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

Jean-Baptiste Olive, Venice

Unavailable|$13,045

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

Jean-Baptiste Olive, Pomegranate Still life Painting
Jean-Baptiste Olive, Pomegranate Still life Painting

Jean-Baptiste Olive, Pomegranate Still life Painting

Located in Marseille, FR

in the decoration of the Cirque d' Hiver ( Winter Circus ) and the Montmartre basilica of Sacré-Coeur

Category

19th Century French Circus Antique

Materials

Wood

Birds:  Set of 6 Water Fowl by Alexander Pope
Birds:  Set of 6 Water Fowl by Alexander Pope

Birds: Set of 6 Water Fowl by Alexander Pope

By Alexander Pope

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Philadelphia and in the winter headquarters of the Barnum circus. Alexander Pope's most popular

Category

19th Century American Circus Antique

Concours
Concours

Concours

By Jean Dufy

Located in Boothbay Harbor, ME

, circuses, horse races, stages and orchestras. . . . Raoul Dufy often dissected each of the elements that he

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Oil, Board

Picnic in the Park
Picnic in the Park

Picnic in the Park

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Graton, CA

-46 Children's Holiday Circus of Modern Art, at Museum of Modern Art, December 4, 1945-January 6, 1946

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Oil

Circus
Circus

Circus

Sold|$4,500

Circus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

J. NICOTINA "CIRCUS" OIL ON CANVASBOARD, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1950 22 X 30 INCHES Original

Category

1850s Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Circus Horses
Circus Horses

Circus Horses

By Weegee

Located in Toronto, Ontario

, circus life, and nudes. "Circus Horses" is an excellent example of this era in Weegee's work. In this

Category

1640s Surrealist Circus Antique

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Circus Wagon Figure
Circus Wagon Figure

Circus Wagon Figure

Located in Culver City, CA

Mysterious circus wagon figure by Samuel A. Robb for Barnum & Bailey Circus

Category

19th Century Circus Antique

Materials

Wood

Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel
Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel

Colossal Circus Wagon Wheel

Located in Santa Monica, CA

A great piece of circus history. Original wheel from a late 19th century circus wagon. A great

Category

19th Century American Circus Antique

Materials

Iron

19th Century English Circus Flagpole
19th Century English Circus Flagpole

19th Century English Circus Flagpole

Located in London, GB

19th century circus flagpole We are proud to offer an original 19th century hand carved circus

Category

1890s British Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Pine, Paint

Ashcan Circus View, Training Horses
Ashcan Circus View, Training Horses

Ashcan Circus View, Training Horses

Located in Buffalo, NY

Ashcan school view of a circus tent with horses. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Signed lower right

Category

1920s Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1915 Barnum & Bailey Antique Circus Poster
1915 Barnum & Bailey Antique Circus Poster

1915 Barnum & Bailey Antique Circus Poster

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

This is a colorful 1915 lithographic Barnum & Bailey circus poster, announcing “Barnum & Bailey’s

Category

1910s American Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Framed 19th Century Gouache - Circus Performers
Framed 19th Century Gouache - Circus Performers

Framed 19th Century Gouache - Circus Performers

Located in Corsham, GB

An intriguing study of travelling performers outside a farm where a flock of geese have gathered. Well presented in a Hogarth frame. Unsigned. On paper.

Category

19th Century Circus Antique

Materials

Gouache

Pair of Fairground or Circus Entrance Lions
Pair of Fairground or Circus Entrance Lions

Pair of Fairground or Circus Entrance Lions

Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex

Magnificent pair of large circus or fairground display lions, handmade and painted thick gauge

Category

Early 20th Century English Circus Antique

Antique Circus Painting with Elephants and Monkeys
Antique Circus Painting with Elephants and Monkeys

Antique Circus Painting with Elephants and Monkeys

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage circus painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper, circa 1920. Signed lower right

Category

1920s Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Carnival Or Circus Glass Eyed Tiger Head
Carnival Or Circus Glass Eyed Tiger Head

Carnival Or Circus Glass Eyed Tiger Head

Located in Santa Monica, CA

paint surface. Presented on original black painted wood shield mount. Likely a circus or carnival piece

Category

Early 20th Century American Circus Antique

Materials

Papier Mâché, Paper

Circus Jester Sculpture with Walnut Ball Lamp
Circus Jester Sculpture with Walnut Ball Lamp

