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Period: Early 20th Century
Antique Gentleman's Money Clip, German, Leather, Pocket Coin Holder, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman’s money clip. A German, leather and silver plated pocket coin holder, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Fascinating and tactile pocket item, ...
Category
German Edwardian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Handwoven Navajo Transitional Rug with Traditional Cross-Shape Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover a piece of Native American artistry with this antique handwoven Navajo transitional rug, dating back to circa 1900. Crafted meticulous...
Category
American Navajo Antique Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Wooden Carved Meermaid Lusterweibchen ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden Carved Meermaid Lusterweibchen ca. 1900
An antique meermaid lusterweibchen with a hand carved and stained statue of a medieval lady with fish tail. Mounted on a pair of fallo...
Category
German Victorian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Beautiful Vintage Chinese Ethnic silver enamel Coral Dragon Bracelet
Located in London, GB
A Beautiful Vintage Chinese Ethnic silver enamel and coral dragon bracelet
Hand crafted silver with colourful enamel and natural real red c...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Coral, Silver
Kuba Woman's Prestige Hat (Mpaan)
Located in London, GB
In Kuba society, title holding is dominated by men; there are only two titles held by women. Headdresses were and are the most visible expression of o...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Stunning Swiss Antique Pine Cottage Set, Hutch, Table, Chairs w Awesome Carvings
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare folk art set with great carvings on cottage cupboard, table and matching chairs.
If you are looking for a unique set for your chalet, home, cott...
Category
Swiss Folk Art Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer
A very unusual early 20th Century American folk-art figure of a lady in a bikini. Carved from a single piece of wood showi...
Category
Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Papago Native American Indian Coiled Pine Needle Basket
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful antique hand made Papago Native American Indian pine needle coil basket. Great form and design. In excellent original condition. Tightly woven and color is great. Measures:...
Category
North American Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Senufo Granary Door Depicting Series of Animals and Masks
Located in London, GB
This fine example of an early Senufo granary door from the Ivory Coast dates back to the first quarter of the twentieth century. Decorated with a series of carved animals and masks, ...
Category
Ivorian Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
French folk art sculpture - A monoxylous sharpening stone case
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A sharpening stone case, a monoxylous work of French folk art from the early 20th century. Hand-carved walnut wood, a superb and rare decorative object
Category
French Folk Art Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
3 Early 20th century Hand Made Treen Items, Stoup, Stamp Box, Lidded Pot These
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 Early 20th century Hand Made Treen Items, Stoup, Stamp Box, Lidded Pot
These interesting pieces, a lidded pot from Canterbury, the scene on the stamp box is worn it is Trinity Chu...
Category
Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Beech
Large Antique Lighter, Iron, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional lighter from heavy iron, France, early 20th century.
Not functional.
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Chinese Ethnic Antique Turquoise Jade Coral Silver Necklace Tribal Jewelry
Located in London, GB
A fine Chinese Ethnic Minority antique turquoise jade coral silver necklace from Bai people Yunnan.
Coral silver turquoise and malachite with rare central carved lattice work jade b...
Category
Tibetan Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Coral, Jade, Silver
1930's - 1940's Kamba Stool with Beaded Top
Located in London, GB
The flat seat of this early twentieth-century Kamba stool from Kenya has been beautifully decorated with embedded red, green, blue and white glass beads. Carved from a single piece o...
Category
Kenyan Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Beads
Vintage Boho Signed Abstract Original Lithograph on Paper
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Boho original signed lithograph. A chic Abstract skyline with flashes of light. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
American Bohemian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
16 piece miniature modernist furniture set, Netherlands 1920s
Located in ECHT, NL
Set of 16 highly original miniature furniture. It consist of a dining table with 4 chairs, 2 beds with night stands and an occasional chair an a l...
Category
Dutch Modern Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Nantucket Large Oval Basket by Mitchy Ray, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th century nantucket basket, by Mitchy Ray (1877 - 1956), circa 1920s, a large open oval basket with heavy rattan staves, cane weave, sol...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cane
Scultura Putto alato Liberty in bronzo e vetro
Located in Torino, IT
Svuotatasche liberty dei primi del 900′, composto da una scultura di fanciullo alato in bronzo e due coppe in vetro verde, lavorato a mano.
Notare la maes...
Category
French Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
3 Hand Made Folk Art Treen Items
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 Hand Made Folk Art Treen Items
A Bowl in fruit wood carved with a duck’s Head and Tail
A carved Letter opener from Kenya
And a Carved scoop with IPB. Carved in the handle
The s...
