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Folk Art For Sale
Moroccan Ceramic Bowl with Lid Tajine from Fez Polychrome
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan large ceramic decorative serving bowl tajine polychrome with leather, stones and metal overlay with conical overlay lid.
The bottom is a circular ceramic bowl and the top of the tagine is distinctively shaped into a cone.
Handcrafted and hand painted with Moorish designs by artisans in Fez Morocco.
Great decorative Moroccan Folk ceramic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Religious Folk Art Scene
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century religious folk art scene
We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century folk art hand carved example of a painted shepherd religious scene. Detailed on pine base with a cow, angel, house, and shepherd holding a walking stick. Naïve in construction yet a piece of religious art in our opinion. Likely to have been part of a religious display...
Category
1820s Spanish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Old Vintage Esme Kilim Western Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This type of large Esme Kilims often features hexagonal medal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,160 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Flying Geese Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc flying geese or birds in flight quilt in bars format. This quilt is made from such amazing calico and bandana fabrics. The condition is mint with mi...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 5 Charming Vintage Liqueur Glasses - 2Y350
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Delightful set of five small vintage liqueur glasses, perfect for savoring your favorite spirits. These glasses have a charming patina, featuri...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
$393 Sale Price / set
70% Off
Swedish Folk Art 19th-Century Bentwood Box in Pine
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish wooden box, so-called svepask, from the second half of the 19th century.
It comes made of pine. This type of vessel was used when the daily provisions were carrie...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bentwood, Pine
Peter Shire Exp Signed Post Modern Ceramic California Pottery Splatter Cup, 1979
By Peter Shire
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique balance toy Galloping Cowboy Moving , handpainted forged iron, 19th C.
Located in Bilzen, BE
An antique balance toy showing a cowboy on it's horse
when it balance is the head and tale of the horse moving like also the cowboy
This is totale han...
Category
Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Battleship Coming Into Port
Located in Downingtown, PA
Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship Coming into Port,
Circa 1865
The British sailor's woolwork has a dramatic view of a Royal Navy Second Rate Battleship coming i...
Category
1860s English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Jim Rose - Construct No. 05, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique, interesting items. Here he has welded together various metal pieces to...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair of Cast Iron George Washington Figural Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of cast iron George Washington Andirons:
Measures: 9" x 20" x 16"
Weighs: 30 LBS.
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Rare dark brown color.
Size: 15 inches diameter.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Mirror
Ararat Rugs Shrubs in Lattice Rug Kurdish Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.6. This is one of the most popular and ubiquitous lattice designs of 18th century rugs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Witco Tiki Mid Century Wood Carved Fireplace Tool Set with Brutalist Accent
Located in Chattanooga, TN
No Luau is complete without a proper set of fire tools. This ultra rare Witco fireplace tool set comes complete with a poker, brush, and shovel. The three wrought-iron tools are original to the set. Both the poker and shovel feature period scroll work on top. Most distinctive are the Brutalist accents flanking the left and right sides. These torch-cut Brutalist panels have been restored to their original look. This piece came to us rusted. Our restoration team refinished the metal, and re-created the the verdigris patina originally present. Witco’s signature chainsaw tiki carving was used to embellish the rack’s top and base.
Vintage 1960s-1970s, carved from solid swamp cedar wood. If you’re into Tiki, then you probably know Witco. Collector’s adore Witco for it’s wild design. The company went full-force in capturing the zeitgeist of exotica in the 1960s. Polynesian, Asian, and tropical culture and aesthetics began to make their way into American homes. Elvis movies and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” introduced America to tiki, Mai Tais and Luas. It’s still tiki time in the hearts of Witco collectors. These larger than life cats are the perfect mascot for your island lounge.
We have several more pieces from Witco including a pair of Meathead cats, toad stool, a dining set, conquistador chairs, wall mounted...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Union Jack, Circa 1950s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a beautiful Union Jack parade flag, dating from the early 1950s, during the early years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The flag is printed on cotton, with machine-sewn hemmed...
Category
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
WWI Era Military Trunk Painted by Artist Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing folk art military radio trunk with a painted bust of an native American Indian by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). WWI era canvas covered trunk used to store radio parts...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Brass
19th Century Patriotic Shield Painting Featuring John Adams
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Folk art patriotic shield painting of John Adams, dating to around 1876 and of a large size measuring 41" x 34.5". It is an oil on canvas laid down to boards. There is writing on the back of the boards, but I cannot make out what it says. There is another similar piece to this that features another signer of the constitution in the Smithsonian collection. This piece came from a collection in Portsmouth...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Sally Morgan Signed Australian Aboriginal Art Original Painting Marble Bar Pool
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, large original acrylic painting on canvas by Australian Aboriginal artist/author/ activist/dramatist Sally Morgan titled "Marble Bar Pool."
