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Fretwork Folk Art

Antique Mahogany Inlaid Fretwork Mirror with Ho Ho Bird
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Antique Fretwork Mirror Antique Mahogany Inlaid Carved Fretwork Mirror with Gilt Ho Ho Bird
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Antique 18th Century Rococo Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

10'' Tambor San Bartolo Alebrije Sculpture Mexican Folk Art
By Pedro Joaquin Beltran Aban
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Mayan culture, crafted, molded, sgraffito fretwork, representing the mural of San Bartolo. -Dimensions
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2010s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Antique Large Folk Art Handcrafted Wooden Fretwork Crucifix or Cross and Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This extremely detailed and ornately handcrafted wooden Folk Art Crucifix is unsigned, but presumed
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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Religious Items

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Softwood

Wood Fretwork House Altar with Accessories Black Forest Folk Art 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century fretwork hand crafted House Altar
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Pewter

19th Century German Crested Tramp Art Mirror with Fretwork Detailing
Located in Hastings, GB
Tramp / Folk Art, Dating to circa 1870. it is extremely rare to find a mirror of such scale and
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Antique 1870s German Folk Art Wall Mirrors

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Boxwood

English Pine and Birch Folk Art Shelf
Located in Wilson, NC
English pine and birch Folk Art shelf is a one of a kind cabinet. There are leaf and vine carvings
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Antique 1880s English Cabinets

Materials

Pine

English Pine and Birch Folk Art Shelf
English Pine and Birch Folk Art Shelf
H 45.5 in W 37.25 in D 12 in
19th Century SE Asian Highly Carved Wooden and Gilded Floor/Wall Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
'dragons'. The back and side walls of the entire piece consist of hand-carved fretwork to allow back light
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Antique Mid-19th Century Cambodian Folk Art Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Large Decorative Brass Zanzibar Trunk with Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
drawers at the bottom decorated with brass studs and fretwork and the brass hasp can be secured by adding
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Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
decorated with brass studs and fretwork Dowry chests like this were often used in the export of spices
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Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
H 23 in W 37 in D 16 in
Early 20th Century Handmade East Turkestan Saph Khotan Runner
Located in New York, NY
, upright flowers, round medallions, and yellow or red grounds. Chinese motives include triangular fretwork
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Early 20th Century East Turkestani Folk Art Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Black Clay Six-Eyed Minotaur Vessel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage Black Clay Minotaur Vessel. Mexico, circa 1980. Hand-built, wood-fired and signed.
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Vintage 1980s Mexican Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Mexican Ceramic Corn Skull Sculpture Hand Crafted Folk Art, Edition 1/30
By Omar Hernández
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
“My purpose in making this skull is to represent the different types of native maize that since remote times have brought food security to our ancestors, giving them the time to deve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

19th Century Religious Hand-Painted Altar Triptych Icon Ecclesiastical Art
Located in Forney, TX
A beautiful 19th century hand carved and painted partial git live edge wooden triptych retable church altarpiece, depicting "The Bible Parable of the Prodigal Son". The European anti...
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Iron

Mexican Day of the Dead Ceramic Skull Hand-made Folk Art Sculpture, Edition 1/30
By Omar Hernández
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
You can almost smell the spicy aroma of the chilies in this skull. Mexican artist, Omar Hernández creates a vivid representation of the ingredient that forever changed the flavor of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Italian Relief Bronze Plaque of Jesus Christ
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Well crafted with a beautiful patina, 1890's bronze relief plaque of Jesus from Italy measuring 10" x 7.5" x .75".
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Gothic Free Standing Repousse Brass Church Crucifix
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful and intricate crucifix was created in France circa 1880. Coming from a small catholic chapel in France and built of brass, the cross stands on three small curved acant...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Vintage 1960s Mexican Folk Art Pottery Donkey Sculpture
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly charming and stylish pottery-clay donkey sculpture from Mexico. This unique piece is its own one of a kind that shows craftmanship and style. The sculpture presents the ...
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Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy Display Case
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy display case A beautiful collection of butterflies presented in a custom-made glazed display case with a rear hanging hook. All fourteen specimens ha...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Taxidermy

