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Folk Art Wall Decorations

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
Antique Birdseye Maple Picture Frame. English, 19th Century
Antique Birdseye Maple Picture Frame. English, 19th Century

Antique Birdseye Maple Picture Frame. English, 19th Century

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Wonderful birdseye maple frame With gilt slip. Original patina. A delightful colour The measurement given below is the outside of the frame Internally it measures 7.25 x 7.75 inc...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Birdseye Maple

Original Antique Print of a Racehorse, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of a Racehorse, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of a Racehorse, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of a racehorse. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after George Stubbs with original hand color. ...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Framed Antique Ottoman Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.
Framed Antique Ottoman Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.

Framed Antique Ottoman Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.

By Seref Ozen

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. E 20th Century. Uzbekistan Ready to go on a wall....

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Early 20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

French, 19th Century Folk Art Iron Shoemakers Shop Trade Sign Circa 1800-1850
French, 19th Century Folk Art Iron Shoemakers Shop Trade Sign Circa 1800-1850

French, 19th Century Folk Art Iron Shoemakers Shop Trade Sign Circa 1800-1850

Located in Buisson, FR

One of a kind folk art riveted sheet iron shoemakers shop sign. Amazing item that was once the trade sign of a boot/ shoe maker or shoe shop in the early 19th century. Great piece in...

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19th Century French Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Iron

Original Antique Print of a Bat, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of a Bat, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of a Bat, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of a bat. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. Published...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Indigo Boro, extra thick textile, wabi sabi wall decor
Antique Japanese Indigo Boro, extra thick textile, wabi sabi wall decor

Antique Japanese Indigo Boro, extra thick textile, wabi sabi wall decor

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Antique indigo Boro textile, probably used as rug estimate from the size & condition. in Japanese culture, everyone take off their shoes at the entrance, and sit down directly on th...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Cotton

Original Antique Print of Fish, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of Fish, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of Fish, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of fish. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published ...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Antique Print of An English Sporting Dog, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of An English Sporting Dog, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of An English Sporting Dog, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of a sporting dog, a bloodhound. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Professionally Framed Kaitag Embroidery Fragment, Daghestan, Late 19th Century.
Professionally Framed Kaitag Embroidery Fragment, Daghestan, Late 19th Century.

Professionally Framed Kaitag Embroidery Fragment, Daghestan, Late 19th Century.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Late 19th C. Kaitag, Daghestan. Ready to go on a w...

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Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Professionally Framed Antique Suzani Fragment , Tajikstan, Central Asia
Professionally Framed Antique Suzani Fragment , Tajikstan, Central Asia

Professionally Framed Antique Suzani Fragment , Tajikstan, Central Asia

Located in Istanbul, TR

The suzani fragment on the frame is from a 19th C. Suzani. It is hand backed on linen and streched over a strecher and finish with a wooden frame. Ready to go on any wall. The item ...

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Late 19th Century Tajikistani Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Zabihi Collection Blue Chinese Batou Floral Vase Rug
Zabihi Collection Blue Chinese Batou Floral Vase Rug

Zabihi Collection Blue Chinese Batou Floral Vase Rug

Located in New York, NY

An early 20th-century Chinese Batou Small Rug in light blue Details rug no. j4553 size 2' x 4' 2" (61 x 127 cm) rug type Chinese

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Wool

Professionally Framed Ottoman Embroidery Fragment, Turkey, Late 19th Century.
Professionally Framed Ottoman Embroidery Fragment, Turkey, Late 19th Century.

Professionally Framed Ottoman Embroidery Fragment, Turkey, Late 19th Century.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Late 19th C. Ottoman Turkey Ready to go on a wall....

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Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Original Antique Animal Prints, Deer and Seals, 1847
Original Antique Animal Prints, Deer and Seals, 1847

Original Antique Animal Prints, Deer and Seals, 1847

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great images of deer and seals Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956
Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956

Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956

Located in Grythyttan, SE

A captivating pomegranate tapestry featuring twisted chain stitch embroidery by Edna Nihlén, crafted in Sweden in 1956. This piece showcases four segments, each displaying either fou...

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1950s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Wool

19th Century English Folk Art Painting of a Hunting Fox with Ducks
19th Century English Folk Art Painting of a Hunting Fox with Ducks

19th Century English Folk Art Painting of a Hunting Fox with Ducks

Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL

Impressive antique painting from England, signed by Matthews. The work depicts an atmospheric hunting scene with a fox and ducks. The canvas exhibits beautiful, distinctive signs of ...

