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
Chinese Jade Stone Ritual Blade
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on forms that emerged during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1027 BC), this jade stone ceremonial blade continues upon this tradition with precision. The Shang dynasty placed great emp...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone, Steel
Antique Vintage White Metal Turtle Figural Ashtray, Austria 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1930s or older Gorgeous vintage brass turtle ashtray. Beautiful golden shine. Solid piece. Marked Made in Austria. Little paint lost, but this is old-age.
Found at an e...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Fox Figural Cigar Cutter, silvered Metal 1900s Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s or older silvered Metal Cigar Cutter. Beautiful large size cigar cutter in the form of a Fox. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. It has its all original ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Horse Racing Jockey Fred Archer Cigar Cutter, silvered Metal 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s or older silvered Metal Cigar Cutter. Very rare large size cigar cutter in the form of a jockey. I believe this depicts the celebrated horse jockey Fred Archer, 1...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Austrian Vienna Bronze Cigar Cutter with Woman , 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s or older Vienna bronze Cigar Cutter with a lady on it. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector or you li...
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1890s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Folkart Welsh Cricket Table
Located in London, GB
19th Century Folkart Welsh Cricket Table
A charming example of an early to mid-19th century Welsh folk art cricket table. With a primitive/naïve look this example is made from wha...
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1850s European Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ash
Set of Three Circa Circa 1910 Shooting Targets
Located in Hudson, NY
Set a three circa nineteen ten american target practice items. A chicken, a goose and a pig, are the designs of these 3 whimsical and fantastic targets. Possibly part of a larger car...
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1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Austrian Vienna Bronze Horse Cigar Cutter, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s or older Vienna bronze figurine Cigar Cutter. This polychromed cold painted bronze is probably something you need if you’re a Vienna bronze collector or you like antiqu...
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1890s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Hunting Falconry Embroidered Tapestry Classical Female Portrait Wool, circa 1890
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Hunting Falconry Embroidered Tapestry Classical Female Portrait Wool, circa 1890
A Berlin wool work picture of a medieval lady with a bird of prey.
Tapestry embroidered gros-point ...
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1890s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Portrait Painting "Young Girl In a Red Dress", American, Circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely full length portrait of a young girl in this folk art painting; oil on canvas mounted on board. She is posing wearing an attractive and colorful red dress while holding a flor...
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1820s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Chinese Jade Stone Ritual Blade
Located in Chicago, IL
Based on forms that emerged during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1027 BC), this jade stone ceremonial blade continues upon this tradition with precision. The Shang dynasty placed great emp...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone, Steel
Whimsical Carousel Pig Carnival Ride Mexican Attrib Higareda Brothers
By Higareda Brothers
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and whimsical vintage Mexican carnival amusement ride carousel pig attributed to the Higareda workshop.
This ultra charming carousel pig carving was made in a smaller scale f...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Monoxyl pitcher olive wood, French folk art, Alexandre Noll style, circa 1950s
Located in leucate, FR
French Folk Art.
Huge monoxyl pitcher olive wood.
Free-form and organic design.
Fantastic patina.
Measures: - Height 27 cm / 10,63''
- Width 14 cm / 5,51''
...
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1950s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century French Folk Art side chair, hand-carved from pine, embodies a modernist spirit with its playful silhouette and chunky saddle seat. What truly sets it apart is...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Hand Carved Folk Art Willow Wood Angel Figurative Sculpture Poland C.1950
Located in London, GB
Hand Carved Folk Art Willow Wood Angel
Poland C.1950
Willow votive figurine in the form of an angel. Hand painted.
Rustic folk art for a touch of whimsy.
In very good condition co...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Willow
1970's Folk Art Wooden Cat Stool Side Table
Located in London, GB
1970's Folk Art Wooden Cat Stool Side Table
Painted wooden stool/table modelled as a cat.
An interesting quirky addition offering serval functions.
Wear commensurate of age.
Dimen...
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20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Paint
Rustic Wooden Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic French rectangular wooden coffee table perfect for inside or outside.
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Old Decorative African Wabi Sabi Wooden Hand Carved Mortar Bowl, Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Old and decorative hand carved wooden bowl / mortar produced in Africa early 1900s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H: 40 cm / 15.75" Diameter: 34 cm / 13.40"
Category
1920s Ethiopian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rustic French Tree Trunk Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folk art side tables crafted from tree trunk pieces. The small diameter makes for a perfect cocktail table. Sold separately.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
LItography Flowers 2238/2400 edited by C.M.O.A - Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Andy Warhol's Flowers made their first appearance on the New York art scene in 1964 when they were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Galley. garnering enormous success.
