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 Boho Mexican Hand Painted Ceramic Plate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celebrate vibrant craftsmanship with this Vintage Boho Mexican Hand Painted Ceramic Plate, featuring a radiant sunflower at its center surrounded by intricate geometric and floral motifs. Handmade in the traditional Talavera style, this lead-free glazed ceramic plate bursts with bold color—sunny yellow, rich green, and deep cobalt blue—perfect for infusing your table or walls with joyful artisanal flair. Whether displayed as kitchen wall art...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Early Swedish 19th Century Wooden Folk Art Box with Originally Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish original painted Folk Art box. From the beginning of the 19th century, most likely used to keep writing supplies and office materials.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood
19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century carved and painted wooden horse
This is a superb piece of Folk Art, superbly carved in wood, the paint is original, it is quite br...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bogolan Cowrie Shell Mud Cloth Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
Commonly known as Bogolan or Bògòlanfini, this cotton textile was hand spun, handwoven, then dyed through a technique that has been passed down in the Bamana region of Mali for centu...
Category
20th Century Malian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
1976 Mexican Ricardo H. Salazar Pencil Drawing/Paper, Hidalgo, MX
Located in Miami, FL
1976 Mexican Ricardo H. Salazar Pencil Drawing/Paper, Hidalgo, MX
Offered for sale is an intricately and masterfully drawn realistic pencil drawing of a Mexican woman in the city of...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
Monoxyl pitcher olive wood, French folk art, Alexandre Noll style, circa 1950s
Located in leucate, FR
French Folk Art.
Huge monoxyl pitcher olive wood.
Free-form and organic design.
Fantastic patina.
Measures: - Height 27 cm / 10,63''
- Width 14 cm / 5,51''
...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
vintage Hana painted decorative folk style wood art
Located in Seattle, WA
Wood panel with a beautifully hand painted floral motif.Vintage condition consistent with age as pictured.Box15
Dimensions 7.75” W ; 0.25” D ; 9.75” H
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
American Folk Art Portrait of a Lady, dating from the early 19th century. The portrait is very naively painted, oil on board. Overall very good antique condition, but a little clea...
Category
1840s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Early 20th Century Carved and Painted Wood Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Carved and painted wooden soldier whirligig. Early 20th century American. Soldier has a leather hat with wooden brim. Presented on simple custom museum...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Reverse Painting of a Dog
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Chinese reverse painting on glass of a dog or spaniel painted in a charming naive manner with vibrant colors, slightly oxidized.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Glass
Model gypsies caravan, handmade and painted, folk art, English circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb and ultra rare early folk art scale model of a gypsy or traveller’s caravan is over one hundred years old. It has been beautifully hand made and finely painted. It has gl...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Wood Bust Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
An antique wood figurative head bust sculpture, circa late-19th century to early-20th century. Piece is hand-carved and decorated (polychromed.) Piece may have been from a game, orna...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Tramp Art Carved Wood Wall Mirror, 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French Tramp Art wall mirror from the early 20th century, hand-carved in relief with layered floral rosettes and foliate bands. The frame is constructed from dark-stained wood, its...
Category
1920s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Large Carved and Painted Temple Lion, Pixiu or Foo Dog
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Carved and Painted Temple Lion, Pixiu or Foo Dog
This fierce looking beast dates from the 19th Century, he is carved in wood and was originally painted Much of the paint 1s fad...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Teak
Korean Signed
Stamped Celadon Ceramic Blue Green Crackle Glazed Cranes Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully colored and decorated bird motif (with cranes or egrets) Korean crackle glazed celedon vase. The piece radiates in the light and shifts colors between green and blue d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
American Gilt Copper Three Masted Ship Weathervane Mounted on Stand, circa 1890
Located in Charleston, SC
American gilt copper three masted ship weathervane with flags mounted on stand, late 19th century.
Measures: 8" square at base.
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Pine Half Hull Model of a Coasting Schooner, circa 1920, a hollow-carved shell half hull model with clipper bow and great shear, and nice serpentine carved trailboard....
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Set esclusivo Bicchieri da Degustazione con Stelo Scultoreo e Decanter
Located in Manzano, IT
Esclusivo set composto da 6 bicchieri ed 1 decanter
Design Inimitabile: Ogni bicchiere presenta uno stelo in legno dalla forma sinuosa e scultorea, che non solo è un piacere per gli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Mexican Toy Carrousel Folk Art Colorful Day of the Death Antique Style Skeletons
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Beautiful folk art toy piece made by La Familia Castillo. Handmade in clay and painted with acrylic paint.
