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Folk Art For Sale
Impressionistic Painting of a Garden with Blossoming Apple Trees
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Impressionistic painting of a garden with blossoming apple trees A colorful impressionistic oil painting depicting a garden with blossoming apple trees. Oil painting on board with vigorous pastell colors. Framed with antique decorative gilded frame. Germany ca. 1930s Mid-20th Century oil paintings often reflect people´s deep longing for security, beauty and a peaceful world. The natural landscapes show their beauty and majesty with powerful colors. The paintings of that time leave room for romantic feelings and sentimentality. The artist of the time gave people a sense of just be happy...
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Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Early 20th Century French Marquetry Game Box, Backgammon, Checkers
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French walnut marquetry folding game box from the early twentieth century is for checkers and backgammon. It is finely constructed with dovetailed corners, inset hinges, and a l...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Felt, Fruitwood, Pearwood, Walnut

Tramp Art Style Top Desk in Nautical Design
Located in Nantucket, MA
Elaborately chip carved in a nautical motif design with a tapered scalloped gallery and three drawers each with a glass pull. Found in Upstate New York
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century Painted Bentwood Pantry Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
Round bentwood box made out of pine with lapped seams and iron tacks, retaining its original robin egg blue paint Good condition with appropriate edge wear American, circa 1850.
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine

System Walking Stick, France, 1870
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System walking stick: shadow gadget cane with Napoleon profile on its ebonized wood handle. Malacca wood shaft. Iron ferrule. France 1870 circa.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Swedish Folkart Sunnerbo Painting Made to Use as a Pillow
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Swedish Folk Art (commonly known in swedish as bonad) made 1790-1820s. Part of a bigger painting. Likely made by Johannes Nilsson at Sunnerboskolan, Småland. Local painters were often inspired by decorations in churches, where they learned and trained their crafts. The painting on linen is upholstered as a pillow. The main motif depicts a holy woman serving wine dressed...
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Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Linen, Hemp, Paper, Feathers

Sculpture "Tactile Monolith No 6" by Stine Mikkelsen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture "Tactile Monolith no 6" by Stine Mikkelsen Dimensions: 137 x 75 x 20 cm Materials: Composite material based on crushed granite and fish glue. The inner construction is po...
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2010s Danish Minimalist Folk Art

Materials

Granite

Nest of Three 19th Century Signed Nantucket Lightship Baskets
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nest of three Nantucket lightship baskets, the swing handles, staves and the ears ( which attach the handle to the basket) are all carved from oak. The bottoms are made from pine and each are stenciled with the maker's mark, "R Folger Maker Nantucket Mass." Rowland Folger (1803-1883) is considered one of Nantucket's first makers of lightship baskets. His baskets are very durable and were definitely used as utilitarian.These three baskets were discovered in an attic, where they were living for the last 90 years...
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Mosaic Garden Panel by Emile Taugourdeau
Located in Houston, TX
A Mosaic garden panel by Emile Taugourdeau dating from the third quarter of the 20th century. Taugourdeau was a self-taught folk sculptor who worked from the late 1940s through the 1...
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20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Concrete

Pair of Hand Painted Early Carnival Rounding Boards
Located in Norwalk, CT
Bring an unusual piece of folk history into your home with this stunning pair of early 20th century rounding boards salvaged from a carnival. With hand painted designs and gold leaf ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Persian Afshar Bagface, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Afshar Bagface Bag, Late 19th Century This charming Afshar bag face uses rich saturated vegetable colors and soft glossy wool, with rows of alternating flowers and b...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Antler Candle Holder with Deer Horns, Germany Around 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Antler candle holder with deer horns, Germany around 1900 A rustic candle holder, made of horns from the deer. The spout features a turn...
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Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Antler

Antique Anatolian Bergama Heybe Bags, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Anatolian Turkish Bergama Heybe Bags Rug, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 1'8" W x 4'2" L Origin: Anatolia (Turkey) Period: Late 19th Century Rug ID: 1...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Thousand Pyramids Quilt with Lily of the Field Border
Located in Darnestown, MD
Thousand Pyramids quilt with a wonderful border of Lily of the Field ( a pattern not often seen). The triangles are made of a beautiful assortment of mostly printed fabrics from the ...
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1870s American Country Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Umbrella with carved hunting hounds
Located in Woking, GB
Umbrella with carved hunting hounds Gold coloured collar marked Briggs. Ivory top finely carved with four hunting hounds under trees. Original ferrule and worn umbrella. Will be sup...
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1910s English Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ivory