The work is signed, dated (...
Category
1990s Australian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Tulu rug from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Minimalist Folk Art
Materials
Angora
$1,100 Sale Price
20% Off
American Hooked Checkerboard Chess Rug
Located in New York, NY
A handmade one of a kind American Hooked Rug from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century with an irregular checkerboard pattern
Measures: 3' x 5'7''.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wool
19th Century Butter Churn Crock With Blue Decoration
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine butter churn has the salt glaze and blue decoration with a number six on the face of the crock. It has the doubled handles in fine condition.
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Kodak Instamatic 133 Camera - 2Y218
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Capture a piece of photographic history with this vintage Kodak Instamatic 133 camera, a classic from the iconic brand that revolutionized amateur photography. This compact and light...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$150 Sale Price
55% Off
Bob Stocksdale Signed Set of Six Mid-Century Modern Wood Turned Bowls
Located in Studio City, CA
A very handsome, darkly colored set of six bowl by American master wood turner Bob Stocksdale. All are signed and marked ("Mahogany of Guatemala") by Stocksdale. Stunning in any sett...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19thc Wool Log Cabin with Floral Embroidered Border
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Wool log cabin barn raising quilt with floral embroidered border. The condition is very good and was found in Pennsylvania. The wonderful handwork is quite amazing and unusual.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Postage Stamp Quilt with Wild Border
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and wild postage stamp quilt with small one inch pieces and has a railroad slats borders. It is a contained miniature Philadelphia pavements. The backing is in a vibrant red polished cotton. The front is a mix of red and black polished cotton...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 20th-Century African Wooden and Hide Drum Figurine - 2Y381
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming, small African drum from the 20th century showcases a traditional design crafted from wood and animal hide. Perfect for collectors of cultural artifacts or as a unique ...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
1830s Primitive Farmhouse Corner Cupboard Pine Cabinet
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Wonderful Primitive Pine PA corner cupboard. 12 panels of early wavy glass. The bottom has two-shelf storage. Stunning piece for your farmhouse decor. True antique Primitive pieces t...
Category
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indigenous Sheyka Sterling Silver and Inlaid Figural Rabbit Brooch or Pendant
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Zuni Indigenous American sterling silver and inlaid gemstone figural rabbit brooch or pendant was made by Porfillo and Ann Sheyka. The piece was handmade in most likely the late...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Vintage Native American Style Pottery Cat
Located in Charleston, SC
Acoma Pueblo Ceramic Cat Figurine - Native American Art - Hand Painted in geometric turquoise and black and terracotta.
Category
1980s Unknown Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Early Original Painted 19th Century Pantry Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large size pantry box or meal box is in original fantastic green paint. It is in the form of a large band box and hand carved handle and early wood peg construction.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,356 Sale Price
20% Off
Baule Female Figure African Sculpture
By Baule Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
A fine old Baule carving, with a rich golden brown surface patina.
Category
Early 1900s Ghanaian Tribal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mexican / American Weaving Horse Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a hand woven Horse head and horse shoe pillow is custom made. This handwoven weaving has a cool black suede or leather backing. The insert is down and feather.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Leather
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century One-Door Wardrobe, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
One-door wardrobe in fir from 1700
Measures: Height 185cm – Width 115cm (130 to the frames) – Depth 50cm (57 to the frames)
Spruce wardrobe, with one door, in excellent conditi...
Category
1750s Italian Baroque Antique Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene After Josef Ringeisen
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oil Print with Dramatic Poacher Scene after Josef Ringeisen
A colorful oil print depicting a dramatic poaching scenery in the Bavarian for...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Naval Battleship Training Models
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare set of early 20th century cast lead French Naval battleship training models used by servicemen in identifying ships from the air. We had a custom steel plate made for display ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Lead
$712 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Kurdish Herki Rug, Eastern Anatolian Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Kurdish Herki Rug from the Eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraqi region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Iraqi Kurds are main...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Dutch Abstract Face Wall Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large monumental abstract face wall sculpture. Made in fiberglass with aluminium frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$3,150 Sale Price
25% Off
Minnie Mouse Urban Minerva By Bosa, Elena Salmistraro
By Bosa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Urban Minerva designed by Elena Salmistraro for Bosa is a sculpture made of ceramic, with handmade multicolored decorations. The sculpture was born from a collaboration between Bosa ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Monsieur Nox Head Vase
Located in Milan, IT
Timeless and stately, this versatile vase of a Sicilian nobleman will be a refined statement piece in a garden, patio, or kitchen decor. Fashioned of terracotta, this piece is marked...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,225 / item
Mid-Century Rope Sconce Sphere Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rope sconce sphere with white opaline shade Audoux Minet, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Rope, Opaline Glass
Moor Head Vase, Handmade in Sicily, Gold Leaf, Colors Customizable, Centerpiece
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,095 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
$2,100 Sale Price
25% Off
17th Century Wooden Bowl, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wooden bowl, dated 1694 and inscribed with two names. Probably for celebrating marriage between "Borhans and Dottir..."
