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Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
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
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japan Rare Pair Old “Moon Gazing" Rabbits Blue Cottage Garden
Located in South Burlington, VT
For your special garden spot - rare pair Moon Gazing Rabbits from Japan!
This is a harder to find matching pair (2) of solid and finely cast effigies of tall "moon gazing" garden r...
Category
Japanese Taisho Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Hand Painted African Barbershop Sign Original Hairdresser Advertising
Located in Bristol, GB
MID-CENTURY ADVERTISING
Depicting ten different numbered looks for different haircuts to choose from at the barbershop.
Completely hand-painted in a wonderful folk art style with ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Sailor Fabric Hat, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Fabric traditional sailor fabric hat.
Made by unknown manufacturer, circa 1950.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a beautiful p...
Category
Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rattan
Bronze bull by sculptor Emilio Musso
Located in Torino, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting young bull made by Emilio Musso.
Vigorous young bull, sculpted in all his massive, muscular beauty.
The bull figure towers above a plinth honoring the ci...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Wooden Old Crow Whiskey Advertising Display, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large wooden Old Crow Whiskey advertising display - whiskey counter display.
An advertising display of hand-painted wood made for Old Crow Bourbo...
Category
American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Wabi Sabi Pot, 17.72′′ Tall, East-Europe c. early 1900s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderful antique wabi sabi pot with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Bulgarian Romantic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage American Folk Art Copper Chess Board
Located in Chicago, IL
This enchanting mid-20th century American Folk Art chess board is a true testament to naive and outsider craftsmanship and creativity. Hand-crafted with meticulous care, the board fe...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Antique, Vernacular 1912 Swedish Log Chair, Traditional Carved Kubbstol
Located in Stockholm, SE
Antique Folk Art Kubbstol from Sweden. A Kubbstol is a dug-out pine trunk chair. It's a primitive construction with a simple design and this particular piece is made from a large lo...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Pine
Folk Art Carved Wood Penguin Wearing Nike Shoes
Located in Chicago, IL
Meet this delightful American Folk Art hand-carved pine penguin sporting a pair of painted Nike shoes! With a whimsical tilt of his head, he exudes an endearing charm, as if ponderin...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paint
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Wabi Sabi Pot, East-Europe c. early 1900s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderful antique wabi sabi pot with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Bulgarian Romantic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Pablo Picasso Madoura, "Fish Subject" Pitcher, Edition Madoura, 1952
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso madoura,
"Fish Subject" turned pitcher,
Edition Madoura,
A. R. red earthenware clay, decoration in engobes
Black, white
500 copies produced
1952.
Measures: Height 1...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso Madoura, "Colombe Mate" Plate, Edition Madoura, 1948
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso Madoura (1881-1973), Colombe Mate,
1948
Rectangular Plate,
W. 31 cm, L. 37.5 cm,
R.A. Terre de faïence blanche, décor aux engobes,
gravé au couteau sous couverte parti...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Emil Milan 21" Modernist Crane Sculpture in Walnut Modern New Hope Era
By Emil Milan
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare form and size. Nice example of Emil Milan's sculpture work. Signed
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
Antique Wabi Sabi Terracota Jar, France c. early 1900s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderful antique wabi sabi terracota jar with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Bulgarian Romantic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Wabi Sabi Pot, East-Europe c. early 1900s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderfil antique wabi sabi terracota pot with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Bulgarian Romantic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Wabi Sabi Jar, 17.72 in Tall, East-Europe c. early 1900s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderful antique wabi sabi jar with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Bulgarian Romantic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Wabi Sabi Pot, 14.96′′ Tall, East-Europe c. early 1900s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A wonderful antique wabi sabi pot with beautiful patina from age and use.
Category
Bulgarian Romantic 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Aboriginal Painting by Cornelia Tipuamanturriri, Tiwi Island
Located in NICE, FR
This painting comes from the Jilamara Design art center and dates back to 2013. It is made with earth ochres bound with acrylic pigment. Cornelia is considered a great artist of the first generation from this region. A certificate of authenticity is included.
Cornelia Tipuamantumirri was born in Pirlangimpi (Garden Point), Melville Island, around 1930. Her father's ancestral land is Imalu Point, Melville Island, and her mother's ancestral land is Munupi, Melville Island. Her skin group is Warntarringa (Sun) and her dream is Jarrikalani (Turtle). Tipuamantumirri lives and works in Pirlangimpi, where she is an initiated and respected Tiwi elder.
