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Period: Mid-20th Century
Vintage Nautical Spot Light by General Electric
Located in New York, NY
Vintage small nautical searchlight by General Electric, USA, circa 1950. For decorative display purposes only, not operational.
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
20th Century Handmade Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This streak of lighting quilt is in brown calico fabric. This condition is very good.
Category
American Country Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Rattan
Ceramic Tiles Coffee Table Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Mid-Century Rattan & Ceramic Tiles Coffee Table Audoux Minet, Circa 1960.
Painting of wild flowers signed.
Height / 19 inches.
Size / 37 inches by 20.5 inches.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan
Chokwe Mask – Mid 20th Century – Angola – African Tribal Art
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bring home a piece of ancestral heritage with this authentic Chokwe mask from Angola, crafted in the mid-20th century. Rooted in deep cultural tradition, Chokwe masks were once used ...
Category
Angolan Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
1960’s Vintage Beaded Bag
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky lady beg beautifully made of colourful cluster of beads, with motifs of flower and leafs, on old velvet background.
This bag was not made to store any items as you see in the ...
Category
Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Velvet, Beads
1950
s Papier mâché french theatre head
Located in Diest, BE
A 1950's rare original James Ensor style papier mâché theatre head. This item was obtained via a private collection (France).
Category
French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Large Sperm Whale Carving by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large size sperm whale wall plaque by Clark Voorhees. This carving is just under three feet long. The whale is signed on the back with the artist's monogram and name. The lower jaw ...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Humboldt California Freeway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Humboldt County Line freeway sign from Northern California. Made in 1965. Great piece of Marijuana history as well as transportation Americana. 7 feet wid...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Hand-Carved Folk Art Miniature Dresser, Montgomery TX, Circa 1950s
Located in Round Top, TX
Miniature Folk Art Dresser with three working drawers and dovetailed joinery. This gleeful piece is handmade with such care, even the interior drawers are made with the same joinery ...
Category
American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Powerful Makonde Portrait Helmet Mask Lip Plug Tanzania Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Powerful portrait of a Makonde man with a traditional lip plug in his upper lip, high carved cheek bones in the form of a finely carved helmet mask, with attached hair on top from Ta...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$900 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-Century Rare Twisted Rope Sconce Adrien Audoux
Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare twisted rope sconce Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
With a green glass sphere.
Nautical style.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, Mali, West Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Geometric Barmbara Sukuru Animal Mask with horns, teeth, from Mali, West Africa. Inserted wood teeth, abstract face with open eyes, with raised eyebrows and framed face. Old native...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Otto
Gertrud Natzler Signed Volcanic Glazed Mid-Century Modern Large Bowl 1936
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful early work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped footed bowl was delicately hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with one of his famed early volcanic glazes. The bowl captures your attention from all angles. Rare and stunning.
This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
William Wyman Signed Massachusetts Midcentury Herring Run Studio Pottery Bowl
By William Wyman
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by East Coast/ Massachusetts master potter William Wymann. This piece features a fantastic texture and rich, sumptuous, deep ocean-like blue crackle glaze that chang...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Abaca Tapis Skirt, Philippines, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Abaca Tapis Skirt
Bagobo people, Mindanao, Philippines
Mid-20th century
Hemp family
Measures: H 23.25 in x W 27.5 in
Fully opened: H: 46.5 in x W: 55 in
Abaca is a textile unique to...
Category
Philippine Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hemp
Pierre Digan La Borne Pair of Brown and Black Stoneware Ceramic Pitchers, 1970
By Pierre Digan
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Pierre Digan.
Pair of stoneware ceramic pitchers.
Original perfect condition.
Black and brown stoneware ceramic colors.
Realised in la Borne circa 1970.
Measures: Num...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
O
Henry Fred Johnson Salem Witch Trials Sideshow Spider Girl Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
O'Henry Tent and Awning sideshow banner with original shipping tag. Unusual subject matter and fantastic story from the Salem witch trails to Spider Girl. ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Malatya Kilim South Anatolian Wool Rug Old Turkish Runner Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Southern Anatolian Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It was originally a kilim with two halves, but this is one half. It i...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,167 Sale Price
25% Off
Doyle Lane (1925-2002) Multi Bead Necklace Blue Ceramic Beads. Original Ceramic
By Doyle Lane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and collectible multi-bead ceramic necklace by celebrated African-American ceramicist Doyle Lane (1925–2002). This striking piece, unworn and from the artist’s estate, features ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her work that this piece was featured in a presentation at the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation and it was made in 1959. It is one of her earlier works. Quite rare and special in this respect.
