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Folk Art For Sale
Rare Original Mid Century 1950s South Korea Korean War Taegeukgi Flag 48"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare original vintage South Korean / Korean War era flag, circa 1950's. White cotton with screen printed design.
The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Large Vintage Green Iron Facade Letter I , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “ I “was made during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 4 kg.
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Iron
1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920's -30's Hand Painted "DRUGS" wood sign ... Great old sign,, Tons of character,, Retains original finish / patina..
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT' Cobbler's Trade Show / SHOP Sign / Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Late 19th Century Folk Art "BOOT' Cobbler's Trade Show OR sHOP Sign / Sculpture . aLL Hand made,, Oil cloth, copper top and Wood...Most likely hung outside of an old cobbler , shoe ...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau metal handle walking stick with flowers, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: Art nouveau handle, made out of bronze silver plated. Milord shape with flowers. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. France circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Peruvian Antique South American Folk Art Carved Wedding Gourd
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
The carving of gourds in Peru, South America has been a long and established traditions over many centuries. In more recent times, as so commonly happens with such art, it is more wi...
Category
Early 19th Century Peruvian Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
Silver handle walking stick, milord shape with leaves, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick, silver handle, milord shape with leaves. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. France circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Silver handle walking stick, milord shape, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: silver handle, milord shape tourchon. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. France circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Golden iron handle walking stick with acorn, Berlin, Germany 1840.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare walking stick with gilt brass ferrule and iron tip. Hot-formed ram's horn barrel, iron handle.
The shaft, clear, is made by putting it in a hot shape by boiling, sometimes fry...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
African wooden food bowl
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
Very decorative African wooden food bowl. It will fit in any interior.
Category
1940s African Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Walking stick, silver handle depicting an elephant head, Germany 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: silver and bone knob, which depicts at its end an elephant head with rolled trunk in pure Art Nouveau style. Bone fangs and sulfur glass eyes. Wooden barrel painted bl...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Folk Art
Materials
Silver
System walking stick: a poacher blowgun walking stick, France 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick for poacher's rifle. A poacher blowgun walking stick. The ferrule is made out of copper with iron point. It can be extracted off the shaft revealing a metal elem...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Copper, Iron
Zabihi Collection Persian Shiraz Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Persian Shiraz Throw Size Rug
1'7'' x 1'7''.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Japanese Big Antique Blue And White Hand-Painted Good Fortune Money Cat
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan a rare large-scale and lovely hand-painted blue and white ceramic Maneki Neko good fortune money cat.
It is from the Arita/ imari kilns and dates to the early 20th century.
N...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Painting of Laborers in a Beautiful Gilt Frame
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Painting of Laborers in a Beautiful Gilt Frame
14"H x 16"W
Category
20th Century European Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Wooden Carved Black Forest Hubertus Stag Head with 12 Point Trophy
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Antique Wooden Carved Black Forest Baroque stag head with 10 Point Trophy
A large antique Black Forest baroque stag head. Carved in typical abstract style of the early 18th ce...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Black Forest Carved Goat Head with Large Antlers ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Carved Goat Head with Large Antlers ca. 1900s
Item e7190
A large wooden carved Black Forest head of the black-necked goat. Carved with realistic details in South Germany...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Artist E. Petit Art Deco Woman in Costume Mask European Vintage
By Eugène Petit
Located in Oakland, CA
Eugene Petit is a fine artist from France. Art Deco Woman in Costume Mask European Vintage. This original pastel/charcoal painting with an original frame is in very nice condition. I...
Category
Late 18th Century Belgian Belle Époque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pre Columbian Inca portrait vessel South Latin American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Inca portrait head Vessel Circa 15- 16th Century Ad
A Inca greyware vessel of a smiling grimacing man with delineated hair and stepped headdress on back.
Inca Empire South America Inca Peru...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Large Tin Beer Sign 1955
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Tin beer sign dated 1955.
A Vintage beer sign - tin sign made for Daddy's Super Ale.
Made in Brussels by Sobi in 1955.