Tipuamantumirri uses the kayimwagakimi, a traditional carved wooden painting comb with a single row of teeth. Using a palette of ochres in pinks, yellows, blacks, and browns, her work depicts significant aspects of Tiwi life and culture with repeated dotted lines referencing yirrinkiripwoja (body painting) and the tidal movements of the surrounding seas.
Tipuamantumirri, who began painting in 2010, is also an experienced weaver.
Key recent solo and group exhibitions:
- Warnarringa - Jarrikalani: Sun - Turtle, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (2014)
- Cornelia Tipuamantumirri - New Paintings, Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (2013)
- Purunguparri (Stringy Bark Hut), Alcaston Gallery, Melbourne (2011)
- Ngawa Munupula/Ngawa Kiripapiranjuwi: New Paintings from Munupi Art on the Tiwi Islands, Outstation Gallery, Darwin (2015)
- Cornelia Tipuamantumirri and Delores Tipuamantumirri: New Paintings, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney (2015)
- We are Tiwi: Munupi Arts from Melville Island, Artitja Fine Art, Fremantle, WA (2014)
- The Tiwi: Art from Jilamara & Munupi Art Centres, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection, Virginia, USA (2014)
- Nginingawila Munupi Jilamara: Our Paintings from Munupi, Marshall Arts, Adelaide (2013)
- Kirilima + Jarrikalani - Jungle Fowl + Loggerhead Turtle...
Category
Australian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Japanese Folk Art Mingei Large Wood Pull Toy Meiji Period
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic whimsical antique Japanese large folk art Mingei horse and rider pull toy. Hand painted, arms and legs can be articulated. Purchased first hand in Kyoto. Incredible conditi...
Category
Japanese Meiji 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Wood
Unusual American Antique Geometric Hook Rug, c.1930s
Located in Buffalo, NY
American Antique Geometric Hook Rug, c.1930s,, Wonderful use of color, patterns, Very unusual with its traditional floral and abstract geometrics. Nice original condition. Age appro...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Tabriz Animal Scene Room Carpet
Located in New York, NY
1920s Persian Tabriz rug with a pictorial animal scenery pattern
rug no. j2910
size 8'9'' x 12' 9"
Pictorial rugs are some of the most over-the-top examples of the artistry, talen...
Category
Persian Tabriz 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Native American large Pima terracotta water pot Decorative Antiques Décor
Located in London, GB
Native American large Pima terracotta water pot
in crown clay with geometric painted decoration
Vintage Circa 1930`s or earlier
Condition minor chip on rim Good
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
1960s Alberto Giacometti Inspired Brutalist Bronze Chess Set. Italy
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Wonderful vintage 1960s era artisan handcrafted bronze Brutalist / Modernist chess set in the style of Italian Alberto Giacometti.
The hammered brass and copper board and the brass ...
Category
Italian Brutalist Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Hand Painted Folk Art Chest Box Floral Birds Traditional Medium Storage
Located in Greer, SC
Vintage hand painted and hand crafted domed chest with an elaborate folk art scene throughout the entire box. Stunning artwork with florals, birds, and a courting scene on wood. This...
Category
Unknown Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique French Woven Wire Basket, circa 1900
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming handcrafted Provincial French woven wire work basket, circa 1900. A well-executed nicely shaped 'pannier' with moveable handles and decorative loop...
Category
French French Provincial 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Herd of Freedom Horses' by Purvis Young (1989–1999)
USA, circa 1980s
A progressive work, painted on a found metal tray, of five horses in landscape. signed 'Young' upper right corner. In untouched, well-cared-for vintage condition, ready to place.
The overall dimensions of the work are 13- inches wide, 17.5- inches high, and 1.5- inches deep.
About :
Purvis Young (1943–2010) was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Self-taught, Young's work was often a blend of painting and drawing with collaged elements, utilizing everyday discarded found objects.
Inspired by documentaries, art books...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
1920s Mills 1 cent Wizard Fortune Teller, Chicago, Mills Novelty Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s Mills 1 cent Wizard Fortune Teller, Chicago, Mills Novelty Co..Tabletop fortune telling machine in a wooden cabinet. window with working ...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Carved Oak Early 20th Century Rabbit Sculpture
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th Century Characterfully stout, anatomically enigmatic Rabbit. Oak. European, Circa 1920.
Category
English 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Japanese Antique Bird Dish - Hard To Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions
The first we have seen.
A finch cautiously sits atop a tree while appearing ready to dip into this attached water vessel
Japan, an attractiv...
Category
Japanese Taisho 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Konya Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian antique Kilim from the Konya - Hotamis region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
It belongs to the scallop from the Konya region of Central Anato...
