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Folk Art For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1930s
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, Portraying Six Seated Clowns
Located in Incline Village, NV
This bright and colorful circus poster depicts six seated clowns with their backs to the audience and an alphabet letter on their back spelling out the word "Circus". It is a reissued poster by Ringling Brothers from 1971 of one of their original 1936 promotional circus posters.
To commemorate their 100th anniversary, in 1971, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, produced reissues of some of their select and most famous authentic posters dating from 1883 until the 1930's. There were 30 different posters, and they were advertised as "The only antique posters authorized by the greatest show on...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Karen Ann Wood Studio Pottery Red Glazed Spot Design Lidded Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in red glazes with blue spot designs by Kent based potter Karen Ann Woo...
Category
1970s English Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Lot of Two Vintage Swedish Dala Rooster Chicken by Nils Olsson, Sweden Folk Art
By Nils Olsson
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for a collection of two Swedish Dala rooster Chicken by Nils Olsson. Each is hand carved painted wood. Nice display item for every room. Mea...
Category
1970s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
American Wall Sculpture in Bronze Signed by Giovanni Schoeman, 1970s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous wall sculpture of cast bronze and other mixed metals in the Brutalist style made by Giovanni Schoeman (1940-1980s).
The wall sculpture is called "Cyclone" and shows an imaginary city of futuristic skyscrapers with few people. Many impressive details.
Schoeman was a South African sculptor...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Rare Amish Bars Doll Quilt
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1920-1930 s bars doll quilt with corner blocks in very good condition.Machine quilted pieced & quilted.Published on page 30 in "Amish Doll Quilts " by...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Pre-War Wind-Up Toy "Boy on Motorcycle Delivery Truck" by Marx
Located in Incline Village, NV
This brightly lithographed tin wind-up toy in colors of red, yellow, and blue, with a driver dressed in appropriate motorcycle clothing, depicts a young man driving a delivery cart with "Speed Boy Delivery" printed on each side of the wagon. The manufacturers logo is clearly marked on both sides of the stake wagon and on the right shoulder of the driver "MAR" with a circle around it and "Made in The United States of America, New York, N.Y." around the circumference (see images). The license plate number is "268", which, along with the red painted inside of the drivers arms (as it should be!) indicates this earlier version and authenticity.
Nearly 100 years old, it still operates fine and, upon winding the attached wind-up key a few times and placing the toy on the ground, the motorcycle and driver move across the floor on the way to their deliveries; do not over wind. (see video attached to this listing).
The toy is completely original and in very good condition, with no repairs or restorations of any kind and no touch up or repaint. The arms and steering handle bars are also original (sometimes replaced) and they have the appropriate paint and markings.
This would make a welcome addition to a collection of pre-war Americana.
Dimensions: 9 7/8" long x 5 7/8" wide x 5 3/4" high
After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Scandinavian Modern Sculpture Signed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien can certainly not be accused of being ordinary. Her design has had its own style ever since the beginning of her artistic career. Already when Ulrica was 17 years old she became a student at the College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, and went on to further study in the USA and Mexico. This bold and funny sculpture...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Santon de Provence French Clay Doll Figurine Old Woman Holding Clay Pot
By Warranty Paris JB Depose
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly collectible and fascinating figurine represents the santon of Provence.
The santon is made of terra-cotta (head, body, legs, forearms, hands, feet,). The base is made of wood. The arms are connected to the body and allow articulation (simultaneously lift both arms)
Traditional dress of lovely provincial fabrics and delicate lace representing french Provence.
Series of French santons...
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Fabric, Wood
Surrealistic Oil Painting on Canvas, 1970s, Signed
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage framed oil painting on canvas, 1970. Depicts a woman with pill, standing in a moonlit landscape. Signed with R.Boutens, 70.
Dimensions: 108 W x 88 H x 3.5 D cm.
Category
1970s Belgian Space Age Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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
Rare 1970s Adult Peep Show, Books & Magazines, Large Plastic Embossed Sign XXX
By Terry Richardson
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large 1970s sign with embossed letters, Adult Peep Show - Books & Magazines. Sold without its original aluminum frame, can be back lit with LED. Small star crack to top of Red "S", minor loss of paint and scuffs. Subject matter is in the style of photographer Terry Richardson...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
Large Vintage Papier-Mâché Tiger Sculpture, Folk Art Style, 1970s – Hand-Painted
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A striking and whimsical large vintage papier-mâché tiger sculpture, crafted circa 1970s in a bold folk art style. This expressive piece features a dynamic stance, hand-painted strip...
Category
1970s Brazilian Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Motion Picture Opera Canvas In Alcantara & Plexiglass Abstract Art Design 1970's
Located in Taranto, IT
1970s- Very rare painting with Abstract style made on Alcantara fabric with Plexiglass frame, represents the pictorial movements of 'abstractionism.
Name of the Work "Movement.
The...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Plexiglass
Art Deco Pottery Vase Charles Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco pottery vase Charles Greber, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
20th Century, Gio Ponti Lino Sabattini Sculpture Horse in Silver Metal End '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Statue in silver metal designed by the Maestro Gio Ponti and produced for Lino Sabattini since the end of '70s. The sculpture is in silver metal and represents a horse. This example ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
Iconic Vintage Ph5 Chandelier for Louis Poulsen of Dk with Abstract Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1990s with abstract art work by G61.