Flowers in Pop A...
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Set of 35 Handmade Antique Ceramic Tiles, Dutch, 1920s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
This is a amazing and unique set of 35 antique handmade ceramic tiles. Manufactured in Holland, circa 1920s. Stylized design. These tiles would be charming displayed on easels, frame...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Original Antique Print of Parrots, circa 1850, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of parrots.
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.
Publish...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set of 35 Antique Ceramic Tiles by Pas De Calais Desvres, France, circa 1850s
By Desvres
Located in Rijssen, NL
Recently lifted from its original home, this amazing and unique set of 35 antique French handmade ceramic tiles. Designed by Maison four maintraux-Hornoy and manufactured for Pas de ...
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1850s French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1 of the 350 Handmade Antique Ceramic Tiles by Devres, France, 1920s
By Devres
Located in Rijssen, NL
This is a large set of 350 antique French handmade ceramic tiles. Manufactured by Devres, circa 1920s. Colorful pattern in yellow, red and green. These tiles would be charming displa...
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Original Antique Print of a Racehorse, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a racehorse presented in a distressed antique oak frame
Lithograph after George Stubbs with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
American Folk Art Ship Painting, 1927
Located in Savannah, GA
A folk art ship oil on board, painted by Mrs. E.O. Ricks (Bettie Tully Ricks, 1879-1959) of Alabama in 1927.
27 ¾ by 15 ¾ inches
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Original Antique Print of Jays, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Jays
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 c...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
NOËL GUAY - Vintage Folk Art Pine Pig Sculpture - Canada - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
ATELIER NOËL GUAY - Vintage pine sculpture of a pig - featuring a well modelled form with an intricately chiseled coat, large drooping ears and closely cropped tail - unvarnished fin...
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Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Three Vintage Portuguese Tulipiere
Located in Chicago, IL
Transport yourself to the vibrant landscapes of Portugal with this captivating set of three vintage 20th century Portuguese blue and white gl...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Shirred Rug, c.1850
Located in Savannah, GA
A floral shirred rug, New England, circa 1850.
Professionally mounted on stretched canvas frame.
67 by 32 inches
Category
1850s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
Antique German Hand Painted Cabinet, circa 1850
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pine cupboard from rural southern Germany, dating from around 1850. The cupboard was probably given as a wedding gift. This cabinet is made of solid pine and is hand-painted in vib...
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1850s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Decorated Sea Chest, having a hinged lid with breadboard edges, above a dovetailed case with applied molding around base, the original wooden beckets with relief carved ...
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Folk Art Bob Dylan Bust
Located in Charleston, SC
This fantastic sculpture of Bob Dylan is made of plaster and finished in a verdigris patina and is gold leafed. Acquired from an Augusta estate, where there was a plethora of Bob Dy...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Folk Art Fish Sculpture from 18th/19th Century Fragments Found Objects
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous large Italian folk art fish sculpture. Hand-crafted in the 21st century using found 18th and 19th century architectural fragments and decorative antique / vintage elements...
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18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell, Driftwood, Giltwood, Reclaimed Wood
Swedish Folk Art Bulb Vase with Floral Motif by Maggie Wibom for Bo Fajans, 1930
By Bo Fajans
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Swedish Folk Art Bulb Vase with Purple and Mustard Yellow Glaze by Maggie Wibom for Bo Fajans, 1930
Bulb-shaped vase featuring a semi-transparent glaze adorned with minuscule purple ...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Large Teal, Gold, Navy and Coral Striped Print Lumbar Cushion
Located in Houston, TX
Large teal, gold, navy and coral striped print lumbar cushion hand-sewn from a vintage cotton textile with embroidered decoration. This decorative pillow is self-backed and includes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960’s Lawnware Pendant Light
Located in Charleston, SC
Vintage Lawnware hanging light, 10” shade, #2310. Funky retro RV Lawnware tiki patio Swag lamp. Real KITSCHY cool planter pot Swag lamp, sometimes known as a Lite Brite Lamp.
Beads make up this hippie style lamp. The lamp works. Great vintage condition. Some of the assorted multicolored plastic decorations are broken or missing, but once it’s lit up, it’s effect is there.
