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Period: 1930s
Art Deco Sideboard Around 1930 with Two Carved Paintings
Located in Greven, DE
This sideboard from France was previously completely made of oak. We painted the body in black piano lacquer. The curves with the light reflections already come into their own and fr...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Gouache Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Woman Helen Wagner Malta 1930s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An early contemporary still-life Gouache portrait painting of a woman. On paper, this piece depicts a seated woman reclining in a pigmented blue chair. Her hair is short and dark and she wears a red dress. This sketch was created by Helen Wagner Malta and is signed at the bottom right in black ink "Helen Wagner" before her marriage. Her later works are signed "Helen Wagner Malta". Helen Wagner Malta was born in 1912 and worked in New York City in the 1930s teaching at the Harlem Art...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Antique Amish Quilt Holmes Co. Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Ohio Amish quilt is in pristine condition and is made from polished cotton. The fine piecework of the postage stamp nine patch corners and geometric pattern surround. It is...
Category

American Adirondack Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Royal Mail Steamer Columba Desk Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Gentleman's desk box made from timber taken from the Royal Mail Steamer RMS Columba. The Columba sailed from 1878 to 1935. Well built box with hinged lid, interior sections and brass...
Category

European Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Solid Brass Antique Yacht Binnacle Compass
Located in Norwell, MA
Kevin White Boston Yacht binnacle with a highly polished and lacquered pillar shape binnacle. Art deco style. Removable hood with porthole window. Fitted to a thick wood base. Circa ...
Category

American Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Alexandre Noll 1930s Turned Wood Bowl
Located in New York, NY
An original 1930s turned wood sculptural wood bowl by famed French craftsman, Alexandre Noll. Signed
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Collection of Three Carnival Shooting Gallery Target Knockover Birds
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nice collection of three carnival midway knockover shooting gallery targets. Nice chunky pieces. Great original layers of white paint surface.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Iron

1930’s Louis Vuitton Monogram Cabin Trunk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well worn and well-used Vuitton Cabin Trunk from the Golden Age of Travel bearing the marks, tears and losses of a well-travelled piece. Worn label insi...
Category

European Hollywood Regency Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Large 30" 1930s "Bathing Beauty" Store Display / Mannequin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large 30" 1930s "Bathing Beauty" Store Display / Mannequin. Very unusual, minor damage to leg (see photo).
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Rubber, Wood

Folk Art Hand Made Twig Lantern
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1025 Folk Art hand made twig lantern. Take one 60 watt Edison based bulb Measures: Height to top of loop 16" Rewired supplied with 16" of metal chai...
Category

Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Brown Tribal Persian Kurd Rug
Located in New York, NY
1930s Persian Tribal Kurd rug in predominant brown tones Measures: 4'9'' x 9'10'''.
Category

Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique 1939 Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Compact
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver and enamel compact with military interest; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique George VI sterling silver and guilloche enamel compact...
Category

English Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

1930s Folk Art, Wood and Metal Airplane / Fan
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930s Folk Art, wood and metal airplane / fan... amazing design, working motorized fan blade, hand build and hand painted.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Penguin Whirligig, circa 1930s-40s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Vintage Penguin Whirligig from Plymouth, Massachusetts, circa 1930s - 1940s, a hand cut and painted wooden flat silhouette of a large penguin in ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Art Deco Pottery Vase , circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase possibly Delaherche circa 1930.   
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Folk Art Hand-Carved Wood Witch Weathervane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand-carved Folk Art witch weathervane found in the northeast. Very nicely carved thick Folk Art weathervane with layers of heavy original paint surf...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Box Neon "ETCHISON HATS" Wonderful Red Neon, The Neon Shop, LIMA OHIO
By Neon Products
Located in Buffalo, NY
Art Deco Box Neon sign advertizing Etchison Hats,c.1930's,, wonderful red neon, made by The Neon Shop.Lima Ohio.. Great graphics..retains original black metal housing.. curved deco...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Hand Carved Wood from Musician Monks 20th Century, Rare, Unique, Rarity, Good or
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand carved wood of monks 20th century, rare, unique, rarity, good original condition.
Category

Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Amish Bars Quilt Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Amish Bars quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This quilt is from the 1930s wool and cotton sateen. The condition is very good with min...
Category

