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Place of Origin: North American
Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939
By Dooling Brothers
Located in Hampstead, QC
This is a Dooling Mercury First Series tether car built in 1939 by the Dooling brothers, Tom, Russell and Harris. They began building racers in 1937 for their own pleasure. These e...
Category
1930s Streamlined Moderne Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Large Painted Folk Art Hobbyhorse with Sea Glass Eyes. America, 1880-1900. Measures: 26.5" H, 33" W, 11" D
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Native American Vintage Basket
Located in Summerland, CA
Antique Native American Navajo woven basket. Handcrafted and made from all natural fibers. Excellent condition.
Shape is superior condition.
Category
Early 1900s Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Willow
Large Sculpture / Wall Hanging Titled "PLAY" W.N.Y. Artist John Tracey
By Tracey Emin 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful ,3-dimentional whimsical wall sculpture titled "PLAY" hand crafted by Western New York artist John Tracy..comprised of more than 1000 children's colorful wooden blocks, wheels,, shapes etc. After collecting for ten years ,John had this great idea to create a monumental piece of art which took him over 9 months to assemble... Pictures do NO justice!! This piece is Museum worthy.
John Tracey...
Category
2010s Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Mennonite Original Pattern Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This original pattern Mennonite quilt most closely resembles the Philadelphia Pavement pattern. The use of entirely solid colors changes the look consi...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Mexican Handmade Ebony Bookends
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this rare pair of Mexican Handmade Bookends made in fantastic Ebony wood this kind of wood its very hard and heavy.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
$2,000 / set
J. RILEY - Folk Art Still Life Painting - Framed - Canada - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
J. RILEY - Vintage acrylic still life painting on canvas covered panel - signed lower right - untitled - contained in a solid oak frame with white pickled finish - Canada - mid/late ...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oak
Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved "Ball in Cage" Obelisk Whimsy Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art whimsy 'ball in cage' obelisk sculpture whittled from one continuous piece of wood and adhered to a wooden plinth base, circa 1940s. The carved supports holding the two ball...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Anatomical Pull Down Chart 'Osteology, GH Michel Company
By G.H. Michel Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage Anatomical Pull Down Chart 'OSTEOLOGY ,GH Michel Company,Black background,amazing color contrast.Beautifully screened printed,linen backed.S...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Paper
Floral Bouquet and Bow Applique Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floral Bouquet and Bow Applique Quilt. Great Condition.
Category
20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter 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
Rare Brass Maritime Signal Horn
Located in Norwell, MA
Signal Horn From Stone Bridge Connecting Tiverton and Portsmouth Rhode Island. Rare signal horn of a exceptional length and with awesome performance...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Pawnee Pipe Tomahawk, circa 1850-1870
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pawnee pipe tomahawk. File burnt and tacked with remnants of yellow paint over entire shaft. Exhibited in the Wichita Falls Museum 1967, Maryland Academy of Art and Science 1969, Flo...
Category
1850s Native American Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Nautical Theme American Hook Rug
Located in New York, NY
This spectacular vintage American, most likely Maine, hooked rug is extremely visual with a stunning myriad of colors contained within a striped border with spinning wheel and nautic...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century American Folk Art Iron Horse Weathervane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ex. Jane Cipley collection. Fantastic sheet and strap iron horse weathervane. Originally found in the midwest. Old make-do repair to tail. Great...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Navajo Native American Sterling Silver & Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
Old pawn vintage Southwest Navajo Indian sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace. No apparent makers mark. Features ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Navajo North American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Pharmacy Sign 'DRUGS' Painted on a Single Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
American folk art trade sign from an apothecary or pharmacy with the word 'DRUGS' in black paint with white shadow lines on an orange ground. Painted on a single pine plank with notc...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Vintage Minneapolis-Moline SSP Neon Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s/1940s; Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co. - Hopkins/Minneapolis, MN
Vintage single-sided porcelain tractor company neon sign.
This piece advertises Minneapolis-Moline,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Very Early Nantucket Lightship Basket, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very Early Nantucket lightship basket, circa 1860, an oval open basket with wide splint staves, split wood rim, cane weave, solid birch bottom plate, and sha...
Category
1860s Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Wood
19th Century Inlaid Game Board with Inlaid Fish, Initials, Dated 1863
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century inlaid game board, upper section with fish motif, initials "O.S.A.L." and date of 1863; lower section with elongated diamond, maple and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Oak
3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Full bodied 3D running horse with applied verdigris weather vane on wood base. Mid 20th Century. 18"H x 31"L Including Base
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: United States
SIZE: 18"...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19Thc Decorated Stone Ware Crock W/ Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19Thc stoneware canister is in fine condition with minor chip on back side rim. There are no cracks in this crock or lid. It was found in ...
