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Period: 1930s
1930s Navajo Wool Weaving with Aniline Dyes, Ivory, Brown & Red, Trading Post
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite vintage Navajo rug, dating back to the Trading Post era circa 1930, showcases the skill and craftsmanship of a Native American weaver. Handwoven from native hand-spun ...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1935-1940 Mounted American Hand-Hooked Rug with Indian Pattern Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American hand-hooked rug with Indian design pattern on a stretch frame sewn on black linen. Wonderful geometric pattern, great condition. Found in the mid-west.
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Folk Art Chair from Finland ca 1930
Located in Farsta, SE
Folk Art chair from Finland ca 1930s
Made of Acid-stained Pine Wood
Consistent with age and use.
I call it mini Sauron throne.. One of a kind!
Height: ...
Category
Finnish Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Pair of Large Carved Moba Tchitchiri Sculptural Figures, Togo, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Striking in form, of light highly textured wood, two highly stylized anthropomorphic figures carved by the Moba people in Togo, West Africa. These forms most probably we owned by a f...
Category
Togolese Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Signed and Dated 1935 Pastel Indian Chief
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original framed pastel, hand-painted Indian chief is signed E. Summer 35 and is in wonderful condition.
Category
American Adam Style Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Grasshopper
Located in Greenwich, CT
A grasshopper weathervane with body of pitted iron rotating on vertical rod with N E W S directionals below, now on wooden box stand with one side removable. The grasshopper was the ...
Category
English Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Original Painted Iron Elephant Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1930s original painted cast iron elephant bookends. The condition is very good and are unsigned.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Primitive Farmhouse Bench with original paint 1930s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
1930's Original Barn Bench with original paint that has not been touched in many years. Please look at the photos, it has an unusual cut out ...
Category
American Primitive Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Wood Kids Toy, Hay Wagon, Europe
Located in Praha, CZ
All wood
good original condition
fully functional
no damages
in nice patina.
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930s Folk Art, Wood and Metal Airplane / Fan
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930s Folk Art, wood and metal airplane / fan... amazing design, working motorized fan blade, hand build and hand painted.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Stylized Art Deco, , W P A Bronze, , Woman bust, signed
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylized Art Deco,,W P A Bronze,,Woman bust, signed but wasn't able to identify? Powerful image! Extremely well executed.. I believe it is German..
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Oil on Board Italian Countryside Landscape Painting, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Framework oil on board depicting a countryside landscape with cows of good pictorial quality. Painting signed lower right (s...
Category
Italian Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
James Vullo Oil on canvas .. W.P.A. /ASHCAN Portrait of a Man 1930's
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
James Vullo Oil on canvas .. W.P.A. /ASHCAN Portrait of a Man 1930's ..Powerful image.. retains original frame, original label Albright Knox Art Gallery (A.K.G.) Buffalo NY
1938, ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Unusual Hand Carved / hand crafted Folk Art Wooden Shoe..
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Hand Carved / hand crafted Folk Art Sculpture of Antique Wooden Shoe.. Truly Amazing detail. Unbelievable craftsmanship..Metal shoelaces and tacks (sole of shoe)
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Double Sided Metal Boot Makers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century double sided metal boot makers trade sign.
A highly decorative double sided hand painted metal French boot makers trade sign, Still attached to its original hin...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1930s Navajo Rug from Ganado Trading Post, Wool in Brown, Black, Red & Ivory
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
This vintage 1930s Navajo rug is a stunning example of Ganado pictorial weaving, featuring a bow and arrow motif. Woven with native handspun wool, th...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Maria H. Rahmer Figural Ceramic Sculpture
By Maria Rahmer
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous and large Maria H. Rahmer (1911-1998) figural sculpture of a boy holding fruit circa 1930s from Hungary. Great ceramic condition with signature H. Rahmer on the side of the ...
Category
Hungarian Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pair of Vintage Sculptural Primitive Hand Weights/Dumbbells
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of circa 1930s American hand-carved dumbbells, each from one continuous piece of wood retaining its original deep mahogany stain.
Perfectly aged with rich patina and finish loss...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
C1930 Impressionist Ashcan Original Painting of a Cafe Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Impressionist view of a interior cafe with a chef and patrons. Colorful palette with a Ashcan style in the Painting created about 1930. Unsigned. Framed in what appears to be the ori...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Patrick McAllister Tugboat Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Wheelhouse ship's nameboard for the McAllister Towing Tug Patrick R. McAllister. This wrapped around the wheelhouse. As you can see this is very distressed. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT F...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930s Copper Double-Sided English Outdoor Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
An electric, double-sided outdoor sign promoting the English clothing manufacturer, Chilprufe Agents (operating between 1920 and 1950). The company’s logo has been reverse painted on...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP A Statue of Saint Martín
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope G...
