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Ball Toss

"Playing Ball", Superb Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes by François-Louis Schmied
By François-Louis Schmied
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vivid and sensual painting of two nude male figures, each ready to toss a ball into the air
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Paintings

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Paint

Carved American Carnival Head, circa 1890s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
century carnival head featured in a ball or ring toss game.
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Wood

19th Century Belgium Biblioquet, Child's Toy
Located in Houston, TX
string. The child would toss the ball off the base and try to catch it back on the base. The wooden ball
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Toys

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Wood

Recent Sales

Vintage Carnival Ball Toss Game Target
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Carnival Ball Toss Game Target. Hand made and hand painted. Made of cloth. Two available
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Leather, Canvas, Wood

Clown Ball Toss Game with Great Detailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood clown fragment carnival ball toss game with great detailing, all original vibrant painted
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

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Wood

Fairground Ball-Toss Game, England, Circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Fairground ball-toss game England Circa 1910 Laughing clown in painted plaster and hessian
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Early 20th Century English Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

20th Century French Ball Toss "Passe Boule" Carnival Game
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Naïve French ball toss carnival or fairground game "Passe Boule", hand-painted over gesso, all
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Mid-20th Century French Toys

19th Century French Ball Toss Carnival Game "Passe Boule"
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Mid-19th century ball toss carnival game known as "Passe Boule" often depicting a figure to be
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Antique Late 19th Century French Carnival Art

Antique Carnival "Donkey" Ball Toss, , hand painted, , mechanical folk art
Located in Buffalo, NY
Most Unusual Little Item,,LARGE 1920's Carnival, Fair, Ball Toss Game..Appears to be all hand made
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20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Wood

French Ball Toss Rabbit
Located in Houston, TX
Charming Papier Mache Figure of a Rabbit From a Carnival Game. Used as a Ball or Bean Bag Toss.
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Early 20th Century French Carnival Art

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Wood, Papier Mâché

French Ball Toss Rabbit
French Ball Toss Rabbit
H 37.5 in W 17 in D 15 in
Papier-Mâché Carnival Ball Toss Game
Located in Culver City, CA
Pierrot clown and portly chef with gaping open mouths.
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Early 20th Century French Carnival Art

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Wood

Carnival Game Mug
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The ball toss was a popular carnival game during the first half of the 20th century. Carnies would
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

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Iron

Carnival Game Mug
Carnival Game Mug
H 12 in Dm 10 in
Passe-Boules Fairground Game
Located in London, GB
Antique Passe-Boules French fairground game A rare French Passé-boules ball toss game circa 1920
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Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Carnival Art

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Wood

Passe-Boules Fairground Game
Passe-Boules Fairground Game
H 30 in W 20 in L 30 in
Mid-20th Century Handcrafted Fairground Passe Boule Set Panels
Located in London, GB
boule ball toss game panels. Crafted from pine frames and hand painted board, depicting some amusing and
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Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Games

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Pine, Paper

Asian Garment Rack, Ming Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
. Beautiful openwork carving of double dragon chasing a ball. At night, Chinese nobles tossed their
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Rosewood

Prehistoric Hand Hewn Stone Balls Taino Costa Rica & Vicinity Set of Four
Located in Point Richmond, CA
moving that foot, balancing the ball on the other foot and tossing the ball as far as possible. On a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Prehistoric Tribal Art

Materials

Stone

Ming Dynasty-Style Chinese Garment Rack, circa 1890
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
– also called Rosewood. It comes with open-work carving of double-dragon chasing a ball. At night
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Coat Racks and Stands

1960s Wicker Rattan Scoop Jai Alai Ball Toss Racquet Pair
By Franco Albini
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Ball Toss Useful for wall decor Style Franco Albini 15.75 h x 5.5 diameter Preowned vintage review
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Carnival Ball Tossing Knockdowns, French, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
Smaller type "portable" carnival bean toss game with three figures; a Frenchman on one end, an
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Vintage 1910s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Composition

Carnival Ball Tossing Knockdowns "Ligne, " French, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
throw of a ball and a direct hit. The young boys have hands clenched while one boy is holding a fish
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Antique 1890s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Composition

Carnival Ball Tossing Knockdowns "A La Peche", French, circa 1905
Located in Incline Village, NV
the toss of a bean bag. This type of game would have been prevalent in carnivals during the turn of
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Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Composition

Tossing Game Paper Mâché 'Laurel and Hardy' Carnival Art, 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Ball toss carnival game known as "Passe Boule (France)" often depicting a figure to be ridiculed
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

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Paper

Antique Hmong Child Carrier Textile With Beads Mounted In Shadow Box
Located in Delray Beach, FL
courtship with boys through ball tossing and folk song singing activities. According to Shoua V. Xiong (2012
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Antique Early 1900s Asian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Cotton, Velvet, Beads

Carnival Ball Toss Head
Located in Summerland, CA
Carnival Ball Toss Head Late 19th century Assembled pieces of oak joined together. Traces of
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Metal

Carnival Ball Toss Head
Carnival Ball Toss Head
H 15 in W 9 in D 7 in
Ball Toss Carnival Game
Located in New York, NY
Graphic hand made bean bag or ball toss game with face. Painted on panel with cutouts for eyes
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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Ball Toss Carnival Game
Ball Toss Carnival Game
H 18 in W 16 in D 1 in
Pair Carnival Ball Toss Ponies
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Circa 1900 very unusual and rare pair leather covered carnival ball toss ponies with back legs that
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Early 20th Century American Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Pair Carnival Ball Toss Ponies
Pair Carnival Ball Toss Ponies
H 40 in W 55 in D 9 in
Ball Toss Gameboard
Located in New York, NY
Graphic painted gaming panel of modernist design. Black wood framing added. The panel floats out from the wall to cast shadows through the holes of different colors.
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20th Century American Game Boards

