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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 1940s
C1940 Hand Crafted Wooden French Folk Art Airplane with Moving Parts
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand crafted Art Deco styled airplane with the French colors on its tail. All there except for the tails wheel. Otherwise in excellent antique condition with minimal wear. ...
Category

1940s French Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Plastic, Hardwood, Paint

Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...
Category

1940s Mexican Tribal Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Massive Shipibo Tribe Peruvian Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Howard G. Charing writes "The Shipibo-Conibo are an indigenous people people (currently numbering only about 20,000) who live along the Ucayali river in the Amazon basin east of the ...
Category

1940s Peruvian Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Clay

James Vullo W N Y Artist. , oil painting on canvas, Ashcan School, Portrait
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
In 1938, when he was just 24 years old, James Vullo’s first exhibition opened at the Albright Art Gallery. Vullo began drawing around the age of eight. He loved the city, especially ...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Thomas Dewey & Harry Truman 1948 Presidential Election Campaign Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a unique commemorative collage, celebrating the 1948 U.S. presidential election between Harry Truman and Thomas Dewey. This one-of-a-kind collage features a Harry Truman signed...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Chesapeake Bay Scaup Drake Sink Box Wing Decoy, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Chesapeake Bay Scaup Drake Sink Box Wing Decoy, circa 1940, a very shallow flat bodied decoy in original condition, original black and white paint on head and body, and painted...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Brazilian Wai Wai Tribal Cassava Graters Circa 1945
Located in Dallas, TX
Brazilian Wei Wei Casava Graters Two graters constructed of wood and sharpened rock used by the Wai Wai Indigenous tribe of Northern Brazil to process raw Cas...
Category

1940s Brazilian Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Stone

20Thc Folk Art Cow Sign W/ Original Chain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc folky hand made cow trade sign.This full body cow hanging trade sign is double sided and has the original metal chain.The cow is hand carved & painted wood.
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Folky Hand Carved Cow Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved & painted folky cow wood hanging double sided trade sign.This carved cow has the original metal chain and is in great as found condition.
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Unusual Quilt or Throw Rug
Located in NYC, NY
An unusual quilt with sections that look like children's drawings.
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

WWII AN-M8 Flare Gun, 1940s USA
By U.S. Government
Located in Los Angeles, CA
World War II AN-M8 flare gun used by American B-17 Bomber crews. These were used when returning from missions and raids to signal to landing crews on airfields or aircraft carriers w...
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Large Industrial Illuminating Letter "R" Sign, USA circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large industrial illuminating electric letter ‘R’ sign from a Northwestern United States Emergency Room. 2 feet wide and 2.5 feet tall. Letter 'E' also availabl...
Category

1940s North American Industrial Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Folk Art Wooden Raffle Drum Lottery Ticket Spinner with Original Paint
Located in Savannah, GA
This very colorful pin wheel design wooden raffle drum is constructed in two pieces. The rectangular round drum holds the tickets and contains a metal handle and a latch on a door to access the lottery tickets...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

W.P.A. Style Painting, Science, Politics Industry 1940s-1950s, Oil on Board
By WPA
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing W.P.A. style painting, trip-tic depicting science, politics industry, worker's, 1940s-1950s. Oil on board, measuring: 52" x 32". Attention to details. Unfortunately not signe...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Large 20th C. Americana Folk Art Carousel with Painted Farm Animals
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., Large Folk Art carousel with animals on a rotating base.Made of wood and canvas construction, with leather and other accent materials unsigned. The animals depicted are a ho...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Leather Doctors Bag, 1940s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Substantial cowhide bag with brass hardware and closure. Used a travel bag for physicians to play tools and prescriptions in. Perfect as a purse or for tra...
Category

1940s American Colonial Revival Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Rare Mechanical Store Display "MOJUD" Stockings by Louis G. Audette & Company
By Displaymasters
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Mechanical Store Display advertising "MOJUD" Stockings by Louis G. Audette & Company ,New York City.. Amazing graphics.. Remarkable that this survived and remained intact,, Mote...
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Stylized Drug Store Vintage Sign, "PRESCRIPTIONS / SQUIBB" Art Deco, Modernist
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stylized Drug Store Vintage Sign, "PRESCRIPTIONS / SQUIBB" Art Deco, Modernist..Salvaged from Downtown Buffalo NY dRUG Store,,, original stacked plywood ,painted silver lettering.. a...
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

