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Antique Circus Wagons

Circus Wagons
Circus Wagons

Circus Wagons

By Millard Sheets

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This watercolor is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Circus Wagons, 1927, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, 10 x19 ¾ inches (sight...

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1920s American Realist Antique Circus Wagons

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Watercolor

19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings
19th Century American Traveling Circus Carousel or Circus Wagon Carvings

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.

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century
Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century

Set of two Wood Vintage Pull Toys, 20th Century

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Set of two vintage wood pull toys, 20th Century. Charming folk art circus wagon and pair of ducks. Circus wagon has applied lithograph of performing characters.

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Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

Materials

Wood, Paper

19th Century Anglo Indian Carving of an Elephant, a Tiger, a Serpent and a Rat
19th Century Anglo Indian Carving of an Elephant, a Tiger, a Serpent and a Rat

19th Century Anglo Indian Carving of an Elephant, a Tiger, a Serpent and a Rat

Located in Stamford, CT

It is a fragment, perhaps from a circus wagon or structure. My favorite new acquisition, I love everything about it, the animals, the patina of age and use, the traces of gilding and...

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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Circus Wagons

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood

Samuel Robb Carved Tobacciana Trade Sign
Samuel Robb Carved Tobacciana Trade Sign

Samuel Robb Carved Tobacciana Trade Sign

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Samuel Anderson Robb (c. 1851–1928) was an American sculptor, best known for his carved wooden figures for tobacco shops and circus wagons. Robb was born in New York City, the son o...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

19th Century Tobacco Trade Sign Carving
19th Century Tobacco Trade Sign Carving

19th Century Tobacco Trade Sign Carving

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Robb was one of the most prolific American wood carvers in the late 19th-early 20th century, well known for tobacconist trade sign figures but he designed and carved a whole range of...

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19th Century American Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Turn of the century parade Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Located in Middletown, NY

The tradition evolved in the United States, although it was the English who popularized it and created the most spectacular processions and the most ornately carved circus parade wag...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Circus Wagons

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Photographic Paper

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Circus Wagon Figure
Circus Wagon Figure

Circus Wagon Figure

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H 54 in W 14.5 in D 10 in

Circus Wagon Figure

Located in Culver City, CA

Mysterious circus wagon figure by Samuel A. Robb for Barnum & Bailey Circus

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19th Century Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel
Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel

Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel

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H 44 in W 44 in D 16 in

Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel

Located in Santa Monica, CA

A great piece of circus history. Original wheel from a late 19th century circus wagon.

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19th Century American Antique Circus Wagons

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Model of a Circus Wagon
Early 20th Century Model of a Circus Wagon

Early 20th Century Model of a Circus Wagon

Located in Martlesham, GB

Early 20th century model of a circus wagon, the model itself is in the typical style of a circus wagon of that period with smaller wheels at the front and larger ones at the back, ba...

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1910s British Edwardian Antique Circus Wagons

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Hardwood

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon
Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon Free Shipping within the United States and Canada.

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Carvings from Circus Wagon
Primitive Wood American Folk Art Carvings from Circus Wagon

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Carvings from Circus Wagon

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Hand-carved Primitive wood carvings that once adorned a circus wagon dating to the mid-19th century. Original paint remains.

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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

19th Century American Folk Art Circus Fairground Wagon Faun Mask Billy Jamieson
19th Century American Folk Art Circus Fairground Wagon Faun Mask Billy Jamieson

19th Century American Folk Art Circus Fairground Wagon Faun Mask Billy Jamieson

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A large American circus wagon mask, carved from a single piece of soft wood, likely to be pitch pine.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Circus Wagons

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Pine

Large Antique 19th Century Dog Painting of a Poodle Inscribed "Zoraida"
Large Antique 19th Century Dog Painting of a Poodle Inscribed "Zoraida"

Large Antique 19th Century Dog Painting of a Poodle Inscribed "Zoraida"

Located in SANTA FE, NM

While primarily considered a water-retrievers and excellent duck hunters, the poodle was. and still is, used as guide dogs, guard dogs, military dogs, circus performers, and wagon pu...

