century Fiddle and Bow
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Unusual home made primitive violin. good burnished patination. excellent attention to detail, Original Bow, with horsehair.. France, Circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Carved Wood Carousel Pigs, mid 20th century , France
Located in Buffalo, NY
Add a touch of whimsy to your space with these charming antique carousel figure's.. featuring a carved wooden pigs. Crafted with precision and mounted on a sturdy vintage industrial ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century French Rope Magazine Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
French rope magazine rack Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Measures: Height 15.3 inches, length 14.7" on 12.5 inches.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Rope
20th Century Oil on Masonite French Signed Landscape Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French painting from the mid-20th century. Framework oil on masonite depicting countryside landscape with shepherdess and cows of good pictorial quality. Large-scale and impactful pa...
Category
1950s Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Masonite
French Art Deco Vintage Glass Hairdressing Salon Advertising Sign c.1930s Barber
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE HAIRDRESSER’S ADVERTISING SIGN ‘JAQUES COIFFEUR HOMMES FILLETTES’
Reflective ribbed silver mirror encapsulated by black-backed glass reveals a reflective, eye-catching font ...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco French Folk Art
Materials
Steel
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 Folk Art Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Boule Ball "C" With Star Decor, 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, Brass
Antique French Zinc Weathervane in Original Condition C1900's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique zinc weathervane that we believe probably came from France and was constructed around the turn of the century and by that we mean circa 1900. Completely original and unrestor...
Category
Early 1900s Country Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Bronze Glazed Stoneware Bust 'Mathilda' c1980
Located in Melbourne, AU
The bust has been sculpted from earthenware clay and fired with a Bronze glaze. It is sculpted in a mannered style, with a dramatic, expressively turned head and tender expression.
...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,040 Sale Price
58% Off
Beautiful 19th Century French Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Beautiful 19th century, French oil on canvas.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
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
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
By Dominique Pouchain
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.
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Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Brown Boot Maker Store Sign, Antique Parisian Wall Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French exterior sign of a Parisian boot maker in painted metal of beige and brown color with a spur painted in a silver color mounted on a w...
Category
19th Century Belle Époque Antique French Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
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