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
Vintage Swiss/German Carved and Painted Board Chair
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming vintage Swiss or southern German carved and painted board chair with turned legs. Skillfully painted and structurally strong this chair would be a sweet accent chair in a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Object 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 house models or bird houses. This sculpture works alone on a shelf or table or can be grouped with other house sculptures by the artist. Each house sculpture is unique in design and color.
Jim Rose
Structure #168
found steel with natural rust patina and paint
6h x 4.50w x 2.50d in
15.24h x 11.43w x 6.35d cm
Jim Rose
b. 1966
Bio
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.
Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin
Education
1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Awards
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Solo Exhibitions
2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Exhibitions
2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz
2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery
2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
19th Century Swedish Root Wood Bowl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Sculptural early 19th century Swedish root wood bowl with a natural organic form. ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century fairground figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure
In the form of Benito Mussolini this early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown figure is in or...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Rare Sgraffito Redware Slip Decorated Pottery Charger Large Plate, 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A large charger plate made of Redware pottery, all hand decorated in the Sgraffito Slip Decorated technique, with a stylized floral pattern.
Thi...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Handmade Vintage Small Folk Art Carved and Painted Vanity Bench Stool
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage, handmade floral folk art vanity bench/stool. This wonderful little seat features a full wood construction, with stunning hand carved floral design side panels. Each side i...
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Original Antique Prints of Game Birds, 1830s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great set of game birds. Partridge, Quails, Ptarmigan and Grouse.
Lithographs after the drawings by A. Rider, A. Wilson and Cpt. Brown.
Original color.
Unframed
The measurement...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Near Pair of Antique Welsh Country Ladder back Chairs. C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous near pair of elm ladder back chairs
One is slightly taller than the other
Lovely original patina and colour
Great in a Folk Art interior
Sturdy construction
The measure...
Category
Early 1800s Welsh Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Elm
Rare Pair of Fireman's Axe Parade Torches
Located in York County, PA
Rare pair of fireman’s axe parade torches, 1860-1880:
Pair of fireman’s axe parade torches with traditional wooden axe handles and the heads made o...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Two Deer Antler Mount Trophy Black Forest Carved Wood Plaque Austria Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of two antique Black Forest deer antler trophies on hand carved, Black Forest wooden plaques. They are not dated. Measurement's given in dimensions section refers to the talles...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Antler, Wood
Small Round Mid-Century Butcher Block, Refurbished with Internal Light Bulbs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small round Mid-Century butcher block, Internal Lightbulbs and Refurbished.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Maple
Antique Armenian Marash Embroidery, late 19th Century Turkey
Located in Istanbul, TR
Probably the most prominent and iconic Armenian embroideries comes from Marash, a city in Turkey.
Overall condition is pretty good for its age.
Ple...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Original Hand Painted Pine Two Door Armoire, Hungary
Located in Round Top, TX
This painted pine armoire still maintains the quality and details of the original hand-painted finish in a soft, inviting earth tone pallet.
The four floral panels are framed against...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Mother Mary & Jesus, 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful 19th-century Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art ex-voto retablo lámina painting featuring Mother Mary with the infant Jesus Christ (faded and now almost a ghost-like figur...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Tin
Vintage Marx Fire Chief Friction Action Toy Sedan American, Circa 1930
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
This original vintage friction activated toy sedan" Fire Chief" Car by The Marx Toy Company, circa 1930, is a difficult toy to find, especially in this variation, which I have not se...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin, Steel
19th Century Swedish Provincial Spice Box
Located in Bozeman, MT
Charming 19th century Swedish provincial spice box in its original condition with two sliding doors and one drawer. The interior contains eight compartments intended for different dr...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
American Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Spindly Snake Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand-carved wooden spindly stick in the form of snake (ca. late 19th Century, USA).
Sinuous body with hand carved scale and facial details with metal nails as eyes.
Impressive, long ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Small Folk Art Sofa
Located in Boden, SE
A charming antique sofa from the mid-1800s. The sofa is from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden It's petite and compact, perfect for smaller spaces.
The sofa has a foldable lid tha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage American Brass Sperm Whale Doorstop
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage American brass sperm whale doorstop is a delightful blend of charm and functionality, perfect for adding a splash of coastal flair to your space. Cast in solid brass, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Child's Platform Rocking Horse "Glider". American. Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of American manufacture, circa 1875, this authentic children's platform rocking horse "glider" is hand carved of hard wood, and has a hand craft...
