Folk Art
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Mosaic Panel of the Bicentennial in New York Harbor, 1978
Located in Camden, ME
A large mosaic panel artwork representing the bicentennial celebration in New York harbor on the evening of July 4, 1976.
A memorable evening throughout the United States and partic...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Round American Hooked Rug Dated 1963
Located in New York, NY
Rare American Hooked rug with a happy colorful motif. Dated 1963 and initialized IEV. Not sure whose name is in the initials
Measure: 30'' round.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19thc Antique Quilt Mennonite Wool Stars with Embroidery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This super amazing wool plaid pieced stars is in mint condition. The surround stars have embroidery around the blocks. The backing is a floral wool backing.The border is a teal blue ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Sailor's Knot Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Folk Art Knot Board, circa 1880s, an intricate and elaborate array of approximately 41 bends, hitches, knots, splices, rigging and other fa...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Oak
Art Deco Chest of Drawers from Berlin around 1930
Located in Greven, DE
Nice little chest of drawers from the German Art Deco. The combination of the black piano lacquer and the Kaukassischer walnut make this furniture an absolute eye-catcher. The entire...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Chrome
19thc Tight Weave North West Coast Indian Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic neat little basket with the original lid and in pristine condition. It is a 19thc Northwest coast American Indian basket.
Category
1890s American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Hemp
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Geometric Design Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This geometric lattice pattern rug has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme-designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
French 19th Century Folk Art Metal Rooster or Cockerel Weathervane
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful metal weathervane representing a rooster or cockerel,
France, 1850-1900.
Weathered and small losses. Measurement here below is inclusive the wooden base.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
20th Century Green Stone and Jade Necklace by Fumiko Ukai
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Jade and Stone Necklace by Fumiko Ukai of Berkeley, CA
An elegant necklace created by the late Berkeley jewelry designer Fumiko Ukai, composed of nicely graduated carve...
Category
20th Century American Japonisme Folk Art
Materials
Stone
MISTO, Seminara Ceramic Mask, Green, Sophie Dries
Located in Paris, FR
MISTO invites itself into your interior to ward off spells, evil spirits and evil influences.
Sophie Dries reinvents the traditional Calabrian mask with her contemporary graphic
li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
An outstanding example of an early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, with variations of the endless knot motif, called Imbol by the Kuba.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Raffia
1960s Tin Sign for Lemonade, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
1960s tin sign for lemonade.
A romantic and cute metal advertising sign for Lemonade.
This old wall sign is dated 1961 and was made for the Belgian Company Leberg. Leberg started in 1933 with botteling water and lemonades.
A man and a woman are having a date and are drinking a lemon and orange soft drink from a bottle with a straw. It does also make you think at lady and the tramp.
This Vintage Tin Sign...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Tin, Metal
Archeological Hand Painted Ceramic Vessel From Mexico, Circa 12th Century
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Hand painted ceramic vessel from the El Cajon region of Nayarit, Mexico, circa 12th century. The four pointed peaks most likely allude to the cardinal points.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Primitive Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Very Large Moroccan Ceramic Platter (2026.2)
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Very Large Moroccan Ceramic Platter (2026.2)
Very Large Moroccan Ceramic Platter. Made in the Atlas mountains these huge platters are a labour of love. They are hand formed and hand ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Located in Hudson, NY
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Unsigned. This piece was found in the Catskill Mountains, NY.
He came from the estate of an important NYC modernist dealer.
H...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Antique Carved Wood Mask, African Art
Solid wood, hand-carved, Africa probably century
Very decorative. Comes from a Berlin private collection.
Category
20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
c1900 Folk Art Tramp Art Box
Located in Downham Market, GB
An antique tramp art box.
A beautiful & early piece of tramp art, intricately layered in the traditional manner with notch carved wooden strips & finished with a pressed brass lion r...
Category
1890s British Rustic Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Peter Hunt Cape Cod Folk Art Painted Watermelon Tray, Signed
By Peter Hunt
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large hand-painted watermelon metal tray by Massachusetts folk artist, Peter Hunt.
Hand-signed on front anno domini 1960 par pierre le chasseur d'orleans.
Hand signed on verso Welc...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th c. American Folk Tramp Art Crown of Thorns Cross in a Large Scale
Located in Savannah, GA
This late 19th century large scale American Folk "Tramp" Art double sided "Crown of Thorns" cross is made up of thousands of carved and joined pieces, held together with the joinery ...
