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Folk Art For Sale
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Bastone - manico in argento - a torchon - XX secolo
Located in Milano, MI
Bastone da collezione - manico in silver decoro a torchon seconda meta del XX secolo
Descrizione
Bastone da collezione - manico in argento con decoro a Torchon della seconda metà del...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Commercial Sign of Santa, circa 100 Years
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Wooden commercial sign of santa by the famous beer maker Tuborg, circa 100 years old.
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Urn Designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1936
Located in Stockholm, SE
Urn designed by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand,
Sweden, 1936.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Dimensions:
H: 78.5 cm / 2' 7''
D: 53 cm / 21''
Exhibitions: In Paris 1937 at the World's Fair, Gunn...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, circa 1900.
This piece is all handmade. The chess set is complete with 32 wood chess pieces. The box is also handmade of wood, opening up to make a pokerwork chess board with further pokerwork design to the sides. All the pieces are hand carved, probably from boxwood with the black ones stained . The box has metal hinges and a brass fastener to keep the lid securely closed, with the pieces inside.
Overall a quality antique handmade, complete, travelling chess set...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Tall Medium Scale Painting by Artist Cabe Booth
Located in Dallas, TX
A medium scale abstract painting on panel by artist Cabe Booth. This acrylic pour piece contrasts deep warm blue colors with fiery intense yellows and ora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Masonite
Vintage French Christian Dior Advertising Statue, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Beautiful and intruiging advertising statue for Christian Dior.
This would have been used on a shop counter or to draw attention in a shop windo...
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
21st Century Demetra Round Laundry Basket Handwoven with Leather in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Strictly hand woven with meticulous care, Pinetti baskets are made with eco-friendly, washable, and resistant material.
Part of the Demetra collections, our short basket comes in a ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Leather
21st Century Ovo Wood & Magazine Leather Basket with Handle Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Fashioned of resistant recycled leather, Pinetti Ovo basket boasts an unstructured silhouette with flared sides supported by a sturdy rectangular base...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
1960's Canteru Medium Aztec God
Located in Dallas, TX
1960's Canteru medium Aztec God on an acrylic base.
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Cow in Ceramic by Knud Kyhn, 1950
By Knud Kyhn
Located in Brussels, BE
Cow In Ceramic By Knud Kyhn, 1950.
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century White Wood TOTEM Sculpture by André Pailler, France 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century white wood totem sculpture by André Pailler - France 1970s.
Category
1970s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Small Elemental Spinning Tops in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
By Wooda, Alvaro Uribe
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Small Agua Elemental Spinning Top in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
By Wooda, Alvaro Uribe
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Neo-Gothic Style Faux-Bois Painted Cabinet from the Jura, circa 1900s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Delightful and unusual pinewood cabinet from the Jura region of France, painted with a faux-bois effect. The style has elements reminiscent of the Gothic aesthetic. The top section h...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Dan Tribe Indian Scope
Located in Dallas, TX
Dan tribe Indian ceremonial scope used at the time of harvest to pass out by the Chief's wife.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Hermanos Calavera Conquistador in Oiled Walnut by Miguel & Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Hardwood
Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Red Afshar Sumak Salt Bag, Late 19th Century
A central white diamond is highlighted in white cotton on this Afshar salt bag. Throughout the field, geometric scarab-like elements ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pair Romantic Oil Paintings English Landscape Barnstable Devon
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful pair of antique English oil paintings in the Romantic style
Believed to be a scene from near Barnstable, Devon
We date this pair to circa 1890
Very evocative treatment of the natural setting by the artist
Inscribed on the back 'Near Barnstable'
Also inscribed 'Last Gleams of the Setting Sun'
Signed F Hider...
Category
1890s English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Abstract Red Painting
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary abstract red painting titled "Aura Blaze" Brian Kennedy
America, 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Elegant Terracotta Standing Court Dignitary, Tang Dynasty, EU Passport
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Elegant Standing Court Dignitary with joined hands in blue robes and a bird headdress. Polychrome Traces.
