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Period: Mid-20th Century
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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A spectacular, rare and quite engaging early Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vibrant, shifting, thick, c...
Category

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

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Japanese Signed Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Omi-Onna Mask with Custom Box 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring female mask made for the Japanese Noh theatre. This mask is handcrafted and carved from natural wood and lacquer. Omi-Onna's (...
Category

Japanese Showa Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Marble Chess Set with Hand Carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Marble Large Chess Set with hand carved Turquoise and White Onyx Pieces. 1950s. Vintage mid 20th century Mexican stone marble chess set comple...
Category

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

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Vintage Christmas Big Green Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Indian Embroidered Kantha Cloth Indian kantha cloths originally developed as a way in which old sari cloth could be recycled and put to use. They’re usually composed of 3-4 ...
Category

Indian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Sivas Traditional Kilim Central Anatolian Old Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique 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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Signed Curtis Jere Sculpture of a Church with Village
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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

Vintage Nahua Pottery Chililico Hidalgo Mexican Folk Art Animal Candleholders
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming pair of two rare and whimsical indigenous Nahua peoples pottery animal folk art candleholders. Handmade in the village of Chililico, Hidalgo, Central Mexico, primiti...
Category

Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Orientalist Oil on Canvas A Portrait of A Young Moroccan Girl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Orientalist oil on canvas portrait of a young girl, painting depicting an orientalist girl dressed in traditional garments. Meticulous attention was given to every detail of ...
Category

Moroccan Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

SS United States Sign Notice and Information for Passengers
Located in Hanover, MA
Hefty enameled solid aluminum framed passenger safety and information sign from Passenger Stateroom 139 on the Main deck of the SS United States. Fo...
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

Pablo Picasso Ceramic Plate Bouquet à la Pomme
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Ceramic Plate, "Bouquet à la pomme". Earthenware plate is in colors of blue, white and black and features a stylized bouquet of flowers in ...
Category

French Expressionist Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

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...
Category

Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Pottery Iznik Platter Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco Pottery Iznik style Platter signed Greber Beauvais, circa 1930.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Classic Motion Action Ad Neon Advertizing Clock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Motion Action Ad Neon Advertizing Clock.. Wonderful light blue neon,aLL Original., Clock working and keeping perfect time,, Outer wood case in original condition,, Top finish...
Category

American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Makonde Ebony Carved African Sculpture of Abstract Faces
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
A whimsical sculpture of multiple abstract faces. Carved of one piece of solid ebony.
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ebony

Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This exquisite ikat textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia, is a handwoven treasure that speaks to centuries of tradition, artistry, and cultural...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Yarn

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Solid Primitive Mesquite Stool
Solid Primitive Mesquite Stool
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Rosewood Marquetry Backgammon Set by Don Shoemaker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A modernist backgammon set by US-born, Mexico-based designer Don Shoemaker for his company Señal. This portable set includes the game board, which folds up into a carrying case, chec...
Category

Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Rosewood, Hardwood

Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's A piece of this quality and stature holds enormous presence...
Category

Beninese Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ebony

Vintage Malatya Kilim Cuval Rug Wool Goat Hair Chuval Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Vintage Chuval Kilim from the Malatya region with wool & Goat hair threads and a rare, beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim h...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Fon Carved Wood Ceremonial Seat with Multiple Figures, Benin, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fon carved heavy hard wood ceremonial seat with multiple figures, from Benin, Africa. Dark stained wood with worn areas from use, "U" shaped seat supported by four caryatid figures, ...
Category

Cameroonian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Five Monumental African Ancestral Guardian Statues Sculptures Figures
Located in Reutlingen, DE
This rare ensemble consists of five monumental wooden ancestral and guardian figures, each carved from a single tree trunk and ritually planted into the earth. Two figures hail from ...
Category

South Sudanese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Charming Bavarian Girl and Sunflower, Black Forest Nursery Wall Decoration
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely charming, large wood carving of a young Bavarian girl and sunflower wall decoration This substantial wall hanging is two feet in length, ...
Category

German Black Forest Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Lombok Tribal Serving Tray Dulang / Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Very Large Fierce Dan Guere We Mask With Tusks Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very large fierce Dan Guere or We mask from the Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing collection. Strong mask with recessed slit eyes, projecting carved wood tusks which frame face, large w...
Category

Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1960s Emil Milan Modernist Bird Sculpture Sumac Cabin Modern New Hope Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Well planned active sumac grain really enhances this sculpture.
Category

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

Materials

Wood

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1950s Native American Navajo Pawn Silver Petit Point Turquoise Bolo Tie
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
1950s Navajo-made Bolo Tie from New Mexico. Handcrafted from pawn .900 silver and set with turquoise, the rope is hand-woven leather, and the tips are silver.
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Strike ‘Em Out’ Carnival Toss Sign, 1940s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage, mid-20th century “Strike ‘Em Out” game sign. 6.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Hand painted on 0.75 inch thick plywood. Strike Out originated as a baseball-like street game but also became a popular carnival attraction, where a pitcher hurtled a rubber baseball at a batter in front of the sign with the aim to get the ball in the hole. The game originated in the Chicago area...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Hand-Carved Wooden Tray from the Mentawai Tribe of Indonesia, Mid-20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This hand-carved tray comes from the Mentawai tribe found on the Mentawai Islands off the west coast, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is hand-carved from a single block of wood. These trays a...
Category

