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Folk Art For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Framed Collection of Twenty-One Native American Arrowheads
Located in Chicago, IL
An exceptional set of twenty-one stone arrowheads, discovered in Wisconsin's Waukesha County and framed within a 19th-century faux grain painted shadowbox, these arrowheads not only ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Stone

END OF THE 17th CENTURY MONTELUPO MAJOLICA PLAQUE
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful tabernacle plaque in polychrome majolica, depicting the Madonna with child and Saint Anthony of Padua. The design and colors recall the first polychrome majolica from the f...
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Maiolica

Navajo Red Mesa Weaving
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Navajo Indian Red Mesa outline pictorial weaving featuring two pleasantly plump bald eagles facing each other. The birds are framed by a fine line rectangular box, wh...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Bronze bull by sculptor Emilio Musso
Located in Torino, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting young bull made by Emilio Musso. Vigorous young bull, sculpted in all his massive, muscular beauty. The bull figure towers above a plinth honoring the ci...
Category

1920s Italian Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson France 1950s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
Sculptural Pitcher by André Aleth Masson. Beautiful Black Satin Ceramic. Signed by the " Triskèle " and 3 Masson "
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1950s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Wall Ceramic Dish by Jacques Poussine France 1970s
By Jacques Poussine
Located in HYÈRES, FR
Wall ceramic dish by Jacques Poussine & Pat Rowland. Two position on the wall. Abstract bird decoration. France, 1970s
Category

1970s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

AR Stater Agathokles, Sicily, Syracuse
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: helmeted head of Athena right Reverse: Pegasos flying left, triskeles below VERY RARE Beautiful toning Weight: 6.80 g Grade: Good Extremely Fine Reference: Pegasi 19 va...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Southern Netherlands. Medal of the Holy Sacrament of the Miracle of Brussels
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: SACRAMENTVM . MI – RACVLOSVM . BRVXELLE, cross with the Holy Hosts, carried by God the Father Reverse: dito VERY RARE, only 2 known specimens (1 in the KBR in Brussels and ...
Category

17th Century Belgian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Black Clay Six-Eyed Minotaur Vessel
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage Black Clay Minotaur Vessel. Mexico, circa 1980. Hand-built, wood-fired and signed.
Category

1980s Mexican Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Clay

40 stuiver siege coin Breda
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: .BREDA . OBSESSA . 1625, coat of arms of prince Maurits, value above, rosette underneath, left and right city crest Reverse: blank RARE During the Eighty Years' War, Breda...
Category

1620s Dutch Other Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Carved-Wood 'Bembe' Statue
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Carved-Wood 'Bembe' Statue. Republic of Congo, circa 1970.
Category

1970s Congolese Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Advertising Glass Sign "Trink Coca Cola - Coke". 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category

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

Materials

Glass

Mid Century ceramic vase from Karlsruher Majolika by F. Glatzle. 1956
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

A Roman bronze applique in the shape of a theatre mask
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Mask of a bearded deity, short beard and hair braided in the characteristic high hairstyle, with layered ringlets on either side. 4 cm (h) Green patina ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Stone Carving of a Claw
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Ancient Stone Carving Fragment of a Claw. France, circa 15th Century.
Category

15th Century and Earlier French Rustic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Silk Purse
Located in Perth, GB
Silk Purse
Category

Early 20th Century European Folk Art

Materials

Silk

Silk Purse
Silk Purse
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Umbria - Plate, Parade Plate - Renaissance style
Located in Rome, IT
Umbria - Plate, Parade Plate - Renaissance style - Majolica, XIX century, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL, UL...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Rocking Folk Art Parrot
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: KA032 Folk art rocking parrot, original paint. England, circa 1920. Measurements: H: 36cm (14.2") W: 25cm (9.8") D: 10cm (3.9") Excluding Delivery. Please enquire pro...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Jean Miotte - Abstract composition
By Jean Miotte 1
Located in PAU, FR
Painting on canvas by Jean Miotte from 1959 Abstract composition in India ink on canvas without frame (sent rolled). Dated and signed by the artist. Unframed: 42.5 x 33 x 1.5 cm
Category

1950s French Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Three Dimensional Mallard Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Copper mallard weather vane in verdigris patina. Diving position. Three dimensional. 28" wing span, 14"H on more modern wooden base 27" overall. Period: 20th Century Origin: US Siz...
Category

