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Folk Art For Sale
Mid-Century Eastern-Style Enameled Bronze Vase -1Y28
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This decorative mid-century Eastern-style enameled bronze vase adds a touch of elegance and Eastern charm to any home décor. The intricate floral and bird motifs adorning the vase, c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Signed Enameled Stoneware Vase -1Y27
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming mid-century signed enameled stoneware vase adds a touch of rustic elegance to any home décor. The intricate floral and botanical motifs adorning the vase showcase the a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Mid-Century Chinese-Style Polychrome Bronze Vase Lamp -1Y26
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite mid-century Chinese-style polychrome bronze vase lamp adds a touch of elegance and Eastern charm to any home décor. The intricate floral and bird motifs adorning the v...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century German Porcelain Figurine Depicting Two Horses -1Y25
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming mid-century German porcelain figurine, featuring two graceful horses, adds a touch of rustic charm to any home décor. The intricate details and hand-painted accents sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th-Century Fiacre Lantern -1Y24
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming early 20th-century fiacre lantern, crafted from painted metal and glass, adds a touch of antique charm and ambiance to any home décor. The lantern's classic design, rem...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Parisian Porcelain Match Holder with Female -1Y23
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite late 19th/early 20th century Parisian porcelain match holder, featuring a graceful young woman leaning against a hollowed-out tree trunk, adds a touch of elegance and ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Louis XVI Style Silver-Plated Coffee Set -1Y22
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant mid-century Louis XVI style silver-plated coffee set exudes the charm and sophistication of the era. Featuring a classic design with a tray, coffee pot, sugar bowl, and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Art Nouveau White Metal Chalice with Thistle Motif -1Y21
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite antique Art Nouveau white metal chalice, dating back to the early 20th century, showcases the elegance and artistry of the era. Featuring a mesmerizing thistle motif a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Silver-Plated Caviar Bowl with Sturgeon Handles -1Y20
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant mid-century silver-plated caviar bowl adds a touch of sophistication to any dining table or special occasion. Featuring graceful sturgeon-shaped handles and a timeless d...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid-Century Henri Delcourt Desvres Faience Decorative Shoe -1Y19
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming mid-century Henri Delcourt Desvres faience decorative shoe adds a touch of rustic charm to any home décor. Handcrafted from fine Desvres faience, the shoe features a vi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Faience
Early 20th-Century German Caricature Animated Metal Sculpture "Misstrauen" -1Y18
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This captivating early 20th-century German caricature animated metal sculpture, titled "Misstrauen" (Distrust), depicts a group of two characters and a hare. The sculpture's whimsica...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique French Porcelain Condiment Set with La Louvesc Peasant Motif -1Y17
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming antique French porcelain condiment set, dating back to the first half of the 20th century, features a delightful depiction of a peasant woman heading to the market. A s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Leather Playing Card Case in Garnet Red -1Y16
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming vintage leather playing card case in a rich garnet hue is a delightful addition to any collection of antique accessories or game room essentials. Dating back to the mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Lisa Larson 'Mikey' Cat Fabric Cushions
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Cushions with zip on covers, fronts in 'Mikey' fabric designed by Lisa Larson, in typical Lisa Larson style, very reminiscent of her comical animal figures...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique French HB Faience Decorative Plate Commemorating the Madagascar -1Y15
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite antique French HB faience decorative plate commemorates the Madagascar Campaign of the early 20th century. Handcrafted from fine earthenware, the plate features a capt...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
East Asian Style Wall Vase/Car Vase/Butterfly -1Y14
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming petite wall or car vase, made of glazed terracotta, dates from the late 19th/early 20th century. It features a motif of three enameled butterflies and stylized plant el...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
French Porcelain Sculpture/Vase: Child with Medici Vase -1Y13
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This charming piece is a French porcelain sculpture/vase depicting a child seated beside a Medici vase. Dating from the mid-20th century, it's marked "Porcelaine de France" and numbe...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Renaissance Style Bronze Inkwell - Early 20th Century -1Y12
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Embrace the elegance of a bygone era with this exquisite antique bronze inkwell, crafted in the refined style of the Renaissance.
Dating back to the early 20th century, this magnifi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Hand Painted Armoire
Located in London, GB
This Magnificently charming Tyrolean dowry wardrobe is most likely crafted by a local cabinet maker and painted by a local painter in the style of Tyrolean folk art...
