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Antique Zambian Food Bowl with Lid Africa, circa 1900
Located in Houston, TX
An antique African oval Zambian food bowl hand-carved and decorated from native timber with a interior divided food compartment and the original top from Africa circa 1900. Featuring...
Category
1890s Zambian Tribal Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Eclectic Collection of 18th and 19th Century Treenware Spoons
Located in Hudson, NY
Cabinet of curiosities:
Diverse spoons, forks, and an early spork.
All hand-carved.
Category
19th Century Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Cotton Display
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Great 19th century grey painted glass topped box containing a cotton display.
The interior perimeter is surrounded by a draped silk textile backdrop.
Category
19th Century Antique Primitive Folk Art
Blue Barrel Cover
Located in North Egremont, MA
A 19th century barrel cover with stunning blue paint. Beautiful and warm wear to handle, professionally mounted, cover is 18 inches in diameter and 3.5 inches deep.
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Swordfish Rostrums on Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A collection of ten Swordfish Rostrums. Mounted on metal stands.
Various sizes.
Measures: 4.5" W.
36"-39" H (varies).
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Tribal Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique American Wood Hat Forms
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique American wood hat forms.
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,750 / set
19th Century American Rain Chain with Downspout
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century American rain chain with downspout
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Iron, Metal
Collection of Carved Wood Kitchen Tools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of Carved Wood Kitchen Tools
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$895 / set
Rare Slipware-Scraffito Honey Pot from Sussex
Located in West Sussex, GB
A rare antique slipware honey pot from either High Halden or Silver Hill in Sussex - conceived in the naturalistic/rustic style of John Pelling. Though his work was mostly unglazed h...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Country Antique Primitive Folk Art
Antique Grain Cleaner
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Here we have an antique grain cleaner from India, constructed of Burmese teak.
Doesn't everyone need one of these?
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Antique Wood and Iron Pitcher
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Great old metal and wood pitcher.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Antique Leather Fire Bucket
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Antique leather fire bucket for storing water in case of fire. Much patina.
Category
19th Century American Edwardian Antique Primitive Folk Art
Yanamami Tribe Bows And Arrows
By Yanomami Tribe
Located in Bedford, NY
HAND MADE BAMBOO BOWS AND ARROWS- TWO BOWS AND FOUR ARROWS- RARE AND OLD= YANAMAMI TRIBE CIAPA REGION AMAZONAS, VENEZUELA
Category
Early 20th Century Venezuelan Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo
$2,500 / set
Graphic 1870 High Wheel Bicycle
Located in Sheffield, MA
Beautifully proportioned, gently restored 19th century red high wheel bicycle with custom fabricated mounting points to enable dramatic wall mounting. Strong yet whimsical accessory...
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Large, Sculptural Brush
Located in Sheffield, MA
This brush is testament to hard work and the ravages of time. Its use is not known, but it has a sculptural quality which makes it a compelling objet. On a custom wall mount.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
18th Century Hand Wrought Iron Flax Comb on Museum Mount
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly sculptural artifact used for combing flax. Extremely rare. Hand wrought rusted and patinated iron. The hand wrought iron nail protruding from the front of the comb would have ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Hand Wrought Iron Flax Comb on Museum Mount
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly sculptural artifact used for combing flax. Extremely rare. Hand wrought rusted and patinated iron. The hand wrought iron nail protruding from the front of the comb would have ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century Hand Wrought Iron Flax Comb on Museum Mount
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly sculptural artifact used for combing flax. Extremely rare. Hand wrought rusted and patinated iron. The hand wrought iron nail protruding from the front of the comb would ha...
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ecclestical hanging 19th c. silver paper on cotton
Located in Santa Fe, NM
The item is very rare and probably came out of a 19th c. church, it is of Ecclestical origin silver paper on cotton, very long and in good condition, there are several motifs on the...
