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
Original Antique Print of a Fruit Crow, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a fruit Crow
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.
...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th Century Swedish Primitive Organic Wooden Bowl with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
An antique and unique organic wooden bowl. With highly appealing patina, with traces of use. Produced in Sweden, 19th century.
The bowl has original paint.
Beautiful in any room,a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Sculpture Hand Carved in Mahogany of Sleeping Man with Large Hat
By Alberto Oliva
Located in Mexico, DF
Beautifully hand carved sculpture of sleeping man with large "Sombrero", signed by "Olvera México". The sculpture was carved in two separate chunks of Mahogany, one for the hat and a...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Folk Art Barrel-Back Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
Experience the captivating allure of this rare early 19th-century French Folk Art walnut barrel-back armchair, a true testament to the craftsmanship and creativity of its time. The c...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Wide Circus Banner by Johnson Fred G
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Rare and beautiful American circus banner by Johnson Fred G.
It features 2 original attractions. Painted on a large canvas, it can also be divided into 2 parts and serve as an orig...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Tall Antique Armenian Pottery Vase circa 1920s, Jerusalem
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare tall and slender early 20th century cylinder shaped Armenian ceramic vase with floral, organic and graphic decorations handpainted in green, blue, red, gray colors on sand color...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Carved Brownstone Recumbent Lions in the American Folk Art Style
Located in Katonah, NY
A rare pair of carved brownstone American Folk Art lions, in recumbent pose with full manes and tails curled to opposing sides, their expressive faces with mouths slightly open, acce...
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone
Pillow Cover Made from a Vintage Indian Block Printed Textile
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert.
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry clean is recommended.
Item above is made from a vintage and used textile therefore not in brand new cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Orange & Purple Hanging
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Frome, GB
Marigold orange and purple-blue vibrant embroidered cotton Hanging
Decorative panel from Turkmenistan, circa 1980.
Size 92 x 90cm.
Category
Late 20th Century Turkmen Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Afghan Embroidered Cushion Cover
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Frome, GB
Silk embroidered on cotton Afghan Cushion cover
70 x 43 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Afghan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Silk Embroidered Decorative Panel
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Frome, GB
Pretty silk thread embroidered Central Asian Panel, sea green and blue stylised pomegranies and flowers embroidered on a light mocha coloured, cotton base
This piece will come int...
Category
Mid-20th Century Uzbek Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Folk Art Carved Wood Parrot on Stick Tropical Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage brightly painted carved wood figurine of a parrot, perched on a dowel rod.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
"Untitled" by Moshe Katz Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in San Diego, CA
Highly textured portrait of a jewish man. This piece is fascinating, original and signed.
Moshe Katz was born March 2, 1937 in Bucharest, Romania. With his parents, he fled the Nazis...
Category
1960s Israeli Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
Life Size Papier Mache Elephant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Life size elephant made to celebrate the visit of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's visit to Chiang Mai in the 70's.
Chiang Mail is famous for its pap...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Exceptional Tramp Art Mirrored Wall Cabinet
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
An antique Tramp Art hanging cabinet with mirrored panel doors that open to a single shelving unit, over one long drawer over two short drawers.
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 colo...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Sculptural Tramp Art Double Sided Frame and Candleholder
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A magnificent and elaborate hand-carved wood sculptural frame. It is mirror image double sided. The base reads "1945" & "SOUVENIR" on both sides. The frame is a heart shape with intr...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Faux Bois Iron Log Sculptures
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Faux Bois iron log sculptures.
Unusual vintage pair of faux bois iron log planters or sculptures. This unique pair of faux bois sculptures would...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Nantucket Basket Attributed to the Coffin School, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique nantucket basket, circa 1910, attributed to the Coffin School on Nantucket, a round open basket with cane weave on sturdy wooden stave...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
Carved Natural Plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1970
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved Natural Plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1970, a carved wooden plump plover in natural wood finish, with wire legs, mounted on a driftwood base. This style is well known on Nantucket and is typically unsigned, but unmistakably Pat's work and is 100% guaranteed.
The sculpture is in excellent condition.
Mary Patricia Gardner was born and lived her whole life on Nantucket. She studied under Frank Swift Chase, Ruth Haviland Sutton and Earl S. Ray, and was influenced by her grandfather Wallace Gardner, who was a trained sculptor. She became a member of the Artists Association of Nantucket in 1947. She was best known for her shorebird carvings, but also worked in watercolor and printmaking. She is viewed as one of the greater talents of her generation on Nantucket. Her work is highly sought after but only rarely appears on the market.
This bird is from the personal collection of the late Nantucket antiques...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Maple
Folk Art Mosaic Bottle
Located in Garnerville, NY
A beautiful and complex folk art mosaic bottle. Clear glass milk bottle that is covered in countless fragments, broken porcelain, jewelry, Bakelite, g...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid 20th Century African Folk-Art Carving of a Woman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Beautiful African rustic folk carving of a woman, probably mid-century, hardwood, the nose has been rubbed many times for good luck!
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Designer, Side Table / Stool, Wood, "Faluröd" Paint, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Asian Tiger Hunt Silk Painting
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A hand-painted work of art on silk from former Persia or India representing a tiger hunt in a wild hill landscape. Framed in a gilt bamboo imitation matching frame uptight on a panel...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Silk
Modernist Pine Chairs, a Pair
Located in Portland, OR
Pair folk modernist pine chairs. From a school in China circa 1970s. Solid build, fantastic lines. Nice patina.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
American American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop or Bookend,
Hubley Manufacturing Company,
The 1920s.
