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: 20th Century
Large Decorative Dish, Biot, France c. 1960
By Biot
Located in St Ouen, FR
Exceptional dimensions for this extra-large dish which can be also a wall-mounted decoration.
Glazed earthenware with incised floral decor.
Hollow stamp on the back.
Ceramic center...
Category
1960s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
"Saint George slaying the dragon" by Raymond Vaillant
By Raymond Vaillant
Located in Paris, FR
This sculpture by Breton sculpter Raymond Vaillant depicts the famed Saint George slaying the dragon, thereby demolishing an evil force that ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Granite
Vintage Hand Sewn Red & Green Floral Quilt Full Size Bedspread Applique Patchwrk
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand sewn quilt. Features a red and green rose motif with ribboned border. Perfect for the holiday season.
Dimensions:
82" x 81" (Length x Wi...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Folk Art Chairs with Tractor Seats, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Almost-pair of French "homemade" iron chairs with very comfortable! tractor seats. Original paint.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
American Folk Art Armchair
Located in Stockton, NJ
Very unique early 20th century American folk art chair made of reclaimed material. Fabulous patina to weathered frame.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
New England Quilt Oak Leaf Pattern Circa 1900
Located in Hudson, NY
Striking and beautiful New England quilt with oakleaf pattern. Investor investive condition with a highly modernist design pattern. Found in Maine, this quilt made from pumpkin orang...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Turkish Tulu Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Tulu Turkish rug from the mid-20th century. A wide plain saturated marsala colored border with a beige open field. No ditzy ornamentation. Totally graphic with a very long ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Set of Folk Art Baskets, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful collection of four folk art baskets, crafted with meticulous skill and care in the time-honored tradition of coiled baskets. Each basket testifies to the rich history of cr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Straw
Wrought Iron Rooster Candlestick Holder Horshoe Folk Art
Located in Vancouver, BC
For those brave enough to forge a life of light. The rooster lights the day at the crack of dawn to make claims to the work yet to be done.
Out from the horseshoe sprouts this lovi...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage American Folk Art Copper Chess Board
Located in Chicago, IL
This enchanting mid-20th century American Folk Art chess board is a true testament to naive and outsider craftsmanship and creativity. Hand-crafted with meticulous care, the board fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper
African Tuareg Mat
Located in New York, NY
An african Tuareg Mat depicting with a geometrice design. Tuareg mats are known for their durability because of their reed and leather materials. Ke...
Category
1930s North African Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Reed
Zabihi Collection Red Dragon Vintage Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
A colorful one-of-a-kind Tibetan rug from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century with a dragon motif on red ground
Measures: 3' x 5'7''.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Paperweight with Seashore Theme Handmade with Real Sea Shells & Crab, circa 1970
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade English acrylic paperweight having a seashore theme with real items and dating to the 20th century, circa 1970.
This paperweight is handmade of real i...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Nepalese Sandalwood Buddha Tree, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The sculpture, expertly carved from fragrant Nepalese sandalwood, stands as a testament to the rich tradition of wood carving in Nepal. The medium itself adds a sensory dimension to ...
Category
20th Century Nepalese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Sandalwood
Very large pictorial Korhogo cloth Ivory Coast
By Korhogo Tribe
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Large pictorial Korhogo cloth, produced by the Senufo people of the Ivory Coast, West Africa. named after the local village (Korhogo) where these types o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Linen
Handcrafted Antique Tinned Copper Metal Betel Box, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch.
The metal is delicately and int...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin, Copper, Brass
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art English Whirligig/Weathervane Figure
A quirky and charming example of an early 20th Century English folk art whirligig / Weathervane Figure. Stood on a r...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Prison Art Box from Cigarette Packs
Located in Forney, TX
A rare vintage prison art box, mid-20th century, colorful round folk art box with removable lid, handmade from a large tin can and cigarette packs.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Wonderful Bronze Antelope Sculpture Signed Gorham Founders OGLM on Base
By Gorham CO.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful patinated bronze of free standing antelope sculpture signed Gorham founders OGLM on rectangular base.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925
By STRAUSS
Located in Incline Village, NV
Antique Wind-Up Double Decker open air bus by the Ferdinand Strauss Toy Company, New York; circa 1925; is quite a large and substantial toy resembling very closely, buses of that era...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950.We offer this original exvoto.
Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lámina,” which refer to their purpose, place oft...
