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Place of Origin: American
Large Folk Art Wood Carving of a Nude Woman
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large Folk Art caving of a nude woman. This was done by a geologist and professor as a hobby. The sculpture shows some dings, dents, scuffs and wear.
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, c...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton, Wood

Native American Navajo Handwoven Wool Geometric Rug Mat
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A nicely woven wool mat/rug in a geometric pattern which the Navajo tribe is famed for. In fantastic vintage condition. Originally acquired some years ago and placed in storage for good keeping. From a large collection of Native American artifacts...
Category

20th Century Native American American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Early 19th Century Oil Portrait of a Handsome Young Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century oil portrait of a handsome young man An original painting of a young man wearing his best suit of clothes. Original oil on ...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Magnavox Television Factory TV Sign, circa 1950s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Incredible giant TV sign that graced the circa 1950s . Magnavox TV factory in Utah. Just under 11 feet tall. Mounted on original heavy iron pole. Original whit...
Category

1950s Steampunk Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

20thc Yei Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Native American Yei Indian weaving bolster pillow. The backing is in cotton linen homespun fabric. The insert is down & feather fill.
Category

Early 20th Century Adirondack American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

20th C Cast Iron Cat Boot Scrape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C cast iron cat boot scrape.
Category

Early 20th Century Adirondack American Folk Art

Materials

Iron

20th C Cast Iron Cat Boot Scrape
20th C Cast Iron Cat Boot Scrape
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Form Pie Safe with Lantern Style Tins
Located in York County, PA
Unusual form pie safe with lantern-style tins and striking, tomato red paint, circa 1840 Of all the pie safes that I have owned in thirty years of buy...
Category

1840s Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Sioux Beaded Pipe Bag
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Sioux beaded pipe bag. Having large-beaded panels both sides on brain tanned buffalo. Bead patterns feature white background with green and blue tradition...
Category

Late 19th Century Native American Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

"The Hunter" Unsigned 20th Century Folk Art Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is dated on the stretcher frame 1940 and the large over sized dog is a pointer or know as a bird dog. The birds are quail. This painting is amazing and very well done. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Adirondack American Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Large Hand Painted Double Sided Arrow "Radio Trade In" Folk Art Trade/Store Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Hand Painted, Double Sided Arrow "Special" Radio Trade In sale,,,,Folk Art Trade/Store Sign,,Wonderful size,,amazing crackle paint, patina..Great subject.
Category

1930s Folk Art Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Masonite, Paint

Vintage Haitian Style Painting on Canvas by Leonel Castel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fanciful Mid Century Haitian style acrylic painting on canvas, executed in a distinctive naive technique depicting an eccentric composition with architecture, people and a bus titled...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Large Contemporary / Modernist Folk Art Oil on Canvas by M J Meyrs, c.2008
By M J Myers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large oil on canvas painting by M J MYERS... depicting bar scene,, Amazing use of color ,space and texture,,, Born in Buffalo, NY and raised in the city of Tonawanda, MJ Myers attended the State University at New Paltz where he received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in Drawing and Painting and a minor in Art History. Deeply embedded in the Buffalo art world, Myers works as an art handler for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, UB Anderson Gallery, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D.Martin house. His work has been shown at multiple galleries as well as in many performances by the Buffalo, NY performance troupe Torn Space Theater. In 2014, MJ performed his first wedding painting...
Category

Early 2000s Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Prehistoric Majested Seated Drummer Figurine
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Prehistoric majestic seated drummer figurine from Nayarit, West Mexico. Sporting a nose ring, complex ear ornaments, armlets and an open mouth that would seem to indicate a 'singing'...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Native American Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Clay

19th Century American Hand Carved Wood Horse Head
Located in Stamford, CT
American late 19th century hand carved wood head of a horse, stained black, shown wearing a bridal and bit, with mouth open as if in a full gallop. A very handsome piece of sculpture, likely a fragment from a larger piece, now mounted on a custom iron base. Great decoration for the equestrian or lover of horses. Great for mantel...
Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sponge Ware Squatty Pottery Pitcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century sponge ware fat and round milk or water pitcher. The condition is mint. This was found in Pennsylvania.
Category

