Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Italian Modern Venetian Handmade Blue and Gold Carnival Mask with Feathers
Located in New York, NY
This Folk Art cobalt blue mask is a real Venetian creation, entirely hand-drawn and handcrafted with gold decor and white stone.
Italian Artists have realized this piece in full res...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Mexican ex voto of San Lazaro saint. Guanajuato México 1958.
Damos gracias a San Lazaro por el alivio de mis piernas.
Esperanza Rodriguez y Jesus Amezquita.
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Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Austrian Hiking Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
This one-of-a-kind Austrian hiking staff has been handcrafted from solid oak. Oak is a relatively lightweight yet sturdy material, which lends itself perf...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Brass
Trench Art Vase Dated 1918-19
Located in Fulton, CA
Extraordinary example of WWl Trench Art. Historical significance as this vase is signed by the soldier that crafted it, "Lieutenant Thorburn" including regiment "62nd Reg" and date "1918-19". Also inscribed A. E. F. The AEF helped the French Army on the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive (at the Battle of Château-Thierry and Battle of Belleau Wood...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
John Hay Whitney Collection Paperback, May 1, 1983 by John Rewald Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Authors: John Rewald. Publisher: Natl Gallery Of Art Keywords: collection, Whitney, john
Pages: 176. Published: 1983-05.
Publisher ? : ? Natl Gallery of Art;
Language ? : ? English
Paperback ? : ? 176 pages.
Washington, 1983. 1st. Edition
Softcover. Very Good / None. 176 pages,
b&w and color illustrations.
This is a beautiful coffee table collectible hardcover book.
Overview: 73 paintings by 19th- and 20th-century European and American masters constituted almost the entire collection assembled by John Hay...
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20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Lady and Baby by The Wishing Well" Still Bank, German, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very interesting wooden still bank with lots going on. All hand-carved of wood with four small circular risers elevating the base. There is a water pump with a bucket hanging from it and a metal pumper attached to the top. A hand-carved and painted brown pine tree is attached at the opposite corner with a large water well to the other corner. A lady with outstretched arms and a "King Cole" type headdress seems to be reaching out to her baby dressed in green who is lying down on top of the well, next to the coin slot. Perhaps she is about to bathe her. A bird looks on from atop the perch protruding from the pump. Dominant hand painted colors are different shades of brown and all original with no repaint. Very nice all original paint and condition with a small chip missing here and there to this handmade, kind of "folksy", and very well done bank (see images). A round circular key lock trap for releasing the coins is on the underneath, along with "Wishing Well German" handwritten on the opposite corner (see image). Whether written by an earlier collector or maker is not known.
Dimensions: 4" square x 3 5/8" high.
A unique one of a kind piece to add to a collection of still banks and a nice addition to a Folk Art collection (from my own collection).
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique coin...
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1910s German Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Handmade Peruvian Couple Folk Art Dolls
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Handcrafted Peruvian Couple Folk Art Collectible Dolls.
Handmade vintage collectible Cusco Peruvian dolls feature stuffed bodies, sewn-on faces, and braided black yarn hair.
...
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Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Carved Wood Folk Art Airplane, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This carved wood Folk Art airplane has an amazing original paint surface and functional propeller and wheels.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sheet Metal
18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross Folk Art
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Latin American 1700s wooden crucifix. Carved face and body features. Beautiful patina. Jesus on the Cross Folk Art.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and V...
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Mid-18th Century Paraguayan Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Mechanical Bank "Child's Clock Bank" Japan, circa 1950s
By Marusan
Located in Incline Village, NV
A unique and quite scarce bank, made in Japan by the Marusan Company for the American market in the 1950's; this all tin bank is known as (according to the gr...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This mechanical bank "Saluting Sailor" was manufactured in the 1920s by Saalheimer & Strauss Company in Germany. It is in excellent all original condition and brightly hand painted in colors of red, white, blue, yellow, and grey. There is an ever so slight crease to the left on dial.
