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Creator: Unknown
Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter t...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Reliquary Kota, Gabon, 1925
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional Kota reliquary comes from the Mahogwe tribe, which lives along the Ogooué River in Gabon. The Mahogwe are part of the Kota ethnic group located in the northeastern r...
Category
1920s Gabonese Tribal Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$26,212
Portrait Painting of a Black Doberman Pincher Dog on Green Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A unique original portrait painting of a dog named “Ike” by the late Oklahoma artist Clair Seglem. The artist captures this dog of Patricia Goetzinger ...
Category
1990s American Country Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
20th C Papago Bowl Shaped Basket With Geometric Cross Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th C Papago bowl shaped basket with geometric cross pattern.
Category
20th Century North American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Hemp, Natural Fiber
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Smith Stoneware Jar Crock from NY
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Salt glazed stone ware jar with "W Smith Stoneware New York" as a front stamp. Great size and great form.
Gorgeous 7.25 tall.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Round Green and Brown Woven Basket, Mexico
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large round woven natural fiber basket in green. Handmade in Mexico by local artisans, this beauty will be fantastic hanging on a wall in a grouping of other baskets, or on a table...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of Four Pueblo Ceremonial Indian Drums
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Four native American Ceremonial Drums
Largest Drum - 15 high x 12 diameter
Second Largest - 8 diameter x 10 high
Third Largest - 6 high 4 diameter
smallest drum - 3 high x 2...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Original Mustard Painted Furkins / Buckets, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These two 19th century original painted handled buckets of furkins without lids. The condition are very good with amazing grungy untouched surface. Both buckets are tight and strong....
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$550 Sale Price / set
38% Off
19thc Mocha Ware Seaweed Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc yellow ware mocha blue seaweed pattern mixing bowl in pristine condition.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Commemorative Ceramic Plate
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A round ceramic commemorative plate of President Dwight Eisenhower. The plate is circular, with gold detail around the edges, and a portrait of Presi...
Category
20th Century North American American Classical Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Gold
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Rare Center Square Amish Lancaster, Pennsylvania Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 19th C amazing colors center square with in a square Lancaster County, Pennsylvania all wool in fantastic colors & condition.These center square all wool Amish quilts are super ...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique European Carved & Painted Folk Art Table Pair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Charming antique Scandinavian folk art tables.
These have an old world feel to them.
Hand carved with painted floral design.
Not signed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19Thc Original Blue Painted Bail Handled Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine medium size 19thc original blue painted bail handled pantry box comes to us from a fifty year old folk art collection!
The paint has such a wonderful aged & worn patina.All...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillow. Down and feather insert and zippered casing.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Alabaster Owl with Glass Eyes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved alabaster owl with glass eyes and in fine condition. The base is signed by the artist. The condition is very good.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Alabaster
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Bamboo Silk Celestial Object H-C3 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Bamboo Silk Celestial Object H-C3 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 350 x L 400 cm.
Materials: Wool, Mohair & Silk.
In 'Le Météore de la Nuit', Calle Henzel unveils a series of mon...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Mohair, Silk
$18,205 / item
CF F1 2018 by Caturegli Formica
Located in Geneve, CH
CF F1 2018 by Caturegli Formica.
Dimensions: W 320 x L 230 cm
Materials: Silk
Carpets as deep information
Carpets are very common items. But it has never really been clear if...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Silk
$54,021 / item
Original Painted Metal Parade Flag
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and folky 20thc original painted parade flag sign was used to hand in the windows during patriotic events. In stores and homes in the early 20thc.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Tin
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th C. Cast Iron Miniature Farm House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th C cast iron miniature farm house. Rust surface patina. From New England.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Mexican weaving rug is in fine condition and is very clean.
