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Fox Moviestone Follies of 1929
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1929 Comedy musical romance starring John Breeden, Lola Lane, DeWitt Jennings
This film was directed by David Butler
This poster is unfolded and con...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Posters
Materials
Paper
"Font and Folly" by Kevin Paulsen
By Kevin Paulsen
Located in Nantucket, MA
"Font and Folly" by Kevin Paulsen. Whimsical woodland scene created with plaster and pigment on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Plaster, Paint
Folly Bench by Ron Arad for MAGIS
By Ron Arad, Magis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Item of furniture or sculpture? Folly bench expresses both these spirits in its dy- namic, flowing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Bamboo Folly Chandelier by David Duncan
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
An eighteen light, three-tiered, large faux bamboo chandelier. A playfully intricate geometric structure formed by crossbanded sections of hand painted brass, creating a scorched bam...
Category
2010s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Watercolor "Ziegfeld Follies" by René Gruau, France, 1950's
By René Gruau
Located in Paris, FR
and cosmetics, Moulin Rouge and Le Lido.
The Ziegfled Follies were a succession of Broadway
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 0.4 in
19th Century New England Painted Wood Sea Shell Folly
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare and likely unique five tier shell folly in the form of a pyramid or temple filled with sea
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
"Shanghai Gesture / Shanghai Ville De Follies" Original Belgium film poster
Located in London, GB
Original Belgium film poster for the 1941 film Noir staring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature. When posters were used to advertise films in Belgium the distributors had to p...
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Posters
Original Vintage Film Poster Ziegfeld Follies Fred Astaire Judy Garland Pin Up
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for an MGM film in Technicolour - Ziegfeld Follies - the Greatest
Category
Vintage 1940s Australian Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in W 13.39 in D 0.04 in
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bronze sculpture entitled "Folly" by Onslow Ford
By Edward Onslow Ford
Located in London, GB
"Folly" by Onslow Ford
An important early 20th Century English school bronze sculpture modelled as
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 20.67 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Schumacher x Veere Grenney Folly Opington Blue Two-Sided Linen Pillow
By Veere Grenney, Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This 16" x 16" pillow features Folly in Orpington Blue. An allover pattern reminiscent of coral
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Linen
Chinese Export Porcelain Blue & White Spoon Tray with the Dutch Folly Fort
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Export Porcelain blue & white spoon tray with the Dutch folly fort,
circa 1775
The rare
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
H 0.25 in W 7.25 in D 5 in
Victoria by Driade Follies Stainless Steel Flatware Set 128 Pc Modern in Book
By Oscar Tusquets Blanca
Located in Big Bend, WI
Victoria by Driade/Follies Italy
An example of a setting is pictured in the hardcover book
Category
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Folly Hand-Knotted 9'x6' Rug in Wool and Silk By Martin Brudnizki
By The Rug Company
Located in London, GB
Rich speckles of leopard print dance around the border of this design, while the linear golden balustrade offers a visual juxtaposition, framing the joyful motif with its architectur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Folly Hand-Knotted 10'x8' Rug in Wool and Silk By Martin Brudnizki
By The Rug Company
Located in London, GB
Rich speckles of leopard print dance around the border of this design, while the linear golden balustrade offers a visual juxtaposition, framing the joyful motif with its architectur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Folly Hand-Knotted 14'x10' Rug in Wool and Silk By Martin Brudnizki
By The Rug Company
Located in London, GB
Rich speckles of leopard print dance around the border of this design, while the linear golden balustrade offers a visual juxtaposition, framing the joyful motif with its architectur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Folly Hand-Knotted 12'x9' Rug in Wool and Silk By Martin Brudnizki
By The Rug Company
Located in London, GB
Rich speckles of leopard print dance around the border of this design, while the linear golden balustrade offers a visual juxtaposition, framing the joyful motif with its architectur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Folly Hand-Knotted 10'x7' Rug in Wool and Silk By Martin Brudnizki
By The Rug Company
Located in London, GB
Rich speckles of leopard print dance around the border of this design, while the linear golden balustrade offers a visual juxtaposition, framing the joyful motif with its architectur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
4 Etchings by WG Beal, Marblehead, Rock Port, Folly Point & Annisquam, 1880's MA
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Set of four etchings by American artist William Goodrich Beal, circa 1880s. Scenic Massachusetts coastal towns and beaches. All signed in pencil, lower right corner.
