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Period: 20th Century
Pair of Reindeer Antique Still Banks, American, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
These two authentic cast iron antique still banks depict a large reindeer and a smaller one standing nearby. Together, they make a wonderful Christ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Swedish Folk Art Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Birds on Tree Branch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Hand-carved and hand-painted wooden birds on a tree branch. The upper bird features a detailed feather structure with decorative white and blue markings on its tail, while the lower...
Category

Swedish Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Guerlain Shalimar Cologne Perfume Bottle Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage collectible Guerlain Shalimar eau de cologne perfume bottle. Empty collectible glass bottle of the famous Shalimar perfume. Shalimar ...
Category

French Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Glass

1918 World War 1 "Sure We'll Finish The Job" Victory Liberty Loan Framed Poster
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Original Antique 1918 World War 1 "Sure We'll Finish The Job" Victory Liberty Loan Large Framed Poster by Gerrit Beneker. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 46" H x 34" W x 1" D...
Category

Unknown Victorian 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Moroccan Leather Rectangular Pouf in Red and Black
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage red and black hand tooled leather Moroccan ottoman. Rectangular shape pouf in red and black leather embroidered with black and white silk threads. Handcrafted by skil...
Category

Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Large Early 20th Century English Scratch Built / Folk Art Ship Model
Located in London, GB
Large Early 20th Century English Scratch Built / Folk Art Ship Model A highly decorative and exceptionally well hand-crafted example of an early 20th Century English folk art ship m...
Category

British Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Set of 6 Chinese Porcelain Rice Bowls with 3 Spoons - 2Y49
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This set includes 6 beautifully crafted Chinese porcelain rice bowls and 3 matching spoons. The elegant design and traditional craftsmansh...
Category

French Empire 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Copper Running Horse Weathervane, New England
Located in Southampton, NY
Copper Running Horse Weathervane, New England Nice looking running horse weathervane with verdigris patinated copper finish. Head shows further weathering. Mounted on a black painted...
Category

American 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Contemporary Art by Cesar Bailleux "Het Venster, " 1988, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Post Art work, title "Het Venster"of Cesar Bailleux, born in 1937 is a symphony of color. The application of paint and the colors remind the vitality of the work of the Cobra mo...
Category

Dutch Organic Modern 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Original Lithograph Joan Miró, Ceramiques, 1974
By Joan Miró, Maeght
Located in San Diego, CA
Joan Miró, Ceramiques, is an original Lithograph made in 1974. It has a printed signature in the lower right of the image. Published and Printed by Maeght, Paris. M.928. Joan Miró w...
Category

French Expressionist Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Chrome

Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Central Asian Silk Ikat Panel, Uzbekistan A large mounted silk and cotton ‘adras’ ikat panel with a dynamic 4-color design of large red rings with white centers surrounded b...
Category

Uzbek Tribal 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Hen and Chick Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Sweet Victorian Hen and Chick Oil Painting with Ornate Frame.
Category

American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hen and Chick Oil Painting
Hen and Chick Oil Painting
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turn of The Century Deer Horn Handle American Walking Stick Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Desirable western themed walking stick with a deer horn, highly figured handle in natural bone colors, with original brown highlights to the boned recessed horizontal lines. This is ...
Category

American Folk Art Antique 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Bone

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully crafted and complexly glazed vase by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, often experimental, gorgeous luster (lustre) glaze...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Vintage Old Malatya Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Carpet Cicim Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old kilim from Malatya, one of the major kilim-producing regions in Eastern Anatolia. Known for both the quality and quantity of its weavings, Malatya offers a rich variet...
Category

Turkish Kilim 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Early 20thc Pictorial Pima Indian Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine American Indian Pima pictorial basket is in fine condition except some roughness around the top edge of the basket. The base has some minor...
Category

American Adirondack Antique 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Hemp

African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s
Located in Salzburg, AT
African Dan Yakuba Guard Mask Small Shells and Bells from the Ivory Coast 1970s Female wooden mask with rich decoration of textile elements, small shells and ceramic beads. The mouth...
Category

Ivorian Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Medieval Helmet, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Its replica from 1930s In original condition fully functional
Category

