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
Modern Eclectic Style Rug with Hand-Tufted Botanical Silk
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Contemporary Oval Rug with Geometric Pattern in Green Hues and Beige in Wool
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Contemporary Abstract Shape Rug with Surrealist Motifs Black & White in Wool
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Rug & Kilim's Modern Patchwork Kilim Rug in Gray Multi-Color Stripe Pattern
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Traditional Tribal Hand Knotted Wool Brown Area Rug
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in All over Brown-Black, White Abstract Pattern
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Modern Style Curved Shape Hand-Tufted Rug Blue & Green Circle Patterned
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Rug & Kilim's Modern Patchwork Kilim Rug in Gray Multi-Color Stripe Pattern
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Rugs, Carpets, Decoration
Dimensions: 1.95m x 1.65m
Thickness: 0.015m
Weight: 6.5kg
Material: recycled used clothing, 100% cotton
The technique combines crochet, embroider...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
19th Century French Faience Tromp L’oeil Decorative Plate
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Doylestown, PA
A 19th century French decorative Trompe L’oeil faience plate in the manner of Bernard Palissy, the scalloped and floral decorated plate holding unshelled almonds and almond candy typ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Faience
Antique Hand-Carved English Oak Plate Rack
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique English plate rack featuring a hand-carved floral and berry pattern with eagle pediments to each side. Two shelves; ready t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak
Original Antique Print of a Fruit Crow, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a fruit crow
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
Pub...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Beetles, 1847, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of beetles.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original color.
Published, 1...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Austrian Hand Painted Armoire
Located in London, GB
This Magnificently charming Tyrolean dowry wardrobe is most likely crafted by a local cabinet maker and painted by a local painter in the style of Tyrolean folk art...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Embroidered Picture "Beautiful Rose" in a Golden Frame
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
French Vintage Embroidered Picture "Beautiful Rose" in a Golden Frame from the Mid-Century.
This lovely artwork features a stunning hand-embroidered rose motif in soft colors, set w...
Category
1950s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Century Terracotta Bust of an old Gentleman, Germany 1936
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is an impressive bust formed with terracotta of an old man. This beautiful sculpture is hand formed, 20th century. Signed by Artist and dated 1936. It makes a nice addition to a...
Category
Late 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
19th century Crewelwork Embroidery Linen Hanging Curtain Bedspread 79" high 83'L
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
JUST PURCHASED, MORE INFORMATION SOON OR ON REQUEST, images taken with iphone
Beautifully worked in a naive characterful manner with flowers and songbirds. It has some oxidised tack...
Category
1860s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Linen
Welded Owl Metal Sculpture, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Welded Owl Metal Sculpture, France 1970s.
Handcrafted sculpture, composed of various metal pieces welded together.
A nice piece of folk art with a lovely patina !
Note : On the ri...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Sheet Metal
Napoleonic, French Prisoner of War ox bone Double 9 domino set.
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic, French Prisoner of War ox bone Double 9 domino set.
An exceptional example of a Napoleonic, French Prisoner of War ox/mutton bone Double 9 domino set encased in cribbag...
Category
1830s French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber
French 19th Century Palissy Style Trompe L’oeil Plate
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming trompe l’oeil faience plate with melon and fig decoration in the style of Bernard Palissy, circa 1800. Decorated and scalloped edge plate.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Faience
Antique Mexican Jaguar Mask
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this antique Mexican Jaguar mask made in leather, mirror for eyes and boar bristles.
These masks depict jaguars and tigers used in ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Leather
19th Century French Trompe L’oeil Decorative Plate, Palissy Style
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early 19th century faience Trompe L’oeil decorative plate of small orange gourds on a simple country plate, in the manner of Bernard Palissy. French.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Trompe L’oeil Plate, Style of Palissy
By Bernard Palissy
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming 19th century French trompe l’oeil decorative plate in the manner of Bernard Palissy, with sculpted faux pears arranged on a scalloped and floral decorated plate.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Faience
A Silver Shabbat Shot Cup, Poland 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Folk Art Silver Shabbat Shot Cup, made in Poland in the 19th Century.
This Ceremonial Silver shot cup was designated for Shabbat use as engraved on ...
Category
19th Century Polish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Silver
Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson Folk Art Carved Oak Oval Cutting or Cheese Board
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This solid oak oval cutting board was made by the renowned English furniture maker Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson in his signature Arts & Crafts style. The cutting board has a raised han...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak
Early 20thC American Needlepoint Sampler Circa, 1920.
Located in Incline Village, NV
Early 1900's American sampler, under glass; nicely, professionally mounted and displayed in appropriate contemporary black frame with narrow red inset. Hand cross stitched on linen; ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Tapestry
Antique Persian Qajar Dynasty Ceramic Polychrome Framed Mosaic Tile Panel 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful set of four Qajar Dynasty polychrome glazed tiles. The tiles are set within an iron frame with hanger on the back for displaying along the wall. Features two figures with traditional Persian attire kneeling in a flower bed with a water jug nearby.
Qajar tiles...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1975 David Moss Bet Alpha Wedding Marriage Ketuba Wine Goblet Print 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare 1975 Judaica print by David Moss, titled Ketubah. Features a black and white frame surrounding a Kiddush / wine goblet on an orange ground, stacked wit...
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
1975 David Moss Bet Alpha Abstract Jewish Judaica Hebrew Ketuba Print 21"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare 1975 abstract Judaica Ketuba print by David Moss. Shows a stacked arangement of Hebrew letters shaped and filled with Hebrew text in purple, pink, and ...
Category
1970s Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Early 19th century hand painted Swedish cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century hand painted Swedish cupboard circa 1812.
