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Style: Folk Art
Period: 1940s
Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Watercolor of Nantucket Railroad, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940, a watercolor on paper view of the Nantucket narrow gauge "Dummy...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

Dutch Folk Art Hindeloopen Painted Wall Cabinet, 1940s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Folk Art wall cabinet. Striking Dutch design from the 1940s. Original pine base which has been hand-painted in the so called Dutch Hindeloopen style. Behind the ...
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Dutch Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Glass, Pine

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...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood, Paint

Nantucket Watercolor of Old North Wharf, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Nantucket Watercolor of Old North Wharf, by Doris and Richard Beer, circa 1940, a watercolor on paper view of shell lane down center of ol...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Paper

1948 Duke University Kappa Sig Sigma Signed Fraternity Pledge Hazing Paddle
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century Kappa Sigma fraternity wooden pledge hazing paddle, fully painted on the front in burgundy, green and white, with applied fraternity logo, taped handle and surname of original owner, (Jack) Gibson. Reverse is signed with the names of pledges. Made at Duke University...
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Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Wooden Marquetry Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Marquetry Figure wall plaque. Hand executed..Art Deco , African influenced.Several mixed species of exotic woods.
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Glass Shard Cat Picture
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Folk Art glass shard cat picture set within a grey washed handmade wood frame. Made with glass shard mosaics by hand depicting in an image of a ca...
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North American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Glass

Large-Scale American Folk Art Carnival Game Board, Very Graphic
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large-scale Folk Art Carnival game board, American, circa 1940s. This painted carnival game board came from Texas and combines wonderfully patinate...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

Materials

Wood, Cork

1940s Hand Colored Block Print on Textile
Located in Vienna, Austria
This 1940s, colored block print on linen from Slovakia, shows a couple in love in a picturesque land scape. The pictures is made for wall decoration and is now framed. "I love you so much...
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Slovak Folk Art Vintage 1940s Wall Decorations

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Linen

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Located in Atlanta, GA
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Large Abstract Modernist Cubist Jazz Painting, Oil on Canvas by William Sharp
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Sculptural Modernist Wall Display of 18th and 19th Century Baking Tools
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Vintage American Handmade Patchwork "Houses at Night" Quilt in Pink and White
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
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