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Item Ships From: South Coast
20th Century Presentation Tray, Agakoko, Tutsi People, Burundi or Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th Century Presentation Tray, Agakoko, Tutsi People, Burundi or Rwanda
A wonderfully graphic miniature presentation tray for gifts, this one rectangular with rounded edges.
Ex. pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burundian Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century Wood Pipe, Zulu People, South Africa
A wonderfully carved abstract pipe from the Zulu people of South Africa. It measures 5.5 high as mounted on the custom metal base, ...
Category
Late 19th Century South African Tribal Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Carved Wood Articulated Clown Figure
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chunky hand carving with simple facial detailing a pointed hat. Found in the southern US. Presented on a custom museum stand.
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carnival Midway Punk Knockdown Goat Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage carnival punk. Unusual goat named "Billie". Knock "Billie" over and win the prize.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Elks Club Hand Painted Event Sign Donkey Armchair Races
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This was a really fun find! "All Elks and Their Ladies." Hand painted event and dance signs for Elks Club. These appear to have been used over a 40 year period. They would recycle each year by repainting dates and prices. Sometimes covering up with a new piece of cardstock and repainting the info. Admittedly done by an accomplished sign painter...
Category
1940s Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Outsider Art Painting titled The Descent, 8-7-10 RRD
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Outsider art painting using paper cutouts on masonite board titled The Descent, 8-7-10 RRD. Assemblage measures 9" wide, 2.25" deep and 21.25" high. We had the painting professionall...
Category
2010s American Folk Art South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Wood Carved American Folk Art Muscle Car
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand carved Folk Art American Muscle car. Wood carved with original paint surface.
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Workshop Wrench Wood Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and substantial wood and iron wrench tool sign. Hand written fractions and original yellow paint. Very sturdy and well made. Great industrial workshop turned folk art. The ...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Monumental Chinese Song Dynasty Style Carved Wood
Polychrome Guanyin. 19th C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive and serene carved wood sculpture of Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, rendered in the Song Dynasty style. This monumental figure is gracefully posed in “royal eas...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of Three Vintage Carnival Midway Nickel Ride Red Signs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun collection of three vintage carnival midway signs. Nickel rides! Original professional sign painters handiwork. Excellent graphic skills. Great vintage age. All three signs have ...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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 South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$3,000 Sale Price
50% Off
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 South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
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.
Newly framed in maple with original stamp
Category
1970s American Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century or Earlier Ritual Buddhist Mask, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th Century or Earlier Ritual Buddhist Mask, Japan
Ex Collection of Charles Smith, University of Washington
A masterly carved ritual mask used in Shinto Festival ceremonies, most ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Tribal Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Cypress
Antique "Griffin" Finial
Located in Malibu, CA
Rare Antique Griffin Finial, Decorative Arts.
Ornate detailing appears to be brass or bronze.
Measures approximately 4 3/4" tall
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Tea Ceremony Charcoal Basket, Japanese Sumi Kago
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tea ceremony woven round bamboo basket with handle used for storing charcoal. The inside lining is lacquered. Comes with
signed tomobako by artist Tokyusai. His signature is also on...
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Mid-20th Century Abstract Painting. Made in the U.S.A.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking large-scale oil on canvas, depicting an energetic composition of geometric forms and symbolic motifs. The artist employs intersecting lines, grids, and circular shapes in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Pre-Columbian Vessel in the Form of a Shaman
s Head, Colima, West Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico
A classic shaman’s head vessel having a horn strapped onto the forehead with a slip-painted headband, coffee bean eyes, sharp...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Early to Mid-20th Century Beaded Cache-Sexe, Kirdi People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to Mid-20th Century Beaded Cache-Sexe, Kirdi People, Cameroon
An unusual cache-sexe from the Kirdi tribe of Cameroon made of colorful glass trade beads, fiber string, and cowr...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Woven Ceremonial Royal Fan, Chokwe People, D. R. Congo
A rare and finely woven fan attributed to the Chokwe ethnic group of Angola, southwestern D. R. Congo and n...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Colorful Patchwork Tapestry
Located in Malibu, CA
Colorful patchwork textile with 20 intricate squares, handmade from India.
Use as wall hanging, bedspread or throw.
Category
20th Century Indian Folk Art South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Santa Rita Retablo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This late 19th century Mexican Folk Art devotional painting depicts St. Rita of Casia, the patron saint of lost and improbable causes.
Wishing to join an Augustinian convent ...
