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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Item Ships From: England
Style: Folk Art
Contemporary hand-sewn Curllusion quilt by British master maker
Located in London, GB
'Curllusion' quilt in Blanc de Vert colourway by British artist-maker, Emily Campbell. Emily’s knowledge of sewing combines with the formal and visual principles she learned as a two-dimensional designer to re-imagine the patchwork quilt. She has interpreted traditional patchwork geometry, dispensing with floral prints in favour of bold combinations of solid colour. Emily quilts all her designs for us by hand. Bespoke sizes are therefore possible.
An accomplished undergraduate dress and costume maker, Emily progressed from an English degree to a diploma in Clothing Technology and became a pattern maker for the fashion designer Jean Muir. After completing her Master of Fine Arts at Yale School of Art she practised as a graphic designer at Pentagram in New York before embarking on a series of national and international programme director roles in the arts, design and education.
In 2012, a quilt made from old denim and canvas work clothes featured in an exhibition about Gee’s Bend (the famed quilting community in Alabama). This prompted Emily to up-cycle the family’s old jeans into her first patchwork quilt. She studied rhythm, rule and variation in Anni Albers’ pattern drawings. She took inspiration from Gustav Klimt, Victor Pasmore and Ellsworth Kelly, and many more artists besides. Emily is the founder of Pemberton Qwilts. This takes its name from Sheila Frances Hayes, née Pemberton, who first taught Emily to sew.
Three of Emily’s ‘TV Quilts’ were commissioned by Anya Hindmarch for her concept store at London Fashion Week 2023. These bear a single word of personal significance (see images). Emily was also among the textile artists selected for a group show at David Parr House, Cambridge that year.
Helen...
Category
2010s British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Silk, Natural Fiber
Original Antique Print of a Tiger, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a tiger
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 color.
Publi...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
C19th Painted Refectory Table
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic late 19th Century refectory table in its original folk art decoration, the top with foliate scenes of birds in foliage with vines and bunches of fruit on a ocre backgroun...
Category
1880s Dutch Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original Antique Print of Pigeons, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of pigeons.
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
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England to an original 1940s French design.
Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of 12 Original Antique Prints of Ducks After Francis Lydon, C.1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 12 antique prints of ducks.
Lithographs after the original drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon
Original colour
Published b...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Willow Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Willow Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original ha...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Paperweight with Seashore Theme Handmade with Real Sea Shells & Crab, circa 1970
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade English acrylic paperweight having a seashore theme with real items and dating to the 20th century, circa 1970.
This paperweight is handmade of real i...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Original Antique Print of Dogs, 1847, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of dogs
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.
Publi...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Giant Breve, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a giant breve.
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
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
A quirky and charming example of an early 20th Century English folk art whirligig / Weathervane Figure. Stood on a r...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Original Antique Print of an Owl, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an owl.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after cpt. brown with original hand color.
Publishe...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
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
Original Antique Framed Print of a Brown Bear, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a brown bear presented in an antique oak frame
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
Original Antique Print of Crossbills, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of crossbills
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.
Publi...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Linen
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Quirky Hunting & Shooting Floor Lamp A great piece made by a blacksmith
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Quirky Hunting & Shooting Floor Lamp
A great piece made by a blacksmith on a wrought iron stand, it has a Horseshoe shaped base and the upright has a realistic looking imitation Fli...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
A Charming Folk Art Decoy Duck
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1900
An English folk art wooden decoy duck, with original paintwork in red umber and charcoal grey.
Height 15.00cm
Width 35.00cm
Depth 15.00cm
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Boot and Shoe Cleaning Box with Foot Shaped Shoe Rest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Folk Art Boot and Shoe Cleaning Box with Foot Shaped Shoe Rest
A handy and attractive little piece, the handle of the polish box doubles up as a rest to put the foot on to polish t...
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique hand made wooden scale model of an 18th century farm cart circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine meticulously constructed wooden scale model copies the design of a late 18th or early 19th century full sized working example.
It dates to circa 1920.
This cart is we...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 19th century Pyrenean folk art oak and chestnut carved cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century pyrenean folk art oak and chestnut cupboard circa 1800.
Beautiful rustic cupboard from the pyrenees region of the french spanish border. Oak carcass with stunnin...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Chestnut, Oak
Naive School Portrait Of A Man With A Map, Original Antique Oil Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING DEPICTING A MALE SITTER
Depicting a rather portly man with a characterful face in a curly wig with a flouncy collar and sleeves. He is pointi...
Category
18th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine strong box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small mid 19th century swedish painted pine strong box circa 1842.
Beautiful small scandinavian strong box, presented with scraped back paint to reveal original. Feintly still bari...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Small Scandinavian 19th century original painted sarcophagus box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century original painted sarcophagus box circa 1870.
Beautiful decorative box with original paint. Sarcophagus shaped lidded box in original paint with traces of origin...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
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.
Published...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
A rare 19th century folk art diorama of two sailing vessels racing at sea.
