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Folk Art For Sale
Decorative Plate "Métier du Vieux Paris – Chiffonnier" by Primula, Italy - 2Y515
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant decorative plate, titled "Métier du Vieux Paris – Chiffonnier," is a beautiful example of Italian craftsmanship by Primula. Measuring 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) in height and 1...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Porcelain
A woven wicker donkey head wall mask – 1970s - France
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A beautiful wall mask made from woven esparto grass, depicting a donkey’s head. This rare piece of folk art from the South of France dates back to the 1970s. Entirely handcrafted, it...
Category
1970s French French Provincial Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
$959 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Ceremonial Wood and Coconut Ladle, Bali Indonesia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th Century Ceremonial Wood and Coconut Ladle, Bali Indonesia
This is a rare coconut shell holy water dipper from the Bali Aga people of the Kintamani region of Bali, Indonesi...
Category
Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Coconut
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Board Modern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1990s Michael Graves Chess and Checkers Postmodern Set Maplewood Modern Board. Item features a maplewood board with black and white resin chess pieces, ...
Category
1990s Modern Folk Art
Materials
Maple
American American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop
Located in Downingtown, PA
American Painted Cast Iron "Old Salt" Maine Fisherman Doorstop or Bookend,
Hubley Manufacturing Company,
The 1920s.
The two larger figures depict an old salt fisherman standing ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Iron
19thc Original Painted Horse Windmill Weight on Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing Fisk made original painted heavy iron windmill weight is in fine condition.It has been placed on a wood base mount,custom made of course.The surface of the paint is the ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Iron
$2,636 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Child
s Folk Art Sleigh
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handmade antique child's wood Folk Art sleigh.
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Toy Noah
s Ark, German
Located in Incline Village, NV
Toy Noah’s Arks for children to play with were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and Germany was very prolific in their production. This particular ark is all ori...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,650 / set
Ararat Rugs Oversized Mamlouk Rug A Majestic Revival of Islamic Artistry Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Origin and Inspiration:
The Mamlouk Rug is a contemporary masterpiece that draws its inspiration from the rich textile traditions of the Mamlouk Sultanate, which reigned over Egypt a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Mask
Located in Astoria, NY
African Mende Carved Wood Helmet Mask, together with Segy Gallery documentation, atop a square ebonized wood base. Overall: 16" H x 9.25" W x 9.5" D. Provenance: Segy Gallery, New Yo...
Category
Late 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children
s or Doll Shoes
Located in Delft, NL
Early 19th Century English Tiny Clogs, Children's or Doll Shoes
English clogs and is made from leather and has wooden soles
The shoes has a tongue, stitching and nails.
They are in ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
19thc Original Red Painted Bucket W/ Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed & dated 1848 -WP original water bucket with the original wood handle.This hand made folky bucket has metal bands which keeps it tight together.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical swirl design and tips are shaped with large flat ends with 5 beads on each s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Semi Old Vintage Handwoven Wool Mut Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber
$427 Sale Price
25% Off
Iconic Vintage Ph5 Chandelier for Louis Poulsen of Dk with Abstract Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1990s with abstract art work by G61.
Entitled “Cypress Sunset”
Th...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
$424 Sale Price
55% Off
Rosewood Marquetry Backgammon Set by Don Shoemaker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A modernist backgammon set by US-born, Mexico-based designer Don Shoemaker for his company Señal. This portable set includes the game board, which folds up into a carrying case, chec...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Rosewood, Hardwood
Colorful Painted Carousel Style Rocking Horse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A remarkable large scale painted rocking horse decorated in the manner of a carousel horse. The white horse with brown mane and tail wears a red saddle on a blue blanket. The rump is decorated with a blond female mask flanked by pink and white dogwood flowers, the breast with the same flowers. With inset plastic colored faceted stones overall. With two brass twisted rods mounted on the white rocker...
