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Wooden Trade Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Carriage works trade sign in original old age cracked surface with nice dry patina color. Untouched as found !
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Signs
Materials
Wood
$2,800
1950 Coca Cola advertising Button
Located in Surrey, BC
Very nice 1950s Coke button in great paint with french language advertising. Found in Quebec.
48 diam.
Untouched.
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Signs
Materials
Steel
Two-Door Painted Quebec Cupboard/Server
Located in York County, PA
TWO-DOOR PAINTED QUEBEC CUPBOARD / SERVER IN ROBIN’S EGG BLUE WITH RED TRIM, 1810-30:
This little Quebec two-door cupboard / server has the nicest combination of Robin’s egg blue ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Painted Furniture
Steel Marlock Herefords sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Heavy gauge steel two sided sign depicting Hereford bulls . Sign is painted in untouched condition
Category
20th Century Canadian Signs
Materials
Steel
Large wooden Coca-cola sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Wooden 16 ft sign cut out of a building recently discovered under old siding.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Signs
Two-Sided Vintage Wooden Game Wheel
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a two sided wooden game wheel with very nice graphic details is in original finish.
This item was found in Montreal , Quebec
Category
Antique Early 1900s Canadian Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
19th c Clock shelf in original blue paint
Located in Surrey, BC
Nice country clock shelf in old age cracked surface with detail chip carved brackets.
Square nailed construction.
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Primitives
Materials
Pine
Neon Butcher Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Butcher sign in strong red color covered in plexiglass.
Category
20th Century Canadian Signs
Materials
Metal
$3,200
Pacific Northwest Native Raven Sculpture by Emile Thibert
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pacific Northwest native raven sculpture by Emile Thibert, Canadian, circa 1990s. Signed and
Category
1990s Canadian Native American Masks
Materials
Wood
Modernist Tribal Oli Painting, circa 1969, "Tete Tete" Artist Alex Bleszynski
By Alexander Leszek Bleszynski
Located in Buffalo, NY
, Asia and Canada.
Bleszynski experimented with many different forms of art and utilized a variety of
Category
Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Large Coke Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Billboard style circa 1940 in original untouched condition
Category
Vintage 1940s Canadian Signs
Materials
Metal
$1,800
Meat Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Meat store sign, double sided with plastic face on metal surround.
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Signs
Materials
Metal
$1,850
19th Century Painted Tin Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
19th Century painted tin sign with great crusty surface with wood frame, found in Montreal, Quebec
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Signs
Materials
Tin
Hanging Wall Cabinet
Located in Nantucket, MA
Bright Blue Wall Hanging Cupboard with Single Drawer
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,425
Trade Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Feed Excel sign, great colour and depth in the application of paint. Probably the best silk screening we have seen. Found in Ontario, circa 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Signs
Materials
Tin
$1,195
Trades Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Great trade sign in original paint. Strong blue pigment with white letters and contrasting "drop" shadows
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Signs
Materials
Tin
$975
Bread Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Great enameled grocery sign in original surface paint
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Signs
Materials
Tin
$525
Bakery Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Painted, wood bakery sign, hand scripted in gold paint
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Signs
Materials
Wood
$4,600
Dry Sink
Located in Surrey, BC
Pine Dry sink with original surface paint. Tin covering with shelf and three side drawers and bracket base
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Painted Furniture
Materials
Tin
$2,595
Guilded Mirror
Located in Surrey, BC
Great bevelled mirror, found in Montreal with original silver backed mirror and original guilded frame
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Mirrors
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$1,695
Hand Painted Wooden and Metal Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Nice hand made advertising sign hand painted with original frame.This sign is two sided with multiple colours.
circa 1950-1960 Found in Niagara.
approx 18x 65
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Signs
Materials
Steel
Arctic Soapstone Oil Lamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stone oil lamps have been used by the indigenous peoples of the Arctic for millennia. They are called Kudlik, or Qulliq, intended for burning whale or seal oil. In the 1800s, explore...
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Soapstone
Early 20th Century Painted Carnival Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Early carnival sign, found in a factory in Montreal. Has rotating numbers painted on canvas, with rotating handles on bottom end. Great original untouched paint
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Tin Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Great "Trade" sign from Montreal, Quebec, in gold painted guilded letters over crusty black paint
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Signs
Materials
Tin
Masks
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Pacific Northwest Native style masks, hand carved and painted by sculptor, circa 1990s. They measure: Top row, left to right: 9"H x 8"W, 6.5"H x 5"W, and 7"H x 5"W. Bott...
