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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
Wrought Iron Rooster Candlestick Holder Horshoe Folk Art
Located in Vancouver, BC
For those brave enough to forge a life of light. The rooster lights the day at the crack of dawn to make claims to the work yet to be done. Out from the horseshoe sprouts this lovi...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

Moroccan Decorative Dog Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative dog sculpture - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made...
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2010s Moroccan Folk Art Candle Holders

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Clay, Earthenware

1970’s Sandpiper Grove 5 Light Candlebra Signed by Artist Mary Grabill
Located in Charleston, SC
This is a rare mid-century 5 arm Candlebra. By listed artist Mary Grabill. Terra-cotta with a white glaze. About the artist: In the mid-40's Mary turned the family's backyard ...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art Candle Holders

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Terracotta

Greek island terracotta atmospheric pierced hanging lantern Hydra 1993
Located in London, GB
Discovered in an artisan studio on the island of Hydra off the Saronic Islands in Greece in 1993. This handcrafted artisan piece of terracotta pottery, creates a wonderful sheltere...
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1990s Greek Folk Art Candle Holders

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Terracotta

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Candle Holder
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusual early 19th century Swedish Folk Art candle holder in pine and iron. Ca 1820 Sweden.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

Norwegian Wood Black Golden Painted Candlesticks, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of vintage Norwegian wooden candle sticks with black and gold paint in intricate organic patterns. Beautiful vintage condition. Norway, 1970s.
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20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Candle Holders

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Brass

Ted DeGrazia Los Ninos Hand Thrown South Western Pottery Ceramic Candle Holder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage candle holder, made by renown Ted De Grazia south western artist from Tucson AZ. Vintage Hand-thrown DeGrazia " Los Ninos" Sandstone Votive Candle Co...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Candle Holders

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Ceramic

Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Wood, Sweden, 1900
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and yellow-painted organic candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900. fits 0.70”-0.75” diameter candles
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Wood

Mexican Antique Arbol de la Vida Folk Art Candelabra Ceramic Day of the Dead
By Alfonso Castillo Orta
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Created by late master Alfonso Castillo Orta in 1999 in the town of Izucar de Matamoros, in the state of Puebla, Mexico. The traditional "arboles de l...
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1990s Mexican Folk Art Candle Holders

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Acrylic, Ceramic, Clay

Sculptural Triple Candle Holder Handcrafted of Organic Beeswax and Clay
Located in New York, NY
This one-of-a-kind, sculptural beeswax and clay triple candle holder is designed by the Tbilisi, Georgia-based designers Rooms Studio, who skillfully handcrafted this piece in collaboration with Shotiko Aptsiauri. The standing candelabra of sculpturally twisted organic beeswax and clay, entitled "Sacral Geometry Candle Holder", is part of a larger series of hand-formed beeswax works from the artists' collaboration. About the Designers: Works of Rooms Studio refers to the sculptural forms and abundant materials in juxtaposition with the feminine instincts. Born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, the duo behind the Rooms, Nata Janberidze and Keti Toloraia, lean towards preserving the inherited craftsmanship techniques unique to the region. Massive wood and stone objects are hand-crafted using traditional techniques to create raw and symbolic forms often rooted in the designers' childhood memories. Growing up in a culturally diverse environment, where the two worlds - Western and Eastern collide, remarkably influenced their design language. Over the years, Rooms has created eight independent collections and collaborations equally memorable and representative of the duo's perpetual mission to bring life to omitted elements of a former life. Through their series of works, Janberidze and Toloraia try to examine the boundaries between the public and private. Experiencing adolescent years in the 90s - a significant decade of cultural and societal shifts - their work is a narrative of personal experiences of womanhood. By contrasting the new feminine monumental shapes with architectural brutality, Rooms challenges the status quo and also bridges the conventional and contemporary design with a confluence of female energy. The studio’s largest U.S. exhibition to date, Distant Symphony, expands upon this impulse to focus inward. The title is again a chief concern—some of the objects included here were designed during the pandemic, under a regime of forced isolation that made the studio’s typically collective work process untenable. The pieces shown here are the results of Rooms’ search for a way forward. The first room, an antechamber of sorts, evokes the intimate quality of a private home. Shown here are trinkets and personal effects chosen by Janberidze and Toloraia for their emotive qualities; a low background noise emphasizes the climate of urban domesticity. The ensuing gallery space features highlights of Rooms’ recent design output. Here, the subtle scent of organic materials provides a sensory indication of the atelier’s interest in dichotomies: natural and man-made, personal and collective, local and cosmopolitan.   In light of the global circumstances at the time, Janberidze and Toloraia felt it was especially important to pursue collaborative work. Rooms invited three artists—Shotiko Aptsiauri, Salome Chigalashvili and Mariana Chkonia—to conduct a dialogue and shared design process. As such, this exhibition is a kind of polyphonic meditation on a need for solitude and desire for companionship. The practice of polyphonic singing, essential to Georgian folk culture, is reinterpreted here as a design endeavor. Chigilashvili, working with unprocessed yarn, interpreted folk motifs by adapting embroidery to the scale of furniture with expansive stitches applied to painted boards...
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21st Century and Contemporary Georgian Folk Art Candle Holders

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Clay, Organic Material

Set of Seven Candleholders by Nagel and Stoffi, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Unusual set of seven midcentury modular triangle shaped chrome candle holders by BMF. Made in Germany in the 1970s. The candleholders can be stacked in whichever design you wish with...
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1970s German Vintage Folk Art Candle Holders

