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Period: Mid-20th Century
Signed Dated Patriotic American Flag Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed B. Donahue and dated 1969 Patriotic Flag painting.
On the left side a cemetery honoring fallen heroes in war. To the Right of the flag is a seemi...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Landscape Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting countryside landscape with farmyard animals of good pictorial quality. Painting of great measure a...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Unusual 20th Century Kachina "style" Doll of a Navajo Figure with Large Hands
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Painted cottonwood Kachina "style" doll depicting a Navajo, circa 1940s. It is in good condition, with bright color. Kachina dolls were usually created to teach Hopi children the var...
Category
American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Northwest Coast Thunderbird Figure
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest Coast polychrome thunderbird figure. The carved cedar bird figure with two mounted outstretched wings. Carver Frank Smith, unisgned. 25.25" H x 49.75" W x 9.25"
Frank Smit...
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Senufo Crocodile Headdress, Africa
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Large openwork crest mounted upon a woven basketry cap. The large, square decorative panel bears a central reptilian or stylized crocodile depiction with alternating squared painted ...
Category
Ivorian Primitive Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Conical Hat Mornington Island, Queensland Australia Woven Fiber on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century woven fiber and palm leaf conical hat with two vertical painted stripes on the front, from Mornigton Island, Queensland, Austral...
Category
Australian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
$1,050 Sale Price
30% Off
Bakelite or early plastic photo frame by Giulio Natta.
By Aldo Tura
Located in Lugo, IT
Bakelite or early plastic photo frame by Giulio Natta.
Front glass
Production L.A.C.S.A. Bologna
Good condition.
Thanks
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Maple wood photo frame by Giglio Florence Italy
Located in Lugo, IT
Maple wood photo frame signed Giglio Florence Italy
Note the assembly technique (photo)
Good condition.
Thank you
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Folk Art Americana Sideboard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Painted Americana sideboard. Sidboard measures 48" wide, 16.5" deep and 72" high. The top portion is 52" wide. There are 2 shelves inside and one of them is original. Great patin...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Wood Kids Toy, Hay Wagon, Europe
Located in Praha, CZ
All wood
good original condition
fully functional
no damages
in nice patina.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20Thc Folk Art Cow Sign W/ Original Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc folky hand made cow trade sign.This full body cow hanging trade sign is double sided and has the original metal chain.The cow is hand carved & painted wood.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch WWII Caricatures of Hitler, Göring, Stalin, Rooseveld, and Churchill
By Guust
Located in Haarlem, NL
A very remarkable collection of Folk Art caricatures made of Dutch ration 'food stamps.'
First caricature portrays a fat Hermann Go¨ring holding a cerem...
Category
Dutch Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$1,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Marcel Marti Bronze Abstract Totem Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Superb Marcel Marti (1925–2010) attributed abstract patinated bronze sculpture that is unique from every angle. This is a striking postwar piece of art fr...
Category
Spanish Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
American Applique Quilt in Floral Pattern
Located in grand Lancy, CH
American Applique Quilt in Floral Pattern
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model
Located in London, GB
“Where thers muck thers money”
Early 20th century English scratch built toleware horse and cart model
A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art scratch-built horse and cart model. This item is made from metal sheets, toleware and old enamel advertising signs. It would likely have been placed on a shop counter to obtain donations from customers. The carts cover...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Mid-Century Cork & Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Cork & Rope Mirror Audoux Minet circa 1950.
Measure: Total height with the rope / 20.5 inches.
Diameter of the mirror / 10 inches.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror, Cork
Turkish Ottoman Scene Polychrome Hand Painted Ceramic Vase Kutahya
By Iznik Pottery
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A small Kütahya style polychrome hand painted and handcrafted glazed ceramic decorative vase with an Ottoman scene.
This is an intricately, hand painted vase that was made in Marmara, Turkey:
Kütahya is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored.
It has a beautifully hand painted scene with Ottomans princes enjoying the outdoors, surrounded by flowers in burgundy, turquoise, light and dark blue and green foliage.
An Islamic ceramic...
Category
Turkish Moorish Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Folk Art WPA Style Oil on Canvas Painting, Pelham Bay Park
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Charming folk depiction of Pelham Bay Park.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid-Century Wood and Rope Shelf Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Wood and rope shelf Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
3 shelves.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Wood
Extra Large Navajo Ganado/Floor Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large Navajo Ganado with "X" design; trunk piece. 7'4" x 10'5". Beautiful, bright and straight. Very little if any wear.
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Peri...
Category
American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
20th Century Green Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Jean Maubrou Saint Amand, 1950
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Jean Maubrou.
Large stoneware ceramic pitcher.
Green and colored stoneware ceramic glazes colors.
Signed under the base.
Original perfect cond...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Otto and Gertrud Natzler Signed Yellow Green Glazed Bowl with Original Label
Located in Studio City, CA
Another wonderfully glazed and delicately designed work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-wa...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Reproduction of "Aquarelle de Didier Boulais – Le Port de La Rochelle" - 2Y65
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful reproduction of an original watercolor by Didier Boulais captures the serene and picturesque view of the Port of La Rochelle. Signed by the artist, this piece exudes t...
Category
French Empire Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$192 Sale Price
70% Off
Japanese Folk Art Tree Root Hand Carved Dolphin Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1197 Japanese tree root hand carved dolphin sculpture.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Large Vintage Yellow Iron Facade Letter Š, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “Š” was made during the 1960s in former Czechoslovakia and comes from an old inscription POŠTA. In czech language Post Office. The weight of th...
Category
Czech Industrial Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Amazing Hand-Carved Wood Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful hand-carved horse is riding and performing tricks. The Folk Art carving is unsigned. The maker is unknown.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame. These baskets were used to carry leaves, fruit, g...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Female Senufo Wood Maternity Figure with Baby Seated on Stool nursing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Female Senufo carved wood maternity figure seated on stool with baby in lap reaching up to feed. Represents the Mother feeding the community.
Figure ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
$760 Sale Price
47% Off
Vintage Thomas Walker & Sons Nautical Trade Sign with Ship Log Instrument
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vintage trade sign from the esteemed Thomas Walker & Sons Ltd, renowned makers of ship’s logs and chronometers in Southampton, UK. The sign is be...
Category
English Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Four Squares, Angora Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
Four Squares, Angora Tulu rug. An old tribal rug from West Central Turkey, coarsely woven with long strands of colorful angora goat hair (mohair). Such rug...
Category
Turkish Tulu Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Angora
Charming 1930s Art Deco Woven Wicker Child’s Chair - 2Y335
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This delightful 1930s Art Deco children’s chair is crafted from woven wicker, showcasing beautiful craftsmanship with classic Art Deco style. Its petite size and woven design make it...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wicker, Wood
$422 Sale Price
70% Off
William Alexander Drake Oil Board, Ship at Dock
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right. An impressive hulking ship with a green hull dominates the scene at a dock, perhaps for repair. The partial view of a steamship is in the right background.
Sigh...
Category
American American Classical Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pre-War Wind-Up Toy "Boy on Motorcycle Delivery Truck" by Marx
Located in Incline Village, NV
This brightly lithographed tin wind-up toy in colors of red, yellow, and blue, with a driver dressed in appropriate motorcycle clothing, depicts a young man driving a delivery cart with "Speed Boy Delivery" printed on each side of the wagon. The manufacturers logo is clearly marked on both sides of the stake wagon and on the right shoulder of the driver "MAR" with a circle around it and "Made in The United States of America, New York, N.Y." around the circumference (see images). The license plate number is "268", which, along with the red painted inside of the drivers arms (as it should be!) indicates this earlier version and authenticity.
Nearly 100 years old, it still operates fine and, upon winding the attached wind-up key a few times and placing the toy on the ground, the motorcycle and driver move across the floor on the way to their deliveries; do not over wind. (see video attached to this listing).
The toy is completely original and in very good condition, with no repairs or restorations of any kind and no touch up or repaint. The arms and steering handle bars are also original (sometimes replaced) and they have the appropriate paint and markings.
This would make a welcome addition to a collection of pre-war Americana.
Dimensions: 9 7/8" long x 5 7/8" wide x 5 3/4" high
After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Eric James Mellon Hand-Crafted Studio Pottery Head Sculpture Dated 1963
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual studio pottery head sculpted by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 1963. Trained at the Central S...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Yaka Standing Wood Janus Male/Female Divination Figure DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood standing Janus back to back male/female divination figure from the Yaka people of DRC Congo, Africa.
Male figure side with open mouth with exposed carved teeth. Female ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery Bowls-Signed
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of Japanese mid-century studio pottery bowls-signed
In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Fine Traditional Doll. Nyamwezi, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
The body consisting of a gourd in a beautiful form and decorated with a simple contrasting band of old glass beads of white, red and blue.
A piece with a wonderful form that was tra...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Folk Art French Poultry Store Enormous Rooster Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1356 Folk art French Giant rooster metal wicker
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Central Anatolian Old Runner Kilim, Wool Rug Vintage Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Vintage with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It is a long and thin runner that reaches up to three meters. What is amaz...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Antalya Kilim Runner Rug Old South Anatolian Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian old vintage Kilim from the Antalya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Founded in 200 BC by Attalus II, king of Pergamum, Antalya, then named Attaleia, has always been a bustling port. During the Crusades, the town was used for the embarking of troops on their way to Palestine, as it was a Byzantine stronghold at Antalya that was captured by Seljuks in the early 12th century, and late in the 15th century it became part of the Ottoman Empire. There are many interesting monuments in the town such as the Hadrian Gate, a three-arched marble portal...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
American Hooked Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
American hooked mat size pictorial rug.
