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Style: Victorian
Large Antique 19th Century Genre Portrait of a Boy by Adolf Heller, Oil Painting
By Adolphe Keller
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique 19th century Genre Portrait of a boy by listed artist Adolf Heller, (German , 1874 -1914) A beautifully executed portrait that captures the ...
Category

Early 1900s German Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century (Maybe 17th?) Tripod Pot Stand, Cast Iron, France
Located in Greven, DE
Antique pot rack, handmade of iron. France, 19th century / maybe 17th century. Solid iron in good condition according to its age. In the 19th century...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Plain Cast Iron, Brass Globe, 38 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of andirons in a plain style with a brass globe on top. France, 1880-1900. Solid iron in good condition according to its age. Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a fi...
Category

19th Century French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Staffordshire Cottage with Swans
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Staffordshire cottage from England with swans flanking the front door and a cobalt room with flocking detail. Lovely form.
Category

19th Century English Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Apprentice Shoes A rare and delightful pair of leather early 20th Century hand crafted apprentice shoes. One of the smallest examples we have seen to date. ...
Category

1930s British Vintage Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Leather

19th Century miniature oil on board painting of edelweiss
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century miniature oil on board painting of edelweiss circa 1880. Fine quality desktop painting of edelweiss, presented on a wooden easel. Minor losses to paintwork.
Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Pine, Paint

Vintage Gold Frame Hans Volkmann Art Print Little Princess Girl Lord Seaham Boy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Gold Frame Hans Volkmann Art Print Little Princess Girl and Lord Seaham Boy. Item features prints of young boy and young girl in what appears to be...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Very Rare 19th Century Italian Trompe L'oeil Panels
Located in London, GB
19th century Italian trompe l'oeil panels We are proud to offer a spectacular pair of highly decorative 19th century Italian trompe l'oeil panels, each depicting an architectural b...
Category

1850s Italian Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Scandinavian blue glass and gold boutique shoe shop sign
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian blue glass and gold boutique shoe shop sign circa 1900 Stunning piece of shop front signage from Sweden, gold bevelled effect let...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Traditional English Painting Country Village Pack Horse Bridge Crossing River
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1992, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Country Village and Pack Horse Bridge, and Ford by...
Category

Late 20th Century English Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

19th C. William Salter "The Waterloo Banquet at Apsley House" Framed Engraving
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"English, Mid 19th Century. "The Waterloo Banquet," after William Salter (English, 1804-1875), engraved by Wm. Greatbach, printed by McQueen, depicting an interior banquet scene wit...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots, Scottish
Located in Downingtown, PA
British pottery pearlware sponged spirit flasks modeled in form of boots, Scottish, circa 1840-1850. Wonderfully folky pair of unusual flasks sponged in mottled colors of blue, pin...
Category

Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Early-20th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Swagger Stick
Located in London, GB
Early-20th Century English folk art gentleman’s swagger stick An unusual early-20th century hand crafted English gentleman’s swagger stick. Made from...
Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Oil Landscape with Church in White and Gold Frame
Located in Madison, MS
A lovely 20th century oil painting of an English landscape with a church in the background. The contrast of the muted colors of the painting and the bright white frame really make th...
Category

20th Century English Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Paint

William Gordon Burn-Murdoch (British, 1862 - 1939) European Street Scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
William Gordon Burn-Murdoch (British, 1862 - 1939) Busy European Street Scene with horse drawn carriage, many people, oil on canvas, signed lower left W.G. Burn-Murdoch circa 1902, ...
Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Signed Pintail English Hand Carved Decoy, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Signed Pintail Decoy, circa 1900 We are proud to offer a unique hand carved circa 1900 working decoy, representing a pintail in original paint, and signed with makers initials and owners mark. This example shows some lovely aged detail which makes it a highly decorative and collectable artifact...
Category

Early 1900s British Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Auntie Sally English Parlour Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Auntie Sally English parlour game A rare early 20th Century example of an English hand-crafted Aunt Sally parlour game. Made from pine wood this item has 22 wooden throwing sticks, 1 aunt sally figure, several clay pipes...
Category

1920s British Vintage Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Late 19th Century Gold Gilt Zinc Weathervane
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century gold gilt zinc weathervane A true working example of a late 19th century zinc weathervane in the form a rooster. With its original gold gi...
Category

1890s French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Zinc

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's Beautiful
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

