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Period: 20th Century
Late 20th Century Watercolor Abstract Still Life by Tavernier – Signed - 2Y433
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This captivating late 20th-century watercolor drawing by Tavernier features an abstract still life that will bring a touch of modern elegance to your collection. Measuring 21.7 inche...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Swirling Fans Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Graceful and unusual quilt pattern of swirling Fans. The quilt is done in the perfect shade of blue. The white areas are nicely quilted with diamonds and the blue block centers follo...
Category
American Country Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,085
American Antique Folk Art Flying Eagles Heraldic Trunk, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection.
An elaborate antique american folk art pyrography wood trunk. This highly detailed suitcase is hand craft...
Category
American Edwardian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Hunt Brother Circus & Wild West Show Three-Sheet Broadside, circa 1900-1910
Located in York County, PA
Three-sheet, narrow, vertical broadside, made to advertise Hunt Brothers Circus and Wild West Show ca 1900-1910. With the bold headlines “Buffalo Ranch”...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Rare 1975 Robert Swain Geometric Color "Study for 7' x 7' Painting" Signed
By Robert Swain
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A key figure in American color theory, Robert Swain (b. 1940, Austin, TX) is known for his vibrant, grid-based compositions. After studying fine art at The American University and sp...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Old Vintage Pair Native American Folk Art Portraits Signed JP Macett
Located in South Burlington, VT
Vintage pair (2) Folk Art or Outsider Art Portraits of Native Americans. The female displays braided hair and a necklace with pendant of possible an acorn or shell; the male with a ...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Rya Carpet, Swedish Rug, Colorful
Located in Port Washington, NY
1960s Swedish Rya rug with a colorful, plush wool pile. Size: 4'6" X 6'7".
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$2,399 Sale Price
20% Off
Fabric Board by Verner Panton for Mira Spectrum, 1970S
Located in bruxelles, BE
Fabric board by Verner Panton in a wooden frame. Signed Verner Panton. Wear due to time and age.
For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category
Danish Space Age Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Rare dark brown color.
Size: 15 inches diameter.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Carved Pine Fish Shop Sign
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved model of a Marlin.
Dimensions:
Height 20 inches
Width 56 inches
Depth 5.5 inches.
Category
British 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$5,509 Sale Price
33% Off
Large Vintage Toy Horse and Cart
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive hand crafted toy horse and cart with a realistic cowhide cover horse with authentic tack on a wood platform with wheels. The hand painted c...
Category
American Sporting Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Soldier Carnival Shooting Gallery Targets
By King
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early examples of 'King' soldier shooting gallery targets. Rare shape and extremely thick. King manufactured shooting galleries and targets thr...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
1960s, Green & White Painted Steel 'Two Hour Parking' Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With green text and border on a white ground.
The text reads:
'TWO HOUR PARKING BETWEEN 7AM - 7PM SUND...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Antique 20th Century Carved Wooden Christ Face with Crown of Thorns - 2Y254
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique carved wooden depiction of Christ's face with a crown of thorns dates back to the 20th century. It is in good condition, with one thorn missing and another broken. The w...
Category
Unknown 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$309 Sale Price
50% Off
French folk art painting signed and dated 52
Located in grand Lancy, CH
French folk art painting dated 52
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood
$619 Sale Price
20% Off
Conchiti Story Teller Doll by Dena M. Suina, Cochiti Pueblo, NM
By Dena M. Suina
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dena M. Suina, Cochiti Story Telling Figure. Doll has 18 highly detailed babies in her arms. Nice design and paint throughout front and back. Last photo shows a repair to left leg th...
Category
American Anglo-Indian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Large Noah’s Ark
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Large Noah’s Ark
A larger than usual example of an early 20th Century hand carved / painted pine Noah’s ark. With lifting roof and sectioned lifting central hul...
Category
British Victorian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 20th Century Handmade Vallauris Pastis and Water Ceramic Fountain- 2Y503
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century handmade ceramic fountain from Vallauris is a remarkable decorative piece that combines functionality with artistry. Measuring 17.7 inches (45 cm) in height...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Birdhouse
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical early 20th century American Folk Art purple Martin pine birdhouse with two levels, eight entrances, and a wonderfully shingled roof and weath...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Pablo Picasso Woman with Guitar Limited Edition Vintage EGE Art Line Rug Denmark
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and hard to find vintage EGE Art Line Scandinavian (Denmark) Pablo Picasso rug based on his work "Woman With Guitar".
