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Pair of Antiques Money / Bank, Elephants
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Pair of Antiques money box / bank, elephants.
One of them circa 1920, made in iron, the other circa 1960 made in aluminium.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
$400 / set
Antique Folk Art Birds Feeding Young Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-401 handmade Folk Art sculpture in a custom wood frame.
Hand carved and painted birds
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
O'Henry Fred Johnson Salem Witch Trials Sideshow Spider Girl Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
O'Henry Tent and Awning sideshow banner with original shipping tag. Unusual subject matter and fantastic story from the Salem witch trails to Spider Girl. ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Scandinavian Large Folk Art Carved Wood Bowl 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-679 Scandinavian Folk Art bowl carved from a solid block of wood.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
$375 Sale Price
44% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These black and white with a grey ground are so unusual for Navajo weaving's. These pillows have a black cotton linen backing. The condition are pristine. Sold as a pair.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Late 1940s Penny Toy Wind-Up Train, Attributed Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
Diminutive late 1940s "penny toy like" wind-up tin toy platform train modern and sleek looking for that era; it is hand painted and lithographed in bright co...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Large-Scale American Folk Art Carnival Game Board, Very Graphic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale Folk Art Carnival game board, American, circa 1940s. This painted carnival game board came from Texas and combines wonderfully patinate...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Cork
French Tole Flowers Bunch Decoration, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Interesting French tole decoration bunch of flowers in a basket, maybe a dummy board.
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Tôle
Mid Century Tin Litho Mechanical Clockwork 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
Early 20th Century Folk Art French Weather-Vane Plane
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art French weather-vane plane.
For sale in this lot is an early 20th century handmade Folk Art French weather-vane plane. Th...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Primitive Floral Painting on Reclaimed Wood
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage primitive floral still life on reclaimed wooden panels having a lovely curved top. Found in an antique store in Calabria about 30 years ago.
Category
Italian Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed 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 Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
Antique English Drum Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940s English 10-arm brass and wood drum chandelier with original painted finish and patina.
Measurements:
Current drop (adjustable) 42"
Diameter 32".
Category
English Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949
Located in London, GB
The Sad Dog Carving by C. Beckstead 1949
We love this little fella, named The Sad Dog carving by C. Beckstead from Canada in 1949. Made from pine. C. Beckstead is a well renowned fo...
Category
Canadian Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage 1940s Engraving by Robert Denys – "Vers le Pré" Signed - 2Y565
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite original mid-20th century engraving by Robert Denys, titled "Vers le Pré" (To the Meadow), presents a lyrical pastoral scene brimming with rustic charm. Signed by the ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940's- 50's , "musical" MICHAEL
By Thomas Michael
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas,,, Not dated but my guess c.1940's-early 1950's , "musical themed ,, signed MICHAEL... Amazing use of colors,, space,, extremely well exec...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Handcut & Painted Sheet Metal Folk Art Cat Door Stop, circa 1940
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare painted sheet metal black cat with arched back and prominent whiskers door stop. Measures : Tall 23 x 10.75 so it makes it's presence felt. Very cool cat...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron
Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage American Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1940, a classic piece of sailor's folk art showcasing over 50 knots, bends, hitches and splices, ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Plywood
Antique Articulate Artist's Mannequin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Antique Articulate Artist's Mannequin made in wood and brass tripod.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved "Ball in Cage" Obelisk Whimsy Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art whimsy 'ball in cage' obelisk sculpture whittled from one continuous piece of wood and adhered to a wooden plinth base, circa 1940s. The carved supports holding the two ball...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Abstract Rehamna Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The plains of Marrakesh are the home of the so-called Rehamna carpets. Some of these are characterized by abstract patterns, executed as if mimicking the effect of colored brush stro...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
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 cotton lining.
Antique collector red velvet jacket with gold Middle Eastern Moorish style embroidery.
Small tiny Turkish antique vest...
