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Period: 20th Century
Old Antique Lobi Wooden Female Figure Sculpture Produced in Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century Lobi folk tribal art female figure wooden sculpture produced in Burkina Faso, Africa by anonymous designer in the 1940s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H:...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Pottery Pitcher - Hand Painted Birds
Flowers - Mexico - Circa 1920
s
Located in Chatham, ON
Exceptional Mexican folk art terra cotta pitcher or vase - medium size - fine, thin potted vessel - hand made and hand painted with birds and flowers in red, yellow and black enamels...
Category
Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Lot of Five Vintage Swedish Dala Rooster Chicken by Nils Olsson, Sweden Folk Art
By Nils Olsson
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for a collection of five Swedish Dala rooster Chicken by Nils Olsson. Each is hand carved painted wood. Nice display item for every room. Th...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mexican Indian Weaving Geometric Pillows-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Saddle blanket Navajo Indian weaving pillows with linen backing.The inserts are down & feather fill.
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,036 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Decorative Plate "Métier du Vieux Paris – Chiffonnier" by Primula, Italy - 2Y515
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant decorative plate, titled "Métier du Vieux Paris – Chiffonnier," is a beautiful example of Italian craftsmanship by Primula. Measuring 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) in height and 1...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Kurtis Antone (Coast Salish, B. 1970) Signed Raven Ceremonial Dance Mask, Canada
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A powerfully carved mask representing the Raven, culture hero and trickster of Northwest Coast tribal legend. Kurtis was born on the Capilano reservation in North Vancouver, British ...
Category
Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage 2 ft Tall African Hand Carved Wood Wall Mask
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large vintage hand-carved from one piece of solid wood African Tribal mask richly decorated with intricate tribal motifs.
Beautifully hand carved, painted details, it has a hook, re...
Category
African Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large African Face Shield
Located in Norton, MA
It's a completed solid wood piece carved by hand with a very simple tool. The end result shows the process of hard work during the making period.
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage And Rare Specimen Of A large Natural Blue Coral
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a spectacular specimen of a Vintage Blue Ridge Coral. Blue corals are some of the only corals to retain their color within their skeletons. They ar...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Coral
$656 Sale Price
49% Off
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...
Category
German Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,650 / set
Authentic African Zebra Skin Drum
Located in Malibu, CA
Drum, African Tamtam Engoma from Uganda. The 50's
20th century African tribal drum. Made using a zebra skin, the drum has great sound.
A multifunctional piece can also be used as an ...
Category
Ugandan Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Zebra Hide, Hardwood
$976 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Old Sivas Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Old Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Sivas In the third century, Sivas was a Roman city known as Sebastea, the capital of Armenia Minor. Flourishing under Byzantine rule, Sivas reached a peak of prosperity under the Seljuks, only to be plundered in the fourteenth century by Tamerlane, as it was an important venue on the Persian and Iraqi trade routes. The Sivas region is inhabited by Turkish and Kurdish people, and until the genocide wrought by the Turks early this century, many Armenians dwelt there as well. Sivas gained certain fame as the site for the Sivas Congress of September 1919, convened by Mustafa Kemal...
Category
Turkish Kilim 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$4,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Wood Carving Penis Figurine Wabi Sabi Object Vintage Asia 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved figurine statue. we don't know anything about the item, but believe it was made in Japan in the 1960s. Ideal decoratio...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Leaping Stag Weathervane Mounted on Marble Base C. 1940
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage leaping stag weathervane made of copper, with a verdigris patina that gives it a weathered, greenish appearance. Then stag is depicted mid-l...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Copper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Leather Doctors Bag, 1940s France
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
American Colonial Revival Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres and an iron wood frame and rim. These baskets were used to carry leaves, ...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent signed Filmont, circa 1900.
Category
French French Provincial Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Yoruba Nigeria African 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 turquoise, orange, green, yellow red, blue ...
Category
Nigerian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
African Art Statue "Fertility Figure"
Located in Norton, MA
A precious African Art Statue with oven balls for hair, basket weave texture on the face, and wearing a loin cloth. The brass panels are applied on ...
Category
African 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Pueblo Blackware Jar, Hand-Coiled Feather Motif
Located in Denver, CO
This exquisite blackware jar is a masterwork by renowned San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Maria Martinez (1887–1980), celebrated for pioneering the iconic black-on-black pottery technique...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vanuatu Fernwood Grade Ritual Figure, Ambrym Island. A sculpture carved from a solid section of the fibrous trunk of a tree fern composed of aerial roots surrounding a woody core, in...