When China was unified again, first briefly ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
African Harvest Currency, Nigerian
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century harvest African currency is from the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. It looks something like an animal and reminds of a crocodile. One of the end sections is slatted so as to...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Watercolour Painting "Girl in Forest", circa 1850s
Located in Braintree, GB
Title: Girl in forest
Artist: Unknown
Medium: Watercolor
Painted in circa 1850.
Dimensions:
Image size: 21.3 × 16.3 cm
Total dimensions: 36 × 29.5 × 1.7 cm
Approximate we...
Category
1850s Antique Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
August Fischer Boats Pulled Ashore, Capri, Signed/Dated Aug. Fischer Capri 89
Located in Virum, DK
Johannes August Fischer: Boats pulled ashore, Capri. Signed and dated Aug. Fischer Capri 89. Oil on canvas. Measures: 30 x 30 cm.
From a French private collection.
Johannes August Fischer (March 11, 1854 in Copenhagen - June 6, 1921 in the same place) was a Danish landscape and architecture painter, brother of the famous Paul Fischer...
Category
1880s German Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
"Untitled" by Moshe Katz Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly textured portrait of a jewish man. This piece is fascinating, original and signed.
Moshe Katz was born March 2, 1937 in Bucharest, Romania. With his parents, he fled the Nazis...
Category
1960s Israeli Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rare and Important English Shadow Box Model of a Full-Rigged Ship
Located in Norwell, MA
19th Century shadow box. Ship at center flanked by a steamer and a pilot boat. Profusely painted background depicts the cliffs of Dover and numerous sailin...
Category
1890s English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental 1930s Wood No Smoking Sign from New York City
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental hand carved wood sign from the 1930s. Made by H.H. Upham & Co. Interestingly, this company owned a huge sign manufacturing business in the ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mexican Burnished Clay Hand Oaxaca Sculpture Mixtec Ceramic with Red Face
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This Mexican red ceramic clay hand sculpture is a piece by artist Manuel Reyes. Made with clay from Oaxaca and Zacatecas, painted with oxides from the reg...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
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
Vintage Moroccan Brown Plum Tribal Berber Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Tribal Moroccan Berber rug, different hues of browns, plum and rust natural organic wo.This carpet is a gorgeous piece of Abstract Modernist Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Malayer Pictorial Square Size Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind early-20th century decorative Northwest Persian pictorial rug.
3'7'' x 3'11''
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Bob Stocksdale Signed Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Wood Turned Bowls
Located in Studio City, CA
A very handsome, darkly colored set of six bowl by American master wood turner Bob Stocksdale. All are signed and marked ("Mahogany of Guatemala") by Stocksdale. Stunning in any sett...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1782 Green Floral Painted Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Green Tyrolean wardrobe dated 1782
H.185 – L.142 (160 at the frames) – P.50 (59 at the frames)
Tyrolean painted wardrobe with two doors, entire...
Category
1780s Austrian Louis XV Antique Folk Art
Materials
Fir
21st Century Ovo Magazine or Shoes Leather Basket Handwoven in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Ovo basket: Compact yet capacious.
Fashioned of resistant recycled leather, with tan or black this basket boasts an unstructured silhouette with fl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Leather
21st Century Almeria Magazine or Shoes Leather Basket Handwoven in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
This masterfully hand-woven basket belongs to our iconic Almeria collection. Made of eco-friendly leather, that is washable, resistant to light and water, it's suitable for indoor and outdoor use as well. This small size perfectly works as a magazine holder.
Perfect also as a blanket, shoes holder...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...
Category
19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Marble Solitaire Board Game with 33 Early Handmade Clay Marbles
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a complete board game of marble solitaire with a large turned maple board from the 20th century and handmade clay or stone marbles from the mi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Stone
19th Century Bocce Balls, France, Set of Three
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century bocce balls, France, set of three
boxwood, iron and brass nails.
