Iron and copper mold for a toy soldier, USA 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Large iron and copper mold used to make a children's toy depicting a soldier. United States of America, early 20th century.
Copper, Iron
Soldier on Horse Pull Toy Vintage Folk Art Ore Mountains, German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This old hand carved wooden Soldier and horse on wooden wheels Toy, was made in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) in Germany. It remains fully functional. Crafted in Germany during the ...
Wood
Lot of 61 Britains Toy Soldiers Deetail Scots Guards Highlanders Band Mounties
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 61 circa 1960s - 1970s Deetail plastic toy soldiers by Britain Ltd. Lot includes Royal Canadian Mounties (two on horseback), Scots Guards, Scottish Highlanders including pipes...
Plastic
$396Sale Price|20% Off
4 Vintage 1950s Teak Danish Viking Soldier Figures Mid-Century Collection
By Jacob Jensen
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Set of Four, incomplete. The shortest one is missing one arm and one spears. Another taller one is missing a spear. The tallest one is 5.25 inches tall.
Teak
Huge Lot 106 Barclay Manoil Podfoot Lead Toy Soldiers US Military Army Figures
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 106 mid century die cast lead, podfoot style toy soldiers by the Barclay Manufacturing Company. "The Barclay Manufacturing Company was an American metal toy company based in...
Lead
Lot of 62 Britains Vietnam War Toy Soldiers Land Rover Jeep Artillery Boat
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 62 late 1960s-1970s toy soldiers, weapons and vehicles by Britains Ltd. Lot includes: 47 total soldiers (mostly plastic with metal bases, three all plastic, and two in Jeep me...
Metal
Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
History / Summary A product of the Lord Roberts Workshops in England, which were set up during the First World War to provide employment to disabled soldiers and sailors, this doll w...
Fabric
Untitled (also known as "1811 THE BACKWOODSMAN'S CHRISTMAS")
Located in Fairlawn, OH
By 1886, the firm published a wide range of items, including cheap chapbooks, large folio picture books, linen books, puzzles, games, paper soldiers and paper dolls. Many of the earl...
Oil
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Toys Toys Early Painting Self Taught Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka, Unique
Located in South Burlington, VT
These are the stories of my life," A unique and vibrant colored , hand painted oil on board Folk Art work of art depicting shelves chock full including a teddy bear, train, white ba...
Canvas
ANZAC WW1 Straw Rag Doll of a Soldier
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
A very charming little WW1 straw and cotton filled rag doll in the form of an ANZAC soldier. It has wear and tear from playing, there is color fading and areas stitched back up but i...
Fabric
Group of Miniature French Soldiers
Located in Sheffield, MA
A group of 23 cast aluminum toy soldiers and horses.
Marching Military Soldiers Mechanical Toy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique mechanical toy ambitiously crafted with a metal mechanism moved by a crank in the back, sending civil war union soldiers, carved in pine with their distinctive caps, marching...
Metal
Britains Ltd Artillery Carriage & Lead Soldiers
Located in Astoria, NY
Britain's Ltd. miniature artillery carrriage and group of painted lead soldiers, 33, likley 1970's, each marked variously "Britains Ltd." "London" "Made in England" and "Copyright Ho...
Lead
Petite Bone Carving of an Indian Soldier
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century figurine is hand-carved of bone to depict an Indian soldier holding a musket rifle. Modeled after Sowar cavalrymen who served under the British East India Com...
Bone, Paint
Huge Wooden Toy Soldier by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
Huge Royal Guardsman Standard-Bearer designed by Kay Bojesen. Includes the original Danish flag. Incredibly rare at this scale, Denmark, 1950s.
Wood
Sold
H 8.67 in W 2.96 in D 1.58 in
Vintage Danish Kay Bojesen Guardsmen Soldier Royal Guard Figure 2 available
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful Royal Guard soldier, designed and manufactured by Kay Bojesen, Denmark. Originally designed in the 1950s, these date from the 1960s and are good vintage editions. Articul...
Wood
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H 2.5 in W 8 in D 3 in
Britains American Civil War Union Toy Soldiers Gun Team Artillery Carriage
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1970s set of plastic military toys by Britains Ltd, portraying Union soldiers from the American Civil War. Includes a four horse carriage with two soldiers on horseback and tri...
Metal
German World War I Sniper Soldier Windup Tin Toy. German, Circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very rare toy by a little known German company "Einfalt"; manufactured circa 1920 by brothers Georg and Johann Einfalt, in Nuremberg. Of note, this company later changed it's name to...
