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Antique Carnival Ride

19th Century Kids Carousel Duck Figure Ride Carnival Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
dobby platform flat style children's carousel duck (or bird) ride from the mid to late 19th century
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19th Century Dutch Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Iron

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
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Early 20th C Robert Lakin & Co Fairground Carnival Circus Pillars Edwin Hall
Located in Lowestoft, GB
demonstrating the construction and operation of fairground rides to their new owners. First quarter of the
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Early 20th Century English Antique Carnival Ride

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Pine

J. Hübner Carved Wood Carousel Horse, Early 20th Century, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Germany - Josef Hübner - Joseph Hubner. This piece of Carnival Art - funfair roundabout horse - Merry-go
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Metal

Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Made for a ride that rotated clockwise, Moe is nonetheless dressed to impress from either side, and
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1920s American American Craftsman Antique Carnival Ride

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Brass, Metal

Original Fairground 'Speedway' Rounding Boards, 1950s Red Gold
Located in Hastings, GB
of each board English Fairground 'Ark' 'Speedway' rounding boards We have researched this ride
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
century English fairground panel. From a fairground carousel ride, with the hand painted graphic “The
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1920s British Edwardian Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood, Paint

Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker 'German, 1820-1900' Oil on Canvas Venetian Carnival
By Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker (German, 1820-1900) "Karneval von Venedig" (The Venetian Carnival) oil
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19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Carnival Ride

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Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Carousel Ornament Painted Cast Iron King Mask Amusement Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
A rare European antique hand painted cast iron carnival carousel embellishment. Once decorating
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19th Century European Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Iron

19th Century German Carved Polychrome Carousel Horse by P. Schneider
Located in Forney, TX
A rare antique, circa 1890s, German hand carved and painted wood carousel horse carnival fair ride
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Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Oil, Board

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Oil, Board

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Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Carnival Ride

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Wrought Iron

Large and Unique Antique French Boiserie with Covered Alcove, 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful section of boiserie has been carved from softwood in the 17th century (upper section pieces only). It has been completely cleaned (stripped) and clear waxed at some po...
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17th Century French Antique Carnival Ride

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Softwood

Modern Sculptural Wood Room Divider by Sebastiano Bottos, Italia
By Sebastiano Bottos
Located in Pordenone, IT
The "Cortina" screen designed by Sebastiano Bottos is a sculptural piece of furniture handcrafted by assembling extroflexed wood elements, the result of an innovating processing tech...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs England, late 19th century Amongst the birds...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Carnival Ride

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Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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1970s French Space Age Antique Carnival Ride

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Metal, Aluminum

1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
H 157.49 in W 255.91 in D 314.97 in
Black Carousel Horse, Wood Horse Sculpture on Metal Base, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wooden Carousel Horse - Fairground horse - Merry-go-round Horse. Smaller model, so easy to be placed. This Mid-20th century hand carved Animal Sculpture is a Black horse - Black Beau...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Italian 19th Century Canopy Bed with Silver Friezes and Upholstered Purple Silk
Located in Firenze, IT
One of a kind canopy bed or day bed made up of two scrolled silver columns and upholsterd with an Italian vintage pure silk brocade. Sourced in a private residence in Venice this 19...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Carnival Ride

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Silver

Modern Curved Serpentine Sofa in Orange Velvet W Gold & Wood Details
Located in Porto, PT
Modern curved serpentine sofa in orange velvet w gold & wood details Giulia sofa is a modern mid-century style sofa. This luxury sofa promises to be the absolute protagonist of a mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Brass

Stunning Antique Victorian circa 1880 Pitch Pine Carousel Horse Merry Go Round
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian Pitch Pine Carousel horse A very well made and good looking piece, it was originally made for a carousel as ment...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Carnival Ride

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Pine

Superb 'Grand Prix' lounge chairs & sofa by Sculptor Maurice Calka, Arflex, 1960
By Arflex, Maurice Calka
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Fabulous, super rare, and monumental sculptural form 'Grand Prix' lounge set by prestigious French sculptor Maurice Calka (1921-1999) for Arflex, Italy, 1960. The upholstery on ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Steel, Nickel

McVitie & Price Counter Top Cake Shop Display Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
McVitie & Price Counter Top Cake Shop Display Cabinet This is a Glazed Counter top Display Cabinet is made in walnut it holds 4 sliding shelves so that the contents can be easily...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Carnival Ride

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Walnut

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
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19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood, Pine

Bed Dog Sample Dolls Tester 4 Poster Upholstered Antiquarian Jacobean Style Oak
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
• Rare diminutive, Antiquarian, oak, tester or 4 poster, upholstered bed in the Baroque-style. Either intended as a cabinet maker’s sample or a dog or doll’s bed. • Characterful an...
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1950s British Baroque Antique Carnival Ride

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Velvet, Oak

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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1950s English Renaissance Antique Carnival Ride

