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By Merton Clivette

Located in San Francisco, CA

, Scottish and Iroquois Indian stock. He stayed with a circus for about five years, traveling all over the

Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Circus Antique

Materials

Gouache

Circus
Circus

David SchneuerCircus

Unavailable|$9,800

Circus

By David Schneuer

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Born in 1905 in Galicia, Poland, David Schneuer grew up in Munich. Upon graduation from school, he moved to Paris, where he associated with many artists whose works helped to define ...

Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Circus Antique

Materials

Mixed Media

Circus
Circus

Martha WalterCircus

Unavailable|$9,500

Circus

By Martha Walter

Located in East Hampton, NY

Anyone who has seen the recent "John Singer Sargent Watercolors" exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum or the Boston Museum of Fine Arts will appreciate the mastery of Walter's watercolo...

Category

1920s American Impressionist Circus Antique

Materials

Watercolor

French Circus Poster
French Circus Poster

French Circus Poster

Unavailable|$4,200

French Circus Poster

Located in New York, NY

Rare French traveling circus poster, lithograph, circa 1880. C. Burckardt, published in Weissenburg

Category

19th Century French Circus Antique

Untitled - Circus Monkey.

Untitled - Circus Monkey.

By Theo van Hoytema

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A circus monkey standing on top of a ball. Colour crayon style lithograph, chine collee on wove

Category

Early 20th Century Circus Antique

Materials

Lithograph

At the Circus
At the Circus

At the Circus

By Martha Walter

Located in Lawrence, NY

Martha Walter was a second generation American Impressionist painter. She devoted her long and successful career to painting life as she saw it with overtones of Impressionism and Mo...

Category

1920s American Impressionist Circus Antique

Materials

Watercolor

Piccadilly Circus at Night

Piccadilly Circus at Night

Unavailable|$3,106

Piccadilly Circus at Night

Located in London, GB

. Piccadilly Circus was formed in 1819 by the intersection of Piccadilly with John Nash's new Regent Street

Category

Early 20th Century English Circus Antique

Painted 'Rhinoceros' Circus Carousel Section
Painted 'Rhinoceros' Circus Carousel Section

Painted 'Rhinoceros' Circus Carousel Section

Located in Vancouver, BC

Ca. 1890 Hand painted late 19th century section of a circus carousel or out building depicting a

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Wood

Circus of Romulus, Via Appia, Rome
Circus of Romulus, Via Appia, Rome

Circus of Romulus, Via Appia, Rome

By Fratelli Alinari

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Fratelli Alinari (19th century) Circle: View of the ruins of the Circus of Romulus on the Via Appia

Category

19th Century Circus Antique

Dogs Dressed in Circus Bleachers Print
Dogs Dressed in Circus Bleachers Print

Dogs Dressed in Circus Bleachers Print

Located in New York, NY

Vintage tinted photographic print of an assembly of dogs all dress to the (Ca) nines.

Category

Early 20th Century North American Circus Antique

Carved Carousel Jumper Horse Carnival Circus
Carved Carousel Jumper Horse Carnival Circus

Carved Carousel Jumper Horse Carnival Circus

By Charles Looff Or C.W. Parker

Located in Lenox, MA

This gorgeous carousel horse once belonged to a summer camp in Glen Spey, NY. The camp owners acquired the whole merry-go-round in 1940 at an auction. It is attributed to Charles Loo...

Category

19th Century American Circus Antique

Materials

Pine

1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats
1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats

1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats

Located in Hudson, NY

This metal and wire sculpture of circus performers was created between 1918 and 1922 by a Stevens

Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Circus Antique

Materials

Copper

Unusual Cased Gilt Bronze Plaque of Black Eagle Circus Horse
Unusual Cased Gilt Bronze Plaque of Black Eagle Circus Horse

Unusual Cased Gilt Bronze Plaque of Black Eagle Circus Horse

Located in Wakefield, GB

case, gilt bronze plaque of Black Eagle the famous circus horse. "Black Eagle" was purchased by the

Category

Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique Iron Banded Wood Carnival or Circus Strongman's Mallet
Large Antique Iron Banded Wood Carnival or Circus Strongman's Mallet

Large Antique Iron Banded Wood Carnival or Circus Strongman's Mallet

Located in Concord, MA

Large antique iron banded wood carnival strongman's mallet. Measures: Length 35 3/4 inches, height 9 1/2 inches, diameter 8 inches. Terrific object.

