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Item Ships From: Continental US
Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
By Charles Greber
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.  
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Moroccan Ceramic Bowl Adorned with Moorish Silver Filigree from Fez
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moorish Moroccan polychrome decorative ceramic Bowl, dish from Fez. Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez. Geometrical and floral Moorish design...
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Child s American Painted Pine Cupboard Completely Original and Quite Very Rare
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Child's American Painted Pine Cupboard Completely Original and Quite Very Rare Our American Pine Original Paint Child's Cupboard is finished in a stunning Georgian Blue with real antique glass knobs...
Category

Early 20th Century American Country Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint, Glass

Silk Moroccan Boho-Chic Flatweave Rug In A Slate Blue Shade
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Moroccan Folk Kilim flatweave from the late 20th century. Slate blue, yellow, red, black, and white are among the hues on this pileless flat Moroccan tribal carpet-textile ...
Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Taos Pueblo Pow Wow Drum with Beaters
By Taos Pueblo Indian Art
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Taos Pueblo pow wow drum with beaters. The drum's wooden body is made of hollowed-out cottonwood over which a tight drum head of animal skin is stretched. Hide is attached with criss...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Wood

Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod Sounding Chess / B-2466 Copper Brass Sculpture
By Val Bertoia, Harry Bertoia
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Bertoia Studios 32-Rod 'Sounding Chess / B-2466' copper & brass sculpture. A lyrical and musical sound sculpture with certificate of authenticity signed by Val, the artist and son of the original designer, Harry Bertoia. Hand made at the original Bertoia...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

Pair of Federal Gilt Swag Mirrors
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of federal gilt mirrors of rectangular form with thin molded frames and tall vase and acanthus leaf garland and swag decoration to crowns as well as to bases, retaining origin...
Category

1780s American Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood

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

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Coral Sculpture, Vintage, Light Green Color, C 1970, Vintage Medium Size Coral
Located in New York, NY
Decorative coral sculpture. The coral is from the 1970s and has a beautiful light colored green shade. Medium size coral sculpture.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pacific Islands Modern Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Coral

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

Mid-20th Century Malian Other Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

FolkArt Hand Made Horse Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1536 Hand made Folk Art horse wall hanging sculpture
Category

1950s Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kuba (Bushong) Raffia Fiber Textile Panel From Woman’s Skirt The Bushong people are one of the largest and most dominant ethnic groups within the Kuba Kingdom in the DR Congo, and h...
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Raffia

19th Century American Folk Art Heart Shaped Iron Pad Lock Key, Dated 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century American folk art Heart-shaped forged iron pad lock and key, dated 1875 A remarkable 19th-century American heart-shaped forged iron padlock and key is a true testament ...
Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher s Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French cast iron butcher shop trade sign retaining old paint and cast in low relief in the form of a steer wearing a tasseled blanket and with it's head turned. The blanked cast with...
Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Mexican Saltillo Serape Blanket Rug
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mexican Saltillo Serape Blanket Rug Bright and beautiful reds, creams, blues, greens, orange and browns with geometric patterns. Very l...
Category

20th Century Mexican Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Organic Handmade African Tribal Art Folk Art Hand Carved Wood Stool Ivory Coast
By Senufo
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Andrianna Shamaris Senufo Style African tribal art very unique wood stool, bench, side table or headrest from a single block of wood with stunning wood grain and patina. Stur...
Category

1950s Ivorian Tribal Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Reclaimed Wood

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

1930s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Turkish Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Beige, Taupe, Pale Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category

Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Child Wind Up Toy "Crawling Beetle" by The Lehman Toy Co. Germany, Circa 1900
By E.P. Lehman Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Listed as #431 in the Lehman catalogues this wonderful vintage children's wind up toy, manufactured by the prestigious and iconic Lehman Toy Company of Germany; was patented in 1895 (see image--markings under wing ). The toy was made for over 25 years and was quite popular. When wound up using the underside attached clockwork( key (see attached movie) the toy depicts the six legged beetle crawling across the floor by moving it's legs back and forth while flapping it's wings in the air. All the markings "Pat. U.S.A." "D.R.G.M." "Pat April 23, 1895" "Lehman" are clearly marked under the wing (see image). It is lithographed and hand painted in colors of bluish green wings, a red and white head, yellow and black under wings, with red and blackish green legs. This particular example is completely original ,which is highly unusual for this toy as a search of other examples would reveal that one or several of the legs are typically lacking, or repaired, as are the fragile wings as well. There is no restoration and no touch up paint of any kind. to this toy. It is original in every respect. The toy is catalogued as "EPL #431" and documented on page 129 of the book "Lehman Toys" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, published in 1982. Dimensions: 4 1/4" long x 2" high x 4" wide Provenance: Recently acquired from a highly regarded West Coast collection of antique wind...
Category

Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

British Sailor s Woolwork Picture of Five Ships Off a Coastline
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships offshore, Circa 1875 The large sailor's woolwork or sailor's woolie depicts five different ships. The largest ship is in the center ...
Category

1870s English Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Set of 6 Hand Carved and Painted Shorebird Decoys
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Hand carved and painted shorebirds by Wayne Baker. Grouping of six wood shore birds with tacked eyes. Each mounted to white wash stand and signed underside. Very neat collection disp...
Category

1990s American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early Round Wood Yela M Bole Mask DRC Congo Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid century danced light wood round mask from the Yela or M'bole people, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Finely carved mask with carved raised eyes and diagonal scarif...
Category

Mid-20th Century Gabonese Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Set of Two Decorative Vintage Mexican Painted Dance Masks Lizard a Mermaid
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Group of two polychrome painted wood mid-20th century Mexican dance masks. Each with a face one with a lizard on top and the other with a mermaid....
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood

Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Catholic Saint 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting featuring an unknown Spanish Roman Catholic Saint. The work is hand-painted on metal (li...
Category

19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Tin

Amish Ocean Waves Crib Quilt-Mounted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Ohio Amish ocean waves crib quilt is in very good condition and is on a mounted frame.This crib quilt is very finely pieced and in great condition.The back round is dark blue...
Category

19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Amish Ocean Waves Crib Quilt-Mounted
Amish Ocean Waves Crib Quilt-Mounted
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Haitian Folk Art Masterpiece , Acrylic On Canvas Painting
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This beautiful Haitian painting is a true work of art, showcasing the vibrant colors and intricate details characteristic of Haitian folk art. Created by a talented Haitian artist,...
Category

20th Century Haitian Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Black Forest Swiss carved chair having bear on fallen log. Carved bear on lifting seat which once had a music box. Part of the Brienz collection pla...
Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Native America Antique Hand Carved Granite Human Head
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America comes this unique ancient hand carved granite stone head head effigy, attributed to the Yokuts People. It was collected on a private ra...
Category

19th Century American Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Plateau Beaded Dress
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Beautiful tanned elk hide dress. The yoke with underlying rows of larger red, white, green and blue beads. Shoulder strips lazy stitched with 20/0 cut seed ...
Category

20th Century American Native American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Hide

Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
Category

Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Rainbow of 1934
Located in Norwell, MA
New York Yacht Club J-class sloop Rainbow model of 1934. The gold and ivory hull model is detailed with lifeboat, capstan, helm, binnacle, skylights, hatches, Boom and a full suit of stitched linen...
Category

20th Century Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Water Serpent (Palulukang) and Mud Man (Koyemsi) - Kachina Doll
Located in Soquel, CA
Water Serpent (Palulukang) and Mud Man (Koyemsi) - Kachina Doll Brightly painted, dynamic sculpture by an unknown artist. The figure is dressed as a medicine man, with feather and fur accents. The Mud Man is holding a piece of leather and a drum, about to wrestle with the Horned Water Serpent (Palulukang) that is emerging from a pottery jar , or Mudhead kachina clown...
Category

1980s American Folk Art Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Fur, Leather, Wood, Paint, Feathers

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
By Toshiko Takaezu
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

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

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Nigerian Nupe Tribe "Elephant" Stool With Decorated Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A vintage carved ten leg tribal "Elephant" wood stool with a finely decorated top. The carved central star has a square in the middle and is framed by three different carved bands. T...
Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Medieval European Castle Gothic Forged Iron Processional on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular early European castle altar processional / torchiere stand. circa 1730 or earlier. Born in Continental Europe in the early 18th century or earlier, some later elements, most likely Germanic, Medieval Gothic style, hand forged iron sculptural cross form mounted with primitive push-button panel opening to reveal heraldic coat of arms embossed brass plaque, with The Nelsons family banner, royal crown crest with cross, standing mythical goat and stag heraldic supporters, shield escutcheon castle, fleur-de-lis, three diamonds and eagle shield...
Category

Early 18th Century European Gothic Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Keystone Broom Corn Advertising Sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Keystone broom corn supplies metal advertising sign 22.75" x 25.5"
Category

19th Century American Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ken Price Signed Midcentury Modern California Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed American/ California potter/ artist Ken Price. This an earlier work done while he was at USC in 1956. Signed and noted "USC 1956" on the underside of ...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun bank was purchased out of a collection and has an aged patina and unpainted surface. The condition is very good.
Category

Late 19th Century American Country Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Old Weathered Hardwood Kuna Indian Abstract Figure, Panama, Ina Sua Wood
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Old well weathered hardwood Kuna Indian abstract figure, Panama, Provenance, old CA state collection. Body abstracted down to two forms for shoulders and hips, with small fine head....
Category

Early 20th Century Panamanian Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th C Oil Painting Of Chrysanthemums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Early 20th C oil painting of Chrysanthemums. Nicely Framed in an Arts & Crafts Lemon gold wood frame.
Category

Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Wood

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

Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Rope Lamp Adrien Audoux Frida Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century rope lamp Audoux Minet. Measure: Height / 11.5 inches.
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Rope

David Malangi Daymirringu Australian Indigenous Aboriginal Art Bark Painting
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, unique, relatively large, very engaging original indigenous Australian Aboriginal dreaming painting by Northern Territory Yolngu artist David Malangi (1927-1999. He is ...
Category

20th Century Australian Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame ...
Category

1950s British Folk Art Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

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

Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th C. Stoneware Children s Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
In the late 19th century the concept of thrift became a principle by which parents encouraged their children to safe money by putting their pennies into a "piggy bank", thus the proliferation of these items by pottery manufacturers, this particular example marked "SS" on the underneath indicating "A Smith Ltd.", Longton, England whose ceramic, china, and pottery business began in 1846 by Sampson Smith. Nicely molded and in excellent condition, this proverbial pig themed penny bank is painted overall white with a multiplicity of green "spatter" spots, the pig standing on all fours has a twisted tail in back. The original finish is beautifully glazed resulting in a lovely patina to this completely original bank with no restoration or touch up paint of any kind and all of it's original hand paint intact. Since these type of antique banks typically were made without a coin removal trap, the only way to extract the coins would have been the old "knife in the slot" method and retrieving the pennies one by one; or the more simpler method of smashing and breaking the bank, which is why locating these banks is very difficult, rendering a fine example particularly rare. This example is a wonderful addition to a collection of authentic still banks, folk art, or for those who accumulate pig items. This recently came from an estate collection of pig still banks. A similar example is referenced as #633 "Two Toned Pig" in Andy Moore's "The Penny Bank Book" written in 1984 when collecting pottery banks...
Category

1880s English Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

19th C Original Paint Decorated Tall Blanket Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Original paint decorated design and wonderful undisturbed surface.This tall blanket chest is in fine condition and came from a private estate in Pennsylvania. This original pa...
Category

Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Pine

African Mende Helmut Mask
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carved Helmut masks of this type were made by the Sande society of the Mende people of Sierra Leone, Africa for use in masquerades by young women in initi...
Category

20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Mende Helmut Mask
African Mende Helmut Mask
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Extra Large Sea Devil Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This extra large "Sea Devil" head with a seahorse sticking out of the top and an eel going through th...
Category

1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Amish Saw Tooth Diamond in the Square
By Amish Quilts
Located in Sharon, CT
A 'Saw Tooth' variation on the classical Amish 'Diamond in the Square'. The colors of amish quilts mostly have optical effects, either dazzling or of similar value to create a figure...
Category

1890s American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Copper Ottoman Empire Coffee Pot or Tea Kettle, Early 20th century
Located in Lomita, CA
This Ottoman Empire copper kettle has a beautiful patina and the Ottoman mark built into the handle. This is part of a collection of Ottoman pieces from Istanbul that includes artifa...
Category

Early 20th Century Other Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Hand Stitched Quilt Geometric Folk Art Tulips King Queen Blanket Bedspread
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand stitched king sized quilt featuring gray-green, mauve and white floral cotton in blocks framing quartets of tulips on the front, a navy bl...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Lidya Buzio Signed New York Artist Hand Painted Pottery Ceramic Vessel Vase 1980
By Lidya Buzio
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly wonderful and whimsical work by Uruguayan-born American ceramist Lidya Buzio. This work was done when she was at her most prolific during her time in New York in the 1970s/ 1...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

19thc Mocha Yellow Ware Seaweed Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare green yellow ware mocha seaweed bowl is in pristine condition. The sage green color is very good.
Category

19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Amish Dimond Quilt with Ex-Museum Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Amish quilt of center diamond pattern made from a blush rose red and pine green chambray cotton and wool blend. The center diamond in the square pattern is supplemented with ...
Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Woven Painted Basketry Old Yam Helmet Mask Sculptural Face Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven painted basketry yam helmet style mask from Papua New Guinea. Hollow woven form with traces of red and white pigments. Would have been put on top of a large yam as a part of th...
Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Rare Prototype / Maquette Cardboard Chaise Lounge by Joel Stearns
By Joel Stearns
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of only eight made !! Cardboard Chaise Lounge designed and created by Joel Stearns, similar to one in the Lois Lambert Gallery..Amazing modernist sculpture.. ,Joel Stearns, wh...
Category

1990s American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Arts And Crafts Antique Pyrography Mother And Child Portrait Signed Veronesi
Located in South Burlington, VT
A sensitive and superb antique Arts and crafts pyrography portrait of a robed mother with her sleeping infant in arms. This unique work of art is hand incised by a highly skilled ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Edwardian Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Sponge Ware Butter Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century sponge ware butter crock in very good condition.
Category

19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage prison art box, mid-20th century, colorful round folk art box with removable lid, handmade from a large tin can and cigarette packs. ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art

Materials

Tin

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