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Item Ships From: Continental US
J. Chein
Company 1930s Wind-up Toy of a Boy Riding an Alligator
By J. Chein
Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Manufactured in the mid 1930s by J. Chein & Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage wind-up toy depicts a boy riding an alligator. A wound-up clockwork key powers the alligator...
Category
1930s American American Classical Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Benefits of Progress Painting by Artfux, 1992
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 Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$3,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Early 20th Century Chicago Pharmacist Milk Glass Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
This sign was manufactured by Rawson & Evans sometime during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Rawson & Evans was best known for glue chipped glass signs and gold leaf signs. This sign...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Original Oil Painting of Girl by Harry Roseland
By Harry Roseland
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Original Oil Painting of Girl by Harry Roseland. Painting is in excellent shape for its age. Harry Roseland was a New York painter who lived from 1866 to 1957. Known for his cand...
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Hans Coper Small Pot
By Hans Coper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Hans Coper, small pot.
-Stoneware, black glaze
-Circa 1958
-Impressed with artist's seal
Literature:
Tony Birks, Hans Coper, Yeovil, 2013, p. 99 for a...
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
$25,000
Congolese Kuba Bwoon Helmet Mask
Located in Pasadena, TX
This piece is called a Kuba mask.
It was made in Congo.
Its a helmet and a mask.
Its decorated with cloth, beads and shells.
its nicely carved and would make a statement in your home...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
Modernist Bespoke Cerused Oak Coffee/Cocktail Table Designed by John Tracey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist bespoke Cerused oak and brass coffee /cocktail table designed and bench made by John Tracey, Rochester NY artist, amazing architectural Bauhaus d...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Dogon Mask
Located in Montreal, QC
African Dongon Tribal mask. Mali.
Category
1970s Malian Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,450
18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Crèche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
Category
18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
Aluminum Ship
s Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Massive authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. This is a large impressive size and scale. The highly p...
Category
1970s Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Merle Steir circa 1976 Modernist Brass Hinged Multi-Position Table Sculpture
By Merle Steir
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing multi position, modern abstract, brass hinged sculpture signed and dated Merle Steir 1976, Constructed of eight 3.5" x 1 " polished brass pie...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Wood Sculpture of a Caribbean Man Holding a Pineapple
Located in Plainview, NY
A vintage Mid-Century period Folk art sculpture of a man standing tall. The sculpture is finely carved of quality wood and depicts a Caribbean farmer man wearing a hat, holding a pi...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare and Unusual Signed Elsinore Pottery Spongeware Bowl
By Elsinore Pottery Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing crazed 19th century spongeware mixing bowl is signed on the base Elsinore Pottery, California. It is most unusual to find any type ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Arthur Court Aluminum Torso Bust
By Arthur Court
Located in Westport, CT
Arthur court aluminum men's torso bust.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Double-Sided Iron Nautical Trade Sign "The Norfolk"
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century double-sided sheet iron, cast iron, hand-painted trade sign with hand-forged hooks. Great hand-painted "The Norfolk" featuring a painted...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Authentic Ship
s Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Aluminum ship's porthole with a polished finish and fitted with a glass mirror.
Overall dimensions: Diameter 19." weight is 13 pounds.
Category
1970s Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning Fante asafo flag.
Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Early 20th Century Framed Reverse-Painted Waltham Watches Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s/1910s; Waltham Watch Co. - Waltham, MA
Vintage reverse painted glass advertising sign for Waltham pocket watches.
This piece features reverse graphics on a glass panel, be...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Angel Figures
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Late 17th/Early 18th Century carved and polychrome Italian angel figures. Now mounted in modern stands. Wonderful baroque carving and retain original paint
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African Lidded Vessel, Congo
Located in New York, NY
The Shi peoples are agriculturalists living on the shores of Lake Kivu in D.R. Congo. Artistically they are best known for their distinctively carved cups and pitchers...
Category
20th Century Congolese Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
RICH Sign
Located in Darnestown, MD
This seemingly straightforward sign is open to several interpretations. Is it a statement of aspiration or having arrived? Might it be Richard's nickname? In any case, it is wonderfu...
Category
1930s American Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
$1,800
Unusual Gilt Metal Leopard, Formed of Welded Steel Washers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very unusual sculpture of a leopard, painstakingly formed by welding stock steel washers into its exquisite seated pose, having a gilded finish.
...
Category
20th Century Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Mounted 19th Century Afo Iron Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century Afo culture wrought iron spade currency piece mounted on custom steel stand. Currency pieces like these were used for large purchases including land or lives...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Princess Feather Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Here is a bold Princess Feather quilt, all in solid colors, well done in every way. The red and green feathers are offset by orange centers and a similar orange flower at the center ...
