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Item Ships From: Los Angeles
Vintage Trailer Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical vintage highway sign from Texas. Blue sign with with graphics of a trailer. Good vintage condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Navajo Picture Writing On Muslin, Two Humpback Yeis with Two Bat Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown Navajo Medicine Man
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Two Humpback Yeis With Two Bat Guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand
Navajo Medicine Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage Gas Station Ahead Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage highway gas station sign from Texas. Blue sign with white graphics. Great coloring. Good condition.
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Original Fire Blanket and Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique piece of fire/safey history. Metal Fire Blanket sign/holder. Measure: 5.5 feet tall. Made by Mine Safety Appliances Co. Pittsburgh PA. Original fire blanket seemingly unused i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Japanese Style Painting on Tapestry and Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual painting on fabric depicting a cauldron with skulls, birds, eyeballs, and tigers. Adhered to a wood panel. Great presence. Condition shown in...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Paint
Vintage Yellow Los Angeles Pedestrian Crossing Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive yellow pedestrian crossing sign from Los Angeles. Pedestrian in a crosswalk. Great coloring. Measures: 41" wide.
Category
1990s American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Enter Here
Vintage Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage metal street sign illustrating 'Enter Here.' Sign is affixed to a pipe with reflective tape on the front. Meant to be driven into th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage Pair of Hand Carved Wood Silhouette Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical pair of wood silhouettes in the shape of a man and woman. Both life-sized. Both wearing cowboy hats. Great for a bar or placed outside against a wa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$345 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Orange
BRIDGE OUT
Metal Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Super cool vintage metal 'BRIDGE OUT' sign from the East Coast. Measures: 4 feet wide. Orange sign with black lettering. Bullet holes and road rash to sign.
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Prison Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage metal road sign for a United States Prison. Sign is letting the car know that they are now "LEAVING the TRAVEL RESTRICTED AREA." Interesting piece of automotive memorabilia...
Category
1950s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Large Big Bear Lake California Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool vintage California freeway sign showing the way to Big Bear Lake. Iconic location in California, cool piece of history. Great coloring and worn condition. Fantastic piece of California ephemera...
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Vintage "We Love Our Children" Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun vintage street sign that reads "Please Drive Slowly. We Love (Heart) Our Children". Black lettering and trim on a reflective silver background. Fun details like a red heart to re...
Category
1980s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Manuel Criado y Baca 1839–1899 Paso de los Gaitanes Malaga, Spain Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Description:
Manuel Criado y Baca
1839–1899
Paso de los Gaitanes Malaga, Spain
oil on canvas
1861; signed and dated lower bottom
Provenance:
Marquis of Salamanca Collection; Privat...
Category
17th Century Spanish Other Antique Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Metal Sculpture of a King and Queen In the Manner of John Risley
Located in New York, NY
Large and whimsical copper sculpture of a King and Queen in a twisted mesh of metal in the manner of John Risley. It's a very fun and lively sculpture and works well with both Modern...
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Marble, Copper
Acid Yellow Reflective Pedestrian Road Sign from Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great acid yellow reflective road sign from the City of Los Angeles. Depicting a man and woman crossing the road. Good vintage condition.
Category
1990s American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
French Anatomy Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage French sign from a science class. Circa 1960s. Made of metal. Depicting the French word ANATOMIE. 8 free standing letters. Patina and wear to metal. Great piece of wall art t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$2,800
Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot
Sierra Tarahumara Mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico
1970s
Low fire clay.
19.50 inches H. x 24.50 inches in Diameter
A large vintage example of...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Pair of Gate Posts Sculptures circa 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
You don't see these everyday! Rare and exceptional architectural elements consisting of parcel gilt metal and wood with beading and ball feet attributed as late 19th Century or early...
Category
1890s American Antique Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$7,500 / set
Oceanic Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of a Mother and Child
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic Faces on this hand carved tribal wood sculpture of a mother carrying her child most likely Oceanic but possibly African as well.
This tribal a...
Category
1950s Oceanic Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
George Warner Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This George Warner original painting is of Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Sergio Sarri Abstract Man
Horse Painting
By Sergio Sarri
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous early painting by listed Italian artist Sergio Sarri, Man and Horse, circa 1961 found in its original gilt silver and gold burnish wood frame. St...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Effigy Pot by Mauro Quezada, 1989
By Mauro Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome effigy pot
Mauro Quezada
Hand coiled low fired clay
1989
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
Measures: 4.75 inches height x 5.5 inches...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Paint
Mata Ortiz Pottery Vessel by Pilo Mora, 1990
By Pilo Mora
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery vessel
Pilo Mora, Master Potter (1961 - )
1990
Hand coiled low fire clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
7 inches H. x 7.5 inches in Diameter
A classic example of this Master Potter's early work appearing in near excellent condition.