Category
Turkish Kilim 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Porcelain Belgian Beer Sign, Three Stars Leopold, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Porcelain Beer Sign for Belgian Beer - Three Stars Leopold Sign
A large and great looking Belgian beer sign with the American colors white, red and blue ...
Category
Belgian Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Herbert Abrams Paint Palette Case, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing Herbert Abrams paint palette case from his time as a portrait artist. Abrams was most well known for his work as a commissioned portrait painter...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Victorian Micromosaic Gilded Brooch, Italy Early 20th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Victorian Micromosaic gilded brooch, Italy early 20th century
A Victorian micromosaic brooch with a central floral bouquet motif surroun...
Category
Italian Victorian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Silver Repoussé Bracelet, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century silver repoussé bracelet, China
A beautifully made silver repoussé bracelet from China, with the Shòu symbol for long life...
Category
Chinese Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver
African Carved Gabon Mask No:1
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
Ghanaian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting, Orange & Yellow Flowers
Located in Cirencester, GB
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
oil on canvas, unframed
21.5 x 18 inches
signed front and back
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come fro...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid-20th Century Black Dance Mask, Guerrero, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century black dance mask, Guerrero, Mexico
A nice old mask from Guererro, Mexico, used in the Tlacololero Dance of the Tlactapa and probably fr...
Category
Mexican Tribal Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Alan Wallwork Studio Pottery Split Pod Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware studio pottery 'split pod' form designed by Alan Wallwork (British, 1931-2019) and dating from around 1980. The heavily made sculptural pod sta...
Category
English Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Early Twentieth-Century African Madonna
Located in London, GB
This early twentieth-century African Madonna figurative sculpture from the Makonde culture in southern Tanzania, close to the border of Mozambique, exhibits a wonderful sense of move...
Category
Tanzanian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Snuff Container, Tibet
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century tribal snuff container, Tibet
A graceful horn, bone and silver snuff container from Tibet, in excellent condition.
Category
Tibetan Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Horn
Folk Art Sign
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.
Category
English 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Nepalese Sandalwood Buddha Tree, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The sculpture, expertly carved from fragrant Nepalese sandalwood, stands as a testament to the rich tradition of wood carving in Nepal. The medium itself adds a sensory dimension to ...
Category
Nepalese Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Sandalwood
Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting, Seagulls Over Mountains
Located in Cirencester, GB
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
oil on board, unframed
7 x 9.5 inches
signed front and back
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from t...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
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
Nepalese Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Original Vintage Oil Painting by Karl Nolde, (Kanol)
By Karl Nolde (Kanol)
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing oil painting of a little girl made by Karl Nolde, (Listed German Expressionist 1902-1994). It has the sign “Kanol” you can easily see it in the pict...
Category
German Expressionist Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Paint
African Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali C 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Mask 'Kanaga' Dogon tribe, Mali Circa 1950
Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1970s. Then inherited within the family
One of the most popular types of masks in the Sang...
Category
Malian Tribal 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Akos Biro 'Hungarian 1911-2002' French Expressionist Oil, Figure with Dog
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Abstract Figures"
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
oil painting on card, unframed
card: 13 x 19.5 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
Superb original oil...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Peter Shire Exp Signed Post Modern Ceramic California Pottery Splatter Cup, 1979
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...
Category
American Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Vessel / Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
Category
Congolese Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Moleskin top hat, with leather hatbox (late 19th - early 20th century)
Located in Oostende, BE
Moleskin top hat, with leather hatbox (late 19th - early 20th century). The hat was made by Berteil Paris (France), an established house existing since 1840.
Dimensions:
The hat ...
Category
French Victorian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Leather
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Finely painted in linear geometric designs
Period 1970s signed on base R Reano
Condition Good
Category
American 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
African Carved Gabon Mask No:2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
A unique mask, handmade by artisans in the Punu region of Gabon. This mask has been crafted using wood carving techniques and adorned with polychrome tempera paint, giving it a dist...
Category
Ghanaian 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Wedding Chest, Anno 1903
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Wedding Chest in pastel shades, Eastern Europe, anno 1903, with roses and targets on a red background. A fine example of this particular type of box found in present-day eastern Roma...
Category
Hungarian Folk Art 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Kozak Saddlebags
Located in New York, NY
An old tribal bag, originally meant to be carried over the shoulder or the back of a donkey. A very nice example with lots of details.
Can be used in a variety of ways - wall hangin...
Category
Turkish Vintage 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brocade, Goat Hair, Wool
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