Ball Toss Game
'Strike ‘Em Out’ Carnival Toss Sign, 1940s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with the aim to get the ball in the hole. The game originated in the Chicago area and was popular in
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Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
century carnival head featured in a ball or ring toss game.
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Beyond the Wall
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: Unusual antique racist carnival baseball toss game-head of racist stereotype Mexican man
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
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Art Nouveau Curved Stained Glass & Bronze Panel/ Window, Attributed to Tiffany
By Charles L. Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Art Nouveau window/ panel was realized in the United States in 1907, attributed to Tiffany & Co. The piece features a mosaic of interlocking demilune arch forms in hues...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
H 26.5 in W 46 in D 11 in
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English Folk Art jigger doll
A wonderful example of a unique Folk Art handcrafted jigger doll we have lovingly named Edwood. With its original stick and platform ...
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Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
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Pine, Paint
Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol.
Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Think Big Giant Matches and Matchbox
By Think Big
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of oversized matches and matchbox, made by Think Big NYC in 1984. Set contains all 8 original matches. Box slides open as a normal matchbox would. Matches are removable...
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Vintage 1980s American Signs
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Felt, Wood, Paint, Plastic, Paper
Taxidermy Composition with Rare Exotic Birds in a Large Bowed Glass Case
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful glass case with a selection of 20 rare exotic birds in a natural environment of tree branches and grass. The case has a rare bowed front glass and is in good condition fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Organic Material
H 27.96 in W 40.16 in D 9.45 in
Antique Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1883, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque 1883. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with inscriptions. This rare kings plaque was issued by a shooting club in Germany in 18...
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Antique 1880s German Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
1920's English "Private Bar" Etched Glass Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
1920's English "Private Bar" etched glass sign framed in oak frame.
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Vintage 1920s British Signs
Materials
Glass, Oak
20th Century Louis Vuitton Shoe Trunk, France c.1930
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A magnificent and exceptionally rare Louis Vuitton shoe trunk, adorned with stencilled monogram canvas, lozine trim and brass fittings. Elevating its uniqueness is the remarkably unc...
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20th Century French Other Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Brass
Boy dressed in Sailor Outfit Antique German Dollhouse Doll Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Bisque Head, Arms and Leg Doll is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful Sailers Out...
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
19th Century Child's Platform Rocking Horse "Glider". American. Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of American manufacture, circa 1875, this authentic children's platform rocking horse "glider" is hand carved of hard wood, and has a hand crafted leather saddle to accommodate a sit...
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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
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Wood, Leather
H 27 in W 14.25 in D 35 in
Vintage Magician Magic Suitcase Hand Painted Folk Art
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic Magician's suitcase. Hand painted and lettered. Vintage Folk Art rabbit trick and card paintings. Great bookshelf display.
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Vintage Metal Shoe Molds
Located in Napa, CA
Industrial Metal shoe molds, each one is unique in size, shape and patina. Sold individually.
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Antique 19th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1900s, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque 1900s. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with inscriptions. This rare kings plaque was issued by a shooting club in Germany in a...
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Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Mexican Religious Folk Art Ex-voto Retablo Arcangel San Miguel
Located in Forney, TX
A framed vintage oil on tin ex-voto retablo Arcangel San Miguel, Spanish Colonial Mexican religious folk art.
Primitive hand-painted tin panel, marked Guanajuato, Mexico, dated 19...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
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Tin
Shooting Gallery
By Kat Flyn
Located in New Orleans, LA
This takes dead aim at how being Black in our culture is a very dangerous game. The imagery is of an old arcade shooting gallery. Throughout the 1800s, right up until the 1960s, carn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
United's "Carnival Gun" Arcade Game, circa 1954 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage circa 1954 “Carnival Gun” arcade rifle game manufactured by United Mfg. Large Dale-style gun game. As the targets are on the move, use the gun to shoot targets until the 20 s...
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Vintage 1950s American Games
Materials
Metal
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Vintage Carnival Ball Toss Game Target
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Carnival Ball Toss Game Target. Hand made and hand painted. Made of cloth. Two available
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Wood
Clown Ball Toss Game with Great Detailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood clown fragment carnival ball toss game with great detailing, all original vibrant painted
Category
Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Fairground Ball-Toss Game, England, Circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Fairground ball-toss game
England Circa 1910
Laughing clown in painted plaster and hessian
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Early 20th Century English Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Papier-Mâché Carnival Ball Toss Game
Located in Culver City, CA
Pierrot clown and portly chef with gaping open mouths.
