Ball Toss

Mid-19th century ball toss carnival game known as "Passe Boule" often depicting a figure to be ridiculed.

Most Unusual Little Item,,LARGE 1920's Carnival, Fair, Ball Toss Game..Appears to be all hand made,, painted,,Hit the center red target and the left leg of the donkey kicks back as ...

Charming Papier Mache Figure of a Rabbit From a Carnival Game. Used as a Ball or Bean Bag Toss.

Pierrot clown and portly chef with gaping open mouths.

The ball toss was a popular carnival game during the first half of the 20th century.

Antique Passe-Boules French fairground game A rare French Passé-boules ball toss game circa 1920 made from wood, painted polychrome and lithographed paper.

Fairground Passe Boule set panels We are proud to offer a delightful set of 5 handcrafted passe boule ball toss game panels. Crafted from pine frames and hand painted board, depi...

Beautiful openwork carving of double dragon chasing a ball. At night, Chinese nobles tossed their discarded robes over a garment rack to protect them from wrinkles.

The game was played by standing on one foot, while not moving that foot, balancing the ball on the other foot and tossing the ball as far as possible.

It comes with open-work carving of double-dragon chasing a ball. At night, Chinese nobles tossed their discarded robes over a garment rack to protect them from wrinkles.

AMBIANIC presents Vintage Wrapped Cane Wicker Rattan Wall Holder Pair Jai Alai Toy Racket Scoop Ball Toss Useful for wall decor Style Franco Albini 15.75 h x 5.5 diameter Preowned vi...

Smaller type "portable" carnival bean toss game with three figures; a Frenchman on one end, an Asian looking gentleman on the other end, and a clown in the middle. all are wearing th...

Four young boys are dressed up as rascals sitting on tree stumps ready to be knocked down by the throw of a ball and a direct hit. The young boys have hands clenched while one boy is...

Three figures; a fish on each end and a Chinese man in the middle are waiting to be knocked down by the toss of a bean bag. This type of game would have been prevalent in carnivals d...

Ball toss carnival game known as "Passe Boule (France)" often depicting a figure to be ridiculed.

They dress up in their best embroidery clothes to be seen in public with friends, and engage in courtship with boys through ball tossing and folk song singing activities. According t...

Carnival Ball Toss Head Late 19th century Assembled pieces of oak joined together.

Graphic hand made bean bag or ball toss game with face. Painted on panel with cutouts for eyes, nose, and mouth with different scores.

Circa 1900 very unusual and rare pair leather covered carnival ball toss ponies with back legs that kick up when the centered 'Sock Me Here' sections were hit, all original painted s...

Graphic painted gaming panel of modernist design. Black wood framing added. The panel floats out from the wall to cast shadows through the holes of different colors.

An ominous character from a midway carnival game, original surface dry paint, papier mache with wood backing, done in relief to hang on a wall or post for children to throw balls or ...

Historically, passé-boule (ball-toss) was a very popular fairground game in France from the 19th century onwards and the masks often depict figures to be ridiculed.

This game was a descendent from the slightly earlier passé-boule (ball-toss) which was a very popular fairground game in France from the 19th century onwards and the masks often depi...

Great set of highly graphic and amusing metal carnival ball toss baskets. Bold primary colors make them a sculptural and artistic standout.

These ball toss bottle forms from an earlier time make one smile with childhood recollections.

This head may also have seen use in an arcade ball toss.

Rare set of three carved and painted circus/carnival target figures from a ring- or ball-toss game. Each 3-piece head with over-sized almond eyes, a bulbous nose, a slit mouth, and k...

The wording suggests this sign was advertising for a ball toss stall such as ball bucket or ball in the mouth.

This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...

This remarkable -- perhaps unique -- woodblock print depicts a group of five nude male workers laying railroad track, their strong, muscled figures interlaced as they strive to move ...

Interesting piece from an Iowan Estate. This piece is unsigned. The folklore I was told by the seller about the piece is that this was originally from the Grant Wood Estate. Howeve...

Tall one of a kind cowboy and horse spinning whirligig American Folk Art piece. Most likely from a larger folk art environment. Sheet steel construction on a large spoked farm wheel ...

At a time when painters were increasingly drawn to the grit, emotion and drama of boxing in America -- witness famous paintings and prints by George Bellows and Robert Riggs, for exa...

Carved giltwood sculpture. Signed Pedro Friedberg on the underside of the base. Size: 10 x 3.25 x 1.5 inches. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent co...

A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...

One of the rarest, and finest, 20th century images of nude male figures in the open air, this print by Georg Jahn depicts a pair of young men taking their horses to the edge of a lak...

A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...

A rare set of male nudes done in the early 2000s by photographer, John Falocco. We have owned these in our personal collection since 2005. A beautiful pair of hand printed black and ...

A magnificent 1930s taxidermy specimen of a Common buzzard with outstretched wings in a large ebonized museum cabinet. This bird has been cleverly captured in an animated pose comple...

A rare work by Emma Goitein Dessau, this color print entitled "Born to Work -- Rebel," depicts a kneeling nude male figure in chains, in the foreground, rebelling against the roiling...