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Leaf Lattice Design, Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed in the earl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$300 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Old Sofreh Kilim Central Anatolian Sofra Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Sofreh—a type of kilim traditionally used for serving meals. Because of its intended purpose, it is woven using a particularly soft and loose flatweave, making it thinner a...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$660 Sale Price
25% Off
Old Cedar Wood Sweet Refined Large Egyptian Mummy Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Elegant old cedar wood sweet large Egyptian mummy mask, 13 Inches high. Soft weathered surface and great expression. Areas of chips, erosion and li...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Tribal Antique Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Ancient Egyptian Grey Marble Sphinx
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mythological composite creature that first appeared during the 4th Dynasty, the sphinx is one of the most iconic compositions in ancient Egyptian art. Featuring the body of a lion ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Marble
Monumental Native American Hand Carved, Painted
Signed Totem Pole
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The monumental hand carved totem pole depicting a winged bird atop a figure and surmounted on a fox or bear holding a fish prey. Hand painted predomi...
Category
20th Century North American Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Geometric Pima Indian Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine and very early Pima American Indian hand woven basket is in fine as found condition. This wonderful basket has a nice aged patina and has come from a private American Indian collection.
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art
Materials
Hemp
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Solid Primitive Mesquite Stool
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this stool made in Mesquite hardwood, Circa 1930. Made in Mexico hand carved using machete and chisel. Fully restored. Clear markings showing age and heavy use, ready to use...
Category
1930s Mexican Primitive Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Folk Art Mid-Century Modern Blown Red Art Glass Face Masks, México
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Folk Art blown red glass face masks made in México.
O-602-335
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass
Iconic Vintage Ph5 Chandelier for Louis Poulsen of Dk with Abstract Art Work
Located in Søborg, DK
Iconic Vintage PH5 chandelier by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen of Denmark from the 1990s with abstract art work by G61.
Entitled “ Maasai”
The art w...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
$424 Sale Price
55% Off
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and functional art piece is covered with beads in turquoise, orange, green, yellow red, blue ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Eames House of Cards Designed by Charles Eames
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
House of Cards designed by Charles and Ray Eames by The Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1986. This special picture deck of stacking cards celebrates familiar objects, animals, and ...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$76 Sale Price
39% Off
Late 17th Century Hand-Carved Folk Art Wooden Bowl, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wooden bowl, dated 1694. The bowl features a decorative geometric line patterns etched around the rim. The bowl has been inscribed with two names, most likely celebrating marri...
Category
Late 17th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait Painting, circa 1840
By Ammi Phillips
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Superb Ammi Phillips American Folk Art Portrait painting, circa 1840
We are proud of our acquisition of this authentic masterpiece by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865).
The finely rendered portrait depicts an attractive young girl in a delightful lifelike quality. The pretty face is a refreshing change from the stern expressions of most of the paintings showing mature female or male sitters. Phillips palette is dark with a strikingly dramatic use of light to her face.
The painting, on its original stretchers, is in untouched condition. The frame is period. This painting is unsigned, as are most of his works, but bares the unmistakable characteristics of a Phillips painting.
Portrait of a young girl holding a book and wearing a golden whistle.
From the New England estate of the renowned Folk Art Collector and scholar, John Bauer...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug Ivory, Rust
Located in Port Washington, NY
Extremely Rare size, which leads us to believe this carpet originally was a custom order for a Nobel Family.
Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America. Serapi carpets were woven on the level of small workshop with multiple weavers working several years to complete each rug. Highly skilled artisans, they continually reinterpreted the design as they wove, creating highly spontaneous and inventive artistry. Measures: 16'2" x 18'2".
Serapi is a term that is a mystery in the Persian antique carpet market. There is no location or tribe of this name. Sarab, also spelled Saab, a town in northwestern Persia, is known for weaving only runners with a camel hair pile during the nineteenth century. "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Wedding Chest, circa 1850
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A pine wedding chest from Central Europe, probably German, circa 1850. The terracotta red color scheme is typical of the style and is often seen in Swedish and German painted furnitu...
Category
1850s German Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pine
Old Antique Lobi Wooden Female Figure Sculpture Produced in Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare mid century Lobi folk tribal art female figure wooden sculpture produced in Burkina Faso, Africa by anonymous designer in the 1940s. In good original condition.
Dimensions: H:...
Category
1940s Burkinabe Tribal Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Caucasus Soumak Kilim Sumac Rug, Caucasian Sumak Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Soumak ( Sumak, Sumac ) Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the most kilims, and the land has a long history of weaving. The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt, utensils, and other items are also common. Not only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These include slitweave- known locally by the word Kilim, warp-faced patterning (jajim), supplementary weft (zili), weft wrapping (popularly known as soumak), and extra weft wrapping (verneh). Furthermore, flatweaves are defined by regional names such as palas and shadda, so it is possible to ascribe a variety of weaving names to particular provenances as follows: soumaks are made in Kuba, palas, and kilims in Hajikabul, zili in Khizy, verneh and zili in Kazakh, shadda, verneh and zili in Barda, jajim in Agjabedi, and palas and kilims in Jabrail.
