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FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
English Brown Wicker Dog Kennel Basket
Located in Houston, TX
English brown wicker dog kennel or pet carrier (circa 1900-1910), rare large-scale and in good condition. Forged iron door and latch loop. Door openi...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Berber Tribal Ethnic Bracelet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet.
Moroccan tribal bracelets from the High Atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel.
The ethnic Nomadic and Bedouin jewelry...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Colourful North African Terra Cotta Elephant Statue Seat
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Colourful North African terra cotta elephant statue seat
A very bright and attractive piece of Folk Art from North Africa, he dates from the l...
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Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Silkwork Embroidery of a Bird in a Tree
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Silkwork embroidery of a bird in a tree. The embroidery is worked in silks on silk ground, in a variety of stitches. Colours black, blue, cop...
Category
1820s English Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Textile
1880s Odd Fellows Lodge Banner from Dakota
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 1880s Odd Fellows Lodge all-seeing eye banner from Centerville, Dakota. Excellent hand painting and lettering. Centerville was platted in 1883. Dakota became the states of North and South Dakota in 1889. The area is now part of the Sioux Falls...
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1880s American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Antique Folk Art Cane or Walking Stick with Burl Wood Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Folk Art cane or walking stick is completely unmarked, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1920 in the Folk Art style. The handle of the cane is a lacqu...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Willow Water Baskets
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese willow water baskets with original cast iron hardware and sturdy wooden handle. With rounded bottoms. From Shanxi province, circa 1900.
P...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Willow
19th Century Hand Blown Canister Jars with Tin Lids Jars, Collection of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of three hand blown jars all have the original tin lids. The condition is very good.
It is very hard to find these storage canisters...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Folk Art Candlestick French Cockerel Primitive Hand Forged Iron, circa 1920
Located in Mimizan, FR
Folk Art candlestick cockerel rooster primitive hand forged iron, early 20th century
Painted black
Naive French Provincial Folk Art
Good condition with some remains of wax and sig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Rare Tramp Art Carved Wood Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved and stained wood tray densely textured and decorated with sun flowers. Large carved leafy handles on the ends. The tray is set with three house form cigarette dispensers...
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Decorated Box with Overlays
Located in Nantucket, MA
Stained pine with hinged top, decorated with geometric design out of recycled piano keys. The interior with a removable organizing drawer. Illegible names with numbers are faintly wr...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Folk Art Twig Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Folk Art twig stand with original red color upholstered top surrounded by hand carved edge.
Note: Regional differences in humidity and climat...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Velvet, Bentwood
Fruit Wooden Painted Italian 19th Century Folk Vernacular Set of 15 Pieces
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare set of 15 pieces of 19th century Italian painted wooden fruit, all life size.
Category
1860s European Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Middle Eastern Women Face Veil Bedouin, Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Bedouin women face veil, from the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Desert.
An amazing Niqab, Negev Bedouin veil from Palestine.
Worked on a base of...
Category
1910s Egyptian Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Textile
Red Painted Swedish Decorative Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Red painted Swedish decorative bowl, or oval-shape box, dating to the 19th century.
Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may cause antique and vintage ...
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1860s Swedish Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood
Antique Folk Art Cane or Walking Stick with Burl Wood Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Folk Art cane or walking stick is completely unmarked, but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1920 in the Folk Art style. The handle of the cane is a lacqu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer
Located in Nantucket, MA
With a dark rich patina. Made with oak staves, handle
and a mahogany base. In excellent condition.
Attributed to Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964).
Measures: 6”.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Folk Art Springerle Rolling Pin
Located in Houston, TX
This vintage carved wood rolling pin is used to make Springerle, a type of German biscuit with an embossed design made by pressing a mold onto rolled ...
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20th Century German Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Solid Mesquite Wood "Corral" Gate, circa 1800
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
This 19th century "Corral" gate is made with rudimentary tools and mesquite built to be eternal, the wood has fabulous cracking, great for many different applications such as a headboard, wall hanging, kitchen pot rack...
Category
Early 19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Spinning Wheel
Located in Incline Village, NV
All original American spinning wheel, circa 1860, probably New England; with original flywheel and bobbin. The flywheel (drive wheel) consists of 14 original turned spindles; the treadle and bobbin "holds" are made of hand forged iron, as is the connector from treadle to drive wheel (see images).
Turned legs and spindles connect the solid plank, which supports the flywheel; the yarn bobbin has the original metal teeth with leather support insert ends.
