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Item Ships From: Continental US
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 Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Giant Papier Mâché Bust, 1980s, USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique papier mâché bust of a man. Massive scale. Great piece of hand painted folk art in good vintage condition with wear as shown.
Category

1980s American Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Nepal or Tibet Ghurra Churn Handle Carved Woven Knot, Old Worn Patina
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An old carved wood handle from Nepal, North India or other Himalayan culture. A butter churn handle called a ghurra. Created in the early 20th century. The handle with finely carved...
Category

Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Eight American Black Lacquered and Gilt Fancy Chairs Baltimore, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight American black lacquered and gilt fancy chairs with painted bird, floral, and shell motif. Two arms and six sides. Chairs have cane seats with...
Category

1810s American American Classical Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Pine, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint

31 Brazilian Silver Amulets
Located in New York, NY
These 31 Brazilian amulets, or balangada, were hammered from sheets of silver in the 19th century to form pomegranates, sugar apples, guava, and other...
Category

Mid-19th Century Brazilian Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Antique Victorian Cast Iron Bookbinding Press Screw Nipping Press
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press 13" tall x...
Category

Late 19th Century English British Colonial Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Dogon Forged Iron Horse and Rider Figure, Mali, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Dogon forged iron horse with figure. figure wears a crested hat and has one hand on reins, the other curved up in the air for balance. It is in good condition, appropriate for its a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Batman, Joker & Riddler Clay Busts, 2004
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique and peculiar painted clay character busts of Batman, Joker and Riddler. Life sized, heavy, and well made. Unknown provenance. All signed 'AG 2004' on the back carved into the ...
Category

Early 2000s Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Clay, Paint

Vintage Chart Rack with Four Denoyer-Geppert Anatomy Charts
By Denoyer-Geppert
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1960s; Denoyer-Geppert Co. - Chicago, IL Vintage metal chart rack with four original four-color Denoyer-Geppert anatomy posters. Each is in remar...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Abstract Sculpture in Serpentine by Tafadzwa Tandi from Mrewa, Zimbabwe
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible abstract sculpture by Tafadzwa Tandi made out of a solid piece of serpentine stone. A 3rd generation artist of Zimbabwe, Tafadzwa learned the...
Category

1990s Zimbabwean Expressionist Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Stone

18th Century American Pine Decorated Blanket Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century American pine decorated blanket chest, probably from New England, circa 1770 having a dovetailed case on wide bracket feet, the li...
Category

Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
Located in Miami, FL
A fine 19th century oil on canvas figurative painting. Signed, artist unknown. Country of origin unknown, we acquired this beautiful work of art in France. Stunning details. The pa...
Category

19th Century Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

W. Beaupre Gold Chain Android Bust
By William Beaupre
Located in New York, NY
Stunning futuristic android bust by W. Beaupre. Bust is embellished with intricate gold chain, pearls and vintage jewelry findings. The atte...
Category

20th Century American Modern Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Other

Vintage Simon Beer Dimensional Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1970s/1980s; The William Simon Brewery - Buffalo, NY Vintage embossed composite, faux wood advertising sign. This piece advertises Simon Pure, a regional beer from upstate New Y...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Plastic

Folkart Hand Carved Oversized Wooden Toothbrush with Rope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-Carved Wooden Oversized toothbrush. The piece is signed and dated 1978. The carving is very detailed and the flosser on the end, while it loo...
Category

20th Century Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Straw, Rope, Wood

Sculptural Downton Abbey Laundry Pincers
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of over-scale laundry pincers used at the turn of the century by a laundress in a great country house like that depicted in Downton Abbey for remo...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Sycamore

Sterling Silver Butterfly Maiden Kachina by Navajo Silversmith Jeffery Castillo
By Jeffery Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BUTTERFLY MAIDEN KACHINA, 1974 Sterling Silver hand sculpted "Butterfly Maiden" Kachina statuette by renown Navajo silversmith Jeffery Castillo (1949 - ) The "Butterfly Maiden" mea...
Category

1970s Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Sterling Silver

1920s Navajo Double Saddle Blanket with Maltese Cross & Checkerboard Design
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
This early 20th-century Navajo double saddle blanket, woven circa 1920s, is a remarkable example of traditional Southwestern textile artistry. Ha...
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Santa Claus Cast Iron Nutcracker, circa 1880s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This copper-plated cast iron Santa Claus nutcracker was manufactured in England, circa 1880s. It pivots on an iron pin. The face is very finely cast de...
Category

1880s English Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

English Country Painted Golf Sign
Located in Queens, NY
English Country (20th Century) painted and carved wall plaque of golf sign.
Category

20th Century British Country Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Carved Wood Sternboard from Captain's Gig On "Terpsichore"
Located in Norwell, MA
Captain's gig sternboard hardwood with rope carved border and brass lettering "Terpsichore Sandefjord" Norway. Great old sternboard from the Captain's gig from the Terpsichore. Circa...
Category

