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Period: 20th Century
Two Polychrome Roosters
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic roosters with polychrome plumage in pinks, greens and orange with and striking red crowns and wattles, perched on weathered green striated tre...
Category
English Chinese Export Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Zabihi Collection Horse Scene English Needlepoint
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th-century square size English Needlepoint
Measures: 6'10'' x 7'8''
Category
English Aubusson 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Studio Pottery Earthenware Bowl in Flow Blue and White - Signed 1972
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite earthenware ceramic bowl. This small vessel will be a great addition to a coffee table used as a vase, or a side table as a trinket dish. We also love the idea of using it a...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Paint
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Landscape Seascape, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Framework oil on canvas in antique style depicting a seascape with fishermen and boats. Nice sized and pleasantly decor pai...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
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
Vintage Neon Sign San Francisco Iconic Moose's Restaurant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Own a genuine piece of San Francisco history. This iconic neon sign adorned the North Beach iconic restaurant "Moose's" owned by Ed and Mary Etta Moose. Moose's opened in 1990. The t...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
James Vullo W N Y Artist. , oil painting on canvas, Ashcan School, Portrait
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
In 1938, when he was just 24 years old, James Vullo’s first exhibition opened at the Albright Art Gallery. Vullo began drawing around the age of eight. He loved the city, especially ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Swedich stump chair
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
A very decorative and sculptural stump chair made in solid pine. Hand carved by a Swedish cabinetmaker mid last century. This chair will fit in any interior and wil be a centerpiece ...
Category
European Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage African Woven Table Runner or Wall Art in Cream, Red, Black, Brown
Located in Barrington, IL
Simple and beautiful handwoven African table runner or wall hanging art depicting a series of huts and lions. The item can be used as a table runner or hung as a primitive wall art....
Category
Botswanan 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Maroon Outsider Ceramic Studio Pottery Tray - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An unusual ceramic studio pottery piece that will be fabulous on a coffee table or side table. The piece is created and painted by hand by presumably an outsider artist. It is in an ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson Folk Art Carved Oak Oval Cutting or Cheese Board
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This solid oak oval cutting board was made by the renowned English furniture maker Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson in his signature Arts & Crafts style. The cutting board has a raised han...
Category
English Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Steam Yacht Corsair, 1890
Located in Norwell, MA
Private steam yacht of J. Pierpont Morgan, Corsair in brass and glass display case with custom wooden table stand.
Many fine details include capstan, helm,...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small Size American Antique Hooked Area Rug 4'2" x 7'2"
Located in New York, NY
A Small Size American Antique Hooked Area Rug, Weaving Origin: United States, Rug Date: 1920’s
Category
American American Colonial 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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 ...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
A Grand Tour wooden maquette, depicting the Tower of Pisa, Italy 1950.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature Wunderkammer Grand Tour architectural model, entirely handmade, in painted wood white color and polystyrene, depicting the Tower of Pisa. The bells made of brass are insert...
Category
Italian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Polystyrene, Wood
Large Vintage Display Figure, English, Plaster, Decorative Ornament, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display figure. An English, plasterwork decorative girl with duck ornament, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
A chaotic moment, with the unruly duck...
Category
British Art Deco 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Magical Barbara Antelope Mask Mirrors Seeds Cowries Mali, Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood antelope mask, with many horns, applied glass mirrors, cowries and seeds. Old native repair to one horn.
It is in good condition wear and erosion from tradition...
Category
Malian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Wooden Smoker Gnome Figure, Vintage German Black Forest Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved wooden smoker figure, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. We believe that this piece is from around 1930s or older. A nice addition to any room. Beau...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century set of four Fairground knock down figures.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century set of four Fairground knock down figures.
The best examples of fairground are we have uncovered. An amazing set of 4 early 20th century hand crafted lead weighte...
Category
French Late Victorian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley ..Well executed,, great use of color, texture
. Katherine was known for her abstract and her religious artwor...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Early Hardwood Mexican Mask, Man With Moustache and Beard early 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early hardwood Mexican mask, representing a man with moustache and beard with curly hair on forehead. Heavy staining and wear inside from traditional use, faint traces of pigments. ...
