Folk Art 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
French Petite Bridal Box from Normandy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic antique marriage or bridal box–from Normandy, France–the petite trunk is decorated with stylized foliate details that grace the exterior. Once-vibrant pink and cream pain...
Category
18th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Petite Bridal Box from Normandy
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic antique marriage or bridal box–from Normandy, France–decorated with hand-painted floral details that grace every surface, including a small bird on the top. Vibrant pink ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Zabihi Collection Persian Pictorial Animal Rug
Located in New York, NY
A 3rd quarter of the 20th century Persian pictorial rug
Details
rug no. j2392
size 4' 2" x 5' 5" (127 x 165 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Carved Slate Miniature Chest of Drawers. Welsh, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A charming miniature chest of drawers made from carved slate
With dummy drawers and Prince of Wales feathers detail.
Miniature chests, bureaus and similar pieces of folk art were c...
Category
Late 19th Century Welsh Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Slate
Original Antique Print of Deer, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of deer.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
Published ...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
American Folk Art Pedestal Table
Located in New York, NY
American Folk Art Pedestal Table. Wonderful Folk Art Pedestal side table. Carved cog style edge to the top with similar detail to the top of the feet. Slight tapper from top to sl...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Hungarian Marriage Chest
Located in Cirencester, GB
This mid-18th Century Chest was sourced in Hungary and is a striking example of traditional folk and rural craftsmanship. This piece would have been a central element in a young bri...
Category
Mid-18th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Print of an Owl, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an owl.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after cpt. brown with original hand color.
Publishe...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
German bridal cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful cabinet from the rural south of Germany. The cabinet was once given as a wedding gift. This cabinet is hand-painted in vibrant colours. The cabinet has its original hinge...
Category
1950s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Rustic Wooden Bowl in Birch Root with a Genuine Pale Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic Swedish wooden bowl from the early 1800s. This antique bowl is made by hand from a single piece of wood, more specifically birch root. Original, untouched condition with genui...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Birch
Turn of the Century Green Romanian Box Bench
Located in Cirencester, GB
This settle or bench is early 20th Century, possibly older. Original green and red paint full of rustic charm and an exquisite example of folk craftsmanship. Wonderful natural colo...
Category
Early 20th Century Romanian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Framed Antique Kalamkari Fragment, Late 19th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
Late 19th C. India.
Ready to go on a wall.
Framed...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Antique Japanese wooden step stool, Fumidai wabi sabi organic mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Antique Wooden step stool, "Fumidai", made of Hinoki (Cypress) solid wood from Kanto or Tohoku area, Japan.
Manufactured in Circa 1900s - 1930s (Taisho to early Showa period) estimat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cypress
Sarah Rishel Art Print Intaglio Etching "Applique Quilt", 13/200
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Limited edition print "Applique Quilt" features a section of stylized traditional Country-style quilt, framed with an abstract flower garland. The etching captures an old fashioned, ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Japanese Tall Ikebana Basket, Bamboo, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features tall cylindrical shape with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with light brown fiber, ...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Bamboo
C.1930 Grandmother Flower Garden Hexagon Quilt
Located in Louisville, KY
This quilt is c. 1930. Created with a wonderful color palette of what appears to be feed sack fabric, meticulously arranged with pattern orientations in mind...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric
hand painted pine cabinet, circa 1850
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Cupboard from the rural south of Germany, dating from around 1850. The cupboard was probably given as a wedding gift. This cupboard is made of solid pine and is hand-painted in sligh...
Category
1850s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Handmade French/Belgian Three Tier Dessert Stand, 1940's
Located in Balen, BE
Handmade Farmhouse Metal Serving / Cake Stand – Possibly French or Belgian, Early 20th Century
Charming Folk Art with Galvanised Sheet Metal Detailing
This unique handmade serving o...
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Swedish oval pine table Dated early 1700 Folk Art Peasant Hand Crafted
Located in Forest, BE
Unique Swedish hand crafted pine table made around 1740/60. The unusual oval table top makes it a rare finds. Typical 1700 engraving with some erased parts and remaining on some othe...
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Folk-Art Bridal Chest, anno 1875
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
German pine bridal chest made in 1875 for a certain Jolef Stalber. Hand-painted with beautiful fine details. The iron hinges and handles are hand-forged. There is a compartment on th...
