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
Large Vintage Buddha Hand Carved Wood Wall Mask
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large vintage hand-carved from one piece of solid wood Buddha mask with gold leaf embellished lotus headdress.
Beautifully hand carved & painted, it has a...
Category
1990s Balinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Giant Advertising Presentation Glass Chalice for Bells Scotch Whisky
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Giant Advertising Presentation Glass Chalice for Bells Scotch Whisky
This is an oversized Glass, made for Pub or Bar display advertising.
The glas...
Category
1920s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century Paint Decorated Storage Box
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A 19th century American or possibly Scandinavian polychrome paint-decorated iron-bound storage box. Measures 13.5” x 25.5” x 18”. Great early untouched condition.
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Large Wooden storage box 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden storage box. The lady’s got them to store there small goods at the wedding. Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 cen...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Birch, Pine
Original Antique Print of Cats, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of cats.
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
Lovely Meticulously Crafted Shell Adorned Antique Oval Mirror from Nantucket
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely oval Sailors Valentine-esque shell mirror from Nantucket meticulous hand crafted with assorted shells on thick wooden frame. Will steal your heart!
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell, Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Wooden bowl dated 1831 Signed HHS
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish wooden bowl signed HHS, dated 1831.
A genuine wooden bowl with lovely patina.
An antique and unique organic wooden bowl.
Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Welsh Scrubbed-Top Cricket Table
Located in Houston, TX
Welsh scrubbed-top cricket table circa 1830-1859. Round scrubbed top upon brown-painted base. Three tapered legs. Hand-carved in pine with mortise and tenon joined construction.
Category
Mid-19th Century Welsh Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Original Painted Narrow Bench with Storage, Hungary
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique hand painted narrow bench with divided seats and storage; 6.5' long. Two bench seats open to reveal interior storage.
Traditional Eastern European folk art painting with dark...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Victorian green & gold Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand, Vintage, German, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Art nouveau green and golden color cast iron Christmas tree stand, was made in Germany, in the 1910s. A nice addition for your Christmas decoration. It holds a stem up...
Category
1890s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Japanese Mashiko Mingei Bamboo Art Pottery Plate in the Manner of Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite beautiful and expertly crafted Japanese Mashiko Ware Mingei (folk craft/folk art) bamboo decorated pottery plate/low bowl quite similar to the works of master potter Shoji Ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Tramp Art Box, c.1890
Located in Savannah, GA
A three lid pedestal tramp art box, circa 1890s.
Larger compartment under top. Velvet lined.
10 ¾ inches wide by 7 ¾ inches deep by 10 ¼ inches tall
Category
1890s Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$1,800
Antique Danish 1841 Mangle Board Wedding Love Gift Colorful Hand-Carved Wood
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Antique Danish or Scandinavian mangle board (clothing and bedding press) dated 1941. It has this text cut into it: KM JDR 1841 and a short text painted on both sides of the handle. I...
Category
1840s Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
A wood catchall mid-20th century French folk art
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A remarkable catchall, emblematic of mid-20th century French folk art, stands out for its ingenious use of half a fruit tree trunk, likely from a cherry tree. This particular trunk s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Wooden Milliners Head, Vintage Austria, circa 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved head. Austria, 1920s or older. Ideal decoration item, used in the displaying and making of hats. Hand carved from wood. Nice display piece in any room. Fo...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
1960s Sculpture of an American Eagle Hand Carved in Seri Ironwood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Carved Wood American Eagle Sculpture 1960s.
Vintage Sculpture of an American Eagle Carved in Seri Ironwood.
Handmade large carved wood eagle ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tatupeba Table Lamp in Natural Palm Fiber 'Medium' - EU plug typ C
Located in São Paulo, BR
Prized as the best work of its category in the Novos Talentos Brasileiros (New Brazilian Talents)
Award in 2020, the Tatubepa lamp is a piece with unique and valuable design. It was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
Circus Poster by Ringling Bros., circa 1971, "Clown Standing over Tents"
Located in Incline Village, NV
This highly animated, bright and colorful circus poster portrays a fabulous looking clown in white frilled garb with red stripes, welcoming everyone to see the "Greatest Show on Earth...
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine
The musical nymph is set on a square base
This is a pleasantly weathered piece in good detail to be ...
