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20th C Hand Carved & Painted Canadian Goose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th hand carved & amazing original painted Canadian goose. This goose is late but very great carving and surface. The condition is good.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico
A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably from the 1950s, has a very mode...
Category
Mexican Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Kansu Chinese Blue Chinese Export, Hand Knotted Wool, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Chinese rug, circa 1940.
In original condition and some wear consistent of age and use.
Old washed hand knotted wool
Measures: 62 x 105 cm.
62 x 105 D8
90025.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Nantucket Harbor Scene, by Inna Garsoian
By Inna Garsoian
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Harbor Scene, by Inna Garsoian (1896–1984), circa 1946, oil on canvas view of wharves and waterfront from vantage of old Steamship office, signed lower right, and signed an...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Aubusson Style Large Tapestry Decorative Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large decorative French Aubusson style tapestry pillow backed with silk velvet.
Beautiful vintage French Provincial pillow with Aubusson style roses and decorative floral bouquet.
Ne...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Very Tall Buffalo Fence Post Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
These vintage, solid teak buffalo fence posts read as Minimalist contemporary sculpture and will complement any contemporary setting. From java, Indonesia these objects have a strong...
Category
Indonesian Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Vintage English Rifle Bayonet, 1940s
Located in National City, CA
Vintage English rifle bayonet,
circa 1940s.
Measure: 15" L x 1.75." D.
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
American Folk Art Wood and Iron Farm Bureau Weathervane Advertising Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great looking cartoon Midwestern Americana weathervane. Farm Bureau Insurance started in 1921. This great piece most likely was a premium or advertising piece. Hand painted wood with...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Oakwood Wall Barometer
Located in London, Nottinghill
This beautiful antique barometer is in good working condition. Please study the images carefully as form part of the description.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Folk Art Hand Carved Madonna Santos with Putto
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-457 hand carved Madonna Santos with dove.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art Painting, Signed and Dated
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Bavarian Tyrolian Folk Art painting, signed and dated
This charming folk painting is executed in oil on artist board. A beautiful and rustic Tyrol or Bavarian landscape i...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Other
Solid Brass U.S. Navy Ship's Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass battleship binnacle with gimballed compass. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brackets. Quite heavy. from the US Navy. Torpedo base. Great polish job.
Overall dim...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early Carta Blanca Beer Sign. Mexico, 1940’s.
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Carta Blanca beer porcelain metal sign.
Mexico, ca. 1940’s.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
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...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Mid-Century Modern Bessarabian Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven in brown and grey tones, this unusual kilim is decorated by a geometric pattern influenced by the European avant-garde, rather than with the more typical floral design. It is s...
Category
Ukrainian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ouarain of White Rug
By Beni Ourain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ouarain carpet, white lush organic natural wool, hand woven by women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco.
Nice one of a kind cream color with black lozenges.
Handc...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid Century New England Style Snack Bar Sign from the Mid West, Late 1940s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid Century New England Style Snack Bar Sign from the Mid West, late 1940s, a classic "Clam Shack" menu board hand painted on a Masonite panel. The prices are those seen around 1947 ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Masonite
Set of Wood Bowling Pins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique set of three wood bowling pins. Great age and coloring to the wood. Sold as a set of three. Good vintage condition.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Carved Androcles Lion Figure
Located in London, GB
An unusually detailed example of a mid-20th century Folk Art lion figure. Unique in its formed with one rear leg raised as if it has a thorn in its foot. The etching across the surfa...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
French Metal Coiffeur Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, interesting French hairdressing sign.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Carnival Midway Punk Knockdown Goat Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage carnival punk. Unusual goat named "Billie". Knock "Billie" over and win the prize.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
English Port and Starboard Lanterns
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of Anderson and Gyde port and starboard ships lanterns with Fresnel glass lenses, brass badges, vented chimney tops. Both have been wired with new sockets for home display. Weig...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Laura Andreson Signed Large Glazed Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Vase, 1940
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully drip glazed large vase by renowned American potter Laura Andreson. Gorgeous in design and color.
Signed, dedicated and dated (1940) on the base by Andreso...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Starboard Boat Lantern of Sold Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Starboard boat lantern with highly polished and lacquered finish and mounted to a thick wood base with routed edge. Lantern has been wired for home display. Weight is 4 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century African Janus Shaped Black Wooden Sculpture with Brass Inlays
Located in Salzburg, AT
Early Janus sculpture - Bambara Mali Sogo Bò Theater Circa 1930/50 Ségou Bamana "
Puppet / doll, totem statue of Mani ("little person" in the Mandinka language).
Anthropomorphic fema...
Category
Malian Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Deco American Penny Fortune Scale Character Weight Fate Readings
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Art Deco fortune penny weight scale from the American Scale Mfg. Co. of Washington DC. Made of enameled metal and brass featuring coin operated system that offers your wate, ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique New Old Stock French Artist Paint Brushes
Located in Surbiton, Surrey
Antique unused stock from a French artist atelier paint brushes, c1940s.
Brought from a retired artist north of Paris.
Extremely tactile and sculptural.
The horse hair is ...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1940s Spiritual Advisor Billboard Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Excellent "Sister Sophie" Spiritual Advisor and House of Prayer roadside sign. Found about 30 miles south of Jackson in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Great piece of roadside Americana. Am...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
1940s Paper Mache Chinese Dragon Head from a Costume
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s handmade papier mâché head of a dragon. From a costume worn for Chinese New Years. Eyes blink, by pulling on chords in head. A bird sits on top of the head.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Magician Magic Suitcase Hand Painted Folk Art
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic Magician's suitcase. Hand painted and lettered. Vintage Folk Art rabbit trick and card paintings. Great bookshelf display.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Pair Folk Art Hand Carved and Painted French Wood Figures
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-671 pair hand carved and painted French people
Price is for pair .
