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Folk Art Children's Furniture

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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Style: Folk Art
Late 19th Century Pennsylvania Miniature Walnut & Pine Paneled Chest of Drawers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Late 19th century miniature two-drawer chest of drawers. With paneled sides and turned feet and knobs. Cosisting of Walnut with a pine secondary and nail construction. Fo...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Walnut, Pine

Mid-19th Century Child’s Grain Painted Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid-19th century Benchmade child’s grain painted Miniature chest of drawers. A country piece in the American Empire style, with a step-back drawer and backsplash, above the case with...
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Mid-19th Century North American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood

Mid 19th century traditional Swedish painted pine cradle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Original condition traditional Swedish rocking cradle circa 1860. Painted in traditional blue colours with personalised inscribed with 2 births with initials from 1852 and 1855.   R...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Pine, Paint

Scandinavian Grandchild Clock with Painted Flowers Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tall and narrow grandfather floor clock in the original yellow and flower decoration, possible Denmark or Scandinavian for sure, circa 1875. Du...
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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Brass

19th C Childs Ladder Back Chair with Original Rush Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C childs ladder back chair with original rush seat. The seat is so beautiful. Pristine condition.     
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Rattan, Wood

Charming Antique Folk Art Swedish Children's Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming antique children’s chair in folk art. The chair is from Northern Sweden and made around 1820 to 1840. Made in painted pine with the fir...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Pennsylvania Dutch Polychrome Rocking Cradle
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century Pennsylvania Dutch rocking cradle or doll cradle featuring an original polychrome decorated frame. Finished in a dark green backgroun...
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Paint, Wood

19th C Original Painted Decorated Child's / Doll Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Th C original painted child’s / dolls chair from Pennsylvania. The Chair is in Amazing Condition & Found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Circa 1860. Fantastic Patina!
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood

Unusual Folk aRT "CARTOON" hand painted child's high chair /tray
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Folk aRT "CARTOON" hand painted child's high chair /tray,, Charming little item.. Retains original paint ,,surface,,, Minor veneer missing ( back side). see photo,,Very usabl...
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1920s American Vintage Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood

Painted Cradle Alpine, Early 19th Century
Located in Albignasego, IT
Rare original old painted Alpine cradle Measures: H. 55cm, L. 90cm, P. 70cm On the whole surface there are floral decorations and apotropaic symbols. At the ends, two medallion...
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1810s Italian Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

Materials

Fir

Hobby Horse Ride On Pull Along Mobile Wheels Childs Toy Wood Leather Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Unusual folk, hobby horse trainer on wheels - Exudes charm and character - Usable & robust in good working order - Great collector's piece also ...
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1950s British Vintage Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Leather, Pine

Blue and White Stripe Zebra Painting on Wood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous painting of a zebra in blue and black. This piece features the outline of a zebra in black, painted on a blue and white striped background. This piece is painted on wood a...
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2010s American Folk Art Children's Furniture

Materials

Wire

Guatemalan Child's Chair, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in the early 20th century, this petite Guatemalan children's chair charms with its playful asymmetry and blend of motifs. Influenced by Spanish Colonial furniture design, the painted chair has an angular back and square seat resting on two hand-turned legs. The low seat is the perfect height for a youngster, but we love this petite chair as a low side table or tabletop display...
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Early 20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood

Important & Rare Pennsylvania 18thc Paint Decorated Cradle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic early 18thc Pennsylvania painted and decorated baby cradle with strong German Dutch influence . This early cradle has come out of a fifty year collection and was found in Southern Pennsylvania originally . The hex signs...
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18th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood

Vintage 1940s Folk Art Painted Iron Child Riding Horse Mounted on Custom Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage Folk Art painted iron old child riding horse from the mid-20th century mounted on a new custom base. Born in the first half of the 20th century, this charming vintage iron piece features a brown and black painted iron galloping horse mounted on a rectangular custom-made metal base. Its nicely weathered appearance and naive treatment will make this Folk Art 1940s...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Iron

Large Folky Handmade Caboose-Form Toy Box
Located in New York, NY
Charming handmade toy storage box. The roof opens to revel space for toy, or whatever you'd like to store. Minor wood elements missing ( one step platform ).
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1950s American Vintage Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Plywood

Painted 19th century Folk Art Child's Chair
Located in Troy, NY
Adorable, unusual small chair, with one armrest, containing a small compartment. The original paint beautifully worn and faded (minor retouching and over paint on the bottom stretche...
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19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

Materials

Pine

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C19th Painted Refectory Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic late 19th Century refectory table in its original folk art decoration, the top with foliate scenes of birds in foliage with vines and bunches of fruit on a ocre backgroun...
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1880s Dutch Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood, Paint

C19th Painted Refectory Table
C19th Painted Refectory Table
H 78 in W 261 in D 111 in
Pagwood Pagholz Children's 1960s Little Chair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Beautiful chair stamped "Pagwood Pagholz" and numbered. Remarkable process: the seat shell and the backrest are made of a mixture of wood and resin, known as "pagwood". Pagholz chair...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Metal

Pagwood Pagholz Children's 1960s Little Chair
Pagwood Pagholz Children's 1960s Little Chair
H 24.41 in W 11.82 in D 13.39 in
19th Century Grain Painted Paneled Wood Door
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous grain painted solid wood paneled door. Painted in the Trompe loi style to imitate rosewood or another exotic wood. Door is grain painted on one side only. Other side is ol...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Hardwood

