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
Zabihi Collection Chinese Pictorial Animal Early 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Peking Chinese Pictorial Rug
Details
rug no. j4233
size 2' 3" x 4' 5" (69 x 135 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Folk Style Filipino Hanging Talisman Or Outdoor Chandelier
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description below, as it contains detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity and value of our pieces.
An original ...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Folky Chest of Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming and full of character, this early 20th-century American chest of drawers showcases a playful folk art sensibility, blending rustic craftsmanship with whimsical design. The e...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak
Set of 5 Handpainted Swedish Traditional Dala Horse Toys
By Nils Olsson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 5 Handpainted Swedish Traditional Dala Horse Toys – Designed by Nils Olsson, Sweden, Circa 1960
Experience the timeless charm of Sweden with this set of five handpainted trad...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
American framed needle work sampler by Seraphina Learned, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American sampler of silk floss on linen with a modest zig-zag border framing an uppercase letter alphabet, followed by a cursive alphabet, a lower case alphabet, and the numerals one...
Category
Early 18th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Linen, Silk
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Humpback Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a black humpback whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black humpback whale with an open mouth and beady ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Masonite, Paint
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
THUN Bozen South Tirol huge wall plate Italy traditional pottery hand painted
Located in Landshut, BY
Huge (Ø 33cm) and heavy (1521grs)
Traditional South Tyrolian Wall Plate
Manufactured by THUN Bozen
History of the company
The company was founded in 1950 by Count Otmar and Cou...
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy; Germany, Circa 1895
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage and rare "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy by unknown German manufacturer; circa 1895; contemporaneous with early Schoenhut toys, it depicts a "Well Dres...
Category
1890s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
Antique Black Forest Wood Carved Scotty Dog Walking Stick Cane, 1900s, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful hand carved dog head walking stick cane. Manufactured in the Black Forest or Brienz Area at the end of the 19th or early 20th century. Wonderfully expressive representation...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Located in Peekskill, NY
This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass stomach plaque has a coin slot and reads in French... Pu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Egyptian Camel Saddle Stool
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Egyptian, North Africa camel saddle shape stool.
Traditionally used to ride camels in the desert of Africa and the Middle East, this camel saddle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cats Cats Cats Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
13 different cats are depicted in this charming -vibrant hand painting
A framed oil painting on canvas panel by Self Taught Outsider Surrealist Folk Artist Gloria Antoinette Laposk...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Professionally Framed Antique Ottoman Turkish Embroidery
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. Ottoman Turkey
Ready to go on a wall....
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy Attributed Schoenhut Company, Germany Circa 1920
By Schoenhut
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy possibly by The Schoenhut Toy Company, Germany, circa 1920; capitalizing on the popularity of the circus clown during t...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
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
Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug from the mid-20th century. A very folksy rendition of the traditional Persian Sarouk pattern in a more contempory...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Original Antique Ethnographical Print, Figures, New South Wales, Australia, 1809
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful ethnographical print.
A copper-plate engraving after Lesieur
Published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones. Dated 1809
Unframed.
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Hummingbirds, 1847, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of hummingbirds
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
Framed Antique Ottoman Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.
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 Century. Turkey
Ready to go on a wall.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Tonala Folk Art Bird Mexican Hand Painted Colorful Pottery 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tonala Folk Art Pottery Plate Hand Painted Flying Bird, Mexico, circa 1960's.
Vintage Mexican Tonala hand painted pottery bird Folk Art.
Flora de la Cruz ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Japanese Flat Ikebana Basket, Bamboo, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features an elongated, flattened form with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with transparent ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wicker, Bamboo
Boy dressed in Sailor Outfit Antique German Dollhouse Doll Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Bisque Head, Arms and Leg Doll is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful Sailers Outfit, it is suitable for any room and adds a touch of elegance to your Dollhouse.
The set includes The Doll with the Outfit, all in very good condition. Made of Fabric, Bisque Porcelain parts and handmade by skilled craftsmen, this original piece is a testament to the rich history of German toys. Whether you're a fan of entertainment or vintage items, this dollhouse toy...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
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
Silk Embroidery Needlework Mounted Picture Panel 19thC
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Silk Embroidery Needlework Mounted Picture Panel
A continental needlework of figures in a romantic setting amongst a rural background in an ebonised and gilt frame mounted with red...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Vintage Swiss/German Carved and Painted Board Chair
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming vintage Swiss or southern German carved and painted board chair with turned legs. Skillfully painted and structurally strong this chair would be a sweet accent chair in a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Framed Maxwell Mays Folk Art Oil on Canvas, Ferris Wheel By The Harbor, 1975
By Maxwell Mays
Located in Morristown, NJ
Maxwell Mays (1918-2009) American painter and illustrator. Signed and dated 1975, a framed oil on canvas.
