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
19th century folk art blue wooden stool or side table hand painted flowers
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
19th century folk art blue wooden stool or side table hand painted flowers
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
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
American Copper and Brass Sulky Driver Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A dynamic American copper and brass weather vane depicting a trotting horse pulling a sulky with driver. The horse is shown in full stride, with fin...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Mid Century Surrealist Hand Painted Art Panel Folk or Fairground Art 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Surrealist Hand Painted Art Panel Folk or Fairground Art, Europe, 1960s.
This is a very unique and strange piece of folk / fairground art from mid 20th century. Hand pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Austrian Carved Pine Folk Art Farmer and His Oxen Model
Located in London, GB
19th century carved pine folk art farmer and his oxen model
We are proud to offer a unique example of a late 19th century hand carved pine folk art model of a farmer and his oxen. R...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store
Located in London, GB
19th Century encased paper model of an Indian grocery store
Quite simple this is an amazing decorative object, encased in a 19th century glass and pine display, a handmade paper model of an Indian grocery shop, with wooden hand painted elephant and working man at the steps. Spencer and Co...
Category
1890s Indian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Moss Covered Garden Bench
Located in Hastings, GB
Probably the mossiest bench you will ever set eyes upon, dating to the 1950's this wooden bench has been left to let nature do its work and the result is stunning, it is covered on e...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Nativity Scene Mexican Folk Art Painted Gourd 20th Century
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
A rare and finely executed Mexican folk art nativity scene painted on a natural gourd (guaje) by renowned artisan Francisco “Chico” Coronel Navarro f...
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
19th Century Oversized Allmoge Étagère or Plant Stand, Sweden, Circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, Swedish, 19th century, allmoge oversized round étagère or plant stand with wonderfully hand-carved base, origin: Sweden, circa 1820 - 1840
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Softwood
Antique Swedish Small Handmade Folk Art Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish folk art box made by hand in solid Swedish pine. The box is in original condition with the untouched original paint. Made in northern Sweden around the 1860s. It has most lik...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Rustic Folk Art Primitive Chair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rustic folk art chair from Northern Sweden. The chair is unique and hand-made into a primitive example of an antique chair. The pine has never been pa...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Burmese Red Carved Wood Temple Offering Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Burmese red lacquered temple offering box called "Hsunok".
Burmese offering basket made of carved bamboo wood painted and lacquered in hues of red and oranges.
The lid adopts a Burmese temple shape, with a sharp top surmounting a gadroon dome.
This kind of basket is used to display offerings to Buddhist temples, in Asia.
During most of the 19th century Burma was ruled by members of the Konbaung dynasty, the last dynasty that would rule the country.
This Asian Burmese red offering...
Category
Early 20th Century South Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
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
Large Antique Steer Weathervane c. 1880
Located in Lancaster, PA
Beautiful antique weathervane most likely by Cushing and White. Origin is New England c. 1880. This weathervane was purchased from Allan Katz Amer...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper
Vintage art populaire mexican dining chairs set of 6, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Remarkable art populaire or 'equipale' dining chairs from mexico.
Exotic weaved wooden frames upholstered with ostrich leather. The backrests and armrests are also upholstered creat...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Original Blue Painted Sideboard Cabinet, Sweden dated 1843
Located in Round Top, TX
While you can frequently find original painted Swedish trunks, it is difficult to find a cabinet or sideboard with exceptional original folk art paint such as this one.
The two panel...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Vintage Woman Figurine Lady Sewing Tailor Tape Measure
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming small figurine of a lady that functions as a tape measure. This vintage piece was commonly found on a sewing table and has both centimeters as well as inch measurements...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$108 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional Silver Torque Necklace Chocker from Rajasthan India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Traditional torque or Hansuli silvered necklace choker from Lambadi or Banjara and Sugali People, Andhra Pradesh, India.t India, circa 1940.
Fabulous vi...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Rare Mushroom, Clown and Boy Head Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size alw...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
Located in London, GB
19th Century English Folk Art Gentleman’s Cane
A rare and quite special example of a 19th Century folk art English gentleman’s walking cane with a h...
