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Item Ships From: Manhattan
Zabihi Collection Pink Oversize Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century oversize Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground
Measures: 12'2'' x 17'6''.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique American Navajo Ivory Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative 20th-century American Navajo rug with a geometric tribal design with pink, cream ,camel and brown accents
Measures: 3'5'' x 6'2''.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare size mid-20th century Turkish Deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design.
Measures: 2'3'' x 15'6''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Pre-Columbian Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Floral Leaf Design American Hooked Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century with an assortment of leaves on a repetitive box pattern on a gray and charcoal ground
Measures: 3'6"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Zabihi Collection Bessarabian kilim
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful early 20th Century Scatter Size Besserabian kilim
Measures: 3'7" x 6'10".
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Bessarabian Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Persian Gorilla Face Lion Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a yellow lion featuring abstract elements with a gorilla face sitting on a black ground
Measures: 4'2'' x 6'8''
This w...
Category
Late 20th Century Pre-Columbian Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Swedish Iron Weather-Vane with Dragon with Date 1704
Located in New York, NY
Swedish metal (iron) weather-vane of a dragon's head on sword shaped stem. The date "1704" is impressed on the dragon's head which most likely refers the age of the house o...
Category
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Square American Hooked Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century
Measures: 3'4" x 3'4'.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Zabihi Collection Gray Floral Folk Style Vintage Throw Turkish Rug Dated 1969
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Anatolian rug with a trapezoid shaped medallion on a grayish blue field, accents in beige, rust red and green.
Measures: 2'11" x 3'8".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Persian Lion Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a lion sitting on a striated black grey field.
Measures: 5'1'' x 6'5''.
This was originally belonging to a private Per...
Category
Late 20th Century Pre-Columbian Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Artisan Made Quilt Made Using Vintage Fortuny Fabric by David Duncan Studio
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
Artisan made quilt made using vintage Fortuny Fabric with the border and back hand quilted by a master quilter. The edges with bias edging and vintage For...
Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Antique Grain Sack 'Open' Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique grain sack 'open' rug. An old tribal cargo bag or rug from SW Turkey, opened up, still retaining its original carrying band. Can be a wall-hanging, a...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Goat Hair, Wool
Carved Bantam Wearing a Crown
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 19th century French carved bantam sporting a crown, well carved in pine. Good detailing to face, plumage, tail feathers and feet. Possibly originally from a ring toss game...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Pair Italian Sculptures Commedia dell'arte
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Fun and Whimsical is this pair of Commedia dell'arte metal sculptures from Italy circa 1950's. To the eye, these are quite unique and commanding in presence. One is a masked gu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Long Checkerboard Vintage Turkish Deco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Rare long runner size 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish deco rug with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design in an assortment of different colors. Originally custom made for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Sivrihisar Jijim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Sivrihisar Jijim rug. An antique tribal flat-weave from West-Central Turkey, rug is woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading technique. The design and color palette are chara...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Balouch Human Pictorial Figurative Gallery Runner
Located in New York, NY
Gallery size antique Persian Balouch pictorial rug from the 1940s. Ivory field with apricot and teal accents
Size: 4'10” x 10'8”.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind mid-20th century highly decorative caliber Pictorial Persian Malayer rug in soft creams, blues, green and gray accents. 1 lady sitting on a small rug and another graspi...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Romantic Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Nain Pictorial Lady with a Banjo Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind mid-20th century high decorative caliber Pictorial Persian Nain rug with a woman playfully playing with her Banjo. A mosque can be seen in the background.
Measures:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Romantic Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Berber Stone Necklace, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A long Berber necklace, hand-crafted with stone beads and wool, with a round filigree silver accent. Morocco, early 20th Century.
Green and blue amazonite, red coral, glass and sto...
Category
1920s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Silver
Distressed Persian Handmade Tribal Rug in Deep Red, Orange, and Ivory
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Gabbeh tribal rug handmade by the nomadic Qashqai tribe in South Persian during the early 20th century. One large orange folksy lion prances over the deep red fiel...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Persian Malayer Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind early-20th century decorative Northwest Persian pictorial rug.
Measures: 3'11'' x 6'4''.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Adirondack Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ceremonial Camel Cover Rug
Located in New York, NY
Ceremonial camel cover rug. A large animal trapping, most probably a ceremonial cover for a camel made of felted wool and decorated with embroidered motif...
