Folk Art Tables
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
Mexican Art Populaire Artisan Made Leather Table & Chairs by Wim Rietveld
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mexican Folk Art Populaire / Artisan Made Leather Table & Chair set. Attributed to Wim Rietveld. Made in Mexico, 1970's period. Craftsman / Folk Art made furniture set. Made ...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England to an original 1940s French design.
Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art Tables
Materials
Iron
Primitive Weathered Painted Folk Art Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Primitive weathered painted folk art table. Geometric applied diamond shaped side panels, and tapered downward form resting on exaggerated feet. All over flaking original yellow pain...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Craftsman, Console Table, Wood, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wood console table produced in Sweden, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Original Folk Art Painted Side Table With Large Drawer, Hungary circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This side table is both unique and charming, thanks to the original painted finish and the decoratively carved trestle "X" style base.
Note the traditional folk art style of paint, w...
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Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Painted Iron Naturalistic Plant Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Antique painted iron naturalistic plant stand from France. Circa 1910-1929 French plant stand of forged iron and steel, hand-worked in a faux bois style to resemble a twig base wrapp...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Victorian Rustic Branch Twig Folk Art Side Table With Chinoiserie Top
Located in Norwich, GB
Unusual 19th Century rustic twig side table with lacquered top and tier. English - Circa 1880.
Delivery is INCLUDED in the price for all areas in MAINLAND England & Wales.
The tabl...
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19th Century British Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Brass
Artistic Hand Painted Whimsical Mckenzies Child Style Table and Stools, Set of 3
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1930s with this exquisite dining chairs set. The ultra rare chairs exudes an air of history and refinement. Outstanding design ...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
American folk art table with applied quilt cover
Located in Hudson, NY
American folk art table with applied quilt cover
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Tables
Materials
Fabric
A Unique Carved Horse Wood Dining Table
Located in London, GB
A remarkable Carved Trunk Wood Dining Table, meticulously carved from a single section of tree by a skilled artisan over the course of twelve months. This exquisite piece exudes a ri...
Category
1980s Romanian Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Folk Art “Hindeloopen” Painted Tilt Top Table
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful antique tilt top table that was made in the Northern Netherlands, more specifically Hindeloopen in the late 1800s. The table is made of solid pine and is completely decor...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Traditional hand painted Swedish 19th century pine side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Traditional hand painted 19th century pine side table circa 1870.
Rare and quite unique piece of swedish folk art. Over-sailing pine top which has been hand painted to look like ex...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Green Art Populaire Side Table, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Coffee table from 19th-century France, adorned in varying shades of verdant green. The tabletop features an intricate pattern reminiscent of Art Deco designs. Perfectly sized for any...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Rustic Wooden Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic French rectangular wooden coffee table perfect for inside or outside.
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of traditional painted Swedish side tables
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of traditional painted swedish side tables, circa 1870.
Rare pair of rural swedish side tables, which we found on our travels around sweden. Hand painted in traditional colou...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rustic French Tree Trunk Tables
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Folk art side tables crafted from tree trunk pieces. The small diameter makes for a perfect cocktail table. Sold separately.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Tables
Materials
Beech
Dutch Folk Art Hindeloopen Painted Tilt Top Table, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Folk Art Hindeloopen tilt top table.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid pine dished oval top, standing on a folding base with three turned splayed legs ...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Art Populaire Workbench or Counter, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art populaire workbench, a timeless piece steeped in history and character, featuring three spacious drawers and the versatility to serve as a sideboard, counter, or workbench. Its a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
19th century hand painted Swedish side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted swedish side table circa 1880.
Lovely traditional swedish side table in original striking blue paintwork.
Rectangular slightly over-sailing top with bull ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Trestle Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Good early 19th century Swedish provincial trestle table with good patination. ca 1820 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Folk Art Cottage Farm Tavern Table out of Humbser Brewery Fürth Bavaria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A large Tavern Table out of the Humbser brewery in Fürth Bavaria. This table was used in the brewery restaurant's dining room for years. After the brewery closed, we were able to pur...
Category
1950s German Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Cottage Farm Tavern Table out of Humbser Brewery Fürth Bavaria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Tavern Table out of the Humbser brewery in Fürth Bavaria. This table was used in the brewery restaurant's dining room for years. After the brewery closed, we were able to purchase ...
