Folk Art Decorative Art
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
Original Antique Print of an English Sporting Dog, 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a bloodhound presented in a distressed antique gilt frame.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Gesso
Original Antique Print of a Spine-Tailed Swallow, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Spine-tailed Swallow
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Origi...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, American Bison, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of an American bison and Indian ox.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown and Marech...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Parrot Crossbill, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Parrot Crossbill
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original ...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1960’s Mushroom Needlepoint, Framed
Located in Charleston, SC
Here we have a framed piece of cross-stitch art featuring a brightly colored orange and yellow mushroom and a ladybug. The artwork is created using the cross-stitch technique, whe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Original Antique Print of a Long-Tailed Tit, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Long-tailed Tit
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original c...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1960s Hand Sewn Framed Afghan Waistcoat
Located in Søborg, DK
Unique hand sewn and crafted 1960s Afghan waistcoat.
This waistcoat is one of a kind and made with great skill and attention to detail.
The colors a...
Category
Late 20th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Wool, Cotton
$360 Sale Price
52% Off
Arthur Nevin Print of a Red-Breasted Merganser Duck Decoy, Beach Haven, NJ
By Arthur Nevin
Located in Downingtown, PA
The large 1970s print by Arthus Nevin depicts a Red-Breasted Merganser Bird Decoy.
It is inscribed Red-Breasted Merganser Beach Haven, NJ., 1935.
102/1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Missel Thrush, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Missel Thrush
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original col...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Lithograph Map of Lower Manhattan, New York
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1859 hand colored map of Lower Manhattan or New Amsterdam by George H. Moore.
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique Print of a Firecrest, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Firecrest
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Tree Sparrow, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Tree Sparrow
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original colo...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Rufous Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Rufous Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original ha...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Crossbills, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of crossbills
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.
Publi...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Seals, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of seals.
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.
Published...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Glass Shard Cat Picture
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Folk Art glass shard cat picture set within a grey washed handmade wood frame. Made with glass shard mosaics by hand depicting in an image of a ca...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
Located in Buisson, FR
Original riveted sheet iron shoemakers shop sign. Unique find,
France, circa 1800-1850. Traces of red paint visible.
Weathered.
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
$686 Sale Price
41% Off
Original Antique Print of a Wall Creeper, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Wall Creeper
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original colo...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Marsh Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Marsh Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original col...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Scarlet Bullfinch, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Scarlet Bullfinch
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Yellow-Browed Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Yellow-browed Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Orig...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Holstein Milk Painted Metal Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky original painted hand made Holsteins Milk metal farm trade sign has the original chain for hanging.It has spots that has paint loss and mino...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Antique Print of a Rook, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Rook
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
Publi...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Quilt Princess Feather and Rose Pattern Circa 1830
Located in Hudson, NY
Striking and beautiful New England quilt in the princess feather and rose pattern. Excellent condition with a highly folky design pattern. Found in , this quilt made from blue and re...
Category
1830s American Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Original Antique Bird Prints, Shrike and Fruit Crows. 1847
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great images of shrike and fruit crows
Unframed.
Lithographs after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Published, 1847.
The measurement is for 1 print
Free shipping
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Melodious Willow Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Melodious Willow Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
O...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Masonic Sheepskin Man Portrait
Located in London, GB
Masonic Sheepskin Man Portrait
We are proud to offer a highly unusual subject matter oil on canvas painting by the recently deceased Cornish artist James Scrase. A fine example from a member of the Royal Society of National Portraits members, trained under the guidance of Italian artist Annigoni in the early 1970s. James produced some wonderful piece of art in many different mediums. The unusual thing about this portrait is not only the fact that the subject sits proud in a sheepskin coat as his best attire, but also the fact that the artist name is hidden in the note painted...
Category
1950s British Vintage Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Botanical Persian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Persian Persian Bakhtiari Pictorial signed Prayer rug. Light enough to use as a wall piece as well
Measures: 5'5'' x 8'2''.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
"Grape Nuts" Self Framed Tin Sign, circa 1912
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Grape Nuts" self framed tin sign is one of the most sought after advertising signs by collectors, especially in this near mint condition with bright colors...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Original Antique Print of a Twite, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Twite
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
Publ...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a White Wagtail, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a White Wagtail
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original col...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Wood Lark, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Wood Lark
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Crossbills, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of crossbills
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.
...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Dusky Grebe, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Dusky Grebe
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Crossbill in an Ebonized Faux Bamboo Frame
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a crossbill presented in an ebonized faux bamboo frame
Lithograph after Francis Lydon
Original hand colour
Published, circa 1880.
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
Asian Textile Picture of a Crocheted Bamboo Jacket on Linen, Myanmar 1900-1920
Located in Salzburg, AT
Asian textile picture of a crocheted bamboo jacket on linen, Myanmar 1900-1920
The finely assembled object made of small bamboo sticks has become a loose jacket.
The edges are hemm...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Bamboo, Wood
Official Gold Record Award France Johnny Halliday Story Palais des Sports 1976
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Official Gold Record Award France Johnny Halliday Story Palais des Sports 1976.
