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Folk Art For Sale
Antique Persian Bidjar Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Bidjar rug from the early 20th century. The wine red small Herati pattern field is overlaid by a light blue involute Herati medallion which, in turn, is centered b...
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Bidjar Rug
Antique Persian Bidjar Rug
$2,700 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Kuba Shoowa Cut-Pile & Embroidered Cloth, DR Congo A graphically compelling example of a Kuba raffia fiber prestige cloth with cut pile and stitched embroidery. In very good...
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Raffia

French Framed Oil Painting Featuring a Mediterranean Harbour Scene
Located in Austin, TX
A fine French oil painting on canvas of a Mediterranean harbour scene, featuring a view of sailboats and a picturesque town in an Impressionist style, signed in bottom right facing c...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Metal "B Avenue" Street Sign - City of Coronado, California
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool vintage metal "B Avenue" street sign from the city of Coronado, California, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with a distressed patina and measures: 24"W...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Antique Portuguese Pottery Palissy Style Majolica Lobster Wall Dish Plate, 1900
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Palissy Ware style Portuguese majolica wall plate, circa 1900. The plate decorated with a large lobster to the center resting on a textu...
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Tattooed Wooden Arm
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bring originality and boldness to your décor with this tattooed wooden arm. Inspired by the ancient and multicultural art of tattooing, each piece is adorned with powerful and dreaml...
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2010s Japanese Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Monumental Sponge Ware Pottery Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This huge signed Roseville sponge ware pottery mixing bowl is in pristine condition. These large size bowls are super rare and in fine condition is even be...
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Monumental Sponge Ware Pottery Bowl
Monumental Sponge Ware Pottery Bowl
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Iconic Pair of Sicilian Ceramic Heads from Caltagirone
Located in Budapest, HU
Fascinating traditional handmade ceramic planters from private collection.
Category

20th Century Sicilian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Collection of 3 Italian 19th Century Marionettes
Located in London, GB
Collection of 3 Italian 19th century Marionettes A fantastic set of 3 19th century hand crafted marionette puppets. All with original cotton, silk and valour clothing intact, han...
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19th Century Italian Early Victorian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Harry V. Shourds Signed Vintage Antique Wood Duck Decoy Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic hand-carved and painted wood duck decoy (possibly a New Jersey Bluebill) by Harry V. Shourds. The piece is signed/branded on the underside. Would be a great additio...
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20th Century Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Blue Man by Virginia Cohn Parkum (1943-2025)
Located in Southampton, NJ
Abstract Painting of Man in Blue by Artist, Virginia Cohn Parkum(1943-2025) of Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Acylic on Canvas in vibrant bold colors. Signed VC Parkum Parkum has been feat...
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1980s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Acrylic

Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Wooden Carved Plaque with Stag Family, Brienz 1900s A great walnut wall panel with an artistically carved scene showing a family of stags in t...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Bronze "Punch" Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century Punch doors stop from Punch and Judy. A famous puppeteer show in England since 1662. It is in amazing condition. This door stop is mo...
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Gaddi Torso Plaster Sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
This is a plaster bust reproducing the Torso Gaddi, the famous fragmentary sculpture displayed in the Uffizi Museums in Florence, which inspired many great artists of the Renaissance, including Michelangelo. The piece, handcrafted by the skilled artists of Galleria Romanelli...
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2010s Italian Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

13 Star, Betsy Ross Pattern Flag, Made by the Annin Company, ca 1955-1965
Located in York County, PA
13 STARS IN THE BETSY ROSS PATTERN, ON A VINTAGE AMERICAN FLAG, MADE BY THE ANNIN COMPANY OF NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY, circa 1955 - 1965 13 star American national flag, made entirely of cotton by the Annin Company of New York & New Jersey, in the period between approximately 1955-1965. The stars are arranged in the circular wreath pattern most often associated with Betsy Ross. Flags in this design are widely admired, due to the longstanding popularity of the Ross family myth. While many Americans were taught in grammar school that this was what our first flag looked like, there is, unfortunately, no way to substantiate the claim, and no colonial flags...
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Late 20th Century American Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

21st Century Italian Tic Tac Toe in Walnut and Leather with Alabaster Pieces
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A masterpiece of style and design. Pinetti Tic Tac Toe, our first addition to our board games collection. A canaletto walnut wood box covered with l...
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2010s Italian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Alabaster

21st Century Ovo Towel Magazine Leather Basket Outdoor Use Handmade in Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Ovo basket: Compact yet capacious. Fashioned of resistant recycled leather, with tan or black this basket boasts an unstructured silhouette with fl...
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2010s Italian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Paul Soldner Large Mid-Century Pottery Raku Slab Charger Wall Relief Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
An amazing and unique piece by renowned American pottery and ceramic master Paul Soldner who in the 1950s was Peter Voulkos' first student and who later became famed for developing the technique now known as "American Raku...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Mut Kilim Rug Wool Old Eastern Anatolian Handwoven Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Old Vintage Kilim from the Mut, Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colo...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and folky original painted iron penny bank has the original painted surface in working condition. Put a penny in his hand and pull the lever for him to swallow the coin. The small tin...
Category

