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Folk Art For Sale
Rare 20th Century Large Hand-Painted Ceramic Carafe Signed Vallauris - 2Y331
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite and rare large ceramic carafe, signed by Vallauris, features a beautiful hand-painted rose design that exemplifies the artistry of mid-20th century French ceramics...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Nupe Carved Wood Stool With Openwork Geometric Design, Niger Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Well used and loved Nupe carved hardwood wood stool with four legs and central post, openwork geometric design, with stylized dancing animal or lizard forms. Large conical "leg" in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerien Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Western Style Silver Plate Concho Belt by Artist and Jeweler Kit Carson
By Kit Carson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderous creative take on the traditional Concho Belt by renown artist and jeweler Kit Carson. He has mastered the art of stylistic blending of Western, Texan, and Native American...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate
South American antique earthenware pots/simple vessels/Wabisabi earthenware
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is thought to be excavated earthenware from around the 15th to 19th century.
Judging from the soil, texture of the surface, and shape, it seems to have been made in South America....
Category
17th Century Peruvian Other Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Fetching Folk Art British 19th Century Rocking Horse with Glass Eyes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful 19th century nursery rocking horse having charming detailed head with a dished face and flared nostrils. He retains his original saddle and leather stirrups and is mounted ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
19th Century English Sword Cane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
English sword cane with a fine toledo blade that measures approximately 27 1/2". Triangular blade marked "Toledo" on the ricasso and is beautifully decorated with etched and fire blued panels which also exhibit areas of gold wash. The decorations travel for about half the length of the blade. The cane measures approximately 35 1/2" and features a nice scalloped and flowered decoration with brass ferrule. Good condition. Blade remains bright and locks into scabbard properly. Nice patina to handle.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: English
SIZE: 35 1/2" x 5"
Check out our large selection of 19th and 20th Century canes including sword canes and gun canes...
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Christmas Candle Holder Erzgebirge, Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage Christmas candleholder handmade and hand-painted in wood. Decorated with three different figures all in wood and handpainted. The handma...
Category
1950s German Country Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monumental Zinc Rooster from a Garden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic zinc rooster looks like its from a garden or a farm. Fantastic porch or window ornament. Great country look.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
English Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
English Jigger Doll
We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved folk art English jigger doll example. Carved from pine and joined with brass supports. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate ‘toys’ for adults or children. Obtained from a private collection in London and untouched in form with all its original featured intact. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Antique Konya Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
19th Century Spongeware Salt Crock with Bail Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of unusual spongeware is in good condition with the original metal handle. The lid is also original to the piece.
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik Woven Yam Mask Yellow Pigments on Custom Base
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea Sepik River area tightly woven raffia yam mask with areas of heavy yellow and black pigments. In profile small bird beak form at bottom...
Category
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Marionette Puppet
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese opera marionette puppet is dress in an elegant embroidered silk dragon robe. The puppet head is of painted ceramic. The ornate headdress...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
21st Century Bowling Game Set in Walnut Wood and Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
More than a game.
Masterfully handcrafted with precious canaletto walnut wood Pinetti portable Bowling set is enriched with leather details and satin brass finish. A sophisticated...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Nebulous Twilight Mauve & Treetop 180x270 cm Hand Tufted Rug
By JAIPUR RUGS
Located in Milano, IT
Have you ever imagined turning your living space into a canvas of contemporary expression? Introducing our modern hand-tufted rug, a masterpiece meticulously handmade in rural India....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large Vintage Display Mask, African, Ironwood, Hand Carved, Ceremonial, Tribal
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage display mask. An African, hand carved ironwood ceremonial tribal mask, dating to the late 20th century.
Superb decorative appeal, with a delightfully naive ...
Category
Late 20th Century Malawian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Leopard Mancala Game Board
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical and playful early 20th century leopard-form mancala game board carved with the board resting on the leopard's back and with a patina that only a hundred years of use coul...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Don Venerando Green Vase
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning vase will stand out in a modern or eclectic interior, where it will provide a one-of-a-kind decoration in any room, while also serving as be a superb vessel for a floral display. Crafted entirely by hand in the Sicilian tradition of Moor sculptures...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sexe were worn for celebrations, rit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Modern Oil on Canvas Cubist “Boy with Rooster” Painting
Located in San Marino, CA
A modern cubist style painting in the manner of Vicente Manansala (1910-1981) of the Philippines. Heavy texture, paint on canvas. 36" x 36" fr...
