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Item Ships From: New York City
Pictorial Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Turkish anatolian with 2 pigeons.
Measures : 1'8'' x 2'2''.
Category
20th Century Persian Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Scenic Duck American Hooked Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century depicting 2 ducks on a lively scenic view. The condition is really nice. No stain...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jute
Zabihi Collection American Hooked Accent Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Description
An American hooked accent-size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century
Details
rug no. j3607
size 4' 4" x 5' 9" (132 x 175 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
19th Century Antique Shirvan Caucasian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
AN intermediate square size antique Caucasian shirvan pictorial rug
circa 1875. Measures: 4'1" x 4'9''.
Category
19th Century Russian Campaign Antique New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Bust of Daphne, Apollo's First Love
Located in New York, NY
A fabulously hand carved antique neoclassical style Italian Carrara marble bust of Daphne. This bust is of immaculate quality and craftsmanship. Daphne's hair is beautifully hand car...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Carrara Marble
Zabihi Collection Abstract American Hooked Scatter Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
A compelling Mid-20th Century American hooked rug.
Measures: 2'11" x 3'2''.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Primitive New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Indonesian Stone Coin, Extra-Large
Located in New York, NY
A large hand-carved stone coin from Indonesia, round center. Smooth finish in flat white. Mounted on a 18" x 8" black metal stand.
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Walking Stick W/ Faux Burled Wood Handle and Black Enameled Body
Located in New York, NY
This Walking Stick in Faux Walnut and black enamel originates from the United States during the 20th Century. Features a lovely sculptural handle in faux walnut, leading to a brass f...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
Japanese Folk Art Carved Gilt Wood Theater Facial Mask on Brass Base
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2-342,Japanese Folk Art carved gilt wood mask on brass base.
Category
1960s Vintage New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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 New York City - 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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Spruce
American Hooked Checkerboard Chess Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade one of a kind American Hooked Rug from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century with an irregular checkerboard pattern
Measures: 3' x 5'7''.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Lion Turkish 20th Century VIntage Rug
Located in New York, NY
MId 20th Century Turkish Rug with a lion motif
Details
rug no. 31818
size 1' 10" x 3' 4" (56 x 102 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th C. Wood Spindle Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Industrial 19th century wooden spool candlesticks with hand poured pear candles.
Category
19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian carpet from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Persian Malayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind early-20th century decorative Malayer rug
Measures: 3'7'' x 6'4''.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1950s Framed Shadow Box Specimen Collection
Located in New York, NY
In a wooden case that opens flat, its original box intact and both sides flush, this hinged naturalist’s display houses 156 catalogued marine specimens, each numbered and precisely p...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Wood
Zabihi Collection Pale Vintage Turkish Oushak Wide Runner
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish oushak neutral color gallery rug
Measures: 4'8'' x 12'4''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Country New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
South American Cowhide & Leather Trunk
Located in Queens, NY
South American Colonial (Peruvian 19th Cent) cowhide and leather floor trunk (Bataca) with a geometric strap design.
Category
19th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Cowhide, Leather
Jolly Deer Pictorial Karabagh Conversation Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century high-quality Russian Karabagh pictorial rug depicting a happy go luck deer
Measures: 4'5'' x 6'9''.
Category
20th Century Russian Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Skinny Vintage American Hooked Runner
Located in New York, NY
A skinny mid 20th century American hooked runner with an all-over design
Measures: 1'6'' x 11'7''.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Jute
Fun Pictorial Lion Sheep Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 20th century Turkish rug depicting 2 lions outlined in yellow and a pink sheep outlined in light blue on a brown field.
they all seem pretty happy, right? dated 1980
Measures...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
American Stained Glass Hooked Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked scatter size rug from the middle of the 20th century
Measures: 2'2" x 4'4''.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Dog Animal Antique Karabagh Rug
Located in New York, NY
A pictorial rug depicting a dog floating around different humans, animals, and figures on a red ground.
3'9'' x 6'2''
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Burmese Tribal Markers Wooden Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Two Burmese chin state tribal markers. Tribal Territory markers collected within the chin state Burma (Myanmar). Each piece is primitively carved with a face and a collection of item...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Antique New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Early American Folk Art 19th Century Cherry Wood Firkin Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
Early American Folk Art Cherry wood firkin with original varnish finish and a sewing box interior
19th Century
The name firkin originated from the Dutch word "viedikkijn" which mean...