1890s American Country Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Gorgeous Mid Century Danish Styled Teak Sailboat Sculpture 1960
Located in Peoria, AZ
Immaculate! Danish Modern Teak Sail boat Sculpture With Removable/Articulating Sails Circa 1960 Here is a simply fabulous Danish Modern teak sai...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Teak

Taupe Navy Blue Leather and Walnut Wood Backgammon Set Handcrafted in, Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our backgammon set, a must of board games. Expertly crafted with canaletto walnut wood and dressed on the outside with a textured calfskin leather covering, its interior delivers ...
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2010s Italian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Antique Wall Crucifix in Wood and Regule – Esoteric Religious Art - 2Y271
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Discover this exquisite antique wall crucifix crafted from wood and regule, embodying elements of esoteric religion. This unique piece is a striking addition to any collection of rel...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Nupe Cast Bronze Purse Container Bells and Rings Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Nupe of Nigeria thinly cast hollow bronze purse or container, probably created by the lost wax process with attached bronze bells and rings. Hollow with fine overlaid designs...
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved Scrimshaw, New Bedford Whaling Museum
Located in valatie, NY
Ingenious Contrivances, Curiously Carved: Scrimshaw in the New Bedford Whaling Museum by Stuart M Frank. Stated 1stEd hardcover with dust jacket. By the mi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Paper

2000s Italian Hand Made Red Gold White Venetian Tricorne Carnival Mask Hat
Located in New York, NY
This Folk Art jester mask is a real Venetian creation, entirely hand-drawn and handcrafted in 2000. Italian Artists have realized this piece in full respect of craftsmanship traditio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bohemian Folk Art

Materials

Gold, Metallic Thread

Mexican Indian Horse Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian weaving horse pillows with a weaving on the reverse of pillows.The over size horse pillows are from a larger weaving.The inserts are down & feather fill. Sold as a pair.
Category

1940s American Folk Art Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Mexican Indian Horse Weaving Pillows
Mexican Indian Horse Weaving Pillows
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% 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...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Aluminum

Rashwan Kayseri Kilim Rug Wool Old Vintage Eastern Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Rashwan Design Kilim, from the Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful spec...
Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber

Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand. A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid brass dots, overlaid brass strips, finely carved wood ha...
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Leaf Lattice Design, Egypt Revival Carpet
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

French Vintage Gobelin Set of Clutch Handbag and Coin Purse, circa 1920
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Vintage Gobelin set of clutch handbag and coin purse, black base with floral embroidery on both sides, enameled brass frame and chain strap. The interior is lined in black silk with ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Folk Art

Materials

Tapestry

21st Century Leather Playing Cards Holder Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
The ideal gift for poker players or card collectors. A wooden box covered with a luxurious grained leather with hand stitched details. This travel set comes in a wide range of colors...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Corner Armchairs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Swedish 1810s-1830s corner chair scraped down to the original black paint. Seat are loose and be easily re-upholstered.
Category

Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Double Sided Vintage Marlboro Light Up Cigarette Pack, 1990s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the perfect Americana statement piece to add interest to any interior. This incredible vintage advertising light up box by Marlboro is eye-catching showpiece. These lights we...
Category

1990s American Folk Art

Materials

Steel

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Mask, West Nepal
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century Tribal mask, West Nepal A mask from West Nepal with slanted almond shaped eyes, very small ears and an oval mouth showing carved upper and lower teeth o...
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Late 19th Century Nepalese Tribal Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Black Forest Wood Carved Brienz Wild Boar Inkwell German Antique
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic 1890s Black Forest desk accessory carved from wood in the shape of a wild boar. A lovely addition to your room or just to use on your desk. Made from hand carved wood. Found ...
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1890s German Black Forest Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wood

2 nautilus shells on black socle
Located in Oostende, BE
2 nautilus shells on black socle. The price mentioned is for the pair.
Category

2010s Swedish Folk Art

Materials

Shell

Vintage Wooden Indian Toy Horse on Wheels
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage wooden Indian toy horse on wheels, circa 1970s. The piece has a latch in the front that allows you to rotate the top portion open to a hidden sto...
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Genuine carved wooden statuefrom the Teke tribe, DR Congo, early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine carved wooden statue from the Teke (Bateke) tribe DR Congo Early 1900 Rich tribal used aged patina mounted on a wooden base Total heigth 18.5 cm, heigth figure 16.3 cm, ba...
Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Suffragette Plate, "Deeds Not Words" "Votes for Women", The Only Known Example
Located in York County, PA
ENGLISH PORCELAIN SUFFRAGETTE PLATE WITH "DEEDS, NOT WORDS" AND "VOTES FOR WOMEN" SLOGANS, ONE-OF-A-KIND AMONG KNOWN EXAMPLES, CA 1905-1918 English porcelain plate, made for the Women's Suffrage movement in the U.K. One-of-a-kind among presently known examples, this wonderful Arts & Crafts design features a green, frog-like pattern around the border, surrounding violet and green or daisies, on a polka dot green background. Interspersed between the flowers are the words "Votes for Women" and, in Latin, the phrase "Facta non Verba...
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Early 20th Century English Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Pottery Iznik Platter Greber, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco Pottery Iznik style Platter signed Greber Beauvais, circa 1930.
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

