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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
Provincial 19th Century Swedish Trestle Table
Located in Allerum, SE
19th century Swedish provincial twin stretcher trestle table. Great patination & proportions with the unusually large depth. Ca 1820, Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

Hand Carved Tobacco Smoking Small Pedestal Side Table, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This fascinating small side table originally served as a tobacco or smoking table. Note in photos the larger boxes for pipes/cigars, smaller storage boxes for tobacco/matches, also an ash tray and candle stick. It is the hand-carved elements that raise this table to a special folk-art find. Note the carved pipes...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Swedish Folk Art Side Table with Drawer dated 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful pine side table comes from the Swedish countryside and still maintains the original faux wood painted finish which was a traditional style of the era. The single draw...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine, Paint

Industrial Blacksmith Anvil Stand Now Folk Art Painted Iron End Table or Stool
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and unusual vintage industrial American folk art work, signed and dated (see below for artist info) This visually striking one of a kind example repurposed from an old fashioned cast iron Blacksmith's anvil stand, originally used for forging metalwork, now fashioned as a functional low table (end table - display pedestal - plant stand - stool) Sculptural tapering square pyramid shaped iron base with open arches, in later matte black paint retaining the original heavily worn patinated texture, accented with hand painted devil figure dancing in fire of red and orange hued flames, mounted on wood plank rail risers, topped with a round metal disc top. Artist signed to leg interior: "Painted by J.R. Lucie Christmas 1985" (James R. Lucie) Iron stamped: "CHI"? "1400 C" PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: From the estate of the late Dr. James R. Lucie (United States; 1928-2020) A celebrated knifemaker, journeyman ironworker, talented physician, historian, collector and author. Highly respected by his family, friends, and colleagues for a life defined by deep intelligence, integrity, compassion and a tireless work ethic, Dr. Lucie was truly a master of many trades. The retired medical doctor had a several-year waiting list of people wanting to purchase his hand-forged knives at the time of his death. At one point, Dr. Lucie had the largest collection of knives and ironwork made by William Scagel, and is the author of "Scagel Handmade," published in 2010. Acquired from the above from the highly reputable auction house Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas DIMENSIONS (approx): 20" High × 17.5" Diameter CONDITION: Heavy-duty industrial quality, approx 60lbs, extraordinarily strong, sturdy, stable, structurally sound. Good original antique / vintage condition with nicely aged warm patina. Heavily patinated surface. Wear commensurate with age, use & handling, include minor nicks, abrasions, chippy paint losses, scuffing, fading, etc.. Overall in great shape with outstanding presence SHIPPING / DELIVERY quote for Contiguous US Pickup / Local delivery available around Dallas, Texas Additional keywords: Americana Blacksmithing forge tools farrier metalwork ironwork rustic industrial modern brutalist folk art furniture coffee table side table bench decor mens mechanical shop mancave steampunk lowrider street racing garage Victorian gothic grotesque devil painting...
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20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Steel, Iron

Rustic Wooden Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rustic French rectangular wooden coffee table perfect for inside or outside.
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20th Century French Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Small Round Vintage Butcher Block, Refurbished with Internal LEDs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small round Mid-Century butcher block, Internal Lightbulbs and Refurbished.
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Epoxy Resin, Maple

Moroccan Pedestal Table in Moorish Hand Painted Design Octagonal Shape 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1960s Moroccan pedestal table. hand painted Moroccan side table on a dark maroon background color with floral and geometric designs in blue and ochre colors. Moroccan octagon...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Ostrich Pedestal Side Table, Taxidermy
Located in Forney, TX
An extraordinarily rare, interesting and highly unusual hand-sculptured Ostrich foot that creates a one of a kind work of both fine taxidermy and American folk art. Exceptionally...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Tables

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Animal Skin, Organic Material, Wood

Early 20th Carved Ebonised Elephant heads/trunks Console Table
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
An early 20th century hardwood side table hand carved with beautiful elephant heads/trunks to create the legs of the table. Originally carved in South East Asia, it has a beautifully...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Tables

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Wood, Hardwood

19th Century Combination Chair and Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Primitive combined chair and table. This folk art combination furniture is a good example of 19th century compact living. The goal was to fit as many uses into the same item or a lim...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

Folk Art Painted Chicken Drinks Table by Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic and charming folk art painted side table or drink table by artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The table features an oil on board painting depicting a white French chicken or rooster with a 19th century date 1840 and signed with his initials. Ira loved painting 18th-19th century French...
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20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Swedish Folk Art Kurbits Country Drop-Leaf Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual antique Swedish Kurbits drop-leaf table hand-printed in the Classic Folk Art tradition of mid Sweden, circa late 19th century. The 4 turned legs are in country style and the table is finished in hand-printed faux wood grain with lots of detail. As per the kurbits Folk Art tradition, the design features feathers and swirls in autumnal colors with rich reds, russets, yellows, oranges and browns Table wings...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