Tin
19th Century Folky West Indian Soldier Rag Doll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful all original handmade West Indian soldier is from Barbadas. This amazing guy is dressed in early wool fabric with leather shoes. The condition is very good.
Wool
Wooden Toy Soldiers by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of Royal guardsmen designed by Kay Bojesen. Each soldier Includes a 1950s Magasin du Nord labels. Lovingly used with lots of patina. Denmark, 1950s.
Wood
Wooden Toy Soldier by Kay Bojesen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
Royal guardsman designed by Kay Bojesen. Denmark, 1950s.
Wood
Late 19th Century over Sized English Lead Toy Soldiers
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century oversized English lead toy soldiers We are proud to offer a highly unusually set of oversized handcrafted English lead toy soldier figures. 14 in total in differe...
Lead
Huge Mid Century Wooden Toy Soldier by Kay Bojesen Store Display
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Diego, CA
Huge Mid Century Danish Modern Royal Guardsman designed by Kay Bojesen. Incredibly rare at this scale. This was used as a store display for a Danish liquor brand Denmark, 1960s.
Wood
Large Varied Group of W W 1 Toy Soldiers
Located in Pasadena, CA
Become an instant Superpower as you weld your own army across your tabletop.Quite large group of metal soldiers with a played with look.Well in excess of 100 pieces.
Britains Ltd. Toy Soldier Set of Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Located in Quechee, VT
Hand-painted lead alloy toy soldiers by Britains Ltd. of London. This is set #1349, Royal Canadian Mounted Police on galloping horses (two brown, two black and the officer's grey). ...
Royal Scots Greys Mounted Toy Soldiers By W. Britains Ltd.
By W. Britain
Located in Quechee, VT
Hand-painted W. Britains, Ltd. toy soldiers from the set #1607, an assemblage of five troopers from the 2nd Dragoons Regiment (Royal Scots Greys) mounted on walking grey horses. The ...
Britains Ltd. Toy Soldier Set: Yeomen of the Guard (Beefeaters)
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Quechee, VT
Britains Ltd. Set #1257, Yeomen of the Guard (Beefeaters), consisting of eight troopers in Tudor uniforms and one officer in Victorian uniform (all original and accurate). The ye...
French Foreign Legion, Vintage Toy Soldiers by W. Britain Ltd
By W. Britain, LTD
Located in Quechee, VT
W. Britain LTD set #1711: "French Foreign Legion, Marching at the Slope, with Mounted Officer (L'Armee Francais: La Legion Etrangere), without the box. The set consists of seven ...
Lead
King's African Rifles, Vintage Toy Soldiers by W. Britain Ltd
By W. Britain, LTD
Located in Quechee, VT
This is set #225 by W Britain Ltd., entitled "King's African Rifles." It is composed of eight troops marching at the slope in uniforms consisting of a red fez with black tassel, sand...
Lead
Two Sets of Gordon HIghlanders Vintage Toy Soldiers by Britains Ltd.
By W. Britain
Located in Quechee, VT
A twelve-piece grouping of two hollow-cast sets of W. Britains Ltd. catalog #77 Gordon Highlanders (marching at the slope) with Piper. Each of the two sets contains five troops in...
Sold
H 2.25 in W 1.13 in D 0.75 in
US Medical Team WW I Wheeled Litter, Toy Soldiers by DJ's Originals, 1978
By DJ's Originals
Located in Quechee, VT
This four-piece medical team of solid-cast zinc alloy toy soldiers is Set #2, "Wheeled Litter," by DJ's Originals of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The set includes two medical attendants, o...
Metal, Zinc
Rare Cast Iron Zeppelin Christmas Tree Stand, German, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
This stand features wonderful vignettes of 'modes of transportation,' a car, a sailboat, a train and most importantly a blimp, or 'Zeppelin,' as well as a toy soldier, a doll and a s...
Iron, Gold, Silver
Zulus of Africa, Toy Soldiers by Britains Ltd., Set #147
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Quechee, VT
This eight-piece set of toy soldiers (Set #147 by Britains Ltd.) is its in original paint, and depicts Zululand warriors from the army of King Cetshwayo (reigned 1872-79). They are c...
Lead
Sold
H 2.75 in W 3.25 in D 0.75 in
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vintage Toy Soldiers by Britains Ltd.
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Quechee, VT
This grouping of nine hand-painted lead alloy toy soldiers by William Britains, Ltd., consists of two sets made in London circa 1960-1966. They all wear red tunics and brown Mountie ...
