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Folk Art For Sale
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Rene Leroy, French Contemporary Modernist Painting, Portrait Sketch
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Figurative sketch of figure Medium: oil painting on canvas Size: painting: 7 x 5.5 inches Pro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art

Materials

Other

1940's Fashion Illustration - Lady in Dashing Green Ball Dress
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Other

Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Experimental Glazed Cup, 2006
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware cup decorated in experimental glazes by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 2006. Trained at the Central School of Arts and...
Category

Early 2000s English Modern Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

19thc Eight Point Star Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine eight point star quilt is in pristine condition with a couple minor tiny spots. Mostly posted on the back side. This is a very large quilt.
Category

Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Navajo Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Navajo Indian weaving pillow with Suede back. New feather and down insert.
Category

20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art

Materials

Leather, Wool

Vintage Navajo Rug, Pictorial Weaving, Airplane Design in Red, Gray, Ivory
Located in Denver, CO
Mounted circa 1940s Navajo Weaving from the Trading Post Era. Seen is a stylized border with four airplane like central images and various male torsos with hats. Woven of native hand...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Folk Art

Materials

Wool

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Chic Headscarf
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Other

1 of 3 Signed Roger Guerin 1930 Deer Ceramic Stoneware Pottery Handle Vase Pots
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this one of a kind, fully signed, original circa 1930 Roger Guerin ceramic pots of large proportions with Deer decoration and handles I have three posts for sale, one has a stitched detailing, another, fleur de lis and lastly one with handles and Deers, this sale is for the pot pictured alone. Roger Guèrin (1896-1954) was one of the leading Belgian ceramists in Bouffioulx near Charleroi. Typical was his use of flowing glazes in his decorations. He was true to the history of this region, often working on a type of hard ceramic (fired to over 1250 degrees Celsius) which was made there since the late Middle Ages. He exhibited at the Paris expos...
Category

1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Ionic Column Made with Compressed Marble Powder No:3
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 7,5 kg Ionic regular columns, born on the western and southern coasts of Anatolia, have a thin, long and elegant form. -Produced from presse...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Folk Art

Materials

Statuary Marble

Large Buffalo Skull with Native American Foot Print
Located in Asheville, NC
This Extra Large buffalo skull features black horns decorated with two red foot prints. It skull has a natural rustic beauty. The red animal footprints o...
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art

Modern Cup Coral Sculpture on a Lucite Base
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modern cup coral sculpture designed and crafted by F.S. Henemader, having an organic form and variegated colors. Presented on a Lucite base.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Solomon Islands Organic Modern Folk Art

Materials

Coral

Navajo Indian Weaving Eye Dazzler Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving eye dazzler bolster pillow. Zippered sham. Feather and down insert.
Category

20th Century American Navajo Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Modern Design Style Hand-Tufted Rug 'Zen Garden' by Rag Home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Modern Design Style Hand-tufted Rug 'ZEN GARDEN' by RAG HOME A rug inspired by currents of Serene, peaceful, balanced, simple words that describe the zen garden. RAG under thi...
Category

2010s Indonesian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Acrylic

Large Vintage Tribal Handwoven Ethnic Round African Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Tribal handwoven bamboo ethnic round Asian basket. Beautiful artisanal handwoven basket with tribal designs and patterns all around. Large Asian rattan handcrafted de...
Category

Late 20th Century Asian Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Seagrass, Bamboo

Mexican Day of the Dead Ceramic Collection
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful Folk Art collection of Mexican traditional Day-of-the-Dead ceramic figures. Although unsigned these figures are in the style of the Aguilar Family of Oaxacan pott...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Navajo Transitional Pillow Pair
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo transitional pillow pair. Handmade pillows with front made of Navajo 1880's transitional weaving. Backed with canvas. Featuring natural dyed...
Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

19th C Paisley Double Irish Chain Quilt, Dated 1886
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C Paisley Double Irish Chain Quilt From Pennsylvania. Dated 1886. Finely Quilted. Gorgeous Paisley Border & Patchwork Chain. This Quil...
Category

