German Folklore
Antique Print of Mephistopheles 'c.1910'
Located in Langweer, NL
Mephistopheles, a well-known demonic figure from German folklore. The lithograph stands out due to its use of
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Early 20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Colorful Stained Glass Window
Located in Antwerp, BE
-German folklore. According to the legend, Uilenspiegel was a rascal who roamed freely like a bird through
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Windows
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Arts and Crafts Style Lipp Grand Piano Inlaid Germanic Folklore Motifs
Located in Leeds, GB
designs from Germanic folklore. Case features ornate brass hinges and slatted cross stretcher. The
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 38.98 in W 55.52 in D 71.66 in
Antique German Sterling Silver Charger Plate
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large antique German sterling silver charger plate.
This
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Antique 1880s German Platters and Serveware
Materials
Silver
"Listening Wood Nymph" Oil on Canvas After Ferdinand Leeke (1859–1923)
By Ferdinand Leeke
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Presenting "Listening Wood Nymph," an exquisite oil on canvas attributed to the renowned German
Category
Vintage 1920s German Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Goblin Fountain, 1860-1880
Located in Kastrup, DK
Zinc fountain in the form of a goblin.
Denmark or Germany, late 19th century.
Beautifully
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Antique 19th Century German Other Fountains
Materials
Zinc
Six Crystal Christmas Wall Plates by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Milan, Italy
household objects. Wiinblad’s signature round-faced, smiling figures in fantastical or folkloric settings
Category
Vintage 1970s German Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Crystal
Arts and Crafts, Bechstein Upright Piano Rosewood Brass Hinges by Walter Cave
By Walter Cave
Located in Leeds, GB
desk is in an openwork folkloric inspired design of stylised birds, foliage and flowers.
The brass
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Antique Late 19th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 54.34 in W 65.36 in D 28.35 in
Come to Poland, Vintage Polish Tourist Poster by Henryk Tomaszewski, 1966
By Henryk Tomaszewski
Located in London, GB
by Henryk Tomaszewski in 1966 to promote Polish folklore in Germany.
Polish B1 size: 67 x 97cm
Category
Vintage 1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Paper
H 38.19 in W 26.38 in D 0.04 in
Expressive Bronze Sculpture of Flute Player
Located in London, GB
character of a legend from the town of Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany. This legend dates back to the Middle
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Large 19th Century Flemish Carved Oak Cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
folklore stories. Flanked either side by columns and standing on a shaped plinth base.
Transport labels
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Silver Vintage Austrian Charivari Grandeln Lederhosen Octoberfest Hat Pin
Located in Nuernberg, DE
and Austria, so steeped in folklore and tradition. Grandeln is the German term for the canine teeth of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Folk Art Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Silver
H 2.75 in W 0.63 in D 0.38 in
Antique Zoological Study: Weasel Anatomy, 18th Century Handcolored Print, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
its natural habitat and another of its skeletal structure.
The German title "Das weise Wiesel
Category
Antique 1750s Prints
Materials
Paper
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H 17.72 in W 12.01 in D 0 in
Brutalist bird wall art, decoration by spanish Madola 1979
Located in Budapest, HU
crucifixion. In folklore, it symbolizes the beloved woman, and a pair of doves symbolizes love.
It's
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Brutalist Contemporary Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Antique Sterling Silver Nef / Centrepiece
By Ludwig Neresheimer
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
mythological event or folklore.
The upper portion of this exceptional nef detaches, allowing access to the
Category
Vintage 1920s Unknown Centerpieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Maharam Pillow, Amulet by Sonnhild Kestler
By Sonnhild Kestler, Maharam
Located in New York, NY
-century Germany. Presenting an Alpine twist on traditional teardrop motifs modernized through matte
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Nylon
Painting, Oil, 'Street Scene' Signed Bela Kadar
By Bela Kadar
Located in New York, NY
in the German avant-garde, being the publisher of the journal Der Sturm which featured the works of
Category
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Painting (Seated Women with Nudes) Signed Bela Kadar, Hungary (1877-1955)
By Bela Kadar
Located in New York, NY
paintings in Berlin at the invitation of Herwath Walden. Walden was an important figure in the German avant
Category
20th Century Hungarian Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
H 19.75 in W 26.5 in D 0.25 in
Antique Hand Carved Folk Art Pendant Light w. Accordion Playing 'Madchen' on Top
Located in Lisse, NL
also create the perfect atmosphere in chalet, a lodge, a (wo)mancave, a German or Austrian restaurant
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Folk Art Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Rope, Wood, Oak
H 35 in W 30.8 in D 6 in
Combined Techniques Painting "The Three Sisters" by C. Josuan, Argentina, 1896
Located in PARIS, FR
are foreigners (French, Germans and British) named Costumbristas, painting folkloric landscapes and
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Antique 1890s Argentine Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Silk, Glass
H 65.75 in W 47.64 in D 1.19 in
Original Program for Nantucket Stage Production Dracula, Signed by Edward Gorey
Located in Nantucket, MA
Cologne, Germany in 1901, where the subsequent destruction of World War I helped to shape his anti-war
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
H 13.5 in W 10.25 in D 1 in
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Maharam Pillow, Small Dot Pattern by Charles & Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames, Maharam
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Pillow
Small Dot Pattern by Charles & Ray Eames
006 Document Reverse
Small dot pattern offers an alternate scale of Dot Pattern, Ray Eames' 1947 design for the Museum of Mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws
Materials
Cotton, Polyester
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Figure Group of the Drunken Silenus
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A Meissen Porcelain figure group of the Drunken Silenus, late 19th century, after the model by F E Meyer, the slumped figure on the back of an ass supported by a bacchic attendant, a...
