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Period: Mid-20th Century
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

1940s Yei Weaving Fringed Rug
1940s Yei Weaving Fringed Rug
$1,196 Sale Price
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Otto Gertrud Natzler Signed Dark Blue Green Glazed Bowl with Original Label
Located in Studio City, CA
Another wonderfully glazed and delicately designed work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped, eggshell thin-walled footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with a beautiful dark blue or green glaze. The bowl radiates in the light. This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category

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

Materials

Earthenware

Large Mashiko Cup Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Mashiko Cup studio pottery with stylized designs in the brown glazed body in the manner of cloud-water flowing pattern and dating from arou...
Category

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

Materials

Stoneware

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...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Oil on Board Painting Framed Still Life Modernist MCM Signed 1963 19x20"
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage still life oil painting on board depicting a pitcher and a bowl of lemons on a checkered towel. Nicely done in confident technique with balanced composition, good color, and ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Abstract Oil on Canvas "Knight Reining His Steed" – Mid-20th Century - 2Y453
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This mid-20th-century abstract oil painting on canvas, titled "Knight Reining His Steed," is a striking piece that adds a touch of artistic flair to any collection. Measuring 26.4 in...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Raj Handcrafted Camel Toy India, 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Raj embroidered large camel toy, India, 1950. Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric camel toy. Vintage oversized camel stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with...
Category

Indian Moorish Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Zabihi Collection Silk Pictorial Herekeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th century Fine Turkish silk one-of-a-kind Herekeh rug with a beautiful pictorial animal garden design Measures: 1'4'' x 1'11'.
Category

Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Indigenous Native American Indian Navajo Handwoven X-Pattern Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging, intricately hand woven antique Native North American Indian Navajo tribe wool rug/blanket featuring a geometric X-pattern (the Navajo tribe is famed for...
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! So...
Category

Austrian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy
Located in Chicago, IL
This framed American 1940s Canada Goose decoy is a striking piece of functional folk art, beautifully preserved and presented. Originally crafted from waxed cardboard, the decoy was ...
Category

American Country Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Pepsi-Cola Enameled Metal Advertising Sign, Europe, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Pepsi-Cola advertising sign made of enameled metal, dating from the 1970s. The design incorporates the classic logo with red cursive lettering, set against a wavy background ...
Category

Italian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel

1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Large Dogon Ladder, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Dogon ladder, Mali Wood Early to mid-20th century Measures: 75.5 x 14 in. / 192 x 36 cm With a textured, eroded patina, this ladder was originally used outdoors. Ca...
Category

Malian Other Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Ceremonial Raffia Fiber Dance Kerchief, Ivory Coast These unusual Dida textiles are made from hand-plaited raffia fiber that is tie and stitch-resist dyed with natural pigme...
Category

Ivorian Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Raffia

Beatrice Wood Signed Mid-Century California Pottery Dark Lava Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed work by famed American California Studio master ceramist Beatrice Wood featuring a gorgeous, dark, iridescent metallic volcanic lava crater luster (lustre) gla...
Category

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

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

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 Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Wood Rope Oval Gueridon Adrien Audoux Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Oval Mid-Century wood & rope gueridon Audoux Minet, Circa 1960. Height / 19 inches. Diameter / 23 inches by 15.5 inches.
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet, Cental Asian Turkoman Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet from the Turkmenistan Bukhara region with a rare and beautiful color composition, high-quality materials like; wool & dyes. ...
Category

Turkmen Oushak Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Vintage Hand Painted British Motorcycle Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage graphic Motorcycles sales and service sign. Great hand-painted lettering. Wood with original paint surface. Found in the northeastern United States. Fun Americana with a Brit...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Quirky American Folk Art Human Form Chair
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Have a seat! One of a kind human form chair. Wonderfully carved muscles, toes, clenched fists for support. Looks like the chair is ready to go crawling ac...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Pair Of Mid-Century Rope Oval Mirror Adrien Audoux Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Pair Of Mid-Century Rope Oval Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. 21 inches H. , 13.5 inches W.
Category

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

Materials

Rope, Mirror

Middle Eastern Dallah Islamic Arabic Brass Coffee Pot
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern traditional Arabian brass Dallah coffee pot. Islamic Arabian Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased Moorish brass with riveted brass finish an...
Category

