Papier Mache Carnival
Large Antique Papier Maché Carnival Masks, 1900s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
For sale are these rare, large early 20th century carnival masks made from wood and painted papier
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Poodle Face Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Poodle Face
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Blue Monster Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Blue Monster
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Curious Grandpa Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Curious
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Green Monster Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Green
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Blue Bulldog Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Blue Bulldog
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Extra Large Jovial Rasta Woman Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This extra large
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Green Monster with Pipe Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This "Green
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
1960s Dutch Papier Mache Extra Large Sea Devil Carnival Parade Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century unique and wonderfully fun large painted papier mache carnival head. This extra large
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Papier Mache Clown Sculpture by Spainish Artist Enrique Navas
Located in Miami, FL
Generously sized and brightly-painted vintage papier mâché Carnival or ‘caricature’ clown.
Signed
Category
20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other
1950's Papier mâché french theatre head
Located in Diest, BE
A 1950's rare original James Ensor style papier mâché theatre head. This item was obtained via a
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Unusual Vintage Paper Mache Folk Art, Parade "Carnival" Mask
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual vintage papier mâché Folk Art..parade "carnival" theater mask.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Antique 1930s Judge Theatre Papier Mâché Head from Paris
Located in London, GB
Antique 1930s judge theatre papier mâché head from Paris
This lot is a rare original 1930s
Category
Vintage 1930s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
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Czechoslovakian "Oh My Deer" Papier Mache Carnival Head
Located in Charleston, SC
Hand made Czechoslovakian Papier-mâché Deer head with original inside label.
Category
20th Century Czech Carnival Art
Overscale Paper Mache Carnival Bust
Located in Pasadena, CA
Name him whatever you want , this vintage folk art piece is really great if you want to stock your funhouse.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Large Early 1900's Paper Mache Carnival Head
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 1900's hand painted paper mache carnival head.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Large Early 1900's Paper Mache Carnival Head
Located in Chicago, IL
Large early 1900's hand painted paper mache carnival head.
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
French Papier Mâché "Passe Boule" Carnival Game Harold Lloyd Figure, Early 1920s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This rare French papier mâché "passe-boules" carnival game in the shape of Harold Lloyd. The Harold
Category
Vintage 1920s French Other Mounted Objects
H 25.5 in W 11.75 in D 15 in
Huge Vintage Papier Mâché Carnival Parade Head, 1950s
Located in Hastings, GB
Huge papier mâché carnival 'Big Head'
Handmade vintage carnival parade head
circa 1950s
In
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Papier-Mâché Carnival Ball Toss Game
Located in Culver City, CA
Pierrot clown and portly chef with gaping open mouths.
Category
Early 20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Catholic Clergyman, Papier Mâché Carnival Fairground Theatre Mask
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Cappello Romano hat.
Thick papier mâché construction, with original painted ground. Age related loses
Category
Mid-20th Century European Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
H 16.15 in W 13.39 in D 13.78 in
Vintage French Papier Mache Brightly Painted Carnival Heads
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A variety of large brightly-painted vintage French papier mâché Carnival or ‘caricature’ type heads.
Category
20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Giant Rotating Carnival Head of Man
Located in Pasadena, CA
A large-scale papier mache carnival head resting atop a rotating base. The skillfully rendered head
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Papier Mâché, Paper
Papier Mache Stage Prop
Located in Houston, TX
Papier Mache Stage Prop of an Elephant Head From France.