Category
1920s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Concrete
American Gilt Carved Wood and Poly Chromed Roman Guard Figurehead, Circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt carved wood and poly chromed nautical figurehead of Roman guard in military attire. Late 19th century.
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Moroccan Khoumya Tribal Dagger, 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moroccan Khoumya Tribal hand -crafted and hand-carved dagger with brass scabbard and a chiseled wooden grip.
Hand made by Moroccan artisans and is one-of-a-kind.
Good condition wit...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Folk Art Painted Picture Frame. English, Circa 1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely painted picture frame
Great piece of folk art
Original paint. Painted on pine.
The measurement given below is the outside of the frame
Internally it measures 9.75 x 8.25 i...
Category
1820s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Primitive Antique Native American Mayan Mexican Folk Art Ocarina Fish Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
An interesting and rather unusual southwestern native North or Central American (Mesoamerican) primitive fish sculpture/instrument. We believe this piece is an earth-toned clay ocar...
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery
Robert Bob Kerr Signed Smith Falls Ontario Hand Carved Wood Duck Decoy
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work, hand carved and painted by renowned Canadian duck decoy artist Robert (Bob) Kerr (b, 1935). Beautifully crafted and decorated.
The work is signed/branded with Ker...
Category
20th Century Canadian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
1900s Antique Hand Carved Wooden Cane
Located in Plainview, NY
An early 20th century hand carved wood men's cane. The cane features beautiful hand carving of flowers painted in multiple colors. The name of what it seems to be the original owner ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Majolica Lidded Jar - Eggplant Form - Hand Painted Leaves - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage majolica hand painted lidded jar - eggplant form - molded ceramic - unsigned - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - minor manufacturing flaws consistent with hand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$206 Sale Price
30% Off
Folk Art Hand Painted XL Colorful Gourd
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Folk Art Hand Painted XL Colorful Gourd
18 h x 16 diameter
Original vintage unrestored
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Raku Ceramic Vessel Vase by Bob Green
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Bob Green Southern Folk Art Burnished Raku Vessel
This stunning burnished raku ceramic vessel by Bob Green, a celebrated Southern folk artist, showcases the captivating unpredictabil...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$1,350 / set
19th c Wooden Ceremonial Fraternal Masonic Crook and Metal Spear on Metal Bases
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size gold gilt wooden ceremonial fraternal Masonic Crook perched on a long painted wooden pole. Supported by a decorative three-footed metal base, the gilt wood crook itself me...
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
$550 Sale Price / item
70% Off
Mid-Century American Folk Art Wood Articulated Man Figure
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Folk Art wooden articulated man, circa the 1950s. This nearly 5-foot tall, handcrafted piece, epitomizing Mid-century American craftsmanship, is made ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Large Early 20th.Century Pine Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Early 20th.Century Pine Horse
This is a substantial animal, he has previously been stripped back to mostly bare wood, which does help to show what sound condition he is in
He...
Category
1910s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Folk Art Model of a Lockheed Constellation Airliner
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large model of a Lockheed Constellation made by Charles Long. The airplane is made of redwood. The propellers are pine. Charles was a captain in...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Set of Three Grape Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size alw...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
19th Century Swedish Painted White Mora Clock
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th Century painted long case clock or Grandfather clock. This Scandinavian folk art clock is from the region of Småland, where the village of Lönshult is (see the name of t...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
$1,590 / item
Pair of Antique Swedish Rustic Folk Art Chairs in Solid Pine with Genuine Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Pair of Swedish rustic chairs in folk art made during the first years of the 1800s, around 1800 to 1810 in northern Sweden. The chairs are primitive and unique, made by hand in solid...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Folk Art Wall Shelf, Island of Amager, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century Folk Art wall shelf, Island of Amager, Denmark
Shelf is decorated with carved figures.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Terracotta Candle Holder Handbuilt and Handpainted by the Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt freckles terracotta candle holder
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by Houda
Approximate measurements: 1....
Category
2010s Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
Important Monumental Vintage Folk Art Painting of Vibrant Harvest Scene - Mexico
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A captivating vintage Mexican folk art painting brimming with color, cultural richness, and a very unique story! While at a destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta, our driver passed ...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Elmer Crowell Quarter Sized Canada Goose Decoy, circa 1930s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Quarter Sized Canada Goose Decoy, by J.Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, MA (1862 - 1952), circa 1928 - 1943, a hand carved and painted diminutive Can...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Professionally Framed Greek Embroidered Chemise Hem Fragment, 19th C.
