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Early Ibibio Standing Wood Male Shrine Figure, powerful, Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Ibibio standing carved wood male figure, powerful expression with hands on sides of stomach, exposed teeth and vertical raised scarification marks on sides of face. From a shr...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson Folk Art Carved Oak Oval Cutting or Cheese Board
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This solid oak oval cutting board was made by the renowned English furniture maker Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson in his signature Arts & Crafts style. The cutting board has a raised han...
Category
English Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Vintage Boho Geometric Abstract Signed Original Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage original oil painting on canvas. A chic Abstract composition with a geometric design. Coordinating painting also available on my Chairish page. See pics for second...
Category
American American Craftsman Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Black/Red Bali Topeng Dance Mask Indonesia Hand Carved Balinese Artists
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage black/red Bali Topeng dance mask is a true piece of art, hand carved from wood by Balinese artists. Topeng dance is a dramatic form of Indonesian dance in which one or m...
Category
Balinese Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Tutsi Prestige Basket
Located in London, GB
The distinctive sculptural form of this large Tutsi fibre basket from Rwanda - woven with the same double-layer 'igihisi' structure used to create Tutsi wall screens - is an expressi...
Category
Rwandan Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Set of Three Vintage Zulu Long Wood Pipes on Custom Stands Beads South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of three vintage Zulu long wood pipes on custom metal stands, South Africa. Each on separate stand so can be arranged in multiple ways. Longest pipe wi...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wood Carousel Rabbit with Carrots, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage wood carousel rabbit with carrots.
This French vintage wooden carousel animal - carousel decoration animal dates circa 1950 - 1960.
It's a hand-carved / hand-crafted carousel figure with a great looking aged patina in the meantime. This cute fairground rabbit with beautiful eyes had a succesfull hunt and is carrying two large carrots on his shoulders.
Large rabbit sculpture...
Category
French Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Putaway, Vintage Toy Chest in Lacquered Metal, circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Putaway, vintage toy chest in lacquered metal, circa 1960.
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
J. Gruber - Portrait of a Bavarian Folksy Man with Beer Mug, Oil on Wood
Located in Berghuelen, DE
J. Gruber - Portrait of a Bavarian Folksy Man with Beer Mug, Oil on Wood
A colorful oil painting depicting a beer drinking folksy Bavarian man in his sunday robe. Painted on wood with pastel colors around 1950s. Framed with wooden carved and gilded frame in Baroque style. Painted by J. Gruber. Signed in the lower left corner.
Alpine oil...
Category
German Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Bamboo Baskets, Italy, 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 3 bamboo baskets, Italy, 1960s
Found in a villa in a well-known Sicilian seaside resort, Taormina.
They are in good condition, small signs of aging.
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Old Bulu Cameroon Singe Mask Large
Located in Torquay, GB
On offer is a rare large sized 'Singe' Monkey mask from the Bulu people of south central Cameroon. The Bulu are a sub-group of the Cameroon Fang, having originated from Gabon.
This...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ewe sculptures
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Trio of small Ewe sculptures from Togo or Ghana.
Category
Togolese Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Silver Balangandãs - 20th Century Brazilian Native Hanging Amulet
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Mid 20th century brazilian silver hanging amulet from native culture in Brazil. Known as "Penca de Balangandãs" was used in the ancient times as an amul...
Category
Brazilian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bell System Telephone Double Sided Flange Porcelain Sign
Located in San Mateo, CA
Flange mount double sided Bell public telephone porcelain sign. The porcelain has good color. There are some losses around the edges and in the sign.
Category
American Industrial Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Set of Three Vintage Paintings with People in Rococo Costumes
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Three Vintage Paintings with People in Rococo Costumes
A set of three paintings depicting two noble ladies and a noble man in Rococo costumes. Handpainted with enamel paint o...
Category
German Gothic Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made with oak staves, handle, mahogany base and attached brass ears, in excellent condition. The poem on the label reads” I was made in Nantucket, I’m strong and stout. Don’t lose me...
Category
North American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Vintage Paintings with Minstrel Scenes from the Manesse Song Manuscri
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Vintage Paintings with Minstrel Scenes from the Manesse Song Manuscript
A set of six paintings depicting minstrel scenes from the mane...
Category
German Gothic Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20thc Full Bodied Copper Fish Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc full bodied copper professionally polished fish weather vane with custom made iron base.
Category
American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
W.P.A. Style Painting, Science, Politics Industry 1940s-1950s, Oil on Board
By WPA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing W.P.A. style painting, trip-tic depicting science, politics industry, worker's, 1940s-1950s. Oil on board, measuring: 52" x 32". Attention to details. Unfortunately not signe...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Life Size Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swan decoy from Havre de Grace, Maryland. Original paint.
