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Period: 20th Century
Large Vintage Tribal Handwoven Ethnic Round Asian Basket
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Asian rattan handcrafted decorative bowl on bamboo stand.
Large vintage tribal handwoven bamboo ethnic round basket.
Deep bowl shape, woven with seagrass technique and decorate...
Category
Asian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Seagrass, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
A very unusual and quirky example of an early 20th century English folk art articulated weighted jaw toy dog. Made from ...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Faux Leather
Vintage Mid Century Hand Painted Wooden Luncheonette Hot Coffee Diner Sign
Located in Milford, NH
A vintage polychrome hand painted luncheonette or diner sign on plywood featuring hot coffee, sandwiches, and tonics, signed lower right Cooley-Alton, with an additional support boar...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
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
Antique Douro Port Bottle
Located in Munich, DE
Own a piece of history with this antique Douro Port bottle—an aged treasure exuding rustic charm and intrigue, perfect for collectors and enthusiasts.
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Painted Rocking Horse
Located in Washington, DC
A painted rocking horse, with original mane, tail, saddle, bridel and original old paint.
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
$4,800
WWI Era Military Trunk Painted by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing folk art military radio trunk with a painted bust of an native American Indian by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). WWI era canvas covered trunk used to store radio parts...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hungarian Folk Portrait Oil Painting in Rustic Frame
Located in Northport, MI
A delightful vintage Hungarian oil on canvas painting depicting a mustachioed gentleman in traditional dress, clutching a pipe and wearing a dark alpine hat adorned with a red blosso...
Category
Hungarian Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Contemporary Acrylic on Paper Multi-Color Painting, Signed KALM
Located in Miami, FL
Contemporary art piece using spray paint and acrylic dots on paper. Signed KALM.
Category
Unknown Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) "Spring Ploughing" Blueprint, No. 834, Limited Edition
Located in København, Copenhagen
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) "Spring Ploughing" Blueprint, No. 834. Limited edition of 1000 blueprints. 87 x 68 cm. The frame is 6 cm. wide. In good condition.
Category
Norwegian 20th Century Folk Art
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Edward Wormley Dunbar End Side Table with Gertrud and Otto Natzler Ceramic Tiles
Located in Studio City, CA
This very rare and absolutely stunning Edward Wormley designed end/ occasional table for Dunbar Furniture for their "Janus" collection, circa 1956-1957 comes with inlaid, glazed tile...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Huge Folk/Tramp Art Side/End Table Box on Legs
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is the largest piece of chip carved tramp art I have ever had! It would definitely work as a side or end table and would be a great addition to anyone's collection. Tramp art wa...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Hand-Painted Longchamp Fish Platter – Enamel and Crackle Glaze - 2Y458
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This large hand-painted Longchamp fish platter, featuring an exquisite enamel and crackle glaze finish, is a beautiful addition to any dining collection. Measuring 22.2 inches (56.5 ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Hand Carved Cow Horn Sailing Ship Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hand Carved Cow Horn Sailing Ship Sculpture
Category
German Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Horn
Tramp Art Sewing Stand/Side Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A hand-carved sewing box stand.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Senufo Staff Sotheby's Provenance
By Senufo
Located in Sharon, CT
A Senufo staff depicting a seated woman. It is important that the quality and authenticity of tribal art should be equal to the quality and authenticity of the modern art it is displ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery Vessel by Pilo Mora, 1990
By Pilo Mora
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel
Pilo Mora, Master Potter (1961 - )
1990
Hand coiled low fire clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
Measures: 7 inches Height. x...
Category
Mexican Other 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Sculptural Face Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven painted basketry yam helmet style mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with traces of red and white pigments. Would have been put on top of a large yam as a part of th...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Magnolia Bakery Sign
Located in Essex, MA
Original Magnolia Bakery hand-painted sign from an upper state New York bakery. White background with black lettering, charming addition to a kitchen, pantry or mudroom for a vintage...
Category
American Country 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$300 Sale Price
25% Off
Big Ceramic Vase by Jean Linard to La Borne, Circa 1964
By Jean Linard
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A big ceramic vase by Jean Linard to La Borne.