Condition is very good; wood looks like maple; the bobbin fits "loosely" but works and functions properly. A small 1" tail of one of the two bobbin spindle...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Brass Pigs Bookends / Pair
By Benjamin Stephens
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These two big pigs could even be doorstops as they are tall and heavy. They have a nice mellow patina / surface. They are in great condition and are signed and dated. Stephens copyri...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Hand Made Folk Art Sterling Necklace and Earrings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern and Architectural Sterling Necklace and Earrings - hand-made and trending, this piece, along with their earrings have the effortless and artistic flavor of Architect, Frank Ge...
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20th Century Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Green Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of this green board box in a variety of colors. ...
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20th Century English Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Paper
"Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des Hommes", South America Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
”Amérique du Sud Des Pays et des hommes” book.
South America - Countries and People - tome 1
Amérique du Sud tome 1: Vénézuela, Colombie, Equateur, Pérou, Bolivie, Chilie
Des pays...
Category
1980s Guatemalan Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Sterling Silver 3 Pieces, Peruvian Serving Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handmade Peruvian three-piece sterling silver dipper and spatula and ladle. These are handmade and unmarked from the artist or maker.
Measurements from left to right:
Small spoon...
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20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Moroccan African Tuareg Vintage Runner Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan nomadic African Tuareg rug runner with wo and cotton embroidered geometrical modernist designs.This rug was used for room separation in the Berber tents...
Category
1950s Moroccan Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Tole Flowers Bunch Decoration, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Interesting French tole decoration bunch of flowers in a basket, maybe a dummy board.
Category
1940s French Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Tôle
Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Red Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of this red board box in a variety of colors. At...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Silk, Paper
19th Century Wrought Iron and Brass Firedog Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare small size pair of wrought iron Christmas tree shaped firedog andirons with decorative brass finials.
See measurements below.
Category
1820s Unknown Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Large Vintage Folk Art Eiffel Tower Accent Light or Lamp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage and substantial Folk Art rendering of the Eiffel Tower was made during the 1970's, presumably in the United States and lights up, providing a subtle red glow to accent the piece and the space. The tower is composed of intricately cut softwood panels, backed with a plastic sheeting or acetate with a clear gloss finish. This unique Folk Art light...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Softwood, Plastic
Moroccan Berber Khoumya Dagger
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber Tribal Khoumya Dagger.
Handcrafted by Artisans in Morocco, very fine quality craftsmanship with a wooden grip engraved with Moroccan silver and chiselled in geometric Moorish designs.
Handcrafted decorative Moroccan brass dagger...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Dated 1883 Masonic Flag Holder in Iron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Masonic cast iron original black painted masonic flag holder with footed ball and claw feet. The condition is very good and strong.
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Equine Decoupage Decorated Dairy Farm Milk Jug
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical decoupage decorated New England dairy farm lidded milk jug or bottle. Features an equine motif with images and labels of horses over a lacquered g...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mexican Folk Art Wood Carving Traditional Dance Handmade Alebrije One of a Kind
By Ruby Fabian, Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
The young dancers wear an armor of threads over their bodies, showing off an ancient indigenous art form. Colorful thread combinations characterize the huipil dress, a rectangle of cloth handwoven on a backstrap loom that dates back thousands of years in used in Zapotec culture. Through symbols in their dresses, Zapotec women wear their identity, history, culture, power, social and marital status, religion, personality, and power.
In this folkloric dance, “Flor de Piña” (Pineapple Flower), innocence surrounds young girls as they dance and hold pineapples on their shoulders as an offering. Their long braids represent purity and their bare feet symbolize their connection to the Earth.
This folkloric dance is part of the “Guelaguetza” (name in the indigenous Zapotec language) Festival Celebration. Since pre-hispanic times, the indigenous people of Oaxaca have honored the goddess of maize with this festival, performing and offering gifts to ensure a good harvest.
Husband and wife, master woodcarver Manuel Cruz and wood painter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Folk Art Adam and Eve from Midwest Lodge
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand-painted and carved lodge piece from the Midwest. Painting depicts Eve picking the apple from the snakes mouth. The Stand has a hand-carved snake that wraps around the ...
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1930s American Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Korhogo Handwoven Mud Cloth Textile Ivory Coast Africa Folk Art
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Korhogo handspun, handwoven and hand-painted cotton mud cloth by the women of the Korhoga Village who spin the cotton, while the men weave and sew the cloth...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Korhogo Cloth
Tea Ceremony Charcoal Basket, Japanese Sumi Kago
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tea ceremony woven round bamboo basket with handle used for storing charcoal. The inside lining is lacquered. Comes with
signed tomobako by artist Tokyusai. His signature is also on...