Category
19th Century American American Colonial Antique New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Zabihi Collection Persian Malayer Pictorial Square Size Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind early-20th century decorative Northwest Persian pictorial rug.
3'7'' x 3'11''
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Revival New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Heriz Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Heriz carpet from the early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Tulu rug from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Minimalist New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Angora
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 New York City - Folk Art
Ming Style Sacai Glazed Pottery Figure of a Horse China with C.O.A.
Located in New York, NY
Realized between 1368AD-1644 AD, this stunning documented horse figurine was realized in China during the Ming period. Executed using a Sacai glaze, the sculpture offers a cream colo...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Folk Rug With A Distressed Appeal In Turquoise
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Sparta rug that has been overdyed teal with hand-knotted raised piles to form the 'pseudo' medallion, spandrels, and border of this modern folk piece.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Remote Control Model Airplane
Located in Queens, NY
American (1950s) hand made model airplane with working engine and remote control.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Antique Central Asian Tekke Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An antique Central Asian Tekke rug. From the most important Turkmen weaving tribe in Turkmenistan, this blood red nomadic rug displays five columns of ele...
Category
Early 20th Century Central Asian Tribal New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Decorative Antelope Horn Brush
Located in Queens, NY
Large decorative African brush with a black antelope horn handle and thin red straw bristles.
Category
20th Century African Tribal New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Horn
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Handmade Persian Pictorial Folk Rug in Red and Blue-Grey
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial depiction of what seems to be a historical figure on his horse surrounded by 4 large peacocks and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Balinese 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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Teak
20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning Fante asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Paint
Contemporary Handmade Turkish Flatweave Patchwork Rug In White
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish Kilim from the 21st century. The rug consists of a vintage hemp Kilim as the white background and raised patches to form the design. No borders, but a finely abrashe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Hemp
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Tulu Turkish rug from the mid-20th century. A wide plain saturated marsala colored border with a beige open field. No ditzy ornamentation. Totally graphic with a very long ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Carved Black and Gold-Painted Sunburst
Located in New York, NY
Exuberantly carved sunburst mounted on a black roundel.
Provenance: From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York, NY.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Other
1960 Bertoncello Italian Vintage Brown Red Beige Ceramic Ashtray Bowl/Catch-All
By Roberto Rigon, Bertoncello
Located in New York, NY
Create a sculptural arrangement of organic shapes, combining style statement and functionality with these Italian vintage earthenware Art pieces: a group of 4 Mid-Century Modern different ceramics is available, 3 vases and a bowl/catch-all, by Bertoncello and designer Roberto Rigon, showing inspiration from Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore work. This particular postmodern sculpture bowl is quite innovative in its aerodynamic shape for the period and particularly in the mid-20th-century ceramic sector, glazed in a beige terracotta...
Category
1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Silk Moroccan Boho-Chic Flatweave Rug In A Slate Blue Shade
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Moroccan Folk Kilim flatweave from the late 20th century. Slate blue, yellow, red, black, and white are among the hues on this pileless flat Moroccan tribal carpet-textile ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Silk
American Country Painted and Carved Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Queens, NY
American Country (20th Century) carved and painted double sided rocking horse.
Category
20th Century American Country New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile 5'7" x 8'9"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Antique African Ewe Kente Cloth Textile, Country of Origin: Africa, Circa Date: 1900
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Primitive Healing Figure
Located in New York, NY
Hill tribe healing figure carved of solid wood. 19th-early 20th century Golden Triangle area, Southeast Asia Indochina. This is a healing figure used to aid in healing. Arms folded ...
Category
Early 1800s Southeast Asian Antique New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Kurdish Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Kurd rug from the early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Gabbeh modernist carpet from the mid-20th century. A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug. The khaki field of this small square tribal scatter is closely covered by a nested ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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 New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Handmade Persian Serab Folk Runner in Brown and Blue-Green
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Serab rug in runner format from the early 20th century. The warm camel-tone brown field spaciously displays a long pole medallion punctuated by geometric lozenges,...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rustic New York City - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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