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Folk Art For Sale
Vintage Metal Optician Shop Trade Sign
Located in Linkebeek, BE
vintage Metal Optician Shop Trade Sign Shop Industrial decor - Optician sign Antique Large yellow metal DOUBLE-SIDED eyeglasses sign with a metal wall br...
Category

Mid-20th Century Industrial Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Glazed stoneware vase by Adélaïde Renault, 2025.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware vase by Adélaïde Renault. Artist signature under the base. 2025. Unique piece. H : 13.4 x 15.7 x 15.7 inches.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Kuba Cup with Incised Textile Designs, early 20th century Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Kuba wood cup with incised designs similar to the famous Kuba textiles, early 20th century, from Central Africa. The woven cris cross designs that are typical of the Kuba currency...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Antique African Leopard Ashanti Style Stool. Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti style leopard stool. Animal leopard stool hand-carved wood from ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Trompe L'oeil Hyperrealism Oil Painting Abstract Surrealist Photo Realist Art
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Trompe L'oeil Hyperrealism oil painting abstract surrealist photo realist art of early country living. This charming vintage trompe l’oeil scene i...
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20th Century Italian Country Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Hand Carved Singa Singa Tribal Carving from the Batak People, Sumatra
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large antique hand carved tribal carving from the Batak People, northern Sumatra, called a Singa Singa. Attracting our eye with its charismatic presence, this large hand carved scu...
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19th Century Indonesian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Los Castillo Mayan Sculptural Art Piece with Malachite and Turquoise Detail
Located in McKinney, TX
- Depicts a member of Mayan nobility with quetzal feather headdress and three dimensional design elements - Created using copper, brass, malachite, o...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern Folk Art

Materials

Malachite, Onyx, Brass

1960's Original Large Working Yellow Drum
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Original Large Working Yellow Drum. Original working drum complete with drumsticks. Skin on both sides is reasonably tight but best used as a decorative item although it see...
Category

1960s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Animal Skin

Hand painted Pine Wedding Cabinet, anno 1782
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful cabinet from the rural south of Germany dating from 1782. The cabinet was once given as a wedding gift. Made of solid pine and hand painted in vibrant colours. The cabine...
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1780s Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19thc Mocha Ware Seaweed Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc yellow ware mocha blue seaweed pattern mixing bowl in pristine condition.
Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

19thc Mocha Ware Seaweed Bowl
19thc Mocha Ware Seaweed Bowl
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Gustavian Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser with Faux Marble Top, Sweden, 1850-1880
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th century grey painted chest of drawers, Swedish. This 3 drawer dresser has a charming break front style, an amazing faux marble top and the original brass hardware.
Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Brass

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...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Antique White Maple Pencil Post Bed with Hand Carved Folk Art Bird Finials
Located in Tiverton, RI
Our Sunnybrook four poster pencil post bed featuring four hand carved Folk Art inspired bird finials is shown as a Queen in our Antiqued Maple finish. Shown are a Tufted Titmouse, a Red Breasted Nuthatch, a Black Capped Chickadee and an American Goldfinch...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

African Spear Currency on Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a pair of vintage African spear currencies from the Mbole peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo which are nicely presented upon custom m...
Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

Very Rare 17th century Italian Judaica wood silver Circumcision Knife
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Here we have this important and very rare example of early Judaica, made in Italy or south Germany, this Circumcision Knife is made from iron, has the guild mark on the blade as used...
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17th Century European Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Iron

Rustic Antique Wooden Carved Burmese Puppet Head
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Burmese Carved Puppet Head- A A decorative carved wood and painted Burmese puppet head with glass eyes. Believed to be from the 19th century. It ...
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19th Century Burmese Rustic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Teak

"Long Island Sailing Grounds" Watercolor by Cappy Hjalmar Amundson
By Cappy
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a unique Water color by the famed nautical painter C. Hjalmar Amundson. Born to the name Casper Hjalmar Emerson III, later changed to C. Hjalmar Amundson, he was only ever r...
Category

Mid-20th Century American American Classical Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Large Antique American Hand Stitched Quilt, Sailboat Block Pattern, Early 20Th C
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE AMERICAN NAUTICAL QUILT A very decorative large-scale quilt. Completely hand stitched with green red and cream cotton blocks in a repeating pattern of ships, known as the ‘s...
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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Wood Set of Dominoes
Located in Chicago, IL
This complete set of oversized carved wood dominoes is both fun and functional, perfect for family game nights or leisurely afternoons at your weekend retreat. Each domino is thought...
Category

Late 20th Century American Country Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Wood Set of Dominoes
Vintage Wood Set of Dominoes
$600 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Moroccan Moorish Handcrafted Ceramic Bowl Dish from Fez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted large Moroccan Moorish polychrome decorative ceramic bowl from Fez. Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez. Antique ceramic handcrafted bowl...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Beautiful Hand-Carved Bas-Relief Storage or Jewelry Box - 2Y51
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite storage or jewelry box features hand-carved bas-relief detailing, showcasing expert craftsmanship. With its generous size and elegant design, this piece is perfect for...
Category

