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Period: 1950s
Vintage French Ceramic Bottle
Located in High Point, NC
A glazed ceramic bottle, depicting a hunter standing on top of a pointer dog. Made in France between 1950 and 1960, a wealth of charming detail lends verisimilitude to the absurd sce...
Category

French Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category

Balinese Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Post War Persian Style Runner Hand Loom 1950s Rug Runner
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Nice Persian runner rug 1930s excellent shape for age a great addition to any fine home.
Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Solid Brass Yacht Winch on Mahogany Base
Located in Norwell, MA
Heavy brass yacht winch on carved wood base. Top of winch is marked with an anchor logo with Rand C either side of the anchor. Very heavy at 21 pounds. Thought to be Dutch. Circa 1950.
Category

European Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Ken Price Signed Early Glazed Midcentury Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Vessel 1956
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed American/ California potter/ artist Ken Price. This an earlier work done while he was at USC in 1956. Signed and noted "USC 1956" on the underside of ...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Original Mexican Oil on Canvas by Ismael Rivera
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and original handmade painted in oil on canvas by Mexican painter Ismael Rivera, includes signature, circa 1950.
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Vintage School Crossing Safety Guard Folk Art Trade Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand painted school safety crossing guard sign. Sheet metal and wood. Great original surface. Has original leaning brace mounted on back, but c...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Folk Art Model of a Lockheed Constellation Airliner
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large model of a Lockheed Constellation made by Charles Long. The airplane is made of redwood. The propellers are pine. Charles was a captain in...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Old Crow Advertising Figure
Located in Stamford, CT
Old Crow advertising figure for "Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey". Heavy composite cardboard like material. He is a charming fellow with his top ha...
Category

American Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Composition

Lombok Tribal Serving Tray 'Dulang' / Small Table in White
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This is a large 'Dulang' from Lombok. Dulangs amid Indonesia serve a number of purposes depending on the region they originate from. In Lombok 'Dulang' Tray were used as small tables...
Category

Indonesian Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Red and White Graphic New York Bus Subway Destination Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very large New York bus destination sign. Unusual in red. Very graphic. Bottom of roll was date stamped 1951. 7 1/2 feet tall.
Category

American Steampunk Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Marcel Marti Bronze Abstract Totem Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Superb Marcel Marti (1925–2010) attributed abstract patinated bronze sculpture that is unique from every angle. This is a striking postwar piece of art fr...
Category

Spanish Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Hollywood Regency Ebony Game, Card Table, Louis XVI Style, Bronze Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
A Hollywood Regency Ebony Game or Card Table having a finely finished checkerboard top on one side and a card table felt on the opposite site. The sleek stylish tapering bronze mount...
Category

Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Large Mashiko Cup Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Mashiko Cup studio pottery with stylized designs in the brown glazed body in the manner of cloud-water flowing pattern and dating from arou...
Category

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Vallauris Midcentury Ceramic Pottery Tray Dish in the Manner of Picasso, 1954
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisitely made, wonderfully decorated, large, unique ceramic tray made in Vallauris, France during the peak of Vallauris studio ceramics. During this time (1954), many famous artist including Picasso, Marc Chagall, Roger Capron, Charles Voltz...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Varnished Six Spoke Yacht Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Ships wheel with six turned spindles, brass hub with keyhole. Seventeen inch diameter. Circa 1950.
Category

American Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Aluminum Ship's Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with two dogbolts. Highly polished porthole. Overall dimensions: glass diameter:...
Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Northern Thailand Teak Wood Architectural House Model
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-565 hand crafted teak Indonesian house model.
Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Japanese 3 Tea Cups from Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
Vintage Japanese 3 tea cups from mid-century studio pottery. In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.
Category

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage 1956 Mexican Soda Tin Sign
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1956 Mexican soda tin sign.
Category

Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Sheet Metal

Vintage Wind-Up Toy, Circa 1950 "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare toy that I have not seen an example of before, and judging by it's action and appearance, I would venture to say it is post war, probably made in Japan for the American market (boy looks very American). I have called it "Smiling Boy Polishing Boots" which resembles the clockwork movement. To operate: hold the toy in the left hand with thumb on chest and then; wind up attached original key with the right hand several times; and release. With a smiling face, the boy will roll his head back and forth, while diligently shining his black boots, using an up and down motion with his right hand. The toy works quite well and will go on for some time. It is made up of several materials. The head, hands, and shoes are made of composition; it has a tin body; the clothes jersey, hat, and "falling" trousers" are made of fabric. The toy is in good original condition; some wear to boy's hat and jersey in back (see images), a slight "bend" to tinplate in the rear; but for the most part, the toy is very sturdy, works well, has a nice appearance, and wonderful charisma. This is a charming rare toy that operates as it should, and is a "must have" for collectors of post-war vintage wind up toys...
Category

Japanese Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Composition, Tin

Set of 6 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of six table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or drawing...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Set of 4 Majolica Shells Cups & Saucers Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 4 Majolica Shell cups & saucers Circa 1950. All different colors inside. Saucers / 5.2 by 4.2 inches Cups / 4.5 by 3 inches.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Richard Rohac, Car with Lantern, 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Richard rohac, rare car with lantern, thermometer, 1950, good condition.
Category

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Laura Andreson Signed Large Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Pottery Low Bowl, 1954
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made and glazed large low bowl by renowned American potter Laura Andreson. Gorgeous in its Mid-Century Modern design and glowing pale colo...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Mid-Century Cork & Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Cork & Rope Mirror Audoux Minet circa 1950. Measure: Total height with the rope / 20.5 inches. Diameter of the mirror / 10 inches.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Cork, Rope, Mirror

Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fabulous, rare, and unique large horse and rider sculpture/ candelabra by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios. It was recently brought to our attention by a collector of her work that this piece was featured in a presentation at the Scripps Fine Arts Foundation and it was made in 1959. It is one of her earlier works. Quite rare and special in this respect. De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents. She grew up in the artistic Silver Lake district near downtown Los Angeles amongst Mexican and Nisei Japanese immigrants. As a result, De Larios was heavily influenced by ancient American...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Set of 3 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or dra...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Italian Large Majolica Terracotta Sculpture with Lustre by Adolfo Merlone, 1950s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Majolica terracotta sculpture decorated with lustre glazes in shades of red, blue and yellow depicting a knight in seventeenth-century clothing and a lady; prepared to be used also a...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Maiolica, Terracotta

Pablo Picasso Signed Ceramic Plate, Scène De Plage Edition Picasso Madoura, 1956
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, original ceramic plate by famed artist Pablo Picasso titled "Scène De Plage". The work features a black and white abstract design/contrast with black engobe and white gl...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Traditional Ethnic Woven Ajat Basket Borneo Indonesia
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handmade ethnic aged Borneo Ajat basket made from natural Rattan. Motifs of Burung Kenyalang / Hornbill Bird. Traditional ethnic Borneo woven natural organic fiber rattan basket A ...
Category

Indonesian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Set of 8 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of eight table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. Manufactured in Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, wit...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Folk Art Hand Made Paddle Wheel Ship Model
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-427 Folk Art hand made paddle wheel ship model Model was made by a 80 year old man from Long Island NY Beautifully detailed 18" to top of mast.
Category

North American Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Vintage Elizabeth Arden Signs in Wood and Painted Aluminum
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics company, dating from the 1950s, taken from the Lake...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table button soccer game player. Traditional figure used to play this classic button Spanish game. The figure is usually made by attaching a football pla...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Set of 5 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of five table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or draw...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Large Midcentury Porcelain Letter "B" from the Stix Baer and Fuller Sign
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 44.75" H porcelain letter B, from the former Stix, Baer & Fuller sign. This letter was once on the Mid-Century Modern Stix, Baer & Fuller department store in the Westroads Shop...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

1950's Commercial Sign "All - Stainless Inc"
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage commercial business sign from early 1950's for All - Stainless, Inc. 78" long by 12" high panel of patinated blue colored aluminum with 1/4" th...
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Elizabeth Arden Vintage Wooden Signs
Located in Milano, IT
Rare advertising sign of Elizabeth Arden, an entrepreneur who founded, in that name, her cosmetics company, dating from the 1950s, taken from the Lake...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Boule D'or Enamel Sign, 1953, Vintage Advertising
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Charming enamel publicity sign by Boule d'or. Dated 1953 All 4 holes are intact, so can be hung without problems. Normal age related wear to the panel, nothing has been refu...
Category

