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Folk Art For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Expressionist
Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fantastically decorative pen and ink calligraphy composition celebrating the life of a Maria Arthur Manchip who dies 1899.
On paper, in a gl...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Victorian Era Gilded Metal Wedding Pin Cushion, C.1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victorian era gilded metal wedding pin cushion, C.1900
Hand made twisted and gilded sheet metal chair pin cushion
Wedding cushions were in high style ...
Category
Early 20th Century English High Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
c.1880 The Best Antique English Folk Art Hand-Beaded Pillow Ever
Located in Chicago, IL
After collecting antique English bead-work for over 40 years, we believe this fabulous pillow to be one of the finest examples in existence. The panel depicting a much earlier era, w...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wool
19th Century Italian Articulated Wooden Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated wooden figure
We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the 19th century, in the form of a hand carved pine figure of a soldier. With a polychrome painted...
Category
1870s Italian Early Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Mid 19th Century Firedogs, Sphinx Andirons, Cast Iron, 39 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons in the shape of a Sphinx.
France, circa 1860.
Solid iron in good condition according to its age.
Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fireplace...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Miniature Salesman's Sample Victorian Bureau Chest, American, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This late 19th century miniature 3-drawer dresser with original mirror mounted above, was likely used as a salesman's sample by an itinerant sales person who traveled the countryside promoting his articles, usually by seeking out merchants to take orders based on this scaled down miniature bureau, or by leaving it on display in a merchant's establishment to take orders from that merchant's customers.
This American bureau...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Vintage Toy Wooden Spelling Board, American, circa 1890
By The Instructive Toy Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Manufactured by "The Instructive Toy Company" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1890 and "Patented February 16th, 1886" by Alonzo Smith (see image) this alphabet wooden spelling board was u...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
English Cork Antique Mallard Decoy Duck, Original Paint Early 20th Century
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Antique English wood and cork Mallard drake decoy with original paint.
Hand crafted in England.
Lightweight, with impressionistic shape and form.
Circa early 20th century.
Tip of...
Category
Early 1900s English Early Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cork
Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris
Made from pine and papier Mache with hand painted detail. Known as a Passé Boule in France these fairground amusem...
Category
1920s French Victorian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Paper
Silk Embroidered Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century silk embroidered and hand painted oil on canvas seascape by Thomas Willis (1850 - 1925), depicting a schooner-rigged racing yacht closely ha...
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Silk
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique 19th Century English Lanscape Oil Painting - Signed Thomas Creswick RA
Located in London, GB
A large 19th century oil on canvas landscape oil painting. c.1852
Singed by the artist to the bottom left - T Creswick RA (1811-1869), inducted into the Royal Academy as a full me...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Unsigned Victorian Oil Painting, of a Water Fall
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Unsigned Victorian Oil Painting, of a Water Fall
The painting is in its original elaborate Gilt Frame, the painting is in good condition mild scuffing and...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's Red Flower
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique American Figural Painted Copper Horse Weatherwane with Cast Directional
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This figural antique weathervane is usigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1880 and done in the...
Category
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper, Iron
Set of English 19th Century Spinning Tops
Located in London, GB
Set of English 19th century spinning tops
We are proud to offer a set of 19th century English spinning tops, showing a lovey natural patina with wrought...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
English Brass and Mahogany Yacht Binnacle Southampton, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
English yacht binnacle mounted on a mahogany rope motif base, oval glass viewing port, with the original removable brass vented side light and carrying handle. Binnacle is fitted with an interior compass submerged in alcohol signed...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Bent Wood Victorian Sled with Unique Form
Located in Vienna, Austria
A Victorian wooden sled, the type one often finds on vintage European Christmas cards. Designed for a child, it can be pushed or pulled.
You can al...
Category
1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood
Victorian Paper Mache Black Laquer Sewing Stand Mother of Pearl and Stenciling
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful 3 legged sewing stand in black lacquer with Mother of Pearl inlay. Gold stenciling on the base. Fabulously decorated. A mirror on the inside of the top lid. Lots of storage...
Category
1880s American High Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Large Antique Quebec Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of St. Anthony & Jesus
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and well executed hand carved pine sculpture was done is unsigned, but believed to have been done in Quebec Canada in approximately 1850 in the period Early Victorian...
Category
Mid-19th Century Canadian Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Framed Nude Portrait Painting of a Man in Gilt Wood on Board Untitled
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed portrait painting of a man in the nude on wood. With wonderful texture, and muted greens, beiges, and browns, this painting will be a...
