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Carnival Prop

Circa 1950s French Childs Carnival/Circus Prop Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful whimsical circa 1950s French Childs Carnival and/or Circus prop chair. Carved parts
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Vintage 1930s French Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

HBO Prop "Huber's Palace Museum" Souvenir Pennant Cart
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Colorful stage prop cart from an HBO production. Painted wood on wheels, along with two painted
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20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Carousel Donald Duck Figurine Carnival Ride
Located in Antwerp, BE
Donald Duck carnival ride or children's ride. A carousel Donald Duck in bright colors which makes
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Late 20th Century European Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Polyester

Carousel Donald Duck Figurine Carnival Ride
Carousel Donald Duck Figurine Carnival Ride
H 32.68 in W 40.16 in D 24.41 in
Carousel Cow Bernard Kindt, 1960s
By Bernard Kindt
Located in Antwerp, BE
, store , shop window, cow farm, milk farm, petting zoo etc ... also great to use as a prop for
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Carousel Cow Bernard Kindt, 1960s
Carousel Cow Bernard Kindt, 1960s
H 41.34 in W 35.44 in D 11.03 in
Hand Painted Midcentury Resin White Jumper Carousel Horse by C.W. Parker
By Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker
Located in Chattanooga, TN
character. Use this as a prop, or decorative sculpture. The horse is stabilized by a heavy, brass pedestal
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Carnival Art

Materials

Brass

Antique Carnival Gaming Wheel, France
Located in San Francisco, CA
your casino room or prop for your upcoming film project. It's in pretty good condition and a unique
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Games

Materials

Metal

Antique Carnival Gaming Wheel, France
Antique Carnival Gaming Wheel, France
H 33.63 in W 23.75 in D 23.875 in
Carnival, Figurative, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
: Oil on Canvas Style: Classic Figurative Year: 2005 Title: Carnival Size: 37" x 44" x 0.8'' inch
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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Era Large Cast Plaster Seated Black Panther Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
as a carnival or studio prop. Please note the size posted below as this is a rather large and heavy
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Beatriz Milhazes, Limited Edition, Signed Monograph
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
all kinds of papers, sculptures and installations like giant mobiles of carnival floats and props
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

The Lion man - exotic daguerreotype reproduction Framed
By FPA Francis Pavy Artist
Located in Lafayette, LA
characteristic to fashion a captivating persona within the carnival sideshow. Clad in garments reminiscent of a
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Photography

Materials

Inkjet

The Chariot (Kahn & Selesnick’s illustrated “Madame Lulu’s Book of Fate” Tarot)
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
wagon, humorously dubbed a "chariot", is transporting an assortment of theatrical props and trunks. A
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Jim Shaw - Stocks Painting - Signed and Dated Oil on Canvas
By Jim Shaw
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
: London, Art Papers, July-August 2009, p.57 Harvey, Doug, Artists Collection. Prop Department, Modern
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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1965 Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Hot Water Bottle by Duarry Spain
By Walt Disney Productions
Located in Antwerp, BE
1965 Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Hot Water Bottle by Duarry Spain. A collectible Mickey Mouse rubber hot water bottle with original stopper. This Walt Disney Production Mickey Mouse is...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Rubber

Adrian Pearsall Pit Style Yellow Semi-Circular Sofa 3 Piece Sectional
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Adrian Pearsall semi-circular sectional sofa by Craft & Associates, circa 1970s. Inset base gives a futuristic floating experience and creates an instant conversation pit be it an op...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

Large Folk Art Wooden Merry-Go-Round Model
Located in Antwerp, BE
Awesome large Folk Art wooden merry-go-round model. This large scale model of a Carousel or Roundabout has been handmade. Great example of Carnival Art - Folk Art with miniature ha...
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Mid-20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Large Folk Art Wooden Merry-Go-Round Model
Large Folk Art Wooden Merry-Go-Round Model
H 25.99 in W 26.38 in D 21.66 in
21st Century Contemporary Side Coffee Center Round Table in Wood Marquetry
Located in Porto, PT
Austria Side Table is perfect for an artsy and luxury interior design project. A modern side table made in marquetry and it can be customized to meet your style and favorite wood col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Curtis Jere Carousel Horses Metal Wall Sculpture, Signed & Dated, 1987
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Curtis Jere whimsical leaping carousel horse metal wall sculpture: Signed, Curtis Jere. The sheer size of this Nineteen-Laties piece will fill a room with excitement. The larger than...
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Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

Bronze Marble St. Basil's Cathedral Souvenir Building, Russia 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning bronze on marble miniature replica of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, probably the most famous building in all Russia, built by Czar Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century. ...
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Vintage 1970s Russian Art Deco Architectural Models

