Folk Art Table Lamps
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the 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.
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 antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Folk Art
Miniature Vintage Decorative Owl and Street Lantern Table Light
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
English Decorative Metal Owl Table Light With LED Lighting.
Black painted finish owl fitted on a wooden base with a central pole supporting a single LED light. This light would mak...
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Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Sheet Metal
Table Lamp With 4 Tier Deer Hoof With Nickel Bands And Antler Finial
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century table lamp with 4-tier deer hoof with nickel bands and brass fitted antler finial.
Shade is not included.
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20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Organic Material
A Rustic Antler-Form Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
composed of interlocking antlers resting on a circular wooden base
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Antler
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Street Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Miniature Italian Grand Tour Bronze Street Lamp Candle Stick, Late 19th Century
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Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Hungarian Woven Wire Glass Bottle Table Lamp, 1960s Folk Art Light
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming vintage woven-wire-covered glass bottle table lamp. The pattern and technique are based on traditional basket weaving and is considere...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Wire
Coastal Folk Art Sea Shell Encrusted Table Lamp with Harp
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A tall wooden lamp encrusted with natural seashells. This piece will be a wonderful addition to a living room or nightstand. The lamp itself is created from wood and has a square bas...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Wood, Shell
19Thc Decorated Stoneware Lamps w/Linen Shades- Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These pairs of decorated stoneware jugs are newly wired for lamps with new linen custom made lamps.Sold as matching pair.Pristine condition.
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Burl Wood, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A burl wood table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1940s.
Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 9.65” H x 5.35” Diameter
Dimensions of Shade (inches): 7” Top Diameter x 10” Bottom Di...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Burl
20th Century Vintage Tole Painted Floral Tin Tea Canister Jar Lamp W/ Shade
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century tole painted canister lamp. Features a yellow painted body with a still life of fruit along the front and barrel shade with ornate trim.
Measures:6.25” x 17” / S...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Stig Blomberg Bronze Table Lamps, Sweden, 1970
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of Stig Blomberg table lamps from the 1970s by the Swedish artist Stig Blomberg.
The pair has each expressionist lion heads embedded on the sides of the lamps very detailed on ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Folk Art Cast Iron Green Painted Candlestick
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Single French Cast Iron Candlestick In The Original Green Painted Patina, 19th Century
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19th Century French Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Hand Painted Folk Art Table Lamp, Eva Fritz-Lindner Masterwork , One of a Kind
Located in South Burlington, VT
A whimsical and unique Eva Fritz-Lindner hand painted Folk Art table lamp complete with new custom fitted linen shade.
Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your home or office, or make a charming gift to someone special.
This is a unique hand painted pottery table lamp fitted with a beautiful rectangular linen shade.
It is hand painted in lovely cobalt blue and cream colors designed and hand painted by the now deceased master artisan Eva Fritz-Lindner working at Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe over the past 50 years.
Creative design, lovely vivid colors in cobalt blue and creams over a natural terra cotta pottery base , good opportunity to display a functional one of a kind work of art.
Glaze: Fine colors that only Eva Fritz-Lindner could execute by hand
Designer signature: signature i 3 on pottery base
It would surely "pop" out and create pleasant conversation in splendid fashion in your favorite spot!
Dimensions: table lamp with shade 33.5 inches high; shade only is 11.5 inches high x 18 inches wide and 11 inches deep.
hand painted pottry base is 21 inches high and 8.5 inches diameter at mid section.
We have installed this sculptural lamp with a 72 inch cord - all mounted on a handsome round hardwood stand.
Quality: Very good
Only one.
Most of her larger pottery sculptures such as this, were likely produced in less than 25 copies Based upon research and all were hand painted individually by this artist ensuring each work of art was indeed unique.
Provenance: pottery lamp base...
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20th Century German Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
American Folk Art Table Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
Very stylish folk art carving of an urn with flame. Likely from a hears of the mid nineteenth century.
This sculpture is hand carved from pine and retains the original painted and gi...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Gold
Pair of Early 20th Century Folk Art Tole Peinte Lamps with Black Shades
Located in Middleburg, VA
Pair of Early 20th Century Folk Art Tole Peinte Lamps with Black Shades. One lamp has the number 1 and the other has the number 13. New black Gorden shades with inside gold...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Tin
Pair of Antique Cast Iron Elements as Table Lamps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very solid feeling pair of antique iron architectural elements as lamp bases. Three part shaped iron elements with decorative motifs with leaves on the tops and bottoms. ...
