Antique Burmese Silver Repoussé “Thabeik” Bowl Asian Art
Located in London, GB
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Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art
Silver
Antique Burmese Silver Repoussé “Thabeik” Bowl Asian Art
Located in London, GB
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Silver
Antique Asian Christian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Cross
Located in London, GB
Antique Asian Christian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Cross China or Vietnam, 19th Century A finely crafted antique Christian cross in toned hardwood, intricately inlaid with lumi...
Wood
Contemporary Floral Hand-Tufted Rug with Layered Botanical Design in Soft Pastel
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
This contemporary hand-tufted rug celebrates a vibrant botanical composition, blending artistic expression with soft, inviting textures. Featuring a lush cluster of stylized white bl...
Wool, Acrylic
$1,340Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Crock Cowden & Wilcox Pa.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine decorated 19thc stone ware crock from Cowden & Wilcox in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.This folky tulip hand painted & decorated large three gallon crock is in fine condition.It ...
Pottery
18th Century Spanish Colonial Oil Painting: Virgin of Mercy
Located in London, GB
18th Century Spanish Colonial Oil Painting on Board A characterful Spanish Colonial devotional painting, oil on board, dating to the 18th century. The work depicts the Virgin of Mer...
Paint, Wood
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Chinese Art Deco Warm Tan Hand-Knotted Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Chinese Art Deco rug from the 1940s encapsulates the elegance and vibrancy of the period through a refined composition of color and design. The field is rendered in a ...
Wool
Art Deco Metal Napkin Holder from Quist
Located in Hamburg, DE
Art Deco Metal Napkin Holder from Quist, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1920 to 1949 This piece has an attribution mark, Additional information: Materials: Metal Color: Silver It...
Metal
Papua new Guinea Decorative Tapa Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Located in London, GB
Vintage Papua New Guinea Tribal Tapa Cloth A striking vintage tapa cloth from Papua New Guinea, handcrafted from natural barkcloth and decorated with traditional tribal motifs. Made...
Rattan
Decorative Hand-Carved Wooden Mancala Game Board, African, Mid-20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A hand-carved wooden mancala game board showcasing a sculptural and well-balanced form. The top features a series of carved wells used for traditional counting games, while the base ...
Wood
19th Century Rustic Tramp Art Wall Mirror, Protruding Corners, Austria ca. 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Amazing looking rustic Tramp Art wall mirror from the late 19th century in Austria around 1880. Elaborately hand carved out of basswood this over 140 year old Tramp Art mirror comes ...
Mirror, Softwood
Pre Columbian Jalisco Figure West Mexico Circa B.C. 100-300 A.D
Located in London, GB
A Pre Columbian Jalisco seated figure Jalisco West Mexico circa B.C. 100-300 A.D, A Male pottery figure with red slip with elongated head and linear delineated hair wearing ear and nose ornaments, the slim body finely modelled with hands on chest seated...
Pottery
$437Sale Price|25% Off
1960s Antique Large Penca De Balangandan Afro-American Amulet Tinplate, Brazil
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely unique very large creole 'Penca De Balangandan' from Brazil from around 1960. Tin base, possibly silver plated. Traditional slave amule...
Tin
Miniature Ancient Cypriot Geometric Jug with Red and Black Slip
Located in London, GB
A striking bichrome ware juglet with a geometric design and concentric circles in black and red slip, iconic of the early Bronze Age pottery production on the Mediterranean island of...
Pottery
$5,840Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Sarkoy Kilim Rug, Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet, Balkan Style Unique
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique & Unique Sarkoy (Sharkoy or Şarköy) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition. Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave in...
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$476Sale Price|20% Off
Hand Carved Cowboy One Piece of Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed hand carved cowboy from a private folk art collection.The condition is very good.