European Medieval Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Ohio Amish Blue & Pink Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ohio Amish blue & pink broken star quilt in pristine condition. Very fine quilting and piece work. Notice the fine hand stitched saw tooth binding.
Category

American Adirondack Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Ohio Amish Blue & Pink Star Quilt
Ohio Amish Blue & Pink Star Quilt
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This exquisite ikat textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia, is a handwoven treasure that speaks to centuries of tradition, artistry, and cultural...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

Vintage "Dapper Clown" Roly Poly Toy; Scarce. Germany Circa 1915
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Toy; unknown German maker, circa 1915; I have named "Dapper Clown"; this is one of the more rare "Rolly Dolly's" (really rare in this condition). Today we call these toys "Roly Poly's". You knock them over and they always "right" themselves and get upright; probably after the 17th C. Japanese "Daruma Dolls" at some level. I'm not sure of the actual thematic genesis of this character, but the excellent condition, very simply, separates this from any other similar Roly Poly's, Watch the attached video to see how it was played with to better appreciate the condition. 8" high puts it in the "taller" category for this toy. Made of paper mache, makers of these roly poly's were produced quite prolifically by the same type of German cottage industry that produced Noah...
Category

German Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Composition

Vintage Metal Optician Shop Trade Sign
Located in Linkebeek, BE
vintage Metal Optician Shop Trade Sign Shop Industrial decor - Optician sign Antique Large yellow metal DOUBLE-SIDED eyeglasses sign with a metal wall br...
Category

Industrial 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Embroidered Wool Serape Blanket or Rug, Mexico, C.1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage folk art serape blanket or area rug - large size - hand loomed with 100% wool weft on a cotton warp - raised/embroidered stitches over the length of the weaving add extra dim...
Category

Mexican Spanish Colonial 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Lake George Vintage Photograph, circa 1910
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual photograph, circa 1910-1920 where the letters Lake George are made of cutout photographs. Original frame-really a unique object with character and timeless character. Lak...
Category

North American Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Monumental 7' x 8' Modern Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas by Simeon Gonzales
By Mario Gonzales
Located in Buffalo, NY
Simeon Gonzales is a contemporary abstract artist born in Cusco, Peru in 1973. His Inka heritage is very present in his works, which are a celebration of bright and strong colors. Go...
Category

Peruvian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Early 20th Century Korona Home Portrait Camera
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Korona Home Portrait Camera. It depicts a square wood camera body and base with square glass in the back and metal hardware. In the middle, there...
Category

American American Craftsman 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Solid Brass/Nickel Alloy Cuff Bracelet, Nupe People, Nigeria, 19th/20th Century
By Nupe
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Late 19th or early 20th-century brass or copper alloy with higher nickel content. Bracelet in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Pierced design with rectangular shapes and carved swi...
Category

Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Midcentury Lucite Bathroom Set, Towel Bar, Toilet Paper Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool Mid-Century Modern Lucite bathroom set including three towel bars and a toilet paper holder, circa 1970s. The set is in very good vintage condition and measures: Paper to...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Lucite

Stunning Vintage Asian Designer silver bead flower petal necklace
Located in London, GB
Stunning Vintage Asian Designer silver bead flower necklace A faceted and cut silver bead necklace with floral and leaf detailed central section with central pumpkin shaped bead an...
Category

Chinese 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Silver

19th Century Japanese Meiji Iki mask
Located in London, GB
19th Century Japanese Meiji Iki mask A Japanese Meiji period Iki mask dated from the late 19th Century, depicting a dynamic expressive human face, with glass eyes and hair and a burn...
Category

Japanese Victorian Antique 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Lombok Tribal Serving Tray 'Dulang' / Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Extraordinary Carved Hindu Figural Sculpture with Krishna and Arjuna in The Triu
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large scale carved wood sculpture with extraordinary detail. The entire piece represents Krishna on his peace mission and preparation for war with the hostile Duryodhana. Later in triumph, here Krishna is the charioteer for the famed Archer Arjuna who rides in the Palaquin at back, in prayer and with his Bow and Arrow lying in front. The god Hanuman, with his monkey face and hiding a prayer scepter sits under an arch, flanked by carved peacocks. The chariot is drawn by four horses and the Palaquin has an elaborate top. Every inch has carved decorative details. The entire piece is mounted on a carved base with leafy details and scalloped base edge. Protected in a custom Plexiglass Display Case...
Category

