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
Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A red-painted wood bowl produced in Sweden, 19th Century
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
Antique Folk Art Swedish Pine Trough Bowl
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique wood trough bowl in folk art from Sweden made during the mid 1800s, around 1850. The bowl is a utility item which was used daily in the hou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
Large Vintage Majolica Pottery Teapot Purple Grape Bunches
Located in Charleston, SC
Majolica Teapot has crazed ceramic background, berry / grapes with vines. The design surrounds the spout. Vines continue around the handle. Hand-paint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Majolica
Three Swedish Carved and Painted Wooden Bowls, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A set of three Swedish freeform carved and painted bowls, 19th century, some with owners initials and dates. Original surfaces. Have not been waxed an...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
19thc Green Painted Hiney Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original dark green painted hiney basket in fine undisturbed painted surface.This basket comes to East Meets West Antiques from a private folk art collection.This basket is in...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Folk Art Hand Painted Flower Design Serving Bowl
Located in San Carlos, CA
🌼 Beautiful Vintage Folk Art Pottery Serving Bowl – Signed by Artist 🌼
Add a touch of vintage, Mid Century charm and artistry to your collection or home decor with this gorgeous v...
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
$119 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of Six Sponge Ware Mush Cups and Saucers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing extra large 19thc mush cups & saucers sponge ware are in mint condition and great colors.They are so unusual and very rare to find in a collection of six !
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pottery
$1,836 Sale Price / set
26% Off
Swedish Folk Art, Sizeable Serving Bowl or Tray, Solid Light Wood, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
A solid wood, sizeable farmers tray or serving bowl designed and produced in Sweden, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Wooden Trough/ Serving Bowl
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A stunning antique Wooden Trough/ Serving Bowl with lovely patina
These troughs were orginally designed to store milk but where often used as a serving bowl and been used true out g...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
$571 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Ouroboros Snake Bowl
Located in Oxnard, CA
Here is a very cool and unique carved wooden bowl with a double Ouroboros motif. It is a large and substantial piece, crafted out of solid Walnut or possibly Rosewood. A great piece ...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Walnut
Antique Hand Painted Dutch Theme Enamelware Metal Trivet Collectible 1920s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique early 20th century Hand Painted Dutch Theme Enamelware Metal circa 1920's.
Hand-painted decorative antique Dutch scene metalware hand made In North Europe, Netherlands, or G...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Antique Northern Swedish Folk Art Cutlery Basket
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art basket from the mid 1800s, a so called cutlery basket. The basket is for storing cutlery and is made by hand in pine in northern Sweden...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
Wooden African Mortar and Pestle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted in Africa, wooden footed mortar and pestle.
Great patina this kind of Moroccan mortar are used to grind spices.
Nicely carved, the wood has some cracks on the bottom.
...
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19th Century African Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
$950 / set
Vintage Boho Shanghai Weave Ram Basket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a delightful touch of handcrafted charm and function with this vintage woven ram basket. Skillfully constructed using traditional weaving techniques, this piece features an endea...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Decorative African Wabi Sabi Wooden Hand Carved Mortar Bowl, Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Old and decorative hand carved wooden bowl / mortar produced in Africa early 1900s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H: 40 cm / 15.75" Diameter: 34 cm / 13.40"
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1920s Ethiopian Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
Swedish Hand-Carved 19th Century Wooden Folk Art Wabi Sabi Bowl in Pine
Located in Ă–rebro, SE
This is a beautiful Swedish hand-carfted, carved 19th century wooden bowl in Wabi Sabi style.
It comes made in an oblong piece of pine, perhaps a thin trunk but more likely a thick ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
1960s Handmade Folk Art Decorative Trinket Bowl
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Midcentury Handmade Folk Art decorative trinket keepsake lidded bowl.
Copper inlay Hand carved wood
Unsigned
6 diameter x 2.25 h
Preowned Vintage co...
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper
Antique Spanish Polychrome Ceramic Charger with a Bull Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Circa 1800 Spanish Majolica Faience centerpiece bowl or charger.
This charming collectible antique painted ceramic dish is decorated with a large rear facing bull and with polychrom...
