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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
19th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3' x 5'5" - 90 x 165 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3' x 5'5" - 90 x 165 )
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1880s American Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Fabric, Wool

Antique Folk Art Bookcase, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This 19th-century folk art shelving unit is a beautifully primitive, handcrafted piece featuring scalloped trim along one side and three spacious tiers. Made from solid wood with vis...
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19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Classic Maine Eider Drake Decoy, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Classic antique Maine Eider Drake Decoy, circa 1920s, with head tucked back in contented posture. Decoy is in well worn original paint with touch-ups to the black areas. The neck has obvious very old crack but is strong and stable. The great painted surface is dry and weathered. Looks and is a true down east "Old Salt...
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1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Combination Chair and Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Primitive combined chair and table. This folk art combination furniture is a good example of 19th century compact living. The goal was to fit as many uses into the same item or a lim...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Pine

Antique Chinese Buddhist Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Chinese Buddha rug. Measures: 2'3'' x 4'3''.
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture

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Wool

English Banner Weathervane
Located in Greenwich, CT
Striking English copper weathervane having exceptional weathered surface in the form of a flying banner with spear finial, fleur-de-lis pointer and pierced decorated body. Great form...
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1860s Great Britain (UK) Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Copper

Pair of handmade Folk Art Tunisian bedside tables or shelves
Located in Lyon, FR
Adorable pair of bedside tables or shelves made in Tunisia and directly brought back from our last holidays there. Carved wood and handpainted. With a secret space for you to put you...
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1980s Tunisian Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Wood, Paint

British Sailor's Large Woolwork with Ship named The City of Rome on a Rough Sea
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Large Woolwork with Ship named The City of Rome on a Rough Sea, Nineteenth Century. The large sailor's woolwork or woolie depicts a view of the ship, SS City of Rome, with three funnels and four masts. On the bow is stitched the ships name "CITY OF ROME". She flies a number of flags: the Red Ensign on the foremast, an anchor flag on the main mast, a red banner on the mizzenmast as well as an American flag on the jigger mast. There are two smaller ships in the foreground, all on a choppy sea with multiple colors of blue and white. The wool is within a maple frame. She is considered one of the most beautiful steamships built, with her classic clipper bow and sail rigging illustrating the transitional period of sail to steam Frame: 26 1/4 inches high x 33 1/4 inches wide x 2 1/10 inches deep. Now with Museum Conservation Glass. Reference: City of Rome was a British ocean liner, built by the Barrow Ship Building Company for the Inman Line to be the largest and fastest liner on the North Atlantic route. Though not achieving the requested specifications due to design compromise, and so returned to Barrow-in-Furness after only six voyages, she is considered one of the most beautiful steamships built, with her classic clipper bow and sail rigging illustrating the transitional period of sail to steam. The Anchor Line managed her on various routes until 1900. She was scrapped in 1902. Development and design The completion of the Guion Line's Arizona in 1879 forced all major trans-Atlantic companies to consider building new high-speed passenger liners. Designed by William John, who later would design the United States Navy's first battleship, the USS Texas...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wool

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...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Small Vintage Concrete Ducks Garden Ornaments
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of charming ducks with a lovely, aged patina. This chippy pair could be used indoors or outdoors. We see them sitting on a coffee table atop books or in an outdoor garden. Certai...
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Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Furniture

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Concrete

Exceptional and Unusually Large 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Turned Bowl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Exceptional and unusually large 19th century Swedish / Scandinavian finely turned wooden folk art bowl in Its original finish, signed HE S. circa 1830, Sweden.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Outsider Art Wood Sculpture with Geometric Appliques
Located in Chicago, IL
Detailed and eye catching outsider art "found" wood sculpture. Constructed from floor moldings and cut paper geometric appliques. Unsigned.
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Group of 17 Antique 19th & 20th Century Folk Art Sewing Needle / Pin Cushions
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible collection of 17 Folk Art pin cushions. The group comprising pansy flowers, strawberries, boots, mittens, a rolled cushion, 2 books, a pear form, a bell form, a carrot, and a heart. In varying materials including silks, wools, and cottons. The carrot is the newest, made from an early synthetic fiber. Some are filled with cotton batting, some with sand or sawdust. From the personal collection of a long-standing, well-regarded Virginia antiques...
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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Furniture