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Late 19th Century British Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Paint

42x50 Vintage Signed Original Abstract Mid Century Modern Folk Art Painting 1974
42x50 Vintage Signed Original Abstract Mid Century Modern Folk Art Painting 1974

42x50 Vintage Signed Original Abstract Mid Century Modern Folk Art Painting 1974

Located in Troy, MI

Massive abstract folk art painting signed by the artist and dated 1974 A colorful statement piece in greens and reds with yellow center eye detail Presumably originated in the Santa...

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1970s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paint

Original Antique Print of Fish, 1847 Unframed
Original Antique Print of Fish, 1847 Unframed

Original Antique Print of Fish, 1847 Unframed

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of fish. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published,...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 4 Large Original Antique Prints of Cats, Circa 1835
Set of 4 Large Original Antique Prints of Cats, Circa 1835

Set of 4 Large Original Antique Prints of Cats, Circa 1835

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great images of cats Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown, Gilpin and Edwards with original ha...

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1830s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Antique Print of Cats, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of Cats, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of Cats, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of cats. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. Published,...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 3 Original Antique Prints of Shells, 1847
Set of 3 Original Antique Prints of Shells, 1847

Set of 3 Original Antique Prints of Shells, 1847

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great images of shells Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Set of 6 Large Original Antique Prints of Birds of Prey, C.1835
Set of 6 Large Original Antique Prints of Birds of Prey, C.1835

Set of 6 Large Original Antique Prints of Birds of Prey, C.1835

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great set of birds of prey Lithographs after the drawings by Turvey, A. Wilson and Cpt. Brown. Original color. Unframed The measurement given below is for one print.

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1830s Scottish Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Japanese Indigo dyed cotton textile large Furoshiki wabi sabi wall decor
Antique Japanese Indigo dyed cotton textile large Furoshiki wabi sabi wall decor

Antique Japanese Indigo dyed cotton textile large Furoshiki wabi sabi wall decor

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Antique Japanese large cotton textile called "Furoshiki", made of indigo-dyed, hand-woven textile. the product of 1870s to 1900s (Meiji to Taisho era). Furoshiki textiles are basica...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Cotton

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Black Leopard Framed Vintage Poster
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Black Leopard Framed Vintage Poster

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Black Leopard Framed Vintage Poster

Located in Savannah, GA

This large and very colorful vintage Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Baily Circus ink on paper poster features a charging black leopard with a ferocious grimace. Printed by the Erie Li...

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs

Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells with Heart and Star Designs

Located in Downingtown, PA

A Sailor's Keepsake: The Art of the Barbados Shell Valentine "Double the Affection": An Antique Spanish Cedar Sailor's Valentine This beautiful, octagonal, hinged box is a superb ex...

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1880s Bajan Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Shell

Set of Five Antique Swedish Copper Cake Mold Forms
Set of Five Antique Swedish Copper Cake Mold Forms

Set of Five Antique Swedish Copper Cake Mold Forms

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Collection of five Scandinavian early 19th Century copper cakes baking mold pan featuring an intricate tiered design. Historically, Scandinavia had an important cake baking tradition...

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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Copper

Fraamed Antique Silk Ikat Fragment, Uzbekistan, 1900s
Fraamed Antique Silk Ikat Fragment, Uzbekistan, 1900s

Fraamed Antique Silk Ikat Fragment, Uzbekistan, 1900s

By Seref Ozen

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. E 20th Century. Uzbekistan Ready to go on a wall....

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Early 20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Set of 16 Large Original Antique Exotic Bird Prints, 1830s
Set of 16 Large Original Antique Exotic Bird Prints, 1830s

Set of 16 Large Original Antique Exotic Bird Prints, 1830s

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great set of bird prints Lithographs after the drawings by Cpt. brown. Original hand color. Unframed The measurement given below is for one print.

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1830s Scottish Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Antique Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin, 1936
Antique Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin, 1936

Antique Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin, 1936

Located in Toronto, CA

Beautiful Mexican retablo or ex voto, painted in 1936, describing a mother giving thanks to the Virgin for the safety of her two boys. The crowned Virgin of Guadeloupe floats surroun...

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1930s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Tin

Framed Antique Moroccan Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.
Framed Antique Moroccan Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.

