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Folk Art For Sale
Style: Folk Art
Style: Empire
Folk Art Adam and Eve from Midwest Lodge
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand-painted and carved lodge piece from the Midwest. Painting depicts Eve picking the apple from the snakes mouth. The Stand has a hand-carved snake that wraps around the ...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early Leo Sewell Assembledge, Sculpture, Seated Male Figure
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early Leo Sewell Assembledge. Sculpture, seated male figure, signed and dated, 1977. A charming array of whimsical found objects, Italian chair incl...
Category

1970s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

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

Vintage Folk Art Watercolor Painting - Unsigned - Canada - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage folk art watercolor landscape painting on paper - unsigned - unframed - Canada - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no repairs - ready to ...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

Vintage Mexican Tonala Pottery Hand Painted Bird
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art. Flora de la Cruz Acapulco Gro Mexico hand painted bird dove ceramic. Warm earth tone polych...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Antique Ghanian Ashanti Style Stool with Leopard Carved, Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Antique African Leopard Ashanti Style Stool. Early 20th Century Ghanaian Ashanti style leopard stool. Animal leopard stool hand-carved wood from ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Sperm Whale Carving by Clark Voorhees
By Clark Voorhees
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large size sperm whale wall plaque by Clark Voorhees. This carving is just under three feet long. The whale is signed on the back with the artist's monogram and name. The lower jaw ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter t...
Category

1890s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Travel Box / Chest with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Folk Art travel box from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. Beautiful untouched originalpaint. Decorated with handwrought iron around the box and...
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine

British Sailor's Woolwork of Merchant Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Merchant Ship Under Full Sail, Circa 1875 The British sailor's woolie depicts a port side view of a large three-masted ship flying the Red Ensign on a f...
Category

1870s Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

19th century Hand Carved Drinking Mug or Tankard
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century Hand Carved Drinking Mug or Stein Beautifully turned with a pinned hinged lid, the mug has been turned from Yew wood, all in good condition holds about 1/2 pint, it is...
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Yew

Mid 19th century traditional Swedish painted pine cradle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Original condition traditional Swedish rocking cradle circa 1860. Painted in traditional blue colours with personalised inscribed with 2 births with initials from 1852 and 1855.   R...
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset, Circa 1875 This is a lovely example of a sailor's woolie with wonderful color and subject. The sailor's woolwork or sailor...
Category

1870s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Large Folk Art Driftwood Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial sculpture of a horse's head is unsigned, but believed to have been made in Canada in circa 1980. The sculpture is made completely of pieces of driftwood...
Category

Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Driftwood

Folk Art Pottery Pitcher - Hand Painted Birds & Flowers - Mexico - Circa 1920's
Located in Chatham, ON
Exceptional Mexican folk art terra cotta pitcher or vase - medium size - fine, thin potted vessel - hand made and hand painted with birds and flowers in red, yellow and black enamels...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Fantastic Diminutive 19thc Rare Eagle Full Body Weather Vane on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing small-scale rare 19th century eagle weather vane sits on top of the unusual arrow in a verdigris copper patina. The nose is in zinc and so is the tip of the arrow. This ...
Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy, of German manufacture, circa 1927; depicts a clown by the nickname of "BoBo"; named after a famous clown during that period ----BoBo ...
Category

1920s German Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Composition

Swedish 18th Century Yellow Folk Art Painted Wooden Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A painted turn of the 18th-19th Century Swedish Folk Art wood box, with original yellow paint on the exterior. The original ochre yellow color has be...
Category

1790s Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Metal

A folk art diorama model passenger ship in a bottle English circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This early 20th century ship in a bottle diorama is of a rarer subject being an early large steam ocean going passenger liner set in a scene just off the shoreline with a lighthouse ...
Category

Mid-20th Century British Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Rooster Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming early 20th American Folk Art carved pine rooster weathervane with a wonderful silhouette with a large tail, applied wings, and copper legs all supported by an iron rod wit...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher's Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French cast iron butcher shop trade sign retaining old paint and cast in low relief in the form of a steer wearing a tasseled blanket and with it's head turned. The blanked cast with...
Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel A rare piece of traditional English fairground art attributed to Orton and spooner. All carved from sections piece ...
Category