American Country Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Jean Bonnardel Portrait by Federico Masses
Located in New York, US
Our very large portrait of Jean Bonnardel (1899-1952), Countess Madeleine de Montgomery, by Federico Armando Beltran Masses (1885-1949) measures 77 3/8 ...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Charming Pair of Vintage Metal Carnival Ladies
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A matching pair of silver metal female figures in a striking pose with hair caught in the wind. Probably carnival art. Makes unexpectedly charming wall art with a folk art feel. They...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Eat or Tea Large Scale 1950s American Porcelain Enameled Steel Letters Sign
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Superb large scale American 1950s porcelain enameled metal letters, over 24" high, originally used as exterior signage from Chicago. EAT or TEA or ETA or ATE, 3 individual heavy gauges pressed and folded cold-rolled steel letters...
Category

American Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Plains Beaded Knife Sheath 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beaded Knife Sheath Plains 1930s Cut glass trade beads, hide, sinew, tin cones, twisted hide, dyed horsehair. Excellent original conditio...
Category

American Native American Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Other

Otto & Gertrud Natzler Signed Volcanic Glazed Mid-Century Modern Large Bowl 1936
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful early work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped footed bowl was delicately hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with one of his famed early volcanic glazes. The bowl captures your attention from all angles. Rare and stunning. This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Bronze Art Deco Lion Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco era bronze statue of a lion with a great marble base of three tones inlaid in geometric shapes. The lion is powerfully rendered, its expression and musculature well defined. Throughout history, the Lion has been known as the “king of the jungle” but has also served as symbol of protection for a home or public building. The task of scaring off the “demons” and keeping away intruders is the reason you can find sculptures of lions guarding structures from the ancient Ishtar Gates...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Outsider Art Hand-Carved "Shotgun Wedding" Tableau
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crude hand-carved and painted wedding party figures (bride, groom, officiant - likely a preacher, and witness - presumably the father of the bride)...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Wood, Paint

Mini Postage Stamp Philadelphia Pavement Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini postage stamp quilt in pristine condition. Thousands of pieces and very colorful.
Category

American Country Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Early Sunshine Studios American Side Show Electric Chair Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early example of American sideshow banner art. Painted at the Sunshine Studio in Witchita, Kansas by Geo Bellis. Signed by artist on front and studio name on front and back. This ban...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Folk Art Adam and Eve from Midwest Lodge
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand-painted and carved lodge piece from the Midwest. Painting depicts Eve picking the apple from the snakes mouth. The Stand has a hand-carved snake that wraps around the ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Painted Tin Letter of Luminous Signs U, Rewired with Bulbs, USA, 1930
Located in Milan, IT
Painted tin letter of luminous sign (U) red color, rewired with bulbs, USA, circa 1930. The Letter U has been rewired for the US.
Category

American Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Lucien Gibert Bronze Statue 'The Archer' French Art Deco Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Master sculptor Lucien Gilbert with his famous “The Archer” sculpture embraces the finest in French bronze detailing of the period. The size, quality...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Room Size Braided Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental braided rug from the 1930s. Sunrise colors, but yet muted. Beautiful accent rug in a living room.
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Large European 1930's Nautical Map Reader Magnifying Glass
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This European set of two nautical magnifying glass map-readers are quite unusual and rarely found. It is fully encased in it's heavy wooden and metal enforced box. Hailing from betwe...
Category

German Industrial Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Pair of German Hand Carved Wood Figurative Sculptures of Two Boys Musicians
Located in Barntrup, DE
Adorable pair of hand carved wooden figurines of two boys playing the whistle, Germany, the first half of the 20th century. Dimensions: H...
Category

German Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

French School Teacher Educational Paintings "La Pipe", circa 1930s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Painted by a school teacher in rural Hautes Pyrenees, France. Based on the Toto, Lili, Rene and Jojo French educational stories. It is likely that the s...
Category

French Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Papago Indian Baskets, Collection 3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Indian baskets in fine condition. Selling as a collection. Small Papago measures - 3 inches in diameter by 4 inches tall large papago measures - 10 ...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Willow

Signed and Dated 1935 Pastel Indian Chief
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original framed pastel, hand-painted Indian chief is signed E. Summer 35 and is in wonderful condition.
Category

American Adam Style Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Cover
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category

Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

English Windjammer Folk Art Plane, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer an early 20th century Folk Art wooden hand painted red bi-plane from a windjammer. A wonderful self-taught engineering example demonstrating great proportions a...
Category

British Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ship's Binnacle by Baker Lyman of New Orleans, Louisiana
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's binnacle with maker's plate from Baker Lyman Company of New Orleans, Louisiana. Wonderfully restored binnacle with gimballed compass and interior lighting. Overall dimensio...
Category

American Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Bronze Statue of Man Pulling Boat Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a man gripping a rope and pulling a row boat ashore, It is a strong and unusual image, in contrast to the many images of men throwing spears or bendin...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Elephant Sculpture on Marble Styled Base
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco elephant sculpture on marble stylized base. Spelter metal with ivoroid ( synthetic) tusks, in the lucky position of going upward. This is a great piece, showing style and mo...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Spelter

