Skip to main content

Circus Memorabilia

Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar
Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar

Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar

$950Sale Price|54% Off

H 25.5 in W 17.25 in D 5.5 in

Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar

Located in Fulton, CA

Vintage and historical leather and painted wood horse collar from Barnum & Bailey Circus

Category

20th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Hand Painted Circus Banner of Armless Wonder
Hand Painted Circus Banner of Armless Wonder

Hand Painted Circus Banner of Armless Wonder

$16,000

H 216 in W 120 in D 0.05 in

Hand Painted Circus Banner of Armless Wonder

By Snap Wyatt

Located in Queens, NY

American painted vertical double circus side show banner of Armless Wonder and Jose de Lyon (signed

Category

Early 20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paint

Early Custom Made Circus Clown Sea-Saw Bicycle
Early Custom Made Circus Clown Sea-Saw Bicycle

Early Custom Made Circus Clown Sea-Saw Bicycle

Located in Peekskill, NY

This very interesting one of a kind bicycle came out of the David Metz Bicycle Museum a little over 10 years ago. We went over the bicycle and everything now works just as it should....

Category

Early 20th Century Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Gold & Orange Blown Mercury Glass Circus Lion Christmas Tree Ornament
Gold & Orange Blown Mercury Glass Circus Lion Christmas Tree Ornament

Gold & Orange Blown Mercury Glass Circus Lion Christmas Tree Ornament

$40Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 3.5 in W 2 in D 1.5 in

Gold & Orange Blown Mercury Glass Circus Lion Christmas Tree Ornament

Located in Clifton Forge, VA

typical circus zig zag design. He is 3 1/2 inches tall and about 2 inches around. I am listing these one

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Blown Glass

19th C The Albino Family Barums Museum New York Sideshow Fairground Circus
19th C The Albino Family Barums Museum New York Sideshow Fairground Circus

19th C The Albino Family Barums Museum New York Sideshow Fairground Circus

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Currier and Ives hand coloured lithograph print of The Albino Family circa 1860 “They have pure white skin, silken white hair and pink eyes,Rudolf Lucasie, Wife and Child who have ...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass, Oak, Paper

Antique Atlas Strongman Iron Circus Dumbbell 65 Pounds Vintage Carnival Relic
Antique Atlas Strongman Iron Circus Dumbbell 65 Pounds Vintage Carnival Relic

Antique Atlas Strongman Iron Circus Dumbbell 65 Pounds Vintage Carnival Relic

Located in Hyattsville, MD

, at point of purchase I was told it came from a Circus.

Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Set Of Antique Circus Juggler's Clubs, English, Beech, Juggling Tool, Circa 1920
Set Of Antique Circus Juggler's Clubs, English, Beech, Juggling Tool, Circa 1920

Set Of Antique Circus Juggler's Clubs, English, Beech, Juggling Tool, Circa 1920

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a set of 7 antique circus juggler's clubs. An English, beech performance aid, dating to

Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memor...

Materials

Beech

Pair of Italian Sterling Silver and Enamel Clown Figures by Sorini
Pair of Italian Sterling Silver and Enamel Clown Figures by Sorini

Pair of Italian Sterling Silver and Enamel Clown Figures by Sorini

Located in BARCELONA, ES

decorative ensemble, ideal for collectors of Italian silver, circus memorabilia, or playful modern decorative

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Recent Sales

Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar
Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar

Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar

Sold

H 28 in W 18.25 in D 6 in

Barnum & Bailey Circus Horse Collar

Located in Fulton, CA

Vintage and historical leather and painted wood horse collar from Barnum & Bailey Circus. Embossed

Category

20th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Vintage Folk Art Strongman Carnival Balance Toy Sculpture
Vintage Folk Art Strongman Carnival Balance Toy Sculpture

Vintage Folk Art Strongman Carnival Balance Toy Sculpture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

of folk art, circus memorabilia, or vintage toys.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Metal

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

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Mid 19th Century Gen. Tom Thumb Calling Card P.T. Barnum Fairground Circus
Mid 19th Century Gen. Tom Thumb Calling Card P.T. Barnum Fairground Circus

Mid 19th Century Gen. Tom Thumb Calling Card P.T. Barnum Fairground Circus

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A rare miniature calling card later housed in a period glazed and pressed brass frame. The card is laid between the glass and black backing and can easily be removed. The card origi...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Extra Large Lighted Arrow from "The Circus" in Hollywood, CA
Extra Large Lighted Arrow from "The Circus" in Hollywood, CA

Extra Large Lighted Arrow from "The Circus" in Hollywood, CA

Located in Alhambra, CA

multicolored arrow comes from the ground breaking "Circus" night club in Hollywood, CA, which recently closed

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood

Vinatge Gaming Wheel from a Carnival / Circus
Vinatge Gaming Wheel from a Carnival / Circus

Vinatge Gaming Wheel from a Carnival / Circus

Located in Dallas, TX

memorabilia, this is a must have. Also be sure to see our other Carnival and Circus items available.

