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Folk Art Mounted Objects

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
20th Century American Folk Art Carved Stop Sign
20th Century American Folk Art Carved Stop Sign

20th Century American Folk Art Carved Stop Sign

Located in Chicago, IL

A 20th century American Folk Art hand-carved and painted wood stop sign mounted on a custom steel stand.

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20th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Wood, Paint

A Mounted 17th Century Folk Art Brass Bassinoire Cover from France
A Mounted 17th Century Folk Art Brass Bassinoire Cover from France

A Mounted 17th Century Folk Art Brass Bassinoire Cover from France

Located in Buisson, FR

This pierced brass decorative element from France was originally the cover of a bassinoire from the 1600s. A bassinoire is a device where hot coals are inserted into a vented recept...

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17th Century French Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Brass

Antique American Folk Art Horse Silhouette Weathervane
Antique American Folk Art Horse Silhouette Weathervane

Antique American Folk Art Horse Silhouette Weathervane

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is an antique American folk art horse silhouette weathervane, likely dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (circa 1890s–1920s). The horse’s flat profi...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Metal

Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier w Music Making & Dancing Sculptures, Great Fun
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier w Music Making & Dancing Sculptures, Great Fun

Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier w Music Making & Dancing Sculptures, Great Fun

Located in Lisse, NL

Unique and all handcrafted, practical size antique circular chandelier. Some chances you only get once in your life and that is exactly what we thought when we first saw this unique...

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Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Iron

Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier with Four Folkloristic Male Figures
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier with Four Folkloristic Male Figures

Arts & Crafts Folk Art Chandelier with Four Folkloristic Male Figures

Located in Lisse, NL

A museum-quality Arts & Crafts folk art chandelier, conceived and handcrafted in southern Germany in the early years of the 20th century. This exceptional sculptural pendant transcen...

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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Iron

19th Century Wooden Butter Mold with Carved Floral Interior
19th Century Wooden Butter Mold with Carved Floral Interior

19th Century Wooden Butter Mold with Carved Floral Interior

Located in Lisse, NL

Wonderful antique wooden butter mold with a charming hand-carved floral decoration to the interior. This rustic and highly decorative butter mold was once used for shaping and decor...

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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Iron

A Mounted 17th Century Folk Art Brass Bassinoire Cover from France
A Mounted 17th Century Folk Art Brass Bassinoire Cover from France

A Mounted 17th Century Folk Art Brass Bassinoire Cover from France

Located in Buisson, FR

This pierced brass decorative element from France was originally the cover of a bassinoire from the 1600s. A bassinoire is a device where hot coals are inserted into a vented recept...

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17th Century French Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass

18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico
18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico

18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Wooden cross Guanajuato, Mexico Wood, paint 22 x 13 inches, (56 cm x 33 cm) 18th century A wonderful old wooden cross with a painted crucified Christ figure, an angel, possibly Mary Magdelene...

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18th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Wood, Paint

American Copper Spread Winged Eagle Weathervane with Sphere and Arrow, C. 1880
American Copper Spread Winged Eagle Weathervane with Sphere and Arrow, C. 1880

American Copper Spread Winged Eagle Weathervane with Sphere and Arrow, C. 1880

Located in Charleston, SC

American molded copper spread winged eagle weathervane with circular sphere, arrow, and mounted on cast iron squared base. Weathervane has a fine natural verdigris patina in the orig...

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1880s American Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Copper, Iron

Folk Art Wooden Flag Sculpture, Painted, USA, Circa 1960s
Folk Art Wooden Flag Sculpture, Painted, USA, Circa 1960s

Folk Art Wooden Flag Sculpture, Painted, USA, Circa 1960s

Located in Charleston, SC

FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN PATRIOTIC FLAG, single-sided form retaining an old painted surface over gesso. 20th century. Acquired from a folk art collector, where many pieces...

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Weaving Stick Shuttle, Early 20th Century
Antique Chinese Weaving Stick Shuttle, Early 20th Century

Antique Chinese Weaving Stick Shuttle, Early 20th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

This long, wooden carving is an early 20th century Chinese weaving shuttle, once used by skilled artists in Yunnan province to weave textiles of cotton, hemp and silk upon the loom. Known as a stick shuttle, the rustic tool is simply designed with a slender handle and two prongs at either end to hold yarn or thread. Elevated by a custom steel stand, the antique shuttle...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Wood

Italian Antique Forged Iron Coat of Arms, Circa 1550-1650
Italian Antique Forged Iron Coat of Arms, Circa 1550-1650

Italian Antique Forged Iron Coat of Arms, Circa 1550-1650

Located in Buisson, FR

Unique and wonderful folk art coat of arms, Depicting a eagle holding a rabbit, two crosses and two castle's and on the top a grotesque head. This beautiful period piece is made out ...

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16th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Iron

Vintage American Hand-Carved Wood Shoe Molds Bookends, Size 6.5, 1930s
Vintage American Hand-Carved Wood Shoe Molds Bookends, Size 6.5, 1930s

Vintage American Hand-Carved Wood Shoe Molds Bookends, Size 6.5, 1930s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage pair of American wood women shoe form molds mounted as bookends Vintage wooden shoe making mold from the 1930s. A pair of shoe form converted to bookends, these well carved solid wood shoe mould would have been used to make handmade shoes. These molds were traditionally made for each customer and would be used each time they came into the cobbler for a new pair of shoes. They are in good original condition with the patina and metal that shows age. Cobbler molds size 6.5 B model 258 Made from solid wood, I love these moulds because of their individual nature but also they are almost a piece of sculpture. Since the shoe form themselves were used as molds to make shoes, there are pin-pricks and wear present from frequent use in addition to naturally aged patina. They work well as bookends or simply as tabletop sculptures. These elegant women wooden shoes bookends form mold make a great addition to your vintage decor. Vintage hand carved wood cobbler shoe molds...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Full Size 1950s Model Divers Helmet, Shop Display Piece
Full Size 1950s Model Divers Helmet, Shop Display Piece