The bank operates as follows:
Press down on the lever in front just beneath the steering wheel.
The sailor raises his right arm and lowers his left arm revealing a slot on the right side of the bank where the sailor's left arm was, inviting the deposit of a coin (see image). Release the lever, and the arms return to their original position (see image).
Coins are removed via the original key lock trap.
The bank measures:
6 3/4" high
4 7/8" wide
2" deep
I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Vintage St. Therese Chalkware Bust
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large St. Therese chalkware bust found on the east coast of the United States. Great early paint surface with the right amount of ware and age. Depicts ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
19th Century Wooden Bible Box "Forget Me Not" with Secret Concealed Compartment
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century wooden Bible box "Forget Me Not" with secret concealed compartment
The four words in the corners are quite cute and charming:
Danish...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Moroccan Berber Tribal Bracelets
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Moroccan Berber tribal bracelets.
Moroccan tribal bracelets from the High Atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel.
The ethnic Nomadic and Bedouin jewelry...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver
$650 / set
Vintage Cast Iron Book of Knowledge Mechanical Bank, Punch & Judy, 20th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-painted cast iron mechanical bank "Punch and Judy Bank."
A vintage book of knowledge Punch & Judy mechanical bank offers polychrome cast cons...
Category
Early 20th Century Taiwanese Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Berber Silver Bracelet with Green and Orange Enamel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A 1920s handcrafted Ethnic bracelet by Berber women of Morocco.
Women wear this kind of bracelet and silver jewelry for special ceremonies and wedding.
Silver, but not of the standa...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Enamel
African Moroccan Tribal Tuareg Khoumya Leather Dagger Paper Cutter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Moroccan Tuareg tribal Khoumya arm dagger in dark brown leather sheath.
great to use as a paper cutter on desk.
Handcrafted by Artisans in south Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a stamped leather engraved with Moroccan Tuareg geometric tribal designs.
The arm dagger was a weapon widely used by people across Africa in the Sahara and Sudanic Africa, from the central Sahara to North Cameroon, from Nigeria to Somalia.
It was worn in a sheath attached to the inner side of the left forearm by a loop,
Metal steel blade shows some rust, leather in very good condition.
Size: 13 inches length x widest part 1.5 inches. Blade is 1 inch.
Africa, Morocco circa 1940s.
Great Islamic antique Nomadic Tuareg knife dagger...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Peg-leg Beggar" 19th century cast iron mechanical bank was probably inspired by the many disabled Civil War veterans begging for their subsistence. The bank was manufactured by the ...
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Early German Antique Wooden Painted Nutcracker By Ulbricht
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic German Nutcracker Figure from the 1930's. This nutcracker features a charming guy with a black top hat and a long nose similar to Pinocchio. ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Children's Toy Savings Bank "U.S. Mail". American, Circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
Children's Savings Coin Bank "U.S. Mail" bank , also known as a "still bank"; was American made, circa 1920. This is well made, sturdy, and all original. It is made of cast iron and hand painted in original green paint with gold highlighting. There is no repaint and no restoration.
The coins were deposited through the "letter depository"; lift the lever and drop in a coin (see image). When the bank is full, coins are removed by undoing the original square nut in back and the screw in front. Cast into two parts and now separated, the coins are easily collected. Put back together again to insure parts don't go missing (which happened often) and original screw and nut are maintained.
This bank was manufactured circa 1920 by the A.C. Williams Company, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. They made many cast iron toys, banks and other products during their time of operation until World War II.
The "U.S. Mail" bank is referenced on page 102 #853 in "The Penny Bank Book" by Andy and Susan Moore...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Sculpted And Gilded Statue Of Saint Augustine, 18th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Sculpted And Gilded Statue Of Saint Augustine, 18th Century"
Southern Germany or Austria, circa 1700–1750
Carved oak, original water gilding and polychromy traces
Height: 36.5 cm
A...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Magnificent Judaica Auction Catalog, Cedarhurst Gallery May 2016
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Magnificent Judaica Auction Catalog, Cedarhurst Gallery, May 2016.