This painting captures a lively and nostalgic scene of a carnival featurin...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Portuguese Tramp Art Chest with Hidden Compartments and Lift Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Portuguese Tramp Art chest from the 19th century with hand-carved raised décor, lift top, hidden compartments and dark patina. This 19th-century Portuguese Tramp Art chest charms w...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Aging Toy Soccer Ball/ Object / 1970-1990s / Wabi-sabi Mingei
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old toy soccer ball.
Over the years, the outer material has peeled off, exposing the inner material. The appearance, which has changed naturally over time, has a beauty th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Other
large Santa Claus Belsnickle Christmas Chocolate Mold Antique 1890s, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, not marked. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina. The 1890s to 1920s were the golden age of Chocolate production and cons...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
"Dancing Sailor" Antique Wind-Up Toy By "The Lehman Toy Company" Germany C. 1909
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Dancing Sailor" by Ernest Paul Lehman of Brandenburg, Germany; patented in 1903 (see image of marking) appears in post turn of the century Lehman Toy catalogues as item #535. After ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Original Vintage Beatrix Potter Print. Peter Rabbit And Friends C.1905
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely image by Beatrix Potter
Rescued from an early edition of " The Tale of Two Bad Mice "
Possibly a 1st edition from 1904
The measurement given is the paper size not the actua...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Folk-Art Hand-Crafted Bedpost Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century folk-art hand-crafted bedpost doll figure
A rare and highly artistic example of an English 19th century folk art bedpost doll figure. With hand carved detail including ...
Category
1880s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 197 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 C Original Painted Game Board
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C original painted game board. Nice original Salmon and black paint.
Category
19th Century North American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Victorian Antique Smoker’s Cane Walking Stick with Money & Matches Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VICTORIAN SMOKING CANE WITH A ROTATING MONEY BOX AND MATCH COMPARTMENT
Unmarked, probably English; late 19th/early 20th century
35" H x 2 1/8" W
An interesting smoker's cane, the ...
Category
20th Century British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Vintage Moroccan Floor Pillow Seat Cushion Made from a Berber Old Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan vintage floor pillow seat cushion made from a Tribal Berber rug.
Square shape with nice faded earth tone colors for the top and rich warm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Framed Antique Moroccan Embroidery Fragment , Late 19th Century.
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 Century. Morocco
Ready to go on a wall....
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
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
19th Century French Country Folk Art Corner Cabinet
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine 19th century French Art Populair, or Folk Art, corner cabinet from Normandy. Made of pitch pine with bold geometric carved panels. In three parts: the bottom has a small dovetailed drawer and one interior shelf, the top cabinet has two interior shelves, and the crown is decorated with carved rosettes. Locks and keys in working condition. An unusual cabinet...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique French Limonaire Frères Signed Carved Painted Wood Carousel Donkey Ride
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, important and most charming French carousel amusement ride by important Parisian craftsmen Limonaire Frères / Limonaire Brothers (France; 1839-1932)
Hand-crafted in Paris, France in the late 19th century, exceptionally executed near life-size form depicting a standing donkey figure with the rare unique feature of a nodding head. Finished in country fair taste, hand-carved solid wood construction, the menagerie merry-go-round ride presents splendidly, with the original layered polychrome paint finish, enhanced by beautifully aged heavily worn patina acquired over many years of carnival use.
Signed, retaining the original manufacturer's brass plaque that reads: "Sculptures Pour Forains, Chevaux De Bois Etc, Limonaire Freres, Paris, 166 Avenue Daumesnil"
The extremely rare, museum quality example is one of the very few surviving Limonaire Frères wooden carousel fixtures, one of only a handful imported to the United States, and quite possibly the last surviving donkey!
