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Period: 20th Century
Turkish Ceramic Plate with Hand-painted Iznik Floral Design 1950s
By Iznik Pottery
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Polychrome hand painted and handcrafted ceramic wall decorative plate with polychrome floral design.
This is an intricately, hand painted plate that was made in Turkey.
Turkey is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored.
It has a beautifully hand painted flowers in burgundy, turquoise, light and dark blue and green foliage.
An Islamic ceramic plate in the Iznik style.
The back of the plate is stamped.
Hand-painted with natural minerals by Turkish artisans.
Great ceramic decorative Turkish ceramic Folk Art.
There is a hole and string for hanging this piece on the wall.
Size: 9" diameter x 1".
Hand made in Turkey circa 1950s
Under the direction of Ottoman Sultans, Iznik and Kutahya ceramics...
Category
Turkish Islamic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Small Navajo Rug/ Granado, AZ
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Yellow and Tan Rug measuring 34.5 x 19". Bought at Hubbell Trading Post, Granado AZ. In very good condition. Always hung on a wall, so in great shape!
Category
American Native American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Orange and brown glazed ceramic vase by Joseph Talbot, circa 1940-1950.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Orange and brown glazed ceramic vase by Joseph Talbot.
Artist’s monogram under the base. Circa 1940-1950.
H : 18.9’ x 9.1’ inches.
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
"The Hunter" Unsigned 20th Century Folk Art Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is dated on the stretcher frame 1940 and the large over sized dog is a pointer or know as a bird dog. The birds are quail. This painting is amazing and very well done. ...
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Chrome & Glass Skyscraper Directory Sign
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1940's chrome frame building directory sign with beveled glass double panels.
This came from the famous Boston (North End) restaurant 'Joe Tecce's' which closed in 2010 after...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Chrome, Steel, Aluminum
$1,395 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Owl Master Work Charger Eva Fritz-Lindner, 19.25 Inches
Located in South Burlington, VT
The Artist's Personal and Unique Favorite, 19.25 inches diameter
This is a wonderful handmade, hand-painted and hand glazed charger featuring a magnificent owl in full plume. It was designed and hand painted by the now deceased master artisan Eva Fritz...
Category
German 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,240 Sale Price
70% Off
Harvey Peterson O’Cedar Mop Man Folk Art Figural Sculpture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful figural folk art sculpture of an O’Cedar Mop Man by contemporary Maine artist Harvey Peterson (20th/21st c). Peterson was born in Seattle, WA, and got his a BFA and MFA f...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
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
$1,158 Sale Price
35% Off
Hutch Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hutch swan decoy from Maryland with original paint and glass eyes, yellow pine with gesso and original paint. In as found condition. Splits and cracks but not distracting. Carved by ...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,500
Charming Hand Made Diorama Shadow Box of Maine Fisherman
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming one of a kind hand made diorama or shadow box of a Maine fisherman in his boat. Incredible details from fish in a bucket on board the boat to sea gulls flying above. A Mai...
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Australian Aboriginal Art Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra Painting Rainbow Serpant
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, and very engaging original stone painting titled "Rainbow Serpent, Ngalyod" by prominent Australian Aboriginal artist Bobby Barrdjaray Nganjmirra (1915-1992). Th...
Category
Australian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Mid-Century Remote Control Model Airplane
Located in Queens, NY
American (1950s) hand made model airplane with working engine and remote control.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage school education display Die Baumwolle (Cotton) by Josef Galler, Germany
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage school education display Die Baumwolle (Cotton) by Josef Galler made in Germany in the 1960s.
Josef Galler the German creator of educational displays and school manuals on va...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Wood
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Dog Animal Antique Karabagh Rug
Located in New York, NY
A pictorial rug depicting a dog floating around different humans, animals, and figures on a red ground.
3'9'' x 6'2''
Category
Caucasian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mexican Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meixcan Indian Weaving Bolster pillows - pair. Feather and down inserts and zippered shams.
Category
American Navajo 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Large South Indian India Asian Original Pichwai Painting of Elephant Procession
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous, quite large and decorative, engaging South Indian Asian (India) Pichwai and/or gouache painting in a heavy two-sided acrylic frame featuring an evening Maharaja roy...
Category
Indian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Silk, Paint
Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Boy and Girl Affectionately Embracing Figurine
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large hand painted porcelain figurine was made by the renowned Llladro company of Spain in circa 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit boy and girl affectionately embrac...
