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Folk Art For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1960s
Late 19th Century Mumuye Iron Flat Spiral Currency, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
A fine incised iron flat spiral currency from the Mumuye in Nigeria. A similar example of iron currency can be found in the Ghysels Collection, as published in 'A World of Belts' (20...
Category
Late 19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Folk Art Leather and Woven Rush Butchers Bag Initials BP Dated 1832
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A charming woven rush bag, with applied leather sections, initials and the date 1832, the reversed also has appliqué leather sections of organic flowing forms
The piece is in goo...
Category
1830s European Antique Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Rush
Fine 1860's Botannical Watercolour Drawing - Painted in 1867 on the Cote D'azur
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English/ French School, 19th century, dated 1867. The location given is on the Cote d'Azur, though the style and writing possibly more likely English.
Title: Indis...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
Albert Chubac, Oil on canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008),
Oil on canvas,
Signed in the bottom right corner,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: 162 x 130 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Folk Art Carved Spanish Love Bird Figure
Located in London, GB
A handmade late 19th century Folk Art carved wooden love bird, with original paint still visible across sections of this item. The bird would like have been placed with the confines ...
Category
1880s Spanish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Vintage Multicolored Pair of Wood Carousel Horses Austria, circa 1890
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique vintage pair of carousel horses from multicolored lacquered wood Austria circa 1890.
The carousel horses feature a carved wooden white lacquered body with white lacquered iro...
Category
1890s Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Sheet Metal
19th Century Staffordshire Cottage Bank
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Staffordshire pottery penny bank from England in the form of a cottage with flocked details. The coin slot has a few nicks from age and use.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candlestick, Germany, circa 1900
A fashionable rustic candle holder, made of antlers from the deer. The spout is made of turned antler pieces. Executed in...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Folk Art
Materials
Antler
Indonesian Ceremonial Performance Mask, 19th Century
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Indonesian ceremonial mask.
Age: 19th century
Size: 15 x11x 14.5cm ( 6 x 4.3 x 5.7inch )
Weight: 314g ( 0.7lb )
Material: wood with paint
Good condition, some abrasions as yo...
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1800s Tobacco Tin in Turned Wood
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish late 19th century tobacco tin in turned wood and with turned lid with good fit.
It comes with a slightly brick colored shade and ther...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Pine
Very Large Colorful Glazed Earthenware Passata Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Very large colorful glazed earthenware passata bowl from Southern Italy (Puglia). This rustic 19th century terracotta bowl was used in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian French Provincial Antique Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Pale Blue Green, Yellow, Coral Rug
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 s...
Category
1880s Turkish Oushak Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Nigerian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Chancay original Mummy Bundle Mask
Located in Leuven , BE
A hand-carved funerary mask meant to attach to a larger mummy bundle. The plank-form mask is painted with a broad red face accented with white, diamond-shaped eyes, a rectangular mou...
Category
Late 19th Century Peruvian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Wood
Ships Pulley with Three Wood Sheaves
Located in Norwell, MA
Triple pulley ships block in old paint showing lots of character. Mid nineteenth century. Circa 1860.
Category
1860s North American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Very Large Hand Woven Scandinavian Rug from the 60's by Berit Woelfer
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very large Scandinavian rug from the 60's by the Swedish artist Berit Woelfer. Flat weaving technique (rillakan), wool on linen. Traditional geometrical ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
19th Century Wrought Iron and Brass Firedog Andirons
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare small size pair of wrought iron Christmas tree shaped firedog andirons with decorative brass finials.
See measurements below.
Category
1820s Unknown Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Marilyn Neuhart Alexander Girard Doll Textiles & Objects
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Hand Made Doll, by Marilyn Neuhart for Textiles & Objects, which was a "pop up shop" conceived by Alexander Girard and sponsored by Herman Miller in May of 1961. See the last tw...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen, Silk
Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito Warrior Ledger Drawing
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Roan Eagle, Wanbli Hito (Lakota, b. 1863) ledger drawing, untitled. Warrior on horseback. Pencil and watercolor; 7 1/4" x 12". Framed. Wanbli Hito, also known as Roan Eagle, was a La...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Pig
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Napoleon III Late 19th Century Majolica Pig. Unique piece purchased from France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
Located in London, GB
A Superbly Carved Lime Spatula Representing Two Figures
Wood (ebony)
Northern (?) Massim, New Guinea
19th Century
Size: 31cm long - 12¼ ins long
Provenance:
Ex Anthony Meyer G...
