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
Hand Made Folk Art Pottery Sculpture of a Mans Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful sculpture of a mans head... reminiscent of an Italian icon, the piece is unique and a wonderful stand alone decorative piece or can be used as a paper weight or bookend. ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Antique Floral Woolwork with A Child And Dog. English, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely woolwork of a child with a dog
Good condition. Bright colours, no fading
Original faux bois painted frame
Free UK shipping
Category
1850s Welsh Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
West German Handblown Mercury Glass Snowman Christmas Tree Ornament Green Scarf
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is such a cute West German Christmas Tree ornament bulbous and round with holiday cheer and a nicely wrapped present under its arm.
I have ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Paul Walker - Outsider Art Checkerboard
Located in Savannah, GA
Paul Edward Walker
(American, b.1949)
Checkerboard
oil on board
signed “Art by Paul Walker”, “Nov. 97, Savannah, GA”
26 by 20 inches; ¾ inches deep
Paul Walker is a Savannah, G...
Category
1990s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Folk Art Twig Stand
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Folk Art twig stand with original red color upholstered top surrounded by hand carved edge.
Note: Regional differences in humidity and climat...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Bentwood
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
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Navajo Indian weaving pillow in wind mill blades pattern. The insert is down & feather fill.
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
An Austrian pottery wall hanging candelabra in the form of a monk circa 1910
Located in Central England, GB
This most interesting and decorative Austrian pottery wall candelabra is made in the form of a monk wearing a burgundy habit. He is reaching out from the wall with white arms and han...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Moroccan Parchment Art Wall Sconce
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade.
Ir...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Folk Art Adam and Eve from Midwest Lodge
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic hand-painted and carved lodge piece from the Midwest. Painting depicts Eve picking the apple from the snakes mouth. The Stand has a hand-carved snake that wraps around the ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Signed Snap Wyatt Sideshow Banner
By Snap Wyatt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic "Plenty For Two" sideshow banner painted by Snap Wyatt. Great manageable size.
Category
1950s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Dutch Wood Framed Mural Of “Azulejos”
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Dutch Wood Framed Mural Of “Azulejos” or White and Blue Tiles. It depicts three rows of tiles and each one consists of three different tiles...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Parchment Tribal Art Wall Sconce North African
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface.
These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp s...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Folk Art Hand Hooked Rug with Chickens, circa 1880
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art Hand Hooked rug with chickens, circa 1880, with two grey chicks standing on black and tan patches (respectively) on a white ground, separated by a double chevron band of mul...
Category
1880s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Burlap, Wool
Unusual Folk aRT "CARTOON" hand painted child
s high chair /tray
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Folk aRT "CARTOON" hand painted child's high chair /tray,, Charming little item.. Retains original paint ,,surface,,, Minor veneer missing ( back side). see photo,,Very usabl...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Mid-20th Century Pair of Large Southeast Asian Rain Drum Side Tables
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Awesome pair of Southeast Asian rain drum side tables made of bronze. They are absolutely gorgeous, they have a lot of great features, including two elephants going down. These side ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$7,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 2
3" x 3
3" - 68 x 99 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 2'3" x 3'3" - 68 x 99 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
20th Century American Folk Art Canada Goose on Custom Steel Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This 20th-century American Folk Art masterpiece is a life-size Canada goose that captures the essence of rural creativity and cultural heritage. Its outstretched wings, crafted from ...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Driftwood
Vintage Huckley Barrel Carnival Game
By St. Louis Carnival Co.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage carnival game made by the Saint Louis Carnival company. We also have the original paper game rules signs with these. Please note that not all crates are painted St. Louis Car...
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Clay, Wood
20Thc Amish Fan Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1940's Amish fan doll quilt in fantastic condition with little ties.Found in Ohio.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1940s Moroccan Tribal Rug African Ethnic Textile Floor Covering.
Vintage semi antique, Moroccan tribal rug, nomadic African Tuareg rug, wool and cotto...
