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
Period: 19th Century
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...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Swedish Antique Blue Painted Folk Art Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique country table from Sweden in folk art. The table is made in solid Swedish pine and is from the area Forsa in Hälsingland. The table ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Folk Heart Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique carved and pegged constructed primitive folk table featuring a single drawer and heart cutout detail. France circa 19th century. Wear on wood that is consistent with age and u...
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19th Century French Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Antique Swedish Small Folk Art Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk art country table from northern Sweden made around 1820 to 1840 in pine. The table is an authentic Swedish country antique in untouched original condition. The faux paint is ori...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Genuine Antique Swedish Handmade Folk Art Pine Rustic Table with Drawer
Located in Kramfors, SE
Handmade folk art table from northern Sweden made around the mid 1800s, circa 1840. The table is made by hand and is in untouched original condition with the original first paint. Th...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
Small 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish small folk art table from around 1850. The table is painted pine with the original first layer of paint that has the authentic patina of time. The paint has also bec...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
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
Materials
Wood
Swedish Folk Art Kurbits Country Drop-Leaf Table, Late 19th Century
Located in LONDON, GB
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
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Table with Drawer & Original Paint Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Folk art table with drawer from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Very charming & rustic Folk art table with a drawer.
It has untouched original paint.
The ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Oversized Allmoge Étagère or Plant Stand, Sweden, Circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, Swedish, 19th century, allmoge oversized round étagère or plant stand with wonderfully hand-carved base, origin: Sweden, circa 1820 - 1840
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19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Tables
Materials
Softwood
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French 19th Century Painted "Egg & Dart" Table
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Queen Heart Small Table by Royal Stranger
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Antique Swiss Country Pay Table
Located in Forney, TX
An early European oak pay table with beautiful, rich, rustic, elegantly aged patina.
Born in Switzerland in the 18th century, likely in the Swiss Alps near the French border, hand-crafted of high-quality solid oak, the Baroque period table is in exceptional shape, very strong and sturdy, excellent craftsmanship, quality and detailing throughout.
Having a rectangular two board top with banded inlay, above a single large frieze drawer, retaining the original forged iron handle, the sides accented with wooden pegged mortise through-tenoned joinery that allows the tabletop to lift off the base quickly, the pegs over a shaped apron with heart form cutout and carved scalloped edge ornamentation, rising on four hand turned splayed baluster-form tapered legs joined by a plank box stretcher, ending in ball feet.
Provenance:
Acquired from the estate of the late T. Boone Pickens (1928-2019). An American business magnate, billionaire, financier, and philanthropist.
Acquisition:
J. Garrett Auctioneers had the pleasure of presenting Pickens' collection of 18th and 19th Century furnishings and accessories.
The breadth of T. Boone Pickens' career is impressive. He built one of the largest independent natural gas oil companies in the United States and flourished as an entrepreneur thereafter, generating hundreds of billions of dollars in the process. Among his lengthy accolades, Time magazine has identified him one of its "100 Most Influential People", Financial World named him "CEO of the Decade" in 1989, and Oil and Gas Investor identified him as one of the "100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Century."
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30.25" High, 59" Wide, 34.5" Deep
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19th Century French Small Round Marble Top Side Table in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
French round side table with red marble top and hand carved in Louis XVI style legs with brass shoes.
Louis XVI style.
France, circa 1890.
Measures: 74 cm x 50.5 cm.
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Antique Swedish Gustavian White Painted Small Side Table With Drawer
Located in Round Top, TX
This delightful country Gustavian table will make a lovely side table or nightstand. The table has a newer, professionally applied layered white painted finish which has been gently ...
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Antique French Empire Style Ebonized Mahogany Round Table with Marble Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Empire or Egyptian Revival small solid mahogany side table, wine table or end table with lion paw feet, that was recently restored with an old school ebonized finish. ...
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Folk Art Side Table
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
Pleased to offer this great 1940's folk art side table. Legs are vintage thread spools with metal rod running through them for strength. Top is t...
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Swedish Empire Octagonal Drop-Leaf Light Blue Painted Table
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Swedish Empire octagonal blue painted tilt-top pedestal end table with claw and ball feet with rotating table top.
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Italian 19th Century Rustic Side Table with Drawer
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Located in High Point, NC
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish painted folk art table from northern Sweden made during the early to mid 19th century, around 1820 to 1840. The table is in untouched original condition with original paint. ...
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
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Small 19th Century Swedish Pine Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish small folk art table from around 1820 to 1840. The table is made pine and has never been painted. It has a simple construction with a trestle along the center and a ...
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Table Side Table Swedish 19th Century Yellow Drawer, Sweden
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Table side table Swedish 19th century yellow drawer Sweden. A side table made during the 19th century in Sweden. Yellow paint in a rustic look with a beautiful patina. Drawer in frie...
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Drop Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
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19th Century Swedish Folk Art Table, 1807
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19th Century Swedish Farm Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
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Swedish Farm House Table from the 1800s with Original Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
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Trestle Table 19th Century Sweden
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19th Century Nahuala Table
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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 Mid-20th Century, 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 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. 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 $450 and tops out at $7,800 while the average work can sell for $3,600.
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