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Metal

Primitive 19th Century Wrought Iron Candle Holder
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Primitive and rather large 19th century wrought iron tripod candle holder with a fixed socket and a sprung Jaw holder for use of the last stump of...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Christian School Candle House
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
This charming heavy iron candle house was made as a table centerpiece for a Private Prep School. It was designed to look like the school icon, the to...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

19th Century Folk Art Cast Iron Green Painted Candlestick
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Single French Cast Iron Candlestick In The Original Green Painted Patina, 19th Century
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19th Century French Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

19th Century Swedish Wrought Iron Candlestick
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Good early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art wrought iron candlestick. Ca 1800 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

Swedish Vintage Folk Art Handpainted Wooden Candelabra, 1960s - Two Available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large folkoristic wooden hand-crafted candelabra with seven arms attached on thin, slightly adjustable metal rods. Handpainted in Nordic folklore style with burgundy, rose, green and...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Candle Holders

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Metal

White Candelabra with Bird Figurine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Enrich your decor with our exquisite vintage white ceramic candelabra, a showcase of intricate design and remarkable craftsmanship. This piece features a branch-like structure, adorn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Folk Art Candle Holders

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Metal

Moroccan Terracotta Candle Holder Handbuilt and Handpainted by the Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt freckles terracotta candle holder - made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings. - made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by Houda Approximate measurements: 1....
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2010s Moroccan Folk Art Candle Holders

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Clay, Earthenware

Pair of Trench Art Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful and thought provoking pair of early 20th century American Trench Art candlesticks made from the spent brass casings of naval artillery shells.
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1940s American Vintage Folk Art Candle Holders

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Brass

Folk Art Candlestick French Cockerel Primitive Hand Forged Iron, circa 1920
Located in Mimizan, FR
Folk Art candlestick cockerel rooster primitive hand forged iron, early 20th century Painted black Naive French Provincial Folk Art Good condition with some remains of wax and sig...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

Earthenware Candlestick, Włocławek, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Candlestick made of faience in Poland by Wloclawek in the 1960s. Very good condition Measures: height: 18cm diameter: 11cm.
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1960s Polish Vintage Folk Art Candle Holders

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Earthenware

Pair of Magnifying Candleholders on Stone and Metal Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of primitive Industrial metal frames on a stone stand with a thick piece of glass to magnify candle light. These are very unique pieces to be used as candleholders / decorativ...
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20th Century Folk Art Candle Holders

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Stone, Metal

19th C Branding Iron Candlestick
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C branding iron candlestick, An authentic American wrought iron branding iron, now as a candlestick. Stands 21-inches high, the base measures 7-inche...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

Swedish Folk Art Candlestick Table Lamp, Dated 1737
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century converted Folk Art candlestick table lamp, Swedish, dated 1737.       
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1730s Swedish Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Pine

Set of Antique Carved and Painted Wood Candle or 'Cricket' Sticks with Brass
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of four carved and painted 'cricket stick' styled candlesticks are unsigned but presumed to have been made in Eastern Europe in circa 1930 in a folk art style. The sticks ar...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Candle Holders

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Brass

Mexican Colorful Folk Art Ceramic Vase Tecuanes Dance Vessel
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Beautiful Mexican ceramic vase made with cooked clay and decorated with acrylic paint. The vessel represents the traditional dance for the good...
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2010s Mexican Folk Art Candle Holders

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Clay, Ceramic, Acrylic

18th Century Folk Art Wood and Wrought Iron Candleholder
Located in Copenhagen, K
Adjustable wrought iron and wood candle holder with wood base and snipe nail.
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Early 18th Century Danish Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

Midcentury Pair of Wrought Iron Tripod Candleholders
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pair of wrought iron candleholders rised on tripod base, black painted. Measures: Height 17.50 in (44.5 cm) Width/Depth 6.50 in (16.5 cm).  
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

Set of Five Tall Folk-Art Candleholders, France, circa 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unique set of five handmade Folk Art iron candleholders, raised on wavy triangular bases, with tall stems adorned with leaves along their lengths, and topped with large, flat candleh...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

Twisted Iron Folk Art Candleholder, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual Folk Art candleholder made of twisted iron, painted silver. Triangular base, adorned with a cross.
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Candle Holders

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Iron

Funky Vintage Colourful Mexican Folk Art Candelabra Ceramic Clay
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful Vintage hand painted ceramic candelabra , made in the state of Puebla, Mexico. The traditional "arboles de la vida" or "trees of life" in motif authentic Folk Art piece. ...
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Candle Holders

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Ceramic, Paint, Clay

18th Century Hand Forged Wrought Iron Fireplace Trivet
Located in London, GB
18th Century Hand Forged Wrought Iron Fireplace Trivet An unusual example in the form of a tall or even elegant design, 18th Century hand crafted wrought iron trivet. The forged...
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1780s Unknown Antique Folk Art Candle Holders

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Wrought Iron

Earthenware Candlestick, Koło, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Earthenware candlestick produced in Poland in the 1960s. Very good condition. Measures: Height 16.5 cm; width 19cm.
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1960s Polish Vintage Folk Art Candle Holders

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Earthenware

Pair of Vintage Monumental Pillar Shell Encrusted Candle Holders
Located in Charleston, SC
A large pair of shell encrusted pedestal candle holders. Made of resin, grout, and shells. handcrafted circa 1970s-1980s.
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1970s Philippine Vintage Folk Art Candle Holders

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Shell, Resin

Folk Art candle holders for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique folk art candle holders 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 candle holders created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art candle holders made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original candle holders, popular names associated with this style include Los Castillo, Alfonso Castillo Orta, Maitland Smith, and Nagel & Stoffi. 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 candle holders differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $16,000 while the average work can sell for $596.

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