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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Item Ships From: USA
Native American Black & White Cloud Pattern Mimbre Pottery Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Signed Native American Mimbre white pottery bowl with black cloud pattern on bowl interior. Painted black line rim all around top rim edge.
Hand crafted by Pablo Lopez, Central Mexic...
Category
20th Century Mexican USA - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Marroquin Arab 1870 Koummya Dagger With Sheath In Wood Silver And Brass
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Miami, FL
Marroquin forged steel dagger with sheath.
Beautiful koummya dagger with a sheath from the region of Morocco, circa 1870. The blade was created with forged steel, mounted in wood an...
Category
1870s Moroccan Islamic Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Brass, Steel
Large Vintage Locomotive Train Engine Toy
Located in New York, NY
Very large vintage locomotive steam train engine measuring 26 inches long and 11 inches tall.
Category
Late 20th Century American USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Pair Inuit Seal and Whale Scrimshaw Walrus Ivory Tusks
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of antique Alaskan walrus tusks with scrimshaw decoration, one with three different whales the other with three different seals.
Alaska, United States
Length: 29.5 Inches.
...
Category
Early 1900s American Tribal Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by John Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example of a Nuu-chah-nulth northwest coast hand carved wood TOTEM pole by master carver John Williams, circa 1980s. Williams was the son of famed carver, Ray Williams, and Gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century New England Folk Art Schooner Weathervane, circa 1890, having a carved and painted wooden hull with bowsprit, spars and deck house; wooden masts with wire standing riggi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Folk Art Stitched Geometric Patchwork Quilt Blanket Gingham Check
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand stitched bedspread / blanket / coverlet / quilt featuring checkered geometric blocks of multicolored gingham, divided by white and...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage 'IN USE' Illuminated Sign, 1980s England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slender "IN USE" lighted box sign dating from the 1980s. Likely used outside of rooms containing X-Ray machines. The box is made of a white powder coated metal and front sign is made...
Category
1980s American Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Sculpture of Shore Bird
Located in Houston, TX
The Folk Art Sculpture of the shore bird is a radiant manifestation of creativity and imagination, blending elements of nature with artistic expression. Crafted as a composite heron,...
Category
20th Century Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Composition, Metal
1984-1995 Speckled Brown Mark Hewitt Pottery Jug
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1984-1995 Mark Hewitt Pottery jug. Speckled brown; elegantly turned. WMH mark with a D.
7.75" h., 5.25" dia.
Whitehall Antiques is a family business that has been a major source for...
Category
Late 20th Century American USA - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
George Ohr (Potter) "Bag Shaped" ceramic Savings Coin Bank Circa 1885
By George Ohr
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare item by famous and world renowned, avant garde "Mad Potter of Biloxi" George Ohr; known for creating many of his pieces with an abstract design, incorporating sexual and e...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Vessel / Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Double Sided Late 19th c. English Fishmonger's Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fantastic double sided English fishmongers sign with original paint. I especially love the teeth of this guy. This is folk art at its finest. don't let this one get away!
Category
1890s British Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Signed Jan Il Yang Visual Abstract Wall Art with Gold Frame
Located in Medina, OH
Beautiful signed Jan Il Yang visual abstract art piece. In its original gorgeous gold frame in great condition. Jan Yang uses a metallic gold foil in his artwork which gives it a ve...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Framed Leonard Wren "French Pastry" Giclée Print
Located in Medina, OH
Beautiful giclée (canvas print) artwork signed by Leonard Wren. His artwork was inspired by his many travels and became famous for his beauty of the world through capturing the joy l...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial USA - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Nathan Cobb Jr Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hollow-carved Canada Goose decoy by Nathan Cobb Jr, with applied neck and head circa 1880-1895. This decoy features a 33” L x 7 ½” W two-piece hand-scooped and drilled hollow body, c...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Navajo Germantown ZigZag Blanket
By Navajo
Located in Sharon, CT
A Germantown (late 19th century) consisting of vertical zig-zag narrow lines in green, white violet and black, on a dark red ground. 72x48".
Category
Late 19th Century American Tribal Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Rare 32 Carat Carved Lapidary Opal Native American Indian Chief
Located in New York, NY
A vintage opal Indian head carving, weighing 32.10 carats, featuring an intricate piece of lapidary artistry. Crafted from opal, a gemstone known for its iridescent play of colors, t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese USA - Folk Art
Materials
Opal
Wood Working Chisels, 1950s France
By Blanchard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing set of 3 wood working gouges and chisels. Numbered 2 (long), 3 (medium) and 4 (short). Maple pommel on each with a steel tang running through the handle. Each tool also has a...
