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Norwegian Rosemaling Ale Bowl (Kjenge) – Handpainted Folk Art, 1991
Located in Skien, NO
Vintage Norwegian Rosemaling Ale Bowl (Kjenge) – Handpainted Folk Art, 1991
Elevate your collection with this exquisite Norwegian / Scandinavian ...
Category
Norwegian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Bentwood, Pine, Birch
Early 20th Century Scratch Built Church Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch built Church model
We share what we love, and we love this scratch-built pine model of a church. Hand carved detail with gla...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Vienna Dressmaker Mannequin Doll 1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Baldessari Vintage model / dressmaker mannequin 1930s, Austria Vienna, good condition.
Category
Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
Located in London, GB
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
A rare example of a late 19th century lithograph on canvas Paris magician’s promotional poster. By Effi...
Category
French Victorian Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
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
Baga Altar Figure or Mask Guinea
Located in San Mateo, CA
Baga anok altar mask from Guinea. This is probably last quarter of the 20th century and made for the collector market. Large piece and great form.
Category
Guinean Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed work by famed American California Studio master ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring a gorgeous, dark, iridescent metallic volcanic lava crater luster (lustre) gla...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Earthenware
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
Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Unity in Carved Wood
Located in Austin, TX
The sculpture stands tall—a testament to the artisan’s reverence for tradition and community. The wood, rich and weathered, bears the weight of generations. Its grain tells stories o...
Category
African 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,760 Sale Price
51% Off
Peter Shire Exp Signed Ceramic Pottery Splatter Tall Mug Sculpture, Dated 1981
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memphis Group, an international design movement that came out of Italy during the 1980s (1980-1988), and specialized in postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass, and metal objects.
This work is from 1981 and is signed with Shire's customary "EXP" pottery (Echo Park Pottery...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
James Shay Navajo Sterling Silver Native American Concho Belt, Marked JS
By James Shay
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This Concho belt was created by Navajo silversmith James Shay.
It features 8 sterling silver Conchos, including the buckle, with hand stamp work.
The buckle is clearly hallmarked "JS STERLING...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Antique Reyhanli Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet Natural Dye
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Reyhanli region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...
Category
Turkish Kilim 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wool
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
Papago Native American Indian Pictorial Coiled Lidded Olla Basket HUGE!
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful vintage hand woven Papago Native American Indian pictorial lidded coil basket olla. Great form and design. Has wonderful figures around the basket. This is one of the large...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Austrian Folk Art Hand Crafted Birds
Located in London, GB
19th Century Austrian Folk Art Hand Crafted Birds
A delightful collection of 4 hand-crafted folk-art birds perched on 2 pieces of natural fungus. T...
Category
Austrian Folk Art Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 20th-Century Pewter Tastevin - Grape Motif with Hallmark - 2Y554
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming vintage 20th-century pewter tastevin, featuring an intricate grape motif and a hallmark (unidentified), is a true piece of French winemaking tradition. Measuring 2.5 cm...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
Senufo Bed from Ivory Coast
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A West African Senufo bed hand carved from a single tree having four tapered legs with a raised headrest and decorative scallop detail.
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$11,000
Antique French Toleware Cachepot or Planter Painted with a Don Quixote Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Toleware cachepot or planter.
Decorated to both sides with a scene of Don Quixote and his companion Sancho riding atop a horse and ...
Category
French Empire Revival 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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
Crystal Trading Post / Navajo Indian Weaving Area Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing hand woven Navajo Indian weaving rug in very fine condition.Comes from a private estate in Santa Barbara.This is a Crystal Trading Post Navajo weaving.
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Hand-Made Iron Rooster
Located in Chicago, IL
A mischievous 20th century American folk art rooster sculpture with a wonderful disposition, and beautiful rusted finish. Perfect indoors or out!
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Acid Yellow Reflective Pedestrian Road Sign from Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great acid yellow reflective road sign from the City of Los Angeles. Depicting a man and woman crossing the road. Good vintage condition.
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast
These unusual Dida textiles are made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is tie and stitch-resist dyed with natural pigme...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
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
$616 Sale Price
20% 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
Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honor the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lo...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 5 Large Wine Glasses with Green Stems – Beautiful Service - 2Y314
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant set of 5 large wine glasses features vibrant green stems, adding a stylish touch to any table setting. Perfect for special occasions or enhancing everyday dining, these ...
Category
French 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
$441 Sale Price / set
75% Off
1930’s Enamel And Neon Braumeister Beer Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1930’s enamel and neon sign Milwaukee’s Choicest Braumeister Beer Sign. New transformer and new wiring. Please note that it will be additional fee for shipping crate.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Antique Colliapsible W.S. Tubbs SnoShu Folding Canoe Chair c.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Turn of the century Snowshoe chair with Ash frame, rawhide lacing and steel brackets. These lightweight, portable chairs were used in canoes for...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Ash
$424 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century or Earlier Lithograph/Engraving by P. Schenk - 2Y311
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful lithograph or engraving, attributed to the artist P. Schenk, presents a timeless piece of art from the early 20th century or possibly earlier. The artwork displays int...