Category
1950s American Adirondack Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Era Signed West Coast Cedar Haida Indigenous Canadian Totem Pole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-carved cedar totem is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to have originated from Canada and dating to approximately 1960 and done in the West Coast Indigenous Haida s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
19thc Robin Egg Blue Calico Bear Paw Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Early lighter robin egg blue calico quilt with a zig zag border and in fine condition. This fine condition quilt has very fine quilting.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Two Amazing 19th Century Design Sponge Ware Pitchers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This group of sponge ware pitchers are in good condition with a minor hair line in the pitcher to the right. This size pitcher were used for cream or milk on the table or in the pant...
Category
19th Century American Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19Thc Flying Geese Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc flying geese or birds in flight quilt in bars format. This quilt is made from such amazing calico and bandana fabrics. The condition is mint with mi...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Kokeshi by Kyutaro Ogura
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Vintage Large "Kokeshi" by Kyutaro Ogura. This large size is very rare. With signature.
Kyutaro Ogura (Ogura Kyutaro: 1906-1998)
Master: Hisashiro Ogur...
Category
1980s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Maple
Folk Ceramic Butter Churn, Crock or Vase with Blue Stripe Decoration
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This fine ceramic butter churn or crock is in fine condition for its age. Its body is cream, with a fluted top. Two blue stripes decorate the body, all ...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Ironstone
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Signed Modern Abstract Constructivist Styled Wooden Oak Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This contemporary abstract wooden sculpture was done by Czeslaw Budny a Polish-Canadian artist in the constructivist style circa 2019. This sculpture was made entirely of up-cycled, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
19th Century Butter Churn Crock With Blue Decoration
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine butter churn has the salt glaze and blue decoration with a number six on the face of the crock. It has the doubled handles in fine condition.
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Early 20th Century Postage Stamp Quilt with Wild Border
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and wild postage stamp quilt with small one inch pieces and has a railroad slats borders. It is a contained miniature Philadelphia pavements. The backing is in a vibrant red polished cotton. The front is a mix of red and black polished cotton...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Wool Log Cabin with Floral Embroidered Border
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Wool log cabin barn raising quilt with floral embroidered border. The condition is very good and was found in Pennsylvania. The wonderful handwork is quite amazing and unusual.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Early Original Painted 19th Century Pantry Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large size pantry box or meal box is in original fantastic green paint. It is in the form of a large band box and hand carved handle and early wood peg construction.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
19th C Nine Patch Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Nine patch chain with a saw tooth border. This early Pennsylvania nine patch is in fine condition.
Category
1890s American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
20th C. Navajo Indian Weaving Saddle Blanket Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 20th C Navajo Indian weaving saddle blanket custom made Pillow.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Mexican / American Weaving Horse Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a hand woven Horse head and horse shoe pillow is custom made. This handwoven weaving has a cool black suede or leather backing. The insert is down and feather.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Leather
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Walker - Outsider Art Checkerboard
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Edward Walker
(American, b.1949)
Checkerboard
oil on board
signed “Art by Paul Walker”, “Nov. 97, Savannah, GA”
26 by 20 inches; ¾ inches deep
Paul Walker is a Savannah, G...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Nautical Vernier Sextant, G.W.Butters, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Vernier Nautical Sextant, G.W. Butters, London.
A fine curved frame vernier sextant, the polished silver arc signed G.W. Butters, London.
Eng...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Large 19th Century Spongeware Mush Cup and Saucer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These large oversize cup and saucer sets are very hard to find in good condition. There are so few out there that did not get damaged.
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$540 Sale Price / set
39% Off
Early Twentieth-Century Tanzanian Village Stool
Located in London, GB
The form of this finely carved early twentieth-century village stool, from the Hehe culture in Tanzania, consists of four short, upright legs supporting a dish-shaped seat. A small d...
Category
Early 20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
19thc Eight Point Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine eight point star quilt is in pristine condition with a couple minor tiny spots. Mostly posted on the back side. This is a very large quilt.