Category
1870s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather
Original Antique Print of an Elephant, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an elephant.
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
Rare Set of Four Mercury Glass & Plastic Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set from Germany or Austria. Each is made from mouth blown glass, the 4 mushrooms with wire are made of plastic and are younger age, this would be a great a...
Category
1910s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
Peruvian Retablo from the Evelyn Ackerman Estate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peruvian retablo purchased from the Evelyn Ackerman estate. This colorful piece features two hinged doors with floral paintings. The interior showcases small ceramic figurines in wha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Antique Greek Rhodes Bed Tent Embroidery, late 18th Early 19th Century.
Located in Istanbul, TR
A rare panel in reasonably good condition from Rhodes of Greece that was a part of a bed tent once.
Category
Early 19th Century Greek Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Puerto Rican Hand Crafted Wood Rooster Sculpture
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Puerto Rican Hand Crafted Wood Rooster Sculpture by Emilio Rosado. It depicts a hand carved and hand painted white, red, yellow and plum color standing proud and tall roost...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Original Painted Large Pine Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This large chest of four drawers is a wonderful find. The hand-painted finish is all original, dating to the mid to late 1700's.
The lovely floral painted details and flourishes wer...
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folk art wedding chest from 1849
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pine wedding chest from 1849. The illustrations are traditional with images of flowers and tulips. The chest was part of a dowry package and would have been in the clean room of th...
Category
1840s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Catrin (Dandy) mask
Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Wood, gesso, paint
1950s-1960s
Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep
This mask is called the C...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish genuine country Folk Art box with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A very beautiful folk Art box from Burträsk ,Västerbotten Northern Sweden.
A very decorative original painting that is typical of that region.
Nice salmon pink original painting ins...
Category
1890s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique German Pine Blanket Chest with Original Paint
Located in Centennial, CO
Antique late 19th century German or Eastern European pine blanket chest with original paint. Beautifully hand painted red and blue flowers an...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Primitive Swedish Pine Log Chair or Kubbestol
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive Swedish pine log chair, or kubbestol, from Dalarna circa 1770-1789. Flip-seat for storage inside chair. Steamed bentwood banding. Fine, dry pale patina. The flip-seat has b...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Big antique rustic country Swedish Wooden bowl
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish wooden bowl from Northern Sweden.
A genuine 19th century Swedish Folk Art Wooden bowl with lovely patina.
The bowl has a fantastically fine wood carving in the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Asian Thai Angel Figures of Musicians Wood Sculptures
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of 2 antique Asian Thai figures of Siamese musicians, nicely hand-carved in wood.
Large heavy Asian gilt wood sculptures depicting Burmese Thai angel...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century American Tramp Folk Art Draws
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century American tramp folk art draws
We share what we love, and we love this late 19th American set of tramp art draws. Made from old cigar boxes...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Print of Beetles, 1847, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of beetles.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original color.
Published, 1...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design.
Finished with a natural bronze patina as sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th c. American Folk Tramp Art Crown of Thorns Cross in a Large Scale
Located in Savannah, GA
This late 19th century large scale American Folk "Tramp" Art double sided "Crown of Thorns" cross is made up of thousands of carved and joined pieces, held together with the joinery ...
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Spindle Lounge Chair with Completely New Upholstery and Padding
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish spindle chair or lounge chair from the mid 1800s. The chair is comfortable and generous with a frame in blackened wood and a padded seat, back- and armrests. Unusual ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Carved Eagle Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
Very unusual pair of chairs, hand carved, possibly using a chainsaw as well as other blades, of a fierce looking eagle with unfurled wings, its talons on the feet of a man on all fou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1929, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque dated 1929. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with inscriptions. This rare kings plaque was issued by a shooting club...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Primitive Handcrafted Organic Highback Naga Chair in Solid Teak, Wabi Sabi Style
Located in Odense, DK
One of a kind charming authentic primitive stump chair made in a single solid hardwood. Hand carved by the Naga tribe in India, ca 1970s.
