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Period: Mid-20th Century
Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Erzgebirge, Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage Christmas candleholder handmade and hand-painted in wood. Decorated with three different figures all in wood and handpainted. The handma...
Category
German Country Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Navajo Native American Sterling Silver & Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
Located in Dallas, TX
Old pawn vintage Southwest Navajo Indian sterling silver turquoise squash blossom necklace. No apparent makers mark. Features ...
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Moroccan Tribal African Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Tribal rug handwoven by Berber women from Morocco.
Great geometrical abstract designs, very modernist carpet.
Vintage Berber rug from the Taznakht tribe in south eas...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Albert Chubac Painting, Signed, circa 1960, France
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert CHUBAC (1925-2008), signed, circa 1960, France,
mixed media on paper.
Height: 100 cm, width: 145 cm, depth: 5 cm.
Last painter of the school of Nice.
This is an importan...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Antique Parisian Wooden Shoe Mold, France, c. 1930's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage wooden shoe mold from Paris, earlier part of 20th Century. The cobbler's mold features a modern silhouette for a man's shoe. Makes a chic d...
Category
French Rustic Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add artistic flair to your decor with this Chinese glass pheasant bird sculpture. Vibrant colors and fine details make it a standout piece.
We sell items as acquired, without rest...
Category
Chinese Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Attilio Pierelli Sculpture Face Mid-Century Design Art 1960's
Located in Taranto, IT
Attilio Pierelli Sculpture Face Mid-Century Design Art 1960's.
Wonderful was very rare sculpture signed Pierelli. Made of a material very similar to resin. in very good, conservativ...
Category
Italian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Resin
Masque tribal en alliage de bronze ancien Mid - century
Located in Meyrin, Switzerland
Masque tribal présumé Sénufo en alliage bronzier ancien circa 1950. D'une patine du temps vert de gris oxydée, ce masque est une création artisanale de talent et unique. Il représent...
Category
Ivorian Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Native American Indian Hopi Southwest Wood Kachina Katsina Doll Totem Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated Native American Hopi Kachina Katsina doll. It is hand carved from light wood (likely cottonwood). Kachina figures are believed to act as me...
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
1950's Lega 'Idimu' Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century finely carved mask, from the Lega culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displays the typically heart-shaped face of Lega 'Idimu' masks. Traces o...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Hardwood
Mid-Century Modern Red Colored Steel Miniature Crane
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Steel toy crane with lots of appeal. It is plain and pretty, sitting on four wheels. The hook really works well.
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Tin Litho Penny Toys Stake & Tanker Truck and a Sedan by Meier
Located in Port Jervis, NY
3 fabulous tin Litho Penny Toys vehicles. A stake truck, a tanker truck and a sedan car. All in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
Spanish Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
Category
Ghanaian Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Swedish Mid-Century Kilim Signed J.K
Located in London, England
Swedish Mid-Century Kilim with a beige base and pale blue boarder. With a scolloped inner border in tones of blue, gree and orange. Professionally cleaned. Sweden circa 1960.
L 252cm...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Skeletal Wire Rod Abstract Sculpture
Located in Garnerville, NY
An amazing spider's web of a rollercoaster of design and line. This sculpture is just as delicate and light filled like a spider's web. A work that reaches, careens, and zigzags Constantly changing maze of line and perspective. Comprised of welded metal rods and airbrushed in different colors. Circa 1960. Good overall condition with all welds intact. Some minor rust and pitting, but that just adds to the piece's outsider art charm. Clipped corners on the piece's base. Reminiscent of a small skeletal sculpture by the artist, Lee Bontecou...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
$2,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Gabbeh modernist carpet from the mid-20th century. A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug. The khaki field of this small square tribal scatter is closely covered by a nested ...
Category
Persian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Polka Dot Postage Stamp Quilt, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
- A fresh take on the traditional Postage Stamp pattern, this antique quilt was made by hand around 1940 and is entirely comprised of tiny, graphic indigo polka dots– all offset by c...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Vintage Painting by Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997) Titled "Zetn Now"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage outsider painting on plywood by American Folk artist Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997).
