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Item Ships From: California
Moroccan Ceramic Vase with Arabic Black Calligraphy Writing Moorish Glazed Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez. Moorish Granada style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing. This kind of art writing looks calligraphic i...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Islamic California - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Peking Opera Theatre Puppet Marionette Doll, Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work complete with a unique wood-carved and hand-painted face and original textile garment. From a group of 7 Chinese opera puppets...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing California - Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood, Paint

Mid-Century Modern Folk Art Sterling Silver and Brass on Wood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Mid-Century Modern artists created this enameled on brass and sterling silver zodiac symbols. This is a one of a kind mirror as well. The frame is a heavy wood base.
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts California - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze, Silver

Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Seated female figure on classic Akan stool holding a sword. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West Africa. Created as three separate carved pieces of wood that fit together for display,...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Late 19th Century Canvas Circus Carnival Midway Folk Art Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very early American circus or carnival Sideshow Banner, circa 1890-1900. Fantastic paint detail. Great example of American folk art banner painting. The Great American African Camel...
Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Cast Iron Toy Fire Pumper Truck by Hubley, ca. 1920's All Original Paint
By Hubley Manufacturing Company 2
Located in Petaluma, CA
This rather large fire truck was done at the height of the production of cast iron toys, 1920's. Having iron wheels as opposed to rubber, which does often melt, and rich original br...
Category

1920s American Other Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Folk Art Papier Paper Mâché Mardi Gras Halloween Voodoo Costume Mask
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique antique handmade Folk Art papier/papier mâché Mardi Gras/Halloween voodoo costume mask. The mask is handmade and painted by the artist. Signed "Michel" on the inside. Gre...
Category

Early 20th Century California - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

19th Century American Folk Art Iron Horse Weathervane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Ex. Jane Cipley collection. Fantastic sheet and strap iron horse weathervane. Originally found in the midwest. Old make-do repair to tail. Great...
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Moroccan Vintage Leather Handcrafted African Tuareg Bag with Fringes Wall Art
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Moroccan leather handcrafted Tuareg bag with fringes. Wall decorative Art. Collectible vintage Real work of art hand made by the Berber trib...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Pair of Navajo Saddle Blanket Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These saddle blanket weaving's have red stars pattern in the end corner of each pillow. There are two pairs in inventory. The backing is in a black cotton linen. Condition is very go...
Category

1930s American Native American Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Hand Made Wooden Mallet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique in shape with a square head, a hand carved and crafted mallet works wonderfully well for those house hold chores, from tapping in a dowel, to working chicken for the perfect chicken Paillard. Also a great decorative piece or paperweight at the kitchen work station.
Category

20th Century English Primitive California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Large 19th Century Patinated Bronze & Giltwood Carved Crucifix - Siegfried & Roy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large and Impressive Continental 19th Century Patinated Bronze and Giltwood Carved Crucifix Former property of Siegfried & Roy, the renown German-Ame...
Category

Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Three Carved Oversized Decorative Wooden Eggs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Three hand Carved Decorative eggs - purely decorative and an ideal compliment to any cocktail table, kitchen island or Restaurant. Tongue in Cheek - decorative and unique. B...
Category

20th Century Organic Modern California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1990s Abstract Handwoven Palm Sculpture, Small
Located in La Mesa, CA
These oversized handwoven palm sculptures are masterpieces crafted by skilled artisans in Oaxaca using traditional caña palm weaving techniques passed down through generations. Each ...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican California - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Raised Fist Wood Carving, 1977 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique work of folk art is a spirited profession of solidarity and resistance. Hand-carved from a solid piece of wood revealing the bust of a man. His right arm is raised, beari...
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Resin Egg with Clock Parts on Pierre GIRAUDON Sculpture /Ornament / Paperweight
By Enzo Mari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful resin egg with clock parts inside, remind us to some the resin Oierre Giraudon , the resin is coloring with age.
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern California - Folk Art

Materials

Resin

Moroccan Berber Silver Bracelet with Green and Orange Enamel
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
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 California - Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Sterling Silver "Home Dancer" Kachina by Navajo Silversmith Jeffery Castillo
By Jeffery Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HOME DANCER KACHINA, 1974 Sterling Silver hand sculpted "Home Dancer" Kachina statuette by renown Navajo silversmith Jeffery Castillo (1949 - ) The "Home Dancer" measures 4.75 inch...
Category

1970s American Native American Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals...
Category

Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal California - Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

1950's Restored Two-Strand Rectangle Rattan Wall Mirror
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired 19-inch-tall rectangular mirror, framed in a beautifully crafted double-strand rattan design. The outer frame's natural texture is comp...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Rattan, Mirror

19th Century Portrait of Gentleman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Self-Portrait' Painting presented in a period frame.
Category