Created by master artisan Soledad Martha Hernández and her son Marco Anton...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun antique architectural elements from carnival carousel or funhouse ride. Layers of beautiful original park paint. Great scale for wall art or to act as a frame for something else. Unique and original fairground art!
Category
1890s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
1970
s Mexican Hand Carved Gourd Bowl Sculpture with Animal Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1970's Mexican jackfruit gourd bowl, hand carved with jungle animal motifs on outer surface, Interior has a natural surface.. This piece was likely ...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Organic Material
Black and yellow kimono kokeshi by Bitoku, 1970s, Japan
Located in Lyon, FR
Kokeshi à kimono jaune et noir, des années 1970, par Bitoku. Une kokeshi rare avec un joli visage souriant, des couleurs chaleureuses et un délicat travail de sculpture et peinture. ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Zabihi Collection Jewel Toned Botanical Persian Meshed Animal Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th Century Persian Animal Pictorial Large Room Size rug
rug no. j3141
size 11' 7" x 13' 10" (353 x 422 cm).
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
French Arch Top Fire Back. Armour and Eagle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Arch Top Fire Back. Armour and Eagle
The fire back has a large crest or shield in the centre that is surrounded by leaves and flowers. Above the crest is a helmet from a suit...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Backdrop Dated 1907 Depicting the Rocky Mountains
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Rare truly.
Summer camp play backdrop depicting an abstract interpretation of the Rocky Mountain range.
Condition is very good, this was found rolled up in a garage likely in place f...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modern Hand-Embroidered Needlepoint Wall Hanging, 1975
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautifully crafted vintage embroidered tapestry from the 1970s, showcasing exceptional needlepoint work in a harmonious palette of muted, blue, green, and details in black and whi...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Linen
Midcentury Brass and Copper Pelican Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing mixed metal pelican sculpture crafted in brass, copper, and silvered metal in a distinctive and captivating composition that combines technique ...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper
1930 Wooden Carnival Game by French Game
Novelty, Milwaukee, WI
Located in Surrey, BC
Unusual Folk Art wooden carnival game in working condition and with original paint. Players bet on which city the spring-released airplane will land on. Made by French Game & Novelty...
Category
1930s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Pair of Italian Terracotta Lions
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of midcentury Italian lions, male and female crafted in terracotta with a white glaze and painted details looking quite friendly.
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$4,700 / set
Finnish Handmade Folk Art Burl Wood Chair, Mid-20th Century
Located in Karis, Nyland
Expressive hand-carved burl wood chair, crafted in Finland in the mid-20th century. This striking piece of folk art furniture has been sculpted from large burls, showcasing the organ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Burl
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
Antique Swedish Folk Art Country House Side Table with Drawer in Empire Style
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art table in empire style from northern Sweden. This country house furniture is made around 1840 to 1850 with a frame in solid pine. The table is in untouched condition ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Christmas Elf with Beer Barrel Money Bank
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic elf or "Nisse" as it is called in Danish, with a beer barrel. The "Nisse" used to live in every farmhouse and you had to threat him nicely and ma...
Category
1870s Danish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Arts
Crafts Canvas Toy Model of a Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts Canvas Toy Model of a Horse
This hansom beast is free standing and would very likely have been originally bought for a children’s room
The condition is entirely ori...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Decorated Dutch Antique Copper Bowl / Pot with Lid, 18th Century, Dated 1750
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Antique copper bowl with lid, 18th century
Beautiful and richly decorated antique copper pot with lid with a very attractive decorated dec...
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Copper, Metal
Primitive Antique Native American Indigenous Stone Effigy Creature Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
An interesting and rather unusual indigenous native North or Central/South American (Mesoamerican) primitive stone carved (steatite or soapstone) mythical creature figure. We are no...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stone
Mid-20th Century folkart carved wood outsider art figures
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century folkart carved wood outsider art figures
Dimensions in inches: H 34” x W 11” x D 27”
Age: 1950 - 1960
Origin: Holland
Condition: Fair
Overview
We sometimes create ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paper
French Vintage Framed Painting of Pheasants
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This endearing vintage French painting on board of two pheasants is sure to put a smile on your face, transporting the viewer to a rural countryside where the imagination is free to ...
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Folk Art Wabi Sabi Chair, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Folk art hearth chair, a captivating piece from 19th-century Auvergne, France. This unique chair seamlessly combines the functions of a side chair and a focal point near the fireplac...
Category
19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Staffordshire Boxing Figurine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Step back into the spirited world of 19th-century pugilism with this charming Vintage Boho Staffordshire Boxing Figurine. Featuring the famous bare-knuckle boxing rivals Tom Spring a...