20th Century French Empire Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
Located in Cirencester, GB
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and chara...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Other

Antique Scandinavian Bible, Norway 1810
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A beautiful antique bible from Scandinavia in the year 1810. The cover are probably even older, possibly late 1700s. Works perfect as a Wabi Sabi decoration element to give the r...
Category

1810s Norwegian Romantic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Antique French Velocipede Horse Tricycle by Jean Louis Gourdoux for Jugnet
By Jean Louis Gourdoux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully detailed, antique, French, velocipede or toy tricycle featuring the body of a carved walnut horse with steel face plate on spoke wheels and ho...
Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th Century Decorated Stoneware Crock with Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original decorated stoneware crock with double handles in fine condition. Fantastic folky floral design.
Category

Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Large European 1930's Nautical Map Reader Magnifying Glass
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This European set of two nautical magnifying glass map-readers are quite unusual and rarely found. It is fully encased in it's heavy wooden and metal enforced box. Hailing from betwe...
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1930s German Industrial Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Caucasus Verneh Kilim Rug, Caucasian Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large Antique Verneh Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the most kilims, and the land has a long history of weaving. The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags...
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Early 20th Century Caucasian Kilim Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Handcrafted 1870s Sioux Moccasins, Plains Indian Quillwork & Beaded Buckskin
Located in Denver, CO
This rare and authentic pair of antique Sioux moccasins dates to the 1870s, during the late Classic Period of Native American artistry (circa 1650–1875). Handcrafted by a Plains Indi...
Category

19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Animal Skin, Hide, Glass, Beads

Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Carousel Horse with Saddle - Multicolored
Located in Mortsel, BE
This antique hand-painted wooden carousel horse is a beautiful piece of fairground history, expertly crafted with attention to detail. The multicolored design features a classic sadd...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art

Materials

Metal

French Bronze Sculpture "Crouching Native American Indian" E. Drouot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French, 19th century Patinated bronze group of a Crouching Native American Indian on the lookout, in a dark brown patina and raised on a veined green marble base, by Edou...
Category

Late 19th Century French Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel A rare piece of traditional English fairground art attributed to Orton and spooner. All carved from sections piece ...
Category

1910s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Fishing Float, Early 20th Century, Glass, Rope, Ornament, Sea, Fishermen
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Fishing float, early 20th century, glass, rope, One of a collection of, early 20th century, glass & rope, fishing floats of different sizes. There are three floats of this size T...
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Folk Art

Materials

Rope, Glass

Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This is a very unique item, It was a bench used on the rear of an old ship. There are handles made of iron that were used to move it on an off the ship when it wasn't needed. The ori...
Category

Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Nautical Ship Bench
Antique Nautical Ship Bench
$3,900 Sale Price
43% Off
Zabihi Collection Choo Choo Train 20th Century American Hooked Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
A 20th century pictorial rug with trains on a gray ground. The border has the exact date the rug was completed, the area, the name of the weaver, and the entire alphabet! It’s a conv...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Country Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Jute

Hand Carved Wooden Mother and Child Statue
Located in Redding, CT
Hand carved wooden mother and child statue. Or Madonna and child. Mid Century modernist in style. Nice rich wood patina with intricate craftsme...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Walnut

Antique Mexican Diablo Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare and very antique Mexican Diablo mask in wood, circa 1940. Great patina.
Category

1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

17th CENTURY MAJOLICA PLATE MONTELUPO
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid polychrome majolica plate belonging to the Montelupo ceramic workshop. The enamel has also been applied to the rim, in an elegant aqua green, while the background is white d...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Maiolica

Vintage Bronx Toy Factory Copper and Screw Eyes Iron Doll Mold Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage Bronx toy factory industrial doll head mold. Awesome screw eyes. Fantastic patina and layered surface from exposure to various chemicals and high heat during the manufacturin...
Category

1950s American Steampunk Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Iron

French Early 20th Century Leather Horse Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
A very handsome early 20th century French Leather Horse Sculpture. Beautifully poised in a rearing position. Wonderful patina. A terrifi...
Category

Early 20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Mahantango Valley Pennsylvania Blanket Chest with Unicorns, ca 1820-1840
Located in York County, PA
Diminutive blanket box, in windsor green paint, with rare and beautiful unicorn stencils. Made ca 1820-1840, the chest was found in the Mahantango Valley of Pennsylvania. Very likely...
Category

Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Royal Conclave: A Manuscript Glimpse into Persian Courtly Life
Located in Langweer, NL
A page from a Persian manuscript, distinguished by its intricate miniature painting and surrounding script. Description The artwork shows a scene ...
Category

Early 18th Century Antique Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Japanese Antique Tengu's Face / Objet / 1868-1912s / Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is the old Tengu surface that was used in the Kyushu region of Japan. It is thought to be from around the Meiji period. Tengu noodles are said to be an amulet, a blessing, and...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

