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
Vintage Folk Art Set of 3 Carved Sitting Cat Sculptures
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage set of Folk Art sitting cat figurines was hand-carved from solid pieces of wood. The cats have elongated, minimal features, accentuated with hand-painted details on the face...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Unusual "Stamp" Rose in Box
Located in Riverdale, NY
Unusual "Stamp" rose in box handcrafted "Rose" made of hundreds of French stamps, circa 1950s. Unusual French novelty in its own glass and brass framed casket.
...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Japanese Tin Litho Friction Toy Car Chevrolet Station Wagon C1956
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Japanese tin litho toy car from the mid to late fifties. A Chevrolet Station Wagon in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, practi...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Horse Rooster Shirvan Caucasian Rug Dated 1948
Located in New York, NY
A fine rust colored Caucasian rug depicting a large light blue colored horse and 4 roosters dated 1948.
Measures: 4'3" x 6'8".
Category
20th Century Caucasian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Square Turkish Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Square Size Pillow made from a mid-20th-century Turkish rug
Measures: 16" x 17"
Category
20th Century Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Folk Art Seated Dog Polychrome Painted Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Folk Art Seated Dog Carved and Polychrome Painted Sculpture, signed "Peer" to underside.
31" H x 27" W x 18" D.
Provenance: From an East Village Estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
Vintage Turkish Snake Pattern Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th Century Turkish Anatolian rug depicting 2 slithering snakes on a striated blue ground.
Measures: 3'5' 'x 5'7''.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Caravan Pictorial Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish pictorial rug woven in central turkey depicting two large camels and a small horse.
3'6'' x 6'4''
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Camel Persian Serab Pictorial People Runner
Located in New York, NY
Make a bold statement in a hallway with this early 20th century tribal Persian Serab runner featuring a folksy motif on a camel brown field. Various Animal and Human figures are foun...
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century American Hooked Rug ( 9
6" x 12
- 290 x 366 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century American Hooked Rug ( 9'6" x 12' - 290 x 366 )
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
American Folk Art Painting, Still Life with Flowers, Naive Art
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage still life painting features a large vase with bouquet of spring flowers, including lilacs, narcissi, tulips, and a peony, with a small flower posy placed next to it. Charmin...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Persian Tabriz Hunting Animal Pictorial Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size antique Persian Tabriz rug with a Pictorial Animal Hunting Pattern from the 1st quarter of the 20th Century
Measures: 4'6'' x 6'.
Category
20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
1930
s / 1940
s Hand Crafted "CIGARETTS" Raised Block Letter Sign. OLD DELI
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930's / 1940's Hand Crafted "CIGARETTS" Raised Block Letter Sign. Folk art, sALvaged from an old delicatessen. Wonderful original paint , surface, finish,, Amazing patina,,
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lion Turkish 20th Century Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th century authentic Turkish rug depicting a lion on a striated purple ground.
Measures: 1'10" x 3'2”.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern Turkish Pictorial Tantra Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish tantric carpet from the 21st century with a pictorial design of a flayed man over a black field.
Original versions were employed by Vajray...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
19th Century American Folk Art Oil Painting Landscape Sailboats On River
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century American folk art oil painting on canvas depicting a river scene at dawn with a horse and rider on a bridge over a waterf...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Mid-Century Persian Folk Rug With Cerulean Blue, Grey, Pink, And White Tones
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Hamadan rug from the mid-20th century. This off white Persian Hamadan rug has a Persian Karajeh-style octogramme medallion made with co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Memphis Style Abstract Free-Standing Welded Steel Sculpture by Jerry Dodd
By Mike Dodd
Located in Buffalo, NY
Memphis style abstract free-standing Welded steel sculpture by Jerry Dodd, his sculptural pieces are painted with enamels and are suitable for display indoors or protected areas outd...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
Zabihi Collection Modern Persian Souf Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A Modern Souf Persian carpet dpeicting a lion on a neutral field
3'11'' x 5'5''
Souf rugs are very rare technique found as they have a raised low and high pile technique. They are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Folk Art Soumac Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a flat-weave Persian pillow.
1'3'' x 1'3''
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Haitian Modernist Paintings / oil on canvas by Sébastien Jean
Located in Buffalo, NY
Sébastien Jean was born on 17 March 1980 in Thomassin, Haiti. He passed away, far too young, on November 24, 2020.
Self-taught painter and sculptor, encouraged by his mother, he be...
Category
1980s Haitian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pigeon Persian Flatweave
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a flurry of pigeons in beige, gray, and brown
This was originally belonging to a private Persian collector who requested...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$1,375
Emperor Empress Chinese Scatter Size 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
A third quarter of the 20th century Chinese Emperor Empress Chinese pictorial conversation rug.
Measures: 3' x 5'.
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Folk Art Hand-Carved Dual Ball in Cage Whimsy Chain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Whimsical Folk Art chain whittled from one continuous piece of wood (ca. 1940s, USA).
In addition to the traditional chain link design, there are two 'cages' containing two balls eac...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Orange Vintage Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Colorful one-of-a-kind Tibetan rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century feauturing a bright orange field
Measures: 3'2'' x 5'6''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Chinese Batou Wall of China Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
Full plush pile Chinese Batou rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century featuring the wall of China
Measure: 4'7'' x 6'
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Persian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Persian Pictorial small square rug
Measures: 3'' x 4'1'' circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rare Vintage Chulucanas Pottery Platter with Birds Decor Peru
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare vintage platter or bowl is decorated with a design of four birds in pink and green, surrounding a central orange circle. The colors stand out beautifully against traditional rich black-colored background. Most of traditional Chulucanas pottery...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Pottery
Zabihi Collection Chinese Pictorial Scatter Size Early 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size Chinese Peking rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century with an animal pictorial motif
Measures: 1'11" x 3'7".
