Folk Art Decorative Objects

A WHIMSICAL CARVED AND PAINTED FOLK ART HOLSTEIN COW PULL TOY American, circa second half of the 20th Century Carved hardwood, fabric ears, softwood base and wheels, ceramic and ir...

Vintage hand-woven ikebana basket features rounded shape with asymmetrical rim; the form is convenient for displaying it on a shelf, fireplace mantel, or a table. A prominent handle...

Tramp Art Clock. Offered is a rare Tramp Art clock with fantastic detailing. This outstanding folk art clock features multiple staircases, some with canopies and many interesting lev...

Whoooo wouldn’t love this guy? This handcrafted vintage welded metal owl is everything I love about Brutalist sculpture—raw, textured, wonderfully imperfect, and full of personality...

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...

Finely featured carved man's head found in the southern United States. Most likely a late 19th century carnival head featured in a ball or ring toss game.

This vintage American brass sperm whale doorstop is a delightful blend of charm and functionality, perfect for adding a splash of coastal flair to your space. Cast in solid brass, th...

This is a Sugarcane Harvesters Scene Painting in Puerto Rico by Epifanio Irizarry. It depicts a watercolor painting of three sugarcane workers in a canaveral or cane landscape. One i...

A striking hand-carved solid-wood sculpture depicting a standing female figure in a graceful, elongated pose. The carving shows clear craftsmanship with detailed features, braided ha...

The vintage basket features square base and rounded top. The top is reinforced with carved bent wooden pieces, wrapped with splints; four carved wooden legs are attached to the woode...

A couple of interesting decorative and still very useable pieces from the indigenous people the Samies who lives in areas in Norway, Finland, Sweden and the Kola Peninsula of Russia....

Japanese vintage small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, fully made of Kiri (Paulownia). Refinished by seller with traditional black Urushi ...

Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mounted on an ebonized wooden tur...

Vintage hand painted carved horse.

Charming Hand-Carved Folk Art Duck Decoy. The duck features wonderful patina throughout including paint and glass eye. Wonderful collectable piece to add to a grouping. We think this...

This mochaware bowl measures 11.25 inches in diameter and was produced in Staffordshire, England in the early 19th century. Bowls of this scale are unco...

Rare tall and slender early 20th century cylinder shaped Armenian ceramic vase with floral, organic and graphic decorations handpainted in green, blue, red, gray colors on sand colored pottery base under clear glaze. Manufactured by Armenian pottery...

18th Century wooden bowl with nice patina. You can see the use of time Fantastic bowl full of Swedish history

Vintage or antique cast iron door stop features a tabby cat form with painted brown fur and glass eyes. The realistically sculpted cat is depicted sitting with its head turned to a s...

Old Hickory Birch Park Old Apple basket. Wonderful construction. The rim is a solid branch of bent old hickory. The base of the basket also has a bent branch of old hickory which bot...

A quite wonderful Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos festival held throughout Mexico) La Catrina symbolic skeleton figure. La Catrina is the festival’s most recognizable image/figure. She is the model of a high-society woman who has met Death, her maker. She represents something between the fear induced by her skeletal form and the revelry exhibited by the comical way she is typically portrayed, making her a perfect symbol of the Mexican holiday. She often appears in paintings, window displays, and costumes all around Mexico during the Day of the Dead festivities. La Catrina was originally conceived in the early 1900s by newspaper illustrator and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada...

Dolores Porras Enríquez is widely known throughout Mexico and the world for being the creator of a technique rooted in the land of Oaxaca: pottery in natural color, glazed and decora...

19th century antique rustic Swedish antique wooden tray/ Serving bowl from Boden ,Northern Sweden . A farmers handcrafted tray or serving bowl ...

Vintage ceramic sculpture features hand-sculpted totem pole style form, done in two separate segments that can be either combined and displayed at full height for a striking, monume...

Circa 1940, we offer this pair of antique handmade water bottles.

This exceptional vintage terracotta pineapple jar by the renowned artisan Hilario Alejo Madrigal is a masterpiece of Mexican folk art. The bulb...

A striking and sculptural antique wooden dough trough, hand-carved in Sweden during the late 18th to early 19th century. Hewn from a single piece of oak, this substantial object embo...

Eye-catching vase in green unglazed terracotta. Spain, 1940s Catalan unglazed urn vase in green terracotta. Long neck and swollen body with engraved dot details at the bottom part El...

Vintage ceramic or pottery candelabras feature sculptural forms with large urn shaped candle holders mounted on tall bases with relief decor element...

JARKO ZAVI (Czech-Canadian 1907-1987) - Fine vintage studio pottery ceramic model of a cottontail rabbit on a plinth base - small size - featuring elaborate hand made and hand crafte...

