Rare 1970s Adult Peep Show, Books & Magazines, Large Plastic Embossed Sign XXX
By Terry Richardson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 1970s sign with embossed letters, Adult Peep Show - Books & Magazines. Sold without its original aluminum frame, can be back lit with LED. Small star crack to top of Red "S", minor loss of paint and scuffs. Subject matter is in the style of photographer Terry Richardson...
Plastic
Antique Mexican Folk Art Shrine Religious Box, Hand-Painted, Early 20th Century
Located in St. Louis, MO
Early 20th century antique hand painted Mexican homemade wooden folk art shrine / religious alter nicho box with Christ, Saint Anthony and Saint Francis. Rose painted interior wallpa...
Clay, Wood, Paint, Paper
Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Large Papier-Mâché Hand Painted Angel Candelabra
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in St. Louis, MO
Impressive 1960s large Mexican folk art hand painted papier-mâché angel with 5 arm candelabra. Hand painted details over white robe, include hair, face, gold gilt rope collar, pink a...
Metal
Antique Mexican Folk Art Mary on Donkey "Flight to Egypt" Painted Wood Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Antique Mexican folk art depiction of Virgin Mary on a donkey "Flight to Egypt" or the journey to Bethlehem polychromed wood sculpture. Hand-carved donkey with hair and Mary in gown ...
Wood
Large Midcentury Porcelain Letter "B" from the Stix Baer and Fuller Sign
By Bauhaus
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 44.75" H porcelain letter B, from the former Stix, Baer & Fuller sign. This letter was once on the Mid-Century Modern Stix, Baer & Fuller department store in the Westroads Shop...
Porcelain
"Sharp is the Action" Mask Sculpture by Dave Root, High-Fire Stoneware, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
From a series of masks and heads, "Sharp is the Action" is a tabletop sculpture inspired by the masks and heads made throughout Oceania. Landing in the nebulous zone between ceremony...
Stoneware
Kumba Karna Masks, Indonesian, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
These Kumba Karna Masks are tribal decorative objects realized in the Indonesian island of Bali, during the second half of the 20th century. Dimensions: cm 19 x 20. Traditional...
Wood
Rare Glass Pedestrian Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic glass pedestrian street crossing sign. Great coloring. Excellent condition. Illuminates beautifully in sunlight.
Vintage Folk Art Cowboy on Horse Balancing Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming vintage folk art sculpture depicting a cowboy riding a galloping horse, captured in a dynamic balancing composition. Crafted with hand-cut and painted metal elements, the ...
Metal, Iron
Willi Huggler Brutalist Style Carved Wood Mask
By Willi Huggler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved grotesque wood mask with pierced eyes, very hooked nose, cigar between very crooked bone teeth. Label on verso reads, “Willi Huggler (Swiss, 1925...
Bone, Wood
Mende Women's Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their ...
Wood
Large Folk Art Papier Mache Moon with Face
Located in Hastings, GB
This captivating hand-crafted folk art hanging crescent moon, its unusual three-dimensional cratered form of very large proportions, with a central face, awake on one side, asleep on...
Paper
Large Folk Art Papier Mache Sun with Face
Located in Hastings, GB
This characterful hand-crafted folk art hanging sun, its unusual three-dimensional form of very large proportions, with a serene smiling face to one side, is a rare find. The hand pa...
Paper
Two Hand Carved Musician Cherub Angel Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved pair of musician cherub angels, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. We believe that this pieces are from the 1960s or older. A nice addition to any r...
Wood
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H 35.44 in W 53.55 in D 2.76 in
Decorative Wall Panel Made with Mexican Wrestlers (Folk Art)
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Rare Decorative Wall Panel Made with Mexican Wrestlers Toys (Folk Art).
Plastic
Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display. Custom-mad...
Shell, Wood, Beads
Vintage Porcelain Corona Beer Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and hard to find vintage porcelain Corona beer sign, circa 1970s. The sign is actually a former tabletop at a roadside cantina in Mexico. The di...