A gentleman dressed in suit with tie and beautiful well-...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Fine Yoruba Ibeji Figure African Tribal Art Antiques
Located in London, GB
A Finely carved female Ibeji Figure from early 20th century, size slightly larger then average with bulbous body and beaded necklace and anklets
Measure: Height 29 cm.
Provenance: UK Collection.
Ibeji figures are small commemorative wood carvings that were made by the Yoruba tribe of West Africa...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Large Vintage Green Iron Facade Letter V , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “V”was made during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 4 kg.
Category
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
13-Star American Parade Flag, 1860
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a stunning 13-star American parade flag, dating to 1860. The wool flag has 13 hand-sewn cotton stars with truncated tips. The stars are configured in the “Third Maryland...
Category
1860s American Federal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
13-Star American Centennial Flag, circa 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a beautiful 13-star American Flag. This wool flag's canton features the highly sought-after medallion star pattern, with one large central star, encircled by a ring of e...
Category
1870s American American Colonial Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Life-Size Carved Swan Decoy
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Graceful stylized circa 1940 life-size swan decoy with original distressed white paint.
Wonderful sculptural art piece for a buffet or console table.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
Item e7200
A great walnut wall panel with an artistically carved scene showing a family of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Bear Matches Holder 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Bear Matches Holder 1920s
Item e7243
A nicely carved Black Forest bear matches holder. Executed in Brienz, Switzerland around 1920. Very good condition. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art
Materials
Wood
38-Star American Parade Flag, Flown at a Reception for President Grant, 1880
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a beautifully colored 38-star American parade flag, flown at a public reception for Ulysses S. Grant in October of 1880. This printed flag features a rare, triple medallion s...
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Papua New Guinea Chambri Lakes Pottery Vessel, Mid 20th century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and fanciful Chambri Lake fired and pigmented pottery vessel with applied molded face design, mid 20th century Aibom village, Chambri Lake, Middle Sepik River region, Pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Large Vintage Green Iron Facade Letter A, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “ A “was made during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 4,5 kg.
Category
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Gladstone Bag Political Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd hand painted political black leather Gladstone holdall, believed to be a graduate college bag.
American in origins, second quarter of the 20th century in age
3...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Leather
George III Folk Art Treen Secret Book Box Initials J S Country House Curio
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful treen secret book box, with hand carved decoration to the edging and elaborate initials "J S"
Hand painted pages, age related patina form years of use
Circa 1800, Engli...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Softwood
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Folk Art Sign Stick No Bills
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare and untouched early 20th century hand painted on wood sign "Stick no Bills"
The sign would have been hung outside a public wall (typically whitewashed). Basically don't defac...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Ulo Tribal Akha Woman's Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry of Northern Thailan...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Beads
Large Vintage Green Iron Facade Letter N , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “N “was made during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 9 kg.
Category
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Large Vintage Green Iron Facade Letter A, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage industrial facade letter “ A “was made during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia and comes from an old advertising banner. The weight of the letter is 7 kg.
Category
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Swedish Folk Art Floor Candelabra, Sweden 1890’s
Located in Valby, 84
Add a touch of rustic charm and historical elegance to your space with this exquisite Swedish Folk Art floor candelabra from the 1890s. This piece is a stunning example of traditiona...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Boule Ball "P A", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Aesthetic Movement English Round Tiger Bamboo Table Vanity Mirror
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Aesthetic Movement tiger bamboo table vanity mirror. Crafted from tiger bamboo, it showcases distinctive striped patterns reminiscent of tiger strip...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
French Caribbean Shell Pictures with Birds, Flowers and Maltese Cross
Located in Downingtown, PA
French Caribbean Shellwork Pictures with Birds, Flowers and Maltese Cross,
French Caribbean,
Mid-19th Century
The rectangular shellwork picture is within a deep wood frame and is gl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Shell
Female Sculpture by Ernst Gustaf Johansson, Sweden 1922
Located in Valby, 84
Female sculpture of carved wood executed by Swedish artist Ernst Gustaf Johansson Troide (b.1892 imagining his wife Maria Albertina Pettersson.
