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Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy
Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy

Framed Early 20th Century American Canada Goose Decoy

Located in Chicago, IL

This framed American 1940s Canada Goose decoy is a striking piece of functional folk art, beautifully preserved and presented. Originally crafted from waxed cardboard, the decoy was ...

Category

1940s American Country Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

American Carved Folk Art Masonic Walking Stick Cane
American Carved Folk Art Masonic Walking Stick Cane

American Carved Folk Art Masonic Walking Stick Cane

Located in Shippensburg, PA

CARVED FOLK ART MASONIC WALKING STICK Stained, ebonized and polychromed hardwood With bas-relief symbolism along the length of the shaft Circa late 19th century 36" in total length...

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Tonala Mexico Large Decorative Tile Wall Decor, 1960s
Tonala Mexico Large Decorative Tile Wall Decor, 1960s

Tonala Mexico Large Decorative Tile Wall Decor, 1960s

By Ken Edwards, Tonala Pottery

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Large square ceramic wall decor or tile features hand-painted Folk Art style decor with charming detailed motif of two white birds standing next to large flowering plants and red gra...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl
Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl

Tashiko Tazaezu Signed Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl

By Toshiko Takaezu

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful and quite engaging sumptuously glazed relatively large Chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The fired bowl features a drip ...

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Antique Mexican Ceremonial Mask, circa 1940
Antique Mexican Ceremonial Mask, circa 1940

Antique Mexican Ceremonial Mask, circa 1940

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Expressive traditional Mexican mask, hand-carved in wood and polychromed, circa 1940. Defined by its strong features and sculptural presence, it displays a prominent nose, brows acce...

Category

1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Red Floral Painted Cabinet, 1790, Central Europe
Red Floral Painted Cabinet, 1790, Central Europe

Red Floral Painted Cabinet, 1790, Central Europe

Located in Vo', Veneto

Sideboard, antique Tyrolean red painted cabinet - 19th century, Central Europe Measures: H. 192 cm – L. 87 cm – P. 50 cm (82 cm to the frames) ...

Category

1780s Italian Country Antique Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Early Pennsylvania Wool and Velvet One-Patch Quilt
Early Pennsylvania Wool and Velvet One-Patch Quilt

Early Pennsylvania Wool and Velvet One-Patch Quilt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20th century one-patch quilt from Pennsylvania. This fun and colorful quilt is made from wool and velvets. The back is a polished cotton and has cotton ties through out. This w...

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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Velvet

Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa
Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa

Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Carved wood large female Songye Kifwebe mask with classic white lines, blackened ridge down crest of forehead, nose and mouth. Worn holes around back edge of mask from attachment of...

Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Art Deco Large Limoges Porcelain Plate by D.R.B - 2Y445
Vintage Art Deco Large Limoges Porcelain Plate by D.R.B - 2Y445

Vintage Art Deco Large Limoges Porcelain Plate by D.R.B - 2Y445

Located in Bordeaux, FR

This vintage Art Deco large Limoges porcelain plate by D.R.B is a stunning piece that will add elegance to any dining setting or collection. Measuring 12.2 inches (31 cm) in diameter...

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20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Ceremonial Coyote Mask – Dance of the Morenos, Colima, Mexico
Ceremonial Coyote Mask – Dance of the Morenos, Colima, Mexico

Ceremonial Coyote Mask – Dance of the Morenos, Colima, Mexico

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Ceremonial Coyote Mask – Dance of the Morenos, Colima, Mexico Circa 1960. This ceremonial mask represents the Coyote, a symbolic figure associated with intelligence and cunning. The...

Category

1960s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Tramp Art Lidded and Footed Box
Antique Tramp Art Lidded and Footed Box

Antique Tramp Art Lidded and Footed Box

Located in Highland, IN

We love folk art and particularly tramp art. Made mostly by anonymous artists and craftsmen from discarded materials, the joy and creativity they convey in a functional object has a ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Mut Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Vintage Mut Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet

Vintage Mut Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet

Located in Tokyo, JP

This is Eastern Anatolian Old Vintage Kilim from the Mut, Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colo...

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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art
Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art

Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display. Custom-mad...

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1970s African Tribal Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Wood, Beads

Native American Indian Signed Acoma Pueblo Southwest Pottery Beetle Bug Bowl
Native American Indian Signed Acoma Pueblo Southwest Pottery Beetle Bug Bowl

Native American Indian Signed Acoma Pueblo Southwest Pottery Beetle Bug Bowl

By Acoma

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful if not a little oddly strange Indigenous Native American Southwest Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico bowl featuring a wonderful hand painted beetle/bug/insect motif. The bowl...

