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Old Carnival Rides

J. Hübner Carved Wood Carousel Horse, Early 20th Century, Germany
Located in Antwerp, BE
Germany - Josef Hübner - Joseph Hubner. This piece of Carnival Art - funfair roundabout horse - Merry-go
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Metal

Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
the left side of its neck, with the first part of it obscured by an old paper label of some sort. Our
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Vintage 1920s American American Craftsman Carnival Art

Materials

Brass, Metal

Large Folk Art Wooden Merry-Go-Round Model
Located in Antwerp, BE
Roundabout has been handmade. Great example of Carnival Art - Folk Art with miniature handmade wooden
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Mid-20th Century European Carnival Art

Materials

Iron

Large Folk Art Wooden Merry-Go-Round Model
Large Folk Art Wooden Merry-Go-Round Model
H 25.99 in W 26.38 in D 21.66 in
Equestrian Circus Poster by Ringling Bros Ca. 1971 Featuring "Miss Helen Girard"
Located in Incline Village, NV
, while two men ride horses in two other images, and Helen Girard in full portrait is featured on the left
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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Carnival Art

Materials

Paper

Carnival Ride, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
, representational, primitive, acrylic painting, blueCarnival RideLeroy BurtAcrylic painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

8 Foot Illuminated KIDDIE RIDES Metal Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
8 foot metal sign from an old carnival. Metal sign with wood backing. Hand painted wording - KIDDIE
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Vintage 1980s American Signs

Materials

Steel

Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker 'German, 1820-1900' Oil on Canvas Venetian Carnival
By Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker (German, 1820-1900) "Karneval von Venedig" (The Venetian Carnival) oil
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Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

19th Century Carousel Ornament Painted Cast Iron King Mask Amusement Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
A rare European antique hand painted cast iron carnival carousel embellishment. Once decorating
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Antique 19th Century European Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Dance of the In laws Wedding Scene Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
a typical modern urban dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Preacher Rabbi "Der Maggid" Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors. In End of Day's Toil, now at the
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
This portrait of a clown by Maurice Kish is part from a series of carnival figures, circus clowns
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
a typical modern urban dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
a typical modern urban dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors. In End of Day's Toil, now at the
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
a typical modern urban dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Car Service, cut paper collage, urban landscape, hard edge, bold graphic, text
By Philomena Marano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the Coney Island Hysterical Society, which undertakes projects such as restoring old rides in response
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Early 2000s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
a typical modern urban dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors. In End of Day's Toil, now at
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1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eight of Wands (Framed Watercolor Illustration on Archival Paper)
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
illustration, a woman adorned only in pear branch regalia rides a reptile over a pile of branches. A subdued
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Clown N.2 (In Green)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors
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20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors. In End of Day's Toil, now at the
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

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Softwood

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Located in Buffalo, NY
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Antique Motorcycle Ride for a Carnival Carousel and Merry-Go-Round
Located in Dallas, TX
Wow, coolest carousel ride we have ever had. This antique motorcycle is one of the earliest
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Vintage 1940s British Carnival Art

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Steel

Vintage Boat Swing from France-SM
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
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Vintage 1950s French Garden Ornaments

Vintage Boat Swing from France-SM
Vintage Boat Swing from France-SM
H 29.25 in W 54 in D 21.5 in
Set of English Fairground Amusement Figures
Located in London, GB
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Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Carnival Art

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Brass

19th Century Hand Carved Gold Gilt English Fairground Poles
Located in London, GB
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Carnival Art

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Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
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Located in Surfside, FL
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Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Preacher Rabbi "Der Maggid" Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors. In End of Day's Toil, now at the
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Board, Oil

Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

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Located in Surfside, FL
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Oil

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By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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Oil

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Clown N.2 (In Green)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
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The Clown
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
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Oil

Antique Carousel Horse by Karl Müller Germany, Hand-Carved wood, Late 19th Cent
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art - Carnival Ride Horse - Merry-go-round Horse - Horse Art - Unique Interior Objects - Carnival Art
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Antique Late 19th Century German Arts and Crafts Carnival Art

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Wood

The Clown
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors
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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Storm, Modern Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist (War Allegory, Refugees)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
dystopia, Kish's factories are shaggy old beasts as worn out as the laborers who troop through their doors
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
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19th Century historical genre oil painting of Napoleon’s return from Elba
By Robert Alexander Hillingford
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Carousel Boat by L' Autopède, 1940s
By L'Autopède
Located in Antwerp, BE
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Metal

Carousel Boat by L' Autopède, 1940s
Carousel Boat by L' Autopède, 1940s
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Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Old Carnival Rides For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of old carnival rides available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of modern or contemporary versions of these works for sale today — there are 14 modern and 1 contemporary examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add old carnival rides that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, beige, gray, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Maurice Kish, Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick and Philomena Marano produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and board, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Old Carnival Rides?

The average selling price for old carnival rides we offer is $3,299, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $19,875 for the highest priced.