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.
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Palestinian Folk Art Furniture
Silk
1960s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wool, Angora
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Paint
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Teak
1990s American Folk Art Furniture
Horn, Wool
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Textile, Wood, Paper
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Fir
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Brass
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Fir
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Tin
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary English Folk Art Furniture
Iron
1940s European Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Wood
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Pottery
Mid-19th Century North American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Wool
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Folk Art Furniture
Silk
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Paper
1760s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Pine, Paint
19th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Brass
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Pine
18th Century Mexican Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Furniture
Bronze
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Wool
1990s Hong Kong Folk Art Furniture
Paper
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Furniture
Reed, Bamboo
19th Century Portuguese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta, Glass
17th Century European Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Paper
1990s American Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Furniture
Leather, Straw
20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Metal
20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Wood
20th Century Sicilian Folk Art Furniture
Ceramic
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Bronze
1810s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Folk Art Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Furniture
Metal
20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Romanian Folk Art Furniture
Pine, Paint
1910s Romanian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Pine, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Ceramic
1910s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Wire