Indian Agra 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Nursery Fairy Tale Panels Set in Wood
Located in Lomita, CA
Fairy tales do come true, and here they are: Eleven brightly colored hand-painted panels with classic nursery rhymes. A group of 11 vintage folk art painted children's nursery rhyme panels in oil are classic. These early to mid-century nursery rhyme panels include "Simple Simon," "Jack Be Nimble," "Little Bo Peep...
Category

American American Craftsman 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck. A true example of an early 20th century English estate made decoy duck form, with glass eyes. With a wonderful, pointed shape and p...
Category

British Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Vintage French Provincial Rattan Handled Basket, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage rattan picnic basket, 1950s, France. Mid-Century Modern vintage French Provincial rattan handled shopping basket, made out of woven rattan. The...
Category

French French Provincial 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Rattan

Enameled Steel Sign For "Tourist Fruit Room"
Located in Nantucket, MA
Great Vintage Enameled Steel Trade Sign For "Tourist Fruit Room." Of course! This is a period enameled steel plaque from the RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1946 - 1969, marking the refrigerate...
Category

20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Scottish Bagpiper's Bonnet on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful yet strong early 20th century Scottish bagpiper's bonnet with a woven wool checkerboard headband and decorated with a large black ostrich feather plume and a white feather hackle, mounted on a turned wood stand.
Category

Scottish 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Feathers

Vintage Toy, Schuco Patent 1001 Car, Made in Germany, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Patent 1001 car is a vintage mechanical toy made by Schuco Patent in Germany in 1940s. The car model is made in U.S. Not perfec...
Category

German 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Golden Record Carat Rec 011/100
Located in Nuernberg, DE
1970s The Beatles 24-karat gold-plated record, unframed. Limited edition of 100, 11/100 with “Certificate of Authenticity” included. Golden Record on a red Velvet wooden plate. Nice ...
Category

German Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Velvet

Antique Toy Steamroller C1940 Style of Buddy L
By Buddy L. 1
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large Steamroller toy from the forties. In the style of Buddy L. Repainted and some hardware replaced. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Can be...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Steel

20th Century Bark Cloth Painting, Mbuti 'Efe' People, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century bark cloth painting, Mbuti (Efe) people, Ituri Forest, D. R. Congo A painted barkcloth from the Efe people in the Ituri forest of no...
Category

Congolese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Set of 2 Hand Made Plaster Mushrooms, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A delightful pair of oversized plaster garden mushrooms from the 1960s, each hand-cast in concrete with a wonderfully organic, sculptural form. One is painted in earthy brown tones a...
Category

American Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Concrete

Large Hand Sewn American Flag with 48 Stars c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A large hand sewn American flag made with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes with brass grommets to hang. CREATOR Valley Forge Flag Co. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950....
Category

Industrial 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Skull Face Mask Nepal Citipati Wood Dance Mask with Open Eyes Mouth Carved Teeth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Oval skull face dance mask from Nepal with powerful expression, open eyes and oval mouth with finely carved teeth. Representing the Buddhist Citipati, the skull faced protector. Hea...
Category

Nepalese Tribal 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Carrom Large Wooden Game Board Double-Sided No. 1 Archarena Style 'E'
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique carrom large wooden game board double-sided no. 1 Archarena Style (E). Antique Carrom Company 1907 Wood Game Board Double Sided, made in USA...
Category