A nice wabi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Teak
Woven Tule 'Icpalli' Bench made in Mexico from LUTECA
Located in New York, NY
From a craft object to relevant design, these special pieces, made in Mexico, were created to add warmth and texture to your interior. Intended for indo...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Seagrass
Cast Iron Doorstop "Floral Arrangement in Green Vase" Amercan, Circa 1930 SCARCE
Located in Incline Village, NV
My title for this beautiful and excellent condition cast iron doorstop is appropriately called "Floral Arrangement in Green Vase". I have not seen this before, and it is not noted in...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of three Mexican Retablos "Exvotos"
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Set of three Mexican Retablos "Exvotos". The three pieces are prints with a finish that makes them look old.
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Mexican Hand painted Olinalá Screen Divider
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Antique Mexican Hand painted Olinalá Screen Divider
Circa 1930. We offer this rare and beautiful Antique Mexican Hand painted Olinalá Screen Divider made in Olinalá Mexico.
About Ol...
Category
1930s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Korean Minhwa Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting on Silk, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully painted and detailed Korean folk art Minhwa Jakhodo (The letters “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting) Tiger and Magpie...
Category
19th Century Korean Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Japanese Antique Root wood burl sculpture display stand, flower stand wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Tree root display stand (Dai), made from antique wood burl, which looks like a lion dog / Komainu / Foo dog.
The product of 1930s to 50s (mid Showa period) estimate from the style & ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Burl
English Antique Periscope Walking Stick Cane by R & J Beck ca. 1917
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WORLD WAR I BRITISH TRENCH PERISCOPE WALKING CANE
R & J Beck, Ltd., England, ca. early 20th century
Marked "Periscope Mk IV 1917 R & J Beck Ltd. No. 13196"
36" H x 3 3/8" W
An unu...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage Purple Multicolor Turkish Embroidered Folk Art Textile, Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand embroidered textile from Turkey that is perhaps from the 1970-90s. This vintage textile was handmade and is a whimsical examp...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Tramp Art Folk Art Dog or Doll's Bed With Silver And Blue Paint
Located in Stamford, CT
Tramp art dog bed or doll's bed with chip carved decoration and blue and silver paint. The head board wonderfully carved with rosettes, diamonds and a large star in center. The foot ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand Written Persian Book
Located in London, GB
19th century oil on board of a Blacksmith
Of rectangular form, the papier Mache and ebonised cover is finely painted, covered in flowers and a circular motif to the central section...
Category
1850s Unknown Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Malayer King Solomon Pictorial Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Malayer accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. The inscription cartouche indicates the subject is King Solomon and the date is circa 1911. in a frogged...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1950
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Indonesian Kain Batik Tulis, Solo (Surakarta), Java, 1950.
A traditional meticulously hand drawn wax resist painting by canting on cotton of a spirited phoenix pattern inters...
Category
1950s Javanese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
20th Century Handwoven Soft African Bolga Shopping Basket With Leather Handle
Located in Red Lion, PA
20th Century Handwoven African Bolga Basket with Leather Handle
This beautifully handwoven 20th-century Bolga basket is a soft-formed, organic piece made in the Bolgatanga region of...
Category
20th Century African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Straw, Raffia
19th Century Swedish antique genuine rustic Bent wood box with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bentwood Box from Hälsingland, Northern Sweden.
Oval box with lid.
Originalpainted with nice patina after several hundred years of use.
Beautifully pain...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Mexican Carved Wood Sculpture Polychrome Bookends Siesta Folk Art 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A pair of vintage 1950s North American Mexican handmade polychrome painted wood "Mexican Siesta bookends".
Beautiful, colorful design and a great example of Mexican Folk Art male and female wood sculpture book ends, Circa 1950s.
The set is hand-carved from wood and depicts a sleeping Mexican peasant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair of Tyrolean Walnut Armchairs 18th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Rare Pair of Tyrolean Walnut Armchairs
18th Century
Crescent arm ending in rounded terminals
surmounted by a traditional crest with pierced heart
supported by six turned columns
s...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Wooden Tripod Stools C1950
Located in Trensacq, FR
Pair of French tripod stools c1950
A good pair of wooden Basque-style wood tripod stools from midcentury France. These versatile handcrafted three-legged tabouret stools, can also b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Carved Wood Sculpture of the Hindu Deity Nandi With Pedestal, Circa 1920
Located in Point Richmond, CA
South Indian carved wood sculpture depicting the Hindu Deity of Nandi, a recumbent black bull figure, known within the Hindu faith as the vehicle for Siva, often depicted in sculptur...