Metal
Vintage Hand-Painted Floral Ceramic Carafe, Early 20th Century - 2Y593
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This unique antique ceramic carafe from the 20th century is a one-of-a-kind decorative piece, featuring a charming hand-painted floral decor. Its unusual flattened gourd shape and ha...
Ceramic
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H 2 in W 7.38 in D 1.75 in
19th Century Santos or Saint Ex-Voto Carved Polychrome Wood Arm & Hand Offering
Located in St. Louis, MO
Possibly 19th Century hand-carved wood arm & hand with Polychrome, Ex-Voto offering. Handpainted forearm Exvoto - 1857. In the style of a Santos arm, religious relic, fork art carved hand. Mexican Art. carved hand model, hand fetish, hand artist model. Ex-Votos are offered when miracles are sought and also given in thanks for recovery. They commonly take the shape of human body parts, hearts and animals, and are made to represent the part or creature affected by illness or healed by divine intervention. From the estate of Joan Conway Crancer, daughter of the famous St. Louis painter Fred Conway, and was a passionate art collector, included in her collection were Calder Sculptures, Max Beckman...
Wood
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H 13 in W 10 in D 10 in
Vintage 1960s French Wicker Rattan Minotaur Bull Head Sculpture Wall Decoration
By Mario Torres, Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage French Mid-Century Modern Organic Petate Tule Rush or Wicker hand made woven Bull Head wall sculpture, circa 1960s or early 1970s. In fine condition...
Wicker, Rattan, Rush
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H 16 in W 8.5 in D 10 in
Mid-Century Modern OP-Art White Plywood Bust of Concentric Biomorphic Layers
By Renato Giuseppe Bertelli 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unknown artisan handmade folk art Mid-Century Modern 1970s Op-Art style wood bust made of 17 layered concentric biomorphic off white painted plywood panels. Plywood varies from 1/2" ...
Plywood
Grand Scale Hand Carved Wood Giraffe Sculpture on Base circa 1970's
Located in St. Louis, MO
Grand scale African folk art hand carved wood giraffe, with charred black stained spots. Appears to be carved from log. In fine vintage condition. Unsigne...
Wood
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H 22.75 in W 31 in D 11.75 in
Vintage Folk Art Rusty Steel Garden Kinetic Sculpture of Bull Amber Glass Eyes
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique vintage rusty steel Folk Art garden or yard sculpture of bull / cow, fabricated from steel with amber glass eyes. Well executed, has articulated...
Steel
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H 20.5 in W 19.5 in D 6 in
Sweden Folk Art, Collection of Six Vintage Swedish Dala Horses by Nils Olsson
By Nils Olsson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Instant Swedish Folk Art Collection of six vintage hand carved and painted Dala horses by Nils Olsson. Various labels, some signed with Akta Dalahe...
Wood
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H 24 in W 28 in D 3 in
1940s Oil painting of Industrial Interior Scene of Steel Company Blast Furnace
Located in St. Louis, MO
Signed 1940s WPA style Industrial oil painting of Allegheny Ludlum Corporation of Pennsylvania steel refinery blast furnace, architectural rendering depicting the interior layout with workers, cranes, molten steel, fire, conveyor belts, flat train cars and furnace. Executed by Robert Esler, an unlisted but, skilled and confident artist. Allegheny and Ludlum prior to merging, manufactured steel for the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building in New York City. Allegheny Steel also had produced stainless steel bright work for the Model A Ford...
Masonite, Paint
Articulating Wooden Mannequin, Germany, 1930s
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare fully articulating mannequin, Germany, 1930s. Fingers and toes articulate at every joint. Beautifully made in what appears to be solid...
Fabric, Wood
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H 66 in W 66 in D 1.5 in
Lester Goldman Painting, "Lil Construct with One Tear" Oil on Canvas, 1987
Located in Kansas City, MO
A stunning example of the work of Lester Goldman. The title is "Lil Construct with One Tear," oil on canvas, 66 in x 66 in, 1987. Perfect condition.
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.
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.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.