Garden Follies
Garden sculpture, contemporary. Nordic Sphinx, The Rhubarb Sphinx
By Dana Nicholson
Located in New York, NY
garden folly with humor and style. She is an unusual yet beautifully executed cliché, perhaps
nothing
Category
2010s American Egyptian Statues
Materials
Cast Stone
19th Century Fine Quality Pair of Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
scene in the garden, reverse with a garden folly, gilt bronze handles, over a collared waist and round
Category
Antique 19th Century French Vases
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century Painting Showing Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
, the figures sitting by a stream beside a garden folly, their pets with them. The two men serenade the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$8,500
H 40 in W 45 in D 3 in
French Vintage Tapestry Reproduction by Robert Four
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
scene with references to a garden folly of ancient ruins visible in the background. Done in verdant
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Cotton
Rare Pair French Retour D'egypt Terracotta Lions Sculptures Statues Los Angeles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
garden follies, funerary monuments in the Egyptian style had appeared in scattered European settings from
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Statues
Materials
Terracotta
$140,000 / set
H 24 in W 44.5 in D 21.5 in
Pair of Monumental Chinoiserie Style Painted Iron Pagoda-Form Birdcages
By Tony Duquette
Located in Atlanta, GA
dramatic treillage-inspired garden follies. The form and construction reflect a fusion of Hollywood Regency
Category
Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Bird Cages
Materials
Wrought Iron
$9,250 / set
H 80 in W 36 in D 36 in
Mid Century Modern Surrealist Hawaiian Visionary Art - The Dream & the Dreamers
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
1940-45. Unique painting with dream-like quality with three blonde figures looking at a garden folly
Category
1940s Futurist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Monceau Park Garden - Oil on Canvas 1920´s
Located in Stockholm, SE
conceived as a “fantasy garden” with architectural follies designed by Louis Carrogis Carmontelle. Among
Category
1920s Land Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The garden of our love - Contemporary Architecture Pool House Oil Painting
Located in DE
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Folly and Muse was established in 2015 in London to find and collaborate with the most creative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,047
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Paris, The Parc Monceau Public Garden, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography, 1926
Located in Atlanta, GA
the follies, the garden featured servants dressed in oriental and other exotic costumes and unusual
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$240
H 4.57 in W 6.22 in D 0.01 in
Late 19th Century French Treen Inkwell with Pen Holder
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
chinoiserie scenes of gardens & bamboo follies. Brass trim with floral & leaf feet. Base newly baized in black
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Inkwells
Materials
Brass
Haute Bohemians Greece Book by Miguel Flores-Vianna
By Miguel Flores-Vianna
Located in New York, NY
tavernas, royal follies, breathtaking gardens and even a restored sailboat, Flores-Vianna transports his
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Books
Materials
Paper
Recent Sales
Cast Stone English Heron Garden Folly Ornament
Located in Hudson, NY
Lifelike English cast stone and iron heron garden ornament on steel base.
From a Surrey, England
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Statues
Materials
Cast Stone, Steel
Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
Located in Vancouver, BC
, the figures sitting by a stream beside a garden folly, their pets with them. The two men serenade the
Category
1730s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of Carved Limestone Recumbent Lions
Located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
garden feature or folly), are larger in size than the pair we have here, and one can see that the actual
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Statues
Materials
Stone
Garden Folly Resin Chair, France, Circa 20th Century
Located in Culver City, CA
Garden Folly Resin Chair
France Circa 20th century
Measures 30.5” W x 23.5” D x 46” H x 18” seat
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Resin
Vintage Faux Bois Garden Folly or Doghouse
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French faux bois tree stump. Made of concrete to look like wood. This one has a large opening to accommodate a small dog seeking shade. The top is flat so a plant could rest ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Gothic Stone Window
Located in New York, NY
Rare stone window of Gothic Design. Makes a wonderful garden folly.
Can also be built into a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Architectural Elements
Monumental Limestone Cathedral Spires
Located in Baltimore, MD
. This is a unique opportunity to own a grand garden folly in the English tradition.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Gothic Architectural Elements
Materials
Limestone
Wonderful detailed wooden achitectural folly ca 1920
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful architectural or architect's folly made of wood and painted. The top was missing when
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
Victory Garden by the Folly Cove Designers, circa 1944
Located in Essex, MA
A VINTAGE FOLLY COVE DESIGNERS HAND BLOCK PRINTED TEXTILE, IN THE "VICTORY GARDEN" PATTERN, PRINTED
Category
Vintage 1940s American Prints
Fine English Vintage Lutyens Bench Made in Teak
By Edwin Lutyens
Located in Hudson, NY
, public buildings, gardens and follies as well as site specific furniture and garden accessories for his
Category
Vintage 1950s British Neoclassical Revival Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Teak
Le Désert de Retz: Le Jardin Pittoresque de Monsieur de Monville; A Late Eightee
By Georges-Louis Le Rouge
Located in New York, NY
Eighteenth-Century French Folly Garden. By Diana Ketcham. Preface by Olivier Choppin de Janvry. Text in
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1990s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
Shipping off Mount Edgecumbe by Samuel Scott and George Lambert
Located in London, GB
gardens, temples, follies and woodlands around their imposing Tudor house.