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Woman Sacrificing Holding Offering Bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Carved wooden sculpture depicting a woman sacrificing, holding an offering bowl, Yoruba People,
Nigeria, 1940s
The lid with the bird can be removed. There is a small old chip on the...
Category
Nigerian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Varnished Ship Pulley with Varnish Finish
Located in Norwell, MA
Varnished boat pulley that has been polished, lacquered,and varnished. Two brass pulleys operate smoothly. X-126
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst others, by 4 students of Alexandre Kostanda. Active between 1945 and 1...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Beatrice Wood Signed Pink Lava Glaze Midcentury California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice Wood signed bowl featuring a unique pink lava glaze and piercing blue crackle glass in the cente...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Large Rustic Live Edge Tree Trunk Plant Stand or Art Pedestal
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Incredible rustic hand crafted tree root plant pedestal. Bring the beauty of nature indoors with this three tiered pedestal. Ideal for showcasing pottery, art class, sculptures, plan...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
James Vullo Oil on canvas .. W.P.A. /ASHCAN Portrait of a Man 1930
s
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
James Vullo Oil on canvas .. W.P.A. /ASHCAN Portrait of a Man 1930's ..Powerful image.. retains original frame, original label Albright Knox Art Gallery (A.K.G.) Buffalo NY
1938, ...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example attributed to master Nuu-chah-nulth carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Ray Williams was the son of famed carver Sam Williams who started car...
Category
Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Tonala Folk Art Pottery Plate Hand Painted with Birds, Mexico, circa 1960
s
By Ken Edwards
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Ken Edwards ceramic plate Tonala Mexico Folk Art Pottery.
Vintage Ken Edwards Mexican ceramic birds and flowers from Tonala Pottery.
...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Bell System Telephone Double Sided Flange Porcelain Sign
Located in San Mateo, CA
Flange mount double sided Bell public telephone porcelain sign. The porcelain has good color. There are some losses around the edges and in the sign.
Category
American Industrial Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Folk Art Mountain Landscape Painting - Initialed
Dated - Canada - Circa 1956
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century folk art mountain landscape oil painting on artist's canvas board - unframed - initialed lower right - Canada - circa 1956.
Good vintage condition - no loss - no apparen...
Category
Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Central Anatolian Old Runner Kilim, Geometric Wool Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Vintage with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It is a long and thin runner that reaches up to three meters. What is amaz...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,437 Sale Price
25% Off
Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure with Skirt, ex Irwin Hersey DRC Congo, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Classic Luba Kabeja Janus Double Figure or fetish with Skirt fetish of darkened wood with polished and worn patina. Striking eyes, and both male and female figures shown with hands ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Lion Figurine in Brown
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic lioness figurine glazed in brown and cream. This mid-century statue will be a fabulous addition to a bookshelf or side table. Created from ce...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Japanese Okina Noh Mask Old Male with Long White Beard Expressing Wisdom
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Singed Okina Noh mask old male with long white beard expressing wisdom
Mid 20 th century
Size: 15 x 19 x8 cm ( 6x 7.5 x 3 inch )
Weight: 230g ( 0.5 lb )
Material: wood with go...
Category
Japanese Showa Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Toucan Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Copper, brass and aluminium Toucan on a hoop hanging stand by Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960.
Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican Artist and sculptor. He began with paintings and papier ...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved Cowboy One Piece of Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed hand carved cowboy from a private folk art collection.The condition is very good.
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Painting by Ingemar Callenberg, circa 1970 "Branning"
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Important abstract painting by Ingemar Callenberg (1926-1973).
Title : Branning,
circa 1960.
Beautiful colours en effects.
