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Period: 1950s
American Sideshow Wondercade Circus Banner Signed J. Sigler
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A personal favorite! 15 1/2 feet tall. American "Wondercade" sideshow banner. Painted and signed by J. Sigler. One of the great American sideshow banner artists. Death defying! This ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Manual Entrance Bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean Craftsmanship from 1950s
By Vienna School of Arts and Crafts
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Manual entrance bell in wrought iron, Tyrolean craftsmanship from 1950
The wrought iron structure is a classic stylized dragon figure, very common in the Austrian Alto TIrolo area.
...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
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
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Thomas Walker
Sons Nautical Trade Sign with Ship Log Instrument
Located in Morristown, NJ
A vintage trade sign from the esteemed Thomas Walker & Sons Ltd, renowned makers of ship’s logs and chronometers in Southampton, UK. The sign is be...
Category
English Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage hand carved wooden barrel and goblets, 1950
s.
Located in Praha, CZ
Hand carved set of barrel and six pieces of birch wood goblets.
Decorative piece with patina.
Original condition.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Birch
Mid-Century David Gil "Split Head" Stoneware Sculpture Mounted on Lucite
By David Gil
Located in Chicago, IL
A stoneware sculpture created by artist David Gill for Bennington Potters. It features a head with imprinted numbers, made of two halves attached to a leucite stand.
In the 1950s, Gi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Ceramic pitcher Madoura Picasso, limited edition "d
après Picasso", stamped
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic pitcher by Picasso, model created in 1949 and limited production by Madoura until 1970
Zoomorphic owl design
Authentical multiples, 200 pieces
Official stamp "D'après Picasso...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy by Louis Marx "Jumpin Jeep" C 1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous colorful and full of unpredictable moves when fully wound. Louis Marx toy company was prolific during the mid century era producing a full array of tin windups. In excellent...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Vintage Hand-Carved Wood Popeye Figure with Original Paint Surface
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage popeye figure. Hand-carved wood with amazing alligatored paint surface complete with anchor forearm tattoos. Created from three pieces of...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
American Steampunk Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
Italian Rattan Mirror with Matching Floating Table, 1950s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant rattan mirror with matching table, made in Italy, circa 1950s. Undulating rattan adorns the mirror and table edges. Ovular mirror with rattan link strap for hanging. Mirror i...
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Glass
Sesola attributed to the Tyrol area
Located in Lugo, IT
Sesola attributed to the Tyrol area
Good condition.
Thanks
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand-Carved Malagasy Ebony Wood Sculpture – Nude Female Figure - 2Y418
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This authentic vintage Malagasy sculpture showcases a beautifully hand-carved nude female figure, crafted from solid ebony wood. A remarkable example of African craftsmanship, this p...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
$274 Sale Price
65% Off
Italian Midcentury Ceramic Modernist Collectors Vase by Art Rumi Orobico, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous and rare, unique ceramic vase hand painted and signed with N.D.R. by artist from Italian ceramic studio Orobico Arte Artigianato (ART RUMI) in the 1950s.
The vase is made of...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Delft Blue Tile Panel "the smiling boy" Frans Hals
By Delft
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this painting. The original "The smiling boy" by Frans Hals, 17th century. This Delfs blue tile panel image is hand painted by Nico Koelewijn in the 19...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,756 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
A genuine English mid-20th Century double sided hand painted fairground sign. Better Game, Better Sport, Better Tr...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Air France La Croix Du Sud Plane Collectible Toy, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Air France La Croix du Sud plane collectible toy
Cream and red lithographed sheet metal mechanical plane
Wings marked ALBA
Measures: L54xP61xH18cm...
Category
French Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
California ROADSIDE BUSINESS Freeway Sign, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Take a trip drown memory lane with this 1950s California freeway sign. Taken down from Nothern California decades ago, the sign features a black background with white lettering and c...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Hans Coper Small Pot
By Hans Coper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hans Coper, small pot.