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Antique 19th Century German Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Dominick & Haff 1907 Set of 12 Sterling Silver Dinner Plates/ Chargers
By Dominick & Haff
Located in New York, NY
Dominick & Haff set of 12 sterling silver multilobed dinner plates or chargers from 1907, with floral motifs and curvilinear designs adorning the rim, with a heavy gage. Each measure...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Gothic Revival Harp by Erard
Located in London, GB
Antique Gothic Revival harp by Erard
French, circa 1840
Measures: Height 178cm, width 54cm, depth 91cm
Of typical form by the famed instrument maker Érard. With gilt highlights ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier or Empire Piano Lars P. Cornwall
Located in Berlin, DE
Cuba mahogany veneer, partial solid mahogany wood
As an instrument made in Stockholm, it is already a rarity, since the capital or region was for Tafelklaviere Stuttgart. There th...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Gothic Arch Window Shutter
Located in Hanover, MA
Currently in 1stdibs SATURDAY SALE
Large size fan louvered exterior window shutter in original rustic distressed old paint, green on front, black on verso. 91 inches tall by 45.5 in...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Architectural Elements
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Louis XIV Style Marquetry Baby Grand Piano by Collard & Collard
By Collard & Collard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Anglo-French 19th century rosewood, palisander, amboyna and satinwood marquetry (inlaid) art-case baby grand piano, the works by "Collard & Collard". The intricately deco...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
H 40.25 in W 72 in D 55.5 in
Antique Chinese Export Silver Tray, circa 1890
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver pen tray; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) ...
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
"Herve'" Two-Seat Right/Left Terminal Sofa by Lievore Altherr for Driade
By Driade, Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Herve'" is an outdoor two-seat right or left terminal sofa, designed by Lievore Altherr and manufactured by Driade, featuring a steel structure with an embossed painting in grayish ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Carved Walnut Full Size Billiard Table and Accessories by Cox & Yeman
By Cox & Yeman
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An exceptional carved walnut full size billiard table and accessories by Cox & Yeman.
London, circa 1880.
One end bearing an ivorine label 'Cox & Yeman / Billiard Table Manufa...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Game Tables
Materials
Walnut
H 35.83 in W 79.14 in D 149.61 in
Antique Victorian Leaded Stained Glass Window, c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An Victorian leaded stained glass panel offers scroll design with central pane with "Emma, Jennie and Sussie by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thayer June 27th 1897", 19th century.
Measures -...
Category
20th Century Windows
Materials
Lead
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900.
Museum qua...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Oil on Copper Religious Painting in Gilt Bronze Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Oil on copper painting in elaborate parcel-gilt bronze frame surmounted by a cross. Titled: "VII: Jesus falls the second time" from the stations of the cross.
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Antique 19th Century Paintings
Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Chandelier Erik Hoglund Attributed
By Erik Höglund
Located in Weesp, NL
Erik Hoglund Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian chandelier
Chandelier holds eight glass candleholders.
Measurements : D.60 x H.133 adjustable. Height without the chain 34cm.
Erik Hög...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Candelabras
Materials
Iron
French 19th Century Pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme Vases
By Edouard Lievre, Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th French century pair of Lacquered Bamboos Japonisme vases.
An amazing pair of tall cylindrical bamboo vases decorated in Japanese Gold and Sil-ver Hiramaki-E Lacquer with Pa...
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Antique 1870s French Japonisme Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Victorian Stained Glass Window Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of late Victorian stained glass window panels originating from England, circa 1900. These colourful stained glass windows are tall in scale and are currently fixed into wooden...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Windows
Materials
Pine, Glass, Stained Glass, Wood
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Midcentury German Blue Vase by Ü-Keramik
By Ü Keramik
Located in Riga, Latvia
This elegant and classical form vase features folklore ornament in white.
It is numbered - 1612/25
Category
Vintage 1960s German Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Anthropomorphic German Folk Art Figures
Located in London, GB
German folklore and all manner of exotic creatures, created through the mind of the artist in natural
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
German Carnival Mask c.1920
Located in London, GB
original paint, cloth lined mouth (which holds the beard in place) and depicts a German folklore character
Category
Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Goldscheider Vienna Lorenzl Owlglass till Eulenspiegel Jester Model 5193
By Josef Lorenzl
Located in Vienna, AT
Eulenspiegel was an impudent trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore. His tales were
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 9.05 in W 5.51 in D 5.9 in
Goldscheider Vienna Till Eulenspiegel by Josef Lorenzl, Model 5509, circa 1925
By GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953)
Located in Vienna, AT
Eulenspiegel was an impudent trickster figure originating in Middle Low German folklore. His tales were
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Figurative Sculptures
VICTOR VASARELY Planetary Folklore Participations No. 1
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Sheffield, MA
VICTOR VASARELY
Hungarian, 1908-1997
Vasarely Planetary Folklore
Category
Vintage 1960s Hungarian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Powolny Art Nouveau Vienna Writing Equipment Till Eulenspiegel Model 109 GK 1919
By Michael Powolny
Located in Vienna, AT
figure originating in Middle Low German folklore.
His tales were disseminated in popular printed
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Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
H 6.29 in W 12 in D 6.29 in
German Erzgebirge Folk Art Hand Carved Guardian Miner Figure, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
This lot is a very rare hand carved Folk Art German Erzgebirge guardian miner figure dated circa
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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid Century Terracota Garden Gnomes
Located in New York, NY
-19th century Germany with the gnomes based on folklore and the idea that they would work the garden
Category
20th Century German Statues
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Antique Swan Crystal & Silver-Gilt Bowl or Jardinière, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
, featuring in mythology and folklore around the world. Their high status is likely to have originated because
Category
Antique 19th Century German Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Vintage Pair Hand Painted Santa Belsnickel Sculpture Candle Sticks
Located in South Burlington, VT
-clad Christmas gift-bringer figure in the folklore of the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Double Portrait, Signed Bela Kadar
By Bela Kadar
Located in New York, NY
Herwath Walden. Walden was an important figure in the German avant-garde, being the publisher of the
Category
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Antique 1890s German Silver and Enamel Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German silver and enamel box; an addition to our
Category
Antique 1890s German Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silver 800 Flower Bowl Centerpiece Mermaids Germany Hanau Georg Roth, circa 1900
By Georg Roth
Located in Vienna, AT
Silver 800 German Nicest flower bowl / centerpiece with original excellent glass liner
Victorian
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Antique Early 1900s German Late Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
H 9.84 in W 11.41 in D 5.31 in
Antique Folk Art Hand Carved 'William Tell' & Boy Wooden Figurative Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, likely Austria or Germany in the late 19th century in the period realistic style. The study depicts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Original Béla Kádár Art Deco Constructivisim Painting
Located in Oakland, CA
Hungarian master, specializing in painting and drawing. Kadar incorporated themes of Hungarian folklore and
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Art Deco Ecuadorian Rug by Olga Fisch
By Olga Fisch
Located in New York, NY
political tensions in Nazi Germany that were particularly dangerous due to their Jewish heritage. By 1939
Category
Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Three Dimensional Original Landscape Painting by Luis Germán Cajiga Puerto Rico
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Luis Germán Cajigas is known for his folkloric style which celebrates the simplicity of life. In
Category
Vintage 1970s Puerto Rican Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 16.25 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in
German Sculpture of Folklore Figure till Eulenspiegel
Located in London, Greenwich
A very unusual antique sculpture of the German folklore figure Till Eulenspiegel. Hand carved from
Category
Antique 1890s German Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
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German Folklore For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the German folklore you’re looking for. Each German folklore for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and paint. If you’re shopping for a German folklore, we have 16 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a German folklore — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right German folklore, those designed in Arts and Crafts, folk art and mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. Ludwig Neresheimer, Maharam and Sonnhild Kestler each produced at least one beautiful German folklore that is worth considering.
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The average selling price for a German folklore at 1stDibs is $3,740, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $81,866 for the highest priced.
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