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Antique Clown Toys

Vintage "Dapper Clown" Roly Poly Toy; Scarce. Germany Circa 1915
Vintage "Dapper Clown" Roly Poly Toy; Scarce. Germany Circa 1915

Vintage "Dapper Clown" Roly Poly Toy; Scarce. Germany Circa 1915

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Toy; unknown German maker, circa 1915; I have named "Dapper

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1910s German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy "BoBo The Clown". German, Circa 1927

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage hard to find "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy, of German manufacture, circa 1927; depicts a clown

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1920s German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Composition

Vintage Papier Mache Rocking Toy Clown Figure. 1920's.
Vintage Papier Mache Rocking Toy Clown Figure. 1920's.

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

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1920s German Antique Clown Toys

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Wood, Paper

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank
19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank

$1,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 5 in W 4 in D 4 in

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 Clown Toys

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Iron

1923 Oil - Still Life with Plant and Clown
1923 Oil - Still Life with Plant and Clown

1923 Oil - Still Life with Plant and Clown

Located in Corsham, GB

windowsill beside a small toy clown, both illuminated by natural light streaming through the window. Captured

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Early 20th Century Antique Clown Toys

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Oil

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Antique Schoenhut Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy
Antique Schoenhut Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy

Antique Schoenhut Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy

By Schoenhut

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German papier mâché roly poly clown toy by Schoenhut. Measures: 12”.   

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Early 20th Century Antique Clown Toys

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Paint, Paper

Antique German Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy by Schoenhut
Antique German Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy by Schoenhut

Antique German Papier Mâché Roly Poly Clown Toy by Schoenhut

Located in London, GB

Schoenhut clown Antique German papier mâché roly poly clown toy by Schoenhut. Dated to the first

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Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Antique Clown Toys

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Paper

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" (Roly Poly) Small Size Clown.  Germany, Circa 1910
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" (Roly Poly) Small Size Clown.  Germany, Circa 1910

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" (Roly Poly) Small Size Clown. Germany, Circa 1910

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy of German manufacture, circa 1910; capitalizing on the popularity

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1910s German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Group Of Three Original Painted Schoehut Toy Clowns
Group Of Three Original Painted Schoehut Toy Clowns

Group Of Three Original Painted Schoehut Toy Clowns

Located in Los Angeles, CA

FOLKY GROUP OF THREE EARLY 20THC ORIGINAL SCHOEHUT CLOWNS THAT GO TO THE SCHOEHUT CIRCUS.SOLD AS A

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Early 20th Century American Antique Clown Toys

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Wood

Early 20th Century Clown Puppet
Early 20th Century Clown Puppet

Early 20th Century Clown Puppet

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H 26 in W 8 in D 4 in

Early 20th Century Clown Puppet

Located in London, GB

Early 20th century clown puppet. A charming yet slightly creepy looking early 20th century hand

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1920s French Antique Clown Toys

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Fabric, Pine

Rare Early 20th Century Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty German Circus Collection
Rare Early 20th Century Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty German Circus Collection

Rare Early 20th Century Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty German Circus Collection

Located in London, GB

wooden toys. In 1903, the firm applied for a patent for a clown toy that would become one of the most

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1910s German Victorian Antique Clown Toys

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Cotton, Faux Fur, Wood

Horse Drawn Circus Clown in Cart, American, circa 1902
Horse Drawn Circus Clown in Cart, American, circa 1902

Horse Drawn Circus Clown in Cart, American, circa 1902

By Gong Bell Mfg. Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

Whimsical cast iron horse drawn articulated toy that depicts a clown who, when rolled across a flat

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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Iron

Vintage Tosty Rosty Clown Popcorn Machine Action Figure, circa 1930
Vintage Tosty Rosty Clown Popcorn Machine Action Figure, circa 1930

Vintage Tosty Rosty Clown Popcorn Machine Action Figure, circa 1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage tosty rosty clown popcorn machine action figure, circa 1930 Vintage toy originally

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Early 20th Century American Antique Clown Toys

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Iron

Wunderkammern Mechanical Toy  Automation 1900 circa German Juggling Clown
Wunderkammern Mechanical Toy  Automation 1900 circa German Juggling Clown

Wunderkammern Mechanical Toy Automation 1900 circa German Juggling Clown

Located in Milano, MI

Early 20th century juggling clown realized in Germany with painted paper-mache, standing on a paper

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Early 20th Century German Antique Clown Toys

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Glass, Textile, Paper

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy Attributed Schoenhut Company, Germany Circa 1920
Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy Attributed Schoenhut Company, Germany Circa 1920

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy Attributed Schoenhut Company, Germany Circa 1920

By Schoenhut

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Clown Toy possibly by The Schoenhut Toy Company, Germany, circa 1920

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1920s German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank
Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank

Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank

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H 6 in W 2.25 in D 2 in

Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank

Located in Redding, CT

. Perfect gift for the collector of piggy banks or clowns. A.C. Williams Banks & Toys: When A.C. Williams

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Early 1900s American Antique Clown Toys

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Iron

Vintage Clown Painting by Mary Pedri c.1940s
Vintage Clown Painting by Mary Pedri c.1940s

Vintage Clown Painting by Mary Pedri c.1940s

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Clown Painting by Mary Pedri c.1940s Charming whiteface clown with toy duck. Original oil

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Clown Toys

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Canvas, Oil

Rare Miniature Horse Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Sculpture by Watrous
Rare Miniature Horse Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Sculpture by Watrous

Rare Miniature Horse Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Sculpture by Watrous

Located in Miami Beach, FL

. Popular toys included many versions with horses, clowns or bears. Comic Character toys included Buster

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Early 20th Century North American Antique Clown Toys

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Silver Clown Bank
Vintage Silver Clown Bank

Vintage Silver Clown Bank

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H 4.5 in W 5.5 in D 4 in

Vintage Silver Clown Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Chrome plated bank with floppy ears and a pale blue glass marble nose.