Fine Mid-Twentieth Century Mother and Child Figure
Located in London, GB
This beautiful mid-twentieth century figurative sculpture depicts a mother, crowned with a sweeping double-parted coiffure, holding her child at her side. Multiple strands of glass b...
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Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood, Beads

Antique Print with Humoristic Scene Featuring Wild Boars and a Painter
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Print with Humoristic Scene featuring Wild Boars and a Painter A colorful antique oil print depicting a humoristic scene in the Black Fore...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Bobo Uele Mask, Bwa, North Burkina Faso, First Half of 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Bobo Uele Mask in hand-carved wood from the Bwa tribe in northern part of Burkina Faso. Antilope-shaped mask with human-like face. Painted with white and black color. Provenance:...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Nazmiyal Collection Antique Mennonite American Quilt. 5 ft 3 in x 5 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare antique American Mennonite quilt, country of origin: America, circa 1860. Size: 5 ft 3 in x 5 ft 6 in (1.6 m x 1.68 m) This rare, Mennonite antique America quilt from the 1860’s is a real treasure, as there are few that have survived. The Mennonites are a branch of the Amish community that broke off in the 1860’s over disagreements with the Old Order Amish. The Amish are a group of Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants to America who are known for adherence to strict religious beliefs and conservative views. Their women are notably known for their skill in quilt making. This brightly colored quilt is in what is known as the log cabin pattern. The squares are made from strips of fabric stacked in a way similar to the stacking of logs used to make a log home. This particular arrangement of colors is known as “streak of lightening” and is a popular Mennonite design. This pattern alternates light and dark diagonal rows of color. The border creates a whimsical frame to the pattern. These magnificent antique American quilts were often made from scraps or clothing that had worn out its usefulness. The Mennonites were known for their thriftiness and traditions that emphasized gratitude for the gifts one had been given. These designs were not haphazard and required tremendous amounts of planning and thought. The scraps would be collected and then the colors would be arranged. Finally, the pieces would be cut and stitched together with precision to make a top. Next a fluffy, warm stuffing would be sandwiched between a backing and the top. This would be hand stitched to accentuate the design and to keep the stuffing from shifting during use. This antique Mennonite quilt...
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Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Oil Print with Bear Hunt Scene After Heinrich Buerkel, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Bear Hunt Scene after Heinrich Buerkel 19th cetntury A colorful oil print depicting an alpine bear hunt scenery in the Bava...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Black forest carved owl
Located in Woking, GB
Black forest carved owl Realistically-carved pinewood carving of an owl. Opening lid at top and pin tray. 30cm high, 9cm wide, 12cm deep. Super...
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique Statue of a Chinese Child Performing Tai Chi
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare Japanese antique statue of a Chinese child performing Tai chi capturing the pose in motion. Middle Edo period, circa 1750. Made from polychrome on carved ...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cypress

Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Antique Revival Carpet Natural Dye
Located in Tokyo, JP
This offset pattern is composed of palmettes and flowers, one has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Signed Watercolor El Equipal Folk Art Painting by Luis Ricardo Amendolla, 1980's
Located in Deland, FL
Signed Watercolor "El Equipal" Folk Art Painting by Luis Ricardo Amendolla, Mexico, c. 1980's About: Introducing a true Mexican Folk Art masterpiece: a signed original watercolor du...
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1980s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Paint, Paper

Large Antique Statue of a French Freedom Fighter ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Antique Statue of a French Freedom Fighter ca. 1920s A large wooden French freedom fighter statue holding a metal saber. The hand-made scu...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Studio Pottery Teapot with Gargoyle Handle - Signed - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage hand-made studio pottery glazed ceramic lidded teapot - applied and articulated terracotta gargoyle face - the tongue of the beast forming ...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