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Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Satin, Silk, Thread, Natural Fiber

Vintage Banjara Ethnic Embroidered Chaakla with Mirrors, Wall Hanging, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A beautiful vintage Indian textile from Gujarat. India – Gujarat floss silk embroidery Chalka folk art textile, vintage wall hanging. Antique Banjara Embroidered Chaakla textile with Mirrors, Wall Hanging, India. Banjara tribal Chaakla textile wall decor, India. This handwoven base cloth is embellished with mirrors and hand embroidery work. Antique Textile Folk art. Great piece of textile for framing or hanging on the wall. This piece was made for personal use, and was well used. Embroidered ceremonial cloth, square hanging folk art...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture

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Linen, Silk

A Hand-Carved Wabi Sabi Wooden Mortar, Africa, c. Early 20th Century
Located in Hønefoss, 30
Beautiful Hand-Carved Wabi Sabi Mortar that works perfectly for a planter. By unknown designer in Africa, c. early 20th Century. Wear consistent with age and use showing wonderful ...
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Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Vintage Boho Carved Wood Cuban Man Sculpture
Located in west palm beach, FL
This Vintage Boho Carved Wood Cuban Man sculpture brings whimsical personality and cultural charm to any space. Standing over four feet tall, this hand-carved and hand-painted figure...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Vintage Turkish Rooster Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkishmat size rug depicting a rooster on an ivory field. Dated 1976 Measures: 1'10" x 2'.
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1970s Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Wool, Foam, Cotton

Pair of Antique Handmade Water Bottles
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940, we offer this pair of antique handmade water bottles.
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1940s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Glass

19th Century Miniature Chest of Drawers in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century miniature chest of drawers in original paint.
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique French Nautical Automaton, likely from Marseilles, circa 1860, a glass domed diorama with windmills and cottages on hillside, overlooking harbor with ship rocking on waves to a musical tune. The interior of glass dome has a hand painted landscape with trees, village and expansive sky; the diorama features a carved or molded cottage and windmill with figures winding along path down to the water's edge; a paper or papier-mache barque rides on a blue tissue paper sea; a pull-string activated mechanism plays music, rocks the ship on the sea...
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1860s French Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Clay, Glass, Paper

Pair J.W. Reynolds Duck Decoys, Chicago, 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of J.W. Reynolds Duck Decoys, Chicago, 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Glass Eyes Signed “JW” Cipher J.W. Reynolds operated a decoy factory in Chicago, Illinois, around 1910. Th...
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20th Century American Folk Art Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Original Dark Blue Painted Sideboard With Flowers, Sweden dated 1860
Located in Round Top, TX
While you can frequently find original painted Swedish trunks, it is difficult to find a cabinet or sideboard with exceptional original folk art paint such as this one. The two panel...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Stoneware Two Handled Jug Lamp
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 19th century stoneware two handled jug, now as lamp, having unusual mottled rust and grey pottery surface and excellent form. Shade not included.
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1860s European Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Earthenware

Pair of Hand Carved Wooden African Folk Art Figure Lamps and Custom Woven Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Folk Art lamps - Hand carved African Figures on a black base - A decorative brass rod extend to the top with two custom made Lamp Shades...
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20th Century Central African Folk Art Furniture

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Brass

Antique Original Naive Still Life Oil Painting Depicting Fruit, Early 20th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Original Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting Fruit A charming depiction of a menagerie of fruit on a pewter plate including bananas, apples, grapes, plums and an orange. Paint...
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Furniture