The two larger figures depict an old salt fisherman standing ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Cornish Carved Serpentine Stoneware Model of a Lighthouse
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Cornish carved red serpentine stone ware model of a lighthouse dating from the early to mid 20th Century. The lighthouse is carved from a single piece of stone with the bas...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Serpentine
Antique Swedish Blue Folk Art Decorative Basket
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare folk art basket from Sweden made during the mid 1800s from pine shavings. The basket is made by hand and is in untouched original condition with the original paint. The blue pai...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Folk Artist’s Weaving with Geese Pacific Northwest, 1950s
Located in Portland, OR
Charming hand-woven wall hanging or rug which came from a historical Portland artists estate. Scene depicts men with geese and birds. Its naive charm is undeniable and has been profe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large Floor Size Turkish Animal Motif Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Floor Size Pillow made from an early 20th century Turkish animal motif pictorial rug
Measures: 17" x 31".
Category
1920s Asian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool, Foam
Chinese Neolithic Pottery Vases circa 3500 BCE
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Neolithic period (5000-3000 BCE)
Two pieces of Chinese pottery including:
1.) Jar measuring 6.25" in height by 6.25" in diameter. Jar exhibits wear and some loss to p...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Americana Folk Art Double Bear Head Wood Carving
Located in New York, NY
Americana Folk Art carved wood sculpture depicting two roaring bear heads upon a plinth, possibly once a shop sign.
Dimensions: 5" H x 49" W x 7.5" D.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Table Green
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid 20th century Bronze rain drum side tables. Having intricate geometric decoration throughout the top and body. Along the top are four beautifully realized frogs. The body showcas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Table
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid-20th century Bronze rain drum side tables. Having intricate geometric decoration throughout the top and body. Along the top are four beautifully realized frogs. The body showcas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Table Green
Located in Dayton, OH
"Mid 20th century Bronze rain drum side table. Having intricate geometric decoration throughout the top and body. Along the top are four beautifully realized frogs. The body showcase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair 20th Century Southeast Asian Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cocktail Tables
Located in Dayton, OH
"Pair of mid 20th century Bronze rain drum side tables. Having intricate geometric decoration throughout the top and body. Along the top are four beautifully realized frogs. The body...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Original Antique Natural History Prints, Shells, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of shells
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown, Gilpin and Edwards with origin...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Elm
Red and blue airplane toy, France early 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Red and blue airplane toy
France early 20th century
H: 18 cm - 44 x 37 cm
Conditions: excellent. No defects.
Category
1930s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Large Antique Tole Handled Tray with Courting Couple
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large black antique tole tray with courting couple walking among the floral garden setting with a cottage in the background. Circa 1900.
Dimensions: 28" x 20 1/4"x 1 1/4" H
Conditi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Norwegian Blue Painted Pantry Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th-century Scandinavian paint decorated the bentwood pantry box with stitched seams, retaining original floral decoration and dark robin egg blue paint, with wonderful p...
Category
1820s European Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Original Antique Print of Hummingbird, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a hummingbird.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Captain Brown with original hand co...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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.
...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Mid-19th Century Swedish Painted Table Top Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-19th Century swedish painted table top writing desk circa 1850.
Good quality table top bureau, presented in original scraped back paint. Made from solid pine and scraped back...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mexican Olinalá Lacquer And Wood Coffee Table
Located in Mexico City, MX
A ca. 1950s Mexican folk art coffee table from Olinalá, Guerrero. The wood structure is covered by hand-painted lacquer decoration depicting flowers and animals on a black background...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Small Early 19th Century Antler Bird Snuff or Pill Box, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small antique French box as a Bird in Antler and with Brass Hardware, Circa 1810-1850's
This charming antique high quality box was originally used snuff, tobacco or pills. The bird ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bocce Balls, Italy or France, Set of Three
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century bocce balls, Italy or France, set of three
boxwood, iron and brass nails.
The first ball has the letters PP in brass, the second has the numb...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Original Antique Print of an Eagle, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an eagle
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.
P...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Giant Metal Scissors Industrial Store Display Sign
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an industrial metal store display sign that showcases French Folk Art. The sign boasts gigantic scissors, which can be used as an advertisement for a barber or hair salon. It...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Blue 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Nightstands
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of Gustavian blue painted Swedish nightstands or night tables from the second half of the 19th Century in painted pine wood. These folk art Gustavian style pieces with a charm...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Hummingbirds, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of hummingbirds
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.
...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
J.L. Nipper Style Outsider Folk Art Painted Alligator Bench/Sculpture
Located in Charleston, SC
Excellent whimsical double headed painted wood sculpture/bench by the late J.L. Nipper. The paint style is very much in the style of JL Nipper, the self proclaimed chainsaw sculptor....
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Tun of the Century Wedding Cabinet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
This beautiful hand painted wedding cabinet and constructed the Shield family. This turn of the century chest was lovingly painted with beautiful imagery. Throughout the years, this ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Folk Art Northern Swedish Handmade Flour Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art flour box from northern Sweden. The box was made by hand during the mid-1800s from pine and was used to store flour. Boxes like this would be standing freely on the counter ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Print of a Bat, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a bat.
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
Vintage French Hour Sand Glass in Pewter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Pewter and Sand 15 Minutes Hour Glass
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pewter
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, fabric 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, Tonala Pottery, 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 $15 and tops out at $72,500 while the average work can sell for $1,351.
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