Category
19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Skeletal Wire Rod Abstract Sculpture
Located in Garnerville, NY
An amazing spider's web of a rollercoaster of design and line. This sculpture is just as delicate and light filled like a spider's web. A work that reaches, careens, and zigzags Constantly changing maze of line and perspective. Comprised of welded metal rods and airbrushed in different colors. Circa 1960. Good overall condition with all welds intact. Some minor rust and pitting, but that just adds to the piece's outsider art charm. Clipped corners on the piece's base. Reminiscent of a small skeletal sculpture by the artist, Lee Bontecou...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
$2,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Hand Painted Double Sided Arrow "Radio Trade In" Folk Art Trade/Store Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Hand Painted, Double Sided Arrow "Special" Radio Trade In sale,,,,Folk Art Trade/Store Sign,,Wonderful size,,amazing crackle paint, patina..Great subject.
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Pair Folk Art Paintings on Wood Panel, 1980s, by Moses Tolliver "MoseT"
Located in Southbury, CT
My uncle Bob was a country lawyer in rural Alabama and Moses Tolliver was one of his friends and clients. The pair of original paintings you see here were given to my uncle by Mr. Tolliver in exchange for legal services in the 1980s.
Both the human figure and the snake were painted on scrap wood paneling and each has an aluminum beer pull-tab on the back for hanging. The works have been framed so the pull tab is not visible; if you prefer, simply remove the frames and both pieces will be as created.
The snake painting...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Painting of British Steamship S.S.Thornaby
Located in Norwell, MA
Gouache painting showing snowing the English built Cargo Steamer S.S. Thornaby. The ship was built by Ropner Shipbuilding at Stockton on tees in 1889. She hit a mine and sank in 1916...
Category
Early 1900s Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Industrial Factory Work Table on Iron Castors
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Industrial factory work table on iron castors, simple design, handmade, heavy duty construction, hand delivery avail to New York City or any...
Category
1930s Industrial Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "Ancient Tomb" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well ...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Larger Than Life Extravagant Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Outrageous larger than life piece of Folk Art painstakingly composed of found objects such as sea shells, beads, toys, vintage jewelry buttons, and bottle caps (to name a few). There...
Category
20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Shell
$9,900 Sale Price
58% Off
Monumental W.P.A. Plaster Sculpture "Young Abe Lincoln" by Frank Romanelli
By Frank Romanelli
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large W.P.A. plaster sculpture, depicting a young Abraham Lincoln. Done by Frank Romanelli, born Farenza, Italy 1909, died 1974. Amazing detail, retains orig...
Category
1930s Other Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
19thc Amish Wool Bars Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 19Thc Lancaster County Amish Bars Quilt circa 1880s with cotton indigo backing and miniature basket quilting design.The condition is very good with a minor corner patch done by...
Category
19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$3,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient carved minimalist Inuit Soapstone Sculpture, early 1900
By Inuit
Located in Bilzen, BE
An antique minimalist Inuit figurine, Alaska, carved steatite with a beautiful old original patina
Early 1900
Height 8.5 cm, length 9 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter 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
Fabric Collage Floor Screen by Rose Lautman
Located in Hanover, MA
Rose Lautman, worked exclusively in fabric collage with a meticulous hand and a fine needle.
Rose's artwork was exhibited in galleries primarily in Sara...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany and brass skylight ship binnacle. T.S. and J.D. Negus company was established in 1848 in New York City. They were makers of fine scientific instruments, circa 1848-1900. This highly desirable and maritime instrument is made of carved mahogany with a brass and glass skylight...
Category
1860s American Empire Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America and a collection dating to 1951, comes this unique old hand carved stone human effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$3,600 Sale Price
47% Off
Mennonite Roman Stripe Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Solid black triangles abutting strips of lighter material, both solid and printed, make for a striking pattern in this Roman Stripe quilt. The solid black blocks make for a strong di...
Category
1890s Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Canada standing Goose Decoy on bent nail legs, by carver of birds and working decoys William "Roy" Mill (1902-1982), Kensington, Prince Edward Island.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19Thc Cast Iron Squirrel Fence Post
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original cast iron squirrel from a fence post.Found in New England.There is fragments of grey paint on the surface. No cracks or loss.
