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Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
fisherman renown for his scrimshaw, ship models, shadow boxes, half hulls and other folk art. He was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Early 20th Century Nantucket Basket Attributed to the Coffin School, circa 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique nantucket basket, circa 1910, attributed to the Coffin School on Nantucket, a round open
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Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Nantucket Basket with Half Hull Model of a Sloop on Lid, by Harry Hilbert, 1995
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Basket with Half Hull Model of a Sloop on Lid, by Harry Hilbert, 1995, a Nantucket purse
Category
1990s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
19th Century Painting of Island Lighthouse in Maine, Signed E. Chase
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Painting of Island Lighthouse in Maine, signed E. Chase, an oil on board folk art
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Other
19th Century Whaling Panorama, circa 1890
Located in Nantucket, MA
age and quality, and with such strong Folk Art appeal. The painting comes from an old Nantucket
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Portrait of a Whaling Captain
Located in Nantucket, MA
the painting most likely from Nantucket - signed F.S. in the lower right.
A very rare image - the
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Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood
American Toggle Iron Harpoon, circa 1850s
Located in Nantucket, MA
part of many different letters. The initials could be the mark of Samuel B. Folger (Nantucket: 1795
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
Folk Art Sailor Boy Whirligig, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Folk Art Sailor Boy Whirligig, circa 1910, a flat carved figure of an American navy sailor
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Pine
Nantucket Scallop Sign
Located in Essex, MA
Excellent old Nantucket Scallop sign with notched corners on old wood with white hand-painted
Category
20th Century American Signs
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,100
19th Century Nantucket Black Bellied Plover Decoy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket black bellied plover decoy, circa 1880, an early "Beetle Head" decoy characteristic to
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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decoys
Materials
Wood
Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Nantucket sperm whale weather vane whirligig, circa 1950s, a well used midcentury whale
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Nantucket Whale Weather Vane Whirligig, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Nantucket sperm whale weather vane whirligig, circa 1950s, a well used midcentury whale
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Weathervanes
Materials
Wood
Jean Charles Berruet Wood Duck Drake Decoy, Nantucket, 1976
Located in Nantucket, MA
Jean Charles Berruet wood duck Drake decoy, Nantucket, 1976, a scarce carved and polychromed duck
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decoys
Materials
Pine
Lightship Nantucket
Located in Norwell, MA
Coast guard LV-112 was stationed at Nantucket Shoals, MA (1936–42) was used as an Examination
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
$3,695
Nantucket Carved Whale by William Dickson, 1971
By William J. Dickson
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage hand carved sperm whale by Nantucket artist William J. Dickson, 1971, a smoothly carved
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Open, Swing-Handle, Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket
Located in York County, PA
Open, swing-handle, Nantucket Lightship sewing basket, Made by Ferdinant Sylvaro (1868-1952) and
Category
Vintage 1920s American More Folk Art
Nantucket Carved Sperm Whale by William Dickson, 1967
Located in Nantucket, MA
of Nantucket. He also enjoyed sculpting and other art expressions, and was a member of the St. Andrew
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Coast Guard Lightship "Nantucket" LV-112
Located in Norwell, MA
Coast guard LV-112 was stationed at Nantucket Shoals, MA (1936–42) was used as an Examination
Category
20th Century Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Four Foot Model of Nantucket Lightship
Located in Norwell, MA
Four foot model of the Lightship Nantucket. What a great model, with perfectly scaled hardwood hull
Category
1990s Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
18th Century James Walter Folger Slant Top Desk Box from Nantucket
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pleasant Street on Nantucket, a rustic pine desk top with shallow backsplash atop narrow shelf, over
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Nantucket Fish Market Trade Sign
Located in Norwell, MA
Six foot Atlantic tuna with 'Nantucket Fish Market' painted decoration in blue letters. Distressed
Category
2010s North American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Carved and Decorated Ship
s Figurehead, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
wives and daughters. When the first American ship, a Nantucket whaler, traveled up the Thames to London
Category
Antique 1880s American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Oval Nantucket Lightship Basket
By Clinton Mitchell "Mitchy" Ray 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket and one the most prolific basket weavers on Island. He taught the art form to young school teacher
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany, Oak
Farnum Nantucket lightship basket, 1979
Located in Kenilworth, IL
.
