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Folk Art For Sale
Beatrice Wood Signed Monumental Mid-Century Queen Elizabeth Pottery Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
An extremely rare and wonderfully hand-painted monumentally large charger featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth - a quite unique and bold work by famed American/ California ceramis...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. Thes...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era.
It is made of high-grade Japanese chestnut wood.
It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging.
It was used as...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Majestic Sergio Bustamante Copper and Brass Cheetah Sculpture
Located in Garnerville, NY
Copper and brass Sergio Bustamante cheetah sculpture. Wonderful attention to detail is the signature to any of Bustamante's animal sculptures. Bustamante and his studio excel at the ...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Sign Champagne Jules Bertier, circa 1900, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique French Champagne Sign circa 1900.
This Art Nouveau metal sign or tin sign was made for Wine & Champagne House Jules Bertier & Cie, Brest, France.
It's an embossed sign wi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Memory Vases Jugs Early 20th Century Folk Art, Pair
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare pair of folk art memory vases, antiques 1900-1910
Folk art vases from multiple inserted small tokens, mementos like porcelain doll heads. Good antique condition. Some missing p...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. Thes...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Peter Shire Exp Signed Post Modern Ceramic California Pottery Splatter Cup 1979
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique Tin Wind Up Railroad Car Toy, Mutt & Jeff
Located in Petaluma, CA
This cute little toy was made at the height of the character collectible toys, the 1930's. Lithographed on tin are the images of the famous comic strip characters, Mutt & Jeff. Just...
Category
1930s American Other Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century, French Folk Art Copper Rooster, Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice folk art copper rooster weathervane
France, circa 1900-1930.
Weathered . measurements include the wooden base.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Wonderful Folk aRT / outsider art Oil on Board painting by Charles Moore
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Folk aRT / outsider art Oil on Board painting by Charles Moore ."Tattoo Legs" .Western nEW yORK aRTIST,,
Category
2010s American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Shoji Hamada Japanese Mingei Pottery Plate with Original Signed Sealed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, unique plate by master Japanese potter Shoji Hamada, a fine early example of his iron pigment brushed and glazed bamboo hakeme motif. The original Hamada stamped or sea...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Sailor's Woolwork of Frigate with Signal Flags
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's woolwork of a British Frigate at Anchor, circa 1880, adorned with an array of British ensigns and a full rig of signal flags strung along the stays. The hull ha...
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship from the half of the 19th century, length 11 cm, inches 4.3, depicting 6 whalers on a rowing boat trying to harpoon a whale ...
Category
1850s Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bone
Théodore Deck, Ceramic Vase, Signed, circa 1870
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Théodore Deck (1823-1891), ceramic vase, signed, circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso Signed Madoura Ceramic Tile Plaque 'Tête Polychrome' Ramié 455
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, original hand-painted ceramic tile plaque by famed artist Pablo Picasso titled "Tete Polychrome". The work features an abstract face with colored engobe and glazed areas...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery
Otto Heino Signed Imperial Chinese Yellow Glaze Vase Vessel
By Otto Heino
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful example of Otto Heino's famous Chinese Imperial yellow glaze - thought to have been lost for years and rediscovered by Heino.
A very rare and highly coveted glaze and...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage American Art Deco Style Polished Brass Antelope Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage American Art Deco style polished brass metal animal sculpture of a ibex gazelle
Beautiful elegant art Deco Hollywood Regency style cast brass ram, gazelle antelope sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
We share what we love, and we love this charming and naively formed early 20th century hand craved fairground ride figure. With a de...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Sled, Switzerland Mid 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Very rare antique sled coming from Switzerland and dating back to the first half of the 19th century.
The wooden sled shows some remaining color and gilding. The curved skids are d...