Category
1930s Turkmen Tribal Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Felt
Tribal American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked square size rug from the middle of the 20th century
Measures: 2'10" x 3'2''.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Yuntdag Rug with Cloudband Border
Located in New York, NY
Yuntdag rug with Cloudband border. A great example of Western Anatolian weaving by tribal groups settled in the Manisa - Bergama region, attributed to the highland pastures of Yuntda...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Kozak Saddlebags
Located in New York, NY
An old tribal bag, originally meant to be carried over the shoulder or the back of a donkey. A very nice example with lots of details.
Can be used in a variety of ways - wall hangin...
Category
1960s Turkish Tribal Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Brocade, Goat Hair, Wool
Rare Gabonese African Harp
Located in New York, NY
A rare figurative harp from made by the Vuvi or Tsogo people of Gabon. It is an instrument traditionally played by young men and boys. These rare instruments are well known for their...
Category
20th Century Gabonese Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Persian Mahal Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mahal rug from the mid-20th century. On a subtly abrashed (natural color striations), saturated crimson red open field are two widely separated, stepped and straigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Painting on Canvas, "La Cuisine Aux Fleurs" by Gerard Economos
By Gerard Economos 1
Located in New York, NY
Painting. Acrylic on canvas by Gerard Economos (French,1935-)
Gerard Economos is known for his passionate, intensely colored abstract compositions and large acrylic paintings that have been performed live in front of audiences in 12 countries. Economos has had over 88 events over the last 57 years and his work is now in collections in over 34 countries. He started Live Performances with the Greek avante-garde composer and architect, Iannis Xenakis during a Sound Festival; Subsequently he developed the "Une Musique a Voir" (A music to see) concept.
'La Cuisine aux Fleurs' (Cooking with Flowers) was a series of paintings initiated at the request of the renowned French Chef, Raymond Oliver in 1975 who wished to have his recipes illustrated. They have been rarely shown in public.
For an illustrated 15 page biography of Economos please contact Thomas Gallery Ltd...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique Russian Brown Horse 20th Century Pictorial Wool Decorative Rug
Located in New York, NY
Marvelous one of a kind Pictorial Russian Karabagh rug depicting a large, bold and beautiful horse with a floral scenic background with predominant accent colors in light blue, brigh...
Category
20th Century Russian Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Tramp Art Cabinet, Signed by Michael Lavery
By Michael Lavery
Located in NYC, NY
Fine and large tramp art cabinet signed 'Michael Lavery' and dated '98' on reverse (shown in Image #9) in whitewash paint. Certainly one of the fines...
Category
Late 20th Century American Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Dazzling Geometric American Hooked Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century with a dizzy-like geometric design
Measures: 2'4" x 4'3'.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Jute, Wool
Jolly Deer Pictorial Karabagh Conversation Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Russian Karabagh pictorial rug depicting a pleasant deer on a mustard yellow ground
Measures: 4'1'' x 7'9''.
Category
20th Century Russian Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Flower
Located in New York, NY
A carved wooden flower sculpture of assembled carved pieces of wood mounted on an iron stand. Very good condition with some signs of repairs made over time. Early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Crazy Whimsical Vintage American Hooked Runner
Located in New York, NY
A rare handmade American Hooked rug from the early part of the 20th century showing the southern part of the United States with various different type of animals. Condition is really...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Rare Room Size Large Dog American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century depicting 2 large dogs on all over square plaid pattern. Condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has been pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jute
Zabihi Collection Folksy Set of Pictorial Persian Souf Gabbeh Carpets
Located in New York, NY
Set of mid-20th century Souf Pictorial Persian Gabbeh carpets .
2'9'' x 3'10'' x 2'8' x 3'10'' respectively
Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low an...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Persian Pictorial Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a Small bird riding on a colorful pony surrounded by an exotic colorful border on a dark open field
Measures: 3'11'' x 6'...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Persian Folk Rug With Cerulean Blue, Grey, Pink, And White Tones
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug from the mid-20th century. This off white Persian Hamadan rug has a Persian Karajeh-style octogramme medallion made with co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
American Hooked Horse Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade American hooked rug from the middle part of the 20th century depicting a horse on a mint green background. Condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has been professi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jute
American Hooked Scenic Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century depicting a quiet little home on the prairie. Condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has been pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jute
"Five Bouquet" Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
"Five Bouquet" Tulu rug. A lovely old village rug from Central Turkey, woven in the "Tulu" tradition, with a rare and interesting design featuring five bouquets of flowers, with the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tulu Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Nautical Spot Light by General Electric
By General Electric
Located in New York, NY
Vintage small nautical searchlight by General Electric, USA, circa 1950. For decorative display purposes only, not operational.
