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Period: Late 20th Century
Vintage 1972 Munich Olympics poster by Jacob Lawrence
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W25.5 H40.5
Original vintage poster from the germany olympics for the year 1972. Poster shows well overall with no major areas of wear, minor scratches and areas of distress have b...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Italian modern urban landscape airbrush painting by Alvise Besutti, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern urban landscape airbrush painting by Alvise Besutti, 1980s
Painting with rectangular frame made with airbrush. The painting represents an urban landscape with skyscrap...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
23 Inch Aluminum Ship’s Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Massive authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. This is a large impressive size and scale. The highly p...
Category
Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Pastry Shop Sign Patisserie Fine Pies and Pastries
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 20th century reproduction wood hand-painted pastry shop sign Patisserie Fine Pies and Pastries. This is a fun colorful sign perfect for any home or bu...
Category
English Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Oil on Board Italian Genre Scene Painting, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Oil painting on panel depicting a popular scene with characters, market view, of excellent pictorial quality. Framework of ...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Old Vintage Esme Kilim Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This type of large Esme Kilims often features hexagonal medalli...
Category
Turkish Kilim Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Illuminated Letter E , 1980s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial illuminated letter V was made in Italy during the 1980s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a vhite metal body and a white plexiglass cover....
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Carved Wood 'Senufo' Statue on Stand
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Hand-Carved Wood 'Senufo’' Fertility Statue, West Africa. Ivory Coast, circa 1970.
Category
African Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Native American Plains beaded Blanket Rug Interior design collectibles
Located in London, GB
Large Vintage Native American beaded Blanket
Fine large wool blanket with finely executed beadwork strip on buckskin with satin detail
...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Satin, Beads
Exceptional Wooden Heart
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Wooden Heart made out of different layers of Wood,
refined and elegant design, very decorative object,
from an unknown Belgian Artist,from around 1980,
nice and warm colo...
Category
Belgian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Terracotta Object
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Terracotta Object in a nice and warm Earth Colored Brown,
refined and simple design with South American motives,
very decorative object to be used in different parts of y...
Category
French Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Hansel, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Hansel, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high quality and ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Fabric Board by Verner Panton for Mira, 1970s
Located in Lasne, BE
Fabric painting by Verner Panton with a wooden card. Signed Verner Panton. Wear due to time and age.
Category
Danish Space Age Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Moroccan Brown Plum Tribal Berber Rug
Located in North Hollywood, 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 Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Hand Painted Mexican Folk Art Hanging Wind Chime
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Hand Painted Mexican Folk Art Hanging Wind Chime ,
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta, String, Wood
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - indian woman, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet with legs - Indian woman, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll wi...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Chasing Star Performing a Dance - Kachina Doll by Rena Jean (Whitehorse)
Located in Soquel, CA
Chasing Star Performing a Dance - Kachina Doll by Rena Jean (Whitehorse)
Brightly painted, dynamic sculpture by Rena W. Jean ( Rena Whitehorse Jean) Hopi. The figure is dressed in o...
Category
American Native American Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Leather, Wood, Paint, Feathers
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Kasper, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Kasper, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high quality and ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Late 20th Century Vintage Painting of Regal Tiger on Canvas, Signed
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho original oil painting on canvas. A chic composition of a tiger in deep rich colors. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
American Bohemian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1988 Austin Production Acoma Pottery Three Native American Pueblo Women
Located in Cincinnati, OH
1988 Austin Production Acoma Pottery Earth, Wind and Fire
Three Native American Pueblo Women
Category
North American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Gretel, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Gretel, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll with legs, high qu...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile
1970's Pete Sierra Navajo Navajo Sterling and Turquoise Necklace and Earrings
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning set of Sterling and Turquoise by the noted Navajo Craftsman Pete Sierra. The set dates to the 1970's we believe. Pete Sierra studied under the m...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Mixed Media on Canvas Signed Vittorini C. Painting, 1980
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from 80s. Mixed media framework on canvas depicting allegory of the judgment of soldiers in war signed Vittorini C. in the lower center (see photo). Exceptiona...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - Magician, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - magician, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll with legs, high ...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Handmade original Dresden artist dolls / hand puppet - police officer, 1970s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Handmade original Dresden artist puppets / hand puppet - police officer, as good as new. Collector's item from the former GDR.
Special artist doll, high qu...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Hungarian Red Ware Folk Art Rooster - Lidded Jug/Teapot by Imre Szűcs
Located in Morristown, NJ
A Hungarian Folk Art Red Ware Rooster Lidded Jug/Teapot by Imre Szűcs. A black/brown based rooster decorated with white dots and green, yellow and red painted elements. The spout is...