Category
19th Century Unknown Baroque Antique Primitive Folk Art
Antique Butcher Meat Wall Rack by Bernard Gloekler Co
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique butcher meat wall rack by Bernard Gloekler Co Pittsburgh PA.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Steel
Man
s Wrapped Sarong
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Handmade washed hemp knotted long sarong from New Guinea
Category
Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Hemp
Sampler
Located in Woodbury, CT
An 1840's period school girl needlework with stylistically well done peacocks and florals in an urn.
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Thread, Wool
$825
19th c. Indonesian Ox Cart Wheel, mounted
Located in Queenstown, MD
Indonesian Ox Cart Wheel, on Metal Stand. Very sculptural.
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Wood Water Vessel
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Oversized Tree Trunk Hand Hollowed Antique Barrel
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$3,600
Burkino Faso stone marker of a warrior. Niger, Africa
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Burkino Faso stone marker of a warrior. Niger, Africa 12th Century
Category
18th Century and Earlier African Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Stone
19th Century Folk Art Table
Located in Cimelice, Czech republic
Primitive Folk Art table from the 19th century. The table has been originally used for meat
Category
19th Century Czech Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Yew
Folk Art Wirework Ferris Wheel, Early 20th Century, Naive Primitive, Fairground
Located in Totnes, GB
utterly charming Folk Art wire work Ferris wheel, mounted on a small wooden base. With a little handle on
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wire
Japanese Wooden Folk Art Yokogi Fish
Located in Berkeley, CA
Rare primitive mingei Folk Art yokogi fish sculpture, 19th to early 20th century. From the Yamagata
Category
19th Century Japanese Folk Art Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Primitive Coffee Bin
Located in Aurora, OR
century, this hand-painted bin has a beautiful Primitive/folk aesthetic. The four-panel beveled front
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,295
1900s Folk Art Ship Model
Located in Chicago, IL
1900s Folk Art ship model
Category
Early 1900s American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Flight of Three Primitive Shorebird Decoys
Located in London, GB
Retaining original long beaks
Solid carved cork with original painted surface.
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Cork, Paint
$4,500 / set
Table Top American Folk Mirror
Located in Woodstock, NY
Magical 19th century looking glass of cast iron. Depicting Classical Willow tree and National pride on bold classical Acanthus base. Ladies in petticoats support the pivoting looking...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Delightful Small-Scale Primitive Cockerel Weathervane
Located in London, GB
Weathervane of full bodied form with arched tail.
Weathered and patinated zinc,
Northern European.
Category
1860s European Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Zinc
Primitive Woman Cage Doll, 19th Century
Located in Lakeville, CT
Articulated arms and old paint on this unusual cage doll. In the manner of a Santos, this Folk Art
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Primitive, Handmade Gameboard - Solitaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
A homemade gameboard with hand carved pegs. Original brown paint.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Early George III English Primitive Painting of Young Girl
Located in Toronto, ON
Early George III English painting of a girl playing with her dog in the countryside. Beautiful composition, circa 1810
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Primitive Folk Art
Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
Beautiful American antique primitive and rustic handmade rocking chair. This chair was made during
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair of Antique Primitive Ladder Back and Splint Seats Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
These are a pair of slightly different antique Primitive ladder back chairs. Even though they are
Category
Early 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Primitive Boat Model from Maine
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A great large-scale model in original paint mounted on a new iron stand.
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Primitive Folk Art
19th Century Primitive Wood Carving Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Unique 19th century primitive wood carving sculpture Appalachian art sculpture.
Category
Mid-19th Century North American American Craftsman Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Primitive Large Brick Red and Black Two-Sided Game Board
Located in Lakeville, CT
Beautifully hand-painted in old red, black and green paint, this barn-find game board
makes a great wall accessory either alone or as part of a grouping. The
colors are strong and ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Primitive French Earthenware Figure
Located in London, GB
, glazed with colored slip on an earthenware body, this unusual Folk Art figure comes from the eastern side
Category
19th Century French Antique Primitive Folk Art
Mr Hepworth
an Oil on Millboard Signed J. H. Shaw and Dated 1894
Located in West Sussex, GB
A charming naive painting portraying an outhouse scene where a very surprised looking cat is approached by the imperious 'Mr Hepworth'
The subject of this amusing naive picture leav...
