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Place of Origin: North American
Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Scale Model of a Fully Fitted Whale Boat, circa 1950s, a hand crafted wooden model of a carvel hulled whale boat having a smooth strake edge to edge construction, fully fitte...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Native Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Extra-large Chippewa beaded bandolier bag with full pocket. Black bead drops ending in blue yarn. Bright and visual vintage piece of Native Americ...
Category
1890s Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Nantucket Miniature Long Case Clock, circa 1894
Located in Nantucket, MA
Rare Antique Nantucket miniature long case clock, made and patented by Wallace Brown, circa 1894, with original paper label and poem. A Hand crafted mahogany case with arched bonnet,...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of an Autumn Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Faw Faw Hat
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Region / Tribe: Kansas/ Nebraska border/ Otoe-Missouria
circa 1891-1895
Material: Various cloths, glass beads, cotton thread, shell disk
Dimension: Diameter 10 inches, height 2 3/...
Category
1890s Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$8,500
1920's Cast Iron Native American Side Profile Plaque In Original Paint
Located in Lancaster, PA
A powerful and well-rendered 1920's cast iron relief plaque featuring a Native American man in side profile, complete with original multicolor paint and vibrant feathered headdress. ...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Deep Blue Ceramic Dish with Lid and White Magnolia Flower Topper
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Deep blue ceramic dish with matching lid. This beauty features a pretty white ceramic Magnolia flower with green leaves at the top of the lid.
Measures: 4.25" tall
8" diameter
1...
Category
20th Century Bohemian North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Lucite Bathroom Set, Towel Bar, Toilet Paper Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool Mid-Century Modern Lucite bathroom set including three towel bars and a toilet paper holder, circa 1970s. The set is in very good vintage condition and measures: Paper to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Lucite
$400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 20th C Coca Cola Bottling Company Sign
Located in Charleston, SC
This sign originally hung on a Coca Cola Bottling Company building in Longview, Texas. It was made in the first half of the 20th century, circa 1910. This sign contains seven differe...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Schoolhouse Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Schoolhouse is one of the most iconic of American quilt patterns. This lovely example has each Schoolhouse set in a vivid red frame with x's at the intersections between the blocks. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Paul Walker - Outsider Art Checkerboard
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Edward Walker
(American, b.1949)
Checkerboard
oil on board
signed “Art by Paul Walker”, “Nov. 97, Savannah, GA”
26 by 20 inches; ¾ inches deep
Paul Walker is a Savannah, G...
Category
1990s Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Child's American Painted Pine Cupboard Completely All Original and Quite Rare
Located in Chicago, IL
Awesome American pine original paint Child's Cupboard finished in a stunning Georgian Blue with glass knobs.
The back board on top of the piece can be removed upon request-- without ...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian North American Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mexican Original Painted Wedding Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand crafted & painted Mexican wedding trunk is in fine condition.Notice all the brass trim & brass nail heads or tacks are all origina...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,508 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century American Brass Dachshund Boot Scrape
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century American cast brass boot scrape takes the delightful form of a Dachshund, blending functionality with charm. Cast with remarkable detail, the dog’s long, low ...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Northern Plains War Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains war club with stylized stone buffalo head. Raw hide wrapped adorned with brass tacks. Much patina from use, blood, grease and sweat. Mu...
Category
Mid-19th Century Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Other
1940s Tether Car Powered by Original Super Cyclone Engine
By Rexner
Located in Hampstead, QC
This original 1940 Rexner Zipper Tether Car Racer with its streamlined design is in excellent condition. It is powered by a Super Cyclone .60...
Category
Early 20th Century Streamlined Moderne North American Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique 19th century stainless steel & cast iron sock stretchers
Extra large pair of industrial strength sock stretcher. Today, these would make a great...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
Wonderful Folk Art Hand Made Antique Grasshopper Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fantastic folk art antique hand made sculpture of a huge grasshopper having aged patina. One of a kind.
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
"Roosevelt & Garner" Embroidered Armband Supporting the 1932 Democratic Ticket
Located in York County, PA
"ROOSEVELT & GARNER", AN EMBROIDERED ARMBAND SUPPORTING THE 1932 DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL TICKET AND THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
Made for the 1932 Democratic presidential Campaign ticke...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Tesuque Pueblo Dough Bowl, 1875–1900, Southwest Pottery
Located in Denver, CO
This rare and exceptional Tesuque Pueblo dough bowl, dating from circa 1875 to 1900, is a masterful example of 19th-century Southwestern Native American pottery. Hand-built and paint...