19th Century Child’s Mahogany Bagatelle Table, circa 1840
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century child’s mahogany Bagatelle table, circa 1840, mounted on a period custom base. The shallow rectangular mahogany case is hinged to open as ...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Mahogany

Exceptional Painted Bookcase with Gold Leaf Carvings
Located in Albignasego, IT
Exceptional bookcase painted in blue and red with gold leaf carvings. Two large side pillars, with richly carved scrolls, lacquered and gilded wi...
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1810s Italian Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Fir

Miniature 19th Century Victorian Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. Charming antique miniature chest of drawers. The chest has a marble top. The case is figured mahogany, with four stacked drawers, the ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Marble, Brass

Mahogany Children’s Canopy Bed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
49″L, 34″W, 42″Overall H 15″ to Side Rail
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19th Century Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Mahogany

Mahogany Children’s Canopy Bed
Mahogany Children’s Canopy Bed
H 42 in W 34 in D 49 in
19th Century Painted White Iron Crib Baby Bed
Located in Brea, CA
19th century iron crib baby bed Measures: 53" D x 29" W x 45" H Bed height: 18" Can be used without 1 side rail to be used as a settee or bench. Beautif...
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19th Century Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Iron

Pine and Oak Rocking Cradle
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a charming, very rustic hooded rocking cradle with an interesting and unusual “bird house” with a circular opening, built into the shallow hood,...
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Late 19th Century Irish Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Oak, Pine

Pine and Oak Rocking Cradle
Pine and Oak Rocking Cradle
H 31 in W 37 in D 17 in
Stig Lönngren, mid-century children’s chair or stool by Hagafors, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Forserum, SE
Sculptural children’s chair designed by Stig Lönngren in collaboration with Lars Larsson, both members of the design collective HI-Gruppen. Produced in small numbers by Hagafors Stol...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Birch, Plywood

Swedish 19th Century Wooden Child's High Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish early 19th century wooden child's high chair.    
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Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Pennsylvania Dutch Polychrome Rocking Cradle
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century Pennsylvania Dutch rocking cradle or doll cradle featuring an original polychrome decorated frame. Finished in a dark green backgroun...
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Paint, Wood

Previously Available Items
Antique Northern Swedish Genuine Primitive Small Folk Art Children's Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual primitive children’s chair in folk art from northern Sweden. The chair is made around 1820 to 1840 and is a unique piece made by hand in solid pine. Old historic paint with g...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Pine

Swedish Antique Folk Art Children's Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual antique children’s chair in folk art from Northern Sweden. The chair is from the mid 1800s and made in pine. It has paint from the late ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Pine

Swedish Antique Folk Art Children's Chair
Swedish Antique Folk Art Children's Chair
H 22.05 in W 11.03 in D 9.45 in
Antique Miniature Folk Art Painted Stepback Cupboard Country Farmhouse Hutch
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique miniature Folk Art stepback cupboard with wire mesh doors, turned supports and bun feet. Measure: 42".  
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Metal

Vintage Mexican Child's or Doll Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Very petite mid-century child's or doll chair from Mexico. Floral painted frame with rush seat.
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Rush, Wood, Paint

Vintage Mexican Child's or Doll Chair
Vintage Mexican Child's or Doll Chair
H 16.25 in W 12.25 in D 16.25 in
Guatemalan Child's Chair, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in the early 20th century, this petite Guatemalan children's chair charms with its playful asymmetry and richly textured surface. Influenced by Spanish Colonial furniture des...
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Early 20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood

Guatemalan Child's Chair, circa 1900
Guatemalan Child's Chair, circa 1900
H 16 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
Guatemalan Child's Chair, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in the early 20th century, this petite Guatemalan children's chair charms with its playful asymmetry and richly textured surface. Influenced by Spanish Colonial furniture des...
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Early 20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Wood

Guatemalan Child's Chair, circa 1900
Guatemalan Child's Chair, circa 1900
H 25.75 in W 14.5 in D 14 in
Steiff 4 Teddy Bear Tea Party Set, German, circa 1982
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is mint in the box (unopened); depicts four mohair jointed teddy bears, one in each corner (approximately 6"), sitting around a table set for tea, with porcelain utensils consis...
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1980s German Vintage Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Porcelain, Mohair

Stunning Fairground Rocket, Space Shuttle or Airplane
By Hennecke
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great handmade Carousel rocket made in the 1950s. Wooden Folk Art sculpture on metal chassis with cast rubber wheels. Duo seat children's plane in good us...
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Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Metal

Early American Child's Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Early American Child’s chair in original paint and completely unrestored. Seat height is 7.5".
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1920s American Vintage Folk Art Children's Furniture

Early American Child's Chair
Early American Child's Chair
H 15.5 in W 9 in D 9.5 in
Apple Green Painted Child's Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
Apple green painted child’s firehouse chair with shaped back and turned spindles and plank seat. Original paint and floral stenciling New England, c....
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

Materials

Maple, Pine

Apple Green Painted Child's Chair
Apple Green Painted Child's Chair
H 19 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Circa 1940s Store Display Dolls
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of circa 1940-1950 dolls made in New York City with very expressive and adult expressions. Priced for the pair.
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1940s American Vintage Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Composition

Early 19th Century Hickory Childs Chair with Original Rush Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century. Hickory slat back child's chair with original rush sear and wood peg construction. Wonderful form and condition.
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Children's Furniture

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Hickory

Folk Art children's furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique folk art children's furniture 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. If you’re looking to add vintage children's furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, folk art, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art children's furniture made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 children's furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $500 and tops out at $14,500 while the average work can sell for $1,530.

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