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Period: 1950s
Folk Art Bridal Chest, circa 1950
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This vintage pine chest from the mid-20th century is a real eye-catcher. It is richly decorated with hand-painted folkloric decorations, executed in a traditional color scheme of war...
Category
Hungarian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Alfonso Bini Mid-Century Blond Wood Novelty Pinocchio Orange Squeezer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and unusual vintage Italian Firenze blonde wood orange or grapefruit squeezer modelled as a man’s head by renowned Italian wood carver Alfonso Bini and made around 197...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Bridal Chest, circa 1950
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This vintage pine chest from the mid-20th century is a real eye-catcher. It is richly decorated with hand-painted folkloric decorations, executed in a traditional color scheme of war...
Category
Romanian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage IBM Employee Think Sign Wall Plaque 1950s
By Eliot Noyes, IBM
Located in San Diego, CA
An early Think IBM sign from the estate of a former IBM employee. His name is written on the back. It has brackets so the sign can be mounted on a wall.
A classic piece of corporat...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Incredible Rare Neon Vintage Hotel Sign
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Eye popping one of a kind vintage Hotel neon sign, 2 sided mounted on a tin horizontal box. It’s a sculptural work of art. Freshly rewired with 12 ft.
cord with standard plug.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Wrought Iron Animal Fire Screen by Atelier Marolles - France - 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Incredible wrought iron farm animal fire screen by Atelier Marolles, France, 1955.
Unique decorative piece showcasing a grid of charming barnyard animals including oxen, roosters, pi...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Vintage Olympia SM3 Typewriter, 1953, AZERTY Keyboard, Germany - 2Y525
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage Olympia SM3 typewriter from 1953 is a beautiful example of mid-century German engineering. Manufactured in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, it features an AZERTY keyboard layout,...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage American Wind Up Tin Toy "Milton Berle" Crazy Car by Marx Toy Co C.1952
Located in Incline Village, NV
The "Milton Berle" car is one of a series of "Crazy Cars" manufactured by the Louis Marx Toy Company of New York City; this one being one of the more prolific examples, owing to the ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Mid Century Large Motorized Hand Made Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser C1955
By Chris Craft Boats
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large cabin cruiser boat model with an untested motor and batteries. 41.5 inches long and sitting on a brand new custom made stand with a nautical theme. In very good vi...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Laura Andreson Signed Glazed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and beautifully glazed bowl by renowned American California master potter Laura Andreson. This bowl features a deep, mesmerizing, rich purple/blue glaze. Gorgeo...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Folk Art Carnival Motorized Ferris Wheel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1838 Custom made Carnival Folk Art motorized ferris wheel .
Rotates with small lights added set on a wood base
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Noah's Ark Folk Art Carved Wood Sculpture /Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1878 Noah's Ark carved wood sculpture/bookends'
Eack animal is individually carved and painted
Paint loss due to age and use
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
$675 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Vintage Mexican 1950’s Pepsi Cola Bottle Cap Embossed Metal Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1950’s. Mexican Pepsi Cola Soda Pop Bottle Cap Gas Embossed Metal Sign
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,184 Sale Price
20% Off
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag West Africa
early-mid 20th century.
leather and shell details.
Category
Beninese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A spectacular, rare and quite engaging early Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vibrant, shifting, thick, c...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Wood Carving Penis Figurine Wabi Sabi Object Vintage Asia 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved figurine statue. we don't know anything about the item, but believe it was made in Japan in the 1960s. Ideal decoratio...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Original 1952 Chanel Advertisement from Femina Magazine – Framed Vintage Fashion
By Chanel
Located in Hamburg, DE
This original vintage advertisement, taken from the French magazine Femina dated 1952, is a rare and charming piece of fashion history. It is not a reproduction or reprint, but an au...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
SS United States Sign Notice and Information for Passengers
Located in Hanover, MA
Hefty enameled solid aluminum framed passenger safety and information sign from Passenger Stateroom 139 on the Main deck of the SS United States.