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Red, Cream, and Indigo Traditional Persian Ghashghai Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Measuring 5’3” x 7’1”, this Persian Ghashghai carpet in shades of red, blue, green, cream, and orange wool, is hand-knotted and belongs to Orley Shabahang’s World Market Collection. ...
Category
Persian Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Folk Art Men at Work Sign Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Double sided Men At Work pointing hand. Thick wood and hand painted. Great American Folk Art trade sign in the form of a pointing hand. Two drilled holes that must have been for hang...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1940s Italian Photograph with Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
A black and white photograph in a wooden frame from 1940s Italy, depicting a parade or official gathering. The photograph would have been taken during the years of the Mussolini dict...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Cast Iron Vintage Door Stop Bulldog Terrier with Collar
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous vintage c1940 cast iron bulldog doorstop. Classic black & white original paint with patina. Green collar with a bell.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Signed Volcanic Crater Glazed Midcentury Bowl, circa 1940
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped bowl was delicately hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with one of his famed early vol...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Clown Carousel Light, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A wonderfully expressive painted clown face adorns this staggered carousel light with vibrant original red, yellow and blue park paint.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sallie Whistler Marcucci Abstract Painting Titled "Subconscious"
Located in Stamford, CT
Sallie Whistler Marcucci (American, b. 1940) "Subconscious", mixed media, monogram signed lower left center SWM. Abstract composition. Approx. 22.5" x 27.5" (framed). See photographe...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Brass U.S. Navy Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships gimbaled marine compass in brass case with engraved maker’s plate. Highly polished and lacquered. Weight is 41 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Soviet War Carved Folk Art Solider Figure
Located in London, GB
Soviet War carved Folk Art solider figure
Carved from a single piece of light wood, this wonderful folk-art figure depicts a soviet soldier holding a riffle with a large coat over h...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Rare 1940s Amish Bowtie Doll Quilt in a Plexy Box Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and pristine Amish bow tie pattern doll quilt mounted in a plexiglas and hand-sewn on a linen stretcher. This protects the textile and makes it look more like art. This is a ver...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Early 20th Century Fairground Roulette Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground roulette game
A highly decorative and character filled early 20th Century fairground roulette stye game. With its worn and well used look this example ...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Museum Quality Ships Awl Board with Rope
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships rigging tools with knot work attached to a decorative wood backboard. Tools include wood mallet, awls, needles, punch, seamer, and intricate knot work. Weight is 30 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Nautical Wooden Fishing Lure Display Custom Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
A custom made display of 30 antique and vintage wooden fishing lures of various shapes, sizes and colors. Mounted on a white painted oak frame with acid aged screws. These lures date...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1940’s Mexican Coca Cola Tin Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1940’s Mexican metal Coca Cola tin sign.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Hand Hooked Cosmic Geometric Area Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning mid-20th century Pennsylvania geometric hand hooked Area rug circa 1930s-1940s with great muted colors and multiple cosmic patterns. Amazing for display of use. Great resemb...
Category
American Country Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
Antique Red Velvet Efe Zeybek Jacket Turkish Vest with Gold Embroidery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th child Middle Eastern Efe Zeybek Jacket.
Kid Efe Zeybek Costume Turkish authentic ethnic vest.
Dark brown red velvet with gold foliates and gold trim. Open sleeves, red ...
Category
Turkish Moorish Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Velvet
Tin Litho Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Ohio Amish Bars Quilt -Dated 1947
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine polished cotton black & blue Amish bars quilt is signed & dated 1947 in the corners of the quilt.It is quilted in numbers. The condition is very good with minor fold marks ...
Category
American Country Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Solid Copper Ships Signal Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid copper ships signal lantern with hinged top, carry handle and fresnel lens. Wired for home use. Interior is missing the signal apparatus. Weight is 5 pounds.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
American Late Art Deco Outsider Art Architectural Popsicle Stick Table Lamp
Located in Port Hope, ON
This American late Art Deco hand-crafted, outsider art Popsicle stick table lamp features an Art Deco architectural almost Metropolis feel. It is a great example of the American post...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rustic Red, Pink, and Cream Persian Ghashghai Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Hand-knotted and organically dyed, this Persian Ghashghai carpet in red, pink, and cream wool measures 5’4” x 8’6” and belongs to the Orley Shabahang World Market Collection. Crafted...
Category
Persian Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Set of Five Small American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with applied eyes; others with ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Lead
Grouping of Five Hand-Painted and Carved American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with applied eyes; others with ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pair of Oil on Board Portraits from 1945
Located in Søborg, DK
A pair of oil on board portraits by Grethe Mewco from 1945.
Signed and dated.
A very unusual style with a great look.
30 x 30 cm board with a thickness of 5mm.
Category
Danish Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Ships Bridge Telegraph
Located in Norwell, MA
Engine Order Telegraph that has been meticulously polished and lacquered. Faceplates engraved with black background and white letters. Telegraph is mounted to a wood base. Manufactur...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Navajo Rug, circa 1940, Diamonds & Crosses, Red Gray White Red Brown Tan
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Trading Post era Navajo rug. Woven of native handspun wool in natural fleece colors of gray, ivory, dark brown and camel/beige with aniline-dyed red. Unique design frames a c...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
American Folk Art Carved Fish Decoy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American Folk Art hand-carved and painted fish decoy with a fishing line in its mouth (ca. 1940s, USA). Natural patina, crazing, and paint loss present - the red base coat can be see...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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