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Folk Art For Sale
19th Century Pastel on Paper French Popular Scene Painting, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique French pastel from the late 19th century. Framework on paper fixed on canvas and frame depicting a scene of popular taste The reading of the hand, landscape with peasant wome...
Category
1880s French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paper, Crayon
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Landscape with Characters Painting, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a river view with eighteenth-century characters. Painting signed lower right (see photo) ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique North Carolina Bait Shop Retail Flounder Fish Painted Wood Trade Sign
Located in Forney, TX
A most charming and one-of-a-kind antique North Carolina bait shop trade sign with beautifully weathered patina!
A wonderful example of American folk art, early 20th century, primitive hand-crafted construction, sculptural wooden form depicting large flounder fish, with distinctive fins and polychrome painted decoration.
Wall hanging, easily secured using the two eye-screws, or the screws can be removed and the sign placed on a mantel.
Dimensions: (approx)
31.5" High, 48.5" Wide, 2.5" Deep
Sure to add elegant rustic warmth, antique character, charm, and rich historical interest to any space, especially traditional coastal, Hamptons chic, New England cottage, beach house modern, lake house, and rustic lodge, to name just a few!
Provenance / Acquisition:
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Bright Star Antiques Co., Sulfur Springs, Texas. Specializing in early American antiques...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Bronze bull by sculptor Emilio Musso
Located in Torino, IT
Bronze sculpture depicting young bull made by Emilio Musso.
Vigorous young bull, sculpted in all his massive, muscular beauty.
The bull figure towers above a plinth honoring the ci...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Wooden Blocks Vintage Kids Hurdle Bases Set of 4
Located in London, GB
Add a touch of vintage charm to your decor with this delightful set of Decorative Wooden Blocks, repurposed from vintage kids' hurdle bases.
Crafted with ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Large Split Grain Pinewood Light Sculpture
Located in Glendale, CA
Large Split Grain Pinewood Light Sculpture. Handcrafted by 20th century artist Paul Foeckler, this one of a kind illuminated sculpture reveals the elemental form and grain in a piece...
Category
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian School Antique Painting Madonna with Child
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the first half of the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a splendid Madonna with child attributable to Cristoforo Roncalli known as Pomarancio ...
Category
1610s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Goat Ceramic by Dominique Pouchain
Located in Lasne, BE
Ceramics in the shape of a goat stamped Dominique Pouchain.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Miniature Travelling Chess Set Game handmade & Pokerwork Board / Box, Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality handmade Miniature or travelling wood chess set game of 32 pieces in its own lidded pokerwork decorated box, which we date to the English Edwardian period, circa 1900.
This piece is all handmade. The chess set is complete with 32 wood chess pieces. The box is also handmade of wood, opening up to make a pokerwork chess board with further pokerwork design to the sides. All the pieces are hand carved, probably from boxwood with the black ones stained . The box has metal hinges and a brass fastener to keep the lid securely closed, with the pieces inside.
Overall a quality antique handmade, complete, travelling chess set...
Category
Late 19th Century British Edwardian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Set of 24 Vintage Hammered Copper Funiture Handles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Set of 24 Vintage Hammered Copper Furniture Handles. Four Hinges Will be included in this set.
Handles Measure approx - 1 x 1 x 5
Hinges m...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Copper
Set of 5 Acoma Pueblo New Mexico Dean Reano w/ Signed Jemez Earthenware Pottery
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A traditional set of Pueblo Acoma & Jemez pottery from New Mexico. Each vessel is signed – D. Reano (Dean Reano) and Jemez (unknown). The vessels are fir...
Category
20th Century Mexican Native American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Chokwe Mask, Democratic Republic of The Congo 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
This exquisite mask, meticulously crafted by the Chokwe people, embodies both spiritual power and artistic finesse. Its design, rooted in tradition, carries layers of meaning that re...
Category
20th Century Congolese Folk Art
Materials
Wood
17th Century Oil on Canvas Antique Mythological Painting The Rest of Diana, 1680
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Refined Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a subject of great charm, Diana's rest. Immersed in a splendid Arcadian landscape w...
Category
1680s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Medallic Art Company 50th Anniversary Bronze Commemorative Medal
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1953 50th anniversary medal for the Medallic Art company, located in New York City at the time this medal was issued. The artist for this medal was Bruno Mankowski for the Medallic A...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Landscape Signed Painting, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a view of the lake with characters of eighteenth-century style. Painting signed lower rig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, 517grams
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An exceptionally large Akha Tribe woven silver bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques ...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Silver
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Finely painted in linear geometric designs
Period 1970s signed on base R Reano
Condition Good
Category
20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Pair of antique Italian finals
Located in Maidstone, GB
Pair of antique Italian finals. Original paint and gilding.