Signed and dated on the underside: Farnum, 1979
Nantucket, Rhode Island, 1979.
Dimensions: 9" W x 7" D
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Walnut
"One Egg" Nantucket Lightship Basket, circa 1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
One egg Nantucket lightship basket in great condition with a rich honey patina. Constructed with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Nantucket lightship basket by Davis Hall, 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Round, open top Nantucket lightship basket in woven bamboo with oak stays, a slender carved oak
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Oak
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
, carved by Charlie Sayles, a Nantucket fisherman and folk artist who came up with the idea and carved the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Ebony
Nantucket Basket by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Cocktail Purse, circa Early 1950s, an early petite free-form creel
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Nantucket Lightship Basket Serving Tray by Lucille LaRochelle
By Lucille LaRochelle
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket basket serving tray by Lucille LaRochelle with carved cherry side handles highlighted by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cherry, Reed
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
artisans. Known for his carvings of whales, scrimshaw, ship models, shadowboxes and folk art, he was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Pine
Sherwin Boyer Nantucket "One Egg" Basket, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Petite Basket, by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960, the tiny size referred to on-island as a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Nantucket Lightship Tote Basket by Paul Willer, circa 1975
By Paul Willer
Located in Nantucket, MA
Orange on Nantucket from the 1970s to the early 1990s. He is no longer making baskets, they are becoming
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Nantucket "One Egg" Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Nantucket "One Egg" Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960s, a petite round, open, wing
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century Nantucket Oval Basket by A.D. Williams, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th Century Nantucket Oval Basket attributed to A.D. Williams (Nantucket: 1867 - 1940
Category
Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Vintage America
s Cup Seascape, circa 1960.
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket back in the 1960s, and in fact was kept by them and hung in their home. Their label remains on the
Category
Vintage 1960s English Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood
English Needlework Sampler by Sarah Rudd, 1695
Located in Nantucket, MA
condition.
This needlework is from an old scholarly collection of museum quality samplers on Nantucket
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Antique 1690s English Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Linen
Antique Azorean or Madeiran Improved Toggle Iron Harpoon, Early 20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
trade in America, especially in New Bedford and Nantucket. The descendants of the 19th Century whalemen
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Steel
Vintage Nantucket Wood Box
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Great folky trunk
Category
Early 20th Century American More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
nantucket trunk
Located in Seattle, WA
amazing....
photos by john granen
Category
Early 20th Century American Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,400
Vintage Antique Goose Weather Vane, Handmade in Nantucket
Located in Plymouth, MA
Great hand forged weather vane from Nantucket of a large goose in flight from a local Duxbury, Ma
Category
Early 20th Century American Weathervanes
Materials
Metal
Nantucket basket
Located in New Canaan, CT
The basket was made by Paul F. Whitten, and please note that the fittings are made of genuine ivory.
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Reed, Ivory
$900
Wonderful Nest of Nantucket Baskets
Located in Litchfield, CT
Nest of Nantucket Baskets having the earlier form handles.
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Purse
Located in Concord, MA
Susan Chase Ottison very large oval swing handled Nantucket basket adorned with a carved bone
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan
Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Basket
Located in Concord, MA
Susan Chase Ottison very large oval swing handled Nantucket basket adorned with a carved bone
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan
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Nantucket Folk Art For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of nantucket folk art for your home. Frequently made of wood, natural fiber and oak, every item from our selection of nantucket folk art was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A choice in our collection of nantucket folk art, designed in the Folk Art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made object in our assortment of nantucket folk art has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jose Formoso Reyes, Paul Willer and Sherwin P. Boyer are consistently popular.
How Much is a Nantucket Folk Art?
The average selling price for a piece of nantucket folk art at 1stDibs is $2,483, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $18,500 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at Folk Art Furniture
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.
Questions About Nantucket Folk Art
- 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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