Vintage Japanese bamboo Ikebana basket was made of smoked split bamboo; sculptural, fan-like patterns at the rim were created by masterful use of tightly woven canes, emerging from ...

Original hand carved and painted Canadian Goose decoy from the area of Havre de Grace in Maryland. This piece came out of a collector's estate who was an avid hunter and collector...

A Whimsical Decoupage and Painted Dairy Farm Milk Jug with a Sweet Folk Art Design.. would make a Great Umbrella Stand. Unknown artist ... age approximate.

A late 19th century-early 20th century carousel zebra by eminent creater Karl Muller in carved, painted wood. Ex-coll. Muller/Thummel studio in Molbitz, Ge...

Heavy terra cotta Folk Art sculpture, made by a worker from the Modesto brick factory, with unused clay from the day.

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...

A very decorative German folk art grey stoneware jar with cobalt-blue painting from the 1st half of the 20th century. Highly extraordinary detail on this unique piece is the floral painting that looks a bit like a skull. Traditional Westerwald stoneware is a type of ceramic ware that was produced in the lower Westerwald and the Kannenbäckerland in the early modern period. Since the 17th century, it has been one of the dominant types of German stoneware. The technique for producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting proved...

Danish charming handcrafted box with unbeatable patina. This storage or keepsake box features a carved heart and royal monogram C7 representing King Christian 7th. The box is in unto...

This amazing 19thc original white painted basket over a mustard painted surface is in great form with minor breaks in the bottom corners.Very unusual form and surface.

Swedish antique toy rocking horse, origin: Sweden, circa 1870 - 1900. Beautiful, untouched, original condition including the paint, ...

Fantastic and rare original painted surface iron Indian weather vane, worn painted surface. Great original Directional's in iron and attached. This Indian weather vane was found in t...

These large hand-woven palm sculptures are made from natural palm and provide rustic, organic modern, contemporary design for any home decor. Their unique w...

Hand-carved from a striking piece of burl wood, this sculptural bowl celebrates the organic beauty of nature through its rich grain, flowing contours, and naturally formed details. T...

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Folk Art Duck Decoy. The duck 's head is movable and the body features wonderful patina throughout including traces of the original paint. Wonderful co...

A Swedish original painted Folk Art box. From the beginning of the 19th century, most likely used to keep writing supplies and office materials.

Charming hand-sculpted studio pottery seagull featuring an exaggerated rounded body, expressive face, and stylized carved wing decoration. The figure stands on thin wooden dowel legs...

A tall decorative ceramic vase produced by Delta Chicago and marked “Ukrainian Art.” The glossy white body is adorned with vivid Ukrainian folk embroidery–inspired geometric bands re...

Vintage Cape Dorset Inuit soapstone (also called Steatite) carving of a seal - featuring fine simplified carving and details accentuating the form of the a...

This fine 19thc original old surface mini blanket chest or child' s chest from Lancaster County,Pennsylvania.

Swedish antique pine and birch wooden backpack storage box. It was use to pickup the berries in the woods. Fine quality of birch bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 centur...

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...

19th century Folk Art tall case clock from Luleå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Made in wood. Nice details and beautiful carvings. Beautiful handpainted flowers on the front. The M...

A charming painted American Folk Art wood box featuring a slight curved top. This box certainly has Scandinavian roots and look about it. We see this box holding treasures or standin...

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 ...

Charming vintage Chinese wicker rabbit basket, handwoven in natural rattan and dating from the 1970s. This playful decorative object features a rounded rabbit-shaped body, with appli...

Stunning original tramp art serving dish with two bowls and a squirrel figurine in the center. This carved masterpiece is made of softwood, spruce, which has been stained a slightly...

19th century Swedishantique wooden tray/ Serving bowl with untouched original paint from Luleå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. A farmers handcrafted tray or serving bowl or centerpiece...

American Folk Art metal basket of beaded fruit, Basket early 20th Century, fruit 1940s-60s. The dramatic early 20th Century metal openwork basket cont...

A beautifully understated early 19th-century Swedish lidded box, hand-carved in solid oak and rich with age and character. The simple circular form is elevated by a deeply developed ...

This skillfully executed hand carved figural bull is fully dimensional and has a rich brown color. The bull is depicted in a standing position atop a shaped wooden plinth. The muscular animal has been finished with realistic detail with particular attention given to the bull's facial features and folds of skin. The plinth itself is slightly domed at the center and bears carved elements which include a large rock and stylized plants. The bull measures 8" tall and the base is 10.75" x 4.125". It weighs 1lb 15oz. The carved bull is in very good vintage condition with no cracks or signs of wear. This early 20th century hand carved bull statue...