Category
1950s French Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Southern Quilt in Wedding Ring Pattern in Pale Green, Ivory, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
Early 20th century hand-stitched southern quilt top from SE United States most likely North Carolina. It has a “Double Wedding Ring” quilt pattern set on a lime green background w...
Category
Early 20th Century American USA - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Trapunto Sails
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie, circa 1860, a sailor's folk art woolwork picture of a British frigate with white trapunto sails, the ensign of the White Fleet at the stern, and the fle...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Modernist Welded Rebar / Steel And Animal Bone Abstract Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Welded Rebar / Steel And Animal Bone Abstract Sculpture .. Amazing use of space, Well executed,, balanced.. Artist unknown.Purchased from estate filled with high end art an...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Hand Stitched Crib Quilt in Red, Green, Peach, Blue Framed as Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
17.5” x 18.5” x. .1” Charming vintage hand stitched small quilt depicting a house in red, peach, green blue, and ivory from the mid 1900s. The quilt is beautifully mounted and is...
Category
Mid-20th Century American USA - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Art Glass, Hardwood
Large Oil Paint on Masonite Surrealist Abstract Painting signed Adolphus "66
By George Adolphus Storey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large 54" x 54" Oil on Masonite Surrealist Abstract Painting signed Adolphus "66... Amazing use of colors.. space,, Modernism,, abstraction,, surreal. Show-stopper for sure,, Statem...
Category
1960s Unknown Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Ashanti Bronze Ceremonial Staff Top Hoe with 3 Turtles, Ghana
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ashanti cast bronze ceremonial staff top in the shape of a hoe with 3 cast turtles, from Ghana.
It is in good condition with a deep patina and polish from traditional use, appropria...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Zabihi Collection American Hooked Scatter Size Rug dated 1938
Located in New York, NY
An American hooked mini square-size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century
Details
rug no. j3878
size 2' 6" x 3' 3"
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Ford Falcon Friction C1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Ford Falcon Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car C1960. In excellent vintage condition with minimal, if any wear. Came from a large lot of toys that were properly wrapped up...
Category
1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
USA, circa 1900s
A rare collection of four Plains Tribe American Flag motif ceremonial beadwork strips dating ba...
Category
20th Century North American USA - Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Beads
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Station Wagon C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Japanese tin litho toy car from the mid to late fifties. A Chevrolet Station Wagon in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, practically unplayed with. Friction mot...
Category
1950s Japanese Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Rare Gold Ashanti Royal Bracelet from Jacaranda Tribal
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent gold bracelet was made for Ashanti royalty.
The Ashanti Kingdom's wealth was significantly based on gold-mining and trading in gold, as well as agriculture. The ki...
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian USA - Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Early to Mid-20th Century Bamboo Rooster Effigy, Terai, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century bamboo rooster effigy, Terai, Nepal.
A charming rooster made from the root of a bamboo from the Rai people of Terai, Nepal. He stands 8" high and his form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage 'Recording' Studio Light, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original "Recording" studio lighted box sign dating from the 1970s. The box is made of metal and front sign is made of an opaque cream plastic with slender red lettering. The piece i...
Category
1970s American Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Horn Sailing Boat Figurine
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Set sail into a sea of style with this extraordinary mid-century style horn ship or sailboat accessory, a piece that promises to captivate and intrigue. This unique item is an artful...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern USA - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa, 1950
Located in Buffalo, NY
Dan Mask from Ivory Coast, Africa,, MID 20TH CENTURY.. gREAT COLOR / PATINA..
Category
1950s Ivorian Tribal Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
4 Marked Vintage Majolica Ceramic Pottery Wall Masks Italy Cottura Hand Painted
By Vallauris, Keller & Guérin
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 4 hand-painted and hand-crafted Majolica Masks, one of them is way bigger than others, Italy circa 1960.
The pieces showcases Italian craftsmanship and feature beautiful col...
Category
1960s Italian Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet El Camino C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic friction motor and tin liho body in excellent vintage condition. C 1956 Chevrolet El Camino in red & black with a drop down tailgate. Japanese from the mid fifties. Believe...
Category
1950s Japanese Industrial Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Scoop is 3 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4", on custom wood and metal base total height 7 1/2 inches.
Large carved expressive f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Fine Kuba Cup with Incised Textile Designs, early 20th century Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Kuba wood cup with incised textile designs, early 20th century, from Central Africa.
