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Period: Mid-20th Century
Set of 7 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of seven 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 dra...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Tall Red and Orange Marbled Swirl Clay Nemadji Indian Wedding Pottery Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A midcentury-style touring pottery piece. It has a wide body and two spouts. It is created from Native Indian clay in a marbled black, red, and orange. Bottom reads: Nemadji Pottery...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Clay

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 drawi...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Set of Five Small American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with ...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Lead

Hand Knotted Floral Blue / Red Silk Persian Rug
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This authentic Persian Isfahan rug has wool and silk pile on a silk foundation. Circa 1950.
Category

Persian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Evening Flight Over the Lake — Mid-20th Century Painting After The Field, 1939
Located in Northport, MI
A striking mid-20th century landscape painting titled Evening Flight Over the Lake, inspired by the evocative November 4, 1939 cover of The Field—“The Country Newspaper.” This atmosp...
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English Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paint

FolkArt Hand Made Horse Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1536 Hand made Folk Art horse wall hanging sculpture
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Mughal Moorish Gold and Red Embroidered Leather Shoes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage Moorish Middle Eastern gold and red leather embroidered shoes. Ceremonial Royal leather wedding slippers, embroidered with gold thread. Aladdin, Ali Baba Arabic geni...
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Indian Agra Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave... Over 11 feet !! Great old sign, double sided.
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American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Korhogo Cloth, Canvas

Early Original Paint Decorated Children's Shovel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful original painted snow scene shovel has a metal blade with the original wood handle. Great just in time for the holiday season. Wonderful wall ornament. Fantastic patin...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Large 48 Star Embroidered Flag Pillow
By American Flag & Banner Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This monumental 48 star flag pillow is in great in great condition and has a red cotton linen pillow. The big pillow id down and feather fill.
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American Country Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Tribal Early to Mid-20th C. Offering Bowl Lid in the Shape of a Bird, Yoruba
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Offering bowl lid in the form of a bird, Yoruba people This wonderful carved wood offering bowl lid is shaped like a bird, traditionally considered messenger...
Category

Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 La Belle France Magazines – October, November, December 1938 - 3Y03
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Explore the charm and history of 1930s France with this set of La Belle France magazines, featuring issues from October, November, and December of 1938. Known for its rich black-and-...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Tall Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Tall Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930 Primitive style with handles.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

1958 Watercolor Still Life of a Rooster by J. René Rommel – Signed - 2Y292
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This striking 1958 watercolor by J. René Rommel portrays a detailed still life of a rooster, showcasing Rommel’s characteristic style and fine attention to natural detail. Measuring ...
Category

Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Set of 3 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three 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 dra...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Felix Timmermans '3 Wise Men' Flemish Folk Art Sculptures in Carved Wood 1970
Located in Meer, VAN
Felix Timmermans 'Three Wise Men' Flemish Folk Art Sculptures in Wood, Belgium, 1970 and 1972. This is a remarkable set of Flemish folk art sculptures carved out of wood in 1970 and...
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Belgian Brutalist Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Carved Wooden Statue of a Dancer "Queen Dancer", Egba People, Abeokuta, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, circa 1950s. The statue is hand-carved in a rather rough way, not very...
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Nigerian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Geometric Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Geometric Navajo Indian weaving pillows in good condition. Brown cotton linen pillows. Sold as a pair.
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Old Adana Kilim Southern Anatolian Carpet Turkish Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian made in two halves of old Kilim from the Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Adana Situated in the fertile Çukurova plain (previ...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Swedish Folk Art Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
The Swedish shipbuilders' longtime tradition of hanging scale-sized models of finished ships in churches for protection of ship and crew has inspired suc...
Category

Swedish Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

Ikat Textile from Timor Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a predominantly ...
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Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

Folk Art Pottery Charger, Hand Painted Sheep, Signed, Greece, Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
M. MIXA?HE - Vintage folk art pottery charger or wall plate - large size - hand made and hand painted and incised with a sheep and flowers - applied slip decorative scrolls to the ba...
Category

Greek Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Soivet Era Vladimir Lenin Oil on Canvas Portrait, Russia
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original oil painting of Vladimir Lenin former Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union 1917-1924. This painting was often seen hung in government buildings...
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept th...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Raffia Talipun Mask Red Pigments ex Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik tightly woven raffia mask from a talipun bride price currency piece. Old very encrusted surface. Areas of red and other pigments. Wonderful heart shaped...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Old Adana Kilim Southern Anatolian Carpet Turkish Rug Central Anatolian Style
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian made in two halves of old Kilim from the Adana region. It has a rare and beautiful color composition, similar to central Anatolian motifs and design. Ad...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Yellow Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 5 Napkins 6 Placemats
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of six floral pale yellow cloth placemats and 5 matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching napkin. A light yellow scalloped edge lines the outside of each placemat. At the bottom left, flowers are handstitched onto a white linen background. Under the flower, is an opening which holds the matching napkin. Set of 6 placemats...
Category

American Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Mid-Century Modern Plaster Conch Shell Planter in the Style of Serge Roche
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant portrait of a Conch Shell as a planter rendered in plaster. A likeness to the style of Serge Roche and his shell forms. In excellent vintage condition with minimal...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Art Deco Marx Tin Litho Charlie McCarthy Mortimer Snerd Reversible Coupe 1933
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous tin litho car toy from Louis Marx, circa 1930. Fabulous paint with some paint chips and scrapes but no rust or dents. Clockwork mechanism works ...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Tall Wood & Gilt Standing Temple Shrine Thai Burmese Buddha, Early 20th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
Tall hand-carved wooden standing Buddha. Beautifully carved and finely detailed. Likely Thai or Burmese. Decorated with lacquer and gilt (please see the gilt offering patches. Very u...
Category

Thai Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Balikesir Jijim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Balikesir Jijim rug. A beautiful old tribal flat-weave rug from Western Turkey, woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading technique, with alternating bands of...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Balikesir Jijim Rug
Balikesir Jijim Rug
$1,596 Sale Price
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Hammered Brass Folk Art Modernist Floor Lamp
Located in San Mateo, CA
Amateur craftsman made modernist floor lamp. The lamp is a little arts and crafts, art deco and machine age combined. A great imaginative form, the lamp is made of found brass pieces...
Category

American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Brass

1960s Dutch Papier Mache Poodle Face Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Poodle Face" head resembles a poodle with a brown fur collar. Traditionally worn in the souther...
Category

Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Painted Concrete Rooster from the Farm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20thc original painted concrete chicken right off the farm. found in the mid west. The condition is very good with wear consistent from age and use.
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cement

Painting from a Kwoma Ceremonial House Ceiling
Located in Chicago, IL
A painting from a Kwoma ceremonial house ceiling depicting an abstract polychrome pattern on a sago palm spathe. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art: "...
Category

Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Vintage Painting of a Young Child - Oil on Board
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming vintage oil on fiber board painting of a young child with a blue and white cup and a piece of bread (?). Painted in shades of warm brown, pinks, maroons and whites. Surface abrasions and scratches are evident from rough handling. The board is stable and the paint is not flaking. There is some craquelure in the upper left and lower right quadrants but it is not loose. Framed in an old Victorian frame which has some losses due to age but is stable and gives the painting character. Overall just a fun and unique piece. Painting is unsigned. Unsure of country of origin. Additional detail photos available upon request. From the collection of a Boulder, Colorado interior designer who collected many antique pieces from France. Surface scratches and abrasions from rough handling at some point in time. There is some craquelure in the upper left and lower right quadrants but it is not loose. A few spots on the background area, see photos. Old Victorian frame is shabby chic and has losses in the plaster applique...
Category

Unknown Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

Antique Malatya Kilim South Anatolia Rug Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for a number of miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...
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Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

1930 Art Deco Engraving "Tiger" by George Lucien Guyot – Signed - 2Y294
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This stunning 1930 Art Deco engraving by acclaimed French artist George Lucien Guyot features a majestic tiger in meticulous detail. The piece embodies the elegance and power charact...
Category

Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Poster of Japan Air Lines Depicting Singapore River and Raffles, ca.1960
Located in Langweer, NL
Japan Air Lines / Singapore. 1960s. Color photo-offset poster depicting Singapore River and Raffles Place. 39 x 24 ½”. Linen backed. Excellent condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

1930 Annuaire des Beaux-Arts et Bibliophilie by Adolphe Lion - 2Y281
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This 1930 original edition of Annuaire de la Curiosité des Beaux-Arts et de la Bibliophilie, authored by Adolphe Lion, is a unique treasure for art and bibliophilia enthusiasts. It p...
Category

Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Early Afikpo Stylized Geometric Mask, with Long Face Nigeria, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early finely carved African Afikpo mask with stylized geometric abstract long face. From Nigeria close to the Cross River. From an old collection in the Southwest. Overall dimensi...
Category

Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antoni Gaudi Decorative Ceramic Spanish Tile of Casa Vicens, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Decorative ceramic tile by Antoni Gaudi, inspired by the marigold and dianthus motifs on the decorative ceramic tiles he designed for the facade of Casa Vicens, which constitute some...
Category