19th Century American Country Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Antique Turkish Oushak Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Beige, Taupe, Shrimp Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Oushak rugs, also known as Ushak rugs, are woven in Western Turkey and have distinct designs, such as angular large-scale floral patterns. They usually evoke a calmness and peacefuln...
Category

Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Copper Metallic Hand Guilded Botanical Wallpaper, Made by Hand in Uk
Located in London, GB
Rye features bold oversized leaves, complementing the bestselling metallic Columbia Road design of large eucalyptus stems. Inspired by the Barbican Conservatory in London Rye offers ...
Category

2010s English Modern Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Wishon-Harrell Studio Art Pottery Ceramic Lidded Vase with Appliqué Decoration
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vessel is instantly recognizable as the work of Wishon-Harrell artist Frank Wilett. The circular appliqué pieces are instantly a giveaway. The lid is an unusual shape that mimics the...
Category

Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Hospital Infant Scale, Czechoslovakia, circa 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of metal, chrome With aged patina Fully functional Original condition.
Category

1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Poster Kina Lillet, Robys 'Robert Wolff'
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Poster Kina Lillet - Robys (Robert Wolff) Lithograph mounted on canvas 1937 Stentor printing 130x197cm Signed and dated In very good condition.
Category

1930s French Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Enamel & Steel 'Pratt & Lambert Paint & Varnish' Advertising Store Sign
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage double-sided enamel advertising sign. For the famed Pratt & Lambert paint company. With yellow & red decoration on a white ground. The text reads: 'PRATT & L...
Category

20th Century North American Folk Art

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Japanese Asian Large Ceramic Stoneware Studio Pottery Wabi-Sabi Bowl Charger
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly magnificent in size and execution Japanese stoneware studio pottery charger/bowl. This exceptionally large and heavy asymmetrical work features a circular swirl design patter...
Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Folk Art

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Navajo Striped Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Navajo Striped bolster pillows. Feather and down inserts and zippered casing.
Category

20th Century American Adirondack Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Linen

Caesar's Crown Quilt
Located in Darnestown, MD
Several features make this Caesar's Crown quilt a real standout. It is well pieced and quilted. Having the blocks abut one another creates four leaf clovers in the white off blocks. ...
Category

1850s American Country Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Mid-Century Round Rope Mirror Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Round nautical rope mirror Audoux Minet, circa 1960. Size: 18.3 inches diameter.
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Rope, Mirror

Mid-Century Wall Round Mirror, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Made of mirror, plastic. Re-polished. Original condition.
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Mirror, Plastic

Large Dutch Abstract Face Wall Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large monumental abstract face wall sculpture. Made in fiberglass with aluminium frame.
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Folk Art

Materials

Metal

Moroccan Ethnic Berber Handwoven Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Ethnic Berber handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug. The front and the back are made from a different rug, front is more...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Antique Anatole Turkey Hand Knotted Art Deco Wool Rug, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique Anatole rug from Turkey, circa 1940. Hand knotted wool Measures: 145 x 258. 145 x 258 C8 20793.
Category

1940s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Navajo Transitional Pillow Pair
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Navajo transitional pillow pair. Handmade pillows with front made of Navajo 1880's transitional weaving. Backed with canvas. Featuring natural dyed...
Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Wool

The Old Fisher Man Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder, Aphrodisias Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The Old Fisherman Bust serves as a timeless piece of decor, adding a touch of classical elegance to any setting. Whether displayed in a museum-like exhib...
Category

2010s Turkish Classical Greek Folk Art

Materials

Statuary Marble

Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug, Creamy Ivory, Cool boarder
Located in Port Washington, NY
A whimsical vintage Persian Gabbeh rug with an natural creamy ivory/white background and a beautiful open design boarder. Extra high pile wool ornate with characteristic designs.
Category

Late 20th Century Persian Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Takeshi Yasuda 'Japanese, b.1943' Creamware Studio Pottery Hand Thrown Bottle
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Interesting hand thrown Japanese studio pottery creamware vase with a craquelure glaze by Takeshi Yasuda (Japanese, b.1943) dating from the 1980’s. The ...
Category

