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American Folk Art 'PAN FRIED TROUT' Hanging Sign
American Folk Art 'PAN FRIED TROUT' Hanging Sign

American Folk Art 'PAN FRIED TROUT' Hanging Sign

Located in Chicago, IL

Three words, three fish, and not a hint of subtlety. Hand-carved from wood and painted to resemble rainbow trout, the trio reclines inside an oversized wooden frying pan as if awaiti...

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Early 20Thv Donkey Oil Painting
Early 20Thv Donkey Oil Painting

Early 20Thv Donkey Oil Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This early 20thc oil painting of a donkey painting in an antique frame.The condition is very good and the oil painting is unsigned.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Canvas

20Thc Oil Painting of a Jack Russell Terrier
20Thc Oil Painting of a Jack Russell Terrier

20Thc Oil Painting of a Jack Russell Terrier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20Thc Long hair Jack Russel painting in antique oil painting in original frame.The condition is very good.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Ancient Greek Terracotta Head of a Woman, ex-Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ancient Greek Terracotta Head of a Woman, ex-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ancient Greek Terracotta Head of a Woman, ex-Metropolitan Museum of Art

Located in London, GB

A finely modelled terracotta head of a woman from the 4th century BC. She holds her head upright with a calm, dignified expression. A headdress frames her features and a veil drapes ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

19thc Mounted Blue & White Flying Geese Mounted Crib Quilt
19thc Mounted Blue & White Flying Geese Mounted Crib Quilt

19thc Mounted Blue & White Flying Geese Mounted Crib Quilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fine 19thc flying geese crib quilt is professionally hand sewn on white linen & mounted and wired to hand on your wall or gallery.This crib quilt was found in Pennsylvania and ...

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Natural Lapis Lazuli Tiger Statue Sculpture Paperweight
Natural Lapis Lazuli Tiger Statue Sculpture Paperweight

Natural Lapis Lazuli Tiger Statue Sculpture Paperweight

Located in Somis, CA

A striking hand-carved tiger sculpture in natural lapis lazuli, with intense coloration and natural marbling creating a dynamic interplay of royal blue, white, and muted earth tones....

Category

20th Century Italian Folk Art

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

19th Century Rustic Tramp Art Wall Mirror, Protruding Corners, Austria ca. 1880
19th Century Rustic Tramp Art Wall Mirror, Protruding Corners, Austria ca. 1880

19th Century Rustic Tramp Art Wall Mirror, Protruding Corners, Austria ca. 1880

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Amazing looking rustic Tramp Art wall mirror from the late 19th century in Austria around 1880. Elaborately hand carved out of basswood this over 140 year old Tramp Art mirror comes ...

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Rustic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Softwood

19thc Double Weave Blue & White Fringed Coverlet
19thc Double Weave Blue & White Fringed Coverlet

19thc Double Weave Blue & White Fringed Coverlet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Hand woven double weave coverlet in blue & white in pristine condition with long original fringe.The coverlet is totally reversible and lighter on one side and darker indigo o...

Category

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Black Forest Wood Carved Scotty Dog Figure Letter Holder German Antique 1900s
Black Forest Wood Carved Scotty Dog Figure Letter Holder German Antique 1900s

Black Forest Wood Carved Scotty Dog Figure Letter Holder German Antique 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A charming, hand-carved wooden figure of a lovable Black Forest dog from the early 20th century. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail from wood and metal, this classic piece t...

Category

Early 20th Century German Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early Chihuahua Oil Painting W/ Frame
Early Chihuahua Oil Painting W/ Frame

Early Chihuahua Oil Painting W/ Frame

$956Sale Price / item|20% Off

Early Chihuahua Oil Painting W/ Frame

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This folky & fun oil painting of a chihuahua on canvas in a old wood frame.The condition is very good.It is unsigned by the artist.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century, French Folk Art Copper Rooster, Weathervane
19th Century, French Folk Art Copper Rooster, Weathervane

19th Century, French Folk Art Copper Rooster, Weathervane

Located in Buisson, FR

Beautiful and rare antique folk art copper rooster with an wonderful vert de gris patine. A real unique find. France, circa 1800-1900. More photo's available on request Weathered and...

Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art
Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art

Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South American art

Located in London, GB

Pre-Columbian Nazca Polychrome Bowl South Coast Peru, Nazca Culture, c. 200–600 AD A fine hand-coiled pottery bowl decorated in classic Nazca polychrome pigments—cream, black, red,...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

A large convex mirror, frame in wood, bronze, stones. Italy, early 19th century.
A large convex mirror, frame in wood, bronze, stones. Italy, early 19th century.

A large convex mirror, frame in wood, bronze, stones. Italy, early 19th century.

Located in Milan, IT

A large, round, convex wall mirror, typically used in a cabinet of curiosities, with a turned and ebonized softwood frame. Along the edges of the frame are eight oval-shaped semiprec...

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Naive Folk Art Girl with Cats, Enamel on Copper Solid Wood Frame
Naive Folk Art Girl with Cats, Enamel on Copper Solid Wood Frame

Naive Folk Art Girl with Cats, Enamel on Copper Solid Wood Frame

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The original Hungarian Naive Art plaque depicts a girl or a young woman with 5 cats; the girl is standing in arched doorway, wearing long, ornamental, highly detailed clothes, with c...

Category

20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Spanish Colonial South American Painting Virgin folk art 18th C
Spanish Colonial South American Painting Virgin folk art 18th C

Spanish Colonial South American Painting Virgin folk art 18th C

Located in London, GB

A Spanish colonial South American folk art style painting of the Virgin and child South American Peru or Bolivia school 18th century or earlier Oil on canvas, framed size 40 x ...

Category

Mid-18th Century Peruvian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Paint

wooden Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle  Rolling Pin Antique German 1900s
wooden Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle  Rolling Pin Antique German 1900s

wooden Gingerbread Cookie Speculaas Springerle Rolling Pin Antique German 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

An exceptional early 20th century wooden rolling pin featuring beautifully hand-carved cookie Springerle molds along its surface. This charming folk art piece combines functionality ...

Category

Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ancient Egyptian Bronze Cat Head with Scarab Beetle Detail
Ancient Egyptian Bronze Cat Head with Scarab Beetle Detail

Ancient Egyptian Bronze Cat Head with Scarab Beetle Detail

Located in London, GB

A finely cast ancient Egyptian bronze cat head crowned with a scarab. The triangular face, elegantly modelled with tapering muzzle, incised whisker...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Black Forest Wood Carved Bear Catchall Figure Statue German Antique 1900s
Black Forest Wood Carved Bear Catchall Figure Statue German Antique 1900s

Black Forest Wood Carved Bear Catchall Figure Statue German Antique 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A charming, hand-carved wooden figure statue of a lovable Black Forest Bear from the early 20th century. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail from wood and with its original g...

Category

Early 20th Century German Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Blue & Great Tit Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird Black Forest Folk Art, Austria
Blue & Great Tit Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird Black Forest Folk Art, Austria

Blue & Great Tit Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird Black Forest Folk Art, Austria

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A beautiful large Austrian 20th-century carved wood two bird scene, mounted on its original stand and designed for hanging. Its a blue tit and a great tit on wooden branches. This ch...

Category

20th Century Austrian Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Dutch 19th Century Folk Art Architectural Mansion Pigeon / Birdcage
Dutch 19th Century Folk Art Architectural Mansion Pigeon / Birdcage

Dutch 19th Century Folk Art Architectural Mansion Pigeon / Birdcage

Located in Buisson, FR

Beautiful and unique Dutch Folk art Pigeon/birdcage in the form of a manor . This type of birdcages were made in the North of he Netherlands . They were miniature versions of the ori...

Category

19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1910
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1910

Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1910

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a good quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, cir...

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Antique Jack Russel Dog Oil Painting
Antique Jack Russel Dog Oil Painting

Antique Jack Russel Dog Oil Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This oil painting of a Jack Russel dog painting has a antique frame as well in very good condition.The painting is very well done !