Category
Vanuatuan Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Ikat Textile from Dayak Tribe, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations amid the Dayak Tribes...
Category
Indonesian Other 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Copper Running Horse Weathervane, New England
Located in Southampton, NY
Copper Running Horse Weathervane, New England
Nice looking running horse weathervane with verdigris patinated copper finish. Head shows further weathering. Mounted on a black painted...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Arne Bang Signed Monumental Midcentury Danish Scandinavian Ceramic Pottery Bowl
By Arne Bang
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and rare large work by Danish designer Arne Bang. Truly special.
Beautifully glazed and signed with artist mark and number on the base.
Would be a great addition to...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, sumptuously glazed, spectacular bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a shifting earth toned dr...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Tribal Mid-20th Century Zulu Women
s Red Cotton Hat, Isicholo, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Zulu women's woven red cotton hat, Isicholo, from South Africa
This woman's cotton Isicholo hat is a beautiful example of the hats worn during special ceremo...
Category
South African Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Small box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...
Category
Lebanese Moorish 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
African Wood Female Bust Figurative Sculpture Mandinka Woman
Located in London, GB
The African wood female bust figurative sculpture of a Mandinka woman is a striking piece of art that encapsulates the cultural heritage and craftsmanship of West Africa. Hand-carved...
Category
Gambian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Louis Vuitton Steamer Bag
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Louis Vuitton steamer bag. Large, oversized bag, perfect for weekend trips. LV monogram print with saddle leather and bra...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau walking stick, the Goddess Ceres, by Vincenzo Gemito, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Art Nouveau walking stick. The knob is made of finely carved boxwood, depicting a representation of Ceres (Demeter for the Greeks), the Roman Goddess of cereals, crops and the fertil...
Category
Italian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Rainbow Mosaic Glass Disco Ball, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage disco ball made of mosaic glass tiles. Rare example with rows of different colors of glass. Yellow, mirror, blue, red and green throug...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Don Johns Large Ceramic Graphic Pottery Vase
By Don Johns
Located in Miami, FL
A large pottery vessel by Don Johns. Graphic decoration on both sides. Signed on bottom.
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Paul Ami Bonifas Signed Large Early Mid-Century Swiss Studio Pottery Art Bowl
By Paul Bonifas
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly gorgeous and wonderfully crafted large art bowl by Swiss American sculptor/artist/ceramicist Paul Ami Bonifas (1893-1967). The glaze on this par...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Monumental Native American Hand Carved, Painted
Signed Totem Pole
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The monumental hand carved totem pole depicting a winged bird atop a figure and surmounted on a fox or bear holding a fish prey. Hand painted predomi...
Category
North American Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique French Zinc Weathervane in Original Condition C1900
s
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique zinc weathervane that we believe probably came from France and was constructed around the turn of the century and by that we mean circa 1900. Completely original and unrestor...
Category
French Country Antique 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Solid Primitive Mesquite Stool
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this stool made in Mesquite hardwood, Circa 1930. Made in Mexico hand carved using machete and chisel. Fully restored. Clear markings showing age and heavy use, ready to use...
Category
Mexican Primitive Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Board Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Modern Board. Item features a maplewood board with black and white resin chess pieces, ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Maple
Late 20th Century Chessboard - Vintage - Inlaid Marble - Brass Chess Pieces
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
This elegant vintage chessboard dates from approximately 1990 and is a refined example of late 20th-century decorative design.
The board is crafted from beautifully inlaid marble, fo...
Category
Belgian Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Brass
Majolica Deruta Raffaellesco Decorative Ceramic Wall Plate 14
75 inches
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large vintage Deruta Raffaellesco decorative wall plate with scalloped rim.
Majolica hand-painted with magnificent detailing and artwork, extraordinar...
Category
Italian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Kenyan Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Fair Play Basketball Scoreboard, 1980s USA
By Fair Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An authentic slice of American sports history, this slim original 1980s scoreboard was manufactured by Trans-Lux Fair-Play, a leader in athletic display technology. Bold in design an...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Glazed Moorish Ceramic Covered Jar Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moorish ceramic Moroccan glazed polychrome jar tureen with cover.
