Folk Art
Folk Art For Sale
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Delft Tile of a Mermaid & Serpent
By Delft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th century Dutch Delft pottery tile.
Depicting a mermaid in the ocean wringing a snake with her hands.
Simply a wonderful Dutch Delft tile!
Date:
18th Cent...
Category
18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Chinese Tang Dynasty Style Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
True in all its elements to the original examples which date from the early Chinese Tang period. The black glazed horse is naturalistically modelled. It stands on a rectangular base ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tang Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Brutalist Trivet by David Marshall, Spain, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and large brutalist trivet designed and created by the artist David Marshall in the 70s in Spain. Brass and aluminum structure. Rare design object that will decorate your inte...
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Mickey Forever Young 90th Anniversary Limited Edition by Bosa, Elena Salmistraro
By Bosa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Mickey Forever Young designed by Elena Salmistraro for Bosa is a sculpture made of ceramic, born from the collaboration between Bosa and Disney to celebrate Mickey Mouse's 90th years...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Cool & Earthy Mystical Village Tribal Rug
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Nepolean Cool & Earthy Mystical Village Tribal Rug
About: One of the more beautiful, charming, and mystical pieces we have in our entire collection. This unusual color palette of a ...
Category
1920s Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting, French Town
Located in Cirencester, GB
Watercolor and ink French town buildings over a River
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolor and ink on card
image size: 7.5 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Set of three original hand-carved letterpress made by the Neal Walters Poster Company. Fantastic carnival midway scene. Games, carnival rides and acrobats. Carved with incredible detail, please see photos. The colors are the original ink used during the three color posted printing process. Circus and...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Electrifying Blue & Lovely Strawberry Antique Hamadan Tribal Rug
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Electrifying Blue & Lovely Strawberry Antique
Size: 4 x 6
Age: Antique
Pile: Low
This rug is one-of-a-kind, only one in the world, no others are available.
Because of the nature a...
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting Labbe, a Grand Town Gathering
Located in Cirencester, GB
A Grand Town Gathering
by Bernard Labbe (French Mid-20th Century)
Original watercolor, ink and gouache on paper
Size: image 8.25 x 5.4 inches
Size: sheet 13.5 x 10.5 inches
Unsi...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Persian Tribal Runner in Charcoal Black, Taupe, Pink, & Blue Colors
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Scarlette Antique Tribal Runner in Charcoal Black, Taupe, Pink, & Blue Colors
About: One of one antique charcoal black mystical runner. So gorgeous; ...
Category
1920s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Handmade Patchwork "Streak Of Lightning" Quilt in Cotton, USA, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
USA, 1920's
Blue and white "Streak of Lightning" quilt.
Measures: H 200 x W 175 cm.
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
British Sailor's Woolwork of Three Royal Navy Ships, Circa 1885
Located in Downingtown, PA
British sailor's woolwork of three royal navy ships
Circa 1885
The British sailor woolwork depicts an unusual scene of three different types of Royal Navy Ships which are all flying the White...
Category
1880s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Barbara Willis Signed Large Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and gorgeously glazed large stoneware Mid-century Modern low bowl by California studio pottery artist Barbara Willis (1917-2011). The elongated curved contour...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Traditional Decorative Modernist Ceramic Spanish Tile, circa 1940
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional Spanish decorative ceramic tile. Made in the iconic designs of Catalan Modernism.
Manufactured by unknown artist in Spain, circa 1940....
Category
1940s Spanish Jugendstil Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Traditional Throwing Knife (Ngalio) Chad Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Throwing Knife (Ngalio)
Sara People, Chad, Africa
Mid-20th century
Material: Iron
Height on custom display stand: 28 in. / 71 cm
Known as "ngalio", thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chadian Other Folk Art
Materials
Iron
W. Beaupre Chain Mail Bust
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic android bust with hand applied chain mail and vintage jewelry findings and tiara from New York artist W. Beaupre. Signed.
Category
20th Century American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Fajalauza Handmade Set of Terracotta Ceramic Bowls, Granada Spain XX
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Set of six decorative blue, green and white glazed terracotta ceramic bowls Spanish Fajalauza from the 20th century made and hand painted.
Fajalauza is a style that originates in th...
Category
1960s Spanish Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Grey Whale Shop/Trade Sign
Located in Hastings, GB
'Thar She Blows' a fabulous rare shop/trade sign of great scale, hand made in riveted zinc and hand painted. This superb piece sits on an iron stand and would have spun outside of a ...