Category

Early 20th Century American Carnival Art

Vintage Carnival Game Wheel

Vintage Carnival Game Wheel

Located in Dallas, TX

and antique circus and carnival memorabilia, you'll love this authentic Wheel of Chance. Also be sure

Category

20th Century American Carnival Art

Mechanical Papier-Mâché Witches Head from Carnival Haunted House
Mechanical Papier-Mâché Witches Head from Carnival Haunted House

Mechanical Papier-Mâché Witches Head from Carnival Haunted House

Located in Dallas, TX

. Collectors of carnival, circus or amusement park memorabilia will find this piece extremely unique. Folk art

Category

Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Vintage One In Win Choice Game Sign from a Carnival or Circus
Vintage One In Win Choice Game Sign from a Carnival or Circus

Vintage One In Win Choice Game Sign from a Carnival or Circus

Located in Dallas, TX

of carnival and circus memorabilia. Once found in Carnival and Circus Midways around the country

Category

Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

2 In Wins Vintage Carnival Game Sign - Yellow
2 In Wins Vintage Carnival Game Sign - Yellow

2 In Wins Vintage Carnival Game Sign - Yellow

Located in Dallas, TX

. Be sure to check out both as well as our other vintage carnival and circus memorabilia. Shipping

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Signs

Materials

Wood

People Also Browsed

Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light

Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light

By John Wilson Ewbank

Located in London, GB

John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; L...

Category

19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

$3,204 / set

H 61.03 in W 31.5 in D 47.25 in

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

Category

20th Century Danish Victorian Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric
"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric

"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric

By Studio Marta Manente

Located in Centro, RS

Pietra from Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze
TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze

TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze

Located in Miami, FL

Steam engine train locomotive desk lighter This is a very nice trench art petrol table lighter of a steam engine locomotive created between the WWI and WWII. The elusive locomotive ...

Category

Vintage 1930s English Industrial Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin

Vintage Ice Bucket by Per Lütken for Holmegaard Glass Works
Vintage Ice Bucket by Per Lütken for Holmegaard Glass Works

Vintage Ice Bucket by Per Lütken for Holmegaard Glass Works

$44Sale Price / item|53% Off

H 6.7 in Dm 3.94 in

Vintage Ice Bucket by Per Lütken for Holmegaard Glass Works

By Per Lutken for Holmegaard

Located in Søborg, DK

Vintage glass ice bucket by Per Lükten for Holmegaard glass works model 8715. Per Lütken 1916 - 1998 was the unsurpassed master of Danish glass design and one of Holmegaard's most ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wine Coolers

Materials

Blown Glass

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Editions du Desastre Offset Print Poster, Matisse, 1992, Unframed
Editions du Desastre Offset Print Poster, Matisse, 1992, Unframed

Editions du Desastre Offset Print Poster, Matisse, 1992, Unframed

By Henri Matisse

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 31.5 x 23.5 inches ( 80.01 x 59.69 cm ) Image Size: 31.5 x 23.5 inches ( 80.01 x 59.69 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age...

Category

1990s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Vintage Japanese Ceremonial Wedding Kimono with Embroidery Designs
Vintage Japanese Ceremonial Wedding Kimono with Embroidery Designs

Vintage Japanese Ceremonial Wedding Kimono with Embroidery Designs

Located in Atlanta, GA

A large Japanese Wedding Kimono with bold embroidery designs. The auspicious attire was known as Uchikake and was worn by the bride during the wedding ceremony made from silk and hea...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone, Copper

Cast Iron and Vaseline Glass Sconces
Cast Iron and Vaseline Glass Sconces

Cast Iron and Vaseline Glass Sconces

$550 / item

H 14 in W 6 in D 8.5 in

Cast Iron and Vaseline Glass Sconces

Located in Peekskill, NY

We have a collection of these original cast iron wall bracket sconces in stock. This is a classic design that we refinished and rewired. The hand blown tipped globe is nice contrast...

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Robert Salleroli American Abstract Wood Assemblage Monumental Cabinet
Robert Salleroli American Abstract Wood Assemblage Monumental Cabinet

Robert Salleroli American Abstract Wood Assemblage Monumental Cabinet

By Robert Salleroli

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Looking for a statement piece to add to your home or office? Look no further than this one-of-a-kind monumental cabinet, by Robert Salerolli, purchased directly from the original cli...

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Birch

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet

Located in Houston, TX

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

Sputnik Space Age Table Weather Station, Relative Hygrometer, West Germany, 60s
Sputnik Space Age Table Weather Station, Relative Hygrometer, West Germany, 60s

Sputnik Space Age Table Weather Station, Relative Hygrometer, West Germany, 60s

Located in Antwerp, BE

Midcentury Modern Space Age Weather station made by Huger in the 60s, consisting of a thermometer, hygrometer and barometer made in West Germany the weather station is made of a chro...

Category

Vintage 1960s German Space Age Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.
Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.

Jaguar XK 120 Roadster 1950, Rare Collection Car, A+ Condition incl. Expert Op.

By Jaguar Cars Ltd.

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

We offer you the chance of buying this breathtaking, rare Jaguar XK 120 which had its first road legal in february 1950. There has been built only a very little number of these cars,...

Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Circus Memorabilia", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Circus Memorabilia For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of circus memorabilia on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, wood and fabric. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect piece of circus memorabilia — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each item from our selection of circus memorabilia bearing folk art, industrial or mid-century modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Circus Memorabilia?

A piece of circus memorabilia can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,432, while the lowest priced sells for $40 and the highest can go for as much as $18,750.