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Folk Art For Sale
Ararat Rugs Konagkend Kuba Rug, Antique Caucasian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Oriental Rugs Volume 1 Caucasian, Ian Bennett, Oriental Textile Press, Aberdeen 1993, nr.332. This is a sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Vintage French Ceramic Floral Pitcher – Signed Fchapmm – 19 cm - 2Y402
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage French ceramic pitcher, signed Fchapmm, features a charming floral design with delicate hand-painted details. A beautifully crafted piece that captures the essence of tr...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
USA, circa 1900s
A rare collection of four Plains Tribe American Flag motif ceremonial beadwork strips dating ba...
Category
20th Century North American Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Beads
Italian Murano Aquarium Paper Weight with Fish and Ocean Plants Bubbles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique and rare shape Murano Paper Weight depicting a ocean scene or an aquarium - with fish, ocean plants and bubbles in all the right places...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Murano Glass
Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop the Endeavour II
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Mounted Half Block Ship Model of a 1936s America's Cup Sloop
This half block miniature boat model is dedicated to Joe and has quiet the provenanc...
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Lion ivory head’s handle walking stick, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: carved ivory knob depicting a lion's head. Golden metal band. Bamboo wood cane. Iron ferrule. France circa 1890. (SHIPPING TO THE EU ONLY)
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Wooden 19th Century Polychrome Sculpture Of A Medieval Tower
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th century European hand carved and painted sculpture of a medieval tower in wood with its old patina.
Category
1790s Belgian Rococo Antique Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Zulu Tribal carved wood Snuff Container, South Africa
A finely carved snuff container with finely carved incised great geometric designs, a great example of the detailed work the Zu...
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spongeware Butter Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handmade and painted butter crock was found in Pennsylvania and is in good condition with the exception of the old repairs to the lid. The base has n...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Original Painted Surface Cutlery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted wood cuttlery with a handle. It is square nail construction and original blue/green painted surface. The condition is very good too.
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
W. Beaupre Chain Mail Bust
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic android bust with hand applied chain mail and vintage jewelry findings and tiara from New York artist W. Beaupre. Signed.
Category
20th Century American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Framed ICS Numeral Pennant 6
Located in Norwell, MA
International code of signals pennant, number 6. White and black triangular stitched linen panels. Matted and framed. Measures: Approximately 20" x 33.5".
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of two men dressed with folklore costumes. Both dolls present a quilted traditional Scottish garment. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spa...
Category
1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Native American Sioux Beaded Saddle Throw
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux saddle throw. Beaded on brain tanned elk hide and red stroud. Beadwork features a traditional "hourglass" design done in colors of blue, green, and white with s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Size: 13 inches diameter.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
African Wooden Sculpture / Bust of a Man Carved Out of Piece of Teak, 70s
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
African sculpture / bust of a man with beard carved out of a beautiful piece of palissander.
Very detailed and in correct proportions made.
Category
1970s African Brutalist Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Black Forest Wood Carved Brienz Bear Statue Desktop Accessory German Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s black forest Brienz wood carved desktop accessory in form of a Bear. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Made of hand...
Category
1890s German Black Forest Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Raul Coronel Signed Mid-Century Modern Large Heavy Ceramic Pottery Bowl, 1960s
By Raul Coronel
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully made and colored heavy bowl by Mexican born ceramic master Raul Coronel who played an important role in the American (he became a naturalized citizen) / California design movement of the 1950s-1970s alongside Peter Voulkos, Beatrice Wood, Gertrud & Otto Natzler, Otto & Vivika Heino, to name but a few.
This bowl features a deep oceanic green crackle glass...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Southwestern Native American Hopi Hand Carved Child Cradle Kachina Katsina Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated Native American Hopi Kachina Katsina doll. We believe this was a child's cradle first Kachina doll. It is hand carved from light wood (likel...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Original Paint Decorated Captains Chair with Eagle and Stars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all original painted and decorated sea captains chair from New England. This chair has the original gilded surface and a red painted base. This plank seat chair is in gr...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Folk Art Walking Stick, Austria, 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Folk art walking stick: carved stag horn handle, depicting a man head with a snake and beard. Silver ring. Ebony wood shaft. Metal ferrule. Aust...
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Candle Stick With Real Chamois Horn
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Candle Stick With Real Chamois Horn
Item e6989
A vintage candle holder, made of a genuine chamois horn. The spout and base are made of turned and ebonized wood. Spout with br...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Horn
Provincetown Folk Art Carved Wood Whale Wall Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-575 hand carved wood grey whale wall sculpture signed Claire on verso
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Coins Game Used in Mexican Fairs
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1980. We offer this antique coins game used in Mexican Fairs.
The piece is placed on the floor and coins are thrown from a certain distance. The ide...
Category
1980s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Ceramic Bowl
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Beautiful brass mounted antique ceramic bowl. Very good condition and Color.
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed stoneware table with geometric decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Glazed stoneware table with geometric decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on the base. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 14.6 x 19.1 x 33.1 inches.
Category
20th Century French Beaux Arts Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Rug, Brown, Blue, Beige, Taupe Soft Red Color
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
Early 20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage 20th-Century Vallauris Leaf-Shaped Serving Platter - 2Y345
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite vintage serving platter, crafted in the 20th century by Vallauris, is shaped like a vine leaf and adorned with grape details, embodying the charm of French pottery. Th...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Lone Star Quilt with Broderie Perse
Located in Darnestown, MD
Glorious is the best way to describe this lone star quilt with chintz border and applique (broderie perse). The colors are as vibrant as the day it was ...