Category
Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Thai Shells Necklace Found In Germany
Located in Chicago, IL
The arrangement of these antique shells, meticulously strung together, creates a harmonious symphony of textures and tones. Their timeless elegance and natural radiance make this nec...
Category
Thai Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Early 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Painting on Board of Male Nude
Located in west palm beach, FL
A vintage Boho original oil painting on board. A chic composition of a male nude in beautiful shades of green. Framed in a brilliant gilt wood frame. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
American Bohemian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Carved bust of a tribeswoman
Located in Cheshire, GB
Finely carved wooden bust of a striking tribeswoman figure carved from an exotic hardwood with a rich patina free standing.
Dimensions
Height 22 Inches
Width 13 Inches
Depth 17 Inches
Category
North African Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century African Cuba cloth from the Congo
Located in UTRECHT, NL
This very early African Kuba cloth is made out of natural fibers to wear at ceremonial festivities.
Made entirely by hand with striking colours.
Beautiful to hang on your wall in a ...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Raffia
Fine Carved Statue of a Staghound, circa 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Fine Carved Statue of a Staghound, circa 1920
A wooden carved statue of a staghound. It is carved as half relief out of one piece of nutwood. Made in Brienz, Switzerland circa 1920....
Category
Swiss Black Forest Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Brass & Iron Jeweler's Torch, Karnataka, South India
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 20th Century Brass & Iron Jeweler's Torch, Karnataka, South India
Experience the history and craftsmanship of South India with this early 20th Century brass & iron jeweler's t...
Category
Indian Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
An Austrian handbag decorated with petit point embroidery. Austria, 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Lady's arm bag with chain and sharp corner zip in golden brass. The hinge features a cloisonneé enamel decoration with stylized green and white flowers on a black background, adorned...
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging.
It was used as a board for kneadi...
Category
Meiji Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Leather Photo Album With Music Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Unique antique photo album with a music box, which starts to play when opening the closure.
Category
Unknown Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Paper
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of Japanese cedar wood.
It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging.
It was used as a board for kneadi...
Category
Meiji Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Painted Canvas Paris Theatre Mask Mould
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Painted Canvas Paris Theatre Mask Mould
An unusual piece of early 20th century theatrical costume, recently obtained from a Paris (France) theatre collection early...
Category
French Early Victorian Vintage Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
American American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop or Bookend,
Hubley Manufacturing Company,
The 1920s.
The two larger figures depict an old salt fisherman standing ...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Vintage Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Early 20th Century Mixed Amelia on canvas. A fantastic Abstract composition in brilliant jewel tones. Done by the artist Nancy Vanderburg Lee. Unsigned. Acquired from a Palm Beach es...
Category
American Bohemian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century German Children's Sledge
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Decorative children's sledge or ice sledge from around 1900.
Made of painted wood and wrought iron.
For 3-4 children. Could be steered with the rear bar and pulled by a pony, billy...
Category
German Folk Art Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Wooden Carved Lusterweibchen of a Renaissance Lady
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wooden Carved Lusterweibchen of a Renaissance Lady
An antique lusterweibchen chandelier of a Renaissance lady holding a heraldig blazon. The luster is made of handcarved and...
Category
German Victorian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Circular Russian Painting on Wood of a Troika, 20th century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Depicting a troika pulling a traditional Russian sleigh though a winter landscape, the three panting horses whipped along by a red-bearded driver wearin...
Category
Russian Primitive Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Signed Original Oil Portrait of Military Man
Located in west palm beach, FL
Early 20th Century Portrait by American Painter
Beatrice Whitney (1888 - 1981). Acquired at a Palm
Beach estate.m
Category
American American Craftsman Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century Reclining Lobi Backrest With Two Legs
Located in London, GB
With a low seat supported by two splayed legs, this Lobi backrest from Burkina Faso exhibits a wonderful form with a long, reclining back support. Throughout, the surface of the piec...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century High-Backed Ethiopian Chair
Located in London, GB
This finely carved, medium-sized chair from the Jinka culture in Ethiopia features an upright back-support with an unusual and attractive cut-out cross decoration.
A series of down...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Typical Spanish kitchen Container Fired Red Clay Ceramic Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Pitcher with a Spanish ceramic handle. Early 20th century
Typical Spanish fired clay jug
It is made of fired clay, molded by hand and glazed on the ...
Category
European Spanish Colonial Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Pair of African Currency Cuffs
Located in Chicago, IL
African currency bracelet made of bronze, with a rich patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Antique Wood And Iron Gopher
Located in New Orleans, LA
This industrial cart was made to load and unload railroad cars in a Wisconsin factory about 1900, and is signed "Gopher Floor Truck, Faribault, Mn."