Ball Toss Gameboard
Ball Toss Gameboard
H 21 in W 18 in D 0.5 in
Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure
Located in New York, NY
An ominous character from a midway carnival game, original surface dry paint, papier mache with wood backing, done in relief to hang on a wall or post for children to throw balls or ...
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Antique 19th Century American Antiquities

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Wood, Papier Mâché

Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure
Hessian Soldier Ball Toss Figure
H 47.5 in W 31 in D 14 in
Pair of Papier Mâché French Fairground Passé-Boules Ball Toss Games c.1930-40
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
. Historically, passé-boule (ball-toss) was a very popular fairground game in France from the 19th century
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Toys and Dolls

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Paper

Rare Early 20thC Painted Plaster Laughing Clown Fairground Ball-Toss Game c.1910
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
later again, fibreglass. This game was a descendent from the slightly earlier passé-boule (ball-toss
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Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Carnival Art

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Iron

Set Of Colorful Carnival Baskets
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Great set of highly graphic and amusing metal carnival ball toss baskets. Bold primary colors make
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Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Set Of Colorful Carnival Baskets
Set Of Colorful Carnival Baskets
H 5.5 in W 12.5 in D 6.25 in
Collection of Six Carnival Knockdown Bottles
Located in Sheffield, MA
These ball toss bottle forms from an earlier time make one smile with childhood recollections
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Tonawanda Black Head
Located in New York, NY
an arcade ball toss.
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20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Wood

Tonawanda Black Head
Tonawanda Black Head
H 11 in W 5 in D 6 in
Folk Art Carnival Target Heads
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare set of three carved and painted circus/carnival target figures from a ring- or ball-toss game
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Vintage 1930s Folk Art Carnival Art

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Pine

Folk Art Carnival Target Heads
Folk Art Carnival Target Heads
H 13.5 in W 9 in D 10.5 in
Hand Painted Pointing Hand Fairground Panel Sign; Try Your Skill, circa 1940
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
toss stall such as ball bucket or ball in the mouth. Two pence for a go. A decorative gem
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Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Signs

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Pine

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Dental School Phantom Teaching Head c. 1950's
By Columbia Dentoform
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Vintage 1950s American Steampunk More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Metal

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile

Contemporary Minimal Oval Coffee Center Table Travertine Stone Natural by HOMMÉS
Located in Porto, PT
Lunarys Center Table is an outstanding modern design piece. A key coffee table for a contemporary living room project seems to come directly from space. Made in travertine stone is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables

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Travertine

Early Sunshine Studios American Side Show Electric Chair Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early example of American sideshow banner art. Painted at the Sunshine Studio in Witchita, Kansas by Geo Bellis. Signed by artist on front and studio name on front and back. This ban...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas

Trapezi Five Lights Neutral Shades Contemporary Pendant/Chandelier Brass, Glass
By Silvio Mondino Studio
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Trapezi contemporary chandelier is inspired by the idea of a Circus Trapeze artist. Hand blown glass in a variety of forms and colors is combined with brass bars and hung by L...
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Brass

Folk Art Hand Painted Wooden Trade Sign
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Folk Art hand painted double-sided wooden trade sign dating from the early 20th Century... 1920s? 1930s? A wonderful whimsical sign most likely from a farm stand: they are se...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs

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Pine

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

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Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from waist to knees) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent con...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Nudo maschile nella posa di un satiro dormiente. XIX secolo
Located in Firenze, IT
Disegno del nudo maschile. Dal 19 ° secolo Disegno su carta leggermente colorata. In buone condizioni. Il disegno rappresenta un uomo sdraiato, che si abbandona al sonno. In una posa...
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19th Century Academic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study
By Arnold A. Grossman
Located in Soquel, CA
"Zoltan" - 1990 Male Nude Study Watercolor painting depicting a nude male figure. The brunette male figure is posing, seated on a purple cloth, his left hand gripping a table net to...
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1990s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Male Model Brian Destazio, Dot Pattern Projection Nude, Signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Carnival Midway Punk Knockdown Goat Game
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage carnival punk. Unusual goat named "Billie". Knock "Billie" over and win the prize.
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Canvas

American Sideshow "Double" Banner by Johnny Meah
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vividly painted American sideshow banner with larger than life subject matter. Painted by the self-titled Czar of Bizarre, Johnny Meah. Both banners are signed. The Harold huge banne...
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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Carnival Art

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Canvas

Vintage Hand-Carved Folk Art Dog Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Folky hand-carved dog head found in the midwest.
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Jack Mitchell Nude of dancer Zane Wilson, 1972
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Glenford, NY
Jack Mitchell mid-20th Century beautiful nude of ballet dancer Zane Wilson in 1972. Zane Wilson was a spectacular principal dancer with the legendary but short lived Harkness Ballet ...
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1970s Modern Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the ball toss you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, composition and stone, every ball toss was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a ball toss — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A ball toss is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Ball Toss?

Prices for a ball toss can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $350 and can go as high as $3,200, while the average can fetch as much as $1,218.