This Pilo Mora pot has remained in my private collection since 1990 and has never been offered on the market before.
Porfirio Mora Villalba, or Pilo Mora is one of the pioneers of Mata Ortiz Pottery...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Vintage Pueblo Triple Stand Turquoise Nuggets and Heishi Shell Disc Necklace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary example of an original vintage 1950s Pueblo turquoise nugget and heishi shell disc necklace with sterling silver clasp presenting in excellent original condition.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Monumental 19th Century Giltwood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unusual. Have never seen one like this. Most likely had a painting inset, but mirror could be placed inside. Stand alone or hang on wall.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood
Navajo Picture Writing on Muslin, Six Weasel People with Two Lizard Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Six Yeis With Two Water Creature Guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand.
Navajo Medicine Man active 1947 - 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Duster with Ostrich Feathers and Leather, Handcrafted
By Kiante Elam
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Duster with ostrich feathers and leather, handcrafted.
Category
2010s American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Handcrafted Magenta Ceramic Bowl with Handles, Mid-Century Modern, USA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This striking handmade ceramic bowl features a rich magenta glaze with subtle tonal variations that highlight its artisanal, studio-crafted character. The bowl has a wide, shallow fo...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Golden Micaceous Pottery Bowl with Fire Clouds by Lonnie Vigil
By Lonnie Vigil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lonnie Vigil (1949 -)
Micaceous Bowl
1994
8 inches H. x 13 inches in Diameter
This striking bowl is by renown master potter Lonnie Vigil of Nambe Pueblo.
Made from hand coils of micaceous clay, the surface is then slipped with micaceous clay and traditionally pit fired. Micaceous clay is so rich in the mineral mica that the mica's tiny gold-colored flakes impart a softly glowing, subtly textured surface to the finished pottery.
So it is not just the form, but the surface that is so stunning on this beautiful piece. The bowl was fired to a deep golden orange, with the surface patterned by fire clouds. These fire clouds are varied in coloration forming an exquisite pattern on the surface of the bowl.
Lonnie Vigil is the recognized master and innovator of micaceous pottery...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Sterling Silver "Home Dancer" Kachina by Navajo Silversmith Jeffery Castillo
By Jeffery Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HOME DANCER KACHINA, 1974
Sterling Silver hand sculpted "Home Dancer" Kachina statuette by renown Navajo silversmith Jeffery Castillo (1949 - )
The "Home Dancer" measures 4.75 inch...
Category
1970s American Native American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Navajo Picture Writing on Muslin, Four Corn Maidens with Four Lizard Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Four corn maidens with four lizard guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand.
Navajo Medicine Man active 1947 -...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Amazonian Feather Storage Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feather storage basket
Rikbaktsa Tribe, Jurene River, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1990
Plaited fiber, wood, feathers, twined natural fiber, and cotton.
5 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid Century Sun Burst Fiber Art by Susan Frank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunburst Fiber Art by Susan Frank, Circa 1975. Made from wool, steel , wood and clay beads.
25"DIA
Local pick up available at our Los Angeles showroom
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Apache Basketry Tray with 12 Point Star Design, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apache basketry tray with 12 point star design
1900
Willow and Devil's claw
Measures: 2.50 inches Height. x 10 inches in Diameter
An excellent e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Willow
19th Century Bronze Head of Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Not sure of origin. Most likely this head has been removed from its original body. From a great Los Angeles collection.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Other Antique Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Raspberry Alabaster Feather Bundled Bear Fetish with Heart Line
By Amos Pino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raspberry Alabaster feather bundled bear Fetish with distinct heart line
Amos Pino
1998
Ramah Navajo Band, Navajo Reservation, El Morro, New Mexico
M...
Category
Late 20th Century American Navajo Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Alabaster
Anatomical Skeletal Cast, Italy 80s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figure’s head is slightly tilted, giving it an expressive look, and the torso is sculpted to reveal muscles and tendons, giving insight into the human body’s structure beneath th...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Black Contemporary Abstract Painting , melted Pewter and Tar
Located in Culver City, CA
Black Tar Contemporary Painting Melted Pewter
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Pewter
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Aharon Bezalel Solid Brass Sculpture
By Aharon Bezalel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare and great example of Aharon Bezalels beautiful and evocative work. Aharon Bezalel lived and worked in Jerusalem.
He studied carving and sculpture with the artists Ma...
Category
1970s Israeli Brutalist Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Anatomical Skeletal Cast, Italy 80s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The figure’s head is slightly tilted, giving it an expressive look, and the torso is sculpted to reveal muscles and tendons, giving insight into the human body’s structure beneath th...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Cast Iron Rose Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cast iron rose sculpture.
Dimensions
9" width x 4.75" depth x 2" height.
