Folk Art Wall Decorations
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the 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.
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 antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Folk Art
Large Danish Folk Art Church Procession Painting, circa 1960s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large impressive Folk Art acrylic painting of a haunting, moonlit, church procession is signed by the Danish born artist and dated 1963. There is one small tear in the canvas as shown. Frame is aluminum and wood. This artist's work also includes our listed Folk Art Angel...
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 9 Original Antique Prints of Waterbirds After Francis Lydon, C.1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 9 antique prints of waterbirds
Lithographs after the original drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon
Original colour
Published by John C. Nimmo, Circa 1880.
Unframe...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Whimsical Outsider, Folk Art Oil Painting by William R. Straly
By William R. Straly
Located in Buffalo, NY
Whimsical outsider, Folk Art oil painting by William R. Straly, excellent use of color. Texture and space.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Antique Print of Indian Pigeons, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Indian pigeons.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
The Forties As Reported By The New York Times
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Forties: As Reported By The New York Times
By Keylin, Arleen; Cohen, Jonathan.
Title
The Forties: As Reported by the New York Times
Author Keyli...
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20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Professionally Framed Indian Kashmir Shawl Fragment, India, 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
19th C. India
Ready to go on a wall.
Framed Item ...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Late Naive English School "Bull Broke Loose" Bull Baiting Oil on Canvas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th century oil on canvas depicting a bull baiting scene
In England during the time of Queen Anne, bull-baiting was practised in London at Hoc...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Maple, Canvas
American Miniature Folk Art Portrait Of a Young Gentleman
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning little american folkhart water color of a young gentleman. Sitting with his arm over the back of what appears to be a tiger maple chair of the period. In the lower right corner we can see what is a tiger maple table...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
Hand Painted Haitian Game Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Haitian game board crafted in wood and hand painted with parrots, ballet dancers, and the tree of life in a rustic naive style and signed by the artist J Michel.
Category
20th Century Haitian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Hand-Painted Northwest Coast Totem Motif Studio-Made Wall Cabinet
Located in Northport, MI
A rare and expressive wall-mounted cabinet crafted by an unknown studio artisan, likely in the Pacific Northwest, and dating from the mid-20th century. This one-of-a-kind piece maste...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Keiko Minami Signed Etching with Aquatint on Bfk Rives Wove 'Fishes' Japanese
Located in Norwich, GB
Keiko Minami, 1911-2004 - 'Fishes' Aquatint On BFK Rives Wove. Signed and numbered 41/75 in pencil. Circa 1977.
Delivery is INCLUDED for all areas in MAIN...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Zabihi Collection Unusual Latin American Zapotec Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Hand-dyed wool on cotton warp; A bold and expressive handwoven wool tapestry from the Zapotec weaving tradition of Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. This pi...
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Late 20th Century Central American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Signed Ink and Watercolor Painting “Don’t Take All Day”
Located in Bradenton, FL
A framed ink and watercolor painting titled "Don't Take All Day!" and signed in the lower right. The scene depicts two clowns engaged in a card game, seated at a makeshift table, wit...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. It has been framed with a ...
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Early 20th Century Balinese Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Framed Original Antique Print of A Brown Bear, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a brown bear
Copperplate photogravure engraving by Walter L. Colls.
Good quality wove paper
Published C.1900
In an antique oak frame
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of 8 Original Antique Prints of Seabirds After Francis Lydon, C.1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 8 antique prints of seabirds
Lithographs after the original drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon
Original colour
Published by John C. Nimmo, Circa 1880.
Unframed
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Naive Oil Painting of Fish Hawkers. C.1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Delightful naive painting of possibly fish hawkers or market traders
Possibly Italian. Venetian?
Amazing colours.
Coarse canvas.
Artist unknown. Initial A.D to bottom left.
