Folk Art Furniture
FOLK ART STYLE
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.
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Item Ships From: New York
Style: Folk Art
Chinese Peking Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Chinese rug with an animal motif on a navy field
Measures: 4'4'' x 6'10''.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large Carved Black and Gold-Painted Sunburst
Located in New York, NY
Exuberantly carved sunburst mounted on a black roundel.
Provenance: From the Collection of Mario Buatta, New York, NY.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Brown Afghan Vintage Inspired African Tuareg Rug
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary all wool Afghan room-size carpet handmade during the 21st century. African Tuareg carpets inspire the field pattern.
8'6'' x 10'3''
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Double Lion Vintage Turkish Gallery Size Runner
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Turkish Anatolian gallery size rug depicting a pair of large lions with other pictorial figures and humans. The inscriptions on the rug makes us believe the rug was given a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Woven Tortoiseshell Split Bamboo Baskets Trays, Vintage
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Pair of octagonal trays or flat baskets features the octagonal form with traditional Folk Art style complex pattern and reinforced sides, constructed of wider, sturdy split bamboo st...
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker
Vintage Folk Art-Style Carved Fraternal Odd Fellows Heart in Hand Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carved "Heart in Hand" table lamp, a symbolic expression of the Odd Fellows Fraternal Order (ca. 1970s, USA).
Machine carved (not handmade) though also not produced en masse.
Only ta...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pictorial Sheep Pigeon Sea Foam Turkish Anatolian Accent Size Decorative Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative mid-20th century Turkish rug with 2 large sheep on a casual gray blue sea foam colored ground. Smaller birds and sheep hovering around ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Lion Turkish Runner
Located in New York, NY
Surreal Vintage Turkish Lion Pictorial Runner
3'9'' x 9'5''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Small Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Pictorial Leopard Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Tabriz small accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a leopard chasing a deer over a red background. Colorful birds and floral el...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, c...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Wood
Modernist / Folk Art Hand Embroidered Silk and Iron 3-panel Screen / Devider
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super unusual Modernist / Folk Art hand embroidered silk and iron 3-panel Screen / Room Divider. Appears to be totally hand crafted.. Three Classic mid Century Modern designed Iron ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
C1940 Advertising Sign "Nassau" Stainless Frame
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic advertising sign from possibly a travel agency or transit system c1940. Excellent vintage condition with just the right amount of wear. Stainless border and mounting hardwa...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large Contemporary / Modernist Folk Art Oil on Canvas by M J Meyrs, c.2008
By M J Myers
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large oil on canvas painting by M J MYERS... depicting bar scene,, Amazing use of color ,space and texture,,, Born in Buffalo, NY and raised in the city of Tonawanda, MJ Myers attended the State University at New Paltz where he received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in Drawing and Painting and a minor in Art History.
Deeply embedded in the Buffalo art world, Myers works as an art handler for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, UB Anderson Gallery, and Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin D.Martin house. His work has been shown at multiple galleries as well as in many performances by the Buffalo, NY performance troupe Torn Space Theater.
In 2014, MJ performed his first wedding painting...
Category
Early 2000s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Rare Norwegian Kubbestol, circa 1850, Origin Telemark, Norway
Located in New York, NY
Rare Norweigen Kubbestol, circa 1850, origin: Telemark, Norway
Rosemaling and acanthus carvings in this extraordinary Kubbestol indicate it is most likely from Telemark, Norway, a region known for this exact carving and painting. A Kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair carved from a single log...
Category
19th Century Norwegian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fir, Paint
Sculptural "Rhino #5" Table Lamp by Bill Stewart, American Art Studio Pottery
By Bill Stewart
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking ceramic table lamp is comprised of hand-sculpted rhino figurine with a bird sitting on its neck; the rhino is mounted on long conical totem pole, formed in coil technique. ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic, Terracotta, Majolica
Tonala Mexico Set of 3 Vases Folk Art Decor, Hand-painted Pottery 1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage pottery or ceramic set of 3 vases features a variety of forms and sizes in handcrafted vessels, from a classic cylinder vase to a footed bud vase and cottage style jug vase, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian pictorial rug from the mid-20th century. A self-taught artist has depicted six buildings and one smokestack in a co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$2,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Grouping of Five Hand-Painted and Carved American Folk Art Fish Decoys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Group of five Folk Art fish decoys composed of painted tinned iron sheet metal or aluminum fins and tails and carved wooden weighted lead bodies, some with ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Set of two vintage wood pull toys, 20th Century. Charming folk art circus wagon and pair of ducks. Circus wagon has applied lithograph of performing ch...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Sitting Tuxedo Cat Door Stop Painted Cast Iron, American Folk Art
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique cast iron door stop features a tuxedo cat form with polychrome painted decor. The realistically sculpted cat is depicted sitting with its head turned to a side and...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Swedish Iron Weather-Vane with Dragon with Date 1704
Located in New York, NY
Swedish metal (iron) weather-vane of a dragon's head on sword shaped stem. The date "1704" is impressed on the dragon's head which most likely refers the age of the house o...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Polish Folk Art Hand-Painted Wooden Playing Card Holder by Irena Makowey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique card holder composed of two original small-scale folk art paintings depicting figures with card suits by Polish artist, Irena Makowey, protected by two glass inserts to front ...