Fo...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Rustic Soviet-Era Hand-Carved Wooden Rolling Pin, 1950s - 1J201
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful, hand-carved rolling pin is a charming piece of Soviet kitchen history from the 1950s. Crafted by hand from a single piece of wood, it has a wonderfully rustic feel. T...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$107 Sale Price
55% Off
Charming Bavarian Girl and Sunflower, Black Forest Nursery Wall Decoration
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely charming, large wood carving of a young Bavarian girl and sunflower wall decoration
This substantial wall hanging is two feet in length, ...
Category
German Black Forest Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lombok Tribal Serving Tray 'Dulang' / Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This exquisite ikat textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia, is a handwoven treasure that speaks to centuries of tradition, artistry, and cultural...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Native American Navajo Sterling Silver & Blue Turquoise Concho Belt 1950
By Navajo
Located in Portland, OR
A very good Vintage sterling silver & blue turquoise Native American Navajo Concho belt, circa 1950.
This very attractive Navajo belt is made up of oval silver discs with tooled & pr...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
British Royal Coat of Arms Wall Plaque This is a Large scale piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
British Royal Coat of Arms Wall Plaque
This is a Large scale piece, it dates from the 1950s and is made in plaster and it is painted in very bright colours,
The plaque has metal fi...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Large Vintage German Christmas Jumping Jack
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large vintage christmas jumping jack in wood. The front covered in paper with a beautiful vintage decoration Handmade in the area of Erzgebirge Germany. T...
Category
German Black Forest Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wavy Green Striped Barkcloth with Tropical Banana Leaf Pattern
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautiful vintage mid century fabric is a 100% cotton barkcloth. Barkcloth is a textured printed woven fabric. The banana leaf and flower design with striking bright green, wavy stripes is a handprint design by Renee Harcombe...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Real Size Human Skeleton
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Antique Real Size Human Skeleton. Made in resin and wood base.
Category
Mexican Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Resin, Wood
Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a masterpiece. In earlier times,...
Category
African Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early work (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter Peter Voulkos.
Signed on base with incised signature by Voulkos.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramists of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary.
Doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
French folk art painting
Located in grand Lancy, CH
French folk art painting , one part of the frame is missing
Category
French Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,048 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Catrin (Dandy) mask
Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Wood, gesso, paint
1950s-1960s
Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep
This mask is called the C...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Three Hand Carved Folk Art Canes / Sticks by Joseph Deveau, Circa 1950s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of folk art hand carved canes or walking sticks and a small stick by Joseph Deveau (1901-1999). Deveau lived most of his life in Essex, MA., bu...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Pine
African Katanda Mask – Lega Tribe, DR Congo – Mid 20th Century
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bring a piece of African heritage into your space with this authentic vintage Katanda mask from the Lega people of DR Congo. Hand-carved in the mid-20th century, this tribal mask is ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Children Rocking Wooden Toy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very beautiful children's rocking chair in beech plywood minimalist craftsmanship the design of the rocking chair is essentially a nod to the shape of a swinging banana!
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood
$619 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Folk art /surrealist Oil painting on canvas.. Circus scene. " Burning Tent
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Folk art / surrealist Oil painting on canvas.. depicting circus scene. "Burning Tent".. Very well executed.. amazing detail..
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Baoulé Statue, wood, Circa 1950, Côte d'Ivoire, Afrique.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Baoulé Statue, wood, Circa 1950, Côte d'Ivoire, Afrique.
Height: 31 cm.
Very beautiful Baoulé statue from Ivory Coast, covered with a natural, earthy patina in places.
It contains re...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brass & Hardwood Ships Wheel C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Brass ships wheel with hardwood handles.
Cast in pieces and assembled. Castings are precise and the brass has mellowed.
Great nautical themed decoration.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Tin Masks, Mexican, circa 1950s. Each mask is unique and extremely detailed. The largest mask measures 21"...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Tin
$2,500 / set
Aluminum Ship's Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with two dogbolts. Highly polished porthole.
