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Folk Art For Sale
Zabihi Collection American Hooked Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
An accent size mid-20th-century American Hooked Rug
Details
rug no. j4218
size 4' 3" x 5' 7" (130 x 170 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century American Country Folk Art
Materials
Jute
Pair of Massive Vintage Fiberglass Hands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Massive Vintage Fiberglass Hands
H 17.5" x L 52" x W 30"
FDV11477
*Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Fiberglass
$12,825 / set
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran),
Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
$450 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Antique Eye Dazzler Navajo Carpet, Handmade, Wool, Beige, Tan, Gray & Red
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly rega...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Navajo Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$21,599 Sale Price
20% Off
Alexandre Noll 1930s Turned Wood Bowl
Located in New York, NY
An original 1930s turned wood sculptural wood bowl by famed French craftsman, Alexandre Noll. Signed
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-Century Pair of Rope & Wood Stool Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Audoux Minet rope stool with wood base.
Height / 10.2inches.
Diameter / 11 inches.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Large Framed American Flag Folk Art Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely faded American flag quilt. Excellent hand stitched dancing Folk Art stars. Skilled quilting, a nice graphic large-scale wall hanging. White ...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Japan Huge Antique Pair Quail Sculptures Hand-Carved Red Lacquered
Located in South Burlington, VT
Fine Pair (2) Quails In A Monumental Size
Japan, a fine huge pair (2) of antique quail sculpture hand-carved and red lacquered, Taisho period.
Fine...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
68% Off
Pablo Picasso 'Jacqueline' Lythograph Limited Hand Numbered
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful depiction by Pablo Picasso of his final muse Jacqueline Roque with matted frame.
Hand numbered 183/375 as part of the limited series of lith...
Category
1950s Italian Expressionist Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 1 Mask
Located in Paris, FR
Mask Geisha Wig & Nô Theater 1, with real natural hair Geisha wig
on head model and with Nô Theater white painted wood mask.
Measures: Base: 28,5 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Otto & Gertrud Natzler Signed Volcanic Glazed Mid-Century Modern Large Bowl 1936
Located in Studio City, CA
A masterful early work by famed potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This round-shaped footed bowl was delicately hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto with one of his famed early volcanic glazes. The bowl captures your attention from all angles. Rare and stunning.
This work is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic...
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Unique And Early Safety Helmet
Located in Peekskill, NY
This type of head gear was used in shops to protect workers from flying particles. This hood was perfect if you worked on grinders or a wire wheel. This shop...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Mid-20th Century, Showa, Japanese Gourd Sake Bottle
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Japanese gourd sake bottle.
Age: Japan, Showa Period, Mid-20th Century
Size: Height 23.3 C.M. / Width 12.2 C.M. (size excluding stand)
Condition: Nice ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Native American Animal Mythical Creature Redwood Totem Pole
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Almost 17 foot tall redwood animal totem. Animal totems are believed to have spiritual significance. Watching over Pacific Northwest Indian tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Sunshine Shadow Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Amish quilt from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in small one inch squares in wool and cotton. The piecework and quilting is very fine and g...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Blue Chinese Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Chinese pictorial throw-size rug
Measures: 2'8' x 5'.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Lucie Rie Signed Stamped Yellow Speckle Glazed British Pottery Bowl, circa 1950s
By Lucie Rie
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous earth-toned, yellow, green, brown speckle glazed ceramic footed bowl by famed Austrian-born British potter Lucie Rie.
The bowl is signed with Lucie Rie's impressed seal on the base.
A rare and unique work. Simply a must for any collector of Rie's work or a beautiful stand-alone piece sure to light up any setting.
Dame Lucie Rie...
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Set of Three Rare Fang Wood Spoons, Gabon, Africa old collection provenance
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Set of three rare Fang carved wood spoons, from Gabon, Africa. Each with unique shape, wear and encrustings from traditional tribal use.
They are in good condition, appropriate for...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Every now and again something truly amazing comes along, this is true in this amazing collection of...
Category
1920s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Polish Folk Art Hand-Painted Wooden Playing Card Holder by Irena Makowey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique card holder composed of two original small-scale folk art paintings depicting figures with card suits by Polish artist, Irena Makowey, protected by two glass inserts to front ...
Category
1960s Polish Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage JRD Berliet Relaxe Truck Toy- 2Y42
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Explore a piece of vintage transportation history with this classic JRD Berliet Relaxe truck. This small collectible features a Berliet cab and is a testament to mid-20th-century toy...