Soumak weave is a technique in which weft threads are added to a plain weave fabric, and one or two warp threads are wound from the front to the back. The resulting Kilim is denser and firmer, giving it a unique feel and look. This technique is commonly used in the Caucasus region.
Soumak kilims have a very beautiful contrast between orange that shines like the sun, deep purple-tinged indigo, and astringent dark red. You can also see the unevenly dyed abrage in this Soumak, which is like a magic carpet with an oriental atmosphere. Features of the Caucasian Kilim, such as the unique cosmic geometric floral pattern, are also found in this Soumak which has a bright look, but it also has a faded and textured feel, so it can be used in a good old atmosphere.
The woven fabric is particularly solid, so it is recommended for use in a solid living room or under a dining table without moving or twisting. A nice Kilim under a long wooden dining table.
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kilim Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$7,200 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 19th Century Qajar Circular Decorative Persian Tile
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Qajar Middle Eastern Islamic tile plaque.
Asian Moorish glazed ceramic tile depicting an outdoor scene with musician and women serving food and da...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Carpet Turkoman Buhara Turkmenistan Runner Rug
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Asian Old Tekke Bukhara Turkmen Runner Carpet from Turkmenistan with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Bukhara carpet (Turkme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkmen Oushak Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
$2,100 Sale Price
25% Off
Intricately Hand Carved, Vintage Asian Midcentury Heavy Wooden Square Printing
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Splendid intricately hand carved large heavyweight wooden square printing block from Asia
Traditionally used for hand held block printing ink or dye to textiles and paper
Fully fun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Other Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
Ancient Greek Terracotta Female Figure
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a superb Hellenistic terracotta female figure with an host of delicate remaining details and finely painted elements. A finely pleated himation envelops both of her arms and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art
Materials
Terracotta
31-Star Printed American Flag, Celebrating California Statehood, Circa 1850
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a rare 31-star medallion printed American flag, celebrating the addition of California to the Union. The flag is printed on silk and has a spectacular “Great Star” canton pat...
Category
1850s American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Silk
Pre Columbian Large Chancay Cuchimilco Urn South American Antiques
Located in London, GB
Large Chancay Anthropomorphic Urn Vessel
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru 1000–1450 CE
An imposing and characterful Chancay culture ceramic urn, fashioned in the form of a sty...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Collection of 5 Antique Wrought Iron Eel Forks
Located in Søborg, DK
A collection of 5 wrought iron eel forks from the 18th century.
Extremely decorative and each one unique.
Each one is a work of art.
Sizes vary from 38 cm to 50 cm.
Would look am...
Category
18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Vintage Mexican Blue and Ivory Talavera Pottery Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Large vintage Mexican hand thrown and decorated blue and ivory pottery bowl with floral design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$500 Sale Price
25% Off
American Mahogany Late 19th Century Walking Stick With Sterling Silver Collar
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality late 19th century "straight stick" mahogany cane with a "sterling" silver mark at the base of the highly repoussed and chased collar; with a floral geometric design at ...
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Hand Stitched Crazy Quilt in Turquoise, Yellow, Navy, Green, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
A beautiful example of American textile folk art, this late 19th-century Society Crazy Quilt is hand-pieced, hand-stitched, and richly embroidered. Constructed in a 7x7 block structure, each 11" x 11" square was created by a different individual—likely members of a sewing society or women’s group—making this quilt not only a masterwork of craftsmanship but a collaborative historical artifact. The vibrant color palette includes striking combinations of turquoise, pink, yellow, navy, and green, giving the quilt dynamic visual appeal. Elaborate herringbone embroidery connects each block, showcasing both unity and individuality in the design. Backed with cotton and discovered in New England, this piece was possibly crafted in Pennsylvania in the early 20th century.
Dimensions: 77” x 77”
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
Place of Origin: United States
Material: Wool, Cotton
Condition: Areas of wear, spots
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2136
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Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
ceramic sculpture cup by Annick Bailly
A sculpture cup by French contemporary sculptor Annick Bailly. With its abstract, shell-like form, this sculpture has links with Georgia O'Kee...
