Peg Hall Paint Decorated Toleware Wood Pantry Box @1950

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1960: item #733975

Circular Overlap Pantry Box, tole decorated, by Scituate Massachusetts folk artist Peg Hall, circa 1950. Peg Hall has written a now out of print book on the subject of Tole painting. Lovely floral details in pastel to the boxes lid. Good condition, some flaking to the paint in its white areas and a light stain. Their are additionally two holes, to each side of the box, artist executed, either to make the box able to hang or carry by a ribbon, now lost. 8 and 1/2" diameter.

Peg Hall Paint Decorated Toleware Tin Plate @1950

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1960: item #727762

Peg Hall, Scituate Massachusetts teacher of Tole painting and Author of a book on the subject. Mrs. Hall is quite refined in her approach to the folk art of Tole painting, and this fine tin plate, with details of strawberrys and tendrils, is exceptionally well executed. Plate Measures 10" in diameter, excellent condition. circa Mid 1950's.

Peter Hunt Meyercord Decal Decorated Cheese Box

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1960: item #727761

Vintage stained wood Cheese box decorated in Meyercord decal by Peter Hunt. This box is of 1950's era, with decal of the same era. Mr. Hunt was commissioned by Meyercord Decal to create these decals circa 1951. Fine condition, the box has some small areas of paint residue from one point or another on its lid. Measures 16" in diameter, 7" high.

Jean Dewey Paint Decorated Folk Art Toleware Scoop

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1960: item #727760

Fine Tin Scoop, paint decorated Toleware Strawberry motif, by Southbridge, Massachusetts Tole painter Jean Dewey. Vintage 1950's era, fine condition, some areas of loss to paint, minimal. Measures 10" from end to end.

Vintage Eglomise Reverse Painted Pennsylvania Scene

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1980: item #723972

Finely rendered Miniature Eglomise scene, depicting Independance Hall and Mountain Laurel. Mountain Laurel is the State Flower of Pennsylvania. Being a folk art piece which is undated, I suspect this to be a Vintage item versus an Antique. Evidences a small chip on the side right to the glass, with loss to the paint, which is a minor flaw to the piece. Image size is 4"H X 3 and 1/2"W, and within its distressed silver gilt wood frame, measures 7"H X 6 and 1/2"W.

1939 Wood-Bound Cocktail Recipe Book

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1940: item #712076

A delightful 1939 cocktail recipe book bound in a wood cover decorated with a colorful rooster sipping a cocktail. "Just Cocktails" presents recipes for a variety of cocktails including the ever-popular "Pink Whisker" and "Big Bad Wolf". The book was published by Three Mountaineers, Inc.

Origin: America, 1939. Condition: excellent, all original.

Folk Art Wirleygig Indian And Canoe Late 20th C

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1980: item #696847
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A wonderful wooden wirley-gig folk art Indian in a canoe dated 1978 by CNR. The Indian is painted in muted red, yellow and black. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration. The canoe measures approximately 13 inches in length and with Indian in canoe it measures 7 inches in height off stand; base measures 3 inch square cube.

Old Tlaquepaque Mexican Folk Art Pottery Plate Mug

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1950: item #692702

This is typical Tlaquepaque Tourist ware from the 40's/50's era. Folk Art low fired clay, imperfections consistant with its era. Plate is 9 1/2 inches across. Has raised mark Mexico on bottom. Mug is 4 3/8 inches high, also marked Mexico in blk letters. Good vintage condition.

Lg Pr Carved Wood Folk Art Mexican Bookends Man/Woman

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art Pre 1950: item #692699

Large pair of Vintage, 1940's, carved painted wood bookends. Mexican Folk Art Man and Woman. They stand 8 inches on wood base. Good condition.

French Baskets

Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Baskets Pre 1960: item #688227

Great old French baskets found while shopping the markets in France. The large round one, the first of it's kind that I've found, measures approx 29" across and is almost 20" from bottom to top of handle. There is also a standing basket used to sell baquettes. Another basket has a lid which closes and a wooden rod weaves through to keep it closed. There is one more which is very interesting and I'm not sure what it's purpose was. the lid opens to expose a padded area and then the base is co... Click for details