Category
Turkish Moorish Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Velvet
Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop in the Style of Walter Von Neesen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous screeching black cat door stop in iron & steel. Stylized in the manner of Walter Von Neesen for Chase. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Steel, Iron
Thomas Dewey & Harry Truman 1948 Presidential Election Campaign Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a unique commemorative collage, celebrating the 1948 U.S. presidential election between Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey. This one-of-a-kind collage features a Harry Truman signed...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century English Folk-Art Farmer and His Wife Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk-art farmer and his wife model
We are proud to offer an unusual hand carved folk-art model of a farmer and his wife sat on a cart pulled by two oxen. This ite...
Category
European Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Framed Painting Representing Bohemian Gypsy Cartomancer, Signed Callewaert, 1940
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Painting of a Gypsy, Bohemian woman drawing the cards.
Representation of a Cartomancer and Fortune Teller.
Oil on canvas.
Very well represented.
fine and pleasant features.
Delicate work.
Signed lower right by M. Callewaert
circa 1940
Maurice CALLEWAERT is a Belgian artist born in Belgium in 1900 and died in France in Paris in 1986. Belgian painter from West Flanders...
Category
Belgian Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Set of Six Vintage French Three Dimensional Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Very animated face masks from the 1940s. Three dimensional.
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Composition
$360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Tsimshian Thunderbird Totem Pole by George Mather Sr.
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1918-1990). This very large totem pole is a Tsimshian interpretation by George Mather Sr. of one of the famous Thunderbird Totems of Alert Bay, BC, o...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Mid-20th Century African Hand-Woven Indigo Tapestry in Custom Wrought Iron Frame
Located in Barrington, IL
This exquisite vintage African tapestry, dating to the mid-1900s, features a flat-woven kilim textile hand-crafted using natural dyes in striking indigo blue and white. The alternati...
Category
South African Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Knud Kjhn, Deer, prod. Royal Copenhagen, 1940s
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare glazed stoneware deer prod. Royal Copenhagen
Stamped to base
Category
Danish Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Enamel Rossi Advertising Sign
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Vintage Enamel Rossi Advertising Sign
Wear consistent with age and use
Martini Rossi - Decoration - Indistrual
Produced in the 1930s for the French market of Italian spirit company...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wonderful Folk Art Hand Made Antique Grasshopper Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A fantastic folk art antique hand made sculpture of a huge grasshopper having aged patina. One of a kind.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful and large example of Oceanic art, this delightful woven mask would have been used on the gable of a middle Sepik meeting house. The wildly expressive form is accentuated ...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Art Deco Chrome & Glass Skyscraper Directory Sign
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1940's chrome frame building directory sign with beveled glass double panels.
This came from the famous Boston (North End) restaurant 'Joe Tecce's' which closed in 2010 after...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
$1,395 Sale Price
44% Off
Vintage Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century
By Navajo
Located in Morristown, NJ
Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century
Description:
A vibrant and finely handwoven Navajo Yei rug, originating from the American Southwest, likely mid-20th ...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ivory Coast Hand Spun Cotton Natural Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ivory Coast hand spun cotton natural indigo cloth, circa 1930-1950.
Category
Ivorian Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Collection of Three Vintage Carnival Midway Nickel Ride Red Signs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun collection of three vintage carnival midway signs. Nickel rides! Original professional sign painters handiwork. Excellent graphic skills. Great vintage age. All three signs have ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Baoulé portrait mask, carved wood, lacquer and pigments, circa 1940, Africa.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Baoulé portrait mask,
carved wood, lacquer and pigments,
circa 1940, Africa.
Height 29 cm, width 17 cm, depth 14 cm.
Category
African Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Large Vintage Laurel & Hardy Poster, "The Dancing Masters"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare version of the original theatrical release poster for the black and white 1943 movie by 20th century fox. The frame obscures a name lower right.
This one is the same image as...
Category
Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Circular Antique Butcher Block
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Crafted by hand with great surface. markings showing age and heavy use, recently clened an restored and ready to use.