Category
20th Century American Expressionist Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolor painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Vintage Cock Robin Flour AW Hammond Co Round Wood Advertisement Plaque
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cock Robin Flour AW Hammond Co round wood advertisement plaque. Circa Early to Mid 1900s. Measurements: 17" H x 17" W x 0.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chromolithograph of a Sailor Boy
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century chromolithograph of a sailor boy, circa 1880, a colored print on canvas view of a young American sailor boy sitting astride a bowsprit. A class...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Fine Antique British Botannical Flower Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Scott Medlock Capturing the Moment Hardcover Book 2010 Signed
By Scott Medlock
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Scott Medlock Capturing the Moment Hardcover Book 2010. Book is signed and autographed by SCOTT MEDLOCK.
As one of the worlds foremost artists, Scott Medlock has teamed with and pai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Large Staffordshire Cottage
Located in High Point, NC
19th century large Staffordshire cottage with very interesting design. It has many levels and interesting architectural details, accented with h...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Franz Bergman Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Cobra Snake Statue Watch Holder
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Circa 1900 Austrian Vienna cold paint bronze Statue / Watch holder by the wonder that is Franz Bergman.
Fully stamped to ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Oil Painting Cornish Coastal Scene Maritime 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a collectable Victorian oil painting depicting a Cornish coastal scene
Beautiful scene with Turneresque skies - moody and atmospheric
Various boats in the foregrounde...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine 19thC Botannical Watercolour Drawing, Ne Plus Meuris, Dated 1863, Kent
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist / School: English School, 19th century, dated 1863
Title: botannical study 'Ne Plus Meuris'
Medium: watercolour drawing on paper, with ink inscription below
Size: ima...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
Modern Abstract Expressionism Acrylic on Canvas Painting after Judith Godwin
By Judith Godwin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modern abstract expressionism acrylic on canvas painting unsigned but possibly executed by Judith Godwin, period painting, amazing use of color, space an...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fine Antique British Botannical Plant Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's, Yellows
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of three Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boule balls underwent significant developmen...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Olive
Antique Victorian Quality Oil Painting by C R Breytle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality original antique oil painting of a horse, two dogs and a gentleman in wonderful colours and original gilt frame
A charming original artwork
H 40 x W 49 x D 5cm
Date 1880
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War 'POW' Domino Set
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-19th century hand carved Prisoner of War (POW) domino set. Made from mutton bone and hand carved with a detailed and carved motif b...
Category
19th Century German Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
4x Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Paintings, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
Set of four very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Tall Shepherds Walking Stick with Woodpecker Bird Head
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage style shepherds walking stick with Woodpecker head...
Category
20th Century English Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Victorian Mantle Mirror Painted 1920
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian style painted over mantle mirror.
Circa 1920
This decorative over mantle mirror featuring a shaped and carved frame and carved decoration to either side.
Presented in good ...
Category
1920s Victorian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Glass
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Other
Antique Irish Knobkerrie Stick Very Collectable and Primative One of Two
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this antique Irish Knobkerrie stick
A lovely primitive piece, used by shepherds in the late Victorian era right the way up until today
I have...
Category
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Candlesticks
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A pair of French 19th century ebonized oak candlesticks. Skillfully turned in a faux bamboe.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Impressive Huge 19th Century Pawnbroker Folk Art Sign with Three Spheres Symbol
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An impressive rare and monumental in scale folk art pawnbroker trade sign with its original trio of giltwood spheres which represent the universal symbol for the pawnbroker trade.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Carved Wood Hand Painted Carousel Horse
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Carved Wood Hand Painted Carousel Horse Statue
This antique French carved wood hand-painted carousel horse statue embodies the charm and artistry of classic carousel...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Suite of Antique Royal Horse Artillery 1 Cannon, 1873-1901 Coat Buttons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very nice suite of antique military officer Royal Horse Artillery (1 Cannon - 1873-1901) 18mm ball button with Queen Victoria's Crown brass Mi...
Category
Early 1900s British High Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Victorian Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Victorian style oil painting showing a floral still life
Very vivid colours would add light and space to any room
Good size at over four feet tall - 119 CM
Some of our items...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Antique Boule Set, Boule Balls, Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule set of two Boule balls and one target ball, France, late 19th century.
In the 19th century, the manufacture of boule balls underwent significant development ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Olive
PAIR OF CIRCA 1890 ORiGINAL PAINT NEW OLD STOCK CRATED FAIRGROUND RIDE HORSES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of new old stock Fairground ride horses
Please note the delivery fee listed ...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique 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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