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
Period: Early 20th Century
English Standing Butler with Serving Tray
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dapper art deco standing butler with brass tray crafted in hardwood and paint decorated with cliched high collar, boutonnieres, tails and spats, faithfully ready to serve.
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Unusual Ceremonial Stick
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Unusual Ceremonial Stick
An unusual early 20th Century hand carved ceremonial stick or sorts with open palm hand symbol. Throughou...
Category
1910s Unknown Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Turn of the Century French Carved Tramp Art Mirror with Geometric Motifs, 1900s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Tramp Art mirror from circa 1900 with carved geometric grooved motifs. Behold a striking French Tramp Art mirror, meticulously crafted circa 1900, that serves as a tangible ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Small Swedish Folk Art Painted Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish allmoge folk art painted little box with a combination lock most probably from the region of Dalarna in central Sweden. Hand carved and origi...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Early American Carnival Coin Toss Game Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce American carnival coin toss game. The rare and unusual antique hand carved and painted solid wood amusement park / county fair / mid-way gaming tabl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Drake Decoy, circa 1920, having head with glass eyes and carved mandible, nares and nail on bill, attached to hollow carved two part body (seam i...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Solid Teak Wood Column Base of Traditional Javanese House, Organic c. 1900
By Southeast Asia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful soild teak wood column base the once occupied the interior structure of a traditional Javanese "Limasan" house. Limasan houses have a design ancestry of more than a mille...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
Solid Teak Wood Column Base of Traditional Javanese House, Organic c. 1900
By Southeast Asia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful soild teak wood column base the once occupied the interior structure of a traditional Javanese "Limasan" house. Limasan houses have a design ancestry of more than a mille...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
Antique Fajalauza Glazed Terracotta Ceramic Lebrillo Bowl, Granada Spain
Located in Escalona, Toledo
"Lebrillo" bowl in blue, green and ivory glazed terracotta ceramic from Fajalauza Española from the early 20th century, fully elaborated and painted by hand.
Fajalauza is a style th...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Blacksmith Made Iron Game Hanger, Kitchen Utensil or Pot Hanger
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Blacksmith Made Iron Game Hanger, Kitchen Utensil or Pot Hanger
A great piece with lots of Character, if you don’t need it to hang your game on how about your pots or kitchen utens...
Category
1920s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Solid Teak Wood Column Base of Traditional Javanese House, Organic c. 1900
By Southeast Asia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful soild teak wood column base the once occupied the interior structure of a traditional Javanese "Limasan" house. Limasan houses have a design ancestry of more than a mille...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
1920s 21 box apothecary cabinet
Located in Waxahachie, TX
As seen on Pawn Stars!
Pawn Stars Does America season 2 episode 5 on The History Channel.
Made from 21 antique cheese boxes.
3 different cheese co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Solid Teak Wood Column Base of Traditional Javanese House, Organic c. 1900
By Southeast Asia
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful soild teak wood column base the once occupied the interior structure of a traditional Javanese "Limasan" house. Limasan houses have a design ancestry of more than a mille...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 5'8" x 6'8" - 173 x 203 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 5'8" x 6'8" - 173 x 203 )
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Hunter and tiger wooden sculpture
Located in NANTES, FR
Large wood sculpture depicting a hunter and a tiger. The knife in the hand comes off, and has a metal blade.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Small Early Painted Folk Art Chairs or Side Tables
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Two Smaller Folk Art Chairs or Side Tables With Original Paint and Patina.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
barbotine pitcher "Le Mineur" N°797 in Onnaing earthenware Height: 23cm
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
barbotine pitcher "Le Mineur" N°797 in Onnaing earthenware Height: 23cm Base width: 15cm
to report, a crack on the face
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Timber man Vintage German Yard or Garden Gnome Statue, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural gnome statue. This character statue has been made in Germany, in the 1910s or older. Absolutely gorgeous item with lo...
Category
1910s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Linen, Silk
Rare Antique Collection of Folk Art Brush Holders w. Brushes Dogs, Cat and Bird
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful designs and great condition set of sculptural animal brush holders.
Not too long ago men and women here in Europe who could afford leather shoes took good care and therefor also regularly brushed their leather shoes and/or boots. Especially during the second world war and in the first 5 years after, many men (and woman) had time on their hands and among other kinds of folk art...
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Five Children's Lithographed Alphabet Nesting Blocks, American Circa 1915
Located in Incline Village, NV
Lovely set of colorful early 1900's lithographed five block set of alphabet nesting blocks; used as both an educational item as well as toy/game amuseme...
Category
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Unusual Antique Hand Carved African Fertility Primate / Baboon, Gorilla
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Antique Hand Carved African Fertility Primate / Baboon, Gorilla,, Extremely well executed,, all hand carved,, remnants of original hair, bone eyes and teeth detail.