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Canvas, Paint

Naive Ethiopian Painting for the 79th Anniversary Italo-Ethiopian War in 1975
Located in Budapest, HU
Mengistu Haile Mariam and other Generals looking at the celebrators oil on canvas painting, 90 x 190 cm with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
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1970s Ethiopian Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Canvas

Vintage Mexican Tonala Pottery Hand Painted Bird
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art. Flora de la Cruz Acapulco Gro Mexico hand painted bird dove ceramic. Warm earth tone polych...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture

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Ceramic, Pottery

Turkish Figural 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century anatolian mat with a peculiar facial motif on a lavender field. Measures: 1'7" x 2'7”.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Fairground Knock Down Figure
Located in London, GB
Jeu De Massacre Fairground Figure One of the finest examples of a late 19th Century fairground knock down figure we have had the pleasure to obtain, in ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Vintage Boho Shell Encrusted Parrot
Located in west palm beach, FL
Bring a touch of whimsical coastal charm to your space with this stunning vintage shell-encrusted parrot! Meticulously crafted with an array of real shells in beautiful pinks, orange...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Furniture

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Shell, Wood

18th-Century Mocha Pottery Mug with Ochre Slip Ground
Located in Downingtown, PA
Mocha pottery mug with ochre slip ground, circa 1790-1810   The cylindrical mug with a flared foot has an ochre-colored slip ground with a wide white band at the rim with a nar...
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1790s English Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Pottery

Moorish Heads Vases "Catania Bordeaux", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
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2010s Italian Folk Art Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Pair Of Scandinavian Rococo Folk Art Wooden Paintings
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of early Swedish Rococo Folk Art wooden paintings or table tops.
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Mid-18th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Large Oil Painting on Canvas, Modernist Abstract, by Jim Bray, circa 1963
By Jim Bray
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large oil painting on canvas. Modernist Abstract, by Jim Bray, circa 1963. Charming image. Child-like. Great use of color, texture, space.
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Canvas, Paint

Antique Early Oak Carved Panel Niche, Wall Mounted Mirror Shelf, 17th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE CARVING An early oak carved panel with a central niche topped with a clamshell, above that swags of fabric are depicted. The niche is flanked on either side by hanging fruit...
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17th Century European Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Oak

Taxco Mexican Sterling Mask Brooch with Large Green Agate and Stamped Details
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Taxco Sterling Mask Brooch with Large Green Agate and Stamped Details 925 silver brooch with carved details and green agate stone from an ancient Mexican mask is a beautiful piece t...
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20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture

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Agate, Sterling Silver

English Mocha Pottery Creamware Earthworm Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Mocha Pottery Creamware Earthworm Jug, Circa 1800-10 The creamware jug with a pinched spout and a leaf terminal handle and a flared foot has two wide molded bands with alter...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Creamware, Pottery

Large Painted Folk Art Drum This Is a Very Bright and Colourful Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Painted Folk Art Drum This is a very bright and colorful piece, the Drum is made in wood with colorful pictures on the outside, it has ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture

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Pine

Original Cover of Mexican Comic "Sensacional de Maestros"
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this amazing original cover painted in gouache in excellent vintage condition, issue 291 "Al gato y al ratón jugabas con mi chon", circa 1990. About the Sensacional Comics as part of the Mexican Culture: "Sensacional" is the generic name of a handful of Mexican comics published at the end of the 1970s (1979 to be exact) and whose "boom" remained in force within the Mexican idiosyncrasy for around 20 years, (all the decade of the 80's and 90's) to then go downhill and "evolve", so to speak, until they become sexually explicit...
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1990s Mexican Folk Art Furniture

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Acrylic

Antique Swedish Folk Art Stump Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish stump chair in folk art. The chair has a round shape and is made from a hollowed pine tree stump. The chair is in untouched conditi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Pine

