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Place of Origin: Italian
Painting Rural Feast, oil, hardboard, Oto Dobovišek, Yugoslavia 1973
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Immerse yourself in the charming and whimsical world of rural life with this captivating painting of style Naive Art by Oto Dobovišek (born in Maribor in 1920), an artist from Yugosl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Italian Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Aldo Londi Hedgehog Scavo Design, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
A beautiful Aldo Londi designed hedgehog from the "Scavo" series.
With sgraffito lines decoration on an un-glazed body, 1960s.
No visible defects.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Blue Iron Facade Letter U, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “U” was made during the 1970s in Italy and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 0,8 kg.
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Acrylic painting on board with an erotic theme, representing iconic characters from J...
Category
1990s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Italian Chess Set in the Style of Alberto Giacometti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chess set, brass, bronze, Italy, 1960s
Wonderful, modernist chess set made in the style of Italian artist Alberto Giacometti. The exceptional game of chess has a stunning look. Each...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s
Acrylic painting on board with an erotic theme, representing iconic characters from J...
Category
1990s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
MISTO, Seminara Ceramic Mask, Green, Sophie Dries
Located in Paris, FR
MISTO invites itself into your interior to ward off spells, evil spirits and evil influences.
Sophie Dries reinvents the traditional Calabrian mask with her contemporary graphic
li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Almeria Oval Towel and Shoes Handwoven Basket Made in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Extremely elegant and versatile, part of the Almeria series.
Made with eco-friendly, washable and resistant regenerated leather this oval basket is perfect as a wood holder, in a living room or as shoes or towel basket...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Leather
21st Century Almeria Medium Decorative Basket Handwoven in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
The Almeria medium basket, a Pinetti timeless icon.
A basket that becomes a magazine, blanket, shoes holder or a simple piece of décor, if necessary. P...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Pair of Hand Carved Cherub Angel Head, Anri, Italy, 1980s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved pair of Cherub Angel head, found at an estate sale in Germany. Made by Anri a well-known wood carving company in Italy. We believe that these pieces are from th...
Category
1980s Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small Gaddi Torso Sculpture
By Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A widely celebrated model of human aesthetic inspiring Renaissance artists like Michelangelo, this plaster bust of Gaddi Torso is handcrafted by skilled ar...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Nelson Chess Set in Corno Italiano and Palladium-Plated Brass, Mod. 3010
By Arcahorn Srl., A. Andreucci
Located in Recanati, Macerata
A modern interpretation of the iconic game of chess, our Nelson chess set will delight generations of players or collectors. Artisan crafted from Corno Italiano and crowned with pall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Folk Art Child-Size Articulated Wooden Mannequin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-century wooden, hand-carved articulated mannequin folk art sculpture in a child size. Arms, hands, legs, and feet are articulated. A rare whimsical and fun work of art for any in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pablo Picasso 'Jacqueline' Lythograph Limited Hand Numbered
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful depiction by Pablo Picasso of his final muse Jacqueline Roque with matted frame.
Hand numbered 183/375 as part of the limited series of lith...
Category
1950s Expressionist Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Illuminated Letter D, 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage Industrial illuminated letter D was made in Italy during the 1980s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black metal ...
Category
1980s Industrial Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Antique Rocking Horse in Painted Wood and Paper Mache
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique rocking horse made in Italy at the end of the 19th century. The horse is made of wood and the body is covered in papier-mâché. Completely hand painted. Signs of wea...
Category
1880s Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Poplar, Paper
17th Century Italian Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
An intriguing Italian 17th century oil on canvas painting. A skeleton with a cornucopia of gold pieces. Divittarum Jactantia Quid - "What is the boasting of the rich?".
Category
17th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Caricature Portrait, watercolor on paper, Italy, 1983
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
A caricature portrait of an unknown man, created in Trieste (Italy) in 1983 using black watercolor. Since the author is unknown, it adds an air of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Early 19th Century Oil Painting of Jesus on Copper Panel.
Located in Braintree, GB
Early 19th Century Oil Painting of Jesus on Copper Panel.
Presented is an early 19th-century artwork, meticulously rendered with oil on a copp...
Category
Early 1800s Neoclassical Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Cake Holder Coco Small, Matt White Ceramic, Italy
By VG-VGnewtrend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG is dedicating a collection of ceramics to the genius of Coco Chanel, a leading figure in the story of modern fashion, and a designer who crea...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Italian Painting of a Merchant Ship "The Venetian Workers' Society Offers"
Located in Katonah, NY
A unique work of art, this charming painting was hand painted in Italy in the mid-19th century.
Created to promote The Venetian Workers' Society, this large hand-painted oil paintin...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Late 18th Century Swiss Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Albignasego, IT
Late 18th century Swiss stone pine chest
H. 88 cm – L. 145 cm – D. 69 cm
Beautiful chest in pine wood, built at the end of the eighteenth century.
On the front there are three...