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy Display Case
Butterfly Entomology Taxidermy Display Case
H 12.6 in W 18.71 in D 0.99 in
Hungarian Red Ware Folk Art Rooster - Lidded Jug/Teapot by Imre Szűcs
Located in Morristown, NJ
A Hungarian Folk Art Red Ware Rooster Lidded Jug/Teapot by Imre Szűcs. A black/brown based rooster decorated with white dots and green, yellow and red painted elements. The spout is...
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Late 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

1927, Entomology Collection of Fourteen Morpho Didius Butterfly Specimens
Located in Downham Market, GB
A beautiful collection of Morpho Didius butterflies specimens. A wonderful entomology collection of fourteen vivid blue Morpho butterflies in their original glazed wooden display ca...
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Vintage 1920s British Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
For sale a very rare early 19th century infants coffin carrier, this would of been housed on a horse and cart hearse. The casket has a decorative wrought iron edging two thirds of th...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Carved Wood Crucifix
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century carved wood crucifix was sculpted from olive wood then set upon an ebonized cross with base inset with faux tortoiseshell, circa 1880s Measures: 30 H x 8.5 W x 6 D.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

19th Century Carved Wood Crucifix
19th Century Carved Wood Crucifix
H 30 in W 8.5 in D 6 in
Black Clay Mezcal Jug From Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Circa 1950´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Black clay ceramic mezcal jug from Coyotepec, Oaxaca, circa 1950´s. Rare mezcal jug used for ceremonial or festive reunions. Decorative, leaf markings can be seen around the neck are...
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Country Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

50 Million Year Old Eocene Fossil Fish Diptych (Vertical or Horizontal), Wyoming
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This exquisite fossil diptych features one Diplomystus dentatus and four Cockerellites liops (formerly known as Priscacara). These fish are all Eocene era fossils dating back about 5...
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2010s American Decorative Art

Materials

Limestone

ITALIAN PROCESSIONAL CROSS 17th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
ITALIAN PROCESSIONAL CROSS 17th Century in cut brass and bronze. Mounted on a wooden back base. Usage signs. Dec. Height: (total) 50 cm; (Christ) 13 cm good conditions
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Antique 17th Century Italian Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Folk Art Inlaid Wooden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
the top and fretwork between the legs.
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Vintage 1920s American Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Inlaid Wooden Table
Folk Art Inlaid Wooden Table
H 32 in W 38 in D 20.25 in
Antique Fretwork Folk Art Eterger/Secretary or Étagère with Dressing Table
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and unique piece of Fretwork Folk Art from the Adirondack region with elaborate cut-out form
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Antique 1870s American Adirondack Primitives

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Eiffel Tower Ferris Wheel
Located in Peekskill, NY
with an original patina. This is a nicely detailed and imaginative piece of Folk Art.
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20th Century French Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Folk Art Eiffel Tower Ferris Wheel
Folk Art Eiffel Tower Ferris Wheel
H 24 in W 16 in D 12 in
Tramp Art Wooden Still Bank Box, Dated 1915
Located in Incline Village, NV
very unusual to find a still bank in the form of a Tramp Art decorated wooden box. As with most Folk
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Vintage 1910s American Toys

Materials

Wood

Moroccan Hand-Painted Side Table with Moorish Designs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
table hand-painted on dark burgundy background, floral and geometric designs and moucharabieh fretwork
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

'Damon' Candlestick
Located in London, GB
motif to a body of open pierced fretwork, which consists of thuluth calligraphy against a ground of
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Central Asian Antiquities

Materials

Copper

'Damon' Candlestick
'Damon' Candlestick
H 9.45 in W 19.69 in D 11.82 in
French Folk Art Folly - Eiffel Tower Ferris Wheel
Located in Peekskill, NY
with an original patina. This is a nicely detailed and imaginative piece of Folk Art. For questions or
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1950s Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Framed Korean Painting
Located in Austin, TX
A vibrant early 20th century Korean Joseon Dynasty minhwa (folk art) painting framed in a 1950s
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Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Decorative Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Carved wood chandelier
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian or Russian Folk Art fretwork and carved snake chandelier, Circa 1890s.
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Antique 19th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Carved wood chandelier
Carved wood chandelier
H 36 in Dm 29 in
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Hand Painted Hexagonal Wooden Pedestal Table
Located in Marbella, ES
, grills and arches on the base. African folk Art handcrafted by skilled artisans in Marrakesh. Nice
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Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tables