Category
1870s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Print of Shells, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of shells.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
Publishe...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
German Folk art bridal cabinet, 1809
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful cabinet from the rural south of Germany dating from 1809. The cabinet was once given as a wedding gift to a lady called Anna Barbara. This cabinet is made of solid pine a...
Category
Early 1800s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Wood Tripod Chair Foot Rest Stool, Spain Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An interesting brutalist stool with hand carved legs and great patina. Great piece of functional sculpture. It is in great vintage condition and is structurally sound. Nice addition ...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Fox Figural Cigar Cutter, silvered Metal 1930s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1930s or older silvered Metal Cigar Cutter. Very rare large size cigar cutter in the form of a fox. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It has its all origin...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Northern Swedish Antique Solid Pine Handmade Trestle Desk, Dining or Work Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique dining table or work table. The table is a genuine trestle table from northern Sweden made around 1820. The table has a large solid table top on a leg frame with beve...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Professionally Framed Antique Ottoman Turkish Embroidery
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
Late 19th C. Ottoman Turkey
Ready to go on a wall....
Category
Early 19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Original Antique Print of Woodpeckers, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of woodpeckers.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Pub...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
19Thc Tiger Maple Day Bed W/ Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19Thc tiger eye maple day bed or hired hands bed is in fine condition with a rope tied frame.The custom made cushion is made from homespun linen & down & feather fill mattress.
Category
Early 1800s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Circa 1900 Gouache Painting of Great Lakes Lighthouse Steamships, signed
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming and historic antique circa 1900 gouache on board painting, signed "Tully", of the United States Lighthouse Tender (USLHT) Steamship Fleet. The ships ran supplies (tended)...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Paint
19th Century Original Blue Painted Hanging Rack with 12 Pegs, Hungary
Located in Round Top, TX
This festive hanging rack is a wonderful example of the folk art found in Eastern Europe during the 1800's.
The original blue painted background has traditional contrasting red trim....
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Italian Bookcase
Located in Cirencester, GB
We sourced this 19th Century bookcase or dresser from a house in the mountains North of Verona.
Beautiful authentic hand painted designs, some restoration including re varnishing th...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Matched pair of Early 20th Century English Hand Crafted Fairground Fragment
Located in London, GB
Matched pair of Early 20th Century English Hand Crafted Fairground Fragment
These historic hand carved early 20th century English fairground ride decorative fragments have stood the...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Folk art cabinet, Austria, circa 1880
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Folk art cabinet from Austria in a beautiful shade of green, a perfect mix of functionality and aesthetics. Behind the hand-painted door are two shelves, which offer space for all yo...
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
1991 Jose Rodriguez Fuster "Guajiros Con Caballo" Ceramic #5 Sculpture, Cuba
By José Rodríguez Fuster
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Exquisite Ceramic Folk Art by Jose Rodriguez Fuster
"Guajiros Con Caballo" Ceramic #5 (1991)
We are delighted to offer a stunning piece of ceramic folk art by the renowned...
Category
1990s Cuban Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Seresier Louis-Juste Haitian Cut Steel Sculpture Spirit God & Birds
Located in Rochester, NY
Seresier Louis-Juste ( Haitian / Croix des Bouquets, b. 1952 ) recycled sculpted cut steel standing sculpture of a Loa / Lwa ( a spirit god in the voodoo religion of Haiti ) and bird...
Category
1970s Haitian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
Early 19th C. Canadian Paint Decorated Pine Armoire
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine early 19th Century painted Canadian Armoire or Clothing cabinet. Probably Quebec. With an exceptional wood grain painted finish. The cabinet with carved cornice and two panels...
Category
Early 19th Century Canadian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait painting, circa 1840
We are proud of our acquisition of this authentic masterpiece by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865).
The finely rendered portrait depicts an attractive young girl in a delightful lifelike quality. The pretty face is a refreshing change from the stern expressions of most of the paintings showing mature female or male sitters. Phillips palette is dark with a strikingly dramatic use of light to her face.
The painting, on its original stretchers, is in untouched condition. The frame is period. This painting is unsigned, as are most of his works, but bares the unmistakable characteristics of a Phillips painting.
Portrait of a young girl holding a book and wearing a golden whistle.
From the New England estate of the renowned Folk Art Collector and scholar, John Bauer...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Original Painted Two Door Armoire, Hungary
Located in Round Top, TX
This original painted armoire still maintains the quality and details of the hand-painted finish with a unique and colorful background. Shades of green, teal blue, red and brown are ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original Antique Print of a Racehorse, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a racehorse.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after George Stubbs with original hand color.
