1930s Folk Art

Solid brass highly polished starboard ships lantern with rich blue fresnel lens. Mounted to a custom wood base with rich dark finish. Engraved " National Marine Lamp Company, New Yor...

Polished steel marine bow lantern with port and starboard fresnel lenses, brass cap. Lacking its burner. Weight is 2 pounds.

"ROOSEVELT & GARNER", AN EMBROIDERED ARMBAND SUPPORTING THE 1932 DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTIAL TICKET AND THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION Made for the 1932 Democratic presidential Campaign ticke...

Highly polished and lacquered solid copper ships lantern with clear Fresnel glass lens and removable green filter. The copper bodied lantern has brass bez...

Solid brass ships port lantern with deep red fresnel lens set into a highly polished and lacquered case. Lantern has been wired with electric socket for h...

Sturdily built solid copper ships anchor lantern with fresnel glass lens, heavy protective brass bars, brass makers badge with name of Telford Grier, Mack...

Brass ships port lantern with highly polished and lacquered finish. Lantern has been mounted to a thick wood base with rich dark finish and has been wired...

Hand-carved Folk Art witch weathervane found in the northeast. Very nicely carved thick Folk Art weathervane with layers of heavy original paint surf...

Make a bold statement in a hallway with this early 20th century tribal Persian Serab runner featuring a folksy motif on a camel brown field. Various Animal and Human figures are foun...

Highly polished and lacquered ship lantern with large hoop handle, hinged door, vented top and electric socket for home display. Plate on top reads "port classes ll and lll". Great r...

Highly polished copper and brass ships lanterns by Anderson and Gyde of England. With clear glass fresnel lenses, removable red and green filters, brass bezels and hinges, mounted to...

Choice solid brass polished and lacquered yacht binnacle from circa 1930. Mounted to a custom made pedestal with rope carving at the base. Brass binnacle shroud has a mounted name plate from ship chandler...

This is a particularly fine example of the desirable New York Beauty pattern. The colors really seem to give off the glow of sunshine. It is well quilt...

A rare flat-weave from the Uzbek tribes of Central Asia woven with natural, undyed wools with a pattern composed of horizontal dark brown stripes alternated at irregular intervals wi...

Polished copper ships masthead lantern engraved on chimney with makers name Georg Wosidkow & Co., Vastergatan Sweden. With clear glass Fresnel lens, h...

Orientalist Vienna bronze sculpture by Franz Xaver Bergmann (Nam Greb) ,, Stunning depiction of woman with serving dish, exquisite detailing ...

1930s mounted hand-hooked in rectangular format with a great mix of country colors. The condition is very good. From Lancaster, PA.     

This is an amazing and heavy bronze bookends signed and dated Eagle & Young, 1931. These bookends are in very good condition.

Navajo crystal area weaving, all naturals. Graphic, great natural colors. 5'5" x 8'7". Very little if any wear. Origin: Navajo, Southwest Period: circa 1930 Dimensions: 11'5" x 7'. ...

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. ...

This is a vibrant yet simple striped pattern Indian weaving saddle blanket pillows. Sold as a pair. Great condition.

Finely made French wooden canoe by Pierre Del Mez, Le Perreaux France. Bearing the decal of the maker " Pierre Del Mez Constructeur 43 Quai de Champagne, Le Perreux, (1905 - 1964 mort >listed dates). All hand fabricated complete with oars, kayak paddle, floor grates...

This impressive collection of four carved wood figures are from the landlocked African country of Burkina Faso. This nation bordered by 6 other countries ...

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...

This neutral tan background Indian weaving is in wonderful condition and made a great statement as a bolster pillow. The backing is in tan cotton linen backing. Insert is down and fe...

These saddle blanket weaving's have red stars pattern in the end corner of each pillow. There are two pairs in inventory. The backing is in a black cotton linen. Condition is very go...

Mexican Indian weaving pillow with a brown cotton linen backing. These wonderful handwoven pillows are available as one or a pair. The inserts are down and feather fill.

Art Deco themed gas station advertising sign for Atlantic Oil (two sided).

This is a Chinese Nickels Art Deco rug circa 1930s. This rug is woven with a beautiful soft wool giving it an extra shine and patina with a very simple simple pattern.

A wonderful paint decorated carved wood Indian elephant with rider on a red painted wheeled base. Incredible detail to the paint. A large-scale, impressive ...

1930s red, white and blue doll quilt in mint condition and wonderful geometries.

Fantastic pair of ceremonial lodge pedestals from United Spanish War Veterans lodge in Toledo, Ohio. One with a very well carved and three dimensional Amer...