Signed and dated under the base "Linard 64".
Unique piece.
Perfect original conditions.
1964.
Category
French Beaux Arts 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Cowbell with Hand Woven Braided Leather Collar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage cowbell made of Steel, metal, and braided leather or the collar.
This is a great decorative piece, however the bell works great. A great place to put this is over a door knob, allowing one to know when the door opens or moves... Also a great tracking device for your significant other.
The patina is wonderful and it reminds one of a Ralph Lauren Ranch...
Category
Rustic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Set of Eight Framed Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Eight vintage masks of a rogues' gallery framed in black plastic frames.
Priced as a set.
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys
Located in Redding, CT
Collection of 12 vintage tin lithograph lithograph toys. The price is $350 for the entire collection/set, The set includes a German Ferris Wheel by Joseph Wagner...
Category
German Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Indian Folk Art Painted Cupboard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Indian folk art painted cupboard
This is an unusual piece, the cupboard stands on a small plinth, it is painted in the detailed Indian Folk Art Style ...
Category
Folk Art Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Eskimo Model Kayak, Wood Covered with Seal Skin, Lined with Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
What makes this model so special is that all the hunting devices are still present: spears, harpoons, spear thrower, wood float board, and bladder, paddles and other equipment used for seal hunting. Please note how well these are made in a stunning combination of wood and bone and lashed on deck under bone and sinew spear securers. Despite the kayak frame...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Vintage Brazilian Hand-Carved Ironwood Sculpture of Whale and a Shark
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Brazilian hand carved Ironwood sculpture of a whale and a shark.
Hand carved Brazilian sculpture hand crafted in amazing detail from one of...
Category
Brazilian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Modern Abstract Oil on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley.
By Batty Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "ASUNDER" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well executed,, great use of color, texture...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
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
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
Handcut & Painted Sheet Metal Folk Art Cat Door Stop, circa 1940
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare painted sheet metal black cat with arched back and prominent whiskers door stop. Measures : Tall 23 x 10.75 so it makes it's presence felt. Very cool cat...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal, Iron
Full Body Weathervane of American Indian Warrior
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Americana folk art copper weathervane circa early 20th century. The full-bodied piece depicts a Native American warrior in feather headdress and a wide belt shooting an arrow from...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Ceramic Vase in Green Black and Cream Signed, Spain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall vintage ceramic one-of-a-kind vase by Spanish artist Domingo Punter Teruel. This lovely piece is decorated and glazed in geometric designs green,...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Handcrafted Moroccan Metal Orb Pendant, North Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Metal orb pendant handcrafted by skilled artisans in Morocco, North Africa.
Amazing metal Moroccan lantern hand-pierced with thousands of small holes to diff...
Category
Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Moroccan Modernist Wool Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Many French carpet designers of the mid-20th century were commissioning their weavings in Morocco, which at the time was a French colony, in that they could obtain beautiful pile car...
Category
Moroccan Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
An antique wooden nutcracker - France early XXth
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A magnificent antique wooden nutcracker, a true piece of folk art from the early 20th century. Crafted with exceptional artisanal skill, thi...
Category
French Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$362 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turned Wood Lamp Made of Mahogany, Maple and Walnut
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large turned wood lamp of urn-form made by gluing pieces of various types of wood together then lathe turning the block to reveal patterns of co...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
Antique Backdrop Dated 1907 Depicting the Rocky Mountains
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Rare truly.
Summer camp play backdrop depicting an abstract interpretation of the Rocky Mountain range.
Condition is very good, this was found rolled up in a garage likely in place f...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Navajo Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Wool Rug, Red, Black, Ivory, Bold
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items for over 150 years. Commercial production of handwoven blankets and rugs has been an important element of the Navajo economy. As one expert expresses it, "Classic Navajo serapes...
Category
American Navajo 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$7,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Rare Nutwood Edelweis Marquetry Chair Swiss Brienz 1900
A very nice antique Swiss nutwood chair decorated with inlayed and painted sceneries depicting ibex and chamois. The backrest...
Category
German Victorian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040, by Wells-Brimtoy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Locomotive Wells-Brimtoy 7040 is an originale mechanical toy.
