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Period: Mid-20th Century
Yacht Throttle Control by Kimball of Detroit
Located in Norwell, MA
Rarely found highly polished pedestal mounted yacht throttle. Engraved Kimball Control No. 814 Detroit MI. Nice size, great old relic from a one hundred foot private yacht.
Overal...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Double sided porcelain subway/ bus sign "LADIES REST ROOM"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Double sided porcelain subway/ bus sign "LADIES REST ROOM".. Great old sign..Nice original condition, minor staining to one side,(see photo)
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Native American Coushatta Lidded Pine Needle Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Coushatta lidded pine needle basket with pine cone and needle décor two sides and top. This woven by L.C. John, the last of the great Coushatta basket...
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Art Deco Box Neon "ETCHISON HATS" Wonderful Red Neon, The Neon Shop, LIMA OHIO
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Box Neon sign advertizing Etchison Hats,c.1930's,, wonderful red neon, made by The Neon Shop.Lima Ohio.. Great graphics..retains original black metal housing.. curved deco...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Painting of a New York Yacht Club Yacht Underway
Located in Norwell, MA
Worden wood motor yacht painting showing a New York Yacht Club "Sportfish Underway". The outriggers are set and the vessel is flying a swordfish pennant an...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Polished Copper Cream Pail
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished copper cream pail with brass and nickel trim with steel carry handle.
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Steel
$350 / item
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll...
Category
South African Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Twine
Mid-20th Century African Hand-Woven Indigo Tapestry in Custom Wrought Iron Frame
Located in Barrington, IL
This exquisite vintage African tapestry, dating to the mid-1900s, features a flat-woven kilim textile hand-crafted using natural dyes in striking indigo blue and white. The alternati...
Category
South African Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Dressed Navy Sculpture, Floor Lamp A Fibreglass mannequin in 19th Century dress
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Dressed Navy Sculpture, Floor Lamp
A Fibreglass mannequin in 19th Century dressed uniform, set on a pipework frame and topped with a hanging brass light, the mannequin is dated 1805...
Category
British Colonial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Hand Carved Wood Knife
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic wood carving of a knife. Just under 12" in length. Completely made by hand with built in grip. Carved HLC on blade. Interesting tabletop object.
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
1940s Navajo Single Saddle Blanket
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo single saddle with eye dazzler design. Trunk piece, unused condition.
Period: circa 1940
Origin: Navajo, Southwest
Size: 28" x 29".
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery d...
Category
American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Pair of Cat Trade Signs
Located in Branford, CT
Incredible pair of cat trade signs. Braced plywood with red glass eyes. Original paint. They can either hang on the wall or lean. Circa 1930.
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
$4,500 / set
Decorated Wooden Backrest Sculptured in One Piece
Located in Leuven , BE
These backrests were exclusively used by Dignitaries of the Mongo people in DRC. The diamond design on the seat can also be found on the Kuba tissues called "Velours du Kasai.".
Category
Congolese Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Garden Snail Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage garden snail sculpture from France. Hand-made circa 1950-1969 from concrete with ceramic "Pique assiette" type mosaic decoration.
Category
French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Concrete, Steel
20th Century Outsider Art Portrait of an American Soldier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A small oil painting on canvas. It is a naive portrait of an American soldier in uniform. It appears to be framed in a handmade oak frame along with ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Oak
$595 Sale Price
38% Off
Multicolored Vintage Kelim Handbag Clutch 1930s Eastern Europe
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage clutch with a very beautiful stitched surface kelim like in the colors red, green and blue.
A charming clutch with two compartments, pastel pink silk interior and a ...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Wooden Bike Route Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage wood bike route signs from Berlin, CT. Scratches and signs of use. Very unusual to find this sign in wood as opposed to metal. From the parks and rec...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Asafo Banner
By Fante People
Located in Glasgow, GB
This is a very rare example of an Asafo Banner from the Fante people of the Cape Coast of Ghana . The Asafo have been a highly militarised society long before the Europeans set foot ...
Category
Ghanaian British Colonial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$4,344 Sale Price
20% Off
Erie County New York Judges & Police Conference Portable Lecturn or Podium & Bag
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
The maker of this lecturn is unknown, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1965. The podium is composed of pine boards and playwood with h...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Malcello Fantoni Abstract Raised - "Copper Bottles" c. 1960 - W7407
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Marcello Fantoni Abstract Raised "Copper Bottles" c. 1960
This is a Marcello Fantoni abstract raised copper bottles with wood base, c. 1960.
We have discounted the shipping cost t...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Aluminum Ship's Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with two dogbolts. Highly polished porthole.