Category
1920s French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Japanese Wabi-Sabi Small Vase, Meiji Period, 1750-1850
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This is an old Japanese pottery.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It was used as a fire extinguishing pot.
This piece has beautiful color and texture.
It is very rare...
Category
Early 20th Century Meiji Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Apollo Belvedere Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This magnificent bust of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine, and music is directly inspired by the Classic marble statues in the Roman tradit...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Cat Charger Plate
Located in Studio City, CA
A relatively rare and wonderfully hand-painted charger featuring a mischievous cat by famed American/ California ceramist Beatrice Wood. The portrait of the feline features Wood's un...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Italian Pirelli Wrought Iron Advertising Trade Sign 1920
Located in Hastings, GB
Absolutely incredible advertising sign for an Italian garage, blacksmith made in forged and ornate wrought Iron. This sign was removed from a garage in Turin, Italy where it had hung since 1920, advertising the variety of services the garage carried out, as well as Pirelli tyres.
The sign is wonderfully weather beaten, with losses to the paint and sections of the advertising text. Overall the sign is in superb structural condition, with a couple of small fissures, which are barely noticeable.
A truly exceptional piece of antique signage...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Modernist Cubist Painting Travellers on a Path
Located in Cirencester, GB
Travellers on a path
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
Easy on the eye painting of figures on a path, ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting, French Fields
Located in Cirencester, GB
Watercolor and ink panoramic French landscape of Fields below Hills
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolor and ink on paper
image Size: 6.75 x 9.8 inches
sheet: 9.5 x 12.5 inches
unsigned , stamped verso
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenance: the artists atelier/ studio, France (stamped verso)
A summer view of a French rural scene...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Kuba Currency Spear, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this example by the Kuba People of Central Africa was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-coloniza...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting Labbe, Coastal Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
Coastal Summer landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolor and gouache on paper
size: 13.5 x 10.5 inches
unsigned, stamped verso
condition: very goo...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Patchwork "Ocean Waves" Quilt in Blue and White Cotton, USA
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
USA, late 19th century
“Ocean Waves” antique quilt.
Offered for sale is an exquisitely stitched variation of an Ocean Waves quilt done ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Lattice Pattern Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Original 1970's French Psychedelic Abstract Painting by Listed French Artist
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Title: Abstract Composition, signed and dated 63'
Medium: watercolour drawing on paper, stuck on card frame.
Size: paintin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Early 20th C. Indian Blanket Blocks Quilt / Comforter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine comforter quilt is made from Indian beacon blankets and fine piecework. The condition is very good.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Large Stone Carved Tusked Walrus Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful soapstone large, heavy carving of a tusked walrus by the indigenous inuit people who inhabit parts of the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska.
Signed on th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Folk Art
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Map Long Island, Southold, Shelter Island, Orient, New York
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Antique map of Long Island, Southold, Shelter Island, Orient, Great details, Names of homes, Roads and Businesses in 1870. Unframed. This is...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Moroccan Ceramic Bowl from Fez 1920's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique hand-painted and handcrafted Moroccan ceramic bowl or wall art decorative plate,
Large Moroccan ceramic bowl handcrafted in Fez by artisans. Hand painted Moorish ceramic pla...
Category
1920s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique American Art Deco Early Frigidaire Metal Advertising Sign
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce, likely one-of-a-kind, antique American Frigidaire enameled metal advertising sign, early 20th century, period Art Deco styling, the sign reads: "See Arkadelphia Hardware Co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Aluminum Ship's Porthole Mirror
Located in Norwell, MA
Authentic polished aluminum ship's porthole fitted with a glass window. Door is hinged and fitted with three dogbolts. The highly polished porthole is ready for display.
Overall d...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
1930's Appliqué Eagle Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1930's Appliqué eagle quilt From Pennsylvania. This Quilt is in great condition & has Fantastic Piecing & Quilting.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Incanto Bust by Raffaello Romanelli
Located in Milan, IT
A glorious work of art by sculptor Raffaello Romanelli, this piece is an original and singular sculpture handcrafted of gypsum. It depicts the bust of a naked female...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting, En Grisaille French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, GB
Watercolor, gouache and ink French Hill Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original watercolor, gouache and ink on paper
Size: 7.8 x 13.75 inches
Signed lower r...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Ikat Textile from Sumba Island, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a predominantly ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Other Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
Native American Navajo Handwoven Wool Rug or Mat
Located in Studio City, CA
A nicely hand loomed Native American (likely Navajo) rug. Wonderfully designed with vivid colors and geometrical patterns. Would make for a nice additio...