1910s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Hand Carved Occasional Side End Lamp Table, 1905 Liberty's London
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Liberty Hand Carved Side Table. Heavily Carved with Large Poppy Flowers. A very good-looking piece, it's hand-carved from top to bottom with floral detailing.
Category

Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th C Original Painted Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted game board. Nice original Salmon and black paint.
Category

19th Century North American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Wooden Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early 19th Century Wooden Horse A handsome Dapple Grey galloper with Horse Hair mane and tail, he has a classic open mouthed expression and bright glass e...
Category

1860s Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Vintage Painted Wood Carnival Game Wheel
Located in Troy, MI
Found in the US, this painted wood carnival game wheel dates from the late 1940s/early 1950s. Wood wheel has colorful painted details and numbers separated by nails. The original lea...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Metal

19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...
Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Paper

English Folk Art Church Model
Located in London, GB
Folk Art Church Model We are proud to offer a wonderful example of a mid-20th Century folk-art church model. Built from scratch using various material...
Category

1940s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Located in Peekskill, NY
This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass stomach plaque has a coin slot and reads in French... Pu...
Category

Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Paper

19th Century American Folk Art Heart Shaped Iron Pad Lock & Key, Dated 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century American folk art Heart-shaped forged iron pad lock and key, dated 1875 A remarkable 19th-century American heart-shaped forged iron padlock and key is a true testament ...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

Large Framed American Flag Folk Art Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely faded American flag quilt. Excellent hand stitched dancing Folk Art stars. Skilled quilting, a nice graphic large-scale wall hanging. White ...
Category

Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Set of 3 Decorative Swedish Folk Art Pieces, c. 1900-1930
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Set of 3 Decorative Swedish Folk Art Pieces, Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted, c. 1900-1930 This charming set consists of three beautifully crafted decorative items: a large spoon, a sm...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Young Male Nudes At Water Fall Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Young Male Nudes At A Forest Waterfall" Vibrant Colored Hand Painting A rare and unique oil painting by self taught outsider surrealist folk artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922...
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dog Roof Tiles, Bizen Kiln, 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Pair of Large Japanese Ceramic Shi-Shi Dogs roof tiles, Bizen kiln, 20th c. Bizen kiln is one of the oldest and well known kilns in Japan. This is a very unusual pose of Shi-Shi Do...
Category

20th Century Japanese Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Swedish Stump Chair late 1700 century
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Stump Chair ca 1650–1700 Crafted from driftwood sourced in Dalarna, Northern Sweden, this remarkable chair is made from a sing...
Category

1690s Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine

British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships Off a Coastline
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork Picture of Five Ships offshore, Circa 1875 The large sailor's woolwork or sailor's woolie depicts five different ships. The largest ship is in the center ...
Category

1870s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique 19th-Century 1873 Engraving by Antonin Delzers - 2Y170
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique 1873 engraving by Antonin Delzers is a fine example of 19th-century craftsmanship. Executed with meticulous detail using the burin technique, the piece showcases Delzers...
Category

1870s French Empire Antique Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Folk Art Sussex Pottery Pig Jug and Cup from the Belle-Vue Pottery, Rye
Located in Downingtown, PA
Best example I've ever had. Folk Art Sussex pottery pig jug and cup, from the Belle-Vue Pottery, Rye, UK, circa 1870. This Sussex pig from the Bell...
Category

1870s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

20thc Hand Carved Wood Mermaid Statue
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand carved wood sculpture of a mermaid is in fine condition.It is hand carved and unsigned.So fantastic the surface and carving.
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Large Red and White Hand Painted Ceramic Italian Soup Cup, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful large hand painted soup cup with handle made in Italy. Italian folk pottery has become highly coveted in recent years. This piece features a hand ...
Category

20th Century Italian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Collection of Worldwide Traveler's Hand Carved Folk Art Masks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of worldwide traveler's hand carved folk art masks, circa 1940s - 1970s, possibly earlier. We purchased the estate of an Atlanta Coca Cola executive, who traveled the worl...
Category

1950s Balinese Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Folk art wedding chest from 1849
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pine wedding chest from 1849. The illustrations are traditional with images of flowers and tulips. The chest was part of a dowry package and would have been in the clean room of th...
Category