Category
1790s Louis XVI Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Venetian Nobelman Mirror
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Note: there is a small crack in the glass at the top of the mirror
Category
19th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Mirror
Vintage Italian PIZZA Sign. 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial grey iron sing “PIZZA”. Set of five letters was made during the 1970s in Italy.
Dimensions : Total width : 110 cm, Height : 30 cm ,Depth : 5 cm, Depth with wa...
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Wooden Carved Statue of a Young Fisherman
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wooden Carved Statue of a Young Fisherman
A large antique wooden carved statue of a fisher presenting his haul. Made in Italy, circa 1880. The hat brim is restored.
The tra...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Oak Chest with Wrought Iron
Located in Albignasego, IT
Chest-Coffer in Oak
H.47 cm – L.71 cm – D.45 cm
Antique chest-chest in oak wood. The lid has the classic "donkey's back" shape; wrought iron elements that served as reinforcement t...
Category
1730s Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chess Board
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Grand Tour pietra dura specimen marble chess / checkers game board, rare and ancient marble squares, Italy, 1820s
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Siena Marble
Vintage Red Facade Letter R , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic facade letter R was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner “ ROSTICCERIA”. The weight of the letter is 0.5 kg.
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Bust Ercole "Don't Speak", Small Table, Sculpture, in Matte White Ceramic, Italy
By Marco Segantin
Located in Treviso, Treviso
In Bassano ceramics have been produced for 300 years. In fact, from the 17th century this art has been developed in Veneto thanks to the presence of plastic clay, solder and kaolin i...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Obice Big in Ceramic, Shiny White, Italy
By VG-VGnewtrend
Located in Treviso, Treviso
In Bassano ceramics have been produced for 300 years. In fact, from the 17th century this art has been developed in Veneto thanks to the presence of plastic clay, solder and kaolin i...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Red Facade Letter I , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic facade letter I was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner “ ROSTICCERIA”. The weight of the letter is 0.3 kg.
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style White Lombardia Nightstand with foliage
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Lombardia Nightstand.
Timeless frame with solid, contemporary lines rivisited with our whimsical fo...
Category
2010s Other Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Painted Bookcase with Gold Leaf Carvings
Located in Albignasego, IT
Exceptional bookcase painted in blue and red with gold leaf carvings.
Two large side pillars, with richly carved scrolls, lacquered and gilded wi...
Category
1810s Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Midsummer Night
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century folk-art painting on board in wonderful colors including dusty blues and oranges, depicting finely attired characters in period costumes in a bacchanalian outdoor fes...
Category
1790s Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mickey Forever Young 90th Anniversary Limited Edition by Bosa, Elena Salmistraro
By Bosa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Mickey Forever Young designed by Elena Salmistraro for Bosa is a sculpture made of ceramic, born from the collaboration between Bosa and Disney to celeb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
System walking stick, matches holder, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick with deer horn tip, santos wood shaft (Cesalpina Ferrea, Brazil). L-shaped handle in slightly silvered brass with smooth band...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Italian Pirelli Wrought Iron Advertising Trade Sign 1920
Located in Hastings, GB
Absolutely incredible advertising sign for an Italian garage, blacksmith made in forged and ornate wrought Iron. This sign was removed from a garage in Turin, Italy where it had hung since 1920, advertising the variety of services the garage carried out, as well as Pirelli tyres.
The sign is wonderfully weather beaten, with losses to the paint and sections of the advertising text. Overall the sign is in superb structural condition, with a couple of small fissures, which are barely noticeable.
A truly exceptional piece of antique signage...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Italian Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Quadro Menossi, Carnevale Napoletano 1970-1980
Located in Manzano, IT
Quadro Menossi, Carnevale Napoletano 1970-1980
Dipinto a mano, su legno. Il legno col tempo si è leggermente curvato. In alcuni punti il colore è mancante, dovuto l'età.
Stile Vin...
Category
1970s Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Midcentury Handcrafted Mask Depicting the Comedy and Tragedy of Greek Theatre
Located in Roma, IT
A couple of vintage masks inspired by the Greek Roman theater.
They were made in solid brass and represent respectively the 2 most important theatrical genres: comedy and tragedy.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Greco Roman Italian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Bastone - XX secolo - stick - wood stick - vintage
Located in Milano, MI
Bastone da collezione - XX secolo
Descrizione
Bastone da collezione legno radica e argento placato oro seconda meta del XX secolo
Produzione: Italiana
Periodo: XX secolo
Materiale: L...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Silver
bastone - bastone animali - bastone testa cane - stick - wood stick - vintage
Located in Milano, MI
bastone - bastone animali - bastone testa cane - stick - wood stick - vintage
Bastone da Collezione
Descrizione
Bastone da Collezione . Impugnatura a forma di cane . Occhio in vetro...