Hand painted ceramic Jubbana, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco.
...
Category
Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nautical diorama in glass case depicting 3 ships at sea Italy 1920s
Located in Milan, IT
Nautical diorama in glass case with parallelepiped shape depicting 3 ships at 3 masts in navigation.
Italian manufacture of the 1920s.
Bon état.
Measurements 46x17x16.5 cm - inches ...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Blown Red Art Glass Face Masks, México
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Folk Art blown red glass face masks made in México.
O-602-335
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Original 1952 Chanel Advertisement from Femina Magazine – Framed Vintage Fashion
By Chanel
Located in Hamburg, DE
This original vintage advertisement, taken from the French magazine Femina dated 1952, is a rare and charming piece of fashion history. It is not a reproduction or reprint, but an au...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Large Channel Letter A Circus Lettering Advertising Sign from the the 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative large vintage tin channel letter “A” made of sheet metal, painted in a vibrant yellow with red sides. It is dated around the 1960s, though it may be older....
Category
Austrian Industrial 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal, Tin
Vintage Large Nautical Maritime Brass Glass Ship
s Hourglass Display Model Timer
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has a wonderful patina and can be polished if desired. H...
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Lidded Basket Handmade Bamboo
Handwoven Rattan Nautical Seashell 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Coastal Folk Art lidded round basket handmade Bamboo and handwoven Rattan in blonde and white Plastik Seashell decoration.
Nautical Bohemian ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Plastic, Wood
Vintage wooden toy Pinocchio, Italy, 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing jointed wooden doll, hand painted Pinocchio, made in Italy in the 1960s.
Good vintage condition.
Dimensions:
Width: 9 cm / 3.54 inches
Height: 32 cm / 12.6 inches
Depth: 9 ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large 20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher by Alain Magne La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Alain Magne
Large XXL stoneware ceramic pitcher
Signed by Alain Magne
Circa 1970
original perfect condition
height 35 cm
Large 33 cm.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early Geometric Pima Indian Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine and very early Pima American Indian hand woven basket is in fine as found condition. This wonderful basket has a nice aged patina and has come from a private American Indian collection.
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hemp
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Curtis Jere Sculpture of a Church with Village
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Curtis Jere sculpture of a church with village. Signed and dated 1972. Nice 3D design.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
$792 Sale Price
68% Off
"Maternidad" Oil on Canvas by Jesus Mariano Leuus, Mexico 65, Signed
By Jesus Leuus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of warmth and beauty to your space with this exquisite oil on canvas painting titled "Maternidad" by renowned Mexican artist Jesus Mariano Leuus. This stunning piece feat...
Category
Mexican Organic Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Cast Iron Horse Doorstop Signed Hunter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron horse doorstop Signed Hunter.
Copyright 1949. VA Metal Crafters, Waynesboro, VA.
Category
American American Classical 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Balinese Barong Wood Carved Ornament
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A Balinese "Barong" carving darting to the early 20th century. This piece features red polychrome and wood carved detailing. The Barong is a Balinese spirit guardian...
Category
Balinese Other 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native North American Indian Indigenous Southwest Navajo or Yokuts Woven Basket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully designed/decorated and executed Native North American Indian hand woven oval shaped basket made of natural organic materials/fibers. The piece is quite a st...
Category
American Native American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired porcelain bowl features a shifting earth toned drip glaze with...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
Old Adana Kilim Southern Anatolian Carpet Turkish Rug Central Anatolian Style
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian made in two halves of old Kilim from the Adana region. It has a rare and beautiful color composition, similar to central Anatolian motifs and design.
Ad...
Category
Turkish Kilim 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
1950s Racing Car Model or Toy
No. 7
Oldtimer Ferrari 500 by Geobra, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Mid-20th century classic kids toy or model by German toy makers Geobra.
The well played model is shaped after the classic racing car Ferrari 500 from 1952, created by Aurelio Lampred...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Colorful Painted Carousel Style Rocking Horse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A remarkable large scale painted rocking horse decorated in the manner of a carousel horse. The white horse with brown mane and tail wears a red saddle on a blue blanket. The rump is decorated with a blond female mask flanked by pink and white dogwood flowers, the breast with the same flowers. With inset plastic colored faceted stones overall. With two brass twisted rods mounted on the white rocker...
Category
Hollywood Regency 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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