Category
Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Brass and Wood Bike Pump, 1930s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool 1930s antiqued brass and wood bike pump with rubber hose. Metal base with 'Unbreakable Base' embossed on the surface. Amazing patina to body and woode...
Category
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century barbers point of sale hair comb and brush
We share what we love, and we love this rare example of an oversized point of sale barbers hair...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Folk Art Wood Knife Dated 1931
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic wood carving of a knife. Just under 15" in length. Dated Jan 14 - 1931. Made in the height of the Great Depression. Really interesting piece of art and sculpture. Great vin...
Category
American Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Parisian Wooden Shoe Mold, France, c. 1930's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage wooden shoe mold from Paris, earlier part of 20th Century. The cobbler's mold features a modern silhouette for a man's shoe. Makes a chic d...
Category
French Rustic Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Cover
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kurdish Polychrome Wool Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Perdehs were used as tent dividers by the Kurdish tribes of Eastern Anatolia. Each flat-woven wool panel is individually dip-dyed and subsequently hand-stitched to the other panels. ...
Category
Turkish Minimalist Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Cover with Graffiti Motifs
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1930's Beaded Snuff Container. Zulu, Southern Africa
Located in London, GB
This intimately-sized 1930's Zulu snuff container has been beautifully decorated with glass beads. A circular opening features on one side, and on the other side, overlapping blue-an...
Category
South African Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model
Located in London, GB
“Where thers muck thers money”
Early 20th century English scratch built toleware horse and cart model
A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art scratch-built horse and cart model. This item is made from metal sheets, toleware and old enamel advertising signs. It would likely have been placed on a shop counter to obtain donations from customers. The carts cover...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Art Deco Stylized Cast Iron Doorstop Sphinx with Pyramid and Original Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Elegantly cast Art Deco Stylized Sphinx with Pyramid and in original paint Door Stop. Finished on both sides and retains most of the original color.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Hand Carved Wood from Musician Monks 20th Century, Rare, Unique, Rarity, Good or
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand carved wood of monks 20th century, rare, unique, rarity, good original condition.
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Copper Ships Cabin Lantern by Davey of London
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid copper ships cabin lantern with polished and lacquered finish. Original burner is intact with electric socket added from above for home display. With ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
A Set of Black Americana Baseball Memorabilia Folk Art Figures, Circa 1930s-40s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This collection of three Black Americana baseball figures, circa 1930s-1940s, are attributed to the San Antonio folk artist, Control Valadez. The set of Black memorabilia, sometimes called Black Americana, includes a pitcher, catcher & batter, each having been set and raised onto a custom iron base. They are all quite chippy with losses, nice patina and showing of age, still retaining much of their original paint colors. Likely once outdoor ornaments, we would suggest, due to their delicate condition, that these pieces remain indoors. Though historically, much black memorabilia portrayed racist and offensive ideas, there was also art, such as this collection, which reflects a more positive connotation, commemorating athletic achievements within the black community. These nicely sized baseball sculptures...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
1 of 3 Signed Roger Guerin 1930 Fleur De Lis Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Vase Pots
By Roger Guerin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions with Fleur De Lis decoration
Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Bamana N'tomo mask, Mali, 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
Bamana N'tomo mask, Mali, 20th century
"Generally surmounted by three to eight horns forming a comb, the N'tomoface mask refers to a moment of compulsory education given to uncircumcised young boys in certain West African societies. The mask's discreet, even absent, mouth emphasizes the behavior expected of them in their future adult life after training: controlling and measuring their words, knowing how to keep quiet, preserving secrets and enduring pain in silence."
Excerpt from Masques du N'tomo, Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière Collection, Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac, France.
The Bambara, or Bamana, live in central and southern Mali. Their name means “unbeliever” and was given to them by the Muslims. Animists, they believe in the existence of a creator god called Ngala, who maintains the order of the universe and coexists with another androgynous god called Faro, master of the Word, who gave all qualities to mankind and makes the fruits of the earth grow. Traditional Bamana art objects are closely linked to agrarian rites.
The Bamana dance these masks during initiation and circumcision ceremonies for young boys in the Ntomo society. The face, with its vertical outgrowths at the top, adopts geometric features beneath a rounded forehead, including an imposing busted nose, as the Bamana favor this organ in their statuary as it evokes sociability and clan cohesion. Indeed, during choreography, the dancer frequently touches the nose of the mask.