Materials

Marble, Metal

Michael German "Leroy & Bertha's Bar and Grill" Mixed Media Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY During the 1960s America’s storytelling sculptor, Michael Garman, lived a vagabond lifestyle on the cheap and in the run-down neighborhoods of Dallas, San Francis...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Atomium Souvenir Building Sculpture on a Marble Base, Marked Bruxelles 1958
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A decorative souvenir building sculpture. The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo '58). This on is a ...
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Vintage 1960s Belgian Art Deco Architectural Models

Materials

Marble, Metal

1970, Rare Important Space Age Sideboard
By Verner Panton
Located in Perpignan, FR
Element decoration - sideboard for music TV Show. removable. Big size 400 x 120x 120 cm Fiberglass and metal.
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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Sideboards

Materials

Fiberglass

1970, Rare Important Space Age Sideboard
1970, Rare Important Space Age Sideboard
H 47.25 in W 157.49 in D 47.25 in
Apollo Loveseat, Sofa, Red Metal Frame and Red Wool by Lara Bohinc, in stock
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The Apollo loveseat comprises of a series of playfully fine, elongated metal loops, which embrace the upholstered cushion rolls together to form its long, wavy floating seat. The two...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Benches

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
English Fairground Carousel panel We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century English fairground panel. From a fairground carousel ride, with the hand painte...
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Vintage 1920s British Edwardian Carnival Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun antique architectural elements from carnival carousel or funhouse ride. Layers of beautiful original park paint. Great scale for wall art or to act as a frame for something else....
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Antique 1890s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Brass Accented Hand Painted Duck Decoy Figurine Statue, 1980s Malevolti Italy
By Malevolti
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage signed duck figurine by Malevolti, Italy. It features a decoy type design with brass accented parts. It has glass eyes and a hand painted body. A nice addition to the Hollywo...
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Porcelain Rosenthal Duck Figurine Mounted as Lamp
Located in Asheville, NC
Rosenthal Porcelain Pair of Ducks figurine, by artist W. Zugel mounted as a lamp, fine filigree brass mountings on an eight sided star shaped base, roped tubing supports a linen shad...
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Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

"The Living Dead" San Antonio Texas Black Folk Artist Johnny Banks
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Johnny Banks (1912-1988) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 14 x 22 Frame Size: 21 x 29 Medium: mixed media "The Living Dead" Biography Johnny Banks (1912-1988) In my opinion one of th...
Category

1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Crayon

Mid-Century Era Molded Fiberglass Carnival Clown Head or Midway Game Component
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This whimsical clown head is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1965 in the period Mid-Century carnival style. The head is composed of a molded fiber...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Fiberglass

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Dollar Sign with "Carnival Cap" LED Lights
By Gods Own Junkyard
Located in London, GB
God's Own Junkyard designed Neon Artwork. Dollar Sign with "Carnival Cap" LED
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21st Century and Contemporary English Decorative Art

Papier Mache Stage Prop
Located in Houston, TX
Papier Mache Stage Prop of an Elephant Head From France. Made to Put Your Head in and Look Out of
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20th Century French Carnival Art

Materials

Papier Mâché

Papier Mache Stage Prop
Papier Mache Stage Prop
H 17 in W 25 in D 17 in
Jingles the Clown Prop Box
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This vibrantly painted red box with white stenciled letters once held the props of Jingles the
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Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Jingles the Clown Prop Box
Jingles the Clown Prop Box
H 9 in W 16 in D 6.5 in
1920s 'Man In The Moon' Papier Mâché Stage Prop
Located in Hastings, GB
1920s 'Man In The Moon' Papier mâché Prop. Theatre / stage prop. Handmade and finished with
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Vintage 1920s British Arts and Crafts Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

c. 1930's Red White and Blue Wooden Circus Juggling Props
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Set of three red, white, and blue painted wooden batons, most likely used as circus props for
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Giant Vintage Wooden Horse Sculpture, USA, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
eyecatcher is an awesome decoration object for shop, restaurant, theater, cinema, film prop, carnival lover
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Mid-20th Century North American American Craftsman Carnival Art

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Carousel Ride Pig, Little Pig, Porky Pig, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage carousel ride pig. This Carnival ride pig is made of fiberglass and stands on an iron base
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage Carousel Frog Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
someone who loves carnival art or for someone who collects frogs or as a prop for children's photography.  
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Late 20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Carousel Frog Sculpture, 1970s
Vintage Carousel Frog Sculpture, 1970s
H 26.38 in W 24.61 in D 16.15 in
Vintage Fiberglass Coffee Man, Alice in Wonderland, Fairground Figurine
Located in Antwerp, BE
bar, catering industry, exhibition stand, photography prop.
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Late 20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Wood, Fiberglass

1980s Metal Carousel Police Jeep by L' Autopède Belgium , Type Renegade Jeep
By L'Autopède
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jeep Dealer Garage , or at home by a Police Man. A Photographer can also use this as a great prop
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Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Vintage Pelican Bird Figure , Pelican Statue
Located in Antwerp, BE
- decorative Pelican for your garden - patio - terrace - decoration child's room - prop child's photography
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Late 20th Century European Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Fiberglass