Framed Antique Moroccan Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Late 19th Century. Morocco Ready to go on a wall....

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Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Original Antique Prints of Fish, 1847
Original Antique Prints of Fish, 1847

Original Antique Prints of Fish, 1847

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great images of fish Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Mounted Half-Hull Wooden Boat Builder's Model of a Sloop
Mounted Half-Hull Wooden Boat Builder's Model of a Sloop

Mounted Half-Hull Wooden Boat Builder's Model of a Sloop

Located in San Francisco, CA

a large and handsome hand-crafted antique American half-hull wooden boat builder's model of a sloop with fin keel and spade rudder all constructed of laminated mahogany in a warm hon...

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1920s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Mahogany

Professionally Framed Indian Kashmir Shawl Fragment, India, 19th Century.
Professionally Framed Indian Kashmir Shawl Fragment, India, 19th Century.

Professionally Framed Indian Kashmir Shawl Fragment, India, 19th Century.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. 19th C. India Ready to go on a wall. Framed Item ...

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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Wool

Mexican Wrestler Painting
Mexican Wrestler Painting

Mexican Wrestler Painting

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Circa 1970, we offer this rare Mexican Wrestler Acrilic Painting.

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1970s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paint

Silk Embroidery Needlework Mounted Picture Panel 19thC
Silk Embroidery Needlework Mounted Picture Panel 19thC

Silk Embroidery Needlework Mounted Picture Panel 19thC

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Silk Embroidery Needlework Mounted Picture Panel A continental needlework of figures in a romantic setting amongst a rural background in an ebonised and gilt frame mounted with red...

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19th Century French Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk, Velvet

Professionally Framed Antique East European Embroidery, 19th C.
Professionally Framed Antique East European Embroidery, 19th C.

Professionally Framed Antique East European Embroidery, 19th C.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Late 19th C. Bulgaria. Ready to go on a wall. Fra...

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Late 19th Century Bulgarian Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Vintage Swedish Woven Tapestry: Scandinavian Folk Art Wall Hanging
Vintage Swedish Woven Tapestry: Scandinavian Folk Art Wall Hanging

Vintage Swedish Woven Tapestry: Scandinavian Folk Art Wall Hanging

Located in Skarpnäck, SE

Vintage SwedishVintage Swedish Handwoven Wall Hanging “Gubbatäcke” / “Rosengång” — Traditional Folk Art Textile A beautiful vintage Swedish handwoven wall hanging, known as a Gubbat...

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1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton, Linen

American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's
American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's

American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's

Located in Kenilworth, IL

American sampler of silk floss on linen with a modest zig-zag border framing an uppercase letter alphabet, followed by a cursive alphabet, a lower case alphabet, and the numerals one...

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Early 18th Century American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Linen, Silk

Set of 9 Original Antique Prints of Waterbirds After Francis Lydon, C.1880
Set of 9 Original Antique Prints of Waterbirds After Francis Lydon, C.1880

Set of 9 Original Antique Prints of Waterbirds After Francis Lydon, C.1880

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Wonderful set of 9 antique prints of waterbirds Lithographs after the original drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon Original colour Published by John C. Nimmo, Circa 1880. Unframe...

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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Framed Antique Ottoman Embroidery Fragment 19th century.
Framed Antique Ottoman Embroidery Fragment 19th century.

Framed Antique Ottoman Embroidery Fragment 19th century.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Late 19th C. Turkey Ready to go on a wall. Framed...

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19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Antique Japanese Indigo dyed hemp tapestry, Noren curtain w/ lucky symbols
Antique Japanese Indigo dyed hemp tapestry, Noren curtain w/ lucky symbols

Antique Japanese Indigo dyed hemp tapestry, Noren curtain w/ lucky symbols

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Antique Japanese doorway curtain called Noren, made of indigo-dyed, hand-woven hemp textile. the product of 1870s to 1900s (Meiji to Taisho era). Dyed with the technique called "Some...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Linen, Hemp

Original Antique Prints of Sporting Dogs, 1847
Original Antique Prints of Sporting Dogs, 1847

Original Antique Prints of Sporting Dogs, 1847

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great images of sporting dogs Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Antique Print of Lions and Tigers, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of Lions and Tigers, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of Lions and Tigers, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of lions. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Pub...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Professionally Framed Greek Embroidered Chemise Hem Fragment, 19th C.
Professionally Framed Greek Embroidered Chemise Hem Fragment, 19th C.