Vintage wind up toy representing a locomotive.
Made in lithographed...
Category
English 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1950s Malagasy Hand-Carved Ebony Wood Sculpture – Nude Woman - 2Y413
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This is a vintage Malagasy hand-carved sculpture from the 1950s-1960s, depicting a nude woman in a graceful, naturalistic pose. Expertly crafted from solid ebony wood, this piece sho...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rosewood
$236 Sale Price
70% Off
Wooden Carved Victorian Lady Wall Plaque, circa 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A lovely wooden wall application depicting a Victorian lady with grapes and wine leaves in her hair. Handcarved circa 1920 in Germany.
Measures: width: 5.71" (14.5cm)
Height: 7.87" (...
Category
German Art Nouveau 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Inuit Soapstone Seal Hunter
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Inuit carved dark green soapstone seal hunter. The sculpture is signed and dated 1974 on the bottom by an unidentified artist.
Category
Canadian Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Contemporary Colorful Nude Chalk Sketch of Women circa 1960 Signed Ball
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Portrait landscape chalk sketch of two nude women posing in front of a window with outlines of foliage and chairs and table. The subjects have dark brown or black hair, one tied with...
Category
American Bauhaus 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Barber Chair for Children, Germany ca. 1920s
An antique barber shop children chair. With rotatable height adjustment and a wooden h...
Category
German Victorian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Leather
Pair Papago Basketry Dolls
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pair of Papago basketry dolls of coiled pine needles. Male and female set, polychrome. Female doll has braids and a hat, male has short hair and a tie. Very well made and highly disp...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
African Salampasu Helmet Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
African Salampasu Helmet Mask, carved wood, copper, and raffia, together with metal stand. Mask: 25" H x 10.75" W x 9" D. Provenance: From a Sutton Place Estate.
Category
Congolese 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Embroidered Apron (Mae-Kake)
This beautiful dark indigo cotton apron has tight sashiko embroidered stitching on both sides, on one side the hemp-leaf (asa no ha) pa...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Fairground Paper Mache Sculpture of a Witch or Farmer's Wive
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Fairground Paper Mache Sculpture of a Witch or Farmer's Wive
A large half-relief sculpture of the witch from the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Probably used as decoration in...
Category
German Victorian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Dance mask, Kifwebe, Songye, Congo
By Songye Tribe
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dance mask/ sculpture. Known as a Kifwebe mask. Songye. Carved wood. 20th century.
With a few flaws and repairs.
Category
Congolese 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashrtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
Copper, Brass, Silver, Gold Married Metals
three pieces: one dish and two ashtrays
original vintage condition.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Bronze Art Deco Figurine Sculpture Woman with Doves in Flowing Dress on Marble
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Beautiful bronze Art Nouveau/Art Deco figurine sculpture woman in a long flowing 1920's dress with doves on a marble base. Unsigned but well crafted with intricate details standing ...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Hand-Painted Wood Santo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic hand-painted wood Santo. Hand-carved and hand painted. Great coloring. Excellent condition.
Category
Mexican Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware lamp with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram on the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 6.7 x 5.9 inches (ceramic only).
Sold with a European electrical system.
Category
French Beaux Arts Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Important Table Lamp by ROBJ
By ROBJ
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Important ceramic table lamp by ROBJ, located in NY.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Folk Art Lacquer Speckled Mirror by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming folk art wood framed mirror featuring a whimsical lacquer speckled marigold yellow finish by artist Ira Yeager (1938-2022). The mirror has a thick wood frame constructed in ...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Ndoma Baule Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast, Wood, lacquered patina, Circa 1930
Located in NICE, FR
"Ndoma” Baule Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast, Circa 1930 Wood, heavy wood with deep brown-black lacquered patina.
A superb old hardwood dance mask featuring an ...
Category
Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Tribal Ulo Akha Woman's Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Experience a rich slice of the A...
Category
Thai 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Beads
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
English Countryside Landscape Oil Painting with Gold Frame
Located in Madison, MS
This framed oil painting of an English countryside would make a stunning addition to any room. The dull greens and blues of this painting make for a calm and soothing accent piece. T...
Category
English Victorian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
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