Pre...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Late 20th Century Vintage Boho Tropical Seascape on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Escape to a tranquil paradise with this charming vintage original tropical seascape painting on canvas. This delightful artwork captures the essence of an idyllic island getaway, fea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Folk Art Mechanical Clock Painting
Located in Allerum, SE
19th century Folk Art Mechanical Clock Painting with a view of a square in a little town. Painted on wood panel in a gilded frame. Clock maker and artist unknown. Ca 1830 - 50, proba...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Seascape with Ship Racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Seascape with square-rigged ship racing a Barkentine, by C.A.S. Orne, 1920, a watercolor on paper stormy seascape with two square-riggers running before the wind, with choppy...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Cranes, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of cranes
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
Published...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
The Spirit of New England Hardcover 1991 by Paul Nolan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Spirit of New England Hardcover – June 9, 1991 by Paul Nolan.
Harris, Bill., Portland House, 1991,
1st U.S. Edition 1st Printing,
cloth with gilt spine titles,
160 pp, colo...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Bird Prints, Quails and Partridge. 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of quails and partridge
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Bird Prints, Parakeet. 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of parakeet
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Bird Prints, Owl and Hoopoe. 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of an owl and a hoopoe
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Bird Prints, Shrike and Fruit Crows. 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of shrike and fruit crows
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Turkoman Patchwork Textile, Tapestry or Armchair Upholstery
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Nice Turkoman patchwork textile with light colors, suitable for tapestry, headboard, armchair upholstery. They are all embroideries applied on a rein...
Category
1990s Turkmen Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
Original Antique Prints of an Elephant and a Jaguar, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of an elephant and a jaguar
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Arthur Nevin Print of a Red-Breasted Merganser Duck Decoy, Beach Haven, NJ
By Arthur Nevin
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large 1970s print by Arthus Nevin depicts a Red-Breasted Merganser Bird Decoy.
It is inscribed Red-Breasted Merganser Beach Haven, NJ., 1935.
102/1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Early Watercolor View of a Sailor with Pet Bird, circa 1800
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique watercolor view of a sailor with pet bird, circa 1800, a lovely detailed painting of a sailor seated in rough chair, tenderly spoon feeding a finch pe...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of 6 Original Antique Reptile Prints, Tallis, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of reptiles
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithographs with original color.
Published by Tallis c...
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1850s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Kuna Mola Appliqué Brightly Colored Bird Wall Tapestry, Central America
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large brightly colored fabric appliqué collage tapestry of a bird with fish in its mouth. This dramatic fabric piece features carefully cut geometri...
Category
20th Century Panamanian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric
Original Antique Print of a Quaker Meeting, circa 1810
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Charming print of a Quaker Meeting
Woodcut engraving
Published circa 1810
Unframed.
The measurement given is the paper size.
Free shipping
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1810s French Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Circa 1900 Gouache Painting of Great Lakes Lighthouse Steamships, signed
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming and historic antique circa 1900 gouache on board painting, signed "Tully", of the United States Lighthouse Tender (USLHT) Steamship Fleet. The ships ran supplies (tended)...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Paint
Painted French Tole Mushroom Decoration
Located in Houston, TX
Painted French tole mushroom decoration for planters or gardens. Circa 1950s. Probably originally created as a prop for a Parisian department store window or a theater. Twenty-six in...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Flemish Oil on Board Love Scene. Holland 17th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Love scene oil on board of Flemish origin. Holland, 17th century. Circa 1680
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Arthur Nevin Print of a Mallard Hen Duck Decoy, Bay Head, NJ
By Arthur Nevin
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large print by Arthur Nevin is inscribed Mallard Hen Decoy, Bay Head, New Jersey, 1920, it is also signed & numbered 45/150.
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Tropical Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming acrylic painting on canvas of a group of colorful figures in a tropical setting executed in a naive style. Signed Osnel in the lower right and presented in the original wood...