Indonesian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet Turkoman Buhara Turkmenistan Runner Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Runner Carpet from Turkmenistan with a rare and beautiful color composition. Bukhara carpet (Turkme...
Category

Turkmen Oushak Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

1960 s Solid Wood Hand Carved Primitive Totem Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully hand crafted solid wood totemic sculpture with detailed features highlighting its authentic presence. This unique piece meshes style and art into a eye catching and taste...
Category

Primitive Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

Large Vintage Mexican Blue and Ivory Talavera Pottery Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Large vintage Mexican hand thrown and decorated blue and ivory pottery bowl with floral design.
Category

Mexican Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Mexican Tonala Pottery Hand Painted Bird Folk Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art. Flora de la Cruz Acapulco Gro Mexico hand painted bird dove ceramic. Warm earth tone polych...
Category

Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Folk Art Carnival Motorized Ferris Wheel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1838 Custom made Carnival Folk Art motorized ferris wheel . Rotates with small lights added set on a wood base
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Real Size Human Skeleton
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Antique Real Size Human Skeleton. Made in resin and wood base.
Category

Mexican Other Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Resin, Wood

Antique American Amusement Park Motorcycle Painted Carousel Carnival Ride 1940s
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American carnival amusement park, carousel motorcycle ride, from the late 1940s. A fabulous late 1940s motorcycle carousel ride, the motorcycle body is made of wood and is ha...
Category

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

Materials

Steel, Iron

Ibedji Statuette – Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, circa 1930 (20th century)
Located in NICE, FR
Ibedji Statuette – Yoruba Culture, Nigeria, circa 1930 (20th century) This pair of male Ibedji statuettes originates from the Yoruba tribe in West Africa, specifically Nigeria. Amon...
Category

Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Handpainted Folk Art Wedding Chest by Peter Hunt, Provincetown, D. 1948
By Peter Hunt
Located in Peabody, MA
A handpainted folk art wedding chest by the noted maker Peter Hunt of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Hunt was a charismatic figure who sold his colonial and Dutch revival decorated fou...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Vintage Americana Mid-Century Neon Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic 13.5 foot long Mid-Century vintage neon barber shop sign. Total statement piece. Unusual three dimensional channel letters. Many layers of r...
Category

American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade in walnut Inlaid box, circa 1940s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own inlaid hardwood box, which we date to the mid 20th century, circa 1940s. The smal...
Category

British Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Steiff Bear
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original German made Steiff Bear with glass eyes. The original tag is in place and in tact. Steiff is know for well made Toy bears that are jointed and hav...
Category

American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Glass

Steiff Bear
Steiff Bear
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Ceramic Lemon Tree in Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramic Lemon Tree in Basket. Piece features a lush arrangement of hand-painted bright yellow lemons with glossy green leaves, all set in a finely modeled wo...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-20th Century Handmade American Square Quilt
Located in New York, NY
A vintage American square Quilt handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 1" x 6' 4"
Category

American American Classical Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Pennsylvania Amish “One Patch” Hand-Stitched Crib Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
A charming and authentic mid-20th century Amish crib quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, featuring the classic “One Patch” pattern. This beautifully hand-crafted piece is composed of hand-cut and hand-stitched cotton squares in a harmonious palette of blue and brown. With meticulous needlework and a minimalist design, the quilt reflects the Amish community’s values of simplicity, utility, and resourcefulness. Made using repurposed fabrics for personal household use, this quilt exemplifies sustainable craft and cultural heritage. A rare find in excellent vintage condition, it is perfect for collectors, nursery decor, or as a distinctive design accent in any interior. Dimensions: 32” x 40” Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s Place of Origin: Pennsylvania, United States Material: Cotton Condition: Good The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2235 vintage Amish crib quilt, One Patch quilt, antique baby quilt, hand-stitched Amish quilt, Lancaster County quilt, mid century American quilt, blue and brown quilt, collectible vintage textiles, sustainable nursery decor, handmade patchwork quilt, Amish textile art, repurposed fabric quilt, American folk quilt, vintage quilt for interior design, heirloom Amish quilt, Amish One Star Quilt, American Amish Crib Quilts, Vintage Amish Quilts, Antique Amish Quilts, Amish American Quilts, Pennsylvania Quilts, Lancaster County Quilts...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Brutalist Mid-Century Yellow Green Streak Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish mid-century studio pottery vase in the brutalist style decorated with yellow and green streaked glazes. The heavily made stoneware vase stands on a narrow flat round b...
Category

British Brutalist Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vast array of shifting, vibrant, and colo...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain, Pottery

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

Wavy Green Striped Barkcloth with Tropical Banana Leaf Pattern
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautiful vintage mid century fabric is a 100% cotton barkcloth. Barkcloth is a textured printed woven fabric. The banana leaf and flower design with striking bright green, wavy stripes is a handprint design by Renee Harcombe...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Examico 4001 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made between 1950s/60s. Working stick shift and reverse. Vintage toy made in tinplate and plastic. Lighthly scrat...
Category

German Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Charming Vintage German Beer Stein "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" - 2Y364
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautifully crafted German beer stein from the mid-20th century is adorned with the phrase "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" ("Frohbeim Beer We Love"). A timeless piece for any col...
Category

French Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Coral