Category
1890s American Country Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,700
Pair of 2 Italian Obelisk 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of two Italian obelisk made in Italy in 1950s.
Category
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Chrome
Modernist Abstract Stacked Wood and Painted Sculpture "Bug" by Robert Brock
By Robert Brock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract stacked wood and painted sculpture "Bug" by Robert Brock. Wonder color,,texture and proportion...Intricately designed, , signed BROCK 67
Brock was born in Tacoma, Ohio and was a graduate of the University of Dayton, Dayton Art Institute and Ohio University...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rustic Mounted Deer Head Taxidermy
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style taxidermy deer head with antlers mounted on oak shield shaped wall plaque
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Brutalist Welded Steel
Stone Abstract Sculpture by Sue Taves, Indoor/Outdoor
By Sue Taves
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning brutalist welded steel & stone abstract sculpture by Sue Taves . great indoor or outdoor,,garden.. Powerful composition,, signed and dated,, Modernist abstract,,
Category
1990s American Brutalist Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Cut Steel
Gilt Copper Eagle Weather Vane with Directional and Later Stand
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an early 20th or late 19th century hollow form gilt copper weather vane with outspread wings, ball, arrow, and directional, mounted on a later round stand, in very ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Copper
19Thc Original Blue Painted Bail Handled Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing 19thc original blue painted bail handled pantry box in fine as found condition. This fine pantry has a wonderful undisturbed patina and early nails.
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,260 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Wooden Wheel Barrow
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French provincial wooden wheel barrow.
Category
19th Century French Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 1900
s Decorated Child
s Pencil Box with Multiple Sliding Compartments
Located in Red Lion, PA
This delightful early 20th-century decorated child’s pencil box is both functional and full of character. Crafted from hand-cut wood with a slightly rustic charm, the box bears a lit...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Sea Horse Hooked Rug, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Sea Horse Hooked Rug, circa 1960, featuring a family of three variously sized and colored sea horses swimming against a variegated bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ed Edward Moulthrop Signed Large Turned Figured Tulipwood Centerpiece Art Bowl
By Edward Moulthrop
Located in Studio City, CA
A magnificent work by 20th century master wood-turner/artist Ed Moulthrop who is recognized as the father of modern woodturning, and credited with moving woodturning from a simple cr...
Category
20th Century American Modern Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sailor
s Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Woolie of the American Protected Cruiser "USS Chicago", circa 1885, a sailor's hand crafted folk art woolwork picture of a bark-rigged auxiliary steam sailor with in...
Category
1880s American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Contemporary / Modernist Folk Art Oil on Canvas by M J Meyrs, c.2008
By M J Myers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large oil on canvas painting by M J MYERS... depicting bar scene,, Amazing use of color ,space and texture,,, Born in Buffalo, NY and raised in the city of Tonawanda, MJ Myers attended the State University at New Paltz where he received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in Drawing and Painting and a minor in Art History.
Deeply embedded in the Buffalo art world, Myers works as an art handler for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, UB Anderson Gallery, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D.Martin house. His work has been shown at multiple galleries as well as in many performances by the Buffalo, NY performance troupe Torn Space Theater.
In 2014, MJ performed his first wedding painting...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Ancient Roman Bronze Handle or Artifact
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique or ancient Roman bronze element.
This piece was an element of a vase or possibly handle to something larger.
It has the head of...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Sioux Beaded Pipe Bag
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sioux beaded pipe bag. Having large-beaded panels both sides on brain tanned buffalo. Bead patterns feature white background with green and blue tradition...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
$5,175
19thc Green Painted Bucket from Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Furkin found in Ohio.
Wonderful original paint, the brown fingers also have the original paint . The top lid has illegible stamped writing. Such wonderful patina and age to th...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Copper Ships Masthead Lantern On Base
Located in Norwell, MA
High quality solid copper and brass trimmed masthead lantern. With maker's badge from Tung Woo Masthead and Serial No. M123. Thick Fresnel lens, hinged top ve...
Category
1920s English Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Set of 6 Modernist Folk Art Oil on Wood Paintings Hand Executed by Endi Poskovic
By Fendi
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful set of 6 original oil paintings by Endi Poskovic. These works recently acquired from old warehouse space in Buffalo NY, apparently a studio spa...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Silver Carved Wood American Eagle
Located in Norwell, MA
Carved eagle with pediment base. Heavily carved wings. Expertly executed. Flat bottom. Can be displayed on a mantle, over a door, or hung. Silver painted finish.
Overall Dimension...
