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Creator: Unknown
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 250 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 250 by Mohebban
Dimensions: D 250 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal and unstopp...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Moorish Pedestal Octagonal Red Table 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage pedestal table, hand-painted on a dark maroon background color with floral and geometric designs in blue and yellow colors.
Mor...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rectangular Still Life Framed Painting of a Stagecoach, Oklahoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small American Classical framed painting of a stagecoach. This piece is framed in a deep wooden frame, with gilt gold around the edges and brown and black on the inside and outside...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Gold
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Early Hand Carved Dough Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine early hand carved dough bowl was found in the mid west and is in worn and aged condition. The dry patina is fantastic and condition is...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Walker - Outsider Art Checkerboard
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Edward Walker
(American, b.1949)
Checkerboard
oil on board
signed “Art by Paul Walker”, “Nov. 97, Savannah, GA”
26 by 20 inches; ¾ inches deep
Paul Walker is a Savannah, G...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Round White Ceramic Candleholder in Basketweave Rope Pattern, Spain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Round ceramic vessel fashioned in a rope or basketweave pattern. Four scrolled feet. Made in Spain.
Specifications:
5.25" diameter
4" tall
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Hollywood Regency Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$187 Sale Price
25% Off
Ceramic Native American Nemadji Swirl Vase in Red 20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Native American ceramic nemadji vase. Marbled in unglazed red and cream, this will be a beautiful piece to add to a current collection. It is ...
Category
20th Century American Native American Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$150 Sale Price
25% Off
19Thc Signed Oil Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc folk art still life painting is painted on board and has been re-framed.The detail work is amazing.The condition is pristine.It is signed by the artist in the lower r...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,036 Sale Price
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Large Moroccan Glazed Ceramic Vase with Arabic Calligraphy Turquoise Writing Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is call...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn from Fez with Arabic Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand-painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic ...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Middle Eastern Moorish Dallah Arabic Brass Coffee Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot.
Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass finish and a very large spout....
Category
Early 20th Century Omani Islamic Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
"I came to love it" by Danish artist Boris de Freitas year 2001
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Boris de Freitas has been painting since the early 1990´s. The pictures often dwell in a spiritual expression towards an image of forever being
Category
Early 2000s Danish Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Moroccan Round Leather Pouf Hand-Tooled in Marrakesh
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan blue and brown round leather pouf hand tooled in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Handcrafted by skill Moroccan artisans.
A pair is available, price ...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Leather
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Blue Monster Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Blue Monster" head resembles a grumpy blue demon monster with red h...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Green Monster with Pipe Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Green Monster" head resembles a sea creature or swamp monster who enjoys smoking from his tobac...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Shell Encrusted Lucky Elephant Statue in Brown Black and White, 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large tall lucky sea shell encrusted elephant statue or figurine. Covered in shells, this elephant stands with its trunk up pointed toward the sky. In Southeast Asia, elephants wit...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Wood
$450 Sale Price
25% Off
Small Ceramic Blue and White Marbled Pinch Pot Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful small ceramic pinch pot vase. Created from clay, this fun piece will be fantastic used in a grouping of other vases and filled with your ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$187 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Tanzanian Wagogo Woven Storage Basket With Beautiful Animal Decorations
Located in London, GB
This large, two-sectioned woven cane Wagogo storage basket from Tanzania has been beautifully decorated with depictions of animals around the central band. This is one of the nicest ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cane
American Painted Folk Art Canopy Bed, Ex. Collection of Estee Lauder
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is an extraordinary Folk Art painted post bed from the American southwest, circa 1830-1840.
A rare size unique Folk Art form identified as from early Germanic settlements of Texas, 19th century.
Freehand decorated headboard and canopy suspended on 4 exceptionally tall pencil posts.
This piece came to Las Vegas in early 1999 by way of an article in architectural digest
featuring Dayton Ohio antique...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Majolica Ceramic Pelican Birds in Yellow Cream and Black, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of tall handmade hand-painted ceramic majolica pelican birds. Each bird is glazed in cream, yellow and black. This pair will be fabulous to display on a bookshelf or foyer tab...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$412 Sale Price / set
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Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lion Figurine in Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic lioness figurine glazed in brown and cream. This mid-century statue will be a fabulous addition to a bookshelf or side table. Created from ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$112 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 4 Detailed Wood Carving Alpine Gnome Dwarf Faces Austria Alps Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Set of four rustic Folk Art carved wood face mountain man. This is a wonderful example of Austrian carving. This can be used as a Wall decoration in y...