Category
Late 17th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Fierce Dan Guere We Mask Hair Tusks Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large fierce Dan Guere or We mask from the Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing collection.
Strong mask with open tubular eyes, projecting carved wood tusks, open mouth with teeth, and att...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Iron Dog Black Painted Lawn Sign Dont Eat My Dog Why Would You Do That
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Fantastic patina on this vintage garden yard dog sign. Certainly a piece that would make a statement in any yard or garden.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
Large Kokeshi by Kyutaro Ogura
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Vintage Large "Kokeshi" by Kyutaro Ogura. This large size is very rare. With signature.
Kyutaro Ogura (Ogura Kyutaro: 1906-1998)
Master: Hisashiro Ogur...
Category
1980s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Maple
Hand Carved Wood Bear Head Nutcracker Brienz Switzerland
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Hand Carved Wood Bear Head Nutcracker Brienz, Switzerland
A wooden carved nutcracker with a bear head. It is a fine antique Black Forest woodcarving ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th C Nine Patch Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Nine patch chain with a saw tooth border. This early Pennsylvania nine patch is in fine condition.
Category
1890s American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Era Signed West Coast Cedar Haida Indigenous Canadian Totem Pole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-carved cedar totem is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to have originated from Canada and dating to approximately 1960 and done in the West Coast Indigenous Haida s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Cedar
Seminole Doll Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Impressive Seminole doll collection of 226 dolls. A three-generation collection. Ex. Bonhams. Ranging in sizes from 2" to 22". Can never be put together again. Would bring 2x if sold...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
$45,000
Antique Persian Heriz Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Rust, Navy, Lt Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Heriz carpets are the staple of the furnishing market and remain the most popular of all NW Persian carpets. They were produced for the rapidly growing US market in the late 19th-ear...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$7,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Austrian Hiking Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
This one-of-a-kind Austrian hiking staff has been handcrafted from solid oak. Oak is a relatively lightweight yet sturdy material, which lends itself perf...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Silver, Brass
Borghese Gladiator Bust Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This decorative sculpture rests on a metal pedestal, representing the face of the Borghese Gladiator, a Greek statue dating back to the 1st century BC and preserved today in the Louvre Museum. This piece's irregular cut and antiqued patina recreate the corrosive bronze surfaces of Ancient sculptures found in the seabed, such as the Riace bronzes.
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Two Polychrome Roosters
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Chinese export glazed ceramic roosters with polychrome plumage in pinks, greens and orange with and striking red crowns and wattles, perched on weathered green striated tre...
Category
Early 1900s English Chinese Export Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$4,800
Handcrafted Moroccan Gilt Metal Pendant, North Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gilt metal orb pendant handcrafted by skilled artisans in Morocco, North Africa.
Amazing metal Moroccan lantern hand-pierced with thousands of small holes to diffuse the light throug...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Metal
17th Century Oil on Canvas Antique Religious Italian Painting Magdalene, 1680
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting a religious subject Penitent Magdalene of excellent pictorial quality. Large size p...
Category
1680s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
$6,192 Sale Price
20% Off
Roman Carved Marble Torso in Military Dress, circa 2nd-3rd Century
Located in Austin, TX
A well carved Roman marble figure of a male in military dress, late Roman Period, circa 2nd-3rd century.
The figure portrayed dressed in military att...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Sublime 53.15 Carat Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal from Nooristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Sublime Tri Color Tourmaline Crystal From Nooristan, Afghanistan
Weight: 53.15 Carat
Dimension: 1.9 x 2.0 x 1.3 Cm
Origin: Nooristan, Afghanis...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Adam Style Antique Folk Art
Materials
Crystal
Don Micio Vase
Located in Milan, IT
A striking piece of functional decor, this anthropomorphic vase of a Moor man is a testament to Sicily's rich crafting history and artistic patrimony. Entirely handcrafted and finish...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,351 / item
20th C. Navajo Indian Weaving Saddle Blanket Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 20th C Navajo Indian weaving saddle blanket custom made Pillow.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
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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