The woven cris cross designs that are typical of the Kuba currency...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique European Carved & Painted Folk Art Table Pair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Charming antique Scandinavian folk art tables.
These have an old world feel to them.
Hand carved with painted floral design.
Not signed or marked. Approx circa 1930's or earlier.
24...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian Hand Painted Brass Figural Gauri Head Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of antique Indian hand-painted figural brass head religious sculptures.
Hand-crafted in the Maharashtra or Karnataka region of India in the late 19th / early 20th century, d...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Collection of Vintage Shaving Brushes
Located in New York, NY
A collection of five distinctive vintage shaving brushes from the 1940s-1950s. These quirky objects make a great shelf display and an original gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American USA - Folk Art
Early Danish Double Sided Neon Bakery Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
When we first found this neon sign our restorer was excited to work on it. He believes that the sign was a handmade and one-off being produced by a skilled metal fabricator. It was m...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Industrial USA - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
African Hand Crafted Zebra Hide Zulu Shield with Leather Lashing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original Zulu Shield made of Zebra Hide and lashed with woven leather. The inside back is made of wood, and handle portion was cured, covered and painted red - there are some con...
Category
20th Century African Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Zebra Hide, Wood, Paint
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Organic Natural Wood Turned Weed Vase Vessel
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made and sculpted wood-turned weed vase by famed American (Mendocino, California) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. The natural, organic wood grain is quite spectacular...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Rustic French Spinning Wheel with Original Parts from the 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rustic spinning wheel from the 18th century, with original parts. Created in France during the 18th century, this spinning wheel will be an excellent decorative addition to ...
Category
18th Century French Rustic Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Silk Herekeh Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th century Fine Turkish silk one-of-a-kind Herekeh rug with a prayer niche design
Measures: 1'3'' x 1'7''
Category
Mid-20th Century Islamic USA - Folk Art
Materials
Silk
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
By Houghton Mifflin & Co.
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern USA - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Magical Barbara Antelope Mask Mirrors Seeds Cowries Mali, Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early carved wood antelope mask, with many horns, applied glass mirrors, cowries and seeds. Old native repair to one horn.
It is in good condition wear and erosion from tradition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century C1960 Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Corvair
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic tin litho friction Chevy Corvair c1960 in very good condition, near mint. Ralph Nadar of course made the Corvair infamous in his book, "Unsafe At Any Speed" which led to th...
Category
1960s Japanese Industrial Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Zabihi Collection Silk Pictorial Herekeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th century Fine Turkish silk one-of-a-kind Herekeh rug with a beautiful pictorial animal garden design
Measures: 1'4'' x 1'11'.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art USA - Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Red Terracotta Sculpture of Seated Nude, circa 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Red Terracotta Sculpture of Seated Nude
circa 1960
signed - artist unknown
nice color and size
small chip near foot
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
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 slanted almond shaped eyes, very small ears and an oval mouth showing carved upper and lower teeth o...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"Maternidad" Oil on Canvas by Jesus Mariano Leuus, Mexico 65, Signed
By Jesus Leuus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of warmth and beauty to your space with this exquisite oil on canvas painting titled "Maternidad" by renowned Mexican artist Jesus Mariano Leuus. This stunning piece feat...
Category
1960s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage Neon Sign San Francisco Iconic Moose's Restaurant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Own a genuine piece of San Francisco history. This iconic neon sign adorned the North Beach iconic restaurant "Moose's" owned by Ed and Mary Etta Moose. Moose's opened in 1990. The t...
Category
1970s American Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Two Polychrome Roosters
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic roosters with polychrome plumage in pinks, greens and orange with and striking red crowns and wattles, perched on weathered green striated tre...
Category
Early 1900s English Chinese Export Antique USA - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Late 20th Century "The Corner General Store" Original Modern Acrylic Painting of
Located in Cookeville, TN
Original Acrylic Painting Titled "The Corner General Store", this modern style painting of a city street has a partial sticker from an art competition on the back, but the artist nam...
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Studio Pottery Earthenware Bowl in Flow Blue and White - Signed 1972
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite earthenware ceramic bowl. This small vessel will be a great addition to a coffee table used as a vase, or a side table as a trinket dish. We also love the idea of using it a...
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Paint
Zabihi Collection Reindeer Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Turkish Pictorial Rug depicting 4 deers predominantly in brown
5' x 7'9''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Agra USA - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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