W. Kruegner, Summerly High Mountain Landscape with Alpine Lake and Watzmann
Located in Berghuelen, DE
W. Kruegner- summerly high mountain landscape with alpine Lake and Watzmann An impressionistic oil painting depicting a high mountain landscap...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Hand Carved Large Vintage Antique Wood Duck Decoy Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic early to Mid-20th Century hand-carved and painted wood duck or mallard decoy. This piece has an wonderful color and texture. From an impressive Los Angeles vintage duck and antique swan decoy...
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Noah s Ark Folk Art Carved Wood Sculpture /Bookends
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1878 Noah's Ark carved wood sculpture/bookends' Eack animal is individually carved and painted Paint loss due to age and use
Category

1950s Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Fruitwood

Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
Ancient Greek city-states such as Corinth were defended by the hoplites (derived from the hopla or round shield), citizen-soldiers primarily armed with swords, spears and shields. S...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Pendant Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
Located in Tokyo, JP
The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an “asymmetric” design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Hand painted Pine Wedding Cabinet, anno 1782
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A beautiful cabinet from the rural south of Germany dating from 1782. The cabinet was once given as a wedding gift. Made of solid pine and hand painted in vibrant colours. The cabine...
Category

1780s Folk Art Antique Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Pablo Picasso Ceramic Plate Bouquet à la Pomme
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Ceramic Plate, "Bouquet à la pomme". Earthenware plate is in colors of blue, white and black and features a stylized bouquet of flowers in ...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

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

Mangbetu Terracota Vessel , Early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
Mangbetu rare terracotta vessel. It was more common for vessels from the Mangbetu to have figurative elements; much more rare for them to be of geometric design. This one has incised...
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Handmade Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, handcrafted, of several small irregular embroidered “patches” heavily embroidered with gold and silver paper-wrapped threads couched down in a multitude of colors, some with reflective mirror...
Category

20th Century Indian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

William Mary Rare Pewter Trefid Spoon with Portraits, Circa 1690
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
Very rare William and Mary pewter trefid spoon the handle molded in relief with portraits and dating from around 1690. The spoon has an elongated rounded ...
Category

17th Century English William and Mary Antique Folk Art

Materials

Pewter

Beautiful Natural Desert Rose - 739 Grams, Maghreb Origin - 2Y555
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Bring a piece of the desert into your collection with this stunning natural desert rose, weighing 739 grams. Featuring a delicate brown hue and intricate petal-like formations, this ...
Category

20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Rose Quartz

Large Oil on Canvas Painting, Unknown Artist, 1956, Danish Midcentury
Located in Odense, DK
Presenting an enigmatic oil on canvas painting created by an unknown Danish artist made in 1956. This captivating artwork showcases a woman bathing her feet in a bathroom, and it is ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Misshapes Organic Shapes Rug in Blush Color by RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Misshapes Dune Form explores the beauty of unstructured design through an organic, free-form silhouette inspired by nature’s slow transformations. This sculptural rug blends soft des...
Category

2010s Asian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Acrylic

Toshiko Takaezu Signed Mid-Century Modern Japanese Hawaiian Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging relatively large sumptuously glazed bowl by famed Japanese Hawaiian American pottery master Toshiko Takaezu. The high-fired stoneware bowl features a v...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Early 20th Century Hand Painted Duck Decoy Antique, German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector. Well used by a previous hunter the paint ha...
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century
Located in Milano, MI
Ancient Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This genre scene painting is divided into eighteen squares bordered by a black frame and divided into three lines. The scene depicts the story of a couple with three children through the stories of their domestic life and their rural activity; each box has a caption written in the Amharic language. In the first line: they grind; they drink; …illegible… while they spin; they bring water. In the second line: comb, cut your hair; treats your teeth; grind; they bring the wood; they bring water. In the third section: they prepare beer; they prepare bread; they cook bread; they prepare lunch; while they eat; while they drink. This canvas is painted in shades of ocher and is mounteed on a ebonized frame. Dates back to the late 1930s. The canvas show minimal tears and signs of wear but we can customize a restoration. The human figures are characterized by unrealistic proportions of the head and body and depicted in static positions. This sense of fixity and the narration in successive chapters in domestic environments make the paintings easily intelligible and suggestive. A particularly fascinating aspect of Ethiopian art...
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Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

21st Century Almeria Medium Decorative Basket Handwoven in Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
The Almeria medium basket, a Pinetti timeless icon. A basket that becomes a magazine, blanket, shoes holder or a simple piece of décor, if necessary. P...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Leather

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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