Category
20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$127 Sale Price
75% Off
Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category
1950s Balinese Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Atlantic City Souvenir Penny Game from Boardwalk Empire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Historical artifact once used in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Maple cabinet with brass plaques and painted iron mechanism. Costing two quarters and a penny to play. Not tested ...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 20th Century Handmade Sensitive Tactile Mushroom Lamp - 2Y507
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 20th-century handmade mushroom-shaped lamp is a charming and functional piece of decorative art. Measuring 11.2 inches (28.5 cm) in height and 5.5 inches (14 cm) in diam...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Antique Indian Hindu Silver Amulet necklace Ritual wearable collectible Asian
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian Hindu Silver Amulet necklace
Period 19th century
High grade silver
Pendant Length 8 x 6 cm weight 60 grams
Condition: Fine.
Restrung on cotton.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Peru Pre-Inca 900 / 1470 AD Chimu Pre Columbian Vessel In Earthenware Pottery
Located in Miami, FL
A pre-Inca Chimu culture, pre Columbian vase in earth ware.
This beautiful little vessel vase, was created in the northern Peruvian region by the Chimu culture between the 900 / 1...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Collection of Carousel Figures, Popeye, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse...
Located in Mortsel, BE
Large private collection of carousel animals, please send message when questions.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy Attributed Schoenhut Company, Germany Circa 1920
By Schoenhut
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy possibly by The Schoenhut Toy Company, Germany, circa 1920; capitalizing on the popularity of the circus clown during t...
Category
1920s German Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Composition
Irregular Shape Wool Rug Pink Blush, Blue, Green 'IRO-IRO' by RAG Home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Hey Archie rug is made with a combination of pink blush, blue, green a touch of maroon
Original Designed by RAG Home Jakarta
Hand-tufted Carpet with mixed Carving Embossed Methods ...
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Harry V. Shourds Signed Vintage Antique Wood Duck Decoy Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic hand-carved and painted wood duck decoy (possibly a New Jersey Bluebill) by Harry V. Shourds.
The piece is signed/branded on the underside.
Would be a great additio...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
American or French Folk Art, Portrait of a Lady with a Dove, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century oil painting presents a delicately rendered half-length portrait of a young woman, executed in a refined provincial manner aligned with American or French fol...
Category
Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
New & Not Used Handwoven Wool Kayseri Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The earliest recorded occupation of Kayseri dates b...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$536 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Still Life Oil Painting on Board - Signed & Dated - Canada - Circa 1975
Located in Chatham, ON
OSKAR - Vintage floral still life oil painting on artist's canvas board - signed and dated - unframed - Canada - circa 1975.
Ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
A four mast 18th century ship in a bottle, English folk art circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very good example has been hand built in a smaller sized square bottle than normally seen. It contains a large four mast 18th century ship fully rigged and with open sails leaving the shoreline which has high cliffs and buildings whilst about to pass a lighthouse. The scale and detail are very good and it has been very nicely hand painted. These rare folk art bottles...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Glass
17 Artist Mask Collection, Limited Edition of Traditional Carnival Black Forest
Located in Andernach, DE
Extraordinary and complete collection of 17 artist ceramic masks of traditional Black Forest Carnival costumes by Alfred Schladerer, Germany.
Ranging from the first 1954/55 unglazed/...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Full bodied 3D running horse with applied verdigris weather vane on wood base. Mid 20th Century. 18"H x 31"L Including Base
PERIOD: Mid 20th Century
ORIGIN: United States
SIZE: 18"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Rare 1950s Childs Size Carousel Motorcycle
Located in Peekskill, NY
This item is a lot smaller than it looks in the pictures. The handlebars are less that 2 foot tall. Its sized for a small child but has the proportions of a full size motorcycle. Tha...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th c Antique Middle Eastern Dallah Turkish Ottoman Bronze Copper Coffee Pot
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th Century Antique Middle Eastern Asian traditional Turkish ottoman copper Dallah coffee pot.
Antique Coffee pot hand-hammered and chased copper with r...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Islamic Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Beatrice Wood Signed Midcentury California Studio Pottery Luster Glaze Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful gem of a piece by famed American/California ceramicist Beatrice Wood featuring her highly coveted, gorgeously radiant turquoise luster glaze. A beautiful design with a delicate long neck rising from a circular base. Classic and timeless.
Signed by Beatrice in her customary "Beato" on the underside of the base (with noted inventory number).
Would be an amazing addition to any Mid-Century Modern pottery collection or personal collectors of her work or a fabulous stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. One of the best Beatrice Wood's luster glaze vases we have come across in quite a while.
