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Early 20th Century Auntie Sally English Parlour Game
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Auntie Sally English parlour game A rare early 20th Century example of an English hand-crafted Aunt Sally parlour game. Made from pine wood this item has 22 wooden throwing sticks, 1 aunt sally figure, several clay pipes...
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1920s British Late Victorian Vintage Toys

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Pine

19th Century Articulated Automaton Doll
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated automaton doll We are proud to offer a highly collectable and rare example of a late - 19th century English Folk Art, fully a...
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1880s British Folk Art Antique Toys

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Pine

Set of 3 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of three table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a printed photography or dra...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Paper

English Rocking Horse Ride On 19th Century
Located in East Hampton, NY
This antique rocking horse is an antique English straw stuffed painted canvas ride on horse. Some of the paint has been touched up over the long...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Toys

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Goat Hair, Canvas, Wood, Paint

19th Century Spanish Bowling Balls
Located in Atlanta, GA
A terrific pair of mid-19th century carved wood bowling balls. A great accessory for any tabletop or bookcase.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Toys

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Wood

Vintage Collection of Seven Small Lead Marine Soldiers
Located in Sofia, BG
This collection contains seven marine soldiers in various poses with typical uniforms. All figures are hand painted and are standing on their own base. Circa 1940.
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Early 20th Century French Toys

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Lead

Arnold, DAF "Continental Transport" Delivery Van, 1950's
Located in Vienna, Austria
Arnold, DAF " Continental Transport " delivery van . This tin truck set,was made in the 1950 's by Arnold ,in West Germany. Originally produced for children...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Toys

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Sheet Metal

Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of woman dressed with a kimono. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor we...
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1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Fabric

Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1900
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
Kobe Toys are very mysterious and not much is known about them. They were created and hand made during the Meiji period in Japan, which covered the years 1868...
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Early 1900s Japanese Folk Art Antique Toys

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Ebony

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century pair of hand painted rag dolls of two parish priests. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age a...
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1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Fabric

19th Century Crandalls John Gilpin Toy
Located in London, GB
19th century Crandalls John Gilpin toy We are proud to offer a rare survivor from the late 19th century. In the form of a fully articulated child’s toy. Made from pine, detailed ...
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1890s American Victorian Antique Toys

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Pine

1940s Coney Island Amusement Park Kiddie Car Fire Engine in Original Condition
By Pinto Brothers Mfg.
Located in Savannah, GA
Produced by Pinto Bros Mfg of Coney Island, New York, this all-original 1940s firetruck was part of a circular ride at the famed Coney Island Amusement Park. Featuring lucky Number 4...
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1940s American Industrial Vintage Toys

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Metal

Creative Playthings Seesaw
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Creative Playthings rocker made of a light, warm birch plywood. Designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica, this rocking horse predecessor is a per...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Birch, Bentwood, Plywood, Wood

Air France La Croix Du Sud Plane Collectible Toy, circa 1940-1950
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Air France La Croix du Sud plane collectible toy Cream and red lithographed sheet metal mechanical plane Wings marked ALBA Measures: L54xP61xH18cm...
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1950s French Vintage Toys

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Metal, Sheet Metal

Handcrafted Vintage Stuffed Raj Cotton Embroidered Camel Toy, India, 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handmade in Rajasthan, India, colorful fabric camel toy. Vintage small camel stuffed cotton embroidered and decorated with small mirrors, great collector...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Toys

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Fabric, Cotton

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of two men. One dressed as a hotel worker and the other one as a clown. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In original condition...
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1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Fabric

Vintage French Skittle Game 'Jeu de Quilles de Neuf', circa 1920
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Vintage French Skittle Game ‘Jeu de Quilles de Neuf’,circa 1920. Hand painted, turned pins with wonderful aged patina. Complete set of nine pins with orig...
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1920s French Vintage Toys

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Wood

Complete Set of Fifteen Japanese Hinaningyo Dolls
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A complete set of fifteen vintage Japanese hina ningyo. These ornamental dolls are displayed for the Girls Day Festival Hinamatsuri, on the 3 March each year in Japan. The set repres...
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20th Century Japanese Toys

Materials

Wood, Feathers, Textile

English Jigger Doll
Located in London, GB
English Jigger Doll We are proud to offer an early 20th century hand carved folk art English jigger doll example. Carved from pine and joined with brass supports. Jig dolls are traditional wooden or tin-plate ‘toys’ for adults or children. Obtained from a private collection in London and untouched in form with all its original featured intact. They are dolls with loose limbs that step dance...
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1920s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

Materials

Pine

Antique Child's Folk Art Sleigh
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handmade antique child's wood Folk Art sleigh.
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Toys

Materials

Wood

Original Vintage Toy, Friction Motorcyclist, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
This friction motorcyclist is a vintage tin toy. Vintage friction tin toy representing a motorcyclist on his blue bike. Made in Western Germany,...
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Mid-20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Toy, Wind up Locomotive Ingap 67001, Made by Ingap, 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up locomotive Ingap 67001 is a vintage toy representing a red mechanical locomotive. Made in tin by Ingap, model n. 67001. Probably made in 1920s. 3 wheels missing, me...
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Early 20th Century Italian Toys

