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Period: Mid-20th Century
Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century three tiered prison folk art / tramp art model steam boat sculpture. Upcycled cardboard framing structure, matchstick exterior with glossy...
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Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Mid Century ceramic vase from Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1956
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
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German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940
Located in Paris, FR
Splendid Seven rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali, 1930-1940 Seven Rams Ntomo Mask, Ségou region, Mali, Wood, cowrie shells, reptile skin. Dimensions: 61.5 cm / 24.02 inches. ...
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Malian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

Small ceramic vase by Ruelland, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Small ceramic vase by Ruelland, signed
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French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Retro Metal & Wooden Slatted Play Way Sledge, 60
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
The classics are definitely the best and this wooden slatted sledge is no exception. This sledge would make for a great prop or decorative piece this winter and all year along. Vibrant Blue steel metal frame with wooden slats. Manufactured by Play Way in the 60s A very sturdy sledge in good condition, it does have wear and tear but good for its age This antique vintage sleigh...
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British Industrial Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Grasshopper
Located in Greenwich, CT
A grasshopper weathervane with body of pitted iron rotating on vertical rod with N E W S directionals below, now on wooden box stand with one side removable. The grasshopper was the ...
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English Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Constructivist plywood rocking horse, Switzerland 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Minimal Bauhaus design rocking horse. It is made from sheets of plywood. Simple yet ingenious construction making it a sturdy toy. I was made during the 1960s in Switzerland. The pl...
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Swiss Bauhaus Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Plywood

American Folk Art Five Flying Ducks Signed E.H. Hart
Located in South Burlington, VT
American folk art Pyrography pair Flying Ducks. This is an original and beautifully detailed hand incised work of art on wood panel of five (5) flying ducks. This unique work of art is hand incised using pyrographic techniques. It is signed lower left E. H. Hart. Dimensions: 9.75 iniches wide and 12 inches high. Provenance: Old New England collection. History of the Pyrography: py·rog·ra·phy is the art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point. Pyrography was particular popular during the last quarter of the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century About E.H. Hart Hart, Ernest Huntley 'Ernest H. Hart' (New York City, 1910 - Florida, 1985). An American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and author, Ernest Huntley Hart...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Konya Obruk Kilim Old Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Old Vintage Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Konya once flourished as a trade route between Europe and Asi...
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Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Mid Century ceramic bowl from the Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1963
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Sivas Kilim Central Anatolian Old Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Sivas In the third century, Sivas was a Roman city known as Sebastea, the ...
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Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Ashanti tribal headrest
Located in London, GB
A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.
Category

Ghanaian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Vichtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful medium size Austrian 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to the early 19...
Category

Austrian Black Forest Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

20th Century Oil on Board Italian Signed Painting Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil artwork on board depicting a landscape with figures and animals, Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza, of go...
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Oversized Carved wood and painted Sheaffer Fountain Pen Store Display , 5 feet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing ! Oversized Carved wood and painted Sheaffer Fountain Pen Store Display , Selling two pens. One 5" high 6 " in diameter.. other 50" h , 4" in diameter. Very well made, Qualit...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Frank Matranga Mosaic Tile Cityscape Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mosaic tile art piece by California ceramicist Frank Matranga, c.1960s, USA. This piece is composed of varying shaped glazed ceramic tiles to create a mosaic cityscape. The colors ra...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

NYC Artist MARGARET LAYTON, PAINTING AND Iron SCULPTURE "WINDOW WASHER"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Margaret Layton (American, 20th century)"Parker Street" New York City Gouache on board, Iron Sculpture "window washer " circa 1950s Amazing Greenwich Village Building by artist Ma...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

Mid Century Thin Glossy Red Ceramic Wall Cross with Embossed Circles Pattern
Located in Chicago, IL
This modernist European Studio Pottery ceramic wall cross is characterized by its slender form and glossy red finish, adorned with an embossed circles pattern that spans the entire c...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, 2.4 Meter Heigh
Located in Mortsel, BE
Imposing and Iconic: Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, Standing at 2.4 Meters Tall. This magnificent sculpture, historically used to promote tobacco, encapsulates the r...
Category

Central American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special col...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Old, Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors ...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Beige Navy Handwoven Persian Nain Pictorial Lady with a Banjo Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind mid-20th century high decorative caliber Pictorial Persian Nain rug with a woman playfully playing with her Banjo. A mosque can be seen in the background. Measures:...
Category

Persian Romantic Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mut Kilim Rug Vintage Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Old Vintage Kilim from the Mut, Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colo...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

1950's Academic Landscape Painting
Located in Hudson, NY
Wintery landscape painting dating back to circa 1950, set in a combed maple frame. A glimpse of nature, as through a window.
Category

Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Maple, Paper

Amazon Indian Basket Yekuana Native Tribe South America Amazonian Interiors
Located in London, GB
Amazon Indian Basket Yekuana Native Tribe South America Amazonian Tribal Art A fine old Yekuana tribal basket with Feline motives from the Amazonian reg...
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Indonesian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Pair of Baroque Style Wood Carved Cherub Angel Heads, Vintage German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A pair beautiful hand carved and hand painted cherub angel Heads, found at an estate sale in Germany. Made by a woodcarver in the Oberammergau are...
Category

German Baroque Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Bayburt Kilim Rug Vintage Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Old Vintage Kilim from the Bayburt region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors ...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Antique Swedish Wood Carved Sami Sculpture in Style of Torborg Lindberg-Karlsson
Located in Andernach, DE
One-of-a-kind woodcarving attributed to the Swedish artist Torborg Lindberg-Karlsson, Lapland. This cheerfully smiling Sami man is wearing a traditional garb & hat in traditional colours. Intricately carved and painted by a skilled hand. The artist Torborg Lindberg-Karlsson was born in 1908 and she died 1980...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Softwood

Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, 2.5 Meter Heigh
Located in Mortsel, BE
Imposing and Iconic: Large American Carved Cigar Store Indian Chief, Standing at 2.4 Meters Tall. This magnificent sculpture, historically used to promote tobacco, encapsulates the r...
Category

Central American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

Damascene Moorish Bone Inlaid Mirrors With Floral Motif 52" H. A Pair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moorish Syrian style Damascene bone Inlaid Mirrors with floral motif 52" H. A pair. Large 52" height gorgeous floral motif Syrian mirrors with intricate bone inlay. Vintage Middle Eastern mid 20th century handcrafted Syrian style shell inlaid wood framed mirrors. Gorgeous handcrafted pair of Moorish mirrors featuring an intricate hand-carved and reticulated solid walnut wood with remarkable and elegant floral inlay and carving in a geometric pattern inlaid metal embellishments in silver color. Two Levantine wall mirrors with intricately carved wood inlaid with geometric ornate Moorish design pattern and floral designs in very detailed shell and intricate bone inlaid on walnut wood. Great Islamic Art craftsmanship finished with a detailed crown, the crown and sides are very finely handcrafted in floral and geometric Moorish design. The mirrors are offered as a pair. They are in good condition with no loss of inlaid and ready to adorn your walls with a taste of the exotic. Some mother of pearl has been replaced and restored, new mirror. DIMENSIONS: 52ʺH x 27ʺW × 1ʺD. These stunning mirrors are a stellar example of the intricacy and superb craftsmanship of this Centuries old traditional Middle Eastern Syrian style craftsmanship. Will looks great in living room on top of a matching mother-of-pearl chest, in a bathroom or as an entryway statement definitely a conversation piece. Inspired by the Byzantine Ottoman era made of walnut wood and inlaid with natural shell and bone. Moroccan Moorish style handcrafted mother of pearl inlaid wood wall mirror frame, Syrian Islamic design furniture, Arabic wooden frame, Middle Eastern wall decor, Levantine mirrors.
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Moroccan Islamic Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Bone, Walnut

Midcentury Ceramic Wall Cross - Hand-Painted Studio Pottery, Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This midcentury ceramic wall cross, created in a European Pottery Studio, features an uncomplicated design. The Christ silhouette relief on the cross is hand-painted, showcasing a gl...
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European Arts and Crafts Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Paint Palette, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique wooden paint palette with thick mixtures of paint throughout. Traditional palette shape with a thumb hole for holding or hanging. Great piece of artwork in and of itself. Wit...
Category

French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

Papua new Guinea Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Sepik Turtle stool Head Rest Oceanic Polynesian Australian A cute small stool or Headrest carved in the form of a turtle from the Sepik region of Papua new Guinea A beautiful objec...
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Papua New Guinean Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Slate

2 Vintage Building Block Sets, German, Pine, Toy Box, After Froebel, Baukasten
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of two vintage building block cases. A German, pine toy box or baukasten in the manner of Froebel, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Two fascinating building...
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German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

16-Inch Modernist Studio Pottery Wall Crucifix - Handmade in Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This 16-inch modernist studio pottery wall crucifix, meticulously crafted in Europe, showcases a unique design. It features a wall cross with chartreuse and brown moss-like texture, ...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Davy Jones Pirate Treasure Chest Bookends With Skull And Cross Bones Hats
Located in South Burlington, VT
Antique pair hand cast pirate treasure chest sculptural book ends, circa 1930 Skull and crossbones hats. Designer: Hubley Dark original patin...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Mid-century female mannequin from Siegel & Stockman, Paris, 1950s
Located in Uppsala, SE
Very decorative female mid-century mannequin made by Siegel for Stockmann, Paris, size 46. The torso stands on a tripod wooden base of birch or beech. The whole construction is demou...
Category

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

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Mid-Century Rope Hook Coat Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
French rope hook coat Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Height / 10 inches ,W / 7.8 inches.
Category