Category
1820s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Venetian Handmade Gold Mask with Flowered Pleated Jabot
Located in New York, NY
Venetian masks that are actually handmade and hand-drawn creations. Artists have realized them in full respect of craftsmanship traditions and original designs developed in Venice fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Gold
Twig Adirondack Rocking Chair
Located in Providence, RI
A twig rocking chair assumed to be from the Adirondacks, circa late 19th or very early 20th century. Wonderful form, very well made. The old original surface has wear, but nothing un...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted Ceramic Wall Clock with Thymus Design, Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand painted ceramic wall clock with Thymus design.
By Fratelli Mari in Deruta, Italy.
Beautiful hand painted wall clock with floral thyme flowers. Perfect for your cottage country...
Category
Late 20th Century Country Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid 20th Century African Folk-Art Carving of a Woman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Beautiful African rustic folk carving of a woman, probably mid-century, hardwood, the nose has been rubbed many times for good luck!
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Icon 12 Apostles and the Virgin Mary with Christ
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid antique icon designed 1300 and 1400, Italian manufacture.
The painting is on a rectangular wooden panel. The painting depicts the Virgin Mary seated on a throne with Jesus ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
CF BP Bluepass by Caturegli Formica
Located in Geneve, CH
CF BP bluepass by Caturegli Formica
Dimensions: W 225 x L 240 cm
Materials: Wool
Carpets as deep information
Carpets are very common items. But it has never really been clear...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
21st Century Braque Rug in Velvet by Etro Home Interiors
By Etro
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
BRAQUE Rug: Marquetry made up of diverse velvet moquette cuttings.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Velvet
Vintage "Your Father's Moustache" Wooden Pub Sign
Located in South Bend, IN
A fantastic vintage "Your Father's Moustache" three-piece wooden hanging pub restaurant sign.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 44.5"W x 1"D x 23"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Sosaku Kokeshi Dolls by Hideo Ishihara and Kichisuke Agatsuma, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sosaku Kokeshi dolls by Hideo Ishihara and Kichisuke Agatsuma, Japan
Two of these vintage creative kokeshi were made and signed by the award winning master, Hideo Ishihara (1929-1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th C Original Gray Painted Slatted Fruit Basket W/Wire Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original gray painted slatted fruit basket w/wire handle
5 x 10 with handle down
15 x 18 with handle fully extended upward.
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Child's Miniature House Model, Late 19th C
Located in Hallowell, US
Miniature House model, wood, shingles from New England collection.
Category
1890s Antique Folk Art
Materials
Boxwood
Michel Aroutcheff " NESTOR BURMA "
Located in Saint ouen, FR
MICHEL AROUTCHEFF
Father of the mythical rocket, from Tintin, with a red and white checkerboard.
"NESTOR BURMA
Breakneck to the nation
Peugeot 203
Resin and wood car.
Numbered a...
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Early 20th Century Traditional Metal Iron, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage traditional metal iron with a gravure and a wooden handle.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, wear consistent with age and use, p...
Category
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Pelican Bird Figure
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cute vintage pelican bird figure - fairground piece - children's toy.
A beautiful colorful bird sculpture from the period 1970 - 1980, stil in good condition with normal traces of...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid-Century Era West Coast Haida Styled Copper Covered Box with Repouse Decor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This small hand-crafted decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada, dating to approximately 1960 and done in the West Coast Haida style. The b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Object Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. Thes...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Michel Aroutcheff " NESTOR BURMA " 2
Located in Saint ouen, FR
MICHEL AROUTCHEFF
"Daddy" of the mythical rocket, from Tintin, with a red and white checkerboard.
"NESTOR BURMA
" Casse pipe à la nation " (Breaking pipe to the nation)
Bumpe...
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art
Materials
Wood
TA RA TA TA, Seminara Ceramic Mask
Located in Paris, FR
The apotropaic (warding off evil) mask from Seminara can be distinguished by its horns, wide eyes, mustache, and screaming mouth with its tongue sticking out. The masks are finished ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving eye dazzler bolster pillow. Zippered sham. Feather and down insert.
Category
20th Century American Navajo Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Japanese Antique Wooden Board, "Abstract Sculptures", Wabi-Sabi, Mingei
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is a Japanese antique Wooden Board in the Meiji period(1860s-1900s).