Overall dimensions: glass diameter:...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Solid Brass Ships Cabin Lantern by English Maker Bulpitt
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass yacht cabin lantern by English maker Bulpitt, dated 1942. With original burner, wood carry handle, hinged door, and wired for home display. Lantern has been meticulously ...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Snakeskin Wrapped Brass Pipe Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass and snakeskin pipe stand by Austrian industrial designer Carl Auböck, c.1950s. The curved brass frame is partially wrapped in a tan and brown snakeskin.
Dimensions:
5" widt...
Category
Austrian Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Oceanic Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of a Mother and Child
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic Faces on this hand carved tribal wood sculpture of a mother carrying her child most likely Oceanic but possibly African as well.
This tribal a...
Category
Oceanic Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1940's Ninon Standard Twelve Colour Card Thread - New Old Stock - Set Of Ten
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's Ninon Standard Twelve Colour Card Thread - New Old Stock - Set Of Ten.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying ...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Thread
Inuit Soapstone Seal
Located in Mexico City, MX
An Inuit green seal. The piece has a signature: "Kilabuk".
Category
Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida (Ivory Coast) hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched frame. This kerchief was not woven on ...
Category
Ivorian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched board. This kerchief was not woven on a loom, but ra...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Francisco Sillué Painting of Gypsies
By Francisco Salzillo
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous oil painting called "Gitanes" by Spanish Artist Francisco Sillue. Fabulous rich colors contrast the darkness of the gypsies and the vibrant c...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Folk Art Sculpture of the Head of a Seal, South America, 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Folk Art sculpture of the head of a seal. South America 1930´s.
The head is mounted over a brass base, as a way to exhibit it.
The head has several crack as you can see on the pictur...
Category
Argentine Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Restored Hardwood and Polished Steel Pulley
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished wood yachting pulley with polished hooks and tether ring. Weight is 1 pound. X-125
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
1930's / 40's Hand Painted " RADIO SERVICE" SHOP/STORE sIGN..
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930's / 40's Hand Painted " RADIO SERVICE" SHOP/STORE sIGN.. .Great graphics. font..
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Eiskalt". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Figurative Charcuterie Dinner and Lunch Menu Board A very decorative piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Figurative Charcuterie Dinner and Lunch Menu Board
A very decorative piece with the theme of Pork, a humorous piece
The attractively headed board has MENU pin board or CHALK board...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
French Anatomy Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage French sign from a science class. Circa 1960s. Made of metal. Depicting the French word ANATOMIE. 8 free standing letters. Patina and wear to metal. Great piece of wall art t...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$2,800
Mid-Century Quebec Folk Art Carved & Polychrome Pahined Robed Clergyman & Child
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-carved wooden sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Quebic Canada and date to approximately 1950 and done in the period Folk Art style. The sculpture ...
Category
Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
"Embrace" Luba Headrest Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
The Luba people of Zaire believed that ancestors visited them through dreams. This belief led to elaborately worked headrests, known as "seats of dreams." Such headrests were used to...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ceramic vide de poche by Chambost
Located in Paris, FR
Green ceramic vide de poche by Chambost
Category
French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Metal Coiffeur Sign
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, interesting French hairdressing sign.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Shiraz Rug, Nomadic Handmade Wool Rug, Red, Green, Navy, Gray and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
Vintage Shiraz rugs come from the south western region of Iran in the village of Shiraz. Shiraz is a city in the province of Fars where tribal weavers create Shiraz rugs. The main dr...
Category
Persian Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$2,000 Sale Price
33% Off
Urn Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936
Located in Stockholm, SE
Urn designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand,
Sweden, 1936.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Dimensions:
H: 78.5 cm / 2' 7''
D: 53 cm / 21''
Exhibitions: In Paris 1937 at the World's Fair, Gunn...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Emil Milan Free Standing Sculpture Organic Hand Carved Walnut
By Emil Milan
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Large scale free standing sculpture hand carved by Emil Milan. Executed in walnut, the flowing sculpture makes way to voids which gives it a light and moving appearance. Chiseled rec...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Abstract Lion Painting
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous French abstract lion painting found at an antique fair in the South of France. Great color palette of blues, greens and oranges creating this s...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$2,500
Vintage ANRI Folk Art Hand Carved and Painted Sculpture "Old Habitant" by Duquet
By ANRI
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage Folk Art hand carved and polychrome painted sculpture is missing the paper label from its base, but being attributed to the ANRI group of carvers from Italy and done in circa 1960. This carving was bought from a private estate with another one of a Lumberjack, which has the identical script on the front and back and does have the ANRI label. These carvings were done by the master carvers of the ANRI factory who worked from a model, usually unique to them, but this one shows it is an example of a work done by the Master Quebec wood...