Late 19th Century Country Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Wind-Up Motorcycle Tin Toy by Marx Toy Company
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage wind-up motorcycle tin toy by Marx Toy Company, circa late 1930s. This rare piece is in good vintage working condition with good lithography and minimal rust; it measures 8....
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Tin

Rare and Early American 19th Century Brass Oil Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine masterpiece is quite unusual and is in unbelievable condition. This is a fragile and amazing oil lamp with a handblown original glass globe. The condition is very good.
Category

Mid-19th Century American Colonial Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Brass

19th Century Spongeware Pottery Lidded Container
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is quite rare a 19th century spongeware pottery lidded container or jar. The shape is most unusual and condition is very good.
Category

Late 19th Century Country Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

19thc Sponge Ware Barrel Pottery Pitcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc blue & white sponge ware barrel pottery pitcher. This is a very hard to find pitcher.
Category

Early 19th Century Adirondack Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

American Copper Spread Winged Eagle Weathervane with Sphere and Arrow, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American molded copper spread winged eagle weathervane with circular sphere, arrow, and mounted on cast iron squared base. Weathervane has a fine natural verdigris patina in the orig...
Category

1880s Folk Art Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Iron

Smith Stoneware Jar Crock from NY
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Salt glazed stone ware jar with "W Smith Stoneware New York" as a front stamp. Great size and great form. Gorgeous 7.25 tall.
Category

Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Smith Stoneware Jar Crock from NY
Smith Stoneware Jar Crock from NY
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Geometric Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pair of Navajo Indian weaving pillows are in fine condition and have cotton linen backings. Sold as a pair.
Category

Early 20th Century Adirondack American Folk Art

Materials

Linen, Wool

Ancient American "Human Effigy" Stone Paint Pallet, Anasazi Culture 900 AD
Located in South Burlington, VT
Early American Pre-Historic Human Effigy Stone Paint Pallet, Anasazi culture 900 AD All stone carvings from America's Prehistoric southwest are scarce. The majority of known carved stones come from the Mimbres, Hohokam or Casas cultures. So examples of stone carvings from the Anasazi culture (circa 900–1300 AD) are rare especially human forms which are the rarest and some consider most desirable. This pallet is likely unique. The distinguishing characteristic of our paint pallet from the Anasazi culture is its creation from red sandstone- a material that was not used by the Mimbres, Hohokam or Casas cultures. Dimensions: 9.25 inches tall, 4.87 inches wide Quality: it exhibits no less than seven distinct pigment colors on the surface. The obverse has a distinctive head with three dimensional eyes and nose; there are four horizontal bands of color: red, white, dark red/white and black. The center of the pallet has a distinctive white pigment and the border is executed in both red and black. There are two well-defined legs, one red and the other black, which terminate in distinctive feet. On the reverse we find in the center seven clearly defined concentric painted rings, each a different color. Provenance: old New England collection Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee. Our gallery has been dealing in authentic Native...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Sandstone

Unintentionally Whimsical Lobster Pound Sign, circa 1970
Located in Nantucket, MA
Unintentionally Whimsical Lobster Pound Sign, circa 1970, a great vintage hand-painted two board trade sign for a lobster pound. I love the idea of advertising where lobsters can par...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Cheyenne Style War Headdress
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Cheyenne style war headdress. 30"H with Drops 26"W. Headdresses like this were constructed of award coup feathers. Ermine and stripped hawk feathers attached to the back of the crown...
Category

2010s American Folk Art

Materials

Feathers

Pictorial Sheep Pigeon Sea Foam Turkish Anatolian Accent Size Decorative Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative mid-20th century Turkish rug with 2 large sheep on a casual gray blue sea foam colored ground. Smaller birds and sheep hovering around ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Square American Hooked Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade decorative American hooked rug from the middle of the 20th century Measures: 3'4" x 3'4'.
Category

Mid-20th Century Country American Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Jute

20th Century, Original Painted Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original painted black and white trade sign reads Reserved for district. This cool one sided sign was probably from a old vintage court house.
Category

20th Century Country American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Large French Bread Basket from a Bakery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic double handled basket is in good condition and could handle a bunch of fruit or bagged bread. The condition is very good. A great display piece for a kitchen or retail...
Category

Late 19th Century Country Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Hickory