The painting is titled "Zetn Now" and it depicts a woman sitting down on a tree trunk ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Vintage K Class Pond Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Vintage K class pond yacht with sleek hull, heavy lead keel, brass fittings and a full suit of linen sails. Model weighs 69 pounds. (X-1)
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Finely Carved Tanzanian Chieftain's Stool
Located in London, GB
This beautifully carved title stool, from the Gogo culture in Tanzania, features a wonderful looped and adjoining structure. Dating back to the mid-twentieth century, this fine examp...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pond Model made in 1930 of a yacht used to navigate ponds
Located in Milan, IT
Model made in the 1930s of a yacht used for sailing in ponds. Original masts, rigging and sails, beautiful wooden hull with original paint, plumbed keel, wood and brass support tai...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand Painted British Motorcycle Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage graphic Motorcycles sales and service sign. Great hand-painted lettering. Wood with original paint surface. Found in the northeastern United States. Fun Americana with a Brit...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Modernist Urban Motif from 1956 of Copenhagen by Svend Aage Tauscher
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svend Aage Tauscher (1911-1984), Danish artist. Oil on board. Modernist urban motif of Copenhagen. Dated 1956.
The canvas measures: 100 x 85 cm.
Signed SAAT 56
In very good condit...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Yoruba Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hand dyed Yoruba (Nigeria) cloth from the Esie area, 1950s.
Category
Nigerian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$3,900
Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings Cradle
Located in Hanover, MA
Molded plywood doll cradle by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings, circa 1956.
Creative playthings of Princeton, NJ was founded in 1949 by Frank & The...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Robert Fultons Steamship "The Clermont" in a Spectacular Model Form 6.5 ft long
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular Model Form of the Steamship The Clermont built Robert Fulton and serving as New Yorks first Steamship on the Hudson.
This model has a motor ( not checked for function) an...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Fabric Collage Floor Screen by Rose Lautman
Located in Hanover, MA
Rose Lautman, worked exclusively in fabric collage with a meticulous hand and a fine needle.
Rose's artwork was exhibited in galleries primarily in Sara...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Large Modern Abstract Oil on Canvas "Sound Wave" by Carlo of Hollywood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large modern abstract oil on canvas 'Sound Wave' by Carlo of Hollywood.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Weather-Bird Shoes SSP Neon
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage porcelain base neon sign advertising Weather-Bird Shoes, a line of outdoor waterproof shoes manufactured by Peters, Division of International Shoe Co., St. Louis, MO.
This p...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Early 20th Century Kodak Advertising Enamel Sign, English, For Train Rides
Located in Crespières, FR
This antique Kodak advertising sign is made of thick enamel in black, yellow and red colours.
The colours are bright and shiny, with an good relief.
The condition is fairly good co...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Large Papier-Mâché Hand Painted Angel Candelabra
Located in St. Louis, MO
Impressive 1960s large Mexican folk art hand painted papier-mâché angel with 5 arm candelabra. Hand painted details over white robe, include hair, face, gold gilt rope collar, pink a...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Pinball
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's New Old Stock Vintage Pocket Pinball. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched since the 1940's and 50's...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Five Mid 20th C Fairground Oil on Board Mythical Folk Art Portraits of Kings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fabulous collection of original fairground or theatre art portraits of mythical kings in a classical backdrop. To adorn a ride or production, my gut is fairground and likely used a...
Category
English Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Glass, Giltwood
Vintage Belgian Entry Door Pull Handle by Artist Juliette Belarti
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Architectural door pull by Belgian ceramic tile artist Juliette Belarti.
Vintage midcentury Belgian tile faced entry door pull handle.
Great bri...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid 20th Century Vintage Porcelain Enameled Metal Sprinkler Fire Alarm Sign
Located in Stamford, CT
Great Vintage porcelain sign-enameled metal sign, Sprinkler Fire Alarm when bell rings call Police or Fire Dept. This sign came off an industrial building ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$516 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Embroidered Central Asian Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia...