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Toy, Wind up Clown on Cart and Donkey, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up clown on cart and donkey is a vintage wind up toy representing a multicolor clown in a cart and a donkey.
Made in tin, made in Us...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage wood toy Railway Carriage Italy 1950s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage Wooden Toy Railway Carriage from Italy, 1950s - Large Decorative Piece with Partially Preserved Original Paint Step into the past with this incredible piece of history - a vintage wooden toy railway carriage from Italy, dating back to the 1950s. This large decorative piece stands at a height of 17 cm, with a width of 51 cm and a depth of 11.5 cm. Crafted with care, this vintage toy carriage...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Shaker Style Oval Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pantry box is in a shaker style with a old natural surface. The condition is good with early copper nails.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Salish Carved Cedar TOTEM
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salish TOTEM depicting a human wearing a potlatch hat perched between the ears of an eagle at top, a human face in relief for the birds eyes, a small humanoid/bird figure standing at...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Antique Kazak Tribal Rug with Variations of Clay, Rust, Autumn
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Antique Kazak with Variations of Clay, Rust, Autumn with Animals and Denim Blue
Size: 4.5 x 7.5
Age: Antique
Pile: Low with age-related patina.
This rug is one-of-a-kind, only one ...
Category
1930s Kazak Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
20th Century Design Stoneware Ceramic Tea Pot by Montreau Lohoof 1970 La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Montreau Lohoof
Realised in La Borne circa 1970
Original large stoneware ceramic tea pot
Signed under the base : ML
Original good conditions
Measures: height 11 cm
L...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Dora De Larios Signed Mexican American California Studio Pottery Art Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously earth-toned glazed plate by famed Mexican-American California studio art potter Dora De Larios.
De Larios was born in Los Angeles to Mexican i...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Red Handwoven Cotton Sash, Gutamala, 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Gutamala, Vintage
Woven cotton sash.
H 670 x W 22 cm
Category
20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Swelled Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
20th Century gilded swell bodied copper rooster weather vane on modern stand. Rooster standing atop a pointed directional. Nice bright copper age on slim black base. 24"L x 22"H x 2 ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Copper
English Pub Sign "The Magdalen"
Located in Austin, TX
An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a painting of a monastery abbey ruin, entitled: The Magdalen.
A very fine example of vintage advertising artwork and ready for d...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Antique Sancai Glazed Attendants Tomb Figure Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of large antique Chinese polychrome ceramic attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
Outstanding 500+ year old Sancai glazed earthenware pottery tomb figures, exceptionally executed figural form, exquisitely detailed, one holding a teapot, the other holding a charger, rising on rare sculptural plinth...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Arts & Crafts Folk Art Thai Style Boat House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is quite unusual piece of Folk Art. It looks like an architect’s model of a boat house. It is probably from the 1930s and is in amazing condition. It looks like a Thai style...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Folk Art Figure by Mr. Eddie with Bamboo Frame
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
American, 1947
Colorful portrait in a mix of folk-pop art by American artist Edwin Weaver Jr, or 'Mr. Eddie', framed in cut bamboo. Bright color and texture define this framed fresco...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Plaster
Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa
A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1970 3/4 E.R. Pfretzschner Hand-Crafted Violin in the Style of A. Stradivarius
Located in Doylestown, PA
E.R. Pfretzschner 3/4 hand-crafted copy of Antonius Stradivarius violin, made in Germany, 1970. Elegant, rich wood grain and fine...
Category
1970s German Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Coushatta Lidded Pine Needle Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Coushatta lidded pine needle basket with pine cone and needle décor two sides and top. This woven by L.C. John, the last of the great Coushatta basket...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Painted Wood Hopi Katsina Kachina Figure '#1'
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sideboard Made of Rosewood with Brass Applications, Paris, around 1920
Located in Greven, DE
Original Art Deco furniture from a time full of life and elegance. We get all of our furniture unrestored so that we can be sure that it is really original. We then offer these as original until we recondition the furniture in our workshop and then offer it as restored furniture...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Chandelier, 21 Candles
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming American folk art 21-candle chandelier in turned wood, with blue and rust-red painted finish with wire arms and wood candle holders, circa 1870. Unelectrified.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Three dimensional copper rooster weather vane on directional arrow. Mounted on base. Multiple coats of paint with gold gilding. Larger than most.
