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Antique Toy Theater

19th C. Popcorn Maker Figural "Toasty Roasty" American, Circa 1893, Rare
Located in Incline Village, NV
1893 Columbian Exposition. It's widespread commercial use later expanded to movie theater lobbies
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1890s American Victorian Antique Toy Theater

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Iron

Carillon of five rag musicians, cloth body, iron feet, papier-mâché head, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
also plays, hand-built in Italy for theater or as a a delight for fun evenings. originals from the
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19th Century Italian Antique Toy Theater

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Fabric

Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Toy Theater

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Silk, Wood

Antique Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
Chinese Opera Puppet, c. 1900
H 22 in W 6 in D 3 in
Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes Encyclopedie, 12 Books, 1925 Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
: Games and toys. Sports instruments. Music instruments. Radios. Transportation. Railroads, cars, trains
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Toy Theater

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Paper

The Puppet Man, 1960. E. A
By Alexander Calder
Located in Miami Beach, FL
, from mechanical toys like the Cirque Calder (1931) and his revered prints to his free-standing abstract
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1660s Abstract Geometric Antique Toy Theater

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

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Art Deco Era German Tin Litho Mechanical Coin Bank
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This lithographed tin coin bank was produced in Germany in circa 1935 in the period Art Deco style. The bank is shaped like a coin box with a man's face on the front. When the lever ...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Toy Theater

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Metal

Pair Vintage Metal Mannequins Architectural Salvage
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful pair of vintage metal mannequins These were salvaged from a shop in North London and would make for a great decorative pair Please let us know if you would like to view thi...
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1950s Antique Toy Theater

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Metal

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Toy Theater

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Walnut

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Gilt Bronze Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp, circa 1910. At the turn of the century, Clara Driscoll, head of the women’s glass cutting depa...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Toy Theater

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Bronze

Early 1900s Humpty Dumpty Circus Clown Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1900S Hand painted Pierrot the cast iron mechanical penny bank clown. Very colorful mechanical bank known as the Humpty Dumpty Bank and shows a clown with his mouth open and his swin...
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Early 1900s American Rustic Antique Toy Theater

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Iron

Early, Large and Fine Grand Tour Serpentine Sculpture of the Dying Gaul c. 1850
Located in Heathfield, GB
A beautiful and large hand carved Italian green serpentine marble sculpture of the original early Roman statue, of life size, which was discovered in 1622 at Villa Ludousi and then r...
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19th Century Antique Toy Theater

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Bronze

19th Century Black Forest Carved Mantle Clock Spill Vase Garniture Set
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique Black Forest carved three piece mantel clock and garniture set. circa 1880 Swiss or German, late 19th century, a truly extraordinary work of art, exceptionally...
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Late 19th Century European Black Forest Antique Toy Theater

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Glass, Wood

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Toy Theater

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Metal

Showstopper 18K Yellow Gold, Fine Diamond and Precious Gem Set Guitar Strap
By Colin Burn Art
Located in Halls Head, Western Australia
The Showstopper is the world’s most opulent guitar strap ever crafted. Made from high-quality premium leather, it's embellished with over 1 kilogram of 18K yellow gold and pave’ set ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian American Classical Antique Toy Theater

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Gold

1950s Asian Handcrafted Wood Burmese String Opera Marionette Wall Decor
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Vintage 1950s Handcrafted Wooden Marionette with Burmese String, Reflecting Asian Opera Artistry. This splendid Burmese-Thai marionette is a testament to masterful hand car...
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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Antique Toy Theater

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Fabric, Wood

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...
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16th Century Indian Antique Toy Theater

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Silver

50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)
By Green River Fossil Company
Located in Logan, UT
This sculptural stone specimen features an extraordinarily rare crocodile (Borealosuchus wilsoni), who ruled as the apex predator in the ancient lake known to scientists today as Fos...
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2010s American Antique Toy Theater

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Limestone

Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird native to Madagascar. Standing as...
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Early 17th Century Malagasy Antique Toy Theater

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Eggshell

Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Toy Theater

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Ormolu

Ancient Greek Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of Satyr
Located in London, GB
Beautifully cast statuette of a satyr, Greek, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-2nd Century BC, solid cast bronze The present work is a wonderful example of the finest Hellenistic style. The ...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Toy Theater

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Bronze

Dutch Industrial Beech Apothecary Cabinet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1950s in the Netherlands. The cabinet was used on a school to store painting supplies. It features 8 large drawers with metal industrial handle...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Antique Toy Theater

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Beech

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Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes Encyclopedie, 12 Books, 1925
Located in Atlanta, GA
, fonts. Volume VIII: Games and toys. Sports instruments. Music instruments. Radios. Transportation
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Toy Theater

ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY THEATER 19th CENTURY
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY THEATER 19th CENTURY DECORATIVE FRENCH THEATER MADE IN PAINTED WOOD AND
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Toy Theater

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Wood

Antique FRENCH TOY  THEATER  19th CENTURY
ANTIQUE FRENCH TOY  THEATER  19th CENTURY
H 31.5 in W 29.53 in D 15.75 in
Late 19th century French Puppet Opera Theater
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous and extremely rare small puppet opera theater with great color and its curtain, As
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Toy Theater

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Wood, Paper

 Late 19th century French Puppet Opera Theater
 Late 19th century French Puppet Opera Theater
H 17.52 in W 18.51 in D 8.27 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese Puppet Theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Toy Theater

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Wood, Silk

Early 20th Century Chinese Opera Puppet
Located in Chicago, IL
songs, acrobatics, farce, and drama, Chinese puppet theater rivaled full-scale theater productions for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Toy Theater

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Wood, Silk

Wooden Theater Swords
Located in Woodstock, NY
Ten wooden swords, with original painted silver surface, probably made for a theater production, or
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Early 20th Century American Antique Toy Theater

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Wood

Wooden Theater Swords
Wooden Theater Swords
H 36 in W 6 in D 1 in
Early 20th Century Large Carved Wooden Devil Puppet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A very fine example of a professionally carved puppet from Italian theater. Puppet shows very very
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Early 1900s Italian Folk Art Antique Toy Theater

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Wood

Late Quarter of the 20th Century Italian Musical Theater
Located in Dallas, TX
Late quarter of the 20th century musical theater.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Toy Theater

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Questions About Antique Toy Theater
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Generally, an antique toy is any toy made over 100 years ago. A toy made more than 20 years ago is vintage. Shop an assortment of toys on 1stDibs.

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