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Item Ships From: California
"Daredevil Dawg" Sculpture by Bay Area Blacksmith William Roan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Forged steel
2008
Measures: 9 x 15 x 15 in. / 23 x 38 x 38 cm
Hand crafted by William Roan, the blacksmith famous for making the original Bay Bridge Troll. About this piece,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other California - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
"Us, " Original Sculpture by Bay Area Artist Sheridan Oakes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Original wood sculpture
1986
Purpleheart on koa wood
Measures: 8.75 l x 4 d x 6 h in. / 22 x 10 x 15 cm.
Category
20th Century American Other California - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut, Purpleheart
Nepal Himalayan Butter Churn Handle, Early 20th Century with Heart Shape
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An old carved wood Nepal, North India or other Himalayan culture butter churn handle called a ghurra. Created in the early 20th century. The handle with braided columns rising to a h...
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early to Mid-20th Century Bamboo Rooster Effigy, Terai, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century bamboo rooster effigy, Terai, Nepal.
A charming rooster made from the root of a bamboo from the Rai people of Terai, Nepal. He stands 8" high and his form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal California - Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Vintage Moroccan Black Zemmour Kilim Runner Rug
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan nomadic Tuareg rug, black camel hair with wo and cotton embroidered geometrical modernist designs.Those rugs are light for easy fding and travel for the Nomadic peop...
Category
1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Koi Fish Installation Figure by Robert "Bob" Matheny
By Bob Matheny
Located in San Diego, CA
Koi Fish installation figure by Southern California Artist Robert "Bob" Matheny. This piece was acquired at Robert Matheny’s estate. The piece is 16” in...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern California - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Tribal Baknough Woman
s Head Covering, Tunisia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal baknough (woman's head covering), Chott Oulad Amar, Tunisia.
This is an unusual baknough from a very small area on the Tunisian ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal California - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Hanging Black Metal Tray from Meknes
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted in Morocco, hanging blackened round metal tray, hand chased with the doors of the city of Meknes.
Black background with silver designs.
D...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish California - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Six Early 20th Century Hair Detanglers, Kerala, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six early 20th century hair detanglers from Kerala and South Karnataka, India.
An unusual group of six hair detanglers found exclusively in Southern India. The carved wooden example...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tribal California - Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Steel
Moroccan Tribal Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan tribal Berber wooden sugar hammer.
Handcrafted by the Berber women of Morocco, hand-carved wood with tribal design, this folk art instrument is a...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ancient Corinthian Black-Figured Stemless Cup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely spirited, the interior of this elegant cup displays a figure of a dancing fat-bellied komast. He wears a short padded tunic with exaggerated buttocks, and is surrounded by...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique California - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Abstract Lion Painting
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous French abstract lion painting found at an antique fair in the South of France. Great color palette of blues, greens and oranges creating this s...
Category
1950s French Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$2,500
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Christmas Holiday Musketeer Doll, circa 1940s-1950s
Hand painted. Handmade clothing. Very nice vintage doll. Unsure if it's wood or papier...
Category
Mid-20th Century American California - Folk Art
Materials
Machiche
Monumental Metal Wire Face Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning metal wire sculpture resembling a woman's face and hair. Huge impact and presence in person. Substantial metal wire is bent, molded and wrapped in order to give this piece i...
Category
2010s American California - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Wire
Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Raj Hand-Crafted Stuffed Cotton Embroidered Elephant, India, 1950.
Anglo Raj vintage hand-crafted stuffed cotton embroidered elephant, India, 1950.
Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric elephant toy.
Vintage small elephant stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector piece.
Anglo Raj, small stuffed elephant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj California - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Moroccan Vintage Tribal Kilim Rug Textile North Africa
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan authentic vintage flat-woven Tribal Kilim rug from the Middle Atlas of Morocco, North Africa. Handwoven clectible Moroccan textile in stripes of red and dark green, black an...