Period: Mid-20th century
Origin: Maine, United States
Size: 32” x 10” x 17’
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930’s Tol Boul, French bar game, trade simulator
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
Old Tôlerie de Boulogne or also known as "the Tol boul", bar game/trade simulator around 1930's operated on 1 franc coins. All metal.
A game that was ...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
20th Century Folk Art Original Painting
Located in New York, NY
Striking acrylic painting depicting New England town. A haunting figure appears in the corner. A unique, and unusual scene.
Signed by artist.
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
1950s Native American Bear Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American fisher hand woven snowshoes with colored tassels and black bear silhouettes.
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: Maine, United States
SIZE: 51"L x 13"W
Family Owned & ...
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Large Motorized Hand Made Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser C1955
By Chris Craft Boats
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large cabin cruiser boat model with an untested motor and batteries. 41.5 inches long and sitting on a brand new custom made stand with a nautical theme. In very good vi...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Landscape painting with gold leaf frame painted by Ole Ring (b.1902-d.1972)
Located in Lejre, DK
Landscape painting with gold leaf frame painted by the artist Ole Ring (b.1902-d.1972), who lived in the Roskilde, Denmark area. The picture presumably illustrates the landscape arou...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Modernist Mid Century American Folk Art Hooked Rug of a Cat dated 1963
Located in San Francisco, CA
Perfectly charming Folk Art small wool rug or wall hanging of a modernist style cat.
There is some minor staining, and a few lose loops and minor repair on edges.
Signed and dated '6...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Celestial Globe Circa 1960
Located in Crespières, FR
1960’s Celestial Globe
A stunning mid-century celestial globe. This rare, decorative and educational globe depicts the night sky and alignment of the major constellations visible f...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1960s Myers's Rum Sign
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s vintage advertising sign for Myers Rum Jamaica.
Smiling very handsome man with blue eyes, hat, beard and moustache holding a bottle of Planters' Punch rum. This sign for Jamaican rum...
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Rare Silver Balangandãs - 20th Century Brazilian Native Hanging Amulet
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Mid 20th century brazilian silver hanging amulet from native culture in Brazil. Known as "Penca de Balangandãs" was used in the ancient times as an amul...
Category
Brazilian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Painting Signed J Beravas
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century oil painting on canvas over wood frame signed J Beravas.
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Pair of Massive Vintage Fiberglass Hands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Massive Vintage Fiberglass Hands
H 17.5" x L 52" x W 30"
FDV11477
*Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Vintage Watercolor of a Cartoon Dog
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add a sense of fun and a pop of color to any room with this wonderful vintage watercolor of a cartoon dog. This pup features a wonderful expression that is sure to be a conversation ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Aldo Londi Two Riders on one Horse Scavo Design, Italy 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
A beautiful Aldo Londi designed sculpture in pottery - ceramics from the "scavo" series, showing two riders on one horse. Manufactured from Bitossi Italy for Sardatis. ( Printed in t...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Christmas Nutcracker Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Vintage wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been ...
Category
German Arts and Crafts Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Mask Makonde
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African Mask from Mozambique,
Makonde Tribe, from around 1965,
the mask has a great old patina and shine,
made of wood and animal skin and human air,
powerful collecters item
Category
Mozambican Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Kodak Advertising Enamel Sign, English, For Train Rides
Located in Crespières, FR
This antique Kodak advertising sign is made of thick enamel in black, yellow and red colours.
The colours are bright and shiny, with an good relief.
The condition is fairly good co...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Tuareg Tent Plank
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5530 - Long curved axis for Tuareg tent, carved with geometric patterns : rare to find.
For Your use: ask to an architect, but I have some idea, like ab...
Category
North African Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large Mid-Twentieth Century Traditional Food Bowl
Located in London, GB
Carved from a hard, dense wood, this large traditional food bowl from the Lozi culture in Zambia displays a beautiful round form. A band of diamond-shaped designs, each decorated wi...
Category
Zambian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare 2 Faced Twin Lega Mask DRC Large Sized
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare large twin faced Lega mask of the Bwami society in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), circa 1930s.
This mask is very rare in that it is a large size ceremonial mask and would h...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
J. Gruber - Portrait of a Bavarian Folksy Man with Beer Mug, Oil on Wood
Located in Berghuelen, DE
J. Gruber - Portrait of a Bavarian Folksy Man with Beer Mug, Oil on Wood
An colorful oil painting depicting a beer drinking folksy Bavarian man in his sunday robe. Painted on wood with pastel colors around 1950s. Framed with antique wooden gilded frame...
Category
German Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Brown/Gold Bali Topeng Dance Mask Indonesia Hand Carved Balinese Artists
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage brown/gold Bali Topeng dance mask is a true piece of art, hand carved from wood by Balinese artists. Topeng dance is a dramatic form of Indonesian dance in which one or ...