Category
Early 20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Carnival "Donkey" Ball Toss, , hand painted, , mechanical folk art
Located in Buffalo, NY
Most Unusual Little Item,,LARGE 1920's Carnival, Fair, Ball Toss Game..Appears to be all hand made
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20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Passe-Boules Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Antique Passe-Boules French fairground game
A rare French Passé-boules ball toss game circa 1920
Category
Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Handcrafted Fairground Passe Boule Set Panels
Located in London, GB
boule ball toss game panels. Crafted from pine frames and hand painted board, depicting some amusing and
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Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Games
Materials
Pine, Paper
20th Century French Ball Toss "Passe Boule" Carnival Game
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Naïve French ball toss carnival or fairground game "Passe Boule", hand-painted over gesso, all
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Mid-20th Century French Toys
19th Century French Ball Toss Carnival Game "Passe Boule"
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Mid-19th century ball toss carnival game known as "Passe Boule" often depicting a figure to be
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Antique Late 19th Century French Carnival Art
French Ball Toss Rabbit
Located in Houston, TX
Charming Papier Mache Figure of a Rabbit From a Carnival Game. Used as a Ball or Bean Bag Toss.
Category
Early 20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood, Papier Mâché
Vintage Tether Tennis Game
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A late Victorian or early Edwardian Tetherball or Swing ball tennis game. The game comprises of a
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Antique 1890s Great Britain (UK) Games
Carnival Game Mug
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The ball toss was a popular carnival game during the first half of the 20th century. Carnies would
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Pair, White glass lamps.
Located in Bellport, NY
Although blown in one piece,lamps resemble stacked units of a ring-toss game.Each circle has a
Category
20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Prehistoric Hand Hewn Stone Balls Taino Costa Rica & Vicinity Set of Four
Located in Point Richmond, CA
moving that foot, balancing the ball on the other foot and tossing the ball as far as possible.
On a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Prehistoric Tribal Art
Materials
Stone
H 4.5 in W 13.25 in D 4.25 in
Tossing Game Paper Mâché 'Laurel and Hardy' Carnival Art, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Ball toss carnival game known as "Passe Boule (France)" often depicting a figure to be ridiculed
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Carnival Ball Tossing Knockdowns, French, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Smaller type "portable" carnival bean toss game with three figures; a Frenchman on one end, an
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Vintage 1910s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Composition
Carnival Ball Tossing Knockdowns "Ligne, " French, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
throw of a ball and a direct hit. The young boys have hands clenched while one boy is holding a fish
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Antique 1890s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Composition
Carnival Ball Tossing Knockdowns "A La Peche", French, circa 1905
Located in Incline Village, NV
the toss of a bean bag. This type of game would have been prevalent in carnivals during the turn of
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Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Composition
Rare Early 20thC Painted Plaster Laughing Clown Fairground Ball-Toss Game c.1910
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
later again, fibreglass. This game was a descendent from the slightly earlier passé-boule (ball-toss
Category
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
H 26 in W 21 in D 16 in
Ball Toss Carnival Game
Located in New York, NY
Graphic hand made bean bag or ball toss game with face.
Painted on panel with cutouts for eyes
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Ball Toss Gameboard
Located in New York, NY
Graphic painted gaming panel of modernist design. Black wood framing added. The panel floats out
Category
20th Century American Game Boards
Folk Art Carnival Target Heads
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare set of three carved and painted circus/carnival target figures from a ring- or ball-toss game
Category
Vintage 1930s Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure
Located in New York, NY
An ominous character from a midway carnival game, original surface dry paint, papier mache with
Category
Antique 19th Century American Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Papier Mâché
Pair of Papier Mâché French Fairground Passé-Boules Ball Toss Games c.1930-40
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Historically, passé-boule (ball-toss) was a very popular fairground game in France from the 19th century
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper
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Finding the Right folk-art for You
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.
Questions About Ball Toss Game
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A bagatelle game is played with nine balls. It is similar to billiards and is played with wooden cue sticks. The balls are shot across a table, aiming for certain areas to score points, with the goal being to score the most points to win. Find an array of bagatelle games from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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