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Item Ships From: Brooklyn
Grouping of Five Hand-Painted and Carved American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with ...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Early Americana Painted Wood Monogrammed Trunk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Primitive trunk / chest composed of a hinged wood plank top and painted wooden frame with brass and steel embellishments (brass nailheads with hand-hammered steel handles / hinges / ...
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18th Century American Primitive Antique Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Steel

Iron Rocking Horse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This fun handmade rocking horse is made fully of sheets of metal, welded to create a child's horse. Please confirm location NY or NJ
Category

20th Century Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Watermelon Hand Carved Sculpture Set, Decoy Decor, Trompe L’Oeil
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage watermelon hand carved sculpture set, decoy decor, Trompe L’Oeil, hand painted melon sculptural set. Gorgeous. Signed by artist. Largest pie...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Composition

Unique Artist Made Paper Mache Child's Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Playful and thought-provoking, this small chair sculpture is crafted from papier-mâché over a Styrofoam core. Blending form and concept, it evokes the shape of a functional chair whi...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Foam, Paper

Antique French Velocipede Horse Tricycle by Jean Louis Gourdoux for Jugnet
By Jean Louis Gourdoux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully detailed, antique, French, velocipede or toy tricycle featuring the body of a carved walnut horse with steel face plate on spoke wheels and ho...
Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Steel

Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, c...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Wood

Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved Wood and Bottlecap Snake on Octagonal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art snake made from naturally aged/rusted bottle caps stacked and strung on wire to mimic the reptile's sinuous form (ca. 1920s/30s, USA). Features hand-carved/painted wooden he...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Vintage Polish Folk Art Hand-Painted Wooden Playing Card Holder by Irena Makowey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique card holder composed of two original small-scale folk art paintings depicting figures with card suits by Polish artist, Irena Makowey, protected by two glass inserts to front ...
Category

1960s Polish Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Incredible Mid-Century Modern Craft Dry Bar Box Sculpture
By Wendell Castle, George Nakashima
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For the collector in mind. This Modern crafted and absurdly over complicated design is just fantastic. One of a kind and beautifully executed, utilizing master joinery techniques. Having all the hallmarks of 1970.s art /design at its climax. Made from black walnut and inset cork details this sculpture has mounted gears on the outside if the box. When turing the crank the dowel pin releases the lock enabling you to open the top. Inside the box reveals a high pile carpet...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Set of Three Vintage Trench Art Bullet Casing Paperweights and Flint Lighter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collection of three trench art figurines composed of gutted shell casings mounted to bases. Two are decorative paperweights supported by round, wooden, platform bases, while the thir...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Important Table Lamp by ROBJ
By ROBJ
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Important ceramic table lamp by ROBJ, located in NY.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Sergio Bustamante Early Lion Papier-mâché Sculpture Hand-painted, 1975
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sergio Bustamante (20th century, Mexican) life sized paper mache lion from the early years of his Family Workshop Studio in Tlequepaque, Jalisco, Mexi...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Double-Sided "Kings Head" Hand Painted Metal English Pub Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
English two-sided handmade and painted metal pub sign depicting a king of clubs with the text "Flowers" above and "Kings Head" below (ca. early 1900s, England). Identical imagery and...
Category

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved "Ball in Cage" Obelisk Whimsy Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art whimsy 'ball in cage' obelisk sculpture whittled from one continuous piece of wood and adhered to a wooden plinth base, circa 1940s. The carved supports holding the two ball...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Mint Green and Gold Leaf Ceramic Bowl by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1940s ceramic decorative bowl by Waylande Gregory featuring a highly stylized leaf pattern in mint green with white, black and gold leaf detail. Relatively large compared to more com...
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Nautical Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Whimsy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
American whimsy with traditional 'ball in cage' decoration, all carved and whittled from one continuous piece of wood, circa early 20th century. The bottom tip suggests that this pie...
Category