Made to Put Your Head in and Look Out of
Category
20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché
Early 20th Century Papier Mache American Carnival Head
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century papier Mache American carnival head
A hand crafted early 20th century papier
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Carnival Papier Mâché Head with Moveable Teeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unique head from a carnival. Great coloring and condition. Mounted on a metal stand. Small
Category
Vintage 1950s American Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Papier Mache Bull Carnival Mask
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century papier mache bull carnival mask
We are proud to offer a quirky mid-20th century
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Huge Papier Mâché Hat
Located in London, GB
Huge papier mâché hat
The item for sale is a very rare vintage circa 1960s French handmade papier
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Winston Churchill Papier Mâché Head
Located in London, GB
Huge paper mâché Carnival / Fairground Winston Churchill decorative rare item
The item for sale
Category
Vintage 1960s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Papier Mâché Devil from Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Beautifully created papier mâché devil martian by folk artist MAS from central Mexico. Hand painted
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Plaster
Papier Mâché Cow Theatre Mask
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century theatre papier mâché cow mask
This lot is a wonderful example of an early
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Mid-20th Century Papier Mache Theatre Head
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century papier mache theatre head
We are proud to offer a mid-20th century hand
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Oliver Hardy Theatre Papier Mâché Head / Mask
Located in London, GB
This lot is a wonderful example of a vintage English handmade papier mâché hardy theater head. It’s
Category
Vintage 1960s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
French Papier-Maché Toy Harlequin Bean Bag Toss
Located in Peekskill, NY
very delicate Papier-Maché make nice examples rare. I brought this item back from Paris over 20 years
Category
Early 20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
Carnival Or Circus Glass Eyed Tiger Head
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This paper mache tiger head from the 1920's features glass eyes and a fantastic vibrant original
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
1920s 'Man In The Moon' Papier Mâché Stage Prop
Located in Hastings, GB
1920s 'Man In The Moon' Papier mâché Prop. Theatre / stage prop. Handmade and finished with
Category
Vintage 1920s British Arts and Crafts Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
French Papier Mâché Theatre Horse Head from Paris, circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
French papier mâché theatre horse head from Paris, circa 1950s
For sale in this LOT is a rare
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Two Original Venetian Masks by Ca'Macana in papier-mâché technic - Contemporary
Located in Opole, PL
the Ca'Macana workshop in Venice, Italy. These unique masks are meticulously made by hand using papier
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carnival Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
H 14.97 in W 11.82 in D 5.52 in
Early 20th Century French Big Mama Papier Mache Bakery Advertising Head Display
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century French Big Mama Papier Mache Bakery Advertising Head Display
My name is big
Category
Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
H 18 in W 16 in D 16 in
French Ball Toss Rabbit
Located in Houston, TX
Charming Papier Mache Figure of a Rabbit From a Carnival Game. Used as a Ball or Bean Bag Toss.
Category
Early 20th Century French Carnival Art
Materials
Wood, Papier Mâché
Rotating Carnival Head of Woman in Paper Mache and Hair
Located in Pasadena, CA
A large carnival head rendered in paper mache and real hair that is tied back with a flower. The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Rare Papier Mâché Theatre Mask
Located in London, GB
Rare double sided theatre carnival papier mâché oversized head.
This is a very collectable and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Masks
Materials
Paper
Early 20th century papier mache theatre mask
Located in London, GB
example of a papier mache French theatre / carnival mask. Made from layers of shaped papier mache with
Category
Vintage 1920s French Late Victorian Masks
Materials
Paper
Rare Set of Moulds for Venetian Carnival Masks
Located in Haarlem, NL
This rare set of moulds were used to create the famous papier mâché carnival masks of Venice, Italy
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Large Vintage Mechanical Papier-Mâché Witches Head from Carnival Haunted House
Located in Lafayette, IN
This spectacular papier maché witch head has all the scary facial features one would expect from a
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Steel
H 32 in W 28 in D 8 in
Papier Mâché German Theatre Head
Located in London, GB
German officer papier mâché theatre head from Paris, circa 1950s
This lot is a rare original
Category
Vintage 1950s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Paper
Papier Mache Carnival Cart Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
Papier mache carnival cart mirror with mercury glass mirror
Category
Early 20th Century Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Papier Mâché
Papier-Mache Carnival Head by El Ingenio Barcelona
By El Ingenio
Located in Hudson, NY
an outstanding handmade papier-mache carnival or mardi gras head in the form of a turkish bearded
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché
Huge Papier Mache Carnival Mask
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderfully scaled painted papier mache carnival mask.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Masks
Vintage Paper Mache Carnival Head
Located in Oakland, CA
Large and spooky, this relic hails from New Orleans, and was made by the American Mask Manufacturing Company, Findlay, Ohio. I'd swear it is modeled after Bela Lugosi's Count Dracula.