This well worn salvage cart is ready to repurpose as a coffee table or whatever else you can imagine. The top deck is oak and maple planks with a very fine finish that preserves loads of wear, stains and separations for antique character. Four cast iron wheels are original on this American made factory cart. Solid and heavy it's the real McCoy...
Category
American Industrial Antique Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Celtic Norse Nordic Scandanavian Viking Wood Carved Folk Art Pagan Totem
Located in Studio City, CA
A large, heavy, intricately carved, rather engaging wood folk art pagan totem figure of a woman carrying a three-headed fish with the God of Wind (North wind or perhaps an Anemoi) sy...
Category
Scandinavian Folk Art Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated Italian Painting, 1924
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated July 1924. Oil on canvas artwork in impressionist style entitled Solitude, Interior view with characters of the Basilica of San Michele in Pavia, of good picto...
Category
Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Oil on Canvas French Romantic Landscape Painting, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French painting from the first half of the 20th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting pleasant countryside view with village and sea in the background in impressionist style. Pain...
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An outstanding example of an early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, with variations of the endless knot motif, called Imbol by the Kuba.
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Raffia
2 Antique Primitive Industrial Cast Iron & Wood Block Pulley Hooks Starline 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two primitive antique iron and wood pulley hoist hooks, one by Starline. Rustic, nautical, industrial, farmhouse, cabin decor.
DIMENSIONS:
Large - 4.25” x 2.75” x 13.75” / Small -...
Category
Industrial Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Flambosign Illuminated Exit Sign, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A large directional 'Exit' sign made in England by Flambosign. circa 1930
Believed to have come from the Ilford Hippodrome as it once stood prior to bomb damage and later demoliti...
Category
English Art Deco Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Half-model of Ocean Liner “Mauretania”
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine half-hull model of RMS Mauretania, sister ship of the ill-fated Lusitania. Hand made in wood with metal fittings, the model is cleverly mounted on a period mirror giving the illusion of a full hull model without taking up additional space. The model is currently enclosed in a custom plexiglass case.
RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner...
Category
English Edwardian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Pair Igbuke Oyo African Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
African tribal art.
Fine old male and female pair of Yoruba Ibeji Figures from the Igbuke carving workshop in Oyo.
Igbuke was a known carver of Ibeji figures and this style is attri...
Category
Nigerian Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Cheese Boards
Located in Houston, TX
Antique cheese boards from France, dating to early 20th century. Heart-shaped handles carved into boards. Four available and sold individually, priced $...
Category
French French Provincial Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Bird
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Bird
A Black Forest meteorological station with barometer and thermometer. Handcarved in German...
Category
German Black Forest Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Low Stool
Located in London, GB
This stool, from the Gurage culture of Ethiopia, has been carved from a single piece of heavy, dense wood. The stool exhibits a flat, low form and over time, has developed a lovely d...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century, Large Terracotta Vessel, Spiked Vase African Pottery, Lobi
Located in Göteborg, SE
Beautiful large African urn in terracotta made by the Lobi people of Burkina Faso.
This urn is very decorative with a small figure sitting on the lid. The urn is 81 cm high and 45 c...
Category
Burkinabe Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Signed Original "Raggedy Ann" Watercolor c. 1928
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Don't miss out on a truly unique, once-in-a-lifetime piece of genuine folk art. This endlessly whimsical watercolor features an intriguing playful still life of Johnny Gruelle's icon...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Bell Belt with Eight Brass Bells, Tyrol ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Bell Belt with Eight Brass Bells, Tyrol ca. 1900s
An antique bell belt with eight brass bells from the Tyrolian Alps ca. 1900s. Bell belts are used to locate goats or sheep ...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Stool with Phallic Form
Located in London, GB
Finely carved from a single piece of wood, this stool from the Sidamo region of Ethiopia displays a wonderful sculptural quality. Four cone-shaped legs support the stool's slightly-c...
Category
Ethiopian Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1930s Native American Ojibwe Snowshoes
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Ojibwe Native made and used snowshoes with red and blue wool tuffs. Used but slightly. 58" x 12"
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Northeast - Ojibwe, Native America...
Category
American Native American Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine 19th/Early 20th Century Fetish Figure
Located in London, GB
This fine fetish figure, from the Luba/Kusu culture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dates back to the early twentieth-century or before, to the nineteenth-century. The carve...
Category
Congolese Tribal Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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