1910s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Hand Carved and Painted Figural Nutcracker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scandinavian Folk Art nutcracker with man in cap decoration, circa 1920-1930s. Fine expressive facial and lovely hand painted details. Very nice, vintage condition with light wear co...
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Guido Gambone Bud Vase
By Guido Gambone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic bud vase by master ceramicist Guido Gambone. Hand-thrown in an alluring organic shape with an elongated neck. The vase depicts a pastoral scene of a shepherd with his herd pai...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Folk Art Nantucket Island Ornamental Fishing Line "Fish" Spool Souvenir
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved and painted mint green fish souvenir spool from Nantucket Island (ca. 1940s, MA, USA). The fishing twine is connected to a small metal hook affixed to the fish's mouth. Warm patina / good age commensurate with history (small spots of wood / paint loss along with crazing). Small but impressive vintage fishing collectible...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Folk Art Hand Carved Spruce Whimsy Chain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nice, whimsical Folk Art chain whittled from one continuous piece of wood (spruce, in this case). One end features a hook, the other a clasp. The wood h...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Spruce

1970 Outsider Art Figural Stoneware Decorative Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming outsider art charger / decorative plate depicting a jovial young girl. Pleasant color palette and figure with age-appropriate crazing to the glaze...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Folk Art Hand Carved Black Cat Trinket Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wooden ebonized cat with dish sculpture mounted to a mahogany plinth. Dish can accommodate keys or smaller objects. Patina / light wear present (paint loss to the tips of ears / edges of green dish...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Mahogany, Wood

Outsider Art Hand-Carved "Shotgun Wedding" Tableau
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crude hand-carved and painted wedding party figures (bride, groom, officiant - likely a preacher, and witness - presumably the father of the bride)...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Paint

Vintage Everlast Boxing Punching Bag with Folk Art Illustration
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Everlast punching bag. This looks like a classic "heavy bag," also known as heavy duty or jumbo bag, used for strength training in boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and a range o...
Category

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

Materials

Nylon

Presentation WW2 Propeller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This antique world war 2 wooden propeller is inscribed with names of fallen veterans. This presentation piece is a great collectable as remembrance of the service given in war. Pleas...
Category

20th Century Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Danish Folk Art Church Procession Painting, circa 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large impressive Folk Art acrylic painting of a haunting, moonlit, church procession is signed by the Danish born artist and dated 1963. There is one small tear in the canvas as shown. Frame is aluminum and wood. This artist's work also includes our listed Folk Art Angel...
Category

1960s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Double Sided Painted Wood Doll Furniture Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, Folk Art, double sided, painted wood "Doll Furniture" sign with jagged edges.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Gnome + Deer Woodland Totem
Located in Brooklyn, NY
If great art is meant to inspire and provoke, this beautiful carving of a gnome with a deer on it's head may be the greatest piece of art ever made. Hand carved by the artist "R.S." in the year '75, this large pine log has become so much more than the sum of it's parts. Roughly hewn details give the sculpture an almost living, breathing feel. Perfect for fans of all sorts of woodland nymphs and creatures- from elves to hobbits and beyond. Please confirm item pickup location (Brooklyn NY or Wall NJ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Pine

Vintage Watercolor of a Cartoon Dog
By Charles M. Schulz
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

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

Materials

Paint, Paper

Industrial Metal Brutalist Geometric Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three dimensional steel sculpture by unknown artist. Perfect for collectors of art, metal, and shapes. Please confirm item pickup location (Brooklyn or NJ) with seller.
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Steel, Metal

Set of Seven Vintage Trench Art Brass Goblets with Bakelite Card Suit Bases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique set of seven diminutive trench art goblets in brass (circa 1930s, USA). Formed from artillery shell stems supported by black bakelite bases. Bases are both card suit-forms (tw...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Americana Uncle Sam Lumberjack Whirligig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming whirligig depicting a figure resembling Uncle Sam sawing a log mounted to a wooden base. Hand carved, painted, and assembled with applied facial details. When manually turne...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Five Small American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with ...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Lead

Beautiful Bronze Vintage Statue of Maasai Warrior by Casa Padrino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elevate your space with this striking vintage bronze statue of a Maasai warrior, crafted by Casa Padrino. Combining bold artistry with cultural reverence, it stands as a powerful cen...
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Early Twentieth Century Folk Art Framed Velvet Quilt Chess / Checker Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique Folk Art chess / checker board composed of a handmade, burgundy velvet quilt with beige, white and gold stitched accents, all housed within a glass-fronted oak frame (ca. 1910...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Velvet, Glass, Oak

Vintage Jo Mead Painted Composite Pretzel and Crown Mirrored Bakery Trade Sign
By Jo Mead
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pretzel and crown with cross trade sign mirror circa 1960s by Jo (Josephine) Mead, a trailblazer of female design entrepreneurship whose eponymous 'Jo Mead Designs' began in Illinois...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Plaster, Paint

