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Antique Playhouse

Original 1902 American Playhouse Poster
By U.S. Litho Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was an estate find and part of a beautiful collection of rare excellent turn of the century posters. They were hidden away for over a 100 years. About the poster: You'd think ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Playhouse

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Paper

French Bamboo & Rattan Doll's Bedroom, Playhouse, ca.1900
By Decorative Arts Studio
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French bamboo & rattan doll's bedroom, playhouse, France, ca.1900. Bamboo, rattan, wicker & fabric
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Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Playhouse

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Fabric, Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Early 20th Century Single Framed Decorative Shield from London Playhouse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Prop shield salvaged from London's Pinewood Studios. Framed and mounted on flax-toned linen in a custom thin black frame, this is a wonderful example of a piece where its patina has ...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Playhouse

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Metal

Movie Theater Gold Painted Plaster Sunburst Mirror Decoration, C. 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
from an upscale movie theater or playhouse. A classic décor element rendered in clean, timeless
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Playhouse

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Metal

Portrait of a Young Gentleman and Pet Dog c.1680, Antique oil on Canvas Painting
By (Circle of) Mary Beale
Located in London, GB
the privilege of opening a beautiful High Victorian playhouse of intricate brickwork and castle
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Playhouse

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Canvas, Oil

“Female Bather”
By Norwood Hodge MacGilvary
Located in Southampton, NY
1949 and was honored by a memorial show at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
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1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Playhouse

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Oil, Canvas

“Sunshine and Water”
By Norwood Hodge MacGilvary
Located in Southampton, NY
honored by a memorial show at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
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1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Playhouse

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Oil, Canvas

Women Outside Breton Hotel - Chromolithograph on Paper
By Alson Skinner Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
from the Pasadena Playhouse to paint the stage curtain, 20 feet by 32 feet. This job was followed by a
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Playhouse

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Laid Paper, Lithograph

Japanese Life-Size, Edo Period, Red and Black Lacquered Palanquin or Norimono
Located in Amsterdam, NL
European collections but many of them were either adapted to be used as exotic chairs, as playhouses for
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Playhouse

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Textile, Silk, Rattan, Rope, Wood

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Pair of Silver Gilt Mirrors Manner of Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of beautiful silver gilt mirrors, each has a beveled rectangular glass surmounted in a carved wood frame in silver-gilt finish. Manner of Jansen.
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1960s French Rococo Antique Playhouse

Materials

Mirror

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XIV style figural ormolu three-piece clock and candelabra garniture suite, comprising of a gilt-bronze clock and a pair of ten-ligh...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Playhouse

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Bronze

Pair of Regency Style Dolphin Giltwood and Parcel Ebonized Convex Mirrors
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A pair of Regency style giltwood and parcel-ebonized convex dolphin mirrors from the 21st century. Each mirror presents a distressed convex round mirror plate within an ebonized inne...
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21st Century and Contemporary Regency Antique Playhouse

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Large Industrial Convex Mirror, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Made in the 1960s in the former Czechoslovakia. This mirror was used in the Prague tram transport system. Metal frame with original painting. Mirror in very nice condition with some ...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Playhouse

Materials

Metal

Golf Moments by Katharina Hormel - Contemporary abstract Oil painting
By Katharina Hormel
Located in DE
Katharina Hormel paints minimalistic every day scenes of life. The people she portrays are out and about going about their daily life, enjoying a walk in the park, cycling, playing f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Playhouse

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Pair of Vintage Italian Carved Giltwood Sunburst Mirrors with Three-Tier Rays
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a beautiful shine to your home with this pair of eye-catching sun mirrors. Created in Italy circa 2010, each mirror has a Classic Sunbeam shape with three-tier rays, a central ci...
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2010s Italian Antique Playhouse

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Giltwood

Antique Marble & Bronze Napoleon 3 Inkstand by Marcel Debut Salon Des Beaux-Arts
By Marcel Debut
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and important French Napoleonic ink stand with female sculpture. This hand-crafted and sizable ink stand of marble and gilt bronze is signed by the renowned French sculptor Mar...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Playhouse

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Marble, Bronze

Brass Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere Titled "Raindrops" circa 1975
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Toledo, OH
A signed and dated wall sculpture by Curtis Jere titled, "Raindrops", 1975. The raindrop series was made of polished and burnished chromed brass disks. The sculpture has multiple hoo...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Playhouse

Materials

Brass

German Art Deco Marbled Opaline Glass & Brass Table Lamp, 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This unusual vintage table or bedside lamp was made in Germany in the 1930s-1940s during the Bauhaus period. It is made of polished brass and has got an adjustable lamp shade in crea...
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1930s German Art Deco Antique Playhouse

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Brass

Large Giltwood Carved Convex Sunburst Mirror
By Carver's Guild
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic large handcrafted giltwood sunburst mirror with a convex looking glass. Made by Carvers Guild featuring a carved frame with angular facets covered in gold leaf. Over four fe...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Antique Playhouse

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Gold Leaf

Antique Stick Wicker Chaise Lounge Heywood-Wakefield Attributed Circa 1930
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique hand woven stick wicker rattan chaise lounge in gloss pale sage green painted surface. Attributed to Heywood-Wakefield. Circa 1930. Measurements without cushions - 60" long x...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Playhouse

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Upholstery, Cane, Paint, Fabric, Rattan, Hardwood

Large Convex Witch Mirror, with 12 Small Convex Mirrors, Italy 1870
Located in Milan, IT
A large central convex metal mirror, with 12 small convex metal mirrors along the edge of the round frame. These convex mirrors were called "witch mirrors" because they were believed...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Playhouse

