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Vintage Set of 10 "Aujourd'hui la Bible" Illustrated Religious Volumes (1) 3Y19
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Explore the spiritual and historical depth of this rare collection, Aujourd’hui la Bible – Journal de la Vie, spanning volumes 1 through 10 (missing Tome 11). Published in 1969, thes...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Hermes Riding Crop
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Hermes riding crop with deer antler handle. The shaft is covered in a beautifully braided leather and finished at the bottom with twine. The...
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma)
A small, intricately woven woman’s jacket from the Kachin (Maru) tribal group located in the far northeast of Myanm...
Category
Burmese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
True in all its elements to the original examples which date from the early Chinese Tang period. The black glazed horse is naturalistically modelled. It stands on a rectangular base ...
Category
Chinese Tang Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Signed Dated Patriotic American Flag Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed B. Donahue and dated 1969 Patriotic Flag painting.
On the left side a cemetery honoring fallen heroes in war. To the Right of the flag is a seemi...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Majolica Deruta Raffaellesco Decorative Ceramic Wall Plate 14'75 inches
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A large vintage Deruta Raffaellesco decorative wall plate with scalloped rim.
Majolica hand-painted with magnificent detailing and artwork, extraordina...
Category
Italian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mini Postage Stamp Philadelphia Pavement Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini postage stamp quilt in pristine condition. Thousands of pieces and very colorful.
Category
American Country Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large carved wooden spoon in the shape of a standing female figure, with a round bowl over her head, Yoruba People, circa 1960s.
The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn Stat...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage 1950s Glass Tile by Jacques Adnet – Textured Design - 2Y431
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 1950s glass tile by renowned designer Jacques Adnet is a striking addition to any interior decor. Measuring 7.7 inches (19.5 cm) in both length and width, this single ti...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Set of 4 Detailed Wood Carving Alpine Gnome Dwarf Faces Austria Alps Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Set of four rustic Folk Art carved wood face mountain man. This is a wonderful example of Austrian carving. This can be used as a Wall decoration in y...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicti...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Maiolica, Terracotta
1940s Coney Island Amusement Park Kiddie Car Fire Engine in Original Condition
By Pinto Brothers Mfg.
Located in Savannah, GA
Produced by Pinto Bros Mfg of Coney Island, New York, this all-original 1940s firetruck was part of a circular ride at the famed Coney Island Amusement Park. Featuring lucky Number 4...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Sculpture of an American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Sculpture of an American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood.
Vintage hand carved Ironwood Southwestern seri sculpture of an Eagle.
Dimensions: 5.5" x 3.5". circa 1970.
Ironwood hand carved eagle or falcon...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Makonde Ebony Carved African Sculpture of Abstract Faces
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
A whimsical sculpture of multiple abstract faces. Carved of one piece of solid ebony.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Vintage Painting by Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997) Titled "Zetn Now"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage outsider painting on plywood by American Folk artist Black Joe Jackson (US 1922-1997).
The painting is titled "Zetn Now" and it depicts a woman sitting down on a tree trunk ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
C.P. Initials, Portait of African Girl, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville 1944
Located in Leuven , BE
C.P. Initials,Portait of African Girl,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated
Category
Congolese Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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.
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Korhogo Cloth, Canvas
Wood Carving Penis Figurine Wabi Sabi Object Vintage Asia 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved figurine statue. we don't know anything about the item, but believe it was made in Japan in the 1960s. Ideal decoratio...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Guerlain Shalimar Cologne Perfume Bottle Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage collectible Guerlain Shalimar eau de cologne perfume bottle.
Empty collectible glass bottle of the famous Shalimar perfume.
Shalimar ...
Category
French Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Folk Art Bottle Cap Snake
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A whimsical and surprisingly decorative Snake constructed of dozens of colorful bottle caps pierced and strung on a length of strong metal wire allowing twists and turns into many co...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
20Th c Signed Bronze Bald Eagle Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc hand made bronze sculpture of a bald eagle in fine as found condition.This is so well constructed and very heavy.
