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Period: Mid-20th Century
Gus George - Pin Up Drawing
Located in Branford, CT
Gus George - Pin up drawing on paper circa 1948. From a group of approx 20 works recently discovered in upper New York State.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Artist’s Bust of a Woman, not signed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Bust of a Woman, not signed
This is a hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century, it was discovered during refurbishment of an ...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Vintage American Hand Hooked Rug with a Standing Squirrel in Lavender, Khaki
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage American hand hooked rug in a wonderful depiction of a standing squirrel and looking out design. The rug has a delightful design and colors including Khaki background and design colors of lavender red, green, yellow and white. We are intrigued with the novelty and the imagination of the maker in creating such a wonderful and rare design in great colors that would make this piece a wonderful wall art. Please note the companion item to this is SKU 2040, which is depiction of a two birds in a tree nest created by the same artist.
The hooked rugs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are made with recycled old material, often used clothing that had been cut into narrow stripes. The foundation of hooked rugs is generally burlap material which the maker uses the stenciling technique to transfer the pattern into the surface. Once the design has been transferred to burlap, it would then be filled with the recycled material stripes and more recently yarn using the hooking technique. Because of the delicacy in the material and construction of vintage hand hooked rugs, they should be used with care. The use of special design and the brilliant colors makes this truly an artistic piece wonderful to be used as a wall art or displayed on a table. Antique Hooked Rugs are a combination of Folk Art Creativity and Simplicity. When it comes to true simplicity and artistic creativity Antique Hooked Rugs have some of the best representations.
Dimensions: 14” x 28”
Date of Manufacture: Mid 20th Century
Place of Origin: United States
Material: Wool and cotton on a burlap foundation
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
Hooked Rug with Squirrel, American Hooked Rugs, Animal Hooked...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Large Vintage Folk Art Eiffel Tower Accent Light or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage and substantial Folk Art rendering of the Eiffel Tower was made during the 1970's, presumably in the United States and lights up, providing a subtle red glow to accent the piece and the space. The tower is composed of intricately cut softwood panels, backed with a plastic sheeting or acetate with a clear gloss finish. This unique Folk Art light...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Softwood
1950s Shopsign
Located in Brecht, BE
Extra large and quirky, this iron shopsign ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
$2,893
Austrian Antler Brooch with English Gold Medal
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Handmade brooch in the form of an antler in silver gilded. In the middle a Victorian gold medal dated 1895. Austrian hallmark and silver hallmark.
Category
Austrian Black Forest Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Gold, Silver
Panel with 7 tiles and lights in San Polo Ceramics, Italy, 1950s
By Otello Rosa, San Polo
Located in Vicenza, VI
Ceramic panel with 7 tiles including: 4 characters with Venetian mask and musical instruments and 3 with light points. The composition is hand-painted with pure gold trim, made by Ot...
Category
Italian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare American Mid Century Criss Cross Pinball Game - Bagatelle
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Rare American Mid Century Criss Cross Pinball Game - Bagatelle.
Pinball game still in full working order. Made in America. Sold as a decorative item but in reasonable working order...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Hide Painting of Chief Red Cloud by Louis Shipshee
By Louis Shipshee
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1896-1975) Portrait painting of Chief Red Cloud Sioux by Louis Shipshee on hide mounted on board. Very nice painting by a great artist.
Period: Mid ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide
Large Modernist Rug / Weaving, Depicting 3 Musicians, Hand Loomed
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large 67" x 67" Modernist rug / weaving, depicting 3 Musicians, hand loomed, Flat weave, reversible, reminiscent of famed image by Picasso. Wonderful wall ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Collection of Dagari Spirit Figures From Burkina Faso
Located in Hudson, NY
This impressive collection of four carved wood figures are from the landlocked African country of Burkina Faso. This nation bordered by 6 other countries ...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Middle Atlas Mrirt Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A delightful Berber rug originating from the Berber village of Mrirt decorated by four conjoined elements consisting of the chequerboard motif. The design appears as if it was carved...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Quirky Offbeat Vintage Male Shop Mannequin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Quirky offbeat vintage male shop mannequin
A Striking Vintage Mannequin with a Gold Head and Hands, he is made in fibreglass with articulated arms
T...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Picture Hunting Mieczysław Krzyżak (1914-1984)
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present picture hunting of the famous polish painter Mieczyslaw Krzyzak (1914-1984).
Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation o...
Category
Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Penguin Whirligig, circa 1930s-40s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Penguin Whirligig from Plymouth, Massachusetts, circa 1930s - 1940s, a hand cut and painted wooden flat silhouette of a large penguin in ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Yoruba Ibeji Twin Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
With one of the highest rates of twin births in the world, Yoruba cultures place special social and religious significance on twins, referred to as "emi alagbara" or "powerful spirit...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering.