Antique 1832 Sampler, Jane Peacock Age 8, Friendship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Jane Peacock age 8. With a Friendship poem along with embroidered birds, squirrels, and a charming house in the country with a dog in the yard. A pretty floral vine border on all ...
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19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Fabric, Glass, Wood

Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner ...
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1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Canvas

Swedish Designer, Side Chair, Wood, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood side or lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1930s. Seat height: 15”
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1930s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Olga Fisch Carpet "Caceria 'The Hunt'" Hungary/Ecuador, circa 1950
Located in Evanston, IL
A "Caceria" designed by the Hungarian Immigre Olga Fisch and hand woven circa 1950 in her Ecuador studio by local artisans. These colorful rugs were an integral part of the 1950s loo...
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Mid-20th Century Ecuadorean Folk Art Furniture

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Wool

Original Red Painted Kubbestol Log Chair, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique carved and painted kubbestol, a traditional Scandinavian chair crafted from a single log. The lovely original red paint is accented by a carved and black painted band. Much o...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Hand-Crafted Vintage Hat Mold Form Made of Pine from Stockholm, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
This beautifully aged, hand-carved vintage hat mold comes from the renowned hat-making company Hugo Landahl in Stockholm, Sweden. Rich in character and patina, it serves as a unique ...
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15th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Pine

Old Japanese Anonymous Handicraft Mechanical Wooden Toy Flying Bird with wheel
Located in Chiba, JP
Old Japanese mechanical toy as amateur wooden handicraft from Showa period, 20th century. When wheeled back and forward tightly, head shaking and wings flapping but as barely and awk...
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20th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture

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Wood

Vintage Raffia Macrame Owl Wall Art
Located in North Miami, FL
This 1960s vintage raffia woven wall art with natural driftwood. This is a wonderfully organic art form. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR MI...
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1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Raffia, Driftwood

Swedish Folk Art 19th-Century Bentwood Box in Pine
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish wooden box, so-called svepask, from the second half of the 19th century. It comes made of pine. This type of vessel was used when the daily provisions were carrie...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Bentwood, Pine

Hand Crafted and Beautifully Painted Dolls found in Southern Mexico, Early 20th
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Hand Crafted and Beautifully Painted Doll found in Southern Mexico, Early 20th Century. Origin: Villa de Zaachila, Oaxaca / Southern México.  
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Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture

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Leather, Wood

Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Religious Temple Architectural Ornament
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce pair of Qing Dynasty temple architectural ornaments, the decorative antique building element fragments each elaborately hand carved, polychrome painted and lacquered, richly detailed featuring two figural pairs accented...
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Early 19th Century Asian Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Antique Folk Art Northern Swedish Handmade Basket
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art basket from northern Sweden made during the mid 19th century, around 1840. The basket is made by hand in pine and has the original paint as well as the original deta...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Pine

Antique Wood Balinese Scarecrow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large antique wooden scare crow used in a rice field from Bali. Arms swing. A great character and piece of folk art! On custom iron base
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20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Furniture

Materials

Iron

18th Century Carved Wooden Angel
Located in Houston, TX
Carved wooden angel from Private Chapel in Provence. Wonderful detail in Angel's hair and draped dress. Figure is mounted on an iron stand.
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18th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Iron

French Turn of the Century Brown and Black Tramp Art Mirror with Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Turn of the Century brown and black Tramp Art mirror from circa 1900 with raised circular medallions. Embark on a journey through time with th...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Original Photo of "El Santo" a Famous Mexican Wrestler
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, We offer this Original Photo of "El Santo" a famous Mexican Wrestler. Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (23 September 1917 – 5 February 1984), known profes...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture

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Paper

Original Antique Prints of Fish, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of fish Unframed. Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color. Published, 1847. The measurement is for 1 print Free shipping
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture

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Paper

Camel Donkey Anatolian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Turkish Anatolian rug with a pictorial donkey design Size: 2'9'' x 4'9''.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture

Materials

Wool

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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