1850s Norwegian Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Sheet Iron and Metal Trotting Horse Weathervane
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century sheet iron and metal "Trotting Horse" weathervane. It has a nice weathered color and patina and is very authentic with six "healthy" bullet holes to boot. I basica...
Category

1890s Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Lively Standing Mumuye Figure with Expressive Face, Open Hair, Crest, Published
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early standing Mumuye stylized figure with crested hair and open work details. Classic rounded cubist forms that the Mumuye sculptors are known for. Nort...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Southern Quilt in Wedding Ring Pattern in Pale Green, Ivory, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
A rare and exquisite early 20th-century hand-stitched quilt top from the Southeastern United States, most likely North Carolina. This textile features the beloved “Double Wedding Rin...
Category

Early 20th Century American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Chinese Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add artistic flair to your decor with this Chinese glass pheasant bird sculpture. Vibrant colors and fine details make it a standout piece. We sell items as acquired, without rest...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Glass

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 Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Brass

Pre-Columbian Inca Mantle with 16 Figures, Peru, 1476-1534 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Inca Mantle with 16 figures in cubist form with multi-color fringes. This pieces with a Certificat de Bien Culturel from France. For the Incas finely worked and highly decorativ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...
Category

19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Six Foot "Fresh Fish" Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot carved fish trade sign. The Atlantic mackerel is hand-carved with gills, fins, tail, eyes, and snout. "Fresh Fish" is painted in red letters on one side. Great distressed fi...
Category

2010s North American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Carved and painted wooden soldier whirligig. Early 20th century American. Soldier has a leather hat with wooden brim. Presented on simple custom museum...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage South Seas Carved Teak Mermaid
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early vintage or antique South Seas carved teak Mermaid, circa 1920s or perhaps earlier, a hand carved upright figure holding a carved shell, with deeply carved flowers in grooved hair flowing down back, shell necklace, and scale pattern throughout her tail. The statue is weathered, has a few age cracks, and the end of the tail is broken. Mounted long ago on a late Victorian brass lamp...
Category

Early 20th Century Pacific Islands Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Rug Saffron, Light Blue and Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category

Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Metal Bar Sign, "Mr. Pubb"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Not much is known about this rather cheeky round bar sign, metal painted bronze/gold, of a man in a top hat. Either the mystery man or the establishment, whi...
Category

20th Century American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very large New York bus destination sign. Unusual in red. Very graphic. Bottom of roll was date stamped 1951. 7 1/2 feet tall.
Category

1950s American Steampunk Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Green Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of four floral mint green cloth placemats and matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Moroccan African Art Metal Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art wall shade metal sconce shade. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade or just art work. Iron frame with tribal...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Arts and Crafts Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Continental US - Folk Art

Wavy Green Striped Barkcloth with Tropical Banana Leaf Pattern
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautiful vintage mid century fabric is a 100% cotton barkcloth. Barkcloth is a textured printed woven fabric. The banana leaf and flower design with striking bright green, wavy stripes is a handprint design by Renee Harcombe...
Category

1950s American Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Green Vintage Coat Rack
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage coat rack, powder coated in bright green. Six hooks resembling a swimmer prior to diving, make this a cheerful functional item. Though we al...
Category

20th Century European Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Green Vintage Coat Rack
Green Vintage Coat Rack
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Double Sided Gilt & Painted "HAPPY JACK'S" Tobacconist Trade Sign, Laconia, NH
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Two-sided tobacconist trade sign of circular form with gold leaf lettering with red shadow on a black sand paint ground with green borders "HAPPY JACK'S" centers a cutout pipe above a white banner applied to the bottom of each side which reads "CIGAR, PIPE & / TOBACCO SHOP...
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tortoise Bamboo and Wicker 6 Bottle Wine Rack
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A handmade Mid-Century Modern wine rack created from bentwood bamboo and wicker. Two layers of bamboo are carefully woven together creating a space for 6 bottle so wine (or other bev...
Category

Mid-20th Century Southeast Asian Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Russian Icon Painting Theotokos Vladimir Madonna Mother Mary Child Jesus Christ
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully engaging, darkly nuanced Theotokos of Vladimir Russian icon (or possibly Our Lady of Kazan Icon/Mother of God of Kazan) tempera painting (and possibly gold leaf) on a wooden panel featuring the Madonna (Mother Mary) and infant child (a baby Jesus Christ) in her arms. Theotokos is the term for an Eastern icon...
Category

19th Century Russian Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique English Tole Tray with Orientalist Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty 19th century English oval tole tray with two cut out handles featuring a colorful orientalist oil painting complete with figures in a boat architecture and tropical setting ins...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Americana Quilt with Fan Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique hand-made quilt circa 1890-1900s originated from Ohio. The quilt features a striking patched square pattern with fan motifs, all hand stitched with colorful cotton appliqu...
Category