Materials

Wood

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Hand Painted Hexagonal Wooden Pedestal Table
Located in Marbella, ES
fretwork and arches on the base. African folk Art handcrafted by skilled artisans in Marrakesh. Nice
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Eiffel Tower Ferris Wheel
Located in Peekskill, NY
with an original patina. This is a nicely detailed and imaginative piece of Folk Art.
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Eiffel Tower Ferris Wheel
Folk Art Eiffel Tower Ferris Wheel
H 24 in W 16 in D 12 in
“Orr’s Inland, Casco Bay Maine”
Located in Southampton, NY
original carved solid walnut fretwork frame with gold leaf fillet. Frame is in fine condition. Overall
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1920s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Painted Pine Storage Bench or Settle
Located in Baltimore, MD
green ground on red stain. Two flat panels with recently executed folk art floral decoration flank a
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Benches

Materials

Pine

19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
decorated with brass studs and fretwork Dowry chests like this were often used in the export of spices
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Antique Early 19th Century Folk Art Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
19th Century Zanzibar Trunk
H 23 in W 37 in D 16 in
French 19th Century Birdcage
Located in New York, NY
This charming 19th century French, folk-art birdcage is a fanciful version of an actual house. Cut
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Antique 1850s French Folk Art Bird Cages

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Birdcage
French 19th Century Birdcage
H 20.5 in W 17 in D 11.5 in
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Hand Painted 8-Point Star Wooden Pedestal Table
Located in Marbella, ES
the base. African folk Art handcrafted by skilled artisans in Marrakesh. Nice Moorish Bohemian
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Side Tables

Materials

Wood

French Folk Art Bird Box, 19th Century, Naïve and Primitive with Original Patina
Located in Totnes, GB
A characterful 19th century stained beech folk art bird box. The top having a shaped pierced fret
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pine

19th century Tramp Art Paddle wheel Diorama
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
folk art. How we judge this sort of art is by the accuracy of the sawing. This one is about as good as
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

19th century Tramp Art Paddle wheel Diorama
19th century Tramp Art Paddle wheel Diorama
H 13.75 in W 26.5 in D 8.5 in
Wood Movie Marquee, circa 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Co. Inc Buffalo NY, Patented March, 1918 and June, 1925,' showing gold gilt fretwork and decoration
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Vintage 1920s Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Metal

Wood Movie Marquee, circa 1920
Wood Movie Marquee, circa 1920
H 49 in W 32 in D 9.25 in
American Hanging Cabinet with Two Birds dated 1916
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Whimsical wall cabinet with two kissing birds at the top and much fretwork detail and some paint
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Carved Coconut Bank
Located in Mexico City, DF
Beautiful and skilled open fretwork with shell and bone inlay adorn this coconut from the early
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures

Carved Coconut Bank
Carved Coconut Bank
W 4.25 in D 5.5 in
Vintage Mexican Coconut Bank - Feliz Ano 1932
Located in San Francisco, CA
sgraffito (shallow scratched etchings), heavy relief, reticulation (open faced fretwork) and inlay (usually
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Folk Art Sculptures

A Superb Late 19th Century Mexican Reticulated Coconut Bank
Located in San Francisco, CA
fretwork) and inlay (usually in silver, concha nácar, and glass). Designs usually include foliate motifs
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities

A wonderful grain painted tall case clock by Frederic Wingate
By Frederick Wingate
Located in Sharon, MA
paint, elevate this clock to a the status of folk art. The pine case has fuax mahogany graining and an
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Antique 19th Century American Clocks

A Tiger maple tall clock
Located in Sharon, MA
wonderful folk art dial has a Quaker motif and is dramatically painted with black and red spandrel and an
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Clocks

A Tiger maple tall clock
A Tiger maple tall clock
H 90.5 in W 20.25 in D 10 in
Antique Dutch Folk Art Wood Fretwork Cut-Out Birdcage Folly
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very unique Folk Art bird cage completely made of fretwork cut wood. Fretwork cutting was a
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Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Bird Cages

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Fretwork Folk Art For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of fretwork folk art for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. There are many kinds of the item from our selection of fretwork folk art you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of fretwork folk art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in folk art and Rococo styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one object in our assortment of fretwork folk art that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pedro Joaquin Beltran Aban produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Fretwork Folk Art?

Prices for a piece of fretwork folk art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $572 and can go as high as $6,875, while the average can fetch as much as $2,411.
Questions About Fretwork Folk Art
  • 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.