1920s Sign Belgian Beer, Black and Gold
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black and gold 1920s sign for Belgian Beer - dated 1927. A late Art Nouveau - Early Art Deco advertising sign for Belgian Beer. This antique shop display or shop sign was made for Blonde Dry-Pikkel, a blond Belgian Beer - beer from Belgium. This antique beer sign has a great condition for his age: almost 100 years old ! Publicity sign is made of Glassoïd over metal and made in Brussels. The design with the colors black and gold makes this sign very elegant and stylish and also modern, so it could fit many type of interiors. Antique signs - Art Nouveau Sign - Art Deco signs - antique beer signs - Belgian beer signs - black and gold sign - black and gold wall decoration...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Other

French Faience Secouette Flask / Hand Warmer HB Quimper, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Secouette Flask / Hand Warmer HB Quimper, Circa 1900. In a shape of a barrel.     
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Faience

Early 20th Century carved hand painted decoy
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century carved hand painted decoy circa 1920. Hand painted Scandinavian decoy duck, black and white paint scheme with yellow eyes.   Fine example of how things used to be...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Black Forest Carved Fox Whip Holder or Wall Hook
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Carved Fox Whip Holder or Wall Hook A handcarved cabin decor style coat hook or whip holder showing a fox with a gun. With genuine chamois ant...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Antler

men's classic boots size 6 Hugo Boss
Located in Нұр-Сұлтан, KZ
men's classic boots size 6, previously used, color brown, genuine leather
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Goatskin

louis vuitton sneakers
Located in Нұр-Сұлтан, KZ
Louis Vuitton sneakers are made of suede, black, were previously used, size 40 European in one of the photos it is visible on the tongue, in the photo ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Suede

Wooden Carved Meermaid Lusterweibchen ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden Carved Meermaid Lusterweibchen ca. 1900 An antique meermaid lusterweibchen with a hand carved and stained statue of a medieval lady with fish tail. Mounted on a pair of fallo...
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Rope Bottle Carrier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope bottle carrier for two bottles Audoux Minet, circa 1950.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Rope

Zabihi Collection Pink Oversize Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century oversize Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground Measures: 12'2'' x 17'6''.
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Early 20th Century Turkish Country Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Lusterweibchen of a Victorian Lady ca. 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Lusterweibchen of a Victorian Lady ca. 1920 A lovely antique lusterweibchen chandelier of a victorian noble lady holding a ...
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Iron

ARKO Rice Straw Art Wall 20 Sculpture Contemporary Art Japanese Craft
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO. Title: Composition Marcato D Red Shadow This is one of the series named "Composition XX" The works that is mixed natural rice straw and red dyed...
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2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Straw

Tulu with Chequerboard Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Kar...
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1940s Turkish Tulu Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Diorama nautico raffigurante il mezzo scafo Rosina Siele Trapani Sicilia 1908
Located in Milan, IT
Diorama nautico raffigurante il mezzo scafo in navigazione a vele spiegate del veliero trapanese Rosina Siele varato nel 1908 e alloggiato nella sua originale teca in legno e vet...
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Early 1900s Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Pair Antique Leather Stirrup Holders
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Pair Antique Leather Stirrup Holders A pair antique leather stirrup holders. Handmade in the first half of the 20th century. Good condition with tra...
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Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Early 20th Century Large Noah’s Ark
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Large Noah’s Ark A larger than usual example of an early 20th Century hand carved / painted pine Noah’s ark. With lifting roof and sectioned lifting central hul...
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1920s British Victorian Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Erwin Kettemann Landscape in the Tyrolean Alps, Oil on Canvas ca. 1930
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Erwin Kettemann Landscape in the Tyrolean Alps, Oil on Canvas ca. 1930 An original antique painting showing alpine meadows with moutains in ...
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Mid-20th Century German Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antique Cabin Decor Two-Armed Antler Candlestick 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Cabin Decor Two-Armed Antler Candlestick 1900 A rare antique candleholder which is made of roebuck antlers pieces. It was executed ca. 190...
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Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Folk Art