1940s Face Veil, Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment Nikab Framed Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional antique circa 1940s Collectible women face veil from the Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment Nikab framed in a lucite box. Museum quality well preserved Middle Eastern Bedouin women face veil, from the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Desert. Face veil for a Bedouin Women, North Sinai Egypt or Palestine Mid 20th C. An amazing Niqab, Negev Bedouin veil from Palestine or Egypt. Worked on a base of thin red silk and cotton embroidery with antique Ottoman nickel silver coins, glass beads, wool, embroidered, stones, carnelians, glass, and amber. Mid 20th century, circa 1940-50s typical Middle Eastern traditional Arabian Bedouin, Egyptian, Palestinian face mask, garment, head dress, tribal jewelry, bridal veil. Showing heavily decorated in the bottom with silver nickel hands amulets for the Evil Eye protection and early textiles (wool and silk) and tassels hanging down. Face coverings were worn for centuries by the women of various nomadic tribal groups of North Africa and the Middle East. In the western desert of Egypt, Berber women living in Bedouin societies sometimes wear masks or veils called niqab. The veils serve multiple functions, including protecting the women’s face from sun damage, filtering dust from the air, displaying adornment, and demonstrating wealth or status. The niqab worn by Bedouin women on special occasions are sometimes elaborately decorated with coins and beads, like this one. Such masks are not for everyday use; they would be too hot and heavy. They are worn during special events, such as weddings and feasts. Face veil: 12" W x 19" L, circa 1915-1930. Last pictures are references from the book: "Traditional Palestinian Embroidery...
Category

1940s Egyptian Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Lucite, Beads, Textile

Cigar Store Statue, Half and Half Pipe Mixture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cigar store red wood statue titled Half and Half, Pipe Mixture. Statue is half man and half woman. Left foot has a carved number of 523. A great piec...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Tall one of a kind cowboy and horse spinning whirligig American Folk Art piece. Most likely from a larger folk art environment. Sheet steel constructi...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

Ceramic Arts Studio Pair of Indian Figurines
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage 1940's Ceramic Arts Studio Indian Figurines Dimensions above are for Female Standing Indian. Kneeling Indian is 4.88 H. In excellent cond...
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Toy Steamroller C1940 Style of Buddy L
By Buddy L. 1
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large Steamroller toy from the forties. In the style of Buddy L. Repainted and some hardware replaced. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Can be...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Double Wedding Ring Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 20thc yellow & white double wedding ring quilt has a Dutchy Pennsylvania calico fabric.The quilting is very good and piecework too. This ...
Category

1940s American American Classical Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Art Deco Stylized Cat Door Stop in the Style of Walter Von Neesen
By Walter Von Nessen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous screeching black cat door stop in iron & steel. Stylized in the manner of Walter Von Neesen for Chase. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Steel, Iron

Vintage Hand Carved Folk Art Walking Cane with Red Bird
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage circa 1940s hand carved Folk Art cane by Fritz Rummler (1888-1983) Fredericksburg Texas. Branch of a tree carved into a bird with his feet...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair Scottie Dogs Atop Book Theme Japanese Puzzle Bank Occupied Japan Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
Quite an unusual piece for bank collectors or just for those seeking a unique collectible. This is a coin bank made of all wood; walnut and inlay here and there; simulating a stack and shelf of books; a pair of "Scottie dogs" (terriers) on top of the bank completes the decoration. The slot on top of the bank accommodates the saving of coins. When it is full; the method of opening the bank to remove the coins, exemplifies the ultimate in Japanese ingenuity. A video attached to the listing displays the foregoing. With the books facing you; slide the two front bottom panels to the left; slide the bottom right panel forward (tilt forward) exposing the opening; slide out the enclosed loose key; push everything back; slide left half of front panel to the left; the middle book drops down exposing the key hole; insert and turn the key to the right to open; lift the hinged lid; remove coins and reverse the process to start over again. Fantastic item!!! This bank was made in Japan, right after World War ll, during the occupation, around 1948. It is a further manifestation of a mid to early 19th century tradition of hiding documents and money in boxes with "tricks" and a multiplicity of "moves" to unlock a box or trunk. With these banks, it is all about condition and completeness, considering the rough play and use it was subject to from trying to figure out how to open it. This particular bank is in excellent and all original, complete condition with no repairs and no replacements, and is from my own personal collection of banks; having been in my possession since 1985. Worth noting is that this example was featured in "Antiquing and Collecting" magazine September 2003 edition in an article on Japanese Puzzle...
Category

