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20th Century Oil on Board Italian Signed F. Rontini Landscape Painting Sunset
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil artwork on pressed wooden board depicting a landscape in Macchiaiolo style, Sunset in the countryside of good pictorial ...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave... Over 11 feet !! Great old sign, double sided.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Korhogo Cloth, Canvas
Brazilian Wai Wai Tribal Cassava Graters Circa 1945 Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian Wei Wei Casava Graters
Two graters constructed of wood and sharpened rock used by the Wai Wai Indigenous tribe of Northern Brazil to process raw Cas...
Category
Brazilian Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Stone
California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept th...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$227 Sale Price
35% Off
Evening Flight Over the Lake — Mid-20th Century Painting After The Field, 1939
Located in Northport, MI
A striking mid-20th century landscape painting titled Evening Flight Over the Lake, inspired by the evocative November 4, 1939 cover of The Field—“The Country Newspaper.” This atmosp...
Category
English Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Ceramic Arts Studio Pair of Indian Figurines
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage 1940's Ceramic Arts Studio Indian Figurines
Dimensions above are for Female Standing Indian. Kneeling Indian is 4.88 H.
In excellent cond...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$292 Sale Price / set
20% Off
American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit somewhat later, having been manufactured in 1946. It maintains all of the elements of a collectible antique mechanical bank; pleasing shelf appeal and wonderful musical action. The metal faux textured, green painted casing on five sides is fronted by cardboard on wood, filled with delightful images of "children at play with money" lithography.
To operate: Wind up the mechanism by turning the brass dial in front clockwise; then put a nickel, dime, or quarter in the appropriate slot at the top. Music will play as additional lithography depicting children's nursery rhymes rotate on the interior circular dial ("Little Boy Blue", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", etc.).
Coins are removed by unscrewing the metal plate at the rear bottom.
Bank is in excellent all original condition with fully operable musical mechanism.
Dimensions: 7" high x 4 9/16" wide x 3" deep.
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Excepcional Unique Table Lamp Porcelain Interior Light Manises Valencia
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*Clearance, exchange of items. We welcome serious offers.
A unique and very special piece from the Manises Valencia area, but it could come from another place. It is a piece of a higher category than average. I have never seen anything of such quality. I have seen the design of its shape in some artist who was German, but I cannot identify it
Its condition is excellent, like new.
It is large in size, much larger than average
When it is illuminated internally and lets the light out through the round holes in the design, it creates an exceptional image and atmosphere
It is surely an author's piece or artistic piece, surely designed by some artist who worked in the Manises workshops
Interior lighting, and the lower part of the lamp. The uz comes out through the holes and it is spectacul
Buy in Manises Valencia Spain, place of production of ceramics and porcelain throughout the centuries
This lamp is a masterpiece, with a higher quality than any typical peanut lamp...
Category
Spanish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Small French Male Stone Bust, 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1940s French male bust, hand-crafted from solid stone. This quietly impactful piece is rendered with meticulous detail, from the textured curls of his hair to his defined facial fe...
Category
French Neoclassical Revival Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bush Plane Model on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful and charming early 20th century American bush plane model constructed with painted canvas stretched over a wooden skeleton, and mounted on a custom steel mount.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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 ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Lead
Italian Art Deco mirror by Luigi Brusotti for La Permanente Mobili, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Art Deco mirror by Luigi Brusotti for La Permanente Mobili, 1940s
Rectangular wall mirror with acid etchings in the shape of stars and leaves. Wooden structure with mirrored ...
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Whirligig Depicts Woman Churning Butter, American, circa 1940
Located in Incline Village, NV
Ubiquitous 20th century theme for whirligigs, this example depicts a woman churning butter, with the action being driven by wind powered four blade propellers in the front. As the wi...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Figura tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura utilizada en los bailes y en los rituales.
Category
Senegalese Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$619 Sale Price
44% Off
"Buy Your Extra 6th War Loan Bonds Here" Vintage WWII Poster, 1944
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II poster, dating to 1944. The poster reads "Buy Your Extra 6th War Loan Bonds Here" in bold red, white, and blue letters. The poster's composition feat...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Gus George - Pin Up Drawing
Located in Branford, CT
Gus George - Pin up drawing on paper circa 1948. From a group of approx 20 works recently discovered in upper New York State.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting framed in a gilded wooden frame with a motif of a little girl holding a bunch of grapes. Painted in warm colors. Signed.
Measurements: L:51.5cm W:41.5cm
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
African wooden food bowl
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Very decorative African wooden food bowl. It will fit in any interior.
