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Folk Art For Sale
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Turkish Oriental Rug, Beige, Taupe, Soft Shrimp
Located in Port Washington, NY
West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine oriental rugs. Oushak rugs su...
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Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Charming Hand Made Diorama Shadow Box of Maine Fisherman
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming one of a kind hand made diorama or shadow box of a Maine fisherman in his boat. Incredible details from fish in a bucket on board the boat to sea gulls flying above. A Mai...
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1950s North American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
Made with oak staves, handle, mahogany base and attached brass ears, in excellent condition. The poem on the label reads” I was made in Nantucket, I’m strong and stout. Don’t lose me or burn me and I’ll never wear out", which was a poem handed down by Mitchy Ray. Made by Sherwin Porter Boyer, (1907-1964). Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in 1964. A contemporary to Jose Reyes...
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Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Oil on Canvas Depicting a Porcelain Sales Woman, Chinese School, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Interesting 18th century painting, Chinese School, for the European market, depicting a porcelain sales woman dealing with European traders. Medium: Oil on canvas. Measures: 62.5 x...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Very Rare 17th century Italian Judaica wood silver Circumcision Knife
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Here we have this important and very rare example of early Judaica, made in Italy or south Germany, this Circumcision Knife is made from iron, has the guild mark on the blade as used...
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17th Century European Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver, Iron

19th Century, English Folk-Art Stick Handle
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folk-art stick handle. Made from a single piece of hand carved pine, detailing a hand holding a cricket ball, with geometric patterns to the shaft section. Likely to ...
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19th Century British Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Yoruba Edan Ogboni Figural Brass Staffs, 2 Pairs
Located in Astoria, NY
Two Pairs of Yoruba Edan Ogboni Figural Brass Staffs, each pair atop a stepped base, together with Segy Gallery documentation. Taller overall: 11.25" H x 5.25" W x 2.25" D. Provenanc...
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Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Folk Art

Materials

Brass

1960s Dutch Papier Mache Extra Large Jovial Rasta Woman Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This extra large Jovial Rasta Woman head has an infectiously happy yet devious face. Traditionally wo...
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Folky Hand-Hooked Mounted Blue Birds Rug from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand-hooked rug was found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and has such great geometric lines. It has a thick NAP and is really great condition.The rug is sewn on linen and on a custom made wood...
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1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Gentleman's Money Clip, German, Leather, Pocket Coin Holder, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman’s money clip. A German, leather and silver plated pocket coin holder, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.   Fascinating and tactile pocket item, ...
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Folk Art

Materials

Silver Plate

Zabihi Collection Reindeer Vintage Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Turkish Pictorial Rug depicting 4 deers predominantly in brown 5' x 7'9''
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Agra Folk Art

Materials

Wool

18th Century Italian Rococo Mecca Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved mecca tassel ornaments. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver Leaf

Original 1930's Vintage Motor Car Racing Original Drawing Signed Dated
Located in Cirencester, GB
Wonderful original pencil drawing depicting a vintage motor car racing scene from the 1930's. The drawing is by - "K. B. White" - a British illustrator and motoring artist who was working in the 1930's. The drawing perfectly capture the glamorous spirit of vintage motoring - the noise, the crowds, the dust flying through the air - goggles, scarves - the drama of the occasion! Completely original and unique and perfect for any sporting interior themed room - or a great gift for a man cave or 'boys room'.
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Folk Art