Long Folk Art Hand Carved Pine Whimsy Chain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful, whimsical folk art chain whittled from one continuous piece of wood (pine, in this case). One end features what resembles an arrow fletching,...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Folk Art USS Constitution Mixed Media Sea Glass Mosaic on Board
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art depiction of the USS Constitution composed of cut sea glass mosaic with copper coin decorative accents and hand-painted details on wooden boa...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Antique German Rooster Mounted Weathervane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rooster weathervane naturally aged with several layers of old paint over zinc (ca. early 20th Century, Germany). Though multiple colors are detectable, most notably the rooster is go...
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Folk Art Tree Branch Tabletop Easel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tabletop easel composed of tree branches nailed together (ca. Mid-20th century, USA). Wonderful American Folk Art craft in the Adirondack / Rustic styl...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Outsider Art "Animal Parade" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1970 oil on panel depicting a traveling pack of animals by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995). Fine example sho...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Large Folk Art Pocket Knife Store Display
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind large scale pocket knife (24" L), likely used as a store display / sign composed of a painted and carved walnut handle / bolster wi...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Walnut, Poplar

Vintage Nautical Table Lamp with Patinated Brass Boat Propeller Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive nautical table lamp composed of a nylon rope wrapped stem anchored by a vintage boat propeller, (circa 1970s, USA). Accents and prope...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Sculptural Primitive Hand Weights/Dumbbells
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of circa 1930s American hand-carved dumbbells, each from one continuous piece of wood retaining its original deep mahogany stain. Perfectly aged with rich patina and finish loss...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Outsider Art "Indian and Caravan" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for cre...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Outsider Art "Man in Carriage" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel depicting a man in a horse-drawn carriage by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's ...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Antique Painted Wood "No Dumping Here" Sign
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, hand-painted, folk art, wood "No Dumping Here" sign.
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1930s Oversized Folk Art Wooden Gavel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique and large commemorative gavel given to Fred G. Fraser as Chef de Chemin de Fer in 1938 by the Promenade Nationale General Committee in Los Angeles, CA (a...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Outsider Art "Animals and Castles" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Contrasting oxen / bulls and flamingos with a castle backdrop creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style. Singed on verso. Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995 Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Grace Genevra Swank "Non Objective" Geometric Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Grace Genevra Swank (New York, b. 1892 - d. 1977) "Non Objective" Op Art geometric abstract oil on canvas (ca. 1960s). Composed of concentric circle motif in vivid palette of navy, m...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Oversized Bonze Advertising Store Display Scissors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, oversized, advertising, store display, bronze scissors open and close as real scissors. Makes a great, rustic, folk art piece or wall art.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Folk Art Hand Painted Cannon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art toy cannon in original black and red paint, circa 1930s, USA. Very minor paint loss throughout and edge loss to shield, as pictured.  
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Seven Handmade Vintage Primitive Vintage Nesting Cubes/Blocks in Pine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Primitive set of seven blocks and boxes (some four-sided, some two) which nest in the largest box (ca. early 20th Century, USA). Thoughtfully crafted with finger jointed-edges and un...
Category

Early 1900s American Primitive Antique Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Harvey Milligan Amish Farmhouse Pastoral Scene Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Americana Amish "farmhouse" oil painting by Harvey Milligan, circa 1950s. Charming character scale and composition (figures are very small). Although n...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Brutalist Bird + Flower Statuette in Copper & Burl
By Paul Evans, Curtis Jeré, Tom Greene
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home the charm and whimsy of mid-century brutalist decor with this attractive statue of a little bird with flowers. Constructed from wood burl and metal, it features a carved f...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Copper

WWI Trench Art Miniature Hand-Carved Ball in Cage Whimsy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1910 trench art whimsy figure composed of a ball in cage, all whittled form one piece of wood. Figurines, like this example, were sculpted by soldiers during the war. Good age ...
Category

1910s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Outsider Art "Deer and Houses" Oil on Panel Landscape by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for creating fantastical backdrop...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Outsider Art "Hunters" Oil and Acrylic on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil and acrylic on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's skill at layering textures along with an aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Adding out of place animals (in this case, a lion and a tiger) to an otherwise believable countryside setting for a deer hunt, creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style. Signed on verso. Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995 Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Bessie Boris "Intersection" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969). Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged di...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brooklyn - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

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