Fine quality example of Swedish hand painted folk art in the form of a cupboard.
Painted in a tonal brown wash with rag...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Original Antique Print of a Scarlet Bullfinch, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Scarlet Bullfinch
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Puffin, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Puffin
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
Pub...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Framed Antique Turkish Ottoman Sash End, late 19th c.
Located in Istanbul, TR
First the fragment has been hand backed on a linen fabric, then stretched over a wooden stretcher and finished with a wooden frame.
Late 19th C. Turkey.
Ready to go on a wall.
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Handwoven Rug in Natural Fiber with a Touch of African Elegance for Your Home
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
This rug by the artist Meriem Bouderbala is a true work of art. This unique piece is the result of the artist's innovative approach to merging Eastern and Western visions in her own ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Seagrass, Rush
Handwoven Rug in Natural Fiber for Contemporary house with Eco-Friendly Charm.
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
This outdoor rug of the artist Meriem Bouderbala is a true piece of art that perfectly reflects the know-how of the weaving of the natural fiber mat. This unique mat represents a bir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Seagrass, Rush
Original Antique Print of a Firecrest, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Firecrest
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Hotel Dress Code Sign, circa 1950
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Folk Art Hotel Dress Code Sign, circa 1950, a whimsical hand painted sign from a posh resort in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This great little sign was collected bac...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Folk Art Wood Basket
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand carved Folk Art wood basket depicting fruit. We had the wood professionally refinished. Basket measures 15" wide, 3.5" deep and 16.75" high.
Category
1940s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Germany Lidded Skull Beer Stein, E. Bohne, Germany, 1930s - 1945
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character beer stein - Skull. This character beer stein has been made in Germany about 1930s to 1945, attributed to E. Bohne, Thuringia Germany. Absolutely gorgeous piece ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Original Antique Print of a Rook, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Rook
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
Publi...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Yellow-Browed Warbler, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Yellow-browed Warbler
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Orig...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Seychour Rug with Fox Pictorials and Floral Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Russia circa 1920-1930, this collectible 4x5 antique rug is a very rare Caucasian rug of the titular Seychour (sometimes spelled Zeikhour) p...
Category
1920s Russian Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 20th century Folk Art English Puppet Collection
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art English Puppet Collection
A charming set of seven hand made early 20th Century English folk art puppets. Each with hand crafted clothing, fully articula...
Category
1920s British Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Lead
Evelyn Ackerman Birds and Tree Hand-Woven Wool Tapestry, 1960s
Located in Coronado, CA
A wonderful, utterly charming woven wool tapestry by Evelyn Ackerman as part of the ERA line, depicting 2 birds and a tree in vibrant greens, red, orange, and yellow. This piece was hand woven in the 1960s by skilled weavers near Mexico City. This piece features a stunning solid redwood textile hanger...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
Victorian Era Tramp Art Chip Carved Trunk/ Box with Additional Glove Box
Located in Waxahachie, TX
2 handmade boxes included.
Rare 1800s Tramp Art Lion Door knocker Hand Carved Storage Box / Jewelry Box / Crimson Velvet with Brass Hardware
With intricate and elaborate decoration, ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Valentine, circa 1870, a hand crafted double "sailor's valentine" shellwork picture featuring a central heart and the motto "From Barbados" within concentric ri...
Category
Mid-19th Century Bajan Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Shell, Mahogany
Vintage Santon de Provence French Clay Doll Figurine Old Woman Holding Clay Pot
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly collectible and fascinating figurine represents the santon of Provence.
The santon is made of terra-cotta (head, body, legs, forearms, hands, feet,). The base is made of wood. The arms are connected to the body and allow articulation (simultaneously lift both arms)
Traditional dress of lovely provincial fabrics and delicate lace representing french Provence.
Series of French santons...
Category
1930s French Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Clay
Munich Child Souvenir Statue Building Ashtray Vintage, German, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1930s souvenir building Statue architectural model Ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or just a display item i...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Antique Print of a Shore Lark, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Shore Lark
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color
...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Animal Pot by Mata Ortiz Potter Hector Gallegos
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite white ceramic pot by Hector Gallegos is a masterful example of Mata Ortiz pottery, etched with a rich tapestry of animals including several bears, a coyote, a deer, va...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tlaquepaque Tonala Jug, Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, C1940
By Pre-Columbian
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully decorative earthenware jug from the Tonala valley, depicting a ‘Tlaquepaque’ scene with the most beautiful glazed artisanal composition. Graphic vivid colours depicting...
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Tramp Art Chip Carved Mirror, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Tramp Art Chip Carved Mirror, circa 1920s, a hand crafted frame comprised of graduated layers of sawtooth cut thin boards rising to a peaked ridge, with applied sawtooth-bord...
Category
1920s American Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Quirky 20th Century American Pewter Corncob Candelabra
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th-century American solid pewter corncob candelabra with four brass arms is a marvel of quirky design. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it stands as a testamen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Original Antique Print of a Long-Tailed Tit, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Long-tailed Tit
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original c...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Zabihi Collection Pictorial Sheep Ram Animal Mini Rug
Located in New York, NY
mid 20th Century Turkish Pictorial Rug with 2 sheep rams on a red field
Details
rug no. 31797
size 1' 8" x 2' 9" (51 x 84 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
20Thc School House Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This cool school house quilt is multi colored houses and very well pieced. Great used condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Original Antique Print of a Spine-Tailed Swallow, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Spine-tailed Swallow
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Origi...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Grey Shrike, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Grey Shrike
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original color...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Red-Backed Shrike, circa 1880, 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Red-backed Shrike
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Alexander Francis Lydon.
Original...
Category
1880s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
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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