Category
20th Century Philippine Modern Folk Art
Gemstone sphere incense holder - Rhodonite pink
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Delight a stone enthusiast with a one-of-a-kind incense holder: the Rhodonite pink Sphere Incense Holder. Crafted from genuine semi-precious stone, it infuses any decor with calming ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Antique Set of Rustic Hunters Cutlery with Chamois Horn Handles
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique set of rustic hunters cutlery with Chamois Horn Handles
A rare antique set of knife and fork. The handles are made of genuine chamois horn. Tines and blade are made of galva...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 20th Century Normandy Butter Churn – Wooden Decorative Piece - 2Y493
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century wooden butter churn from Normandy is a captivating relic of rural craftsmanship and history. Measuring 13.6 inches (34.5 cm) in height, 11.8 inches (30 cm) ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Located in Peekskill, NY
This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass stomach plaque has a coin slot and reads in French... Pu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paper
A colonial tortoiseshell veneered casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Possibly Spanish colonial, 17th century
H. 15.2 x W. 25.1 x D. 12 cm
Included is a hand-written letter, reading:
Ik Ondergetekenden verklare bij dezen, dat mijn Wel en Begeerte is...
Category
17th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Wood Toy Mexican Calavera Skeleton Day of the Dead Traditional Colorful Folk Art
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Master artisans Sanjuana España Rodríguez and husband Guillermo Trejo Soriano (Guanajuato, México) have been known for hand crafting Mexican traditional toys. Sanjuana's late father ...
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Art Deco Pouch or Evening Bag, Handbag Black Silk, Silver Sequins ca. 1920
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely unique, likely French – small pouch from black silk at the outside.
The embroidery appears to be from genuine silver sequins, as it weights quite heavy, but the material r...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Very Large American Indian Original Textile Piece by Artist Dana Boussard
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Titled "Between Places" Very Large American Indian Original Textile Piece by Artist Dana Boussard Mixed media on fabric 62 x 46 in
Category
1980s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Vintage 20th Century Wooden Sculpture of an African Couple - 2Y470
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century wooden sculpture, depicting an African couple, is a captivating piece of art. Measuring 16.3 inches (41.5 cm) in height, 5.3 inches (13.5 cm) in length, and...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century-African, Iron Object Made by the Lobi Tribe of Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
An iron figurine made in Africa around the 20th century.
In many countries in Africa, iron objects are used for objects, coins, tools, and rituals.
Dogo...
Category
20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Mid century painted ceramic lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian mid century modern ceramic table lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, imported by Rosenthal-Netter, 1960s. This unique lighter boasts tones of marigold, tangerine, an...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1900s, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque 1900s. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with inscriptions. This rare kings plaque was issued by a ...
Category
Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Century Iridescent Glass Ship’s Bottle
Located in Southampton, GB
Green iridescent glass, maritime bottle.
Undoubtedly submerged under the water for many years.
Exceptionally deep punt.
France, circa 1760.
Height: 26.5cm
Dia: 13cm
Base Dia: 10cm
...
Category
18th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Naive Folk Art Study of a Cat, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century Antique Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique original oil painting.
A charming study of a fluffy cat curled up and staring directly at you.
Painted in the naive style.
Dating to the early 19th Century.
The painting do...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mexican Arbol de la Vida Tree Life Dolls ColorFolk Art Ceramic Clay Candelabra
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This colorful tree of life (árbol de la vida) with a toy like aspect is a unique piece by Marco Antonio Castillo, son of renowned artist Alfonso Castillo. Hand made with natural clay...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
African Art Statue "Fertility Figure"
Located in Norton, MA
A precious African Art Statue with oven balls for hair, basket weave texture on the face, and wearing a loin cloth. The brass panels are applied on ...
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Distressed Carousel Horse on Iron Stand Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fantastic antique found unpainted carousel horse form having distressed wood, amazing character, and handsome custom iron stand. Makes a stunning folk art sculpture with monochromat...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Bamboo Gold Lombardia Nightstand
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Bamboo Lombardia Nightstand, in gold with butterflies decor.
Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope?
The name comes from the beautiful array of colors and pattern created by many fluttering wings. We've always had a love of butterflies, as evidenced by their presence in a few of our decors. Their delicate nature and eye-catching beauty captures our hearts again and again. And then, what if we capture this beautiful light decor to the whimsical silhouette of a bamboo nightstand, in a full gold...