Category
1990s Canadian Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
$450 / item
1920s Rare Male Mannequin by Glatworthy Toronto
Located in Surrey, BC
Adjustable-height male mannequin on a cast iron base. Made by Glatworthy & Son, Toronto, circa 1920. Great simple piece.
Category
Vintage 1920s Canadian Machine Age More Folk Art
1960 Metal Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Original metal advertising sign found in a warehouse in Vancouver.
This company was one of the oldest boiler manufacturing plants in the city,
circa 1960.
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Industrial Signs
Materials
Metal
19thc painted Clock shelf
Located in Surrey, BC
Very nicely detailed original clock shelf, with strong showing of old ochre painted surface. This piece is pine and has very robust form with full square nailed construction.
Recen...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Canadian Country Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Iridescent Ammonite
Located in London, GB
Cretaceous (Campanian) age. It outcrops in the U.S. state of Montana, as well as the Canadian provinces of
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Antiquities
Materials
Shell
Large Iridescent Ammonite
Located in London, GB
Cretaceous (Campanian) age. It outcrops in the U.S. state of Montana, as well as the Canadian provinces of
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Canadian Antiquities
Materials
Shell
1940 Metal "ESSO" Oil Sign
By Standard Oil Company
Located in Surrey, BC
quality and a symbol of service. Since then the Esso name and oval have been used continuously in Canada
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian American Craftsman Signs
Materials
Metal
1950 Billiards Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
condition and paint.
Found in Canada. Surface in untouched condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Masonite
Canadian Parade Flag Version of the British Red Ensign
Located in York County, PA
Canadian version of the British red ensign, a parade flag on its original staff, 1873-1905
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Inuit Whale Bone Sculpture, circa 1970a
Located in Toronto, ON
A hand carved and crafted whale bone sculpture of two birds in flight. The base is antler and the birds are suspended by simple wood supports. It is easily disassembled for convenien...
Category
Vintage 1970s Canadian Tribal Art
Materials
Bone
1930-1940 Game Wheel Crown and Anchor from Vancouver PNE Westcoast Amusements
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful large wall mount game wheel in vibrant colors with spinning capability weasel adapted.
Salvaged from the PNE Vancouver.
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Industrial Carnival Art
Materials
Plywood
19th Century Wooden Barber Pole
Located in Surrey, BC
Excellent piece with turned ends, balanced turnings and untouched dry surface.
Found in Montreal.
This pole is in excellent condition.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Canadian American Classical Signs
Materials
Pine
1950 Metal Advertising Cigar Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Very interesting advertising sign featuring a two-part detail showing cigar and music radio station.
The surface is as found and remain untouched.
A simple 1 x 4 backing allows f...
Category
Vintage 1950s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
1950 French Wine Tasting Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Very nice French sign found in Quebec depicting wine tasting by the glass.
The dry surface paint is original.
Wooden trim surrounds untempered masonite, circa 1950.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Masonite
Great Carved and Gilded Wood and Metal 19th Century Parade Finial with Case
Located in Wiscasset, ME
special tournaments.
Possibly French Canadian and symbolizing Cyprien-Noe Cyr.
Dimension figure (H
Category
Antique 1890s Canadian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Large Modern Abstract Oil Painting by Marguerite
Kittie
Bruneau, 1959
Located in Buffalo, NY
collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[8] Canada Council Art Bank, Musée national des beaux-arts du
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Paint
Original Coca Cola Porcelain Advertising Sign
Located in Surrey, BC
Most of the discs were used outside a building and were combined with other signs, such as the name of the establishment. The strong graphic image became a cornerstone for outdoor po...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Signs
Materials
Metal
CANADIAN VERSION OF THE BRITISH RED ENSIGN, MADE BY ANNIN
Located in York County, PA
CANADIAN VERSION OF THE BRITISH RED ENSIGN, MADE BY ANNIN IN NEW YORK CITY FOR THE SESQUCENTENNIAL
Category
Early 20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
13 STAR AMERICAN PARADE FLAG, PROBABLY MADE IN CANADA, 1876-1898
Located in York County, PA
13 STARS, 1876-98, A VERY RARE PRINTED EXAMPLE, UNUSUALLY LARGE, PROBABLY MADE IN CANADA:
Category
Antique 19th Century Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Folk Art Painting, British Canadian artist, Morocco Desert, Dancers, dogs camels
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
This vibrant Folk Art painting on board is by the fabulous British Canadian artist Nancy Patterson
Category
2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Quebec Parcheesi Board With Extraordinary Graphics
Colors
Located in York County, PA
QUEBEC PARCHEESI BOARD WITH EXTRAORDINARY GRAPHICS & COLORS & ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Game Boards
Vintage Ojibwe Beaded Moose Skin Moccasins, 1950s Leather First Nation Art
Located in Bristol, GB
) people from what is currently Southern Canada and the North Mid-Western United States.
