Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
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
1990s Mario Villa Bronze Sconces - a Pair
By Mario Villa
Located in Charleston, SC
These lamps are comprised of bronze metal, gilt metal string accents, distressed steel on the oval backplates with a copper edge. They are sold as a pair with their original copper s...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Pair of Decorative Ceramic Sconces
Located in Malibu, CA
Incredible pair of ceramic sconces that can be plugged in or hardwired. Delicate hanging ceramic discs create beautiful shadows when the sconces are illuminated. Lovely shades of ter...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
c1920's French Folk Art/ Carved Wood Figural Breton Couple Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1920's French Folk Art Carved Wood Breton Figural Wall Sconces. I saw these and I thought that they would look good in a country setting.
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1920s French Vintage Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century English Metal Fairground Crown Light
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Metal Fairground Crown Light
A unique example of an early 20th Century metal scratch-built fairground light in the shape of a c...
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1920s British Vintage Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of folk art sheet metal wall lamps, 1950s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of folk art sheet metal wall sconces painted with blue yellow orange and white. Switzerland, 1950s.
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1940s Swiss Vintage Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Canvas
Tatupeba Sconce Lamp GOLDEN BROWN in Natural Palm Fiber 'LARGE' - EU plug typ C
Located in São Paulo, BR
Prized as the best work of its category in the Novos Talentos Brasileiros (New Brazilian Talents)
Award in 2020, the Tatubepa lamp is a piece with unique and valuable design. It was ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Sheet Metal
Tatupeba Sconce Lamp BLACK in Natural Palm Fiber 'LARGE' - EU plug typ C
Located in São Paulo, BR
Prized as the best work of its category in the Novos Talentos Brasileiros (New Brazilian Talents)
Award in 2020, the Tatubepa lamp is a piece with unique and valuable design. It was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Sheet Metal
Wood Carved Red and White American Folk Art Barber Pole Trade Sign Sconce, C1920
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great Americana! c. 1920s American Folk Art wood and iron carved barber pole. Layers of thick original red and white hand painted surface. Substantial iron mounts and iron strapping around neck of sconce. Unique wall sconce...
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1920s North American Vintage Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Sconce Wall Freestanding Portable Tin Mirror Cresting
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Extremely rare survival of a vernacular tin wall sconce
Unusually incorporating mirror plate which was an expensive material suggesting this was made for an affluent customer
The m...
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18th Century English Antique Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Wall Sconce Tin Diamond Single Arm Wallace Nutting Collection
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Surviving pieces of vernacular lighting are extremely rare and it is hard to source convincing re-creations. These are copies of a period sconce from the Wallace Nutting Collection a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Tin
Wall Sconce Tin Circular Single Arm Illustrated Furnituretreasury Wallacenutting
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Surviving pieces of vernacular lighting are extremely rare and it is hard to source convincing re-creations. These are copies of a period sconce illustrated in Furniture Treasury by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Tin
Pair of Solid Brass Two-Light Wall Sconces, Vintage, Austria, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning pair of heavy brass wall sconces. Each consisting of a stylish Farmhouse style design. Each fixture requires two European E14 / 110 Volt candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to ...
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1950s German Vintage Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Handcrafted Ceramic Wall Lamp by "Delamorylabelleza" for Ikb191, Spain, 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted wall lamp designed and made by Spanish designers Carlos Jiménez, better known as ``Del Amor y la Belleza´´. Made of ceramic at low temperatures and illustrated with abstr...
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2010s Spanish Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Early 19th Century American Hammered Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming pair of hammered brass 19th century wall sconces having a folk art feel with hearts at the top and octagonal sections with circles and oval decoration. Fully electrified wit...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of Handcrafted Ceramic Wall Lamp by`Delamorylabelleza´, Spain, 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted wall lamp designed and made by Spanish designers Carlos Jiménez, better known as ``Del Amor y la Belleza´´. Made of ceramic at low temperatures and illustrated with abstr...
Category
2010s Spanish Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic, Paint, Clay
Handcrafted Ceramic Wall Lamp by´Delamorylabelleza´for IKB191, Spain, 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
Handcrafted wall lamp designed and made by Spanish designers Carlos Jiménez, better known as ``Del Amor y la Belleza´´. Made of ceramic at low temperatures and illustrated with abstr...
Category
2010s Spanish Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Paint
Handpainted Moroccan Folk Art Decorative Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
African Tribal Art Mask Parchment Wall Shade Sconces in Red
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of African Tribal Art mask parchment wall shade sconces.
These Art pieces could be used as large wall lamp shade.
Iron frame covered with hide w...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Parchment Vintage African Tribal Art Wall Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Handpainted Parchment Folk Art Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Vintage Moroccan Folk Art Parchment Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These vintage hand crafted Folk Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade or just decorative wall Art.
Iron frame covered with hide parchment which has been hand painted with red, safron, yellow and tan in henna tribal tattoo designs and has a decorative iron surround are perfect for soft subtle lighting.
These Folk Art lamp shades sit over your existing wall light fitting.
There are no electrics within the lampshade.
They will look great over an electric fitting or just as an African Tribal Art wall decoration.
Large African Tribal wall shade: 23" H x 11" W x 6" D.
Handcrafted and hand painted in Marrakech, Morocco by women artist.
Great conversation curiosity Tribal Art piece.
One of a kind design, there are 3 pieces available in the same shape they are listed individually.
Art & Craft from Morocco.
African Wall Decor...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Ethnic Parchment African Art Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Folk Art Metal and Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Handcrafted North African Art Wall Sconce in Red and Yellow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Pair of Guillerme et Chambron Wall Sconces Oak Wood & Ceramic French Folk Art 60
Located in Miami, FL
Very rare example of Guillerme et Chambron oak sconces with some ceramic Bobech by Danikowski 100 watts bulb max US wired , in working condition 2 pairs available. Priced by pair,
Ha...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Oak
Vintage North African Art Wall Sconce Parchment
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Vintage Parchment Tribal Art Wall Sconce North African
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Large African Tribal Art Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could ...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Parchment Art Wall Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade.
Ir...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Large Moroccan Tribal Art Parchment Wall Shade Sconce
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These art piec...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Iron
Folk Art wall lights and sconces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art wall lights and sconces 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 wall lights and sconces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, folk art, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art wall lights and sconces made in a specific country, there are Africa, Maghreb, and Morocco pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall lights and sconces, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Valter Costa Lima, and Guillerme et Chambron. 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 wall lights and sconces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $350 and tops out at $4,074 while the average work can sell for $770.
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