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Period: Mid-20th Century
Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of man wearing a top hat.
Manufactured circa 1930 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
This exquisite antique rag doll...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Antique Kurdish Runner Rug, Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kurdish Runner Rug from the Eastern Anatolia region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Anatolian Kurdish rugs are handwoven rugs that originate from t...
Category
Turkish Oushak Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
1940s Yei Weaving Fringed Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Yei Hand Woven Corn Stalk Dancers weaving with fringe on the edges. Beautiful deep colors within the rug. The Yei dancers are holding corn stalks. Beautiful color pallet. Grea...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Vintage Horse Moroccan Rug
Located in New York, NY
mid 20th Century Moroccan rug featuring small horses
Details
rug no. j3591
size 5' 1" x 8' 1" (155 x 246 cm)
Category
Persian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Set of Art deco Double Ball Dumbbells, 1930s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of Metal
With aged patina
Weight of one dumbbell circa 5kg
Beautiful decoration
Original condition
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Long Checkerboard Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare long runner size 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish deco rug with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design in an assortment of different colors. Originally custom made for...
Category
Turkish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Set of Art deco Double Ball Dumbbels, 1930s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of Metal
With aged patina
Weight circa 9kg
Beautiful decoration
Original condition
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Figura tribal Cenefo
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Figura utilizada en los bailes y en los rituales.
Category
Senegalese Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$621 Sale Price
44% Off
Aldo Londi Koala Bear Savings Box for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Aldo Londi Koala Bear Savings Box for Bitossi, Italy 1960s
A beautiful Aldo Londi designed Koala bear in the shape of a savings box.
The Koala is made of heavy ceramics - pottery,...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Leather Covered Rhinoceros Sculpture
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A gorgeous vintage rhinoceros ornament, hand-sculpted and leather-covered, with black glass eyes. Dating from around the 1950s, this majestic little sculpture is full of realistic an...
Category
French Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather
American Hooked Runner
Located in New York, NY
A skinny mid-20th century short American hooked runner.
Measures: 2'4'' x 7'10''.
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Jute
$2,750
Eugene Lion modernist art deco 1930 dark blue ceramic vase 27 cm pottery
By Eugène Lion
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Eugene Lion
Art deco and modernist ceramic vase
Dark blue ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Signed LION under the base
Height 27 cm
Large 15 cm
Category
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Handmade Wooden Whirligig Officer, European Folk Art, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large figural standing officer or Policeman whirligig. Its hand-carved from Pine and handprinted black and white. The face is plain yet skillfully carved with painted facial features...
Category
European Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$1,307 Sale Price
20% Off
Polia Pillin Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Yunomi Tea Cup
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, whimsical diminutive Yunomi tea cup by famed Polish-American master potter/artist Polia Pillin featuring a deep, rich cobalt blue glaze with streaks of green swirling ar...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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 ...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pictorial Sheep Pigeon Sea Foam Turkish Anatolian Accent Size Decorative Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative mid-20th century Turkish rug with 2 large sheep on a casual gray blue sea foam colored ground. Smaller birds and sheep hovering around ...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
John Cole Rye Pottery Brown Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Early Rye Pottery individual brown glazed studio pottery vase by John Cole (British, 1908-88) and made around 1947. The heavily made stoneware vase is of w...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Annikki Hovisaari Signed Arabia Finland Scandinavian Modern Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Scandanavian glazed stoneware pottery footed vase by Annikki Hovisaari for Arabia Finland. This piece features a sea-like turquoise/ blue glaze and gourd-like shape.
...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Kurdish Runner Rug Eastern Anatolian Old Traditional Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Old Vintage Kurdish Runner Rug from the Eastern Anatolia region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Anatolian Kurdish rugs are handwoven rugs that originate from...
Category
Turkish Oushak Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Framed the Beatles "Abbey Road" Print
Located in Pasadena, CA
Celebrate one of the most iconic moments in music history with this beautifully framed "Abbey Road" print featuring The Beatles. Capturing John, Paul, George, and Ringo crossing the ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Articulate Artist's Mannequin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Antique Articulate Artist's Mannequin made in wood and brass tripod.
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
David Leach Vertical Line Design Large Studio Pottery Vase
By David Leach
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and unusual large studio pottery vase of tapering waisted form with contrasting vertical stripes on dark brown ground by David Leach (1911-2005) and probably made in the early...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
4 Marked Vintage Majolica Ceramic Pottery Wall Masks Italy Cottura Hand Painted
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 hand-painted and hand-crafted Majolica Masks, one of them is way bigger than others, Italy circa 1960.
The pieces showcases Italian craftsmanship and feature beautiful col...