Category
Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lion Figurine in Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic lioness figurine glazed in brown and cream. This mid-century statue will be a fabulous addition to a bookshelf or side table. Created from ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Tall Mid-Century Octagonal Geometric Ceramic Vase in Blue and Brown, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Glazed in an ombre blue, cream, and brown, this tall geometric vase will bring a touch of mid-century to any space. The piece is octagonal and decorated with applied geometric circle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Original Red Painted Childs Windsor Thumb Back Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare form of a fantastic original red painted child's chair, circa 1860s-1870s
Original worn stencil back splash and signed in pencil Conn. on bottom seat fantastic as found condition.
Category
19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century Vintage Porcelain Enameled Metal Sprinkler Fire Alarm Sign
Located in Stamford, CT
Great Vintage porcelain sign-enameled metal sign, Sprinkler Fire Alarm when bell rings call Police or Fire Dept. This sign came off an industrial building ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$516 Sale Price
20% Off
'Enter Here' Vintage Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage metal street sign illustrating 'Enter Here.' Sign is affixed to a pipe with reflective tape on the front. Meant to be driven into th...
Category
1970s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow. Zippered sham. Feather and down insert.
Category
20th Century Navajo North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hand Painted British Motorcycle Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage graphic Motorcycles sales and service sign. Great hand-painted lettering. Wood with original paint surface. Found in the northeastern United States. Fun Americana with a Brit...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wood Carved Folk Art American Muscle Car
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand-carved Folk Art pink and white midcentury car. Fun display piece. Quite a heavy piece.
Category
1960s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Painted Tin Tex Tan Western Wear Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1950s/1960s; Kids Korral, Inc. - Lakeville, IN and Tex-Tan Western Leather Co. - Yoakum, TX
Vintage painted tin children's western wear sign.
This sign advertises Tex Tan leathe...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Carousel Day of the Dead Ceramic Mexican Folk Art by Familia Castillo
By Marco Antonio Castillo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Beautiful folk art piece made by La Familia Castillo. Handmade in clay and painted with acrylic paint. Day of the Dead theme.
Created by master artisan Soledad Martha Hernández and...
Category
2010s Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
1930s Navajo Yei Pictorial Floor or Wall Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Seven figure pictorial Yei weaving. Bright colors, hand dyed yarns over natural cream background. Very little if any wear. Beautiful weaving! Great for floor or wall.
Origin: Navajo...
Category
1930s Native American Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Polka Dot Postage Stamp Quilt, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
- A fresh take on the traditional Postage Stamp pattern, this antique quilt was made by hand around 1940 and is entirely comprised of tiny, graphic indigo polka dots– all offset by c...
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Pair of Navajo Striped Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Navajo Striped bolster pillows. Feather and down inserts and zippered casing.
Category
20th Century Adirondack North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Vintage Blue Rag Rug Custom Made Pillows, '2 Sets'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Vintage blue rag rug textile custom made pillows. (2 sets available)
All 4 can be purchased at 595.00 per set of 2 pillows. Pillows have ...
Category
20th Century Adirondack North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Mexican Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mexican Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows. Feather and down inserts and zipper casing.
Pair of pillows measurements differ slightly -
measures 12 x 29
measures 13 x 28.
Category
20th Century Adirondack North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,036 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Recumbent Dog Hooked Rug
Located in Darnestown, MD
A vibrant kaleidoscopic background sets off this charming reclining dog hooked rug. The dog has whimsical yellow paws; ears and nose adding to his unique charm. The initials EG are...
Category
19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$10,700
Arapaho Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arapaho beaded men’s moccasins of brain tanned deer skin with parfleche soles. Trunk piece, unused condition. Great display piece.
Period: First quarte...
Category
Early 20th Century Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Early American Folk Art 19th Century Cherry Wood Firkin Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
Early American Folk Art Cherry wood firkin with original varnish finish and a sewing box interior
19th Century
The name firkin originated from the Dutch word "viedikkijn" which mean...
Category
19th Century American Colonial Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Pair of Beautiful Navajo Weaving Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Beautiful Navajo Weaving Bolster pillow.
Category
20th Century Adirondack North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rectangular Still Life Framed Painting of a Stagecoach, Oklahoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small American Classical framed painting of a stagecoach. This piece is framed in a deep wooden frame, with gilt gold around the edges and brown and black on the inside and outside...
Category
20th Century American Classical North American Folk Art
Materials
Gold
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
American School Circa 1840 Theorem Painting Of A Cactus Giltwood Frame Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming depiction of a cactus, strongly graphic old theorem watercolour painting
(made using stencils, and with glass straws used for blowing the base level of watercolor paint)...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
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