Condition
Good vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Pair of Wooden Native American Busts
By Jose Pinal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A complementary pair of male and female Native American, wooden busts by Jose Pinal, made in Mexico. One form highlights a more subdued disposition with lon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$450 / set
Lisa Larson Style Ceramic Figure of a Boy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic glazed sculpture of a boy in the style of Lisa Larson. This figure features a boy with a glazed cream and blue hat with matching outfit. His hands carry a small flower.
Dime...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mata Ortiz Effigy Pot by Nicolas Quezada, 1988
By Nicolas Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White slip black geometric effigy pot
Nicolas Quezada, Master Potter (1948 - 2011)
1988
Hand coiled low fired clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, M...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Adopt a Highway
California Road Sign, 2000s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very cool California "Adopt a Freeway" freeway sign with a bright orange sun at the top and a road lined with trees in the foreground. The metal sign is cut out to the shape of the image on the sign. A star watermark is visible on the image of this sign. Great coloring and condition. Fantastic piece of California and transportation ephemera. Stamped 'Property State of California...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Wood
Dinner
Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prominent 1980s reversible DINNER sign in a unique and bold blue base color with white font and borders. The reverse side features colorful flowers and the word "TEA" painted in maro...
Category
1980s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of Ten Evelyn Ackerman Carved Oak Panels
By Evelyn Ackerman
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful and rare vintage set of (10) Evelyn Ackerman carved Oak panels Designed and manufactured by ERA Industries in conjunction with Panelcarve by Ackerman in the 1970s. Solid Oa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
$6,550 / set
Vintage "We Love Our Children" Street Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun vintage street sign that reads "Please Drive Slowly. We Love (Heart) Our Children". Black lettering and trim on a reflective silver background...
Category
1980s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Boulder
Colorado Hand Painted Wood Road Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic hand painted Boulder road sign in black and white. Painted on a 3/4" thick plank of wood give this piece interesting character. Taken down from a nearby trail. Sign can...
Category
2010s American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Miniature Mata Ortiz Tadpole Fetish Pot by Cesar Dominguez, 1989
By Cesar Dominguez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Mata Ortiz Tadpole Fetish Pot
Cesar Dominguez (b. 1961 - )
1989
Hand-Coiled low fire clay
Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
This miniature Tadpole Fetish Pot is a rare and very early example (1989) from this first generation Mata Ortiz acknowledged Master Potter, Cesar Dominguez, who began his work in 1984.
His pottery is widely collected and his repertoire is huge, from differently colored colored intricately decorated stone -polished ollas to plates, to bowls, to marbleized pottery...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Vintage Yellow Handicap Stencil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique vintage handicap stencil used to mark the handicap spots on the asphalt. Made of plywood. This sign has tons of character with thick, excess paint and splatter around the imag...
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,800 / item
Creative Playthings Seesaw
By Creative Playthings, Gloria Caranica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Creative Playthings rocker made of a light, warm birch plywood. Designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica, this rocking horse predecessor is a per...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Birch, Bentwood, Plywood, Wood
Los Angeles Unified School District Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Los Angeles elementary school sign. Hand-painted on a fiberglass board. 6 feet wide. Sign states 'Los Angeles Unified School District Administrative Offices' 1208 Magnolia Avenue. Building and address are still used for the school. Fun piece of Los Angeles history...
Category
1980s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Fiberglass, Paint
Massive Acid Yellow Reflective Pedestrian Road Sign from Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive acid yellow reflective road sign from the City of Los Angeles. Depicting a man and woman crossing the road. Good vintage condition.
Category
1990s American Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
National State Park No Swimming Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage sign from a national state park. Brown sign of a swimmer with a red slash. Great colors. Great pool house or beach house art.
Category
1970s American Vintage Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Studio Ceramic Ribbed Goblet Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tall, stoneware ribbed cylindrical vase with imperfect forest green glaze on the body's ribbed portion. This would easily fit in sitting empty on a shelf as a decorative object, or...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Wayne Bates Postmodern Decorative Ceramic Charger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The practice of sgraffito is on full display on this plate made by ceramic artist Wayne L Bates. After spending decades teaching at various arts institut...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Alphaious Campbell Wood Carved Profile of a Man
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alphaious Campbell carved wood wall hanging, c.1987. The painted folk art piece showcases various profiles of a bearded man.
Dimensions
9" width x 32.5" height
Condition
Excellent...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Caucasian Antique, 1880s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The antique Caucasian rug in reds and greens is a captivating masterpiece that reflects the rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions of the Caucasus region. This rug is a testa...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$7,599 Sale Price
20% Off
Khotan Rug, Very Rare Design, circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a Khotan rug with a very rare design from the 1880's.
Category
19th Century Turkestan Antique Los Angeles - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
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