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
bastone in osso - testa di elefante - elephant - osso - argento - xx Secolo
Located in Milano, MI
bastone in osso - testa di elefante - elephant - osso - argento - xx Secolo
bastone in osso - testa di elefante - elephant - osso - argento - xx Secolo
Bastone Testa Elefante
D...
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Lily Shaped Flower with Curled Stem Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Murano art glass lily flower with curled stem paperweight.
Beautiful blown art glass Murano lily shaped flower with a short curled stem, allowing ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Olimpia Round Bathroom Set Handmade in Italy in Artic Leather
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Olimpia, in all its beauty.
Our small tray, together with a soap dispenser and a toothbrush holder. A complete set with all the bathroom essentials presented here in a round shape...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
21st Century Leather & Satin Brass Cachepot Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A royal allure for this gorgeous Cachepot.
A perfect balance between leather and brass, where the bright nuance of the leather harmonizes with the cachepot's edges. The two handle...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Taupe & Navy Blue Leather and Walnut Wood Backgammon Set Handcrafted in, Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our backgammon set, a must of board games.
Expertly crafted with canaletto walnut wood and dressed on the outside with a textured calfskin leather covering, its interior delivers ...
Category
2010s Modern Italian Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of 2 Italian Decorative Murano " Fruit" Object 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Behold the captivating duo of exquisite decorative objects crafted from the finest blue Murano glass. This enchanting set features two charming apple figurines and one elegant pear s...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Murano Glass
Very Beautiful Marbled Black Ancient Glass Small Jar/Mediterranean
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old glass made in the Mediterranean area.
A palm-sized small glass jar.
I believe it is from the 10th century or earlier.
It was prob...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Proust armchair hand-painted in 2006 original by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
The Proust Armchair is Alessandro Mendini's best-known work, an icon of the twentieth century that in its various declinations has become a symbol of polychromy.
For sixteen years I...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Bastone - manico in pietra occhio di tigre - XX secolo
Located in Milano, MI
Bastone - manico in pietra occhio di tigre XX secolo
Descrizione
Bastone con il manico in pietra occhio di tigre dei primi anni del XX secolo in ottime condizioni
Produzione: Italian...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Bastone da collezione - da signora - XX secolo - Legno e Argento
Located in Milano, MI
Bastone da collezione - da signora - manico in argento - struttura linea - XX secolo
Descrizione
Bastone da collezione - da signora - manico in argento - struttura linea - XX secolo
...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Bastone - manico in argento - a torchon - XX secolo
Located in Milano, MI
Bastone da collezione - manico in silver decoro a torchon seconda meta del XX secolo
Descrizione
Bastone da collezione - manico in argento con decoro a Torchon della seconda metà del...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
21st ceentury Italian Empire style brass chess board and game
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Empire style chess board and game.
The chess game was made of brass with the casting technique.
Subsequently silvered and thick gold-plated with a two-tone finish.
The base is always...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Italian Folk Art
Materials
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Brass
19th Century Grey-Brown Italian Oversized Marble Mortar & Pestle, Antique Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 19th century, a set of an oversized mortar made of hand crafted white marble with a wooden Oakwood pestle, in good condition. This fun set was on display in a pharmacy in Milan...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Marble
1960 Bertoncello Italian Vintage Abstract Sculpture Brown Red Beige Ceramic Vase
By Roberto Rigon, Bertoncello
Located in New York, NY
Create a sculptural arrangement of organic shapes, combining style statement and functionality with these Italian vintage earthenware Art pieces: a group of 5 Mid-Century Modern different ceramics is available, 4 vases and a bowl/catch-all, by Bertoncello and designer Roberto Rigon, showing inspiration from Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore work. This particular postmodern abstract sculpture vase, quite innovative for the period and particularly in the mid 20th-century ceramic sector, has a sleek slanted slice quite unexpectedly decorated with a hole in the Silhouette, leaving the admirer the feeling of looking at the moon in the night sky. Glazed in a beige terracotta...
Category
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Italian Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Blu Floral Painted Wall Frieze, 1810 circa
Located in Albignasego, IT
Original Tyrolean wall painted frieze, hand decorated.
Measures: H. 63 cm, W. 27 cm, D. 2.5 cm
Tyrolean frieze in carved and hand painted wood. On an aquamarine background we find a garland of roses that frames the inscription Maria (Mother Mary in ancient Latin), then a pair of colorful birds that symbolize good luck on a bouquet of yellow flowers.
This particular accessory can have various uses; from a pure decorative element, to be hung or placed on a wall, it can also be customized with antique metal hooks...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Pair of Large Scale Italian Figural Candlesticks, Polychromed and Gilded
Located in Dallas, TX
a large scale pair of Italian polychromed, carved and gilded figural candlesticks in the form of angels, Italy. 18th century
Category
18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Roman iridescent green glass bottle antiquities ancient world antiques
Located in London, GB
Roman iridescent green glass bottle antiquities ancient world.
A fine attractive ancient Roman green glass bottle with round flattened angular ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Italian Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
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