Omani Islamic Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Vintage Stripe Runner Kilim Anatolian Rug, Turkish Natural Handwoven Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This Striped Kilim is a flat-weave kilim hand-woven in Turkey. It measures 363cm x 99cm and is made from 100% wool. Design and Features: The striped pattern is simple yet sophistica...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Bernard Kindt Three Piglets Carousel Sculpture, Polychrome Wood, c. 1960
By Bernard Kindt
Located in Almelo, NL
A rare mid-century carousel sculpture attributed to Bernard Kindt, master Belgian sculptor. Hand-carved in wood and finished in original polychrome paint, this expressive piglet exem...
Category

Belgian Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

East Coast Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Decorative swan decoy with carved feathers and glass eyes. Paint sanded in a way to slightly reveal wood underneath. Neck is long and delicate with unpainted details around eyes and ...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Wabi sabi solid wood "Oromo" stool, Ethiopia 1950s
Located in ECHT, NL
Wabi sabi hand crafted stool. Made by the Oromo people of Ethiopia around the 1950s. Carved from a single piece of hardwood. Skillfully made and highly decorative. The top is made co...
Category

Ethiopian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Spanish Hachero Traditional Ancient Wrought Iron Candleholder, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish 'Hachero' traditional ancient wrought iron candleholder. By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and us...
Category

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

Materials

Wrought Iron

20th Century, Carved Wood Nafana Bedu Plank Mask, Tribal Art, Decorative Object
Located in Odense, DK
An authentic large wooden “plank” mask from the Nafana people of West Africa, mid-20th century. Hand-carved with bold geometric forms and stylized facial features, this piece was tra...
Category

African Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1940s Copper Bed Warmer by Villedieu, France - 2Y542
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step back in time with this charming vintage copper bed warmer, handcrafted in Villedieu, France, during the 1940s. Measuring 25.98 inches in height, with a diameter of 8.27 inches a...
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Vintage Old Kars Kilim Eastern Turkey Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Runner Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an old vintage kilim from the Kars region in northeastern Anatolia. This old kilim has a wonderful chic color scheme and a mature softness. If you look at the precise beauty...
Category

Turkish Kilim Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Moroccan Vintage Leather Handcrafted African Tuareg Bag with Fringes Wall Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Moroccan leather handcrafted Tuareg bag with fringes. Wall decorative Art. Collectible vintage Real work of art hand made by the Berber trib...
Category

Moroccan Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Rustic Carved Wood Bird on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rustic Carved Wood Bird on Stand " A very nice rustic carved bird on rustic stand. Dark wood with "reddish" highlights. Partial label on the bottom."
Category

American American Craftsman Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Beatrice Wood Signed Volcanic Ash Blue Iridescent Luster Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Famed California Mid-Century Modern artist Beatrice wood signed bowl featuring her highly coveted deep ash blue iridescent lustre/luster glaze. In certain light, the glaze radiates as a purple hue in some areas. The glaze runs down the sides and gathers in areas underneath. This piece comes with an interesting history/ provenance. This piece came from Beatrice's personal collection. She was using it as a coin and key holder in her Ojai house which accounts for the cracks in the glaze. It was gifted to Maria Anderson who assisted Beatrice around her home. We considered having the work restored but because of its history feel that it offers more value to the next owner as shown. This was apparently the condition it was given in as Wood was famous for noting about her work that objects that are not quite perfect are simply that...perfect because of their imperfections. A very Wabi-Sabi view. Flawed Beauty. We love the piece and the history. Signed with her customary "Beato" on the underside. Would be an amazing addition to any collection of her work or a fabulous, eye-catching Stand-alone piece in any setting, Mid-Century Modern or otherwise. Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada...
Category

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

Materials

Earthenware

African Tribal Art Zulu Neck Rest Head Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
Nice vintage heavy hard wood Zulu neck rest with double antelope/animal design and burnished geometric pattern. length 43 cm height 13 cm Period 2nd half 20th century The Zulu are w...
Category

Zimbabwean Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Toy Car Ford Falcon Friction C1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Ford Falcon Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car C1960. In excellent vintage condition with minimal, if any wear. Came from a large lot of toys th...
Category

Japanese Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Unusual Art Deco Limed Smoking / Planter Stand
Located in Riverdale, NY
Unusual Art Deco limed smoking stand from the 1930's. Originally designed for ashtrays, can now be used for snacks or plants. Folk Art and Art Deco vibes mixed in this hand made piec...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Cress Alphabet Game Board with Chalk Board, Dated 1926
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cool cress alphabet game board is round and red ground. It is also dated 1926 with a chalk board on the front of the game board. Children pictures on the reverse of the board as...
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Boxwood