20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Copper

A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Finely Detailed Greek Bronze Statuette of an Actor with Large Phallus Bronze Greek First half of 4th Century BC Size: 10.5cm high - 4¼ ins high Provenance: Ex Privat...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Walking cane with greyhound top carved in whalebone
Located in Woking, GB
Whalebone walking cane with greyhound top. Glass eyes, carved greyhound head. All original. L91, d 7, w 2.5cm. Circa 1870. English
Category

1870s English Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bone

Antique Persian Baluch Bagface, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Baluch Bagface Rug, Late 19th Century Additional information: Dimension: 2'9" W x 3'0" L Origin: Persia Period: Late 19th Century Condition: Good condition with a s...
Category

Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Afshar Bagface, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Afshar Bagface Bag, c. 1900 This highly graphic Afshar bag face draws a large central indigo-blue hexagon against a complimentary contrasting terra cotta field. Both...
Category

19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Bastone - manico in argento - a torchon - XX secolo
Located in Milano, MI
Bastone da collezione - manico in silver decoro a torchon seconda meta del XX secolo Descrizione Bastone da collezione - manico in argento con decoro a Torchon della seconda metà del...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Urn Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936
Located in Stockholm, SE
Urn designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936. Stoneware. Signed. Dimensions: H: 78.5 cm / 2' 7'' D: 53 cm / 21'' Exhibitions: In Paris 1937 at the World's Fair, Gunn...
Category

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

Materials

Stoneware

Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high 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, circa 1900. This piece is all handmade. The chess set is complete with 32 wood chess pieces. The box is also handmade of wood, opening up to make a pokerwork chess board with further pokerwork design to the sides. All the pieces are hand carved, probably from boxwood with the black ones stained . The box has metal hinges and a brass fastener to keep the lid securely closed, with the pieces inside. Overall a quality antique handmade, complete, travelling chess set...
Category

Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Antique Spanish Colonial Archangel Polychrome Wood Santo Carving
Located in Forney, TX
Antique religious Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted archangel santo altar figure. circa 1800 Hand-crafted by Spanish settlers in North America (likely Southwestern United States, New Mexico...
Category

Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

1960's Canteru Medium Aztec God
Located in Dallas, TX
1960's Canteru medium Aztec God on an acrylic base.
Category

1960s Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic

19th Century Hand Carved Bark Canoe Bailer
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century hand-carved bark canoe bailer from Minnesota. Fur trade era. Period: 19th Century Origin: Minnnesota size: 9" x 6" x 5" Family Owned & Oper...
Category

19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Iron Stags Head
Located in Washington, DC
Iron Stags Head- Single Only
Category

19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

C19th Painted Refectory Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic late 19th Century refectory table in its original folk art decoration, the top with foliate scenes of birds in foliage with vines and bunches of fruit on a ocre backgroun...
Category

1880s Dutch Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

An Unusual Large Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century carved giltwood mirror of good size with a Hebrew motif set in clouds and a sunburst, the shaped plate with deeply carved acanthus leaves and a serpent below Circa 1770
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments. They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Folk Art

Materials

Gold Leaf, Metal

A set of mounted vintage automobile headlight glass Insert plates
Located in Dallas, TX
A collection of seven vintage clear and colored automobile headlight glass Insert plates mounted on stands. We believe these were made for a number of different model A era vehicles....
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Antique Italian Polychromed Mannequin-Sculptured Figure
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Polychrome carved Italian Wooden Figure, used in Processions,beautiful elegant carved head with fine lines, warm and old worn of the Polychromed wood, nice warm soft c...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Black Painted Cement Butterfly Garden Ornament
Located in Washington, DC
Black painted cement butterfly garden ornament.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Cement

"Saint George slaying the dragon" by Raymond Vaillant
By Raymond Vaillant
Located in Paris, FR
This sculpture by Breton sculpter Raymond Vaillant depicts the famed Saint George slaying the dragon, thereby demolishing an evil force that survived on human sacrifices. Here, we se...
Category

