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Place of Origin: North American
Zabihi Collection Green American Hooked Mini Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
An American hooked mini size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century
rug no. j3877
size 2' x 3' 2"
Category
Early 20th Century American Craftsman North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
19th Century Crazy Scrap Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century crazy strip star quilt has a burg calico back round and a homespun blue and white backing. Photos look odd but it is in good condition as found. It does have two li...
Category
1890s Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Neighborhood Watch Street Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage street sign that reads "This is a Neighborhood Watch Community". Black letters on a reflective white background. Used to have red accents wh...
Category
1980s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Navajo Indian Weaving Geometric Design Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Nevajo Geometric design weaving custom made pillow.
Newfeather and down insert.
Category
20th Century Adirondack North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture
By Val Bertoia, Harry Bertoia
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 10-Rod 'B-2700' Brass, Copper & Silver Sound Sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Rare Collection of Six Matching 19th Century Spongeware Dinner Plates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a collectors dream! Six matching blue and white matching sponge ware pottery dinner plates. They are all in pristine condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Four Patch Patriotic Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Patriotic four patch crib quilt from Ohio.The condition is very good and has great inner borders.
Category
Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
1920s Steaks & Chops Hand Painted Wood Sign • Early American Folk Art Signage
Located in Lancaster, PA
A bold and striking survivor from the early days roadside eateries, this original 1920's “STEAKS AND CHOPS” sign is hand-painted on wood with thick, period-correct lettering in butte...
Category
1920s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Rare 19th Century Sponge Ware Pottery Pitcher and Bowl Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19th century sponge ware pottery pitcher and bowl set in a blue and green sponge pattern with a blue band around. The condition is pristine with slight glaze marks no chips...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Northwest Coast Thunderbird Figure
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest Coast polychrome thunderbird figure. The carved cedar bird figure with two mounted outstretched wings. Carver Frank Smith, unisgned. 25.25" H x 49.75" W x 9.25"
Frank Smit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original 1902 American Playhouse Poster
By U.S. Litho Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was an estate find and part of a beautiful collection of rare excellent turn of the century posters. They were hidden away for over a 100 years.
About the poster:
You'd think that a play called 'The New Baby' might feature said child in its promotional material. But here's the thing, there really isn't a baby at the center of the comedy, and that's the crux of this entertainment. The plot concerns a husband who is so bored with country life that he dreams up the idea of having an illegitimate son in London as a way to get into town for an occasional 'night off'. When his wife decides that the child should be adopted, the expected comic tissue of falsehoods and misunderstandings frays and hilarity ensues. Adapted from German by A. Bourchier, the farce opened in London in 1896 to what a local critic termed 'much mirth'. Several years later, when the play had crossed the Atlantic and entered the repertory of David de Wolf - cleverly called the Baby's 'chaperone' on the poster - and his troupe of travelling players, that understated review was translated into the more American howling success'. The cast and director would've been totally unfamiliar with the British hinterlands, so this splendid design concentrates on the hi-jinks of the characters and their situation.' At the start of the 20th century, America was in the full glory of its cultural adolescence, bursting with energy and optimism. In 1900 in New York there were 33 legitimate Broadway theatres, and many more would be built within the next decade to meet growing audience demand. New York's exploding population was also enjoying increased mobility. In 1904, the city opened its first underground commuter railroad lines. Thanks to these 'subways,' tens of thousands living far from the theatre district could catch a Broadway show and still sleep in their own beds. Add in the ever-increasing numbers of tourists who came into the city by rail and steamship, and it was easy to see why Broadway could now support more productions and longer runs than ever before.' We believe this magnificent and awe inspiring poster typifies the best of musical history and musical posters...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau North American Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Zabihi Collection Dionne quintuplets Antique American Hooked Mat Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th-century American hooked rug depicting the Dionne quintuplets. The quintuplets were born May 28, 1934, and are the first to survive th...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Evelyn Ackerman 'Horsemen' Wood Carved Panel
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood carving by California artist, Evelyn Ackerman, c.1964, USA. This plaque features five mounted horsemen.
Dimensions
39" width x 1" depth x 9.25" height.
Condition
Good vintage...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Six Foot Carved Wood Fish
Located in Norwell, MA
Intricately carved hanging wood fish. Carved with gills, eyes, fins etc. Colorfully painted in blues and cream.
Overall Dimensions: Weight is 42 pounds. 24" Height x 75" Length x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19thC Nautical Six Spoke Solid Brass Yacht Steering Wheel. American, Circa 1870
Located in Incline Village, NV
This 19th century American solid brass ship steering wheel was, more than likely, from a yacht. Fishing and commercial boats were more inclin...
Category
1870s Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Dazzling Geometric American Hooked Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century with a dizzy-like geometric design
Measures: 2'4" x 4'3'.
