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Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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
Farmhouse Chicken Wire Egg Fruit Basket Carry All, Vintage Industrial Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful chicken wire made Basket, circa 1930s. Made of wire and wooden handles. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Nice addition to any Country Kitchen. Size given in meas...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Metal, Wire

1940s Day Basket Co. Handwoven White Oak Long Market Basket with Stamped Handle
Located in Red Lion, PA
1940s Day Basket Co. Handwoven White Oak Long Market Basket with Stamped Handle This charming 1940s handwoven market basket by the Day Basket Company of Maryland is a beautiful and ...
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1940s American Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Oak

Japanese Tall Ikebana Basket, Bamboo, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features tall cylindrical shape with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with light brown fiber, ...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Vintage Vietnamese Backpack Basket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Vietnamese Backpack Basket. A woven form starting with a square bamboo base tapering up to an open round sturdy mouth with a a smooth interior surface, specifically used in t...
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Late 20th Century Vietnamese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo

Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 19th century
Located in High Point, NC
A wood bowl designed and produced in Sweden, 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Finnish 19th century wooden folk art bowl
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Immerse your home in the rustic elegance of this 19th century Finnish wooden folk art bowl. Hand-made with an authentic wabi sabi spirit, it boasts a great patina that speaks of its ...
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19th Century Finnish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Pine

Mackenzie-Childs Flower Market Set of Oval Tray and Box, Retired Pieces
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage MacKenzie-Childs set of oval tray and square box with lid is decorated with Flower Market pattern on white background; the steel underbodies are color-glazed in white and de...
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2010s North American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Metal, Enamel

Oversized Blue and White Mexican Talavera Glazed Ceramic Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Authentic oversized very fine blue and white Mexican Talavera de la Reina glazed ceramic bowl. Huge blue and white Mexican Talavera pottery handcrafte...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Japanese Signed Wabi-Sabi Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl Style of Bernard Leach
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous tenmoku drip glazed Japanese Chawan tea bowl that features a mix of shifting colors, glazes and textures. The piece radiates in the light and is very reminiscent of work ...
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Earthenware, Pottery

Woven Tribal Basket Vase in Brown and Black
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small woven basket shaped like a vase. Woven with natural fibers in geometric patterns, this small decorative piece of folk art would be beautiful...
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wicker

Nantucket Purse with Painted Seascape on Top, by Barbara Grey, circa 1995
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Nantucket Purse by Barbara Grey, circa 1995, a covered oval Nantucket basket, with cane weave on rattan staves, braided leather shoulder strap, turned bone peg, and having a ...
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1990s American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Cane, Rattan, Wood

Oversized Handmade Japanese Ikebana Floor Basket
Located in Malibu, CA
Vintage Japanese Ikebana Floor Basket. The basket features a unique design with a woven background & high-quality bamboo with freestyle form embellishing the underneath basket. Suita...
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Reed, Bamboo

Set of 3 Antique Blue and White Delft Plates Hand Painted Netherlands Ca. 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of three antique Delft plates was hand-painted in the Netherlands circa 1800. Each plate measures approximately 9 inches in diameter and ...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Delft

Vintage Large American Hand Woven Gathering Buttocks Basket
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique oversized gathering basket features traditional rib or buttocks shape with the bent wood ring rim and handle. The plaited splints are carefully interwoven to carry...
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20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wicker, Oak

1930's American Handwoven Tall Market Basket
Located in Red Lion, PA
This charming 1930s American handwoven tall market basket is a beautiful example of early 20th-century craftsmanship. Woven from natural splint materials and framed with firm bentwoo...
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1930s American Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bentwood

Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A hand-painted wood bowl produced in Sweden, 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Japanese Flat Ikebana Basket, Bamboo, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features an elongated, flattened form with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with transparent ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

19th Century Swedish antique genuine country Folk Art wooden trough / bowl
Located in Boden, SE
A genuine original painted antique wood trough from Luleå Northern Sweden The trough has a lovely color & patina. A nearly monumentaly large farme...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Pine

19th Century French Folk Art Storage Basket
Located in Allerum, SE
Unusually large 19th century French folk art storage basket. coiled construction with straw and bark. Ca 1890 France.
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19th Century French Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Straw

Chinese Checkered Papier-Mâché Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed around a simple wooden frame, this papier-mâché storage box is a charming example of Chinese folk art. Crafted with old newspapers and dyed rice paper, the box would have been...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Paper

Cast Bronze Bull Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verdigris patinated bronze bowl with four mounted bull heads around the rim which serve as decor and handles. Marked "Hatti - Made in Turkey"   Dimensions 11" diameter x 5.75" height...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bronze

Folk Art Hand Painted XL Colorful Gourd
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Folk Art Hand Painted XL Colorful Gourd 18 h x 16 diameter Original vintage unrestored Refer to images listed
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Rare Swedish Antique Wooden Bowl Made by Hand in Birch Root with a Carved Handle
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare Swedish antique bowl from the late 1700s. This wooden bowl is oval with a large carved handle on the side, a very unusual detail hardly ever seen on bowls like this. It is made ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Birch