1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Handcut & Painted Sheet Metal Folk Art Cat Door Stop, circa 1940
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare painted sheet metal black cat with arched back and prominent whiskers door stop. Measures : Tall 23 x 10.75 so it makes it's presence felt. Very cool cat! In origin...
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal, Iron

Large 48" Aluminum Hand Made Art Deco Barge (boat) signed Thomas Horan New York
By Michael Horan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large and Unusual 48" riveted Aluminum Hand Made Art Deco / Modernist Barge (boat) signed Thomas Horan of New York,, Expertly crafted, superior quality and construction. Great design,
Category

1940s North American Art Deco Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Dairy Products Trade Sign Geo Fitchett 1940s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful 1940s Geo Fitchett Dairy Products Trade sign, this wooden trade sign is in wonderful original condition. It has hooks on the top for hanging, it is double sided as you can ...
Category

1940s American Primitive Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Tribal Dance Shield, Tutsi, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tutsi Ceremonial dance shield. Rwanda-Burundi Second quarter, 20th century. Wood, natural pigment Measures: 20” long x 7 1/4” wide x 4” deep (50.5 x 18 x 10 cm). Provenance: Col...
Category

1940s Rwandan Tribal Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Wrought Iron Bracket with Sign Panel and Grape Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Wrought iron bracket with sign panel and grape design. Nice quality. For your wine bar.
Category

1940s Italian Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

C1945 Cast Aluminum Trade Sign Form of a Key Keil Charlestown N.H. Keys Made
By Keil Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast aluminum trade sign circa 1945 depicting a actual key in red and silver. Perfect casting which retains its true color and material. Keil from Charlestown N.H. cast into...
Category

1940s American Industrial Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Set of Five Small 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 USA - Folk Art

Materials

Lead

Midcentury Painted Black Cat Door Stop with Arched Back, circa 1940
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous stylized cast iron cat with arched back possibly hissing. Hand painted and a rare form from the Art Deco period. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category

1940s American Industrial Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Folk Art Carved Walking Cane, Snakes and Fish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Folk Art carved walking cane with hand, 2 snakes and fish. Cane measures 7" wide, 7" deep and 38.25" high.
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

'Strike ‘Em Out’ Carnival Toss Sign, 1940s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage, mid-20th century “Strike ‘Em Out” game sign. 6.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Hand painted on 0.75 inch thick plywood. Strike Out originated as a baseball-like street game but also became a popular carnival attraction, where a pitcher hurtled a rubber baseball at a batter in front of the sign with the aim to get the ball in the hole. The game originated in the Chicago area...
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Original Art Deco Nude Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Art Deco Nude Painting Oil on Canvas. Beautiful young woman with a large straw hat posing with the horizon in the background. Spanish-style demure pose. Unsigned painting oi...
Category

1940s Argentine Art Deco Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Art Deco Mint Green and Gold Leaf Ceramic Bowl by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1940s ceramic decorative bowl by Waylande Gregory featuring a highly stylized leaf pattern in mint green with white, black and gold leaf detail. Relatively large compared to more com...
Category

1940s American Art Deco Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Ohio Amish Blue & Pink Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ohio Amish blue & pink broken star quilt in pristine condition. Very fine quilting and piece work. Notice the fine hand stitched saw tooth binding.
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

California Pottery Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch Statue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early Mid-Century Ceramic Tropical Cockatoo on Hibiscus Branch by Fame California Potter William Maddux. A great example of Hawaiian mania that swept th...
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Eight Point Star & Nine Patch Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s Folky eight point star quilt with a nine patch inside each star. The backing is in a sky blue and all cotton. The condition is very good.
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

