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Folk Art For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 16th Century
1960 Christian Dior Hat
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare 1960 Christian Dior hat, circa 1960.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Franco Albini 1960 Rattan Cane & Bamboo Rocking Horse, Animal Sculpture Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Original Franco Albini Mid-Century Modern Rattan and Bamboo Rocking Horse, Animal Sculpture. Rattan and bamboo rocking horse core with basket wea...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Bamboo, Cane, Rattan

Ceramic Mask, Vallauris, France, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mask, Vallauris, France, 1960s Custom made pedestal.
Category

1960s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mixed Metals Footed Dish and Ashrtrays, Mexico, circa 1960s
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.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Martini Rossi advertising sculpture or bust, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Cool advertising sculpture or bust for Martini & Rossi to display a bottle in shops. Great to use in our bar or as a decorative piece in your ho...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

African Mask Makonde
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African Mask from Mozambique, Makonde Tribe, from around 1965, the mask has a great old patina and shine, made of wood and animal skin and human air, powerful collecters item
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1960s Mozambican Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

1960's Himba Head Adornment
Located in London, GB
The Himba of Northern Namibia are immediately recognisable by their distinctive hairstyles, which are determined by their age, gender and marital status. Both Himba men and women wea...
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1960s Namibian Tribal Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Beads

A Pair of Life-size Labradors/ Weathered Cast Iron Statue on a Plinth
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Life-size Labradors/ Weathered Cast Iron Statue on a Plinth An adorable pair, one seated the other is standing, the dogs are 3 dimensional and look very attractive from al...
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1960s Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Blown glass dove with filigree decoration by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, 60s
Located in Milano, IT
Blown glass dove with filigree decoration by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, 60s Acid and engraved signatures Venini Murano Italia.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Murano Glass

Monumental Signed Native American Alabaster Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description be sure to click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this listing. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Art Acquisitions Of A Monumental Signed...
Category

1960s Unknown Native American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Alabaster

Moroccan Vintage Tribal Safran Organic Wool Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan vintage tribal organic wool rug, Safran earth tone colors, Handwoven by the Berber women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Geometrical abstract designs, great collector pi...
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1960s Moroccan Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

1960s Dutch Papier Mache Green Monster with Pipe Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Green Monster" head resembles a sea creature or swamp monster who enjoys smoking from his tobac...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

1960s Moroccan Vintage Ethnic Orange Organic Wool Rug Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s authentic Moroccan vintage tribal organic wo rug, earth orange tone cors, Handwoven by the Berber women of the Middle Atlas of Morocco. Geometrical abstract designs, great clector pile ethnic carpet...
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1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Sculpture Signed Modernist in Wood, Metal and Plaster
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very original French sculpture, small proportions, made with a technique of assembly of wood and white lacquered metal the whole coated with plaster in a modernist style. Unknown art...
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1960s French Organic Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Oil Painting On Canvas With A Nature Frame Signed By Allan Schmidt From 1968
Located in Lejre, DK
Oil painting on canvas, framed in a natural wood frame. The work is signed by Allan Schmidt and dated 1968. The motif is done in an abstract style with dynamic colors that create a v...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Set of 3 Yua Rings In Shell, Papua New Guinea
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional set of 3 You Rings from Papua New Guinea decorated with shells and cords, used as exchange objects made of the Tridacna Gigas Shell, ...
Category

1960s Asian Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Shell

Toucan Sculpture by Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Copper and Brass Toucan on a hoop hanging stand by Sergio Bustamante, circa 1960. Great vintage conditions. Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican Artist and sculptor. He began with paintin...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

French Anatomy Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage French sign from a science class. Circa 1960s. Made of metal. Depicting the French word ANATOMIE. 8 free standing letters. Patina and wear to metal. Great piece of wall art t...
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1960s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Scandinavian Carpet Woven Rug Pink Rollakan Rolakan Carpet Swedish, G120
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very large scandinavian rug from the 60s. Flat weaving technique (rillakan), wool on linen. Traditional geometrical patterns in pink, white and ...
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen

Mid-Century Mirror, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Mirror,Wood,plaster Re-polished Original condition.
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Plaster, Wood