1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Antique Native American Doll, Sioux 'Plains Indian', 19th Century
Located in Denver, CO
Constructed of native tanned hide with trade beads and horse hair, this doll is wearing a traditional period dress and moccasins. A nomadic tribe, the Sioux territory included parts...
Category

Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Hide, Beads

The Snaked Altar Column Statue Compressed Marble Powder Sculpture Bergama Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 8 kg The Snaked Altar, situated atop a marble column at the entrance square of the Ancient City of Asclepion, holds the distinction of being recognized as the earliest symbol of medicine and pharmacy. The altar's prominent position within the Asclepion complex highlights its importance in the context of ancient medical practices. It served as a visual representation of the profound connection between spirituality and healing, as Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, was often depicted alongside snakes, which were regarded as symbols of rebirth and rejuvenation. Today, the original Snaked Altar finds its rightful place of honor in the prestigious Bergama Museum. Visitors to the museum can marvel at its intricate details and appreciate the craftsmanship of the ancient artisans who sculpted it. The altar's preservation allows us to delve into the depths of history and gain insights into the ancient world's understanding and reverence for medicine. *Crafted from compressed marble powder. *Manufactured using molds...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Folk Art

Materials

Statuary Marble

Vintage 'No Bikes' Street Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'no bikes on sidewalk' sign with incredible sunburn weathering patina. Steel sign featuring a bicycle encircled by a red ring with a line through it. Great faded coloring give this piece unique character. Cool vintage graphics...
Category

1970s American Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Steel

21st Century Leather Playing Cards Holder Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
The ideal gift for poker players or card collectors. A wooden box covered with a luxurious grained leather with hand stitched details. This travel set comes in a wide range of colors...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Folk Art

Materials

Leather

Moroccan Ethnic Authentic Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan authentic Berber ethnic handwoven tribal throw pillow made from a vintage rug.The front and the back are made from a different rug, front...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Artisan Made Quilt Made Using Vintage Fortuny Fabric by David Duncan Studio
Located in New York, NY
Artisan made quilt made using vintage Fortuny Fabric with the border and back hand quilted by a master quilter. The edges with bias edging and vintage For...
Category

2010s American Arts and Crafts Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Pair of 20th C Mexican / American Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 20th C Mexican / American Texcoco Indian weaving bolster pillows. Beautiful textured velvet backing and zippered casing. Feather and down insert.
Category

20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Wool, Velvet

Katerina Evangelidou Greek Stoneware Hand Built Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A hand-built squat studio pottery vase of slight tapering rhombic form in matte pink glazes by Katerina Evangelidou (Greek, c.1960). The four sided vase has two erupting vertical sea...
Category

20th Century English Modern Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Tutsi Beaded Prestige Bottles
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prestige display bottles Tutsi People Rwanda and Burundi First half of 20th century European glass bottles, glass beads, cotton net stringing Height: tallest is 11.25 inches.  
Category

Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Folk Art

Materials

Cotton, Glass, Beads

Mid 20th Century Pottery Art Owl
Located in Charlotte, NC
A mid-20th century pottery owl, artist unknown. Ceramic pottery with glaze. Could be used to cover a candle. Made in the USA. Measures: 6.5 W 5.5 D 8.5 H, Weighs Approximately: 2l...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Country Folk Art

Materials

Clay, Pottery

1940's Fashion Illustration, Lady in Beautiful Green Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil. The sketch is original, vintage an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, GB
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Folk Art

Materials

Other

Fantastic Large Mexican Indian Weaving Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Mexican Indian Weaving Pillow. This Pillow is beautiful. Nice Quality Linen Backing and zippered casing. Feather and down Insert.
Category

20th Century Mexican Navajo Folk Art

Materials

Wool

Framed Hand Stitched Cross Stitch Sampler, 20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fun hand-stitched cross stitch sampler. Framed in a wooden frame, it is stitched with: "Antiques The only one interested in what your gra...
Category