Category
African Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 20th Century Engraving by G. Maroniez – "Par Temps de Neige" - 2Y564
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This evocative early-to-mid 20th century original engraving by George Maroniez, titled "Par Temps de Neige" (In Snowy Weather), captures a charming winter genre scene with remarkable...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Two Carved and Painted Wood Birds
Located in Miami, FL
Carved and painted wood.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
$650 / set
Iron Swordfish Created by a Nebraksan Farmer, circa 1940s
By Byron Groelz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Iron swordfish created by Byron Groelz, a farmer from Phillips, Nebraska. Born around 1900, Mr. Groelz made decorative iron for an environment on his ranch.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Carved Wooden Statue of a Ju Ju Man, Egba People, Abeokuta, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden statue of a Ju Ju Man crafted by the Egba People in Abeokuta, Ogun State (part of Nigeria), circa 1940s.
The pupils are made from nails, which intensifies the...
Category
African Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Brass Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished brass ships lantern with large reserve oil tank by Perko. With red glass Fresnel lens that has protective brass bars, vented top, burner, etc. Weight...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Uncle Sam Still Bank 'Composition, ' circa 1940
Located in Incline Village, NV
American manufacture; this colorful hand-painted still bank depicting Uncle Sam is all original with no repairs and no repaint. Fabulous crazing throughout indicative of original pai...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Vintage Carnival Midway Penny Pitch Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely scaled carnival midway penny pitch game. Original paint surface. Graphic bold design with great colors.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beatrice Wood Signed Early Large Mid-Century Modern Low Bowl Plate Charger 1940s
Located in Studio City, CA
An exceptionally rare and fine early piece by famed American ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring a dynamic and unique design. The colors illuminate like stained glass under the glaze wh...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mexican Zapotec Decorative Carpet, in Small Size w/ Stylized Bird Design
Located in New York, NY
A vintage decorative rug from the Zapotec Indian tribe in Oaxaca, Mexico, size 3'3 x 1'8, featuring a central medallion on an unfussy beige field, with four stylized bird motifs stan...
Category
Mexican Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$749 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Huckley Barrel Carnival Game
By St. Louis Carnival Co.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage carnival game made by the Saint Louis Carnival company. We also have the original paper game rules signs with these. Please note that not all crates are painted St. Louis Car...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Wood
Rare Antique Articulate Handmade Artist's Mannequin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Rare Antique Articulate Handmade Artist's Mannequin made in river stones and copper wire.
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
By Beni Ourain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Beni Ouarain carpet, white lush organic natural wo, hand woven by women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Authentic Moroccan Beni Ouarain tribal rug from the Berber tribes of ...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Framed Airbrush on Paper Hibiscus Tropical Floral by Jane Boyd, 1948
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Transform your space with the timeless elegance of 1948 Airbrush Hibiscus Tropical Floral on paper by Jane Boyd.
This exquisite piece captures the lush beauty of tropical hibiscus f...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
$243 Sale Price
35% Off
Folk Art Carved Walking Cane, Snakes and Fish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Folk Art carved walking cane with hand, 2 snakes and fish. Cane measures 7" wide, 7" deep and 38.25" high.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Figura tribal africana Baule
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura tribal africana de origen, Senegal o Costa de Marfil
Category
Senegalese Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$398 Sale Price
30% Off
British Royal Navy Mast Crown
Located in Norwell, MA
Painted metal mast crown from a British Royal Navy fighting ship. Quite rare to find, especially in this size. With a surround of sail and stern segment...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Geometric Kirghiz Wool Felt Square Rug, 1940's
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know were found in the kurgans of Central Asia. This tradition continued until recently, althoug...
Category
Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
2 Early 20th Century Marquetry Pictures Laycock 1946, and Broadhembury
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
2 Early 20th Century Marquetry Pictures
Laycock 1946, and Broadhembury
Beautiful pieces in very nice condition 14” high 17” wide
Aw93
Category
Beaux Arts Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Scrap Wood
1940 Dove Decoys Locustville Virginia
Located in Woodbury, CT
Antique hand carved and painted folk art dove decoys. Brass plaque reads “Dove Decoys circa 1940 Locustville Virginia”. Set of 5 birds mounted with wooden pegs on paint decorated woo...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,567 Sale Price
44% Off
An Important Modernist Painting By Hilda Altschule c. 1940s / 1950s
Located in Buffalo, NY
An unusual, modernist painting by Hilda Altschule, 1950. Entitled "A portrait of a man at a bar", oil on canvas. A quick note about the artist "Hilda Coates Altschule (New York, Russ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
František Mořic Nágl - Czech 1889-1944. Prayer Service In Theresienstadt Ghetto
Located in New York, NY
A spiritually moving painting by František Mořic Nágl depicting a group of Jewish men gathered in prayer, in the Theresienstadt Ghetto's makeshift sacred space. The men wear traditional prayer shawls...