American Arti...
Category
Antique 1880s American American Classical Prints
Materials
Paper
H 12 in W 16 in D 0.01 in
GUFRAM Soap Table and Ottoman by TOILETPAPER
By Toiletpaper, Gufram Furniture, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
in with the solution. Luckily Maurizio Cattelan e Pierpaolo Ferrari's Lucid folly has given birth to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tables
Materials
Other
Original Erte furniture design of commode, signed, from Erte's personal collecti
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Follies in New York, as well as for the opera La boheme, and the epic film Ben-Hur. When Art Deco fell
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
Erte original furniture art deco designs in ink, gold paint and watercolour
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
designed numerous costumes and sets for the famous Folies-Bergere in Paris and The Ziegfeld Follies in New
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
H 11.5 in W 15.13 in D 1 in
Original Erte furniture Art Deco designs in ink and watercolour, 20th century
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
designed numerous costumes and sets for the famous Folies-Bergere in Paris and The Ziegfeld Follies in New
Category
20th Century Art Deco Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
H 9.75 in W 12.88 in D 1 in
Van Eyck’s Mirror in Milky Way
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
wrapped in Engelhart's 'Milky Way' porphyry.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Paper, Paint
The Golden Eye
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper; Wooden frame.
From architectural follies of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
The Palladian
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper; Wooden frame.
From architectural follies of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint, Paper
The Bérard
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock formations, Thomas Engelhart translates the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Paper, Paint, Wood
The Little Piranesi
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper; Wooden frame.
From architectural follies of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Mirror, Wood
The Grand Piranesi
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock formations, Thomas Engelhart translates the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint, Paper
Lunaire Mirror in Moonstone
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Engelhart's 'Moonstone' porphyry-inspired, hand-painted paper.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Convex Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Paper, Paint
King Tut's Mirror
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
rectangular mirror that has been wrapped in three different hand-painted papers.
From architectural follies
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Paint, Paper, Wood
Pair of Blue Marbleized Mirrors
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
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From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock formations, Thomas Engelhart
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint, Paper
The Mirror of Nitocris
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
-rings for hanging purposes.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
Exuberant Square Mirror
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
-ring for hanging.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock formations
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint, Paper
"Nude Pan with Pipes", Large, Vivid Painting w/ Male Nude by Broadway Designer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
overlapping and merging below. Angelo was a costume designer for productions such as Ziegfeld Follies
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 43 in W 22.5 in D 1 in
George III 'Rustic' Giltwood Wall Brackets, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
'cottage orné', follies, and grottos of the landed gentry. Frances Collard states "Rustic furniture
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Wall Brackets
Materials
Brass
St. Louis Crystal Folia In Dark Ash Wood and Brass With Clear Glass
By St. Louis Crystal
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
. Folia is a tribute to the leaves of the Moselle forest and an ode to creative folly. Twenty-five pieces
Category
2010s French Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Laudimia Console by Georges Mohasseb in Oxidised Concrete
By Georges Mohasseb
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
cities. These objects become architectural follies.”
Category
2010s Lebanese Console Tables
Materials
Concrete
"Nude with Golden Hair", Striking Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
shows he designed were the Ziegfeld Follies (1934), Jumbo (1935), Du Barry was a Lady (1939), and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
18th Century Painting Showing Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, the figures sitting by a stream beside a garden folly, their pets with them. The two men serenade the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Frontispiece Depicting the Gardens of Méréville, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
lush trees and a classical-style structure in the background, possibly a garden folly or temple, which
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
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H 19.38 in W 13.59 in D 0 in
Original Vintage Poster Les Folies Parisiennes Cabaret Dancer Showgirl Paris
By Pierre Gilardeau
Located in London, GB
Parisian Follies - featuring artwork by O'Kley (Pierre Gilardeau; 1930-2007) of a smiling scantily dressed
Category
Vintage 1960s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 12.6 in W 22.45 in D 0.04 in
The Rivera Box
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated by artist on underside.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Neoclassical Style Brass and Glass Pendant Light with Hand-Painted Landscape
Located in Barntrup, DE
or lake, sailing boats, and mountains in the background. The painting is signed "Folly". The glass
Category
Vintage 1920s French Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Lidded Canary Porphyry Box
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
black hand-painted, porphyry- inspired paper interior.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Percier's Tomb
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
gray.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline rock formations, Thomas
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Faux Marble and Scarlet Ribbon Stripes Slender Document Box
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
design with complimenting tie ribbon.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to
Category
2010s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper, Ribbon
Pink Porphyry Spire
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
accents. The interior of the two boxes are lined with a light gray paper.