African Handwoven Tapestry in Hand-Crafted Metal Frame in Indigo Blue, White
Located in Barrington, IL
Vintage African Framed Tapestry on a Hand-Crafted Metal Frame circa the mid 1900s. This African Framed Textile is a beautiful piece of flat woven kilim textile with natural dye col...
Category

1940s South African Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Hand Painted $100 REWARD Wooden Sign, 1940s Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage wood sign from the 1940s. Hand-painted. Misspellings and grammatical errors. The owner Samuel Spilk lived in Long Beach in the 1940s. ...
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 1940s Penny Toy Wind-Up Train, Attributed Japan
Located in Incline Village, NV
Diminutive late 1940s "penny toy like" wind-up tin toy platform train modern and sleek looking for that era; it is hand painted and lithographed in bright co...
Category

1940s Japanese Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Pair of Small Folk Art Painted Wood Tabletop Obelisks, American, circa 1940s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A cool pair of wood “garden” obelisks/topiary forms in an unusual size. Made to be used on a table or a console in the 1950s, they sport their orig...
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Plywood, Paint

Amish Ohio Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Ohio Amish crib quilt in ocean waves pattern.The back round a royal blue and light blue small pieces. The condition is very good.This is a rare...
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Elks Club Hand Painted Event Sign Donkey Armchair Races
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This was a really fun find! "All Elks and Their Ladies." Hand painted event and dance signs for Elks Club. These appear to have been used over a 40 year period. They would recycle each year by repainting dates and prices. Sometimes covering up with a new piece of cardstock and repainting the info. Admittedly done by an accomplished sign painter...
Category

1940s Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Set of 1940s Hard Wood African Lobi Stools with Carved and Pyrogravure Details
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two hand carved hardwood stools with pyrographic decoration from the Sikire Kambire School of the Gaoua region of Burkina Faso (Lobi People, ci...
Category

1940s Burkinabe Tribal Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

1948 Duke University Kappa Sig Sigma Signed Fraternity Pledge Hazing Paddle
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century Kappa Sigma fraternity wooden pledge hazing paddle, fully painted on the front in burgundy, green and white, with applied fraternity logo, taped handle and surname of original owner, (Jack) Gibson. Reverse is signed with the names of pledges. Made at Duke University...
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

20th C, Hand Crafted Tall Copper Electrified Lighthouse Table Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing craftsmanship in this one of a kind piece hand crafted from copper. Hammered repousse in and around the entire lighthouse. Tall 33 inches by 14 diameter with an 11 inch balcony. Entirely lights up, Tower with a large dome light...
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

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 USA - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Silverplate Two Bottle Wine Cooler
Located in Norwell, MA
Wine cooler with engraved coats of arms with lion and shield. Two spaces for bottles and ice bin in center. Classis piece of barware. English. Circa 1940.
Category

1940s European Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

20Thc Red & Blue Mounted School House Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mini school house doll quilt is all cotton and in very good condition.It is hand sewn on a blue linen stretcher frame.Ready to hang in your collection.
Category

1940s American Adirondack Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Wood

Original 1948 Disaster Movie Poster Paramount Studio
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage movie artwork poster 22" x 28" From the 1948 film Disaster directed by William H. Pine and written by Thomas Ahearn. The film stars Richard Denning, Trudy Marshall, Damian O'Flynn, Will Wright, James Millican, and Jack Lambert. The film was released on December 3, 1948, by Paramount Pictures...
Category

1940s American Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

American Folk Art Cast Iron Black Face Chef Bank
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1234 American Folk Art hand painted chef bank.
Category

1940s Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

20thc Hand Carved Wood Mermaid Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved wood sculpture of a mermaid is in fine condition.It is hand carved and unsigned.So fantastic the surface and carving.
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Mexican Folk Art Wrought Iron Rooster Weathervane, c. 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large circa 1940 Mexican Folk Art wrought iron rooster weathervane presented on a rustic reclaimed wood base. Features a sheet metal rooster perche...
Category

1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage USA - Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal

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