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.
Late 19th C. Greece.
Ready to go on a wall.
Frame...
Category
19th Century Greek Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Scandinavian Folk Art Wine, Alcohol Oak Cask, 19th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
Scandinavian Folk Art oak cask, crafted in the 19th century and steeped in rustic tradition.
Constructed from robust oak staves and secured with authentic iron banding, this piece e...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century Wooden Cross, Guanajuato, Mexico
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Wooden cross
Guanajuato, Mexico
Wood, paint
22 x 13 inches, (56 cm x 33 cm)
18th century
A wonderful old wooden cross with a painted crucified Christ figure, an angel, possibly Mary Magdelene...
Category
18th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pennsylvania Dated 1845 Woven Jacquard Coverlet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed and dated :
Made By Samuel Dornbach Sugarloaf County,Pennsylvania 1845 coverlet hand woven and in fine condition.The fringe is full length and unworn.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Exceptional Painted Bookcase with Gold Leaf Carvings
Located in Vo', Veneto
Exceptional bookcase painted in blue and red with gold leaf carvings.
Two large side pillars, with richly carved scrolls, lacquered and gilded wi...
Category
1810s Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fir
19th Century French Cast Iron Butcher's Shop Trade Sign in the Form of a Cow
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French cast iron butcher shop trade sign retaining old paint and cast in low relief in the form of a steer wearing a tasseled blanket and with it's head turned. The blanked cast with...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
German Folk Art Grey and Cobalt Blue Stoneware Jar
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A very decorative German folk art grey stoneware jar with cobalt-blue painting from the 1st half of the 20th century.
Traditional Westerwald stoneware is a type of ceramic ware that was produced in the lower Westerwald and the Kannenbäckerland in the early modern period. Since the 17th century, it has been one of the dominant types of German stoneware. The technique for producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting proved...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Wooden Carousel Horse / Zebra, European Hand-Carved Folk Art Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Detailed and expressive, this authentic handmade carousel / merry-go-round zebra demonstrates how popular or folk style sculpture can reach the level of high art. With its original p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Swedish Folk Art Pine Trunk with Wrought Iron from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish folk art trunk from the mid 1800s. The trunk is made in northern Sweden and has old historic paint with initials and dating – 1875 – on the lid. The last letter of the initia...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Burmese Betel Box “Kun-It”
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Burmese Betel Box “Kun-It”, a cylindrical woven container with a deep lid and shallow interior tray, all covered in layers of red black and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
French Folk Table
Located in London, England
Incredible waney edge coffee table with the most eye catching grain.
Adze carved details to the legs and edges.
France 1970s.
W 125cm x D 67cm x H 49cm
Category
1970s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Elm
$3,559
Long Folk Art Articulated Flexible Carved and Hand-Painted Snake Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming folk art carved articulated snake sculpture crafted to mimic realistic snake motion (ca. 1980s, likely South American).
Hand-painted body and facial details present.
Unusual...
Category
1980s South American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
African Tuareg Silver Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Tea pot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Large Folk Art Wood Carving of a Nude Woman
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large Folk Art caving of a nude woman. This was done by a geologist and professor as a hobby. The sculpture shows some dings, dents, scuffs and wear.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fir
Pictorial Animal Human Turkish Rug, Mid 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Eclectic Vintage Turkish Pictorial rug from the middle part of the 20th century.
2'2'' x 3'6''
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Folk Art Watercolor Painting - Unsigned - Canada - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage folk art watercolor landscape painting on paper - unsigned - unframed - Canada - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - no repairs - ready to ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
$147 Sale Price
30% Off
19Thc Decorated 6 Gallon - Crock Lamp From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc decorated (butter churn ) crock with handles is in fine condition.It is newly wired and newly made linen shade.
Category
1860s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,580 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th century Swedish hand painted dome top coffer
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
1970’s Indian Tripod Female and Male Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Indian hand carved and painted wood male and female chairs.
This were purchased in India in the 1970’s.
In beautiful original condition...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$6,500 / set
Swedish Craft, Bowl, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A wood bowl produced in Sweden, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Rustic Hardwood Low Side Table. English C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous rustic low side table
Made from very heavy tropical hardwood
I particularly like the simplicity of this piece
Amazing patina and colour.
Completely original with no rest...
Category
1790s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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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