Category
19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Eastern Woodland Crooked Knife
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Eastern woodland crooked knife. Solid handle having an exquisite hand chipped carved American Folk Art style geometric design. The blade is hand forged i...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand Carved German Apothecary Shop Display Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century hand carved apothecary shop display figure.
A rare hand carved 19th century apothecary shop display figure. Of German origin this figure would likely have sat either on...
Category
1880s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Oak
French Primitive Stool
Located in Round Top, TX
A very delightful and primitive stool from the Ardeche region of France. Very sturdy and very organic in feel.
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid Century French Post-Impressionist Painting, Black & White Figure Scene
Located in Cirencester, GB
Landscape
Signed by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001)
Inscribed Verso on back
oil/gouache painting on thin artist paper, beautifully painted.
very good condition
size: 21 x inches ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
English fairground panel
Located in London, GB
English fairground panel
We share what we love, and we love this very well carved turn off the century fairground rounders panel/frieze, depicting a...
Category
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Retrato de caballero
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Retrato de caballero Circa 1.850, realizado en oleo sobre lienzo con marco de madera. Escuela española.
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
American Odd Fellows Lodge Wood Red Counter Folk Art Grain Painted Gavel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great 19th century American Folk Art counter with original grain painted surface. Fantastic Gavel painted design. Open back. Very solid and sturdy counter.
Gavel counter dimensio...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Italian 19th Century Urn-Carved Wood Fragment with it's Original Finish and Gilt
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian urn carved-wood fragment with it's original finish from the 19th century. This elegant antique urn fragment from Italy has been carved with a roped upper lip, and a leaf and scallop carved motif with egg and dart trim adorning rings about it's shapely body. This piece retains it's original finish and gilt, which has a nicely aged patina and lovely areas of cracking; a reflection of it's age. Please note that the backside of this 19th century Italian urn...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Balinese Offering Tray / Bowl 'Dulang' with Bali Hindu Motifs
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th century "Dulang" features a m...
Category
Mid-19th Century Balinese Other Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Holdcroft Majolica Figure of a Little Girl and Dog, English, ca. 1880--12.5 ins.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Figure of a Little Girl and Dog, English, ca. 1880.
Good condition with two small chips (pictured) to the rear pedesta...
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century American Handmade Burled Wood Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th century American handmade burled wood chair
Great looking accent chair with beautiful patina and wood grain.
Dimensions: 37 in. H x 15....
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Wooden Pende Antropomorphic Statue Congo Region Kasaï -19th century African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Very rare Ancient And Exceptional Anthropomorphic Statue From The Pende Tribe
Country : DRCongo Kasaï Region
Age : late 19th century
Height : 48 cm
Excellent condition / missing t...
Category
Late 19th Century Congolese Antique Folk Art
Materials
Raffia, Hardwood
Carved Wood Tyrolean Model of a Hunting Lodge, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Carved wood Tyrolean model of a hunting lodge, circa 1880.
We are proud to offer a most unusual circa 1880 carved wooden Tyrolean model of a hunting lodge with carved and painted Fo...
Category
1880s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Danish Artist Otto Petersen, Mid-Century Modern Painting, 1960's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Otto Petersen (1938 - 2003) was active/lived in Denmark, Germany. Otto Petersen is known for Cubist and abstract figurative nude women sculpture, ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Double Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with a Double Decker Ship of the Line, ca 1850, depicting a larboard side view of a square-rigged double decker warship under standing rigging, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Burl Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Farsta, SE
Organic wabi-sabi burl wood taple lamp, circa 1960.
The organic and textual appearance of this lamp is in its own Scandinavian way, something that you c...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Birch
Silver walking stick with a rooster, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: silver handle depicting a rooster. Ebony shaft. Metal tip. France 1890 ca.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Silver
American Oil on Canvas of Landscape in Original Gilt Frame, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
American oil on canvas of landscape depicting mountains, meadows, and a stream in the original mounted foliage gilt frame. Late 19th Century.