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Ancient Greek Painted Pottery Fragment of a Man set in 20th century Gold Brooch
Ancient Greek Painted Pottery Fragment of a Man set in 20th century Gold Brooch

Ancient Greek Painted Pottery Fragment of a Man set in 20th century Gold Brooch

Located in London, GB

A charming fragment from a Greek vase attributed to a follower of one of the most prolific pottery painters of the 5th century BC, the Douris painter. It depicts a man, in profile, w...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

Materials

Gold

Native American Fine Plains beaded boot moccasins
Native American Fine Plains beaded boot moccasins

Native American Fine Plains beaded boot moccasins

Located in London, GB

Fine Pair of Plains Woman's Boot Moccasins North America 19th to early 20th century A beautifully crafted and well-preserved pair of Plains Native American woman's high-top moccas...

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

Early 20thc Wooden Salmon Sled
Early 20thc Wooden Salmon Sled

Early 20thc Wooden Salmon Sled

$956Sale Price|20% Off

Early 20thc Wooden Salmon Sled

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century original painted and decorated sled from New England. Stamped/Signed By the maker under the body. In Very good condition.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19Thc Red & Teal Applique Quilt
19Thc Red & Teal Applique Quilt

19Thc Red & Teal Applique Quilt

$1,188Sale Price / item|20% Off

19Thc Red & Teal Applique Quilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Red & teal leaf applique quilt from Pennsylvania in fine condition.This is from Lancaster County,Pa.

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

19thc Stoneware Two Gallon Decorated Crock
19thc Stoneware Two Gallon Decorated Crock

19thc Stoneware Two Gallon Decorated Crock

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Original decorated stoneware crock with handles in fine condition.This crock was found in Pennsylvania.Wonderful blue glaze decoration.

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

French 18th Century Forged Iron Folk Art Baroque Tavern Sign
French 18th Century Forged Iron Folk Art Baroque Tavern Sign

French 18th Century Forged Iron Folk Art Baroque Tavern Sign

Located in Buisson, FR

Important and beautiful 18th century Tavern sign depicting a rearing white horse with a crowned coat of arms on its back. Most likely from the Alsace, France due to the German influe...

Category

18th Century French Baroque Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

American Antique Burnt Wood Folk Art Pyrography Match Stick House, mid century
American Antique Burnt Wood Folk Art Pyrography Match Stick House, mid century

American Antique Burnt Wood Folk Art Pyrography Match Stick House, mid century

Located in South Burlington, VT

This is a wonderful likely one of a kind hand crafted and hand burned folk art "Match Stick" house or cottage that dates back to the 1940's. It is an imaginatively conceived hand ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Handpainted Folk Art Wedding Chest by Peter Hunt, Provincetown, D. 1948
Handpainted Folk Art Wedding Chest by Peter Hunt, Provincetown, D. 1948

Handpainted Folk Art Wedding Chest by Peter Hunt, Provincetown, D. 1948

By Peter Hunt

Located in Peabody, MA

A handpainted folk art wedding chest by the noted maker Peter Hunt of Provincetown, Massachusetts. Hunt was a charismatic figure who sold his colonial and Dutch revival decorated fou...

Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Folk Art Bridal Chest, circa 1950
Folk Art Bridal Chest, circa 1950

Folk Art Bridal Chest, circa 1950

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

This vintage pine chest from the mid-20th century is a real eye-catcher. It is richly decorated with hand-painted folkloric decorations, executed in a traditional color scheme of war...

Category

1950s Romanian Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Pine

18th Century Swedish Blue Painted Wooden Box with Ironwork
18th Century Swedish Blue Painted Wooden Box with Ironwork

18th Century Swedish Blue Painted Wooden Box with Ironwork

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A Swedish Baroque box with original ironwork, key and working lock dated (forged in iron) 1752. This pine wood box, bought in the region of "Dalsland" in Sweden, not far from from No...

Category

1750s Norwegian Baroque Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Log Cabin Variation Quilt
Log Cabin Variation Quilt

Log Cabin Variation Quilt

$1,160Sale Price|20% Off

Log Cabin Variation Quilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20thc Log cabin quilt with a wonderful faded/muted color pallet. The variation in color change and color choice in this log cabin is amazing, vibrant yet subtle colors that pop...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Bronze Painted Indian Bookends -Pair
Bronze Painted Indian Bookends -Pair

Bronze Painted Indian Bookends -Pair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Amazing bronze & painted Indian chief bookends.These heavy bronze bookends are in fine condition.