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Oak

Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Carnival Ride

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Lacquer, Wood

Bed Demi-Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Green Painted & Gilded Leather 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, With Gold Velvet & Gilt Embroidered Bedspread, sol...
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1720s Spanish Baroque Antique Carnival Ride

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Giltwood, Paint

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Antique American Copper Unicorn Head Carnival Ride
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique American copper unicorn head carnival ride. Original finish.
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Copper

Antique Carnival Hand-Carved and Hand-Painted Ride Doors
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique carnival hand-carved and hand-painted ride doors.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Belgian Carousel Ride Folk Art Sleigh / Seat
Located in Hudson, NY
Western European swan serpent or swan snake design carousel sleigh style piece with two seats and original colorful paint. Ca. 19th century. Found in Bruges, Belgium.  
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Carved Carousel Jumper Horse Carnival Circus
By Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker
Located in Lenox, MA
factory and began building "carry-us-alls" and other amusements rides. C.W. moved his factory to a larger
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19th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

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Pine

1930s Carnival Hand-Painted Wood Pig Ride
Located in Chicago, IL
1930s carnival hand-painted wood pig ride
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Whimsical 1920s English Carnival Ride Painted Bird
Located in Culver City, CA
Gorgeous colorful piece of Folk Art. This 1920s English carnival bird ride has layers and layers of
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1920s English Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Iron

Vintage Carnival Plane
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage metal carnival plane from the 1920's. Plane came from a vintage carnival ride. The plane
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Early 20th Century French Antique Carnival Ride

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Metal

Vintage Carnival Plane
Vintage Carnival Plane
H 33 in W 40 in D 48 in
Porcelain Caterpillar Ride Sign from Riverview Amusement Park
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare porcelain sign from the caterpillar ride from Riverview Amusement Park (1904-1967) in
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Early 20th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

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Metal

Exceptionally Folky and Rare Set of Four Gnome Character Paintings
Located in Wiscasset, ME
mounted to a carnival ride in the 1920's or 30's. Great one of a kind folk art piece to mount on the wall.
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1920s American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

Antique French Menagerie Carousel Dog
Located in Forney, TX
-crafted in the late 19th / early 20th century, the large scale carnival fair / amusement park ride now
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood, Paint

Armored Carousel Horse made by C.W. Parker in Leavenworth, Kansas circa 1915
Located in York County, PA
than from those of some other carvers. He was an avid businessman who's ideas changed the carnival
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Antique Child's Carousel Sleigh
Located in Stamford, CT
This amusement park ride represents a great piece of folk art history. It is made of metal and
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

Antique Child's Carousel Sleigh
Antique Child's Carousel Sleigh
H 35 in W 24 in D 60 in
Rounding Board from a Riverview Amusement Park
Located in Chicago, IL
A rounding board from a ride at Riverview Amusement Park (1904-1967) in Chicago, Illinois depicting
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Early 20th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Carousel Reindeer
Located in Bainbridge, NY
from primitive 19th century carousel Reindeer children's ride. Made of stacked wood and painted in
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19th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

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Iron

Carousel Reindeer
Carousel Reindeer
H 43 in W 40 in D 7 in
c. 1880 Giant Bayol Carved Carousel Fish
Located in Santa Monica, CA
leather seat and brass railing attached to the back. The fish was designed for two children to ride
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19th Century French Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Rare 19thc Pig Carousel W/fragments Of Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC RARE HAND CARVED CAROUSEL PIG FROM A MERRY GO ROUND RIDE IN NEW YORK STATE. THIS FOLKY PIG
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19th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

19th Century Hand Carved Gold Gilt English Fairground Poles
Located in London, GB
fairground ride or attraction. The bottom section of these pillars’ original would have had spikes so they
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1890s British Victorian Antique Carnival Ride

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Pine, Paint

Meissen Group 'Sleigh Ride with The Court Jesters' by Kaendler, circa 1850
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Carnival Sleigh Ride On an elongated snow plinth a horse with a bell cover is rearing. Behind it on the
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Carnival Ride

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Porcelain

Baroque Meissen Group Sleigh Ride with The Court Jesters by Kaendler circa 1750
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Carnival Sleigh Ride On an elongated snow plinth a horse with a bell cover is rearing. Behind it on the
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Carnival Ride

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Porcelain

Meissen Group 'Sleigh Ride with the Court Jesters', by J.J. Kaendler, ca 1900
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Extraordinary group of the dresden carnival sleigh ride: On an elongated snow plinth a horse with
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Early 1900s German Baroque Antique Carnival Ride

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Porcelain

Vintage Hand-Painted and Carved Wood Carousel Horse
Located in Dallas, TX
carnivals enthralled rural populaces with dazzling lights, mechanized rides and a fascinating source of
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Early 20th Century French Bohemian Antique Carnival Ride

