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Period: 1940s
Vintage Hand Carved Folk Art Walking Cane with Red Bird
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage circa 1940s hand carved Folk Art cane by Fritz Rummler (1888-1983) Fredericksburg Texas. Branch of a tree carved into a bird with his feet...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Tall one of a kind cowboy and horse spinning whirligig American Folk Art piece. Most likely from a larger folk art environment. Sheet steel constructi...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

Tramp Art Jewelry Box with Pincushion Top
Located in NYC, NY
A handcrafted dresser or jewelry box with hinged pincushion lid and applied, chip-carved decoration. The interior with framed mirror on underside of lid and papered in a purple and w...
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American Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood, Mirror

"God Bless America" Patriotic Piece of Folk Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Wonderful patriotic piece of Folk Art. Red, white and blue wall shelf featuring hand-carved eagle and painted stars and stripes.
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American Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Ship from World War-II
Located in Dallas, TX
Folk Art Pacific Princess Ship made by sailors from World War-II Made with matches and other wood and paint.
Category

Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Make do Stool
Located in Seattle, WA
Muslin covered barrel trimmed in tape measure. Great little Folk Art piece that was used as giant pincushion and stool for home seamstress.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood, Fabric

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Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Located in Darnestown, MD
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Located in Downham Market, GB
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c1900 Folk Art Tramp Art Box
c1900 Folk Art Tramp Art Box
H 6.3 in W 10.63 in D 6.7 in
DuBarry Ivorine Celluloid Jewelry Box with a Turtle Shaped Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celluloid made its appearance in the mid-19th century. One of its most popular forms was to imitate ivory including the grain lines. This jewelry box is marked "PY-RA-LIN" DuBarry. T...
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American Victorian Antique 1940s Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Located in Nantucket, MA
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Located in New York, NY
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Antique Jewelry Box Art Deco Period
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H 1.25 in W 4.5 in D 2.38 in
Vintage Sulky and Rider Folk Art Weather Vane, 1940s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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W. Beaupre Chain Mail Bust
Located in New York, NY
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Antique Jewelry Box with Inlaid Wood Top
Located in San Diego, CA
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Located in London, GB
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Folk Art Halloween Display Pumpkin Form
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H 7.5 in W 11 in D 11.5 in
English Folk Art Mr. Bear
Located in London, GB
The Folk Art Mr. Bear We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-20th century Folk Art figure of a charming bear. Made from a light wood hand carved body, sheet metal legs, ...
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English Folk Art Mr. Bear
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1940s Folk Art Miniature Parthenon on Walnut Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
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English Folk Art Carved Cocker Spaniel Plaque, circa 1949
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Unique English Folkart Boot Makers Shop Advertising Sign
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Scratch Built Train Steam Engine with Trailer Dated, circa 1945
Located in London, GB
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Fort Devens and Surrounding Countryside Illuminating Diorama Scale Model
Located in Hyattsville, MD
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Outsider Art of House on Corrugated Metal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primitive painting of farmhouse scene on corrugated tin.
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Seated male Portrait
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Signed oil painting of bare armed young American man seated with his head resting on his hand. Framed in painted wooden frame with gold leaf liner. Signature is not clear. Image siz...
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Seated male Portrait
Seated male Portrait
H 31 in Dm NaN in
Sophie and Moxie's "Modern Beauty Shop" Steel Sign, circa 1940
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Double-sided, solid hand-cut steel trade sign for a "modern" beauty shop run by two gals, "Sophie & Moxie". Painted surface is rust-spotted and weathered t...
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Amazing Set of 1940s "Constructivist Couture" Folk Art Drawings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Located in Palm Springs, CA
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