Folk Art Skeleton
Monumental Folk Art Skeleton Sculpture, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a suspended sculpture, or propped up for a more tongue-in-cheek approach. Folk art with unknown
Category
Vintage 1950s American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mexican Toy Carrousel Folk Art Colorful Day of the Death Antique Style Skeletons
By Marco Antonio Castillo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Beautiful folk art toy piece made by La Familia Castillo. Handmade in clay and painted with acrylic
Category
2010s North American Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,500
H 13 in Dm 9.06 in
1800s Skeleton Key Locksmith Trade Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
with original paint. It's very well done and a wonderful piece of Folk Art.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Signs
Materials
Iron
Antique Real Size Human Skeleton
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Antique Real Size Human Skeleton. Made in resin and wood base.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Other Antiquities
Materials
Resin, Wood
An antique large padlock & skeleton key - France - Early XXth century.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Antique large padlock accompanied by its original functional skeleton key.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antiquities
Materials
Steel
$557 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.94 in W 2.64 in D 0.4 in
An antique large padlock & skeleton key - France - Early XXth century.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Antique large padlock accompanied by its original functional skeleton key.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antiquities
Materials
Steel
$557 Sale Price
20% Off
H 3.55 in W 2.56 in D 0.4 in
Set of four Wrought Iron Skeleton Key Antique German Folk Art, 18th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely collection of old antique iron skeleton keys. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Iron
$380
H 5.75 in W 2 in D 0.25 in
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Very Rare Russian Folk Art "Skeleton" Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A similar example is in the Hermitage collection.
Category
20th Century Unknown Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Skeleton Doll
By Margarita Hernández-Maxson
Located in Old Lyme, CT
contemporary and folk art. She draws heavily on her Mexican heritage in her work.
Born in the village of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Clay, Fabric
18th Century English Lock Pickers Skeleton Keys
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Scarce set of 18th century lock pickers skeleton keys, hand-forged in wrought iron with original
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French More Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th and 19th Century Lock Pickers Skeleton Keys
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Bunch of large 18th and 19th century primitive lock pickers skeleton keys.
Largest key is 20cm
Category
Antique 18th Century French Primitives
Materials
Iron
Skeleton Keel Pond Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic pond boat with open keel, raised cabin, sunked cockpit, fin rudder, gaff rigged. Measures: 36 x 6 x 32.
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Vintage Anatomical Human Foot Skeleton Display Model Teaching Aid
Located in London, GB
A scientific skeletal model of the human foot.
Decorative medical study of the bone make-up of the human foot, mounted to later base with glass dome.
Category
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Antiquities
Materials
Bone, Glass, Wood
Artist Made Machine Skeleton Man and Woman
Located in New York, NY
Insane machined aluminium and steel man and woman by a NYC based artist, circa 1980s. Each figure has aluminium " joints" and running thread "bones" to complete the body. These will ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Carl Kauba Skeleton Solid Bronze Statue on Marble Pedestal
By Carl Kauba
Located in Hoogeveen, NL
reproduction and a nice piece of art. Stands on a small marble pedestal. Signed and marked.
Measures: 32 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved Tiller & Clowes trick skeleton marionette
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
String, Pine
H 59.06 in W 4.34 in D 2.37 in
Early 20th Century Carnival Midway "OK4U" Skeleton Ghost Train Rounding Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century carnival midway ghost train carnival ride rounding board. "OK4U" skeleton waving
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
H 54 in W 87.5 in D 2 in
Black Forest Hand-Carved Skeleton in Monks Robe
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very well done Black Forest carving. The features and detail are loaded with character. The piece is hand-carved, signed and still has the original finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest More Folk Art
Articulating Wood Skeleton Santo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic articulating wood skeleton Santo. Hand-carved and hand-painted. Great lines and detail
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mexican Handcrafted Articulated Skeleton Figurine in Painted Wood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
, used as decor in an eclectic home, or added to a collection of Mexican folk art, this skeleton figurine
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Patrocino Barela Wood Sculpture, Skeleton Head
By Patrocino Barela
Located in Phoenix, AZ
featured in a show of Federal Art Project artists in New York's Museum of Modern Art. He was the first
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Vintage Wood Articulating Skeletons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting set of 4 articulating skeletons from South America. Arms and legs articulate. Each
Category
Vintage 1970s South American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rare & All Hand Carved Wooden Folk Art Miniature Grim Reaper Skeleton Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
reaper's unusual skull. So if you are a collector of weird and wonderful (folk) art then this unique and
Category
Early 20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 6.2 in W 2.6 in D 3.1 in
Set of four Wrought Iron Skeleton Key Antique German Folk Art, 18th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A lovely collection of old antique iron skeleton keys. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg
Category
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Iron
H 5.63 in W 1.75 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Cholla Cactus Skeleton Floor Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
charming piece of American Southwest folk art is sure to add elements of rustic sophistication, distinctive
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Floor Lamps
Materials
Organic Material
1800s Original Odd Fellows Papier Mâché Skeleton Bust
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique original handmade Odd Fellows papier mâché skeleton bust.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Primitives
Materials
Paper, Papier Mâché
Life-size Articulating Skeleton Sculpture
Located in Southampton, NY
An early 20th century, Mexican "Day of the Dead" carved cactus articulating skeleton
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Wood and Leather Skeleton Puppet from Odd Fellows Lodge
Located in New York, NY
Carved and joined wooden puppet with curved leather for rib cage. This skeleton would be able to be
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Mexican Papier Mache, Vintage Skeleton Sculpture , Folk Art
Located in Mexico City, D.F.