Category
1960s German Folk Art Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Wood Lion Toy Figure in Orange and Black, Africa, 1970s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical hand carved lion statue from Africa. Hand carved by local artisans in East Africa in the 1970s, this wooden statue will be a great accen...
Category
1970s North African Tribal Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
19Thc Decorated Stone Ware Crock W/ Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19Thc stoneware canister is in fine condition with minor chip on back side rim. There are no cracks in this crock or lid. It was found in ...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Hooked Mounted Welcome Rug from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful and simple mounted hand-hooked rug from Pennsylvania. Great multi-colors from Lancaster County, PA. Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Green Floral Fabric Placemats and Napkins, Set of 6
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of six floral mint green cloth placemats and matching napkins. A wonderful accent to a table setting, each set includes one placemat with a matching napkin. A mint green scallope...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
$187 Sale Price
25% Off
Moroccan Green Ceramic Urns with Arabic Calligraphy Lettrism Art Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan green ceramic urns with lid chiseled with Arabic Calligraphy poetry writing.
Handcrafted in Fez Morocco, etched green ceramic on brown background.
This kind of Art Wri...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Complete Set of Pink Cloth Napkins and Faux Bamboo Brass Place Setting Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Make hosting and entertaining easy, with a vintage British Colonial style place setting. Over a year in the making, we’ve sourced hundreds of table settings from all over the globe and paired our favorites in a set. (See our other listings for more beauties in an array of different colors, styles and place settings from 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 16.)
This set features a faux bamboo brass charger from India. It does have a slight patina to it, which makes it look even more storied. We’ve had these custom cloth napkins created just for this set. We’ve brought over this fabulous pink block print fabric from India and created 4 16” x 16” cloth dinner napkins...
Category
20th Century Indian British Colonial Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$525 Sale Price / set
25% Off
1950
s Nyamwezi Mask With Inserted Wooden Teeth, Tanzania
Located in London, GB
This finely carved Nyamwezi mask displays a powerful facial expression, with small rounded eyes and large ears, a long and slender nose, and an open mouth with inserted wooden teeth....
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Navajo Indian Pillow, Two Grey Hills
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine handwoven Navajo Indian weaving pillow is in mint condition. The backing is in a cotton linen. Down & feather fill.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and functional art piece is covered with beads in ivory, red and black colors with faces bird...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 360 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 360 by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 360 x L 280 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal an...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Set of Miniature Hickory Salesman Sample Settee, Chair And Rocker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing miniature hickory three piece matching child's or doll set is in amazing condition.Sold as a collection of three.They are very hard to find in such good condition and co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Hanging Nursery Mobile in Solid Sapele, Marc Leblanc, Leblanc Studios, USA, 2020
Located in Deland, FL
Introduce your home to a touch of organic elegance with this one-of-a-kind hanging nursery mobile designed and carved by Mark LeBlanc. Masterfully crafted from rare and intentionall...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Woven African Tribal Bogalan Mud Cloth Textile
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handwoven Bogolan mud cloth textile from Mali, Africa, Bambara.
It is a handwoven tribal cotton fabric traditionally dyed with fermented mud.
Woven Afr...
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Ethiopian Headrest
Located in London, GB
This late nineteenth-century headrest, from the Oromo culture in Ethiopia, displays a rare form. Above a triangular-shaped base, the curved, crescent-shaped neck rest features four c...
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Pottery Canteen, 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome pottery canteen
Acoma
1920
Measures: 8 inches height x 6 inches diameter.
Clay, mineral pigments, corn cob.
A wonderful example of an antique polychrome Acoma Pueblo Pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Other
A Knife With Asian Decorations
Original Handle From 1960s.
Located in Lejre, DK
This knife, featuring Asian decorations and an original handle, dates back to around the 1960s. It is a fine example of mid-20th century craftsmanship, combining both functional and...
Category
1960s Japanese Other Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
African Tuareg Tea Pot Mauritania
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg tea pot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass decorations.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Fine 19th Century Bronze Arm Adornment, Cameroon
Located in London, GB
This finely cast bronze late 19th century arm adornment from Cameroon is possibly Kirdi in origin. Displays a beautiful form, the adornment features a prominent central ridge, and ov...
