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Pair of Wood Donkey Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of solid wood bookends hand carved into the shape of donkey heads. Each donkey has ears that
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Early 20th Century Haitian Mid-Century Modern Bookends

Materials

Wood

Pair of Wood Donkey Bookends
Pair of Wood Donkey Bookends
H 6.75 in W 4.75 in D 2.25 in
Vintage Hand Made Wood Carved Rocking Donkey
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Hand Made Wood Carved Rocking Donkey Rare, unique, and absolutely adorable hand made
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art Large Carved Wood Elephant or Donkey
Located in New York, NY
Large American Folk Art carved pine wood sculpture of an elephant or donkey with raised ears
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20th Century American Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sertão Series, Wood and Brass Family on Donkey Sculpture in Acrylic Box
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
donkey following slowly step by step. On his shoulders the weight of supporting the family, the
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2010s Brazilian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sertão Series, Wood and Brass Donkey on Leash Sculpture in Acrylic Box
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
donkey following slowly step by step. On his shoulders the weight of supporting the family, the
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2010s Brazilian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

19th Century Folky Hand Carved Donkey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine folky hand carved jackass is in great condition and is as found. You can see it was painted at one time as there are fragments of paint.
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Antique Late 19th Century American Country Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Donkey, White Writing Desk with LEDs, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Maturin donkey, an animal perceived as labor-emblematic in the countryside, preserves its function while
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Laminate

Donkey, Black Writing Desk with Leds, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Maturin donkey, an animal perceived as labor-emblematic in the countryside, preserves its function while
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Wood, Laminate

Walter Bosse Zebra Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse zebra donkey salt and pepper shaker set for Hertha Baller, Austria, 1950s. The
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

French Scriban desk, Donkey desk, Secretary -Louis XV Period - France 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Magnificent donkey back desk, sloping desk from the Louis XV period from the 18th century. It opens
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Desks

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Soviet 'Donkey Ears' Binoculars on Telescopic Stand, c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning mid-20th century soviet pair of 10x45 'Donkey Ears' field binoculars. The binoculars are
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20th Century Russian Aviation Objects

Materials

Metal

Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian midcentury Shaker set, displaying a donkey carrying two wooden barrels. A
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Mid-20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian Mid-Century shaker set, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal

Walter Bosse Donkey Salt and Pepper Shaker Set, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming Austrian midcentury Shaker set, displaying a donkey. A very humorous design by Walter
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Metal, Brass

Ernest Race, Isokon Donkey Mk 2, 1963, mid-century classic shelf unit / display
By Isokon, Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Ernest Race, UK. Isokon Donkey Mark 2 Designed 1963 for the Isokon Furniture Company. Cream
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Pair Paintings, "Donkeys in the Dunes" J. N. Rhodes(1809-1842), Dated:1836, UK
Located in Alexandria, VA
the day -- donkeys working in the tourist trade on the beaches and dunes of Southern England. The gold
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Sertão Series, Wood and Brass Cactus Sculpture in Acrylic Box
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
donkey following slowly step by step. On his shoulders the weight of supporting the family, the
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2010s Brazilian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sertão Series, Wood and Brass Cactus Sculpture in Acrylic Box
Sertão Series, Wood and Brass Cactus Sculpture in Acrylic Box
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H 3.94 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Late 15th Century Polychrome Wood Carving Depicting the Nativity
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
. To the left the donkey and ox that have accompanied Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem observe quietly the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Dutch Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Scandinavian Modern Teak Wood Vintage Selection of Seven Animals, 1960s Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian modern wood vintage seven ( 7 ) animal figures from teak wood, 1960s Denmark. An
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Teak

Set of 4, Natural History of the Animal Kingdom Engravings Circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
including, Camels, Giraffes, various goats, bulls, ox, rabbits, horses, donkeys and zebras. These would
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Antique 19th Century Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Pair of Italian 19th Century Gouaches, in the Manner of Michelangelo Maestri
By Michelangelo Maestri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
donkey that is just waking up, while the other has a mischievous winged cherub in a chariot being pulled
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Large 16-Piece Nativity Set by Ostheimer, Handcarved, Certified, Christmas Crib
Located in Greven, DE
with child -3 Holy Kings -Ox lying -Donkey lying -Shepherd -3 Sheep -Camel -Elephant -Large crib
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Early 2000s German Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Maple

Antique Oil on Board Painting of Shepherd, Sheep & Dog, Artist Signed, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Continental landscape painting offers oil on board scene with a shepherd on a donkey
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Antique 19th Century European Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint, Giltwood

