Vintage Carousel Horse
$7,500
Vintage Carousel Horse
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage Carousel Horse believed to be from the 18th century with wonderful worn distress finish.
Category
Carousel Horses
Rare Antique Distressed Carousel Horse on Iron Stand Sculpture
$2,555Sale Price|30% Off
Rare Antique Distressed Carousel Horse on Iron Stand Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fantastic antique found unpainted carousel horse form having distressed wood, amazing character, and handsome custom iron stand.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Rare 19th century fairground Bayol carousel horse
Located in London, GB
Rare 19th century fairground Bayol carousel horse Dimensions: H 47” x W 29” x D 9” Weight: 20kg Date: Late 19th Century Origin: EU Material: Pine and metal Info: This item does no...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Antique American Carousel Horse Carnival Ride Attrib Charles Dare
Located in Forney, TX
A charming antique, circa 1920, American track machine carousel horse amusement ride attributed to legendary carver Charles W.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 20th century Limonaire Freres Paris fairground carousel horse
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Limonaire Freres Paris fairground carousel horse Dimensions in inches: H 31” x W 50” x D 11” Age: 1920 Origin: France (Paris) Condition: Fair Overview A rare ear...
Category
Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Carousel Horse in The Manner of C.W. Parker
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Carousel Horse in The Manner of C.W. Parker
By Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage 1970s C.W. Parker style carousel horse cast in resin, mounted on a golden metal display pedestal.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Brass
Colorful Painted Carousel Style Rocking Horse
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A remarkable large scale painted rocking horse decorated in the manner of a carousel horse.
Category
20th Century Hollywood Regency Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood
Rare Solid Tiger Oak Carousel Prancer, "Philadelphia School Folk Art Horse"
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
This carved carousel horse is an exceptional turn-of-the-century piece that sits at the intersection of American folk art and fine cabinetry, distinguished by both its material and e...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Oak
Antique French Double Seater Carousel Rocker Horse
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Double Seater Carousel Rocker Horse Beautiful antique French double seat carousel rocking horse.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Carnival Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique French Limonaire Frères Signed Carved Painted Wood Carousel Donkey Ride
Located in Forney, TX
Worldwide shipping available Local pickup / delivery available around Niagara Falls / Buffalo, New York Likely one-of-a-kind, far more rare, interesting and exotic than your typic...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
1950s/1960s Vintage Carousel Motorcycle Ride Amusement Fair Carnival Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
Local Pickup / Delivery available around Dallas, Texas Keywords: Museum quality classic old fashioned early carousel ride-on horse figure menagerie animal midcentury modern Art Dec...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
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Carousel Horse
By A. Saget
Located in Summerland, CA
Unusual Carousel Horse Minimalist hand carved horse used for traveling carousel.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Carved Wood Carousel Horse
Located in Nashville, TN
1920's wood carousel horse, believed to be from the Glendale Park Carosel that was located in Nashville.
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Carousel Horse by Gustave Dentzel
By Gustave Dentzel
Located in New Haven, CT
Carousel Horse, "Flossie" by Gustave Dentzel. This dramatic outside row "stander" retains a very appealing in-use park painted surface.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carousel Horse Head with Iron Base
Located in Middleburg, VA
A charming and whimsical carousel horse head on base. Original paint with fantastic color, patina and great character.
Category
Early 20th Century English Carnival Art
Carved and Painted Wood Carousel Horse
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully painted and carved wood German or French carnival carousel horse 'Apache' with glass eyes and an expressive face from the late 19th to early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Late 19th Century Carved Wood Carousel Horse Fragment
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th century carousel horse nicely carved and mounted on custom stand with traces of original paint and accents.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Late19th/early 20th century American Carousel horse
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A very nicely carved late 19th/early 20th century American carved wood carousell horse on custom stand. This carousel horse is particularly well carved and has original, beautifully ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Wooden Carousel Horse in Fixed Position
Located in Southampton, NY
Wooden carousel horse in fixed position. Original gresso over wooden base resembling tree trunk.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Carnival Art
Materials
Brass
Carousel Horse Fragment
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautifully rendered figure of running horse w/well weathered original paint. Original glass eye in tact. Modern adaptation to be used as wall sculpture.
Category
20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Carousel Horse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Deeply hand carved wooden horse from carousel with fine patina and amber glass eyes on a wooden base, polychrome on saddle only.
Category
Late 20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century American Carved Wooden Carousel Horse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Thought to be made by the Herschell/Spillman Carousel Company, in North Tonawanda,NY. The horse mounted on a steel pole and stand.