Category
American American Classical Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Matched Pair Oversized French Ceramic Cats Sculpture with Glass Eyes
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1160 Pair oversized matched pair one cream the other light brown French ceramic cat sculptures with glass eyes
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Erzgebirge Christmas Nutcracker Decoration Piece Germany Vintage 1970s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage nutcracker from the Erzgebirge region, in shape of a king made of turned wood and painted in vibrant colors, dating back to the 1970s.
This large nutcracker...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Mid-Century Kilim Signed J.K
Located in London, England
Swedish Mid-Century Kilim with a beige base and pale blue boarder. With a scolloped inner border in tones of blue, gree and orange. Professionally cleaned. Sweden circa 1960.
L 252cm...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Beatrice Wood Signed Iridescent Luster Glaze California Studio Pottery Face Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted iridescent luster glaze and highly desi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
French folk art painting signed and dated 52
Located in grand Lancy, CH
French folk art painting dated 52
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare 32 Carat Carved Lapidary Opal Native American Indian Chief
Located in New York, NY
A vintage opal Indian head carving, weighing 32.10 carats, featuring an intricate piece of lapidary artistry. Crafted from opal, a gemstone known for its iridescent play of colors, t...
Category
Japanese Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Opal
Vintage Turkish Western Anatolian Tulu Carpet, Shaggy Kilim Wool Long Hair Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Vintage Tulu Carpet from Central Anatolia, the Konya region with shaggy wool long hair, good condition, and beautiful color composition.
Central Anatolian Tulu rugs, als...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Ko Verzuu ADO Toys Houthandel Truck, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Toy designed by Ko Verzuu, circa 1940.
Manufactured by ADO in Netherlands.
Truck & trailer of wood "Houthandel".
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ikat Textile from Dayak Tribe, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations amid the Dayak Tribes...
Category
Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
Rustic Hand Dustpan - Traditional French Craftsmanship from the 20th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Hand Dustpan - Traditional French Craftsmanship from the 20th Century
Discover the charm of authenticity with our rustic hand dustpan, a unique piece that embodies the essenc...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-century female mannequin from Siegel & Stockman, Paris, 1950s
By Siegel Paris
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
Middle Eastern Miniature Painting on Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand Painted Asian Persian miniature painting on a sea oyster shell.
Middle Eastern Moorish design miniature painting on shell, very fine ...
Category
Asian Moorish Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Oversized Chinese Cork Diorama
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Antique Chinese large cork diorama depicting temple and garden scene.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Cork
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Size: 13 inches diameter.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Time Clock Bell from the Moto Guzzi Factory
Located in Round Top, TX
Bronze, iron, and pine time clock bell from the Moto Guzzi factory.
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-Century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, circa 1950s
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early work (circa early 1950s) by Master Greek-American potter Peter Voulkos.
Signed on base with incised signature by Voulkos.
Voulkos is widely considered to be the most important and impactful ceramists of the modern era. He won the Rodin Museum prize at the first Paris Biennale in 1959 and was the winner of a Guggenheim fellowship in 1984. Voulkos received the College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1997. He was made an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 2001. He also received six honorary.
Doctorate degrees as well as three National Endowment for the Arts awards.
His work can be found in many prominent collections and museums including:
Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Nagoya, Japan
Albany Mall, Albany, New York
American Museum of Ceramic Art...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Navajo Ganado Geometric Indian Weaving
By Navajo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Navajo geometric Ganado Indian weaving is in fine condition and has been professionally cleaned.Great area rug or for the wall.Amazing condition.
Category
American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two women.
Manufactured circa 1930 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Old Fethiye Kilim Western Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old Western Anatolian Kilim from the Fethiye region with a red background and beautiful color composition.
The borders, medallions, and fields are densely woven with pa...