Category
Italian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and very engaging Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired stoneware bowl features a vast array of shifting, vibrant,...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Vintage Book: "Toi & Moi" by Paul Geraldy - 1951 Edition - 2Y31
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Explore the timeless beauty of classic literature with this vintage book, "Toi & Moi" by Paul Geraldy, published in 1951. This charming edition offers a glimpse into mid-20th-century...
Category
French Empire Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Hand Carved Sculpture of Bears
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These hand carved bears are amazing and in great condition. These bears are carved out of one piece of wood or one log. The bottom is a plank of wood. The large bear...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking early 20th century Navajo blanket with a bold all-over diamond pattern woven in crimson, white, gray, and black wool.
Category
North American Navajo Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Piano Teacher Sign Board
Located in Peabody, MA
Hand painted sign for the services of a "modern" piano teacher. This would likely have meant ragtime or jazz, as these were often referred to as new approaches to the instrument as o...
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Japanese Daimaru Thong Sandal New from the Original Box, Mid-Century
Located in Norton, MA
They feel like leather, new from the original box. They are 9" long, 3" wide, and 7" to the thong head.
Very high quality.
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Frye "Boot" Advertising Sign For Harvard Square Tannery Shoe Store, ca. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
A hangable advertising icon for the Frye Boot Company in the form of an oversized leather boot, circa 1960s. This once hung in the renowned favorite Harvard Square Tannery shoe stor...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Unusual Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rope sconce Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
With white opaline.
Measures: Height / 17.8 inches.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Opaline Glass
Set of 2 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two 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 drawi...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Handmade Persian Pictorial Folk Rug in Red and Blue-Grey
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial depiction of what seems to be a historical figure on his horse surrounded by 4 large peacocks and ...
Category
Persian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Konya Obruk Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Old Anatolia Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Vintage Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has a wonderful special col...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Folk Art Hand Carved Black Cat Trinket Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wooden ebonized cat with dish sculpture mounted to a mahogany plinth. Dish can accommodate keys or smaller objects.
Patina / light wear present (paint loss to the tips of ears / edges of green dish...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mahogany, Wood
Vintage Peruvian Folk Art Framed Negreria Dance Cape
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce framed fragment of "Negreria" dance cape, circa 1940s, Huayucachi, Junin, Peru.
Dating to the mid-20th century, the rare large size South ...
Category
Peruvian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Sequins
English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive
Located in London, GB
Amazing scratch built locomotive
We are proud to offer one of the best examples of English early 20th century scratch built Folk Art examples. Modelled on an English steam locomot...
Category
British Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon...
Category
Nigerian Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
Ceramic girl with squirrel Ronzan style - Lenci - Essevi
Located in Lugo, IT
Ceramic girl with squirrel.
Left hand fingers not perfect.
Good condition.
Thanks
Category
Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Head or Mask, Strong Expression
Located in Point Richmond, CA
From Papua New Guinea an early painted Maprik carved wood head sculpture or mask, intense expression showing teeth, and two opposing stylize...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Daniel Bouesso « Christ Head » Wenge circa 1930 African Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Original sculpture, representing the head of Christ, made by Daniel BOUESSO. It represents Christ wearing the crown of thorns, with his eyes closed. His face is filled with a certain serenity. This head is placed on a visible cross above and on either side of his skull.
The sculpture is made in a tribal taste, reminiscent of African art. A dark wood (Wenge) is used as a support.
The back bears the name of the artist: Daniel BOUESSO.
Daniel Bouesso is a Senegalese artist of the second half of the 20th century. He comes from the Haouassas ethnic group. This sculptor is mainly known for his representations of African figures.
Category
African Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Brutalist Ladder, Dayak People, Borneo
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Raw wooden ladder, primitive art of the Dayak people, Borneo, dating from the 1940s.
This ladder was designed to climb into a Dayak house. Nice patina of the wood left by time and...
Category
Indonesian Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of six 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 drawing...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Santon de Provence French Clay Doll Figurine Old Woman Holding Clay Pot
By Warranty Paris JB Depose
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly collectible and fascinating figurine represents the santon of Provence.
The santon is made of terra-cotta (head, body, legs, forearms, hands, feet,). The base is made of wood. The arms are connected to the body and allow articulation (simultaneously lift both arms)
Traditional dress of lovely provincial fabrics and delicate lace representing french Provence.
Series of French santons...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Fabric, Wood
$111 Sale Price
60% Off
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Signed Dark Blue 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-walled footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful dark blue or green glaze. The bowl radiates in the light.