As teaching aids for candidates, masks from societies accessible to young boys and adults, such as the N'tomo, Korè and Ci wara...
Category
Malian Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Kendo Mask & Bust Protection Japan 1930s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Kendo mask and bust protection.
Japan 1930s.
Very good patina.
In original good condition
Category
Japanese Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rope, Wood
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil of an unusual format, sparsely embellished with touches of embroidery, used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah Berber people...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early contemporary still-life Gouache portrait painting of a woman. On paper, this piece depicts a seated woman reclining in a pigmented blue chair. Her hair is short and dark and she wears a red dress. This sketch was created by Helen Wagner Malta and is signed at the bottom right in black ink "Helen Wagner" before her marriage. Her later works are signed "Helen Wagner Malta".
Helen Wagner Malta was born in 1912 and worked in New York City in the 1930s teaching at the Harlem Art...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique 1939 Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Compact
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver and enamel compact with military interest; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This fine antique George VI sterling silver and guilloche enamel compact...
Category
English Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Solid Primitive Mesquite Stool
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this stool made in Mesquite hardwood, circa 1930. Made in Mexico hand carved using machete and chisel. Fully restored. Clear markings showing age and heavy use, ready to use...
Category
Mexican Primitive Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Painting By H.Stephany / Ruhlmann "Fruits", c.1933
By Henri Stephany
Located in Encino, CA
Henri STEPHANY ( 1880 - 1934 )
Frequently collaborated with Jacques Emile RUHLMANN
"Fruits" circa 1933
Gouache on paper
H.19"3/4 x W.18"3/8
H.27...
Category
French Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Shepherd's Tulu Hand Knotted Wool Rug Coat
Located in Milan, IT
An original Anatolian Tulu pile rug hand knotted with natural, undyed wool and tailored into a coat. This was used by the shepherds inhabiting the area of Karapinar, in central Anato...
Category
Turkish Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Kirghiz Embroidered Tent Band
Located in Milan, IT
A rare complete tent band, embroidered in wool on a felt background, embellished at its bottom by polychrome tassels. The Kirghiz people of Central Asia empl...
Category
Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Collection of Three Carnival Shooting Gallery Target Knockover Birds
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nice collection of three carnival midway knockover shooting gallery targets. Nice chunky pieces. Great original layers of white paint surface.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Oli painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame Signed By Kai Drews From 1930s
By Kai Drews
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting framed in a gilded wooden frame with motif forest landscape in warm colors signed by Kai Drews from the 1930s
Measurements: L:45cm W:57cm
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Exquisite Red Ground Vintage Beni Mguild Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Mguild tribe is located in the mountainous region of the Moroccan Middle Atlas. Together with the Beni Ouarain, they represent the earliest Berber presence in that region as...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Cock in Wood by R.J Lakin from Streatham Workshop in London, Carousel, 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Cock in wood by R.J Lakin from Streatham Workshop in London.
Unique piece from Carousel 1930. Devided piece of Beam
in sculpted wood hand-painted with optical illusion, 1930.
Rare...
Category
British Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique bookbinder's press with cabinet early 20th century
Located in Cesena, FC
Antique bookbinder's press with cabinet early 20th century
Antique bookbinder's press with cabinet early 20th century, Italian
Antique bookbinder's press with distinctive Oak cabin...
Category
European Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
English Shell Grotto House
Located in Kent, Dover
An English shell grotto modelled on a cottage, with doors and a glazed window with mirror interior. Nicely worked throughout with no losses.
Category
English Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Shell
A polychrome decorated theater papier-mâché sarcophagus cover, 1st half 20th C.
Located in Diest, BE
A polychrome decorated papier-mâché sarcophagus cover, early 20th C.
Made for a French theater 1930's.
Category
Egyptian Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Copper Ships Starboard Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered solid copper ships lantern with clear Fresnel glass lens and removable green filter. The copper bodied lantern has brass bez...
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Vintage Carved Wood Articulated Clown Figure
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chunky hand carving with simple facial detailing a pointed hat. Found in the southern US. Presented on a custom museum stand.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Charming Pair of Vintage Metal Carnival Ladies
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A matching pair of silver metal female figures in a striking pose with hair caught in the wind. Probably carnival art. Makes unexpectedly charming wall art with a folk art feel. They...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Italian ceramic Essevi Sandro Vacchetti 1930 Dutch little girl
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Italian ceramic Essevi Sandro Vacchetti 1930 Dutch little girl
Collectible ceramic produced by the famous Sardinian sculptor Sandro Vacchetti in the thirties, it is in an very good ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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