This work was part of...
Category
Danish Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Applique Quilt with Swag Border
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing autumn leaf applique quilt is in pristine condition and has a very unusual swag border. It comes to us from Southern Ohio from the family -mother that made the quilt. Th...
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Vincenzo Eulissi 1970 Bronze Modern Sculpture in Lost Wax
Located in Milano, IT
Vincenzo Eulissi 1970 gilded bronze modern sculpture in lost wax.
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Nupe Carved Wood Openwork Geometric Stool
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well used and loved Nupe carved wood stool with openwork geometric design,
It is in good condition, appropriate for its age, use, and medium. Well used with deep patina, chips and ...
Category
Nigerien Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
U.S. Navy WWI Poster "We Clear the Way for Your Fighting Dollars, " 1918
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This WWI poster features a US sailor after disembarking from a ship and ready for battle. In the background are powerful warships setting the scene. Below th...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Clay Mask, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic sculptural clay mask wall art made in Italy. Hand made in an aged adobe color with a short rope which ties off on the face of the mask. Hangs from a single screw making ins...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Rope
$1,500
Antique Art Deco Brass Illuminated Advertising Cinema Reception Flambosign Sign
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous Art Deco illuminated Reception sign from renowned manufacturers 'Flambosign', England circa 1930.
- The worn brass casing marked 'Flambosign' houses an etched lucite perspex...
Category
British 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Seminole Doll Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Impressive Seminole doll collection of 226 dolls. A three-generation collection. Ex. Bonhams. Ranging in sizes from 2" to 22". Can never be put together again. Would bring 2x if sold...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
$45,000
Vintage European Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage European street sign. Deep blue and white. Newly mounted and framed. People at play in the street. Cool piece of wall art.
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Large 20th C. Americana Folk Art Carousel with Painted Farm Animals
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., Large Folk Art carousel with animals on a rotating base.Made of wood and canvas construction, with leather and other accent materials unsigned. The animals depicted are a ho...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th C. Liberty & Co. Arts & Crafts Log Box Once Owned by Hollywood Star
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th c., England, a hammered and repousse decorated copper sheet metal over wood box, the hinged slated lid decorated with in Arts & Crafts style.
A wonderful Liberty & Co. A...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Senneh Kilim Senna Rug Wool Caucasia Sine Persian Kurdish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Northwestern Persian Antique Kurdish Kilim from the Senneh ( Senna, Sanandaj) region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible an...
Category
Caucasian Kilim 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Group of 4 Small 20th C Papago Indian Baskets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of 4 Small 20th C Papago Indian Baskets.
Measurements are approximate -
Handled Basket - 5 wide x 4.75 deep x 5 high
Smallest basket - 3.75 diameter x 1.75 high
Medi...
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hemp, Natural Fiber
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Ojibwe Beaded Moose Skin Moccasins, 1950s Leather First Nation Ojibwa
Located in Bristol, GB
TRADITIONAL OJIBWAY TRIBAL SHOES WITH FLORAL BEAD DETAILING
Originating from the Ojibwe (Ojibwa) people from what is currently Southern Canada and the North Mid-Western United States.
Handmade from smoked moose leather with fur trim.
Hand-beaded by an Ojibway artist in the floral style typical of the classic Eastern Woodlands style...
Category
Canadian Native American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Leather, Beads
Folk Art Rare Antique Gnome Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Gnome hand cast and painted American antique garden sculpture and coin bank/doorstop
In good condition considering its age.
Category
Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$375 Sale Price
70% Off
1930s Amish Doll Quilt from Lanc., Pennsylvania, One-Patch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful simple and rare doll quilt is in one-patch pattern. Plexy box protecting the quilt.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Charming Vintage German Beer Stein "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" - 2Y364
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautifully crafted German beer stein from the mid-20th century is adorned with the phrase "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" ("Frohbeim Beer We Love"). A timeless piece for any col...
Category
French 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$171 Sale Price
60% Off
African Kuba Helmet Mask on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Helmet Mask known as Bwoon from the Kuba Tribe in the Kasai region of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa circa mid-20th century. The carved wood mask was decorated with copper plates on the face, and lavished embellished with trade beads, raffia cloth with cowrie shells and hanging seed pods, fur possibly from monkey. The surface and the interior both display good patina indicates a native use (contact rubbing) and age.
Bwoom is one of three types of royal Kuba masks...