The artist's thorough
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Knights of Armor Architectural Found Object
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unique antique architectural piece, probably from a weather vane or finial from a garden folly
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage French Iron Garden Trellises or Topiaries, a Pair
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely garden folly! A great vintage find. Made of iron, this pair of vintage French garden
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
19th Century James Pulham Terracotta Quatrefoil Fountain Basin
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
for their construction of rock gardens, follies, and grottoes. However, they also manufactured a wide
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Architectural Elements
Materials
Terracotta
"From Folly to Follies", Discovering the World of Gardens, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
From Folly to Follies: Discovering the World of Gardens. New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. Stated
Category
20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
H 13.75 in W 9.25 in D 1.25 in
Original Frontispiece Depicting the Gardens of Méréville, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
lush trees and a classical-style structure in the background, possibly a garden folly or temple, which
Category
Antique Early 1800s Prints
Materials
Paper
Human Folly Large Scale Surrealist Painting with Garden of Eden Theme
By Linda Sutton
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist painting with various imagery that has to do with the garden of Eden. An apple hangs
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 86 in W 78 in D 2.25 in
Pair of Mid-Century French Charles X Marble Top and Elm Three-Drawer Nightstands
Located in Dallas, TX
architecture & garden follies, funerary monuments in the Egyptian style had appeared in scattered European
Category
Mid-20th Century French Charles X Night Stands
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 30.5 in W 24.5 in D 15 in
Massive Decorative Birdcage, USA, Post 2000
Located in New York, NY
as an outdoor or in an indoor/outdoor garden Folly or intimate dinging, tea or breakfast theatre
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Victorian Painted Wood Garden Folly
Located in New York, NY
Painted Wood Garden Folly, Victorian
Category
Early 20th Century English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood
Zinc Garden Folly
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
amazing in a garden room. Beautiful age patina.
Category
20th Century American Garden Ornaments
A Rare Collection of Pulhamite Rock c. 1870
Located in London, GB
Gardens, Follies, Grottoes and Fountains
We have 42 Rocks and they Vary in Size
from 20cms x 46cms x
Category
Antique 19th Century Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Painted Maquette of a Bridge
Located in Dallas, TX
Painted Maquette of a Bridge possibly copied from a garden folly found in Great Britain or Ireland
Category
20th Century English Architectural Models
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical Temple Model 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
# Y025 - Neoclassical model of a garden folly centering a domed round columned temple surrounded by
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Antique 19th Century English Palladian Decorative Objects
Folly Parts
Located in Hudson, NY
seven architectural pieces with flat horizontal louvers
four cut corner panels
one door
two shaped gable or transom pieces
four cut corner panels
one door
two shaped gable or transom pieces
Category
Early 20th Century Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Regency Painted Miniature Cabinet Circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
# V138 - Regency miniature cabinet all artistically painted with stylized garden follies, foliate
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Unusual Folk Art Bi-Plane Weathervane
Located in London, GB
, probably originally made for a garden folly or small outhouse workshop.
Category
English Weathervanes
TUSK I (Shell work)
By Blott Kerr-Wilson
Located in Shaftesbury, Dorset
published and normally associated with commissions she has fulfilled worldwide, creating garden follies
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Tusk I - Shellwork by Blott Kerr Wilson
By Blott Kerr-Wilson
Located in Blandford Forum, Dorset
published and normally associated with commissions she has fulfilled worldwide, creating garden follies
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Art
TUSK 1
By Blott Kerr-Wilson
Located in Shaftesbury, Dorset
and normally associated with commissions she has fulfilled worldwide; decorating garden follies
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Soldier Form Whirligig
Located in London, GB
portico or small scale garden folly, it has engaging small proportions. The figure retains much of its
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Very Large Pair of Pulham Gothic Garden Urns
By James Pulham and Son
Located in Shustoke, GB
early part of the 20th century, specialising in exterior, landscape and garden ornaments, follies and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Gothic Revival Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Very Large Pair of Pulham Gothic Garden Urns
By James Pulham and Son
Located in Shustoke, GB
early part of the 20th century, specializing in exterior, landscape and garden ornaments, follies and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Gothic Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of 19th Century James Pulham Terracotta Garden Urns on Plinths
By James Pulham and Son
Located in Shustoke, GB
1846, through to the early part of the 20th century, specializing in exterior, landscape and garden
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Urns
Materials
Terracotta
South Asia Stone Architectural Element, II
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Architectural Elements
Materials
Sandstone
South East Asian Stone Architectural Element
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Architectural Elements
Materials
Sandstone
South Asia Stone Architectural Element, III
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Architectural Elements
Materials
Sandstone
SE Asian Sandstone Column
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Architectural Elements
SE Asian Sandstone Columns
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Architectural Elements
SE Asian Sandstone Columns
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Architectural Elements
SE Asian Sandstone Column
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Architectural Elements
Materials
Sandstone
Carved Sandston Column SE Asia
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Pedestals and Columns
Carved and Painted Sandstone Columns