Category
Early 20th Century British Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Papier Maché Carnival Masks, 1900s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
For sale are these rare, large early 20th century carnival masks made from wood and painted papier maché.
Although looking a little creepy and intriguing they have a great decorat...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
$2,341 / set
Primitive Horse Carving
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Folk Art carved wood and gesso painted standing horse
with painted cloth saddle and horse hair tail
Mounted on a later made black painted platform.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Pine, Paint
Vintage Scandinavian Scrap Art Viking Warrior in Painted Steel, 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Viking warrior partially made from repurposed/recycled knobs and bolts. It is a heavy piece and it is black painted. Un-known Danish scrap artist circa 1970s-80s. Measurements: 15x10...
Category
1980s Scandinavian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Steel
Carved Asian Wooden Bench / Settee Floral Decoration Elements Myanmar 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Carved Asian wooden bench / settee floral details Myanmar 1920s
The bench may be small, but it is extremely decorative - a pleasure to look at.
Straight-lined construction with squ...
Category
1920s Burmese Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Hemp, Wood
$5,632 Sale Price
30% Off
Mexican Abrijes Figurine Set Folk Art Wooden Toy
By Agustin Cruz Prudencio
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
A set of colorful Mexican alebrije figurines depicting four animal friends drinking "Corona" beer and having a good time. This humorous Folk Art piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
$2,500 / set
Outsider Art oil on canvas by John Jones titled
Auntie
s Ass"
Located in Asheville, NC
Americana Folk Outsider Art oil on canvas by African American Artist, John Jones, circa 1990s-early 2000s, USA. Signed painting depicts man pointing out his Auntie’s behind.
Excelle...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Chandelier Wood Rustic Swedish 18th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chandelier wood rustic Swedish 18th century, Sweden. A chandelier made in Sweden during the 18th century. Body in wood with candleholders in metal for 16 candles.
Category
18th Century European Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Mexican Folk Art Pottery Sculpture of a Female Depicting Life
Death
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and striking Folk Art pottery sculpture is unsigned, but believed to have been done in Mexico or South America in a contemporary Folk Art style. The sculpture is a study of a young woman of color wearing a brightly printed dress and accessorized with large deep red rose earrings...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Two Vintage Virginia Metalcrafters Solid Brass Leaves, Gloxinia and Calathea
Located in Doraville, GA
Two heavy vintage solid brass leaves, manufactured in Waynesboro, Virginia by Virginia MetalCrafters. The leaves were designed by Oskar Hansen, are hand made, hand finished and of th...
Category
1960s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
$224 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Vintage Folk / Tramp Art Bottle Cap Chain Link Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage handmade chain composed of hundreds of bottle caps, each pierced and threaded onto wire to form interlocking links (ca. 1980s, USA).
Forms seven links in total with caps in a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
"Saint Lucia" Early 19th Century Santos Figure Polychromed Mexico
Located in Wiscasset, ME
She is depicted holding a tray aloft with her eyes, which she gouged out in order to keep from being married off to a Pagan. Polychromed gesso with gilding. Some small bits of polyc...
Category
1830s Mexican Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,100 Sale Price
62% Off
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire.
This colorful example of African beadwork...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Fabric
4 Brooks Brothers Folk Art Style Pillows
Located in Boca Raton, FL
4 pcs Brooks Brothers cotton folk art style pillows.
Category
1970s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
$280 / set
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
Montopolyi Arno Italian Vase with Dragons An unusual piece made in terracotta
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Montopolyi Arno Italian Vase with Dragons
An unusual piece made in terracotta marked Montopolyi Arno, the vase a very attractive piece relief decorated with plants and flying crea...
Category
1950s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Ayyanar India carved and polychrome wood horse - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Ayyanar India carved and polychrome wood horse
Measures:100cmx23cm H117cm
Material:Wood
Wear Consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century Indian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 20th Century Hand-Carved Wooden Cobra Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking and fierce, this hand-carved wooden bowl features a coiled cobra mid-strike with its mouth open and fangs bared. The detailed scale texture and dramatic posture bring an ene...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Welsh River Landscape with Fly Fisherman, by S. Thompson, 19th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Welsh River landscape with Fly Fisherman, by S. Thompson, 19th century, entitled "View Near Stamdrinidad sic South Wales," an English School folk...
Category
Late 19th Century Welsh Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art Hand Painted Cannon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art toy cannon in original black and red paint, circa 1930s, USA. Very minor paint loss throughout and edge loss to shield, as pictured.
Category
1930s American Vintage 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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