Category
2010s Italian Other Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Tomahawk
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Classic Native American Eastern Plains Indian tomahawk. With tulip shaped bowl and maple wire wrapped shaft. One tin cone drop with horse hair. Beautiful layered steel blade with dar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Oushak Carpet, Oriental Rug, Handmade Rug Saffron, Light Blue and Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool
20th Century Red Mola Quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama
Located in Point Richmond, CA
20th century Mola quilt, Kuna People, San Blas Islands, Panama
This large quilt is composed of thirty-six molas, including some depicting various animals and sea creatures, Jesus Ch...
Category
1970s Panamanian Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Pink Cast Iron Pig Money Bank or Doorstop with Wings, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish piggy pink cast iron money bank or doorstopper with wings.
This smiling and charming Lady Pig is newly powder-coated in "pretty pink". She is good sturdy condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Chelsea Pottery Studio Pottery Figural Courtroom Scene
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and unusual studio pottery model of a Courtroom scene by Chelsea Pottery, London and dating from the 20th century. The courtroom is modeled a...
Category
20th Century English Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Rare 18th Century Painted Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This magnificent 18th-century Brazilian shrine, originating from Minas Gerais, is a stunning example of Colonial baroque religious craftsmanship. Crafted from wood and adorned with h...
Category
Late 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Indian or Oriental Brass Tray with Swastika Motif - 2Y269
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage brass tray, featuring an intricate Swastika motif, reflects traditional Indian or Oriental design. The tray is in good overall conditi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Richters German Anchor Stone Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Richters German Anchor blocks building toys / Der Geschickte Baumeister
Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900.
Wooden box with printed paper labe...
Category
Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Quartz
Set of 4 Vintage Mexican Wrestling Fighters Figures
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this fantastic set of 4 Mexican wrestling fighters, made in plastic and hand painted, circa 1970. Excellent vintage conditions.
Category
1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Paint
Hand Painted Midcentury Resin White Jumper Carousel Horse by C.W. Parker
By Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Perfectly captured in all it’s glory, this vintage C.W. Parker carousel horse is sure to gallop your heart. One look at this radiant mare, and you’ll see why. The animal’s strength a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Wooden Smoker Gnome Figure, Vintage German Black Forest Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved wooden smoker figure, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. We believe that this piece is from around 1930s or older. A nice addition to any room. Beau...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moorish Heads Vases Collection "Acireale", Set of 2 Pieces, 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
Bamboo Silk Celestial Object H-C3 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Bamboo Silk Celestial Object H-C3 Rug by HENZEL STUDIO
Dimensions: W 350 x L 400 cm.
Materials: Wool, Mohair & Silk.
In 'Le Météore de la Nuit', Calle Henzel unveils a series of mon...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Mohair, Silk
Proust armchair hand-painted in 2006 original by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Milano, IT
The Proust Armchair is Alessandro Mendini's best-known work, an icon of the twentieth century that in its various declinations has become a symbol of polychromy.
For sixteen years I...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Richters German Anchor Blocks Building Toy
Located in Barcelona, ES
Discover a piece of history with this vintage Richters German anchor blocks building toy, also known as Der Geschickte Baumeister. Made in Rudolstadt, Germany, circa 1900, this set c...
Category
Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Quartz
Bertoia Sonambient Tabletop Sound Sculpture
By Val Bertoia
Located in Toronto, CA
In the late 1950s, Italian artist, sculptor, and furniture designer Harry Bertoia had a revelation. By stretching, bending, and moving metal, his sculptures could create sound. He called them Sonambient and over the next decade he created thousands, each one unique. Late in the 1970s, Harry and his son Val together made Bertoia Sound Sculptures...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Red and White Hand Painted Ceramic Italian Soup Cup, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful large hand painted soup cup with handle made in Italy. Italian folk pottery has become highly coveted in recent years. This piece features a hand ...
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
19th C Log Cabin Barn Raising Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Wool Log Cabin Barn Raising Quilt with Floral back. Circa 1890 t0 1900.
Great Condition.
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mask, Accolay, France, 1960s
Accolay was a pottery center in France, north of Burgundy, founded amongst others, by 4 students of Alexandre Kostanda. Active between 1945 and ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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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