Folk Art Leather and Woven Rush Butchers Bag Initials BP Dated 1832
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming woven rush bag, with applied leather sections, initials and the date 1832, the reversed also has appliqué leather sections of organic flowing forms The piece is in goo...
Leather, Rush
Zinc and Gold Horse Head Butchers Trade Sign Flemish 1860
Located in Hastings, GB
19th century Flemish gilt zinc horse head trade sign. This beautiful hand made sign was used by a Flemish butcher and dates to circa 1860. There are still remnants of the beautiful g...
Zinc
Highly Decorative 19th Century European German Cleaver, Kitchen Butcher Utensil
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique 19th century European cleaver. Made from hand-wrought iron with wood handle. Great as a graphic wall decoration. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. Nice to displa...
Iron
$750Sale Price|25% Off
Circular Antique Butcher Block
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Crafted by hand with great surface. markings showing age and heavy use, recently clened an restored and ready to use.
Wood
1900s Butcher's Pig Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage carved and painted pine butcher's trade sign. Molded frame, insized text reading "Porkies Pen" pig in relief. 33" x 40" Period: First quarter of the 20th century or earlier ...
Wood
$760Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Butcher Block Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cool side table was used for butchering meat and chopping. Makes a great side table in a rustic atmosphere or cottage. Found in a cabin in Pennsylvania. It has a worn patina of ...
Pine
Early 20th Century Butchers Products Co. Painted Tin Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
1910s-20s; Fulton Meat Market district - Chicago, IL The property at the northeast corner of Peoria and Fulton streets in Chicago was most recently a burger joint, but in the late 1...
Tin
Rare South German Butcher's Guild Trade Sign, 19th Century
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga
Rarely encountered on the market, especially with such an unusual representation, this guild sign is an important collector's piece for those interested in guild history, folk art, a...
Glass, Wood
$975 / set
Vintage Butcher Shop Sign
Located in New York, NY
Hey Julia, hey Ina! Out of a butcher shop or restaurant . Each individual sign is framed in glass and has painted wooden frames and measures 12” x 18”.great piece for all those gourm...
Wood, Paper
Large butcher's block circa 1930
Located in Mouscron, WHT
large butcher's block circa 1930 Comes directly from an old butcher's shop, deserves ordinary restoration, very healthy base
Beech
Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Sewing Base Butcher Block
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table is constructed in a folk like manner. It was custom made in the late 20th century. The base used is from the early part of the 20th century. They attached a butcher block ...
Wrought Iron
Butcher Block Stand Primitive Wood Tripod Stool or Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century primitive French charcuterie chopping block features an exceptional wabi-sabi aesthetic. Thick, barrel-style circular top crafted from vertical wooden staves. Reinf...
Wrought Iron
Unavailable
Antique Double Sided Butcher Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique double sided butcher sign with hooks.
Iron
Butcher's Sign Bull Standing Four Square
Located in London, GB
French naiive school folk art painting The bull's body delineated into 22 numbered meat joint sections oils on artist's board inscribed Boeufs and signed lower left.
Paint
Antique Brass Butcher Round Rack/Pot Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Solid Brass Butcher Round Rack/Pot Rack
Brass
Antique Butcher Meat Wall Rack by Bernard Gloekler Co
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique butcher meat wall rack by Bernard Gloekler Co Pittsburgh PA.
Steel
Unavailable
H 36 in W 13 in D 16 in
Primitive Chopping Butcher Block with Knife Slots Carved from Fallen Maple Tree
Located in Madison, WI
Primitive chopping or butcher block carved in one piece from fallen maple tree. Includes slots for knives. More sculptural art than practical chopping block though could certainly be...
Hardwood
Mexican Butcher's Rack
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, we offer this rare Mexican Butcher's rack made in iron.
Iron
Neon Butcher Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Butcher sign in strong red color covered in plexiglass.
Metal
Rare Set of Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Ham Ends 'Signed', circa 1930
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a rare set of original hand carved wooden Folk Art butchers ham ends in the form of 2 pig heads.
Wood
French Butcher Cleaver, Horse
Located in Houston, TX
A delightful figurative butcher's cleaver from France in the shape of a horse. With a 7 inch blade, the handle is made of wood and brass.
Brass, Iron
Painted Butcher's Trade Sign
Located in Washington, DC
Red painted Butcher's Trade Sign with a cow on the top and tools of the trade below, in the form of a Hammer, Bone Saw and Knife.