Category
Italian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Unframed Floral Still Life from Belgium 1950's by Erik Bassez
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This vibrant still life painting from 1950s Belgium, signed by Erik Bassez, depicts a lush bouquet of multicolored roses arranged in a rounded white vase...
Category
Belgian Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modern Metal Brutalist Stylized Figurative Sculpture Marked "Ann"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large metal mid-century sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1965 in a Brutalist style. The sculpture is do...
Category
Canadian Brutalist Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early Antique Collection of Eight Bone Glove Stretchers Made in France
Located in Manhasset, NY
Collection of eight antique spring action bone glove stretchers made in France. The large ones measure 8 inches, the smaller at 6 inches.
Category
Industrial Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Woodstock Era Titillating Avant-Garde Collage Assemblage
Located in Ferndale, MI
Are you avant garde or derriere? A slightly bawdy assemblage speaking to women's sexual liberation of the 1960s.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
Holder Stroud Brass Boat Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
English style solid brass ships cabin lantern impressed with the name of Holder Stroud of Sydney. Also engraved 1941 with a pussers mark. Lantern is fitted with its original burner b...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Oxo Cube Tin Shop Display Dispenser
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Oxo cube tin shop display dispenser
A great piece from the grocer shop display, the stand is metal with a giant Tin Plate box to display and sell packets of OXO
In used condition...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Antique Wooden Ceremonial Club
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant Ceremonial Wooden club from the Lobi Tribe in Burkina Faso,
dating from around 1960,beautifully carved and patinated,
mounted on a custom made iron stand,
very decorative piece
Category
Burkinabe Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Jug
Located in London, England
Glazed black pottery jug with blue interior glazing. Circa 1950
H 29cm x W 20cm x D 16cm
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$255
Folk Art Sea Horse Hooked Rug, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Sea Horse Hooked Rug, circa 1960, featuring a family of three variously sized and colored sea horses swimming against a variegated bl...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Blue Eyed Couple with Eye Glasses, Photo-Realistic 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This representational double portrait of a couple is signed with initials "MN" in the lower left corner, by an unidentified artist.
It is a flat, washed out image, perhaps painted by...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Oak
$495 Sale Price
52% Off
Irish Watercolor by M MacLoughlin of Still Life Plants
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful original “still life” watercolor of Flower Patio Scene by Irish Watercolorist M. MacLoughlin.
Framed under glass…………….20th century,...
Category
Irish Country Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Parchment Paper
Large Tanzanian Wagogo Woven Storage Basket With Beautiful Animal Decorations
Located in London, GB
This large, two-sectioned woven cane Wagogo storage basket from Tanzania has been beautifully decorated with depictions of animals around the central band. This is one of the nicest ...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cane
Vintage Toy Soldier Waving Wire Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming Mid-Century toy soldier statue in a bronze finish is waving and on springs so playfully bounces around and sways. He would make an amazing...
Category
Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Rare Form of Beaded Doll, Kenyan Coastal Region
Located in London, GB
This mid-twentieth century beaded doll, which likely originates from the Kenyan Coastal Region around Mombasa, exhibits a rare form with a wonderfully simp...
Category
Kenyan Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Beads
Painting on Canvas, "La Cuisine Aux Fleurs" by Gerard Economos
By Gerard Economos 1
Located in New York, NY
Painting. Acrylic on canvas by Gerard Economos (French,1935-)
Gerard Economos is known for his passionate, intensely colored abstract compositions and large acrylic paintings that have been performed live in front of audiences in 12 countries. Economos has had over 88 events over the last 57 years and his work is now in collections in over 34 countries. He started Live Performances with the Greek avante-garde composer and architect, Iannis Xenakis during a Sound Festival; Subsequently he developed the "Une Musique a Voir" (A music to see) concept.
'La Cuisine aux Fleurs' (Cooking with Flowers) was a series of paintings initiated at the request of the renowned French Chef, Raymond Oliver in 1975 who wished to have his recipes illustrated. They have been rarely shown in public.
For an illustrated 15 page biography of Economos please contact Thomas Gallery Ltd...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,000 Sale Price
40% Off
1960's Himba Head Adornment
Located in London, GB
The Himba of Northern Namibia are immediately recognisable by their distinctive hairstyles, which are determined by their age, gender and marital status. Both Himba men and women wea...
Category
Namibian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
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