Located in Central England, GB
This most attractive mid 19th century folk art cased diorama shows a view at sea with a large three mast English ship being chased in a racing situation by a smaller and faster singl...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Other
19th Century Lignum Vitae Fishermans Priest Turned in Lignum Vitae
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Lignum Vitae Fishermans or Anglers Priest
Turned in Lignum Vitae a good heavy quality fishing priest, lignum vitae, otherwise known as the Wood of Life is the heavies...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Traditional 19th century painted kitchen rack
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Traditional 19th century painted kitchen rack circa 1880.
Beautiful piece of rustic european woodenware from hungary.
This piece when fixed to the wall was originally used for stor...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mid 19th century Swedish folk art hand painted pine coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish folk art hand painted pine coffer circa 1841.
Fine quality piece of Scandinavian folk art. Made from solid pine with a slight dome top lid. Base coated in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Beatrix Potter
Rescued from an early edition of " The Tale of Two Bad Mice "
Possibly a 1st edition from 1904
The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Mid 19th century Swedish hand painted dome top trunk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish hand painted dome top trunk circa 1854.
Beautifully decorated coffer in it's original paint. Initialed on the front a g l d and dated 1854, further decorat...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
69th Battery Royal Field Artillery Framed Commemorative Embroidery
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
69th Battery Royal Field Artillery Framed Commemorative Embroidery
A stunning piece, in fine detail applied and embroidered tapestry, showing the counties and campaigns from 1855 ...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Original Antique Print of a Black Bear, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a black bear.
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 color.
...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set of 5 Original Antique Fishing / Angling Prints, Dated 1801
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great set of 5 fishing prints
Copper-plate engravings
Published by Bunney & Gold, London
Unframed
The measurement give below is for one print.
Free shipping.
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Large Marble Solitaire Board Game with 33 Early Handmade Clay Marbles
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a complete board game of marble solitaire with a large turned maple board from the 20th century and handmade clay or stone marbles from the mi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone
Half Round Blacksmith Made Iron Game Hanger, Kitchen Utensil Hanger
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Half Round Blacksmith Made Iron Game Hanger, Kitchen Utensil Hanger
A great piece it is a half round shape with 4 large hooks, it sits flat on the wall, if you don’t need it to han...
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Beatrix Potter
Rescued from an early edition of " The Tale of Two Bad Mice "
Possibly a 1st edition from 1904
The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 20th century fairground figure Pierre Jean Marie Laval
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century fairground figure
An early 20th century hand carved French fairground knockdown figure in the form of Pierre Jean Marie Laval , in original untouched condition. W...
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Whales and Dolphins, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of whales and dolphins
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 wit...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Copper And Brass Coach or Post Horn. English, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great copper coach or post horn
Brass reinforcing supports and mouthpiece
Original patina
Free UK shipping
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Beatrix Potter
Rescued from an early edition of " The Tale of Two Bad Mice "
Possibly a 1st edition from 1904
The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Swedish painted 19th century spinning wheel
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish painted 19th century spinning wheel circa 1864.
Beautiful piece of traditional swedish history. Being a small model with a foot peddle this machine was likely to used to sp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Beatrix Potter
Rescued from an early edition of " The Tale of Two Bad Mice "
Possibly a 1st edition from 1904
The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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.
Published...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Wooden Trade Sign Advertising Model of Kissel Gold Bug Speedster
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wooden Trade Sign Advertising Model of Kissel Gold Bug Speedster
A Car made famous by Amelia Earhart the Kissel Gold Bug Speedster thought of as one of the hottest cars on the road...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Large Iron “Watneys” Pub Lantern A Great looking piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Iron “Watneys” Pub Lantern
A Great looking piece, the lantern is larger than life, it would once have been hung outside of a Pub
The Lamp is fully working, the side panels ha...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Original Antique Print of Seals, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of seals.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
Published...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Brown Bear, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a brown bear.
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 color.
...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Swedish early 19th century painted pine wall cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century painted pine wall cupboard circa 1820.
We are pleased to offer this 200 year old wall cupboard in original condition.
Presented in it's original paint. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Original Antique Print of Butterflies, 1847, Unframed
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of butterflies.
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
Greek island terracotta atmospheric pierced hanging lantern Hydra 1993
Located in London, GB
Discovered in an artisan studio on the island of Hydra off the Saronic Islands in Greece in 1993.
This handcrafted artisan piece of terracotta pottery, creates a wonderful sheltere...
Category
1990s Greek Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Beatrix Potter
Rescued from an early edition of " The Tale of Two Bad Mice "
Possibly a 1st edition from 1904
The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Rustic Painted Folk Art Wall Shelf with Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Rustic Painted Folk Art Wall Shelf with Drawers
This charming little wall hanging shelf has 2 small drawer and id hand painted in a Folk Art Style
The shelf is 14” high, 20” wide an...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th century Norwegian carved kasa ale cup
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality Norwegian horse head ale bowl known as a kasa/kuksa.
Dated on the base 1773, with makers marks.
Hand carved decoration, with original polychrome paint.
Evidence of ol...
Category
Late 18th Century Norwegian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
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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