-Stoneware, black glaze
-Circa 1958
-Impressed with artist's seal
Literature:
Tony Birks, Hans Coper, Yeovil, 2013, p. 99 for a...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
$25,000
Pair of 1950s Carved Horns with Dragon Motif on Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved horns with dragon motif on wood base.
They are a definite statement piece.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Horn, Wood
1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel.
Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse.
Arthur Edwards...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,531 Sale Price
20% Off
Folk Art Giant Metal Scissors Industrial Store Display Sign, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a metal store display sign that showcases French Folk Art. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1950. The rare sign boasts gigantic scissors, which can be used as a...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Ikat Textile from Timor Island with Stunning Naturally Coloured Dye, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Timor, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. A wonderful textile with dis...
Category
Indonesian Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Ewe sculptures
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Trio of small Ewe sculptures from Togo or Ghana.
Category
Togolese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$178 / item
Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson France 1950s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson.
Beautiful Black Satin Ceramic.
Signed by the " Triskèle " and 3 Masson "
Category
French Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Navajo Papago Indian Geometric Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing large geometric Navajo Indian basket is a Papago Indian basket.The geometric design is most unusual and in pristine condition. Late but great basket !
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Hemp
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Aage Hogfeldt Outsider Art Clown Sculpture
Located in Savannah, GA
Aage Hogfeldt
(American, 1925-2014)
A clown bust made from concrete and found lamp parts.
10 by 10 by 17 inches
In 1954 Aage Hogfeldt founded an artist...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Concrete, Wire
Mid-Century Teak Mask with Stand
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare teak mask, mid-century.
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Traditional Ethnic Woven Ajat Basket Borneo Indonesia
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handmade ethnic aged Borneo Ajat basket made from natural Rattan. Motifs of Burung Kenyalang / Hornbill Bird.
Traditional ethnic Borneo woven natural organic fiber rattan basket
A ...
Category
Indonesian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
German Policeman Handcarved Folkart Midcentury Fairground Figure
Located in London, GB
Midcentury fairground figure
An extraordinary handcrafted mid-20th century fairground dodgems/go cart figure in the form of a policeman. Directing traffic flo...
Category
German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Geisha Wig
Nô Theater 2 Mask
Located in Paris, FR
Mask Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 2, with real natural hair Geisha wig
on head model and with Nô Theater natural wood mask.
Base: 28,5x26,3cm.
Category
Japanese Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Colorful Striped Tunisian Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A colorful Tunisian Kilim decorated by a repeat pattern of horizontal stripes arranged in clusters of different width and palette. A very happy piece ce...
Category
Tunisian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1950s Pair Knoll Leather Butterfly Chairs Jorge Ferrari Hardoy Bonet and Kurchan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a gorgeous pair of C. 1950 vintage cognac leather Butterfly chairs, designed by Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Antonio Bonet, and Juan Kurchan for Knoll. This is a vintage ...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large Modern Abstract Oil on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley.
By Batty Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "ASUNDER" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well executed,, great use of color, texture...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering.
Vintage semi antique, Moroccan tribal rug, nomadic African Tuareg rug, wool and cotto...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1959 California Highway
Signal Ahead
Sign with Reflectors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 'Signal Ahead' yellow sign from a California Highway. Letters are made of reflectors. Stamped 'State of California' on the back with the date, 1959. Almost 4 feet wide. Extremel...
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Steel
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa.
Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white;
Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap with strands of beads suspended around the head.
The neck is bound with a lattice-patt...
Category
Beninese Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, Cubist Sculpture by William Slattery
By Bill Zuro
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Carved Limestone.Art Deco. W P A, cubist sculpture by William Slattery
Included original printed brochure from exhibit,, see photo of sculptu...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Limestone
Hotel Du Bon Repos, French Game
Located in Stamford, CT
An old French game, hand painted wood and papier mache with five figure in the windows and a detailed papier mache "tiled" roof. This game makes a charming and curious object.