Category

Late 19th Century American Circus Antique

Materials

Iron

Exceptional Art Deco Circus Elephant Lamp Designed by Walter Von Nesse
Exceptional Art Deco Circus Elephant Lamp Designed by Walter Von Nesse

Exceptional Art Deco Circus Elephant Lamp Designed by Walter Von Nesse

By Walter Von Nessen

Located in Mount Penn, PA

Incredibly Rare Art Deco Circus Elephant lamp made in the early 1930s in hand-hammered chromed

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Circus Antique

Staffordshire Pottery Child’s Mug, JOLLY SAILOR, circa 1850
Staffordshire Pottery Child’s Mug, JOLLY SAILOR, circa 1850

Staffordshire Pottery Child’s Mug, JOLLY SAILOR, circa 1850

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Simple Staffordshire pottery mug printed in blue with a circus act, two men on a horse, one

Category

1850s English Circus Antique

Weather Map

Weather Map

By William L'Engle

Located in Provincetown, MA

line. Frequently, his subjects were entertainers, circus performers, athletes, and dancers. Later

Category

Mid-19th Century Abstract Circus Antique

Materials

Watercolor

Large Ridel Vocal Comic actor Poster, Theater Paris, 1920
Large Ridel Vocal Comic actor Poster, Theater Paris, 1920

Large Ridel Vocal Comic actor Poster, Theater Paris, 1920

By Harford

Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR

beautiful tribute to the world of entertainment, comedians, circuses, and theater.

Category

1920s French Belle Époque Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Sterling Silver SWEETMEAT BASKET with OVERHANDLE Hallmarked:-BIRMINGHAM 1911
Sterling Silver SWEETMEAT BASKET with OVERHANDLE Hallmarked:-BIRMINGHAM 1911

Sterling Silver SWEETMEAT BASKET with OVERHANDLE Hallmarked:-BIRMINGHAM 1911

By Cohen & Charles

Located in York, GB

for Birmingham 1911 C & C - Maker`s mark for Cohen & Charles, Thavies Inn, Holborn Circus, London. A

Category

1910s English Art Nouveau Circus Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

The Juggler
The Juggler

The Juggler

By Samuel Halpert

Located in East Hampton, NY

Collection; Castellane Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. Exhibitions: Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, "Circus

Category

1920s Fauvist Circus Antique

Materials

Oil

LES ACROBATES AU CIRQUE
LES ACROBATES AU CIRQUE

LES ACROBATES AU CIRQUE

By Georges Valmier

Located in Frankfurt, DE

. Our collage of circus acrobats shows Valmier’s strong connection to stage and theatre, depicting the

Category

1920s Circus Antique

Lion Tamer Large Staffordshire Jug, Circa 1840s
Lion Tamer Large Staffordshire Jug, Circa 1840s

Lion Tamer Large Staffordshire Jug, Circa 1840s

By Staffordshire

Located in Houston, TX

he performed in theaters and circuses. Born Isaac A. Van Amburgh (1805–1865) he was an American

Category

1850s English Circus Antique

Materials

Pottery

Very Early Hand-Colored View of Rome

Very Early Hand-Colored View of Rome

By Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg

Located in La Jolla, CA

corner in the foreground can be seen the Papal Palace and the Obelisk from the circus of Caligula and

Category

16th Century German Northern Renaissance Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Milvus Aeruginosus.

Milvus Aeruginosus.

By Cornelius Nozeman

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

. Antique bird print: Milvus Aeruginosus Kite, or is Circus Aeruginosus: Marsh Harrier. (Dutch: Bruine

Category

18th Century Circus Antique

Materials

Engraving, Etching

F. Blayn - “The Saint-Cloud Fair” - A French Painting, 1892
F. Blayn - “The Saint-Cloud Fair” - A French Painting, 1892

F. Blayn - “The Saint-Cloud Fair” - A French Painting, 1892

By Fernand Blayn

Located in Paris, FR

.) Genre scene presenting a mother in front of her trailer preparing her two girls to the circus of the

Category

19th Century French Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

Personnages de Cirque
Personnages de Cirque

Personnages de Cirque

By Celso Lagar

Located in Paris, FR

Celso Lagar 1891-1966 Spanish Personnages de Cirque (The Circus) Pair of Watercolors on paper

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Marcel Cosson Oil on Canvas The Card Players, circa 1920
Marcel Cosson Oil on Canvas The Card Players, circa 1920

Marcel Cosson Oil on Canvas The Card Players, circa 1920

By Jean-Louis-Marcel Cosson

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

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

Category

Early 20th Century French Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

Fitted Leather Dressing Case
Fitted Leather Dressing Case

Fitted Leather Dressing Case

Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

signed by the makers Drew & Sons Piccadilly Circus" on the inside edge. The interior is fitted out

Category

Early 20th Century English Circus Antique

Materials

Leather

Billiard Snooker Pool Table Victorian Decorative Burroughes and Watts London
Billiard Snooker Pool Table Victorian Decorative Burroughes and Watts London

