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Period: 1950s
Hand Carved Nupe Stool with 8 Legs, Nigeria, 1950s
By Nupe
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A hand-carved wooden "Nupe stool", made by the Nupe People, a tribe who lives by the Niger River in Nigeria. This kind of 8-legged stool was used during important meetings or market...
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Nigerian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Carved Wooden Statue of a Dancer "Queen Dancer", Egba People, Abeokuta, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, circa 1950s. The statue is hand-carved in a rather rough way, not very...
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Nigerian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Original 1950s Aqua-Lung U.S. Divers Company Scuba Diving Poster
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This is a rare scuba diving poster from the US Divers Company. We have three different posters available. Please see our other items. Framed posters in pi...
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American Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language. Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head. The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
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Beninese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Italian Tuscan Landscape Painting Grand Tour Pastoral Art
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Italian oil painting showing a classic Tuscan landscape Great work of Grand Tour art with the ruined temple to the left of the painting The rest of the work shows a idylic p...
Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Tapestry

Collection of (3) Native American Folk Art Canoes
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of (3) Native American Folk Art Children's Toy Canoes most likely made between the 1940's and 1950's. Two of the Folk Art Children's Canoes were made from Birchbark, while...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Birch

Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson France 1950s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson. Beautiful Black Satin Ceramic. Signed by the " Triskèle " and 3 Masson "
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French Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Oil on Masonite Italian Still Life with Flowers Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Oil on masonite artwork depicting a pleasant still life with flowers, of good pictorial quality. Wood and plaster frame, carved and ...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Masonite

Black Clay Mezcal Jug From Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Circa 1950´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Black clay ceramic mezcal jug from Coyotepec, Oaxaca, circa 1950´s. Rare mezcal jug used for ceremonial or festive reunions. Decorative, leaf markings can be seen around the neck are...
Category

Mexican Country Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Vintage Belgian Alms Box for Missionary’s in the Congo
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is an unusual, vintage 1950s Mission alms/money-box, which where placed in the shops in Belgium to raise money for the missionaries in the Belgian Congo. If one threw a coin int...
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Remo Testa 20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Seascape Painting, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Artwork oil on canvas, glued on cardboard, depicting Seascape with boats and fishermen at dawn, in impressionist style, of good pictorial ...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Mid-Century Modern Stylized Figurative Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic cross, handcrafted by studio pottery artists in mid-century Europe, presents a stylized figurative scene within its bounds, evoking the rich tradition of religious art r...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Ceramic Madonna and Child
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic representation of the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus is a beautiful example of mid-century modern European studio pottery. Handcrafted by a skilled artisan, this piece embo...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Cross with Abstract Motif
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating mid-century modern ceramic cross is a fine example of the era's innovative approach to traditional religious symbolism. Crafted by European studio artists, the cross...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modern Figurative Ceramic Cross
Located in Chicago, IL
This handcrafted ceramic cross is a vibrant exemplar of mid-century modern design, infused with the characteristic playfulness and colorfulness of the era. European studio pottery ar...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Artisanal Crucifix
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic crucifix is a profound representation of mid-century modern European studio artistry. Handcrafted with precision and care, it reflects the era's characteristic blend of ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Trade sign for a wine shop: three bottles with french label wine, France 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
A trade sign for the window of a wine shop, depicting three bottles with the label of French wines: Chateau Santenay, Chateau Ponsac, Chateau Ermitage. Made of carved solid fruitwood...
Category

French Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood, Lacquer

20th Century Signed Remo Testa Oil on Cavas Seascape Italian Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Artwork oil on canvas, glued on cardboard, depicting Seascape with boats and fishermen at sunset, in impressionist style, of good pictorial quality. Painting of limited size adorned with a carved, lacquered and gilded wooden frame (bronze tint). Artwork characterized by warm colors and a wise use of perspective. Painting signed lower right (see photo) Remo Testa...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

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

Mid-Century Rope Umbrella Stand Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Umbrella Stand Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Rope

Pair of Mid-Century Rope Coat Rack Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare pair of French rope hook coat Audoux Minet, circa 1960. 3 hooks.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Rope

Vintage Persian Oriental Handmade Wool Carpet Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Vintage Condition Dimensions: 1”H x 74”W x 60”D Style: Persian Style
Category