Category
Early 19th Century Spanish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Chinese Folk Painted Tray with Railway Scene
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered serving tray is crafted with a hand-painted panel salvaged from a vintage Chinese cabinet. Selected for its charming folk art decoration, the found panel is painted wi...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Birch Root Bowl
Located in Kramfors, SE
Birch root bowl in an organic shape and marked underneath with a house mark from the first owner. Untouched original condition with original paint. The wood...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Birch
Swedish Folk Art Handcrafted Round Serving Tray
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Folk Art handcrafted large round serving, made of woven roots. Insignificant wear. Beautiful tray made by Same. From 1900th.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Twig
Large Antique Swedish Folk Art Trough Bowl / 19th Century Rustic Decorative Dish
Located in Karis, Nyland
An antique wooden trough from 19th-century Sweden, hand-carved and uniquely authentic, featuring an ownership mark on the base. This piece carries many signs of its age, with an incr...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Hand-Carved Wooden Spade
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and evocative mid-19th century Swedish hand-carved wooden spade, beautifully aged and deeply rooted in rural Scandinavian heritage. Once a humble agricultural tool, this piece...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Oak
Montopolyi Arno Italian Plate with Dragon and Bear An unusual piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Montopolyi Arno Italian Plate with Dragon and Bear
An unusual piece made in terracotta marked Montopolyi Arno, the plate is a very attractive piece relief decorated with plants, a b...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bowl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Swedish Wabi-Sabi ;) 19th century Swedish folk art turned bowl.
Very well made, light, thin walls and with fantastic patination, dated 1868.
Category
19th Century European Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Shanghai Weave Duck Lidded Basket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of whimsical Chinoiserie charm with this vintage woven duck basket! Likely crafted with traditional "Shanghai Weave" techniques from bamboo or ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Rattan
Antique Danish Hand Painted Dutch Theme Enamelware Metal Collectible Trivet 1920
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique early 20th century Hand Painted Dutch Theme Enamelware Metal trivet 1920's.
Hand-painted decorative antique Dutch scene metalware hand made In No...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Woven Porcupine Wood Decorative Basket
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A decorative "Porcupine" woven wood basket with a handle.
Dimensions:
15.5" Wide
12.5" Deep
15" Tall.
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Category
20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Turned Bowl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine early 19th century Swedish Folk Art turned bowl in Its original colour with leaf motifs and a great patina to the surface. Ca 1820 Sweden.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Root Wood Bowl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nice organically shaped early 19th century Swedish folk art root wood bowl, signed HE A. Ca 1820 Sweden.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
Swedish Hand-Krafted Turned 19th Century Wooden Folk Art Wooden Bowl in Pine
Located in Ă–rebro, SE
This is a very beautiful Swedish hand-carfted 19th century wooden bowl in Wabi Sabi style.
It comes made in pine with lovely patina reflecting its age and frequent use.
It has a few...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
Janice Weisler Vintage Earthenware Handcrafted Lidded Bowl Hues of Brown America
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage earthenware handcrafted lidded bowl in hues of brown for Preservatives, Sugar, Candy Bowl, made in America.
Stamped at the base, Janice Wei...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Earthenware
$332 Sale Price
30% Off
Three Virginia Metalcrafters Brass Leaves, One Angel Wing and Two Holly Leaves
Located in Doraville, GA
Three vintage solid brass leaves, manufactured in Waynesboro, Virginia by Virginia MetalCrafters. The leaves were designed by Oskar Hansen, are hand made, hand finished and of the hi...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Japanese Ceramic Bowl Signed Jin Kobayashi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Japanese ceramic bowl signed Jin Kobayashi.
Large stoneware plate hand made and hand painted with autumn leaves design.
Hand-carved ge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
African Tribal Folk Art Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique African wooden storage crate, hand-carved African Tribal motifs on wood and leather woven bottom.
Interested Folk Art Tribal African handcrafted cr...
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Early 20th Century Kenyan Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Cast brass Measuring Bowl from Northern India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A medium sized antique cast brass measuring bowl from northern India.
High relief casting, bundled rope maker's mark on the bottom.
Bronze rice-mea...
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19th Century Indian Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Burl Bowl from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A well scaled bowl carved from a single piece of burled maple.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Maple
$16,000
Vintage Boho Mexican Hand Painted Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celebrate the rich artistic heritage of Mexico with this magnificent and monumental hand-painted bowl. Exploding with color and life, this large-scale ceramic piece showcases the int...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
18th/19th Century Swedish Wabi-Sabi Hand-Carved Birch Bowl with Maker’s Mark
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and evocative Swedish hand-carved wooden bowl, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. Crafted from birch, this rustic vessel embodies the timeless beauty of the wabi...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Birch
Large Irregular-Shaped Swedish Root wood Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Large irregular-shaped Swedish root wood bowl dating to the mid-19th century. Hand-carved from root wood. Retains remnants of old red paint and marker's mark.
Note: Regional differe...