20th Century French Still-Life Oil on Canvas Signed Roux-Abougit, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French still-life oil on canvas Signed roux abougit from the 1930s. Roux-abougit is a French painter from Lyon (south-east of France). This painting represen...
Category

French Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Eskimo Model Kayak, Wood Covered with Seal Skin, Lined with Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
What makes this model so special is that all the hunting devices are still present: spears, harpoons, spear thrower, wood float board, and bladder, paddles and other equipment used for seal hunting. Please note how well these are made in a stunning combination of wood and bone and lashed on deck under bone and sinew spear securers. Despite the kayak frame...
Category

American Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

Horse & Rider Hand Hooked Rug Mounted & Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand hooked horse & rider rug is in a black frame and mounted ready to hang in your home. It is wired for hanging and in pristine condition. Its been prof. cleaned.
Category

English Adirondack Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mural, Oil on Canvas, P. Comstock, "Linger Longer Bar, " 1935
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fantastic and extraordinary artwork with historical and artistic importance. Mural titled "Linger Longer Bar" signed and dated by artist P. Comstock on bottom right. Depicting a multitude of well known cartoon characters of the era including Mickey and Minnie, Popeye and Olive Oyl, Little Orphan Annie and a virtual Who’s Who of early 20th Century Cartoon...
Category

American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Lester O. Schwartz, Untitled, 1938
By Lester O. Schwartz
Located in Braintree, GB
The original pen and ink drawing by Lester O. Schwartz Signed and dated 1938 ' 'Untitled' nude study of a man and a woman, the male figure giving the female a haircut. Dimensions: Size 48 x 39 x 1.5 cm Size within borders 30.5 x 22 cm Weight: approximately 1 Kg Condition: Great condition, a few age-related marks, one small wood chip on the inner wooden border, general wear and tear, great. Lester O. Schwartz American 1912-2006 Biography Painter, printmaker and sculptor, was born on 29 June 1912 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he attended Lincoln High School. He later studied at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago where he was greatly influenced by the teaching of Boris Anisfeld, a Russian American painter and theater designer. His student work was included in the School of the Art Institute Annual Exhibitions in 1936 and 1937. In 1937, the Art Institute of Chicago award Schwartz the Edward L. Ryerson Traveling Fellowship of $2,500.00, which he used to travel the South Pacific, Asia and Europe. During two years of travel, he studied at he American Academy in Rome and the Académie Colarossi in Paris. Upon his return to the United States, Schwartz worked for the WPA in both Wisconsin and Illinois and in the 1940s he served in the United States Army at Fort Leonard Wood...
Category

Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.  
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Rare Tramp Art Carved Wood Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved and stained wood tray densely textured and decorated with sun flowers. Large carved leafy handles on the ends. The tray is set with three house form cigarette dispensers...
Category

Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

American Maritime Copper and Brass Deep Sea Divers Helmet on Stand, NY C. 1930
Located in Hollywood, SC
American maritime copper and brass deep sea divers helmet with the original three glass cross hatched windows, latching bonnet, air line intake ...
Category

American American Craftsman Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

1930s Oversized Folk Art Wooden Gavel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique and large commemorative gavel given to Fred G. Fraser as Chef de Chemin de Fer in 1938 by the Promenade Nationale General Committee in Los Angeles, CA (a...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Solid Copper English Ships Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper with brass trim ships masthead lantern of English manufacture. Makers badge of Chamberlain of Waterloo, London. With glass lens. Tank with reflector. Polished and lacquered. W...
Category

Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Folk Art Wood Knife Dated 1931
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic wood carving of a knife. Just under 15" in length. Dated Jan 14 - 1931. Made in the height of the Great Depression. Really interesting piece of art and sculpture. Great vin...
Category

American Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Selection of Authentic Kongo Knives
Located in Leuven , BE
The knives were handmade with heavily decorated Forged Iron blades with embellished wooden handles. They would use brass or leather wrappings and tacks that turned their weapons into...
Category

Congolese Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Industrial Factory Cart with Bold Red and Black Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Functional Industrial factory cart on wheels. Original red and black paint surface. Great workspace or small desk.
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.  
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Signed and Dated 1939 Amish Double Wedding Ring Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very rare Holmes County, Ohio Amish double wedding ring is signed and dated 1937 and in very good condition. The quilting and piecing is very ...
Category

American Country Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase signed Charles Greber, circa 1930. 3 fantastic animals as handles.   
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1930s Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

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