From architectural follies of
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Sainte Chapelle
By Thomas Engelhart
Located in New York, NY
both portions is painted gray.
From architectural follies of the eighteenth-century to crystalline
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper, Paint
Set of 19th Century Chinoiserie Hand-Painted Wall Panels in Faux Bamboo Frames
Located in Richmond, London
architect John Nash and the designer Frederick Crace to create his dream folly, now known as the Royal
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings
Materials
Paper, Faux Bamboo, Paint
H 92.13 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
"Nita Naldi" Lithograph by Alberto Vargas
By Alberto Vargas
Located in San Diego, CA
condition and mesures 21" x 29". #2215
With her green feline eyes, "Nita Naldi," Ziegfeld Follies
Category
20th Century North American Prints
Materials
Paper
"Nude with Umbrella, " Mid-Century Modern Male Nude by du Bois, Tony Award Winner
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ziegfeld Follies (1934), Jumbo (1935), Du Barry was a Lady (1939), and Charley's Aunt (1953). This painting
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 33 in W 26.5 in D 1 in
"Male Nude with American Flag, " Monumental Painting by Broadway Designer
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nanette). Among the many other shows he designed were the Ziegfeld Follies (1934), Jumbo (1935), Du Barry
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Siamese Twins, " Fabulous Art Deco Portrait with Siamese Cat and Female Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ziegfeld Follies in 1932, it's possible that the figure here was one of her subjects. The woman is wearing
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 26.25 in W 24.25 in D 0.5 in
Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
follies (most notable Saxonbury Tower and the castellated wall at Sham Farm) and the rebuilding of old
Category
Antique 1870s British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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H 3.5 in W 12.88 in D 10.5 in
Antique Print of West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire, England, c.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
. The mansion is set within an 18th-century landscaped park containing many small temples and follies
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
"Nude Male with Hand to Chest, " Drawing by Raoul du Bois
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
other shows he designed were the Ziegfeld Follies (1934), Jumbo (1935), Du Barry was a Lady (1939), and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings
"Nudes Stepping Forth, " Large Theatrical Sketch by Raoul Pene du Bois
By Raoul Pene du Bois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
costume design (No, No Nanette); among the many other shows he designed were the Ziegfeld Follies (1934
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Tenochititlan Large Red Cast Aluminium Candleholder by Laudani & Romanelli
By Driade, Laudani & Romanelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
when (together with william bertocco) he created three mirrors for the “follies” collection, responds
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Candle Holders
Materials
Aluminum
H 18.1 in W 18.7 in D 8.2 in
"D'Accord 2" decorated enameled porcelain scuplture, unique piece
Located in Milano, IT
with a doubling of forms, false twins, and real decorative follies. The crystalline glaze and
recurring
Category
2010s French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Au top 2" decorated enameled porcelain vase, unique piece
Located in Milano, IT
with a doubling of forms, false twins, and real decorative follies. The crystalline glaze and
recurring
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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Furniture Follies For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of furniture follies is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique furniture follies was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, fabric and silk. There are 12 antique and vintage furniture follies for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 7 modern editions to choose from as well. Furniture follies have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of furniture follies to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, folk art and mid-century modern furniture follies are of considerable interest. Furniture follies have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by The Rug Company, Marcel DuBois and René Gruau are consistently popular.
How Much are Furniture Follies?
Prices for furniture follies can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, furniture follies begin at $59 and can go as high as $31,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,893.
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