Category
Mid-20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
African Mahogany Chip Carved Sculpture by Michael Rozell, USA, 2021
By Micheal Rozell
Located in Berlin, DE
African Mahogany chip carved sculpture. A similar version is also available in maple.
Category
2010s American Craftsman North American Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany
19th C Monumental Hand Carved & Painted Eagle Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Monumental Hand Carved & Painted Eagle Sculpture. It is possibly from a Federal or government building. It's a Architectural Folk Art Element. The Eagle is carved of wood and...
Category
Mid-19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Amazing Oversize Marble Game Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is quite unusual and in wonderful neutral colors. The large oversize gameboard has a double black inner border. The custom-made iron base is very strong and sturdy. The conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Craftsman North American Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Collection of Three 19th Century Sponge Ware Vegetable Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a group of three sponge ware vegetable bowls all in mint condition. The pair of bowls are 8.5" long x 6" wide. The third bowl is 6.5" wide x 9" long. These three bowls are so...
Category
Late 19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Canteen, 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome pottery canteen
Acoma
1920
Measures: 8 inches height x 6 inches diameter.
Clay, mineral pigments, corn cob.
A wonderful example of an antique polychrome Acoma Pueblo Pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century Native American North American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Large 1930s Navajo Rug, Handwoven Southwestern Geometric Tribal Design
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
This large vintage Navajo area rug was handwoven in the 1930s by a Diné (Navajo) weaver and originates from the historic Hubbell Trading Post in G...
Category
1930s Native American Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1850 Mexican Colonial Style Oil on Copper Religious Painting
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique 1850 Mexican colonial style oil on copper religious painting.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Iron Indian Weathervane with Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic and rare original painted surface iron Indian weather vane, worn painted surface. Great original Directional's in iron and attached. This Indian weather vane was found in t...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Painted Folk Art Americana Sideboard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Painted Americana sideboard. Sidboard measures 48" wide, 16.5" deep and 72" high. The top portion is 52" wide. There are 2 shelves inside and one of them is original. Great patin...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20Thc Pastel Painting of Still Life - Artist Signed 1921
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This signed & dated pastel still life painting is dated 1921 and artist signed ; Eda Hagerman 1921. The condition is very good and it retains the orifginal fo painted wood frame !
Category
1920s Adirondack Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Wood and Brass Ship's Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Eight spoke varnished wood ship's wheel with brass hub and brass trim ring. The brass hub cap is mounted to an iron hub. Warm patina on this maritime relic. C...
Category
1910s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Wood and Leather Seat Railroad Station Bench
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great looking late 19th century railroad station bench found in the mid-west. Original grey paint on wood surface and very nicely aged leather s...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large 19th Century Sponge Ware Mixing or Fruit Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This monumental sponge ware pottery bowl is in fine condition and is great light blue colors.
Category
Early 19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Navajo Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Navajo Indian weaving is in pristine condition and has original end ties.This weaving has two patterns floating stars and a tumbling block pattern.Its in black & white wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Adirondack North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$3,275
Vintage Metal Men Working Sign
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage Metal Men Working Sign with original paint. The metal work is well done as closed 20 wide x 33 high x 2deep
While open and standing this item measures - 27d x 20w x 30h
Category
1950s Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Polia Pillin Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Yunomi Tea Cup
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, whimsical diminutive Yunomi tea cup by famed Polish-American master potter/artist Polia Pillin featuring a deep, rich cobalt blue glaze with streaks of green swirling ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Whimsical Pair of Fish-Shaped Hats, Theatrical or Parade use CA 1920-40
Located in York County, PA
This fun pair of folk art fish-hats, made ca 1920, are carefully constructed of wire, fabric, and leather. Their brightly painted surfaces were obviously...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Vintage Folk Art Paintings of Children Playing
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Original vintage American folk art paintings. Oil on canvas, featuring detailed texture and expressive brushstrokes, depicts a young boy playing baseball and a young girl on a swing....
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Original Chrome Yellow Painted Handled Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted double handled box. This early box or crate is in good condition and retains the original chrome yellow painted surface.
Category
Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Captain Crook McDonald's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Captain Crook McDonald advertisement plastic sculpture,
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
$1,200 Sale Price
58% Off
Floral Leaf Design American Hooked Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century with an assortment of leaves on a repetitive box pattern on a gray and charcoal ground
Measures: 3'6"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Handcrafted 50 Ceramic Pineapple – Made in Mexico
Located in Hallandale Beach, FL
Bring a touch of Mexican folk art into your home with this beautifully handcrafted ceramic pineapple. Made by skilled artisans in Mexico, this decorative piece is crafted from high-t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art North American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
American Vintage Model of a Speedboat 'Ricky-O'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American vintage model of a Speedboat 'Ricky-O' Well crafted in hardwood with numerous details, The stern is inscribed 'Ricky-O' with a blue bottom. C...
