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
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 turned wood base lamp in oak, French work, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Large oak base lamp, anonymous work made in France in the 1960s.
Beautiful craftsman work with these multiple pieces of wood assembled then turned to make it an imperfect yet perfect...
Category
1960s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Garden Rabbit Hooked Rug with French Country Cottage Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77854 vintage Garden Rabbit Hooked rug with French Country Cottage style 02'05 x 04'00. Warm and welcoming, this vintage garden rabbit hooked rug sho...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
Stone Carved Asian Buddhist Temple Sculpture Statue Head of Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand carved stone-carved antique Southeast Asian Buddha head/bust temple/shrine sculpture, possibly from the Thai, Burma, Laos region but perhaps also Japan/China. The v...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Folk Art Fairground Elephant
We share what we love, and we love this charming and naively formed early 20th century hand craved fairground ride figure. With a de...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Kid Size Antique Danish Wooden Mangle Board a Wedding Love Gift with Horse
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Small size version of a Danish mangle board (clothing and bedding press) dated from ca. 1750-1800.
Made of wood richly decorated with hand-carved geometric patterns and a horse as ...
Category
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Folk Art Style Mirror, Carved Wood With Painted Decor, circa 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Antique French folk art wooden mirror, circa 1950. Antique frame in carved and stained fir wood with engraved decorations and colored. Antique Frame width: 7 - 4 cm / 2.75 - 1.57 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Original Painted Corner Cabinet Cupboard, Sweden dated 1824
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique pine corner cabinet still maintains its original earth toned faux wood grain paint with beautiful floral details along panels and crown typical of the Dalarna region of ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Anglo-Raj Mughal Bronzed Copper Vessel Bucket
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century Anglo Raj Mughal bronzed metal copper vessel water or milk bucket.
Originally used to carry water, this hand-hammered metal vessel from India ...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Wooden Marquetry Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Marquetry Figure wall plaque. Hand executed..Art Deco , African influenced.Several mixed species of exotic woods.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fruit Bowl caved on solid Wood in Hand Form
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Rare Fruit Bowl caved on solid Wood in Hand Form, it can have multiple uses.
Category
1970s African Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
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
Unintentionally Whimsical Lobster Pound Sign, circa 1970
Located in Nantucket, MA
Unintentionally Whimsical Lobster Pound Sign, circa 1970, a great vintage hand-painted two board trade sign for a lobster pound. I love the idea of advertising where lobsters can par...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
American Sideshow "Double" Banner by Johnny Meah
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vividly painted American sideshow banner with larger than life subject matter. Painted by the self-titled Czar of Bizarre, Johnny Meah. Both banners are signed. The Harold huge banner is cleverly signed with the "H" in the legs of Harold's huge chair.
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Three Antique Silhouette Portrait Busts With William Henry Brown
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Comprised of a larger on panel, marked as being by American artist, William Henry Brown (American, 1808 - 1883).
Together with two smaller silhouettes.
All framed and glazed.
Con...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Rare 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Chair
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rare 18th century Swedish Folk Art chair with an curved one solid piece of wood for the seat and back. The finish is original. Ca 1790 - 1800 Sweden.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Traditional Ethnic Woven Ajat Basket Borneo Indonesia
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handmade ethnic aged Borneo Ajat basket made from natural Rattan. Motifs of Burung Kenyalang / Hornbill Bird.
Traditional ethnic Borneo woven natural organic fiber rattan basket
A ...
Category
1950s Indonesian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Black Forest Hand-Carved Wooden Terrier Box
Located in Northport, MI
This is a joyful novelty- a Black Forest hand-carved Terrier box. A beautifully executed piece with exceptional detail, right down to the tail. This terrier’s hind legs are attached ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Sea Shell Appetizer Plates, Set of 5
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Bring a touch of the coastal vibe to your next dinner party. This set of 5 large shells are meant for appetizers or dessert plates. Colors vary from white to light pink/purple and cr...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell
$187 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Carved Stone Cockatoo Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Carved stone cockatoo sculpture caught in the action of landing on an amethyst geode. Featuring a lofty combination of colors and textures with an u...
Category
20th Century Brazilian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Early 19th Century Cutwork Valentine
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor and ink on laid cut paper featuring a solider and his love. With cut out lettering at the top reading "Valentine The (23 or 25) of December 1816" and at the bottom "When T...
Category
1810s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Sculptural Wood and Iron Strap 19th Century Farm Implement
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Super clean lines and sculptural 19th century American farm implement. Over eight and a half feet wide large scale looks amazing hung on a modern white...