Category
Mexican Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Evelyn Ackerman Animal Wood Carved Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood carving by California artist, Evelyn Ackerman, c.1960s. This carving features a hand carved creature.
Dimensions
12.5" width x 9.25" depth x 1" height.
Condition
Good, origina...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Shop Counter Display, English, Plaster, Decorative Figure, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage shop counter display character. An English, plasterwork decorative retail figure, dating to the Art Deco period, circa ...
Category
British Art Deco 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dog Roof Tiles, Bizen Kiln, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dogs roof tiles, Bizen kiln, 20th c.
Bizen kiln is one of the oldest and well known kilns in Japan. This is a very unusual pose of Shi-Shi Do...
Category
Japanese Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Vintage Shop Retail Display, English, Plaster, Decorative Figure, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage shop retail display character. An English, plasterwork decorative merchandising figure, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Superb character, with a raised ...
Category
British Art Deco 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag, Sculpture, West Africa
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Tribal Bronze Purse, Bag West Africa
early-mid 20th century.
leather and shell details.
Category
Beninese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Northwest Coast Mask
Located in Sharon, CT
A midcentury hand crafted wood mask in traditional NorthWest Indian
Style.
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Era Inuit Soapstone Carving of a Standing Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed sculpture is signed by an unknown artist and originated from Canada and dates to approximately 1960 and done in the Mid-Century Inuit style. The sculpture is compo...
Category
Canadian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Nantucket Large Oval Basket by Mitchy Ray, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th century nantucket basket, by Mitchy Ray (1877 - 1956), circa 1920s, a large open oval basket with heavy rattan staves, cane weave, sol...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cane
Old Toraja Tall Bamboo Rice Container with Wood Top, Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old well used tall rice container carved from bamboo, with wood top from the island of Toraja, Indonesia. Early to mid 20th century or earlier, with deep dark patina from traditiona...
Category
Indonesian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Stan Bitters Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Pottery Planter Vase
By Stan Bitters
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, sumptuously glazed planter/vase by American California studio pottery master potter/ceramists Stan Bitters whose work was instrumental in shaping the organic modernist m...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Zabihi Collection Reindeer Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Turkish Pictorial Rug depicting 4 deers predominantly in brown
5' x 7'9''
Category
Turkish Agra 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
African Hand Crafted Zebra Hide Zulu Shield with Leather Lashing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original Zulu Shield made of Zebra Hide and lashed with woven leather. The inside back is made of wood, and handle portion was cured, covered and painted red - there are some con...
Category
African Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood, Paint
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 Hand-Carved and Painted Folky Chicken
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of early 20th century Folk Art is all original paint and carved from one piece of wood. The weight is heavy and would make a great doorstop in the kitchen.
Category
American Country 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
20th Century Oil on Board Italian Seascape Signed Painting, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil framework on panel depicting a seascape at dawn of pleasant decor and good pictorial quality. Wooden frame carved with g...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Classic Danced Deep Red-Black Baule mask, Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic danced deep red-black Baule mask, with raised three part finely incised hair, small facial scarifications on the forehead. From Ivory Coast, Africa, mid 20th century
It is ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dooling Mercury First Series Front Drive Tether Car 1939
By Dooling Brothers
Located in Hampstead, QC
This is a Dooling Mercury First Series tether car built in 1939 by the Dooling brothers, Tom, Russell and Harris. They began building racers in 1937 for their own pleasure. These e...
Category
American Streamlined Moderne Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
1927 Cat Japanese folk Ema Shrine votive wooden tablet
Located in Chiba, JP
EMA OF CAT – Anonymous Japanese Shinto folk art piece of votive wooden tablet offered for the shrine so-called ‘Ema’ (lit. ‘Horse picture’) with such a lovely cat drawn by its worshi...
Category
Japanese Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in NICE, FR
This very elegant Dan mask is well-proportioned with a long protruding mouth from Ivory Coast, Africa. It dates back to the 1950s. The base is included in the price.
Dan masks have...
Category
Ivorian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century American Copper Horse and Sulky Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 1920s American copper weathervane, found in Connecticut, features a captivating depiction of a Patchen horse with a sulky and rider, emblematic of the era's folk art t...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Susana Espinosa Pottery Bird Plate
By Susana Espinosa
Located in Vallejo, CA
Pottery wall plate created by acclaimed Puerto Rican mid century modernist ceramicist, Susana Espinosa. Stylized bird design in the center created through carving and different colored glazes. Terra cotta with a yellow rim. Signed in the bottom right corner and dated 1974. A rare piece depicting an animal rather than her more commonly found designs of faces. Intended to used as a wall hanging with a wire on the back. Marked "PR" on the back indicating this was made in Puerto Rico. Please read her biography copied below.
Artist's Biography:
"Ceramist and draftswoman. She earned a bachelor’s degree in arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires in 1953 and worked in a ceramics factory until she opened her own workshop in 1958. She lived in Trinidad from 1961 to 1968, and then settled in Puerto Rico where she worked with Hal Lasky...
Category
Puerto Rican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Festina Lente, ancient sign hostaria
Located in Felino, IT
Festina Lente, antique hostaria sign. heavy metal plate with relief figure, mounted on solid wood panel. many woodworm marks are present. woodworm treatment has been done. writing is...
Category
European Classical Roman Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tôle
Miniature Model Wooden Canoe, American Circa 1950's
Located in Incline Village, NV
While this model canoe might have been used as a salesman sample, whereby merchants, carried it from town to town to encourage sales, it was more than likely used as a demonstration ...
Category
Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Stainless Steel and Horn Tableware Set for 6 Germany 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Stainless Steel and Horn 12 Pieces Tableware Set, Germany 1930s
A rustic tabelware set consisting of six knives and six forks. The handles are made of genuine deer horn. The...
Category
German Black Forest 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Motorcyclist
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Motorcyclist is a working toy of unknown production, multi-color rider on a green motorcycle.
Made up in painted tin and plastic. No original ...
Category
European 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
locandina corrida, anni 50, Spain
Located in Felino, IT
grande locandina della Corrida, anni 50. plaza de toros monumental corrida de toros- Paco camino, Alessandro Veneziani, El Cordobez. cartel diseñado por Luser, Barcelona años 50. rar...
Category
Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Folk Art Sign
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.
Category
English 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Tang Dynasty Style Cast Iron Horse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Tang Dynasty Style Decorative Cast Iron Horse
20th Century
"great color and patina"
one hairline cracks
some surface rust
lots of sand / sediment on the interior - see images
Category
American Bohemian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Carved Wooden Milliners Head, Vintage Italy, circa 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved head. Italy, 1930s or older. Ideal decoration item, used in the displaying and making of hats. Hand carved from wood. Nice display piece in any room. Foun...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden statue of a warrior
Located in NANTES, FR
Tall statue depicting a warrior in wood with brass inlays. Great patina.
Do not hesitate to ask me for a shipping quote.
Category
Gabonese Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn
Located in Oakland, CA
Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn. Very good working condition with original crank and nameplate: “His Mast...
Category
North American Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Suede Leather Giraffe Stuffed Animal
Located in Ferndale, MI
Vintage 1970s tan suede leather spotted Giraffe stuffed animal complete with sewn-on plastic eyes and lashes and a mane made of black yarn. All seaming is tight. No stains.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Suede, Nylon, Yarn, Plastic
Primitive Wooden Mesoamerican Style Hand Carved Mask Sculpture on Stand Statue
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Mesoamerican style tribal mask on black finished wooden stand. The mask is carved from part of a tree trunk with intricate detail.
Dimensions:
9.5" x 16" x 21"h
Category
Primitive 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Crater 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 muted glaze. A cla...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped design, Sepik River area. Some chips missing to central loops. Small hole at top for s...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Large Hand Painted Oil on Canvas Painting of Arab Street Scene Signed Hassan
Located in Lisse, NL
Large size and slightly abstract Arab street scene painting.
This larger size and very well executed painting is another one of our recent great finds. It may be abstract in style, ...
Category
Unknown Islamic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Wood, Paint, Canvas
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