Would be great on a screen porch, a kitschy retro patio, inside in your funky decor or would make a fun lamp...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Antique 19th Century Copper Rooster Weathervane
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th-century American rooster weathervane boasts intricate craftsmanship, with brass finish over copper, a testament to the era's skilled artisans. Standing proudly atop its dir...
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Eagle
Located in Oakland, CA
Early 20th Century hand carved wooden eagle with a red wash finish. The eagle has out stretched wings and a up right posture resting on a rectangular wooden base. Extensive carving ...
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Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Scrap Wood
Early 20th Century Leather Sculpture of a Horse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An Early 20th Century animal figurative sculpture of a rising horse in leather and papier-maché. This decorative equine figure is standing with the help of its tail. There is quite a...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather
Italian 16th century Hand Carved Wooden Lion
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique period piece. Extremely rare 16th century Italian hand carved lion. Most likely once part of a piece of furniture. Beautifully carved in a simple folk art way with traces of i...
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16th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tlaquepaque Tonala Jug, Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, C1940
By Pre-Columbian
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully decorative earthenware jug from the Tonala valley, depicting a ‘Tlaquepaque’ scene with the most beautiful glazed artisanal composition. Graphic vivid colours depicting...
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1940s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
African Tuareg Mat
Located in New York, NY
An african Tuareg Mat depicting with a geometrice design. Tuareg mats are known for their durability because of their reed and leather materials. Ke...
Category
1930s North African Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Reed
19th Century Folk Art Wood Black Painted Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Folk Art Wood Black Painted Box, Mid to late 19th Century.
Charming handcrafted black painted box with unbeatable patina. The interior features off white paint and there is a bras...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ceramic Square Bottle Vase with Naive-Style Motifs in Brown Glaze
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Exuding a distinctive charm, this square-shaped bottle vase features rounded corners and is adorned with captivating painted motifs in brown, beige, and black glazes. The vase's brow...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Murano Hand Crafted Green and Blue Koru Representing a Fern Frond
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage Murano Hand Crafted Green and Blue Koru
Representing a Fern Frond uncurling the Koru is a representation of the New beginning
The piece is 7” tall, 4.5” wide and 1.5” deep
F...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Wingender Pottery New Jersey Blue Decorated Stoneware Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Bristol glazed stoneware pitcher.
By the Wingender Pottery of Haddonfield, NJ.
Of ovoid form with a narrow footed base, an incised & dated inscription and floral (tu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian 19th Century Folk Art Wood Grain Shovel
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This charming folk art shovel is all wood. The patina on this 19th Century piece is incredible and would make a wonderful wall ornament. This shovel would also be impressive added ...
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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Traditional 19th century painted Swedish dome top trunk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Traditional 19th century painted Swedish dome trunk circa 1861.
Hand painted and dated 1861, but chest is older as they are often given away as marriage gifts.
Made from oak rather...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket woven purse from during the first few years Reyes was making Nantucket baskets, ...
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1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cane, Pine
Very large pictorial Korhogo cloth Ivory Coast
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Large pictorial Korhogo cloth, produced by the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. named after the local village (Korhogo) where these types o...
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Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Linen
Swedish Hand-Carved 1900th Century Wooden Folk Art Baking Trough in Pine
Located in Örebro, SE
This is a very beautiful Swedish hand-carved 19th century wooden baking trough in Wabi Sabi style.
It comes made in pine with lovely patina reflecting its age.
On both sides there ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Sailor's Decorated Sea Chest, signed.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's Sea Chest, Late 19th Century, a British sailor's sea chest made from tropic hardwood, possibly teak, of heavy, solid brass-bound construction with dove-tailed joints...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Long Hand Painted Bench With Interior Storage, Hungary circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique hand painted bench with divided storage at over 9' long .
Traditional Eastern European folk art hand-painting reveals faded flourishes/flower borders along front against brow...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
'King Kong' by American Outsider Artist B.D. Floyd
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'King Kong' by American Outsider Artist B.D. Floyd
American, Late 20th century
Oil on Artist Board 21-inches x 24- inches high
Framed 28-inches x 32-inches high
"King Kong" by Ame...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Erik Molin Swiss Carved Birch Old Man Nutcracker Figurine w Fish Tail 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Erik Molin (Swedish 1855-1933) hand carved birch nut cracker (Nötknäckare). Depicts an elderly man with moustache and monacle / eyepatch, wearing a double breasted coat and ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Birch
large butcher's block circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
large butcher's block circa 1930
Comes directly from an old butcher's shop, deserves ordinary restoration, very healthy base
Category
1930s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Beech
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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