Professionally Framed Greek Embroidered Chemise Hem Fragment, 19th C.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Late 19th C. Greece. Ready to go on a wall. Frame...

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19th Century Greek Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Botanical Persian Pictorial Rug
Botanical Persian Pictorial Rug

Botanical Persian Pictorial Rug

Located in New York, NY

An early 20th Century Persian Persian Bakhtiari Pictorial signed Prayer rug. Light enough to use as a wall piece as well Measures: 5'5'' x 8'2''.  

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Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Wool

Original Antique Print of Quail, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of Quail, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of Quail, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of quail. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. Published...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Original Antique Print of a Fruit Crow, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of a Fruit Crow, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of a Fruit Crow, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of a fruit crow Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. Pub...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Fantastic 19thc Folk Art Hand Carved & Original Painted Cabinet
Fantastic 19thc Folk Art Hand Carved & Original Painted Cabinet

Fantastic 19thc Folk Art Hand Carved & Original Painted Cabinet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

FanFantastic all original hand carved and painted 19thc hanging wall cupboard . This folky cupboard was found in the mid west in untouched condition. The cupboard has hand carved and...

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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Pine

Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840

Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840

By Ammi Phillips

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait painting, circa 1840 We are proud of our acquisition of this authentic masterpiece by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865). The finely rendered portrait depicts an attractive young girl in a delightful lifelike quality. The pretty face is a refreshing change from the stern expressions of most of the paintings showing mature female or male sitters. Phillips palette is dark with a strikingly dramatic use of light to her face. The painting, on its original stretchers, is in untouched condition. The frame is period. This painting is unsigned, as are most of his works, but bares the unmistakable characteristics of a Phillips painting. Portrait of a young girl holding a book and wearing a golden whistle. From the New England estate of the renowned Folk Art Collector and scholar, John Bauer...

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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Original Antique Print of Swans, 1847, 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of Swans, 1847, 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of Swans, 1847, 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of swans. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color. Published...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Early 19th Century Cutwork Valentine
Early 19th Century Cutwork Valentine

Early 19th Century Cutwork Valentine

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Watercolor and ink on laid cut paper featuring a solider and his love. With cut out lettering at the top reading "Valentine The (23 or 25) of December 1816" and at the bottom "When T...

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1810s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paint, Paper

Original Antique Print of a Brown Bear, 1847 'Unframed'
Original Antique Print of a Brown Bear, 1847 'Unframed'

Original Antique Print of a Brown Bear, 1847 'Unframed'

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of a brown bear. Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Captain Brown with original hand color. ...

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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Humpback Whale on Blue
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Humpback Whale on Blue

Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Humpback Whale on Blue

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a black humpback whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black humpback whale with an open mouth and beady ...

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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Masonite, Paint

Set of 6 Large Scale Original Antique Prints of Bats, circa 1900
Set of 6 Large Scale Original Antique Prints of Bats, circa 1900

Set of 6 Large Scale Original Antique Prints of Bats, circa 1900

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Amazing images of bats. Copperplate photogravure engravings by Walter L. Colls. Good quality wove paper Published C.1900 Free shipping.

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Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Framed Antique Palestinian Embroidery Fragment , Early 20th Century.
Framed Antique Palestinian Embroidery Fragment , Early 20th Century.

Framed Antique Palestinian Embroidery Fragment , Early 20th Century.

Located in Istanbul, TR

First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame. Early 20thC.Palestine Ready to go on a wall. Fram...

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Early 20th Century Palestinian Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Silk

Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905
Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905

Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Lovely image by Beatrix Potter Rescued from an early edition of " The Tale of Two Bad Mice " Possibly a 1st edition from 1904 The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...

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Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Camels, circa 1835
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Camels, circa 1835

Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Camels, circa 1835

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great image of camels Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames. Lithograph after Cpt. Brown and Marechal with original hand colo...

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1830s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations

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Paper

Very Large Meticulous and Magical Carousel Painting and Collage
Very Large Meticulous and Magical Carousel Painting and Collage

Very Large Meticulous and Magical Carousel Painting and Collage

By Fay Sciarra

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Large and enchanting, a whimsical mixed-media fantasy with acrylic, vintage crepe paper and antique Valentines. Inspired by a carousel in Ile de Re, France. One of a kind gilded wood...

Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

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