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Pedestals and Columns
SE Asian Sandstone Column
Located in San Francisco, CA
installed as a folly in the garden of one of her homes. We noticed these pieces turning up a short time
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Anglo Raj Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Sandstone
Antique Pair of Garden Terracotta Column Bases
By James Pulham and Son
Located in Sheffield, MA
picturesque rock gardens, grottoes, ferneries and follies and were based in Broxbourne, England. They produced
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Terracotta
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Portrait of Gentleman in Armour by Table & Helmut c.1685 Aristocratic Provenance
By Johann Kerseboom
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour beside a Table with Helmut c.1685
Follower or circle of Johann Kerseboom (d.1708)
This exquisite Grand Manner work, presented by Titan Fine Art, wa...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$11,877
H 59.85 in W 48.43 in D 3.15 in
20th Century, Carlo Bugatti Wooden and Copper Chair, 1900
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in Turin, Turin
Many of Carlo Bugatti's superior pieces have been commissioned by some of the Royal Houses of Europe, by some of the great estates of America and Europe, and by some of the most succ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Copper
Large Italian Giltwood Bed Canopy 'Corona'
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian giltwood bed canopy, or corona (also known in France as a ciel de lit), circa 1760-1780. Hand carved giltwood with painted detail decoration. Portion of reverse side is...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bed Coronas
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
"Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion" Herbert Haseltine, 1927 Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Haseltine
Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion, 1927
Signed left side: © HASELTINE / MCMXXVII
Bronze, dark brown patina, parcel gilding
10 1/2 inches high. x 11 1/2 inch...
Category
1920s Realist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$35,000
H 10.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
Carved Giltwood Corona or Baldachin
Located in Nashville, TN
An antique carved and gilded wood canopy of crown (corona) form . Nice old gold or gilt patina ,reflecting years of age probably in oil or coal heated boudoirs. Original purpose was...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Bed Coronas
Materials
Giltwood
Large Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Foo Dogs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Large Pair of Chinese Export Turquoise Foo Dogs
China, 20th century
This impressive pair of Chinese export porcelain foo dogs, made in the 20th century, highlights exquisite cra...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$736 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 12.75 in W 5 in D 2.5 in
Fine Edwardian Portrait of a Lady 1900's British Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
British School, early 1900's
Circle of Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) British.
Bust Portrait of a Lady,
Oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (61 x 50.8cm)
plus gilt swept f...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,677
H 28 in W 24 in D 1 in
Fine Edwardian British Society Portrait of an Elegant Lady Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Elegant Lady
by John Arthur Machray Hay (Scottish, 1887-1960)
signed and dated 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
c...
Category
1910s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Materials
Metal
Hunt Slonem "Francine" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Francine
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 10"
Framed Dimensions: 17" x 15"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Oil on Canvas Painting of ‘Venus & Cupid’ After Hans Zatzka
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a FANTASTIC and LARGE Oil on Canvas Painting of ‘Venus & Cupid’ After the original masterpiece by renowned artist, Hans Zatzka.
This is a mid to late 20th Century, circa ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very large Art Deco style full length portrait of an elegantly dressed beautiful young woman. The woman in this painting is Millie Stokes.
Oil on canvas in original silver gilt woo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$3,985
H 51 in W 45 in D 1.5 in
Set of Seven Neoclassical Architettura Lacquer Eggshell Boxes
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fascinating and rare set of seven boxes featuring a lacquered eggshell veneer attributed to French artist Thierry Voeltzel. Each box is designed with Greco-Roman neoclassical archite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Lacquer
Large Rosewood Console by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A refined and architecturally elegant rosewood console by celebrated Milanese architect and designer Paolo Buffa. Long and precisely proportioned, this piece features Buffa’s hallmar...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Italian Mid-19th Century Painted & Giltwood Bed Corona / Bed Crown, Large-Size
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian mid-19th century painted and giltwood bed corona (bed crown). This Italian bed corona has a nicely carved pattern wrapping around its front, reminiscent of a regal crown, ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Bed Coronas
Materials
Rope, Wood
$5,118
H 49 in W 46 in D 42.5 in
19th Century Antique Italian Carved Walnut Bench by Valentino Besarel Ca 1870
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Encinitas, CA
Magnificent walnut hand-carved bench attributed to master artist Valentino Besarel (b. July 29 1829, d. Dec 11 1902) of Venice, Italy.
Renaissance Revival.
High quality; soft, fi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Benches
Materials
Walnut
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 44 in W 42 in D 22 in
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Garden Follies For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of garden follies for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique garden follies was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, ceramic and brass. There are 5 antique and vintage garden follies for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Garden follies have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of garden follies to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Empire and louis xv garden follies are of considerable interest. Dana Nicholson produced beautiful garden follies that are worth considering.
How Much are Garden Follies?
Prices for garden follies start at $60 and top out at $201,766 with the average selling for $7,798.
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