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
American Folk Art Wood and Iron Farm Bureau Weathervane Advertising Sign
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great looking cartoon Midwestern Americana weathervane. Farm Bureau Insurance started in 1921. This great piece most likely was a premium or advertising piece. Hand painted wood with...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Unusual Vintage Paper Mache Folk Art, Parade "Carnival" Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual vintage papier mâché Folk Art..parade "carnival" theater mask.
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Primitive Folk Art Wooden Tray
Located in Redding, CT
Primitive Folk Art wooden tray. Most likely Pennsylvania Dutch. All hand carved in the Frisian Chip Cut technique. Intricated detail with geometric designs.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$225 Sale Price
43% Off
Paul Walker - Outsider Art Box and Fan
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Edward Walker
(American, b.1949)
Box and fan
signed on side P.E.W. ‘94
box: 8 ¾ inches wide by 5 ½ inches deep by 2 ½ inches tall
Paul Walker is a Savannah, Georgia outside...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Polish Terrazzo Tile from a Synagogue
Located in New York, NY
This is a 19th-century Polish terrazzo tile, dating to around the 1880s, originally used in a synagogue. The rectangular tile features a light blue background adorned with a white St...
Category
Late 19th Century Polish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Terrazzo
Blown Glass Blue Baby Shoe/Boot Christmas Ornament w/ White Glitter Paint
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This little blown glass Christmas ornament baby boot is as sweet as can be! It is in good condition and would make a fabulous gift for a baby's f...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Paint
$60 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Painted Pine Secretary Bureau from Sweden, dated 1847
Located in Round Top, TX
This unusual secretary is a special find. The remarkable folk art painted finish is all original, with a traditional faux wood motif in brown and brick red trimmed in a carved and pa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Antique African Moroccan Tribal Carved Wood Flask 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique North African Moroccan tribal wood flask.
Rare late 19th century powder flask box from the Rif, Northern Morocco with a drum-shaped body hand carved wood with ethnic motifs, brass studded nails, nice geometric carvings and very fine patina.
Collector large carved wooden vessel in the shape of a turtle with a long neck.
Dimensions: 10"L x 3" H x 5.75" diameter.
Designed with practicality in mind, this flask features two robust metal rings on the side, perfect for securely attaching it to a belt or satchel, making it an ideal companion for hunting. The upper, narrower section includes a precisely drilled hole, providing easy access to the powder inside, underscoring the flask's functional yet artistic design.
This wood gunpowder flask...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Double Sided Kilim Pillow Cover Made From an Antique Kilim
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert.
Linen in the back.
Zipper Closure.
Dry Cleaning is recommended.
Category
Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
Vintage Bronze Gold and Green Thai Figurine of Prince Rama with a Bow
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage bronze statue in gold and green of Prince Rama shooting an arrow.
The large bronze sculpture depicts Lord Rama, a revered figure in Hindu mythology, standing majestically wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Moroccan Decorative Fish Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative fish sculpture
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made by the potter to apply natur...
Category
2010s Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
$62 Sale Price / item
20% Off
American Carved Wood
Painted Ship Officer on Watch with Ship Lantern, C. 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American Folk Art carved wood and painted ship officer on watch standing on a two tiered squared plinth with a brass and galvanized ship lantern hanging from wrist. Late 19th Century.
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
1920s Painted and Decoupage Folk Art Decorated Antique Dairy Farm Milk Jug
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Whimsical Decoupage and Painted Dairy Farm Milk Jug with a Sweet Folk Art Design.. would make a Great Umbrella Stand.
Unknown artist ... age approximate.
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Collection of Three Mocha Yellow Ware Bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine collection of three 19thc yellow ware or blue mocha ware mixing bowls are in fine condition and very rare and highly collectable.Sold as a group of three bowls.
Largest -1...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$1,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Folk Art Wartime Relationship Commemorative Plaque
Located in London, GB
19th century Folk Art Wartime relationship commemorative plaque
We are proud to offer a rare and unique commemorative wartime relationship plaque...
Category
1880s Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Kazak Embroidery
By Seref Ozen
Located in Istanbul, TR
t does not come with an insert.
Linen in the back.
Zipper Closure.
Dry Cleaning recommended.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Hand Carved Tobacco Smoking Small Pedestal Side Table, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
This fascinating small side table originally served as a tobacco or smoking table. Note in photos the larger boxes for pipes/cigars, smaller storage boxes for tobacco/matches, also an ash tray and candle stick.