Lead
Sold
H 6.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.63 in
Color Party of the Scots Guards, Vintage Lead Toy Soldiers by W. Britain Ltd
By W. Britain, LTD
Located in Quechee, VT
The full title of this Britain's set #2084 is "Color Party of the Scots Guards: Ensigns with King's and Regimental Colors and four Sergeants". It is a six-piece set in hollow-cast le...
Lead
$890
H 21.38 in W 17.75 in D 1.38 in
Antique European Carved Gilt And Polychrome Coat Of Arms Wall Plaque
Located in Nuernberg, DE
We are delighted to offer for sale this highly collectable hand carved coat of arms featuring a knightly crest. This is an exceptionally well made and decorative piece. It is a very...
Wood
$363Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 1.97 in
Carving Wooden Sculptures Book End Set Of 2 Decorative Figurine of Book Holders
Located in Wembley, GB
Book Ends Wooden style acrylic Sculptures A Set Of 2 Decorative Figurines of Human Book Holder Beautifully stylized a set of figurines with a great balance of harmony stood, portrayi...
Acrylic, Wood, Fruitwood, Driftwood, Pine, Bog Wood
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$678Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in W 5.52 in D 0.99 in
Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gustave Doré, dating to the late ...
Paper
$24,067
H 18 in W 21.66 in D 19.69 in
18th Century Hirate Clan Samurai Armor with Signed Kabuto Helmet
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This is a truly exceptional set of 18th century Samurai armor that is sure to impress any collector or enthusiast. The patinated iron used in its construction has aged beautifully, g...
Iron
American Folk Art Cowboy and Horse Whirligig
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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 ...
Iron, Sheet Metal
$1,500
H 7.19 in W 5.07 in D 1.32 in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
By Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [together with] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1959, 1955. Illustrated by J...
Leather, Paper
Old Fountain
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This old French Limestone fountain was hand carved and installed in a French countryside home. The piece has been well preserved throughout the years and was recently reclaimed by ou...
Limestone
Sold|$798
H 12.21 in W 10.04 in D 2.56 in
Antique The Fables Book, Historic Literature, English, Illustrated, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique edition of 'The Fables' by Jean de La Fontaine, translated into English verse by Walter Thornbury and illustrated throughout by Gustave Doré. A fine, intact ...
Paper
$1,337
H 1.58 in W 2.37 in D 0.6 in
Early 20th Century Breloque Pinfire Prostitutes Pistol by Franz Pfannl
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderful hand made pinfire pistol by Franz Pfannl, housed in its original Moroccan red leather case with its arsenic velvet interior. The gun would have originally had a small nic...
Leather, Velvet
$500,000
H 144 in W 228 in D 199 in
Antique 19th Century French Chateau Oak Paneled Salon Room "Boiserie" circa 1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room or "boiseries" from the...
Marble
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.25 in W 2.25 in D 2 in
Mid-Century Danish Viking Figure by Jacob Jensen Rare
By Jacob Jensen
Located in San Diego, CA
A super rare mid-century Danish viking figure by Jacob Jensen, circa 1950s. The figure is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.25"W x 2"D x 3.25"H. Our viking is made of a m...
Bronze
$208,755
H 113 in W 40.16 in D 20.87 in
20th Century, Ettore Sottsass "Tower Furniture" Series Wall Cabinet
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York w...
Metal
$1,150 / set
H 11.25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
By Everett Fahy, F.J.B. Watson, Carl C. Dauterman
Located in valatie, NY
The Wrightsman collection, Vols. I-V. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1973. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. 2248 pp. Inscribed by the Wrightsmans. The comp...
Paper
$5,880
H 82 in W 22 in D 26 in
Theodore Alexander 16th Century Style German Hammered Bronze Suit Armour Knight
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dayton, OH
Theodore Alexander Medieval Suit of Armour. Styled after an original 16th Century German suit that sold at auction for well over $50,000. Retail $18,000. A hammered bronze suit of a...
Bronze
$23,530
H 35.24 in W 92.92 in D 43.31 in
STUNNiNG RALPH LAUREN ARAN ISLES CUSTOM MADE BROWN LEATHER SOFA
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning custom made to order, Ralph Lauren Aran Isles, hand dyed brown leather club sofa RRP £26,000 ...
Leather, Hardwood
Antique, new and vintage toys and dolls 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.
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. 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 and dolls 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.
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