Vintage semi antique, Moroccan tribal rug, nomadic African Tuareg rug, wool and cotto...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Accolay Vase, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Accolay vase, circa 1960.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,630
Lorenz Studios Iron and Glass Sculpture
Located in Woodbury, CT
Glass and iron sculpture with glass central panel surrounded by hand wrought iron.
LARRY LIVOLSI (1946-2015) MID CENTURY SCULPTOR AND GLASS BLOWER OF LORENZ STUDIO, MORRIS CT
Nation...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Totem by Raymond Williams
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1933-1988) This finely crafted wood totem pole is by Ditidaht/Nuu-Chah-Nulth master carver Raymond Williams, the father of the current generation of William's carvers. The carved totem pole features and eagle, frog, and an orca. Signed on back. Also marked "hand carved Indian made from the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, Seattle, WA 1899." 19"H x 5"
Raymond Williams was the son of Sam Williams...
Category
Canadian Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Vintage Rya Carpet, Swedish, Soft Colors, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Port Washington, NY
1950s Swedish Rya rug with plush wool pile. Measures: 2'11" x 9'9".
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Restored Mid Century native Hawaiian Lake Painting in Original Frame by Seay
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Native Tribal Hawaiian artwork Lake Painting in Original Frame by Seay.
A great example of the post-WWII Hawaiian and tropical art/decorating...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Late 1940s American Amusement Park Car, "Little Red Convertible"
Located in San Francisco, CA
American amusement park car, "Little Red Convertible." A late 1940s streamline design similar to a Packard or Hudson of this post war era. Solid rub...
Category
American Streamlined Moderne Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Portait of African Male, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville, 1944
Located in Leuven , BE
C.P. Initials,Portait of African Male,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated
Category
Congolese Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Sculpture of Mother and Child
Located in Round Top, TX
Bronze sculpture of mother and child. Signed.
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Mirror, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Mirror,Wood,plaster
Re-polished
Original condition.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Small Collection of Folk Art Wooden Letters A Small collection
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small Collection of Folk Art Wooden Letters
A Small collection of painted wooden letters, the letters are 1” thick, they were made in India, the have small hooks on the back to hang...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Danish ceramics from the 1950s by the Royal Copenhagen workshop in Denmark
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Small ceramic dish by Marianne Johnson for Royal Copenhagen in the 1950s, from the ‘Tenera’ series.
17x17cm H:3,5cm
Royal Copenhagen is one of Europe's oldest porcelain manufacturer...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Copper Ships Starboard Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished and lacquered solid copper ships lantern with clear Fresnel glass lens and removable green filter. The copper bodied lantern has brass bez...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Blue Handmade Ceramic Jug Or Vase Slovakian Folk Art, circa 1950
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful blue ceramic jug in national folk ornaments in white color. Handmade in Czechoslovakia in 1950s. The jug shows off a typical folk pattern and colors. Original condition. Th...
Category
Czech Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$155 Sale Price
50% Off
Unusual Folk Art, Bespoke Billiard Themed Floor Lamp, 8-Ball, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Folk Art, Bespoke Billiard Themed floor lamp.. 8-ball. Modernist, que sticks, Hand crafted, Shade measuring 16" in diameter.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Montopoli Arno Italian Plate with a Lion
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Montopoli Arno Italian Plate with a Lion
An unusual piece made in terracotta marked Montopolyi Arno, the plate is a very attractive piece relief decora...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950
Located in Paris, FR
African Statue 'Boli' Bambara Mali C1950 Zoomorphic altar statuette (Boli). Kono tribe.
Provenance: Swedish private collection, inherited with the Fam...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet, Wine Red, Ivory, Navy, Handmade Oriental Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Antique Tabriz rugs are distinguished by their excellent weave and by their remarkable adherence to the classical traditions of Persian rug design. The city of Tabriz, situated in th...
Category
Persian Tabriz Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$2,999 Sale Price
25% Off
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
$617 Sale Price
44% Off
Gus George - Pin Up Drawing
Located in Branford, CT
Gus George - Pin up drawing on paper circa 1948. From a group of approx 20 works recently discovered in upper New York State.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Moroccan Vintage Tribal Safran Organic Wool Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan vintage tribal organic wool rug, Safran earth tone colors,
Handwoven by the Berber women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco.
