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Period: Mid-20th Century
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
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
Long 'Dead End' Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage highway sign. Dead End Rd. Over 3 feet long. Cool vintage sign with good subject matter. Reflective material.
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Large Basketry Gable Mask from Papua New Guinea
Located in Highland, IN
A beautiful and large example of Oceanic art, this delightful woven mask would have been used on the gable of a middle Sepik meeting house. The wildly expressive form is accentuated ...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Wood
Collection of Three Vintage Carnival Midway Nickel Ride Red Signs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun collection of three vintage carnival midway signs. Nickel rides! Original professional sign painters handiwork. Excellent graphic skills. Great vintage age. All three signs have ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 Minimalist Anatolian Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a squarish format typical of yatak (bedding) rugs, this Tulu has a soft creamy yellow background randomly punctuated by small dots and by a larger one indicating the...
Category
Turkish Tulu Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Oversize Wooden Bowl in Walnut Branded Parrish
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large bowl with light sap wood and dark edges. Excellent accent for modern design interiors. Flowers gourds glass objects all show well in this organic form.
Category
American American Craftsman Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$750 Sale Price
37% Off
Circular Antique Butcher Block
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Crafted by hand with great surface. markings showing age and heavy use, recently clened an restored and ready to use.
Category
Mexican Primitive Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Old, Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors ...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Round Plate Vietri C.A.S. 1950 with fisherman figures Made in Italy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
delicious Round Ceramic Plate of Partenopean Folk Culture signed C.A.S. Ceramiche Artistiche Salentine.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$208 Sale Price / item
30% Off
A large painting by Moacir Andrade, Brazil, 1960s "A Lenda Do Pacu"
By Moacir Andrade
Located in London, GB
A large stunning painting from the legendary Amazonian artist Moacir Andrade "A Lenda Do Pacu" (The legend of the Pacu)
Acrylic on canvas depicting a central Pacu which is a lar...
Category
Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
$16,613 Sale Price
33% Off
Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Nantucket Ship's Wheel Dining Table
By Nancy Chase
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique ship's wheel dining table from Nantucket Island, made by the renowned Scrimshaw artist Nancy Chase (1931-2016). Nancy bought this Late 19th Century Ship's Wheel from an antiq...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare Double Sided Glass Raleigh Bike Advertising Shop Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Very rare double sided glass Raleigh bike advertising shop sign
This is a beautiful Raleigh bike advertising shop sign, it is made in in a crackle fini...
Category
Sporting Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mirror
$10,192 Sale Price
20% Off
Elephant Carved Wooden Carousel Figure: Antique, Bernard Kindt
Located in Mortsel, BE
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of antique carousels with this carved wooden elephant figure. Mounted on a metal base for stability, this carousel piece is a testament to in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Green Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 6
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of six floral mint green cloth placemats and matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching napkin. A mint green scallope...
Category
American Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco era Gas Station Advertising Sign Atlantic Oil
Located in Ferndale, MI
Art Deco themed gas station advertising sign for Atlantic Oil (two sided).
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
French Chrome Desktop Model of a Yacht
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French chrome desktop model of a yacht.
A super piece and a great desk ornament for the sailor that has everything else.
This model is polished to a highly reflective stream line...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
African Seated Luba Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Artisans from the Luba tribe were renowned for the organic flow of their carving style. This example clearly shows the smooth transition from aspect to aspect, maintaining a singular...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Standing Bambara or Malinke Female Figure Deep Patina, Mali West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Bambara or Malinke standing female figure with arms at sides, heavy wear and polish from handling and use. Possibly cut from the top of prestige staff. Fine refined abstract ...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,360 Sale Price
32% Off
Baoulé portrait mask, carved wood, lacquer and pigments, circa 1940, Africa.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Baoulé portrait mask,
carved wood, lacquer and pigments,
circa 1940, Africa.
Height 29 cm, width 17 cm, depth 14 cm.
Category
African Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930's Woven Bark Fibre Panel
Located in London, GB
This 1930's panel, from the Mbole culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been woven from bark fibre. Dark-coloured strands of fibre, dyed with the roots of a banana tre...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Corn on the Cob Trade Sign, circa 1950, a hand cut and painted masonite sign in the form of an ear of corn advertising "Hot Buttered Corn on the Cob 65¢." Classic an...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Masonite
Scandinavian Maritime Painting Oil on Panel in Warm Colors by Noren Nils Martin
Located in Salzburg, AT
Maritime painting in oil on plate by Noren Nils Martin (1907 Västervik - 1998 Uppsala)
The scene on the water is calm and is characterized by warm colors.
The boat is already ashor...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,432 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Chart Rack with Four Denoyer-Geppert Anatomy Charts
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1960s; Denoyer-Geppert Co. - Chicago, IL
Vintage metal chart rack with four original four-color Denoyer-Geppert anatomy posters.
Each is in remar...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
1950s Pair Knoll Leather Butterfly Chairs Jorge Ferrari Hardoy Bonet and Kurchan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous pair of C. 1950 vintage cognac leather Butterfly chairs, designed by Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Antonio Bonet, and Juan Kurchan for Knoll. This is a vintage ...
Category
American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
8 Old Fairground Art Panels circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
8 old fairground art panels circa 1930
probably panels of an old carousel.
These panels are slightly curved from origin and the base is in pine.
Ther...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$3,575 / item
Rare Mexican Belt Buckle
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Rare Mexican Belt Buckle.
