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
Original Antique Prints of Butterflies, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of butterflies
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Norwegian Rose Painted Wood Bowl
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A fabulous antique "rose maling" painted bowl dated 1842. Displays beautifully on a coffee table or side table standing alone or filled with fruit on a kitchen counter.
Category
19th Century Norwegian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Oversized Blue and White Mexican Talavera Glazed Ceramic Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Authentic oversized very fine blue and white Mexican Talavera de la Reina glazed ceramic bowl.
Huge blue and white Mexican Talavera pottery handcrafte...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century, Rooster Weathervane, American
Located in Incline Village, NV
Late 19th century, classic form molded rooster copper weathervane with sheet brass tail and zinc legs, which are supported by the original
13 1/2" copper bar. Weatherane is similar i...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century French Folk Art Storage Basket
Located in Allerum, SE
Unusually large 19th century French folk art storage basket. coiled construction with straw and bark. Ca 1890 France.
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Straw
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
Early Vintage Chein Company All Tin Toy Wind-Up Limousine, American, Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is one of the earlier, New York City based, J. Chein Company, tin toy pieces. They started doing lithography in 1930.
This toy wind-up sedan was made circa 1930 and is brightly ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Vintage Round Woven Herringbone Raffia Coasters in Pink Brown and Green Set of 6
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of six woven raffia drink coasters. This vintage set will be a great addition to your barware. Woven from light raffia, each coaster has a woven center in a brown, green, and p...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Raffia
$40 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pillowcase made from a Mid 20th C. English Crewel work embroidery
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert .
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry clean is recommended.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century Swedish Blue Painted Pine Baby Cradle
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful baby cradle was handcrafted by a loving family in the mid 1800's. The original blue painted finish with white flowers has been worn away from years of use; especially areas where it was touched, even the tips of the base where a foot was placed to rock it. The thick natural pine is revealed below, including cracks, old dried wormholes, scratches, gouges etc.
This wood cradle has been restored and waxed. It is solid/structurally sound. Antique cradles...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
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
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
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
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
Sergio Bustamante, Female Bust with Lizards, Ceramic And Mixed Media
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunning Sergio Bustamante (Mexican Artist, 1949- ), Female Bust with Lizards, Ceramic And Mixed Media. Woman is holding a detachable face mask on a gold stick. Bustamante often comb...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French Tramp Art Mirror with Pinecone Frame, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
This expressive French mirror, dating to circa 1900–1920, showcases a striking Tramp Art frame intricately decorated with pinecone scales. The dramatic arched crest and sculptural co...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Collecting Clarice Cliff Book by Howard Watson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collecting Clarice Cliff Book by Howard Watson.
The bold, bright hand-painted designs and extraordinary shapes of Clarice Cliff ceramics have attracted collectors for decades.
Now, there is a convenient handbook with pricing, pattern identification, and a detailed history of Clarice Cliff and her work, a unique find in the small selection of books on the popular pottery.
Readers will find over 500 price listings for teaware, plates, pots, vases, novelties and more.
Nearly 200 detailed, full-color photos of the most common pattern styles, along with a convenient shape guide, aid in identification.
Clarice Cliff remains one of the most revered and respected ceramic artists of the 20th century. Clarice Cliff comprehensively records her life and work, celebrating it with excellently reproduced images of her major pieces from her collections all around the world.
Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Subjects: Cliff, Clarice 1899-1972. Bizarre ware. Art deco England. Pottery Design. Genre: Decorative arts. Language: English.
Title: Collecting Clarice Cliff.
Publisher: London : Kevin Francis...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
"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
Italian Antique Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an antique Italian cabinet.
It is probably quite old, dating back to the 1700s or 1800s.
The texture it has acquired over the years gives it a dignified appearance that is ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
$4,500
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
Original Painted Pine Baby Cradle Rocker, Sweden 1850-55
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful baby cradle was hand-crafted by a loving family in the mid 1800's. Note each of the narrow ends with dates and monograms. The original painted finish with red/orange panels, white flowers and green leaves is also gently appealing where the paint is worn away from years of use revealing the aged pine. The faux wood brown background was the traditional folk art style of the era.
This wood cradle has been restored and waxed. It is solid/structurally sound. A new base/bottom has been added. An old alteration is seen along the rockers where it was raised up. Antique cradles...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Hand Painted Haitian Game Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Haitian game board crafted in wood and hand painted with parrots, ballet dancers, and the tree of life in a rustic naive style and signed by the artist J Michel.