Category
20th Century Art Deco North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
20th Century Signed Chamberlain Oil Painting of a Cow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century oil painting of a cow peaking out of the barn door. This oil on canvas is signed Chamberlain and newly frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Sponge Ware Mixing Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of two different size pottery mixing bowls are in good condition. Minor wear on base consistent with age and use. One is like a shorter bake dis...
Category
Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$950 / set
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Stylized Art Deco Door Stop in Original Paint
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Stylized Art Deco flowers in urn with original paint. Attributed to Hubley, circa 1925. From a large collection.
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Fantastic and Colorful Mounted Hand-Hooked Rug from Lancaster, PA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful variations of PA. Dutch colors and typical of Lancaster Co. colors. Super geometric hand-hooked rug sewn on linen stretcher frame. The colors of salmon, orange, tan and gre...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Monumental Northwest Coast Feast Ladle
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tribe: Northwest Coast, Tlingit
Date: Early to Mid 19th Century
Materials: Mountain sheep horn
Dimensions: L. 20 1/2" x W. 6 1/4" x D. 3"
Condit...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1960s Handmade Model of a Carved Motor Cycle on Iron Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very cool motor cycle is a hand carved Harley Davidson from the 1960s. This is a very unusual very unique model. Rarely see is the motor cycle in a hand carved form on a custom ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brass Horse by Luciano Bustamante 1965
By Luciano Bustamante
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large brass Brutalist patchwork stallion horse with blown black glass eyes. Fantastic artistic piece by Luciano Bustamante of Mexico c1965. In excellent vintage condition wi...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Noir Nobilis Spina Garland
By George Lamiè
Located in Atlanta, GA
Inspired by the ceremonial neckwear of the Ndebele tribe of Southern Africa, this one-of-a-kind garland is a bold exploration of form and contrast. Hand-cut and high-fired in small b...
Category
2010s Tribal North American Folk Art
Materials
Clay
19th Century Folky Iron Rooster Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic folky rooster is mounted on a custom-made iron stand. This sheet iron rooster is in good condition and has a nice even mellow patina. He was found in the Midwest at a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$1,475 Sale Price
32% Off
20Thc Folk Art Cow Sign W/ Original Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc folky hand made cow trade sign.This full body cow hanging trade sign is double sided and has the original metal chain.The cow is hand carved & painted wood.
Category
1940s Adirondack Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bush Plane Model on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful and charming early 20th century American bush plane model constructed with painted canvas stretched over a wooden skeleton, and mounted on a custom steel mount.
Category
1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$2,137 Sale Price
25% Off
Folk Art Portrait Painting "Young Girl In a Red Dress", American, Circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely full length portrait of a young girl in this folk art painting; oil on canvas mounted on board. She is posing wearing an attractive and colorful red dress while holding a flor...
Category
1820s Folk Art Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Back Light Chess Board with Cubic Colorful Chess Pieces
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
This chess belongs to the Board Games collection designed by Orfeo Quagliata.
Exclusive techniques from the artist. 100% handmade with highest quality m...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th C Oil Painting Of Chrysanthemums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Early 20th C oil painting of Chrysanthemums. Nicely Framed in an Arts & Crafts Lemon gold wood frame.
Category
Early 19th Century Adirondack Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Rare 19th Century Yellow Ware Mocha Seaweed Potty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare yellow ware child's potty has the blue sponged or seaweed design and is in fine condition. Great addition to any yellow ware or mocha collection.
Category
Mid-19th Century Country Antique North American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Small Piece Ocean Waves Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920's Antique small piece Ocean waves quilt. Hand quilted in pastel lavender and pink. Pristine condition.
Category
20th Century Country North American Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Mid Century Barber Shop Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Barber Shop Sign, circa late 1950s to early 1960s, a hand-painted sheet metal sign with old prices for old hair cuts. The sign remains in very good condition with only ...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage North American Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Large Early 20th Century American Usg Sheetrock Advertising Porcelain Sign
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique, circa 1920s /1930s, USG (United States Gypsum) porcelain enameled advertising sign, early 20th century, industrial American Art Deco Modern taste.
The large blu...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial North American Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Back Light Chess Board with Cubic Black and White Chess Pieces
By Orfeo Quagliata
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
This chess belongs to the Board Games collection designed by Orfeo Quagliata.
Exclusive techniques from the artist. 100% handmade with highest quality m...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
Early Original Paint Decorated Children's Shovel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful original painted snow scene shovel has a metal blade with the original wood handle. Great just in time for the holiday season. Wonderful wall ornament. Fantastic patin...
Category
1930s Vintage North American Folk Art
$550 Sale Price
20% Off
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A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Tramp Art, America’s Most Misunderstood Art Form, Is Trending in Interiors
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.