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19th Century Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Vintage Custom 'Flower' Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage custom flower table lamp circa 1950-1979. Custom lamp composed of paper, wire, wood and papier-mâché, Lamp shades are paper flowers. All han...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Wire
Early Vintage Chulucanas Style Andes Pottery Lamp
Located in East Hampton, NY
Spherical & Symmetrical is the overall style of this vintage pottery table lamp with a wonderful exaggerated vintage gold foil metallic sha...
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Late 20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Pottery
Stoneware Two Handled Jug Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 19th century stoneware two handled jug, now as lamp, having unusual mottled rust and grey pottery surface and excellent form. Shade not included.
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1860s European Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Turned Wood Lamp Made of Mahogany, Maple and Walnut
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large turned wood lamp of urn-form made by gluing pieces of various types of wood together then lathe turning the block to reveal patterns of co...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
Vintage Brass Looped Hunter's Horn Bugle Made into a Table Lamp by Robert Abbey
By Robert Abbey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage brass looped hunter's bugle made into a table lamp.
handcrafted Robert Abbey table lamp.
Vintage decorative brass hunting horns, British horn bugle, or military brass Instr...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Antique Moroccan Glazed Terracotta and Brass Table with Shade
Located in Miami, FL
This table lamp has a glazed terracotta core and is topped with a brass shaft and double sockets.
Wiring for the US and takes two regular light bulbs with 40 watts each.
In perfect ...
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1950s Moroccan Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Nautical Table Lamp with Patinated Brass Boat Propeller Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive nautical table lamp composed of a nylon rope wrapped stem anchored by a vintage boat propeller, (circa 1970s, USA). Accents and prope...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Carnival Barrel Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Carnival barrel table lamp, newly wired for use within the USA. This charming lamp comes from a hand painted, handmade carnival barrel. I find the colors...
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1930s American Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Tôle
Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Folk Art Figure Lamps and Custom Woven Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Folk Art lamps - Hand carved African Figures on a black base - A decorative brass rod extend to the top with two custom made Lamp Shades...
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20th Century Central African Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Carnival Barrel Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Carnival barrel table lamp, newly wired for use within the USA. This charming lamp comes from a hand-painted, hand-made carnival barrel. I find the color...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Tôle
Vintage Wood Marquetry Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Dramatic modern form lamp with a combination of marquetry with parquetry. Measurements are 11" diameter base, 30" high to the top of the finial. Height to the bottom of the socket is...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Pair of Folk Art Iron Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Black and gold wrought iron filigree lamps with hand painted shades.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Glazed Ceramic Crock Lamp with English Royal Coat of Arms
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting and large glazed ceramic crock or jar made into a table lamp featuring the English royal coat of arms on one side. This large earthenware ves...
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Vintage Folk Art Gun Lamp of Wrought Iron and Driftwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Folk Art table lamp handmade in the shape of a gun/ rifle using driftwood and wrought iron and having an antique horseshoe mounted as the fro...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Wrought Iron
Folk Art Table Lamp of Dogwood Weaving Shuttles
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage folk art table lamp made in the mid-20th century from three brass tipped weaving shuttles on a matching wood stand. Affixed to each shuttle by ...
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1950s American Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
One of a Kind Italian Pair Deco Modern Art Lamps with Cast Brass Carnival Masks
Located in New York, NY
1980s vintage Italian pair of very rare lamps, entirely handmade in cast polished brass, uniquely decorated with carnival masks in different sizes, each different from the other, rai...
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1980s Italian Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Pair of Hammered Copper Table Lamps Folk Art Handcrafted, 1950's
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful pair of handcrafted hammered copper table lamps, all original, rewired, shades not included.
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Assembled Pair of Early 20th Century Trench Art Vases Custom Mounted as Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
An assembled pair of brass artillery shell casing trench art vases now mounted as lamps with custom Lucite bases and tapered square custom linen shades...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Terra Cotta Chimney Top Lamp
Located in Carmel, CA
Large ornamental French terra cotta chimney cap converted into tall lamp. It is newly wired for US electrical requirements. It has a three way swit...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Folk Art Hand Crafted Hourglass Sculptural Solid Wood Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Folk Art Hand Crafted Hourglass Sculptural Solid Wood Table Lamp. Item features solid wood, geometric inlaid accents, very nice vintage item. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century....
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Folk Art table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Folk Art table lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. 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.
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