Category
19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Tin
$1,450
Vintage Marcel Catelein Place de la Concorde Original Painting
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique and beautiful oil on canvas rendition by celebrated French painter Marcel Catelein. This original piece depicts the Place de la Concorde in Paris, featuring the fountain...
Category
1950s French Expressionist Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Vintage Midcentury Ceramic Ashtray by Gordon
Jane Martz
By Gordon
Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful, vintage ceramic ashtray. This piece dates to the 1960s and presents a great condition. Shades of browns and beige spiral within its ...
Category
1960s American American Craftsman Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$284 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Polychrome Fruitera Pedestal Dish, Cocle Culture, Panama
A large pedestal dish with two hammerhead shark-like sea creatures in plum, ochre and b...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Panamanian Tribal Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Giant Wood Early 20th Century Hand Painted Americana Barber Shop Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Large and chunky Americana! Fantastic and original Barber Shop trade sign in the shape of a barber pole. Great statement piece. Layers of super graphic red and white original paint. ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice hand carved and painted wood totem pole, circa 1970s. The totem stands and 26" H with a 16.5" wingspan and is in excellent condition for its age...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
California Design Stoneware Weed Pot / Vase by Wayne Chapman
By Wayne Chapman
Located in San Diego, CA
An absolutely stunning California design stoneware weed pot / vase by noted San Diego, CA potter Wayne Chapman, circa 1970. The pot is in very good vinta...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 16thC French Wood Carving of a Female
Located in Malibu, CA
16th century artifact imported from Europe; a beautiful figure with patinaed painted wood. An alter piece with a hook on the back for hanging. Lovely adorn...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
O
Henry Fred Johnson Salem Witch Trials Sideshow Spider Girl Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
O'Henry Tent and Awning sideshow banner with original shipping tag. Unusual subject matter and fantastic story from the Salem witch trails to Spider Girl. ...
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Porcelain Corona Beer Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool and hard to find vintage porcelain Corona beer sign, circa 1970s. The sign is actually a former tabletop at a roadside cantina in Mexico. The di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$500 Sale Price / item
41% Off
Southeast Asian Folk Art Wooden Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
An expressive tribal mask with pronounced brows, stylized features, and traces of red and black pigment, reflecting its ceremonial origins.
This hand-carved and painted wooden mask ...
Category
Early 20th Century Balinese Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Abstract Tapa Headdress, Santa Cruz Island, Solomon Islands
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa Headdress, Lepau, Santa Cruz Island, East Solomon Islands
Paper mulberry tree inner bark, natural dye
Late 19th to early 20th century
67.5 by 18 inches (171.4 by 45.7 cm)
Ex pri...
Category
Early 20th Century Solomon Islands Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Vintage Aztec Inspired Sterling Silver Brooch/Pendant, Mexico, 1960s
By Salvador Teran
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Aztec god of death Miclantecuhtli inspired pendant/brooch in sterling silver.
Marked: FV México, Sterling 925.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Silver
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Antique Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 19th century antique powder horn with scrimshaw, circa 1872. The horn is inscribed "Charles Lee" in scroll on the side of the horn and the woo...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile. Indigo dyed thick hand-spun cotton warp ikat woven from sets of mirror image designs depicting rows of 13 trees, dancers, floral diamo...
Category
1980s Guatemalan Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Hand-Forged Iron Currency, Southern Chad, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century iron currency, kurr, Sara-Madjingaye peoples, Southern Chad.
These rare currencies have a wonderfully minimalist anthropomorphic form, but were inspired...
Category
Early 20th Century Chadian Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa
A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture, California, 1970
s
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning hand carved wood abstract sculpture.
by T. Clasen.
California, 1970's.
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th-Early 20th Century Tantric Hook and Snare, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th to early 20th century Iron hook and snare, Nepal
A rare, esoteric device used by Buddhist Tantric practitioners in Tibet and Nepal as a method of controlling events. These powe...
Category
Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Marc Wroe Turned and Turquoise Inlaid Wood Vessel, II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautifully elaborated and finely carved Burl vessel that has been polished to a satin smoothness and inlaid with turquoise by the listed Arizona Artist, Marc Wroe. The ves...