Category

20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Paint

Vintage Blue and White 'Hairdressing' Sign
Vintage Blue and White 'Hairdressing' Sign

Vintage Blue and White 'Hairdressing' Sign

Located in Cirencester, GB

This French 'Coiffure' sign is mid 20th century. The silvery/blue Zinc letters are on a painted white ply board. There are lots of bumps and scrapes and plenty of character to thi...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

1898 Rosemaling Butter Bucket - Museum quality Folk Art, Norway
1898 Rosemaling Butter Bucket - Museum quality Folk Art, Norway

1898 Rosemaling Butter Bucket - Museum quality Folk Art, Norway

Located in Skien, NO

Primitive museum quality antique piece from Norway. Original painting with beautiful patina. Highly collectible Primitive antique handcrafted / hand painted rosemaling / Rose Paintin...

Category

Late 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Bentwood, Pine

Green Painted Pennsylvania Hanging Pie Safe, ca 1850-1880
Green Painted Pennsylvania Hanging Pie Safe, ca 1850-1880

Green Painted Pennsylvania Hanging Pie Safe, ca 1850-1880

Located in York County, PA

Pennsylvania hanging pie safe, in first surface green paint, with circular medallion and opposing fan decoration, circa 1850-1880 Pennsylvania hang...

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Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage 20th Century Handmade Sensitive Tactile Mushroom Lamp - 2Y507
Vintage 20th Century Handmade Sensitive Tactile Mushroom Lamp - 2Y507

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...

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20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Antique Star Form Sailors Valentine
Antique Star Form Sailors Valentine

Antique Star Form Sailors Valentine

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Charming antique sailors valentine handcrafted in exotic seashells in a star form with a rocky coastline image under a convex oval lens.

Category

19th Century English British Colonial Antique Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Folk Art Bridal Chest, dated 1795
Folk Art Bridal Chest, dated 1795

Folk Art Bridal Chest, dated 1795

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

This pine bridal chest from 1795 is a beautiful and authentic example of late 18th-century folk furniture. The chest is richly painted with traditional floral motifs, symbolizing lov...

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1790s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Danish Primitive Folk Art Tape Heddle Band Loom
Late 19th Century Danish Primitive Folk Art Tape Heddle Band Loom

Late 19th Century Danish Primitive Folk Art Tape Heddle Band Loom

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Impressive Danish painted folk art tape loom, also known as a heddle or band loom. It is a traditional tool used for weaving narrow bands of fabric, such as belts, straps, or decorat...

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Late 19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Japanese 3 Tea Cups from Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Vintage Japanese 3 Tea Cups from Mid-Century Studio Pottery

Vintage Japanese 3 Tea Cups from Mid-Century Studio Pottery

Located in Norton, MA

Vintage Japanese 3 tea cups from mid-century studio pottery. In good original new condition and just found in the warehouse, never used before.

Category

1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank
19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank

19Thc Marbleized Stone Ware Piggy Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a very early stone ware glazed piggy bank from New England. This is a handmade piggy bank in very good condition.

Category

1870s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Chinese/Tibetan Silver Smoking Pipe, Late Qing Dynasty, Handcrafted Art
Antique Chinese/Tibetan Silver Smoking Pipe, Late Qing Dynasty, Handcrafted Art

Antique Chinese/Tibetan Silver Smoking Pipe, Late Qing Dynasty, Handcrafted Art

Located in Pomona, CA

This object is an antique Chinese/Tibetan silver smoking pipe, commonly associated with traditional tobacco or historical opium use. It features a long, cylindrical metal stem adorne...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans, Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire
Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans, Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire

Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans, Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire

Located in valatie, NY

Tulips, Arabesques and Turbans: Decorative Arts from the Ottoman Empire by Yanni Petsopoulos. Abbeville Press, 1982. First Edition hardcover no dust jacket. The author analyzes the p...

Category

1980s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Gemstone Brick Phonestand - Creamy Soapstone
Gemstone Brick Phonestand - Creamy Soapstone

Gemstone Brick Phonestand - Creamy Soapstone

Located in Pacasmayo, PE

Nothing generic: creamy soapstone phone stand. Aesthetic with presence. We’ve brought a playful classic to the desktop. As we perfect the video call, we'...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Folk Art

Materials

Stone, Multi-gemstone

Native American Indian Southwest Navajo Large Handwoven Coil Wedding Basket
Native American Indian Southwest Navajo Large Handwoven Coil Wedding Basket

Native American Indian Southwest Navajo Large Handwoven Coil Wedding Basket

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful designed, quite large rounded coil basket by the Indigenous Southwestern Native American Navajo Tribe. Originally presented and used in a traditional tribal wedding cerem...