Category
Czech Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Mexican White Enamel Bucket
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this antique Mexican white enamel bucket, circa 1940.
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Dairy Products Trade Sign Geo Fitchett 1940s
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful 1940s Geo Fitchett Dairy Products Trade sign, this wooden trade sign is in wonderful original condition. It has hooks on the top for hanging, it is double sided as you can ...
Category
American Primitive Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Bucherer "Laurel and Hardy" Aluminum Doll
By Bucherer
Located in Napa, CA
1940s aluminum Stan Laurel doll with articulating joints made by Swiss watch company Bucherer. From comedy duo "Laurel and Hardy" of early Americ...
Category
Swiss Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Tulu with Chequerboard Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Kar...
Category
Turkish Tulu Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Navajo Indian Weaving Streak of Lighting Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of Navajo saddle blanket pillows are in good condition and have black cotton linen backings.
Category
American Navajo Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,895 / set
Gus George - Pin Up Drawing
Located in Branford, CT
Gus George - Pin up drawing on paper circa 1948. From a group of approx 20 works recently discovered in upper New York State.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Graphic Eastern Moroccan Vintage Abstract Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Berber carpets from eastern Morocco, near the border with Algeria, are distinguished by wild patterns and audacious color combinations. This example displays all of these charact...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Original 1948 Disaster Movie Poster Paramount Studio
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage movie artwork poster 22" x 28" From the 1948 film Disaster directed by William H. Pine and written by Thomas Ahearn. The film stars Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall, Damian O'Flynn, Will Wright, James Millican, and Jack Lambert. The film was released on December 3, 1948, by Paramount Pictures...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$552 Sale Price
35% Off
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame By Poul Fureby Blokhus From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil Painting with the motif of the coast, the sand dunes and the sea in the background in windy weather with a dark blue sky. In a gilded frame and signed by Poul Fureby.
Measuremen...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Steel Ships Not Under Command Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished steel ships not under command lantern with rich ruby red fresnel lens. Lantern is mounted to a thick wood base with routed edge and dark fin...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
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
Copper and Brass Fresh Air Diver's Pump with Wood Handle
Located in Norwell, MA
Diver's pump for shallow water use which feeds air to the diver's helmet. Highly polished and lacquered, with wood handled plunger. Handles have been sanded and varnished. Great divi...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Handmade WWII Era Folk Art Battleship Child's Toy
Located in Red Lion, PA
This handmade folk art battleship from the early 1940s is a remarkable example of wartime craftsmanship, reflecting both the patriotic spirit and resourcefulness of the era. Crafted ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With A Wooden Frame From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting with a motif of a snow-covered spruce forest and a sunset in the background, which creates an atmospheric light over the landscape. The painting is framed in a solid woo...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Large 48" Aluminum Hand Made Art Deco Barge (boat) signed Thomas Horan New York
By Michael Horan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large and Unusual 48" riveted Aluminum Hand Made Art Deco / Modernist Barge (boat) signed Thomas Horan of New York,, Expertly crafted, superior quality and construction. Great design,
Category
North American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece
Located in Leuven , BE
These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".
Category
Congolese Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yacht Vent Cowl of Solid Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass Perko air vent. Highly polished ventilator cowl from a boat. Nine inch diameter vent opening. Base is six inch diameter. Twelve inches tall with base flange pierced for f...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
HMS Scarborough Brass Navy Plaque
Located in Norwell, MA
British Navy ship's crest for HMS Scarborough. This is a heavy brass plaque mounted to a wood backboard. Circa 1945.
Category
European Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Wiedemann's Fine Beer Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Wiedemann's Fine beer - The Leader Trade sign with three Canada geese on oval walnut plaque.
German immigrant George Wiedemann began brewing at the original Wiedemann brewery in Ne...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Knud Kjhn, Little Donkey, prod. Royal Copenhagen, 1940s
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rare glazed stoneware donkey prod. Royal Copenhagen
Stamped to base
Category
Danish Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Solid Brass Ships Navigational Signal Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished mast mounted ships navigational signal lamp that would be used to send signals by raising and lowering the brass shroud. The heavy glass le...
Category
Vintage 1940s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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