Category
French 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$277 Sale Price
55% Off
Vintage Nupe Cast Bronze Purse Container Bells and Rings Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Nupe of Nigeria thinly cast hollow bronze purse or container, probably created by the lost wax process with attached bronze bells and rings. Hollow with fine overlaid designs...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch WWII Caricatures of Hitler, Göring, Stalin, Rooseveld, and Churchill
By Guust
Located in Haarlem, NL
A very remarkable collection of Folk Art caricatures made of Dutch ration 'food stamps.'
First caricature portrays a fat Hermann Go¨ring holding a cerem...
Category
Dutch 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$1,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Stag Horn Carving Set Solingen, Germany
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Stag Horn Carving Set Solingen, Germany
A rustic carving set consisting of fork and knife. The handles are made of genuine stag horn and feature ...
Category
German Black Forest 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Color Engraving by E. Blanche – L'Invitation Imprévue - 2Y558
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite early 20th-century color engraving by E. Blanche, titled "L'Invitation Imprévue" ("The Unexpected Invitation"), captures a lively genre scene with rich detail and peri...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
West Point Pennant with Striking Colors and Graphics, ca 1940-1950
Located in York County, PA
WEST POINT PENNANT WITH STRIKING COLOR & GRAPHICS, WWII ERA - 1950's
Triangular pennant, made for the United States Military Academy at West Point, with exceptional colors and graph...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Felt
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
Rectangular Aluminum Ship's Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished aluminum ship's porthole mirror with teakwood frame on back. This is an authentic porthole and there are some marks on the bezel.
Overall Dimensions: 22" x 28". 23...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Baule Painted Ram Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
The Baule people of the Ivory Coast used ram masks in secular, public performances. Realistically carved, and wonderfully decorated, they were designed to draw attention and enhance ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Moroccan Brown Plum Tribal Berber Rug
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Tribal Moroccan Berber rug, different hues of browns, plum and rust natural organic wo.This carpet is a gorgeous piece of Abstract Modernist Art...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
$400 / set
Vintage 20th Century Japanese Cloisonné and Crackle Enamel Vase - 2Y478
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century Japanese cloisonné and crackle enamel vase is a stunning piece of art. Measuring 12.4 inches (31.5 cm) in height and 6.7 inches (17 cm) in diameter, this el...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Folk Art Nantucket Island Ornamental Fishing Line "Fish" Spool Souvenir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved and painted mint green fish souvenir spool from Nantucket Island (ca. 1940s, MA, USA). The fishing twine is connected to a small metal hook affixed to the fish's mouth. Warm patina / good age commensurate with history (small spots of wood / paint loss along with crazing). Small but impressive vintage fishing collectible...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Antoni Gaudi Decorative Ceramic Spanish Tile of Casa Vicens
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Decorative ceramic tile by Antoni Gaudi, inspired by the marigold and dianthus motifs on the decorative ceramic tiles he designed for the facade of Casa Vicens, which constitute some...
Category
Spanish Jugendstil 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$847 Sale Price
52% Off
Pair of Cat Trade Signs
Located in Branford, CT
Incredible pair of cat trade signs. Braced plywood with red glass eyes. Original paint. They can either hang on the wall or lean. Circa 1930.
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
$4,500 / set
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
Antique Faience Polar Bear Sculpture, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Faience Polar Bear Sculpture, ca. 1930s
Item e7268
Antique faience statue depicting a polar bear, decorated with polish colors and shiny glacé....
Category
German Art Deco 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Faience
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
$266 Sale Price
50% Off
Balinese Hand-carved Mask Depicting Mythological 'Rangda' Demon Queen, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved mask originates from the island of Bali and depicts Rangda, the Demon Queen of Balinese Hindu Mythology. This mask would've been used in ceremonies and/or dance perf...
Category
Balinese Other 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Rug Saffron, Light Blue and Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category
Turkish Oushak 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$15,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Cameroon "Bat" Stool African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Possibly Babanki. Circular ceremonial wood stool constructed of repeated animal heads. Original applied patina.
Category
Cameroonian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
C1945 Cast Aluminum Trade Sign Form of a Key Keil Charlestown N.H. Keys Made
By Keil Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast aluminum trade sign circa 1945 depicting a actual key in red and silver. Perfect casting which retains its true color and material. Keil from Charlestown N.H. cast into...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
3 Dimensional Cow Form Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
20th Century three dimensional copper cow form weather vane with excellent patina. 27" x21"
Period: 20th Century
Origin: US
Size: 27" x 21"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gal...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique 20th Century Book: "1914–1918 L'Épopée Belge dans la Guerre - 2Y534
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Dive into history with this antique book, 1914–1918 L'Épopée Belge dans la Grande Guerre, Tome 2. Written in French by Les combattants belges, this volume vividly chronicles Belgium'...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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
"Cantonese Iron Kung Fu" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1985
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Bryan Leung, "Cantonen Iron Kung Fu" was a martial arts film from Hong Kong made in 1979. Frequently, theaters in Ghana were unable to import off...
Category
Ghanaian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Silk Scarf by Auguste Renard – Golf Theme - 2Y454
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage silk scarf by Auguste Renard features a charming golf theme, making it a stylish and unique addition to any wardrobe or collection. Measuring 27.6 inches (70 cm) in both...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Old Vintage Fun Wooden Hand Painted Sign 'No Parking' Decorative Wall Shelf Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A fun hand painted wooden sign reads ‘NO PARKING THIS MEANS YOU’ – Definitely some British humour!
A very old sign, probably dates back to Mid 20...
Category
British Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$245 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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