Category

Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Oil On Board Painting by Paul Henri Schouten - Belgium, c.1925
Antique Oil On Board Painting by Paul Henri Schouten - Belgium, c.1925

Antique Oil On Board Painting by Paul Henri Schouten - Belgium, c.1925

Located in London, GB

A large and detailed, early 20th century portrait painting of a cockerel. Belgium, c.1925 Painted and signed by Paul Henri Schouten, renowned for his finely observed oil studies of ...

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19Thc Original Painted Sailor Iron Bank
19Thc Original Painted Sailor Iron Bank

19Thc Original Painted Sailor Iron Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Original painted sailor coin bank.The condition is very good.

Category

1890s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone
1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone

1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone

By James Mont

Located in St- Leonard, Quebec

Asian aesthetics with Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles tall standing rotary phone made of thick and heavy brass in the style of James Mont . Working very well and clear soundi...

Category

1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Brass

19thc Collide-scope Star Quilt
19thc Collide-scope Star Quilt

19thc Collide-scope Star Quilt

$1,196Sale Price|20% Off

19thc Collide-scope Star Quilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19thc Collide-scope Star Burst with wonderful blue backing. Blue Liner give the edges a nice touch. The interior fabrics are 19thc Calico fabrics. thoughtfully pieced together. Great...

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

19Thc Decorated Stoneware Crock Cowden & Wilcox Pa.
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Crock Cowden & Wilcox Pa.

19Thc Decorated Stoneware Crock Cowden & Wilcox Pa.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fine decorated 19thc stone ware crock from Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.This folky tulip hand painted & decorated large three gallon crock is in fine condition.It ...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Small vintage ceramic dish designed by Sylvia Leuchovius in the 60s/70s
Small vintage ceramic dish designed by Sylvia Leuchovius in the 60s/70s

Small vintage ceramic dish designed by Sylvia Leuchovius in the 60s/70s

By Rörstrand, Sylvia Leuchovius

Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR

Small square dish finely enamelled in relief by Swedish artist Sylvia Leuchovius (1915-2003) in the 1960s/70s. The decoration depicts a white bird in the centre surrounded by white f...

Category

1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet
Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet

Vintage Old Bergama Kilim Cuval Rug Chuval Mat Anatolian Turkish Yastik Carpet

Located in Tokyo, JP

This is a Western Anatolian Vintage Chuval Kilim from the Bergama ( Pergamon ) region with wool threads and a rare, beautiful color composition. This highly collectible old cuval ki...

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Black Forest Wood Carved Dog Figure Inkwell German Antique 1900s
Black Forest Wood Carved Dog Figure Inkwell German Antique 1900s

Black Forest Wood Carved Dog Figure Inkwell German Antique 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Charming early 1900s Black Forest hand-carved wooden desktop accessory in the form of a delightful dog. Expertly sculpted with fine attention to detail, this classic piece showcases ...

Category

Early 20th Century German Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone
1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone

1970s James Mont Style Thick Brass Tall Standing Rotary Phone

By James Mont

Located in St- Leonard, Quebec

Asian aesthetics with Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles tall standing rotary phone made of thick and heavy brass in the style of James Mont . Working very well and clear soundi...

Category

1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Brass

19Thc Blue & White Eight Point Star Quilt
19Thc Blue & White Eight Point Star Quilt

19Thc Blue & White Eight Point Star Quilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Eight point star quilt in blue & white with a swag border in pristine condition.Note the flying geese borders surround the stars.This quilt was found in Virginia and we believe...

Category

1870s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Glazed ceramic vase by Michel Lanos
Glazed ceramic vase by Michel Lanos

Glazed ceramic vase by Michel Lanos

By Michel Lanos

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Black and blue glazed ceramic vase by Michel Lanos. 9 x 9 inches. Perfect original decorations. Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1980. Unique piece. - Born in Paris in 1926, M...

Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Native American Indian Large Shipibo-Conibo Peruvian Amazon Pottery Jar Vase
Native American Indian Large Shipibo-Conibo Peruvian Amazon Pottery Jar Vase

Native American Indian Large Shipibo-Conibo Peruvian Amazon Pottery Jar Vase

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful geometric patterned and designed hand painted and glazed Native American large earthenware jar/vase/pot made by the Shipibo-Conibo people, an indigenous people along the ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery, Paint

18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table
18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table

18th Century Black Rococo Writing Desk Table

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A beautifully crafted French Rococo writing desk from the Late 18th Century or Early 19th Century. This desk features hand carved detailing throughout and cabriolet legs. Very versat...

Category

1780s French Rococo Antique Folk Art

Materials

Oak

New Konya Fine Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
New Konya Fine Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet

New Konya Fine Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet

Located in Tokyo, JP

This is a Central Anatolian Modern 'New' Fine Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. As early as the 13th century Marco Polo noted, in his account...

Category

2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Contemporary British Framed Oil Painting on Canvas (Lilies in a Jug)
Contemporary British Framed Oil Painting on Canvas (Lilies in a Jug)

Contemporary British Framed Oil Painting on Canvas (Lilies in a Jug)

Located in Austin, TX

A fine contemporary British still life oil painting on canvas of white lilies in a jug displaying a masterful use of color, space, and light, mounted to an attractive gray-washed and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art

Materials

Silver Leaf

Vintage Ballet Photography Book – Ballet Panorama by Serge Lido (1961) - 3Y28
Vintage Ballet Photography Book – Ballet Panorama by Serge Lido (1961) - 3Y28

Vintage Ballet Photography Book – Ballet Panorama by Serge Lido (1961) - 3Y28

Located in Bordeaux, FR

Vintage Ballet Photography Book – Ballet Panorama by Serge Lido (1961) A 1961 softcover edition of Ballet Panorama by Serge Lido (1906–1984), published by the Société Française du L...

Category

1960s Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace
Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace

Rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral necklace

Located in London, GB

A beautiful rare Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Ethnic Minority silver Coral turquoise necklace from Yunnan. A superb chain necklace with added Taoist charms with turquoise and fine r...

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship
Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship

Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship

Located in Downingtown, PA

Sailor's Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama 🐚 ________________________________________ This is a charming and historically evocative Edwardian Shellwork Diorama, a clas...

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Shell

English Pub Sign, "The Falcon"
English Pub Sign, "The Falcon"

English Pub Sign, "The Falcon"

Located in Austin, TX

An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a beautiful painting of a falcon perched on a tree stump, titled The Falcon. A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork, ...

Category

20th Century English Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Large Folk Art Papier Mache Sun with Face
Large Folk Art Papier Mache Sun with Face

Large Folk Art Papier Mache Sun with Face

Located in Hastings, GB

This characterful hand-crafted folk art hanging sun, its unusual three-dimensional form of very large proportions, with a serene smiling face to one side, is a rare find. The hand pa...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Tutsi Basket With Lid On A Stand (igiseke), Rwanda/burundi, Early 20th Century.
Tutsi Basket With Lid On A Stand (igiseke), Rwanda/burundi, Early 20th Century.

Tutsi Basket With Lid On A Stand (igiseke), Rwanda/burundi, Early 20th Century.

Located in Bilzen, BE

"Tutsi Basket With Lid On A Stand (igiseke), Rwanda/burundi, Early 20th Century. (32.5 Cm)" Rare and elegant Tutsi lidded basket on foot (igiseke), from the Great Lakes region of Afr...

Category

Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico
Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico

Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Pre-Columbian Earthenware Dog Vessel, Colima, Western Mexico A lively pre-Columbian Colima dog vessel sitting back on its haunches, with one foot slightly lifted off the ground as i...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

American Folk Painting of a Bull, ca 1885
American Folk Painting of a Bull, ca 1885

American Folk Painting of a Bull, ca 1885

Located in York County, PA

Folk portrait of a bull in oil on canvas, signed L.D.D. and dated 1885. Found at an estate in the Hudson, New York area. The painting’s great style and presence in the stylized anima...

Category

1850s American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional 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. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

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 folk art on 1stDibs.