Signed EGT and dated 1922.
ERNST Gust...
Category
1920s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
African beaded head from Cameroon
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful colorful beaded head made by the people of Cameroon Africa and put on a lucite stand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Vintage 1950s Ceramic Sitting Cat Salt Shaker - 1Y122
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming vintage ceramic salt shaker, designed in the shape of a sitting cat, dates back to the 1950s. It’s a delightful collectible item that adds a touch of whimsy to any kitc...
Category
1950s French Empire Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Boule Ball With Flower Decor, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Boule Ball "J P", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Boule Ball "D F", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage "Happy Hooligan" "Rolly Dolly" By Schoenhut Toy Co. German, Circa 1901
By Schoenhut
Located in Incline Village, NV
Proverbial comic character toy of the era "Happy Hooligan" was recreated by the Schoenhut Toy Company at the turn of the century calling them a "Rolly Do...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Antique Round Brass and Enameled Ceramic Box - 1Y111
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique round box, crafted from brass, is adorned with blue enameled ceramic cabochons. Dating back to the early 20th century, this charming piece showcases fine craftsmanship a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy, of German manufacture, circa 1927; depicts a clown by the nickname of "BoBo"; named after a famous clown during that period ----BoBo ...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Handknotted 7' Foot Turkish Mudjur Carpet Wool Rug
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This hand-knotted Mudjur rug features deep reds similar to wine red colors. Motis of flowers and garlands are depicted in collums, encapsulated in a creme border depicting what appea...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
David Gill Bennington Pottery Surreal Mirror on Stand Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Man in bowler hat with glasses on and moustache the glasses are mirrors applied made of ceramics with a burnt orange glaze signed on back in stamp "Bennington Potters Bennington Vermont...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Original Vintage London Underground Enamel Sign – No Parking
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Original London Underground Enamel Sign – No Parking
An original enamel sign from the London Underground network. This sign would have ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century English International Style Folk Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Rare Important Original 1920's Handsigned Framed Louis Icart Ladies with Dogs
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are Offering is A Beautiful Original Etching By Artist Louis Icart (1888-1950). Painting showcases Two Beautiful Women Sitting on a Stuffed Bear and Playing wit...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Paper
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Charming Hand Made Folk Art Tractor.. aluminum wrapped painted wood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming Hand Made Folk Art Tractor pull toy,,, Aluminum wrapped and painted wood.. Amazing patina.. paint , surface,, Great design.
Category
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Large Sailor's Woolwork of Fully Dressed Royal Navy Ship Flying The Royal Ensign
Located in Downingtown, PA
Impressive Sailor's Woolwork Picture of A Royal Navy Battleship at Anchor.
Circa 1875
The large sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a Fully-dressed Second Rate Royal Navy ship at an...
Category
1870s Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Monumental Oceanic Asmat People Carved Painted Wooden War Shield
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental, rare and important Oceanic Papuan Asmat People tribal carved war shield from the first half of the 20th century, collected from the coast of the headhunting tribe in Papua New Guinea, a Provincial Indonesian island in the mid 20th century.
Among the Asmat, war shields are the most powerful symbolic element of a warrior's equipment, and have many layers of meaning. Traditionally, they were functional items used to protect warriors in battle by deflecting an enemy's spears and arrows. The carved and painted images on the surface of the shields were also intended to frighten the enemy and symbolize the power of the ancestors.
Ancestral imagery appears on multiple forms of Asmat art...
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
GORGEOUS! Incan Kero Qiru Museum Quality! Finest in world. 15th 16th Century
By Pre-Columbian
Located in Peoria, AZ
Incan Kero
Tumbler-shaped drinking vessel
Period: 15th 16th Century
Region: Peru
Material: Wood
Polychroming
Finest in the world!
Museum quality!
Keros were used in Peru to consum...
Category
16th Century Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional 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. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
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 folk art on 1stDibs.
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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
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Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.
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