Gold Record Award - Official Disque d'Or France Johnny Hallyday "Disque...
Category
1970s French Vintage Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print of a Desert Wheatear, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a desert wheatear
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Orig...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Ostriches, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of ostriches
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.
...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-Century Rendition of The German Ocean Liner Bishop
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Rendition of The German Ocean Liner Bishop
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Quadrumana, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of Quadrumana, apes etc.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original han...
Category
1830s English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of Six Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques - Germany
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques - Germany
A set of six old trophies of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), mounted on wooden panels with different styles. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
Folk Art Sign-Maker's Sample Board in Original Paint
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Folk Art two-sided sign maker's sample board in original paint, one side having square color samples with various border treatments, each panel numbered (one through 25), the other...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Blue Vintage Persian Souf Pictorial Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century Souf carpet woven somewhere in Central Iran.
1'8'' x 3'2''
Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low and high...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Pictorial Cats/ Yarn Hooked Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and unusual pictorial black cats cotton yarn hooked rug/ mounted on black linen and wood frame as wall art/ great pristine condition, great addition to any Folk Art collection.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Prune and Floral Print Royale PJ Redoute Print of Fruit and Leaves Unframed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful summer fruit print or engraving by Langlois. Featuring ripe purple prunes with bright and dark green foliage.
The inscription reads Prune Royale, P.J. Redoute -114 on the ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$500 Sale Price
44% Off
Zabihi Collection Gray Animal Motif Turkish Fine Sivas Rug
Located in New York, NY
Accent size pictorial Turkish Sivas carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century. The gray field with a flurry of wild and exotic animals, accents in beige and crimson red. A co...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Hungarian Full Moon Village Scene Modern Wall Sculpture Signed Cseko 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
More known as Cseko, Csekovszky Arpad 1931-1997, the noted Hungarian artist was famous for these ceramic or pottery wall hangings in relief of village scenes. Their three dimensional...
Category
1970s Hungarian Vintage Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$285 Sale Price
36% Off
Zabihi Collection Modern Persian Souf Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A Modern Souf Persian carpet dpeicting a lion on a neutral field
3'11'' x 5'5''
Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low and high pile technique. They are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Modern Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This unique art piece combines several mediums in a delicate collage of organic materials. Please confirm item location, (NY or NJ).
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Twig
$280 Sale Price
37% Off
Zabihi Collection Ivory Square Size Persian Kashan Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Persian Kashan rare square size small rug
Measures: 3'4'' x 3'7''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Conical Leather and Straw Tribal Fulani Hat, Mali West Africa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Conical leather and straw tribal Fulani hat, Mali West Africa
Folk Art organic fiber hat with leather applications that comes from the Fulani people in West Africa.
It is typically worn by the Wodaabe, a nomadic cattle-herder subgroup of the Fulani.
The organic straw is covered in leather straps both at the brim and top and with decorative leather elements in the middle. At the very top of the hat there is a knob which is covered in leather. At the base of the hat there is a chinstrap.
The hats were featured on dancers in the 2018 music video "All the Stars" by the artist Kendrick Lamar...
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
French Faience Nautical Pattern Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th French decorative plate with nautical pattern (boats, fishs baskets, lighthouse), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Green Turkish Deco Deer Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind hand-knotted Turkish Anatolian rug with 2 deers and 2 other animals on a green ground
Measures: 1'9” x 2'3”.
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Pigeon Persian Flatweave
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a flurry of pigeons in beige, gray, and brown
This was originally belonging to a private Persian collector who requested...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$1,375
Zabihi Collection Persian Gabbeh Souf Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late-20th century Gabbeh rug with a checkered colorful border surrounded by a stand-alone tree on a camel ground woven with a souf technique
Measures: 2'6'' x 3'11''
Souf rugs...
Category
20th Century Persian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Still Life with Flowers, Oil Painting on Canvas by American-Italian Artist
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Artwork from US born Italian artist Emanuele Laustino (Pittsburgh 1916-Asti 1988). Laustino was the son of immigrants from Asti´s countryside in Northern Italy, and moved to the Unit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Wooden Marquetry Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Marquetry Figure wall plaque. Hand executed..Art Deco , African influenced.Several mixed species of exotic woods.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Original Chinese Gouache on Mulberry Paper A Mountainous Winter Scene
Located in Miami, FL
An original gouache on mulberry paper depicting a joyful winter scene.
It is beautifully presented in a custom frame, measures:
17 5/8" Wide x 21 3/4" High x 1" Deep
Very go...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
$795 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Vintage Indian Textile with Custom Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Indian block printed textiles from the 1940s-1960s have been sewn together in colorful patches with rows of running stitch embellish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Plexiglass, Wood
Folk Art decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art decorative art 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art decorative art made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Africa pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Familia Lorenzo , and hettler.tüllmann. 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 decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $300 and tops out at $2,931 while the average work can sell for $1,300.
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