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Folk Art For Sale
19th C Nine Patch Chain Crib Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing early fabrics crib quilt is in pristine condition. This nine patch quilt is from Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Carved Oak Early 20th Century Rabbit Sculpture
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 20th Century Characterfully stout, anatomically enigmatic Rabbit. Oak. European, Circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Alan Wallwork Studio Pottery Split Pod Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware studio pottery 'split pod' form designed by Alan Wallwork (British, 1931-2019) and dating from around 1980. The heavily made sculptural pod sta...
Category
1980s English Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
1960s Alberto Giacometti Inspired Brutalist Bronze Chess Set. Italy
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Wonderful vintage 1960s era artisan handcrafted bronze Brutalist / Modernist chess set in the style of Italian Alberto Giacometti.
The hammered brass and copper board and the brass ...
Category
1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Akos Biro 'Hungarian 1911-2002' French Expressionist Oil, Figure with Dog
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, GB
"Abstract Figures"
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
oil painting on card, unframed
card: 13 x 19.5 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
Superb original oil...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Goyard Trunk, 1910 France
By Goyard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Astounding vintage Goyard trunk in a rare extra large size. The oldest and largest antique Goyard trunk available for sale anywhere. Completely original leather, canvas and brass, un...
Category
1910s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner ...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Silver Repoussé Bracelet, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century silver repoussé bracelet, China
A beautifully made silver repoussé bracelet from China, with the Shòu symbol for long life...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Mechanical Toy from Kobe, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century mechanical toy from Kobe, Japan.
This small mechanical toy was made in Kobe, Japan. This is the classic doll of a man chopping an...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early to Mid-20th Century Bamboo Rooster Effigy, Terai, Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early to mid-20th century bamboo rooster effigy, Terai, Nepal.
A charming rooster made from the root of a bamboo from the Rai people of Terai, Nepal. He stands 8" high and his form ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
Gadget-system walking stick with bag holder function, Germany, 1920s.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System cane: cane with bag holder function. Curious stick used to carry shopping bags, made with two upside-down V-shaped wooden shafts, ending with...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Zabihi Collection Blue Vintage Turkish Reindeer Animal Square Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
mid 20th century Turkish Rug with a reindeer on a blue field with flowers hovering around
Details
rug no. j3837
size 1' 9" x 1' 11" (53 x 58 cm)
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Lion Turkish 20th Century VIntage Rug
Located in New York, NY
MId 20th Century Turkish Rug with a lion motif
Details
rug no. 31818
size 1' 10" x 3' 4" (56 x 102 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Reindeer Animal Square Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
a mid 20th century turkish anatolian pictorial rug
Details
rug no. j3831
size 2' 4" x 2' 4" (71 x 71 cm)
Measures: 2'4" x 2'9\4".
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Japanese Bamboo and Paper Fan Printed 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
This is made with a paper and bamboos. This fan is printed.
Japanese fans are made of paper on a bamboo frame, usual...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Early 19th Century Grain Painted Firkin
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th Century Grain Painted Firkin, possibly late 18th Century, a hand crafted firkin or bucket, having a round lid above a barrel-stave built vessel held by wooden hoops, on so...
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Painting Characters in the Night, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Artwork oil on canvas, first canvas, depicting figures in the night with boats of good pictorial quality. Very pleasant pai...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Mythological Painting Venus Flogging Love
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Splendid mythological painting from the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a highly fascinating subject, Venus Punishes Love. We find the Goddess with her son on her lap, ...
Category
1680s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Large Hand-Carved and Painted Folky Chicken
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of early 20th century Folk Art is all original paint and carved from one piece of wood. The weight is heavy and would make a great doorstop in the kitchen.
Category
Early 20th Century American Country Folk Art
Materials
Pine
1781 Tyrolean Painted Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean wardrobe dated 1781
Measurements: H. 185 cm - W. 140 cm (150 cm at the frames) - D. 53 cm (58 cm at the frames)
Essence: Fir
Period: 1781
Origin: Tyrol
Description:
Tyrol...
Category
1780s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Volkstedt Porcellain Figurines Children with Bears
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Volkstedt Porcellain Figurines Children with Bears
Item e7266
A group of figures with children playing with bear cubs. Made in Germany by the Aelteste Volksstedt porcelain factory.