20th Century American American Craftsman Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Att. to Paul Pouchol Yellow and Black Ceramic Sculpture Woman and Child 1940
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Attributed to Paul pouchol Art deco ceramic sculpture woman and child Signed under the base White , yellow and black ceramic glazes colors Ori...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Folk Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Moorish Brass and Copper Tea Pot on Kettle
Located in Plainview, NY
This Mid-Century Moorish teapot on kettle is made or red copper and brass and stands is a true thing of beauty by standing on a beautifully carved Kettle / pedestal. Handcrafted by ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Folk Art

Materials

Brass, Bronze

King Edward VII Coronation, June 1902 Framed Red Flag
Located in Hastings, GB
King Edward VII coronation, June 1902 framed scarf / flag. This scarf is an original antique piece of British history and patriotic memorabilia. ...
Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

1870s Transitional Plateau Rawhide Parfleche Envelope with Geometric Patterns
Located in Denver, CO
A parfleche container in an envelope form, finely painted in an abstract design. Makes a stunning wall hanging alone or in a grouping with other parfleche or can be placed on a shelf or Stand. This was created by a North American Indian living in the Plateau cultural area - encompassing portions of what is now northern Idaho, western Montana, northeast and central Oregon, eastern Washington and southeast British Columbia. The tribes from this region include Kalispel, Flathead, Kutenai, Palus, Coeur D'Alene and Nez Perce. Parfleches are rawhide containers which were fundamental to the Plains way of life. Functioning essentially as protective travelling suitcases, they enabled the nomadic tribes to effectively pursue buffalo herds and migrate between seasonal camps. So critical were they to a nomadic existence that over 40 tribes are known to have historically produced parfleches. Collectively, these tribes inhabited an area which encompassed the entirety of the Plains, as well as the parts of the Southwest, the Transmontane and Western Plateau regions. Parfleches were, out of necessity, robust and versatile objects. They were designed to carry and protect within them anything from medicinal bundles to seasonal clothing or food. In fact, it was because of the containers’ robusticity and variety that parfleches earned their name in the Anglo world. Derived from parer (to parry or turn aside) and fleche (arrow), the word parfleche was coined by 17th century French Canadian voyageurs and used to describe indigenous objects made from rawhide. Despite their common utilitarian function, parfleches served as one of the major mediums through which Plains Indian tribes could develop their long-standing tradition of painting. In fact, it is in large part due to the parfleche that tribal style emerged. Even though parfleche painting developed simultaneously with beading and weaving, painting as an artistic tradition held particular importance in tribal culture. Believed to have evolved from tattooing, it had always been used as a conduit through which tribal and individual identity could be expressed. As such, many tribeswomen were deeply committed, some even religiously, to decorating their parfleche either with incised or painted motifs that were significant to them and/or the tribe. For some tribes, such as the Cheyenne, the decorative processes which surrounded parfleche production were sacred. For others, it seems that their parfleche designs shared an interesting artistic dialogue with their beadwork, indicating a more casual exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche...
Category

Late 19th Century North American Native American Antique Folk Art

Materials

Hide

Gilt Grand Tour Plaster Intaglio with Bust of a Woman, 19th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A 19th-century Intaglio Tassie - A seal with the bust of a woman holding an olive branch. Thick gilt paper wrapped around the edge mimicking a frame. There are a few tiny faults in t...
Category

19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Folk Art

Materials

Plaster

Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Green Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in green ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (British, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category

20th Century English Modern Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two women. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, p...
Category

1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Fabric

Lady in Elegant 1950's Winter Coat Parisian Fashion Illustration Sketch
Located in Cirencester, GB
Very stylish, unique and original 1950's fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin. The painting, executed in gouache and pencil, is stamped verso by its designer Claude Monnat...
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art

Materials

Other

Peter Simpson Signed British Uk Studio Pottery Bowl Organic Nature Form Vessel
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful free-form organic bowl vessel by acclaimed British potter Peter Simpson. Simpson's works, such as this early piece, are inspired by organ...
Category

1980s English Modern Vintage Folk Art

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage, New and Antique Folk Art

Folk art refers to a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Vintage, new and antique folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, portraiture and paintings, carnival art, quilts and duck decoys.

American folk art is frequently valued because of the traditional 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. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

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 folk art on 1stDibs.

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