Antique Swedish Folk Art Hand-Crafted Painted Bowl
Located in Kramfors, SE
Painted folk art bowl from northern Sweden made during the early 1800s, around 1820. The bowl has an oval shape and has been hollowed out by hand from a single large piece of wood. B...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Antique Swedish Wide Wooden Bowl with Original Paint and Authentic Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish wooden bowl in good vintage condition with authentic patina and traces after use. The bowl has a round shape and is made from a single piece of wood that’s been hollo...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Wood

Antique Swedish Soapstone Stone Pot with Hand Wrought Iron and a Genuine Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish stone pot made from a hollowed stone – soapstone. With hand wrought iron bands that wrap around and strengthens it. Made during the mid 1800s in northern Sweden. Full...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Soapstone, Wrought Iron

Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket diminutive oval woven purse made during the first few years Reyes was m...
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1950s American Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Pine

18th century Norwegian carved kasa ale cup
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality Norwegian horse head ale bowl known as a kasa/kuksa. Dated on the base 1773, with makers marks. Hand carved decoration, with original polychrome paint. Evidence of ol...
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Late 18th Century Norwegian Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Pine, Paint

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Made by Davis Hall on the South Shoal Lightship
Located in Nantucket, MA
Oval Nantucket lightship basket with shaped oak swing handle ending in carved round “lollipop” ends and brass ears. Remnants of the original paper label remains on the bottom. Made...
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Late 19th Century North American Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Cane, Rattan, Oak

Nantucket basket attributed to the Coffin School, 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A classic vintage Nantucket berry basket with a turned hardwood base, scored with double incised circles. The base captures 41 curved ash stays woven together with split bamboo, and ...
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20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Hardwood, Ash

Large Antique Northern Swedish Woven Birch Root Decorative Basket with Handle
Located in Kramfors, SE
Large antique root basket from northern Sweden. The basket is woven with birch root around the 1880s and is unusually large. Good vintage condition with some minor marks and traces o...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Birch

19th Century Swedish Folk Art Woven basket genuine rustic
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic 19th Century Swedish Folk Art root Basket made of woven twigs & birch bark. It comes from an old farmhouse in Luleå Norrbotten Northern Sweden. The basket is not jus...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Twig, Birch

Woven Bamboo Wicker Ikebana Basket, Philippines Folk Art
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Philippine Folk Art open basket features elongated cylindrical body and prominent handle. The body is plaited in tight weave in simple pattern; the fibers are darkened with ...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Japanese Tall Ikebana Basket, Bamboo & Black Accents, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features tall cylindrical shape with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with black fiber, addin...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Scandinavian Cake Copper Pan, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An Early 19th Century Scandinavian copper cake mold. The handle and the feet are also in copper. If desired, this antique cake pan could easily be pol...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Copper

19th Century Swedish antique rustic genuine Folk Art Wooden bowl with handle
Located in Boden, SE
Antique rustic primitive Folk art wooden bowl with handle manufactured in Luleå ,Northern Sweden. In Swedish called "Kåsa" It has been used as a drinking wessel.The bowl has an unus...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Pine

Large Split Oak American Spale Gathering Basket
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique oversized basket in a traditional spale shape features a bent wood ring rim with handles on each side. The basket is formed of a split oak with graphic weave patte...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Wood, Oak, Beads

Three Antique Dutch Delft Plates Netherlands Circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in the Netherlands circa 1800, these three Dutch Delft plates exhibit a naive yet energetic quality. The center of each dish features a beautifully hand-painted arrangement of l...
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Early 1800s Dutch Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Delft

Large Nordic Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Dough Bowl, Finland, 19th Century
Located in Karis, Nyland
A rare and expressive example of Northern European folk craftsmanship, this oversized wooden dough bowl was hand-carved in 19th century Finland from a single block of solid hardwood,...
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Late 19th Century Finnish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood, Birch

Vintage Chinoiserie Split Bamboo Basket Woven Vase with Handles
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural woven split bamboo, vase shaped basket features elongated form with two thin handles; the rim is finished with the thin decorative band with knots detail, and the narrow n...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker

Japanese Tall Bamboo Ikebana Basket with Tinted Handle, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features tall cylindrical shape with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with burned or tinted b...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Vintage Rattan and Twisted Root Woven Hanging Ikebana Basket
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-woven ikebana basket features flattened shape with rounded front, demilune bottom and straight back; the form is convenient for hanging the basket on the wall or displa...
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20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wicker, Rattan, Wood

Wooden Hand Carved Tropical Fruit Basket 20 Pieces
Located in Den Haag, NL
Fantastic fruit basket. All kind off beautiful hand carved tropical fruit. In all kind off different woods. All together in a Teak wood bowl. Very goo...
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1980s Congolese Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Fruitwood

Decorative Hand-carved Wooden Plate with Pyrography, Germany 1960s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This stylish folk art hand-carved wooden plate features intricate pyrographic elements—a traditional wood-burning technique used to create decorative patterns. The design centers aro...
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1960s German Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Beech