Category
French Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Mosaic Art "Winter Sun" Signed by Joyce Dittermore
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mosaic Wall artwork Sculpture Inlaid of colorful squniteuare rocks, colors like blue, gradients of pinks and purples, and blues. There is a sun figure in the middle of the frame with a sad face...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Scandinavian Maritime Painting Oil on Panel in Warm Colors by Noren Nils Martin
Located in Salzburg, AT
Maritime painting in oil on plate by Noren Nils Martin (1907 Västervik - 1998 Uppsala)
The scene on the water is calm and is characterized by warm colors.
The boat is already ashor...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,424 Sale Price
25% Off
1950
s Commercial Sign "All - Stainless Inc"
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage commercial business sign from early 1950's for All - Stainless, Inc.
78" long by 12" high panel of patinated blue colored aluminum with 1/4" th...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage enamel fire sign, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Charming vintage enamel 'FIRE' sign mlounted on a wooden and metal base.
Its unclear if this was used by the fire brigade during interventions or if th...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
1930
s Double Sided Cabin Neon Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1930's double sided Cabin neon sign. It has new neon, new wiring and new transformer.
Category
North American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1950s American Hand-Painted Carnival Ride Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s American hand-painted carnival ride panel.
Category
North American Primitive Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Kpélié Mask, Sénoufo population, Ivory Coast, 1950
Located in Paris, FR
The Senoufo people inhabit areas spanning southern Mali, southern Burkina Faso, and northern Côte d'Ivoire. They are organized around the poro, a male initiation system where young boys learn their social and religious roles in sacred woods, away from the village. Initiation ceremonies can last up to twenty-one years, and ritual objects are carved by specialized artisans.
The Kpélié mask...
Category
Ivorian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Carnival Toss Game
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool piece of Carnival ephemera. Two hand-painted, wooden blocks with cut-out. Three bean bags. Interesting object and game. Great vintage condition.
Category
American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$950 / set
Vintage Carnival Midway Wood Ring Toss Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great vintage carnival midway ring toss game. Perfect wall art. Wood with original park paint surface. These appear to be one of a kind carny made pieces for...
Category
Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Bidjogo / Yaka style African Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
The most important event in the Yaka ceremonial cycle is the initiation of young boys into adulthood. To mark the end of the educational period, festivities are held in which the ini...
Category
Guinea-Bissauan Tribal Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Horn, Textile, Raffia, Wood
1950s "Prince Buddah" Circus Sideshow Banner
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s "Prince Buddah" circus sideshow banner.
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Italian Copper And Brass brazier Mid-Century, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian copper and brass brazier Mid-Century, 1950s
Found in a country villa in the Sicilian hinterland.
Good condition.
Category
Italian Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
By Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Board by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "Ancient Tomb" Albright Knox Art Gallery award winning painting.. Well ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Modellino di faro realizzato negli anni Cinquanta in cartapesta gesso e legno
Located in Milan, IT
Modellino in scala di faro, realizzato negli anni Cinquanta in cartapesta, gesso e legno, su base lignea.
Collocato sopra un edificio, presenta una torre cilindrica che si restringe ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1950s Ditidaht TOTEM
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Ditidaht First Nation TOTEM by Rick Williams the brother of John T. Williams partnered with other Native carvers to create at tribute to John in the form...
Category
Canadian Native American Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
$6,050
Wood Carved American Folk Art Muscle Car
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand carved Folk Art American Muscle car. Wood carved with original paint surface.
Category
Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Martha
s Vineyard Hand Painted Sign
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1868 Folk art painted Martha's Vineyard sign made from recycled wood
Signed on verso
Category
Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Candle Holder, Folk Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Candle holder, Folk Art, when the candle is extinguished and closed, the figure is replaced and smoke comes out of the mouth. Carved wood, 1950.
Measures: H: 15 cm, W: 12.5 cm, D: 6...
Category
European Vintage 1950s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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