The Riace Warriors, A Fine Pair of Cold-Cast Copper and Resin Replica Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Riace Warriors, a fine pair of cold cast copper and resin figures of the Riace Warriors, reduced replicas of the original bronze sculptures currentl...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Classical Greek Folk Art

Materials

Copper

19Thc Cast Iron Andiron Dog Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Cast iron tall dog andiron made into a handmade doorstop.The condition is very good and most unusual.The folky dog is from a comic strip.
Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Made by Davis Hall on the South Shoal Lightship
Located in Nantucket, MA
Oval Nantucket lightship basket with shaped oak swing handle ending in carved round “lollipop” ends and brass ears. Remnants of the original paper label remains on the bottom. Made...
Category

Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Oak

Colorful Painted Carousel Style Rocking Horse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A remarkable large scale painted rocking horse decorated in the manner of a carousel horse. The white horse with brown mane and tail wears a red saddle on a blue blanket. The rump is decorated with a blond female mask flanked by pink and white dogwood flowers, the breast with the same flowers. With inset plastic colored faceted stones overall. With two brass twisted rods mounted on the white rocker...
Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Stoneware Vase by Eric Astoul to La Borne, circa 1997
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A stoneware vase by Eric Astoul to La Borne. Perfect original conditions. Circa 1997. Signed under the base. Unique piece.
Category

20th Century French Beaux Arts Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage 20th Century Ceramic Vase – Fruit and Floral Design - 2Y501
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century ceramic vase features an elegant fruit and floral design, making it a charming addition to any collection or display. Measuring 9.8 inches (25 cm) in height...
Category

20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Raro scrimshaw di grande dente di balena in verticale a bassorilievo un marinaio
Located in Milan, IT
Raro scrimshaw di un grande dente di balena raffigurante in verticale a bassorilievo il profilo di un baleniere barbuto e con cappello in testa, altezza cm 16. Databile attorno alla...
Category

1850s Antique Folk Art

Materials

Teeth

African Benin Bronze Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight...
Category

20th Century Beninese Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Talavera Mural Azulejo Tile Folk Contemporary Mexican Ceramic Blue White Mosaic
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This contemporary azulejo tile forms a mosaic perfect for kitchen decorations or any exterior space. Made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art of Mexico, but this time with a contemporary touch. This wall decoration can be arranged to fit specific spaces or simply hanged as a painting on the wall. The Talavera is not just a simple painted ceramic: its exquisite decoration is the product of a delicate process of alchemy that translates into fine enamels. In Puebla, Mexico few people still produce using Talavera with the ancestral techniques. One of those few is Cesar Torres, Don Cesar learned his art in the workshop of the Uriarte family, an excellent workshop where his grandfather worked. In his creations he uses the black and white mud that is obtained from the nearby hills of Loreto and Guadalupe, and colors of mineral origin that he creates in his workshop with recipes from his grandfather. All the pieces are modeled in a traditional way and go through a production process that usually takes from one to two months, between drying, burning, and painting. Being surrounded by a living tradition, Cesar Torres Jr., learned from his father since childhood. Architect by profession, Cesar Jr. has come to revolutionize and modernize with new designs and ideas of the current world, nevertheless always respecting the tradition of the processes and materials that make Talavera a Creole art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Spanish Colonial Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Majolica

Vintage Old Chuval Kilim Cuval Rug Nomadic Anatolian Natural Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a beautifully detailed old Chuval kilim, featuring a bold, three-dimensional texture and precise geometric patterns. Originally used by nomadic tribes as a storage bag for tr...
Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Vintage Painted Wood Carnival Game Wheel
Located in Troy, MI
Found in the US, this painted wood carnival game wheel dates from the late 1940s/early 1950s. Wood wheel has colorful painted details and numbers separated by nails. The original lea...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
Located in London, GB
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas A rare example of a late 19th century lithograph on canvas Paris magician’s promotional poster. By Effi...
Category

Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Large Opaline Glass Coffee Bar Sign Saved During Refurbishment, this very good
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Opaline Glass Coffee Bar Sign Saved During Refurbishment, this very good quality piece is framed in solid Walnut, the sign itself “COFFEE” is on very attractive Opaline glas...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Art Glass

19thc Navajo Indian weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc early Navajo Indian weaving with feathered star pattern and diamond border. Wonderful vegetable dye color in fine condition.
Category

Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

19thc Navajo Indian weaving
19thc Navajo Indian weaving
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Early 19th Century Artist's Mannequin
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th century carved walnut artist's model, unusually carved with full head of curly hair and mustachioed face, the limbs articulated and possessing good rich patination.
Category

1820s European Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Walnut

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

1930's Appliqué Eagle Quilt
1930's Appliqué Eagle Quilt
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Four rams Ntomo Mask, Bamana Population, Mali
Located in Paris, FR
The Ntomo mask is used during initiation rituals for youths in Bamana societies of West Africa. It is recognizable by its upper part shaped like a comb, with three to eight horns sym...
Category

20th Century Malian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Wood

Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
Located in London, GB
A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.
Category

1920s Ghanaian Tribal Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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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