Pair of Table Lamps with Hand Carved Temple Lions Mounted in Nickel
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic pair of antique hand carved temple Lion sculptures that were mounted in Nickel as table lamps in the 60's giving them both a midcentury and antique feel. From a unique home in Cambridge, Massachusetts with an art collection ranging from Picasso to Calder to Lichtenstein. Most likely these carved lions are 19th century Asian, perhaps earlier. Remnants of old paint and lacquer are still attached. One lion...
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1960s Central Asian Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Mejjat Berber 'Desert Sand' Flat-Weave Haik Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A finely woven haik from the Mejjat tribe, located in the most southern part of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. Distinguished for their blanket-like handle and for their unique icono...
Category

1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Vintage Small Beni Ouarain Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
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1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Sergio Sarri Abstract Man & Horse Painting
By Sergio Sarri
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous early painting by listed Italian artist Sergio Sarri, Man and Horse, circa 1961 found in its original gilt silver and gold burnish wood frame. St...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Outsider Artist Mixed Woods Chair Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Consisting of lighter and darker woods laminated together for strength and geometry, this handmade chair sculpture had to have been a work of art brut. Round seat back echoed in the ...
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art

Vintage Middle Atlas Mrirt Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A delightful Berber rug originating from the Berber village of Mrirt decorated by four conjoined elements consisting of the chequerboard motif. The design appears as if it was carved...
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1960s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Artist’s Bust of a Woman, not signed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Bust of a Woman, not signed This is a hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century, it was discovered during refurbishment of an ...
Category

1960s Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Grace Genevra Swank "Non Objective" Geometric Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Grace Genevra Swank (New York, b. 1892 - d. 1977) "Non Objective" Op Art geometric abstract oil on canvas (ca. 1960s). Composed of concentric circle motif in vivid palette of navy, m...
Category

1960s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Abstract Painting by Ingemar Callenberg, circa 1970 "Branning"
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Important abstract painting by Ingemar Callenberg (1926-1973). Title : Branning, circa 1960. Beautiful colours en effects.
Category

1960s European Vintage Folk Art

Original Exhibition Poster of Picasso, Germany, 1965
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Original exhibition poster of Picasso, Framed, Edition of 2000, Printed by Schwenk-Wilk, Francfort, 1965, Germany, 1965. Measures: 58 x 84 cm. Bib...
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Modernist Oil on Canvas "Six Tubas", James Miller, American, circa 1960-82
By James Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
'Six Tubas' Bold Modernist work by Western New York artist,,,James Miller,, c.1960,,Wonderful use of color,,texture and space,,,
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, Vallauris, France, signed
Category

1960s French Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

1969 G. Reynold’s Signed California Wood Sculpture
Located in Charleston, SC
This incredible wall hanging of the state of California is signed G. Reynolds and dated 1969. This piece is made of a single piece of absolutely st...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Artist’s Model Bust of a Well Weathered Head, not signed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model Bust of a Well Weathered Head, not signed This is a very well weathered hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Century, it was discovered during refurbishment of an Art Studio It is a three dimensional head and shoulders with an androgynous appearance made in clay with an out door patina...
Category

1960s Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Original Cross in wood w/figure of Christ in Sterling and Brass by EMAUS, Mexico
Located in Mexico, DF
Sculpture depicting a Cross with a stylized whimsical portrayal of Christ made on dark wood, sterling, and brass. It was elaborated by "Talleres Monásticos" (Emaus). Talleres Monást...
Category

1960s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Sterling Silver, Brass

Large Modernist Carved Italian Marble Bust Woman Sculpture att, Florence Krieger
By Florence Krieger
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Modernist Carved Italian Marble Bust Woman Sculpture attributed to Florence Krieger. Wonderful detail. Skillfully executed.Strong presence .Han...
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1960s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Carrara Marble

Solid Brass Ships Anchor Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships lantern of solid brass with lacquered finish. With clear Fresnel glass lens and internal removable red filter. Mounted to a custom wood base with routed edge an...
Category

1960s Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Bessie Boris "Intersection" Oil and Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969). Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged di...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Albert Chubac, Composition, Mixed-media on paper, Stamped, circa 1960, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition, Mixed-media on paper, Stamped, circa 1960, France. Measures: Height 1m73, width 70 cm, depth 1 cm. Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
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1960s French Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Rare 1960s Dirk Rosse Tear Drop Cutting Board American Studio Craft Midcentury
By Dirk Rosse
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Modernist tear drop form. Dirk Rosse (1925-2014) was an exhibited studio furniture maker. Cutting board in walnut, signed with his DDR mark to edge. 13 inches in length total when hu...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Roger Capron, Decorative Panel in Lead, 1960's
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cut, engraved and gilt panel in lead representing a armed horserider. His armour is highlighted with gilt lines. The ground is also gilt as weel as one flower which come off the styl...
Category