Know famously in the art world as "The Mama of Dada", Wood lived a long (1893-1998) and very fruitful, creative life and is considered by many experts and collectors alike to have been a centerpiece in the modern ceramic art movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. At one point in her career, Wood studied with master potters Otto and Gertrud Natzler and later become famed in her own right for her distinct luster-glazing techniques. In 1994, the Smithsonian Institution named Wood an "Esteemed American Artist".
Her other awards include:
1994 Governor’s Awards for the Arts (California)
1993 Recognition as A Role Model by Women in Film
1992 Gold Medal for Highest Achievement in Craftsmanship, American Craft Council
1988 Distinguished Service Award, Arizona State University
1987 Fellow of American Craft Council Women’s Art Caucus, National Award (NCECA Award)
1986 Women’s Building Award
1984 Living Treasure of California
1983 Symposium Award of the Institute for Ceramic History
1961 Goodwill Ambassador from USA...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Antique French Carved Pine Panels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of very decorative Antique French Carved Pine Panels featuring center medallions with musical instruments, sheet music and floral/foliate motifs. Framed with raised moldings and carved leafy scrolls. Likely door insets from an Armoire...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
$2,295 / set
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
Outstanding quality antique Victorian Black Forest android barometer
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian Black Forest android barometer having a quality antique Victorian Black Forest aneroid barometer with a outstanding quality highly carved oak ca...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Poker Game Set
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate the poker nights with the exclusive Poker set, housed in a luxurious wooden box with a magnetic closure lid. Crafted entirely from genuine calf leather, this professional set...
Category
2010s Folk Art
Materials
Leather
$3,025
Caucasia Kuba Kilim Rug, Vintage Old Caucasian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large, Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba region with a red background and beautiful color composition.
This Kilim is from Kuba, a city in Azerbaijan in the Caucasus regi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
19thc Decorated Stone Ware Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc original decorated blue crock with double handles. The condition is very good with minor tiny chips on inner lip.
Category
Early 19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid century painted ceramic lighter by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
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
Large Woolworth & Co Gilt Metal Number Ten Sign Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very large cast metal “10” from one of the iconic F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10 cent store front signs. Made in the 1920s, these numbers letters have become v...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Signed Huzel Bronze Lady Sculpture
Located in Southall, GB
Huzel is a French sculpturer (French, 19th Century) Primarily known for bronze sculptures often depicting females figures, animals and mythical forms.
He is known for intricate deta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Rainbow Mosaic Glass Disco Ball, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great vintage disco ball made of mosaic glass tiles. Rare example with rows of different colors of glass. Yellow, mirror, blue, red and green throug...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Pottery Figural Jug / Pitcher
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1716 American Folk Art Pottery whimsical jug / pitcher
Makers mark
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Older Yoruba African Carved and Painted Mask, Labeled
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An older small scale mask carved and painted white (now worn) with painted blue and black features and a black top knot. Marked on interior tape, “Yoruba”. The Mask with good age, fa...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Adams Rose Plates and Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is really a wonderful starter set of blue and white stick spatter in the English pattern of Adams Rose. All pieces are in mint condition. There are ...
Category
1880s American American Colonial Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,000 Sale Price / set
59% Off
Art Deco Cast Iron Double Footmen Doorstop by Hubley Anne Fish
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting cast iron double footmen in service as a doorstop with the original paint now worn to perfection. Signed FISH on the base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19thc Hand Carved Wooden Scoops from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc hand made wooden scoops with great wear and patina.
Wonderful rustic look. All the wear in all the right places to showing age. Both Scoops are in excellent condition.
13.5Long...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$620 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 20th Century Piano Teacher Sign Board
Located in Peabody, MA
Hand painted sign for the services of a "modern" piano teacher. This would likely have meant ragtime or jazz, as these were often referred to as new approaches to the instrument as o...
Category
1930s North American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swiss Pine Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Late 18th century Swiss stone pine chest
H. 88 cm – L. 145 cm – D. 69 cm
Beautiful chest in pine wood, built at the end of the eighteenth century.
On the front there are three...
Category
1790s Italian Louis XVI Antique Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tribal Kachin Woman’s Jacket with Shells, Myanmar (Burma)
A small, intricately woven woman’s jacket from the Kachin (Maru) tribal group located in the far northeast of Myanm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th C American Flag and Stars Hand Hooked Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing and historic patriotic mounted hand hooked patriotic flag & stars rug in such fantastic condition. It comes from the famous Charlie Hunter'...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Copper Coins of Congo, Africa / Rare Objects / Folk Art/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old African coin.
Before paper money and money were in circulation, bartering was taking place in Africa.
Various goods such as textiles, fea...
Category
20th Century Congolese Other Folk Art
Materials
Copper
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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