19th Century European Other Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Early Round Wood Yela M'Bole Mask DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid century danced light wood round mask from the Yela or M'bole people, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Finely carved mask with carved raised eyes and diagonal scarif...
Category

Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Wood Carved Folk Art Girl and Dog Carousel Chariot Original Paint Surface
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic girl and her dog Folk Art carved carousel chariot panel. Superb original paint surface. Great three dimensional surface. Excellent wall hang...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Otto and Gertrud Natzler Signed Monumental Bowl with Original Paper Label, 1958
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This monumentally large round-shaped footed bowl was wheel thrown and formed by Ge...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Western Style Silver Plate Concho Belt by Artist and Jeweler Kit Carson
By Kit Carson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderous creative take on the traditional Concho Belt by renown artist and jeweler Kit Carson. He has mastered the art of stylistic blending of Western, Texan, and Native American...
Category

Late 20th Century American California - Folk Art

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle. Known as a Ghurra, individually carved from a single piece of wood having different geometric forms, a circle, a rec...
Category

19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s Hand painted. Handmade clothing. Very nice vintage doll. Unsure if it's wood or papier...
Category

Mid-20th Century American California - Folk Art

Materials

Machiche

DAN Spoon, Ivory Coast, Early 20th.C. Ex Collection Paolo Morigi of Lugano.
Located in Encino, CA
Tribal Art - African Art Dan Spoon, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Wood, early 20th century H.17" x W.4" x D.2" without the stand H.20" x 3"1/4 x D.4"1/8 with ...
Category

Early 20th Century California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Jean Negulesco Continuous Line Drawings
By Jean Negulesco
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautiful continuous line drawings by Jean Negulesco - Oscar award winning Hollywood director. Multiple Colors available. Newly framed in oak
Category

1970s American Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea For many groups in Papua New Guinea, bone was an important medium for making tools of all types. This artifact is made from leg bone of a cassowary, a large, flightless, and extremely dangerous, bird. Cassowaries also play an important role in the mythology of groups in the Sepik River area. Though no longer used these bone artifacts are still used ceremonially. They often play important roles in male initiation and other rituals. They are also worn as personal adornment by tucking them into a band of braided fibers worn around the upper arm. Antique Ethnic Bone Cassowary Artifact with minimal carving and incised design confined to the joint end. A small hole has been drilled through from both sides of the top and presumably for the threading of a cord. The bone has been partially divided near the top and to form two prongs that project down the back of the dagger possibly allowing the user to wear is tuck into a waist band or belt. Origin Papua New Guinea Maprik Dist Area From the Art Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired in 1962. Similar items are in display in the Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology. Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces. About Mark Lissauer: Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material. Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica. He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum. Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert. Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Bone

Chinese Set of Eighteen Blanc de Chine Enameled Ceramic Arhats or Luohan Buddhas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare set of eighteen Blanc de Chine Style Enameled - Glazed Ceramic Arhat, also known as Luohans, the disciples of Buddha, each bearing the mark and style of the Chinese maker Zeng Longsheng. The Eighteen Arhats (or Luohan) (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Shíba Luóhàn; Wade–Giles: Shih-pa Lo-han) are depicted in Mahayana Buddhism as the original followers of Gautama Buddha (arhat) who have followed the Noble Eightfold Path...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Tibetan California - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

African Tribal Art Mask Parchment Wall Shade Sconces in Red
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of African Tribal Art mask parchment wall shade sconces. These Art pieces could be used as large wall lamp shade. Iron frame covered with hide w...
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Double Sided Metal Motor Oil Sign c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original distressed double sided metal sign "Super Motor Oil" on one side and "Sonoco Hottest Brand Going" on the other side. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE ...
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial California - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Hand Carved Male and Female African Statues from Cameroon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large impressive hand carved African statues of a man and woman from the Bangwa Tribe that inhabits West Cameroon.
Category

1920s Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Folk Art Mingei Large Wood Pull Toy Meiji Period
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic whimsical antique Japanese large folk art Mingei horse and rider pull toy. Hand painted, arms and legs can be articulated. Purchased first hand in Kyoto. Incredible conditi...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji California - Folk Art

Materials

Rope, Wood

19th century hand-painted American immigrant trunk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exceptional 19th century hand-painted American immigrant trunk bearing the name Henry A. Tefft of Racine, Wisconsin, richly decorated in a folk-art floral motif. This rare survivo...
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

Yupik Yup'ik Native American Alaska Carved Polychrome Wood Anthropomorphic Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and somewhat grotesquely strange mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to t...
Category

20th Century American California - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood, Paint