Category
Late 19th Century European Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
American Antique Horse Farm Trade Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large sign painted on steel for "Saham Morgans" horse farm circa 1900. Hand wrought and riveted hangers at top corners. Sign is the same on the reverse side. Minor losses to the pa...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Circular Russian Painting on Wood of a Troika, 20th century
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Depicting a troika pulling a traditional Russian sleigh though a winter landscape, the three panting horses whipped along by a red-bearded driver wearing a shapka, while two women wr...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage American Bob Sled
Located in Bedford, NY
Vintage American bob sled in a natural color with some vintage red and
deep blue. Printing reads "Olympic Bob Sled"- Wheel on top controls
front ski movement
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Fir
Ithaca Sign Works Mirrors ca.1909
By Ithaca Sign Works
Located in Solebury, PA
These two mirrors were produced by the Ithaca Sign Works,
Ithaca, New York in 1909.
Started by Ogilvie Stanford in 1879 with the help of Rockwell Gager. Ithaca Sign Works produced...
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
$450 / set
Tiger Maple Sewing Lens Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Unusual sewing lens mounted in a tiger maple stand. American, possibly Maine or Mass. Late 18th or early 19th c.
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Glass
French Copper and Brass Rooster Weathervane on Stand, circa 1820
Located in Lake Forest, IL
French Copper and Brass Chanticleer Weathervane now mounted on display stand. "Chanticleer" is French for Rooster. Rooster Weathervanes and have been featured prominently throughout ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Early American Quilt
Located in By Appointment Only, Ontario
Large early abstract American wool quilt. Wonderful wall hanging.
United States, circa 1860.
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Hooked Rug
Located in Summerland, CA
Late 19th century
Found in Massachusetts
Colorful interlocking circles with hearts and stars.
Made of wool and brin (unravelled hemp rope) on
hooked burlap.
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wool
$12,500
Plains Indian Deerskin and Beadwork Shirt
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Bold graphics animate this vintage Plains Indian shirt. Probably Sioux, shirt has fringed sleeves with beaded shoulder panels. Chest panel with horse hair tassels.
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Suede
Old Brazilian Jaguar Noble Wood Sculpture "Pantera onca"
Located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Incredible old sculpture in noble Brazilian wood representing a Jaguar "Pantera onca".
Category
Early 19th Century Brazilian Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Swedish Handmade Toy Train
Located in Sheffield, MA
A wooden locomotive and passenger car make up this toy train from Sweden, circa 1880. It is painted green with orange highlights around the wheels, and with the initials "E O J" pain...
Category
19th Century Swedish Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Mammy Figure
Located in Summerland, CA
circa 1920.
This figure depicts an African-American woman.
Made of wood with striped woolen knit skirt and top.
Cotton calico scarf on head with fiber hair.
Hand-painted face mad...
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$25,000
Plains Indian Deerskin and Beadwork Vest
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Plains Indian deerskin and beadwork vest with meandering vine motif on the chest panels. The back with full blossoms and fringed waist.
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Beads
Luba Royal antique caryatid enthronement emblem Mid 19th century DR Congo Africa
Located in Leuven, BE
This Luba Royal caryatid stool from DR Congo Luba was in the 19th century used a Royal enthronement emblem. Luba leaders trace their ancestry to a dynasty of sacred kings, and Luba r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Congolese Primitive Antique Primitive Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of antique primitive folk art for your home. An item from our selection of antique primitive folk art — often made from wood, metal and softwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of antique primitive folk art you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An object in our assortment of antique primitive folk art is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art, Victorian and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Andrianna Shamaris, Hubley Manufacturing Company and african people each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of antique primitive folk art that is worth considering.
How Much is a Antique Primitive Folk Art?
Prices for a piece of antique primitive folk art start at $85 and top out at $56,250 with the average selling for $1,150.
Finding the Right Folk-art for You
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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