Category
1850s British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Desert Waves Lamp by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Nerikomi Table Lamp
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Inspired by the layered formations of sediment in desert landscapes revealed through erosion, this sculptural table lamp captures the organic fluidity of wind-shifted earth using a t...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Antique Toy Wind-Up Double Decker Bus by Ferdinand Strauss Toy Co. Circa 1925
By STRAUSS
Located in Incline Village, NV
Antique Wind-Up Double Decker open air bus by the Ferdinand Strauss Toy Company, New York; circa 1925; is quite a large and substantial toy resembling ver...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Acrylic Painting, "Casa Azul de Esquina", by Felix Cordero, Puerto Rican Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant acrylic painting by Felix Cordero (20th Century) Puerto Rico
Title: Casa Azul de Esquina Homenaje a Don Miguel
Name variants: Felix R. Cordero Papers
Biogra...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
English Pottery Pearlware Teapot with Unusual Prattware Orange Flowers
Located in Downingtown, PA
Folk Blossom: Prattware Pearlware Teapot
Object: Teapot and Cover
Origin: Staffordshire, England
Date: Circa 1810-1820
Medium: Pearlware Earthenware ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
18th Century European Earthenware Pitcher with Blue Colored Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century European ceramic pitcher, most probably from Germany, with glazed decoration in blue colour representing flowers on a beige background. It has most probably been used...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Antique 1832 Sampler, Jane Peacock Age 8, Friendship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Jane Peacock age 8. With a Friendship poem along with embroidered birds, squirrels, and a charming house in the country with a dog in the yard. A pretty floral vine border on all ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
Pretty mid century African Bogolan hand painted Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Malian Bogolan tapestry with a nice tribal and artisanal design, from a scene of the village. Entirely hand painted on a hand woven cotton foundation.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Antique Plaster Statue of a Breeding Stallion - by Max Landsberg 1899
By Max Landsberg
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Plaster Statue of a Breeding Stallion - by Max Landsberg 1899
Antique plaster statue of a stallion, made by Max Landsberg (1850 - 1906...
Category
1890s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Signed American Folk Art Wrought Iron Fireplace Tool Holder
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage American folk art, Western Ranch style, hand forged and welded wrought iron fireplace tool holder. Handcrafted in Texas, the artisan who made it cutout signed...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Scandinavian 19th Century Folk Art Wood Grain Shovel
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This charming folk art shovel is all wood. The patina on this 19th Century piece is incredible and would make a wonderful wall ornament. This shovel would also be impressive added ...
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Handmade Collectible Cusco Peruvian Dolls 1960s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handmade vintage collectible Cusco Peruvian dolls feature stuffed bodies, sewn-on faces, and braided black yarn hair. They wear traditional cotton and wool garments, representing the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Marionette Knight with Sheild
A mid to late 19th Century hand carved Sicilian marionette knight puppet/marionette. Still wearing all in brass armour and si...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Painted cupboard – Floral bonnetiere – 1844
Located in PARIS, FR
Charming painted pine cupboard, dated 1844, a fine example of Alpine / Rhenish folk furniture from the 19th century. This one-door bonnetière is decorated with two floral panels feat...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Pine Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare folk art table from Sweden, dated underneath to 1819. The table is pine and has the warm patina of aged wood. Marked with the owners house mark which w...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Copper Architectural Eagle
Located in Nantucket, MA
Spread wing eagle perched on a sphere, molded copper, with a great gilded surface on the front. The back has a nice natural veridigris, American, Late 19th early 20th century. Purpor...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper
Native American Animal Mythical Creature Redwood Totem Pole
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Almost 17 foot tall redwood animal totem. Animal totems are believed to have spiritual significance. Watching over Pacific Northwest Indian tr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Wooden Hand Carved Tropical Fruit Basket 20 Pieces
Located in Den Haag, NL
Fantastic fruit basket. All kind off beautiful hand carved tropical fruit.
In all kind off different woods. All together in a Teak wood bowl.
Very goo...
Category
1980s Congolese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
$911 Sale Price / set
33% Off
Artist-Made Studio Craft Twig Chair + Woven Checkerboard Seat
Located in Round Top, TX
Artisan crafted, sculptural birch twig chair with woven checkerboard seat. We love this unique, one-of-a-kind chair. Procured from an eclectic estate in Northern Colorado, this speci...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Textile, Twig
Group of Three Folky Wood Carnival Milk Bottles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These folky handmade Carnival knock down milk bottles are in good condition. These bottles are hand turned with a nice mellow patina. These bottles are us...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Heavy 19th Century Painted French Window Shutter 3 Fold Screen, Room Divider
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Heavy 19th century painted French window shutter 3 fold screen, room divider
This is a very heavy piece, the screen is 3 hard wood shutters w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Decorative Wood Carved Tramp Art Keepsake Box or Sailors Valentine with Heart
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A superb Folk Art sailors valentine Tramp Art keepsake box. Wide in form, this beautiful Primitive wood carved box features the letters S and M with a heart between on both sides. Tw...