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Metal

Early 20th Century French Wooden Bowling Game: Rustic Artwork & Timeless Fun
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional wood bowling game. Step back in time with this traditional wooden bowling game, a delightful piece of French history crafted by an unknown m...
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Toys

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Wood

Set of 7 Traditional Antique Button Soccer Game Figures, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of seven table button soccer game players. Traditional figures used to play this classic button Spanish game. The players are build buy attaching a...
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1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

Materials

Paper

Collection of 12 Vintage Tin lithograph Toys
Located in Redding, CT
Collection of 12 vintage tin lithograph lithograph toys. $400 for the entire collection. Price is for the set, The set includes a German Ferris Wheel by Joseph Wagner...
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1960s German Vintage Toys

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Tin

Antique Traditional Spanish Maid Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted traditional Spanish rag doll dressed with traditional maid costume. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In or...
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1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Fabric

Arts & Crafts Canvas Toy Model of a Horse
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts Canvas Toy Model of a Horse This hansom beast is free standing and would very likely have been originally bought for a children’s room The condition is entirely ori...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Toys

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun bank was purchased out of a collection and has an aged patina and unpainted surface. The condition is very good.
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Late 19th Century American Country Antique Toys

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Iron

Sterling Silver Baby Rattle and Teething Ring
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver baby rattle and teething ring- a blue plastic tether with a sterling silver rattle / bell - the perfect gift for the baby that has everyt...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of Two Antique Traditional Spanish Rag Doll, circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique early 20th century hand painted rag doll of a couple dressed with traditional Spanish costumes. Manufactured circa 1920 in Spain. In ori...
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1920s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Toys

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Fabric

Mid-Century Remote Control Model Airplane
Located in New York, NY
American (1950s) hand made model airplane with working engine and remote control.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Toys

Materials

Paper

"Lamb" Cast Iron Still Bank, American, Circa 1970
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Lamb" cast Iron still bank is a re-issue of a bank made in 1928. It was made by The John Wright Company in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania in 1970. They...
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1970s American Folk Art Vintage Toys

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Iron

19th Century Roullet et Decamps French Rare Oversized Automaton Cow
Located in London, GB
19th century Roullet et Decamps Automaton cow We are proud to offer a rare circa 1880 automaton mooing cow, attributed to Roullet et Decamps and lar...
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1880s French Victorian Antique Toys

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Faux Fur, Wood, Paper

Vintage Toy, Military Toy Truck and Trailer
Located in Roma, IT
This military toy truck and trailer is a wind up toy truck with soldier and its own trailer. Tin made. Dunlop balloon cord tyres. Very good conditions...
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Mid-20th Century European Toys

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Metal

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun and folky original painted iron penny bank has the original painted surface in working condition. Put a penny in his hand and pull the lever for him to swallow the coin. The...
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1890s American Country Antique Toys

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Iron

Vintage Toy, Marx Toys Wind Up Chariot and Horses, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Marx Toys Wind up Chariot and Horses is a vintage mechanical toy representing a red chariot dragged by two painted tin horses. Original...
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Mid-20th Century American Toys

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Metal

Hobby Horse Ride On Pull Along Mobile Wheels Childs Toy Wood Leather Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Unusual folk, hobby horse trainer on wheels - Exudes charm and character - Usable & robust in good working order - Great collector's piece also ...
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1950s British Folk Art Vintage Toys

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Leather, Pine

Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Examico 4001 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made between 1950s/60s. Working stick shift and reverse. Vintage toy made in tinplate and plastic. Lighthly scrat...
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Mid-20th Century German Toys

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Metal

Set of Eight Folk Art Carnival Punks / Knockdown Dolls
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carnival punks / knockdown dolls composed of canvas forms lined with cotton fur supported by carved wood bases for added stability / weight, c...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Toys

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Canvas, Cotton, Wood

Small Cairn Elemental Spinning Top in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was Wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Toys

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Hardwood, Walnut

Rare Large Barge Model, in Wood and Composite Material circa 1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare large barge model, in wood and composite material circa 1960 with battery and sound system to be checked.
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1960s French Folk Art Vintage Toys

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Plastic, Wood

Danese Milano Elliot Toys in Black Wood by Elliott Erwitt
Located in Hicksville, NY
Black Elliot is a simple walking stick accessorised with a horn and light. It was personally designed by the great photographer as a piece of equipment for his own life. He designed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Toys

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Beech

Set of English 19th Century Spinning Tops
Located in London, GB
Set of English 19th century spinning tops We are proud to offer a set of 19th century English spinning tops, showing a lovey natural patina with wrought...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Toys