Wood
$260Sale Price|20% Off
Late 19th Century Danish Primitive Folk Art Tape Heddle Band Loom
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive Danish painted folk art tape loom, also known as a heddle or band loom. It is a traditional tool used for weaving narrow bands of fabric, such as belts, straps, or decorat...
Wood, Paint
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
Antique Sterling Silver Cherubs Hand Mirror S Blanckensee & Son Birmingham 1912
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning English antique sterling silver hand mirror with hallmarks for Birmingham 1912 and the makers mark of the renow...
Silver
Pair of Hand Carved Cherub Angel Head, Anri, Italy, 1980s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved pair of Cherub Angel head, found at an estate sale in Germany. Made by Anri a well-known wood carving company in Italy. We believe that these pieces are from th...
Wood
A vintage kinetic balance object of a small rowboat/Vintage iron balance toy
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This unique iron balancer appears to have been manufactured overseas. It depicts a man wearing a hat paddling a small boat. This delicately balanced piece sways back and forth thanks...
Iron
Wrong Way Go Back Metal Street Sign, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic metal street sign, 1980s USA. Made for the Massachusetts Department of Public works. Bright red sign with white lettering :WRONG WAY GO BACK. Fun piece of transportation...
Steel
19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
Located in Milan, IT
Figurehead in carved oak depicting a female figure whose body has the shape of a siren, symbol of fertility and protection, with female features in the upper part and fish tail inste...
Wood
Large Burchell's Zebra Hide (Equus quagga burchellii), Africa, 20th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative and exceptionally large Burchell's zebra skin (Equus quagga burchellii). The skin displays the species' distinctive striped pattern in warm dark brown and cream tones, ma...
Zebra Hide
African Songye Luba Congo Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe Wood Carved Ceremonial Dance Mask
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand carved wood Kifwebe mask created by the Songye and Luba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kifwebe mask are used by the Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe secret socie...
Wood, Paint
Alfonso Bini Mid-Century Blond Wood Novelty Pinocchio Orange Squeezer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and unusual vintage Italian Firenze blonde wood orange or grapefruit squeezer modelled as a man’s head by renowned Italian wood carver Alfonso Bini and made around 197...
Wood
Chaffinch Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful cute Austrian 20th-century carved wood bird, mounted on its original stand and designed for hanging. This charming folk art piece belongs to the long-standing Austrian tr...
Wood, Paint
New Konya Fine Modern Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Modern 'New' Fine Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. As early as the 13th century Marco Polo noted, in his account...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Bronze Magnifying Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early bronze hand crafted magnifying glass in fine as found condition.Works great !
Bronze
Naive decorative antiques Paintings ''Two Lovers'' Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Naive paintings from a lady on a lute playing for a men . ''Two Lovers'' so romantic ,oil paint on linen . on board . made for a Tower room...
Paint
Oriole Large Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful cute Austrian 20th-century carved wood bird, mounted on its original stand and designed for hanging. This charming folk art piece belongs to the long-standing Austrian tr...
Wood, Paint
Abstract Earth Tone Rug with Organic Shape by RAG home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
This rug features an abstract, modern design with an organic, freeform shape. The color palette includes earthy tones like beige, terracotta, deep green, gray, and cream, creating a ...
Wool, Acrylic
Lot of Five Vintage Swedish Dala Rooster Chicken by Nils Olsson, Sweden Folk Art
By Nils Olsson
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for a collection of five Swedish Dala rooster Chicken by Nils Olsson. Each is hand carved painted wood. Nice display item for every room. Th...
Wood, Paint
Wrought Iron Folk Art Tulip Candleabra
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming hand wrought iron Folk Art Tulip Candleabra from the 1930's. Heavy enough to use as doorstop as well. Beautifully rendered. 1930's USA. Measures: Height 20", width 17", bas...
Wrought Iron
$460Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Stars & Stripes Inlaid Wood Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This most unusual 19thc hand crafted and all hand inlaid stars wood box not sure if it was for office or jewelry box.It retains a amazing patina or surface.
