Folk Art Seating
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
Recognized Seller Listings
Unusual Primitive 19th Century Swedish Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusual primitive and sculptural early 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian folk art chair. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Fine late 19th Century French Wooden Bench
Located in Mjöhult, SE
fine late 19th century French wooden bench with an great original surface and shape. Ca 1890 France.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Unusually Long Swedish 19th Century Provincial Bench
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusually long Swedish 19th century provincial wooden bench in great original patination and with storage compartment to the interiors. Ca 1850 Sweden.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Anne-Lise Aas, Stools. A set of three
By Anne-Lise Aas
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine set of three stools designed by Anne Lise Aas (1925–2020). They are made of oak which stained in a brownish/black color. The seats are have a rope knitting which is original a...
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1950s Norwegian Vintage Folk Art Seating
Materials
Oak
Swedish Designer, Side Chair, Wood, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood side or lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s.
Seat height: 15”
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1930s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Stool
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Charming 19th century Swedish folk art stool in Its original condition with great patina, ca 1810 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Indoor-Outdoor Modern River Rock Masonry Tuffet Stool by Lland
By Lland
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Masonry Tuffet stool is made from a common injection molded plastic child's stool, reimagined by cladding it in stone masonry. This piece represents the artist's personal appreciation for the physical characteristics, permanence, and labor-intensive construction of masonry.
The Masonry Tuffet Stool is made to order. Due to the means and methods of laying masonry and the natural variations in stone, no two items are exactly the same, but final piece will use the same white river rock. The dimensions of each piece vary within reason, therefore weight and size are approximate. Please specify felt or rubber feet.
Fabricated in 2019 by Rachel Shillander...
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2010s American Folk Art Seating
Materials
Stone
Swedish Maker, Small Chair, Pine, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A solid pine side chair designed and produced in Sweden, 19th century.
18.5" seat height
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Rustic Welsh Cricket Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
A small stool with rustic charm in elm having thick rectangular plank top with canted corners and chamfered underside on three (cricket) spoke legs. Great mellow color and swirling g...
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Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Elm
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Stool
Located in Mjöhult, SE
A unique organic and sculptural 18th century Swedish Folk Art stool, ca 1770 - 1800. Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Early 19th century Swedish Log Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Vernacular early 19th century Swedish Folk Art log chair or “kubbestol” a provincial Scandinavian chair made from a log. Ca 1800 - 1820 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Bench
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Late 18th century Swedish Folk Art bench in solid raw pine. Ca 1790.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Armchair Captain's Chair Black Swedish 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Captain's chair black Swedish 19th century Sweden. An armchair made during the end of 19th century. Painted in our signature Laserow Black.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Swedish Designer, Side Table / Stool, Wood, "Faluröd" Paint, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden side table or stool painted in "faluröd" red pigment, designed and produced in Sweden, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bench Swedish Red Wood, 19th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Bench Swedish red wood, 19th century, Sweden. A bench made during the early 19th century in Sweden. Original paint in a dark red shade.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Rare Norwegian Kubbestol, circa 1850, Origin Telemark, Norway
Located in New York, NY
Rare Norweigen Kubbestol, circa 1850, origin: Telemark, Norway
Rosemaling and acanthus carvings in this extraordinary Kubbestol indicate it is most likely from Telemark, Norway, a region known for this exact carving and painting. A Kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair carved from a single log...
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19th Century Norwegian Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Fir, Paint
Swedish Folk Art, Farmers Stool, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A farmers wooden stool produced in Sweden, 19th century. Signed "B" on the seat.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Swedish Folk Art, Farmers Stool, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden farmers stool produced in Sweden, 19th century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Swedish Folk Art, Farmers Stool, Green-Painted Wood, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A farmers green-painted wooden stool produced in Sweden, early 19th century. Most likely painted in early 20th century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
Bench Swedish 18th Rustic Century Original Paint, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Bench Sweden 18th rustic century original paint, Sweden. A bench made during the 18th century in Sweden. Original dark red paint.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Folk Art Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most unusual English oak armchair with profuse carving to rails, crest and arms and possessing great color and patination. Custom crewelwork cushion over later plank seat, carved to ...
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1760s English Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Oak
Rare Mid-19th Century Prussian "Vierlander" Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare mid-19th century "Vierlander" armchair, Prussia 1850, with owner's name "Hinrich Eggers", constructed of inlaid fruitwoods and walnut, with turned bone finials, the central back...
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1850s German Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Early, Swedish Allmoge Poker / Stove Chair, Origin: Sweden, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
Early, Swedish allmoge poker / stove chair, origin: Blekinge, Southern Sweden, circa 1750
Provenance: Private Manor House, Sweden
These chairs were u...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
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1930s Italy Art Nouveau Brass Console, wall Mirror & side Chairs Gio Ponti Style
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Located in Wells, ME
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Set of Three Vintage Italian Bar Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Pair of 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Log Chairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
fine and rare pair of 19th century Swedish Folk Art log chairs in their original condition and great proportions and shape, circa 1810 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bench
Located in Mjöhult, SE
19th century Swedish Folk Art bench in solid pine it's original black finish. Ca 1830.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bench
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Folk Art bench in solid raw pine with authentic patination. Ca 1800.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
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Pine
Provincial 19th Century Swedish Bench
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Late 19th century Swedish provincial church bench in it's original finish with compartments under the seat. ca 1890.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
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Pine
Bench Swedish 19th Century Pine Raw Finish Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Bench Swedish 19th Century pine raw finish Sweden. A pull out bench made during the 19th Century in Sweden. Finish is a raw wood.
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19th Century European Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Provincial Three Legged Stool
Located in Mjöhult, SE
19th century Swedish provincial three legged stool with through-pegged legs, and a wonderful worn surface, ca 1850.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
Materials
Pine
Armchair Tall Back Swedish Shearling White Brown Frame 19th Century Sweden
Located in New York, NY
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19th Century European Antique Folk Art Seating
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H 44.5 in W 24 in L 44.5 in
Folk Art Bench, Sweden, Circa 1860
Located in Culver City, CA
Folk Art bench
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
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Swedish, Hand-Crafted Side Chair, Solid Wood, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
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Swedish Folk Art, Unique Early 19th Century Farmers Stool, Blue-Painted Wood
Located in High Point, NC
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Seating
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H 11.42 in W 12.21 in D 11.42 in
Swedish Folk Art, Farmers Stool, Green-Painted Wood, Early 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
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19th Century Swedish Provincial Desk Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
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Folk Art seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, folk art, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Alix Coco, Berber Tribes of Morocco, Bobby Falwell, and Thomas Chippendale. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $251 and tops out at $89,500 while the average work can sell for $2,400.
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