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19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank
19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank

$1,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 5 in W 4 in D 4 in

19th Century Original Painted Iron Clown Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fun and folky original painted iron penny bank has the original painted surface in working

Category

Antique 1890s American Country Toys

Materials

Iron

Iron and Copper Clown Sculpture by Maxine Burnett
Iron and Copper Clown Sculpture by Maxine Burnett

Iron and Copper Clown Sculpture by Maxine Burnett

Located in Tarrytown, NY

Iron and copper clown sculpture, signed Maxine Burnett.

Category

Vintage 1980s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

19th Century Cast Iron Mr Punch Door Stop
19th Century Cast Iron Mr Punch Door Stop

19th Century Cast Iron Mr Punch Door Stop

$551

H 13.5 in W 10 in D 4 in

19th Century Cast Iron Mr Punch Door Stop

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

century, we have Mr Punch sitting with his dog, Toby who is dressed as a clown The doorstop is cast Iron

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Antique Late 19th Century Expressionist More Folk Art

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Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head
Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head

Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head

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H 25 in W 20 in D 20 in

Vintage Carnival Iron Clown Head

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Large carnival midway game clown head. Made by the Game Time Company in Litchfield, Michigan.

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Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art

Vintage Cast Iron Clown Shooting Gallery Target Original Paint Surface
Vintage Cast Iron Clown Shooting Gallery Target Original Paint Surface

Vintage Cast Iron Clown Shooting Gallery Target Original Paint Surface

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Rarely seen red nose cast iron clown carnival shooting gallery target. Layers of fantastic original

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

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

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Iron

Vintage Tosty Rosty Clown Popcorn Machine Action Figure, circa 1930
Vintage Tosty Rosty Clown Popcorn Machine Action Figure, circa 1930

Vintage Tosty Rosty Clown Popcorn Machine Action Figure, circa 1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage tosty rosty clown popcorn machine action figure, circa 1930 Vintage toy originally

Category

Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Wall Brackets
Cast Iron Wall Brackets

Cast Iron Wall Brackets

Located in Surrey, BC

Rare cast iron wall brackets. Clown faces with great detail and expression.

Category

Early 20th Century American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank
Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank

Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank

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H 6 in W 2.25 in D 2 in

Antique Cast Iron Clown Bank

Located in Redding, CT

Antique cast iron clown bank. This is an original 1910 cast iron A.C. Williams CLOWN BANK that

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Toys

Materials

Iron

Carnival Clown Shooting Gallery Target
Carnival Clown Shooting Gallery Target

Carnival Clown Shooting Gallery Target

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H 14 in W 12 in D 12 in

Carnival Clown Shooting Gallery Target

By Macglashan Air Gun Co.

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Sheet iron carnival shooting gallery target in the shape of a clowns head. Not marked, but thought

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Folk Art Up-Cycled Clown Sculpture
Folk Art Up-Cycled Clown Sculpture

Folk Art Up-Cycled Clown Sculpture

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H 10.88 in W 7 in D 6.25 in

Folk Art Up-Cycled Clown Sculpture

Located in Nantucket, MA

Folk Art up-cycled clown sculpture, 19th and 20th centuries - a clever combination and merging of

Category

Early 2000s American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank
Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank

Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank

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H 6 in W 2.5 in

Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Old cast iron circus clown bank. Original paint has signs of age which adds character to the piece

Category

Vintage 1930s American Children's Furniture

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank
Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank

Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank

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H 5.5 in W 2.25 in

Cast Iron Vintage Clown Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Original paint has signs of age. Single screw closure.

During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household war...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Toys and Dolls

Vintage Cast Iron Clown Bank
Vintage Cast Iron Clown Bank

Vintage Cast Iron Clown Bank

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H 5.5 in W 2.5 in

Vintage Cast Iron Clown Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Has loss of paint and signs of age. Single screw closure.

During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wa...

Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Objects

Blue-Painted Cast-Iron Masked Clown Shooting Gallery Target
Blue-Painted Cast-Iron Masked Clown Shooting Gallery Target

Blue-Painted Cast-Iron Masked Clown Shooting Gallery Target

By H.C. Evans & Co.

Located in New Hope, PA

A masked clown shooting gallery target attributed to H. C. Evans & Company of Chicago, Illinois

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Bean Bag Toss Clown
Bean Bag Toss Clown

Bean Bag Toss Clown

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H 27 in Dm 25 in

Bean Bag Toss Clown

Located in New York, NY

Painted iron bean bag toss clown head

Category

Vintage 1930s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Clown Shooting Gallery Target
Clown Shooting Gallery Target

Clown Shooting Gallery Target

By H.C. Evans & Co.