Category
1950s Moroccan Folk Art Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Leather Western Saddle Stirrup
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, antique leather western saddle stirrup.
Leather covered metal saddle stirrup,
circa 1940s.
Category
1940s American American Craftsman Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Conical Leather and Straw Tribal Fulani Hat, Mali West Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Conical leather and straw tribal Fulani hat, Mali West Africa
Folk Art organic fiber hat with leather applications that comes from the Fulani people in West Africa.
It is typically worn by the Wodaabe, a nomadic cattle-herder subgroup of the Fulani.
The organic straw is covered in leather straps both at the brim and top and with decorative leather elements in the middle. At the very top of the hat there is a knob which is covered in leather. At the base of the hat there is a chinstrap.
The hats were featured on dancers in the 2018 music video "All the Stars" by the artist Kendrick Lamar...
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mata Ortiz Style Mexican Pottery Set
By Mata Ortiz
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Mexican Mata Ortiz style small clay studio pottery set.
Mata Ortiz pottery style with black, red and green geometric designs on red clay.
The set comprise of a covered vess...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Restored Mid Century native Hawaiian Lake Painting in Original Frame by Seay
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Native Tribal Hawaiian artwork Lake Painting in Original Frame by Seay.
A great example of the post-WWII Hawaiian and tropical art/decorating...
Category
1950s American Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$990 Sale Price
40% Off
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery Vessel by Rito Talvera Quezada, 1989
By Rito Talvera Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel
Rito Talvera Quezada
1989
Hand-coiled low fire clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other California - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Vintage Bocce Balls
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage set of bocce balls
1 large, 7 small, 4 croquet - 12 total vintage condition.
Category
19th Century Antique California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,100 / set
Vintage 1956 Mexican Soda Tin Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1956 Mexican soda tin sign.
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique French Provincial Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique French provincial oil Painting.
Scene of the country side with 2 small houses near a river in a forest.
South of France, Province.
Oil...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial California - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Woven Floral Vintage Textile
Located in San Diego, CA
Textile Art
This is a beautiful remnant of a vintage floral textile. The design is woven on lightweight cotton and runs lengthwise as in the fi...
Category
20th Century Unknown California - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$132 Sale Price
20% Off
Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very large New York bus destination sign. Unusual in red. Very graphic. Bottom of roll was date stamped 1951. 7 1/2 feet tall.
Category
1950s American Steampunk Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Headless Leader Painting by Artfux
By Arflex
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great image by the collaborative group Artfux founded in 1990. This work was most likely influenced by one of the founders Ray Arcadio. From his website the following;
To artist R...
Category
Late 20th Century American California - Folk Art
1940s Brown and Ivory Hand-Crafted Moroccan Ceramic Vase
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1940s Antique Brown and Ivory Hand-Crafted Moroccan Ceramic Vase.Very decorative chiseled small brown and ivory cor ceramic handcrafted by artisans in Fez Morocco.Hand-graved etched ceramic with ivory Arabic poetry calligraphy.Mouth opening is 5 in.Size: 10 inches height x 6.5 in diameter.Circa 1940s, Hand made in Fez Morocco.About Ceramic Islamic Art.
Islamic ceramic etched art is a form of ceramic artwork that invves intricate designs, calligraphy, and patterns etched or incised onto the surface of ceramic objects.
Ceramic Artwork: Ceramic art is the practice of creating objects, scptures, or vessels using clay and other natural materials, such as minerals and water. The process invves shaping the clay, either by hand or using a potter's wheel, and then firing it in a kiln at high temperatures to harden it. The firing process transforms the clay into a durable, non-porous material, making it suitable for functional and decorative purposes.
Islamic Ceramic Etched Art: In Islamic ceramics...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Islamic California - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Untitled" by Michael Paulson
By Michael Paulson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Michael Paulson, a California Artist, created woodblock prints and
works with cut paper. He received a fellowship from the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Category
1980s American Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Moroccan Ethnic Berber Throw Pillow
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber ethnic handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.