American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Child' Wind Up Toy "Crawling Beetle" by The Lehman Toy Co. Germany, Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Listed as #431 in the Lehman catalogues this wonderful vintage children's wind up toy, manufactured by the prestigious and iconic Lehman Toy Company of Germany; was patented in 1895 (see image--markings under wing ). The toy was made for over 25 years and was quite popular. When wound up using the underside attached clockwork( key (see attached movie) the toy depicts the six legged beetle crawling across the floor by moving it's legs back and forth while flapping it's wings in the air. All the markings "Pat. U.S.A." "D.R.G.M." "Pat April 23, 1895" "Lehman" are clearly marked under the wing (see image). It is lithographed and hand painted in colors of bluish green wings, a red and white head, yellow and black under wings, with red and blackish green legs. This particular example is completely original ,which is highly unusual for this toy as a search of other examples would reveal that one or several of the legs are typically lacking, or repaired, as are the fragile wings as well. There is no restoration and no touch up paint of any kind. to this toy. It is original in every respect. The toy is catalogued as "EPL #431" and documented on page 129 of the book "Lehman Toys" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, published in 1982. Dimensions: 4 1/4" long x 2" high x 4" wide Provenance: Recently acquired from a highly regarded West Coast collection of antique wind...
Category

German Folk Art Antique 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Antique Wire Fox Terrier Iron Door Stop, Hubley
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Iron Wire Haired Fox Terrier Door Stop with intact original paint attributed to Hubley circa 1910. Hard to find with original patinaed cold ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Large Oversized Antique Advertising Matchbox And Contents, 1920s
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE ADVERTISING FOR ‘THE REGULAR IMPREGNATED SAFETY MATCH, JOSEPH FRANSES & CO LTD., LONDON’. A very large oversized maxbox and its contents, originally made as a shop advertis...
Category

British Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Salampasu Mask – DR Congo – Mid 20th Century – African Tribal Art
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Discover the soul of Africa through this authentic Salampasu mask from DR Congo, handcrafted in the mid-20th century. Part of a carefully curated collec...
Category

Congolese Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...
Category

Congolese Tribal 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Original Haitian Haiti Folk Art Coastal Village Scene Oil Painting Signed Pierre
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully colored and wonderfully composed original Haitian Folk Art painting. This work features a tranquil coastal village landscape scene with local people spotted throughout...
Category

Haitian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Tin Masks, Mexican, circa 1950s. Each mask is unique and extremely detailed. The largest mask measures 21"...
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Tin

20th Century Sword Cane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sword cane with carved mahogany curved handle, brass collar with push pull mechanism that reveals a two sided 17 1/2" blade and brass ferrule. 2 3/4" x 4", blade 17 1/2", overall 35"...
Category

American 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Mahogany

Moroccan Caftan Purple Velvet Embroidered with Gold Kaftan, circa 1970
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant vintage designer Moroccan kaftan, purple violet color velvet embroidered with Turkish gold threads design all-over. This is an Ottoman styl...
Category

Moroccan Bohemian 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Velvet

Ceramic Abstract Wall Sculpture Perignem, Belgium
By Perignem, Paul Vermeire
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful colorful ceramic wall sculpture in organic nature details with abstract mushrooms and mosses designed by Paul Vermeire for Perignem,Belgium, 1960s. Paul Vermeire was a Belgian artist who lived and worked in Ostend. His oeuvre exists out of ceramics, paintings and drawings. He experimented with differed materials and techniques. At the back of the multicolored sculpture...
Category

Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this rustic koi sculpture recreates early 20th-century Chinese folk art designs. The fish is carved with a squat, rounded body and finished with colo...
Category

Chinese Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Pine

Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing. This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic...
Category

Moroccan Islamic 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Hand-decorated doors, a pair
Located in Portland, OR
Ohio, circa 1910. Hand-carved and decorated. These magnificent folk art interior doors are single panel, solid core and painted white on the reverse sides. Hardware has been added; B...
Category

American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Early 20th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux Indian beaded moccasins with buffalo hoof design, beaded tabs and parfleche soles. Stunning geometric beaded designs done in colors of green, red, blue, and whi...
Category

American Native American 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Vintage Vallauris Ceramic Plate with "Weaver" Bas-Relief - 2Y296
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This unique ceramic plate from Vallauris showcases a detailed bas-relief of a weaver, capturing the essence of fine craftsmanship and artistic tradition. A perfect addition for colle...
Category

Unknown 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

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