Category
1870s American American Empire Antique Folk Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early Still Life Trompe L'oeil Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Trompe l'oeil oil on board painting. Trick of the eye still life of a hand towel, a folding ruler, envelope and an almanac dated 1831. Most likely, the mundane everyday items used in...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashrtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
Copper, Brass, Silver, Gold Married Metals
three pieces: one dish and two ashtrays
original vintage condition.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
English Graphite Portrait Sketch of Female Nude, Seated
Located in Cirencester, GB
English Graphite Sketch of a Female Nude, Seated
by Henry George Moon (British 1857-1905)
on off white artists paper, unframed
measurements: sheet 18.5 x 12 inches
provenance:...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Other
Roses and Bells Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Dozens of varieties of floral wreath quilt patterns were popular in the 19th century. Unlike most such patterns, this example includes bells between the flowers. It is finely appliqu...
Category
1870s American Country Antique Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Bread Board
Located in grand Lancy, CH
19th Century French Bread Board
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sioux Quilled Knife Sheath
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Quilled knife sheath with quilled drops, tin cones with yellow horsehair. With original collection tag. A very rare piece in this condition. Original tag reads "Knife sheath I bought from Mr. Corelson Marsh 1st - 1890 Pd 60 cts. Worth 2.00. Mr. Robb sent Me C. (Post - Trade form Ft Bennet Dakota. A valuable relic + very rare. Worked with colored porcupine quills. E Kaucher." Ex. Stalter Collection. Dr. Kenneth Stalter (1954-2012) grew up in Delaware County where he developed a lifelong interest in Native American tools...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Hide
19th Century Seascape with Lighthouse
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century seascape with lighthouse, circa 1890, an oil on canvas view of a white-washed lighthouse tower on a small offshore rocky ledge, most...
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem
Wood, metal
Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’
South Africa
19th Century
Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long
Provenance:
Taylo...
Category
19th Century South African Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Lunatic Billy Bats Outsider Art Drawing, 1872
Located in Savannah, GA
An unknown outsider artist drawing of the lunatic Billy Bats of Troy, New York, 1872.
Note from artist affixed to verso: “Billy Bats is a lunatic who spent years in the asylum and no...
Category
1870s American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Fine Shaped Burl Tabletop with Compass Star Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th Century solid burl yewwood tabletop with molded edge and scalloped sides with mahogany and sycamore compass star inlay, the who...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Folk Art
Materials
Yew
Naïve 19th Century Oil on Panel of Noahs Ark
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
19th century primitive oil on panel depicting Noahs Ark, original frame.
Wonderfully eccentric feel of the masses of animals boarding the Ark, Including a Unicorn!
Recently cleaned...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pipe Head
Located in Vosselaar, BE
You just got to love this guy! A wacky looking bearded Indian pipe head. Probably 19th century France. Beautifully carved by a artisan with a sense of humor.
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
American 19th Century Cherry Bowl Hand Carved
Located in Newfoundland, PA
This is a wonderful American 19th-century primitive cherry bowl or trencher, hand carved very thin 1/4" think, an extraordinary amount of work went into making this bowl without dama...
Category
Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux fully beaded moccasins. Red, white and blue with geometric stacked colors. Hard soles, cotton cuff edging.
Period: Late 19th Century
Origin: Gr...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Concave Carving
Located in Wilson, NC
Concave shaped carving, this unique piece can rest flat on a surface or hang ( it has 2 original attached rings on the back for hanging) . The whimsical carving defies conventional...
Category
1890s English Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Okiie Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden, Woodcut, 1961 46/50
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Okiee Hashimoto (1899-1993) Stone and Sand Garden Woodcut print. c. 1961, Embossed signature, and signed, dated and numbered 46/50.
In Hashimoto’s prolific career in printmaking, he...
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Painted Windsor Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and comfortable pair of firehouse or captains style Windsor chairs.
Retains original iron braces, painted surface and rich warm patina of wear.
New England, the chairs bu...
Category
1830s American American Colonial Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, 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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