Category
20th Century North American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Coloured Lithograph Print Native American Flat Head Warrior, 1842
Located in London, GB
Antique coloured Lithograph print Native American flat head warrior 1842
Native American flat head warrior 'H'Co-A-H'Co-A-H'Cotes-Min'.1842
Size 9 x 6 in...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Early 1800s Wrought Iron Mbili African Currenzy on Metal Stand
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mbili currency used in the Ngbaka, Lobala and Bangala tribes in Congo. Circa Early 1800s, this spear point form is made in iron. It was used as a ma...
Category
Early 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage South American Weaving Dutch Artist Jan Schreuder Interior design
Located in London, GB
An Original vintage South American Pre Columbian style weaving by the Dutch artist Jan Schreuder (1904 - 1964)
Jan Founded the 'del Centro da Manufacturas Textiles de Quito,' Ecua...
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bust of Discobolus Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite bust is an exact depiction of the face of the Discobolus, the famous Greek sculpture whose celebrated Roman copies are housed in the Natio...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
20th Century French Modernist Cubist Ink Sketch, Religious Statue
Located in Cirencester, GB
Ink study of a religious statue
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original ink and watercolor on paper
image size: 9.5 x 4.75 inches
mat...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
French Modernist Cubist Painting Steps into the Town
Located in Cirencester, GB
Steps Into The Town, steep stone steps lead figures down amongst town buildings.
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug Lattice Pattern Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Mammoth Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot with Exquisite Fire Clouds Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tarahumara Indian beer fermenting pot.
Sierra Tarahumara mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico.
1920s.
Low fire clay.
Measures: 21.50 inches height. x 26.50 inches in diameter.
An earl...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Native American Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Turn of the Century Metal Bowler
Located in Riverdale, NY
Turn of the Century Metal Bowler of molded sheet metal, possibly a salesmans sample or display item. 1930s. Marked ELTON. 10.5" x 9" x 4.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
French Modernist Cubist Painting a Summer Day's Sailing
Located in Cirencester, GB
A Summer Day's Sailing
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
unsigned
stamped verso
A summer feel to this sunny image by a small ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
Danese Milano Uno, La Mela Print by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
La Mela is a two-colour silkscreen print and is part of the Nature Series (Serie della Natura). The choice of this archetypal subject matter and the form and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Incredible, Very Large 7 Foot Midcentury Wall Art Tapestry, 1960s-1970s
Located in Madison, WI
Very incredible handmade wall tapestry, mounted on Oak side bars. Stunning piece!
Measures Approx: 7 feet x 7 feet x 3 inches
This is a sh...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
String
Iron Shooting Target of a Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique shooting target made from cut steel and iron in the shape of a pig. The piece is quite rusty and weathered from all it's years in use.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Early Timber & Iron Railway Sign
Located in Downham Market, GB
An early vintage railway notice sign.
A wonderful, early & exceptionally original timber platform sign in original painted finish with applied cast iron lettering & a fantastic pati...
Category
20th Century British Sporting Art Folk Art
Materials
Enamel
Original 1970's French Psychedelic Abstract Painting by Listed French Artist
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Title: Abstract Composition, signed and dated 63'
Medium: watercolour drawing on paper, stuck on card frame.
Size: paintin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
La Redoute French Vintage Set of 6 Roses Flower Prints, Ideal Interiors Set
Located in Cirencester, GB
La Redoute
set of six French vintage color prints of roses
size: each print is 16 x 12.5 inches, unframed.
Condition report:
each print is in sound ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Other
Art Deco Mint Green and Gold Leaf Ceramic Bowl by Waylande Gregory
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1940s ceramic decorative bowl by Waylande Gregory featuring a highly stylized leaf pattern in mint green with white, black and gold leaf detail. Relatively large compared to more com...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Modernist Cubist Painting Red Sail on the Beach
Located in Cirencester, GB
Red sail boat pulled up on the beach
by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021)
watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed
signed lower left
stamped verso
A looser composition t...
Category
Late 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Other
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.
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