Overall dimensions: glass diameter:...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
"Lincoln Bank" Still Toy Savings Bank, American, circa 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
This seldom seen bank is technically a mechanical bank but basically it is a still bank with a slight mechanical function, that being; once it is full of coins, it opens up automatic...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Deco Toy Horse on Wheels
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pull toy horse in original condition, functional.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Hand-Carved Malagasy Ebony Wood Sculpture – Nude Female Figure - 2Y419
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This authentic vintage Malagasy sculpture features a gracefully hand-carved nude female figure, crafted from solid ebony wood. A stunning representation of African craftsmanship, thi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
$275 Sale Price
65% Off
Classic Motion Action Ad Neon Advertizing Clock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Motion Action Ad Neon Advertizing Clock.. Wonderful light blue neon,aLL Original., Clock working and keeping perfect time,, Outer wood case in original condition,, Top finish...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Signed Soft Pearl Green Blue Glazed Midcentury Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Another sublime work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-walled bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful pearl green/blue glaze. The bowl radiates in the light.
This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Makonde Tanzanian Carved Warrior Female Spear
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Warrior woman hunting spear of the African Makonde tribe.
Traditionally, Makonde wood carving has served as a means of storytelling, preserving their hi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1950 Tinplate Miniature Tank by Brev S.G.D.G, Made in France - 2Y244
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 1950 miniature tank is a classic example of French craftsmanship, made by Brev S.G.D.G. The toy is constructed from tinplate and, despite its age, remains in good condit...
Category
Unknown Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$144 Sale Price
55% Off
Arne Tjomsland 1950s Artic Musk Ox Mid-Century Scandinavian Norway Sculpture Vtg
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare small musk Ox figure/carving. Hand worked Norwegian Pine wood and leather. Burnished makers marks to bottom.
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s...
Category
Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Life-Sized 1950s Metal School Girl Speed Limit Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal sign of a school girl letting you know the speed limit in the school zone. 48" tall. Double sided. Great coloring, with grey, light blues an...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Otto and Gertrud Natzler Signed Monumental Bowl with Original Paper Label, 1958
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This monumentally large round-shaped footed bowl was wheel thrown and formed by Ge...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper Signed Stamped Yellow Glazed Stoneware Bowl, circa 1950
By Hans Coper, Lucie Rie
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous mustard-yellow glazed stoneware bowl with manganese rim by famed European potters Lucie Rie & Hans Coper.
The bowl is signed with each artist's impressed seals on t...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Rare American Mid Century Push Mud Jr Pinball Game - Bagatelle
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Rare American Mid Century Push Mud Jr Pinball Game - Bagatelle.
Pinball game still in full working order. Made in America. Sold as a decorative item but in reasonable working order...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Rare American Mid Century Happi Time Pinball Game - Bagatelle
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Rare American Mid Century Happi Time Pinball Game - Bagatelle.
Pinball game still in full working order. Made in America. Sold as a decorative item but in reasonable working order ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Vintage Nautical Spot Light by General Electric
Located in New York, NY
Vintage small nautical searchlight by General Electric, USA, circa 1950. For decorative display purposes only, not operational.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1950's Papier mâché french theatre head
Located in Diest, BE
A 1950's rare original James Ensor style papier mâché theatre head. This item was obtained via a private collection (France).
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category
Balinese Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Rustic Live Edge Tree Trunk Plant Stand or Art Pedestal
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Incredible rustic hand crafted tree root plant pedestal. Bring the beauty of nature indoors with this three tiered pedestal. Ideal for showcasing pottery, art class, sculptures, plan...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large Mashiko Cup Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Mashiko Cup studio pottery with stylized designs in the brown glazed body in the manner of cloud-water flowing pattern and dating from arou...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Salampasu Mask – DR Congo – Mid 20th Century – African Tribal Art
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Discover the soul of Africa through this authentic Salampasu mask from DR Congo, handcrafted in the mid-20th century. Part of a carefully curated collec...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
1950s Norwegian Teak Sitting Bear Figure Sculpture Midcentury in Tjomsland Style
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A vintage 1950s solid hand carved teak sitting bear cub figure. Burnished markings; Genuine teak, made in Norway. Designer is unknown, but in the manner of Arne Tjomsland, and from t...
Category
Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Teak
$1,396 Sale Price
30% Off
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