1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Composition, Metal

Pair of Massive Vintage Fiberglass Hands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Massive Vintage Fiberglass Hands H 17.5" x L 52" x W 30" FDV11477 *Wear consistent with age and use.
Category

American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Fiberglass

Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
Category

Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Navajo Saddle Blanket Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These saddle blanket weaving's have red stars pattern in the end corner of each pillow. There are two pairs in inventory. The backing is in a black cotton linen. Condition is very go...
Category

American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Rectangular Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rectangular nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Measure: height / 26.5 inches on 10.8 inches.
Category

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

Materials

Rope, Mirror

Vintage Reusable Soviet Glass Syringe Set: Durable and Sterilizable, 1J188
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Description: Discover a piece of history with this vintage многоразовый советский шприц (reusable Soviet glass syringe) set. Designed to endure temperatures of up to 200 degrees Celsius, this 10ml glass syringe comes with a reusable needle (игла многоразовая) measuring 5.5cm. The syringe itself measures 9cm, and for added convenience, the package includes a metal sterilization box measuring 18cm x 9cm x 5cm. This set not only showcases Soviet-era ingenuity but also offers practical functionality for those seeking unique medical collectibles...
Category

European Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Glass

Fine Hand Carved Folk Art Zodiac Sign, Charles Pizzano, 1950
Located in South Burlington, VT
This is a beautiful blue and gold hand carved and hand painted zodiac sign crafted by Charles Pizzano, circa 1950. The 32 inch octagonal shaped sign was just one of Pizzano's prolif...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Toshiko Takaezu 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 bowl features a shifting earth toned drip glaze and her famed ...
Category

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

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Folk Art Bottle Cap Snake
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A whimsical and surprisingly decorative Snake constructed of dozens of colorful bottle caps pierced and strung on a length of strong metal wire allowing twists and turns into many co...
Category

American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Landscape Painting, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting countryside landscape with farmyard animals of good pictorial quality. Painting of great measure a...
Category

Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

1970s Bacchus as Harvest Jester Ceramic Mask Majolica Ceramiche Artistice, Italy
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely impressive Bacchus in the shape of a jester carrying a full bounty of the harvest on his head: there is fiery red pepperoni placed as horns, a juicy plum, lemons and plent...
Category

Italian Baroque Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Early Pende Giwoyo Mask with Strong Face and Woven Black Raffia Hair Cap
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old Pende giwoyo mask with traces of yellow, black and red pigments and woven black raffia hair cap. Strong face with tight expression, weathered surface, goo...
Category

Congolese Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet. 17 inches Height with the shade.  
Category

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

Materials

Rope, Stained Glass

Impressive and Seldom Nigerian Large Basket Garment and Cover
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive and seldom Nigerian large basket garment and cover, with dyed patterned band. Those baskets where used to preserve grains. Tall colorful handwoven lidded basket from ...
Category

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

Materials

Straw

Bobyrug’s American Vintage Hook Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful American Hook rug, with a decorative floral design, entirely American needlework made with wool velvet on cotton foundations. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and cra...
Category

North American Aubusson Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Midcentury Organic Wood Turned Vase Sculpure
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made, organic natural wood-turned weed vase by famed American / California (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. This work has such a great heft and textur...
Category

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

Materials

Wood

Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub...
Category

American Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Northern Plains Pictorial Scabbard
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Rifle scabbard on brain tanned elk. Exceptional beading. Warrior with double trailer headdress. Coupstick on war pony one side, two florals on reverse. ...
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Hide

Vintage Mid-20th Century Small Metal Milk Jug, French Design - 2Y571
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Add a touch of French vintage charm to your collection with this petite metal milk jug from the mid-20th century. Reflecting the classic design style of 1940–1960, this piece stands ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Metal

20th Century Tuareg Wedding Tapestry from Niger, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Andres Moraga Wedding blanket or tent hanging, "Arkilla Jenngo" Woven by Fulani weavers for a Tuareg noble family First half 20th century Inland Delta Region, Niger or Mal...
Category

Nigerien Tribal Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Set of 5 Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Horse Toys, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 5 handpainted Swedish wooden traditional Dala horse toy. Designed by Nils Olsson in Sweden, circa 1960. Materials: Wood In original condition, with...
Category

Swedish Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antoni Gaudi Decorative Ceramic Spanish Tile of Casa Vicens, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Decorative ceramic tile by Antoni Gaudi, inspired by the marigold and dianthus motifs on the decorative ceramic tiles he designed for the facade of Casa Vicens, which constitute some...
Category

Spanish Jugendstil Vintage Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic