Antique Handmade Cloth Doll with Painted Face and Red Gingham Outfit
Located in Seattle, WA
This antique handmade cloth doll dates to the early 20th century and features a charming hand-painted face with blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and short brown hair.
Fabric
Large Antique Naive Folk Art Cloth Rag Doll, Early 20Th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
LARGE FOLK ART RAG DOLL An adorable and individual cloth doll lovingly hand-stitched with embroidered facial features, rosy cheeks and braided human hair. Charming hand-stitched cl...
Textile, Cotton, Silk, Thread
Antique German Bisque Black Ebony Young Boy Character Doll Cloth Body
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century black doll shaped like a young boy with bisque head, hands and feet, glass eyes, and sawdust filled cloth body, dressed in a striped shirt, matching tie and pock...
Ceramic, Fabric
$340
H 5.25 in W 2.5 in D 1.38 in
Boy dressed in Sailor Outfit Antique German Dollhouse Doll Toy 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This rare and exquisite miniature antique German Bisque Head, Arms and Leg Doll is a must-have for Dollhouse and Doll collectors and enthusiasts alike. With its beautiful Sailers Out...
Porcelain, Fabric
$725
H 13.5 in W 5.88 in D 5.75 in
Vintage French Musical Automaton Clown Doll, Porcelain Head & Hands, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage French Musical Automaton Clown Doll, Porcelain Head & Hands, 1950s, French 1950s Musical Automaton Clown Toy, Porcelain Head, Therapeutic Vintage Mechanical Figure A charmin...
Porcelain, Textile
Vintage Papier Mache Rocking Toy Clown Figure. 1920's.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely toy clown A bell rings when it rocks Hand painted papier mache. Marked " foreign ". Most likely by Schoenhut, Germany Good condition / condition commensurate with the age ...
Wood, Paper
Antique German Bisque Doll 370 A & M-2/OX-DEP Armand Marseille, Ric#003
Located in Norton, MA
An original Armand Marseille doll, etched into the bisque at her nape is her edition number “370 AM-2/0X-DEP”. Bisque head and hands. Her feet wear perfect little white leather shoes...
Composition
Midcentury Antique "Mariquita Perez" Doll
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury antique "Mariquita Perez" doll. Mariquita Perez appeared in the market in 1940, being the best known doll of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s in Spain, Portugal and in so...
Plastic
$895
H 15 in W 6 in D 6 in
Antique German Bisque Doll #152/6 "Our Baby" by Hertel Schwab for L.W & CO.
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Hertel Schwab baby doll 152/6 for Louis Wolf & Company. Measures approximately 15 inches in height. Beautiful blue glass sleep eyes with painted upper and lower lashes. Paint...
Composition
$63
H 8.67 in W 1.97 in D 1.58 in
Vintage Folk Costume Character Doll, Alsatian Male, Mid-20th Century - 2C135
Located in Bordeaux, FR
✦ ABOUT THIS DOLL Meet this charming vintage European folk costume doll — a mustachioed gentleman in full traditional dress, full of personality and ready to find a new home on a she...
Plastic
$278Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.58 in W 3.94 in D 10.24 in
Elegant Vintage Porcelain Doll, Blue and White Beauty from the 20th century 2C05
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Immerse yourself in the charm of a bygone era with this Vintage Porcelain Doll, a delicate beauty hailing from the middle of the 20th century. Adorned in a white and blue dress, with...
Porcelain
Vintage Madame Alexander 21” Cissy Doll Monet
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage 1961 collectible Madame Alexander 21” Cissy doll Monet. From a collectors storage, complete with all accessories. In great condition.
Textile
Antique German Bisque Doll 971 A 2 M Armand Marseille, Ric#004
Located in Norton, MA
Beautiful Armand Marseille 14" bent knee baby in her factory original clothing and mohair wig. Her bisque socket head is good with no evidence of mishap or repair. Her face retains a...
Composition
$81
H 12.6 in W 4.73 in D 2.37 in
Vintage Porcelain Collector Doll, 20th Century, Royal Stewart Tartan - 2C153
Located in Bordeaux, FR
✦ ABOUT THIS PIECE She is dressed for the Highlands — and she has not forgotten it. This vintage porcelain collector doll wears one of the most richly layered costumes in the collec...
Porcelain
Antique German Bisque Doll A & M Armand Marseille, Ric#006
Located in Norton, MA
An original Armand Marseille doll, with a Bisque head and hands. Her feet wear red socks. Beautiful blue glass-fixed eyes and her parted lips show her perfect little teeth. Great ove...
Composition
$675
H 13.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Antique German Bisque Doll #152/4 Happy Character Baby by Hertel Schwab Ric#005
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Hertel Schwab baby doll. Measures approximately 13.5 inches in height. Beautiful blue glass sleep eyes with painted upper and lower lashes. Painted eyebrows. Open mouth with ...
Composition
$81
H 14.57 in W 7.49 in D 2.37 in
Vintage Porcelain Collector Doll, 20th Century, Scottish Highland Costum - 2C151
Located in Bordeaux, FR
She has presence. A vintage porcelain collector doll from the golden era of the collector market — the 1980s–1990s — made for the adult collector, not the toy box. The face stops yo...
Porcelain
Italian Doll, 1950s
Located in Palermo, IT
Italian doll, 1950s When positioned horizontally the eyes close. Height 40 cm. Good conditions.
Plastic
Two Antique Composite Dolls Rag Body
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Two antique composite with rag body dolls , distressed finish. Collectible and decorative.
Composition
Antique, new and vintage toys and dolls 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.
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. 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 and dolls 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, new and vintage toys and dolls as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.
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Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.
New or old, the coverlets add old-time charm to any space.
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.
The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.
Italian writer and collector Umberto Pasti opens the doors to his remarkable cave of wonders in North Africa.