1940s French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Granite

Contemporary Abstract Red Painting
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary abstract red painting titled "Aura Blaze" Brian Kennedy America, 1960.
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Pair Romantic Oil Paintings English Landscape Barnstable Devon
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful pair of antique English oil paintings in the Romantic style Believed to be a scene from near Barnstable, Devon We date this pair to circa 1890 Very evocative treatment of the natural setting by the artist Inscribed on the back 'Near Barnstable' Also inscribed 'Last Gleams of the Setting Sun' Signed F Hider...
Category

1890s English Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Moroccan Metal Silver Plated Tea Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional vintage silvered-metal and brass Moroccan tea pot, embossed with traditional repousse design, nicely aged, handcrafted in Fez, stamped in ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Brass

19th Century Buffalo Wild Bill Cody Cabinet Collectors Card
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Hon. W.F. Cody cabinet card by Anderson 785 Broadway, New York. Period: Late 19th century Origin: New York Size: 4 1/4" x 16" Family Owned & Operated Cisco...
Category

1880s Antique Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fish Tureen
Located in Washington, DC
Salmon & Auberginne Painted Large Fish Tureen
Category

19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Cow in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn, 1950
Located in Brussels, BE
Cow In Ceramic By Knud Kyhn, 1950.
Category

1950s Danish Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Elegant Terracotta Standing Court Dignitary, Tang Dynasty, EU Passport
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces. When China was unified again, first briefly ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Caucasian Antique, 1880s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The antique Caucasian rug in reds and greens is a captivating masterpiece that reflects the rich cultural heritage and artistic traditions of the Caucasus region. This rug is a testa...
Category

19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Panamint Shouldered Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Panamint shouldered basket with three butterflies. 7 1/2" x 5" Period: First quarter 20th century Origin: Panamint Size: 7 1/2" x 5". Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deal...
Category

Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Other

Neo-Gothic Style Faux-Bois Painted Cabinet from the Jura, circa 1900s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Delightful and unusual pinewood cabinet from the Jura region of France, painted with a faux-bois effect. The style has elements reminiscent of the Gothic aesthetic. The top section h...
Category

Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century Arapaho Large Panel Tobacco Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Arapaho large panel, tobacco bag with old collection tag "tobacco bag" white seal #450. Brain tanned buffalo calf. All original, remains soft and supple. S...
Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Hide

African Harvest Currency, Nigerian
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something like an animal and reminds of a crocodile. One of the end sections is slatted so as to...
Category

19th Century Nigerian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Brown Ceramic Vase, Folk Art, Czechoslovakia, 1950s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage vase, made of ceramic with glazed finish. Interesting design and color combination. The vase is in a brown shade of color with a blue details on the neck of the vas...
Category

Mid-20th Century Slovak Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Victor Prouvé Child's Head in Bronze Former Jean Prouvé Collection, 8 Copies
Located in charmes, FR
bronze sculpture of a child's head (presumed portrait of Michel Prouvé) in perfect condition, bronze shot has only 8 copies (this one is number 7) foundry susse in paris old collection of jean proven then francoise gauthier (ca daughter) most certainly a bronze edited only for the family circle, a beautiful testimony of the family proven Émile-Victor Prouvé...
Category

1930s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Lewis Evany Artist Gouache Painting ' Nude woman'
Located in Braintree, GB
Lewis Evany artist Gouache painting ' Nude woman' Hand signed in the right corner. Dimensions: Length x Width: 59 x 79 cm Length x width x depth: 80 x 100 x 0.5 cm App...
Category

20th Century British Folk Art

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Marble Bust Sculpture of Apollo
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Marble Bust Sculpture of Apollo. Gorgeous. Statuary marble
Category

Late 19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Mid-Century White Wood TOTEM Sculpture by André Pailler, France 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century white wood totem sculpture by André Pailler - France 1970s.
Category

1970s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Watercolour Painting "Girl in Forest", circa 1850s
Located in Braintree, GB
Title: Girl in forest Artist: Unknown Medium: Watercolor Painted in circa 1850. Dimensions: Image size: 21.3 × 16.3 cm Total dimensions: 36 × 29.5 × 1.7 cm Approximate we...
Category

1850s Antique Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Dan Tribe Indian Scope
Located in Dallas, TX
Dan tribe Indian ceremonial scope used at the time of harvest to pass out by the Chief's wife.
Category

1950s Unknown Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century A central white diamond is highlighted in white cotton on this Afshar salt bag. Throughout the field, geometric scarab-like elements ar...
Category

Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

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.

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