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Period: 1920s
Art Deco Sideboard Makassar from France Around 1925 with Painted Mirror
Located in Greven, DE
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture unrestored so that we can be sure that it is really original. We then offer these as original until we recondition the furniture in our workshop and then offer it as restored furniture...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Pine German Fireman Puppet
Located in London, GB
German Fireman Puppet
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century German fireman puppet / Doll. Hand carved with some lovely naïve Folk Art detail including a...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Pine
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 ART DECO CASION CHIP POKER SET WiTH BAKELITE HANDLE CASE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nice circa 1920 Art Deco casino chip / poker set in the original wood case with Bakelite handle
A...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Ventriloquist Dummy
An unusual example of a hand-crafted early 20th Century English ventriloquist dummy. With tailored made velour outfit with pearl but...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Paper
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
North American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early and Rare Abstract Rehamna Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Rehamna derive from the Haouz, a landscape of hills and plains situated between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic ocean mostly inhabited by Arabic groups and arabi...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Saddle Carpet with Peonies, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually-shaped carpet is known as a "makden" and was originally used by a nomadic traveler as an artful covering for his horse. Placed between the saddle and the horse, the makden cushioned the rigid saddle and kept the horse warm in cold climates. Most under-saddle carpets...
Category
East Turkestani Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool
Brass Double Sheave Herreshoff Yacht Pulley
Located in Norwell, MA
Heavy solid brass highly polished and lacquered ships pulley by Herreshoff. A fine relic of yachting, expertly made and fitted with large hook, teardrop shaped body. Weight is 3 poun...
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake Decoy, circa 1920, having head with glass eyes and carved mandible, nares and nail on bill, attached to hollow carved two part body (seam i...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Afshar Tribal Rug Hand-Knotted Wool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Hand-Knotted Wool
This vintage Persian Afshar tribal rug, handwoven in Iran, showcases a striking geometric medallion design with i...
Category
Pakistani Tribal Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Art Deco Austrian Pair of Cufflinks in Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Charming pair of mother-of-pearl cufflinks in 800 silver. The cufflinks have a left and right hand portrait of a Lady in dark brown mother-of-pearl in Art Deco design. Handmade in Au...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Art Deco cardboard advertising "Favor". France 1920 - 1930
Located in CADALSO, ES
Art Deco Cardboard
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Early 20th Century large molded copper stallion weather vane with cast zinc head and cast body. Original mustard paint. From Long Island, New York. 27 1/2"H x 30"L
Period: 20th Cent...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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
American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wood and Iron Hand Painted "Jefe" Sign
Located in Round Top, TX
Wood and iron hand painted "Jefe" sign. "Jefe" means boss. From a Buenos Aires railway station. For your boss lady/man.
Category
Argentine Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Restaurant Menu Chalk Board, circa 1920's
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique Restaurant Menu Chalk Board, circa 1920's. Charming hand-painted frame surrounds a lined chalk board. Reminiscent of French Bistro signs.
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck.
A true example of an early 20th century English estate made decoy duck form, with glass eyes. With a wonderful, pointed shape and p...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Solid Brass Yacht Pulley with Swivel
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered yacht winch by Herreshoff with swivel hook head and brass sheave. Weight is 2 pounds. X-138
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Black Forest Carved Bird Plaque
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss carved walnut plaque with game bird and two chicks with vine and leaf design. Part of the Brienz Collection but not published.
Period: circ...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Driftwood Dachshund Dog
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th century Folk Art driftwood dachshund, circa 1920, a natural form piece of driftwood that has been augmented with the addition of inset Periwinkle shell eyes, two drilled n...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Driftwood
Unusual Folk aRT "CARTOON" hand painted child's high chair /tray
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Folk aRT "CARTOON" hand painted child's high chair /tray,, Charming little item.. Retains original paint ,,surface,,, Minor veneer missing ( back side). see photo,,Very usabl...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wood Rock Wren Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird Black Forest Folk Art Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Austrian 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to the early 19th century w...
Category
Austrian Black Forest Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Handcrafted Sculptural Wooden Armchair Germany , 1920.