Category
Late 19th Century Cameroonian Tribal Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bamboo Silk Celestial Object C-Y32 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Bamboo Silk Celestial Object C-Y32 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 320 x L 360 cm.
Materials: Wool, Mohair & Silk.
In 'Le Météore de la Nuit', Calle Henzel unveils a series of mo...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Mohair, Silk
$12,887 / item
Beautiful Vichtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art, Austria, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Austrian early 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to the early 19th cen...
Category
1910s Austrian Black Forest Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Handmade Bow
Arrow Sheath Made In Natural Materials
Wood From Africa
Located in Lejre, DK
Handmade bow and arrow sheath from Africa, made of natural materials. The bow is made of wood with a string of twisted plant fibers and decorated with traditional windings. The arrow...
Category
1920s Central African Other Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Oil Painting On Canvas With Motif of Two Children From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting on canvas with a motif of two children from around the 1860s
Dimensions in cm: H:72 W:84
This product will be inspected thoroughly at our professional workshop by ou...
Category
1860s Danish Other Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
African Tribal Art Mask Parchment Wall Shade Sconces in Red
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of African Tribal Art mask parchment wall shade sconces.
These Art pieces could be used as large wall lamp shade.
Iron frame covered with hide w...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Iron
James Bama "the Drift on Skull Creek Pass", Limited Edition Numbered Lithograph
Located in Morristown, NJ
James Bama (American Artist, 1926-2022) "The Drift on Skull Creek Pass", offset print lithograph from the original photorealistic painting, pencil signed lower right and numbered 54/...
Category
1990s American American Classical Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Swirling Fans Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Graceful and unusual quilt pattern of swirling Fans. The quilt is done in the perfect shade of blue. The white areas are nicely quilted with diamonds and the blue block centers follo...
Category
1920s American Country Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,085
Moorish Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over amber glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews so the bottle can be filled to pour the perfume or rose water into this little luxe bottle.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume bottle Reve D'Or and mark in the bottom by "L T Piver Paris".
Handcrafted in Marrakech, Morocco by skilled artisans that used recycle perfume bottle and add the metal overlay...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Roman Micro-Mosaic Portrait of a Warrior Woman in Concrete
Located in Middleburg, VA
This incredible Roman micro-mosaic portrait of a woman shows off a woman warrior in all her glory. Not only interesting because of its age, but the subject...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Greco Roman Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Concrete
Czeslaw Budny Modern Abstract Constructivist Marble Sculpture Stone Base Signed
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract marble sculpture is by Czeslaw Budny, a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2022. This unique sculpture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Marble
Mid Century Modern Studio Pottery Christmas Ornaments by Peggy Beaver- Set of 39
Located in Cordova, SC
Thirty-nine piece set of Mid Century ceramic pottery Christmas ornaments hand crafted by Peggy Beaver who was quite the artist in Columbia, SC. The white glaze “frosting” has chipped...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$440 Sale Price / set
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Mid-Century Mirror, 1960
s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Mirror,Wood,plaster
Re-polished
Original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Plaster, Wood
Beautiful Vichtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art, Austria, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Austrian early 20th century, carved wood bird, mounted on a stand for hanging. The tradition of these in Austria called "Viechtauer" birds goes back to the early 19th cen...
Category
20th Century Austrian Black Forest Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19thc Runner Rag Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand woven runner rug is in fine condition and has been prof. cleaned and is ready for your home.The fringe is in good condition as well.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Amato Nayer Cagli Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Amato Nayer Cagli Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 139.7 x L 220.98 cm.
Materials: Silk, Wool.
Calle Henzel stands as a trailblazer in the realm of organic, free-form shaped rugs,...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Silk, Wool
$6,461 / item
Art Deco Metal Napkin Holder from Quist
Located in Hamburg, DE
Art Deco Metal Napkin Holder from Quist, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1920 to 1949 This piece has an attribution mark,
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Color: Silver
It...
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London.
A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London.
Eng...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mexican Original Painted Wedding Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand crafted & painted Mexican wedding trunk is in fine condition.Notice all the brass trim & brass nail heads or tacks are all origina...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,508 Sale Price
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19th Century Pair French Majolica Geese
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Pair French Majolica Geese
Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$1,100 / set
19th Century Wooden Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle Mold
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 19th century wooden gingerbread cookie or speculaas springerle Mold, circa 1860-1880. Made of hand carved wood. Found at an estate sale in Vie...
Category
19th Century German Folk Art Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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