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19th Century Old Masters Antique Circus Wagons

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Canvas, Oil

Fantastic Circus, Carnival Advertising Wooden Sign Folk Art, Americana
Fantastic Circus, Carnival Advertising Wooden Sign Folk Art, Americana

Fantastic Circus, Carnival Advertising Wooden Sign Folk Art, Americana

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Circus advertising wooden sign. These type of signs would go on the circus wagons or tents.

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Early 1900s American American Craftsman Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

Carved Wood Indian Circus Wagon Figure
Carved Wood Indian Circus Wagon Figure

Carved Wood Indian Circus Wagon Figure

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H 43 in W 10 in D 10 in L 43 in

Carved Wood Indian Circus Wagon Figure

Located in New York, NY

Carved and painted wood Indian from a circus wagon. When the circus wagons rolled into town they came as a parade in colorful wagons meant to lure all the towns people to the big top.

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16th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

Mysterious Circus Wagon Sculpture
Mysterious Circus Wagon Sculpture

Mysterious Circus Wagon Sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Samuel A. Robb carved wagon figures for Barnum & Bailey Circus. Samuel A.Robb carved a series of circus wagons for the Barnum & Bailey Circus in the 1880s.

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

Circus Wagon Folk Art Dancing Figure
Circus Wagon Folk Art Dancing Figure

Circus Wagon Folk Art Dancing Figure

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H 40 in W 12 in D 11 in

Circus Wagon Folk Art Dancing Figure

Located in New York, NY

Fully carved and painted dancing lady made to go on the side of a decorated circus wagon. There used to be countless traveling circuses in this land that would come into towns and ci...

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

Whimsical Tramp Art Circus Wagon
Whimsical Tramp Art Circus Wagon

Whimsical Tramp Art Circus Wagon

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H 19.5 in W 24 in D 15 in

Whimsical Tramp Art Circus Wagon

Located in Manalapan, NJ

A whimsical tramp art circus wagon. One of the most unusual offerings we have had.

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1920s American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

6 Ft. Tall Pair Of Carved Wood Decorations From A Circus Wagon
6 Ft. Tall Pair Of Carved Wood Decorations From A Circus Wagon

6 Ft. Tall Pair Of Carved Wood Decorations From A Circus Wagon

Located in Geneva, IL

LARGE SIZED CARVED WOOD GOLD DECORATIVE PIECES FROM A VINTAGE 1900 CIRCUS WAGON. INTERESTING WALL DECORATIONS OR COLUMNS.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Circus Wagons

Iron Gorilla Head
Iron Gorilla Head

Iron Gorilla Head

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H 13 in W 9 in D 6.5 in

Iron Gorilla Head

Located in New York, NY

Cast iron gorilla head believed to have been made for a circus wagon mounted over metal stand. Ht on base 19 in.

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19th Century American Antique Circus Wagons

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Circus Animal Wagon Panel
Late 19th Century Circus Animal Wagon Panel

Late 19th Century Circus Animal Wagon Panel

Located in Seattle, WA

Wooden hand-carved circus facade that may have adorned a animal transport wagon.

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1890s American Antique Circus Wagons

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By Robert Delaunay

Located in Southampton, NY

Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the volume, Allo! Paris!, 1926. Published by Éditions des ...

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1920s Modern Antique Circus Wagons

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Lithograph

Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922

Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922

$40,638

H 60.24 in W 90.95 in D 0.4 in

Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922

By La Maitrise, Maurice Dufrêne

Located in Paris, IDF

Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Circus Wagons

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Wool

Millard Sheets, Family Flats, 1935 (Los Angeles, CA, Depression-era tenements
Millard Sheets, Family Flats, 1935 (Los Angeles, CA, Depression-era tenements

Millard Sheets, Family Flats, 1935 (Los Angeles, CA, Depression-era tenements

By Millard Sheets

Located in New York, NY

Signed, titled, and numbered, in pencil. The proposed edition was 100 although it is very unlikely that these were printed. This large and intensely urban lithograph, Family Flats, ...