The front and the back are made from a different rug, front is more...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
1950s Authentic Moroccan African Tuareg Wedding Runner Rug 15.5 ft long
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1950s authentic Vintage Moroccan nomadic African Tuareg rug, black camel hair with wo and cotton embroidered geometrical modernist designs and adorned with sequins,This rug was used in the Berber...
Category
1950s Moroccan Tribal Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Wooden Millinery Mold Stretcher
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Hat Stretcher Wooden Form can be used as a center piece. It s very sculptural and can add a chic element to your living space.
Category
Early 20th Century California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1970s Boat Brass Sculpture Mounted on Wood
Located in San Diego, CA
Unsigned brass boat sculpture.
Category
1970s American Vintage California - Folk Art
Outsider Art Painting titled Those Special Moments, 9-29-10 RRD
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Outsider art painting using paper cutouts on masonite board titled Those Special Moments, 9-29-10 RRD. Assemblage measures 37.25" wide, 2.25" deep and 8.25" high. We had the painting...
Category
2010s American Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bronze Resting Camel Sculpture on Marble Stand French School
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
French School of an Egyptian Middle Eastern Camel Sculpture on Marble Stand.
Large and heavy art Deco Style Bronze Resting Camel on White Marble Stand Sculpture.
Boasting a dark pati...
Category
Late 20th Century Egyptian Moorish California - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Set of Eight Evelyn Ackerman Carved Redwood Panels
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful and rare vintage set of (8) Evelyn Ackerman carved Redwood panels with animals and people. Designed and manufactured by Era Industries in conju...
Category
1970s American Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage School Crossing Safety Guard Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Early 20th c. Monumental Belgian Flag c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original monumental Belgian flag.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wool, Metal.
CONDI...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial California - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$175 Sale Price
61% Off
Moroccan Ceramic Lidded Urn from Fez with Arabic Calligraphy Pink Writing
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan glazed ceramic urn with lid from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand-painted with Arabic calligraphy pink writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish California - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Patinated Wooden Handle Paint Brush
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage paint brush - patinated and full of life and stories... a wonderful decorative piece for any room - organic and textured. The wood is t...
Category
20th Century Rustic California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Jean Negulesco Continuous Line Drawings
By Jean Negulesco
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautiful continuous line drawings by Jean Negulesco - Oscar award winning Hollywood director.
Multiple Colors available with original stamp
Newly framed in maple.
Category
1970s American Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Caftan, Dark Blue Silk Velvet with Silver Trim, 1960s
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Amazing vintage caftan, royal blue silk velvet heavily hand embroidered with silver trim, circa 1970s
The velvet kaftan is handcrafted and embel...
Category
1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Metallic Thread
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Leonardo Da Vinci Hardcover Book by Patrice Boussel
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Leonardo Da Vinci Hardcover Book by Patrice Boussel.
Discusses Leonardo the man and painter, provides an analysis of his thinking as revealed in his...
Category
20th Century French Classical Roman California - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
"Yo, Ho, Ho" Great Britain
s Colonial History- Mixed Media by Gregory
Located in Pasadena, CA
If we cannot say much about the painter, we can say many things about this piece of Great Britain's colonial history!
Gregory's enigmatic mixed media artwork, "Yo, Ho, Ho," emerges a...
Category
Late 20th Century British California - Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
$650 Sale Price
45% Off
Hand Thrown Glazed, Signed and Dated Artisanal Ceramic Pottery Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Wheel thrown pottery glazed with a white glaze decorated with a hand painted blue flower pattern.
This is a one of a kind object made in the ancient way by hand in a small artisanal ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Unique African Armrest Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unidentified hardwood species/ Hand carved from a single, hardwood armrest.
This armrest was constructed by the Dinka People of the Republic of South
Sudan.
Typically, these headres...