This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Round Ceramic Decorative Souvenir Tourist Plate from Oregon in Blue and Gold
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Unique ceramic circular blue and gold souvenir plate from Oregon. This beautiful plate is round in form, and features scalloped pierced edges. The piercings are quatrefoil in shape. The edges almost resemble a starburst in how they extend from the center of the plate. The blue around the edges is a pearlized blue color, and alternates between scallops between the pearlized blue and gold. The technique in which the blue and gold has been applied shows slight brush strokes. A lovely detail that makes this piece unique.
Inside at the center of the plate, scenes of Oregon are artfully applied. Such as Mt. Thielsen & Diamond Lake, Multnomah Falls...
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Carl Zollo (R.I.T.) Brutalist Melt Weld Cocktail Table / Sculpture
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Buffalo, NY
Offered is a wonderful metal art sculpture / coffee / cocktail table by well known Rochester NY sculpture Carl Zollo (1928-2009).Born November 10, 1928, Carl Zollo was a native Roche...
Category
American Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Oversized Hand Carved Wings Over The World Bird Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1383 Hand carved wood sculpture of a bird with outstretched winds flying of the world
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Nutwood
Yei Navajo Indian Weaving Large Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving Yei pillow with cotton linen pillow.This large pillow is down & feather fill.
Category
American Navajo Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Eskimo Lidded Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Alaskan Eskimo lidded basket with top knot of very fine weave. Tapered from bottom. Featuring semi-faded colored geometric designs on body. Great for display or careful continued use...
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vintage Folk Art Glazed Terracotta Shoe - Signed & Dated - U.S. - Circa 1966
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage American folk art glazed terracotta shoe - hand modeled - signed and dated on the base - United States - circa 1966.
Good vintage condition - hand modeled body as intended b...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Whimsical Pair of Fish-Shaped Hats, Theatrical or Parade use CA 1920-40
Located in York County, PA
This fun pair of folk art fish-hats, made ca 1920, are carefully constructed of wire, fabric, and leather. Their brightly painted surfaces were obviously...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1950 Longwy Bagatelle Hand-Painted Floral Platter/Tray - 2Y216
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite vintage Longwy Bagatelle platter/tray from 1950 features a stunning hand-painted floral design, showcasing the timeless craftsmanship of the renowned Longwy ceramic ar...
Category
French Empire Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$260 Sale Price
70% Off
Clay Mask, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic sculptural clay mask wall art made in Italy. Hand made in an aged adobe color with a short rope which ties off on the face of the mask. Hangs from a single screw making ins...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Rope
$1,200
Large Room Size Modern Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A flat-weave made from a variety of different Minimalist vintage Turkish Kilim's sewn together with protective linen backing included.
Measures: 10'7'' x 14'4''.
Category
Turkish Futurist Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
Bamana N'tomo mask, Mali, 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
Bamana N'tomo mask, Mali, 20th century
"Generally surmounted by three to eight horns forming a comb, the N'tomoface mask refers to a moment of compulsory education given to uncircumcised young boys in certain West African societies. The mask's discreet, even absent, mouth emphasizes the behavior expected of them in their future adult life after training: controlling and measuring their words, knowing how to keep quiet, preserving secrets and enduring pain in silence."
Excerpt from Masques du N'tomo, Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière Collection, Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac, France.
The Bambara, or Bamana, live in central and southern Mali. Their name means “unbeliever” and was given to them by the Muslims. Animists, they believe in the existence of a creator god called Ngala, who maintains the order of the universe and coexists with another androgynous god called Faro, master of the Word, who gave all qualities to mankind and makes the fruits of the earth grow. Traditional Bamana art objects are closely linked to agrarian rites.
The Bamana dance these masks during initiation and circumcision ceremonies for young boys in the Ntomo society. The face, with its vertical outgrowths at the top, adopts geometric features beneath a rounded forehead, including an imposing busted nose, as the Bamana favor this organ in their statuary as it evokes sociability and clan cohesion. Indeed, during choreography, the dancer frequently touches the nose of the mask.
As teaching aids for candidates, masks from societies accessible to young boys and adults, such as the N'tomo, Korè and Ci wara...
Category
Malian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Intricately Hand Carved, Vintage Asian Midcentury Heavy Wooden Square Printing
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Splendid intricately hand carved large heavyweight wooden square printing block from Asia
Traditionally used for hand held block printing ink or dye to textiles and paper
Fully fun...
Category
Indian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Rashwan Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Rashwan, Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The difference in dyeing on the left and right sides is proof t...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Brass Lamp Base with Shade - 2Y313
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage brass lamp base from the mid-20th century features a classic and elegant design, perfect for adding a timeless touch to any space. The lamp comes with its original shade...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$317 Sale Price
70% Off
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