Category
Hungarian Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Italian modern geometric metal sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern geometric metal sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1970s
Metal sculpture with a rectangular base with reference to the brutalist s...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Abstract Hand-Carved Mother & Child Sculpture, USA, c. 1970's
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a heart-warming abstract sculpture depicting a parent with child in embrace. Hand-carved in solid walnut with an alluring ebonized this exquisite, visually captivating sc...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Tonala Mexico Pottery Modernist Horse Figurines Hand Painted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
A pair of modernist horse figurines, made in Tonala, Mexico, is in a great vintage condition with no signs of use. The figurines are a size of large chopsticks or knife rests, but i...
Category
Mexican Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Two Vintage Sailor's Valentines in a Hinged Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of sailor's valentines. One with a floral motif and one with a heart, both ambitiously handcrafted in exotic sea shells meticulously composed and presented under glass in ...
Category
American Victorian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Midcentury pinewood rocking horse, 1970s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Beautiful handmade heavy pinewood rocking horse.
Great as decoration, but foremost to rock all day!
Measurements: l: 130 x w 40 x h 70 cm
In well kept condition with ofcourse tra...
Category
Dutch Brutalist Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Italian Big Brass Heron or Crane, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful big size heron or crane, Made in Italy, circa 1970s.
The sculpture is made of full brass with gorgeous vintage patina, and in excellent vintage condition.
Floor standing - ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Lego Scrooge McDuck
Located in Pasadena, CA
The photos of Mr. Lego Scrooge McDuck speak for themselves. This figure is unique and would be the focus of any room. All spaces need a bit of laughter and whimsy and this guy would ...
Category
American Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Water Serpent (Palulukang) and Mud Man (Koyemsi) - Kachina Doll
Located in Soquel, CA
Water Serpent (Palulukang) and Mud Man (Koyemsi) - Kachina Doll
Brightly painted, dynamic sculpture by an unknown artist. The figure is dressed as a medicine man, with feather and fur accents. The Mud Man is holding a piece of leather and a drum, about to wrestle with the Horned Water Serpent (Palulukang) that is emerging from a pottery jar , or Mudhead kachina clown...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Feathers, Paint, Wood, Leather
A Set of Six Hungarian Red Ware Folk Art Cups and Saucers by Imre Szűcs
Located in Morristown, NJ
A set of 6 Hungarian Folk Art Red Ware tea cups and saucers by Imre Szűcs. A black/brown based glaze decorated with white dots. The undersides are signed by Imre Albert Szucs and mar...
Category
Hungarian Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Rare Double Face Vintage Moroccan Berber Open Field Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare Middle Atlas Berber rug from the Zemmour region, distinguished by the fact that it has pile on both sides- red in different gradations on the displayed side and orange in many...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1997
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1997
Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical 4-Panel Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Opulent, large scale, Maitland Smith hand-painted room divider folding screen. The Greco-Roman themed folding screen features neoclassical architecture and sculpture as decadent as the halls of the Roman Senate. Each of the four panels measures 34″ wide! The screen stands at 8 feet tall. The palatial scene could easily be used as theatrical backdrop...
Category
Philippine Hollywood Regency Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1991
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1991
Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1996
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern terracotta sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo, 1996
Sculpture with a square base in terracotta, it develops in height and resembles a totem. The sculpture is modeled wi...
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Teschio in minerale rodocrosite
Located in Torino, IT
Rarissimo teschio in minerale Rodocrosite luciadata.
Grande e raro teschio scolpito da un unico pezzo di minerale.
Il Minerale presenta un bellissimo colore rosa questo minerale in...
Category
Italian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Precious Stone
African Heavy Wood Carved Elephant with Tusks
Located in Cincinnati, OH
African Heavy Wood Carved Elephant with Tusks
Nice Details
Slight wear on finish
Category
African Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Handmade Diminutive Metal Owl Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely detailed diminutive metal owl sculpture for desktop or collection. Weighty - possibly pewter. Signed Clarence.
Category
American Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Highly Whimsical Canadian Historical Themed Diorama by Terry Pfliger
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A highly whimsical & amusing wall mounted diorama, featuring a mixed media three-dimensional interior depicting figures in a forested landscape who have happened upon a cache of lost parts belonging to the famous Canadian military aircraft ‘The Avro Arrow’.
The scene is described by the artists hand in script, as observed on the outer front edge of the case which reads....“While deep in the woods on a fishing trip, Dave & Sydney stumble upon the lost cache of Avro Arrow parts”.
Signed & dated 1992, and signed & dated again on the reverse.