Category
2010s Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Danish Folk Art Angel Wall Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, mixed media, Folk Art angel is plaster sculpture with acrylic paint on wood cutout with newspaper backing on her wings. The angel is signed and date...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Wood, Acrylic
Vintage Stoneware Larger Size Multi-Colored Pig Bank (Still Bank) Austria C1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bank was manufactured by HEPP "The Hole-Eyed Pottery Pig" company, the oldest Czechoslovakian/Austrian ceramic coin bank manufacturer, circa 1890. Their best customer was the Un...
Category
1890s Austrian Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Mid Century Large Arts And Crafts Pyrography Fishing Fleet Ships, Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
A finely incised large mid 20th century representation of "Aberdeen Herring Fleet 1885" - a 19th century fishing fleet, signed lower left.
Signed lower right by British artist H Go...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Cowden Wilcox Decorated Stoneware Jug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine blue 19th century decorated stoneware two gallon Cowden & Wilcox jug is in fine condition. This heavy flower design is quite unusual. Condition is mint. This was made in Ha...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Zuni Pueblo Inlaid Silver Sunface Necklace Bracelet Ring by Burdian Eustace 1960
Located in Portland, OR
A wonderful & elegant "Parure" (set) of inlaid sterling silver Zuni pueblo 'Sun Face' jewelry, by Burdian Eustace, circa 1960.
The set comprising; Squash Blossom necklace, large cuff bracelet, ring and a pair of earrings. The set is finely decorated with a Sun Face design and is made of sterling silver, with inlays of jet, turquoise, coral and mother of pearl.
The suite is signed "Burdian Eustace" and is also stamped "Sterling", condition is excellent, a wonderful set of Zuni jewelry.
Ring size 7"
Cuff 6" around
Necklace 28" length
Burdian Eustace of Zuni Pueblo crafted this Zuni Sun Face...
Category
1960s American Native American Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Coral, Sterling Silver
Kerala Spiral Carved-Wood Boat Prow from Southern India
Located in Atlanta, GA
A South Indian (Kerala) wooden boat prow from the mid-20th century. This hand carved boat prow from Kerala is adorn with pierced spiral-carved volute, suppor...
Category
20th Century Indian Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Wooden Torah Pointer from Alsace
Located in New York, NY
Rare Alsace carved wooden Torah Pointer (YAD), 18th century.
The body of the pointer is engraved in its first part with a decoration of palmettes and stripes. It then continues with...
Category
Early 18th Century German Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Artisan Made Quilt Made Using Vintage Fortuny Fabric by David Duncan Studio
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
Artisan made quilt made using vintage Fortuny Fabric with the border and back hand quilted by a master quilter. The edges with bias edging and vintage For...
Category
2010s American Arts and Crafts Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Aluminum Ship’s Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Massive authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. This is a large impressive size and scale. The highly p...
Category
1970s Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Aluminum Ship
s Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass mirror. Door is hinged and fitted with two dogbolts. The highly polished porthole is also fitted with a teakwood trim ...
Category
1960s Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Native American Pipe Tomahawk
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Native American pipe tomahawk with incised and file burnt handle. Eight holes for drops, scalloped haft. This piece used for smoking rather than fighting. This piece was kept for sev...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Yacht Vent Cowl of Solid Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass Perko air vent. Highly polished ventilator cowl from a boat. Nine inch diameter vent opening. Base is six inch diameter. Twelve inches tall with base flange pierced for f...
Category
1940s American Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Hand-Carved Wood Folk Art Duck Decoy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Folk Art Duck Decoy. The duck 's head is movable and the body features wonderful patina throughout including traces of the original paint. Wonderful co...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Tsimshian Thunderbird Totem Pole by George Mather Sr.
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
(1918-1990). This very large totem pole is a Tsimshian interpretation by George Mather Sr. of one of the famous Thunderbird Totems of Alert Bay, BC, o...
Category
1940s American Native American Vintage Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Vintage Curtis Jere Black Brutalist Wall Art Sculpture
By C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Curtis Jere Black Brutalist Brass Ribbon Textured Wall Art Sculpture. Item features woven steel metal construction, brutalist textured finis...
Category
20th Century American Modern Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Toguna Female Anthropomo Post from Mali
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early to mid-20th century Toguna support post from the Dogon Tribe of Mali, on custom metal stand. This West African hand carved wooden bean was origin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Hopi Mudheads and Kacharis Red Ribbon Prize
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Mudhead and Kacharis by Lomayo Kanaya Hopi, second prize, Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial 2005. Three Kacharis in balloon basket with mudhead ballo...
Category
Early 2000s American Native American Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Framed American Folk Art Sandpaper Drawing After Thomas Cole, 1840s
Located in Hudson, NY
This is one of the most highly detailed marble dust or sandpaper drawings I have ever seen. The meticulously executed in details and the subtlety of the buildings in the background i...
Category
1840s American Folk Art Antique Continental US - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
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