Full Size 1950s Model Divers Helmet, Shop Display Piece

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Full Size 1950s Model Divers helmet, shop display piece The Helmet is a Rare Piece of Chandlery Shop Display, the helmet is a full size piece made in...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass

Wall Installation of Eleven Antique and Vintage Metal Kitchen Graters
Wall Installation of Eleven Antique and Vintage Metal Kitchen Graters

Wall Installation of Eleven Antique and Vintage Metal Kitchen Graters

Located in Coral Gables, FL

A wall installation composed of eleven antique and vintage metal kitchen graters and shredders, arranged as a sculptural study of one of the most enduring and continually adapted too...

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon
Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon

Large Antique English Trench Art Table Cannon

Located in Forney, TX

Antique English Trench Art mixed metal miniature howitzer - signal style table cannon. Hand-crafted, assembled in the early 20th century, fashioned in par...

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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Antique Silver Ring Necklace, Miao Minority, Early 20th Century
Antique Silver Ring Necklace, Miao Minority, Early 20th Century

Antique Silver Ring Necklace, Miao Minority, Early 20th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

This intricate silver necklace was once a part of the elaborate attire of a Miao women in southwest China, an ethnic minority with rich traditions of textile art and silverwork. In t...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Silver

Antique Silver Coil Necklace, Miao Minority, Early 20th Century
Antique Silver Coil Necklace, Miao Minority, Early 20th Century

Antique Silver Coil Necklace, Miao Minority, Early 20th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

This intricate silver necklace was once a part of the elaborate attire of a Miao women in southwest China, an ethnic minority with rich traditions of textile art and silverwork. In t...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Silver

20Thc Original Painted Lighthouse Iron Bank -Hubley
20Thc Original Painted Lighthouse Iron Bank -Hubley

20Thc Original Painted Lighthouse Iron Bank -Hubley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This original cream painted light house bank is stamp " Light of The World " on the front face of the bank.This is a published "Hubley " bank in the book of Hubley banks & doorstops....

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20th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Iron

Indonesian Painted Buffalo, Cow Bell Decorative Folk Art Sculpture, wall art
Indonesian Painted Buffalo, Cow Bell Decorative Folk Art Sculpture, wall art

Indonesian Painted Buffalo, Cow Bell Decorative Folk Art Sculpture, wall art

Located in London, GB

Antique Indonesian Buffalo Racing Cowbell Painted Wood with Rope Handle Discover this antique Indonesian buffalo racing cowbell, traditionally strapped around the necks of water bu...

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1910s Indonesian Vintage Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Indonesian Painted Buffalo, Cow Bell Decorative Folk Art Sculpture, wall art
Indonesian Painted Buffalo, Cow Bell Decorative Folk Art Sculpture, wall art

Indonesian Painted Buffalo, Cow Bell Decorative Folk Art Sculpture, wall art

Located in London, GB

Antique Indonesian Buffalo Racing Cowbell Painted Wood with Rope Handle Discover this antique Indonesian buffalo racing cowbell, traditionally strapped around the necks of water bu...

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1910s Indonesian Vintage Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Wood

Antique Architectural Parcel Gilt Wrought Iron Sculpture
Antique Architectural Parcel Gilt Wrought Iron Sculpture

Antique Architectural Parcel Gilt Wrought Iron Sculpture

Located in Forney, TX

A one-of-a-kind antique wrought iron sculpture, comprising 18th and 19th century architectural elements, in a rustic parcel gilt finish, including door lock, latch, and skeleton key,...

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19th Century European Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Bronze, Wrought Iron

Mounted Submarine Toilet Humor Sculpture
Mounted Submarine Toilet Humor Sculpture

Mounted Submarine Toilet Humor Sculpture

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

There’s trench art, and then there’s toilet humor - this is a little bit of both! Creative & fun sculpture composed of a copper toilet float, mounted on ...

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal, Copper

Jon Michael Route Original Bronze Titled Two Georgia Songbirds
Jon Michael Route Original Bronze Titled Two Georgia Songbirds

Jon Michael Route Original Bronze Titled Two Georgia Songbirds

Located in Oakwood, GA

Original By Artist Jon Michael Route Titled "Two Georgia Songbirds" Hot Patina and Laquer Finish Copper, Pewter, & Brass Signature on lower right Comes with easy to mount hardware. F...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Brass, Copper, Pewter

Antique Wooden Bocce Ball Collection Mounted
Antique Wooden Bocce Ball Collection Mounted

Antique Wooden Bocce Ball Collection Mounted

By Mark Indursky

Located in Stamford, CT

A collection of 5 antique wooden Bocce balls all mounted on custom made steel stands. Dense heavy wood. Beautiful untouched surfaces. Very organic and primitive looking. The Balls th...

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Early 1900s Italian Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

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Wood, Hardwood

One Pair of Charming Wooden Shoe Moulds Mounted as Bookends Great Character.
One Pair of Charming Wooden Shoe Moulds Mounted as Bookends Great Character.

One Pair of Charming Wooden Shoe Moulds Mounted as Bookends Great Character.

Located in Buchanan, MI

One pair of charming wooden shoe moulds mounted as bookends, comes with four leather bound books. Feel free to call with further questions. Would look great in a private library

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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Mounted Objects

Materials

Steel

Folk Art mounted objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique folk art mounted objects 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 mounted objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, folk art, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art mounted objects made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original mounted objects, popular names associated with this style include and Melissa Levinson. 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 mounted objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $295 and tops out at $22,500 while the average work can sell for $900.