Category
1830s American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Wrought Iron Coat of Arms
Located in Round Top, TX
Wrought iron coat of arms. Great quality.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Pueblo Original Paint Decorated Drum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic rarity is in all original painted surface with the original handmade drum stick attached. The top of the drum has a painted eagle and the base has a coat of worn origi...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Leather
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
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
African Mask with Spears 1990s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
African Mask with Spears 90s. It is a rare set.
Carved from one piece.
Spears are ultra light - height 152 cm.
Category
1990s Cameroonian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Vintage Coca - Cola Advertising Fan Cover. 1950 - 1959
Located in CADALSO, ES
Rare to find
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Leaded-Glass Window Picturing The Queen of the East, ca. 1899
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique Leaded-glass window depicting "Batavia, Queen of the East' & the Coat of Arms of Batavia, in wooden door, execution Atelier van Gebrand Glas 't Prinsenhof - Jan Scho...
Category
1890s European Art Nouveau Antique Folk Art
Materials
Lead
La Tolita-Tumaco Standing Female Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy was crafted in 500 A.D. - 1000 A.D. Mesoamerica using the gray clay paste that characterizes La Tolita-Tumaco ceramics of early Colombia-Ecuador. The art of La Tolita-Tumaco civilization is considered one of the most developed of the pre-Columbian period as metalwork and ceramics were the most popular form of cultural expression. The ceramic creations of this culture were often based on the human figure to create portraits of people and realistic daily scenes of life cycles and the human condition.
This figure appears to be wearing a loincloth and is adorned with a beaded necklace and an elaborate coiffure or headdress. There are holes lining each ear indicating the potential use of ear spools...
Category
15th Century and Earlier South American Pre-Columbian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mexican Wood Toy Colorful Wheel of Fortune Folk Art Handmade Artisanal Mechanic
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
By master artisans Sanjuana España Rodríguez and husband Guillermo Trejo Soriano (Guanajuato, México) have been known for hand crafting Mexican traditional toys. Sanjuana's late fath...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
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
Early 20th Century Scratch Built Church Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century scratch built Church model
We share what we love, and we love this scratch-built pine model of a church. Hand carved detail with gla...
Category
Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Adana Cecim Jejim Cicim Small Kilim Southern Anatolian Carpet Turkish Yastık Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a traditional handwoven kilim from the Adana region in southern Türkiye. Measuring 57 cm x 96 cm, it is made from 100% wool. Originally, this piece was used as the front pane...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
19th Century Belgium Biblioquet, Child's Toy
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Belgium hand-carved child's toy. the wooden ball is attached to the base with a woven string. The child would toss the ball off the base and try to catch it back on the ...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage "Barnacle Bill" Tin Windup Toy by The Chein Company, N.Y.C Circa 1930's
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Barnacle Bill" was a very popular cartoon character for whom this toy was named after and was made in the 1930's by the J. Chein Toy Company of New York City. There is some evidence...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Sioux (Plains) Indian Doctor's Bag with Glass Trade Beads and Buffalo Hide
Located in Denver, CO
Antique 19th-century Sioux doctor’s bag, intricately beaded with Venetian glass trade beads, including white-hearts, dark blue, greasy yellow, and blue, along with faceted metal bead...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Antique American Quilt
Located in New York, NY
There is no overarching color composition to either the square sections nor to their associated six-point stars on this richly toned antique quilt. The stars are not perfectly orient...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Equine Decoupage Decorated Dairy Farm Milk Jug
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical decoupage decorated New England dairy farm lidded milk jug or bottle. Features an equine motif with images and labels of horses over a lacquered g...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century Working Shorebird Decoy
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Wonderfully sculptural working shorebird decoy, found in original paint. Most likely a replacement beak. Later bespoke made stand, France, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th C. Monumental American Flag with 48 Stars, c.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is an original monumental American flag made with 48 hand sewn stars and stripes. It is in good condition and has brass grommets to hang.
Creator unknown.
Date of m...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Brass
American Folk Art Painting Signed J.W. Fosdick 1903
Located in South Burlington, VT
American Folk Art Pyrography At Its Finest
This is an original and beautiful 23 inch by 19.25 inch hand-painted and hand incised work of art on board of ...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Monsieur Nox Head Vase
Located in Milan, IT
Timeless and stately, this versatile vase of a Sicilian nobleman will be a refined statement piece in a garden, patio, or kitchen decor. Fashioned of terracotta, this piece is marked...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Guatemalan Blue and White Ikat Textile. Indigo dyed thick hand-spun cotton warp ikat woven from sets of mirror image designs depicting rows of 13 trees, dancers, floral diamo...
Category
1980s Guatemalan Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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
Starbursts Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Starbursts are just the beginning of the patterning of this exciting quilt. Diamonds are filled with Robbing Peter to Pay Paul type circles that look quite different when used in hal...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
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
Rare Ikat Textile from Sumba Island Stunning Tribal Motifs, Indonesia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Ikat textile originates from the Island of Sumba, Indonesia. It is hand-woven using naturally dyed yarns via a method passed on through generations. It features a stunning array of distinct tribal patterns and motifs. Chickens are a common motif found amid sumba textiles...
Category
1920s Indonesian Other Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Yarn
Corsican Bronze Hoard
Located in London, GB
Dagger L: 27.8 cm,
Luniform bronze, possibly a belt buckle L: 10.8 cm,
Shield-shaped bronze with a point Diam: 6.5 cm,
Pommel Diam: 3.7 cm,
Violin-bow brooch L: 17.5 cm,
P-Shape...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
19thc Cast iron Bull Windmill Weight W/Custom Made Cast Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fairbury iron works was founded in 1890 and manufactured its first windmill in 1899. In 1900 the company was renamed Fairbury Windmill Company. Company ceased production in 1961.
...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Iron
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.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
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