Category
Mexican Primitive Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair of Small Folk Art Painted Wood Tabletop Obelisks, American, circa 1940s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A cool pair of wood “garden” obelisks/topiary forms in an unusual size. Made to be used on a table or a console in the 1950s, they sport their orig...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Plywood, Paint
Antique German Lifebuoy with Strong Patina – Early 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
This authentic 20th-century German lifebuoy is a rare maritime artifact with exceptional decorative appeal. The piece shows a rich, weathered patina that speaks to its long history a...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Foam
Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.
Category
New Zealand Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,150 Sale Price
37% Off
Rare Franz Hagenauer Modernist Wood & Copper Figural Dancer Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Franz Hagenauer (Austrian, 1906-1986) Modernist Stylized Wood & Copper Figural Dancer Sculpture, Retains original patina, minor spotting to copper.. Wonderful , gracefu...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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 rus...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Other
$1,300 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage French Adjustable Tripod Stool, c. 1940s - 2Y586
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage French Adjustable Wooden Stool
This is a handmade vintage adjustable tripod stool from France, dating to the mid-20th century, specifically the 1940s. The stool is an origina...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Berber Moroccan Ourika Valley Eye Design Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven with natural, undyed wool, flat-weaves such as the one illustrated here are characteristic of the Berber people located in the Ourika Valley, in the Moroccan High Atlas region....
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Reproduction of "Aquarelle de Didier Boulais – Le Port de La Rochelle" - 2Y65
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful reproduction of an original watercolor by Didier Boulais captures the serene and picturesque view of the Port of La Rochelle. Signed by the artist, this piece exudes t...
Category
French Empire Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$192 Sale Price
70% Off
Signed Mid-Century Still Life Etching by Mr. Langer, 1940s - 2Y577
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Mid-Century "Dead Game" Etching by Mr. Langer
This remarkable piece is a handmade vintage engraving or print by the artist Mr. Langer from the mid-20th century, specifically ...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage French Spiral Fluted Glass Decanter, 1940s - 2Y578
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Charming Vintage French Glass Decanter or Bottle, circa 1940-1960
Discover the timeless elegance of this small, original vintage glass decanter or bottle, originating from France in ...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Chesapeake Bay Scaup Drake Sink Box Wing Decoy, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Chesapeake Bay Scaup Drake Sink Box Wing Decoy, circa 1940, a very shallow flat bodied decoy in original condition, original black and white paint on head and body, and painted...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Tom's Peanuts Wooden Display Stand
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vintage wooden stand used to display Tom's peanuts. Six shelves with an ebonized base. Nice wear and patina.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Old Carnival "Giant", circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Old carnival "giant" circa 1950.
Light wood and foam structure, papier maché head.
Made to be worn by 1 person.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Paper
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Rustic Wabi Sabi Console, France, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Console, planter, Sculpture, wabi-sabi, Decorative item, Rustic, Artwork, 1940's, France;
What was once a drinking trough for animals, is now a dec...
Category
French Rustic Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Historic Rare Carved memorial plaque made by Jewish internee in Cyprus, 1948
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
super rare and historic example of Cyprus stone carving, made by jewish holocaust surviver that was Detained at the Internment camps in Cyprus, just 3 years after the holocaust. this piece is very unusual, most of this carvings shows us aspects of living in the Refugee camps or zionist views of israel, sometimes they even made judaica objects like menorahs Or Candlesticks, but its rare to find memorial plaques such as the example in front of us, the plaques was Damaged In the way to israel and two pieces from the upper section were broken off, the middle part of the Plaque shows a Scroll shaped memorial plaque with the inscription : "for the dead who died on the name of god" In red color, the middle has a yellow star carved and painted, just like the yellow star jewish...
Category
Cypriot Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art Dog Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Folky hand-carved dog head found in the midwest.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Original Pencil Sketch of Skull
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a bold artistic touch to your space with this Vintage Boho Original Pencil Sketch of Skull. This one-of-a-kind drawing captures intricate details with fine pencil strokes, blendi...
Category
American Bohemian Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Handmade Folky Carved Menu Board Adirondack
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic old school menu board from the forties and in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Jagged edges with colorful writings for an upstate New York restaurant.
This is...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
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