Located in Manalapan, NJ

Clown shooting gallery target manufactured by H. L. Evans Company of Chicago, IL. Original

Category

Vintage 1930s American Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Circus Clown and Dog
Circus Clown and Dog

Circus Clown and Dog

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H 4 in W 2 in D 1 in

Circus Clown and Dog

Located in San Francisco, CA

Adorable cast iron circus clown and dog.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Children's Furniture

Rare Early 20thC Painted Plaster Laughing Clown Fairground Ball-Toss Game c.1910
Rare Early 20thC Painted Plaster Laughing Clown Fairground Ball-Toss Game c.1910

Rare Early 20thC Painted Plaster Laughing Clown Fairground Ball-Toss Game c.1910

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

and hessian body with ruffled upper, to cast iron inner piping, to the original painted plaster clowns

Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

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"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905
"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

"Kadi" Pre-war Wind-Up Toy by Lehman Company. Germany Circa 1905

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

"Kadi" is the name of this rare Chinese themed vintage German made mechanical toy; depicting two turn of the century Chinese men with pigtails walking along, while carrying a large t...

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

19thC Cast Iron Mechanical Owl Bank with a Turning Head and Glass Eyes, 1880
19thC Cast Iron Mechanical Owl Bank with a Turning Head and Glass Eyes, 1880

19thC Cast Iron Mechanical Owl Bank with a Turning Head and Glass Eyes, 1880

By Shepard Hardware Company

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous cast iron Owl bank with a turning head coin lever and glass eyes. Lot of the original paint still intact. Missing the lock on the underside, not visible when viewing upright...

Category

Antique 1880s American American Classical Toys

Materials

Iron

Vintage "Masuyama" Lehman Wind-Up Toy. German, Circa 1913 Rare
Vintage "Masuyama" Lehman Wind-Up Toy. German, Circa 1913 Rare

Vintage "Masuyama" Lehman Wind-Up Toy. German, Circa 1913 Rare

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

Early 1900's German hand painted and lithographed tin wind-up toy, by premier tin and whimsical toy maker, Ernest Paul Lehman, circa 1913. This charming and unique toy portrays a Ja...

Category

Vintage 1910s German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank
19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank

$716Sale Price|20% Off

H 6 in W 2.5 in D 1 in

19th Century Iron Humpty Dumpty Bank

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fun bank was purchased out of a collection and has an aged patina and unpainted surface. The condition is very good.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Country Toys

Materials

Iron

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895
Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy;  Germany, Circa 1895

Rare Vintage "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy; Germany, Circa 1895

Located in Incline Village, NV

Vintage and rare "Rolly Dolly" Musical Toy by unknown German manufacturer; circa 1895; contemporaneous with early Schoenhut toys, it depicts a "Well Dressed Man With A Bow Tie" (my d...

Category

Antique 1890s German Folk Art Toys

Materials

Composition

"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880
"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880

"Peg-Leg Beggar" Mechanical Bank, American, circa 1880

By H.L. Judd Manufacturing Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

"Peg-leg Beggar" 19th century cast iron mechanical bank was probably inspired by the many disabled Civil War veterans begging for their subsistence. The bank was manufactured by the ...

Category

Antique 1880s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Iron

"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American
"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American

"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American

By Kyser & Rex Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

This American cast iron bank known as "Organ Bank" (Cat and Dog), was manufactured by Kyser & Rex Company, Frankford, Pennsylvania in 1882. It conforms exactly to the patent papers a...

Category

Antique 1880s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Iron

Pass or Eat Ball Representing a Clown French Game
Pass or Eat Ball Representing a Clown French Game

Pass or Eat Ball Representing a Clown French Game

$3,185

H 38.19 in W 29.53 in D 11.82 in

Pass or Eat Ball Representing a Clown French Game

By France"

Located in Madrid, ES

Very curious pass or eat ball representing a clown. The object of the game was to throw rag balls into the hole formed by the mouth. Hand painted papier maché mounted on a wooden p...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Games

Materials

Wood

"William Tell" Mechanical Toy Savings Bank. American, Circa 1896 (All Original)
"William Tell" Mechanical Toy Savings Bank. American, Circa 1896 (All Original)

"William Tell" Mechanical Toy Savings Bank. American, Circa 1896 (All Original)

By J. & E. Steven's Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

"William Tell" mechanical bank was patented and manufactured in 1896 by the J. & E. Steven's Company in Cromwell, Connecticut (please see image of the underneath with patent informat...

Category

Antique 1890s American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Iron

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Johnny" The Dancing Clown by Lindstrom Toy Co., Circa 1930
Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Johnny" The Dancing Clown by Lindstrom Toy Co., Circa 1930

Vintage Toy Wind-Up "Johnny" The Dancing Clown by Lindstrom Toy Co., Circa 1930

By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1

Located in Incline Village, NV

This is a hard to find pre war vintage, Made in America wind up tin toy by The Lindstrom Toy Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, circa 1928-1932. The action is fabulous; when wound ...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

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Clown Iron For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the clown iron you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each clown iron for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using iron, metal and wood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer clown iron, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A clown iron is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art styles are sought with frequency. Gong Bell Mfg. Co. each produced at least one beautiful clown iron that is worth considering.

How Much is a Clown Iron?

Prices for a clown iron start at $150 and top out at $28,800 with the average selling for $850.