Entitled “Serengeti”
The ...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Ndoma Baule Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast, Wood, lacquered patina, Circa 1930
Located in NICE, FR
"Ndoma” Baule Portrait Mask, Ivory Coast, Circa 1930 Wood, heavy wood with deep brown-black lacquered patina.
A superb old hardwood dance mask featuring an ...
Category
1930s Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Japanese Vintage Manekineko Cat Object 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a vintage piggy bank of manekineko cat. It is made with pottery and it was made around 1970s in Showa era.
DImensions.
10 x 6.5 x H12.5 cm
The maneki-neko is a common Japa...
Category
1970s Japanese Showa Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Folk Art Camel Persian Serab Pictorial People Runner
Located in New York, NY
Make a bold statement in a hallway with this early 20th century tribal Persian Serab runner featuring a folksy motif on a camel brown field. Various Animal and Human figures are foun...
Category
1930s Persian Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Tall Carved Wooden Oracle or Divination Tapper "Iroke Ifa", Yoruba People, 1930s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden oracle or divination tapper "Iroke Ifa" statue, showing a kneeling woman holding her breasts. Yoruba, Nigeria, circa 1930s.
Yoruba belief specifies that each ...
Category
1930s Nigerian Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Illuminated Letter N , 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage Industrial illuminated letter L was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black metal ...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Moroccan Caftan Floral Brocade Multicolored Embroidered Kaftan 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous vintage hostess gown, floral multicolored brocade Kaftan, circa 1970s.
Exotic oriental floral long maxi caftan dress with wide arm and lo...
Category
1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brocade, Braid
Traditional Spanish Wood Cutlery Holder, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional Spanish wood cutlery holder, circa 1930 Made by unknown manufacturer in Barcelona, Spain, circa 1960. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Papago Indian Baskets, Collection 3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Indian baskets in fine condition. Selling as a collection.
Small Papago measures - 3 inches in diameter by 4 inches tall
large papago measures - 10 ...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Willow
Black Forest Hand Carved Black Walnut Christ Figure Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-1056 hand carved black walnut figure of Christ from a tree branch.
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Swedish Painted Rococo Style Nightstands, Circa 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Rococo style light Gustavian grey-painted Swedish nightstands or night tables from the first half of the 20th Century. These Scandinavian have a charming patina have each ...
Category
1930s Swedish Rococo Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pine, Plywood
Mr. Dooley at His Best, by Finley Peter Dunne Edited by Elmer Ellis
Located in valatie, NY
Mr. Dooley at His Best. Edited by Elmer Ellis at the University of Missouri. With a Foreword by Franklin P. Adams. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, 1st printing, one of 520 copies with one page of the author's original manuscript. Frontispiece portrait. 291 pp. Buckram and decorated boards with a leather label. Finley Peter Dunne (1867- 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. In 1898 Dunne published Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches. Speaking with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon, the fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Stoneware green Ceramic Table Lamp from La Borne French, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Stoneware ceramic table lamp
Realised in La Borne, famous French ceramic place.
Excellent original conditions
Electricity is new
Dimensions: 21 x 16 x 18cm
With electri...
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art
Stoneware zoomorphic vase by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Stoneware zoomorphic vase by Georges Martin.
Artist signature on one side. Circa 1970-1980. Unique piece.
H : 11.4’ x 2.9’ x 9.8’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair Just Andersen, Denmark 1930s Art Deco Disko Metal Stylised Bird Pipe Rests
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Pair of Just Andersen of Denmark, Disko metal stylised bird pipe rests
Disko metal, invented by Just Andersen by combing lead and antimony is a weighty metal
Circa 1930's
Stamped on ...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20thc Hand Carved Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc hand carved pig or hog with amazing patina. This is most unusual and found in the mid west.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Amish Ohio Broken Dishes Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20thc rare Amish Holmes County, Ohio broken dishes quilt with double inner borders. This quilt is from the thirties and is very unusual pastel colors. The condition is very good.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
AL Malaikah Vintage Iconic Masonic Shriner Burgundy Wool Fez Hat in Original Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
AL Malaikah vintage Masonic Shriner iconic burgundy wool Fez hat with original box.
Al Malaikah, legion of Honor vintage fez hat from the Los Angeles ...
Category
1970s American Moorish Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage 1970s Winterling Rösiau Bavaria Floral Soup Tureen - 2Y308
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful vintage 1970s soup tureen from Winterling Rösiau Bavaria showcases a delicate floral décor, adding a touch of elegance to any table setting. A charming piece of Bavari...
Category
1970s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Painted Folk Art Americana Sideboard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Painted Americana sideboard. Sidboard measures 48" wide, 16.5" deep and 72" high. The top portion is 52" wide. There are 2 shelves inside and one of them is original. Great patin...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Rare Antique Gnome Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Gnome hand cast and painted American antique garden sculpture and coin bank/doorstop
In good condition considering its age.