Category

20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

20th Century American Folk Art Carved Stop Sign
20th Century American Folk Art Carved Stop Sign

20th Century American Folk Art Carved Stop Sign

Located in Chicago, IL

A 20th century American Folk Art hand-carved and painted wood stop sign mounted on a custom steel stand.

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Majolica Wire Basket Gien circa 1890
French Majolica Wire Basket Gien circa 1890

French Majolica Wire Basket Gien circa 1890

By Gien

Located in Austin, TX

French Majolica wire basket Gien circa 1890. Chinoiserie scene with pagoda.

Category

1890s French Chinoiserie Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wire

Mexican Indian Horse Weaving Pillows
Mexican Indian Horse Weaving Pillows

Mexican Indian Horse Weaving Pillows

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mexican Indian weaving horse pillows with a weaving on the reverse of pillows.The over size horse pillows are from a larger weaving.The inserts are down & feather fill. Sold as a pair.

Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Glazed earthenware pot, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.
Glazed earthenware pot, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.

Glazed earthenware pot, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin.

By Jerome Galvin

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Glazed earthenware pot, decorated with fantastical animals by Jérôme Galvin. Artist’s signature at the base. 2026. Unique piece. H: 12.8 x 24.4 x 22.4 inches. - Born in 1975 in Man...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Beaux Arts Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Hand Carved Wood Multi Dragon Head Asian Chinese Walking Cane Stick
Hand Carved Wood Multi Dragon Head Asian Chinese Walking Cane Stick

Hand Carved Wood Multi Dragon Head Asian Chinese Walking Cane Stick

Located in Studio City, CA

A rather fantastic and unusual walking stick/ cane. Hand carved from wood. Multi dragon heads. We have not seen another quite like it. Has a great feel and clearly unique look. ...

Category

20th Century Chinese Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Musidora Tisifone White Vase
Musidora Tisifone White Vase

Musidora Tisifone White Vase

By Stefania Boemi

Located in Milan, IT

Masterfully handcrafted of white clay, this stunning vase depicts the face of a young woman adorned with a crown and jewels suggesting a noble origin. Her captivating gaze is enhance...

Category

2010s Italian Folk Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

billard pokerballs aramith belgium 1970s
billard pokerballs aramith belgium 1970s

billard pokerballs aramith belgium 1970s

Located in Wien, AT

billard pokerballs aramith belgium 1970s Original condition

Category

1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Polyester

Schoharie County, New York State Blanket Chest
Schoharie County, New York State Blanket Chest

Schoharie County, New York State Blanket Chest

Located in York County, PA

Painted Schoharie County, New York blanket chest, decorated with a beautifully embellished yellow urn of flowers on a blue ground. This is traditional fashi...

Category

1820s American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Large American Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, C. 1870s
A Large American Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, C. 1870s

A Large American Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, C. 1870s

Located in Norton, MA

A Large American Full Bodied Horse Directional Weathervane, C. 1870s on the Metal Stand American Bronze full bodied running horse directional weathervane with two circular spheres r...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Ladies & Gents Toilet Illuminated Sign, C.1920
Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Ladies & Gents Toilet Illuminated Sign, C.1920

Antique Industrial Art Deco Brass Ladies & Gents Toilet Illuminated Sign, C.1920

Located in London, GB

A stunning pair of illuminated glass toilet signs made in England by Burnham & Co, Deptford. c.1920 These original Art Deco-era signs feature solid brass frames with their origina...

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Sitting Bull Signed Native American Indian Cabinet-Card Portrait Photograph
Sitting Bull Signed Native American Indian Cabinet-Card Portrait Photograph

Sitting Bull Signed Native American Indian Cabinet-Card Portrait Photograph

Located in Studio City, CA

A very desirable and quite rare signed photograph/cabinet-card portrait of renowned Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man Chief Sitting Bull (circa 1831-1890) - perhaps the most famed and r...

Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Zabihi Collection Pink Komodo Dragon Armenian Rug
Zabihi Collection Pink Komodo Dragon Armenian Rug

Zabihi Collection Pink Komodo Dragon Armenian Rug

Located in New York, NY

A rare armenian Rug depicting 2 Komodo Dragons on a pink fuchsia field Measures: 5'2'' x 9'4''.

Category

20th Century Armenian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Blue Plastic Illuminated Letter R, 1970s
Vintage Blue Plastic Illuminated Letter R, 1970s

Vintage Blue Plastic Illuminated Letter R, 1970s

Located in Kojetice, CZ

This vintage industrial blue plastic illuminated letter R was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It is equipped with a LED strip. The letter can...