Category
2010s Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Deruta Raffaellesco Decorative Ceramic Wall Plate 14
75 inches
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large vintage Deruta Raffaellesco decorative wall plate with scalloped rim.
Majolica hand-painted with magnificent detailing and artwork, extraordinar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Glazed Moorish Ceramic Covered Jar Handcrafted in Fez Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moorish ceramic Moroccan glazed polychrome jar tureen with cover.
Hand painted ceramic Jubbana, handcrafted by skilled Moroccan artisans in Fez Morocco.
...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Channel Letter A Circus Lettering Advertising Sign from the the 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative large vintage tin channel letter “A” made of sheet metal, painted in a vibrant yellow with red sides. It is dated around the 1960s, though it may be older....
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Industrial Folk Art
Materials
Sheet Metal, Tin
Mid-Century Inuit Basalt Sculpture of Two Faces, Hand-Carved, 1960s
Located in Round Top, TX
A fine mid 20th C. Inuit sculpture from a remote Arctic village. A very lively expressive carving of two faces in basalt stone. Signed in Inuktitut syllabics; we have not determined ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art
Materials
Stone
Makonde Ebony Carved African Sculpture of Abstract Faces
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
A whimsical sculpture of multiple abstract faces. Carved of one piece of solid ebony.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Ebony
Rare Baule Male Spirit Figure (Blolo Bian) — Early 20th Century
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bilzen, BE
Rare Baule Male Spirit Figure (Blolo Bian) — Early 20th Century
Origin: Baule people, Côte d’Ivoire
Period: Early 20th century (circa 1900–1930)
Material: Hardwood with dark ritual p...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Charming Vintage German Beer Stein "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" - 2Y364
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautifully crafted German beer stein from the mid-20th century is adorned with the phrase "Frohbeim Bier Das Lieben Wir" ("Frohbeim Beer We Love"). A timeless piece for any col...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
$171 Sale Price
60% Off
Vintage Italian Ceramic Lemon Tree in Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Italian Ceramic Lemon Tree in Basket. Piece features a lush arrangement of hand-painted bright yellow lemons with glossy green leaves, all set in a finely modeled wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Apollo Belvedere Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This magnificent bust of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine, and music is directly inspired by the Classic marble statues in the Roman tradit...
Category
2010s Italian Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Otto
Gertrud Natzler Green Brown Glazed Mid-Century Large Footed Bowl Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed pottery masters Otto and Gertrud Natzler. This large, round-shaped footed bowl was hand thrown and formed by Gertrud and glazed by Otto in shades of green and brown with light blue highlights on both the inside and outside. The bowl is clearly a statement piece.
This piece is sure to give aesthetic pleasure for years to come and would be an amazing addition to any Natzler or modern ceramic collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Signed Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Doji, Early Showa Period
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, wonderfully crafted, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theatre.
The mask is handcrafted and hand-carved from natural wood and is signed by the maker.
This mask is o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19Thc Decorated Stone Ware From Evan Jones Cake Crock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19thc decorated stone ware cake crock is signed by Evan R. Jones and made in Pittston,Pennsylvania.It has two hand applied handles on each side.Th...
Category
1870s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Pottery
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient Egyptian Wall-Painting Fragment
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautifully preserved fragment of a wall painting is executed on plaster with an ochre and blue ground, depicting an agricultural scene with a man in profile to the right. He w...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Folk Art
Materials
Plaster
Folk Art Carnival Motorized Ferris Wheel
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1838 Custom made Carnival Folk Art motorized ferris wheel .
Rotates with small lights added set on a wood base
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Hand Carved
Painted Noah Ark Child
s Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early Noah's Ark Child's chair in original painted surface. Circa 1900.
Wonderful child's chair depicting the Noah's Ark Child's Bible Story. Great aged paint and aged patina. Wonder...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
The iconoclastic style setter displayed African and Oceanic art, as well as works by indigenous peoples of the Americas, alongside pieces by such major modernists as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.
The 13-Star American Flag Had More Variations Than You’d Think
Perfect for July 4th weekend, a new show at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution displays an array of antique red, white and blue flags.
Tramp Art, America’s Most Misunderstood Art Form, Is Trending in Interiors
Designers are beginning to see this enigmatic form of folk art in a whole new light.
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