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 Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Scottish Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots
Located in Downingtown, PA
British pottery pearlware sponged spirit flasks modeled in form of boots, Scottish, circa 1840-1850. Great fun & so decorative! The pair of unusual flasks are sponged in mottled ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Set of Kitchen Treen with 2 Hourglasses, One Candlestick Holder and Pepper Mill
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Set of kitchen treen with 2 hourglasses, one candlestick holder and pepper mill. All 19th century French.
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Birch

2 x Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolor paintings depicting these beautiful depictions of flower/ plant. The works came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

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 Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Victorian English Nautical Diorama Ship Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style Victorian diorama in oak case of sail/steam ship with small lighthouse.  
Category

19th Century Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Antique Carved Wooden Wall Console with Angel. 1850 - 1880
Located in CADALSO, ES
Great condition
Category

1850s German Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Embroidered Needlepoint Sampler in Gothic Starburst Frame & Stone Beads
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Framed in a folk art Starburst style wood frame, this embroidered sampler is a beautiful testament to the craftsmanship of artisans of the early 20...
Category

20th Century American Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Thread, Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Beads

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Late 19th Century Portrait Decorated Game Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th century hand made and decoratively painted game board, circa 1890s to 1910, a checker or chess board with squares individually hand painted with miniature watercolor portra...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Victorian Antique Brass and Cast Iron Umbrella Stand Valet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Victorian 19th century brass umbrella stand or stick stand. Antique brass top divided into three sections to hold either walking sticks or umbrellas. Umbrella brass valet rack with 3 sections and hunter green iron tray and supported upon a tubular frame cast iron face...
Category

19th Century British Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Boule Ball "17", Pétanque, 1880s, France, Craftsmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful, unique Boule ball, France, late 19th Century. In the 19th century, the manufacture of boules balls underwent significant development in France as the game of boules, part...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Fine Antique British Botannical Plant Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's, Yellows
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine 1860's English Botannical Watercolour Drawing Strawberries from a Castle
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English School, 19th century, dated 27/8/1860 lower right corner. Title: Red & White Alpines, extensively inscribed lower section. Medium: watercolour drawing o...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Set of Two Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Paintings, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Set of Two Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's Pink & Green
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine 1860's Botannical Watercolour Drawing - Isabella Grapes on the Vine
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English/ American School, 19th century, circa 1860's. Title: Isabella Grapes on the vine. Interesting inscription telling the history of the drawing and how the or...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine 19thc Botannical Watercolour Drawing - Two Red & Green Apples & Branch
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English School, 19th century, indistinctly signed lower corner. Title: botannical study of two apples with a branch next to them. Medium: watercolour drawing on...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

4x Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Paintings, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
Set of four very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

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 Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine 1860's Botannical Watercolour Drawing - Rubus Spectabilis Painted 1867
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: English/ American School, 19th century, dated 1867 Title: Rubus Spectabilis, (which originated from America). Medium: watercolour drawing on paper, with ink wri...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Late 19th Century French Victorian Carved Polychrome Wooden Crown Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian red, white, and gold painted and carved crown wall plaque with fleur de lis design.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Gold

19th Century Naive Pair of Children's Shoes & Floral Still Life Paintings
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A delightful pair of floral still-life paintings, dating to the mid/second half of the 19th century. Oil on canvas and presented in period maple frames with gilt slips. Each painting...
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

English Victorian Painted Shoemaker's Boot Sign
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian red & blue painted and decorated wood carved shoemaker's boot sign.     
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Antique Minton Tiles of Delft Design
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of four antique Minton tiles after designs by Dutch Delft tiles, sourced from an ex British private collection. Dating to circa 1860, these striking 5-inch tiles have been in ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Small 19th Century French Elm Bowl
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A small 19th century French Elm bowl. Lovely grain and patina.
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Elm

Folk Art Pair of American Victorian Carved Drapes for Funeral Car
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of American Victorian stripped carved wood (funeral hearse) drapes (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Wood

19th Century Firedogs, Andirons, Ornate Design, Cast Iron, 35 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Pair of wonderful andirons with a plain globe decoration. France, 1880-1900. Solid iron in good condition according to its age. Firedogs are used as a holder for firewood in a firep...
Category

19th Century French Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Antique 1747 Mary Campbell of Scotland George II Needlework Sampler
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning, 1747 dated needlework Mary Campbell sampler from Scotland I have three of these samplers for sale, they are dated 1830, 17...
Category

1740s Scottish Antique Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Victorian folk art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Victorian folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Victorian folk art made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original folk art, popular names associated with this style include Staffordshire, A. Lietz Co., Alfred Renoleau, and Beers Atlas Co.. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $30,000 while the average work can sell for $1,003.

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