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Hardwood

Rare 19th Century Armitage-Herschell Carousel Track Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.” The origins of this horse stem from a traveling carnival/fair ride known as a track horse carousel
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Brass

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Oil, Board

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Carnival Ride

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Oil, Board

Le Manège de nuit et fête foraine
By Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
Located in New Orleans, LA
-Round and Fair) Signed (center left) Oil on canvas A spirited evening carnival is the subject of this
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Carnival Ride

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Oil, Canvas

Large Early Carnival Ride Race Car Speedway Hand-Painted Rounding Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
about condition. We have two other panels from the same carnival ride. Both with great automobile
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Early Carnival Automobile Ride Original Hand-Painted Rounding Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
about condition. We have two other panels from the same carnival ride. Both with great automobile
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Early 20th Century Carnival Midway "OK4U" Skeleton Ghost Train Rounding Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early 20th century carnival midway ghost train carnival ride rounding board. "OK4U" skeleton waving
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Early Carnival Futuristic Auto Hand-Painted Rounding Board
Located in Santa Monica, CA
condition. We have two other panels from the same carnival ride. Both with great automobile related subject
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Antique Carousel Horse by Karl Müller Germany, Hand-Carved wood, Late 19th Cent
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art - Carnival Ride Horse - Merry-go-round Horse - Horse Art - Unique Interior Objects - Carnival Art
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Late 19th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Hand Made Clowns Unicycle
Located in Peekskill, NY
some skill to ride. Because of the small size is make a perfect table top display. It has an aged
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Steel

Hand Made Clowns Unicycle
Hand Made Clowns Unicycle
H 26 in W 12 in D 9 in
Philadelphia Toboggan Co Polychrome Carved Wooden Carousel Horse
Located in Milford, NH
coaster company and the second oldest amusement ride manufacturer in the world. From its founding until
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Early 20th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Antique Painted Jumping Horse from Northern France, circa 1900
Located in Dallas, TX
ride. These horses were usually only attached at the bottom. This antique blue painted French horse
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Early 1900s French Antique Carnival Ride

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Metal

Limonaire Organ Figure, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Bioscope show front on amusement rides. Peek production occurred during 1900 to 1914. Linonaire had a
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1880s French Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wool

English Carnival Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
English lithograph poster advertising a carnival, depicting rides, performers, and attendees
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Early 20th Century English Antique Carnival Ride

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Paper, Wood

English Carnival Poster
English Carnival Poster
H 32 in W 39.5 in D 0.5 in
19th Century Hand-Carved and Painted Camel Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
marks consistent with age and use. It has a look of a high end carousel ride or carving. Could be some
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

French 19th century style post impressionist painting - Fun Fair - Horse Degas
Located in Antwerp, BE
confident brush-strokes, it has a wonderfully vibrant colors and depicts two ladies enjoying a joyful ride
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Carnival Ride

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century historical genre oil painting of Napoleon’s return from Elba
By Robert Alexander Hillingford
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Evening of the Carnival’ was exhibited at St. Petersburg in 1859. In 1864, he returned to London where
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19th Century Victorian Antique Carnival Ride

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Oil, Canvas

1880s Original Carnival Ride Wood Horse by Charles Loof
By Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker
Located in Chicago, IL
1880s Original Carnival Ride Wood Horse By Charles Loof With Glass Beads. Original paint.
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1880s American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood, Glass

Early 1900s Wooden, Carved, Bird Form Carnival Rides
Located in Hudson, NY
Carved and polychromed wooden carnival rides. One flamingo form and one black necked swan form
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

Whimsical 1920s English Carnival Ride Painted Goat
Located in Hudson, NY
Great colorful piece! Solid wood with age splits. Iron support base-original. Worn wood saddle seat. 8 layers of paint removed to reveal what was left from the original design. Vint...
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1920s English Folk Art Antique Carnival Ride

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Iron

Set of Three Traveling Circus Signs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Sign One is Thrills In Every Ride backed with No Traffic Cops Here. Sign Two is Skids
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Early 20th Century American Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Set of Three Traveling Circus Signs
Set of Three Traveling Circus Signs
H 24 in W 55 in D 0.5 in
Restored Spillman Carousel Horse
By Herschell Spillman
Located in Aurora, OR
Allan Herschell was a Pioneer, not only of carousels, but other amusement park rides for children
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Early 20th Century Antique Carnival Ride

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Wood

Restored Spillman Carousel Horse
Restored Spillman Carousel Horse
H 34 in W 8 in D 43 in
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Antique Carnival Ride For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique carnival ride you’re looking for. Each antique carnival ride for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, canvas and ceramic. There are many kinds of the antique carnival ride you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique carnival ride, designed in the folk art, Baroque or mid-century modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique carnival ride has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker, Johann Joachim Kändler and Meissen Porcelain are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Carnival Ride?

Prices for an antique carnival ride can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,192 and can go as high as $158,500, while the average can fetch as much as $4,000.