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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Style: Folk Art
Period: 20th Century
Antique Dachshund Dog Salt
Pepper Shakers with .800 Silver Heads, Germany 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique Dachshund Dog Salt & Pepper Shakers with .800 Silver Heads, Germany, circa 1900
Description
A rare and charming pair of dachshund-form salt and pepper shakers, sourced from ...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silver
St. Bernard Dog Chocolate Mold De Haeck Gent-Gand, Vintage, Belgium
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, marked De Haeck Gent-Gand.
Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina.
The 1890s to 1920s were the golden age of Chocolate production and consumption throughout Europe. Many cities and towns had competing chocolate shops with wonderful window displays filled with intricate, molded solid chocolate figures to entice hungry passersby.
By this time, they had perfected the art of molding chocolate by using metal molds. The most known and best Manufactory for this kind of molds was the famous Anton Reiche...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Batman Returns Large Barbell Movie Prop - Seen on Film
Located in Forney, TX
Own a piece of Hollywood history, this Batman Returns (Warner Bros., 1992), circus strongman barbell movie prop is sure to start a conversation while ma...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Paint
Vintage Large Tonala Mexico Pottery Cat, Hand Painted, Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful stretching Tonala pottery cat figurine is decorated with beautiful hand painted abstract geometric and floral designs in blue, green, and earthy brown palette. Variations in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s/1950s Carnival Ride Panel - Monumental Hand Painted Metal Carousel Salvage
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, whimsical, and most impressive monumental scale midcentury American traveling carnival hand painted metal ride panel!
United States, circa 1940s/1950s, almost certainly fro...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gypsy Caravan Circa 1900 - Built by Watts of Bridgewater
Located in Bagshot, GB
Now I know we all wish to have that barn find, but this truly is a great barn find!!!
45 years it has been dry stored, and you can see from the condition that this original Gypsy Ca...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
1950s Lacquered Wood Italian Articulated Mannequin
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A charming vintage mannequin from the 1950s, beautifully crafted figure is a perfect blend of functionality and folk art, making it a unique and striking decorative piece. The manneq...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Rustic Carnival Wheel of Fortune Circa 1940s Folk Art Americana
Located in Oakland, CA
Rustic carnival "Wheel of Fortune" circa 1940s, constructed of various solid woods both solid and plywood, the wheel is painted in weathered hues of red and yellow with images of dom...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lot Three Large Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of three feather tree glass Christmas tree topper from Germany. Each is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass
Wood Carving Penis Figurine Wabi Sabi Object Vintage Asia 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Adorable unique wood carved figurine statue. we don't know anything about the item, but believe it was made in Japan in the 1960s. Ideal decoratio...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Stripped Hand Carved Stash Box Cat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully crafted and hand-carved Sculpture of a Cat, Stash box.
The large and bulbous cat is stripped and quite handsome, the underside has a removable slide door that can hold...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Vintage Set of 7 Mexican Children Wrestling Masks
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Original Vintage Set of 7 Mexican Children Wrestling Masks.
Found from an old factory that manufactured masks for wrestling shows for the Arena Mexico. Made from fantas...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th century continental decorative carousel horse
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century continental decorative carousel horse circa 1900.
Unique continental painted merry-go-round horse circa 1900. Excellent opportunity to own this highly decorative ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak, Pine, Paint
Vintage American Folk Art Painting of a Cat, Oil on Wood
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming American Folk Art oil painting on wood features orange cat sitting next to fish bowl with gold fish. The painting is executed ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Armenian Pottery Vase circa 1920s, Jerusalem
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare tall and slender early 20th century cylinder shaped Armenian ceramic vase with floral, organic and graphic decorations handpainted in green, blue, red, gray colors on sand colored pottery base under clear glaze. Manufactured by Armenian pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery
Ringling Bros. and Barnum
Bailey Circus Black Leopard Framed Vintage Poster
Located in Savannah, GA
This large and very colorful vintage Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Baily Circus ink on paper poster features a charging black leopard with a ferocious grimace. Printed by the Erie Li...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Professionally Framed Antique Ottoman Turkish Embroidery
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
Late 19th C. Ottoman Turkey
Ready to go on a wall....