1960s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Set of Eight Framed Masks
Located in Stamford, CT
Eight vintage masks of a rogues' gallery framed in black plastic frames. Priced as a set.
Category

1960s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paper

“La Paloma” Artwork Panel by Alvar Sunol, circa 1960
Located in Saint ouen, FR
La Paloma” artwork panel by Alvar Sunol - Circa 1960 Brass plaque on wood Signed Measures: 60x60cm.  
Category

1960s European Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on canvas by WNY Artist Kathrin Langley titled "SEEBREEZ " ..Well executed,, great use of color, texture . Katherine wa...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Pair of Katanga Crosses
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional pair of 2 Katanga Crosses from the South East part of Congo, the 2 crosses have the right patina and shine of the metal, used as a currency and bridal money, mounted on m...
Category

1960s Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Pierre Adrien Ekman (1904_1993), painting on wood panel, circa 1960, France.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pierre Adrien Ekman (1904_1993), paint and gold leaf on canvas mounted on wood panel, imaginary theater set, circa 1960, France. Height 1m29, width 1 m.
Category

1960s French Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Paint

Vintage 'Lodging" Highway Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cool vintage highway sign in cobalt blue reflective metal. Depicts a person sleeping in bed. Sign was used to direct drivers to hotels/motels up ...
Category

1960s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Italian 16th Century Pair of Curios Chest Feet The Sea Monk Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather odd pair of hardwood carved furniture feet from South Tyrolean region Italy, possibly from a ecclesiastical piece like a chest. They remind me of the early imagery of the S...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Artist’s Model Bust of a Very Young Smiling Boy, signed and dated This is a very attractive hand made piece dating from the middle of the 20th Centu...
Category

1960s Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Clay

N.d. Charles V dedication medal on his crowning and the planned Imperial
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: crowned and armoured bust right with order chain of the Golden Fleece Reverse: blank After H. Krafft, after a design by A. Dürer OLD SILVER CAST EXTREMELY RARE Four ...
Category

16th Century German Classical Roman Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

South African Tribal Carved Wooden Figure of Naked Lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s
Located in Richmond, Surrey
South African Tribal carved wooden figure of naked lady by G. Tandi, circa 1960s.
Category

1960s South African Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Emil Milan Free Standing Sculpture Organic Hand Carved Walnut
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Large scale free standing sculpture hand carved by Emil Milan. Executed in walnut, the flowing sculpture makes way to voids which gives it a light and moving appearance. Chiseled rec...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Walnut

Lovely Vintage Carved Wood Display Depicting a Herd of Elephants, circa 1960s
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved Elephant plaque. Its circa 1960s, carved from one piece of wood and depicts and happy hea...
Category

1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Bull Ceramic by Kurt Tschörner for Ruscha, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a bull by Kurt Tschörner For shipping, request us for receive the best price.
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Albert Chubac, Airbrush on Canvas, France, circa 1960
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition, Airbrush on canvas, Stamped, France, circa 1960. Measures: Height 104 cm, width 69 cm. Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decora...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Handmade Rag Rug
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vintage handmade mutli color rag rug
Category

1960s Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Textile

N.d. Marriage Hessel van Hermane & Anna van Lyauckema
Located in UTRECHT, UT
Obverse: H ✶ VAN ✶ – HERMANA ✶, crowned coat of arms with lion crest Reverse: ✶ A ✶ VAN ✶ – ✶ LYAUCKEMA ✶, crowned diamond-shaped coat of arms Earliest known Dutch wedding medal and...
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16th Century Other Antique Folk Art

Materials

Silver

Original Vintage Oil Painting by Karl Nolde, (Kanol)
By Karl Nolde (Kanol)
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing oil painting of a little girl made by Karl Nolde, (Listed German Expressionist 1902-1994). It has the sign “Kanol” you can easily see it in the pict...
Category

1960s German Expressionist Vintage Folk Art

Materials

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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