Materials

Other

19th Century Blue and White Geometric Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century blue and white geometric quilt with very nice quilting and piece work. The condition is very good condition.
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Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Spanish hand painted Retablo Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. Depicting a Saint and a child painted o...
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Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Large Black Forest Poacher with Chamois
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest Poacher with Chamois A very large wooden handcarved poacher statue. The poacher is on his way back from the hunt with a hunted chamois on his back. The hand-made ...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Samuel Mazy White Biscuit Porcelain Morning Glory with Trellis in a Lattice Pot
Located in Toronto, ON
Enhance your table with these delicate porcelain flowers by French artist Samuel Mazy, exclusive to Maison Nurita in Canada. Mazy has been working as a ceramist for nearly 20 years in Paris. He sculpts porcelain flowers to create poetic floral compositions. His work is directly inspired by the masters and manufacturers of Sevres Porcelain. This Morning Glory is handmade in biscuit porcelain with copper leaves, stems, and trellis, and is placed in a white biscuit porcelain...
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2010s French Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Bodies of Words Stories on Skin, by Jennifer Goldring, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Bodies of Words Stories on Skin, by Jennifer Goldring. December Publishing, St. Louis, 2019. 1st Ed hardcover. Bodies of Words is a spectacular full-color book of text-based tattoos ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Bell of the Dutch Colonial VOC Fortress in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The bell of the VOC fortress in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, marked JAFFANAPATNAM Ao 1747 VOC Cast in Jaffnapatnam or Colombo from Japanese copper, 1747 Measures: Height 44 x diameter 36...
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Mid-18th Century Sri Lankan Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Fine Tribal Bambara Cubist Figurative Wood Door Lock Early 20th c Mali Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine Tribal Bambara cubist figurative wood door lock, early 20th century Mali, Africa great abstract figure with strong cubist stylized elegant face. The Bambara of Mali use decorated door locks sliding horizontal bar and with a removable key (missing here) to secure the doors to houses or millet granary. This door lock shows a stylized human body with strongly sculpted face and carved notch in back to hold the movable cross bar. The rectangular body is decorated with fine, geometric line...
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Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Beaded Bag with Oriental Scene – Handcrafted 19th Century Needlework
Located in Hamburg, DE
This rare Biedermeier beaded bag from the 19th century is a fine example of early European beadwork, both decorative and rich in storytelling detail. The round bag features an elabor...
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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Glass

Lot of 5 Crystal Wine Glasses - Mid 20th Century - 2Y27
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Elevate your dining experience with this set of 5 crystal wine glasses, likely from the mid-20th century. Crafted from fine crystal, these glasses are a sophisticated addition to any...
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art

Materials

Crystal

Vintage 20th-Century French Stoneware Bowl – CNP Grand Feu Glaze - 2Y401
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage French stoneware bowl from CNP, crafted in the Centre of France, showcases a Grand Feu glaze, a traditional high-temperature firing technique that enhances its rich tone...
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20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...
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19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique North Carolina Bait Shop Retail Flounder Fish Painted Wood Trade Sign
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming and one-of-a-kind antique North Carolina bait shop trade sign with beautifully weathered patina! A wonderful example of American folk art, early 20th century, primitive hand-crafted construction, sculptural wooden form depicting large flounder fish, with distinctive fins and polychrome painted decoration. Wall hanging, easily secured using the two eye-screws, or the screws can be removed and the sign placed on a mantel. Dimensions: (approx) 31.5" High, 48.5" Wide, 2.5" Deep Sure to add elegant rustic warmth, antique character, charm, and rich historical interest to any space, especially traditional coastal, Hamptons chic, New England cottage, beach house modern, lake house, and rustic lodge, to name just a few! Provenance / Acquisition: Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Bright Star Antiques Co., Sulfur Springs, Texas. Specializing in early American antiques...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Scandinavian Woven Folk Art Wedding Tapestry with Flowers and Horses, 1760
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Scandinavian woven Folk Art wedding wall decoration tapestry, 1760 Dated 1760 and monogrammed OHW/HPS. The tapestry is decorated mostly in red and yellow colors, with flowers and...
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18th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

19th Century Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine Native American Chippewa floral beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket. Intermediate panel beaded on black velvet. Matching shoulder s...
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1890s American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Beads

Mary and Joseph in the Barn of Bethlehem, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A naturalistic oil painting depicting joseph, maria and the holy child in the barn of bethlehem. Oil painting on canvas with vigorous pastell colors. Framed with antique decorative g...
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Early 20th Century German Early Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Vintage 20th-Century Salins France Jam Jar – "Confiture Bonne Femme" - 2Y392
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage jam jar from Salins, France, features the delightful "Confiture Bonne Femme Auberge Paysanne" design, celebrating rustic French charm. Its practical size and traditional...
Category

20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Faience

Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Brown Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in brown ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (English, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category

20th Century English Modern Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Black Forest Carving "The Hunter" Attributed to Johann Huggler
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
The Hunter attributed to the Huggler's (1834-1912) Of Brienz - a small town in Bernese Oberland, Canton Bern Switzerland. A carving of a huntsman holding a cock pheasant. This appear...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Folk Art

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet Turkoman Runner Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Runner Carpet from Turkmenistan with a rare and beautiful color composition. Bukhara carpet (Turkme...
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Mid-20th Century Turkmen Oushak Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

19thc Velvet Crazy Quilt from Ohio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc velvet crazy quilt with embroidery and ties. This quilt is in pristine condition. The backing is a blue calico backing with ties.
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art