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculptural walnut and olive wood chair with curved armrest.
Hand-crafted work made with the remains of old farm implements in Germany in the 1920s.
It ...
Category
German Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Olive, Walnut
Plaids One Patch Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This one-patch quilt made almost entirely of plaid cotton flannels is both simple and sophisticated. It took an artistic eye to put together this large combination of plaids in a pal...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Iron Mesh Container
Located in New York, NY
Antique Folk Art from Flores. Handwoven iron mesh container with an hour glass shape.
Measures: 10- 22" DIA x 34" high.
Andrianna Shamaris, Inc. The Leader ...
Category
Primitive Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
African Wooden Decorative Tribal Art Drum with Hide & Rope Produced Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare African tribal wooden decorative drum with hide and rope produced in Africa early 1900s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H: 38 cm / 14.95" Diameter: 17 cm / 6.70"
Category
Burkinabe Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
1920s Navajo Transitional Pictorial Blanket
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Navajo transitional pictorial with bird. A few older "in use" repairs more interesting than distracting. 4'8" x 6'
Period: circa 1920
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Size:...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Puppet Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English folk art puppet figure
We share what we love, and we love this early 20th century articulated folk art puppet figure. Made from hand carved pin, The base (handle) moves up and down to animate the puppets head. Arms are moved with the sticks. Original linen clothes...
Category
European Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Large Deer Head primitive Black Forest Hand Carved Folk Art Wooden Trophy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of a Hunter or Woodsman. More than likely o...
Category
Austrian Black Forest Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century fairground figure Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure
An early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown figure in the form of Pierre Jean Marie Laval , i...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Quality Boat Bow Lantern by Perko
Located in Norwell, MA
Quality ships bow lantern with red and green Fresnel glass lenses. Hinged door reads "manufactured by Perkins Marine Lamp Corp, Brooklyn New York. Highly pol...
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Dutch Ship Lantern with Copper Body
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper ships lantern with highly polished and lacquered finish. With brass badge marked "stuurboord" , brass hinges, brass lens bezel, etc.. Mounted to a cu...
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Bronze sculpture "Girl on a Chair" by Spanish sculptor Juan Clara, 1920s
Located in Milano, IT
Bronze sculpture titled "Girl on a Chair" by Spanish sculptor Juan Clara, 1920s
Juan Clara's bronze sculpture Girl on a Stool captures the innocence and charm of childhood. This beau...
Category
Spanish Belle Époque Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Northwest Coast Wooden Doll with Thunderbird, Eagle Mask
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Seated figure with Thunderbird mask; carved yellow cedar, Thunderbird mask (eagle) depicted as head on a seated human body. Arms are dramatically open and outstretched. Large, richly detailed Thunderbird Mask, permanently attached with oblong eyes painted red, black and white. Edge decorated with dyed (red) spruce root as simulated mask harness over shoulders and across the chest. Dance apron; Seated figure wearing an apron of shredded cedar bark. Held on to figure at the waist with woven cedar string and abalone shell on button at back. Approximately 7" wide/long by 4" high. Bench; carved from cedar. Decorated on the back with bear face, outlined with inlaid red dyed spruce root. Ears, eyebrows and nose of inlaid abalone shell. Eyes of inlaid fossilized ivory...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
American Folk Art Rocking Bunny, c.1920
Located in Savannah, GA
An American folk art rocking bunny, circa 1920.
27 inches wide by 12 ¾ inches deep by 17 ½ inches tall
Category
American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Schwerer Handspiegel 2-seitig LUCIEN BAZOR Bronze versilbert Jugendstil
Located in Aachen, DE
Schwerer Handspiegel 2-seitig LUCIEN BAZOR Bronze versilbert
Frankreich, Jugedstil / Art Déco um 1925, Größe 24,5cm, zweiseitig (identische Seiten), Bronze versilbert, in Original-...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Kodak No. 2A Brownie Model C Camera with Case – Circa 1924-1933 - 2Y318
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage Kodak No. 2A Brownie Model C camera dates back to the 1924-1933 era, a true collector's item for photography enthusiasts and vintage technology collectors. The camera co...