DIMENSIONS: (approx)
44" High, 52" Wide, 10" Deep
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION:
Acquired from the highly reputable auction house, Schultz Auctioneers, Clarence, New York. Important Antiques & Decorative Arts catalog
HISTORY:
Limonaire Frères were an amusement ride and later street organ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Majestic Benin King Oba, Finely Carved Ebony Bust, Nigeria West Africa C1930s
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Truly a majestic Benin Oba. Beautifully and finely hand carved in Ebony hardwood from the 1930's
A piece of this quality and stature holds enormous presence...
Category
1930s Beninese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ebony
Large Vintage Fish Store Trade Sign Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking large hanging fish sculpture, once used as a fish store trade sign. Material is painted hard composite, weighs about 25 lbs. Beautiful glass eyes. Heavy hanging chain inc...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
Vintage Large Tonala Mexico Pottery Cat, Hand Painted, Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful stretching Tonala pottery cat figurine is decorated with beautiful hand painted abstract geometric and floral designs in blue, green, and earthy brown palette. Variations in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Rare Set of Five Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set from Germany or Austria. Each is made from mouth blown glass, these would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
Monoxyl pitcher olive wood, French folk art, Alexandre Noll style, circa 1950s
Located in leucate, FR
French Folk Art.
Huge monoxyl pitcher olive wood.
Free-form and organic design.
Fantastic patina.
Measures: - Height 27 cm / 10,63''
- Width 14 cm / 5,51''
...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
BOTTLE OPENER 1910 Antique Figurative Painted Bottle Opener In Solid Cast Iron
Located in Miami, FL
Antique bar figurative cast iron bottle opener.
This is an elusive antique bar bottle opener created in America during the turn of the 19th century, back in 1900 and 1910. Crafted i...
Category
1910s North American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Container Tejne Original Blue Paint, Sweden ca 1850s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Antique Scandinavian wooden container with original blue paint.
It´s most likely from Sweden and most likely made around 1850.
We suppose it has been used for storage of food. It ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Mexican Retablo "Exvoto" Oil on Tin, 1936
Located in Toronto, CA
Beautiful Mexican retablo or ex voto, painted in 1936, describing a mother giving thanks to the Virgin for the safety of her two boys. The crowned Virgin of Guadeloupe floats surroun...
Category
1930s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Charcoal Rubbing of Thai Musicians
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Thai Temple charcoal rubbing. Hand crafted temple scenes at the Wat Pho temple located in Phra Nakhon district in Bangkok Thailand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
Rare Pair of Fireman's Axe Parade Torches
Located in York County, PA
Rare pair of fireman’s axe parade torches, 1860-1880:
Pair of fireman’s axe parade torches with traditional wooden axe handles and the heads made o...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
$3,500 Sale Price
22% Off
Early 19th Century Original Painted Pine Swedish Cabinet Cupboard
Located in Round Top, TX
This pine cabinet is a remarkable example of Swedish country craftsmanship and original folk art painting. The deep patina of the pine is a result of many generations of use.
The doo...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Berber North Africa Moroccan Burnous Wool Cape
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Akhnif Berber hooded burnous cape in handwoven brown wool.Tribal traditional cape with hood handwoven in the High Atlas Mountains.Moroccan folk Art design in the back, great shades of brown natural organic wool colors.The burnus (also called a selham) is long, hooded cloak...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
1930s Hallloween Papier Mache Black Cat Candy Box Rare American Mid-Century
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early 20th century polychrome painted Papier-mache Halloween Candy Box, with painted Black Cat on lid.
Overall W 14.25 x D 8 x H 19 in
Box W 10.25 x D 7.5 x H 5.75 in
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Italian 1930s beautifully hand-crafted oak mountain armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1930s beautifully hand-crafted oak mountain armchair
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage surrealist folk art four-legged painted wood table, handmade in the 80s
Located in Hastings, GB
One of our favourite finds: this very unusual surrealist four-legged painted wood table, handmade in the 1980s. Signed underneath but an unknown maker. Bought in Palm Springs, Califo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folk Art Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie, Painted Palm & Bamboo 1950’s Sasak
Located in London, GB
Sasak Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie & Painted Palm 1950’s
Handwoven and richly adorned, this 1950’s Sasak dowry box from Lombok, Indonesia, captures the ceremonial artistry of...
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Other
Vintage Boho Shoe Mold Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Illuminate your space with extraordinary character courtesy of this captivating Vintage Boho Shoe Mold Lamp. Ingeniously crafted from authentic, time-worn wooden shoe lasts, this scu...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
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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