Belgian Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Enamel

1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Composition, Metal

Set of 3 Table Soccer Traditional Spanish Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table soccer game players. Iron traditional figures used to play this classic 'Futobolin' Spanish game.. Manufactured in Spain, circa 195...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Ceramic Lamp in the Style of Georges Pelletier, or Accolay, circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ceramic lamp in the style of Georges Pelletier, or Accolay circa 1950/1960.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

1950s British Coastal Scene Seascape Oil on Board Painting by Arthur E. Milne
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Wonderfully textured West Country coastal scene in oil using palette knife signed by Bristol artist, Arthur E. Milne. Milne was a painter of landscapes, portraits and flower pieces in oil, watercolour and pastel. Capturing the mood of the rugged West Country coast with his technique of laying on thick layers with visible palette-knife strokes. Signed bottom right Arthur E.Milne, complete with labels on the reverse. Arthur Edwards...
Category

British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Charming Bavarian Girl and Sunflower, Black Forest Nursery Wall Decoration
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Absolutely charming, large wood carving of a young Bavarian girl and sunflower wall decoration This substantial wall hanging is two feet in length, ...
Category

German Black Forest Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Unusual Set of German Mid-20th Century Shop Trade Sign Tools
Located in London, GB
Unusual set of German mid-20th century shop trade sign tools Every now and again we are lucky enough to acquire items that firstly we have never seen and secondly, we will never see...
Category

German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Brass

"Lincoln Bank" Still Toy Savings Bank, American, circa 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
This seldom seen bank is technically a mechanical bank but basically it is a still bank with a slight mechanical function, that being; once it is full of coins, it opens up automatic...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Telephone Company's Trade Sign USA 1950
Located in Milan, IT
A window trade sign of an American telephone company, depicting a big phone. Carved out of fruit wood, and white enamel painted. USA 1950 ca.
Category

American Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Modernist Studio Ceramic Tile Art by Irina Lorin
By Gills Lorin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Framed mid-20th century Irina Lorin Signed ceramic art tile of figure, consisting of three framed tiles, mid-20th century. 3 tiles measuring 8" x 11" retai...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Grasscloth, Wood

Vintage Nautical Spot Light by General Electric
Located in New York, NY
Vintage small nautical searchlight by General Electric, USA, circa 1950. For decorative display purposes only, not operational.
Category

American Industrial Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Metal

5 Old Traveling Circus Barriers, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
5 Old traveling circus barriers. Painted on both sides. Were hung on supports, these supports are missing. Small breakages, wear of the patina. Very cha...
Category

French Other Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Hand Embroidered Suzani from Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 1950s
Located in Munich, DE
Vintage Mid-Century Samarkand Suzani. Hand embroidery from Uzbekistan; this beautiful piece has soft earth tones & vintage Linen on the backing for a perfect bed spread...
Category

Uzbek Suzani Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Linen

1950s American Hand-Painted Carnival Ride Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
1950s American hand-painted carnival ride panel.
Category

North American Primitive Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Air France La Croix Du Sud Plane Collectible Toy, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Air France La Croix du Sud plane collectible toy Cream and red lithographed sheet metal mechanical plane Wings marked ALBA Measures: L54xP61xH18cm...
Category

French Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal

Mathieu Matégot Style Black Gloss Metal Mesh Marketplace Flower Cart France 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Superb Mid-Century Modern paris marketplace flower cart in the style of Mathieu Matégot. Handcrafted wrought iron wheels, hairpin legs, handles and a metal mesh display table in gloss black finish. Iconic paris...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron, Wire

Scandinavian Maritime Painting Oil on Panel in Warm Colors by Noren Nils Martin
Located in Salzburg, AT
Maritime painting in oil on plate by Noren Nils Martin (1907 Västervik - 1998 Uppsala) The scene on the water is calm and is characterized by warm colors. The boat is already ashor...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of 7 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of seven table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a...
Category

Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Paper

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

Vintage 1950s Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

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