Category
Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.
Category
New Zealand Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,150 Sale Price
37% Off
Moroccan Flat-Weave Vintage Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan flat-weave stripes Kilim rug.Large size blanket vintage Moroccan rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for their own use.This rug ...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Americana Mid-Century Neon Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic 13.5 foot long Mid-Century vintage neon barber shop sign. Total statement piece. Unusual three dimensional channel letters. Many layers of r...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Tramp Art Jewelry Box with Pincushion Top
Located in NYC, NY
A handcrafted dresser or jewelry box with hinged pincushion lid and applied, chip-carved decoration. The interior with framed mirror on underside of lid and papered in a purple and w...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Tulu Turkish rug from the mid-20th century. A wide plain saturated marsala colored border with a beige open field. No ditzy ornamentation. Totally graphic with a very long ...
Category
Turkish Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Sunshine Studios American Side Show Electric Chair Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early example of American sideshow banner art. Painted at the Sunshine Studio in Witchita, Kansas by Geo Bellis. Signed by artist on front and studio name on front and back. This ban...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign. Item features a large impressive size, fluorescent lighted bulb interior, wonderful color, original l...
Category
Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Chess Set by Hans Teppich, Israel Circa 1950
By Hans Teppich
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Chess Set by Hans Teppich, crafted in Israel circa 1950, is a remarkable blend of artistry and craftsmanship. The set features a finely mad...
Category
Israeli Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Spiral Fluted Glass Decanter, 1940s - 2Y578
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Charming Vintage French Glass Decanter or Bottle, circa 1940-1960
Discover the timeless elegance of this small, original vintage glass decanter or bottle, originating from France in ...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Signed Mid-Century Still Life Etching by Mr. Langer, 1940s - 2Y577
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Mid-Century "Dead Game" Etching by Mr. Langer
This remarkable piece is a handmade vintage engraving or print by the artist Mr. Langer from the mid-20th century, specifically ...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Large Vintage Terra Cotta Vase Brown Glazed Pot Mid-20th Century - 2Y576
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Rustic Handcrafted Clay Pot with Drip Glaze
Add timeless rustic character to your interior or garden space with this large vintage terra cotta vase, dating from the mid-20th century....
Category
French Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Ivory Coast Hand Spun Cotton Natural Indigo Cloth
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ivory Coast hand spun cotton natural indigo cloth, circa 1930-1950.
Category
Ivorian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lion Figurine in Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic lioness figurine glazed in brown and cream. This mid-century statue will be a fabulous addition to a bookshelf or side table. Created from ce...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Tall Mid-Century Octagonal Geometric Ceramic Vase in Blue and Brown, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Glazed in an ombre blue, cream, and brown, this tall geometric vase will bring a touch of mid-century to any space. The piece is octagonal and decorated with applied geometric circle...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Mid-20th Century Laurel and Hardy Theatre Masks
Located in London, GB
Pair of Mid-20th Century Laurel and Hardy Theatre Masks
A quirky matched pair of hand-crafted papier mache mid-20th Century French theatre masks. In the form of the world-renowned...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Old Malatya Kilim South Anatolia Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It was originally a kilim with two halves, but this is one half. It i...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
Located in Paris, FR
The Ntomo mask is used during initiation rituals in West Africa. It is identifiable by its horns, which range from three to eight. The Bamana, also known as the Bambara, live in Mali...
Category
Malian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Wood
Desk Top Puzzle in Plywood Box
Located in Ferndale, MI
Geometric pieces of wood fitted together inside of laminate or plywood box.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Maple, Plywood
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Abstract Tortured Clay Studio Art Pottery Vase
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Incredible mid 20th century tortured clay art pottery vase in the style of Peter Voulkos / Otis School era. Creamy white and black glaze over twisted square tubing.
Stands 22in tall...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known artist George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool on burlap which has been mounted on masonite board and framed in a rustic styled wooden frame. The rug depicts a winter woodland scene of a horse and sleigh and sugar shack...
Category
Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
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