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

Materials

Rope

Mid-20th Century 'Illegitimi non Carborundum' Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally an expression used by British Army Intelligence during WWII, then adopted as a motto by U.S. Army personnel, this mid-20th century sign hand-painted with a mock Latin insc...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Minimalist Anatolian Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a squarish format typical of yatak (bedding) rugs, this Tulu has a soft creamy yellow background randomly punctuated by small dots and by a larger one indicating the...
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Turkish Tulu Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Historic Rare Carved memorial plaque made by Jewish internee in Cyprus, 1948
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
super rare and historic example of Cyprus stone carving, made by jewish holocaust surviver that was Detained at the Internment camps in Cyprus, just 3 years after the holocaust. this piece is very unusual, most of this carvings shows us aspects of living in the Refugee camps or zionist views of israel, sometimes they even made judaica objects like menorahs Or Candlesticks, but its rare to find memorial plaques such as the example in front of us, the plaques was Damaged In the way to israel and two pieces from the upper section were broken off, the middle part of the Plaque shows a Scroll shaped memorial plaque with the inscription : "for the dead who died on the name of god" In red color, the middle has a yellow star carved and painted, just like the yellow star jewish...
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Cypriot Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Soapstone

Pair of large terracotta vases
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of large terracotta vases, 20th century, with large caryatids, 140 cm high. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EM...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Large Vichtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art, Austria, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful large Austrian 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to the early 19th cen...
Category

Austrian Black Forest Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Umbria - Plate, Parade Plate - Renaissance style
Located in Rome, IT
Umbria - Plate, Parade Plate - Renaissance style - Majolica, XIX century, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL, UL...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Uzbek Hand Stitched Silk Quilt in Red, Turquoise, Ivory, Black, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
Beautiful vintage hand-stitched “pieced” silk quilt from Uzbekistan in Central Asia from the mid 1900s. The silk fabric pieces are cut in geometric form and some of them have the design on them. The vibrant colors are red, green, yellow, blue, brown, and black. The quilt resembles the design of the American "Crazy Quilts". The silk quilt would be an ideal piece as a table cover or wall art. The quilt was hand stitched of individual silk pieces in each frame. It is truly a labor of love and dedication. The hand stitched quilts from the 19th and the early 20th centuries have become extremely collectable. One reason is the delicate nature of such items. Because it is so delicate, it would be a wonderful piece to use as a wall art tapestry. Dimensions: 39” x 73” Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Uzbekistan, Central Asia Material: Silk, Cotton Condition: Good Uzbek Quilts, Vintage Uzbek Silk Quilts, American Applique Quilts, Vintage Pennsylvania Quilts, Antique Applique Quilts...
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Uzbek Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Architectural Devil with Pitchfork and Flames, Wall Decoration, Studio Pottery
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic wall decoration, a product of modernist Studio Pottery in Europe, portrays an architectural red devil holding a pitchfork amidst flames. The piece is characterized by vi...
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European Brutalist Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

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

Early 20th Century Owl Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Lark Decoy. Charachterful 20th Century Owl Decoy, used for attracting Larks. Hand Painted, Mixed media, Metal, Tin, Canvas and string (wings) which operate ...
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French Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass, Tin

Folk Art Wedding Chest, Anno 1960
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful example of a wedding chest from the hungarian tribes of the kalota, the illustrations are traditional with images of flowers and tulips. The chest was part of a dowry pa...
Category

Hungarian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Bing & Grondahl Modernist Green Tile Wall Art Piece, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Exceptional Danish Mid-Century Modern piece of ceramic artistry. Handmade wall plaque made of six glazed tiles (each 15x15 cm) in white, dark pine and forest green colors, all handpa...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Oak

Mid-Century Mexican Folk Art Carved Polychrome Painted Baby Christ Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A charming pair of vintage Mexican folk art hand carved and painted Infant Jesus religious figures. circa 1960 Handmade in Mexico, mid-20th centu...
Category

Mexican Baroque Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Paint, Wood, Glass

Petite Wall Cross, handmade ceramic, woven relief in glossy terracotta, Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
Small ceramic wall cross handmade in Europe. Woven relief in glossy glazed terracotta color. Discreet, delicate and earthy. As you explore our cross collection, you will encounter d...
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European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Orange and brown glazed ceramic vase by Joseph Talbot, circa 1940-1950.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Orange and brown glazed ceramic vase by Joseph Talbot. Artist’s monogram under the base. Circa 1940-1950. H : 18.9’ x 9.1’ inches.
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French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Stone Carved Walrus Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful soapstone carving of a walrus by the indigenous Inuit People who inhabit parts of the arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Signed ("E.Y.") and numbered/dat...
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Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Soapstone

Large oil on canvas by René Allio (1924-1995). France April-May 1961
Located in VILLERS-SUR-MER, FR
Great oil on canvas by René Allio (1924-1995). René Allio was a director, screenwriter, theatre designer. He will also paint some immense nonfigurative canv...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

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 p...
Category

American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum, Metal, Steel

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