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Painting of a Javan Rhinoceros
Painting of a Javan Rhinoceros

Painting of a Javan Rhinoceros

Located in Vancouver, BC

Hand painted section of a circus carousel depicting what appears a Javan Rhinoceros in the wild

Category

19th Century Circus Antique

Art Nouveau "Jenny Lind" Seating Group
Art Nouveau "Jenny Lind" Seating Group

Art Nouveau "Jenny Lind" Seating Group

Located in North Hollywood, CA

." She even toured with PT Barnum, doing 93 shows with his circus. She is immortalized in the carved arms

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Circus Antique

Materials

Upholstery

Collection of 19th Century Spanish Carnival Platforms
Collection of 19th Century Spanish Carnival Platforms

Collection of 19th Century Spanish Carnival Platforms

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Five similar circus or carnival stands in red and gold polychrome. Heavily carved and leather clad

Category

1890s Spanish Circus Antique

Romantic Bareback Rider Oil Painting
Romantic Bareback Rider Oil Painting

Romantic Bareback Rider Oil Painting

Located in North Hollywood, CA

This lovely bare back horse riding girl captures all the romance and mystique of the early circus

Category

Early 20th Century American Circus Antique

Materials

Board

Primitive Velvet Backed Tin Wall Mirror, circa 1900-1920
Primitive Velvet Backed Tin Wall Mirror, circa 1900-1920

Primitive Velvet Backed Tin Wall Mirror, circa 1900-1920

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

nature and materials used in this mirror suggest it may have been part of the travelling or circus

Category

Early 20th Century English Primitive Circus Antique

Materials

Tin

Amazing Louis Vuitton vintage Striped canvas Trunk Circa 1890's
Amazing Louis Vuitton vintage Striped canvas Trunk Circa 1890's

Amazing Louis Vuitton vintage Striped canvas Trunk Circa 1890's

By Louis Vuitton

Located in Paris, IDF

label of the house marked LOUIS VITTON 289 Oxford Street, Regent Circus, London, rue Scribe in Paris

Category

1890s French Circus Antique

Fairground Devils
Fairground Devils

Fairground Devils

Located in Llandudno, Conwy

this type were fitted to the front of Showmans wagons as a rolling advert for the Circus or sideshow

Category

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Wood

A Cast Aluminum "Strong Arm" Carnival Torch
A Cast Aluminum "Strong Arm" Carnival Torch

A Cast Aluminum "Strong Arm" Carnival Torch

Located in San Francisco, CA

traveling Fair or circus, where a large mallet was used to hit a big button to send a sliding marker up a

Category

Early 20th Century European Circus Antique

Materials

Aluminum

A Large Complete 1890's Set of McLoughlin Bros Picture Blocks with Storage Box
A Large Complete 1890's Set of McLoughlin Bros Picture Blocks with Storage Box

A Large Complete 1890's Set of McLoughlin Bros Picture Blocks with Storage Box

By McLoughlin Brothers

Located in Fort mill, SC

. Side Two features a circus processional with fantasy classical period marchers, wild beasts, acrobats

Category

1890s American American Empire Circus Antique

Materials

Wood, Paper

Cocktail set by Maison Desny, c. 1928
Cocktail set by Maison Desny, c. 1928

Cocktail set by Maison Desny, c. 1928

By La Maison Desny

Located in London, GB

, both of whom formerly worked as set designers in the circus. During its brief history, Maison Desny

Category

Early 20th Century French Circus Antique

Marcel Cosson Oil on Canvas Back Dancer in His Box, circa 1900
Marcel Cosson Oil on Canvas Back Dancer in His Box, circa 1900

Marcel Cosson Oil on Canvas Back Dancer in His Box, circa 1900

By Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

depicting backstage scenes. He also loved the circus and the cabaret. He painted elegant men and women in

