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Period: 1930s
Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes A rare and delightful pair of leather early 20th Century hand crafted apprentice shoes. One of the smallest examples we have seen to date. ...
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British Victorian Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Leather

Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes
Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes

Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes

$703
English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive
Located in London, GB
Amazing scratch built locomotive We are proud to offer one of the best examples of English early 20th century scratch built Folk Art examples. Modelled on an English steam locomot...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive
English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive

English Early 20th Century Amazing Scratch Built Locomotive

$13,247
Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early contemporary still-life Gouache portrait painting of a woman. On paper, this piece depicts a seated woman reclining in a pigmented blue chair. Her hair is short and dark and she wears a red dress. This sketch was created by Helen Wagner Malta and is signed at the bottom right in black ink "Helen Wagner" before her marriage. Her later works are signed "Helen Wagner Malta". Helen Wagner Malta was born in 1912 and worked in New York City in the 1930s teaching at the Harlem Art...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s
Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s

Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s

$550
Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model
Located in London, GB
“Where thers muck thers money” Early 20th century English scratch built toleware horse and cart model A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art scratch-built horse and cart model. This item is made from metal sheets, toleware and old enamel advertising signs. It would likely have been placed on a shop counter to obtain donations from customers. The carts cover...
Category

Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Tin

Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model
Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model

Early 20th Century English Scratch Built Toleware Horse and Cart Model

$9,286
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

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Paint

Outsider Art Hand-Carved "Shotgun Wedding" Tableau
Outsider Art Hand-Carved "Shotgun Wedding" Tableau

Outsider Art Hand-Carved "Shotgun Wedding" Tableau

$500 / set
Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti
By Giocometti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming little tree branch Folk Art sculpture hand-carved in the manner of Giocometti.
Category

Unknown Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti
Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti

Folk Art "Standing Man" Carved Tree Branch Sculpture After Giocometti

$425
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Located in Santa Monica, CA
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American Folk Art 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig
Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig

Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig

$1,600
H 16.5 in W 12.5 in D 6 in
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
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American Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City

Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City

$3,600
H 15.25 in W 77.5 in D 2.5 in
Early 20th Century Stone Disc
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A polished hardstone disc. Provenance unknown but probably a early 20th century Hawaiin Ulu Maika stoen. Ulu Maika is a ancient game simular to bowling played by the indigineaous Haw...
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Hawaiian 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century Stone Disc
Early 20th Century Stone Disc

Early 20th Century Stone Disc

$1,776
H 8.67 in Dm 7.09 in
Carved Oak Early 20th Century Rabbit Sculpture
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th Century Characterfully stout, anatomically enigmatic Rabbit. Oak. European, Circa 1920.
Category

English 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak Early 20th Century Rabbit Sculpture
Carved Oak Early 20th Century Rabbit Sculpture

Carved Oak Early 20th Century Rabbit Sculpture

$532
H 6.7 in W 2.76 in D 3.55 in
Early 20th Century Pair of English Lawn Bowls
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century pair of lawn bowls in original case, English. Lignum vitae bowls in leather travel case with expected wear. Marked "MM" & "B". Case: 10.5" w., 7.5" h., 5 3/8" d. ...
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English Edwardian 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 20th Century Pair of English Lawn Bowls
Early 20th Century Pair of English Lawn Bowls

Early 20th Century Pair of English Lawn Bowls

$156 Sale Price
20% Off
H 7.5 in W 10.5 in D 5.38 in
Early 20th Century Toy Noah s Ark, German
Located in Incline Village, NV
Toy Noah’s Arks for children to play with were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Germany was very prolific in their production. This particular ark is all ori...
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German Folk Art 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Toy Noah s Ark, German
Early 20th Century Toy Noah s Ark, German

Early 20th Century Toy Noah s Ark, German

$1,650 / set
H 10 in W 18 in D 6 in
Silver Cigarette Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A refined cigarette case crafted in 800 silver, this piece exemplifies early 20th-century Continental design with its sleek rectangular profile and subtle engine-turned guilloché dec...
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European 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Silver