Category
American Carnival Art
Collector's Carousel Tin, Mari Pritchard, 1982
Located in Retie, BE
The carousel horses are a War Horse by Zalar, King Horse by C.Carmel, Jumpers by Caretta and Muller.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
Carved Carousel Jumper Horse Carnival Circus
By Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker
Located in Lenox, MA
This gorgeous carousel horse once belonged to a summer camp in Glen Spey, NY.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Pine
Coney Island Jumper
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique carousel jumper horse from a Coney Island, N.Y. company.
Category
20th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Provencal Carousel Horse
Located in Napa, CA
Original Childrens Carousel Horse
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wooden Carousel Horse Original Paint
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine original painted Carousel Horse. With the original straps.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
20thc Century Painted & Mounted Carousel Horse
By Dentzel Carousel Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic folk art Carousel horse is mounted on its original black wood base and is in great sturdy as found condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Carnival Art
19th Century Carved Wood Carousel Horse.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very Nice 19th Century Carved Wood Carousel Horse Retaining Original Paint. We will be having a new custom display stand made.
Category
Antique 19th Century Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Wood Carousel Horse, 1850s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century French painted wood carousel Horse from the 1850s. White painted wooden horse on a metal base (made for this horse) that can be removable and height adjustable.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Metal
19th C. Carousel Horse on Iron Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century wood carved carousel horse on iron stand with worn distressed finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
19THC ORIGINAL WHITE PAINTED CAROUSEL HORSE ON STAND
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED PLATFORM RIDING CAROUSEL HORSE ON STAND FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Antique French Carousel Horse on Custom Iron Hanging Bracket
Located in Houston, TX
We have added a custom iron bracket to easily hang the carousel horse in your home.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Antique 19th Century Painted Carousel Horse
Located in Round Top, TX
Whimsy and delight of an age gone by exude from this wonderful old carved Tivoli horse from Copenhagen. The age related repairs include the addition of metal bands (see around the ne...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Carnival Art
19th Century French Wood Carousel Horse with Iron Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century French Wood one of a kind Carousel Horse with Iron Stand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Carousel Horse, Hand-Carved Wood Circa 1900 American
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Late 19th Century or early 20th Century American Carousel Horse. Beautifully carved with glass eyes.
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair of 19th Century European Carousel Horse Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
These hand-carved wooden European carousel horses have a proud carriage, muscular body and an animated expression.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
Wood Carved Carousel Horse with Original Park Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Superbly carved carousel horse found at an amusement park in the Northeastern United States.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
RARE CONEY ISLAND CAROUSEL HORSE IN ORIGINAL PAINT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL AND FOLKY 19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED AND HAND CARVED CAROUSEL HORSE FROM A MERRY GO ROUND IN CONEY ISLAND,NEW YORK.ALL ORIGINAL PAINT AND HAND CARVED IN GREAT CONDITION.THIS HO...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Carnival Art
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Carousel Horses For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of carousel horses is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and paint, all carousel horses available were constructed with great care. Carousel horses have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. folk art and Hollywood Regency carousel horses are consistently popular styles. Carousel horses have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker are consistently popular.
How Much are Carousel Horses?
Prices for carousel horses start at $2,375 and top out at $13,500 with the average selling for $5,243.
Finding the Right Carnival Art for You
The collection of original antique and vintage carnival art on 1stDibs includes paintings and posters that promoted traveling carnivals and circuses of years past as well as masks, sculptures and other works of folk art associated with widespread public celebrations that mark the start of harvest season or are rooted in religion.
The concept of “Carnival” is linked to an event that precedes Lent, the season of preparation before Easter for Christians (it may also have roots in Ancient Rome’s pagan Saturnalian festival), while the modern traveling carnival that we know — i.e., amusement fairs — existed during the 19th century in North America. The Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 was pivotal to these traveling amusement fairs.
Some of the most famous celebrations of Carnival around the world include Karneval in Germany, Carnival in Brazil and Mardi Gras in the United States. Carnival in Barbados is a traditional harvest festival. The bright colors, the caricatured masks and floats and the over-the-top nature of Carnival continue to enthrall millions across the globe.
Carnivals have always given way to impressive displays of creativity and folk art. Folk art is art created by people who are not classically trained for either utilitarian or decorative purposes. With respect to visual art in folk art, it refers to work that is reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition.
Carnival art reflects the way different cultures celebrate or mark an important community event. Some examples of Carnival art include fabric dolls and marionettes that are used to tell stories and capture your imagination. Antique dolls make for striking collectibles positioned for display on any shelf in your home, while carnival masks make a bold statement as wall art. A collection of masks could create an elevated accent wall in a living room or dining room.
Browse 1stDibs to find unique antique and vintage carnival art for your space today.
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