Category
Early 20th Century American Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
Mechanical Papier-Mâché Witches Head from Carnival Haunted House
Located in Dallas, TX
This very large papier maché witch head, was reported to be from a haunted house of a traveling
Category
Vintage 1940s American Carnival Art
Materials
Iron
20th Century, Carnival Head from Nice, 1960s, Made of Papier Mâché
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century, carnival head from Nice, made in the 1960s of papier mâché.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Carnival Art
Materials
Cord, Paper
20th Century Carnival Head from Nice 1960s Made of Papier Mâché
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century carnival head from nice made in the 1960s of papier mâché.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Carnival Art
Materials
Cord, Paper
20th Century Carnival Head from Nice 1960s Made of Papier Mâché
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century carnival head from Nice made in the 1960s of papier mâché.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Carnival Art
Materials
Cord, Paper
20th Century Carnival Head from Nice 1960s Made of Papier Mâché
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century carnival head from Nice made in the 1960s of papier mâché.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Carnival Art
Materials
Cord, Paper
20th Century Carnival Head from Nice 1960s Made of Papier Mâché
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century carnival head from Nice made in the 1960s of papier mâché.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Carnival Art
Materials
Paper, Ribbon
20th Carnival Head from Nice 1960s Made of Papier Mâché and Cardboard
Located in Berlin, DE
20th carnival head from Nice made in the 1960s of papier mâché and cardboard.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Folk Art Carnival Art
Painted Papier Mâché Clown Sculpture
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a folk art painted papier mâché and wire clown sculpture sporting Classic clown garb and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wire
Terrific Carnival/Circus Dog
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Vintage carnival/circus advertisement figure of an extremely lifelike and charming terrier pup
Category
American Carnival Art
Materials
Papier Mâché
Papier Mache Tiger
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carnival papier mache tiger. I love his benign look. Of course, we all know what his true nature is
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sculptures
Smiling Circus Clown Head, Papier Mâché, 1930s
Located in Retie, BE
- Papier Mâché - Paper Mâché - Carnival.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art Decorative Art
Materials
Composition
European carnival heads
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Unique heads, featuring European heads of state, and Ronald Reagan. These were designed to go over one's head. Massive scale. Price is for each. ****Reagan sold******Man with gray...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Sculptures
Materials
Papier Mâché, Paper
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19th Century Carnival Folk Art Carved Wooden Head with Zinc Hat
Located in Haarlem, NL
This head is from a fair or carnival game.
Not sure what the game was, perhaps the head has been used to toss rings over, or maybe you were supposed to throw something in his mouth....
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Carnival Art
Materials
Zinc
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Papier Mache Carnival For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the papier mache carnival you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A papier mache carnival — often made from paper, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Find 22 options for an antique or vintage papier mache carnival now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a papier mache carnival — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A papier mache carnival made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — is very popular. El Ingenio each produced at least one beautiful papier mache carnival that is worth considering.
How Much is a Papier Mache Carnival?
The average selling price for a papier mache carnival at 1stDibs is $1,450, while they’re typically $475 on the low end and $3,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Carnival-art for You
The collection of original antique and vintage carnival art on 1stDibs includes paintings and posters that promoted traveling carnivals and circuses of years past as well as masks, sculptures and other works of folk art associated with widespread public celebrations that mark the start of harvest season or are rooted in religion.
The concept of “Carnival” is linked to an event that precedes Lent, the season of preparation before Easter for Christians (it may also have roots in Ancient Rome’s pagan Saturnalian festival), while the modern traveling carnival that we know — i.e., amusement fairs — existed during the 19th century in North America. The Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 was pivotal to these traveling amusement fairs.
Some of the most famous celebrations of Carnival around the world include Karneval in Germany, Carnival in Brazil and Mardi Gras in the United States. Carnival in Barbados is a traditional harvest festival. The bright colors, the caricatured masks and floats and the over-the-top nature of Carnival continue to enthrall millions across the globe.
Carnivals have always given way to impressive displays of creativity and folk art. Folk art is art created by people who are not classically trained for either utilitarian or decorative purposes. With respect to visual art in folk art, it refers to work that is reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition.
Carnival art reflects the way different cultures celebrate or mark an important community event. Some examples of Carnival art include fabric dolls and marionettes that are used to tell stories and capture your imagination. Antique dolls make for striking collectibles positioned for display on any shelf in your home, while carnival masks make a bold statement as wall art. A collection of masks could create an elevated accent wall in a living room or dining room.
Browse 1stDibs to find unique antique and vintage carnival art for your space today.
Questions About Papier Mache Carnival
- What is Japanese papier mache?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Japanese papier mache is an art form that involves applying strips of paper over wood or clay known as hariko in Japanese. Once the artwork is dry and hard, the artist paints it by hand. In Japan, artisans use hariko to produce dolls, toys and sculptures. Find a range of Japanese papier mache on 1stDibs.
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