Category
Mexican Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$150 / set
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian Vintage Chuval Kilim from the Bergama ( Pergamon ) region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible old cuval ki...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Guido Gambone Bud Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic bud vase by master ceramicist Guido Gambone. Hand-thrown in an alluring organic shape with an elongated neck. The vase depicts a pastoral scene of a shepherd with his herd pai...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
$3,000
Tramp Art Sewing Stand/Side Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A hand-carved sewing box stand.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930's Depression Era Oil on Canvas Lilly in Vase signed Velpha
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Signed Velpha 1920/30's era oil on linen depicting a Lilly in a vase with abstract backdrop in multi colors with geometric design attributed to the deco era.
Lovely still life found ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Set of Five Christmas Candle Holders Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Set of five handmade and hand-painted christmas candle holders in wood. Five different figures like an angel, santa and a skiier girl. The han...
Category
German Country Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Vintage Beni Ouarain Rug North Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan vintage Berber rug from the Beni Ouarain tribes. Lush white and black organic wool rug with geometrical lozenges designs. From the Middle Atlas Mountains, circa 1950s, North...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Judaica Moroccan Berber Carpet with Stars of David
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual Berber carpet from the Rehamna area, located in the plains near Marrakesh, distinguished by an orange background decorated uniquely by two vertical arrangements of conjoined diamond placed at the extreme sides of the field. What is quite unusual is the presence of three stars of David embellishing the center of the field, indicating that the carpet was possibly woven for a Moroccan Jewish...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Belgian Tile Faced 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
1958 Brass "Not Under Command" Ship's Anchor Lantern by Nippon Sento Co. LTD
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ship's anchor lantern with glass Fresnel lens. Wired with electricity. Japanese maker's badge from by Nippon Sento Co. LTD, Tokyo, Japan, dated 1958. Meticulously polishe...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Thomas Dewey & Harry Truman 1948 Presidential Election Campaign Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a unique commemorative collage, celebrating the 1948 U.S. presidential election between Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey. This one-of-a-kind collage features a Harry Truman signed...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Modernist Abstract Ecuadorian Tapestry / Wall Hanging Designed by Olga Fisch
By Olga Fisch
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Modernist Abstract Ecuadorian Tapestry / wall hanging designed by Olga Fisch....
Of Hungarian origin, Olga Fisch (1901-1991) emigrated in...
Category
Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa,, MID 20TH CENTURY.. gREAT COLOR / PATINA..
Category
Ivorian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage School Crossing Safety Guard Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Vintage Moroccan Flat-Weave Rug with Stripes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan flat-weave Kilim rug.Large size blanket vintage Moroccan rug, handwoven by Berber women in Morocco for their own use.This rug was made...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early Round Wood Yela M'Bole Mask DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid century danced light wood round mask from the Yela or M'bole people, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Finely carved mask with carved raised eyes and diagonal scarif...
Category
Gabonese Tribal Mid-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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Vintage Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century
By Navajo
Located in Morristown, NJ
Navajo Yei Handwoven Wool Rug, American Southwest, 20th Century
Description:
A vibrant and finely handwoven Navajo Yei rug, originating from the American Southwest, likely mid-20th ...
Category
American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Vintage Industrial British Railway Station Enamel Advertising Sign
By British Railways
Located in Sale, GB
- An original British Rail sign, circa 1940.
- This Midlands Region sign has the inscription 'Rights Of Way Act 1932 The British Transport Commission Hereby Give Notice That This Wa...
Category
British Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Handmade WWII Era Folk Art Battleship Child's Toy
Located in Red Lion, PA
This handmade folk art battleship from the early 1940s is a remarkable example of wartime craftsmanship, reflecting both the patriotic spirit and resourcefulness of the era. Crafted ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, 1960's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, signed
Category
French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Outsider Artist Mixed Woods Chair Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Consisting of lighter and darker woods laminated together for strength and geometry, this handmade chair sculpture had to have been a work of art brut. Round seat back echoed in the ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
1950 watch repair light box sign
Located in Surrey, BC
A vintage all original advertising light box sign depicting watch repairs in faded original glass.. a nice addition to sign collector or watch dealers ....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Man’s Ceremonial Beaded Vest (Kuton), Gadding, Philippines
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Man’s Ceremonial Beaded Vest (Kuton), Gadding, Philippines
This Gaddang man’s ceremonial vest is from the Cordillera region in northern Luzon, Philippines. It’s composed of ...
Category
Philippine Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Clay Pot Found in Guerrero, Southern Mexico De Guerrero
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
The pichancha or Tlalchiquihuite is a clay pot with small holes, which is used to wash the nixtamal. This utensil allows you to strain the nejayote (the lime water in which the corn ...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Lever Modern Toys Car, Made in Japan by Modern Toys, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Lever Modern Toys car is an original vintage toy.
Made in Japan by Modern Toys in 1940s.
When you pull the lever to the direction of the i...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two women.
Manufactured circa 1930 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Art Deco Mint Green and Gold Leaf Ceramic Bowl by Waylande Gregory
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1940s ceramic decorative bowl by Waylande Gregory featuring a highly stylized leaf pattern in mint green with white, black and gold leaf detail. Relatively large compared to more com...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Red Ethnic Moroccan Fluffy Rug Bed of Roses
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Red Ethnic Moroccan Fluffy Rug.Vintage authentic tribal Moroccan Berber rug from the Middle Atlas mountains. Monochromatic red ethnic African rug wi...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Belgian Tile Faced Entry Door Pull Handle by 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.
Mid-Centu...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Weathered Female Statue of a Nude Figure “Shameless”
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Weathered female statue of a nude figure “Shameless”
A pretty well known piece, this one is well weathered it is covered with moss lichen and rust
The Statue is 28” high 27” long...
Category
Arts and Crafts Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
American Folk Art Carved Pine Eagle
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved with confidence and quiet pride, this mid-20th century American Folk Art eagle is a striking example of the genre’s charm and honesty. Fashioned from solid pine, the eagle sta...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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