Category
20th Century Caribbean Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair of Wall Plaques Modelled as an Old Couple
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of terra cotta wall plaques modelled in high relief and painted, portraying an old couple looking out the window.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Primitive 1960s Original Landscape Oil on Board
Located in west palm beach, FL
Evoke nostalgic warmth and homespun charm with this delightful Vintage Primitive 1960s Landscape Painting. This authentic original artwork, rendered on a sturdy board, captures the i...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Rare Late 19th Century Oil Well Derrick Painting
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a captivating and historically significant folk art painting from the late 19th century: an oil rig scene believed to date circa 1892. This remarkable artwork, executed in oil on board, offers a rare glimpse into the early depictions of the burgeoning oil industry...
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1890s American Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
1970s Zebra Needlepoint Wall Hanging
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage handmade needlepoint embroidery. Features the image of a zebra in the front with trees and leaves. Lovely attention to detail. Mounted in a wood frame. Signed on the back a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Crane Stained Glass Panel
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage framed stained glass panel featuring a crane with palm trees. Some cosmetic imperfections with frame (pictured) but no breaks in glass, good...
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Folk Art Cork Collection
Located in Seattle, WA
Folk Art Cork Manufacturer's Display piece with samples of all sizes and shapes of cork available for sale. Corks are arranged in geometric shapes and mounted on a velvet-covered bo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Cork, Velvet, Wood
Original Antique Print of a Tree Sparrow, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Tree Sparrow
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original colo...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Antique silk Embroidered Delhi Shawl Half, early 20th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
It is finely embroidered in silk on a cotton background. It is lucky to have the tassels intact.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Original Antique Print of a Spotted Flycatcher, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Spotted Flycatcher
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Origina...
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1880s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Beetles, 1847, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of beetles.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original color.
Published, 1...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Quirky Persian Animal Kilim Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th Century Persian Kilim with 2 small birds and 2 mini horses
Measures: 2'8'' x 3'5''
This was originally belonging to a private Persian collec...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Haitian Naive Oil Drum Metal Wall Mounted Sculpture Haiti 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Haitian metal art wall decoration from the 1970s signed M.U. The design is of a figure in festive regalia. The eyes, noses and partially the mouth a...
Category
1960s Haitian Vintage Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Cut Steel
Set of 6 Original Antique Natural History Prints, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 natural history prints.
Original hand colored lithographs.
After drawings by Cpt. Brown.
Published by Fullarton, 1847
Unframed.
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Cover of Mexican Comic "Sensacional De Maestros"
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this amazing original cover painted in gouache in excellent vintage conditions, circa 1990 issue 226 "Pecho a Pechito llegaré a hojalatear tu corazón".
About the Sensacional Comics as part of the Mexican Culture:
"Sensacional" is the generic name of a handful of Mexican comics published at the end of the 1970s (1979 to be exact) and whose "Boom" remained in force within the Mexican idiosyncrasy for circa 20 years, (all the decade of the 1980s and 1990s) to then go downhill and "evolve", so to speak, until they become sexually explicit...
Category
1990s Mexican Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Modern Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique art piece combines several mediums in a delicate collage of organic materials. Please confirm item location, (NY or NJ).
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Twig
Professionally Framed Silk and Cotton Ikat Fragment, Uzbekistan, E 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
E 20th C. Uzbekistan.
Ready to go on a wall.
Fram...
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Early 20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Pigeon Persian Flatweave
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a flurry of pigeons in beige, gray, and brown
This was originally belonging to a private Persian collector who requested...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Christianity Monastery Work Wax Jesus Child in Glass Display Case Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century Glass Display Case with a beautiful Monastery Work inside. A wonderful decorative item, in very nice as is condition.
T...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Professionally Framed Silk Ikat Fragment, Uzbekistan, Early 20th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
Early 20th C. Uzbekistan.
Ready to go on a wall.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Unique 18th Century English Carved Panel of Two Kings
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique carved Folk Art panel, dated 1768, depicting a double portrait of mythological kings, whimsically portrayed in miniature stature with protruding...
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1760s English Antique Folk Art Wall Decorations
Folk Art wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Purvis Young, Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo, and Arthur Nevin. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $48,000 while the average work can sell for $949.