...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Double ship in a whiskey bottle, diorama, folk art design circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
Please note:
This is extremely fragile. The buyer must arrange their shipping at their own risk or collect from us.
This superb folk art diorama ship in a bottle has been wonderful...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
German folk art bridal cabinet, 1826
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful cabinet from the rural south of Germany dating from 1826. The cabinet was once given as a wedding gift. This cabinet is made of solid pine and is hand-painted in vibrant ...
Category
1820s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century Original Painted Narrow Bench with Storage, Hungary
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique hand painted narrow bench with divided seats and storage; 6.5' long. Two bench seats open to reveal interior storage.
Traditional Eastern European folk art painting with dark...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Tramp Art Mirror with Pinecone Frame, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
This expressive French mirror, dating to circa 1900–1920, showcases a striking Tramp Art frame intricately decorated with pinecone scales. The dramatic arched crest and sculptural co...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia C. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Balinese Kamasan painting, rendered on handwoven cotton, beautifully captures the timeless elegance of classical Wayang-style storytellin...
Category
Early 1900s Balinese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Paint
19th Century Hand Carved Masonic Gavel
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Carved Masonic Gavel
A rare example of a 19th Century hand carved masonic gavel. With some amazing detail across all this artifact. Inscribed LA at the top with ...
Category
1870s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Lion Sheep Vintage Turkish Rug dated 1980
Located in New York, NY
A late 20th century Turkish rug depicting 2 lions outlined in yellow and a pink sheep outlined in light blue on a brown field.
they all seem pretty happy, right? dated 1980
Measures...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Hand Carved Wooden Smoker Gnome Figure, Vintage German Black Forest Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved wooden smoker figure, found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. We believe that this piece is from around 1930s or older. A nice addition to any room. Beau...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
1 of the 36 Unique Antique Relief Tiles, circa 1920, Faiencerie de Bouffioulx
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
36 pcs. Exceptional antique wall tiles, circa 1922, Faiencerie de Bouffioulx. In the rich colors deep blue, honey, purple and greyish blue tones. The image is applied in relief. The ...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pretty mid century African Bogolan hand painted Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Malian Bogolan tapestry with a nice tribal and artisanal design, from a scene of the village. Entirely hand painted on a hand woven cotton foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Malian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Rustic Antique Swedish Folk Art Pine Bench or Sofa with Birch Faux Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic antique Swedish bench in folk art from northern Sweden. The bench is made around 1820 by hand with a frame in solid pine. Original seat ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Tyrolean painted chest
H. 81 – W. 147 – P. 69
Ancient Tyrolean chest, entirely built in fir wood. The surface has been decorated with a dark brown background color, semi-covering, ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fir
Vintage Large American Hand Woven Gathering Buttocks Basket
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique oversized gathering basket features traditional rib or buttocks shape with the bent wood ring rim and handle. The plaited splints are carefully interwoven to carry...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Oak
Framed Antique Ottoman / Greet Embroidery Fragment, Turkey
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
19th C. Turkey
Ready to go on a wall.
Framed Item...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Tibetan Horse Cover Textile Rug, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Tibetan horse cover textile rug in blue and yellow,
circa 1900, measures: 2'1" x 4'9".
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Lovely Meticulously Crafted Shell Adorned Antique Oval Mirror from Nantucket
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely oval Sailors Valentine-esque shell mirror from Nantucket meticulous hand crafted with assorted shells on thick wooden frame. Will steal your heart!
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell, Wood
'Peaceable Jungle' by E. Maxime
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Peaceable Jungle' by E. Maxime
Haiti, Late 20th century
A vibrant masterwork 'Peaceable Jungle' by E. Maxime, hailing from Haiti and painted in the late 20th century. This visual...
Category
Late 20th Century Haitian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
24" Huge Royal Crown North Carolina Vase Pottery Aqua Urn Signed Floor Porch
Located in Wilton, CT
Huge old marked Royal Crown North Carolina pottery floor vase in aqua turquoise glaze, circa early/mid 20th century. Round Royal Crown stamp with "New York" printed at the bottom. Pl...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
24 Pcs. Alabaster Mini Stone Fruit W/ Birds Eye Maple Compote
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of 24 pieces of miniature stone fruit or alabaster hand painted mini alabaster fruits in a collection.The compote is a 19thc birds e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Marble
Folk Art furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Mosche Bianche, Jim Rose, and Nils Olsson. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $1,252.
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