Carl-Harry Stålhane Signed Rörstrand Studio Swedish Scandinavian Midcentury Bowl
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Rörstrand
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, richly, and deeply blue-colored/ glazed ceramic bowl by famed Swedish designer Carl-Harry Stålhane for Rörstrand, Sweeden. The craftsmanship and color are stu...
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern California - Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Folk Art Painting of a Young Girl
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting 19th century Folk Art painting of a young girl holding a bible. Oil on canvas with a treed landscape and blue sky. Set in a deep carved giltwood frame with repeating bord...
Category

19th Century European Folk Art Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Hand Carved Signed Large Canadian Canada Vintage Wood Swan Decoy Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, large hand-carved Canadian made swan decoy with a wonderful classic shape, beautiful color and finely carved form. The work is signed by the artist (Canok Clowery) and ...
Category

Early 2000s Canadian Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mata Ortiz Polychrome Effigy Pot by Mauro Quezada, 1989
By Mauro Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome effigy pot Mauro Quezada Hand coiled low fired clay 1989 Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico Measures: 4.75 inches height x 5.5 inches...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Clay, Paint

Cobalt Blue Moroccan Ceramic Bowl with Silver Overlay
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful cobalt blue Moroccan footed ceramic bowl with silvered metal overlay. Great large decorative ceramic bowl. Measures: Diameter 11 inches x 4 ...
Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish California - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950. Anglo Raj vintage hand-crafted stuffed cotton embroidered elephant, India, 1950. Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric elephant toy. Vintage small elephant stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector piece. Anglo Raj, small stuffed elephant...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj California - Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

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

Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish California - Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Supernova Shag Rug with Abstract Design, circa 1970
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Swedish shag wool area rug with an abstract Supernova design resembling a sun featuring various shades of browns and burnt orange. An excellent colorful rug to accent your room with ...
Category

1970s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage California - Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Vintage Nupe Cast Bronze Purse Container Bells and Rings Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Nupe of Nigeria thinly cast hollow bronze purse or container, probably created by the lost wax process with attached bronze bells and rings. Hollow with fine overlaid designs...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal California - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Silver Articulated Koi Fishing Lure with Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative silver (probably sterling) Koi fishing lure from Japan. A lovely piece to add to your decorative story on the desk, shelf, or perhaps in the kitchen. A wonderful patinated...
Category

20th Century Anglo-Japanese California - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century oil portrait of a handsome young man An original painting of a young man wearing his best suit of clothes. Original oil on ...
Category

Early 19th Century American Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

African Senufo Korhogo Large Mid-Century Folk Art Mud Cloth Textile Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, wonderfully designed African tribal art Korhogo Textile painting by the Senufo people of Korhogo, Ivory Coast. Korhogo textile painting (This type of cloth painting c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Paint

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal A mask from West Nepal with a rather heart shaped facial plane. There are three large iron staples, two of which may have secure...
Category

Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 1880s Odd Fellows Lodge all-seeing eye banner from Centerville, Dakota. Excellent hand painting and lettering. Centerville was platted in 1883. Dakota became the states of North and South Dakota in 1889. The area is now part of the Sioux Falls...
Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Sculptural Face Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven painted basketry yam helmet style mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with traces of red and white pigments. Would have been put on top of a large yam as a part of th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal California - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Early 20th Century Sanggori Brass/Copper Head Ornament, Toraja People, Sulawesi
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick Early 20th century tribal sanggori brass or copper alloy head ornament, Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia. These sinuous brass and copper alloy head piec...
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal California - Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

19th Century Hand Carved Alabaster Hawk with Glass Eyes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand carved alabaster hawk has the original glass eyes and in amazing condition. The body has amazing carving details. This sculpture is very fine and well carved.
Category

1880s American Mid-Century Modern Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Alabaster

19th Century Sculptural Stainless Steel & Cast Iron Sock Stretchers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique 19th century stainless steel & cast iron sock stretchers Extra large pair of industrial strength sock stretcher. Today, these would make a great...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique California - Folk Art

Materials

Stainless Steel, Iron

Vintage Moroccan Berber Ethnic Bracelet
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet Moroccan tribal bracelet, cuff from the high atlas of Morocco. Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroc...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Folk Art California - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver, Enamel

Hollywood Sign Artist Model
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun piece of Los Angeles artwork. Hollywood sign made as an artist's model to make larger versions at a later time. Letters are perfect scale. Made of w...
Category

Early 2000s American California - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn from Fez with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez. Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand-painted with Arabic calligraphy writing. This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic ...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Islamic California - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage French Provincial Rattan Lidded Handled Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Modern vintage rattan picnic basket, 1980s, France. Large Mid-Century Modern vintage French Provincial rattan lidded handled pic...
Category

Mid-20th Century French French Provincial California - Folk Art

Materials

Rattan

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