It is the hand-carved elements that raise this table to a special folk-art find. Note the carved pipes...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
1930’s Enamel And Neon Braumeister Beer Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1930’s enamel and neon sign Milwaukee’s Choicest Braumeister Beer Sign. New transformer and new wiring. Please note that it will be additional fee for shipping crate.
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Near Pair of Japanese Jizai Kagi Wood Koi Folk Art Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A near pair of wood koi fish from Japan circa 1860-90s of late Meiji Period. Hand-carved from solid wood, these sculptures are known as Jizai Kagi in Japane...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Shell Encrusted Cat Figurine
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A whimsical shell-covered cat figurine. Delicately applied seashells cover this feline figurine in an array of browns. Great for the kitten lover, or for ...
Category
20th Century Philippine Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Italian Wooden Sun Face Mask Carving by Hermann Reichegger
Located in Hastings, GB
A wonderfully detailed sun face mask carving by Hermann Reichegger, of the Ahrntal Valley
Due to its remote geographical location, the Ahrntal valley remained a high valley untouc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
African Tuareg Tea Pot Mauritania
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mid-20th century Tuareg tea pot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass decorations.
The Tuareg people inhabit a large area, covering almost ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Holland Delft Salt Pepper Shakers Handpainted Folk Art
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Holland Handpainted Delft ceramic salt and pepper shakers set as folk art couple. Decorative and collectible.
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aage Hogfeldt Outsider Art Clown Sculpture
Located in Savannah, GA
Aage Hogfeldt
(American, 1925-2014)
A clown bust made from concrete and found lamp parts.
10 by 10 by 17 inches
In 1954 Aage Hogfeldt founded an artist...
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Wire
Late Naive English School "Bull Broke Loose" Bull Baiting Oil on Canvas
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A late 18th century oil on canvas depicting a bull baiting scene
In England during the time of Queen Anne, bull-baiting was practised in London at Hoc...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Maple, Canvas
$1,240 Sale Price
25% Off
Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Original Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
Shades of red fading and blending into each other in a stylized grain pattern are used to beautiful effect in the background of this extraordinary painted trunk. The design on the f...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Harvey Peterson O’Cedar Mop Man Folk Art Figural Sculpture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful figural folk art sculpture of an O’Cedar Mop Man by contemporary Maine artist Harvey Peterson (20th/21st c). Peterson was born in Seattle, WA, and got his a BFA and MFA f...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tin
Fanciful Folk art Village Painting
Located in Branford, CT
Interesting fanciful folk art village painting. American, 19th century. Original frame.
H 18" W 24" Frame H 21-3/4" W 28".
Inspected under UV light...
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint
Large Vintage Floral Still Life Painting, Original Oil On Canvas, Mid-20th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING
Depicting a central vase bursting with hydrangeas on a kitchen table surrounded by a wealth of different fruits including grapes, plums, app...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
English fairground panel
Located in London, GB
English fairground panel
We share what we love, and we love this very well carved turn off the century fairground rounders panel/frieze, depicting a...
Category
19th Century British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,111
Australian Aboriginal Painted Totem Pole from Elcho Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A hollow log painted with Ocher with a clan-based design.
Title: Djirrididi Log
Artist: James Patrick Lamuta
DOB: 01/04/1984
Medium: Ocher pigment on wood
Provenance: COA from Elcho Island Art...
Category
Early 2000s Australian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Irregular-Shaped Swedish Root wood Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Large irregular-shaped Swedish root wood bowl dating to the mid-19th century. Hand-carved from root wood. Retains remnants of old red paint and marker's mark.
Note: Regional differe...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Set of Mexican Papier-Mâché Masks 3
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique set of 6 Mexican papier-mâché masks 100% handmade and paited with anilina (natural pigments).
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Americana Uncle Sam Lumberjack Whirligig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming whirligig depicting a figure resembling Uncle Sam sawing a log mounted to a wooden base. Hand carved, painted, and assembled with applied facial details. When manually turne...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Asian farmer bronze figurine - 19th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Asian farmer bronze figurine - 19th
Asian Art - Antique Decoration - Sculpture
Measures : base Ø 5,5cm H:11,5cm
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Haitian Still Life Painting on Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Eye catching mid century Haitian acrylic painting on board of a still life with flowers and fruit executed in a distinctive naive style with bold colors. Signed, dated, and presented...
Category
Mid-20th Century Haitian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint
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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