Width: 8 " (20 cm)
Height: 4 " (10 cm)
Depth: 4 " (10 cm)
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Native American Sioux Fully Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux Indian fully beaded hide moccasins. Sinew sewn and beaded using colors of medium blue, red white heart, greasy yellow, cobalt, white and brass. Forked tongues a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Leather, Beads
Native American Catlinite T Pipe
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Catlinite T pipe. Fine work, well-polished and nicely carved. Patina to spare, obviously a smoked piece. Would make a great addition to a handmade indigenous or tobacciana collection. Size: 8" x 3 1/2"
Family Owned & Operated
Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Stone
macchina da Scrivere Olivetti Et personal 510 II
By Olivetti
Located in Taranto, IT
macchina da Scrivere Olivetti Et personal 50 II
Degli anni 80.
In ottime condizioni conservative, non vi è alcun difetto estetico o strutturale da segnalare, solo lievi ed ovvi seg...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
20th Century Acrylic on Cardboard Italian Signed Painting View of Rome, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian landscape of the 20th century. Acrylic artwork on cardboard depicting a splendid view of the roofs of Rome with bell towers in the distance. Painting signed lower right (Call...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Napoleonic, French Prisoner of War ox bone Double 9 domino set.
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic, French Prisoner of War ox bone Double 9 domino set.
An exceptional example of a Napoleonic, French Prisoner of War ox/mutton bone Double 9 domino set encased in cribbag...
Category
1830s French Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Late 20th C Original Painted Oval Floral Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20th C original painted oval floral stool. Lancaster County, PA.
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pinewood vessel is an early 20th century mortar once used daily in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, and condiments. The rustic container was hand-turned to a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Kiln Fired Clay Sculpture of a Woman, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clay sculpture of a disapproving Woman with her hands on her hips. No signature or known designer. Woman has short hair and a slender frame. Glaze finish with abstract coloring and p...
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Paint
Vintage Wally Shoop 1985 Bronze Ram Bighorn Sheep Sculpture Limited 13/250
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Wally Shoop 1985 Bronze Ram Bighorn Sheep Sculpture Limited Edition 13/250 on Wooden Base. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 10" H x 7.5" W x 7.5" D.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Achatit Ceramic Roman Soldier Wall Mask Inspired by William Wyler`s "Ben Hur"
Located in Berlin, DE
Ceramic Roman Soldier Wall Mask Inspired by "Ben Hur"
This impressive wall mask depicts the head of a Roman soldier and is made of high-quality ceramic. Inspired by William Wyler's ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th century gesso over pine articulated skelton puppet
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century gesso over pine and articulated puppet
A very cool example of a folk-art gesso over pine and metal early 20th century articulated puppet of a skeleton figure. This...
Category
1940s British Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Early 1900s Century Turkish Beaded Horse Whip
Located in Fall River, MA
Late 1800 - early 1900s Ottoman Turkish Empire era prisoner of war arts and crafts glass beadwork horse whip.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Lucy Martin Lewis Acoma Pueblo New Mexico with R.D. Jemez & N. Sandia Jemez
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An eclectic set of Pueblo Acoma & Jemez pottery from New Mexico. Each vessel is signed with a different artist’s signature: N. Sandia Jemez (Natalie Sand...
Category
20th Century North American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
"The Second World War, " by Winston Churchill
Located in Austin, TX
The Second World War by Winston Churchill from Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston.
A vintage edition of Winston Churchill's six-volume memoir, The Second World War, for which he was a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Hand-Carved Steer Head Trade Sign
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Hand-carved French walnut steer head trade sign. Made for a butcher shop. Simple, yet well done design with dark stain and plaque backing. Size: 14 3/8"H x 20 3/4"W x 21 1/2"D
Famil...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Collection of 48 Antique Pre-Columbian Hand-Built Pottery Heads & Bust Artifacts
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A monumental collection of 48 pre-Columbian hand-built pottery heads and bust artifacts. Possibly deriving from West Mexico, Michoacan or Chupicuaro. Although primitive, the carving is intricate with highly stylized details and characteristics. Each artifact is placed in a unique display with a fabric-lined background. An impressive museum style wall display case...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery, Wood
Folk Art Sign
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian Folk Art sign with overscale finger, insribed ‘Left Luggage’.
Category
20th Century English Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Painting Saint Anthony the Abbot 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Ancient Italian painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a religious subject Saint Anthony the Abbot of good pictorial quality. Antique wooden frame, not coe...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Distressed Coca Cola Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 20Thc Coca Cola trade sign is in sun faded & distressed condition.Very rare form & shape.
Category
1930s American Adirondack Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Purvis Young 'Herd of Freedom Horses'
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Herd of Freedom Horses' by Purvis Young (1989–1999)
USA, circa 1980s
A progressive work, painted on a found metal tray, of five horses in landscape. signed 'Young' upper right corner. In untouched, well-cared-for vintage condition, ready to place.
The overall dimensions of the work are 13- inches wide, 17.5- inches high, and 1.5- inches deep.
About :
Purvis Young (1943–2010) was an American artist from the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Self-taught, Young's work was often a blend of painting and drawing with collaged elements, utilizing everyday discarded found objects.