19th Century Simple Swedish Faux Paint Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Primitive Swedish folk art table made during the early 1800s. The table has a simple construction with a solid frame, straight legs and simple drawers. The paint is original and a fa...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

Small Primitive Folk Art Table from Northern Sweden, Late 1700s in Solid Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Small folk art table with primitive construction from northern Sweden. The table is made by hand in solid pine during the late 1700s. Original condition and original paint with genui...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

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

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Shell, Glass, Wood

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 ...
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Early 2000s American Folk Art Tables

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Wood, Paint

Pair of Faux Marble Columns, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Pair of faux marble columns, circa 1880. This lot is an exceptionally rare original pair of faux marble effect columns dated 1880. These...
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1880s Italian Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Moroccan Moorish Pedestal Octagonal Red Table 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage pedestal table, hand-painted on a dark maroon background color with floral and geometric designs in blue and yellow colors. Mor...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Table Dining Trestle Table Swedish 19th Century Dark Brown Paint Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Trestle table dining table made during the 18th century in Sweden. Repainted in a distressed dark brown finish. Seats 6 comfortably with 2 extra seats on the short ends.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Moroccan Berber Table with Carved Tribal African Designs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan Berber cable hand-carved with tribal African designs. Rectangular wooden coffee table hand-carved wit tribal designs by skilled Moroccan artisans in Marrakech. Dark brown ...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Tramp Art Sewing Stand/Side Table
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A hand-carved sewing box stand.
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1930s American Vintage Folk Art Tables

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Wood

American Folk Art Inlaid Twig and Rootwood Snake Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Wildly intricate yet distinctly American, this one-of-a-kind, artist-made table sits squarely in the lineage of American folk art—where resourcefulness meets imagination, and nature ...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Wood, Birch

Original Painted Swedish Console Dated 1849
Located in Round Top, TX
This Swedish console retains its remarkable original painted pine base in dark blue, red, yellow, and white. Three front panels feature faded florals, birds, borders, and a central d...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

Hand Crafted and Hand Painted Folk Art Cat Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a piece of Folk Art. It may be more of a sculpture than a side table. This table was made to depict a whimsical styled cat. The head and legs are attached by mortise and teno...
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20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Wood

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

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Brass

Antique Folk Art Ornately Decorated Pyro Two Tiered Accent Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Folk Art pyro decorated two tiered table is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1900 i...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Antique Folk Art Twig Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Folk Art twig stand with original red color upholstered top surrounded by hand carved edge. Note: Regional differences in humidity and climat...
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1930s American Vintage Folk Art Tables

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Velvet, Bentwood

American Odd Fellows Lodge Black Wood Counter Folk Art Grain Painted Hourglass
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great 19th century American folk art counter with original grain painted surface. Fantastic Hourflassl painted design. Open back. Very solid and sturdy counter. Please note the red c...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Vintage Balinese Intricately Hand Carved Mahogany Pedestal
Located in New Orleans, LA
Enhance your home decor with this exquisite Balinese handcrafted wooden decorative pedestal with sienna marble top. Beautifully carved with intricate patterns, this pedestal is a per...
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1970s Balinese Vintage Folk Art Tables

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Siena Marble

Small 18th Century antique country rustic folk art table with drawer
Located in Boden, SE
Small charming country table from northern Sweden. The table is a genuine folk art furniture from around 1850. It is made by hand in solid pine. The table is in untouched condition ,...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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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

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Elm

Antique Swedish Folk Art Country House Side Table with Drawer in Empire Style
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art table in empire style from northern Sweden. This country house furniture is made around 1840 to 1850 with a frame in solid pine. The table is in untouched condition ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

Studio Craft Solid Wood Coffee Table Mid-Century Modern, USA, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Studio Craft; Solid Wood; coffee table; Mid-Century Modern; USA; 1970s Wendell Castle; Roger Sloan; JB Blunk; Jawar; Richard Bronk; Gerald Mccabe; Bobby Falwell; David Scott; Charles Fischer; Howard...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art Tables

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Walnut

Antique Folk Art Side Table/Stools
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
Stunning and completely unique pair of side tables produced from timber salvaged from a mill with the most incredible character and presence. These could be used as nightstands, end ...
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Mid-19th Century Asian Antique Folk Art Tables

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Padouk

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...
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Folk Art Tables

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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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Tables

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Bronze

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...
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1980s Romanian Vintage Folk Art Tables