Papier mache skeleton , in good condition, from one Studio of the Mexican Painter Jorge Gonzalez
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Skeleton Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Scary ghost skeleton puppet. Expressively carved hollow wood head with old paint with stick inside
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Odd Fellows Lodge Skeleton
Located in New York, NY
Half skeleton made from wood and sheet lead with paint. This would have been set into a fake coffin
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Wood
German Skeleton String Puppet on Stand, circa 1900
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a hand painted skeleton string puppet on wood stand from Germany circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
19th Century Odd Fellows Paper Mache Skeleton Bust
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Strong graphic form and presence in this 19th Century paper mache skeleton bust from an Odd Fellows
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
1800's Original Odd Fellows Paper Mache Skeleton Bust
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique original hand made Odd Fellows paper mache skeleton bust.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Primitives
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Wood Skeleton Puppet
Located in New York, NY
Well made carved and pieced wood puppet crafted to be articulated by strings coming out of the top of the skull including one that moves the jaw. The puppet has original old paint an...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
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Dental School Phantom Teaching Head c. 1950's
By Columbia Dentoform
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner shop. Original wood strip attac...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
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Pair of Art Deco Style Table Lamps ENIGME Max Le Verrier Nude with Globe
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp nude holding a globe ENIGME signed Max Le Verrier with foundry mark. Design ca. 1930.
Posthumous contemporary cast at the Le Verrier foundry in Paris.
Patinated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Metal
$7,085 / set
H 17.72 in W 7.49 in D 4.34 in
One Vintage Brutalist Candle Sconce of Wrought Iron, Italian, 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage wrought iron candle sconces in the Brutalist style will certainly light up a room and create interesting shadows. Sculptured and patinated, each iron piece holds a single tap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Candle Sconces
Materials
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$650
H 21.66 in W 9.06 in D 7.88 in
Italian Empire Mahogany Center Table Grand Tour Specimen Marble Chessboard Top
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking Empire style bronze mounted mahogany guéridon centre table with spectacular round exhibition style specimen marble top with central inlaid chessboard.
Featuring ...
Category
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Materials
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$4,500
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Japanese Fortune Manekineko Lucky Cat Object 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
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8 x 8.5 x H13 cm
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Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hermanos Calavera Conquistador in Oiled Walnut by Miguel & Ilse Silva for Wooda
By Ilse Silva, Wooda, Miguel Silva
Located in Omro, WI
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Maple, Oak, Walnut
$670 / item
H 10 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
'Plissé Burgundy Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé Burgundy Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
1950s Japanese vintage solid wood rectangular open shelf unit wabi sabi japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
New finds from a residence in Ibaraki pref., Japan.
This vintage, open back rectangular shelving unit was manufactured in circa 1950s to 70s, estimate from the style & material.
Mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$1,810
H 28.27 in W 71.46 in D 13.27 in
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Located in Kojetice, CZ
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Category
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Materials
Iron
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Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Tall 12" Japanese Kokeshi Doll
Located in Fairfield, CA
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Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
Vintage Brass Fish Skeleton Key Hanger in the Style of Walter Bosse, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
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Category
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Materials
Brass
$287
H 3.15 in W 13.39 in D 1.19 in
1960s, Stunning Green Alabaster Smoking Set by Romano Bianchi
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous green alabaster smoking set by Romano Bianchi with ashtray, box and table lighter, everything is handmade carved. Made in Italy. This smoking set is in excellent condi...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
$380 / set
H 1.57 in W 7.08 in D 5.51 in
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
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Other
$234,194
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal folk art skeleton for your home. A folk art skeleton — often made from wood, metal and paper — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect folk art skeleton — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each folk art skeleton bearing Folk Art or Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made folk art skeleton has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Patrocino Barela are consistently popular.
How Much is a Folk Art Skeleton?
Prices for a folk art skeleton can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $125 and can go as high as $85,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,075.
Questions About Folk Art Skeleton
- Is mandala art folk art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What Ukrainian folk art is called depends on its medium. Named after the village from which it emerged, Petrykivka is a type of decorative painting that often features colorful flowers and birds against a white background. The name for decorating eggs is pysanky, and vyshyvka is the term for decorative embroidery. Explore a large selection of folk art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between fine and folk art comes down primarily to function. Fine artists produce paintings, prints, sculptures and other artworks to express an idea or concept, communicate a message or tell a story. With folk art, artists are usually more interested in following cultural traditions than self-expression. Pieces of folk art often have more practical uses compared to works of fine art, such as quilts and furniture. Other examples of folk art include pottery, masks, textiles and carvings. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of fine and folk art.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.
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