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Pine

Vintage Toy Car, Schuco Patent 2001625, Made in Germany, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Patent 2001625 car is a vintage toy made in Germany in 1950s. Schuco Patent 2001625 model. The clockwork works, even though it is a bit slow. Original key not incl...
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Mid-20th Century German Toys

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Metal

Michel Aroutcheff Gorgeous "Porsche 356 Pin Up" Berthet
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Michel Aroutcheff Gorgeous "Porsche 356 Pin Up " Berthet Measures: 39 x 12 x 9 cms See photo label small restoration windshield uprights 490.
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Early 2000s French Toys

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Wood

19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Horse
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century carved and painted wooden horse This is a superb piece of Folk Art, superbly carved in wood, the paint is original, it is quite br...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Toys

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Wood

Antique Collection of Four Jointed Bears
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Group of four vintage jointed bears with glass eyes. Great collection of bears in good condition. Largest bear measures 14 high x 5 wide Smallest bear...
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Early 20th Century North American Adirondack Toys

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Cotton

Vintage Toy, Schuco 1750 Car, Made in Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco 1750 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made in Germany, between 1938 and 1960. Working clockwork, non original wheels. Original key not included. Very good overal...
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Mid-20th Century German Toys

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Metal

Mid Century Wooden Lacquer Pull Toy Caterpillar Banana Slug and Colorful Balls
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful unique caterpillar toy solid lacquer painted wood in colorful colors, circa 1950;s Made in Greece by Kouvalias.
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20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Toys

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Wood, Lacquer

Massive Oversized Jansport Backpacks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive oversized Jansport backpacks. One red. One green. Over 2.5 feet tall. 400% larger than a normal backpack. Cool advertising piece. Great objec...
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1990s American Toys

Materials

Fabric

G. J. Lines Nursery Rocking Horse
By G & J Lines
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 19th Century nursery rocking horse by G. J. Lines. This charming horse features a wonderfully detailed head, with a dished face and flared nostrils. He retains hi...
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19th Century English Country Antique Toys

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Pine

Children's Skittles, circa 1900
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state with a pleasant patina of age, perfectly cleaned. Box dimensions: 47 x 30 x 7cm, skittle height 20cm. In beautiful original condition, complete.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Toys

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Bentwood

Vintage Toy, Schuco Patent 1001 Car, Made in Germany, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Patent 1001 car is a vintage mechanical toy made by Schuco Patent in Germany in 1940s. The car model is made in U.S. Not perfec...
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Early 20th Century German Toys

Materials

Metal

Kay Bojesen, Denmark, Black Wooden Bird, Danish Design, 20th-21st Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Black wooden bird. Danish design, 20th-21st century. Measures: 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Stamped. In perfect condition.    
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Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Toys

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Wood

19th Century Carved Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century carved wooden rocking horse on a working rocker. This piece has good proportions and a patina with original glass eyes.  
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19th Century French Antique Toys

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Wood

Toy Acrobatic Rocking Painted Tin Plate Clown
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Toy acrobatic rocking painted tin plate clown A great little piece, handmade based on a victorian animated toy The little clown is set spinning and when ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Monumental Safety Pin by Think Big NYC
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant safety pin made by Think Big NYC. Dated 1986. Cool unusual object. Good vintage condition. Just under 3 feet tall.   
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1980s Taiwanese Vintage Toys

Materials

Metal

19th Century American Primitive Carved Wood Cast Iron Glider Rocking Hobby Horse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American primitive handmade gliding hobby horse. The piece features a carved wood horse, red painted wood base, cast iron hardware with star accents, and leather straps and s...
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Toys

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Iron

Antique, New and Vintage Toys

Children as well as nostalgic grown-ups are still finding pleasure in toys and objects designed specifically for playtime that are, in comparison to today’s digital device-oriented distractions, far more modest in nature. Indeed, antique, new and vintage toys of years past — handmade folk-art toys such as wooden train sets, dolls, rocking horses and more — can be enjoyed by the young and old alike. In contemporary interiors, gently aging toys are wonderfully uncomplicated decorative objects primed for display in a cabinet or other case piece.

With their romantic appeal and frequent incorporation of natural materials, some vintage toys and folk-art toys are treasured collectibles, showcasing the beauty of handmade craftsmanship. Alongside other works characterized as folk art — in this case, visual art, typically reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition — handcrafted vintage toys are historical works of art worthy of any collector’s mantel. These are toys that tell a story of the time in which they were produced and the people who produced them.

Like any artifact, toys provide a window into the past. The ornamental dolls of the Victorian era, for example, produced in Germany and England, made of ceramics such as porcelain and dressed in textured fabrics, speak to the fashion of the era and will add a pop of color and a decorative flourish to the neutral corners of your home.

Mid-century modern toys are as sophisticated as the widely cherished furniture of the era. As much as they thought good design for the home should be available for all, iconic American design duo Charles and Ray Eames believed in making durable and interesting products for kids too. Today, their Eames Elephant is available from Vitra and Herman Miller, and it doesn’t even require a digital screen.

Explore a unique collection of antique and vintage toys as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.

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