Silver Cigarette Box, Early 20th Century
Silver Cigarette Box, Early 20th Century

Silver Cigarette Box, Early 20th Century

$266 Sale Price
25% Off
H 0.16 in W 3.15 in D 3.55 in
Practical Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Oak Hall Bench with Amazing Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare Gothic bench with top quality carved, church letter panel and more. This beautifully hand carved, oak church bench from the early 1900s is in ...
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Dutch Gothic Revival 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood, Oak

Practical Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Oak Hall Bench with Amazing Patina
Practical Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Oak Hall Bench with Amazing Patina

Practical Early 20th Century Gothic Revival Oak Hall Bench with Amazing Patina

$3,493
H 31.6 in W 41.2 in D 17.5 in
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

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig
American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig

$5,000
H 76 in W 24 in D 24 in
Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Early 20th century Jydsk Desk Telephone from Denmark. It depicts a black color square shaped metal box desktop hand-cranked telephone. In the front of the telephone is the...
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Danish Art Deco 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone
Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone

Early 20th Century Jydsk Desk Telephone

$385
H 12.5 in W 11 in D 6 in
Bicycle Model Midcentury Design "Itera" Plastic for Volvo, Sweden
By Volvo
Located in Antwerp, BE
In the current period where the bicycle is undergoing major development and provides a sporty displacement is this very original green rare designed Volvo seventies bike a really collector's item. In response to the 1974 oil crisis, a small group of Swedish engineers obtained government funding to develop a bicycle completely composed of fiber-reinforced composite plastics (FRP). By 1980, the Itera Development Center AB was designing, producing, and marketing injection molded plastic bicycles to a seemingly interested market. The first bicycles were delivered in 1982, the problems with quality assurance and design began stacking up against the company.This bike is in a Vintage original condition. The Itera bicycle...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Bicycle Model Midcentury Design "Itera" Plastic for Volvo, Sweden
Bicycle Model Midcentury Design "Itera" Plastic for Volvo, Sweden

Bicycle Model Midcentury Design "Itera" Plastic for Volvo, Sweden

$3,884 Sale Price
20% Off
H 45.28 in W 70.87 in D 23.63 in
Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century three tiered prison folk art / tramp art model steam boat sculpture. Upcycled cardboard framing structure, matchstick exterior with glossy...
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Folk Art 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"
Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"

Prison Folk Art Matchstick Model Boat Ship Maritime Night Light Sculpture 31"

$409 Sale Price
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H 19.25 in W 8.5 in D 31 in
Previously Available Items
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Bird Figures
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art bird figures A highly decorative set of 5 hand carved folk-art early 20th Century bird figures. Sat on branche...
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German Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Bird Figures
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Bird Figures

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Folk-art Bird Figures

H 8 in W 5 in D 3 in
Tramp Art Notched and Layered Cigarette Box with Slide-Off Top American, c. 1930
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Tramp Art Box of pyramid form, notched and layered wood from cigar boxes, with the original light and darker brown and black paint surface, with a slide-off top, American, ca. 1930. ...
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American Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Softwood

Tramp Art Notched and Layered Cigarette Box with Slide-Off Top American, c. 1930
Tramp Art Notched and Layered Cigarette Box with Slide-Off Top American, c. 1930

Tramp Art Notched and Layered Cigarette Box with Slide-Off Top American, c. 1930

H 5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Early 20th Century Scratch Build Fairground Amusement Arm
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch build fairground amusement arm We are proud to offer an unusual English fairground sculptural object, In the form of a fully extendable hand carved scratc...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

Early 20th Century Scratch Build Fairground Amusement Arm
Early 20th Century Scratch Build Fairground Amusement Arm

Early 20th Century Scratch Build Fairground Amusement Arm

H 12.5 in W 4 in D 4 in
Erzgebirge German Folk-Art Candle Holder Figure
Located in London, GB
Erzgebirge German folk-art candle holder figure A rare early 20th century hand carved folk-art Erzgebirge German miner soldier candle holder figure. made from pine and still with al...
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German Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pine