Patriotic Red, White and Blue Quilt Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun patriotic red, white and blue quilt is in very good with slit fade condition in areas. It had a paper label with a signature and dated 1986. Late b...
Category

Late 20th Century Country American Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Gus Wilson Turned Head Black Duck Decoy, South Portland Maine, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Classic Gus Wilson Turned Head Black Duck Decoy, South Portland Maine, circa 1930s, beautiful rough hewn gunning decoy by Maine's great Augustus Aaron Wilso...
Category

1930s Folk Art Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Standing Owl Wooden Carved Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Lovely Folk Art wooden carved standing owlSculpture. It has bone around the eyes. Small chip on the base. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage st...
Category

Early 20th Century American Colonial American Folk Art

Materials

Bone, Wood

One Patch Barnraising Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
This Barnraising pattern quilt is made with One Patches rather than the usual Log Cabin strips. The sold reds against the printed fabrics make a very strong statement. The prints are...
Category

Early 1900s Country Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

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 Folk Art Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

20th Century Original Painted Machine Quilting Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This double sided sheet metal with iron frame sandwich board reads : WE DO MACHINE QUILTING and it is on both sides. This is a all original painted doub...
Category

20th Century Rustic American Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Incredible Mid-Century Modern Craft Dry Bar Box Sculpture
By George Nakashima, Wendell Castle
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For the collector in mind. This Modern crafted and absurdly over complicated design is just fantastic. One of a kind and beautifully executed, utilizing master joinery techniques. Having all the hallmarks of 1970.s art /design at its climax. Made from black walnut and inset cork details this sculpture has mounted gears on the outside if the box. When turing the crank the dowel pin releases the lock enabling you to open the top. Inside the box reveals a high pile carpet...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Tackle Fish Store Teade Wooden Folk Art Sign. Hunting Fishing Cabin. USA 1930´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
This fish-shaped “TACKLE” sign is such a bold and playful nod to vintage Americana. The golden finish gives it a warm, sunlit feel, like something you’d spot hanging outside a lakesi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Wooden Phrenology Head Advertising Store Display Model Folk Art Americana
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Carved and painted wooden phrenology head Store display advertising model. Phrenology bust by unknown wood carver, circa 1870. Perfect to decorate a Do...
Category

Late 19th Century American Craftsman Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Manhole Cover Prototype Folk Art, 1960s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely unique wooden sewer cap prototype. Made by by various wooden cubes and blocks as well as letters nailed to the front of the main ply of the cap giving it its design. The ba...
Category

1960s Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging gorgeously glazed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a Tenmoku glaze with an a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

C1940 Advertising Sign "Nassau" Stainless Frame
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic advertising sign from possibly a travel agency or transit system c1940. Excellent vintage condition with just the right amount of wear. Stainless border and mounting hardwa...
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Early Wide Ruins Navajo Woven Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pillow was constructed from a wide ruins Navajo weaving and dates to the early 1920s. The weaving shows an intricate pattern of triangles bordered in r...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Down

Joel Edwards Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Ceramic Bowl
By Joel Edwards
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and executed bowl by famed American California potter, Joel Edwards. This piece features his hand-painted brushwork. Edwards was inspired by Japanese Sumi and Abstract Expressionist painters and this bowl exemplifies this. Edwards was a student of Peter Voulkos at Otis. He also studied under Marguerite Wildenhain and Shoji Hamada. This hefty and solid bowl is signed by Edwards on the base. Would make for a great addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting. Edward's works can be found in many private collections and museums including: American Museum of Ceramic Art, Ponoma, California Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California Scripps College...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Shell gasoline pump, America, 1950s
Located in Manzano, IT
An authentic piece of American history, this iconic Shell gasoline pump from the 1950s is more than just an object-it is a symbol of the golden age of gas stations and vintage design...
Category

18th Century and Earlier Modern Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Vintage Iron Dog Black Painted Lawn Sign Dont Eat My Dog Why Would You Do That
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic patina on this vintage garden yard dog sign. Certainly a piece that would make a statement in any yard or garden.
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