Category
1950s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Mid 20th Century African Folk-Art Carving of a Woman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Beautiful African rustic folk carving of a woman, probably mid-century, hardwood, the nose has been rubbed many times for good luck!
Category
Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Folk Art Bulb Vase with Floral Motif by Maggie Wibom for Bo Fajans, 1930
By Bo Fajans
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Swedish Folk Art Bulb Vase with Purple and Mustard Yellow Glaze by Maggie Wibom for Bo Fajans, 1930
Bulb-shaped vase featuring a semi-transparent glaze adorned with minuscule purple ...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Leather Sculpture of a Horse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An Early 20th Century animal figurative sculpture of a rising horse in leather and papier-maché. This decorative equine figure is standing with the help of its tail. There is quite a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather
Rare Pug Bulldog Dog Celluloid Figurine vintage, Austria 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare pug or bulldog Figurine bought in Austria. It is made of Celluloid and very delicate, this would be a great addition for your Toy or Bulldog collection. It is in nice conditio...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
Ceramic Square Bottle Vase with Naive-Style Motifs in Brown Glaze
Located in Grythyttan, SE
Exuding a distinctive charm, this square-shaped bottle vase features rounded corners and is adorned with captivating painted motifs in brown, beige, and black glazes. The vase's brow...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Murano Hand Crafted Green and Blue Koru Representing a Fern Frond
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage Murano Hand Crafted Green and Blue Koru
Representing a Fern Frond uncurling the Koru is a representation of the New beginning
The piece is 7” tall, 4.5” wide and 1.5” deep
F...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
French Tramp Art Turn of the Century Mirror with Geometric Motifs, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Tramp Art Turn of the Century mirror from circa 1900, with hand-carved geometric motifs and protruding corners. Delve into the captivating world of French Tramp Art with thi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Blue Chinese Pictorial Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Chinese pictorial throw-size rug
Measures: 2'8' x 5'.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Wingender Pottery New Jersey Blue Decorated Stoneware Pottery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Bristol glazed stoneware pitcher.
By the Wingender Pottery of Haddonfield, NJ.
Of ovoid form with a narrow footed base, an incised & dated inscription and floral (tu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
'King Kong' by American Outsider Artist B.D. Floyd
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'King Kong' by American Outsider Artist B.D. Floyd
American, Late 20th century
Oil on Artist Board 21-inches x 24- inches high
Framed 28-inches x 32-inches high
"King Kong" by Ame...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Earthenware Hungarian Pottery, circa 1900s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Earthenware Hungarian Pottery, circa 1900s
Discover the enchanting charm of this antique Hungarian Folk Art pottery, a genuine earthenware treasure that promises to infuse your spac...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
large butcher's block circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
large butcher's block circa 1930
Comes directly from an old butcher's shop, deserves ordinary restoration, very healthy base
Category
1930s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Beech
Vintage America's Cup Seascape, circa 1960.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage America's Cup Seascape, English School, circa 1960s, unsigned, an oil on hardwood panel seascape with a starboard-side view portrait of the Schooner-Rigged Yacht "America" un...
Category
1960s English Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Quirky Hunting & Shooting Floor Lamp A great piece made by a blacksmith
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Quirky Hunting & Shooting Floor Lamp
A great piece made by a blacksmith on a wrought iron stand, it has a Horseshoe shaped base and the upright has a realistic looking imitation Fli...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Flok Art, Huge Grape Vine Floor Lamp, France, circa 1960
Located in leucate, FR
French Folk Art.
Beautiful grape vine floor lamp.
Base made with a large vine with several arms, which makes it very stable, a small table is integrated at 26''.
For sale without ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Toca Hand Percussion Djembe Drum Painted Folk Art Gecko Lizard 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Toca Hand Percussion djembe drum. 12" rope tuned head. Natural wood grain body with dot painted base showing an African folk art style gecko or sun lizard in red, b...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Tramp Art Chip Carved Mirror, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Tramp Art Chip Carved Mirror, circa 1920s, a hand crafted frame comprised of graduated layers of sawtooth cut thin boards rising to a peaked ridge, with applied sawtooth-bord...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Charming Folk Art Decoy Duck
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1900
An English folk art wooden decoy duck, with original paintwork in red umber and charcoal grey.
Height 15.00cm
Width 35.00cm
Depth 15.00cm
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Abstract Folk Art Painting by Michael Davis
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Folk Art painting on canvas by Michael Davis. Painting measures 35.5" wide, 2.25" deep and 35.5" high.