Category
Spanish Native American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Early Carnival Midway 7.5 Foot Tall Game Wheel Monterey with Gooseneck Light
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic giant carnival game wheel with applied scenic Monterey theme. All original surface paint. Chunky turned stand. Measures: 7 foot . Really unique gooseneck lamp for illuminat...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sideboard Makassar from France Around 1925 with Painted Mirror
Located in Greven, DE
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture unrestored so that we can be sure that it is really original. We then offer these as original until we recondition the furniture in our workshop and then offer it as restored furniture...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
$3,268 Sale Price
50% Off
A large wooden wrench, a trade sign of mwchanic’s shop, United States early 30’s
Located in Milan, IT
Trade sign of a mechanic's shop depicting a large wooden wrench with the mechanic's telephone numbers and address written on both sides. United States of America circa 1930.
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fang-Style African Painted Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
Light masks like these represented the spirit of an ancestor and were used for social control by Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong, e...
Category
Gabonese Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1990s Abstract Handwoven Palm Sculpture, Small
Located in La Mesa, CA
These oversized handwoven palm sculptures are masterpieces crafted by skilled artisans in Oaxaca using traditional caña palm weaving techniques passed down through generations. Each ...
Category
Mexican 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$1,350 / item
Vintage Dark Red Illuminated Letter E , 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial plastic dark red facade illuminated letter E was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It is equipped with a LED strip. .T...
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Thermometer with Bear
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Thermometer with Bear
Item e7302
A finely carved Black Forest desk set with a bear sitting next to a thermometer. A great example of the art of woodworki...
Category
Swiss Black Forest 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 20th C Original Painted Oval Floral Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20th C original painted oval floral stool. Lancaster County, PA.
Category
American Country 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Tuareg Wedding Tapestry from Niger, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Andres Moraga
Wedding blanket or tent hanging, "Arkilla Jenngo"
Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg noble family
First half 20th century
Inland Delta Region, Niger or Mal...
Category
Nigerien Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Toy, Schuco 1750 Car, Made in Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco 1750 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made in Germany, between 1938 and 1960.
Working clockwork, non original wheels.
Original key not included.
Very good overal...
Category
German 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique American Amusement Park Motorcycle Painted Carousel Carnival Ride 1940s
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American carnival amusement park, carousel motorcycle ride, from the late 1940s.
A fabulous late 1940s motorcycle carousel ride, the motorcycle body is made of wood and is ha...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel, Iron
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicti...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Maiolica, Terracotta
Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Indian weaving pillows. Down and feather inserts and zippered cases.
Measures: 15 x 17.
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Black and Brass Modernist Fire Tools by Pilgrim 1960's
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Black and Brass Modernist Fire Tools by Pilgrim 1960's.
Stunning set of 1960's modernist brass and iron fireplace tools by Pilgrim.
Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Fireplace Tools by Pilgrim Manufacturing.
Modernist, five-piece, fire tools set by Pilgrim attributed to designer George Nelson features a black wrought iron frame and fire tools with polished brass handles and matte brass base.
Architectural iron fire tool set by Pilgrim in black and brass.
Features 4 tools in a minimalist open frame tools include a poker, shovel, brush, and log grabber with matching stand.
Black frame with solid brass handles and decorative trim.
Signed Pilgrim Fireplace...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Nantucket Ship's Wheel Dining Table
By Nancy Chase
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique ship's wheel dining table from Nantucket Island, made by the renowned Scrimshaw artist Nancy Chase (1931-2016). Nancy bought this Late 19th Century Ship's Wheel from an antiq...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
White Woven Ceramic Decorative Bowl, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small decorative white ceramic bowl. A gorgeous piece with faux bois feel. This piece is created from ceramic and glazed in white. Made to look like a woven wicker basket, this pie...
Category
Italian Bohemian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Cast Iron Spittoon with Perfect Volcanic Glaze Patina in the Style of Lucie Rie
By Lucie Rie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cast Iron Spittoon with perfect volcanic glaze patina in the style of Lucie Rie
"time has transformed this utilitarian item into an amazing piece of art"
Category
American Other Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Late 19th-Early 20th White Bailer Shell Pectoral, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th Bailer shell pectoral, Highlands, possibly Mendi People, Papua New Guinea
These large shell pectorals were worn ceremonially by men and women in Papua New Guine...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Nez Perce Saddle Throw
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Highly decorated Nez Perce saddle throw on brain tanned elk hide. 50” plus 30” fringe, both ends. Heavy bull hide. Similar, but not matching, 12" beaded panels on each side. Second time around. 24" war...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$12,000
Authentic Plateau Fully Beaded Flat Bag, circa 1900
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Bright, fully beaded Plateau flat bag with floral design on white background. Red stroud edged and backed, flour sac lining. Interesting that there ar...
Category
American Native American Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$500 Sale Price
61% Off
Antique Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Navajo Indian Weaving custom made pillow. New Feather and Down Insert.
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Navajo Weaving Decorative Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful custom made Navajo weaving pillows. Nice bright colors. (red, white, and blue) new down and feather inserts.