Category
1950s German Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Genuine Northern Swedish Folk Art Pine Dining or Work Trestle Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk art trestle table, dining or work table from northern Sweden. The table is a genuine antique and made unusually sturdy and charming. The ta...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Rare Antique Sculptural Folk Art Powder Blue Painted Twig Table, Circa Late 19th
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare Antique Sculptural Folk Art Powder Blue Painted Twig Table, Circa Late 19th Century. Constructed from a solid painted pine top with elongated naturally formed wood branch legs. ...
Category
1890s North American Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Paint, Driftwood, Wood
Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Southeast Asian Rain Drum Side Tables
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Awesome pair of Southeast Asian rain drum side tables made of bronze. They are absolutely gorgeous, they have a lot of great features, including two elephants going down. These side ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Tables
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Folk Art Side Table or Desk, Scandinavia
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish or Swedish Rectangular Folk Art Table or Desk.
The table has tonnes of charm, wear and tear to the finish that gives thus table an unbeatable patina. Most of the original pai...
Category
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish pine table Dated circa 1800 Folk Art Peasant high quality Hand Crafted
Located in Forest, BE
Unique Swedish hand crafted pine table/desk circa 1800. Lots of history, patina and traces of time. Very good condition. Could be use as a desk, console or a kitchen table. A true ey...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Tyrolean coffee table
Located in Casaleone, IT
Small painted coffee table.
Good for furnishing, with small drawer.
Decorated on a green/blue background with floral motifs on the top.
Reference measurements at the frame.
More pi...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood, Fir
Tavolo tirolese dipinto, '800
Located in Casaleone, IT
Tavolo tirolese in legno di cirmolo, decorato.
Periodo '800
Con gambe tornite, finemente decorato sul piano e con cassetto sottostante.
Misure di riferimento alla cornice.
Altre imm...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Table 8seat Farmhouse Folk Vernacular Cherry 5ftlong Set 8 Ash Ladderback Chairs
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The top with beautiful rich colour for which cherrywood is known figuring and the edge rounded. In four sections as cherry trees are slow growing. The frieze unusually moulded and ...
Category
1820s British Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Cherry
Handmade Folk Art Bar Coffee Table, India 1970's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Handmade Folk Art Bar Coffee Table. Made in India, 1970's period. This round coffee table is made from hammered lead sheets over wood panels. This...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Copper, Lead
19Thc One Drawer Stand From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc One drawer side table or nightstand with original brass drawer pull.This night stand has a wonderful aged patina & in fine sturdy condition.
Category
1860s American Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Small Round Mid-Century Butcher Block, Refurbished with Internal Light Bulbs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small round Mid-Century butcher block, Internal Lightbulbs and Refurbished.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Tables
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Maple
19th Century American Blue Painted Center Oval Table
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Early 19th century American table in fabulous early blue paint. Featuring a pair of bulbous urn supports set on a stretcher base with scroll carved feet. The color has a Swedish Gu...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th century traditional rustic painted Swedish side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we offer a functional piece of 19th century traditional Swedish furniture circa 1890.
Multi purpose table which could serve as a side table, occasional desk or kitchen table.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Paint, Pine
1940s Heavily Carved Teak Gilt Wood Round Drum Coffee Tables, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, tables you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Category
1940s European Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
139cm Swedish folks fishnets knitting tools from 1793 Handmade Unique rare
Located in Forest, BE
This is a set of 3 different but similar wooden structures/tools to build fishnets. Used by folks in the countryside of Sweden. The smaller one is engraved 1793, the others are unmar...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Scrubbed Top Welsh Pine Cricket Table
Located in Houston, TX
Scrubbed-top Welsh pine cricket table circa 1840-1859. Bleached and scrubbed round pine top, with edges soften from two centuries of use. Raised upon three tapered-leg, well-worn str...
Category
Mid-19th Century Welsh Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
C.A Paudalho. Artisan Center Table in Wood
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Exceptional center table, unique piece of extreme beauty and utility. Made by wood master C.A Paudalho in the Brazilian northeast during the 1970's. This big artist made a few custom...
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th century Burmese hand carved side table
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Burmese hand carved side table
An exceptionally well carved early 20th century example of a Burmese table. Detailed on the surface with a central three headed god like figure surrounded by floral and geometric shapes and forms. The style of this table is typical of the early 20th century Burmese furniture...