Category
20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage toy speed boat manufactured by the Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport Connecticut, circa 1933 or earlier; the Lindstrom company having been founded in 1913, made quality tin...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Framed Maxwell Mays Folk Art Oil on Canvas, Ferris Wheel By The Harbor, 1975
By Maxwell Mays
Located in Morristown, NJ
Maxwell Mays (1918-2009) American painter and illustrator. Signed and dated 1975, a framed oil on canvas.
This painting captures a lively and nostalgic scene of a carnival featurin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
A fine Kuba Mask - Rustic African Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
Ngaady aMwaash Mask. African Antique Folk Art Kuba Mask, originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Property from a Private Collection. Acquired by a Norwegian Collector...
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Softwood
19th c. Mexican Retablo "Veronica's Veil" c.1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo "Veronica's Veil" or "El Divono Rostro" in Spain . Oil paint on tin.
The Veil of Veronica, known in Italian as the Volto Santo or Holy Face, is a Roman Catholic Relic which, according to legend, bears the likeness of the Face of Jesus that was imprinted on it prior to Jesus' crucifixion. According to Roman Catholicism, Saint Veronica encountered Jesus in Jeruselum on the way to Calvary. When she paused to wipe the sweat (Latin, suda) off his face with her veil, his image was left on the veil.
In the small village of Osa de la Vega in Spain, there lived a couple who led a very pious life. They were Gregorio de la Torre and Isabel Corral. From their father, Juan Montilla, they inherited a picture of the Face of Jesus or the Divino Rostro. A story that is told one day, to the amazement of many who confirmed its veracity, the picture began to perspire with living blood. News of this extraordinary event spread swiftly and widely throughout the land.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in.
HISTORY
Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo.
The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career.
These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Fourteen Birds by Guy Taplin
Located in Basildon, GB
An original piece of English folk-art sculpture by the acclaimed British sculptor Guy Taplin (b. 1939). Fourteen birds painted and carved wood mounted to a ...
Category
1990s British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Driftwood
Yoruba Royal Beaded Chair Made in West Africa
By Yoruba Tribe
Located in London, GB
Yoruba Royal Beaded Chair, West Africa
A traditional Yoruba royal beaded chair, handcrafted in West Africa. These chairs were historically made for Yoruba kings and high-ranking ind...
Category
Late 20th Century Sahrawi Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beads
Young Male Nudes At Water Fall Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Young Male Nudes At A Forest Waterfall" Vibrant Colored Hand Painting
A rare and unique oil painting by self taught outsider surrealist folk artist Gloria Antoinette Laposka (1922...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Guatemalan Folk Painted Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful painted trunk dates to the mid-20th century and was lovingly crafted by traditional folk artisans in Guatemala. Ideal as a blanket chest, the wooden trunk is crafted of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Guatemalan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Scratch Built Boat Model
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Scratch Built Boat Model
The Pilote Niviere is a French working vessel which sailed from the early part of the 20th century to th...
Category
1940s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Professionally Framed Ottoman Embroidery Fragment, Turkey, E 20th Century.
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.
E 20th C. Ottoman Turkey
Ready to go on a wall.
F...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
"Boy Riding An Alligator" Vintage Wind-Up Toy by J. Chein Co., N.J., Circa 1935
Located in Incline Village, NV
Manufactured circa 1935 by The J. Chein Company in Harrison, New Jersey, this vintage tin toy, when wound up, depicts a young boy in islander garb, trying to ride an alligator who da...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Moroccan Decorative Cat Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative cat sculpture
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made b...
Category
2010s Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
Three Antique Dutch Delft Plates Netherlands Circa 1800
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in the Netherlands circa 1800, these three Dutch Delft plates exhibit a naive yet energetic quality.
The center of each dish features a beautifully hand-painted arrangement of l...
Category
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Delft
19th Century Original Blue Painted Pine Flat Top Trunk from Sweden
Located in Round Top, TX
The light blue paint is all original on this beautiful flat top trunk. A simple monogram of three letters indicate it may have been a wedding or dowry present.
This trunk has origina...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
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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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