Category

Early 20th Century French Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

Laura Knight Charcoal Drawing
Laura Knight Charcoal Drawing

Laura Knight Charcoal Drawing

Located in London, GB

subjects that included – Landscapes- Portraiture- War Commissions – Ballet – Theatre – Circus – Gypsies

Category

Early 20th Century British Circus Antique

Materials

Charcoal

Gilded Bronze depicting Androcles And The Lion, French Circa 1825
Gilded Bronze depicting Androcles And The Lion, French Circa 1825

Gilded Bronze depicting Androcles And The Lion, French Circa 1825

Located in Vancouver, BC

the lion in the Circus Maximus after the latter had been kept without food for several days. The

Category

19th Century French Circus Antique

Materials

Bronze

Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920
Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920

Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920

Located in San Francisco, CA

eight different colors. Matte buttercream body serves as a perfect canvas for the circus-like palette of

Category

1920s American American Craftsman Circus Antique

Materials

Metal, Brass

Jean-Baptiste Olive, Venice
Jean-Baptiste Olive, Venice

Jean-Baptiste Olive, Venice

Located in Marseille, FR

Paris, he participated in the decoration of the Cirque d' Hiver (Winter Circus) and the Montmartre

Category

19th Century French Circus Antique

Materials

Wood

American Indians "The Storm -- Apache"

American Indians "The Storm -- Apache"

By Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952

Located in Florham Park, NJ

become the villains of countless films and the curiosities of flea-bitten circuses. His remaining

Category

Early 20th Century American Circus Antique

Vintage Carnival/Circus Juggling Pins
Vintage Carnival/Circus Juggling Pins

Vintage Carnival/Circus Juggling Pins

Located in Chicago, IL

Vintage carnival/circus Juggling pins.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Paper, Wood

Antique Carnival/Circus Ticket Trunk by Taylor Trunk Works
Antique Carnival/Circus Ticket Trunk by Taylor Trunk Works

Antique Carnival/Circus Ticket Trunk by Taylor Trunk Works

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique carnival/circus ticket trunk by Taylor Trunk Works.

Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Iron

The Circus Performers, dated 1907  by Einar von Strokirch (1879-1932)
The Circus Performers, dated 1907  by Einar von Strokirch (1879-1932)

The Circus Performers, dated 1907 by Einar von Strokirch (1879-1932)

Located in Blackwater, GB

The Circus Performers, dated 1907 by Einar von Strokirch (1879-1932) Large 1907 Swedish interior

Category

Early 19th Century Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sparks Circus" 1921 Mixed Medium on Paper by Artist Reynolds Beal
"Sparks Circus" 1921 Mixed Medium on Paper by Artist Reynolds Beal

"Sparks Circus" 1921 Mixed Medium on Paper by Artist Reynolds Beal

By Reynolds Beal

Located in Plymouth, MA

imagination. For one day only, come and experience the "Sparks Circus". Signed, titled and dated lower left

Category

1920s American Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Gents Travelling Case, circa 1920
Gents Travelling Case, circa 1920

Gents Travelling Case, circa 1920

Located in Sint Annaland, NL

Gents travelling case by 'Drew & Sons, Makers To The Royal Family, Piccadilly Circus, London'

Category

Early 20th Century British Circus Antique

Materials

Crocodile, Leather

English Carnival and Fun Fair Poster Lithograph
English Carnival and Fun Fair Poster Lithograph

English Carnival and Fun Fair Poster Lithograph

Located in Round Top, TX

Carnival and fun fair advertisement poster lithograph from England's Mammoth Circus in a wood frame

Category

Early 20th Century English Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

English Majolica "Jumbo" Elephant Tea Pot by Thomas Forester
English Majolica "Jumbo" Elephant Tea Pot by Thomas Forester

English Majolica "Jumbo" Elephant Tea Pot by Thomas Forester

By Thomas Forester & Sons

Located in Atlanta, GA

century celebrated Jumbo the circus elephant.  

Category

19th Century English High Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Majolica

Petite Leather and Silver Plated Flask
Petite Leather and Silver Plated Flask

Petite Leather and Silver Plated Flask

Located in Round Top, TX

circus.