Category
Early 20th Century South Sudanese Brutalist California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
L. Hjorth Ceramic Sculpture of a Boy in Blue
By Lauritz Adolph Hjorth
Located in New York, NY
Great Vintage Danish Stoneware Pottery from L. Hjorth of a young boy with a jug in respite. His soft blue palate and artistry makes this a unique 20th century sculpture. A great piec...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish California - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Hand Made Wooden Mallet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique in shape with a square head, a hand carved and crafted mallet works wonderfully well for those house hold chores, from tapping in a dowel, to working chicken for the perfect chicken Paillard. Also a great decorative piece or paperweight at the kitchen work station.
Category
20th Century English Primitive California - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Young Girl Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young girl by tree - Oil painting on canvas.
Beautiful frame all around.
Category
20th Century North American California - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Moroccan African Tuareg Vintage Runner Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan nomadic African Tuareg rug runner with wo and cotton embroidered geometrical modernist designs.This rug was used for room separation in the Berber tents...
Category
1950s Moroccan Folk Art Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Very Large Midcentury Wall Mirror with Carved Tribal Sculptures in the Center
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The original mid-century wall mirror with carved tribal male and female sculptures is in the center, surrounded by a combed wood mirror. Eac...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
$1,863 Sale Price
31% Off
Wrought Iron Brutalist Bookends with Spiral Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy and sculpturally interesting pieces indeed are our pair of spiral wrought iron Brutalist bookends - if you are a fan of midcentury pieces,...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern California - Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Folkart Hand Carved Oversized Wooden Toothbrush with Rope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-Carved Wooden Oversized toothbrush. The piece is signed and dated 1978. The carving is very detailed and the flosser on the end, while it loo...
Category
20th Century California - Folk Art
Materials
Straw, Rope, Wood
Antique Folk Art Papier Paper Mâché Mardi Gras Halloween Voodoo Costume Mask
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique antique handmade folk art papier/paper mâché Mardi Gras/Halloween voodoo costume mask. The mask is handmade and painted by the artist. Signed "Michel" on the inside. Grea...
Category
Early 20th Century California - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Shigaraki the Potters
Valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan Hardcover Book by Louise Al
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Shigaraki the potters valley 1st Edition 1979 Japan. by Louise Allison Cort.
This is a study of one of the most influential ceramic traditions to emerge from Japan. It details the site of Shigaraki, its valuable wares and the potters who produced them, from their beginnings in the 10th century, to the present day. The farmer-potters of Shigaraki, a rural valley outside the ancient capital...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
1950
s Restored Two-Strand Rectangle Rattan Wall Mirror
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired 19-inch-tall rectangular mirror, framed in a beautifully crafted double-strand rattan design. The outer frame's natural texture is comp...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique California - Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
$585 Sale Price
40% Off
French 19th Century Toleware Bath / Planter
Located in San Francisco, CA
French 19th century Toleware bath / planter
Fantastic old tin tub that could also be a nice planter on your patio.
Painted with Americana style Arts & Cr...
Category
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique California - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wood Working Chisels, 1950s France
By Blanchard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing set of 3 wood working gouges and chisels. Numbered 2 (long), 3 (medium) and 4 (short). Maple pommel on each with a steel tang running through the handle. Each tool also has a...
Category
1950s French Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
$725 / set
Moroccan Vintage Organic Hand-Woven Textile, circa 1960
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large handwoven vintage Moroccan Berber Tribal kilim.
This very large blanket was handwoven by the Berber women for their own use.
Handcrafted folk art textiles from the Middle Atlas Berber tribes in Morocco with traditional stripes designs.
Could be used as a floor covering, on a sofa or bed, or for upholstery.
Great Moroccan vintage organic textile to add the Ethnic accent to any style of décor.
Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Century Modern, Urban, and Loft interiors.
Midcentury organic vintage handwoven textile...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art California - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Handicapped Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage porcelain handicapped sign. Great colors. Newly framed and floating in a shadow box. Great vintage condition.
Category
1950s American Vintage California - Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
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