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Late 19th Century Folk Art Bumbass instrument
Located in London, GB
Late 19th Century Folk Art Bumbass instrument A rare example of a late 19th Century folk art
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure A quirky and charming example of
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk art English Articulated Toy Dog Form A very unusual and quirky example of
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Toys

Materials

Faux Leather

Pair of early 20th Century English Estate Made Folk art Decoys.
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 20th Century English Estate Made Folk art Decoys. A delightful pair of early 20th
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Wood

Pair of early 20th century English estate made folk art decoy pigeons
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 20th century English estate made folk art decoy pigeons Obtained from an Estate sale
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Vintage 1910s European Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Pine

Cigars Store / Trade Folk Art Wooden Carved Sign. c 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
American Folk art wooden "CIGARS" sign from the 1920's. Great old Store Trade sign. Wood cut to
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Folk Art Hand Painted Games Board
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Folk Art Hand Painted Games Board A highly decorative example of a late 19th
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Antique 1890s British Folk Art Game Boards

Materials

Wood

18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure
Located in London, GB
18th Century Folk Art Street Performance Figure. An unusual and complete one-off piece of folk
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Antique 1780s French Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane A rare and quite special example of a 19th
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Antique 1850s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Tyrolean Figure
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Carved Folk Art Tyrolean Figure A lovely example of a mid-19th Century folk art
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Antique 1850s Austrian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Unusual Painted Folk Art Coconut
Located in London, GB
Early 19th Century Unusual Painted Folk Art Coconut A piece of 19th Century curiosity with a very
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Antique Early 1900s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Horn Carved Nun Figure A rare and unusual example of a mid-19th Century
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Antique 1880s Unknown Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn

19th Century Carved Oak Folk Art Wall Figurative Plaque.
Located in London, GB
19th Century Carved Oak Folk Art Wall Figurative Plaque. Just carved for the fun of it, this 19th
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Antique 1890s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
Located in Lowestoft, GB
, the puppet will be sold with both the ribbon and rod. What remains of the marionette is stable
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Carnival Art

Materials

Textile, Pine

19th Century English Folk Art Tree Form Painted Heads
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk Art Tree Form Painted Heads An unusual pair of late 19th Century
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Antique 1890s British Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Italian Folk-Art Figure of Christ
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century hand carved Italian Folk-art Figure of Christ For sale in this LOT is a
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Antique 1850s Italian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Figure of a swimmer A very unusual early 20th Century
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Vintage 1920s Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of Bib Necklace on Metal Stands, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The highly decorative bib beaded necklaces are treated as works of art displayed on their black
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Twine, Beads

Early-20th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Swagger Stick
Located in London, GB
Early-20th Century English folk art gentleman’s swagger stick An unusual early-20th century
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Sally Morgan Signed Australian Aboriginal Art Original Painting Marble Bar Pool
Located in Studio City, CA
previously sold at Sotheby's Fine Aboriginal and Contemporary Art Auction, Melbourne, on 17 June 1996 (please
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1990s Australian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Starboard Boat Lantern of Sold Brass
Located in Norwell, MA
Starboard boat lantern with highly polished and lacquered finish and mounted to a thick wood base with routed edge. Lantern has been wired for home display. Weight is 4 pounds.
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Vintage 1940s Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1800 PRiMITIVE FOLK ART HEMP CUTTING MACHINE VERY DECORATIVE PIECE
Located in GB
very decorative piece of folk art that is a decorators dream We have cleaned waxed and polished it
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Antique Early 1800s European Georgian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

Eye and Glasses Window Display Trade Sign
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
painted with the slogan Eye Glasses Sold Here The sign is a wall hanging piece suspended on a chain, it is
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Vintage 1930s Folk Art Signs

Materials

Tin

Giant Art Deco Brass Fountain Pen and Mechanical Pencil Display Models
By Wahl Eversharp Co
Located in Hanover, MA
writing pens depicted by these giant replicas. Both have spectacular engine turned Art Deco styling
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Signs

Materials

Brass

Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
authorized by the greatest show on earth". They were sold at traveling circus shows, and measured roughly 17
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Vintage 1970s Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

19th C. Mexican Retablo, C.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

19th C. Mexican Retablo, C.1880
19th C. Mexican Retablo, C.1880
H 14 in W 10 in D 0.2 in
19th Century hand carved wood and polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground figure
Located in London, GB
fairground art, in the form of an oversized hand carved painted polychromed Jeu de massacre fairground knock
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Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20th century fairground figure Pierre Jean Marie Laval 
Located in London, GB
24 hours to answer. For multiple years we have sold antique items globally, please expect our items
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

Antique Ethnic Artifact Sepik River Cassowary Bone from Papua New Guinea
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Origin Papua New Guinea Maprik Dist Area From the Art Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired in
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Bone

19th C. Mexican Retablo Saint Francis c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

Early 20th century double sided metal fairground sign
Located in London, GB
all its flaws in the photos. For multiple years we have sold antique items globally, please expect our
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Vintage 1940s Folk Art Signs

Materials

Metal

Art Sculpture Wheel by Robert Loughlin '1949 – 2011'
By Robert Loughlin
Located in Voorburg, NL
Magnificent art work, acrylic on wooden wheel, painted by outsider artist extraordinaire Robert
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Early 2000s American Modern Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
carved pieces of folk art we have had the pleasure to uncover. Quite simply, amazing attention to detail
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Antique 1820s French Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone

19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

19th C. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil", c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Tin

19th Century Napoleonic Prisoner of War Carved 'Spinning Jenny' Automaton.
Located in London, GB
disappointment upon purchase. For multiple years we have sold antique and vintage items globally, please expect
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Antique 1820s Unknown Folk Art Toys

Materials

Bone

"Toby" Jug Still Bank and Biscuit Tin, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is both a still bank and a biscuit tin. It would originally have been sold, filled with
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Vintage 1910s English Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Moroccan Tribal Berber Wooden Sugar Hammer
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
wood with tribal design, this folk art instrument is a sugar hammer. Sugar in Morocco was sold in block
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century Serpent Door Knocker
Located in London, GB
usually takes 24 hours to answer. For multiple years we have sold antique items globally, please expect
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Antique 18th Century Unknown Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Wrought Iron

18th Century Serpent Door Knocker
18th Century Serpent Door Knocker
H 16 in W 1.5 in D 3.5 in
Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign
Located in London, GB
message usually takes 24 hours to answer. For multiple years we have sold antique items globally, please
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Signs

Materials

Pine

Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign
Early-20th Century Boul Club Sign
H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Located in Incline Village, NV
earth". They were sold at traveling circus shows, and measured roughly 17" x 24". They were all
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Located in Incline Village, NV
posters authorized by the greatest show on earth". They were sold at traveling circus shows, and measured
Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Early 20th century fairground figure
Located in London, GB
message usually takes 24 hours to answer. For multiple years we have sold antique items globally, please
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

Early 20th century fairground figure
Early 20th century fairground figure
H 10 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros, circa 1971 "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West"
Located in Incline Village, NV
posters authorized by the greatest show on earth". They were sold at traveling circus shows, and measured
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Boards
Located in London, GB
disappointment upon purchase. A direct message usually takes 24 hours to answer. For multiple years we have sold
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Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Mirrors

Materials

Pine

Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Located in London, GB
where sections are unclear to avoid disappointment upon purchase. For multiple years we have sold
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Antique 1880s Italian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Brass

Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck.
Located in London, GB
disappointment upon purchase. For multiple years we have sold antique and vintage items globally, please expect
Category

Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Ventriloquists dummy attributed to Herber Brighton
Located in London, GB
have sold antique and vintage items globally, please expect our items to show relevant age and natural
Category

Vintage 1920s British Folk Art Toys

Materials

Paper

"Magic Mouse" Mechanical Bank, Japan, circa 1964
Located in Incline Village, NV
box it was sold in. The colors are bright; in red (sides), blue surface, and a dark grey mouse and
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Early 20th Century Fairground Roulette Wheel
Located in London, GB
years we have sold antique items globally, please expect our items to show relevant age and natural wear
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1900
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
quite rare since they were never produced for commercial gain or export, but rather sold as mementos at
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Folk Art Toys

Materials

Ebony

St. Julien Weather Vane Attributed to J.W. Fiske 19th Century Full Bodied Metal
Located in Stamford, CT
original threading as seen in the last photo below. A very similar Attrib Fiske Weathervane sold in
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes

Materials

Copper

Elmer Crowell Quarter Sized Canada Goose Decoy, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
hold the record price for a decoy sold (two sold for $1.13 million apiece). His barn workshop was
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Decoys

Materials

Cedar

Pair of Navajo Indian Striped Saddle Blanket Weaving Pillows
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a vibrant yet simple striped pattern Indian weaving saddle blanket pillows. Sold as a pair
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Vintage 1930s American Navajo Native American Objects

Materials

Cotton, Linen, Wool

Sioux Beaded Patriotic Doctor's Bag, Early 20th Century
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
bag; Sioux beaded. Came from a trading post in South Dakota; estimate first half 20th century, sold in
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Leather

Pair of Nuu-Chah-Nulth Model Totems
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
poles have been together all these years, they are being sold as a pair. Period: circa 1920s Origin
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Vintage 1920s Canadian Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Monumental Makah TOTEM by Young Doctor 108"H
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
significant piece of Northwest Coast art and Seattle history that was previously owned by Joseph Edward “Daddy
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
, Stuart M. (2004). "Sailors' Valentines". In Wertkin, Gerard C. (ed.). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
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Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell

Very Rare Large Victorian Hand Carved Salesman Sample Skiff Boat American C 1865
Located in Incline Village, NV
19th century folk art boat was likely used as a salesman's sample by an itinerant sales person who
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Antique 1860s American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Decorative Rug in Northeast Khorassan-Mashad, circa 1920-30's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Truly Divine Art Decorative Antique Northeast Khorassan-Mashad 10/10 Piece W/ Gorgeous Palmettes
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20th Century Art Deco Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Folk Art Sold For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the folk art sold you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and wool, every folk art sold was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a folk art sold, we have 1585 options in-stock, while there are 30 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a folk art sold — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A folk art sold is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art, mid-century modern and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Navajo Indian Art, Victor Anicet and Interi each produced at least one beautiful folk art sold that is worth considering.

How Much is a Folk Art Sold?

The average selling price for a folk art sold at 1stDibs is $1,450, while they’re typically $0 on the low end and $929,103 for the highest priced.
Questions About Folk Art Sold
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Yes, 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Mexican 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 ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Jamini 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.