Category
20th Century Haitian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint
Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English fairground carousel central fragment
A hand carved example of a vibrant and highly decorative fairground carousel central mirror panel. With its original...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Early 20Thc Wool Amish Pennsylvania Bars Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine all wool bars quilt is from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and has very fine tight quilting & in very good condition. The simple cool colors are also amazing as it goes wit...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Early 20th Century American Bed Quilt ( 8'9'' x 10' - 267 x 305 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Bed Quilt ( 8'9'' x 10' - 267 x 305 )
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Fabric
Midcentury Persian Folk Handmade Throw Rug in Red
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan folk rug handmade during the mid-20th century in scatter/throw rug size with a red field filled with geometric botehs (paisleys).
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
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
Large Vintage Balinese Painting on Silk from Ubud Bali 1960's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid 20th Century Balinese Painting on silk fabric, Framed.
Vintage large Balinese art painting, from Ubud, Bali acrylic on silk.
Beautiful artwork by the Indonesian artist from Ubud.
Painted in Peliatan, Ubud Bali by VJ. Kupur as signed on the bottom left hand corner.
Balinese Folk Festival ceremonial procession, Ink and acrylic paint on canvas.
Batuan painting evolved in the 1930s after a group of local villagers tested different forms with ink-washed paintings upon black backgrounds. These paintings often reveal Batuan’s cultural life, directly through their elements of line, shape, and tone. Meticulous design, craftsmanship, and strong visual impression are characteristic of the style.
The painting comprise individual shapes which are painted in a precise and systematic manner that does not leave any empty space. The complexity of the paintings is inevitable as each of the strokes, lines, gradations, the characters or the subjects forms a delicate unity that finely balances the figure-filled canvas. Various gradations of colors separate different sections of the painting. The landscape is enticing and endless.
About Bali Art...
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Mid-20th Century Balinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Set of 16 Large Original Antique Exotic Bird Prints, 1830s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great set of bird prints
Lithographs after the drawings by Cpt. brown.
Original hand color.
Unframed
The measurement given below is for one print.
Category
1830s Scottish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
A Large Pair of Extraordinary Decorative Early 20th C. Wooden Barn Doors
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful pair of very large interlocking hardwood barn doors which have been in storage in a 19th C. New England barn for many many years. Each door is very intricately and beautifully decorated on their interior sides with a lattice and sunburst wooden...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$10,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 4 snuff bottles, filigree glass 1920s tobacco bohemian forest, Germany
Located in Wien, AT
Set of four early glass snuff bottles, very rare from the 1920s, made of one of the glassworks in the Bohemian Forest, Germany.
These are collection items that were made to a master...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Indian Tanjore Goddess Laxmi Painting
Located in New York, NY
Antique Tanjore Indian painting of Laxmi, the goddess of beauty, wealth and prosperity. She sits resplendently on a lotus flower, symbol of enlightenment.
The elephants playfully spr...
Category
20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,900 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted 2 Piece Step Back Cabinet
Located in Charleston, SC
This lovely 2 piece cabinet has a beautiful floral design with the main colors being yellow, green, and a rustic red. The lower portion has 2 doors wit...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
$2,928 Sale Price
38% Off
Danish Cabinetmaker Spindle Chairs in Solid Stained Elmwood, Early 20th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Set of 4 charming folk art style spindle back chairs made in Denmark in the early 20th century by a cabinetmaker. The chairs are made from solid stained elmwood with an amazing grain...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Hand Carved Wood Elephant
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand carved wood in a form of an elephant.
No tusk
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Toy Noah's Ark, German
Located in Incline Village, NV
Toy Noah’s Arks for children to play with were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Germany was very prolific in their production. This particular ark is all ori...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,650 / set
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
Coastal Oval Sea Shell Encrusted Wall Mirror
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A shell encrusted mirror that will bring the beach indoors. A perfect reminder of the beach, this mirror is oval in form and created from wood. Shells are painstakingly placed throug...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell, Mirror, Wood
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage American Wind Up Tin Toy "Milton Berle" Crazy Car by Marx Toy Co C.1952
Located in Incline Village, NV
The "Milton Berle" car is one of a series of "Crazy Cars" manufactured by the Louis Marx Toy Company of New York City; this one being one of the more prolific examples, owing to the ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
German Sheep Stool by Hans Peter Krafft for Meier 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
A rare and highly collectible life-sized German Sheep Stool, designed by Hans Peter Krafft and produced by Meier in the 1980s. This remarkable piece perfe...