It is Japanese fine zelkova wood.
Years of use and aging have given it a beautiful look.
It was used ...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Azerbaijan Blown Art Glass Vase
Located in Pasadena, TX
Azerbaijan Russian art glass fluted vase. Measures: 12.75".
Hand crafted art work features multiple layers of hand blown glass in shades of red and amber, rimmed in blue.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Azerbaijani Modern Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass
Mid Century Side Nesting Tables Walnut Wood, France, circa 1955
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of 3 brutalist nesting tables in solid wood, France, circa 1950.
Great set of tables that can either be used as a nest or a cluster.
The have a particularly nice wood grain ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Walnut
British Golfing Pub Sign, "Perth 1871"
Located in Austin, TX
A decorative British pub sign (one-sided) featuring a three-dimensional relief painting of an early period golfer in full swing, entitled: Perth, 1871 - Edwin Cobb in the rough at th...
Category
20th Century Scottish Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Musuem Quality 19th Century Chinese Hand-Puppet "Potehi"
By Asian Style
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An exquisite example of a Chinese Hand-Puppet "Potehi" dating to the 19th Century, with stunning embroidery on the puppets attire, elaborate features and detailing. Glove puppets suc...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Moorish Heads Vases "Acireale Matte Pink & Gold Leaf" Handmade in Italy, 2019
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ceramic Native American Nemadji Swirl Vase in Red 20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Native American ceramic nemadji vase. Marbled in unglazed red and cream, this will be a beautiful piece to add to a current collection. It is glazed on the inside, making...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
19th Century Swedish Carved Wooden Horse
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century Swedish carved wooden horse.
Dry scraped to original paint, of good shape, and form.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Red and Gold", Set of 2, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tim Timothy Johnson Australian Artist Signed Buddhist Buddha Original Painting
By Tim Johnson
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful original painting of the Buddha by Australian artist Tim Johnson in collaboration with artist Daniel Bogunovic. Johnson was born in Sydney in 1947. His artistic career be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Cariddi, Seminara Ceramic Mask
Located in Paris, FR
In Greek mythology, the name CARIDDI (Charybdis in English) belonged to a monster that lived in the sea between Calabria and Sicily and destroyed ships by swallowing them up and spit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique London Covent Garden & Borough Market Trade Shop Signs Kitchener & Phill
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative pair of trade signs for Kitchener & Phillips of either Borough Market or Covent Garden London, a red ground with gilt/yellow hand painted lettering.
pine in construc...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Dora De Larios Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Large Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous, rare, and unique large stoneware vase by famed Mexican American California studio art potter Dora De Larios.
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
19thc Early Day Bed W/ Rag Rug Cushions & Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc original worn black painted pine day bed with rag rug cushions. It also has pillows & cushions. The pastel rag rug is in pristine condition and very comfortable.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Solid Brass Ship or Yacht Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Polished and lacquered ship's porthole with hinged door and two dog bolts. Very Fine finish and clear glass. Circa 1930. Fifteen inch overall.
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
The Virgin Mary Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Virgin Mary House' No2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
In Christian mythology, she is the mother of Jesus, also known as the Virgin Mary.
Weight: 1,5 kg
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the wo...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Folk Art
Materials
Statuary Marble
Early 20th Century Jigger Doll “Norman”
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Jigger Doll “Norman”
We are proud to offer a charming early 20th century hand carved English articulated jigger doll, whom we have lovely names Norman. Norman i...
Category
1930s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
Boucherie Chevaline Trade Sign
A hand crafted Boucherie Chevaline, zinc gold leaf hand beaten butchers trade sign. A highly decorative wall hanging in untouched condition with or...
Category
Early 20th Century French Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Inuit Toggling Harpoon and Whalebone Adze, Inuit People,Alaska
Located in Leuven , BE
About Toggling Harpoon
The toggling harpoon head is an Inuit invention that dates back over a thousand years. While all other harpoon heads have barbs to hold fast in an animal’s fl...
Category
20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Ivory, Organic Material
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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