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early Colonial Stained Maple Handmade Travel Trunk / Chest with Hinged Top
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handmade travel trunk carved from maple wood planks with applied steel hinges and clasp.
The hinged top opens to reveal a removable, divided tray providi...
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Maple
Printed Israeli Needlepoint with Man Smoking Cigar
Located in New York, NY
A printed one of a kind Israeli Needlepoint with a man smoking a cigar.
14'' x 20''
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Persian Animal Pictorial Pink Color Runner
Located in New York, NY
Make a bold statement in a hallway with this mid-20th-century tribal Persian runner featuring a folksy motif on a soft pink field. Various Animals are found within the field. The col...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Chinese Blue Scatter Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Scatter-size Chinese Peking rug in blue from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century.
Measures: 2'6" x 4'2''
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Camel Donkey Anatolian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Turkish Anatolian rug with a pictorial donkey design
Size: 2'9'' x 4'9''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese Scatter Size Early 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size Chinese Peking rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century.
Measures: 1'11" x 3'7".
Category
20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Tibetan Dragon Horse Cover Textile Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Tibetan dragon horse cover textile rug,
circa 1900, measures: 2'5" x 4'.
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Large Floor Size Turkish Animal Motif Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Floor Size Pillow made from an early 20th century Turkish animal motif pictorial rug
Measures: 17" x 31".
Category
1920s Asian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Foam, Wool
Persian Pictorial Rug with Hebrew Inscription
Located in New York, NY
An authentic 20th century Persian Pictorial rug with what looks like a hebrew inscription.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Swedish Style Rug in Brown with Figural Geometric Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in a special blend of Ghazni wool, this 8x10 rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s custom-classics Burano Collection—inspired by mid-century Scandinavian folk...
Category
2010s Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Located in Hudson, NY
Folk Art Sculpture of a Man
Unsigned. This piece was found in the Catskill Mountains, NY.
He came from the estate of an important NYC modernist dealer.
H...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Chinese Peking rug
Measures: 4'5'' x 6'8''.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Green Turkish Deco Deer Rug
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind hand-knotted Turkish Anatolian rug with 2 deers and 2 other animals on a green ground
Measures: 1'9” x 2'3”.
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Chinese Buddhist Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Chinese Buddha rug.
Measures: 2'3'' x 4'3''.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Chinese Scatter Size Early 20th Century Rug
Located in New York, NY
Scatter size Chinese peking rug in blue and white from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century.
Measures: 2'2" x 4'1".
Category
1940s Mongolian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Long Antique Persian Heriz Runner
Located in New York, NY
Geometric early 20th century long Persian Heriz Runner
Measures: 3'2'' x 14'7''.
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Henriot Quimper France Faience Girl Figurine Bell
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Henriot Quimper faience girl figurine that can be used as a bell is hand painted with traditional country style outfit with tall headdress. Forest green, egg yolk yellow, pale ...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Faience, Pottery, Ceramic
Vintage Turkish Rooster Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkishmat size rug depicting a rooster on an ivory field. Dated 1976
Measures: 1'10" x 2'.
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Zabihi Collection Rare Slate Blue Chinese Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
A rare 6 foot square an early 20th century Chinese rug with a graphic Chinese Motif in slate and blue
Measures: 6' x 6'1".
Category
20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Tonala Mexico Modernist Horse Figurines, Planters or Ashtrays
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
A pair of modernist horse figurines were hand made in Tonala, Mexico, in modernist style with short legs, long bodies, and expressive heads, and are hand painted in typical Tonala s...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Fine Handmade Persian Kerman Pictorial Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A finely woven vintage Persian Kerman pictorial accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 4' 8" x 8' 0".
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Rosen Style Folk Art Fruit Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting, C1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Severin Rosen Style Folk Art Fruit Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting Seated in Giltwood Frame C1830
Measures- 18''H x 22.25''W x 2.5''D; 14.5''...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Turkish Deer Pictorial Animal Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind hand knotted Turkish Anatolian rug in Pale peach, brown and green accents depicting a large deer, small goat and a few birds
Measures: 4'6”...
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Pigeon Karabagh Long Corridor Rug
Located in New York, NY
A long gallery size Karabagh rug with a pictorial piegoen design on a dark navy field.
7'2'' x 21'5''
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 2' 7" x 3' 5"
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$900 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Turkish Deer Bird Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind hand-knotted Turkish Anatolian Rug in pale peach, brown, and green accents depicting 3 deers and 2 birds, circa 1940. Square Shape too
Measures: 4'6” x 4'8”.
Category
20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Funky Tribal Turkish Vintage Runner
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Tribal Turkish Geometric runner featuring 2 men and 2 women on a geometric colorful motif
Measures: 2'10'' x 10'3''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Animal Motif Rose Lavender Turkish Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Room size pictorial Turkish Sivas carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century. The rose field with a flurry of wild and exotic animals, accents in beige and lavender. A conver...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Long Wide Persian Heriz Geometric Runner
Located in New York, NY
Full pile wide and long rare persian heriz geometric traditional antique runner.
Measures: 3'10'' x 14'9''.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Persian Rhinoceros Checkerboard Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th Century Persian Kilim with a yellow rhinoceros on a colorful checkered field.
Measures: 4'11'' x 6'11''.
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Decorative Vintage Tibetan Rug
Located in New York, NY
2nd Quarter of the 20th century Tibetan Rug in feminine colors. The border consists soft brown, pink and white swastikas (? or ?) t religious and cultural "Peace" symbols, predominan...
Category
Mid-20th Century 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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