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wooden Footed Tray, USA 1900's
Located in New York, NY
A footed tray in what appears to be solid Elm, most likely a single-purpose object carved by a craftsman, can be used for rings.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Room Size Modern Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A flat-weave made from a variety of different Minimalist vintage Turkish Kilim's sewn together with protective linen backing included.
Measures: 10'7'' x 14'4''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Futurist Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
Cars and Motorcycle Vintage Persian Flat-Weave
Located in New York, NY
Square scatter size Persian Kilim from the mid-20th century with pigeons riding 2 cars and a motorcycle riding on a denim blue field. Are the car and...
Category
20th Century Persian Archaistic Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Indonesian Wood Mask, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A vintage theater mask from Bali, Indonesia, circa 1975-1980.
Polychromed hand-carved teak, mounted on a black metal stand.
This type of mask is used at Indonesian Topeng or Mas...
Category
1970s Indonesian Tribal Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Pictorial Sheep Pigeon Sea Foam Turkish Anatolian Accent Size Decorative Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative mid-20th century Turkish rug with 2 large sheep on a casual gray blue sea foam colored ground. Smaller birds and sheep hovering around ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Siberian Eskimo Pipe, Alaska
Located in New York, NY
Siberian Eskimo people were introduced to tobacco in the 17th century, acquiring it from European traders in exchange for furs. Pipes based on European models, such as this example, ...
Category
19th Century Antique Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Leather, Hide
Retro Turkish Deco Kilim, Rainbow
Located in New York, NY
A one of a kind one-off Turkish Kilim featuring a rainbow color palette.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Futurist Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
Unique Early 20th Century Abstract Persian Tribal Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Kurdish accent rug from the early 20th century with an abstract multicolored pattern. The size, design, and colors are all very unique and rare characteristics for...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Norwegian Baroque Box, Carved Mythical Creatures + Figurative Scenes, Circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Very special Baroque box with carved decorations of mythical creatures and figurative scenes
Carved monogrammed initials "HPP" + Family Crest, origin: Gudbrandsdal, Norway, circa 174...
Category
18th Century Norwegian Baroque Antique Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Bespoke Italian Mondrian Style Blue Green Red Black Murano Glass Mask Sculpture
By Paolo Birello
Located in New York, NY
Unique Venetian Murano glass 3D Modern mask, exclusive to Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Mondrian inspired, realized in several block colors, aqua blue, turquoise, lime green, red, o...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Antique Turkish Ghiordes Small Rug With Shades of Grey-Blue, Purple, and Beige
Located in New York, NY
An antique Turkish Ghiordes carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century in shades of light blue, purple, red, and yellow sitting atop a nude-beige field and a grey-blue border.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1880 French Country Pair of Navy Blue Edged Folk Art Majolica Decorative Plates
Located in New York, NY
Two quite rare earthenware sculptural decorative plates in barbotine, dated 1880, handcrafted in Clermont Ferrand, central part of France, by Charles ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Majolica
Vintage Mexican Zapotec Decorative Carpet, in Small Size w/ Stylized Bird Design
Located in New York, NY
A vintage decorative rug from the Zapotec Indian tribe in Oaxaca, Mexico, size 3'3 x 1'8, featuring a central medallion on an unfussy beige field, with four stylized bird motifs stan...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Svend Lindhart Porcelain Figurines
By Bing & Grøndahl
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain Children Figurine by Danish designer Svend Lindhart for Bing & Grondahl. Scandinavian Modern, Made in Denmark circa 1970's.
$375 for the s...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Fiberglass Crocodile in White Paint Surface
Located in New York, NY
Modern "Folk Art" crocodile made of cast fiberglass, in distressed white paint surface. Large scale makes this an impressive decorative item, probably circa 1960s. This item is built...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Manhattan - Folk Art
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A Giant Wedding Cake Has Us Looking at Portuguese Tiles in a New Light
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
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Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
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The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
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