Category
1820s Austrian Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Large Vintage Mechanical Papier-Mâché Witches Head from Carnival Haunted House
Located in Lafayette, IN
This spectacular papier maché witch head has all the scary facial features one would expect from a witch and was likely originally from a haunted house/carnival installation. Much of...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Pablo Picasso, Femme, 1955, Pichet tourné.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Femme
1955
Pichet tourné
H. 30,5 cm. Larg. 11 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche,
décor aux engobes,
Interieur couverte
Bleu, noir, grège
Tiré à 100 exemplaires
R.740. Va
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian School Antique Painting Roman Charity, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Italian painting from the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a subject taken from a story by the Roman historian Valerius Maximus. It is a story of an exemplary woma...
Category
1670s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art Boat Model, 1930’s
Located in Doylestown, PA
A folk-art ship model of a freighter, circa 1930, carved in wood and hand-painted with details in metal.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Scrap Wood
Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two women.
Manufactured circa 1930 in Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, prese...
Category
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Fabric
Pablo Picasso, Taureau sous l'arbre, 1952, assiette ronde tournée.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso,
Taureau sous l'arbre,
1952,
assiette ronde tournée
D. 19 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à la paraffine oxxydée,
émail blanc
Noir
Tiré à 500 exemplaires
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Zabihi Collection Tribal Square Antique Persian Gabbeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
rare square shaped tribal Persian Gabbeh rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century. The signature reads "order by reza" and dated 1940 in farsi. It must have been custom made duri...
Category
20th Century Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Pablo Picasso, Tête de chèvre de profil, 1950, Assiette ronde/carré.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso,
Tête de chèvre de profil,
1950
Assiette ronde/carré
D. 25,5 cm
E.O terre de faience blanche,
décor à la paraffine oxydée et bain de couverte Brun,
vert
Tiré à 200 ex...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Hermanos Calavera Conquistador in Oiled Walnut by Miguel & Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Hardwood
Early Still Life Trompe L'oeil Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Trompe l'oeil oil on board painting. Trick of the eye still life of a hand towel, a folding ruler, envelope and an almanac dated 1831. Most likely, the mundane everyday items used in...
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pablo Picasso, Femme du barbu, 1953, pichet tourné.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso,
Femme du barbu
1953. 10 juillet
Pichet tourné
H.37,5 cm, Larg.20,5 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor aux engobes,
gravé au couteau sous couverte partielle au pinc...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nigerian Wood-Carved "Ekpo Secret Society" Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Acquired from Albert F. Gordon's Tribal Arts Gallery in Manhattan in the early 1970s, this is an Eket-style mask, typical of the Nigerian tribe that resides in the Southeastern regio...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare Collection of Fairground Knockdown Hand Carved Figures
Located in London, GB
Rare Collection of Fairground Knockdown Hand Carved Figures
A unique collection of 22 hand carved folk-art fairground (Jeu De Massacre) figures. This rare to market collection consists of an entire fairground stall collection and contains several forms of characters from soldiers to country house ladies with straw bags...
Category
1920s French Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Double Decker Ship of the Line, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with a Double Decker Ship of the Line, ca 1850, depicting a larboard side view of a square-rigged double decker warship under standing rigging, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Victorian Vanity Mirror with Bear, Black Forest ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Victorian Vanity Mirror with Bear, Black Forest ca. 1900
Item e7278
A lovely wooden vanity mirror decorated with an elaborate c...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Red Breasted Merganser Decoy, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Red Breasted Merganser Drake Decoy, circa 1960s - 1970s, a hand carved and hand painted red breasted merganser drake decoy in a swimming posture with slightly turned and canted head, with carved crest, bill mandible and nares, glass eyes, bold black and white paint with red highlights.
Beautiful decoy done in the racy Canadian Maritimes style. The posture with head both slightly turned to the left, and slightly canted or cocked to the left as well, is a delightful tricked learned from the great Maine decoy...
Category
1960s Canadian Folk Art Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Pine
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 an...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Massive Vintage Marlboro Light Up Cigarette Pack, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible vintage advertising light up box by Marlboro. Massive scale. Looks great hanging on the wall or on the ground. Slight sun fading gives this piece a beautiful yellowish hue...