W...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Eagle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Weather Station with Eagle
Item e7258
A large Black Forest meteorological station with thermometer. Handcarved with an impressive carved eagle on top and...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Vienna Bronce Bear on a Crystal Rock
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Vienna Bronce Bear on a Crystal Rock
Item e7254
A beautiful small bronze statue of a wandering bear mounted on a crystal rock. A magnificent, realistic example of the famous ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Hand Painted Thangka, Maitreya Buddhist Deity
Located in Pomona, CA
Maitreya (Tibetan: cham pa. English: Love), the Bodhisattva of loving kindness and the coming Buddha of the future aeon - currently residing in the Tacitus heaven.
Beautiful and peac...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Copper Railroad Locomotive and Tender Weathervane, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Copper Railroad Locomotive and Tender Weathervane, circa 1900, a hand crafted sheet metal weathervane in form of a 19th Century wood or coal driven steam engine railroad loco...
Category
Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Set of Seven Handmade Vintage Primitive Vintage Nesting Cubes/Blocks in Pine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Primitive set of seven blocks and boxes (some four-sided, some two) which nest in the largest box (ca. early 20th Century, USA).
Thoughtfully crafted with finger jointed-edges and un...
Category
Early 1900s American Primitive Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Staffs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A group of six beaded wood Tutsi and Hutu ceremonial objects, the green striped one second from right is a knife, the others were used as staffs by elite members of the Tutsi and Hu...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads, Wood
Antique Folk Art Painted Spinning Top Toy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art turned and painted wooden toy top retaining its original paint (ca. late 19th Century, USA).
Features a notched stem and striped multi-color design in yellow, green and red....
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Vintage Primitive Oversized Hand Weights/Dumbbells
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-carved dumbbells, each from one continuous piece of wood accented with carved lines (circa 1930s, USA).
Natural toned wood, perfectly aged with rich patina/soiling/splits from a...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Unity in Carved Wood
Located in Austin, TX
The sculpture stands tall—a testament to the artisan’s reverence for tradition and community. The wood, rich and weathered, bears the weight of generations. Its grain tells stories o...
Category
20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Two Early 20th Century Decoy Pigeons, One Springloaded
Located in Newark, GB
An unusual and collectable pair of early 20th century decoy pigeons, these are heavy grey painted wood, with one having a spring loaded shaft attached and the other with a painted br...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Oil on Canvas Flemish Landscape Antique Painting, 1830s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Flemish painting from the early 19th century. Oil painting on canvas depicting countryside landscape with characters and animals and nice pictorial quality. Painting rich in ...
Category
1830s Dutch Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Oil on Canvas French Antique Painting Landscape with Dog, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique French painting from 18th century. Oil on canvas framework depicting landscape with hunting dogs with partridges of good pictorial quality. Painting of great measure and impa...
Category
1750s French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Japanese Old Vintage Pair Mahogany Rabbits
Located in South Burlington, VT
Good mahogany patinated garden candidates with old Japan labels
This Japanese pair (2) of larger scale solid hand cast rabbits usagi with a mahogany pat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Wooden Sculpture "Kobo Daishi" / Buddha Statues / Edo-Meiji Period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese "Kobo Daishi" wooden figure.
"Kobo Daishi" means "Kukai".
"Kukai" was a monk from the early Heian period. His posthumous name was "Kobo Daishi". He is the fou...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cypress
Sergio Bustamante Brass Swan Sculpture
Located in Mckinney, TX
Enhance your space with the enchanting Sergio Bustamante Mid-Century Brass Swan Sculpture. Crafted by the esteemed Mexican artist, this piece embo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite mask, meticulously crafted by the Chokwe people, embodies both spiritual power and artistic finesse. Its design, rooted in tradition, carries layers of meaning that re...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box From the 1950s
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Original GPO Glass “TELEPHONE” sign from a Red Phone Box
From the 1950s the thick glass Telephone sign is in good original Condition
The sign is 4” high and 25” long
FB241
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Chinese Soapstone Carving Of Man And Woman Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
Qing Dynasty soapstone carving depicting a man, a woman and a foo dog sitting and laughing. The woman is holding a red rose and both are wearing colorful Chinese dress in red and gre...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Stunning Wood Carved Sun Face Sunburst Wall Sculpture Decoration 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden handcrafted Sun Face Wall Decoration Sculpture. Made in Germany by a wood worker in the 1930's or older. For safe and better shipping options the Sunbeams can be rem...