Category
French Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Polished Brass Yacht Pulley with Steel Hooks
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered yacht pulley with two attached steel hooks. Weight is 1 pound. X-131
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Patriotic Quilt Titled "Stars and Stripes" Forever
Located in Darnestown, MD
This fabulous 48 star Patriotic quilt has the embroidered title "Stars and Stripes Forever."
The stripes of the flag are created in an unusual way. Rather than using horizontal stri...
Category
American Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th century English Hand Painted “HELL” Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Hand Painted “HELL” Sign
Originally this sign was reclaimed from a shoe shop named “Shellington Shoes” in Essex. Most of the sign was damaged but we luck...
Category
British Victorian Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris
Made from pine and papier Mache with hand painted detail. Known as a Passé Boule in France these fairground amusem...
Category
French Victorian Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paper
Early Navajo Crystal Trading Post Vallero Star Weaving Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Navajo Crystal trading post Vallero red Stars Weaving rug.
Wonderful age and tight weave.The condition is very good & bright vivid colors.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Amazing English Architects Model, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
Architects Model circa 1920
We are proud to offer a unique circa 1920s architects model of a timber-clad colonial style house in original paint. An a...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of parish priest. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Pastel Signed and Dated 1929 Horse Head Profile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed and dated by Datroll 1929 pastel water color on paper and in vintage original frame. The condition is very good.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1920s Folk Art
1928 First Communion Souvenir Portrait of Marcelle Girard - Framed - 2Y71
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This framed souvenir portrait commemorates the first communion of Marcelle Girard, which took place at the church of Bonnétable on June 10, 1928. The piece is in its original conditi...
Category
French Empire Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Bécassine Nourrice - 1924 Edition by Ed. de la "Semaine de Suzette" - 2Y24
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delve into the world of Bécassine with this original 1924 edition of "Bécassine Nourrice," published by Ed. de la "Semaine de Suzette" and illustrated by Pinchon. This classic volume...
Category
French Empire Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Artistic Antique Persian Runner with All-Over Interlocking-Boteh/Paisley Design
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Gia Stylized All-Over Boteh Design Antique Rug
About: This is absolutely one of the more gorgeous antique runners we've ever seen. Stylized field of "seeds", called boteh, which we ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Fairground/Carnival Roulette Games Wheel
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Fairground/Carnival Roulette Games Wheel
A charming and highly decorative early 20th Century handmade scratch-built fairground / carnival games...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Brass Inlaid Dentist Entranceway Wall Sign Plaque. c.1920
Located in London, GB
A beautiful brass wall plaque used for a dentist surgery. c.1920
Wonderful patination and depth of colour built up to the surface from oxidation from years of exposure to the elem...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
1920s Original Tattoo Flash Sheet • Traditional American Design • As Found
Located in Lancaster, PA
A rare survivor from the early days of American tattooing, this original 1920s tattoo flash sheet features hand-drawn designs in pencil & colored pencil on paper. The imagery include...
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century hand painted traditional Spanish rag doll. The doll presents no costume showing the core fabric structure. Manufactured...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Black Forest Hand Carved Walnut Figural Traveler Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-634 Black Forest German hand carved walnut traveler figural sculpture.
Category
Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Antique Traditional Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of woman dressed with a kimono. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Funky Distressed Red Wooden Vintage Washing Machine
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fabulous vintage weathered red wooden washing machine that someone with imagination can use as a side table or found object that adds warmth and curi...
Category
American American Classical Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Oil on Canvas Belgian Lady Portrait Painting Signed and Dated, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Large Belgian painting dated 1920. Oil on canvas framework, on the first canvas, depicting a portrait of a lady (Maria Erminia Segers 1855-1924) of excellent pictorial quality. Large...
Category
Belgian Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
"The Bird Cane", Unusual Early 20th Century Walking Cane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century walking cane
We are proud to offer a highly unusual walking cane made from aged bamboo. This unique and artistic object has naturally taken the form of a bird. ...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive English Folkart Model
Located in London, GB
Amazing Scratch Built Locomotives
One of the best examples of English scratch built folk art models we have uncovered. Modelled on an steam locomotive this item has been constructed ...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1920s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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