Category
1950s Moroccan Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Grønlandica, Figure of a Wild Duck Made of Soapstone, Approximately 1960/1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Grønlandica, figure of a wild duck made of soapstone.
Approximately 1960/1970s.
In good condition, signs of use.
Marked.
Dimensions: L 7.5 x D 3.0 x H 5.0 cm.
Category
1960s Greenlandic Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Soapstone
Vintage Pictorial Kelardasht Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage pictorial Persian Kelardasht rug with two camels, one kneeling and one standing, amidst a desert landscape with myriad flowering pla...
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pillowcase Made from a Vintage Kazak Embroıdery, 1970s
By Seref Ozen
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert.
Linen in the back.
Zipper Closure.
Dry Cleaning recommended.
Category
Mid-20th Century Kazakhstani Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP A Statue of Saint Martín
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP
A Statue of Saint Martín de Porres Velázquez OP was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope G...
Category
1930s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Fourteen Birds by Guy Taplin
Located in Basildon, GB
An original piece of English folk-art sculpture by the acclaimed British sculptor Guy Taplin (b. 1939). Fourteen birds painted and carved wood mounted to a ...
Category
1990s British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Driftwood
$7,714 Sale Price
30% Off
Hampatong HAND-CARVED SCULPTURE: MAILE Mother
Child
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Dayak Hampatong Ancestral Figure – Borneo, Indonesia
An evocative and rare carved wood figure from the Ban Dayak people of Borneo’s interior rainforests, this Hampatong sculpture de...
Category
Early 19th Century Indonesian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell, Hardwood
George Edouard Tremblay Folk Art Hooked Rug, Mat or Tapestry of a Winter Scene
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This framed hooked rug or mat was done by the well known George Edouard Tremblay of Quebec Canada in approximately 1940 in his period Folk Art style. The rug or mat is done with wool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Burlap, Pine
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
Multicolored Square Formind Diamond in a Geometric Design Antique American Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique American hooked rug, size: 8'10" x 9'0".
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
Four French Oil Paintings on Board of Chickens
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming set of four oil painting on board depicting chickens and roosters of the French city of Rennes. Presented in wood frames and signed ...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,750 / set
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
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 2
7" x 3
8" - 79 x 112 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 2'7" x 3'8" - 79 x 112 )
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3
4" x 3
6" - 102 x 106 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century American Hooked Rug ( 3'4" x 3'6" - 102 x 106 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Norwegian Kjenge / Ølhøne with Telemark 1790 Rosemaling Pattern, Nordic Folk Art
Located in Skien, NO
A rare piece from Norway - a beautiful porcelain Kjenge / Ølhøne / Øland with traditional Telemark Year 1790 Rosemaling Pattern decor, Scandinavian / Nordic design Viking ale/beer bo...
Category
Late 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Handmade Recycled Wool Sweater Throw Blanket by Crispina Ffrench, USA
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Wool Sweater" Throw Blanket
by Fabric Artist Crispina Ffrench, USA
circa 1990
"Handmade Upcycled / Recycled Wool Sweaters into a Throw Blanket."
"In very good as found conditions,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
Antique Hand Painted Dutch Theme Enamelware Metal Trivet Collectible 1920s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique early 20th century Hand Painted Dutch Theme Enamelware Metal circa 1920's.
Hand-painted decorative antique Dutch scene metalware hand made In North Europe, Netherlands, or G...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Petite Turn of the Century French Brown Tramp Art Mirror with Protruding Corners
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite French Turn of the Century hand-carved wooden Tramp Art mirror from circa 1900 with protruding corners. Immerse your home in the rustic charm and artistry of this petite Fre...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Blue and White Spongeware Serving Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful deep indigo blue and white 19th century spongeware serving plate in great condition. This pottery is from PA.