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Antler, Wood

Victorian Casted Iron Candle Stick with Bears
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Victorian Casted Iron Candle Stick with Bears A great Victorian casted iron candle stick, Germany circa 1860. It is depicting a mother bear holding one cub in her left paw and anoth...
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Mid-19th Century German Victorian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Mexican Burnished Clay Chicken Kitchen Hen Egg Basket Decoration Hen Brown
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This Mexican ceramic hen is an egg basket/container, perfect to keep eggs fresh -- a utilitarian kitchen piece by artist Manuel Reyes. Made with clay from Oaxaca and Zacatecas, painted with oxides from the region. Done with the hand-modeled technique and cooked in traditional wood-fired oven. Reyes has been constantly innovating with his hen collection, making this one of his most iconic works. Ceramic artist, sculptor and painter, Manuel Reyes (Mexico City, 1972) atended the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas in Xochimilco, México. He was later mentored by Royer Von Guten, Joy Laville...
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2010s Mexican Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Early Salmon Painted Nantucket Light Ship Basket, Late 19th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
9” Open round salmon painted Nantucket Lightship basket with wooden ears and original paint. The nails on the interior bottom indicate this was probably used as a vegetable baske...
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Oak, Paint, Reed

Antique Wooden Carved Edelweis Jewelry Box with Bird, Brienz ca 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wooden Carved Edelweis Jewelry Box with Bird, Brienz ca 1900 A very nice antique handcarved Black Forest sewing box or jewelry box with edelweis carvings and bird on the lid...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Lusterweibchen of a Victorian Lady ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Lusterweibchen of a Victorian Lady ca. 1900 A lovely antique lusterweibchen chandelier of a Victorian noble lady holding a ...
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Early 20th Century German Early Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Handmade California State Park System Wooden Sign, circa 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage California State Park System sign, circa 1970’s. Incredibly unique - unable to find anything similar available online. Reads 'The Resources Agency' - 'Department of Beaches a...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique & Important Dutch Hindeloopen Hand Painted Folk Art Tea Bucket w. Liner
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted, rare and important 'tea bucket', early 1800s. For a museum quality, ultra rare and pure Dutch Folk Art antique from the early to mid 1800s there is always room in your home or collection. This marvelous and all handcrafted tea-bucket is also hand-painted and the antique decor all around could not be more Dutch (in general) and it could not be more pure Hindeloopen in particular. On the one side are the farmhouse with the adjacent hay barn, the trees and the windmill and on the other side are the typical Dutch, wooden flat bottom boats that many who have been to Holland must have seen and will never forget. Because of the paintings too this Hindeloopen antique is important, because the hand-painted scenes not only epitomize the 'soul and cultural history of Holland', the fertile land and the adjacent seas have also made it possible for us to transport our goods and do business all over the world from very early on. When this so called tea-bucket was hand-crafted some 200 years ago, Hindeloopen was a village on the coast...
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Mid-19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a masterpiece. In earlier times,...
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1950s African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Painted Mannequin Dress Form
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage Painted Mannequin Dress Form C.1970
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Late 20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Lusterweibchen of a Medieval Noble Lady ca. 1880s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Lusterweibchen of a Medieval Noble Lady ca. 1880s A great antique chandelier featuring a medieval noble lady holding a heraldic blazon. The sculpture is made of handcarved a...
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Pair of reverse painted asian Drawings
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of reverse painted Chinese paintings on glass. There is art paper within the frame that has at the look of mother of pearl to show throug...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Folk Art

Materials

Glass

Gucci sneakers
Located in Нұр-Сұлтан, KZ
Black Gucci sneakers were previously used in size 7, black color of the product in the photo
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Aldo Londi Koala Bear Savings Box, Italy 1960s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
A beautiful Aldo Londi designed Koala bear in the shape of a savings box. The Koala is made of heavy ceramics - pottery, designed by Aldo Londi in the 1960s, and produced from Bitos...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Large Early Ivory Minimal Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and relatively early example of monochrome Tulu rug, distinguished by a completely open field embellished by almost calligraphic touches of natural brown wool. Tulus of this t...
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1920s Turkish Tulu Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mid-Century Rope Pendant Chandelier Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope sphere pendant or chandelier Audoux Minet, circa 1960 with white opaline glass. Height / 13" the lamp ,total 25.5" with the rope, diameter / 12 inches. Nautical style.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Rope, Glass

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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