Category
1990s American Organic Modern South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Burl
Original Vintage Curtis Jere Ship Boat Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in San Diego, CA
Signed original Curtis Jere large wall sculpture. Incredible piece full of detail. In classic Jere style, this art piece encapsulates...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Sanggori Brass/Copper Head Ornament, Toraja People, Sulawesi
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century tribal sanggori brass or copper alloy head ornament, Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
These sinuous brass and copper alloy head pieces were worn by men at spec...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Brass
Chinese Antique Washboard Hand Painted
Located in Somis, CA
A vernacular Chinese antique, this washboard is handcrafted from solid wood and adorned with hand-painted peony flowers. This double-sided piece showcases the beauty of rustic charm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$90 Sale Price / item
41% Off
Abstract Sculpture in Serpentine by Tafadzwa Tandi from Mrewa, Zimbabwe
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible abstract sculpture by Tafadzwa Tandi made out of a solid piece of serpentine stone. A 3rd generation artist of Zimbabwe, Tafadzwa learned the...
Category
1990s Zimbabwean Expressionist South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1890 Hardware Store Wood Trade Sign Carved Smaltz Black and Gold Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional late 19th century hand carved letters with black and Gold paint and black smaltz background. Excellent typography. Great wall art. Simple and bold.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
"Butterfly Geisha" Art Deco Ceramic Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Art Deco ceramic mask, titled "Butterfly Geisha," depicts the serene face of a woman, framed by black, stylized hair and adorned with delicately sculpted butterflies. The mask b...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Folk Art South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Cast Iron Clock Face Surround from Observatory Clock Tower Double-Sided
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very cool cast iron clock face surround, observatory time. Double-sided with great paint surface. Substantial heavy duty iron hooks. Lots of potential...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Signed Soapstone Carving of an Inuit by Quanaq Mikkigak
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An Inuit carving of a man signed on the base. Great Color. It appears to be a soapstone carving. Great color and striations.The man is approx 4.5 inches tall and approx 1x2.5 inches...
Category
20th Century Canadian Folk Art South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Vintage Original Painting “Life in Penestanan” by Kt. Teker
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful original vintage painting signed by Kt. Teker depicting life in Penestanan. This beautiful depiction of Penestanan in Bali, brings...
Category
1970s Indonesian Folk Art Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 1940
s PHILCO TV Kids Ride On Toy Truck
Located in San Diego, CA
1940's PHILCO Television metal Ride On Toy Truck.
Beautiful original distressed condition.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Tribal Early to Mid-20th C. Offering Bowl Lid in the Shape of a Bird, Yoruba
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Tribal Offering bowl lid in the form of a bird, Yoruba people
This wonderful carved wood offering bowl lid is shaped like a bird, traditionally considered messenger...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Steer Horn Ladies Hat Pin Cushion or Mens Hat Rack
Located in Soquel, CA
19th Century Steer Horn Ladies Hat Pin Cushion or Mens Hat Rack
Antique late 19th century steer horn hat rack with "petal" pin cushions for hat pins and h...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Horn
Ceramic Pillow Chinese Ding Ware Song Style
Located in Somis, CA
A captivating Song Dynasty style ceramic pillow, inspired by the renowned Ding kiln. This kiln is celebrated for its exquisite milky white or beige glaz...
Category
20th Century Chinese South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$330 Sale Price
70% Off
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Trio of Puppets, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century Trio of puppets, China
Two puppet torsos and one puppet head from China, all mounted on custom bases. The heights are 16, 9 and 13.5 inches (40.6, 23...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Modern Creative Kokeshi Doll by Hideo Ishihara, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Modern creative Kokeshi doll by Hideo Ishihara, Japan
This rare whimsical sosaku kokeshi was created and signed by the award winning master, Hid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Wool Baknough ‘Woman
s head covering’ Berber People, Libya
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century Wool Baknough (Woman's head covering) Berber People, Libya
This wool baknough is most likely from Libya, although similar pieces have b...
Category
1950s Libyan Tribal Vintage South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Wool
$2,100 Sale Price
30% Off
20th Century Tribal Bamboo Comb, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid to late 20th century incised bamboo comb, Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
This large incised comb is typical of the bamboo combs of the Huon Gulf area. This parti...
Category
Late 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Nepalese Butter Churn Handle. Known as a Ghurra, individually carved from a single piece of wood having different forms, a circle, a stem and a f...
Category
19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of African Igbo Open-Sided Cast Copper Cuff Bracelets
By Igbo People
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of African Igbo open-sided cast copper cuff bracelets, circa 1980s. The pair are a fine example of an open-sided cast copper cuff bracelet...
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Tribal South Coast - Folk Art
Materials
Copper
$520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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