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Mid-20th Century Ashcan School Antique Circus Wagons

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Lithograph

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA
Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA

By Thomas Hart Benton

Located in New York, NY

Mural Study for "History of Water" American Scene Modernism Social Realism WPA Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975) "Water Story" (Study for The History of Water) Tempera and o...

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1930s American Modern Antique Circus Wagons

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Oil, Egg Tempera, Board

Carousel Ostrich Sculpture
Carousel Ostrich Sculpture

Carousel Ostrich Sculpture

$795Sale Price|36% Off

H 25 in W 17 in D 5.5 in

Carousel Ostrich Sculpture

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Hand carved wood sculpture of carousel ostrich.

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1980s Antique Circus Wagons

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

$12,720Sale Price|20% Off

H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (ro...

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Circus Wagons

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Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig
American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig

American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Tall one of a kind cowboy and horse spinning whirligig American Folk Art piece. Most likely from a larger folk art environment. Sheet steel construction on a large spoked farm wheel ...

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1940s American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

Materials

Iron, Sheet Metal

Field, Abstract Landscape Lithograph by Millard Sheets
Field, Abstract Landscape Lithograph by Millard Sheets

Field, Abstract Landscape Lithograph by Millard Sheets

By Millard Sheets

Located in Long Island City, NY

Field by Millard Owen Sheets, American (1907–1989) Date: circa 1977 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250 Size: 24 in. x 35 in. (60.96 cm x 88.9 cm)

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1970s American Modern Antique Circus Wagons

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Lithograph

Summertime - Martha's Vineyard  - Sunset Golden Sky and Red Lighthouse
Summertime - Martha's Vineyard  - Sunset Golden Sky and Red Lighthouse

Summertime - Martha's Vineyard - Sunset Golden Sky and Red Lighthouse

By Millard Sheets

Located in Miami, FL

Summertime in Martha's Vineyard is drenched in saturated yellows and reds. People in the foreground look out to the sea. Two people on horseback are masterfully rendered in a loose ...

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1960s Post-Impressionist Antique Circus Wagons

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Watercolor, Board, Pencil

1960s English Carnival Sign
1960s English Carnival Sign

1960s English Carnival Sign

$1,650

H 23 in W 42.13 in D 0.13 in

1960s English Carnival Sign

Located in High Point, NC

1960s carnival art sign from England. It is advertising a cake walk on one side of the sign, and on the back has a charming message "Have a nice Victorian day". Great sign for any co...

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1960s English Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

1950's Papier mâché french theatre head
1950's Papier mâché french theatre head

1950's Papier mâché french theatre head

$377

H 9.85 in W 10.63 in D 14.18 in

1950's Papier mâché french theatre head

Located in Diest, BE

A 1950's rare original James Ensor style papier mâché theatre head. This item was obtained via a private collection (France).

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1950s French Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

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Paper

19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime
19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime

19th Century Carved Ship Figurehead Oak Wood Female Figure Antique Maritime

Located in Milan, IT

Figurehead in carved oak depicting a female figure whose body has the shape of a siren, symbol of fertility and protection, with female features in the upper part and fish tail inste...

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1870s Antique Circus Wagons

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Wood

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage
Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

$19,850

H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in

Victorian Nécessaire de Voyage

Located in New Orleans, LA

A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanity case is as much an item of luxury as it is of necessity. Known as a nécessaire de voyage, the case features a lux...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Circus Wagons

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Velvet, Glass, Wood

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$60,409Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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19th Century Italian Antique Circus Wagons

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s
Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s

Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s

$8,500

H 12 in W 9 in D 10 in

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.

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Circus Wagons

Materials

Wood

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

$2,685

H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...

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19th Century Italian Antique Circus Wagons

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Pine

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Antique Circus Wagons For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique circus wagons available for sale. The range of distinct antique circus wagons — often made from wood, hardwood and iron — can elevate any home. Antique circus wagons have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art antique circus wagons are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Antique Circus Wagons?

Antique circus wagons can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,800, while the lowest priced sells for $900 and the highest can go for as much as $12,500.