Great reference catalog for antique collectible Judaica.
Among the Sales Items Are Silver Work: Spice Towers, Torah...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage "Siren Fire Chief" Car by The Marx Toy Company, New York, Circa 1930
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made of pressed steel and in excellent all original condition, this wind-up toy has just about all of it's original strong paint with zero touch-up and no restoration (see images). It works great (video available upon request), and is quite substantial and sturdy in stature and size at 14 1/2" long; almost has the feel of a keystone or buddy L piece.
Girard made an almost identical vehicle, so it is my feeling that Marx bought the patent from them and manufactured under their own name.
There are no scratches or dents and the original gold stenciled writing to the doors and engine hood states "Fire Dept...
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Mechanical Bank 'Sentry', circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Sentry" tin mechanical bank is very difficult to find, having been made in Germany by the company Saalheimer & Strauss for the British market. The rif...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Religious Chalkware Diorama
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Amazing religious chalkware wall hanging found in a Catholic church in Philadelphia. The pictures describe it all. Wonderful detail and dimension.
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
Mercury Glass Nutcracker Toy Soldier Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is the cutest Nutcracker Soldier Christmas Tree ornament made of blown molded glass. He has a finish that resembles fur around the bottom of his coat, on his beard and on his ea...
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mercury Glass
$96 Sale Price
56% Off
Petite Devil Krampus Hand Puppet Toy, Antique Vintage Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 16 inches tall and has a fabric body to slip in with your hand. Height was measured from foot ...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition
Corpus of Christ in the Jansenist Style, 17th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Corpus of Christ in the Jansenist Style
France or Southern Netherlands, 17th century
Carved wood, walnut
Height: 32 cm
This finely carved corpus of ...
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17th Century French Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
French Hand-Painted Lady Sculpture Door Stop in Solid Cast Iron
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th century door stop, France, circa 1880.
This lady sculpture is made in heavy solid cast iron and is in it original hand-painted colors.
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
18th Century Carved Wooden Angel
Located in Houston, TX
Carved wooden angel from Private Chapel in Provence. Wonderful detail in Angel's hair and draped dress. Figure is mounted on an iron stand.
Category
18th Century French Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Lot of Three Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of three feather tree glass Christmas tree topper from Germany. Each is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. ...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Glass
Michael Jackson The Man in the Mirror 1958-2009 by Tim Hill
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Michael Jackson The Man in the Mirror 1958-2009 by Tim Hill.
This richly illustrated book covers the career of a pop music legend, form the child star whose i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Wind Up Tin Toy "Monkey Riding A Horse" by Haji Co., Japan, Circa 1958
Located in Incline Village, NV
Made in Tokyo, Japan by The Haji Company (see image for mark/logo), this all tin vintage wind up toy, circa 1958, depicts a "Monkey Riding A Horse". It ...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Meerschaum Hand-Carved Pipe-Head Male Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meerschaum hand-carved male figure with Pipe head. Hand carved items. The man is wearing a long-tail suit jacket and patterned trousers.
By removing the head portion of the man, ...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone, Wood
Polte Magdeburg 1911 WWI Brass Artillery Shell Casing Stool
Located in Hanover, MA
Massive World War I brass artillery shell case marked "Polte Magdeburg Juni 1911" fitted with custom round pillbox cushion upholstered in sea foa...
Category
1910s German Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Seated "Cat with a Bow" Still Bank, American, circa 1922
By Grey Iron Casting Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Cat with a Bow Seated" cast iron still bank is a difficult bank to acquire and is listed in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" as #364 and rated a "D" (A to F rarity scale--A most c...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Complete Book of Traditional Aran Knitting by Shelagh Hollingworth 1982
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Complete book of traditional Aran knitting Book by Shelagh Hollingworth.
Collects patterns for knitting shirts, sweaters, jackets, coats, and other clothes in the style of the Aran Islands...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century South America "Slave" shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Solid wood, with original patina from the time.