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Carved Oak Nightstand Bedside Tables with Mable Tops, Circa 1900
Located in Evergreen, CO
This beautiful set of nightstands pairs oak frames finished with a rich, dark stain and marble tops, showcasing gold, cream, and tan tones. The nightstands date back to the years whe...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Playhouse

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Marble

French 19th Century Terracotta Bust of Madame Récamier, After Jean-Antoine Houdo
By Jean-Antoine Houdon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century terracotta bust of "Madame Récamier (French, 1777-1849)" The coyly gazing downward beauty, holding a veil across her chest revealing her bosom, the veil ge...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Playhouse

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Terracotta

Rustic Antique American Farmhouse Weathered Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A one-of-a-kind rustic antique American country work table in original plum - wine paint finish with heavily worn distressed patina! Full of antique character and unique folky cha...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Playhouse

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Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Mahjong Game Set in Fitted Locking Leather Case with Key
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Mahjong set is presumed to have originated from China and date to approximately 1900 and done in the Chinese Export style. The tiles are composed of a butterscotch bakel...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Playhouse

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Leather, Bakelite

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Afternoon on the River
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in London, GB
Knight, and a daughter, Diane Knight Todd, whose childhood playhouse was a frequent subject of Knights
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Early 20th Century French Romantic Antique Playhouse

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Paint

Antique Afternoon on the River
H 29 in W 25 in D 3 in
Sunset on the River
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in London, GB
Knight, and a daughter, Diane Knight Todd, whose childhood playhouse was a frequent subject of Knights
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Early 20th Century French Romantic Antique Playhouse

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Paint

Antique Sunset on the River
H 29 in W 25 in D 2 in
* 8048 PAPIER MACHE AND WOOD CHATEAU TOWER
Located in New Orleans, LA
A CHATEAU TOWER CHILD'S PLAYHOUSE. DETAILED INSIDE AND OUT. CHARMING!
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19th Century Antique Playhouse

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Wood

* 8048 PAPIER MACHE AND WOOD CHATEAU TOWER
* 8048 PAPIER MACHE AND WOOD CHATEAU TOWER
H 26.5 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Set of Four Elmslie Designed Windows from the Henry B. Babson House, 1907
By George Grant Elmslie
Located in Chicago, IL
horse breeder Henry B. Babson. It is speculated that windows in the 1912 playhouse addition to Frank
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Early 1900s American Antique Playhouse

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Stained Glass

Frink Mirror Reflector Picture or Sign Light
By Frink Reflector Co.
Located in Peekskill, NY
to light a store sign or playhouse poster board. The lamp takes 5 bulbs, is 42 inches long and has
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Playhouse

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Bronze

Large Dramatic Theater Lobby Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
We love early masonic lodge, playhouse and theater lighting. I'm guessing this one is from the
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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Playhouse

Large and Important 1870s Cast Iron Eight-Arm Oil Chandelier
By Tucker Lamp Company
Located in Peekskill, NY
mid to late 1800s you would find something this sizable as a feature in a large bank, playhouse, train
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19th Century American Eastlake Antique Playhouse

John Lewis '1737-1765' Portrait of a Lady
Located in Lincoln, GB
convincing drapery - perhaps unsurprising, given his experience as a scene painter at the Dublin Playhouse
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Late 18th Century English Antique Playhouse

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Paint

John Lewis '1737-1765' Portrait of a Lady
John Lewis '1737-1765' Portrait of a Lady
H 68.12 in W 48.82 in D 0.04 in
"Artist Studio - Paris" by Louis Aston Knight
By Louis Aston Knight
Located in Wiscasset, ME
playhouse was a frequent subject of Knights paintings. He was promoted to officer of the Légion d'Honneur
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1910s French Antique Playhouse

Playhouse Poster
Located in Peekskill, NY
This was an estate find and part of a beautiful collection of rare excellent turn of the century posters. They were hidden away for over a 100 years. About The Poster: You'd think ...
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Playhouse

Playhouse Poster
Playhouse Poster
H 22.5 in W 28 in
Portrait of an 18th Century Lady, Attributed to Irish Painter John Lewis
Located in Lincoln, GB
permanently engaged on the staff of a Dublin playhouse. During his time at Smock Alley 1750-1757 he was
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Playhouse

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Oil

1800s Grand Wheeler Ten-Light Reflector Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
wired for light bulbs. It's ready to go. These lamps were mostly found lobbies of 1800s playhouses or
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Mid-19th Century American Industrial Antique Playhouse

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Glass

Botanical Grandeur at the VOC Garden of Cape of Good Hope, 1727
Located in Langweer, NL
Playhouse with Passion Flowers s. Vineyards t. Fig trees u. Artichokes v. Cabbage w. Medicinal herbs x
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Early 18th Century Antique Playhouse

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Paper

English Custom Painted Tin Hat Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Wonderful Custom Painted English Tin Hat Box. The top reads " John Renault" "The Playhouse" and
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Early 20th Century British Antique Playhouse

Materials

Tin

English Custom Painted Tin Hat Box
English Custom Painted Tin Hat Box
H 11.5 in W 16 in D 13 in
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Antique Playhouse For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique playhouse you’re looking for. An antique playhouse — often made from fabric, metal and natural fiber — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique playhouse — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique playhouse, designed in the Art Deco or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique playhouse that is appealing in its simplicity, but Norwood Hodge MacGilvary, (Circle of) Mary Beale and Alson Skinner Clark produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Playhouse?

Prices for an antique playhouse start at $250 and top out at $23,300 with the average selling for $2,600.