Handmade from
Category
20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Fur, Leather, Beads
Extremely Rare 19th c. Original Painted Gameboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
½ inches in width. There is no finer example of antiquated folk art than this.
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Game Boards
Materials
Pine
Game Board
Located in Surrey, BC
Wood polychrome one sided game board
Category
Canadian Game Boards
Materials
Pine
$595
Painted game board
Located in Surrey, BC
Painted gameboard in untouched age cracked surface, with original molding, full square nailed construction and built in support for warping protection.
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Game Boards
$1,175
Union Jack in a Nice Small Scale Made by Well Known SCYCO in Canada
Located in York County, PA
UNION JACK IN A NICE SMALL SCALE, MADE BY WELL KNOWN SCYCO IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1910-20's
Category
Vintage 1910s Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Game Board
Located in Surrey, BC
Two sided, parcheesi/checker board in original surface paint. Original surface in multi colors and strong decorative designs, with nice border mouldings
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Game Boards
Materials
Pine
$2,200
Colorful Gameboard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Canadian hand-painted gameboard with stars in the center and letters around the boarder.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Game Boards
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,650
Nice Wood Turned Bowl by New Brunswick Artist Gordon Dunphy
By Gordon Dunphy
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A really unusual turned bowl by the noted late New Brunswick artisan Gordon Dunphy. Not quite sure what kind of wood it is, as it is signed but the wood not identified.
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Game Board
Located in Nantucket, MA
A very colorful Crokinole Gameboard
Category
Antique 19th Century Canadian Game Boards
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint, Cord
$1,625
19th Century Inlaid Game Board with Inlaid Fish, Initials, Dated 1863
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century inlaid game board, upper section with fish motif, initials "O.S.A.L." and date of 1863; lower section with elongated diamond, maple and oak.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Canadian Game Boards
Materials
Maple, Oak
Antique Mohawk First Nation Iroquois Beaded Pin Cushion, Montreal, Early 20th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE NATIVE AMERICAN/CANADIAN FIRST NATION CUSHION/PILLOW
A pine sawdust-stuffed cushion with
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Native American Objects
Materials
Cotton, Velvet, Thread, Blown Glass, Beads
Double-Sided Game Board in Original Paint
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Double-sided game board in original paint, checkers on one side and Parcheesi on the other side. The outside edge is done with a 1 3/4"-inch border trim, in a polychrome yellow and t...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian American Classical Game Boards
Materials
Wood, Paint
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Find many varieties of an authentic folk art Canada available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and softwood, every folk art Canada was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a folk art Canada — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each folk art Canada bearing Folk Art, Mid-Century Modern or Industrial hallmarks is very popular. Native American Art, Inuit and (after) Pablo Picasso each produced at least one beautiful folk art Canada that is worth considering.
How Much is a Folk Art Canada?
Prices for a folk art Canada can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $24,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,400.
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.
Questions About Folk Art Canada
- Is mandala art folk art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024What Ukrainian folk art is called depends on its medium. Named after the village from which it emerged, Petrykivka is a type of decorative painting that often features colorful flowers and birds against a white background. The name for decorating eggs is pysanky, and vyshyvka is the term for decorative embroidery. Explore a large selection of folk art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Among the materials used in folk art are cloth, wood, paper, clay and metal.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican folk art can be characterized by vibrant colored paintings and jewelry designed with floral motifs. Lush forests and animals, especially birds, are featured in Mexican folk art, which is a blend of Indigenous and European methods and skills. You’ll find a variety of Mexican folk art from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between fine and folk art comes down primarily to function. Fine artists produce paintings, prints, sculptures and other artworks to express an idea or concept, communicate a message or tell a story. With folk art, artists are usually more interested in following cultural traditions than self-expression. Pieces of folk art often have more practical uses compared to works of fine art, such as quilts and furniture. Other examples of folk art include pottery, masks, textiles and carvings. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of fine and folk art.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Jamini Roy was an Indian artist whose paintings often reflected his Indian roots. Roy combined imagery from Indian folk art with Western motifs to create his unique modern works. Subjects ranged from paintings of legendary figures to everyday life in rural Bengal. His goal was to make art affordable to everyone. Browse a selection of Jamini Roy paintings on 1stDibs.
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