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1930s Balinese Vintage Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
French Les Clans Wine Box Tray A good looking piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Les Clans Wine Box Tray
A good looking piece, made in Wine Box Golden Cedar with a scalloped gallery
The tray is a great looking piece, just the thing to present at your ta...
Category
1990s Folk Art Tables
Materials
Cedar
Hand Carved Occasional Side End Lamp Table, 1905 Liberty's London
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Liberty Hand Carved Side Table. Heavily Carved with Large Poppy Flowers. A very good-looking piece, it's hand-carved from top to bottom with floral detailing.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Sara Moore Whimsical Floral Folk Art Lacquered Cylindrical Drum Table
Located in West Chester, PA
Whimsical floral folk art cylindrical side table by Sara Moore. Decorated around the circumference with green and white stems over a charcoal background. Can be moved around the room...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
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 Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Antique Swedish Folk Art Farm Country Dining Table In Pine
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful late 19th century Swedish 'Folk Art' country farm dining table in pine. Because of the dry-out pine grain, true al these years, this table has a fantastic 'lived...
Category
1890s Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Small Charming Northern Swedish Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Small charming country table from northern Sweden. The table is a genuine folk art furniture from around 1790 to 1810. It is made by hand in solid pine. The table is in untouched con...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th century Swedish ragwork painted folding tables
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
We are pleased to offer this pair of ragwork table in original condition circa 1860.
Original ragwork painted squared tops in a deep terracotta wash. Standing on a black painted ba...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Spanish Rustic Wood Tripod Stool or Side Table
Located in Barcelona, ES
Folk Art Carved Wood Farmer Stool, Spain, 1930s-1940s.
From Catalonia, Spain this tripod stool show Primitive carvings on the legs and a nice top with fo...
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20th Century Spanish Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
Table Folk Vernacular Small Side Low Elm Baroque Height 19" Length 22 .5"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Rare small size, perfect height for sofa's and modern armchairs
- The single plank elm top with beautiful figuring and stick legs are characteristic of folk and vernacular furnitur...
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Early 1700s English Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shellwork Table
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful folk art rectangular shellwork table featuring a top with foliate polychrome sand design around shells under glass, with the entire surface of the sides and legs covered with small seashells set...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Tables
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Antique Swedish Folk Art Farm County Dining Table In Pine. Six Chairs In Leather
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful late 19th century Swedish 'Folk Art' country farm dining table in pine with six matching pine dining chairs inline and sturdy tan leather. Because of the dry-out...
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1890s Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine, Leather
French Folk Art Cheese Making Massive Wooden Table, 1900
Located in Forest, BE
French Folk Art cheese making massive wooden table. Hand carved by a peasant, circa 1900. Some traces of use. Different shades of brown with a fan...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Charming Swedish Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming folk art table with straight legs, a drawer and curved apron. The table is completely untouched with the authentic patina and wear of time. The drawer has the dating 1843 an...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Vintage Anthony Redmile Grotto Style Shellwork Decorated Glass Top Table
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular shellwork decorated table, artistic one-of-a-kind example, exceptionally executed design in the manner of Anthony Redmile (British, b.1940), dating to the late 20th century, having a rectangular beveled glass top, over stunning artistic sculptural natural sea shell encrusted X-form cross-stretcher base accented with wood beads.
The London-based interior designer and gallery owner Antony Redmile created some of the most unusual works of 1970s and 1980s London. Describing his interior style as ‘maximalist’ and taking inspiration from a myriad of sources, including exoticism, neo-classicism and travel. His original and eclectic style has led to pieces of high-impact that make a strong visual statement.
Dimensions: (approximate)
24.5" High, 72" Wide, 42" Deep.
Ideal size and oversized proportions for use as a center table, low table, tall coffee - cocktail table, or placed in the foyer as a stunning entry statement piece! Perfect for refined Hamptons coastal, traditional nautical, industrual rustic, modern beach house...
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Late 20th Century European Folk Art Tables
Materials
Shell, Glass, Wood
Folk Art tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, folk art, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Hermitage des Artistes, Ira Yeager, and Liberty & Co.. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $255 and tops out at $29,000 while the average work can sell for $3,069.
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