Category
1970s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wool, Birch
$2,896 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Wax Butter Mold with Habsburg Imperial Coat of Arms
Located in Milano, MI
18th century dark wax butter mold with habsburg imperial coat of arms, diameter 20 cm with engraved inscription IG S and M S 1737.
Good age related condition, this lovely Mittle-...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Other
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of Royal Navy Ship with Sunset,
Circa 1875
This is a lovely example of a sailor's woolie with wonderful color and subject.
The sailor's woolwork or sailor...
Category
1870s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Guerlain Shalimar Cologne Perfume Bottle Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage collectible Guerlain Shalimar eau de cologne perfume bottle.
Empty collectible glass bottle of the famous Shalimar perfume.
Shalimar ...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Hand Painted Side Table Early 20th Century Folk Art
Located in Trensacq, FR
Vintage Folk Art hand-painted table C1940s France.
Charming French wooden side table beautifully decorated with a floral arrangement. A lovely example of early 20th century French 'A...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$533 Sale Price
54% Off
Original Antique Prints of Shells, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of shells
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
$105 / set
Woven Tribal Basket Vase in Brown and Black
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small woven basket shaped like a vase. Woven with natural fibers in geometric patterns, this small decorative piece of folk art would be beautiful...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wicker
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from reclaimed wood, this rustic koi sculpture recreates early 20th-century Chinese folk art designs. The fish is carved with a squat, rounded body and finished with colo...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Unusually Charming 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Table with original paint.
Located in Boden, SE
Charming small folk art table from Önsköldsvik, Northern Sweden . It’s completely hand-made in Swedish pine and every detail is carefully considered. Made during the early 1800s, around 1810, the table has some wear and distress after time and use. The size and proportions makes it an excellent side table or bed sidetable...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Turn of The Century Deer Horn Handle American Walking Stick Circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
Desirable western themed walking stick with a deer horn, highly figured handle in natural bone colors, with original brown highlights to the boned recessed horizontal lines. This is ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bone
Charming Northern Swedish Handmade Folk Art Wooden Figurines
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming hand-carved wooden figurines in folk art from northern Sweden. The set of 6 figurines are made by hand in solid Swedish pine and painted by My...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Bird Prints, Oriole and Bee-eaters. 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of 0riole and Bee-eaters
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
German Tinplate Clockwork Wind Up Toy By Ernest Paul Lehman "Quack Quack" C 1903
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very popular Lehman wind up toy; emblematic of "whimsy" typical of Ernest Paul Lehman whose toy company opened in Brandenburg, Germany in 1881.. The action portrays a mama duck walking along with her three baby chicks in tow being carried in a basket from behind. The toy is nicely lithographed with a greenish yellow basket; light and dark green baby chicks, and the mother duck with yellow green features and an orange and white undercoat. The underneath of the basket is filled with markings documenting the genesis of the toy. "Paak Paak" German for "Quack Quack": are clearly spelled out along with "Lehman" "Pat. U.S.A. March 12, 1903". Printed on the side #645 indicating the catalogue number (see image).
To operate:
wind up the attached clockwork key on the right side; release while still in your hand to see what happens; wind up some more and then gently place on the floor to watch the baby chicks bob up and down as mama pulls them forward. Very few examples are intact---legs usually absent and mechanisms broken, and examples are incomplete because of rough play.
This example is completely original with no restoration of any kind and no touch up to the lovely surface.
The toy is catalogued as "EPL #645" and documented on page 59 and 60 of the book "Lehman Toys" by Jurgen & Marianne Cieslik, published in 1982.
This would be a wonderful addition for the discerning collector of antiques children...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
19th Century Tobacconist’s Trade Sign
Located in Greenwich, CT
English carved and polychrome decorated wood tobacconist’s trade sign in the form of a “Turk” wearing a distinctive headdress and dressed in a long robe, this advertising figure rela...
Category
19th Century British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mexican Original Painted Wedding Chest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand crafted & painted Mexican wedding trunk is in fine condition.Notice all the brass trim & brass nail heads or tacks are all origina...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century American Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century American Carved and Decorated Ship's Figurehead, circa 1880, in the form of an elegant young lady, with lovely features and beautifully carved hair pulled back in a bun,...
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Marvelous Antique Carved Wood Locksmith Trade Sign
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful early 20th century carved mahogany locksmith trade sign in the shape of a large key. Makes an unexpected piece of wall art as a found object with tons of character.
Category
Early 20th Century American 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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