Pine
Antique Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Landscape Painting. c.1910
Located in London, GB
A charming early 20th Century landscape oil painting. English. c.1910 Signed to bottom left - very skillfully painted landscape scene with fisherman and cottage. Some very minor ...
Canvas
New Manisa Fine Handwoven Modern Kilim West Anatolian Rug Turkish Wool Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian Modern 'New' Fine Kilim from the Manisa region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This kilim is woven according to traditional kilim technique...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Art Deco Carved Wood " Bell Boy " Card Holder. English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful stylized figure of a " bell boy " I particularly like the face Ebonized softwood with painted eyes Good condition. Chip to base seen in the last image. Free UK shipping...
Softwood
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Bookbinding Press Screw Nipping Press
Located in Tyler, TX
EXCELLENT Antique Victorian Cast Iron Book Press~~c. 19th century Beautiful decorative Victorian era green book press nipping press 13" tall x...
Iron
Hand Carved Signed Vintage Folk Art Wood Swan Decoy Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, hand-carved Folk Art swan decoy with a wonderful classic shape, beautiful white color and finely carved form. The work is signed by the art...
Wood, Paint
Vintage 20th-Century CFP Red Bottle Crate - Functional French Charm - 2Y549
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Capture a piece of French design history with this vintage 20th-century CFP red bottle crate. Combining functionality and style, this crate is crafted in durable plastic with a vibra...
Plastic
Very Tall Bronze Ndebele Sculpture, Original Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
This beautiful sculpture by an unknown artist, depicting a Ndebele. Despite of occasionally mistakenly attributed to Carl Hagenauer is it undoubtedly a masterpiece. In earlier times,...
Bronze
$68,565 / item
Gaddi Torso Marble Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
A sculpture in precious white Carrara marble reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great arti...
Carrara Marble
$219Sale Price|60% Off
Vintage 1991 African Wooden Mask "Jambo Kenya" - 2Y361
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage African wooden mask, titled "Jambo Kenya 1991," showcases a rich cultural design and intricate craftsmanship. Carved in Kenya, this mask is a unique representation of Af...
Wood
Misshapes Organic Shapes Rug in Blush Color by RAG home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Misshapes Dune Form explores the beauty of unstructured design through an organic, free-form silhouette inspired by nature’s slow transformations. This sculptural rug blends soft des...
Wool, Acrylic
$513Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Danish Teak Viking Figures, Attributed to Kay Bojesen – Denmark, 1960s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Set of Danish teak Viking figures, attributed to Kay Bojesen, Denmark, circa 1960s, emblematic of Scandinavian modern design and playful wooden objects of the mid-20th century. These...
Wool, Teak
$449Sale Price|33% Off
Early antique Russian Travelling Icon in bronze, 18th Century or earlier
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an early Russian orthodox travelling Icon, hand made of bronze, which we date to 18th Century or earlier. The bronze icon is cast with a main rectangular slightly curved shape with a smaller rectangular tab section above. The reverse has a hanging spigot cast into the top tab section. This piece has a mix of colours within the bronze with the high points being worn and shiny from wear and use. This antique bronze icon probably depicts Saint Nicholas as the central image with other figures ( children?) either side of the head, all within a border. There are other details on the icon including letters and numbers towards the top of the main rectangle. The tab section is also decorated. The reverse also carries decoration but is quite worn. Overall an early and very interesting Russian bronze Icon...
Bronze
1808 Blue Floral Painted Two Doors Cabinet
Located in Vo', Veneto
Painted Wardrobe dated 1808 Measurements: H. 173 cm – W. 128 (140 to the frames) cm – D. 50 (55 to the frames) cm Period: 1808 Origin: Tyrol Wood: Fir Description Beautiful painte...