Category

1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary British Framed Oil Painting on Canvas (Lilies in a Jug)
Contemporary British Framed Oil Painting on Canvas (Lilies in a Jug)

Contemporary British Framed Oil Painting on Canvas (Lilies in a Jug)

Located in Austin, TX

A fine contemporary British still life oil painting on canvas of white lilies in a jug displaying a masterful use of color, space, and light, mounted to an attractive gray-washed and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art

Materials

Silver Leaf

Vintage And Rare Specimen Of A large Natural Blue Coral
Vintage And Rare Specimen Of A large Natural Blue Coral

Vintage And Rare Specimen Of A large Natural Blue Coral

Located in New Orleans, LA

This is a spectacular specimen of a Vintage Blue Ridge Coral. Blue corals are some of the only corals to retain their color within their skeletons. They ar...

Category

1960s American Organic Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Coral

Late 20th Century Acoma Pueblo Pot
Late 20th Century Acoma Pueblo Pot

Late 20th Century Acoma Pueblo Pot

Located in Chicago, IL

This late 20th-century Acoma Pueblo pottery bowl is a striking example of the artistry and craftsmanship synonymous with Acoma pottery. Hand-painted with a meticulous black-and-white...

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Late 20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Demon Hashihime 橋姫
Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Demon Hashihime 橋姫

Japanese Signed Showa Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Demon Hashihime 橋姫

Located in Studio City, CA

A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, grotesquely alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre. The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and is signed by the maker. Th...

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ancient Cypriot Black-on-Red Miniature Jug
Ancient Cypriot Black-on-Red Miniature Jug

Ancient Cypriot Black-on-Red Miniature Jug

Located in London, GB

A charming, miniature jug with a beautifully burnished red-brown slip and decoration in black pigment, iconic of early Iron Age pottery production on the island of Cyprus. Produced i...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Archaistic Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes
Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes

Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes

Located in Dallas, TX

PRESENTING A ‘FANTASTICALLY’ RARE, EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY and MUSEUM QUALITY Pair of Regency Shell Art Floral Bouquets under Glass Domes. Made in Englan...

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Folk Art

Materials

Shell, Glass, Mahogany

1808 Blue Floral Painted Two Doors Cabinet
1808 Blue Floral Painted Two Doors Cabinet

1808 Blue Floral Painted Two Doors Cabinet

Located in Vo', Veneto

Painted Wardrobe dated 1808 Measurements: H. 173 cm – W. 128 (140 to the frames) cm – D. 50 (55 to the frames) cm Period: 1808 Origin: Tyrol Wood: Fir Description Beautiful painte...

Category

Early 1800s Austrian Directoire Antique Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Plant Centaur Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Plant Centaur Sculpture, Italy, 1960s

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Plant Centaur Sculpture, Italy, 1960s

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Morazzone, Varese

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Rimini Blu Ceramic Plant Centaur Sculpture, Italy, 1960s Exceptionally rare and very large Mid-Century Italian design ceramic sculpture, made by Aldo Londi fo...

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Large Egyptian Limestone Round-Topped Stele for INKU and ISIS-EN-EM-HET
Large Egyptian Limestone Round-Topped Stele for INKU and ISIS-EN-EM-HET

Large Egyptian Limestone Round-Topped Stele for INKU and ISIS-EN-EM-HET

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This magnificent and large Late Period round-topped stele is deftly carved in shallow sunk relief. Below the arching top we find a winged solar-disk flanked by two uraei, and two sym...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Limestone

Antinous Plaster Bust
Antinous Plaster Bust

Antinous Plaster Bust

By Raffaello Romanelli

Located in Milan, IT

The elegant features of the young Antinous, a favorite of beloved Roman emperor Hadrian, are masterfully captured with exceptional richness in this plaster bust of the ancient Greek hero...

Category

2010s Italian Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Early 20th Century Antique Folk Art Carved Walking Stick Whistle Cane
Early 20th Century Antique Folk Art Carved Walking Stick Whistle Cane

Early 20th Century Antique Folk Art Carved Walking Stick Whistle Cane

Located in Shippensburg, PA

CARVED FOLK ART CANE WITH WHIMSICAL FIGURAL MOTIFS Probably early 20th century 34 3/4" L Carved from a single length of hardwood, this highly expressive folk art cane is conceived ...

Category

20th Century Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Metal

19th Century Cast Iron Lady Boot Jack
19th Century Cast Iron Lady Boot Jack

19th Century Cast Iron Lady Boot Jack

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unusual and worn 19th century cast iron lady boot jack is in good condition.

Category

19th Century American Other Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Large Sculptural French Solid Wood Wine Press / Pedestal
19th Century Large Sculptural French Solid Wood Wine Press / Pedestal

19th Century Large Sculptural French Solid Wood Wine Press / Pedestal

Located in Odense, DK

A robust and beautifully crafted French wine press, 19th century, made from solid wood. Originally used in vineyards for pressing grapes, this authentic piece of rural craftsmanship ...

Category

19th Century French Primitive 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.