Inspired by documentaries, art books...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Bear Desk Set ca. 1920s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A Wooden Carved Black Forest Bear Desk Set ca. 1920s
Item e7286
A nicely carved Black Forest bear desk set for small utensils. Executed in Brienz, Switzerland around 1920. Very good ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art
Materials
Wood
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Biblical Oval Painting Joseph at the Well
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Ancient Italian painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting biblical subject Joseph at the well sold by the brothers of good pictorial quality. Oval painting wi...
Category
1720s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Volcano Board by Michael Scheers
Located in Lasne, BE
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Category
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
20th Century African Ceremonial Drum
Located in Doylestown, PA
Large, hand-crafted African ceremonial drum sculpted from a single piece of indigenous wood. It features carved geometric motifs and a taut animal hide drum head secured with wooden ...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Wood
1781 Tyrolean Painted Wardrobe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Tyrolean wardrobe dated 1781
Measurements: H. 185 cm - W. 140 cm (150 cm at the frames) - D. 53 cm (58 cm at the frames)
Essence: Fir
Period: 1781
Origin: Tyrol
Description:
Tyrol...
Category
1780s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Vintage Mid Century Hand Painted Wooden Luncheonette Hot Coffee Diner Sign
Located in Milford, NH
A vintage polychrome hand painted luncheonette or diner sign on plywood featuring hot coffee, sandwiches, and tonics, signed lower right Cooley-Alton, with an additional support boar...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art
Materials
Plywood
The Brothers Boards by Michael Scheers
Located in Lasne, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sinc...
Category
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
The blue sea Board by Michael Scheers
Located in Lasne, BE
Michael Scheers is a Belgian visual artist. He was born in 1958. He lives and works in Rixensart (BE).
Self-taught, Michael Scheers has been involved in the world of advertising sinc...
Category
2010s Belgian Arts and Crafts Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Sword Cane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sword cane with unmarked blade that measures approximately 23 1/2" in flower decoration. Features a single edge and single fuller. Cane 36" when sheathed. Very nice sterling silver handle with ornate scrolled decorations. Brass ferrule on heel. The blade remains bright and locks into the scabbard properly.
PERIOD: 19th Century
ORIGIN: Unknown, United States
SIZE: 36" x 3"D
Check out our large selection of 19th and 20th Century canes including sword canes and gun canes...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Brian DeLorme Acoma Pueblo New Mexico Fired Earthenware Pottery Signed
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A unique set of 3 Acoma Pueblo pottery from New Mexico. Each vessel is marked with “Acoma” with a different artist’s signature: B. DeLorme (Brian DeLorme), V.V. and C.S. The vessels ...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
French Poster by Les Maîtres de l’Affiche Plate 135 circa 1898 Absinthe Mugnier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This is plate 135 from "Les Maitres De L’Affiche" (The Masters of the Poster) series featuring Lucien Lefevre's poster for Absinthe Mungier with a French legionnaire happily raising ...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Mexican Jaguar Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique Mexican Jaguar mask made in leather, mirror for eyes and boar bristles.
These masks depict jaguars and tigers used in ...
Category
1960s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Vintage Ceramic Dancing Couple Sculpture (1960s/1970s) -1Y07
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this captivating vintage ceramic sculpture of a dancing couple. Dating back to the 1960s/1970s, this piece exudes the charm and art...
Category
1960s French Empire Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Monalisa handmade painted replica.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Painted during 1972 and 1976. We offer this Antique Monalisa handmade painted replica signed by Lourdes Cúe.
Category
1970s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Linen
19th Century Sword Cane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
This sword cane is great condition. Blade and shaft fit together as they should. Beautiful wooden handle and shaft with patina.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Unknown, Continental
SIZE: 37" x 5"
Check out our large selection of 19th and 20th Century canes including sword canes and gun canes...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20Thc Amish One Patch Crib Quilt-Mounted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ohio Amish one patch mounted crib quilt in pristine condition. This amazing one patch cotton crib quilt is in fine condition and ready to hang in your collection.This is from the pr...
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Hand Carved Folk Art Wood Basket
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand carved Folk Art wood basket depicting fruit. We had the wood professionally refinished. Basket measures 15" wide, 3.5" deep and 16.75" high.
Category
1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Unity in Carved Wood
Located in Austin, TX
The sculpture stands tall—a testament to the artisan’s reverence for tradition and community. The wood, rich and weathered, bears the weight of generations. Its grain tells stories o...
Category
20th Century African Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Lucy R. Suina Cochiti, Avelia & Anderson Peynetsa, & Carmen Veloz Signed Pueblo
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An eclectic set of Native Southwest pottery vessels from New Mexico. Each vessel is signed by a different artist – Lucy R Suina (Cochiti), A.A. Peyne...
Category
20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
Antique Late 1800s Black Forest Pipe with Hand Carved Deer and Stag Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted gentleman's or hunter's pipe from circa 1890.
For the collectors of antique Black Forest carvings in general and of rare pipes in particular, we also have this Swi...
Category
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art
Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.
American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional 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. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
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 folk art on 1stDibs.
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Why Jules Chéret Was the King of the Modern Poster
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