Category
European Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
1967 Vanguard Studios Don Quixote Spanish Conquistador Wall Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
At once dramatic and refined, this commanding wall sculpture by Vanguard Studios—dated 1967—unveils a stirring homage to Spanish conquest, rendered through a modern mid-century lens....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Foam
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Strong Marka Antelope Human Mask Wood with Metal, Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Strong Marka antelope - human wood mask with metal, Mali Africa. Large square open eyes, long nose with horizontal lips, three projecting brass metal braids ending with feathered cl...
Category
Malian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Painted Wood Hopi Katsina Kachina Figure
#1
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of Worldwide Traveler
s Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category
Balinese Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 7' 3" x 9' 2".
Category
Turkish Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Colorful Dragon Vintage Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
A colorful one-of-a-kind Tibetan rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century with a colorful dragon motif
Measures: 3'1'' x 5'1''.
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Set of 4 Mid-Century Rope
Wood Stool
Located in Austin, TX
Set of four Mid-Century Rope & Wood Stool after Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet ,the top is upholstered with a white fabric.
Measures: Height / 13 inches.
Diameter / 11 inches.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Vintage Mexican Tonala Pottery Hand Painted Bird
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
Mexican Vintage Ken Edwards Tonala Pottery Hand Painted Quail Bird
By Ken Edwards
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Ken Edwards Mexican ceramic quail bird form Tonala Pottery.
Beautiful vintage Mexican hand made and hand painted TONALA Art Pottery.
Deco...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Sergio Bustamante (Mexican, B. 1949) Signed Limited Edition Paper Mache Duck
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large, colorful and striking paper mache duck figure by Sergio Bustamante. The rotund sculpture depicting a hand painted duck in blue tonal shades with wings in pastel colors of ro...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Vintage Carnival Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool pair of vintage carnival fun house mirrors. Both are convex mirrors in a black wood frame. Mirrors are made of Lucite not glass. So...
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$4,200 / set
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico
A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...
Category
Mexican Tribal Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Ceremonial Beaded Cache-sexe (Pikuran), Cameroon
Worn by the Bana Guilli (Kirdi) women of the Mandara Mountain region in northern Cameroon, pubic aprons, or cache-se...
Category
Cameroonian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Native Painted Buffalo Hide
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native brain tanned painted, quilled and beaded buffalo calf hide with four quilled rosettes each having four drops with deer dew claws. Eight beaded bands alternating in blue and re...
Category
American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hide
1960
s Kuna Mola Tropical Birds Cotton Applique Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Mola, a Kuna word, has several meanings: fabric or cloth, shirt or upper garment for men or women, brightly decorated women's blouses, or colorful layers of fabric, cut and hand-sewn...
Category
Panamanian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
1950’s Enamel and Neon Corner Sign Cafe
Located in Chicago, IL
1950’s enamel and neon corner Cafe sign. It has new transformer and wiring. Please note that there will be additional fee for making shipping crate.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Rashwan Malatya Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Rashwan, Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special col...
Category
Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$5,250 Sale Price
25% Off
American Maritime Copper and Brass Deep Sea Divers Helmet on Stand, NY C. 1930
Located in Charleston, SC
American maritime copper and brass deep sea divers helmet with the original three glass cross hatched windows, latching bonnet, air line intake ...
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
$11,100 Sale Price
40% Off
Circa 1930
s English Cane or Walking Stick with Bone Handle
Located in High Point, NC
Circa 1930's cane made of fruitwood with a bone handle. The bone handle is etched with a lovely floral pattern. The walking stick is hand carved to look like bamboo. Very interest...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging sumptuously glazed Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a vast array of shifting...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Fine Portrait Mask Tall Hair Design Baule People Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine portrait kpwan mask with tall braided hair design, dark to black patina, from the Baule People Ivory Coast Africa, ex Fearing.
Well carved features, curved slit eyes, open mout...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Scale model of an Italian motorboat from the 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Scale model of an Italian speedboat 1950s, wooden planking hull, mounted on wood and brass base.
Length cm 25 - inches 9.8, width cm 8.8 - inches 3.4, height with base cm 8.5 - inc...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1940s Yei Weaving Fringed Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Yei Hand Woven Corn Stalk Dancers weaving with fringe on the edges. Beautiful deep colors within the rug. The Yei dancers are holding corn stalks. Beautiful color pallet. Grea...
Category
American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
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