The first ball has the letters PP in brass, the second ha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Iron
Remarkable Mesquite Wood Trough Bowl Found in Jalisco, Western Mexico, Mid 19th
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Remarkable mesquite wood dough bowl found in Western Mexico, mid 19th century, carved from a single block of wood.
It's rare to come across this bowls in such a great state, espe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Mexican Primitive Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade American hooked rug from the mid-20th century depicting a head of a Native American on a brown field. Condition is really nice. No stains, no tears, has been professionall...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jute
1900s, Gilt Framed Madonna of the Chair Painting Print on Wood
Located in Germantown, MD
The Madonna Della Sedia commonly known as the Madonna of the chair is a painting by an Italian artist Raphael dating back to 1513 -1514. It is currently hou...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood
Thomas Jefferson Crannock Carved Cane
Located in Darnestown, MD
Unique carved cane that chronicles the life and achievements of Thomas Jefferson. Among the carved words are "Thos. Jefferson of Va Born Apr 2,1743 Wa...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Mechanical Toy from Kobe, Japan
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century mechanical toy from Kobe, Japan.
This small mechanical toy was made in Kobe, Japan. This is the classic doll of a man chopping an...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental 19th Century Brass School Dinner Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century brass bell was once used to either call students to class or family and workers to the dinner table. Due to the substantive density of the bell along with its origi...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
African Mask, Angola, 20th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
African mask in hand painted wood, 20th century Angola.
Category
20th Century Angolan Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique New Old Stock French Artist Paint Brushes
Located in London, GB
Antique unused stock from a French artist atelier paint brushes, c1940s.
Brought from a retired artist north of Paris.
Extremely tactile and sculptural.
The horse hair is ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Tutsi Baskets, Rwanda
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A Group of Tutsi Prestige Basketry
Rwanda
First half, 20th century
Grass and other plant fibers, natural dye, coiling technique
Measures: Height, left to right: 7 1/4”; 8”; 9 1/...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Rattan Basket Dayak Tribe Hand-Woven from Kalimantan, Borneo, Mid 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This mid-20th century hand-woven basket originates from the Dayak tribe of Borneo crafted with rattan fibres. These baskets were used to carry leaves, fruit, grain and wood and featu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Folk Art
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Unusual Primitive 19th Century Swedish Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusual primitive and sculptural early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art chair. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Bath Cabinet Makers, an Arts & Crafts Oak Sideboard with Dutch Inlaid Scenes
Located in London, GB
Bath cabinet makers. In the Liberty style.
An early Arts & Crafts oak break front sideboard with Dutch inlaid scenes of mill owners with there little bla...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Moroccan Pedestal Table, Moorish Hand Painted Design Octagonal Shape Table 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1960s Moroccan pedestal table.
hand painted Moroccan side table on a dark maroon background color with floral and geometric designs in blue and ochre colors.
Moroccan octagon...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of Vintage Shaving Brushes
Located in New York, NY
A collection of five distinctive vintage shaving brushes from the 1940s-1950s. These quirky objects make a great shelf display and an original gi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
19th Century American Primitive Southern Pie Safe with Distressed Blue Paint
Located in Savannah, GA
A truly American Southern piece, this rustic wooden pie safe features pierced tin inserts in the double doors and on the sides. Other features include two ...
Category
1880s American Primitive Antique Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Late 20th C Original Painted Oval Floral Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20th C original painted oval floral stool. Lancaster County, PA.
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made with oak staves, handle, mahogany base and attached brass ears, in excellent condition. The poem on the label reads” I was made in Nantucket, I’m strong and stout. Don’t lose me...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
20thc Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillow. This is made from a saddle blanket weaving. The backing is a brown cotton linen. The insert is down & feather insert.
Category
2010s American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson Folk Art Carved Oak Oval Cutting or Cheese Board
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This solid oak oval cutting board was made by the renowned English furniture maker Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson in his signature Arts & Crafts style. The cutting board has a raised han...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Oak
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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