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Folk Art Painting by Michael Davis
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Folk Art painting on canvas by Michael Davis and dated 1976. Painting measures 38" wide, 2.25" deep and 38" high.
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Framed Antique Mid-Century Modern Collection of Femenine Cards Artwork, 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Framed Antique Collection of Femenine Cards, 1930
Manufactured Spain, circa 1930.
Dimensions:
D 2 x W 108 H 84 cm
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Folk Art Boot and Shoe Cleaning Box with Foot Shaped Shoe Rest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Folk Art Boot and Shoe Cleaning Box with Foot Shaped Shoe Rest
A handy and attractive little piece, the handle of the polish box doubles up as a rest to put the foot on to polish t...
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Abstract Folk Art Painting by Michael Davis
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Folk Art painting on canvas by Michael Davis. Painting measures 33.75" wide, 2.25" deep and 33.25" high.
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Carved Wooden Milliners Head, Vintage Austria, circa 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved head. Austria, 1920s or older. Ideal decoration item, used in the displaying and making of hats. Hand carved from wood. Nice display piece in any room. Fo...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique hand made wooden scale model of an 18th century farm cart circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine meticulously constructed wooden scale model copies the design of a late 18th or early 19th century full sized working example.
It dates to circa 1920.
This cart is we...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
1 of the 350 Handmade Antique Ceramic Tiles by Devres, France, 1920s
By Devres
Located in Rijssen, NL
This is a large set of 350 antique French handmade ceramic tiles. Manufactured by Devres, circa 1920s. Colorful pattern in yellow, red and green. These tiles would be charming displa...
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Decorative Ceramic Sconces
Located in Venice, CA
Incredible pair of ceramic sconces that can be plugged in or hardwired. Delicate hanging ceramic discs create beautiful shadows when the sconces are illuminated. Lovely shades of ter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chelsea Textiles Original Needlepoint Tulip Artwork In Red White and Yellow
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Needlepoint Wood Framed Artwork of Tulips from Chelsea Textiles
One-of-a-kind needlepoint artwork from Chelsea Textiles. This framed artwork features tulips in rust, orange, yellow ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Hand Carved Armchair in Oak & Velvet, Danish Cabinetmaker, Jugendstil, 1939
Located in Odense, DK
This Jugendstil armchair, crafted by a Danish cabinetmaker in 1939, is a timeless blend of elegance and craftsmanship. Made from oak, its frame boasts intricate hand-carved details i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Early 20th Century Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Eagle
Located in Oakland, CA
Early 20th Century hand carved wooden eagle with a red wash finish. The eagle has out stretched wings and a up right posture resting on a rectangular wooden base. Extensive carving ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Scrap Wood
Large Antique 925 Silver "Arbol de la Vida" Bell
Located in Mérida, YU
This is a very nice "Arbol de la Vida" Bell.
Handmade of solid .925 Silver that Weights 1,240 grams.
Exceptional craft and in very good condition.
Every single pice and detail is ori...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silver
"Howard Finster Puts Micky Mouse in a Kid's World" - Color Art Poster
By Howard Finster
Located in East Quogue, NY
The poster features a whimsical detail from an original painting by outsider artist Howard Finster titled "Howard Finster Puts Micky Mouse in a Kid's World." Known for his collaborat...
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
C1940 Hand Crafted Wooden French Folk Art Airplane with Moving Parts
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous hand crafted Art Deco styled airplane with the French colors on its tail. All there except for the tails wheel. Otherwise in excellent antique condition with minimal wear. ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Hardwood, Paint
Charming Art Deco Mirrored Wall Display
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Mirrored Art Deco Wall Display from the 1940's. Shaped like a bird house, handmade of wood painted bright white with slightly Folksy/ French 40's/Surrealist/Dorothy Draper v...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Folk Art Stitched Geometric Patchwork Quilt Blanket Gingham Check
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand stitched bedspread / blanket / coverlet / quilt featuring checkered geometric blocks of multicolored gingham, divided by white and...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Swiss Made Comtoise Pocket Watch with Hunters Motives
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Swiss Made Comtoise Pocket Watch with Hunters Motives
A very nice vintage pocket watch manufactured by ARSA (Auguste Reymond S. A.), Switzerland. The case is made of metal a...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bali Hindu Textile Framed 'Kamasan' Painting, Indonesia C. 1950
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A mid-20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. Key features of this image ar...
Category
1950s Balinese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Paint
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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