Category
Balinese Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage wood toy Railway Carriage Italy 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage Wooden Toy Railway Carriage from Italy, 1950s - Large Decorative Piece with Partially Preserved Original Paint Step into the past with this incredible piece of history - a vintage wooden toy railway carriage from Italy, dating back to the 1950s. This large decorative piece stands at a height of 17 cm, with a width of 51 cm and a depth of 11.5 cm. Crafted with care, this vintage toy carriage...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Located in Hudson, NY
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Unsigned. This piece was found in the Catskill Mountains, NY.
He came from the estate of an important NYC modernist dealer.
H...
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Real Size Human Skeleton
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Antique Real Size Human Skeleton. Made in resin and wood base.
Category
Mexican Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Resin, Wood
Ancestral Dan Mask 'Deangle' with Cowrie Shells Large
Located in Torquay, GB
Large sized Dan Mask ('Deangle', 'Dan Gle') from Côte d’Ivoire W.Affrica, circa early 20th century.
To the Dan people, the 'Deangle' embodies the spirit of an individual ancestor d...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
1930's Mbole Woven Bark Fibre Decorative Panels
Located in London, GB
Woven panels such as this would have decorated the walls of a traditional Mbole meeting house in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These woven decorative Mbole panels are made fr...
Category
Congolese Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Scandinavian Modern Teak Sculpture by Johnny Mattsson, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely teak sculpture by Swedish artist Johnny Mattsson.
The figurative sculpture is in a shape of a woman and is entitled "Morgon" (morning in Swedish). It is made from relief carve...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Swedish Painter Hanna Bundin 1950s
Located in Oxford, GB
This Swedish painting by a recognised artist Hanna Bundin still life / modernist.
About the Artist
Hanna Brundin (1914- 2000) was a Swedish artist .
B...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "Ancient Tomb" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Folk Art Floral Bouquet In Urn Vase Hand Painted Teak Tray
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Swedish folk art circular teak tray with hand painted floral bouquet in urn motif on top side. Natural ribbon teak on underside.
Category
Swedish Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Teak, Paint
A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This early 20th century ship in a bottle diorama is of a rarer subject being an early large steam ocean going passenger liner set in a scene just off the shoreline with a lighthouse ...
Category
British Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of Handmade Mexican Folk Art Tin Masks, Mexican, circa 1950s. Each mask is unique and extremely detailed. The largest mask measures 21"...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Tin
Fine Early 20th Century Chokwe Mask (Ex Afrika Museum Collection)
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century mask, from the Chokwe culture in Angola, displays unusual features. Carved from a light wood and decorated with yellow pigments, this fine mask exhibits ...
Category
Angolan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Chokwe/Luvale Mask
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century Chokwe/Luvale mask, from the border region of Zambia and Angola, displays an amazingly powerful expression. With its high cheekbones and strong, monkey-l...
Category
Angolan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
San Francisco Trolley Toy Friction Car. Japan, circa 1950s
Located in Incline Village, NV
San Francisco trolley toy Friction cable car; made of all tin; important to note because this was the first of it's kind having been made in the 1950s. They were all tin (no plastic); 7 1/4" long (not shorter); green (not red or multi-clored); "Bay and Taylor St" placard; #504" and most importantly the figures are actual FIGURES made of formed pressed steel and then hand painted and lithographed. Cheaper later models were simply lithographed into the flat sheet steel. Also, my example works (see video). It is a friction toy...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Vintage Black/Gold Bali Topeng Dance Mask Indonesia Hand Carved Balinese Artists
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage black/gold Bali Topeng dance mask is a true piece of art, hand carved from wood by Balinese artists. Topeng dance is a dramatic form of Indonesian dance in which one or...
Category
Balinese Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Vintage Traditional Wooden Bongo Drum Hand Painted Boho Tribal Art
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb vintage Bongo Drum, lovely decorative piece with beautiful wood construction and hand-painted with a vibrant tribal colourway. Lovely wear and colour to the wood.
In Excel...
Category
Unknown Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Texas Centennial Exposition Pennant, ca 1936
Located in York County, PA
TEXAS CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION PENNANT, CELEBRATING 100-YEARS OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE FROM MEXICO AND ITS ESTABLISHMENT AS AN INDEPENDENT NATION
While most states celebrate anniversaries of statehood, Texas and Hawaii are the only two that previously existed as independent nations. Spain claimed ownership of a significant portion of modern-day Texas in 1519, as an extension of Mexico. France claimed ownership for a 5-year period, from 1685-1690, returning to Spanish rule thereafter. In 1821, Mexico declared its independence, taking Texas with it, maintaining control until 1836, when it became the Republic of Texas, declaring its own independence, following the Texas Revolution...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Felt
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