Category
1910s Cameroonian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bone, Wood
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Old Weathered Statue of a Putti Playing Tambourine
Located in Chillerton, 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
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Finnish circa 1900 hand-carved kubbstol in Pine
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
This one-of-a-kind Finnish hand-carved Pine Kubbstol from the 19th century is a unique piece of folk art. Handcrafted from a single piece of pine, its beautiful patina makes it a pop...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Flatweave Pair of Large Pillows, Sweden, Early 20th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
Large flatweave pair of pillows, Sweden, early 20th century. Lovely pieces made in the Scandinavian folk art weaving of the Dala Floda region, realized in weft lace technique. They h...
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Small Italian Faience Dish Of a Lady, Circa 1920's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1920's Faience Dish Of a Lady, Italy
Charming Italian dishes of a a figurative woman representative of the 1920's era in Florence, Italy. This would...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Faience
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pair of early 20th Century English Estate Made Folk art Decoys.
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 20th Century English Estate Made Folk art Decoys.
A delightful pair of early 20th century folk art estate made English decoy ducks. Of large proportion these two hand p...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Huge Folk/Tramp Art Side/End Table Box on Legs
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is the largest piece of chip carved tramp art I have ever had! It would definitely work as a side or end table and would be a great addition to anyone's collection. Tramp art wa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
A large Sicilian theater (Opera dei Pupi) marionette, which is made of tin, wood and canvas ca. 1930s.
The Sicilian Pu...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tall Antique Armenian Pottery Vase circa 1920s, Jerusalem
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare tall and slender early 20th century cylinder shaped Armenian ceramic vase with floral, organic and graphic decorations handpainted in green, blue, red, gray colors on sand colored pottery base under clear glaze. Manufactured by Armenian pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
French 1900s Tramp Art Folk Mirror with Brass Tacks and Intersecting Corners
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French rectangular Tramp Art hand-carved wooden Folk mirror from the early 20th century, with raised diamond motifs, geometric patterns, intersecting corners and brass tacks. Creat...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Early 20th Century Folk Art Found Object Memory Jug
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1918 folk art memory jug. Stoneware pottery jug covered in found objects. Objects include, shells, crystals, stones, Heinz 57 pickl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone, Rock Crystal
Tramp Art Gilded Mirror with Hand-Carved Frame, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual Tramp Art mirror from circa 1920 with hand-carved gilded frame and intersecting corners. Step into an opulent realm of craftsmanship with this spellbinding Tramp Art mirro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Zabihi Collection Chinese Peking Pictorial Gallery Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Chinese gallery-size rug with a landscaping scenic pictorial motif.
Measures: 6' x 12'3''
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
American Penny Rug, 1930 / 40s
Located in Istanbul, TR
an attractive example to American wool penny rugs.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pillow Cover Made from an Anatolian Embroidered Skirt, 2nd Quarter 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillow case has been fashioned from a Western Anatolian Cotton embroidered dress skirt.
It does not come with an insert but a bag made from cotton fabric to accommodate insert ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Set of Vintage Shoe Forms Mounted on Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three wooden child size shoe forms mounted on an iron base.
Category
Early 1900s North American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare pocket watch stand, miniature armchair, antler boar thooth, 1900, Tramp Art
Located in Wien, AT
Very nice and rare example of a pocket watch stand, in form of a miniature armchair, made around 1900-1910 in Austria or South Germany / Black Fores...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Antler
Vintage French Hour Sand Glass in Pewter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Pewter and Sand 15 Minutes Hour Glass
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Early 20th Century Bezalel Jerusalem Shabbat Tray
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Bezalel Jerusalem wooden tray inlaid with Jerusalem stone and mother of pearl.
The large tray is carved with the Seven Species on its margins, while the center is...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Marble
Primitive Horse Carving
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Folk Art carved wood and gesso painted standing horse
with painted cloth saddle and horse hair tail
Mounted on a later made black painted platform.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint, Gesso, Pine
Early 20th Century American "Chiropractor" Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Own a piece of Wisconsin's history with this early 20th century hand-painted sign from an early 20th-century chiropractor's office. The sign, found in a barn in the heart of Wisconsi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Draught Horse Weathervane
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century American folk art draught horse weathervane is a remarkable piece crafted from sheet metal, capturing the essence of traditional American folk art. The weathe...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cut Steel
Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck.
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English estate made decoy duck.
A true example of an early 20th century English estate made decoy duck form, with glass eyes. With a wonderful, pointed shape and p...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Craft, End Table, Pine, Sweden, c. 1900
Located in High Point, NC
An adjustable pine end table, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Miniature Folk Art Yellow Painted Dresser Chest of Drawers 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique miniature chest of four drawers, painted in yellow with brown details and red and orange folk art style flowers.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Moroccan Silver Jewish Amulet in the Shape of a Fish
Located in New York, NY
A rare, handmade standing sculptural amulet in the form of a fish. Unlike similar items that are mostly two-dimensional and are meant to be hanged only, this amulet is a standing sculpture in the round. The fish's eyes are made of coral, a gem stone typical of North-Africa. The body of the fish is hand-engraved with symbols from the Jewish Moroccan...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Coral, Silver
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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