Category
19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Bali Hindu Textile Framed
Kamasan
Painting, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century 'Kamasan' cotton textile painting from Bali, Indonesia. The hand-painted image has great detail and depicts Balinese Hindu mythology. It has been framed with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Balinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Provincial 19th Century Swedish Trestle Table
Located in Allerum, SE
19th century Swedish provincial twin stretcher trestle table. Great patination & proportions with the unusually large depth. Ca 1820, Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Moroccan Floor Pillow Seat Cushion Made from a Berber Old Rug
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Moroccan vintage floor pillow seat cushion made from a Tribal Berber rug.
Square shape with nice faded earth tone colors for the top and rich warm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Naive Mid 20th Century Oil on Canvas of Red Mullet
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Naive Oil On Canvas of Catch of the Day, a blue bowl of three characterful red mullet.
Signed
S. Aillaud
France Circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage surrealist folk art four-legged painted wood table, handmade in the 80s
Located in Hastings, GB
One of our favourite finds: this very unusual surrealist four-legged painted wood table, handmade in the 1980s. Signed underneath but an unknown maker. Bought in Palm Springs, Califo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Moroccan Terracotta Candle Holder Handbuilt and Handpainted by the Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt freckles terracotta candle holder
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by Houda
Approximate measurements: 1....
Category
2010s Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
$86 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1880
s Distressed Handwoven Antique Afghan Cushion
Located in Dallas, TX
74587 Antique Afghan Rug Pillow, 01'01 x 01'04. Small Afghan pillows, often called Afghan kilim pillows or cushion covers, are decorative items made from handwoven kilims, which are ...
Category
Late 19th Century Afghan Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Hand Carved English Fairground Carousel Panel
A rare piece of traditional English fairground art attributed to Orton and spooner. All carved from sections piece ...
Category
1910s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Circa 1900 Gouache Painting of Great Lakes Lighthouse Steamships, signed
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming and historic antique circa 1900 gouache on board painting, signed "Tully", of the United States Lighthouse Tender (USLHT) Steamship Fleet. The ships ran supplies (tended)...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Birdseye Maple, Paint
Finnish Rustic Folk Art Stool in Solid Pine, 19th Century
Located in Karis, Nyland
A charming rustic folk art stool from Finland, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. Crafted from solid pine, this piece exudes vernacular craftsmanship with its raw, hand-h...
Category
Early 20th Century Finnish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Folk Art Carved Walking Cane, Snakes and Fish
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Folk Art carved walking cane with hand, 2 snakes and fish. Cane measures 7" wide, 7" deep and 38.25" high.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Weathered Folk Art Miniature Shop Counter 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Weathered Folk Art Miniature Shop Counter, Europe, 1950s.
This miniature shop counter likely started its life as a well loved toy. Now is a very attractive decorative folk art piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Figure by Mr. Eddie with Bamboo Frame
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
American, 1947
Colorful portrait in a mix of folk-pop art by American artist Edwin Weaver Jr, or 'Mr. Eddie', framed in cut bamboo. Bright color and texture define this framed fresco...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Plaster
1960s Folk Art Rustic Hand Carved Monumental Rocking Horse Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, full rocking horse chair you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what i...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits Saved During Refurbishment
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Full Length Opaline Glass Bar Sign, Spirits
Saved During Refurbishment, this very good quality piece is framed in solid Walnut, the sign itself “spirits” is on very attractive Opal...
Category
1960s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1950s Hand Knotted Vintage Carpet Rug Runner from Turkey
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1950s Hand Knotted Vintage Carpet Rug Runner from Turkey.
These rugs have a rich history dating back centuries and are deeply intertwined with the country's culture and heritage.
Hand knotted runner from Eastern Turkey, vintage Middle Eastern rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Set of 9 Different Pieces 19th Century Hand Carved Spoons
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 9 Swedish hand carved Folk Art spoons from 19th century. These country collectibles are made In both cow horn and wood, some painted and dated.
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Horn, Wood
Pair, Mid 19th Century Swedish Carved Folk Art Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of Swedish folk art carved chairs. This “allmoge style" (Swedish term for folk art) reflects a design tradition rooted in everyday life, where local craftsmen created functional...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Boho Carved Marlin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This impressive vintage marlin sculpture is a testament to skilled folk artistry, meticulously carved from rich, warm-toned tropical wood. The carving captures the swift, powerful mo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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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