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Moroccan Vintage Leather Handcrafted African Tuareg Bag with Fringes Wall Art
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Moroccan leather handcrafted Tuareg bag with fringes. Wall decorative Art.
Collectible vintage Real work of art hand made by the Berber trib...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Hand Painted Wall Decoration Chart Depicting the Story of a Murder Ballade
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Hand Painted Wall Decoration Chart Depicting the Story of a Murder Ballad
A rare hand painted wall decoration chart showing a murder ballad. Used to illustrate a steet Ballad in whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Impressively Large Antique Diorama or Shadow Box of Sailing Vessel
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very large impressive diorama or shadow box work of art with detailed sailing vessel.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
American Hand Painted Bird Grain Bin
Located in Wallkill, NY
Wonderful example of American Folk Art, early 1850s-1870s. Stunning piece for your home!
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1850s American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
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Wood
Large Vintage Indian Textile with Custom Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Indian block printed textiles from the 1940s-1960s have been sewn together in colorful patches with rows of running stitch embellish...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood
Folk Art Wall Pocket
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Folk Art wooden wall pocket, polychrome
paint with relief carved design of a deer with
vines, urns and flowers, Virginia, circa 1870
Measures: 18” x...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Vintage Folk Art Martin Bird House, American, circa 1920s
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is an authentic "used" Martin Bird House which was used to attract Martin birds to nest, because of their propensity to eat and consume insects ...
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1920s American Vintage Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Bronze "Punch" Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century Punch doors stop from Punch and Judy. A famous puppeteer show in England since 1662. It is in amazing condition. This door stop is mo...
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1890s American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
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Bronze
Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Located in Peekskill, NY
This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass stomach plaque has a coin slot and reads in French... Pu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Collection of Ladies Leg Calipers
Located in Nantucket, MA
A collection of ladies leg calipers
Group of nine user-made whimsical calipers in the form
of ladies legs, cut from steel.
Used to measure inside and outside diameters.
Each on a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Collection of Three Swedish Baskets
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine group of three Swedish 19th and early 20th century folk art baskets, the first with polychrome decoration on a coiled willow body and having barley twist handle, the second with blue and red paint with floral decoration on a reeded body, the last of cylindrical form and having a woven snowflake pattern.
Although priced as a collection, we would be willing to separate them.
Size listed is for handled coiled basket...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Reed, Willow, Birch
Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A handcrafted Tramp Art box or small chest. A detailed design on four tapered feet. The interior is lined with white quilted fabric and the lid is fitted with a large finial. The bot...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
17th Century Wooden Bowl, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wooden bowl, dated 1694 and inscribed with two names. Probably for celebrating marriage between "Borhans and Dottir..."
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Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
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Wood
Early 18th Century Wooden Folk Art Ink Sander
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very lovely wooden ink sander with small carvings all around it.
Category
Early 18th Century Danish Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
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Wood
19th Century Folk Art Wooden and Brass Pocket Watch Holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Folk Art wooden and brass pocket watch holder. Unique and most certainly one-of-a-kind watch holder, made to represent an embell...
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19th Century Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
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Brass
Moroccan Tribal Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan tribal Berber wooden sugar hammer.
Handcrafted by the Berber women of Morocco, hand-carved wood with tribal design, this folk art instrument is a...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art More Folk Art
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Wood
Scottish Brass and Nickel Silver Horse Hobble, Bide A Blink, Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
Scottish brass and nickel silver horse hobble with an eagle heads horse shoe handle and resting on the faithful servant creature Bide a Blink. Signature...
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1830s Scottish Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
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Brass, Iron, Nickel
European 19th Century Painted Wooden Oval Box 'Saint George & the Dragon'
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Antique European painted wooden bride's box container showing the most famous legend of Saint George slaying a dragon.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
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Wood
American Wrought Iron and Gilt Trade Sign Bracket , Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American wrought iron and gilt trade sign bracket with decorative scroll work and gilt ball motif. Late 19th Century
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1880s American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
19th Century Steer Horn Ladies Hat Pin Cushion or Mens Hat Rack
Located in Soquel, CA
19th Century Steer Horn Ladies Hat Pin Cushion or Mens Hat Rack
Antique late 19th century steer horn hat rack with "petal" pin cushions for hat pins and h...
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1890s American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Horn
19th Century Black Painted Spice Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century black painted spice box. This spice box was found in Pennsylvania.
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art More Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Folk Art more folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art more folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage more folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art more folk art made in a specific country, there are North America, Europe, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original more folk art, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Agustin Cruz Prudencio, Benjamin Stephens, and Sergio Bustamante. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for more folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $17,500 while the average work can sell for $1,107.
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