Materials

Velvet

Antique Industrial Art Deco 'Exit' Illuminated Glass Sign, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A stunning illuminated directional sign made in England, circa 1920. Black painted steel frame housing the internal illuminations above polished plate...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Folk Art

Materials

Steel

19th Century Black Forest Carved Dinner Gong
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
19th century Swiss Black Forest carved brass dinner gong suspended by two trees each having a carved climbing bear. Very neat and unique piece of Bla...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Ararat Rugs Akstafa Kazak Rug, 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from a private collection sold at a European auction. This rug is from the late 19th century, Kazak region, Caucasus area. The Akstafa design remin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Revival Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Tyrolean painted chest H. 81 – W. 147 – P. 69 Ancient Tyrolean chest, entirely built in fir wood. The surface has been decorated with a dark brown background color, semi-covering, ...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Fir

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Flower Lattice Design DoorMat Entrance Mat
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. This rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria. The interpreted design is composed of a flower lattice pattern taken from a part of the MAK Museum’s rug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Vintage Bavaria W. Germany Porcelain Teapot – "Anja" – 17.5 cm - 2Y400
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage porcelain teapot from Bavaria, W. Germany, features the "Anja" design, a classic example of German porcelain craftsmanship. With its elegant shape and fine detailing, it...
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20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Cassina Ténéré Handwoven Jute Rug Polychrome Version.
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Ténéré Handwoven Jute Rug Polychrome Version. A rug that celebrates nature, entirely hand-made of jute, using ancient traditional methods. Cassina partners with the Golran ...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Jute

Beautiful Navajo Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Category

20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art

Materials

Wool

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...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine

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...
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1890s German Black Forest Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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

19th Century Black Forest Easel
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Black forest Easel. Beautifully carved branches and leaves make this the ideal way to display your most treasured painting. Me...
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20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Christmas Small Red Nutcracker, Wood, Erzgebirge, Germany, 1970
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Wooden nutcracker figure from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is famous for this special kind of nutcrackers, where intricate carving has been their ho...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Sotheby's: Americana the Collection of M. Austin & Jill R. Fine, 1/1987
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: Americana from the Collection of M. Austin and Jill R. Fine, January 30, 1987. First edition softcover with 196 lots photographed in color and B&W and fully descri...
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1980s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Rope Desk Lamp Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rope table or desk lamp byAudoux Minet, circa 1960. European socket.
Category

1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Rope

Western Style Silver Plate Concho Belt by Artist and Jeweler Kit Carson
By Kit Carson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderous creative take on the traditional Concho Belt by renown artist and jeweler Kit Carson. He has mastered the art of stylistic blending of Western, Texan, and Native American...
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Silver Plate

Early 19th Century Oil Painting of Jesus on Copper Panel
Located in Braintree, GB
Early 19th Century Oil Painting of Jesus on Copper Panel. Presented is an early 19th-century artwork, meticulously rendered with oil on a copp...
Category

Early 1800s Italian Neoclassical Antique Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Stylized Bear Sculpture by Richard Lindh for Arabia Finland
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stylized Bear Sculpture by Richard Lindh for Arabia Finland Item e7279 A vintage ceramic statue depicting a bear. Made by Arabia Finland and de...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Large Mid 1800s Zinc Automaton Elephant
Located in Peekskill, NY
175 years ago this was created as a fountain that worked on water and counter weights. The elephant can now be plugged in and runs on dry land using a motor, cables and gears. The he...
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Metal

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

Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...
Category

Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Natural Fiber

Vintage Folk Art Brutalist Flower Vase, 1970s
Located in San Carlos, CA
Cool Brutalist Folk Art vase with an asymmetrical design, nice and unusual patterns and a gorgeous blue and purple drip-glazed finish. This Mid-Century Modern vase is in very good...
Category

1970s American Brutalist Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Joseph Talbot La Borne circa 1930 20th Century Blue and Brown Ceramic Vase
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Joseph Talbot Signed under the base Original XXth century design large stoneware ceramic vase Perfect condition Blue and brown stoneware ceramic glazes colors Circa 19...
Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Large Mashiko Cup Japanese Mid-Century Studio Pottery
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Mashiko Cup studio pottery with stylized designs in the brown glazed body in the manner of cloud-water flowing pattern and dating from arou...
Category

1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Eduard Buk Ulreich Black Runner 1933
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil on canvas by American artist Eduard Buk Ulreich. Signed and dated 1933. Retaining the original artists frame. Few of his oil paintings survive as most of what you find are water...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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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