The multi-tiered case measuring 16” wide x 11.75” high x 7” deep.
Terry Pfliger (1947-2016) was an American born and highly accomplished professional artist & educator. He taught visual arts at Loyalist College & Vocational Institute in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, before accepting the position as head of the art department at St. Lawrence College also in Kingston Ontario, which he held from 1973-95. Afterwards he moved to Michigan where he taught art at Southwestern Michigan College and was elected Professor Emeritus.
He exhibited for several years in both solo & group exhibitions in Ontario Canada, and in Michigan, USA.
Similar examples of the artists work are represented in the permanent collection of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre located at Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario.
Terry Pfliger was part of a group of artists including Tobey Anderson, David...
Category
Canadian Folk Art Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Plaster, Wood, Paint
Wonderful, Massive Orthoceras Granite Sculpture Tower
Located in Greven, DE
Unique granite sculpture with embedded fossils that are more than 280 million years old.
This beautiful, black granite tower with its beautiful Orthoceras fossils is a sculpture that...
Category
French Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Granite
Vintage Italian Marble Large Chess 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Marble Large Chess set from the 1980s is a luxurious and visually striking board game. The chessboard is crafted from exquisite Italian marble, lending it a timeless elegance. Paired with metal chess pieces...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Metal
Abstract painting "Tic Tac Toe"
Located in Hudson, NY
Painting of a classical game: "Tic Tac Toe".
Black on black color scheme gives it an elevated and edgy look, that makes this pieces ideal for a study, livingroom or even a playroom.
Category
Unknown Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage South American Hand-woven Textile Panel in Green, Blue, Red, Black
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage Hand-Woven South American textile panel in banded stripes pattern with brilliant stripes in colors of Blue, red, green, black, orange and magenta. The textile has an extremely fine weave and a very high quality handspun wool that was hand dyed with natural vegetable dyes. It would be an ideal piece as wall art.
Dimensions: 34" x 44"
Date of Manufacture: 2nd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: South America
Material: Very fine wool fiber with natural vegetable dyes
Condition: Good
Mexican Handwoven Textiles, Vintage Mexican Textiles...
Category
Peruvian Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Wood 'Lunch' Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prominent 1980s reversible LUNCH sign in a unique and bold blue base color with white font and borders. The reverse side features colorful flowers and the w...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Illuminated Advertisement for HB cigarettes, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Large wall advertisment light
Good original condition with signs of use
The top part is missing some plastic
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Hand Carved Inuit Stylized Figurative Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This handcrafted sculpture was made in Northern Canada by an Inuit artisan in circa 1970. This sculpture is a series of two stylized human figures intermixed with two representations of presumably Spirits, which has several carved faces in them. The entire sculpture is composed of hand carved and handcrafted antler, likely Caribou. This sculpture may symbolize a blessing of good fortune for an upcoming hunt. The series of four figures are each pegged on the bottom and fit into holes drilled into the base. The base is numbered on the bottom which identifies that it was registered, and also has a paper label. Due to the composition of this sculpture it may only be shipped within Canada...
Category
Canadian Native American Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Micki Schloessingk Salt Glazed Studio Pottery Lidded Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage British studio pottery lidded vessel by renowned potter Micki Schloessingk (b. 1949) and made in Swansea, Wales. The stoneware vessel is of tall slightly graduated cyl...
Category
British Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Sculpture by artist Valeriano Trubbiani
Located in Torino, IT
Sculpture by master Valeriano Trubbiani.
The sculpture depicts an Elephant made of bronze pulling a huge aluminum ball to which it is chained.
In this work, the artist's intention ...
Category
Italian Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Vintage Painting on Canvas of a Lion by Blanko Paradis
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting mid century acrylic painting on canvas of an aging lion in repose with flowers and trees, executed in a charming naive style. Signed Paradis 81 and presented in a wood frame.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wood 'Dinner' Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prominent 1980s reversible DINNER sign in a unique and bold blue base color with white font and borders. The reverse side features colorful flowers and the word "TEA" painted in maro...
Category
American Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in Lasne, BE
Ceramic in the shape of a goat designed by Dominique Pouchain. Stamped on the underside.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Nicaraguan Mask Folk Art
Located in Vancouver, BC
A traditional Indian dance mask from the town of Monimbo, adopted by the rebels during the fight against Somoza. These were worn in order to conceal one's identity.
It is a very un...
Category
Nicaraguan Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
3 Carved Drake Duck Decoys Big Sky Carvers Craig Fellows DA Callaway 19"
Located in Dayton, OH
Three vintage 1980's hand carved wooden duck decoys with stained feather details and amber glass eyes. Two by Craig Fellows of Big Sky C...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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