Pakistani Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

20th Century Pair of Italian Girls Portrait Oil on Canvas Signed Paintings, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Pair of Italian paintings from the mid-20th century. Pleasantly furnished paintings, both signed (see photo), signature under study. Paintings of limited size adorned with coeval car...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Manual Entrance Bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean Craftsmanship from 1950s
By Vienna School of Arts and Crafts
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Manual entrance bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean craftsmanship from 1950 The wrought iron structure is a classic stylized dragon figure, very common in the Austrian Alto Torolo area. ...
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron, Bronze

Poya painting on wood by Laurent Mussillier
Located in grand Lancy, CH
poya painted on a wooden cabinet door by the Swiss painter born in 1915 in Villars sur Glane, Gruyere region, the poyas were often commissions fro...
Category

Swiss Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Enchanting Folk Art Painting of Rooster on Tin
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Enchanting self taught art from Kentucky of a country rooster with the words Fresh Eggs scrawled boldly, all on distressed tin mounted on board. Was probably used as a roadside sign.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Vintage Tribal Bakonongo Terracotta Vessel with Ethnic Depictions Congo 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very beautiful and well-preserved vintage terracotta vessel with removable lid from the Congo region, Bakongo ethnic group. The fine decoration is partly engraved, but also modeled ...
Category

Congolese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Splendid Kpélié Mask, Sénoufo population, Ivory Coast 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Splendid Kpélié Mask, Sénoufo population, Ivory Coast 1950 Kpélié Mask, wood covered with copper Dimensions 36.5 x 14.5 cm / 14.17 x 5.51 inches The populations speaking the Sénouf...
Category

Ivorian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

20th Century Oil on Board Italian Signed Painting Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil artwork on board depicting a landscape with figures and animals, Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza, of go...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Oversized Carved wood and painted Sheaffer Fountain Pen Store Display , 5 feet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing ! Oversized Carved wood and painted Sheaffer Fountain Pen Store Display , Selling two pens. One 5" high 6 " in diameter.. other 50" h , 4" in diameter. Very well made, Qualit...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Steel

NYC Artist MARGARET LAYTON, PAINTING AND Iron SCULPTURE "WINDOW WASHER"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Margaret Layton (American, 20th century)"Parker Street" New York City Gouache on board, Iron Sculpture "window washer " circa 1950s Amazing Greenwich Village Building by artist Ma...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

Mid Century Thin Glossy Red Ceramic Wall Cross with Embossed Circles Pattern
Located in Chicago, IL
This modernist European Studio Pottery ceramic wall cross is characterized by its slender form and glossy red finish, adorned with an embossed circles pattern that spans the entire c...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

1950's Academic Landscape Painting
Located in Hudson, NY
Wintery landscape painting dating back to circa 1950, set in a combed maple frame. A glimpse of nature, as through a window.
Category

Unknown Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Maple, Paper

Midcentury Ceramic Wall Cross - Hand-Painted Studio Pottery, Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This midcentury ceramic wall cross, created in a European Pottery Studio, features an uncomplicated design. The Christ silhouette relief on the cross is hand-painted, showcasing a gl...
Category

European Arts and Crafts Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

16-Inch Modernist Studio Pottery Wall Crucifix - Handmade in Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This 16-inch modernist studio pottery wall crucifix, meticulously crafted in Europe, showcases a unique design. It features a wall cross with chartreuse and brown moss-like texture, ...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Architectural Devil with Pitchfork and Flames, Wall Decoration, Studio Pottery
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic wall decoration, a product of modernist Studio Pottery in Europe, portrays an architectural red devil holding a pitchfork amidst flames. The piece is characterized by vi...
Category

European Brutalist Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

FolkArt Hand Made Horse Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1536 Hand made Folk Art horse wall hanging sculpture
Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Temperance Day Sheet Metal Road Signs, circa 1951
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Created by the Seventh-Day Adventists church in 1951 for their October 27th, 1951 Temperance Day "Weapons and Warfare" Campaign against alcohol consumption in the United States. The ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Petite Wall Cross, handmade ceramic, woven relief in glossy terracotta, Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
Small ceramic wall cross handmade in Europe. Woven relief in glossy glazed terracotta color. Discreet, delicate and earthy. As you explore our cross collection, you will encounter d...
Category

European Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Ebonized Walnut W/ Genuine Bone Walking Stick w/ 14K Gold Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This highly sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Walking Stick in Ebonized Walnut w/ Genuine Bone and 14K Gold Inlay Pommel Originates from Italy, Circa ...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Gold

"Colorado" Vintage United Airlines Travel Poster by Joseph Feher
By Joseph Feher
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a vintage travel poster for United Airlines from the 1950s. This advertisement poster shows Colorado as one of United Airlines' alluring travel destinations. The design features a scene of Garden of the Gods park in Colorado Springs. The work was designed by artist Joseph Feher...
Category

North American Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Jean Miotte - Abstract composition
By Jean Miotte 1
Located in PAU, FR
Painting on canvas by Jean Miotte from 1959 Abstract composition in India ink on canvas without frame (sent rolled). Dated and signed by the artist. Unframed: 42.5 x 33 x 1.5 cm
Category

French Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Vintage neon propaganda from Steiff. 1960 - 1965
Located in CADALSO, ES
This object was only issued for Steiff dealers. Has never been sold to private persons
Category

German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Distributore benzina SHELL americano anni 50/60
By Shell Oil
Located in Manzano, IT
Distributore benzina SHELL americano anni 50/60 Il coperchio rotondo in cima SHELL si illumina Stile Vintage Periodo del design 1950 - 1959 Periodo di produzione 1950 - 1959 Anno di ...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Heavy Cast Iron Dog Lawn Sign
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Vintage Heavy Cast Iron Dog Lawn Sign. Made in iron with great patina
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Royal antique living room round rug 1950s
Located in Cantù, IT
Royal antique living room round rug 1950s
Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Modernist Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Abbott Pattison.. Picasso "like" figure
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract modernist bronze sculpture by Abbot Pattison depicting Picasso like figure signed at the base of the sculpture "a pattison" Abbott Pattison (1916 - 1999) Abbott Lawrence...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze

Mid-Century Swedish Outsiders Art "Eve and the Serpent" Sculpture in Wood
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Outsider Art Sculpture an ode to the timeless tale of Eve and the Serpent. This enigmatic piece bears witness to the forbidden allure of the Garden of Eden. Crafted in wood-carve...
Category

Swedish Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Oak, Paint

Large Modern Abstract Impasto Oil Painting on Board, "Night Club" Jazz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Modern Abstract Impasto Oil Painting on Board, "Night Club" Jazz,,Unfortunately illegible signature. Great use of color, space, movement, depicting night club "jazz" scene, Mus...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Masonite, Paint

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

Landscape painting with gold leaf frame painted by Ole Ring (b.1902-d.1972)
Located in Lejre, DK
Landscape painting with gold leaf frame painted by the artist Ole Ring (b.1902-d.1972), who lived in the Roskilde, Denmark area. The picture presumably illustrates the landscape arou...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Early 20th Century Kodak Advertising Enamel Sign, English, For Train Rides
Located in Crespières, FR
This antique Kodak advertising sign is made of thick enamel in black, yellow and red. The colours are bright and shiny, with a nice relief. The condition is fairly good considering...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ewe sculptures
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Trio of small Ewe sculptures from Togo or Ghana.
Category

Togolese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "Ancient Tomb" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mid Century Modern Studio Pottery Christmas Ornaments by Peggy Beaver- Set of 39
Located in Cordova, SC
Thirty-nine piece set of Mid Century ceramic pottery Christmas ornaments hand crafted by Peggy Beaver who was quite the artist in Columbia, SC. The white glaze “frosting” has chipped...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Aage Hogfeldt Outsider Art Clown Sculpture
Located in Savannah, GA
Aage Hogfeldt (American, 1925-2014) A clown bust made from concrete and found lamp parts. 10 by 10 by 17 inches In 1954 Aage Hogfeldt founded an artist...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Concrete, Wire

6' x 2' Deep Pile Aubusson Rug with French Roses design 3.5' x 2'
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Medium-sized 5' 10" x 2' 3" Deep Pile Aubusson wool on cotton Rug with French Roses design featuring a blue and tan design with pink and red rose fl...
Category

American Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

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