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silk
Early 20thc Wooden Salmon Sled
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted and decorated sled from New England. Stamped/Signed By the maker under the body. In Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique brass and copper umbrella stand italy 1950s
Located in Cantù, IT
Antique brass and copper umbrella stand italy 1950s
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Shepherd
Wooly Sheep Putz Toy Set Antique German Christmas 1900s, original Box
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique German set of eleven Putz stick-legged sheep with a shepherd boy and his dog. All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativit...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
Folk Art Carved and Painted Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming folk art carved wood pig, painted in original soft pink with black accents. The figure is modeled with a stout body, upright ears, and curled tail,...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Early 20th Century Hand Woven Winnowing Basket Folk Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Red Lion, PA
Large Early 20th Century Asian Hand-Woven Winnowing Basket – Folk Art Wall Sculpture
This large early 20th century hand-woven winnowing basket is a striking example of traditional A...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Glass Parrot Bird Christmas Tree Clip-On Ornament, Vintage, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare antique clip-on bird ornament, it's a beautiful parrot. This ornament, is made from ultra-thin hand blown glass, hand painted with a kind of cold paint, would be a great antiq...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass
English 20th Century Egret Statue
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This whimsical hand-painted, hand-sculpted representation of a standing egret will add charm and character to your garden or interior. The bird and its base are made in one piece of ...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Iron
Early 20th Century Pair of Cast Iron Lobster Andirons
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 20th Century Pair of Cast Iron Lobster Andirons, circa 1920, very rare fireplace andirons in form of a good old Maine lobster standing upright on tail set on rocky plinth, with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century, Scandinavian Folk Art Three-Legged Chair in Pine, Wabi Sabi
Located in Odense, DK
A Scandinavian folk art three-legged chair, carved in solid pine and finished with a warm lacquer, early 20th century. The sculptural seat, turned legs, and low curved backrest displ...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Lot of Four Vintage Antique Mercury Glass Christmas Tree Topper German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of four feather tree glass Christmas tree topper from Germany. Each is made from mouth blown glass, would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. S...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass
Mounted Half-Hull Wooden Boat Builder
s Model of a Sloop
Located in San Francisco, CA
a large and handsome hand-crafted antique American half-hull wooden boat builder's model of a sloop with fin keel and spade rudder all constructed of laminated mahogany in a warm hon...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine Navajo Indian weaving pillow is a Chinlie Indian weaving with a mustard mohair backing.The insert is down & feather fill.
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large Wooden Tramp Art Box Folk Art Gold 20th Century
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large tramp art box with lid and brass handle, folk art object made of layered pieces of gold, partly gold colored, from the late first half of the 20th century.
Beautiful form of f...
Category
1940s European Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian 1930s beautifully hand-crafted oak mountain armchair
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1930s beautifully hand-crafted oak mountain armchair
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear w...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood
42x50 Vintage Signed Original Abstract Mid CenturymModern Folk Art Painting 1974
Located in Troy, MI
Massive abstract folk art painting signed by the artist and dated 1974
A colorful statement piece in greens and reds with yellow center eye detail
Presumably originated in the Santa...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint
Mid Century Aztec Calendar Large Circular Inlaid Wood
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid Century Aztec Calendar Large Circular Inlaid Wood
Rare 72 Inch, Hand-Carved, Aztec Circular Wooden Calendar from Mexico. The calendar, or "Sun Ston...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Stunning Christmas Vintage St. Nikolaus Santa Claus Belsnickel Candy Container
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage St.Nicholas, Santa Claus candy container made of composition, cardboard, felting and Papermache was made in the 20th century and is a charming addition to any Christmas ...
Category
20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
Vintage Boho English Eclipse 770 Wood Trunk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pay homage to sporting history with this charming vintage hand-painted wooden trunk commemorating the legendary British Thoroughbred, Eclipse. Celebrated as the greatest racehorse of...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brown Nautical Sailing Ship Wood Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage nautical theme jewelry or trinket box. This small rectangular brown box will be a great accent on a coffee table, dressing table, or on a bookshelf. It is created from wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Painted Folk Art Farmhouse Bridal Chest in Green
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
A unique antique bridal chest, dating from around 1900. The chest is a beautiful example of German folk art that found its way to Romania at the time. Crafted from pine, it is painte...