Pe...
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper
19th Century Middle Eastern Dallah Arabic Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern traditional Arabian tinned copper and brass Dallah coffee pot.
Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with riveted brass...
Category
Late 19th Century Omani Islamic Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Weighted Resin Chess Set Game in Jointed Wood Box Kings, Ca 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English resin moulded "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in a jointed pine box, all dating to the early/ mid 20th century, Circa 1930's.
The chess...
Category
Early 20th Century British Medieval Folk Art
Materials
Resin, Pine
Southwestern Native American Signed Hopi Kachina Katsina Doll in Display Case
Located in Studio City, CA
Nicely made and displayed. Signed by the artist on the base.
Kachina figures are believed to act as messengers between humans and the spirit world.
Would be a great addition to any...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Carousel Ostrich Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved wood sculpture of carousel ostrich.
Category
1980s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century American cast copper full bodied rooster weather vane attributed to Vermont. Green verdigris, patination, traces of old paint and some gilt. This weather vane originally...
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Stunning Antique Victorian circa 1880 Pitch Pine Carousel Horse Merry Go Round
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian Pitch Pine Carousel horse
A very well made and good looking piece, it was originally made for a carousel as ment...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Rooster Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th Century American full bodied copper rooster weather vane with gilded and red overpaint and cast zinc feet. Some weathering in areas of later black overpaint. 26"H x 20"W includi...
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Leather Shield, Taposa/Turkana, South Sudan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Leather Shield, South Sudan
A small leather shield typical of the region known as an upwal, concave hide is attached to a reed spine with plaiting to form a strong grip. Mounted on ...
Category
Early 20th Century Sudanese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Leather
Swiss alp painted trunk dated 1808
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Swiss alp painted trunk dated 1808
Category
Early 1800s Swiss Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1642 Dated Charles I / Jacobean Hand Carved English Oak Coffer Linen Chest Trunk
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this sympathetically restored, 1642 Charles I / Jacobean, hand carved English oak coffer, trunk or chest
This piece is stunning, its hand carved t...
Category
1640s British Jacobean Antique Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Pair of Antique English Solid Brass "Reindeer" Chimney Ornaments on Oak Stands..
Located in North Salem, NY
A wonderful unique pair of old solid brass Reindeer chimney ornaments on Oak stands from England. Circa 1860.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Native American Coushatta Lidded Pine Needle Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Coushatta lidded pine needle basket with pine cone and needle décor two sides and top. This woven by L.C. John, the last of the great Coushatta basket...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Other
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century Hand Painted Double Sided English Fairground Sign
A genuine English mid-20th Century double sided hand painted fairground sign. Better Game, Better Sport, Better Tr...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
Vintage Brazilian Inlaid Tray Morpho Butterfly Wings C 1940'S Home décor
Located in London, GB
A fine vintage marquetry inlaid hard wood tray with dazzling geometric patterns made from the wings of the brilliant iridescent Blue Morpho butterfly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Monumental "Valley Forge" American Flag with 48 Stars, c.1940-1950 (FREE SHIP)
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an original monumental American flag made by Valley Forge Co. with 48 stars and stripes and brass grommets.
Creator Valley Forge Co.
Date of manufacture c.1940-1950.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Antique German Hand Painted Cabinet, Anno 1812
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful cabinet from the rural south of germany, dating from 1812. The cabinet was probably given as a wedding present. This cabinet is made of solid pine and is hand painted in ...
Category
1810s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
African Dogon antique wooden ladder/wooden object/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a wooden ladder made by the Dogon tribe of West Africa.
With a unique history and culture, they live at the foot of cliffs, with about 700 villages and a population of about ...
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Other Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Russian Icon Painting Theotokos Vladimir Madonna Mother Mary Child Jesus Christ
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully engaging, darkly nuanced Theotokos of Vladimir Russian icon (or possibly Our Lady of Kazan Icon/Mother of God of Kazan) tempera painting (and possibly gold leaf) on a wooden panel featuring the Madonna (Mother Mary) and infant child (a baby Jesus Christ) in her arms. Theotokos is the term for an Eastern icon...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Mid-Century Modern Murano Style Brown and Tan Tortoise Shell Glass Vase
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Exquisite Murano style tan tortoiseshell pattern sculptural glass vase. A wonderful large vessel screaming to be displayed. Round in form, the small round base widens up through the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
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
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