During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for ...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Clown Toys

Vintage Silver Napier Clown Bank
Vintage Silver Napier Clown Bank

Vintage Silver Napier Clown Bank

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H 4.5 in W 5.5 in D 4 in

Vintage Silver Napier Clown Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Chrome plated bank with floppy ears and a red glass marble nose.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Clown Toys

Mechanical Hand-Crank Acrobatic Clown, c.1895-1910
Mechanical Hand-Crank Acrobatic Clown, c.1895-1910

Mechanical Hand-Crank Acrobatic Clown, c.1895-1910

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The charming mechanical toy in the form of acrobatic clown having a painted papier-mache head inset

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Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Clown Toys

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Lot of Deer, Rabbit & Hunter Putz Toy Antique German Erzgebirge Christmas 1900s
Lot of Deer, Rabbit & Hunter Putz Toy Antique German Erzgebirge Christmas 1900s

Lot of Deer, Rabbit & Hunter Putz Toy Antique German Erzgebirge Christmas 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Antique German set of 14 Putz stick-legged Deers, Bunny Rabbits, Fox and a Hunter. All of them are genuine antique German Christmas nativity scene or paradise yard garden figures. As...

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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Composition

Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints

Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints

By TASCHEN

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...

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21st Century and Contemporary Antique Clown Toys

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Foil

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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15th Century and Earlier African Antique Clown Toys

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Bone

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

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 unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Clown Toys

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Wrought Iron

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$229,454Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Clown Toys

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Other

Wooly Sheep Pull Putz Toy Antique German Christmas 1900s
Wooly Sheep Pull Putz Toy Antique German Christmas 1900s

Wooly Sheep Pull Putz Toy Antique German Christmas 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Antique German Putz stick-legged sheep on a wooden platform with metal wheels. It is a genuine antique German Christmas toy. As it is old, it show the expected signs of age and use. ...

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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Composition

Georgian Architectural Model
Georgian Architectural Model

Georgian Architectural Model

$8,500

H 17.5 in W 18 in D 10.5 in

Georgian Architectural Model

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine English early 19th century mahogany architectural model of a church, the multiple steeples flanking a faux carved slate shingled room, which hinges open to reveal felted in...

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Early 19th Century English Gothic Antique Clown Toys

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Mahogany

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s
Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Lavishly-Filled German Wooden Grocery Dollhouse Store Toy 1900s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...

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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Porcelain, Fabric, Wood

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

"Kadi" is the name of this rare Chinese themed vintage German made mechanical toy; depicting two turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large t...

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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Tin

Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros

Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros

By Louis Comfort Tiffany

Located in Portland, OR

A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...

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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Clown Toys

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Stained Glass

1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico
1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico

1950s Catrin "Dandy" Mask, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Catrin (Dandy) mask Nahua people, Tlaxcala, Mexico Wood, gesso, paint 1950s-1960s Measures: 7? (17.8 cm) high, 6.5? (16.5 cm) wide, 5? (12.7 cm) deep This mask is called the C...

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1950s Mexican Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Wood, Paint

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s

$505

H 7.29 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in

Vintage Toy, Wind Up Toy Musical Carousel, 1950s

Located in Roma, IT

This vintage wind up toy musical carousel is a mechanical toy representing a beautiful carousel with moving horses. Made up in hand painted wood. Carillon perfectly working. Pro...

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Mid-20th Century European Antique Clown Toys

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Metal

Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel

Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel

By Vittorio Valabrega

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...

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1930s Italian Art Deco Antique Clown Toys

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Iron

Antique American Carousel Horse Carnival Ride Attrib Charles Dare
Antique American Carousel Horse Carnival Ride Attrib Charles Dare

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. Dare Company (United States), now mounted on a custom r...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank
19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank

$716Sale Price|20% Off

H 6 in W 2.5 in D 1 in

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 Clown Toys

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Iron

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Baby L" Speedboat by Lindstrom Toy Co., American Circa 1933

By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage toy speed boat manufactured by the Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport Connecticut, circa 1933 or earlier; the Lindstrom company having been founded in 1913, made quality tin...

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1930s American Folk Art Antique Clown Toys

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Tin

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Antique Clown Toys For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique clown toys available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and paint, all antique clown toys available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique clown toys available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique clown toys to choose from, but at 1stDibs, industrial, Victorian and Art Deco antique clown toys are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique clown toys over the years, but those made by E.P. Lehman Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Clown Toys?

Antique clown toys can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $475, while the lowest priced sells for $371 and the highest can go for as much as $2,650.