Category
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Vintage Expressionist Landscape Painting Signed Enamel on Board
Located in Wilton, CT
Large expressionist landscape painting in enamel on board depicting grasses or flowers against a seaside sunset, circa 1980s-1990s. Well matched with a wide, white, wooden frame. Mea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
African Folk Art Hand Carved Sculpture Fork and Spoon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved African tribal wood carved sculpture of a men and women,
Africa tribal Art Decor.
Kenyan tribal sculpture featuring an elongated standing man and women with a crown and metal choker.
Very simple modern look carved ethnic sculpture...
Category
20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rooster Weather Vane in Tin and Iron on Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handcrafted rooster weather vane on a wood plank base. This is a early hand cutout vane.
Category
1890s American Country Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Abraham Lincoln Head Folk Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Hand carved head of Lincoln.This folky head has a black painted shirt.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional Silver Torque Necklace Chocker from Rajasthan India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional torque or Hansuli silvered necklace choker from Lambadi or Banjara and Sugali People, Andhra Pradesh, India.t India, circa 1940.
Fabulous vi...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
African Art by MB Kasongo Banza Meso, L'Angoisse II, Brass Relief, 1977
Located in Delft, NL
African Art by MB Kasongo Banza Meso, L'Angoisse II, Brass Relief, 1977
MB Kasongo Banza Meso,
Title: L'Angoisse II, in brass relief
African Art, Signed and dated 1977
The frame wil...
Category
20th Century Congolese Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Ceramic Vase in Green Black and Cream Signed, Spain
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall vintage ceramic one-of-a-kind vase by Spanish artist Domingo Punter Teruel. This lovely piece is decorated and glazed in geometric designs green,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Blue & White Ceramic Footed Vase from Fez with Silver Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan blue and white ceramic footed vase from Fez.
Moorish style handcrafted vase adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work, with two handles.
Antique Hispano Moresq...
Category
1890s Moroccan Moorish Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Original Painted Fruit Basket Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century Hubley original painted basket of fruit cast iron door stop is in fine untouched condition. So hard to find where they have not messed with the paint. Great form an...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century New England Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century ladder back child's chair from New England in fantastic condition. This early chair is mortised and square nail construction.
Category
1870s American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s, Green & White Painted Steel 'Two Hour Parking' Street Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage traffic or street sign.
With green text and border on a white ground.
The text reads:
'TWO HOUR PARKING BETWEEN 7AM - 7PM SUND...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Amish Roman Stripes Contained Bars Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Howard County, IN made by Beulah ( Marner ) Cobb,
This fine Amish Quilt from Indiana is in fine condition.
Six Inch squares randomly sized strips, alternating with squares of solid...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Large Wood Carved Capercaillie Black Forest Hat Coat Rack Wardrobe 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful 20th century German Black Forest hat or coat rack wall wardrobe with small deer Antlers parts as hooks, mounted to a carved back. Nice addition to a hunters loge or just ...
Category
Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Tin
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Log Cabin Quilt W/ Zig Zag Border
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc log cabin barn raising quilt with zig zag border in pristine condition. This amazing log cabin quilt looks like the logs are stuffed.It has an...
Category
1870s American Adirondack Antique Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,756 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Navajo Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Navajo Weaving pillow.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Moorish Pedestal Octagonal Red Table 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan vintage pedestal table, hand-painted on a dark maroon background color with floral and geometric designs in blue and yellow colors.
Mor...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Thomas B. Maracle Indigenous Canadian Mohawk Stone Carving or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large Indigenous North American stone carving was done by Thomas B. Maracle of the Mohawk Nation in circa 1985 in his signature Indigenous Folk Art...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Native American Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Pair of 20th C Beautiful Navajo Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 20th C Beautiful Navajo Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillows. New Feather and Down insert and zipper casing for cleaning.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Yei Navajo Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Yea Indian weaving is in cool neutral colors and in good condition. It has the original corner ties.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Unknown folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Unknown folk art are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown folk art, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1,446 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 51 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original folk art by Unknown were created in the folk art style in north america during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown folk art can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $75 and can go as high as $52,726, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $978.
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