Made by slaves, during the dark slavery times, to worship and pray.
Dimensions: 18,70 inches W x 33,26 inches H x 10,62 inches D.
...
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Mid-19th Century Brazilian Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Cedar
Terres Marocaines Nadia Demnati, France Marie Fiorese Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Terres marocaines ( Moroccan land) French book
Nadia Demnati , France Marie Fiorese.
1997 , 48 pp Nadia Demnati , France, Marie Fiorese Photos with Artifacts in it Rencontres médit...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Emile Deyrolle 19th Century Plaster, Wire and Wood Didactic Germination Models
Located in Buffalo, NY
LES FILS D'EMILE DEYROLLE, PARIS. Extremely rare set of four 19th century French painted plaster, wire and wood Didactic models depicting progression, ANATOMIE VEGETALE, beautifully ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones Altamont, and the End of the Sixties Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties Book by Ethan Russell and Gerard Van der Leun.
1st edition. 239 pages.
LET IT BLEED takes you where no Rolling ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Indian Pipe – Carved Stone and Silver-Plated Metal
Located in Madrid, ES
"19th Century Indian Pipe – Carved Stone and Silver-Plated Metal"
Dimensions: 15 x 3 x 3 cm
Antique ceremonial pipe of Indian origin, dating from the 19th century, made of finely ca...
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19th Century Indian Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver
Picasso's Vollard Suite Book by Pablo Picasso
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Picasso's Vollard Suite Book by Pablo Picasso.
Soft cover, Paperback
"Picasso's most memorable etchings an extremely important as well as moving group of pictures." --"Art Review"...
Category
20th Century European Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century bocce balls, France, set of three
boxwood, iron and brass nails.
The first ball has the letters PP in brass, the second ha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mercury Glass Santa Holding Charlie Brown Tree Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
I have two of these sweet Santa holding a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree ornaments available but have priced them separately, they are photographed together in the last picture. Both a...
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mercury Glass
$72 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Norman Rockwell's People Hardcover Book by Susan E. Meyer 1987
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Norman Rockwell's People Hardcover Book by Susan E. Meyer 1987.
Firsthand remarks, providing a warm and human picture of Rockwell, are taken from interviews with approximately fifty ...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Lewis Carroll Observed Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lewis Carroll Observed A Collection of Unpublished Photographs, Drawings, Poetry and New Essays.
GUILIANO, Edward edited by
Published by Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 1976
An anth...
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20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Carved Wood Church Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
An extraordinary one of a kind Mexican folk art carving of a church.
Carved from a soft wood, possibly cactus, and having a beautifully aged patina.
Everything thing about this pie...
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19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Antique Saint Nicholas Belsnickle Santa Christmas Chocolate Mold, France 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, marked with name and mold number. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina. The 1890s to 1920s were the golden age of Chocola...
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Early 1900s French Antique Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Benares Seen from within by Richard Lannoy Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Benares seen from within book by Richard Lannoy.
"Lannoy's Benares is no tourist's idyll, nor yet is it an exercise in peddling a 'Third World' mythology of exotica garnished with g...
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Late 20th Century Indian Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique WW1 Era Brass Trench Art Engraved Shell Casing Dinner Bell or Gong
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique and interesting engraved shell casing is unsigned with respect to its maker, but presumed to have been made in possibly Kuwait or Turkey in circa 1917 in a Folk Art style. The shell casing is from an enormous solid brass artillery shell that has been cut and fashioned into a well tuned bell or gong. The shell has been engraved with various panels or vignettes such as doves, palm trees, a landscape and a central crest identifying the years it commemorates. The dinner, meeting or prayer bell...
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Early 20th Century Kuwaiti Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Johnny Halliday Rock'n'Roule Motos de Légendes Voitures de Rêves Collector Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Johnny Halliday: Rock'n'Roule: Motos de légendes, voitures de rêves.(French Language) Collector Edition with postcards.