1890s American American Classical Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Blackfeet Style Lance
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfeet style lance with feathers, hereford tail, medicine pouch, red strough and sheared otter. 6'2" Amongst the Blackfeet, specific military society members were known as "Lance...
Category

2010s American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Wood, Feathers

Desk Top Puzzle in Plywood Box
Located in Ferndale, MI
Geometric pieces of wood fitted together inside of laminate or plywood box.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Maple, Plywood

Desk Top Puzzle in Plywood Box
Desk Top Puzzle in Plywood Box
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage 1958 Jos. Schiltz Large 73" Lighted Brewing Beer Advertisement Bar Sign. Item features a large impressive size, fluorescent lighted bulb interior, wonderful color, original l...
Category

1950s Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Maine Circa 1830 Grain Painted Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hudson, NY
Absolutely beautiful, circa 1830's, grain painted, graduated chest of drawers. Likely from Maine or possibly Vermont , the workmanship is absolutely beautiful . From the fully turned...
Category

1830s American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Pine, Paint

Creative Playthings Seesaw
By Creative Playthings, Gloria Caranica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Creative Playthings rocker made of a light, warm birch plywood. Designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica, this rocking horse predecessor is a per...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Birch, Bentwood, Plywood, Wood

Aage Hogfeldt Outsider Art Clown Sculpture
Located in Savannah, GA
Aage Hogfeldt (American, 1925-2014) A clown bust made from concrete and found lamp parts. 10 by 10 by 17 inches In 1954 Aage Hogfeldt founded an artist...
Category

1950s American Folk Art Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Concrete, Wire

Handcrafted Moroccan Metal Orb Pendant, North Africa
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Metal orb pendant handcrafted by skilled artisans in Morocco, North Africa. Amazing metal Moroccan lantern hand-pierced with thousands of small holes to diff...
Category

20th Century Moroccan Moorish Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Well Carved Folk Art Eagle Figure
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A carved and contrastingly stained wood eagle perched on a tree stump and surveying the surroundings. With life like feathers, brass beak and talons, and glass eyes. Mounted on a cir...
Category

20th Century Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Studio Pottery Unglazed Cream Ceramic Pitcher
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty piece of studio pottery. Unglazed and unpainted, this pitcher is created from clay and has no signature. It would be a beautiful piece for display on a shelf or table. Dim...
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Moroccan Tribal African Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan Tribal rug handwoven by Berber women from Morocco. Great geometrical abstract designs, very modernist carpet. Vintage Berber rug from the Taznakht tribe in south eas...
Category

1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Early 20th C. Liberty & Co. Arts & Crafts Log Box Once Owned by Hollywood Star
By Liberty & Co.
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th c., England, a hammered and repousse decorated copper sheet metal over wood box, the hinged slated lid decorated with in Arts & Crafts style. A wonderful Liberty & Co. A...
Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Fiber Polychrome Mask Yam Ancestor Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well preserved Yam Ancestor mask professionally presented on a museum quality acrylic display stand. The mask was a classic tribal art piece from Abela...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Acrylic

19th Century Polychrome Original Painted Hubley Iron Lg Doorstop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted Hubley cast iron doorstop is in fine condition and has a great patina. This is a large floral doorstop with hea...
Category

Late 19th Century American Country Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Arne Tjomsland Teak Bear Cub Vintage Midcentury 1950s Figure Sculpture Norway
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Arne Tjomsland was Norways leading souvenir designer in the 1950s and 1960s. Arne Tjomsland's artistic style is characterized by soft structural lines and minimal detailing on his cr...
Category

1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Kiss of Apollo Photography an Sculpture 1845 to the Present by Jeffrey Fraen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kiss of Apollo: Photography & Sculpture 1845 to the Present by Jeffrey Fraenkel and Eugenia Parry Janis. Title: Kiss of Apollo: Photography & Sculpture 1845 to the Present Author: Fraenkel, Jeffrey; Eugenia Parry Janis Categories: Art, Photography, Edition: First Edition Publisher: Fraenkel Gallery / Bedford Arts: 1991 Binding: Hard Cover Book Condition: Fine Jacket Condition: Good The history of “photography’s love affair with sculpture”, and a study of the ways in which new meaning can be created when one artist observes the work of another. Photographers include Atget, Eakins, Evans, Frank, Groover, Sheeler, Sommer, and Warhol among others in this handsomely designed publication. Exhibition publication from the publisher's gallery is in excellent condition with rich orange cloth covers, gilt print at front cover and spine. Large, b&w full page prints throughout on R. page with descriptions on L. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears. 105 pages with work by Richard Benson, Herbert List, Jan Groover...
Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

20th C. Native American Plains Roach Headdress, Traditional Regalia
Located in Denver, CO
A striking 20th-century Native American Plains Indian roach headdress, also known as a hair ornament, traditionally worn during dances and ceremonies. Thi...
Category

1880s American Native American Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Fur

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