Category
19th Century Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
$4,500 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Trailer Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical vintage highway sign from Texas. Blue sign with with graphics of a trailer. Good vintage condition.
Category
1970s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Folk Art Doll / Oil Can with Articulating Arms
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Folk Art doll with tin drum body (oil can) and articulating arms, circa 1950s. The piece is handmade with a doll head and arms and a tin...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive North American Folk Art
Materials
Tin
$950 Sale Price
24% Off
Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
North West Coast Indian Totem Pole
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This North West Coast Indian totem pole has fantastic carving and condition. It is unsigned or dated. Found in California. This table top totem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Woods Hole Golf Club Antique Sign from Cape Cod
Located in Sandwich, MA
Antique sign from the Woods Hole Golf Club in Falmouth, MA circa 1900. Includes original wrought iron bracket meant for mounting on a square post. Great original surface. Also reads ...
Category
1890s Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Manhole Cover Prototype Folk Art, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely unique wooden sewer cap prototype. Made by by various wooden cubes and blocks as well as letters nailed to the front of the main ply of the cap giving it its design. The ba...
Category
1960s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Ingersoll Watches Adverting Trade Sign, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique double sided trade sign for Ingersoll Watches in the shape of a pocket watch.
Excellent old sign in original condition.
American, late 19th-ear...
Category
Early 20th Century Other North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Coins Game Used in Mexican Fairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1980. We offer this antique coins game used in Mexican Fairs.
The piece is placed on the floor and coins are thrown from a certain distance. The ide...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hen Merganser Hunting Decoy attributed to John Dawson Folk Art, Americana
By John Dawson
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and polychromed wood; retains original painted surface. Glass Eyes.
Attributed to John Dawson, Trenton, New Jersey, 1900-1925.
Dawson worked as a ki...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$9,600 Sale Price
61% Off
Zabihi Collection American Hooked Duck Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade mini-size American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century showing a duck
Measures: 2' x 2'6''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Small Granado Red by Mary James
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Ganado Red Rug by Mary James. Rug was purchased in 1997. Rug in very nice shape! Always hung on a wall and never walked on!.
Category
1990s Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American Sioux Fully Beaded Moccasins
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux Indian fully beaded hide moccasins. Sinew sewn and beaded using colors of medium blue, red white heart, greasy yellow, cobalt, white and brass. Forked tongues a...
Category
Late 19th Century Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Leather, Beads
Small Navajo Rug/ Granado, AZ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Yellow and Tan Rug measuring 34.5 x 19". Bought at Hubbell Trading Post, Granado AZ. In very good condition. Always hung on a wall, so in great shape!
Category
1990s Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Nantucket Island Ornamental Fishing Line "Fish" Spool Souvenir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved and painted mint green fish souvenir spool from Nantucket Island (ca. 1940s, MA, USA). The fishing twine is connected to a small metal hook affixed to the fish's mouth. Warm patina / good age commensurate with history (small spots of wood / paint loss along with crazing). Small but impressive vintage fishing collectible...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
19th Century Northern Plains Gun Stock Club
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Gunstock club with carved and painted feather carvings at top, lines with red paint, 4" blade, original trade point. A real weapon of tiger maple. Except...
Category
19th Century Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Maple
Wooden Flick Stick Cane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Late 19th Century wooden flick stick cane. Carved wooden handle with metal attachment atop, brass collar, hardwood shaft, and no ferrule. This cane must be flicked firmly to open all...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,450
19th Century Mocha Yellow Ware Mixing Bowl-Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large mocha blue seaweed yellow ware mixing bowl is in fine condition. Has a very nice decoration of blue seaweed pattern on the outside band.
Category
19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
antique pharmacy sign mortar and pestle
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a very rare Pharmacy sign from the late 1800s. Made of tin/metal with remnants of gold paint. This sculpture was hung in front of a old world pha...
Category
19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Set of 7 Mid-Century Era Painted Wood Carnival Folk Art Sign Box Letters
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of seven Folk Art wooden box letters were made in Canada is circa 1965 and were once mounted on a carnival sign for either a ride or an at...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Paint Decorated Games Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
Paint decorated ochre and brown double-sided game board, one side with Canadian checkers, the other with Parcheesi, Canada, circa 1890.