Category
Early 20th Century Romanian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Austrian Christmas Krampus Companion Belsnickel Figure, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This unique Christmas figurine from Austria features a handmade figurine of the Christmas character Krampus, Belsnickel's companion. The vintage piece dates from the 1920s or older a...
Category
20th Century Austrian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
Early 20th Century folk art fairground massacre knock down figure
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century folk art fairground massacre knock down figure
A folk art / primitive hand-crafted fairground knock down game figure. Constructed from pine and metal, hand painted detail with metal support hinges when the figure is knocked off...
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mid Century Large Motorized Hand Made Chris Craft Cabin Cruiser C1955
By Chris Craft Boats
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large cabin cruiser boat model with an untested motor and batteries. 41.5 inches long and sitting on a brand new custom made stand with a nautical theme. In very good vi...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand, Vintage, German, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful antique green color cast iron Christmas tree stand, was made in Germany, in the 1920s or older. A nice addition for your Christmas decoration. It holds a stem up to 2 ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Zabihi Collection Horse Pictorial Persian Wall Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Small square size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a horse standing on a sky blue field
Measures: 3'8'' x 3'9''.
This was originally belonging to a private Persian col...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Tramp Art Box with Mirrors Folk Art Collectible
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful antique tramp art box with mirrored panels on the sides and top, pointed feet and a triangular lid, partly covered with green velvet inside and decorated with a small mirro...
Category
Early 20th Century European Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous Native American Signed Wood Carved Totem Pole
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully desiged, wonderfully carved Pacific Northwest Coast First Nation Native American (perhaps Haida, Tlingit, or Nootka) indigenous hand carved wood Three-figure totem pole...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Santa Claus Belsnickle Chocolate Mold Antique 1910s, German Christmas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, not marked. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina. The 1890s to 1920s were the golden age of Chocolate production and cons...
Category
1910s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Teak Clamshell Garden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural, whimsical, and a touch surreal, this mid-20th century hand-carved teak garden table brings the romance of the Italian grotto tradition into the everyday. The base is form...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
Sitting Cat Door Stop Painted Cast Iron, American Folk Art
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage or antique cast iron door stop features a tabby 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
Iron
Vintage Tonala Mexico Pottery Cat, Hand Painted
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage Tonala pottery figurine depicts a reclining cat with folded front paws and raised head; the cat is looking forward with wide open, large eyes and a slightly surpris...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Original Antique Print of A Colour Chart . C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a colour chart
Unframed.
Chromo-lithograph
Published, C.1900
The measurement is the paper size of the print
Free shipping.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$2,116 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1940
s Southwestern-Style Yeibichai-Figure Kilim Rug
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
77768 Vintage Southwestern style Kilim Yeibichai Rug, 02'11 x 04'04. Yeibichai Southwestern style Kilims are a distinctive type of Southwestern style weaving that depict figures from...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Outsider Painting in Acrylic of a Humpback Whale on Blue
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This is a great example of outsider art. This painting of a black humpback whale is painted on a masonite board. At the center is a black humpback whale with an open mouth and beady ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Masonite, Paint
$56 Sale Price
25% Off
French Hand-Carved Tramp Art Mirror with Star Accents, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A compact yet visually impactful example of French Tramp Art, this mirror dates to around 1900 and features a deeply carved frame with the signature layered notching technique. The f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage Tin Box Cookie Jar Belsnickel Santa Claus Vintage Germany, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful decorative Christmas Tin Box with Santa or Belsnickle Picture is a true treasure. It was made in Germany, around 1930s. These are very har...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Pair of Petite Murano Caged Glass Pendant Light, 1930s Italy vintage
By Seguso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous pair of chandeliers in bubble-wrapped Murano glass with cage. The glass is hand-blown with a amber tint and was created by Giorgio Seguso during the 1930s in Italy.
These M...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Amish Postage Stamp Chain Doll Quilt
By Amish Quilts
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amish doll quilt from Holmes County ,Ohio in a mini postage stamp chain pattern.Fine quilting and piecing. These original doll quilts are quite rare and very hard to find.This came f...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Folk Art Painting by Black Joe Jackson, Titled "We Be Pickn Sum Flars" US 1960
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large-scale painting by folk/outsider artist Black Joe Jackson (American, 1922-1997) .
Jackson's theme derives from his childhood memories in the American South. Raised in a poor ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Plywood
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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