Measures: 1'7" x 3'1''.
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Set of Two Vintage Christmas Small Nutcrackers, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcrackers figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their h...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Brass Pigs Bookends / Pair
By Benjamin Stephens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These two big pigs could even be doorstops as they are tall and heavy. They have a nice mellow patina / surface. They are in great condition and are signed and dated. Stephens copyri...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of beautiful Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau area, this area is well-know...
Category
German Baroque Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Yeibechei Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This weaving is in great condition and has a dark brown cotton linen. This weaving is in suddle colors.
This item is 28" x 24" x 8".
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1970s Finnish Aarikka Jewelry Wooden Bead Pin Brooch
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Classic Finnish 1970s jewelry by acclaimed Finnish designer Kaija Aarikka (1929-2014). Lacquered wooden beads set in two circles with additional hanging ...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Scoop is 3 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4", on custom wood and metal base total height 7 1/2 ...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Figure Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been ...
Category
German Arts and Crafts Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Small Dancing Lobi Figure With Arms Out, Cubist Face Ghana West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Small dancing Lobi figure with arms out, and cubist face from Ghana, West Africa. ex James Willis, San Francisco, CA. Damage to proper right hand, fingers absent. Heavy encrusted p...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Statue of a Juju Man, Benin, 1930s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Statues of Juju Man or shamans were used for ceremonies connected with religious beliefs and magical practices. The general understanding of their meaning as including a supernatural...
Category
Beninese Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Berber Tribes of Morocco Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 05'07 x 14'05
Located in Dallas, TX
20046 Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 05'07 x 14'05.
Craft a serene and contemporary ambiance with this hand knotted wool vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain rug, where simplicity meets cozy sophistication. Neutral earthy tones blend seamlessly, creating a tranquil color palette within the principles of Shibui aesthetics. Enriched with Judaic symbolism, the Moroccan rug proudly bears the revered Star of David, transforming it into a masterpiece of Judaica art.
This long vintage Moroccan rug not only resonates with visual beauty but also carries the rich tapestry of Jewish history in Morocco, infusing spaces with a profound cultural energy. Each intricately woven thread tells a story, with the weaver's initials adding a personal touch to the rug. A harmonious addition to Minimalist design and modern interiors, this Moroccan runner becomes both a visual delight and a cultural statement.
Marking the sacred moments of Jewish tradition, the rug gracefully signifies Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Rosh Hashanah...
Category
Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$3,612 Sale Price
27% Off
Congressman George Bush Signed Photograph
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an early signed photograph of George H. W. Bush, taken when he was Congressman. Bush served in the House of Representatives from 1967-1971, having been elected in 1966 a...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950.We offer this original exvoto.
Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lámina,” which refer to their purpose, place oft...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Ceramic Jar by Mado Jolain - France, 1960s
By Mado Jolain
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A Refined cylindrical ceramic jar with a narrow collar, crafted by Mado Jolain and produced for Benoît Guyot’s avant-garde boutique-gallery in Lyon during the early 1960s. Executed i...
Category
French French Provincial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Lifesize Garden Sculpture of a Woman by artist Jon Westberg
By Jon Westberg
Located in Redding, CT
Lifesize Sculpture of a Woman by artist Jon Westberg. This stunnning Industrial sculpture of a woman with umbrella is entitled "Silent Rain". Steam punk in style the figures body pa...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Metal, Steel
$1,699 Sale Price
62% Off
20th Century Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Hollow Abstract Iron Sculpture, Japan
This heavy hollow iron sculpture by an unknown Japanese metalsmith is a knockout from every angle. It measure 9 inches high by 9 i...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Set of 5 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of five table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or draw...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 3 Table Soccer Traditional Spanish Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three table soccer game players. Iron traditional figures used to play this classic 'Futobolin' Spanish game.. Manufactured in Spain, circa 195...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Signed William Sheldon Horton Impressionist Landscape Painting
By William Sheldon Horton
Located in Redding, CT
Signed William Sheldon Horton impressionist landscape painting. This "Plein Air" artist has majestically captured the purple desert canyons of California. This substantial canvas is ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$6,852 Sale Price
65% Off
Antique Carnival Party Box with Original Objects, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique vintage party box with all the original objects. Manufacturer by El Ingenio, Barcelona, Spain, circa 1940. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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