From his first Triumph TR3, as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Complete Quincy Jones My Journey & Passions Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions: Photos, Letters, Memories & More from Q’s Personal Collection
by Quincy Jones, Maya Angelou (Preface), ...
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20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Quilts from Traditional Designs by Mosey, Carol L
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Contemporary quilts from Traditional Designs by Mosey, Carol L
Format/binding hardcover
Book condition
Used - fine
Jacket condition
Very good +
First edition, first printing so...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Horse Head Cigar Cutter, silvered Metal 1940s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1940s or older silvered Metal Cigar Cutter. Very rare large size cigar cutter in the form of a horse head. Found at an estate sale in Leipzig, Germany. It has its all o...
Category
1940s German Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Window on Sedona Living in the Land of the Red Rocks by Dottie Webster Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Window on Sedona: Living in the Land of the Red Rocks
by Dottie Webster.
1st Edition.
If eyes are the "window of the soul," then windows are the eyes of our houses. In Sedona, t...
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20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Persian Bakhtiari Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Bakhtiari pictorial rug from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 10" x 6' 8"
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Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wool
$2,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the American market (boy looks very American). I have called it "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" which resembles the clockwork movement. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key with the right hand several times; and release. With a smiling face, the boy will roll his head back and forth, while diligently shining his black boots, using an up and down motion with his right hand. The toy works quite well and will go on for some time. It is made up of several materials. The head, hands, and shoes are made of composition; it has a tin body; the clothes jersey, hat, and "falling" trousers" are made of fabric. The toy is in good original condition; some wear to boy's hat and jersey in back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very sturdy, works well, has a nice appearance, and wonderful charisma.
This is a charming rare toy that operates as it should, and is a "must have" for collectors of post-war vintage wind up toys...
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1950s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Composition, Tin
Graceland An Interactive Pop-Up Tour by Chuck Murphy and Priscilla Presley
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Graceland: An Interactive Pop-Up Tour by Chuck Murphy (2006-10-26) - Foreword by Priscilla Presley.Hardcover interactive book.
More than 600,000 people visit Graceland annually, making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. With Graceland: An Interactive Pop-Up Tour, you'll go behind the velvet ropes for an all-access tour of the Elvis Presley Estate. Eight full-color pop-up spreads feature the mansion's most memorable destinations:
The Kitchen: Home of the famous peanut butter and banana sandwich.The TV Room: There's never a dull moment with three TVs running simultaneously.The Trophy Room: A monument to the King's legacy.The Meditation Garden: Where Elvis and his family are buried.
Along the way, interactive pop-up features allow you to flip through Elvis's record collection, browse the family photo album, open his refrigerator, and discover other hidden surprises. Graceland: An Interactive Pop-Up Tour is the perfect gift for Elvis fans of all ages!
From Publishers Weekly.
Starred Review. For fans without the ways or means to get to Memphis or who just want to relive their last visit-pop-up master Murphy provides a scream-worthy up-close-and-personal desktop tour of Elvis Presley's famous Graceland estate in this brilliantly low-tech 3-D volume. Stuffed with photos, mementos-in-miniature, and other goodies (including a wearable cardboard facsimile of Elvis's trademark sunglasses), this tribute to the King's castle features painstakingly engineered replicas of numerous Graceland sites, including the manse exterior, the living room and music room, the jungle room, TV room and meditation garden. The margins are stacked with insightful text and brief looks at other aspects of Elvis's home life, such as his Tiki furniture...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Steel Canvas The Art of American Arms Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Steel Canvas The Art of American Arms Hardcover Book by Robert Lawrence Wilson.Wilson offers the first book on the extraordinary spectacle of America's ...
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20th Century American Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
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Folk Art collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage collectibles and curiosities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, folk art, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art collectibles and curiosities made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original collectibles and curiosities, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, J. Chein & Co., Louis Marx and Company, and Nils Olsson. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for collectibles and curiosities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $45,000 while the average work can sell for $652.
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