Geometrical abstract designs, great collector pi...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Gus Wilson Turned Head Black Duck Decoy, South Portland Maine, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Classic Gus Wilson Turned Head Black Duck Decoy, South Portland Maine, circa 1930s, beautiful rough hewn gunning decoy by Maine's great Augustus Aaron Wilso...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mosaic Art "Winter Sun" Signed by Joyce Dittermore
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mosaic Wall artwork Sculpture Inlaid of colorful squniteuare rocks, colors like blue, gradients of pinks and purples, and blues. There is a sun figure in the middle of the frame with a sad face...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Handicapped Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage porcelain handicapped sign. Great colors. Newly framed and floating in a shadow box. Great vintage condition.
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Stylized Plaster Sculpture of Madonna and Child
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-20th century stylized plaster buste of Madonna and Child.
Measures: Height 34 cm.
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Mid 20th Century Vintage Bruce of La Vintage Framed Photograph on Man with Hoop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous Vintage MCM Framed Photograph of Athletic Man With Hoop. Shot by thr infamour a Bruce of LA. Purchased from the estate auction of thr artist.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage MCM Abstract Figural Original Oil on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic Vintage original oil painting on board. A chic Abstract Figural graphic black and whites. A beautiful painted notched wood frame. Unsigned. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
American American Craftsman Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Signed Abstract Modernist Metal Sculpture Attributted to Early Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed abstract modernist metal sculpture. One off, original, stunning form, texture and design, apparently early work of Curtis Jere Company, long before they're sculptures and desi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
American Legion Baseball and Basketball Folk Art Paintings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of baseball and basketball paintings found in a Midwestern American Legion hall. These were proudly displayed behind the legion hall bar. Grea...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Hotel Du Bon Repos, French Game
Located in Stamford, CT
An old French game, hand painted wood and papier mache with five figure in the windows and a detailed papier mache "tiled" roof. This game makes a charming and curious object.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Bucherer "Laurel and Hardy" Aluminum Doll
By Bucherer
Located in Napa, CA
1940s aluminum Stan Laurel doll with articulating joints made by Swiss watch company Bucherer. From comedy duo "Laurel and Hardy" of early Americ...
Category
Swiss Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Mid-Century Modern Hand Painted Buck on Mirror with Walnut Frame
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand Painted artwork Mirror with Buck in nature with tree and foliage. The frame is a natural walnut wood finish.
Dimensions: 32.5 x 21"
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Oli Painting Made On Canvas With Gilded Frame From 1940s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting framed in a gilded wooden frame with a motif of a little girl holding a bunch of grapes. Painted in warm colors. Signed.
Measurements: L:51.5cm W:41.5cm
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Twentieth Century Tall Female Figure With Bead Decoration
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture, which comes from the Kwere culture in Tanzania, depicts a female standing in an upright stance, with her hands placed by her sides.
...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Albert Chubac, Composition, Mixed-media on paper, Stamped, circa 1960, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Mixed-media on paper,
Stamped,
circa 1960, France.
Measures: Height 1m73, width 70 cm, depth 1 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
Category
French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Collection of Three Carnival Shooting Gallery Target Knockover Birds
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nice collection of three carnival midway knockover shooting gallery targets. Nice chunky pieces. Great original layers of white paint surface.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Persian Karaja Rug, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Rust, Ivory, Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Karaja carpets are the staple of the furnishing market and remain the most popular of all NW Persian carpets. They were produced for the rapidly growing ...
Category
Persian Heriz Serapi Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,599 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Letter I, 1950s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage letter I comes from the old advertising banner. It is made from dyed concrete.
Weight: 2 kg.
Category
Czech Industrial Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Concrete
Bessie Boris "Intersection" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969).
Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged di...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage 1950s Copper Lanterns - Unique Patina & Retro Charm
Located in Manzano, IT
Vintage 1950s Copper Lanterns - Unique Patina & Retro Charm
Elevate your interior or exterior decor with this striking pair of vintage copper lanterns from the 1950s. These exquisit...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$537 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Terracotta Garden Sculpture of Young Victorian Woman
Located in Stamford, CT
This beautiful terracotta wall plaque is very unusual, salvaged from a brownstone in New York City. Made of terracotta depicting a young Victorian woman...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
$14,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Sergio Sarri Abstract Man & Horse Painting
By Sergio Sarri
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous early painting by listed Italian artist Sergio Sarri, Man and Horse, circa 1961 found in its original gilt silver and gold burnish wood frame. St...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
1 of 3 Signed Roger Guerin 1930 Deer Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Handle Vase Pots
By Roger Guerin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions with Deer decoration and handles
I have three posts for sale, one has a stitched detailing, another, fleur de lis and lastly one with handles and Deers, this sale is for the pot pictured alone.
Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Metal Rescue Stretcher from the French Alps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual metal stretcher from the French Alps, circa 1960. Thick metal bars with wire frame. Great piece for a winter home. Good vintage condition.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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