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1850s Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Hammered Silver Plate Basket
Located in New York, NY
Small vintage hammered silver plate basket with a nursery theme depicting two children and two geese. Charming oval shape with scalloped edges, the handle with a twisted rope pattern, raised on small ball feet. Hallmarked: Meriden silver plate...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Silver
Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 17th century
Located in High Point, NC
A wood bowl produced in Sweden, c. 17th century.
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17th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Swedish Hand-Carved Trough Rustic Decorative Dish
Located in Kvidinge, SE
An antique wooden trough from 19th-century Sweden, hand-carved from a single piece of wood
Very uniqe piece of swedish history, especially this big size.
Use this trough as a center...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
$1,311 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Vintage Novelty Waste Paper Basket the Container Is Made in Wood
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Vintage Novelty Waste Paper Basket
The container is made in wood with pictures of books and shelves on all 4 sides, a fun and a very attractive conversation piece
The container...
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Softwood
Large Antique Swedish Folk Art Trough Bowl / 19th Century Rustic Decorative Dish
Located in Stockholm, SE
An antique wooden trough from 19th-century Sweden, hand-carved and uniquely authentic, featuring an ownership mark on the base. This piece carries many signs of its age, with an incr...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood, Pine
Small Heavy Hand Forged Iron Bucket This is a lovely small bucket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Small Heavy Hand Forged Iron Bucket
This is a lovely small bucket, this charming piece has a rounded shape and a hanging ring in the handle
The cauldron is in good well aged con...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Iron
Large Burl Bowl, Sweden, 1960's
Located in Stockholm, SE
Large Burl Bowl. Made in Sweden and dated 1964. Hand carved from one piece of birch burl.
A great centerpeice for any table.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood, Burl
Wine Carrier Basket
Located in Napa, CA
Antique bottle carrier with wooden handle. Holds 4 bottles of wine.
Category
20th Century Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Tin
Fine Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Turned Bowl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fantastic early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian finely turned wooden folk art bowl in it's original finish, signed B E D 1817. Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Root Wood Bowl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rather large 19th century Swedish folk art root wood bowl, signed ANDERS LNS, LAS and dated 1819.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden Funnel
Located in Bozeman, MT
Antique early 19th century folk art wooden funnel carved out of one piece of wood. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
Signed 19th Century Swedish Wooden Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Wooden bowl in a painted pine. Made during the early 19th Century by P. Nordkvist. Beautiful condition.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Pine
Bottlecap Basket
Located in Darnestown, MD
This fabulous Bottle Cap Basket is true folk art. It is made of caps from Coca Cola; 7 Up and Dr. Pepper. The wood bottom makes the piece especially...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
$725
Green Luster Lava Bowl
By LAKE BELL
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
With a nod to the spontaneity and privileged imperfection that is the human condition, all of my pieces imbue an energy of function and whimsy.
This decorative speckled stoneware co...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Stoneware
Helmet Coal Scuttle Planter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Helmet Coal Scuttle Planter
This bucket is a very attractive helmet shape, it is painted in black with a beaten Brass riveted hooped handles
The Scuttle is in good antique condition, it is clean inside and would make a very unusual planter
The Bucket is 13” tall including the handle, 11” long...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Brass
Vintage Novelty Ceramic Trompe-L’oeil Waste Paper Basket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Vintage Novelty Ceramic Trompe-L’oeil Waste Paper Basket
The container is made with ceramic leather book spines, a fun Trompe-L’oeil and a very attr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Leather
1880s Rustic Copper Cauldron – Handcrafted Swedish Pot with Handles
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cauldron, anonymous,
Sweden. 1880s.
Copper cauldron.
Dimensions:
H: 22 cm
D: 59 cm
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Copper
Vintage 15 Milk, Wine, Bottle Carrier
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage 15 slot metal milk/wine bottle carrier from Belgium with a twine handle. Vintage condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Metal
Khaki Size 6 Log Bowl by Loyal Loot Hand Made from Reclaimed Wood
Located in calgary, CA
Perfect as a feature objet d'art on your table or shelves, a catch-all for jewellery and special items, or displayed as a group for a striking centrepiece.
Each Log Bowl is unique and makes the perfect one of a kind gift.
Log Bowls combine the beauty of a tree in its natural state with a high-gloss, vibrant finish. Each bowl is handmade using locally reclaimed trees of all varieties (fallen or cut down due to infrastructure or inclement weather). The trees are hand selected, gathered, turned and finished by Loyal Loot...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Folk Art Bowls and Baskets
Materials
Wood, Willow
$136 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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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