Spanish Jugendstil Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings on Masonite
By (after) Jackson Pollock
Located in New York, NY
Series of 5 abstract expressionist painting each on a Masonite board. These paintings were purchased from an estate in Westchester NY, they date from the 1960s or 1970s they are well...
Category

American Expressionist Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Masonite

Tall Hollywood Regency Pastel Pink Ceramic Seahorse Vase by Gonder Pottery
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tall Hollywood Regency style pink imperial line vase in the shape of a seahorse. This eye catching vessel is tall in form, and features a figural statue of a seahorse with shell crow...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Rolf Palm Signed Swedish Midcentury Scandanavian Minature Vase for Mölle Sweden
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and darkly glazed miniature vase by Swedish master ceramicist/designer Rolf Palm for Mölle, Sweden. This gem features a Classic shape with tiny spines and a rich glaze th...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

1960s Handmade Model of a Carved Motor Cycle on Iron Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very cool motor cycle is a hand carved Harley Davidson from the 1960s. This is a very unusual very unique model. Rarely see is the motor cycle in a hand carved form on a custom ...
Category

American Country Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Swedish Folk Art Midcentury Hand Carved Wall Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Swedish mid-20th century Folk Art wall cabinet of carved pine, painted in “mahogany” red. The motif depict a man in a horse pulled carriage, various animals including a snake, crayfi...
Category

Scandinavian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

African Stool-Headrest
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African headrest-stool from Congo, Luba tribe, correct and good patina and shine of the wood,worm color palet, very decorative piece
Category

Congolese Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Tall Carved Wooden Oracle or Divination Tapper "Iroke Ifa", Yoruba People, 1930s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden oracle or divination tapper "Iroke Ifa" statue, showing a kneeling woman holding her breasts. Yoruba, Nigeria, circa 1930s. Yoruba belief specifies that each ...
Category

Nigerian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Folky Handmade Industrial Looking Bar Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky handmade bar stool and all hand-carved legs. The iron footrest matches the iron rungs on the back of the seat attached. Take special not...
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Mid-20th Century Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, Kuba, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cut-Pile Raffia Panel, Shoowa People, a northern group of the Kuba, D.R. Congo A fascinating example of a cut-pile prestige cloth from the Shoowa people,...
Category

Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mid Century Modern Studio Pottery Christmas Ornaments by Peggy Beaver- Set of 39
Located in Cordova, SC
Thirty-nine piece set of Mid Century ceramic pottery Christmas ornaments hand crafted by Peggy Beaver who was quite the artist in Columbia, SC. The white glaze “frosting” has chipped...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Hand Carved African Women Busts Wood Sculptures 24 Inches
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Pair of hand carved African female busts. Each figure is carved with exquisite craftsmanship. The elaborate head dress is emblematic of the women’s pride and beauty. These pieces are...
Category

African Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Senoufo Ivory Coast 'Kpelié' Initiation Dance Mask, 1st Half of the 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
A strikingly darkly patinated and geometrically inscribed ritual mask made by the Senoufo people of the Ivory Coast. This delicately carved mask, with its characteristic arched eyebrows, oval head and narrow eyes represents a beauteous female spirit, with desirable dark skin, facial scarification to the sides of the mouth, and at the edges of the mask the elaborate rounded and rectangular hairstyles worn by women in Senoufo society. However, a mask of this sort, known as a ‘Kpelié’ mask...
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Ivorian Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Wonderful, Massive Bronze Sculpture by Paul Ponsard
Located in Greven, DE
A woman kneels on a pillow and takes off a necklace, by Paul Ponsard (French sculptor). A very attractive, graceful Art Deco bronze. Detailed and masterf...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Eastern Anatolia Old Antep Cecim Jijim Kilim Eastern Anatolia Turkish Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian vintage made in two halves of old Cecim ( Cicim or Jijim) Kilim from the Gaziantep region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This town lies ...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

1930s Original Gilbeys Invalid Port Enamel Advertising Pub Garden Bar Sign
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
For sale we have a very striking, original 1930s/40s advertising sign in red and white enamel on black-ground for ‘Gilbey’s Invalid Port’. The enamel sign has the most amazing patina...
Category

British Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy "Tumbling Monkey" by Louis Marx Toy Co., American C.1938
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is an all tin vintage wind up toy and a very strong example of "Tumbling Monkey" by the Louis Marx Toy Company of New York City; manufactured circa 1938. Quite remarkably, it in...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Tin

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