Category
1960s Polish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Hand Painted Double Sided Arrow "Radio Trade In" Folk Art Trade/Store Sign
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Hand Painted, Double Sided Arrow "Special" Radio Trade In sale,,,,Folk Art Trade/Store Sign,,Wonderful size,,amazing crackle paint, patina..Great subject.
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Mid Century Hand Painted Double Sided Pub Sign C1950
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Double sided pub sign from the United Kingdom. Hand Painted and in excellent condition. Rough hewn wood well constructed with a heavy duty frame ...
Category
1950s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vibrant Multicolor Ground Allover Geometric Design Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 6' x 6' - 183 x 183 cm )
This highly textural piece is a superb example of the American hooked rug tradition, demonstrating the resourceful ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Kurd Pictorial Lion Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Kurd throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a folk pictorial depiction of a lion.
Measures: 3' 6" x 4' 9"
P...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
1940s Brown Multicolor ZigZag Antique American Hooked Rug 2
1"x6
1" Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique American Hooked rug. Size: 2'1" x 6'1".
American Hooked Rugs
Contemporary American Hooked carpet utilizing strips of fabric to compose designs that express the tradition of ...
Category
1940s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century Hand Made Folk Art Carnival Spinning Wheel On Stand
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fun and fabulous Folk Art Carnival Spinning Wheel from the latter part of the 19th century. Totally original and in fantastic condition. Nice old Ted and black paint looks to be corr...
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint, Oak
Antique Seychour Rug with Fox Pictorials and Floral Patterns, from Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Russia circa 1920-1930, this collectible 4x5 antique rug is a very rare Caucasian rug of the titular Seychour (sometimes spelled Zeikhour) p...
Category
1920s Russian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Gorgeous Camel Background with Nice Floral Design Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique American hooked rug, size: 6'7" x 9'7"
Floral pattern with camel color background.
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Amazing Multicolor Ground Geometric Color Antique Log Cabin American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Log Cabin American Hooked Rug ( 2'7" x 3'3" - 80 x 100 )
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
1930
s / 40
s Hand Painted " RADIO SERVICE" SHOP/STORE sIGN..
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930's / 40's Hand Painted " RADIO SERVICE" SHOP/STORE sIGN.. .Great graphics. font..
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Toy Steamroller C1940 Style of Buddy L
By Buddy L. 1
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large Steamroller toy from the forties. In the style of Buddy L. Repainted and some hardware replaced. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Can be...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
1930s Austrian Horse Toy
By Craft and Folk Art Museum
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful 1930s Austrian horse toy. Wonderful patina.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
$2,800
Carved Walnut Dog Nut Cracker
Located in New York, NY
The finely carved hound's head with glass eyes, with mouth opening to receive nuts.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Zabihi Collection Turkish Kars Small Roosters Rug
Located in New York, NY
a mid 20th century Turkish Kars rug depicting 2 roosters on a camel color field
2' x 3'5''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
1970 Outsider Art Figural Stoneware Decorative Plate
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming outsider art charger / decorative plate depicting a jovial young girl. Pleasant color palette and figure with age-appropriate crazing to the glaze...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved Wood and Bottlecap Snake on Octagonal Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art snake made from naturally aged/rusted bottle caps stacked and strung on wire to mimic the reptile's sinuous form (ca. 1920s/30s, USA).
Features hand-carved/painted wooden he...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
19th Century American Miniature Folk Art Watercolor Portrait
Located in Hudson, NY
Stunning little american folkhart water color of a young gentleman. Sitting with his arm over the back of what appears to be a tiger maple chair of the period. In the lower right corner we can see what is a tiger maple table...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
Early 20th Century, Handmade Persian Senneh Kilim Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Senneh Kilim flatweave accent rug handmade during the early 20th century.