Circus Jester Sculpture with Walnut Ball Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

A lamp made with an exceptional sculpture of a circus performer holding a wooden ball with

Category

1880s Circus Antique

Materials

Metal, Brass

Rare American Gas Machine #777 Circus Lamp
Rare American Gas Machine #777 Circus Lamp

Rare American Gas Machine #777 Circus Lamp

Located in Peekskill, NY

1917 as the “…ideal lamp for circuses, carnivals, tent shows, parks, pavilions, Chautauqua tents, tent

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Circus Antique

American School Abstracted Circus Landscape Oil Painting
American School Abstracted Circus Landscape Oil Painting

American School Abstracted Circus Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist abstracted landscape painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1930. Signed illegibly. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Image size, 20"L x 10"H, overall 25.5"L x 15.5"H.

Category

1920s Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Model of a Circus Wagon
Early 20th Century Model of a Circus Wagon

Early 20th Century Model of a Circus Wagon

Located in Martlesham, GB

Early 20th century model of a circus wagon, the model itself is in the typical style of a circus

Category

1910s British Edwardian Circus Antique

Materials

Hardwood

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Carvings from Circus Wagon
Primitive Wood American Folk Art Carvings from Circus Wagon

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Carvings from Circus Wagon

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Hand-carved Primitive wood carvings that once adorned a circus wagon dating to the mid-19th century

Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Wood

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon
Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Primitive Wood American Folk Art Lion Carving from Circus Wagon Free Shipping within the United

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Circus Antique

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved and painting Tiller & Clowes donkey marionette circa 1880 in age. The piece would of been used in a large travelling show perform...

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

String, Pine

Rare "Cheating At Poker" Carnival or Circus Sideshow Banner
Rare "Cheating At Poker" Carnival or Circus Sideshow Banner

Rare "Cheating At Poker" Carnival or Circus Sideshow Banner

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Early 20th century sideshow banner with an extremely unusual subject matter. Painted and signed by E. J. Hayden & Co Inc, Studios, 106-110 Bway, Bklyn, NY.

Category

Early 20th Century American Circus Antique

Materials

Iron

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 surface, fans himself by waving his right arm back and forth. It was manufactured ...

Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Iron

Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor
Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor

Pair of Lion Oil Paintings on Board, Perhaps Circus Decor

Located in Palm Beach, FL

architectural remnants possible from a circus car.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Paint

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

Rare Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus Collection We are proud to offer a wonderful collection of

Category

1910s German Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Cotton, Faux Fur, Wood

Rare 1923 Wurlitzer Calliola Orchestral Band . "Old Time Circus Calliope
Rare 1923 Wurlitzer Calliola Orchestral Band . "Old Time Circus Calliope

Rare 1923 Wurlitzer Calliola Orchestral Band . "Old Time Circus Calliope

By Wurlitzer

Located in Buffalo, NY

amusement parks, circuses, and theaters, bringing orchestral sounds to life. Think of it as a massive

Category

1920s American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Metal, Iron

1930s American Painted Circus Canvas Carnival Strange Girls Freakshow Sideshow
1930s American Painted Circus Canvas Carnival Strange Girls Freakshow Sideshow

1930s American Painted Circus Canvas Carnival Strange Girls Freakshow Sideshow

Located in Haarlem, NL

Antique American hand painted circus carnival canvas or banner to announce a sideshow with "Strange

Category

Early 20th Century Central American Folk Art Circus Antique

Materials

Leather, Canvas

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Tiger Circus Toy c.1903-1935
Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Tiger Circus Toy c.1903-1935

Antique Schoenhut "Humpty Dumpty Collection" Tiger Circus Toy c.1903-1935

By Schoenhut

Located in San Francisco, CA

"Humpty Dumpty Circus" collection. Made from carved wood with original hand painted finish, articulated

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Circus Antique

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paint

M.Bekeow's Russian Circus Freak Show, The London Palladium Scrap Book
M.Bekeow's Russian Circus Freak Show, The London Palladium Scrap Book

M.Bekeow's Russian Circus Freak Show, The London Palladium Scrap Book

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A interesting and large collection of freak show, circus, wrestling and skating memorabilia

Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

London Piccadilly Circus - Original China Ink Drawing - Early 20th Century

London Piccadilly Circus - Original China Ink Drawing - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

London is an original china ink drawing on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the XX century. The State of preservation is very good with the traces of time. Hand-signed not...