Fir
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
Scandinavian Folk Art Silvered Rabbit and Birds Candleholder/Centerpiece
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1170 Scandinavian Folk Art hand crafted candleholder/ centerpiece on a rough sawn hardwood base with silver colored metal Artist unknown
Metal
American Copper and Brass Sulky Driver Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dynamic American copper and brass weather vane depicting a trotting horse pulling a sulky with driver. The horse is shown in full stride, with fin...
Copper, Iron
United State Marine Corp Banner, ca 1941-1950
Located in York County, PA
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PENNANT OF NOTABLE WEIGHT & QUALITY, IN THE OLD COLOR SCHEME, MADE DURING OR IN THE WAKE OF WWII Marine Corps pennant, made of heavy felt with a dark blue ground, with a flocked (Silvet-painted) device and lettering in harvest gold, with an applied, gold felt binding and blue felt ties. The colors used to represent the Marine Corps changed over time. Though the present combination of scarlet red and gold were formally adopted in 1925, American military traditions die hard, tending to be as difficult to extinguish as the men and women of their ranks. In this regard, the Corps was far from an exception. 14 years would, in fact, pass before the official change caught up with Marine Corps flags...
Felt
Primitive Japanese Folk Art Woven Rice Straw Boots, Meiji Period Wabi-Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a pair of antique Japanese straw snow boots from the Tohoku region of northern Japan. They are believed to date from the Meiji to Taisho period (1860s–1920s). Handwoven from...
Straw
Long-Tailed Tit Viechtauer Hand Carved Wood Bird, Black Forest Folk Art, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful cute Austrian 20th-century carved wood bird, mounted on its original stand and designed for hanging. This charming folk art piece belongs to the long-standing Austrian tr...
Wood, Paint
Wrought Iron Farm Animal Fire Screen by Atelier Marolles, France, 1955
By Atelier Marolles, Jean Touret
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Incredible wrought iron farm animal fire screen by Atelier Marolles, France, 1955. Unique decorative piece showcasing a grid of charming barnyard animals including oxen, roosters, pi...
Metal, Wrought Iron
American Running Horse Weathervane by E.G. Washburne & Co. 19th Century
Located in Norton, MA
A 19th-century American full-bodied running horse weathervane by E. G. Washburne & Co. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this weathervane showcases the remarkable arti...
Bronze, Zinc
Ebony Benin Kingdom, Bust Carving Of A Young Nigerian Warrior, 1970's
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Hand carved ebony hardwood bust of a young Benin warrior Traditionally carved Benin artistry Circa 1970 Height 10.75 inch, Width 5.5 inch, Depth 2.75 inc...
Ebony
Black Forest Folk Art Carved Wood Deer Head with Glass Eyes, 19th Century
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A great looking hand carved original wooden Folk Art deer head wall decoration. A great piece for a suitable ambiance in a trophy room or the office of ...
Glass, Wood
Antique Chinese/Tibetan Silver Smoking Pipe, Late Qing Dynasty, Handcrafted Art
Located in Pomona, CA
This object is an antique Chinese/Tibetan silver smoking pipe, commonly associated with traditional tobacco or historical opium use. It features a long, cylindrical metal stem adorne...
Silver
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20thc Wooden Salmon Sled
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted and decorated sled from New England. Stamped/Signed By the maker under the body. In Very good condition.
Metal
Late 20th Century Chessboard - Vintage - Inlaid Marble - Brass Chess Pieces
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
This elegant vintage chessboard dates from approximately 1990 and is a refined example of late 20th-century decorative design. The board is crafted from beautifully inlaid marble, fo...
Marble, Brass
Navajo Indian Weaving Two Gray Hills
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Navajo Indian weaving from a private collection.Condition is very good.
Wool
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.
At Waddesdon Manor, artist Joana Vasconcelos has installed a three-tiered patisserie inspired by the narrative tile work of her homeland. We take a look at the cake sculpture and how Portuguese tiles have been used in architecture from the 17th century to today.
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.
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
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.
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.
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.