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$395 Sale Price
33% Off
Set of 4 Detailed Wood Carving Alpine Gnome Dwarf Faces Austria Alps Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Set of four rustic Folk Art carved wood face mountain man. This is a wonderful example of Austrian carving. This can be used as a Wall decoration in y...
Category
1960s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Delightful Antique Painted Hope Chest with Handpainted Dutch Figures
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A wonderful folk art hand painted antique trunk or chest in a yellow gold having charming male and female Dutch peasants adorning the top. Great size fo...
Category
Early 1900s North American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of American 19th century circus wagon or traveling carousel three-dimensional wood carved faces. From an early American traveling circus. Many layers...
Category
19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Hand Made Folk Art Sterling Necklace and Earrings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern and Architectural Sterling Necklace and Earrings - hand-made and trending, this piece, along with their earrings have the effortless and artistic flavor of Architect, Frank Ge...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Handcrafted Contemporary Akuaba Doll Sculpture – Inspired by Ashanti Tradition
By Jom Rivers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This museum-quality, one-of-a-kind Akuaba doll sculpture reimagines the traditional Ashanti fertility figure with a bold, contemporary vision. Masterfully hand-carved from exceptiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Burl
Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Located in Peekskill, NY
This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass stomach plaque has a coin slot and reads in French... Pu...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
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
1930s American Hooked Rug ( 1
6" x 5
6" - 46 x 168 )
Located in New York, NY
1930s American Hooked Rug ( 1'6" x 5'6" - 46 x 168 )
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rare and Vibrant Painted Blanket Chest
Located in West Chester, PA
A rare and bright blanket chest in brilliant reds contrasted with blacks. The decoration is nicely painted with urns and flowers flanked by pillars and ...
Category
1780s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
1995 Mark McCloud Blotter Art "Jolly Roger"
Located in New York, NY
1995 Mark McCloud Blotter Art titled "Jolly Roger". Blotter Art Work by Mark McCloud based on the Skull and Crossbones designed by the alternative artist S. Clay Wilson. Each squar...
Category
1990s Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
18th Century Wax Butter Mold with Habsburg Imperial Coat of Arms
Located in Milano, MI
18th century dark wax butter mold with habsburg imperial coat of arms, diameter 20 cm with engraved inscription IG S and M S 1737.
Good age related condition, this lovely Mittle-...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Other
Signed Vintage Mud Century Modern Mexican Folk Art Pottery Cat Hand painted.
Located in Seattle, WA
This charming vintage cat figurine is a lovely example of Mexican folk pottery. Hand-painted with whimsical facial features and colorful accents, this ceramic sculpture captures play...
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Green Lava Vessel 1
By LAKE BELL
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
With a nod to the spontaneity and privileged imperfection that is the human condition, all of my pieces imbue an energy of function and whimsy.
The Green Lava 1 slipware vessel embo...
Category
2010s American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Primitive Swedish Pine Log Chair from Dalarna
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive Swedish pine log chair from Dalarna dated 1760. Steamed bentwood banding. Fine, dry pale patina.
Note: Original/early finish on antique and vintage metal will include some...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Cast Bronze Buddha Hand Sculpture on Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Oversized cast bronze Buddhist hand mounted on a black wooden stand and is covered with a great patina.
A vintage oversized Thai bronze sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century South Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Moroccan Silver Choker Collectible Berber Jewelry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A Moroccan Tribal jewelry vintage chocker inlaid with colorful glass beads in red and green and dangling coins.
German silver, but not of the standard of sterling and richly embelli...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Stylized Horse from 1744.
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Danish Mangle Board Love Token with Stylized Horse from 1744. Made in Denmark.
Danish folk art board with a carved stylized horse as a handle for mangling, dated 1744.
Thes...
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak
Monumental Figurative Wire Iron Sculpture, Female Figure Titled "DOMINATRIX
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental figurative wire iron sculpture, female figure titled "DOMINATRIX, amazing skilled artist, great sense of the human female form. Hand delivery avail to New York City or any...
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
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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