Measures: 25 1...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Life Size Swan Decoy by Jim Pierce
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swan decoy carved in the style of Madison Mitchell by Jim Pierce. Haver D. Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1981. Made from a cedar pole from Aberdee...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Pueblo Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Pueblo Indian drum. Featuring blackened stretched hide on top and bottom. Sides with red strip across center framed my complementar...
Category
Early 20th Century Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
Huge Folk/Tramp Art Side/End Table Box on Legs
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is the largest piece of chip carved tramp art I have ever had! It would definitely work as a side or end table and would be a great addition to anyone's collection. Tramp art wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Carved Oak Tripod Tri legged Plant Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique Carved Oak Tripod Tri legged Plant Stand
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Yacht Porthole Solid Brass Highest Quality
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass hinged door porthole from a very high quality yacht. Superb hinge mechanism. Impossible to reproduce. Circa 1920.
Category
1920s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses (Box 3)
Located in Redding, CT
Set of Six Medium Size Vintage Breyer Horses. The set consists of four brown toned , one white toned and one grey toned Appaloosa . Sizes vary by inches. Not all are exactly the same...
Category
1970s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Germantown Moki Blanket
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Germantown Moki blanket with spider woman crosses. Exceptional collector piece. 5'1" x 6'11"
Period: Late 19th Century
Origin: Southwest - Navajo, Na...
Category
1890s Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$28,000
Safety First Vintage Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting vintage highway sign. Safety First, Stay Alert, Don't Get Hurt. White reflective steel sign with black lettering. Great graphics. Sup...
Category
1970s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Steel
American Three Masted Clipper Ship in Bottle on Original Wood Stand, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship in bottle with cloth rigging in full sail on a painted sea, flanked by a sea side town with evergreen trees, a pain...
Category
1880s Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Studio Ceramic Stoneware Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A distinctive studio ceramic vase has a tall narrow shape, brown, with an outer glossy glaze and speckled white detailing. The cylindrical form contains an unglazed area at the neck ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery Vessel by Pilo Mora, 1990
By Pilo Mora
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel
Pilo Mora, Master Potter (1961 - )
1990
Hand coiled low fire clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
Measures: 7 inches Height. x...
Category
Late 20th Century Other North American Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Los Castillo Mexican Multi Metal Leaf Pitcher
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Multiple metal philodendron leaf handle pitcher by Mexican Designer Los Castillo - the pitcher is made of four metals that appear to be, Copper, Silver, Brass and Nickel. The Pitcher...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Hand-Painted Wood Santo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic hand-painted wood Santo. Hand-carved and hand painted. Great coloring. Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Thomas B. Maracle Indigenous Canadian Mohawk Stone Carving or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Indigenous North American stone carving was done by Thomas B. Maracle of the Mohawk Nation in circa 1985 in his signature Indigenous Folk Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Maple Chip Carved Sculpture by Michael Rozell, USA, 2021
By Micheal Rozell
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple chip carved sculpture. A similar version in mahogany is also available.
Category
2010s American Craftsman North American Folk Art
Materials
Maple
Cast Iron Double Sided Watchmaker Jeweler Trade Sign Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 20th century gilded cast iron trade sign repurposed into a beveled mirror. Originally the double sided sign housed a clock. The sign reads watche...
Category
20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Hand-Painted Wood Santo of Saint Antonio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic hand-painted wood Santo of Saint Antonio. Hand-carved and hand-painted. His right hand extends and is removable. He is the saint you ask to help you meet a woman. Great col...
Category
1960s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Stephen Huneck Sheep Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
These two hand-carved sheep by Stephen Huneck capture everything that makes his work so beloved: warmth, whimsy, and an unshakable respect for rural life. One sheep stands tall with ...
Category
1980s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,800 / set
Center Medallion Applique Quilt with Lovebirds
Located in Darnestown, MD
At first glance, some would think this is a Hawaiian quilt - not so. It is similar to Hawaiian in that it has the solid color central applique design b...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Fist Corkscrew Sword Cane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Circa 1880 fist corkscrew sword cane. Small antler handle, silver metal sealed eyelets, silver metal collar. Malacca shaft, push-pull mechanism exposed a triangular 28 1/2" sword bla...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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