Late 19th Century Flat Bottom Toy Noah's Ark with 34 Figures. German Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
, Donkeys, Horses Tigers, Hares, Coyote, Elephants, Chickens. They are stored in the ark via opening the
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Antique 1880s German Folk Art Toys

Materials

Wood

Spanish 19th Century Wooden Mold
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very interesting 19th century mold in solid wood for making donkey harnesses. Fabulous as a
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Pedestals

Materials

Wood

Spanish 19th Century Wooden Mold
Spanish 19th Century Wooden Mold
H 43 in W 11.5 in D 20.25 in
18th Century French Louis XVI Desk or 'Bureau à Dos D'âne'
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This elegant writing desk, known quirkily as a “bureau à dos d’âne” (donkey’s back desk), is
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Bally Pac-Man Arcade Game, 1980 USA
By Bally
Located in Los Angeles, CA
classic games including Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. Set up for either one player or two player. Top glass in
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Vintage 1980s American Games

Materials

Metal

Bally Pac-Man Arcade Game, 1980 USA
Bally Pac-Man Arcade Game, 1980 USA
H 29.75 in W 23 in D 34 in
Antique Landscape Paintings Attributed to Pieter van Bloemen, 18th Century, Pair
Located in Shippensburg, PA
lightheartedness to the scenes; in one a cheery rider arrives on a donkey and engages a resting woman and her child
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Antique 18th Century European Romantic Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas, Paint

English Bamboo Table or Stool with Tile Seat from the Aesthetic Movement Era
Located in Austin, TX
Wedgwood of the donkey, Nick Bottom, from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, upon a decorative four
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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Stools

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Bamboo, Wood

Secretary Period Transition Louis XV, Louis XVI, Palissander & Rosewood, 18th
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Sloping desk / sloping secretary / back donkey secretary from the Louis XV, Louis XVI transition
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Leather, Wood

Winter Farmyard, 18th Century Oil on Canvas, Figures in Snow Landscape
By George Morland
Located in Prato, IT
, and the inn-yard, with lively groups of natural men and women, and still more natural horses, donkeys
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Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Mexican Mid-Century Modern Victoria De Taxco Copper and Silver Plate Coffee Set
By Victoria of Taxco
Located in Mexico City, MX
, the creamer and the tray have carved wood handles; the bowl includes a spoon. Serving pieces show a
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Silver, Silver Plate, Copper

19th Century Kids Carousel Duck Figure Ride Carnival Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
. Born in Amsterdam, featuring primitve hand carved solid wood sculptural form, beautifully painted with
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

19th Century Religious Hand-Painted Altar Triptych Icon Ecclesiastical Art
Located in Forney, TX
gilded solid wood panels affixed with brass hinges, opening to reveal a trio of rich polychrome decorated
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Iron

Antique American Dapple Jumper Track Carousel Horse, Charles W Dare Attributed
Located in Forney, TX
populated with an array of menagerie animals, including camels, elephants, deer and donkeys. Dare figures
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile
Located in Houston, TX
porcelain roof tile depicts a warrior riding on a donkey. This piece is mounted on a custom wood stand. Most
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Roof Tile
H 14.25 in W 14.13 in D 5.75 in
Guido Gambone Table Lamp, Italy
By Guido Gambone
Located in San Francisco, CA
horses encircling the body of the lamp. Signed Gambone Italy with the donkey stamp to the base
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Oak Chest with Wrought Iron
Located in Albignasego, IT
Chest-Coffer in Oak H.47 cm – L.71 cm – D.45 cm Antique chest-chest in oak wood. The lid has the
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Antique 1730s Italian Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

18th Century Oak Chest with Wrought Iron
18th Century Oak Chest with Wrought Iron
H 18.51 in W 27.96 in D 17.72 in
Large Italian Vintage Guido Gambone Ceramic Table Lamp
By Guido Gambone
Located in Atlanta, GA
conforming wood block base, and it comes with a fabric shade. The bottom is marked with the donkey insignia
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

Antique Silkwork Embroidery 'Abraham offering up his Son Isaac'
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
, gazing up to an angel above. Isaac lies on a bed of wood, on a stone plinth. The scene also has a pail
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Antique Early 19th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Silk

Early 20th Century English Framed Oil on Board Painting Signed J. Coulson 1927
Located in Dallas, TX
original ornate and carved gilt wood frame, the artwork painted on board depicts an Arab encampment in
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Early 20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

Marc Mongin Gold Leaf Framed Oil on Linen French Landscape Painting, Dated 1919
By Marc Mongin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Found in France, an oil on linen landscape painting, mounted in a wide, gold-leafed wood frame
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Paintings