Category

Early 20th Century English Circus Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

Painted Teak and Iron Courtyard Door or Gate from India
Painted Teak and Iron Courtyard Door or Gate from India

Painted Teak and Iron Courtyard Door or Gate from India

Located in Heath, MA

Green-blue painted courtyard gate from Gujarat, India, circa 1900. These "circus doors" are crafted

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Circus Antique

Materials

Iron

Antique Piano Shawl / Throw
Antique Piano Shawl / Throw

Antique Piano Shawl / Throw

Located in Sarasota, FL

purple to lilac pink hand made fringe in lilac on a cream silk background. Mrs Ringling from the Circus

Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Circus Antique

Materials

Silk

Pierrot and Ballerina Art Deco Interior Scene
Pierrot and Ballerina Art Deco Interior Scene

Pierrot and Ballerina Art Deco Interior Scene

By Alphonse Palumbo

Located in Minneapolis, MN

quiet 'behind the curtain' circus moment. This large scale stylized art deco work is mournful and gay

Category

1920s Art Deco Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Confidences Shared on a Shady Riverbank
Confidences Shared on a Shady Riverbank

Confidences Shared on a Shady Riverbank

By Abraham Cooper

Located in Vancouver, BC

Astley’s Circus; a circus famous for its spectacular equestrian dramas, providing the boy with the

Category

1850s Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Oil

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Au Cirque"
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Au Cirque"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec "Au Cirque"

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Pasadena, CA

beautiful Toulouse Lautrec’s drawings titled “Au Cirque” meaning “At the Circus”. This artwork is

Category

Early 1900s French Circus Antique

Materials

Paper, Wood

"Paris Nightlife"
"Paris Nightlife"

"Paris Nightlife"

By Giovanni Grande

Located in Nashville, TN

dramatic proliferation of concert halls, cabarets, cinemas, circuses and cafes, many of which were

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Vestigii del circo di Caracalla […].

'Vestigii del circo di Caracalla […].

By Aegidius Sadeler

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Engraving on hand laid paper. Plate 38: a view of the ruins of the Circus of Maxentius (known as

Category

Early 1600s Circus Antique

Materials

Engraving

Wood Duck

Wood Duck

By Alexander Pope

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Barnum circus. Alexander Pope's most popular collection is the beautiful chromolithograph series

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Circus Antique

Materials

Lithograph

Green-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

By Alexander Pope

Located in Florham Park, NJ

circus. Alexander Pope's most popular collection is the beautiful chromolithograph series titled

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Circus Antique

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand Sheffield, 1863 Henry Wilkinson & Co
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand Sheffield, 1863 Henry Wilkinson & Co

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand Sheffield, 1863 Henry Wilkinson & Co

By Henry Wilkinson & Co.

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

Street (later, Ely House, 13 Charterhouse Street, Holborn Circus). Hallmarks were entered in London Assay

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Circus Painting signed by Jens
Circus Painting signed by Jens

Circus Painting signed by Jens

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Circus painting with ringmaster and acrobat on white horse from Denmark. Oil on canvas titled

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

Girard-Perregaux Lady's Art Nouveau Yellow Gold, Enamel and Diamond Lapel Watch
Girard-Perregaux Lady's Art Nouveau Yellow Gold, Enamel and Diamond Lapel Watch

Girard-Perregaux Lady's Art Nouveau Yellow Gold, Enamel and Diamond Lapel Watch

Located in Chicago, IL

. Guerra was a niece of Alessandro Guerra, an Italian born in Roma, who was one of the greatest circus

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Circus Antique

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Circus Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic circus antique available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and paper, every circus antique was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer circus antique, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each circus antique bearing Folk Art, Victorian or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Bill Bailey, Carl Schmuelling and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec each produced at least one beautiful circus antique that is worth considering.

How Much is a Circus Antique?

Prices for a circus antique can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $96 and can go as high as $51,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,250.