Unusual Folk Art wooden carnival game in working condition and with original paint. Players bet on which city the spring-released airplane will land on. Made by French Game & Novelty...

Chunky hand carving with simple facial detailing a pointed hat. Found in the southern US. Presented on a custom museum stand.

Felts are among the first woolen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia....

Rugged wooden tool caddy with vibrant original red paint surface and hand-painted, shadowed yellow lettering.

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...

A hand-carved sewing box stand.

Pair of 1930s original painted cast iron elephant bookends. The condition is very good and are unsigned.

Hand-carved wooden Folk Art hunter with a sheet metal hat. Original red, white and black paint surface.

Whimsical Art Deco patinated metal cubist sculpture, figure, or cardholder, circa 1930s. A fabulous Art Deco Folk Art sculpture!.

Ceremonial camel cover rug. A large animal trapping, most probably a ceremonial cover for a camel made of felted wool and decorated with embroidered motif...

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...

This is like a flat board pin ball machine game. This marble game board is in fantastic condition. Minor wear consistent with age and use. Signed by t...

This seemingly straightforward sign is open to several interpretations. Is it a statement of aspiration or having arrived? Might it be Richard's nickname? In any case, it is wonderfu...

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...

Seven different style wooden hat forms from the 1930s. Each is displayed on a metal stand.

Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia...

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...

This Lancaster County Amish four patch in a nine patch quilt is brilliantly arranged.The maker used the same colors throughout but placed them s...

This wonderful simple and rare doll quilt is in one-patch pattern. Plexy box protecting the quilt.  

Painted by a school teacher in rural Hautes Pyrenees, France. Based on the Toto, Lili, Rene and Jojo French educational stories. Most likely the teacher...

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...

Woven panels such as this would have decorated the walls of a traditional Mbole meeting house in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These woven decorative Mbole panels are made fr...

This colorful, room-size, oval, hand-braided rug was found here in Maine where braiding rugs with wool scraps was a traditional home craft, as it was in many rural areas across the c...

Early 20th century Jigger Doll “Norman” We are proud to offer a charming early 20th century hand carved English articulated jigger doll, whom we have lovely names Norman. Norman i...

This is a printed silk handkerchief from the interwar period, with an Italian aviation theme. This handkerchief features four early aircraft plane models, two of which are seaplanes. The inner field of the handkerchief is pale blue and contained by a black three-line waving border. The outer field is medium blue, with a darker blue at each corner. A white and black fasces rests in each corner. The center of the silk features a golden spread-wing eagle. Above the eagle’s head floats a gold crown. The eagle’s talons grip a shield printed with the Savoy arms, a white cross on a red field. Two gold fasces adorn either side of the shield. In most historical accounts of the early days of military aviation, our reverence for the activities of the American Expeditionary Force and its French and British companions-in-arms on the western front has led us to overlook the immense Italian contribution to the formation of airpower doctrine. The first aerial force projection occurred on Nov. 1, 1911, when Lt. Giulio Gravotta, flying a German-built monoplane, dropped one bomb on Zard and another on Taciura -- in Libya -- during the Italian-Turkish War. This event occurred just a little more than a year after the first flight of an Italian-designed and built aircraft. At about the same time, Gianni Caproni, a young Italian engineer with a passion for innovation and a vast admiration for the Wright brothers, built his first flying machine. By May 23, 1915, the day Italy entered World War I, Caproni had become Italy's leading aircraft designer and manufacturer. Caprooni designed and built a multi-engine bomber with range and bomb capacities to make it a potent offensive weapon. On Aug. 20, 1915, two of these Caproni three-engine bombers attacked the Aisovizza aerodrome with explosive and incendiary bombs, a preview of the most sustained, effective air offensive of the First World War. By early 1916, regular raids against Austro-Hungarian targets were being conducted by seven squadrons of Caproni bombers, with some 540 bombing missions flown by the year's end. Missions were on the increase, both in distance to targets and number of aircraft involved. In late 1917, due to the lack of suitable training facilities in the United States, a contingent of some 500 Americans were sent to Foggia, Italy, to learn military flying. After completing their training, the new pilots were commissioned in the Army Air Service, and the majority of them were sent to France to serve with the American Expeditionary Force. About 75 remained in Italy under the command of Capt. Fiorello LaGuardia...

“THE MAN WITH A HEART, THE PARTY WITH A SOUL”: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT POSTER, MADE FOR HIS 1936 PRESIDENTIAL RUN, THE BEST OF ALL KNOWN EXAMPLES ACROS...