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Outsider Art "Indian and Caravan" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for cre...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Signed & Dated 1930's Original Painted Cast Iron Buggy Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic original painted buggy door stop and dated 1936.The condition is very good and amazing patina.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Vintage Handmade Advertising Tire Iconic Bibendum Michelin Man
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Vintage Handmade Advertising Tire Iconic Bibendum Michelin Man.
Category
1970s North American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Resin
Derek Clarkson Brush Decorated Porcelain Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A good and finely made studio pottery stoneware bottle vase of small size decorated with a repeat brush pattern of stylized insect like designs by Derek Clarkson...
Category
1970s English Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage French Blue Tones Paper Garland Sculpture circa 1930 Antique Decor
Located in Barcelona, ES
Embrace the allure of vintage charm with this exquisite antique paper garland sculpture in mesmerizing blue tones. Crafted in France circa 1930, this piece is a testament to timeless...
Category
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Wood Kids Toy, Hay Wagon, Europe
Located in Praha, CZ
All wood
good original condition
fully functional
no damages
in nice patina.
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Bertoia Sonambient Tabletop Sound Sculpture
By Val Bertoia
Located in Toronto, CA
In the late 1950s, Italian artist, sculptor, and furniture designer Harry Bertoia had a revelation. By stretching, bending, and moving metal, his sculptures could create sound. He called them Sonambient and over the next decade he created thousands, each one unique. Late in the 1970s, Harry and his son Val together made Bertoia Sound Sculptures...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Amish Quilt Holmes Co. Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Ohio Amish quilt is in pristine condition and is made from polished cotton. The fine piecework of the postage stamp nine patch corners and geometric pattern surround. It is...
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
"Uncle Wiggly" Toy Rabbit Wind Up Toy Signed "Gene Rosch" by Chein Toy Co C.1938
Located in Incline Village, NV
Dancing rabbit wind up toy, "Uncle Wiggly", was made by the Chein Toy Company, of New York City, circa 1938. It was designed, and the creation of foremost leading toy inventor Gene ...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Tin
1930's Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Runner Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian Weaving runner rug.This eye dazzler has been prof. cleaned and in pristine condition.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Art Deco Traditional Wooden Hand Large Artist Mannequin Scale Model
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A handmade wooden Artist mannequin hand model - all joints move as they should. Found on an Estate sale in Vienna, Austria.
Shows some minor wear - but looks beautiful on display! So...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Acrylic and Paper / mixed media sculpture by Sam Russo, W N Y Artist
By Russo
Located in Buffalo, NY
Circa 1970 acrylic / paper sculpture signed by WNY artist Sam Russo (b.1922) and titled “Objects”. Russo was a well established artists with works in the permanent collections of bot...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Paper
Vintage Wall-Mounted Porcelain Decorative Plate – "Christmas Eve", 2Y115
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming vintage wall-mounted decorative plate captures the warmth and tradition of Christmas Eve in the picturesque village of Greetsiel, Germany. Issued in 1979 as part of a l...
Category
1970s French Empire Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
1970's Pete Sierra Navajo Navajo Sterling and Turquoise Necklace and Earrings
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning set of Sterling and Turquoise by the noted Navajo Craftsman Pete Sierra. The set dates to the 1970's we believe. Pete Sierra studied under the m...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
Iconic Vintage Ph5 Chandelier for Louis Poulsen of Dk with Abstract Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1990s with abstract art work by G61.
Entitled “ Maasai”
The art w...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 3 La Belle France Magazines – October, November, December 1938 - 3Y03
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Explore the charm and history of 1930s France with this set of La Belle France magazines, featuring issues from October, November, and December of 1938. Known for its rich black-and-...
Category
1930s French Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Three Dimensional "Yom Kippur" Etched Acrylic Block Art by Dekel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand-etched three-dimensional acrylic block art featuring a scene of a Jewish man practicing the ceremony of Kapparah on the holiday of Yom Kippur.
The 3...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic
Model Canoe by Native North American Indians, C.1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Displayed on a custom made metal stand designed especially for this boat, this is a typical model dugout canoe carved by the Nootka or Makah Indian tribe of the Pacific Northwest...
Category
1930s Canadian Native American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Illuminated Letter T, 1970s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This vintage Industrial illuminated letter T was made in Italy during the 1970s and comes from an old advertising banner. It features a black metal ...
Category
1970s Italian Industrial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Alabama Folk Art Pottery grouping Montgomery area pre-WW2 anonymous craftsman
Located in Mobile, AL
Bark decorated folk pottery grouping. These are believed to be tourist ware made by an unidentified couple in the Montgomery area before and about the time of WW2. To date, their nam...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Wrought Iron Folk Art Tulip Candleabra
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming hand wrought iron Folk Art Tulip Candleabra from the 1930's. Heavy enough to use as doorstop as well. Beautifully rendered. 1930's USA.
Measures: Height 20", width 17", bas...
Category
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Amazing Hand-Carved Wood Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful hand-carved horse is riding and performing tricks. The Folk Art carving is unsigned. The maker is unknown.
Category
1930s American Adirondack 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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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
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