Billiard Snooker Pool Table Victorian Decorative Burroughes and Watts London

Located in Chilcompton, Radstock

final public match conceding E Diggle 2500 points in a game of 18000 up winning by 606. Henglers Circus

Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Slate, Steel

Majolica Pottery Figure of Jumbo
Majolica Pottery Figure of Jumbo

Majolica Pottery Figure of Jumbo

Located in Shakespeare, ON

before being purchased by P. T. Barnum in 1881 and touring North America with Barnum & Bailey Circus. In

Category

19th Century English Circus Antique

Materials

Pottery

Painting, Johan Fredrik Isberg Mariedal, Sweden, 1880s
Painting, Johan Fredrik Isberg Mariedal, Sweden, 1880s

Painting, Johan Fredrik Isberg Mariedal, Sweden, 1880s

Located in Los Gatos, CA

portrayed everything from private homes to the city's public buildings, restaurants, theaters and circuses

Category

1880s Swedish Circus Antique

Ernst Schneider 1925 Photo nude "Music hall " Berlin
Ernst Schneider 1925 Photo nude "Music hall " Berlin

Ernst Schneider 1925 Photo nude "Music hall " Berlin

By Ernst Schneider

Located in Denia, ES

, 1920s and 1930s. Many celebrities from the theatre, the opera, the circus, and later the cinema came to

Category

1920s German Art Deco Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Art Deco pitcher or jug by Maison Desny (1927-1933)
Art Deco pitcher or jug by Maison Desny (1927-1933)

Art Deco pitcher or jug by Maison Desny (1927-1933)

By La Maison Desny

Located in London, GB

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

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Circus Antique

Materials

Silver Plate

George IV Silver Presentation Trowel
George IV Silver Presentation Trowel

George IV Silver Presentation Trowel

By William Bateman I

Located in London, GB

STONE/ of his/ NEW CHAPEL, / FINSBURY CIRCUS/ London./ July 13th, 1825. The full set of hallmarks are

Category

1820s English George IV Circus Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique Russian Bodybuilder Postcard, circa 1900
Antique Russian Bodybuilder Postcard, circa 1900

Antique Russian Bodybuilder Postcard, circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

photo-printed postcard. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, strongmen were circus performers who

Category

Early 1900s Russian Sporting Art Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Russian Bodybuilder Postcard, circa 1900
Antique Russian Bodybuilder Postcard, circa 1900

Antique Russian Bodybuilder Postcard, circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

centuries, strongmen were circus performers who exhibited great feats of strength. Many of these strongmen

Category

Early 1900s Russian Sporting Art Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Unique 19th Century Watercolor Painting (49 x 32 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls
Unique 19th Century Watercolor Painting (49 x 32 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls

Unique 19th Century Watercolor Painting (49 x 32 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls

By Isaac Israëls

Located in Tilburg, Brabant

addition to the circus and funfair acrobats. Here too he portrayed the studio life with the French

Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch Romantic Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

Unique 19th Century Watercolor Painting (36 x 27 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls
Unique 19th Century Watercolor Painting (36 x 27 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls

Unique 19th Century Watercolor Painting (36 x 27 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls

By Isaac Israëls

Located in Tilburg, Brabant

, the cafés, cabarets and bistros, in addition to the circus and funfair acrobats. Here too he portrayed

Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch Romantic Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

Unique 19th Century Oil Painting (125 x 86 cm) by Dutch Painter W. Koekkoek
Unique 19th Century Oil Painting (125 x 86 cm) by Dutch Painter W. Koekkoek

Unique 19th Century Oil Painting (125 x 86 cm) by Dutch Painter W. Koekkoek

By Willem Koekkoek

Located in Tilburg, Brabant

, cabarets and bistros, in addition to the circus and funfair acrobats. Here too he portrayed the studio life

Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch Romantic Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

Brant Goose

Brant Goose

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

Scaup

Scaup

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

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Wood

Buffle Head Duck

Buffle Head 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

Golden Eye Duck

Golden Eye 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

Redhead (Duck)

Redhead (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

Black Duck

Black 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

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Wood

Canvasback Duck

Canvasback 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

Unique 19th Century Oil Painting (50.5 x 61 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls
Unique 19th Century Oil Painting (50.5 x 61 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls

Unique 19th Century Oil Painting (50.5 x 61 cm) by Dutch Painter I. Israëls

By Isaac Israëls

Located in Tilburg, Brabant

: the public in the parks, the cafés, cabarets and bistros, in addition to the circus and funfair

Category

1910s Dutch Dutch Colonial Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas

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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.