Vintage Pelican Bird Figure , Pelican Statue
Vintage Pelican Bird Figure , Pelican Statue
H 34.06 in W 34.06 in D 19.69 in
1960s Wooden Carousel Bambi Sculpture by Bernard Kindt
By Bernard Kindt
Located in Antwerp, BE
, business or office. Photography Prop . Bambi Sculpture - Bambi Figurine - Deer Figurine - Bambi
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Genuine Circus Elephant Training Foot Stool
Located in London, GB
color, with a sectioned circular top. Showing good age and a wonderful patinated, this circus prop would
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Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

"The Helmet, " Early and Striking Drawing with Male Nude by John Lear
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, handsome, athletic figure with a meticulously-detailed prop, and clearly is an early example of Lear's work
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Feast of Fools
By Joel-Peter Witkin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
these are not horror movie props, but all garnered from a morgue in Mexico City where he arranged and
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1990s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Photogravure

1950s Carnival Photo Op Tarzan and Jane Portrait Boards
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of 1950s carnival photo op Tarzan and Jane hand-painted wood photo props. Jane measures 44 1/4
Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Vintage Fairground Dinosaur Statue
Located in Antwerp, BE
Statue. Dates circa 1980s - 1990s and is made from polyester. This childrens carnival seat is in
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Late 20th Century European Modern Carnival Art

Materials

Polyester

Vintage Fairground Dinosaur Statue
Vintage Fairground Dinosaur Statue
H 27.76 in W 44.89 in D 17.72 in
Carousel Fish, Cleo, Pinocchio
Located in Antwerp, BE
cinema, interior, photography prop etc ... Animated cartoon collectable.
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Late 20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Fiberglass

Carousel Fish, Cleo, Pinocchio
Carousel Fish, Cleo, Pinocchio
H 38.19 in W 35.44 in D 25.99 in
Vintage 5 Foot Rhinestone Studded Fiberglass Pearlescent Carousel Horse
Located in Chattanooga, TN
mounted by a child or adult. Use this as a prop, toy for a very lucky child, or decorative sculpture. The
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Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Unusual Mid-20th Century Fairground face
Located in London, GB
fairground ride prop face. Made from a fibrous form and hand painted detail. An unusual latch slot to the
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Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Fiberglass

Early 20th Century Scratch Build Fairground Amusement Arm
Located in London, GB
been used as a prop for an automaton figure or maybe an amusement display. The hand is quite
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Vintage 1930s British Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Brass, Copper

Early Carnival Midway Sideshow or Circus Prop Sign Egyptian Mummy Crate
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great early vintage, circa 1920s sideshow or circus prop sign. Egyptian mummy shipping crate. Very
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Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Bicycle Prop From Rocky Horror Show
Located in North Egremont, MA
Elaborate and sculptural bicycle with ornate gilt iron floral and leaf ironwork. Used as a prop in
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Folk Art Carnival Art

Whimsical Painted Papier-Mâché Elephant Head
Located in Seattle, WA
Most likely a theatrical or carnival prop, this wacky elephant head is lightweight, easy to use.
Category

20th Century American Animal Sculptures

Materials

Paint

1950s Mounted Tarpon Photographers Model
Located in Hudson, NY
A very unique 1950s photographers prop likely from a carnival, in the form of a mounted full length
Category

Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Materials

Steel

1930's Circus Stool
Located in North Egremont, MA
Colorful, fun and useful stepladder originally a circus prop
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Materials

Pine

1930's Circus Stool
1930's Circus Stool
H 28.75 in W 16.25 in D 24.5 in
Colorful Circus Stool
Located in Cincinnati, OH
prop, etc. An Americana sculptural curiosity with contemporary visual allure and appeal.
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Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Materials

Wood

Colorful Circus Stool
Colorful Circus Stool
H 21 in W 11 in
Vintage Magicians Box /Case Tricks
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Rare vintage magicians box or case full of trick props. Great images on the front. A nice Folk Art
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Vintage 1920s American Carnival Art

Vintage Magicians Box /Case Tricks
Vintage Magicians Box /Case Tricks
H 26 in W 22 in D 10 in
Vintage Clown Bust
Located in Aurora, OR
Based on his beautiful craftsmanship, this jocund fellow was most likely a decorative prop from one
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20th Century Other Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Clown Bust
Vintage Clown Bust
H 26 in W 26 in D 15 in
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Carnival Prop For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic carnival prop available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and paint, every carnival prop was constructed with great care. Find 8 options for an antique or vintage carnival prop now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer carnival prop, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A carnival prop made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. A well-made carnival prop has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bernard Kindt, Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker and TASCHEN are consistently popular.

How Much is a Carnival Prop?

Prices for a carnival prop start at $350 and top out at $24,555 with the average selling for $1,850.