Materials

Linen, Giltwood

19th century blanket chest
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in TARBES, FR
locks2. In the 16th century, people favored lighter portable chests, replacing solid wood with panel
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Antique Late 19th Century French Campaign Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

19th century blanket chest
19th century blanket chest
H 33.47 in W 58.27 in D 25.6 in
Prints from the Tetramorph-Saint Luc and Saint Marc-Joseph Albrier, Early 19thC.
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
found in the Apocalypse of Saint John. They are enhanced by a refined frame in wood and gilded brass
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Brass

Samson the Protagonist, Silver Plate Plaque by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Bezalel silver plate plaque depicting Samson slays a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey
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Early 20th Century Israeli Decorative Art

Materials

Silver Plate

Walter Bosse Salt Pepper Donkey Set, Black Brass Teak Wood, Hertha Baller, 1950
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A salt and pepper shaker donkey set designed by Walter Bosse and manufactured by Hertha Baller
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Walter Bosse Toothpick Holder Donkey Set, Black Brass Glass, Hertha Baller, 1950
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A toothpick holder set in the form of a donkey designed by Walter Bosse and manufactured by Hertha
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

GORDON RUSSELL Arts And Crafts Yew Wood Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A rare yew wood ‘donkey’ centre bookcase with exposed dovetail and diagonal wedged tenon
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Vintage 1930s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Furniture

Materials

Yew

Hand Painted Side of an Italian Donkey Cart
Located in Woodbury, CT
Two panels, each with an Italian phrase below. Three posts each topped with a carved human head. The bottom of each post made to fit into slots in the cart. There is an iron band acr...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Watercolor by Edwin Bottomley, Consulting the Oracle
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A watercolor showing a donkey behind a fence looking over to four geese, by the English artist
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Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

High Quality and Big 18th Century Neapolitan Crèche Shepherd
Located in Madrid, ES
Shepherd. Naples, S. XVIII. Terracotta, carved wood, vitreous paste eyes, tow and textile. In
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

red desk secretary louis xv chinese hand painted
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
elegant donkey desk in red lacquered wood, in the style of China according to Martin varnish, the
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Oak

Vintage C3 Nautical Toy Model Cargo Ship Radio Control
Located in Palm City, FL
SHIPPING REQUIRES SPECIAL HANDLING! Presented is a vintage, scratch built wood model of a Ca
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Vintage 1970s American Toys and Dolls

18th Century High Quality Neapolitan Crèche with 20 Figures and Structure
Located in Madrid, ES
legs in carved wood, tow stuffing, wire and original textiles. Measures: 120 x 100 x 80 cm
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Terracotta

Hand-Carved Wood 'Donkey' Rocking Horse
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950s rocking horse, depicted as a braying donkey, in hand-carved wood, accented with
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Mid-20th Century Toys and Dolls

Materials

Wood, Leather, Rope

Pair of 19th Century Indonesian Carved Wood Donkeys
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Pair of unusual large scale donkey or horse figures, carved wood, original ebonized finish, good
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Antique 19th Century Indonesian Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"OUR DONKEY PARTY"
Located in Essex, MA
19th century "Our Donkey Party" pin the tail on the donkey game, printed in black on linen, in a
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Antique 19th Century American Signs

Materials

Wood

"OUR DONKEY PARTY"
"OUR DONKEY PARTY"
H 35.5 in W 42.5 in
Large Painted Wooden Donkey Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wonderfully animated painted donkey head. Likely from a carnival or amusement park environment
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Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Large Painted Wooden Donkey Head
Large Painted Wooden Donkey Head
H 35 in W 24 in D 10 in
Woven Wicker Horse or Donkey
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Wicker horse or donkey with an amazingly tight woven body, carved wood saddle, mane, and eye brows
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20th Century Chinese Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Woven Wicker Horse or Donkey
Woven Wicker Horse or Donkey
H 13.5 in W 16 in D 5.5 in
Lifesize 19th Century Bayol Carousel Nodding Donkey
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Angers, France. The head hangs from a hook inside the donkey's body, which allows it to nod.
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Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

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Wood Donkey For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal wood donkey for your home. Each wood donkey for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Find 39 options for an antique or vintage wood donkey now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect wood donkey — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A wood donkey made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one wood donkey that is appealing in its simplicity, but Walter Bosse, Hertha Baller and Ernest Race produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Wood Donkey?

The average selling price for a wood donkey at 1stDibs is $1,250, while they’re typically $437 on the low end and $12,000 for the highest priced.