19th Century Folk Art Upholstery Trade Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful 19th century hand painted folk art upholstery trade sign. Double sided wooden trade sign for an old upholstery shop in San Francisco. A rare piece of San Francisco history...
Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted Wooden House with Storage - in an American Folk Art Style
Located in Morristown, NJ
A charming handmade storage piece in the form of a house with two chimneys. Executed in the American Folk Art style, this is a charming piece that is both decorative and practical. T...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art American Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Giant Bayer Pill Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental vintage Bayer pill in cream plaster/ceramic. 7" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Black felted bottom. Great piece of art ...
Category

1970s Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Plaster, Paint

"Equal suffrage for Michigan in 1916" Advertising Fan for the Bissell Company
Located in York County, PA
"EQUAL SUFFRAGE FOR MICHIGAN IN 1916," ADVERTISING FAN FOR THE BISSELL 'CYCO BALL BEARING CARPET SWEEPER,' COMMISSIONED BY ANNA BISSELL (1846-1934), AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE CEO Oriental-made, twill-woven silk fan with gilt lettering that reads : "Bissell's 'Cyco Ball Bearing Carpet Sweeper' makes sweeping easy," set within an interesting, open, geometric design. A purposefully curved, paper label beneath was applied by the "Michigan Equal Suffrage Association, Kalamazoo, 405 So. Burdick St.," whose byline is along the bottom. On it, a terrific message reads: "OVER 100,000 WOMEN pay taxes in Michigan on property assessed at $177,596,938. In 1910 OVER 175,000 MICHIGAN WOMEN signed a petition sent to Congress asking for Equal Suffrage. 247,373 MICHIGAN MEN voted...
Category

1910s Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Midcentury Carved Inuit TOTEM in Birch with Circular Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This handcrafted birchwood totem offers a stylized depiction of an inuit man. The facial features, consistent with native carving of this region, recall the style of Japanese kabuki masks...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Late 19th Century Original Painted Tin Tulips in Basket Planter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the most unusual metal Folk Art arrangement of flowers in a urn in the form of a basket planter. The condition is very good. Great look on a mantel or bookshelf. Wonderful ol...
Category

Late 19th Century Country Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Pictorial Indian Weaving Pillows with Birds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun group of weaving pillows have the initial E on them and are all have cotton linen backings. Down and feather fill. Sold as a group of three.
Category

Mid-20th Century Adirondack American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Rose Cabat Signed Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Studio Pottery Bowl, 1950s
By Rose Cabat
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, quite unique, and rare early work by famed American studio potter Rose Cabat who became well known for her ceramic "feelies" and use of innovative glazes. These formative early pieces are very scarce. This handsome work has a very natural, organic feel to it and displays a beautiful repeating pattern. This piece is signed by Cabat on the base. Would be a wonderful addition to collectors of Cabat or other midcentury potter...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

13-Star Wool American Flag, with Zig-Zag Stars, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a beautiful 13-star American flag, each star sewn with zig-zag stitching. The wool flag was sewn at the turn of the century, circa 1900. The flag features 13 white stars rest...
Category

Early 1900s American Classical Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Conchiti Story Teller Doll by Dena M. Suina, Cochiti Pueblo, NM
By Dena M. Suina
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Dena M. Suina, Cochiti Story Telling Figure. Doll has 18 highly detailed babies in her arms. Nice design and paint throughout front and back. Last photo shows a repair to left leg th...
Category

1990s Anglo-Indian American Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Sponge Ware Butter Crocks / Collection of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These 19th century sponge ware pottery butter crocks measures 6 x 4 and are all in good condition. Each one is slightly different from the next. So nice to see a grouping on a kitche...
Category

19th Century Other Antique American Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Industrial Metal Milk Crate, Powder Coated Navy Blue, circa 1960 s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1960s Industrial Metal milk crate. Freshly powder coated, the milk crate is sturdy and sleek in classic navy blue. A perfect addition to any room that needs...
Category

1960s Industrial Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Parker Carousel Company Wood Carved Chariot Side
By John Adams Parker
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Carved wood Parker Carousel chariot side. Fantastic carved dragon with the original jewel eye.
Category

Early 20th Century Steampunk American Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings Cradle
By Gloria Caranica, Creative Playthings
Located in Hanover, MA
Molded plywood doll cradle by Gloria Caranica for Creative Playthings, circa 1956. Creative playthings of Princeton, NJ was founded in 1949 by Frank & The...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Folk Art

Materials

Plywood