Category
Caucasian Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Mid-Century Unusual Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French round rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Measures: width / 11.5 inches.
height / 21 inches.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Zabihi Collection American Hooked Zodiac Horoscope Vintage Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
a wild mid-20th century hooked rug featuring a zodiac horoscope pattern
Details
rug no. j4034
size 3' x 3' 2" (91 x 97 cm)
Category
American Country Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Jute
Large Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mask Strong Face
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large dark reddish brown carved wood mask with underlying traces of red pigment, from New Guinea Sepik River Area. Strong downward looking expression, carved fringe edges. Signs of...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
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 or burn me and I’ll never wear out", which was a poem handed down by Mitchy Ray. Made by Sherwin Porter Boyer, (1907-1964).
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket
makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working
up until his death in 1964. A contemporary to Jose Reyes...
Category
North American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large Scale, 20th Century Hand Carved French Fisherie Trade Sign Folk Art
Located in Southampton, GB
Large scal, fisherie trade sign. This hand carved Zander was hung in a local french village near Laval, advertising a local fisherie, then purchased 20 years ago by a local dealer an...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
5 Large Japanese Blue and White Tea Cups of Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
5 large Japanese blue and white tea cups of mid-century studio pottery,
depicting large fishes and shrimps.
In good original new con...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Amish Bars Quilt Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Amish Bars quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This quilt is from the 1930s wool and cotton sateen. The condition is very good with min...
Category
American Country Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid century painted ceramic lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian mid century modern ceramic table lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, imported by Rosenthal-Netter, 1960s. This unique lighter boasts tones of marigold, tangerine, an...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early Papua New Guinea Painted Maprik Wood Mask Long Tongue Ex M. Hamson
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea painted Maprik carved hard wood mask with long curved tongue. Mid-20th century, ex Michael Hamson, CA with label on back.
Classic Maprik colors with faded po...
Category
Papua New Guinean Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Woman's Headdress in Shape of a Butterfly, Yao People, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Woman's Hat in the shape of a butterfly.
China, mid 20th century
Linen stretched over a basketry frame, wood, silk tassels and fringe, glass beads.
22" x 20 1/2" x 5" (56 x 52 x...
Category
Chinese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Silk, Natural Fiber, Beads
Italian Rattan Mirror with Matching Floating Table, 1950s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant rattan mirror with matching table, made in Italy, circa 1950s. Undulating rattan adorns the mirror and table edges. Ovular mirror with rattan link strap for hanging. Mirror i...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Vintage Hand-Carved Malagasy Ebony Wood Sculpture – Nude Female Figure - 2Y419
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This authentic vintage Malagasy sculpture features a gracefully hand-carved nude female figure, crafted from solid ebony wood. A stunning representation of African craftsmanship, thi...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Raul Coronel Signed Mid-Century Modern Large Heavy Ceramic Pottery Bowl, 1960s
By Raul Coronel
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made and colored heavy bowl by Mexican born ceramic master Raul Coronel who played an important role in the American (he became a naturalized citizen) / California design movement of the 1950s-1970s alongside Peter Voulkos, Beatrice Wood, Gertrud & Otto Natzler, Otto & Vivika Heino, to name but a few.
This bowl features a deep oceanic green crackle glass...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Fine Hardwood Drum
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic Tribal drum in all original condition. The Hardwood body of the Drum features fine Graining and has substantial weight. The very tight constru...
Category
Unknown Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Zulu Wood Double Head Rest Stylized Human Figure, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu carved wood double headrest with stylized human figure in middle, from South Africa.
In stylized human form within a pair of vertical columns, with triangle arms and legs and he...
Category
South African Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art 20th Century Carved Wood Man Holding a Beer Stein, Austria 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Pine carving of a beer drinking man, 20th century Austria, he is holding his stein in one hand and straightened his jacket with the other. With a manufact...
Category
Austrian Black Forest Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1960's Kuna Mola Tapestry with Appliqued Archangels Michael Gabriel & Raphael
Located in New York, NY
1960's Kuna , Central American native cotton applique tapestry of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael heralding with celestial trumpets...
Category
Panamanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship's Hourglass Display Model Timer
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has a wonderful patina and can be polished if desired. H...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
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