Painted Rocking Horse
Located in Washington, DC
A painted rocking horse, with original mane, tail, saddle, bridel and original old paint.
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Rocking Horses
Giant italian rocking horse
Located in PAU, FR
Giant rocking horse from an italian sculptor of the 70’s Made With pine and rosewood, really Nice sculpture and usable.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Pine
Fully Restored Victorian Rocking Horse
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, fully restored Victorian rocking horse complete with a studded leather saddle, blue saddle blanket and leather reins and stirrups.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Toys
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Rocking Horse on Curved Wooden Rockers
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Large Antique Rocking Horse on Curved Wooden Rockers Large carved wooden rocking horse on curved rockers attributed to Lines Brothers; the original paint has been retained with a sma...
Category
Early 20th Century English Toys
Materials
Wood
Super French Vintage 1920 Antique Painted Rocking Horse
Located in Markington, GB
French vintage lovely 1920 antique painted rocking horse. Measures: Height 51cm, depth 40cm, width 115cm.
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Toys
Materials
Wood
Monumental 19th Century Rocking Horse with Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very fine country rocking horse is not only fantastic looking and all original paint it is sturdy and strong.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Toys
Materials
Wood
American Folk Art Rocking Horse
Located in New York, NY
American Rocking Horse, crafted from hand carved wood with a striking, hand-painted finish.
Category
1990s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood, Leather
American Country Carved and Painted Wooden Rocking Horse, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
American Country (20th Century) carved and painted double sided rocking horse.
Category
20th Century American Country Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paint, Wood
Franco Albini 1960 Rattan Cane & Bamboo Rocking Horse, Animal Sculpture Italy
By Franco Albini
Located in Miami, FL
Original Franco Albini Mid-Century Modern Rattan and Bamboo Rocking Horse, Animal Sculpture. Rattan and bamboo rocking horse core with basket weave seat.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Bamboo, Cane, Rattan
Antique Wooden Rocking Horse Children Toy
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A charming vintage rocking horse dating to circa 1920, traditionally hand-painted and mounted on a sturdy wooden rocking frame The horse retains its original painted finish with dapp...
Category
Vintage 1980s Toys
Materials
Wood
19th Century Carved Wooden Rocking Horse with Original Glass Eyes
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century carved wooden rocking horse on a working rocker. This piece has good proportions and a patina with original glass eyes.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Toys
Materials
Wood
19th Century English G. J. Lines Nursery Rocking Horse
By G & J Lines
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful 19th Century nursery rocking horse by G. J. Lines. This charming horse features a wonderfully detailed head, with a dished face and flared nostrils.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Toys
Materials
Pine
19th Century American Folk Art Rocking Horse
Located in Lancaster, PA
A charming and expressive 19th-century carved wooden rocking horse, retaining an appealing early painted surface with beautifully worn patina.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Wood
Swedish Antique Toy Rocking Horse, All Original, Origin: Sweden, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Swedish antique toy rocking horse, origin: Sweden, circa 1870 - 1900.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mid 19th Century Antique Wooden Rocking Horse on Stand
Located in Stamford, CT
A wonderful mid 19th Century folk working wooden rocking horse painted in early white paint, with glass eyes {one missing} real mane and tail hair, leather saddle on a wooden frame.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Toys
Materials
Wood
Original Painted Carved Rocking Horse from Sweden, circa 1900's
Located in Round Top, TX
Solid, stable on original green painted rocker. This rocking horse will serve best as a decorative vintage item vs. for use.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Country Toys
Materials
Leather, Pine, Paint
Fetching Folk Art British 19th Century Rocking Horse with Glass Eyes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful 19th century nursery rocking horse having charming detailed head with a dished face and flared nostrils.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Toys and Dolls
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Czechoslovak Wooden Rocking Horse, Hand-Painted, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
This mid-century wooden rocking horse, crafted in 1960s Czechoslovakia, displays the playful yet artisanal qualities characteristic of post-war Central European design.
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Toys
Materials
Wood
Creative Playthings Seesaw by Gloria Caranica, Birch Plywood, 1964
By Creative Playthings, Gloria Caranica
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed in 1964 by Gloria Caranica, this rocking horse predecessor is a perfect synthesis of material, design, and function.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Birch, Bentwood, Plywood
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Rocking Horses For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of rocking horses available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique rocking horses was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, pine and softwood. Rocking horses have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of rocking horses to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Victorian and Arts and Crafts rocking horses are of considerable interest. Rocking horses have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Franco Albini and Trevor Wiffen are consistently popular.
How Much are Rocking Horses?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,695, while they’re typically $295 on the low end and $7,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Toys for You
Children as well as nostalgic grown-ups are still finding pleasure in toys and objects designed specifically for playtime that are, in comparison to today’s digital device-oriented distractions, far more modest in nature. Indeed, antique, new and vintage toys of years past — handmade folk-art toys such as wooden train sets, dolls, rocking horses and more — can be enjoyed by the young and old alike. In contemporary interiors, gently aging toys are wonderfully uncomplicated decorative objects primed for display in a cabinet or other case piece.
With their romantic appeal and frequent incorporation of natural materials, some vintage toys and folk-art toys are treasured collectibles, showcasing the beauty of handmade craftsmanship. Alongside other works characterized as folk art — in this case, visual art, typically reflective of a community’s culture and usually handmade by craftspeople working within a popular tradition — handcrafted vintage toys are historical works of art worthy of any collector’s mantel. These are toys that tell a story of the time in which they were produced and the people who produced them.
Like any artifact, toys provide a window into the past. The ornamental dolls of the Victorian era, for example, produced in Germany and England, made of ceramics such as porcelain and dressed in textured fabrics, speak to the fashion of the era and will add a pop of color and a decorative flourish to the neutral corners of your home.
Mid-century modern toys are as sophisticated as the widely cherished furniture of the era. As much as they thought good design for the home should be available for all, iconic American design duo Charles and Ray Eames believed in making durable and interesting products for kids too. Today, their Eames Elephant is available from Vitra and Herman Miller, and it doesn’t even require a digital screen.
Explore a unique collection of antique and vintage toys as well as folk-art toys on 1stDibs.
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