Measures: 3' 11" x 6' 1".
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
American Folk Art Cast Iron Winged Victories, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of American Folk Art Cast Iron Winged Victory Figures, 19th century, each showing a flying Nike bearing a laurel victory crown aloft. ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug 4'2" x 6'10"
Category
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pictorial Bakshaish Animal Motif Rug, Northwest Persia
Located in New York, NY
Rare pictorial Bakshaish rug with different animals woven within the field.
The best Bakshaish carpets offer a unique combination of geometric all-over design formats with unparal...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rare Antique Wooden Child
s Ride on Wooden Toy Boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare antique wooden child's ride on wooden toy boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London wonderful Folk Art object. 1920s ride on toy made by the Nautilus Toy Compan...
Category
1920s English Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Swedish Antique Toy Rocking Horse, All Original, Origin: Sweden, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Swedish antique toy rocking horse, origin: Sweden, circa 1870 - 1900.
Beautiful, untouched, original condition including the paint, ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Special GreigeGround Color With Lovely Floral Design Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
1920s American Hooked Rug ( 2' 8' 'x 5' 2'' - 82 x 158 cm )
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Fabric
1920s Harold Lloyd Litho Tin Toy
Located in Peekskill, NY
This rare pre- WW II German made tin toy is seldom seen.
Lloyd, Harold (Clayton) (1893–1971), U.S. movie comedian. Performing his own hair-raising stunts, ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Sensational Ivory Color With Special Floral Design Antique American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug
In American Craftsman - Art
Crafts Style
5'6" x 5'8" - 168 x 173
Category
1910s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Outsider Art "Man in Carriage" Oil on Panel by Bruno Del Favero
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on panel depicting a man in a horse-drawn carriage by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970.
Fine example showcasing Del Favero's ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint
Ulo Tribal Akha Woman
s Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Immerse yourself in the rich cul...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Beads
Fantastic Multicolor Star Shape Pattern Contemporary Handmade Cotton Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Hooked rug 10'0" x 14'0". Hand-woven.
American Hooked Rugs
Contemporary American Hooked carpet utilizing strips of fabric to compose designs that express the tradition of hooked car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Fantastic Multicolor Star Shape Pattern Contemporary Handmade Cotton Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
Hooked rug 8'0" x 10'0". Handwoven.
American Hooked Rugs
Contemporary American Hooked carpet utilizing strips of fabric to compose designs that express the tradition of hooked carp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Aesthetic Ivory Ground Color with Floral Handmade Needlepoint Flat Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Needlepoint. Hand made wool rug. Measures: 9'0" x 12'0".
Needlepoint
Reproduction needlework carpet. The delicate patterns are handwoven with a formal appeal that recalls designs fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Stunning Gray Ground Color Geometric Pattern Handwoven Needlepoint FlatWeave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Needlepoint. Hand made wool rug. Measures: 9'0"x12'0".
Needlepoint
Reproduction needlework carpet. The delicate patterns are handwoven with a formal appeal that recalls designs from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Traditional Garden Design with Brown Color Handwoven Needlepoint Flat Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Needlepoint. Hand made wool rug. Measures: 9'0" x 12'0".
Needlepoint
Reproduction needlework carpet. The delicate patterns are handwoven with a formal appeal that recalls designs fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Blue and White Color Handwoven Needlepoint Flat Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handwoven Needlepoint Flat Weave Carpet (6' x 9' 183 x 274 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Handwoven Needlepoint Flat Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handwoven Needlepoint Flat Weave Carpet
(6' x 9' 183 x 274 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Impressive Contemporary Handwoven Wool Needlepoint Flat Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Handwoven Wool Needlepoint Flat Weave Rug (6' x 9' - 183 x 274 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Lovely Ligth Green Folk Art Style Contemporary Handwowen American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
American Hooked rug. Size: 6'0" x 9'0". Handwoven.
American Hooked Rugs
Contemporary American Hooked carpet utilizing strips of fabric to compose designs that express the tradition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Impressive Black Color a Folk Art Style Contemporary American Hooked Rug
Located in New York, NY
American Hooked rug 9'0" x 12'0". Wool. Hand-Woven.
American Hooked Rugs
Contemporary American Hooked carpet utilizing strips of fabric to compose designs that express the traditio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Folk Art furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Mosche Bianche, Jim Rose, and Nils Olsson. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $1,252.
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