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Period: 19th Century
Large 19th Century Painted Game Wheel
Located in Nantucket, MA
Large 19th century wooden gaming wheel with hand-painted face including numbers and central nautical star design. In black, maroon, yellow, and orange paints, with metal dowels sepa...
Category
North American Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century American Folk Art Rocking Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century American Folk Art rocking horse
Fantastic American Folk Art hand carved rocking horse with ample remains of red and white paint...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
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 s...
Category
German Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Nice Rare Set of 19th C Oak Hand Carved Belgian Carousel Wooden Panels / Mirrors
Located in Southampton, GB
Nice rare set of 19th c oak hand carved Belgian Carousel wooden panels .
These have been salvaged and pinned together on the reverse ( see photos of t...
Category
Belgian Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Oak
19thc Wooden Folk Art Gaming Wheel with Original Red Paint & Cardinal Design
Located in Savannah, GA
19th Folk Art gaming wheel featuring four cardinals and hand painted numbers, it retains the original red and yellow paint. A charming piece of Americana that would make a colorful w...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun antique architectural elements from carnival carousel or funhouse ride. Layers of beautiful original park paint. Great scale for wall art or to act as a frame for something else. Unique and original fairground art!
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Quirky Plaster Figures, Signed E. Siegl
Located in Brecht, BE
A quirky pair of plaster figures, 19th century Folk Art, signed E. Siegl,
in very good vintage condition. man is 40 cm high x 43 cm wide and 24 cm deep,
woman is 40 cm high x 39 cm...
Category
German Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Plaster
Antique Primitive Rustic Burl Wood Sledge Hammer Carpenter Mallet
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique hand crafted primitive / rustic wooden mallet with heavily distressed round burl wood head and handle. Measure: 14".
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Hardwood, Burl
Americana Folk-Art Carved and Paint Decorated Wood Carousel Horse
Located in New York, NY
Americana Folk-Art carved and paint decorated wood childs carousel horse:
Mounted on metal pole base
Measures: 13" x 43" x 62".
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Two French Folk Art Wooden Carnival Knock Down Targets
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very rare pair of late 19th century folk art carved wooden carnival knock down gallery targets. Both are of males in long coats, trousers, shoes, and hats...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Carousel Pig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic 19th century carousel pig. Super whimsical carnival piece from a bygone era. Carved wood with cast iron curly tail and handle. Original layers o...
Category
French Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Antique Early Gambling Folk Art Gaming Device, Holtz
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptionally scarce antique American Folk Art gambling triple stacked wooden arrow spindle spinning wheel gaming device from the late 19th / early 20th century.
Believed to be a prototype or for a similar lesser known model of the important, very rare and unusual T. F. HOLTZ made "Three Arrow Trade Stimulator" circa 1896, (displayed in the American Antique Museum, reference L2016.2501.010)
Theodore Holtz of San Francisco and early slot machine pioneer Charles Fey's partner in 1894, forming their first partnership as Holtz and Fey Electric Works. For this particular game, upon depositing your nickel and pressing the lever, three arrows will spin on the front dial and if all three stop on the same marker you win.
Trade stimulators were countertop or freestanding amusement gaming machines widely used to encourage shoppers to indulge in a game of chance. They became popular in American saloon bar...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
19th Century Kids Carousel Duck Figure Ride Carnival Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
Recently acquired from a museum, we present this scarce, one of a kind, antique European early dobby platform flat style children's carousel duck (or bir...
Category
Dutch Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
19th Century Oil Cloth Juggling or Carnival Balls Collection / 6 Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These most unusual oil cloth balls were from a Folk Art collection and are being sold as a collection of six. The smallest ball measures 4 inches in diameter and the largest ball mea...
Category
American Country Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wool, Linen
19th Century Folk Art Carved Polychrome Scotsman Carousel Kilt Figure
Located in New York, NY
19th century Scotsman (Highlander) Carousel large carved and painted standing figure wearing kilt with plume hat on large round base.
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Sicilian Italian Marionette Folk Art Puppet 'Opera dei Pupi'
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A oversized late 19th century Marionette in original untouched condition, originating from Palmero Italy.
The figure is missing both arms, its original clothing is heavily fad...
Category
Italian Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Textile, Pine
19th Century Carnival Folk Art Carved Wooden Head with Zinc Hat
Located in Haarlem, NL
This head is from a fair or carnival game.
Not sure what the game was, perhaps the head has been used to toss rings over, or maybe you were supposed to throw something in his mouth....
Category
Unknown Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Zinc
Important Antique Folk Art Carnival Figure of a Macaque
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A hollow finely carved wood macaque figure dressed as a human with short green hair, a blue jacket and yellow slacks. He stands and holds a walking stick in his left hand and crosses...
Category
Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Hardwood
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Jig Doll
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century English Folk Art Jig Doll
We are proud to offer a late 19th century hand carved, painted Folk Art English jigger doll example. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate 'toys' for adults or children. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
Category
English Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Dentzel Carved Ostrich Carousel Animal
By Dentzel Carousel Company
Located in West Chester, PA
Carved ostrich carousel animal. Made by Dentzel Carousel Company in Philadelphia., circa 1890-1900. Considered one of the hardest animals to carve bec...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Original Painted Juggling Pins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These original painted red and cranberry monumental juggling pins are in fantastic condition and very large scale. The patina is the very best.
Category
American Adirondack Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Vardo Wagon Panels, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Carved wooden gypsy vardo wagon panels, circa 1880
This lot is a very rare and unique set of 6 hand carved wooden gypsy Vardo travelling wagon panel strips. The wooden panels wou...
Category
British Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of American 19th century circus wagon or traveling carousel three-dimensional wood carved faces. From an early American traveling circus. Many layers...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
American Carnival Wagon or Band Organ Carved Female Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century American carnival wagon or band organ female head carving. Very detailed wood carving with great old white painted surface. Presented on a...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Finely featured carved man's head found in the southern United States. Most likely a late 19th century carnival head featured in a ball or ring toss game.
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Group of Three Folky Wood Carnival Milk Bottles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These folky handmade Carnival knock down milk bottles are in good condition. These bottles are hand turned with a nice mellow patina. These bottles are us...
Category
American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
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Hand Painted Midcentury Resin White Jumper Carousel Horse by C.W. Parker
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Original Wood Carved Carnival Midway Poster Letterpress
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J. Hübner Carved Wood Carousel Horse, Early 20th Century, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
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Located in Culver City, CA
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19th Century English Fairground Circus Mask Bust Carving Ottoman Curio
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Mid-19th Century French Carved Wooden Fairground Rooster
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19thc Hubbly Iron Cat Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Set of Three 19th Century Wooden Polychrome Painted Carnival Plaques
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Trio of 19th Century French Folk Art Jeu de Massacre Fairground Figures Devil
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