Category
1930s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Sailors Valentine in White Seashells
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming sailor's valentine ambitiously hand crafted with white seashell specimens in star form composition and presented under glass in an octagon shadow box by Authentic Models.
Category
Late 20th Century French Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Shell
1970s Bacchus as Harvest Jester Ceramic Mask Majolica Ceramiche Artistice, Italy
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely impressive Bacchus in the shape of a jester carrying a full bounty of the harvest on his head:
there is fiery red pepperoni placed as horns, a juicy plum, lemons and plent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Primitive carved sandstone
Located in Miami, FL
Archaïque polished probably ritual stone ring from Central America or Caraïbe island .
Face carved and polished sandstone or granite.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Sandstone
Adnet Style Plaid Waste Basket, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique and fun waste bin in a vibrant red and black buffalo check plaid. Made in the style of Jacques Adnet. Presents well and adds great personality to a room. Made of a hardy pla...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
African Tribal Somalian Gashan Shield Art Home Decoration Interior Design
Located in London, GB
African tribal Somalian Gashan shield
Fine old hide shield with hammered etched geometric design on front and back
width 35 cm
A Historic collectable and great Interior design e...
Category
19th Century Somali Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand Painted African Barbershop Sign Original Hairdresser Advertising
Located in Bristol, GB
MID-CENTURY ADVERTISING
Depicting ten different numbered looks for different haircuts to choose from at the barbershop.
Completely hand-painted in a wonderful folk art style with ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hand-Carved Gray Chinese Jade Figurine of Dog
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century figure of gray Chinese jade dog. Dog is lying down with tail curled around his body. Very intricately carved.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Folk Art
Materials
Jade
Leather Waste Basket, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome large leather waste bin in a slight conical shape. Circa 1950s. Beautiful tanned leather cowhide with great age and patina. Wear as shown. Good vintage condition.
Located ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Early 20th Century Double Sided Clock Makers Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Double Sided Clock Makers Trade Sign
A working example of an early 20th Century double sided clock makers trade sign clock. This item would have originally hung ...
Category
1920s French Late Victorian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Zabihi Collection Floral Botanical American Hooked Oval Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A compelling Mid-20th Century American hooked oval size floral botanical rug
Measures: 6'8" x 9'7''.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Jute
Japanese Paper Fan Bamboo Hand Painted 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
This is a fan which was made in Japan around 1980s in Showa era.
This fan is made with bamboo and paper. It is hand painted.
Dimensions:
3 x 46 x H27 cm
Japanese fans are made of ...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Vintage Cast Iron Horse Pony Bank Figure
Located in Asheville, NC
Adorable small vintage cast iron horse bank. Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Iron
System walking stick with thimble holder function, USA 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick, flamed fruit wood barrel, with 925/1000 sterling silver knob and band, acting as a container for a sewing thimble. Brass tip. United States of America early 20t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
American Wall Sculpture in Bronze Signed by Giovanni Schoeman, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous wall sculpture of cast bronze and other mixed metals in the Brutalist style made by Giovanni Schoeman (1940-1980s).
The wall sculpture is called "Cyclone" and shows an imaginary city of futuristic skyscrapers with few people. Many impressive details.
Schoeman was a South African sculptor...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
System walking stick with light, England 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Gadget-System walking stick: a stick with light. Light in plastic knob at the end of a crook handle. Operated by a pivoting ring on the shaft, the light (which can be either yellow o...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
A. Costa abstract painting
By Costa
Located in London, GB
A beautiful abstract painting, oil on paper, by A.Costa. signed, Italy, 1960's
Category
1960s Italian Futurist Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Large Figurative African Mangbetu Anthropomorphic Vessel / Jar
Located in Studio City, CA
This is a fantastic piece likely made by the Mangetu tribe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is finely detailed and quite large and hefty. These pieces were originally made...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
19th C Applique Quilt from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Applique quilt from Pennsylvania in good condition with swag floral border.This is quite unusual and unique.
Category
1860s American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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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