Metal
Rare Butcher's Blind, circa 1920
Located in Culver City, CA
Rare Butcher's Blind, circa 1920 Beautifully painted blind depicting a wild board hunt with wonderful patina. Comes with original wooden stretchers.
Canvas
Sold
H 14.57 in W 14.18 in D 7.88 in
Early 20th Century Carved Wood Pig Butchers Trade Sign Papier Mâché Mold
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
A wonderfully expressive carved wood pig, used as a Butchers trade sign papier mâché mold. It has obtained a beautiful dry finished patination with paper remnants from its working li...
Wood
"Butcher" Whirligig, circa 1975
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted by John (Ivan) Bambic, b. 1922. This mechanical animated sculpture features a butcher at his block with meats hanging and a dog at his side. Signed on the botto...
Sold
H 10.24 in W 72.05 in D 0.4 in
Antique Enamel Butchers Shop Sign 'Lamb A Delicacy', Early 20th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ENAMEL SIGN ‘Lamb a Delicacy’ spelt out in a scrolling white italic typeface on a green background. A hugely decorative sign that would work really well on a kitchen or res...
Metal, Enamel
Sold
H 15 in W 7 in D 27 in
Rare Example of an English Gloucester Old Spot Butchers Papier Mâché Display Pig
Located in London, GB
A rare example of an English Gloucester old spot butchers papier mâché display pig We are proud to offer a rare and highly collectable freestanding English butchers display form in ...
Paper
Early 20th Century Naive Butchers Trade Sign
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Naïve Butchers trade sign "E. Smith Butcher" hand-painted on timber boards. Nice patination. All original. Norfolk UK.
Antique French Bull Head Butcher's Trade Sign
Located in Astoria, NY
A turn of the century butcher's trade sign in the shape of a bulls head in gilded metal. The piece is stamped "HEXA Made in France" on the interior and bears the monogram "R.A.". ...
Metal
Zinc Cow Sign from French Butcher Shop
Located in Houston, TX
Zinc cow sign from French butcher shop with beautiful detail.
Zinc
1950s "Bull" Sign from a Butchers Shop
Located in Brecht, BE
Found in the South of Spain, this "bull" sign from a 1950s butchers shop.
Metal
Late 19th Century French Provincial Butchers Table
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Late 19th century French Provincial butchers table, original paint, all original with a wonderful patina. Drainage runs and hole in the surface. Burgundy, France, circa 1890.
19th Century Cast Iron Butchers Trade Sign
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Remarkable Butchers or Cattle Breeders Trade sign. In the form of a prize Cow, adorned with swags and rosettes. Original Gilded finish. Cast Iron. France, Circa 1880.
Iron
A pair of pigs butcher shop signs
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of pig’s sculptures, made out of papier machè. An iron hook on each one allows to hang them. Color finishing.
Iron
Exceptional Butcher Block in Black Paint, Missouri Origin
Located in York County, PA
Exceptional butcher block in black paint, with great, round, barrel-shaped form, Missouri origin, 1850-1890 Found in Missouri, this shapely, mid-late 19th century butcher block wi...
Wood
Pair of Early 20th Century Butchers Display Pigs
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Pair of Butchers Shop Display Pigs In the form of a Middle White (Sitting) and Swabian-Hall (Standing) Glass eyes Painted terracotta remarkable detail and quality. Stamped (indistinc...
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century English Butchers Shop Counter Display
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century English butchers shop counter display We are proud to offer a mid-20th century English butchers shop display model in the form of friendly cow. Hand crafted and rig...
Plaster
Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Butcher's Shop Signs
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful pair of 19th century American cast iron butcher's shop plaques each depicting a cow with stylized grasses in the background. These would have originally been mounted on e...
Iron
19th Century French Butchers Trade Sign Zinc Bulls Head
Located in Ongar, GB
A beautiful late 19th century French zinc Bulls head which has a wonderful weathered patina. This is a butcher's trade sign and would have hung outside the shop. Traces of original ...
Zinc
Sold
H 11 in W 27 in D 13 in
Palethorpes’ Sausage Scale Victorian Butchers Balance Scales, Brass Bell Weights
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Palethorpes’ Sausage Scales, Victorian Butchers Balance Scales, with brass bell weights The scale has a brass weight plate on one side and a square ceramic platter on the other, s...
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional 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. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
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 folk art on 1stDibs.
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.