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Steel
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Madonna with Child Saint John, 1650
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas depicting a splendid Madonna with child and Saint John. Painting from the Tuscan school of notable pictorial qua...
Category
1650s Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
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
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
Classic Sculpture Mouth Naro Pinosa, "Untitled" Digital Collage, Spain, 2019
By Naro Pinosa
Located in Madrid, ES
Classic sculpture and human mouth digital collage print by Spanish artist Naro Pinosa, made famous in social media. Unique signed-by-artist piece. Au...
Category
2010s Spanish Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
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
Antique pharmacy corkscrew, with stag horn skull-shaped knob, Italy 1880s.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique miniature corkscrew from a pharmacy counter.
This tiny corkscrew was used to remove corks from medicine and perfume bottles. Medical and perfume bottles used corks...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Steel
19th Century Dutch Wooden Pipe Holder or Pipe Stand with Twisted Stem
Located in MIJDRECHT, NL
A 19th century dutch pipe holder/ pipe stand with twisted stem, on a round base with a brass inner bowl. Suitable for 3 long Gouda pipes. These pipes were made from clay. Dating from...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
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
19th Century Santos or Saint Ex-Voto Carved Polychrome Wood Arm & Hand Offering
Located in St. Louis, MO
Possibly 19th Century hand-carved wood arm & hand with Polychrome, Ex-Voto offering. Handpainted forearm Exvoto - 1857. In the style of a Santos arm, religious relic, fork art carved...
Category
Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Indian vintage quilt
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Vintage indian quilt called « kantha »
Traditional technique of block print
Very Nice bed cover or spray
Unique pièce
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
System walking stick: Pocket cane, France 1878.
Located in Milan, IT
System walking stick: Pocket cane. In a small metal box, knurlel steel, tube shape, a stick is inserted. Based on the principle of the steel-spring coi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
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
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Extra Large Sea Devil Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This extra large "Sea Devil" head with a seahorse sticking out of the top and an eel going through th...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Frames Original Little Rascals Movie Poster
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage Frames Original Little Rascals Movie Poster. Poster has been placed within a glass frame and is in excellent condition. 29w x 43h x .5d
markes r50 / 7210 39484
the ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Sculptural Italian Chess Set in the Style of Alberto Giacometti
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chess set, brass, bronze, Italy, 1960s
Wonderful, modernist chess set made in the style of Italian artist Alberto Giacometti. The exceptional game of chess has a stunning look. Each...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Midcentury Organic Wood Turned Vase Sculpure
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made, organic natural wood-turned weed vase by famed American / California (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers. This work has such a great heft and textur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Victorian Rocking Horse
Located in Newark, GB
A Victorian rocking horse which will delight any small child and continues to function for its original purpose, this is a dappled white with a leather sadd...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Hollywood Regency Style Wrought Iron Faux Bamboo Tall Standing Shaving Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Hollywood Regency Style Wrought Iron Faux Bamboo Tall Standing Shaving Mirror with Wooden Shelf. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 69" H x 18" W x 18" D. Glass approx 12" diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Folk Art
Materials
Iron
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920 ART DECO CASION CHIP POKER SET WiTH BAKELITE HANDLE CASE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nice circa 1920 Art Deco casino chip / poker set in the original wood case with Bakelite handle
A...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Whimsical Carousel Pig Carnival Ride Mexican Attrib Higareda Brothers
By Higareda Brothers
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and whimsical vintage Mexican carnival amusement ride carousel pig attributed to the Higareda workshop.
This ultra charming carousel pig carving was made in a smaller scale f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Jewel walking stick, USA 1841.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick: jewel knob handle in the shape of Milord octagonal gold with a large faceted quartz. Malacca wood shaft. Metal ferrule. USA 1841.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Quartz, Metal, Gold
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
The streets of fin-de-siècle Paris were set aglow with colorful poster ads, thanks to the printing techniques invented by Jules Chéret. Now, the Milwaukee Art Museum is celebrating this undersung talent in America's first solo show dedicated his exuberant works.
Why the American Flag Has Had So Many Different Star Patterns
Expert Jeff Bridgman explains the history and meaning behind the twinkling constellations that have graced Old Glory.
Peggy Guggenheim Loved Modernism, but She Also Collected Tribal Art
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