Category

Early 20th Century Circus Antique

Materials

Ink

19th Century English Fairground Circus Mask Bust Carving Ottoman Curio
19th Century English Fairground Circus Mask Bust Carving Ottoman Curio

19th Century English Fairground Circus Mask Bust Carving Ottoman Curio

Located in Lowestoft, GB

An early fairground carving of a eastern moustached ottoman, in untouched original condition. The carving has been overpainted and overpainted, typically the way of a travelling f...

Category

Late 19th Century English Circus Antique

Materials

Pine

Antique Art Deco Armor Bronze Circus Elephant Bronze Clad Table Ashtray
Antique Art Deco Armor Bronze Circus Elephant Bronze Clad Table Ashtray

Antique Art Deco Armor Bronze Circus Elephant Bronze Clad Table Ashtray

By Art Decor

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Art Deco armor bronze circus elephant bronze clad table ashtray. item features maker stamps

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Circus Antique

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Circus Act by F. Rolard
19th Century Bronze Statue of a Circus Act by F. Rolard

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Circus Act by F. Rolard

By François-Laurent Rolard

Located in Brighton, Sussex

A very good quality 19th century bronze statue of a young man with a monkey on his shoulder, circus

Category

19th Century French Circus Antique

Materials

Bronze

Antique Print of Circus on the Champs-élysées by Bry, 1856
Antique Print of Circus on the Champs-élysées by Bry, 1856

Antique Print of Circus on the Champs-élysées by Bry, 1856

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Cirque de l'Impératrice Champs-Elysées'. Old print of the circus on the

Category

19th Century Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Henri DE Toulouse Lautrec Lithograph Depicting Circus Act in Gold Gilt Frame
Henri DE Toulouse Lautrec Lithograph Depicting Circus Act in Gold Gilt Frame

Henri DE Toulouse Lautrec Lithograph Depicting Circus Act in Gold Gilt Frame

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Middleburg, VA

a circus act. Stamped along the bottom right “GOUPIL & CIE”. Framed in a beautiful gold gilt frame

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Circus Antique

Materials

Paper

Victorian Diamond Pearl 14 Karat Yellow Gold Circus Bear Antique Stickpin
Victorian Diamond Pearl 14 Karat Yellow Gold Circus Bear Antique Stickpin

Victorian Diamond Pearl 14 Karat Yellow Gold Circus Bear Antique Stickpin

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Depicting a standing bear figure with collar around its neck. Holding a 4.0 x 3.0 mm baroque pearl that rotates on its axis. White in body color with silver overtones and good luster...

Category

1880s Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

French Barbotine Majolica White Circus Bear with Drum and Drumstick Pitcher/Jug
French Barbotine Majolica White Circus Bear with Drum and Drumstick Pitcher/Jug

French Barbotine Majolica White Circus Bear with Drum and Drumstick Pitcher/Jug

By Orchies

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A French Barbotine majolica pitcher or large jug, in the form of a performing Circus bear, holding

Category

Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Circus Antique

Materials

Earthenware

Empoli Carlo Moretti Mid Century Modern Circus Tend Lid Bombon Jar, Italy, 1950s
Empoli Carlo Moretti Mid Century Modern Circus Tend Lid Bombon Jar, Italy, 1950s

Empoli Carlo Moretti Mid Century Modern Circus Tend Lid Bombon Jar, Italy, 1950s

By Carlo Moretti

Located in Valencia, VC

Stunning pale pink cased glass bombon jar, featuring a gorgeous circus tend lid and a sleek beyond

Category

1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Circus Antique

Materials

Opaline Glass

FRENCH 1900 Circus Monkeys Brooch In 14-18Kt Gold & Silver Diamonds And Pearls
FRENCH 1900 Circus Monkeys Brooch In 14-18Kt Gold & Silver Diamonds And Pearls

FRENCH 1900 Circus Monkeys Brooch In 14-18Kt Gold & Silver Diamonds And Pearls

Located in Miami, FL

French circus monkey’s brooch in the manner of Bernard Zweig. This is an antique Circus Monkeys

Category

Early 1900s French Late Victorian Circus Antique

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 18k 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.