Vintage Lidded Basket Handmade Bamboo & Handwoven Rattan Nautical Seashell 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Coastal Folk Art lidded round basket handmade Bamboo and handwoven Rattan in blonde and white Plastik Seashell decoration. Nautical Bohemian ...
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1980s American Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Rattan, Cane, Plastic, Wood

19th Century Swedish antique rustic Folk Art Wooden tray bowl original color
Located in Boden, SE
An large antique and unique organic wooden bowl / wooden tray. With highly appealing patina, with traces of use. This one in a unique blue painted color thats been patinated during i...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Pine

Davis Hall Nantucket South Shoal Lightship Hand Woven Basket, circa 1870s
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful and quite rare and hard to find nantucket lightship basket by Davis Hall, (1828-1906). Hall's baskets are prized by collectors of lightship baskets worldwide. This basket is made with his traditional swing handle and rounded lollipop connecting two ends. Hall cultivated his basket-making skill on the South shoal lightship after the American Civil War...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Wood, Cane, Rattan

Brown & Cream White Stoneware Bowl by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, 1920s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite hand-crafted Scandinavian stoneware decorative dish or Boel by Andersson & Johansson, Höganäs, features traditional folk art motifs in white against a rich terracotta-...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Stoneware

Monumental Antique Hand Carved Wooden Trough or Bowl Wabi Sabi, 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Monumental antique carved wooden trough or bowl, 19th century. This is a rare antique hand carved wooden trough or bowl, which can be used for decoration or as a (fruit) bowl or mag...
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19th Century European Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Scandinavian Wood Pouring Bowl
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A fabulous Scandinavian antique pouring bowl that has been turned from one piece of timber and the spout remains intact. Displays beautifully on a coffee table or side table standing...
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1810s Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

20th Century African Woven Basket
Located in Winnetka, IL
Handwoven African basket made from natural plant fibers, featuring a tightly constructed structure and bold geometric patterning. The surface is composed of dyed reeds in rich tones ...
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Natural Fiber

Swedish Burl Wood Bowl, Signed TN 1980
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Elevate your living space with the unparalleled beauty of this exquisite Swedish burl wood bowl, (“Vrilskål” in Swedish) a masterpiece that enca...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Burl

A Collection of 13 Vintage Swedish unique folk art straw Christmas Ornaments
Located in Boden, SE
A collection of 13 vintage Swedish handwoven straw Christmas ornaments. The tradition of using straw for Christmas decorations has deep roots in Swedish culture, dating back to anci...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Straw

Huge Antique Scandinavian Folk Art Carved Wooden Handled Hardwood Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This extremely large and substantial Folk Art carved bowl is presumed to have originated from Scandinavia, possibly Sweden, in approximately 1860 in the period country Folk Art style. This bowl is hand crafted from a hardwood and spans two feet across and six inches deep and has a single wooden handle inset on one side of the rim. This antique bowl shows all its original wear and age and was likely crafted originally as a large dough bowl.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Hardwood

Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A wood bowl produced in Sweden, 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Swedish Maker, Bowl, Wood, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
An antique solid wood bowl, produced in Sweden in the 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Vintage Green Painted Wooden Banded Bucket Pail
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic patina on this primitive basket. Very versatile piece. We see this charming piece used for anything from garden tools to champagne holder as well as fruit piled sitting on ...
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Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Metal

Swedish 19th century antique rustic country woven pine basket original paint
Located in Boden, SE
Swedish 19th century woven pine basket circa 1890. Beautiful rustic made pine basket using strips of pine fixed into a pine frame. Complete with original lid. Beautiful original pai...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Pine

Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A red-painted wood bowl produced in Sweden, 19th Century
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

Materials

Wood

Nantucket Basket with Stencil Decorated Top, by Harry Hilbert, 1995
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Basket by Harry Hilbert, 1995, a Nantucket purse having a solid mahogany hinged top with colonial or federal style stenciled decoration on ebonized reserve, fine brass hinges minutely inlaid, and tropic wood cross-band inlay around perimeter; double carved wooden swing handles attached with bone mounts; nickel clasp; two tone woven cane wrap on oak staves; signed and dated by wood-burnt stamp on the mahogany bottom. This is a beautiful basket made with astounding craftsmanship by one of the finest artists in the field. The basket remains in superb, barely used condition. I found one scuff above the stenciled reserve. Harry Hilbert (1917 – 2010) was an acclaimed Nantucket Basket maker known for his fine inlay and superb craftsmanship. He originally made his baskets as personal gifts, but later sold them through Wayne Pratt...
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1990s American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets

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Cane, Wood

Folk Art bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique folk art bowls and baskets 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 bowls and baskets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, natural fiber and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art bowls and baskets made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bowls and baskets, popular names associated with this style include Virginia Metalcrafters, Delft, Royal Copenhagen, and Berber Tribes of Morocco. 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 bowls and baskets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $49 and tops out at $40,000 while the average work can sell for $1,150.

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