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Evelyn Ackerman Large Scale Wood Carved Panel for Era Industries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large scale wood carved panel by California artist, Evelyn Ackerman for Era Industries c.1960s. This carving features various nature themes like the sun, trees, fish, birds and leav...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Toy Horse
Located in Brecht, BE
Charming wooden toy horse, always a great decorative item in a child’s room.
Category
French 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
$2,971
Large Sperm Whale Carving by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large size sperm whale wall plaque by Clark Voorhees. This carving is just under three feet long. The whale is signed on the back with the artist's monogram and name. The lower jaw ...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Romantic Hand Decorated "Four Seasons" Arts & Crafts Wood Screen Rhode Island
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an important thirty year old New England collection of hand decorated pyrography Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Unique work of art with a Rhode Island origin.
A romantic four panel Screen “Four Seasons...
Category
American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
3x4.7 Ft Vintage Turkish Colorful Kilim. Bed, Floor, Sofa Cover or Wall Hanging
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This lively handwoven rug was produced by Kurdish villagers in Central Turkey for daily use in third quarter of the 20th century. These splendid vintage weavings were used in various ways such as wall-hangings, bedding covers...
Category
Turkish Kilim Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$411 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Italian Primitive Floral Painting on Reclaimed Wood
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage primitive floral still life on reclaimed wooden panels having a lovely curved top. Found in an antique store in Calabria about 30 years ago.
Category
Italian Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Large framed Antique Indonesia Ceremonial Ikat Hinggi from Sumba
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and striking woven Ikat from Sumba, Indonesia, circa early 20th century or earlier. This ceremonial cotton Hinggi with fringes is made from two panels joined together, which ...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$5,000 Sale Price
23% Off
Vintage Hand-Stitched and Hand-Quilted Lone Star Crib Quilt in Purple, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
A delightful mid-20th-century American crib quilt featuring the timeless Lone Star pattern, entirely hand-stitched and quilted with meticulous care. This compact piece showcases vibrant shades of purple, green, blue, red, pink, and ivory arranged in a striking star motif, all set against a soft ivory background. Designed with practicality and presentation in mind, the quilt includes hand-sewn loops at the top edge, making it ideal for use as wall decor. This piece offers not only warmth and tradition but also a refined touch of Americana folk art, perfect for collectors and interior design installations.
Dimensions: 35” x 35”
Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: United States
Material: Cotton
Condition: Good
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Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Unusual , Architectural stacked "Spool" Folk Art Pedestal / Plant Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual , Architectural stacked "Spool" Folk Art Pedestal / Plant Stand .. Great size. proportion.. Amazing original patina , color , finish. surface,
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...
Category
Nigerian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Green Brown Glazed Mid-Century Large Footed Bowl Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This large, round-shaped footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto in shades of green and brown with light blue highlights on both the inside and outside. The bowl is clearly a statement piece.
This piece 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 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Midcentury Handmade Tribal Persian Zebra Striped Flat-Weave Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian flat-weave Kilim accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Three sections of Zebra printed black and white are conjoined by red stitching. The left column is...
Category
Persian Rustic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Carved and Painted Six Whale Species Board Made by Nantucket Whaler, circa 1940
By Captain George Grant
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made by George Grant of Nantucket (1857-1942).
Grant, the son of whaling captain Charles Grant, was born in 1857 during a whaling voyage. His mother, ...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
Old Toraja Group of three Basketry Wrapped Coconut Containers, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of three pieces. Two old used finely wrapped basketry enclosed coconut containers and one cup from the island of Toraja, Indonesia. The tall one has a flat wood stopper with classic Toraja designs, Early to mid 20th century or earlier, with deep dark patina from traditional use. Evidence of wear and use, smaller container with carved wood top attached by string.
Last view...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Early 20th Century English Folk-Art Farmer and His Wife Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk-art farmer and his wife model
We are proud to offer an unusual hand carved folk-art model of a farmer and his wife sat on a cart pulled by two oxen. This ite...
Category
European Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Mexican Pictorial Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic Indian weaving is in great condition and has a chocolate brown cotton linen backing. The insert is down and feather fill. The pictorial birds are wonderful.
Category
Mexican Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of four floral mint green cloth placemats and matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
$200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Folky Hand Carved Cow Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved Folk Art cow is signed J.D. Meadows 1941. This hand carved and painted folky cow stands alone and has a fantastic personality.
Category
American Country 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Original Painted Wedding Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand crafted & painted Mexican wedding trunk is in fine condition.Notice all the brass trim & brass nail heads or tacks are all origina...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,508 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Navajo Striped Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Navajo Striped bolster pillows. Feather and down inserts and zippered casing.
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Enameled USSR Soviet Parachute Badges and Knights Templar Cross c.1955-1968
Located in San Francisco, CA
Collection of 5 enameled USSR Soviet parachute badges. Two instructor badges: #500 and #10 with the number of jumper hangers attached and three parachute badges. One is missing the h...
Category
Russian Industrial 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
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