Erzgebirge German Folk-Art Candle Holder Figure
Erzgebirge German Folk-Art Candle Holder Figure

Erzgebirge German Folk-Art Candle Holder Figure

H 14 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Oak Folk-Art European Wagon Cart Panel
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved oak folk-art European wagon cart panel We are proud to offer a highly unusual piece of early 20th Century hand carved a...
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German Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Oak, Paint

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Oak Folk-Art European Wagon Cart Panel
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Oak Folk-Art European Wagon Cart Panel

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Oak Folk-Art European Wagon Cart Panel

H 22 in W 45 in D 1 in
Amazing Clown Shoes
Located in London, GB
The amazing clown shoes Every now and again an item comes along that blows us away, the creativity, reasoning, outrageousness, uniqueness, and most important craftsmanship. These early to mid-20th century oversized handstitched leather clown shoes...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Leather

Amazing Clown Shoes
Amazing Clown Shoes

Amazing Clown Shoes

H 7.5 in W 17 in D 8 in
Rare South African Folk Art Carved Storyboard Panel, circa 1930s
Located in Peabody, MA
A rare relief carved and pigmented wooden storyboard panel detailing events of the late 19th and early 20th century related to South Africa’s Zulu history and the Boer Wars. Atop this folk art panel, dated 1937, is a depiction of two heroes of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger...
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South African Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Rare South African Folk Art Carved Storyboard Panel, circa 1930s
Rare South African Folk Art Carved Storyboard Panel, circa 1930s

Rare South African Folk Art Carved Storyboard Panel, circa 1930s

H 19.25 in W 7.5 in D 0.63 in
English Scratch Built Life-Size Robot Folk Art Man
Located in London, GB
This lot is a highly unusual and quite amazing example of an early 20th century, naïve life-size Folk Art robot man. He is hand carved, shaped and bolted together using sectioned pie...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

English Scratch Built Life-Size Robot Folk Art Man
English Scratch Built Life-Size Robot Folk Art Man

English Scratch Built Life-Size Robot Folk Art Man

H 56 in W 17 in D 10 in
Hand Carved Oak English Folk-art Gentleman Figure, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
Hand carved oak Folk Art Gentleman Figure, circa 1930 For sale in this lot is a unique circa 1930s–1940s oak figure of a gentleman, made from carved oak this folk-art statue shows...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Oak English Folk-art Gentleman Figure, circa 1930
Hand Carved Oak English Folk-art Gentleman Figure, circa 1930

Hand Carved Oak English Folk-art Gentleman Figure, circa 1930

H 22 in W 8 in D 9 in
Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Bird Diorama with Authentication Stamp
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century hand carved Folk Art bird diorama with authentication stamp. We are proud to offer a very rare one-off Folk Art hand carved tropical bir...
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Indian Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Bird Diorama with Authentication Stamp
Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Bird Diorama with Authentication Stamp

Mid-20th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Bird Diorama with Authentication Stamp

H 17 in W 23 in D 9 in
Early 20th Century Folk Art Carved Oak Woodturners Retreat Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century folk art carved oak Woodturners Retreat sign We are proud to offer a unique double sided hand carved oak wood folk art Woodturners Retreat sign dated circa 1930. ...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century Folk Art Carved Oak Woodturners Retreat Sign
Early 20th Century Folk Art Carved Oak Woodturners Retreat Sign

Early 20th Century Folk Art Carved Oak Woodturners Retreat Sign

H 15 in W 60 in D 3 in
Early 20th Century Carved Oak Pixie Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century carved oak pixie figure. We are proud to offer a unique hand carved oakwood folk art figure of a pixie. This item was uncovered in an old barn find earlier this...
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British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century Carved Oak Pixie Figure
Early 20th Century Carved Oak Pixie Figure

Early 20th Century Carved Oak Pixie Figure

H 40 in W 8 in D 4 in

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