1840s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine

A four mast 18th century ship in a bottle, English folk art circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very good example has been hand built in a smaller sized square bottle than normally seen. It contains a large four mast 18th century ship fully rigged and with open sails leaving the shoreline which has high cliffs and buildings whilst about to pass a lighthouse. The scale and detail are very good and it has been very nicely hand painted. These rare folk art bottles...
Category

Early 20th Century British Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Glass

XIXth century french marotte black ceramic figure from ménigoutte 1880 folk art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Marotte - head form original 19th century folk art ceramic figure Marotte Unique handmade piece Realised in Menigoutte - France Circa 1880 original good condition - see details ...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy by Louis Marx Toy Co. "Motorcycle Cop" American, C.1938
Located in Incline Village, NV
Colorful, great looking, wonderful action, and well made vintage toy in fabulous original condition; everything wanted in an antique toy. The toy is the larger size 8 1/2" version an...
Category

1930s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Tin

Hand Stitched Quilt Geometric Folk Art Tulips King Queen Blanket Bedspread
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand stitched king sized quilt featuring gray-green, mauve and white floral cotton in blocks framing quartets of tulips on the front, a navy bl...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Monumental Oil Painting of Horses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large oil painting is like a mural. It is large and very graphic. It is Signed by Linda and dated 1979. It has to minor old tiny repairs. It has a nice clear coat of artist v...
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Paint, Canvas

Monumental Oil Painting of Horses
Monumental Oil Painting of Horses
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Double ship in a whiskey bottle, diorama, folk art design circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb folk art diorama ship in a bottle has been wonderfully modelled and constructed in a very large Bells whiskey bottle. The type of bottle used for display in a pub or in...
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

American or French Folk Art, Portrait of a Lady with a Dove, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century oil painting presents a delicately rendered half-length portrait of a young woman, executed in a refined provincial manner aligned with American or French fol...
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Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Tonala Folk Art Bird Mexican Hand Painted Colorful Pottery 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tonala Folk Art Pottery Plate Hand Painted Flying Bird, Mexico, circa 1960's. Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art. Flora de la Cruz ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Collection of Four Vintage Swedish Dala Horses by Nils Olsson, Sweden Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This offer is for a collection of four Swedish Dala Horses by Nils Olsson. These are hand carved painted wood. The larger one is approximate 6 3/4" high, 6 3/8" wide and 1 7/8" deep....
Category

1970s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pink Cast Iron Pig Money Bank or Doorstop with Wings, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish piggy pink cast iron money bank or doorstopper with wings. This smiling and charming Lady Pig is newly powder-coated in "pretty pink". She is good sturdy condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Iron

1970's Mexican Hand Carved Gourd Bowl Sculpture with Animal Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1970's Mexican jackfruit gourd bowl, hand carved with jungle animal motifs on outer surface, Interior has a natural surface.. This piece was likely ...
Category

1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Organic Material

Primitive Americana Hand-Woven Folk Art Rug
Located in Skokie, IL
Primitive Americana Hand-Woven Folk Art Rug This one-of-a-kind piece is an American Folk Art rug designed and hand-crafted by an unknown artisan. As is the case with similar pieces,...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Antique Amish Bars Quilt from Pennsylvania
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Amish quilt of center bars pattern made from a striking combination of contrasting colors: light blue, maroon red and blush pink. Bordered with teal blue and backed with cott...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Primitive Portrait of a Girl, English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a girl. Fabulous muted colors. The austerity of the image is matched by the simplicity of the antique bleached oak frame. I have chosen not to resto...
Category

1820s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Oak

Vintage Hand Crafted Scale Model of a Fishing Boat - Canada - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage hand crafted scale model of a fishing boat - featuring a detailed interior with two seats, a removable fishing net with floats and a coiled rope to the front - the wood left ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Folk Art Horse Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderfully charming hand-carved 19th Century American folk art horse sculpture on stand. Pay special attention to its face and the carved details to appreciate this fine specimen. ...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Amish Dimond Quilt Lancaster Pennsylvania
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Amish quilt of center diamond pattern made from a red, green and light blue fine wool and cotton blend and backed by chambray cotton panel. The center diamond in the square p...
Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Combination Board Game of Marble Solitaire and Tiddlywinks, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a complete combination board game of marble solitaire and tiddlywinks, dating to the early 20th century. This is a most unusual and very de...
Category

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

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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