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Glass, Wood

19Thc Original Cream Painted Farm Table From Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand made oval farm table is in original cream painted surface and square nail construction.The scrub or unpainted top is all original with a fine patina. The fact that thi...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Rare Early American Country Pyrography Desk
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, one-of-a-kind antique American folk decorated desk with beautifully aged distressed patina found in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Hand-crafted in the Southern United States in the late 19th century, featuring elaborate hand carving and pyrography wood burning decoration in classical motif, kneehole desk form with raised gallery dated "1899", having a topped with a single door cabinet, supported by two columns of three drawers. Provenance / Acquisition: Found in a Mt. Juliet, Tennessee farmhouse Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Bright Star Antiques, Sulfur Springs, Texas. Specializing in early American antiques...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Folk Arts Low Side / Breakfast Matchsticks Table by Thomas McAulay 1971
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful handmade work by Thomas B, McAulay, Folk Arts Naive Matchstick Low Table from 1971. Uses for this low table are: next to a low chair or couch, for serving meals in bed or c...
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1970s American Vintage Folk Art Tables

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Wood

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Early 20th century brutalist wood farm tripod chopping block Folk Art
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Early twentieth century folk art farm wood chopping block with a great patina. In great condition and very solidly built.
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Rustic Knotty Pine Cabin Cottage Table & Chairs Handmade Kitchen Dining Set
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fantastic little knotty pine handmade table with 2 chairs, perfect for a rustic cabin, cottage or breakfast nook. The pine is thick cut (the table top is 2 inches thick) an...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Folk Art Work or Dining Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish work or dining table in folk art from the early 19th century, around 1820. The table is a Swedish antique, genuine and honest with a solid frame and simple design. The propor...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

Dutch Folk Art “Hindeloopen” Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 19th century Dutch folk painted folding table, Friesland, circa 1820, having a dished oval top, the obverse painted with a harbor scen...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

18th Century Swedish antique rustic Trestle Table Dated 1766 with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish antique rustic Folk Art Trestle table from Örnsköldsvik Ångermanland, Northern Sweden. A very charming small and genuine table with a...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

Antique Swedish Folk Art 'Hedna Table'
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual primitive folk art table with the authentic patina after over 3 centuries of use. The table is an early example of the so called Hedna Table w...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Birch, Pine

Antique Swedish Primitive Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish primitive table in folk art. The table is a country furniture with a simple construction and a charmingly primitive appearance. The table is made by hand and is not c...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

18th Century Original Red Painted Hutch Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic all original red painted lift top table with shoe feet and early rose head nails. All original hardware and construction. Take notice to the very narrow seat base. Such a great sweet size. This fantastic folky shaped table is strong and sturdy.This original scrub top table...
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18th Century American Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

American Folk Art Jack Daniel's Barrel-Top and Cypress Root Table, Circa 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
American Folk Art Jack Daniel's Barrel-Top and Cypress Root Table, Circa 1960s A striking example of mid-20th-century American folk art furniture, this one-of-a-kind table combines ...
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20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Early 20th Century Root and Twig Tabletop Plant Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early folky twig and root tabletop stand in great condition. This cool three-leg planter is so well made and has a great worn patina. It is very strong ...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Twig

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...
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1790s Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Hardwood

Vintage Gueridon Pedestal Table in Birch Root Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish vintage birch wood gueridon or small pedestal table with the top made in carved birch root. These 20th Century folk art objects were typical in the region of "Dalsland" in ...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Tables

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Birch

Mid 19th century rustic hand painted pine kitchen table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century rustic painted pine kitchen table circa 1850. Good quality traditional Swedish pine table with associated top. Thick 4 plank top surface with expected surface mark...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine, Paint

Organic 1960s Folk Art Table with Hammered Nail Multi Color Leather Patchwork
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely executed folk art parsons style table. Covered in leather square patches of varying size and color in geometric design. Fine scale and nicely matched colors. Each piece hammer...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Leather, Wood

Antique rare ethnic coffee table
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique rare ethnic coffee table
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19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Vintage Hand crafted folk Art Horse Head Smokers Stand with Geometric Design
Located in Seattle, WA
Set a top turned pedestal base with a starburst inlay design, the stand includes a single drawer for storage and a top fitted with two removable pressed glass ashtrays surrounded by ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Tables

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Wood

Hand Crafted Wrought Iron Sewing Base Butcher Block
Located in Pasadena, TX
This table is constructed in a folk like manner. It was custom made in the late 20th century. The base used is from the early part of the 20th century. They attached a butcher block ...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art Tables

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Wrought Iron

Folk Art Table from Northern Sweden
Located in Houston, TX
Rustic folk art table from Northern Sweden circa 1820-1839. Venacular side table painted in faux grain. All original painted finish on apron and legs. Painted finish on top of table ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Gold Leaf

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...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables

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Pine

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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