Category
Congolese Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Vintage Handmade Round Doilies Fine Crochet White Cream Ivory French
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handmade doilies fine crochet white cream ivory French lace starched round.
Beautiful hand crochet doilies in great vintage condition, the color is beige, nice floral design,...
Category
French French Provincial 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Lucie Rie Signed Stamped Yellow Speckle Glazed British Pottery Bowl, circa 1950s
By Lucie Rie
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous earth-toned, yellow, green, brown speckle glazed ceramic footed bowl by famed Austrian-born British potter Lucie Rie.
The bowl is signed with Lucie Rie's impressed seal on the base.
A rare and unique work. Simply a must for any collector of Rie's work or a beautiful stand-alone piece sure to light up any setting.
Dame Lucie Rie...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rope sconce sphere with white opaline shade Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Opaline Glass
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
English Fairground Carousel panel
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century English fairground panel. From a fairground carou...
Category
British Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hanging Right Whale Carving by Jeff Raymond, Folk Art from the “Whale Guy”
Located in New York, NY
This large hand-carved and painted wooden Right Whale sculpture is by Jeff Raymond (1949–2022) of Poughkeepsie and Red Hook, NY, a self-taught folk artist known for his lifelong fas...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stoneware Glazed Ceramic Vase circa 1980 French Handmade
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
French handmade ceramic vase with ceramic glaze colors,
circa 1980.
Perfect condition.
Signed under the base.
Dimensions: 23 x 19 x 19cm.
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Hand-Forged Iron Currency, Southern Chad, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century iron currency, kurr, Sara-Madjingaye peoples, Southern Chad.
These rare currencies have a wonderfully minimalist anthropomorphic form, but were inspired...
Category
Chadian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
20Thc Amish Plain Quilt from Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Amish Holmes County Ohio plain quilt with double inner borders. This quilt is very nicely quilted & pieced. The cotton sateen fabric stands out with the quilting, This qu...
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$2,316 Sale Price
20% Off
Overscale Vintage Carved Wood Folk Art Toy Train Set, 3 Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Overscale vintage carved wood Folk Art Toy train set
Offered for sale is an overscale vintage carved wood folk art toy train set. The set includes 3 s...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Old Sivas Cecim Jijim Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Old Vintage Handwoven Cecim ( Jijim, Cicim ) Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
In the third century, Sivas was a R...
Category
Turkish Kilim 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head
From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina...
Category
Angolan Other 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Kurume Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Kurume double-ikat weaving was established over 200 year ago on the southern island of Kyushu, and has long been celebrat...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight...
Category
Beninese Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Painting on Board of Male Nude
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Boho original oil painting on board. A chic composition of a male nude in beautiful shades of green. Framed in a brilliant gilt wood frame. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
American Bohemian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Vintage Studio Pottery Unglazed Cream Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty piece of studio pottery. Unglazed and unpainted, this pitcher is created from clay and has no signature. It would be a beautiful piece for display on a shelf or table.
Dim...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique African Tuareg Red Black and Brown Leather Bag
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg red, black and brown leather bag with fringes.
A great old fringed leather bag from the Tuareg sourced in Mali.
Handcrafted by the Tuareg women in Mali Africa ...
Category
Malian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Antique French Woven Wire Basket, circa 1900
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming handcrafted Provincial French woven wire work basket, circa 1900. A well-executed nicely shaped 'pannier' with moveable handles and decorative loop...
Category
French French Provincial 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wire
$268 Sale Price
50% Off
Iron Shooting Target of a Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique shooting target made from cut steel and iron in the shape of a pig. The piece is quite rusty and weathered from all it's years in use.
Category
North American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
$720 Sale Price
60% Off
Bidjogo Tribal Initiation Ox Mask, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
After oxen were introduced to Guinea Bissau by Portuguese sailors in the 15th century, its strength, aggression, and nobility quickly became integrated i...
Category
Guinea-Bissauan Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
Mid Century Art Deco Skyscraper Rocket Folk Art Wooden Floor Lamp
Located in Bernville, PA
Magnificent mid century Art Deco skyscraper rocket Folk Art wooden floor lamp. Skyscraper light fixture and rocket sit atop of an incredibly detailed ...
Category
American Art Deco 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Folk Art Driftwood Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial sculpture of a horse's head is unsigned, but believed to have been made in Canada in circa 1980. The sculpture is made completely of pieces of driftwood...
Category
Canadian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Driftwood
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